Acts 6:2-11

²Wanjh nawu twelve apostles bindikayhmeng bindimirndemornnameng bininj rowk nawu birrimunkekadjungi Jesus. Dja bindimarneyimeng, “Kuhni minj kunmak bu ngarrimre ngundiwonowon bu ngarrihweykan manme ngudberre. Dja ngad kunu ngarridjaldurrkmirri bu ngarrihweykahweykan kore God nuye kunwok.

³Dja kandibekka nawu karridangerrinj. Ngurrbenbebbehdjarrngbu seven bininj nawu ngudman ngudberre nawu ngurrbenmarnedjare. Nawu kunubewu birrimak, birridjalmayalimak, dja mak kabirrikukbarlmiyindi Namalngmakkaykenh. Wanjh bedda birrimekbe ngarrbenkurrme bu kabirriwohrnan manmekenh ngudberre.

⁴Ba bu ngad nawu apostle munguyh ngarridjaldi yiwarrudj dja mak ngarriweykan God nuye kunwok.”

⁵Wanjh birridjalmirndewarlahkenh birridjareni rowk bu kunmekbekenh birriyimeng, wanjh bindidjarrngbom seven bininj. Nakudji bininj nawu ngeyyoy Stephen nungka biwernhwoybukwoni Jesus dja mak kukbarlmiyindi Namalngmakkaykenh. Dja mak birribuyika nawu birringeyyoy Philip, Procurus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas dja Nicolas nawu kumdolkkang Antioch, dja mak yimerranj Jew bininj.

⁶Wanjh bindinameng kore kumirrk bedberre apostle, wanjh bedda bindimarnedanginj yiwarrudj dja bindimarnebidkurrmerrinj bedberre.

⁷Kaluk birridjalmirndiwernkenh bininj wanjh birridjalbekkani God nuye kunwok. Wanjh nawu birrimunkekadjungi Jesus birridjalmirndewernmerreni munguyh kore Jerusalem. Dja mak birrimirndewern nawu priests birriwoybukwoni dja mak birriwokmarrkmangi Jesus.

⁸God bidjalmarnekurduyimeng Stephen kundjalmak duninjh, dja mak biwong kunkimuk kundulkarre nuye, wanjh nungka kurduyimeng kunwern kundulkarre dorrengh kore birriwern bininj birrihnani dja birrimarnekangebarrhmeng nuye.

⁹Wanjh yikahwi nawu Jews bininj birridjareni birringurdkemeninj. Kaluk bedda birrimirndemornnamerrinj kore kunrurrk manbu synagogue bedberre, manbu birrirurrkngeybuni Ngalengngarre nawu bininj minj kabirribongdi. Bedda nawu birrikang kunred Cyrenebeh dja mak kore kunred Alexandriabeh, dja kunbolk Ciliciabeh dja kunbolkkimuk Asiabeh. Wanjh birrimekbe bininj birrimwam birrimirndeyarrkmarrinj nuye Stephen bu birridungi.

¹⁰Nawu Namalngmakkaykenh bibidyikarrmeng Stephen bu benhmarneyolyolmi kunmayalimak dorrenghni. Bu nungka nuye kunwok wanjh kundjalmurrngrayekni duninjh ba bu birrimekbe Jews bininj minj birribaldangwerrimeninj nungka.

¹¹Wanjh bedda manmolk bindimey bininj birribuyika dja bindikarremulewam bu birrikurrinj bindikoweng Stephenkenh. Wanjh birriyimeng, “Ngad ngarriwokbekkang namekbe bininj yimeng kunwarre benewoneng nawu Moses dja mak kore God.”