UMSEBENZI WABATHUNYWA 6

₁Kwathi kwakubon' ukuba liyanda inani labalandeli bakaYesu, kwavela ukungevisisani phakathi kwamaJuda athetha isiGrike kwanamaJuda athetha olweenkobe. AmaJuda athetha isiGrike akhalazela ukuba abahlolokazi bawo àbamkeliswa kakuhle kwimali yenkxaso yemihla ngemihla. ₂*Abathunywa abalishumi elinambini balihlanganisa ibandla lilonke, bathi kulo: “Asinto intle kuthi ukuba sikuyekelele ukushumayela ilizwi likaThixo ngenxa yokuzixakekisa ngomsebenzi wokwabela abasweleyo. ₃Ngoko ke, mawethu, khethani amadoda abe sixhenxe phakathi kwenu, awaziwa ngokuzaliswa nguMoya oyiNgcwele nangobulumko; thina ke siwamisele kulo msebenzi. ₄Ngalinye ke, thina siya kuzinikela ngokupheleleyo kumsebenzi wokushumayela nasemithandazweni.”

₅Isiphakamiso sabathunywa samkeleka kubo bonke; baza ke banyula aba: uStefano, indoda ezele lukholo nanguMoya oyiNgcwele, noFilipu, noProkuro, noNikano, noTimon, noParmena, kwakunye noNikolawo waseAntiyokwe owayengumngeni-buJudeni. ₆Aba ke banikelwa kubathunywa, baza bona babamisela ngokubathandazela nokubabeka izandla.

₇Laya lisanda ke ilizwi likaThixo, laza ke nenani labalandeli bakaYesu lakhula kakhulu eJerusalem, kwabakho neqela lababingeleli elazinikelayo eNkosini.

₈UStefano, indoda eyayisikelelwe nguThixo, izele ngamandla, wênza imiqondiso nemimangaliso phakathi kwabantu. ₉Aza amadoda athile amchasa. Wona ayedla ngokuhlangana *endlwini yesikhungo ekuthiwa yeyamakhoboka akhululekileyo. AyengamaJuda avela eKirene naseAlesandriya. Wona namaJuda aseKiliki nawaseAsiya axambulisana noStefano. ₁₀Kodwa uMoya wamnika ubulumko uStefano, ngokokude bangabi nako ukuphikisana naye. ₁₁Baza ke bafunza amadoda athile, khon' ukuze athi: “Thina simve ethetha kakubi ngoMosis nangoThixo.” ₁₂Ngale ndlela bamenza wavukelwa ngabantu, nangabadala, nangabachazi-mthetho. Bamqubula uStefano, bamthatha bamsa entlanganisweni *yeBhunga. ₁₃Bezisa namanye amadoda athetha ubuxoki ngaye, athi: “Le ndoda isoloko ithetha ngokuchaseneyo *nendlu kaThixo *nangomthetho kaMosis. ₁₄Kuba samva esithi lo Yesu waseNazarete uya kuyitshabalalisa indlu kaThixo, awatshintshe namasiko esawafumana kuMosis.” ₁₅Bonke abo babehleli entlanganisweni bamthi ntsho ngamehlo uStefano, baza babubona ubuso bakhe bunjengobesithunywa sezulu.