6:1 |
Ngalezo zinsuku, njengoba inani labafundi lalikhula, kwaba khona ukukhonona kwamaGreki ngamaHeberu, ngoba abafelokazi babo babedelelwa enkonzweni yensuku zonke. |
6:2 |
Kanjalo nabayishumi nambili, ebizela ndawonye ixuku labafundi, kusho: “Akulungile ngathi ukushiya iZwi likaNkulunkulu ukuze sikhonze ematafuleni futhi. |
6:3 |
Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, funani phakathi kwenu amadoda ayisikhombisa anobufakazi obuhle, bagcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele nangokuhlakanipha, esingammisa phezu kwalomsebenzi. |
6:4 |
Nokho ngempela, siyakuba njalo emthandazweni nasenkonzweni yeZwi.” |
6:5 |
Futhi leli cebo lajabulisa isixuku sonke. Futhi bakhetha uStefanu, indoda egcwele ukholo nangoMoya oNgcwele, noFiliphu noProkhorasi noNikanori noThimoni noParmena noNikolasi, ukufika okusha okuvela e-Antiyokiya. |
6:6 |
Laba bababeka phambi kwamehlo abaphostoli, futhi ngenkathi ekhuleka, babeka izandla phezu kwabo. |
6:7 |
NeZwi leNkosi lalikhula, nenani labafundi eJerusalema landa kakhulu. Futhi ngisho neqembu elikhulu labapristi lalilalela ukholo. |
6:8 |
Bese kuba uStefanu, egcwele umusa namandla, wenza izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso phakathi kwabantu. |
6:9 |
Kodwa ezithile, esinagogeni lalabo okuthiwa ngabaKhululwa, kanye nabaseKhurene, kanye nabase-Aleksandriya, kwasukuma nabavela eKhilikhiya nase-Asiya, baphikisana noStefanu. |
6:10 |
Kodwa abakwazanga ukumelana nokuhlakanipha noMoya ayekhuluma ngaye. |
6:11 |
Khona-ke bakhohlisa amadoda okwakumelwe athi ayemuzwile ekhuluma amazwi enhlamba ngoMose nangoNkulunkulu.. |
6:12 |
Futhi ngaleyondlela babavusa abantu namalunga nababhali. Futhi siphuthuma ndawonye, bambamba bamyisa emphakathini. |
6:13 |
Futhi bamisa ofakazi bamanga, owathi: “Lo muntu akayeki ukukhuluma amazwi amelene nendawo engcwele nomthetho. |
6:14 |
Ngoba simzwile ethi loJesu waseNazaretha uzoyichitha lendawo aguqule amasiko, lokho uMose asinika kona.” |
6:15 |
Nabo bonke ababehlezi emkhandlwini, emgqolozele, wabona ubuso bakhe, sengathi sekwaba ubuso beNgelosi. |