1Lub swjhawm ntawd thaus cov thwjtim fuam vaam coob zuj zug tuaj, cov Yutai kws has tau lug Kili xwb ywg cov Yutai kws yog tuabneeg Henplais tsua qhov cov puj ntsuag Kili raug muab txhem tseg tsw tau txais tej zaub mov kws puab naj nub faib. 2Kaum ob tug tubkhai txhad hu cov thwjtim suavdawg lug hab has tas, “Tsw tswm nyog peb yuav tso Vaajtswv txujlug tseg moog tu kev noj kev haus. 3Vem le nuav, cov kwvtij, mej ca le xaiv xyaa leej huv mej cov kws muaj koob meej zoo hab muaj Vaaj Ntsuj Plig puv npo hab muaj tswvyim, mas peb yuav tsaa puab ua teg num nuav. 4Peb cov yuav rau sab ntso thov Vaajtswv hab faib Vaajtswv txujlug.” 5Puab suavdawg pum zoo le kws has ntawd, mas puab xaiv Xatefanau kws muaj kev ntseeg hab muaj Vaaj Ntsuj Plig kws dawb huv puv npo, hab Fili hab Plaukhaula hab Nikhanau hab Thimoo hab Pamena hab Nikhaulau kws yog tuabneeg Aathi‑au kws coj Yutai kevcai. 6Puab coj cov tuabneeg nuav lug sawv rua ntawm cov tubkhai xubndag mas cov tubkhai thov Vaajtswv paab puab hab muab teg npuab sau puab. 7Vaajtswv txujlug nrov nchaa quas lug. Cov kws lug ua thwjtim kuj tsaav coob quas zug tuaj rua huv Yeluxalee, hab muaj cov pov thawj ntau leej lug ntseeg hab noog lug.
Xatefanau raug nteg
8Xatefanau kws muaj txujkev hlub hab fwjchim puv npo ua tej txujci tseem ceeb hab txujci phemfwj huv plawv cov tuabneeg. 9Muaj qee leej kws tuaj ntawm lub tsev sablaaj kws hu tas cov tuabneeg ywj pheej⚓ lub tsev sablaaj hab cov kws tuaj huv lub moos Khulene hab lub nroog Alexaantia tuaj hab cov kws nyob huv lub xeev Khilikia hab lub xeev Axia, puab cov hov txawm tuaj nrug Xatefanau sws caam. 10Tassws puab tsw muaj peevxwm caam tau nwg tug tswvyim hab tej lug kws Vaaj Ntsuj Plig kuas nwg has. 11Puab txawm ua tuabywv moog tshaum kuas tuabneeg has tas, “Peb nov tug nuav has lug tuam mom Mauxe hab Vaajtswv.” 12Puab tshaum cov tuabneeg hab cov kev txwj quas laug hab cov xwbfwb qha Vaajtswv kevcai kuas ntxhuv. Tes puab txawm tuaj nteg Xatefanau coj moog rua cov thawj lub rooj sablaaj,⚓13mas kuas cuav timkhawv tuaj tum has tas, “Tug yawm nuav has lug tawm tsaam lub chaw dawb huv nuav hab Vaajtswv txuj kevcai tsw tu le, 14tsua qhov peb nov nwg has tas tug Yexu nuav kws yog tuabneeg Naxale yuav rhuav tshem lub chaw nuav hab yuav hloov tej kevcai kws Mauxe muab cob rua peb lawd.” 15Txhua tug kws nyob huv cov thawj lub rooj sablaaj hov saib ntsoov rua Xatefanau pum tas nwg lub ntsej muag zoo yaam le ib tug tubkhai ntuj.
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The Choosing of the Seven
1In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews⚓ among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. 3Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them 4and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.” 5This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. 6They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them. 7So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
Stephen Seized
8Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. 9Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen. 10But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke. 11Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.” 12So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin. 13They produced false witnesses, who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. 14For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us.” 15All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.