| 6:1 |
Ngaloo mihla, njengoko lalisanda inani labafundi, kwabakho ukukrokra kwamaGrike ngakumaHebhere, ngenxa yokuba abahlolokazi babo babejongelwa phantsi kulungiselelo lwemihla ngemihla. |
| 6:2 |
Benjenjalo ke abalishumi elinambini, bebizela ndawonye inkitha yabafundi, watsho: “Akulunganga ngathi ukushiya ngasemva iLizwi likaThixo ukuze sikhonze nasetafileni. |
| 6:3 |
Ngoko ke, abazalwana, funani phakathi kwenu amadoda asixhenxe anobungqina obuhle, ezaliswe nguMoya oyiNgcwele nabubulumko, esinokummisa phezu kwalo msebenzi. |
| 6:4 |
Kodwa ngokwenene, siya kuzingisa emthandazweni nakubulungiseleli beLizwi.” |
| 6:5 |
Lakholeka elo cebo kwindimbane yonke. Kwaye banyula uStefano, indoda ezele lukholo nanguMoya oyiNgcwele, noFilipu noProkoro noNikanore noTimon noParmenas noNikolawo, ukufika entsha evela kwa-Antiyokwe. |
| 6:6 |
Aba babeka phambi kwamehlo abapostile, kwaye ngelixa ethandaza, bababeka izandla. |
| 6:7 |
Kwaye iLizwi leNkosi lalikhula, Laye nenani labafundi eYerusalem lisanda kakhulu. Kwaye kwaneqela elikhulu lababingeleli baluthobela ukholo. |
| 6:8 |
Emva koko uStefano, ezele lubabalo namandla, wenza imiqondiso emikhulu nezimanga phakathi kwabantu. |
| 6:9 |
Kodwa abathile, kwindlu yesikhungu yabo babizwa ngokuba ngabaKhululwa, nabaseKirene, nama-Aleksandriya, Kwesuka ke kwabakho abathile baseKilikiya naseAsiya, ukuba babambene noStefano. |
| 6:10 |
Kodwa ababanga nako ukumelana nabo ubulumko noMoya awayethetha ngaye. |
| 6:11 |
Baza balukuhla amadoda awayeza kuthi amva ethetha amazwi onyeliso ngoMoses nangoThixo.. |
| 6:12 |
Kwaye njalo baye babaxhokonxa abantu namadoda amakhulu nababhali. Kwaye sikhawuleza kunye, bambamba, bamsa entlanganisweni yamatyala;. |
| 6:13 |
Kwaye bamisa amangqina obuxoki, ngubani owathi: “Lo mntu akayeki ukuthetha amazwi anxamnye nendawo engcwele nomthetho. |
| 6:14 |
Kuba simvile esithi lo Yesu waseNazarete uya kuyichitha le ndawo, aziguqule izithethe, awasinikelayo uMoses. |
| 6:15 |
Kwaye bonke abo babehleli entlanganisweni yamatyala, emjongile, wabona ubuso bakhe, ngokungathi bubuso beNgelosi. |
