Imisebenti yebaPhostoli 6

Kukhetfwa kwebasiti labasikhombisa

1 Emvakwesikhatsi, seloku bafundzi bandza ngebunyenti, kwaba khona kucabana nekungevani emkhatsini wemaJuda lakhuluma siGriki nemaJuda ekutalwa.

EmaJuda lakhuluma siGriki asola kutsi bafelokati bawo babenganakwa ekwenetisweni kwemihla ngemihla. 2Ngako-ke baphostoli labali-12 babita umhlangano, bahlanganisa sonkhe sicumbi sebafundzi batsi: “Akukafaneli kutsi tsine siyekele kushumayela livi laNkulunkulu bese siyawuphatsa timali. 3 Ngako-ke, bazalwane, khetsani emkhatsini wenu emadvodza lasikhombisa leniwatiko kutsi aneludvumo loluhle nalagcwele Moya Longcwele nekuhlakanipha, ngawo-ke lesitakuwanika aphatse lomsebenti. 4Tsine-ke, sitakutinika sikhatsi lesenele emthandazweni nasemsebentini wekushumayela livi.”

5 Bonkhe bantfu basijabulela lesincomo sebaphostoli; ngako bakhetsa Stefano, indvodza leyayigcwele kukholwa naMoya Longcwele, naFiliphu, naPhrokhorusi, naNikhano, naThimoni, naPhamenasi, kanye naNikholawusi wase-Antiyokhi, yena-ke abengewetive, kodvwa abephendvukele enkholweni yebuJuda. 6 Lesicumbi sabaletsa kubaphostoli, babathandazela bababeka tandla.

7 Ngako-ke livi laNkulunkulu lachubeka landza kakhulu. Nebunyenti bebafundzi eJerusalema bandza kakhulu, kantsi nelinyenti lebaphristi lakwemukela kukholwa.

Kuboshwa kwaStefano

8 Stefano, labegcwele umusa nemandla aNkulunkulu, wenta tibonakaliso netimangaliso emkhatsini webantfu. 9Kodvwa labanye bantfu lababemphikisa babengemalunga elisinagoge leBantfu Labakhululiwe, lalilemaJuda labephuma eSirene nase-Alekzandriya. Bona nalamanye emaJuda aseSilisiya nase-Asiya bacala baphikisana naStefano. 10 Kodvwa Moya wanika Stefano kuhlakanipha kangangobe abetsi nakakhuluma behluleke nekumphikisa. 11 Ngako-ke base batsenga lamanye emadvodza kutsi afike atsi: “Simvile lomuntfu ahlambalata Mosi naNkulunkulu!”

12Ngalelicebo labo benta kutsi bonkhe bantfu, netibondza, netati temtsetfo timvukele kamatima. Bamdvumela Stefano, bambamba, bammikisa embikweLiqoqo letiphatsimandla. 13 Base baletsa bantfu bekutsi bamcalele emanga, batsi: “Onkhe emalanga lomuntfu ukhuluma kabi ngelithempeli lelingcwele nangemtsetfo. 14Ngobe samuva atsi, loJesu waseNazaretha utawubhidlita lithempeli, agucule onkhe emasiko lesawatfola kuMosi.”

15Bonkhe lababehleti phansi kuleLiqoqo letiphatsimandla bambukisisa Stefano, babona kutsi buso bakhe base bufana nebengilosi.

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