Abayisikhombisa Abakhethelwe Ukukhonza
Abafelokazi abakhuluma isiGreki bayashiywa ngaphandle ekwabiweni kokudla kwansuku zonke, futhi isikhalazo siyiqiniso. Abayishumi nambili banikela lo msebenzi emadodeni ayisikhombisa athembekile ukuze izwi likaBaba wethu lingami. Omunye wabo, uStefanu, uphikisana kahle kangangokuthi abamelene naye basebenzisa abaqambimanga abakhokhelwe.
6 1Ngalezo zinsuku, njengoba abafundi banda, amaJuda akhuluma isiGreki akhononda ngamaHebheru, ngoba abafelokazi bawo babenganakwa ekwabiweni kokudla kwansuku zonke. a a v1 “AmaJuda akhuluma isiGreki” ayengesiwo abeZizwe, kodwa ayengamakholwa angamaJuda olimi lwawo lokuqala nesiko lawo kwakuyisiGreki, hhayi isi-Aramu — umehluko owazala ukunganakwa okuchazwe lapha. 2Ngakho abayishumi nambili babiza bonke abafundi ndawonye bathi: “Akulungile ukuba sishiye izwi likaBaba wethu ukuze sikhonze ematafuleni. 3Ngakho, bazalwane, khethani phakathi kwenu amadoda ayisikhombisa, ahlonishwayo, agcwele uMoya oNgcwele nokuhlakanipha, esiyowabeka kulo msebenzi. 4Kodwa thina siyozinikela emkhulekweni nasenkonzweni yezwi.”
5Lonke ibandla lakuvuma lokhu, lakhetha uStefanu—owayegcwele ukholo noMoya oNgcwele—kanye noFiliphu, uPhrokhoru, uNikhanori, uThimoni, uParmena, noNikolawu, umprozelithe wase-Antiyokiya. 6Baletha la madoda kubaphostoli, bona abathandaza babeka izandla zabo phezu kwawo.
7Izwi likaBaba wethu lasabalala, nabafundi eJerusalema banda kakhulu; inqwaba enkulu yabapristi yalalela ukholo.
UStefanu Ubanjwa Yizitha Zakhe
8UStefanu-ke, egcwele umusa namandla, wayenza izimangaliso ezinkulu nezibonakaliso phakathi kwabantu. 9Abanye abavela esinagogeni ekuthiwa eyaBakhululiweyo—amaKhurene, ama-Aleksandriya, namadoda avela eKhilikhiya nase-Asiya—basukuma ukuze baphikisane noStefanu. 10Kodwa abakwazanga ukumelana nokuhlakanipha noMoya ayekhuluma ngawo. 11Base beyala amadoda ngasese ukuba athi: “Simzwile ekhuluma amazwi okuhlambalaza ngoMose nangoNkulunkulu.” 12Bavusa abantu, amalunga, nababhali; bamfikela, bambamba, bamletha phambi komkhandlu. 13Bangenisa ofakazi bamanga, bathi: “Lo muntu akayeki ukukhuluma ngokumelene nale ndawo engcwele nomthetho. 14Ngokuba simzwile ethi lo Jesu waseNazaretha uyakuyibhidliza le ndawo, aguqule namasiko uMose asinikela wona.” 15Bonke ababehlezi emkhandlwini bamgqolozela, babona ubuso bakhe bunjengobuso bengelosi.
