ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ 6

1 ᎾᎯᏳᏃ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏣᏔᏅ, ᎠᏂᎪᎢ ᎤᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎩ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏓᏃᏎᎮ ᎠᏂᏈᎷ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨ ᏂᎨᎦᎦᏌᏯᏍᏛᎾ ᎨᏒ ᏧᎾᏤᎵ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ ᏧᏃᏑᎶᏨᎯ ᏂᏚᎩᏨᏂᏒ ᎠᏂᏯᏙᎯᎲᎢ.

Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.

2 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏔᎳᏚ ᎢᏯᏂᏛ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᏫᏚᏂᏯᏅᎲ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎢ; ᎥᏝ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏱᎦᎩ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᏙᎩᏲᏍᎦ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏕᎦᏍᎩᎸᏃ ᏱᏙᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ.

The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.

3 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ, ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏟ, ᎢᏨᏒ ᎢᏣᏓᏡᎬ ᏗᏣᏑᏯᎩ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᎢᏯᏂᏛ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎨᏥᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎾᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᏗᎦᏲᏥᏁᏤᏗ.

Therefore, select from amongst you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

4 ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᏂᎦᎯᎸ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏙᏓᏲᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ.

But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”

5 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎢ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᏁ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏑᏰᏎ ᏍᏗᏫ, ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ, ᎠᎴ ᏈᎵᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏉᎪᎳ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎨᎾ ᎠᎴ ᏔᎹᏂ ᎠᎴ ᏆᎻᎾ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎩ ᎥᏘᎣᎩ ᎡᎯ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏧᎵᎪᏁᎸᎯ;

These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,

6 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᎠᏂᏅ ᎢᎬᏱᏗᏢ ᏚᏂᎧᏁᎢ; [ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛᏃ ] ᎤᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᏚᎾᏏᏔᏕᎢ.

whom they set before the emissaries. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

7 ᎧᏃᎮᏛᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎧᏁᏉᎨᎢ, ᎾᏂᎥᏃ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎠᏂᏁᏉᎨ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ, ᎤᏂᏣᏘᏃ ᎠᏥᎸᎠᏁᎶᎯ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏁ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.

The word of God increased and the number of the disciples greatly multiplied in Jerusalem. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

8 ᏍᏗᏫᏃ ᎤᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᎤᏣᏖ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏰᎸᏛ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ.

Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs amongst the people.

9 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏚᎾᎴᏁ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᏁᎳ ᎠᏂᎵᏆᏗᏂ ᏧᏂᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏥᏚᏙᎥ, ᎠᎴ ᏌᎵᏂ ᎠᏂᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᎵᏱᎩ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏏᎵᏏᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᏗᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᎤᎾᎵᏃᎮᏔᏁ ᏍᏗᏫ.

But some of those who were of the synagogue called “The Libertines”, and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.

10 ᎥᏝᏃ ᏰᎵ ᎬᏩᏂᎭᎷᎩᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏎ ᎠᏏᎾᏌᏅ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏕᎬᏗᏍᎬ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎬᎢ.

They weren’t able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

11 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏚᏂᏅᏎ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎢᏯᏂᏪᏍᎩ; ᎣᏣᏛᎦᏁᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᏁᎬᎢ ᎠᏐᏢᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎼᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ.

Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”

12 ᏚᏂᏖᎸᏁᏃ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᏴᏫ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᎳᏫᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏃᏪᎵᏍᎩ, ᎤᏂᏃᎴᏃ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏂᏴᎮ ᎠᎴ ᏕᎦᎳᏫᎥ ᎤᎾᏘᏃᎴᎢ.

They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, then brought him in to the council,

13 ᎦᏰᎪᎩᏃ ᎠᏂᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᏚᏂᎧᏁᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎢᏯᏂᏪᏍᎩ; ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ Ꮭ ᏯᏑᎵᎪᎦ ᎧᏁᎬ ᎠᏐᏢᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ.

and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the Torah.

14 ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅᏰᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎧᏪᏍᎬᎩ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏌ ᎾᏎᎵᏗ ᏤᎲᎩ ᏛᏲᏍᏔᏂ ᎠᏂ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᎦᏁᏟᏴᏏ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎼᏏ ᎢᎩᏁᎸᎯ.

For we have heard him say that this Yeshua of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.”

15 ᏂᎦᏛᏃ ᏕᎦᎳᏫᎥ ᎠᏂᏂ ᎤᏯᏅᏒᎯ ᏓᏂᎧᏅ ᎤᏂᎪᎮ ᎤᎧᏛ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎤᎧᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎨᏎᎢ.

All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.