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Tej kyok qˈoˈn wuq mojil kyxol nimil

Kyojjo qˈij anetziˈn, liwey i chˈiy kybˈajjo nimil. Tuˈntzintzjo, ayetzaj nchi yolintaq griego jaw wulj kyiˈjjo nchi yolintaq ebrey, ex kyqˈma qa minataq ntzaj qˈoˈnxix kyokliˈn qya mebˈe, ayeˈ iteˈtaq kyxol, tzeˈnku nkubˈ paˈntaqjo mojbˈil, a ntzaj qˈoˈn kyuˈn tsanjil te junjun qˈij.

Ok chmoˈn kykyaqil nimil kyuˈn kabˈlajaj tsanjil, ex kyqˈma: Nya wen tuˈn tkyij qtzaqpiˈn tuˈn qyolin tiˈj Tyol qMan Dios, exsin oˈkxtza tuˈn qkubˈe tena sipil teˈ tkyaqiljo n‑ajbˈin kye mebˈe qya anetziˈn. Tuˈnpetziˈn, ayiˈy werman, kyskˈoˈnksa kyxolxa wuq ichin bˈaˈn kychwinqil, tzˈaqle kynabˈl, ex nojnin kyanmin tukˈa Xewbˈaj Xjan, tuˈntzin t‑xi qqˈoˈn kyoklin, tuˈn kyaqˈnin tiˈjjo aqˈuntl lo. Qalaˈ, awotzintla qeˈ tuˈn qnaˈn Dios, ex tuˈn qyoliˈn tiˈjjo Tyol, chi chiˈ.

Kykyaqilx i kyij toj wen tiˈjjo tumil, ex jaw skˈoˈn Esteban, jun ichin nojnin tanmin tukˈa Xewbˈaj Xjan ex nim tnimbˈil; junx tukˈa Lip; Prócoro; Nicanor; Timón; Parmenas; ex Nicolás, a tzajnin te Antyokiy. A ichin lo, otaq nimin tiˈj kynimbˈil Judiy, me nya jun Judiy te titzˈjlin.

Tej kybˈaj skˈoˈn wuq ichin kyxol nimil, bˈeˈx i xi qˈiˈn jaˈ iteˈtaq tsanjil. Tej kykanin antza, kubˈ kyqˈoˈn tsanjil kyqˈobˈ kyibˈaj, ex i naˈn Dios. Tuˈnpetziˈn tkyaqiljo lo, liwey chˈiy tyolajtzjo Tyol Dios. Tuˈntziˈn, chmet txqantl kybˈajjo nimil toj Jerusalén; ex nimku pale Judiy xi kynimiˈn nimbˈil.

Tej tok tzyuˈn Esteban kyuˈn kawil aj Judiy

Nkubˈ tbˈinchintaq Esteban techil tipin Dios kyxolxjal, quˈn tuˈn nojnintaq tanmin tuˈnxjo tipin ex tkyˈiwbˈil Dios.

Iteˈtaq junjun xjal toj ja te naˈbˈl Dios, Tzaqpiˈntaq tbˈi, junx kyukˈa jteˈbˈintl te aj Cirene, ex te Alejandría, ex te Cilicia, ex te aj txˈotxˈ te Asia. Ayetzaj xjal, i ok ten chˈotjil tukˈa Esteban, 10 me mix i xkyeye kyyolin, quˈn ante Esteban nyolintaq teˈ toj tumil, ex tukˈa tnabˈl, a ntzajtaq tqˈoˈn Xewbˈaj Xjan.

11 Tuˈn mix xkyeye kyyolin, i chjet jun jteˈbˈin xjal kyuˈn, ayeˈ nya wenqetaq, tuˈn tkubˈ kysbˈuˈn, ex tuˈn t‑xi kyqˈmaˈn qa otaq kybˈi paˈj yol tuˈn Esteban tiˈj Moisés ex tiˈj Dios. 12 Ikytzin oke kyuˈn, tuˈn tjaw tiljxjal. Ex ayeˈ nim kyoklin, junx kyukˈa xnaqˈtzil tiˈj ojtxe kawbˈil i xi tˈilpaj tzyulte Esteban. Tej ttzyet kyuˈn, bˈeˈx xi kyiˈn twutz Sanedrín, 13 ex i ok kyjyoˈn xjal iqil yolqe, ayej kyqˈma: A ichin lo minax nkubˈ qen tuˈn t‑xoˈn yol tiˈjjo xjan qja te naˈbˈl Dios ex tiˈjjo kawbˈil. 14 O qbˈi qeˈ, tej tqˈma qa ok kˈwel tyuchˈin Jesús te Nazaret tnejil qja te qnaˈbˈl Dios, ex kjawil ttxˈixpin tzeˈn nqo anqˈina tzeˈnkux tzaj tqˈmaˈn Moisés.

15 Ayetzaj kawil exqetziˈn kykyaqiljo qˈuqleqetaq antza toj Sanedrín, tej tok kykaˈyin twutz Esteban tukˈa jun tzaljbˈil, ex el kynikyˈ qa ikytaq twutzjo tzeˈnku jun angel.

The Choosing of the Seven

In those days when the number of disciples was increasing,(A) the Hellenistic Jews[a](B) among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows(C) were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.(D) So the Twelve gathered all the disciples(E) together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God(F) in order to wait on tables. Brothers and sisters,(G) choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit(H) and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them(I) and will give our attention to prayer(J) and the ministry of the word.”

This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen,(K) a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit;(L) also Philip,(M) Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed(N) and laid their hands on them.(O)

So the word of God spread.(P) The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly,(Q) and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

Stephen Seized

Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs(R) among the people. Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene(S) and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia(T) and Asia(U)—who began to argue with Stephen. 10 But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.(V)

11 Then they secretly(W) persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”(X)

12 So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.(Y) 13 They produced false witnesses,(Z) who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place(AA) and against the law. 14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place(AB) and change the customs Moses handed down to us.”(AC)

15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin(AD) looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 6:1 That is, Jews who had adopted the Greek language and culture