Kau ʻAposetolo 6

1 Pea ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia, ʻi he tupu ʻo tokolahi ʻae kau ākonga, naʻe tupu ʻi he kau ʻElinisitō ʻae lāunga ki he kau Hepelū, koeʻuhi naʻe taʻetokangaʻi ʻenau kau fefine kuo mate honau husepāniti, ʻi he tufa naʻe fai ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē.

At this time, when the number of believers was increasing rapidly, the Greek-speaking believers started arguing with the Aramaic-speaking believers. They complained that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food.

2 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe he toko hongofulu ma toko ua ke fakataha mai ʻae kau ākonga, ʻonau pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai taau ke mau liʻaki ʻae folofola ʻae ʻOtua, kae tokonaki ki he ngaahi keinangaʻanga.

The twelve apostles called all the believers together, and told them, “It's not appropriate for us to give up spreading the word of God so we can wait at tables.

3 Pea ko eni, ʻe kāinga, mou fili meiate kimoutolu ʻae kau tangata ongoongoleleiʻia ʻe toko fitu, ʻoku pito ʻi he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni mo e poto, ke mau fakanofo ʻakinautolu ki he ngāue ni.

Brothers, choose from among you seven trustworthy men full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will hand this responsibility over to them.

4 Ka te mau tuku ʻakimautolu maʻuaipē ki he lotu, pea mo e malangaʻaki ʻae folofola.”

We ourselves will give our full attention to prayer and the ministry of spreading the word.”

5 Pea naʻe lelei ʻae lea ko ia ki he kakai kotoa pē: pea naʻa nau fili ʻa Setiveni, ko e tangata naʻe pito ʻi he tui mo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni, mo Filipe, mo Pikolo, mo Nikanoolo, mo Taimoni mo Pamina, mo Nikola ko e ului ki he [lotu fakaSiu ]mei ʻAniteoke:

Everybody was happy with the arrangement, and they chose Stephen, (a man full of trust in God and of the Holy Spirit), Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus (originally a Jewish convert from Antioch).

6 ‌ʻAia naʻa nau omi ki he ʻao ʻoe kau ʻaposetolo: pea hili ʻenau lotu, naʻe ʻai honau nima kiate kinautolu.

These men were presented to the apostles who prayed for them and placed their hands on them in blessing.

7 Pea naʻe mafola ʻae folofola ʻae ʻOtua; pea naʻe fakatokolahi ʻaupito ʻae kau ākonga ʻi Selūsalema; pea talangofua ki he tui ʻae fuʻu tokolahi ʻoe kau taulaʻeiki.

The word of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem greatly increased, with a large number of priests committing themselves to trusting in Jesus.

8 Pea kuo pito ʻa Setiveni ʻi he tui mo e mālohi, naʻe fai ʻe ia ʻae meʻa fakaofo mo e ngaahi mana lahi, ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai.

Stephen, full of grace and God's power, performed wonderful miracles among the people.

9 Pea naʻe tuʻu ʻae niʻihi ʻi he falelotu, ʻaia ʻoku ui [ko e falelotu ]ʻoe Lipataine, mo e kau Sailine, mo e kau ʻAlekisānitia, mo kinautolu mei Silisia, mo ʻEsia, pea naʻa nau fakakikihi mo Setiveni.

But some started arguing with him. They were from the synagogue called “the Free,” as well as Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and people from Cilicia and Asia Minor.

10 Pea naʻe ʻikai te nau faʻa tali ʻae poto mo e loto naʻa ne leaʻaki.

But they weren't able to stand against Stephen's wisdom or the Spirit with which he was speaking.

11 Pea naʻa nau toki fakalotoʻi ʻae kau tangata, ke nau pehē, “Kuo mau fanongo ki heʻene leaʻaki ʻae lea kovi kia Mōsese, pea mo e ʻOtua.”

So they bribed some men to say, “We heard this man blaspheme Moses, and God too!”

12 Pea naʻa nau ueʻi ʻae kakai, mo e mātuʻa, mo e kau tangata tohi, ke nau feʻohofi ʻo puke ia, ʻo ʻomi ki he kau fakamaau,

They stirred up the people, and together with the elders and the teachers of the law, they came and arrested him. They brought him before the council,

13 Pea naʻa nau ʻomi ʻae kau fakamoʻoni loi, ke nau pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai tuku ʻe he tangata ni ʻene lea kovi ki he potu māʻoniʻoni, pea mo e fono:

and called false witnesses who testified against him. “This man is always slandering the holy Temple and the law,” they said.

14 He kuo mau fanongo ki heʻene pehē, Ko e Sisu ni ʻo Nāsaleti, ʻe fakaʻauha ʻe ia ʻae potu ni, pea fakakehe ʻae ngaahi ngāue naʻe foaki ʻe Mōsese kiate kitautolu.”

“We've heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy the Temple, and will change the laws we received from Moses.”

15 Pea ko kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe nofo ʻi he fakamaau, naʻa nau sio fakamamaʻu kiate ia, ʻonau vakai ki hono mata kuo hangē ko e mata ʻo ha ʻāngelo.

Everyone sitting on the council looked closely at Stephen, and his face shone like the face of an angel.