¹ Zvino mumazuva aya, apo vadzidzi vaimazwa nokuwanzwa, vaJudha vaiereketa chiGiriki vakavhuruvhutira vaHebheru, ngendaa yokuti shirikadzi dzavo dzairegeredzwa mukukoanisirwa kwezuva ngezuva., ² Nevari gumi navairi vakadaidza kwavari chiunga chevadzidzisi, vakati: “Akusisiri kuti yesu tiregere izwi laMwari, tishande paatafula. ³ Ndizvo, hama dzangu, ketanhi vamuna vanomwe kubva pakati penyu vanogondeka, vakazara ndiMweya nokungwara, vetingaemesa padera pouyu mushando ⁴ Asi yesu tinozoaningira mukukumbira nomumushando weizwi.” ⁵ Neizwi ilo lakadakadza chiunga cheshe, navo vakaketa Stefano, munhu wakazala ngokugonda noMweya Wakachena, Firipu, Prokhorusi, Nikano, Thimona, Phamenasi naNikorusi weAntiokhi wainga akatenderukira kuchiJudha. ⁶ Vakavakanda pamberi pevapostori, naapo vainga vakumbira, vakaisa nyara dzavo padenga pavo. ⁷ Neizwi raMwari lakaanzvika kupalarira; chiunga chevadzidzi chakaangira kukura kakurutu muJerusarema; nevaprista vazhinji vakapurutana mukutenda. ⁸ Stefano azala ngonyasha nesimba, waiita zvishamiso nezvioniso zvikuru pakati povanhu. ⁹ Zvino vamweni veavo vemhatso yokudira vanozwi Vanhu Vakasununguka, nevaKurene, nevaArekizanda, neavo vanobva Sirisia, nevaAsia, vakamiruka vechiita hasha naStefano. ¹⁰ Navo avato kukona kuemesedzana noungwaru ngoMweya zvaakavereketa ndizvo. ¹¹ Naapo ngokufishika vakanyengerera vanhu kuti vati: “Takamuzwa echireketa mazwi okutuka Mosi naMwari.” ¹² Navo vakavherudza vanhu nevakuru nevanyori, vakamumuvereketera, vakamubata, vakamuunza kune vatongi. ¹³ Vakaemesa zvapupu zvokunyepa, izvo zvakati: “Munhu uyu aatongorekeri kuereketa mazwi okutuka iyi ndau yakachena noMupango; ¹⁴ ngokuti takamuzwa yechiwereketa kuti, uyu Jesu weNazaretha unozoparadza ndau iyi, nokupinduridza mitoo yaakapa kwetiri Mosi.” ¹⁵ Naavo veshe vaiya vakagala pavatongi, vechimusota, vakaona meso yake yakadai ngomeso yengirosi.