Imisebenzi 6
1 Ngalezonsuku inani labafundi lisanda, amaJuda esiGrikhi ayephakathi kwabo akhonona kulabo ababengamaHebheru ngoba abafelokazi babo babengananzwa nxa kusabiwa ukudla ngezinsuku zonke.
Pamberi, walanga ya wafundwa paweriti iyongerekiti, kulawiriti magugumiru pakati pa walongu yawayoweriti Shigiriki na walii yawayoweriti Shiebraniya. Walii yawayoweriti Shigiriki wagugumiliti handa wakenja wawu waweriti wankuwalyaluwa pakati ubagulira wa mafiru ga kila lishaka.
2 Ngakho abalitshumi lambili bahlanganisa bonke abafundi ndawonye bathi, “Kuyabe kungalunganga kithi ukuthi siyekethise ukutshumayela ilizwi likaNkulunkulu silibale ngokulungiselana ukudla.
Hangu, wafundwa lilongu na wawili washemiti shipinga shoseri sha wafundwa, walonga, “iherepa ndiri twenga tuleki kushibwera shisoweru sha Mlungu su tugolokeri ubagulira wa nfiru.
3 Bazalwane, khethani amadoda ayisikhombisa phakathi kwenu aziwayo ukuthi agcwele uMoya lokuhlakanipha. Umlandu lo sizawubekela wona
Hangu, walongu wetu, msyaguli muwamu wenu wantu saba wana zyuma iherepa, wamemitwi na Rohu na wana luhala, na twenga hatuwapanani lihengu ali.
4 thina siqinise ukukhuleka lokutshumayela ilizwi.”
Twenga, kumbiti, hatushuguliki na sala na lihengu lya kubwera shisoweru sha Mlungu.”
5 Umbono lo walithokozisa ixuku lonke. Bakhetha uStefane, indoda eyayigcwele ukukholwa loMoya oNgcwele; uFiliphu, uPhrokhorusi, uNikhanori, uThimoni, uPhamenasi loNikholasi wase-Antiyokhi, ikholwa elaphendukela enkolweni yesiJuda.
Shitwatira ashi shiherepa kwa shipinga shoseri. Wawasagula stefanu, muntu yakawera na njimiru nkulu na kumema Rohu Mnanagala, Filipi na Prokoru na Nikanori na Timoni na Parimena na Nikolayi muntu gwa Antiokiya yomberi kwanja kaweriti mudini ya Shiyawudi.
6 Amadoda la ethulwa kubapostoli, abakhuleka bawabeka izandla.
Wawatula kulongolu kwa ntumintumi, nawomberi wawaluwira na kuwatulira mawoku.
7 Ngakho ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lamemetheka. Inani labafundi eJerusalema landa ngokuphangisa, kwathi lenani elikhulu labaphristi layilandela inkolo.
Shisoweru sha Mlungu shiziditi kweneya na walanga ya wafundwa aku Yerusalemu iyongerekiti nentu, na shipinga shikulu sha watambika wa numba ya Mlungu waiyanka njimiru.
8 Kwathi uStefane, indoda eyayigcwele umusa kaNkulunkulu, lamandla, yenza izimanga lemimangaliso phakathi kwabantu.
Mlungu kamupananiti Stefanu manemu gavuwa, kampanana likakala livuwa ata kawera kankutenda mauzauza na makangashu pakati pa wantu.
9 Kwasekuvela umona usuka emalungeni eSinagogu yabaKhululekileyo (njengokubizwa kwakhona) bengamaJuda aseKhureni le-Alekizandriya kanye lasemikhonweni yaseSilisiya le-Ezhiya. Abantu laba basuka basebephikisana loStefane,
Kumbiti wantu tunga walawira su walikakatali na Stefanu. Wantu wamu awa waweriti wa numba ya Mlungu yimu yaishemwa “Numba ya Mlungu ya wantu lekeru.” Nawomberi walawira Kureni na Alekizandiriya, wamonga walawira Kilikiya na Asiya.
10 kodwa behluleka ukumelana lenhlakanipho yakhe kumbe uMoya ayekhuluma ngawo.
Kumbiti wasinditi kumkanga toziya ya luhala lwakuwi na toziya ya ulii Rohu yakamlongoziyiti shipindi pakatakuliti.
11 Basebefunza abanye abantu amazwi ngasese ukuthi bathi, “Simzwile uStefane ekhuluma amazwi ahlambaza uMosi kanye loNkulunkulu.”
Hangu wawahongiti wantu wamu watakuli, “tumpikinira Stefani pakatakula shisoweru sha kumwigira Musa na kumwigira Mlungu.”
12 Ngaleyondlela badungulula abantu labadala kanye labafundisi bomthetho. Bambopha uStefane bamletha phambi kweSanihedrini.
Ntambu ayi, wasonguziyiti wantu, wazewi na wafunda wa malagaliru. Su, wamwizira Stefani, wambata na kumjega kulongolu Kushizyungu shikulu.
13 Baveza ofakazi bamanga abafakaza bathi, “Indoda le kayikhawuli ukukhuluma kubi ngendawo engcwele langomthetho.
Wajegiti Pashizyungu wakapitawu wa mpaya weni watakuliti, “Muntu ayu kaleka ndiri kupayigira pahala panu pananagala na malagaliru ga Musa.
14 Ngoba sesimuzwe esithi uJesu lo waseNazaretha uzayibhidliza indawo le njalo aguqule imikhuba uMosi asipha yona.”
Toziya tumpikiniriti kala pakatakula eti Yesu ayu gwa Nazareti hakapahalibisii nakamu pahala panu na kuwusilira kutali ntambu zilii zyatwangiti kulawa kwa Musa.”
15 Bonke ababehlezi phakathi kweSanihedrini bamnanzelela uStefane babona ukuthi ubuso bakhe babufana lobuso bengilosi.
Woseri yawaweriti mushikawu sha Shizyungu wamloliti dii Stefani, washiwona sheni shakuwi handa ntumintumi gwa kumpindi.
