IzEnzo 6:1-15
6 Manje kulezi zinsuku, lapho abafundi banda, kwaba khona ukububula kumaJuda akhuluma isiGreki+ ebubula ngamaJuda akhuluma isiHebheru, ngoba abafelokazi bawo babenganakwa esabelweni sansuku zonke.+
2 Ngakho abayishumi nambili babizela kubo uquqaba lwabafundi bathi: “Akukhona okujabulisayo ukuba sishiye izwi likaNkulunkulu ukuze sabe ukudla ematafuleni.+
3 Ngakho, bafowethu, zifuneleni+ amadoda ayisikhombisa afakazelwa kahle phakathi kwenu, agcwele umoya nokuhlakanipha,+ ukuze siwamise phezu kwalo msebenzi odingekile;
4 kodwa thina sizogxila emthandazweni nasenkonzweni yezwi.”+
5 Le nto eyakhulunywa yayijabulisa kulo lonke uquqaba, futhi lwakhetha uStefanu, indoda egcwele ukholo nomoya ongcwele,+ noFiliphu+ noProkhoro noNikanori noThimoni noPharmena noNikolawu, umproselithe wase-Antiyokiya;
6 lwababeka phambi kwabaphostoli, futhi, ngemva kokuthandaza, bababeka izandla.+
7 Ngenxa yalokho izwi likaNkulunkulu laqhubeka landa,+ isibalo sabafundi saqhubeka siphindaphindeka kakhulu+ eJerusalema; futhi isixuku esikhulu sabapristi+ salalela+ ukholo.
8 Manje uStefanu, egcwele umusa namandla, wenza izimangaliso ezinkulu nezibonakaliso+ phakathi kwabantu.
9 Kodwa kwavuka abantu abathile kulabo abavela kulokho okwakuthiwa iSinagoge Labakhululiwe, nakwabaseKhurene nabase-Aleksandriya+ nakulabo abavela eKhilikhiya+ nase-Asiya, baphikisana noStefanu;
10 kodwa abakwazanga ukuma baqine bamelane nokuhlakanipha+ nomoya ayekhuluma ngawo.+
11 Khona-ke banxenxa amadoda ngasese ukuba athi:+ “Simzwile ekhuluma amazwi ahlambalazayo+ ngoMose nangoNkulunkulu.”
12 Babhebhezela abantu namadoda amadala nababhali, futhi, beza kuye ngokushesha, bamthatha ngempoqo bamyisa kuyiSanhedrini.+
13 Futhi baletha ofakazi+ bamanga, abathi: “Lo muntu akayeki ukukhuluma izinto ezimelene nale ndawo engcwele nezimelene noMthetho.+
14 Ngokwesibonelo, simzwile ethi lo Jesu umNazaretha uyodiliza le ndawo futhi ashintshe amasiko uMose awadlulisela kithi.”
15 Njengoba bonke labo abahlezi kuyiSanhedrini bemgqolozele,+ babona ukuthi ubuso bakhe babunjengobuso bengelosi.+
