¹ Isalizi mu insiku izi, ahavalilizyo idadi lya vanafunzi lwamile lukwanjela, lalamiko lya Vayahudi wa Kiyunani zyatasile uluvatiho ulwava Waebarania, kwa sababu avafilwa vavo vahavaluvuwa kungao wa kila siku wa shakulya. ² Vatumami kumi nu vavili vavisite kuluvungano lwonti la vanafunzi nu kuyanga, "Te mwemundinga kwintu kulileha inzwi la Mulungu nu kuhudumia pameza. ³ Kwa hiyo, mujenzi tavulaji vanavuli saba, kufuma miongoni mwinyu, vantu winza, vevizue Mupepo nu mushinzi, ambao tungawezya kuvapa huduma ino. ⁴ Nu inswe, tukwendelela daima mu kulava nu mu huduma lya neno" ⁵ Kulumbilila kwavo hondezizye umkutano wonti. Pisho, vamsevile Stefano, muntu yizuye ulupumilizya nu Mupepo mufinjile, nu Fiipo, Prokoro, Nikanori, Timoni, Parmena, nu Nikolao, weaposilwe kufuma Antiokia. ⁶ Avitisi vavalesile vantu hava pilongolelea lya vatumami valavile baadaye vahavavishila inyove zyavo. ⁷ Pisho, inzwi la Mulungu lihasata; nu uluvatiha lya vanafunzi yendeleye kukwonjela ukwo Yerusalem; nu uluvatiha ulupiti lya vakuhani vahalushindiha lwitiho. ⁸ Nu Stefano,ayizue uwila nu maha, amile kuvomba maajabu nu ishara impiti miongoni mwa vantu. ⁹ Ilelo hapo vahinuha baadhi lya vantu vafuasi wa Sinagogi la Mahuru, nu la Wakirene nu la Waeskanderia, nu badhi kufuma kilikia nu asia. Vantu hava vamile vakuvuzilizanya nu Stefano. ¹⁰ Ilelo, vawezizye kushindana nu mushinzi nu Mupepo ambayo Stefano amile ahavombelaga kuyanga. ¹¹ Kisha vahavalambilizya baadhi lya vantu kwa kwilu vahayanga, "Twevuye Stefano akuynaga amazwi lya shilumba dhidi lya Musa nu dhidi lya Mulungu. ¹² Vahavoshutisya vantu, vazee, nu vaandishi nu kumusogolela Stefano, vahamlema nu kumleta pilongolela lya baraza. ¹³ Vahavaleta vashahini wa ilenga, vayanzile, "Muntu uno atakuleha kuyanga amazwi mavivi dhidi lya izyi hili ifinjile ni sheria. ¹⁴ Kwani tuvivuye vakuyanga kuti uno Yesu wa Nazareti kwapananganye amahali pa nu kuzigelunkanya kunzi zye twa pewilwe nu Musa." ¹⁵ Kila woka weamile mu baraza, ahelezya aminso yakwe kumwenyelezya Stefano, wope vamwenyi paminso gakwe pamilengati minso ahavivya.