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Labo abahlakazekile ngokushushiswa okwavela ngoStefanu badabula baze bafika eFenike, naseKhupro, nase-Antiyokiya, bengalishumayeli izwi kubaJuda kuphela. Abanye kubo kwakungamadoda aseKhupro naseKhurene, abathi sebefikile e-Antiyokiya, bakhuluma kumaGreki, beshumayela ivangeli ngeNkosi uJesu. Isandla seNkosi sasinabo, kwakholwa isixuku esikhulu saphendukela eNkosini. Izindaba ezinjalo zezwakala ezindlebeni zebandla laseJerusalema, bathuma uBarnabasi ukuba ahambe aze afike e-Antiyokiya. Owathi efika, esewubonile umusa kaNkulunkulu, wathokoza, wabakhuthaza bonke ukuthi banamathele eNkosini ngokuzimisela kwenhliziyo. Ngokuba wayeyindoda enhle, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele nokukholwa; kwenezelwa eNkosini abantu abaningi. UBarnabasi wasesuka waya eTarsu ukuyadinga uSawuli; Esemtholile wamyisa e-Antiyokiya. Kwasekusithi umnyaka wonke babuthana ebandleni, bafundisa abantu abanengi. Futhi abafundi baqala ukubizwa ngokuthi amaKristu e-Antiyokiya. Ngalezo zinsuku kwafika abaprofethi bevela eJerusalema, beza e-Antiyokiya. Kwasekusukuma omunye wabo obizo lakhe lingu-Agabu, watshengisa ngoMoya ukuthi kuzakuba khona indlala enkulu emhlabeni wonke; Khona abafundi bazimisela, kwaba yilowo nalowo njengamandla akhe, ukuthumela usizo kubazalwane abakhileyo eJudiya. Bakwenza-ke lokho, bakuthumela emalungeni ngesandla sikaBarnaba noSawulu.