Vanomwe Vakasarudzwa Kuti Vashumire
Chirikadzi dzinotaura chiGiriki dziri kukanganwiwa pakugoverwa kwezvokudya kwezuva nezuva, uye chichemo ichi ndechechokwadi. Gumi namaviri vanopa basa iri kuvarume vanomwe vanovimbika kuti shoko raBaba vedu rirege kumira. Mumwe wavo, Sitefano, anopikisa zvakanaka zvokuti vavengi vanoshandisa vanyepi vakabhadharwa.
6 1Mumazuva iwayo, vadzidzi zvavakanga vachiwanda, vaJudha vaitaura chiGiriki vakanyunyutira vaHebheru nokuti chirikadzi dzavo dzaikanganwikwa pakugoverwa kwezvokudya kwezuva nezuva. a a v1 VaJudha vaitaura chiGiriki vakanga vasiri veDzimwe Ndudzi asi vatendi vechiJudha vaiva nomutauro wokutanga netsika zvechiGiriki pane chiAramaiki — musiyano wakakonzera kukanganwikwa kunotsanangurwa pano. 2Saka vaya gumi navaviri vakadana vadzidzi vose pamwe chete vakati, “Hazvina kururama kuti tisiye shoko raBaba vedu kuti tishandire matafura. 3Saka, hama, sarudzai pakati penyu varume vanomwe, vanokudzwa, vakazara noMweya Mutsvene nouchenjeri, vatichagadza pabasa iri. 4Asi isu tichazvipira kuminyengetero nokushumira kweshoko.”
5Ungano yose yakafara nazvo, vakasarudza Sitefano—munhu akazara nokutenda noMweya Mutsvene—pamwe chete naFiripi, naProkoro, naNikanori, naTimoni, naParamenasi, naNikorao, mutendeuki aibva kuAndiyoki. 6Vakauya navarume ava kuvaapositori, ivo vakanyengetera vakaisa maoko avo pamusoro pavo.
7Shoko raBaba vedu rakapararira, uye vadzidzi vaiva muJerusarema vakawanda kwazvo; vaprista vazhinji kwazvo vakava vanoteerera kutenda.
Sitefano Anobatwa neVavengi Vake
8Zvino Sitefano, azere nenyasha nesimba, aiita zvishamiso zvikuru nezviratidzo pakati pavanhu. 9Vamwe vaibva musinagoge rainzi reVakasunungurwa—vaKurini, vaArekizandiria, navarume vaibva kuKirikia nokuAsia—vakasimuka kuti vapikisane naSitefano. 10Asi havana kugona kumira vachipikisa uchenjeri noMweya waaitaura nawo. 11Ipapo vakanyatsorayira varume muchivande kuti vati, “Takamunzwa achitaura mashoko okumhura Mozisi naMwari.” 12Vakamutsa vanhu, navakuru, navanyori; vakasvika paari, vakamubata, vakamuuyisa pamberi pedare. 13Vakauya nezvapupu zvenhema, zvichiti, “Murume uyu haambomiri kutaura achishora nzvimbo tsvene iyi nomurayiro. 14Nokuti takamunzwa achiti Jesu uyu weNazareta achaparadza nzvimbo iyi uye achachinja tsika dzatakagamuchidzwa naMozisi.” 15Vose vakanga vagere mudare vakamutarisisa vakaona chiso chake chakaita sechiso chomutumwa.