Asankhidwa Asanu ndi Awiri Kuti Atumikire
Akazi amasiye olankhula Chigiriki akusiyidwa pogawa chakudya cha tsiku ndi tsiku, ndipo dandaulo ndi loona. Khumi ndi Awiri aja akupereka ntchitoyo kwa amuna asanu ndi awiri odalirika kuti mawu a Atate wathu asaleke. Mmodzi wa iwo, Stefano, akutsutsana mwaluso kwambiri kotero kuti adani ake akulemba mboni zonama.
6 1M'masiku amenewo, pamene ophunzira anachuluka, Ayuda olankhula Chigriki anang'ung'udzira Ahebri chifukwa akazi awo amasiye ankanyozedwa pogawa chakudya cha tsiku ndi tsiku. a a v1 “Ayuda olankhula Chigriki” sanali a mitundu ina, koma anali okhulupirira Achiyuda amene chinenero chawo choyamba ndi chikhalidwe chawo chinali Chigriki osati Chiaramu — kusiyana kumeneku kunadzetsa kunyalanyaza kuli ndi apa. 2Choncho khumi ndi awiriwo anasonkhanitsa pamodzi ophunzira onse, nati, “Sibwino kuti ife tinyalanyaze mau a Atate wathu ndi kutumikira pa matebulo. 3Choncho, abale, sankhani pakati panu anthu asanu ndi awiri olemekezeka, odzala ndi Mzimu Woyera ndi nzeru, amene tidzawayika pa ntchitoyi. 4Koma ife tidzadzipereka ku pemphero ndi ku utumiki wa mau.”
5Msonkhano wonse unakondwera ndi mauwa, nasankha Stefano—wodzala ndi chikhulupiriro ndi Mzimu Woyera—pamodzi ndi Filipo, Prokoro, Nikanora, Timoni, Paramena, ndi Nikolao, wotembenuka mtima wa ku Antiokeya. 6Anawabweretsa anthu amenewa pamaso pa atumwi, amene anapemphera ndi kuwasanjika manja awo.
7Mau a Atate wathu anafalikira, ndipo ophunzira mu Yerusalemu anachuluka kwambiri; gulu lalikulu la ansembe linamvera chikhulupiriro.
Stefano Agwidwa ndi Adani Ake
8Ndipo Stefano, wodzala ndi chisomo ndi mphamvu, anachita zozizwitsa zazikulu ndi zizindikiro pakati pa anthu. 9Ena ochokera ku sunagoge yotchedwa ya Omasulidwa—Akurene, Aalekizandriya, ndi anthu a ku Kilikiya ndi ku Asiya—ananyamuka kukangana ndi Stefano. 10Koma sanathe kulimbana ndi nzeru ndi Mzimu umene anali kulankhula nawo. 11Pamenepo anawalangiza mwachinsinsi anthu kuti anene, “Ife tinamumva iye akulankhula mau achipongwe kutsutsa Mose ndi Mulungu.” 12Anautsa anthu, akulu, ndi alembi; nadza pa iye, namgwira, nabweretsa iye pamaso pa bwalo la akulu. 13Anabweretsa mboni zabodza, zinati, “Munthu uyu saleka kulankhula zotsutsa malo oyera awa ndi lamulo. 14Pakuti tinamumva iye akunena kuti Yesu waku Nazareti uyu adzawononga malo awa ndi kusintha miyambo imene Mose anatipatsa.” 15Onse amene anakhala m'bwalo la akulu anamuyang'anitsitsa iye, naona nkhope yake inali ngati nkhope ya mngelo.