Acts 6

Ukukhethwa kwamadoda ayisikhombisa

1Kwathi ngalezonsuku, abafundi sebandile a, kwavela ukusola kwamaHelenisiti* ngamaHebheru b, ngoba abafelokazi babo babengananzwa ekwabelweni kwensuku ngensuku c. 2Abalitshumi lambili basebebizela kubo ixuku labafundi, bathi: Kakulunganga ukuthi thina sitshiye ilizwi likaNkulunkulu d, sisebenze ematafuleni e. 3Ngakho, bazalwane, khangelani phakathi kwenu amadoda ayisikhombisa f alobufakazi obuhle, agcwele uMoya oNgcwele lenhlakanipho g, esingawamisa phezu kwale inswelo. 4Kodwa thina sizaphikelela emkhulekweni h lemsebenzini welizwi i. 5Lalelilizwi lalithokozisa lonke ixuku; basebekhetha uStefane, indoda egcwele ukholo loMoya oNgcwele j, loFiliphu k, loProkoro, loNikanori, loTimoni, loParmena, loNikola l owaphendukela kumaJuda m evela eAntiyoki n, 6ababamisa phambi kwabaphostoli; sebekhulekile o babeka izandla phezu kwabo p. 7Lelizwi likaNkulunkulu landa, lenani labafundi lakhula kakhulu sibili eJerusalema q, lexuku elikhulu labapristi lalalela ukholo r.

UStefane umangalelwa emphakathini

8Kwathi uStefane egcwele ukholo lamandla wenza izimangaliso lezibonakaliso ezinkulu phakathi kwabantu s. 9Kwasekusukuma abanye abesinagoge elithiwa ngelabaKhululwa, labeKurene t labeAleksandriya u, lakulabo abavela eKilikhiya v leAsiya w, baphikisana loStefane. 10Kodwa babengelamandla okumelana lenhlakanipho loMoya ayekhuluma ngawo x. 11Basebefumbathisa amadoda athi: Simzwile ekhuluma amazwi ayinhlamba amelana loMozisi loNkulunkulu y. 12Basebevusa abantu labadala lababhali, basebemfikela z bambamba aa, bamletha emphakathini ab, 13basebemisa abafakazi bamanga ac abathi: Lumuntu kayekeli ukukhuluma amazwi ayinhlamba amelene lalindawo engcwele langomlayo ad; 14ngoba simzwile esithi, uJesu lo weNazaretha uzadiliza lindawo ae, aphendule lemikhuba uMozisi asinika yona af. 15Bonke ababehlezi emphakathini ag basebemjolozela ah, babona ubuso bakhe bungathi yibuso bengilosi ai.

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