¹ Fhanoi umathikhu ayayi, wakati kiasi kha anafunzi nari khukhiongeya, ironga ra Ayahudi wa Kiyunani rikhaandia dhidi a Waebrania, khusokho ajane vawe ari vyuvithwa u mugawo wa mwi thikhu wa maliwa. ² Athumami mi ikhumi na vaviri vakhavaithana irundo rong'e ra anafunzi na uhanya, thi khuja song'e uurekha unkhani wa Mungu na uhudumia umeza. ³ Sokho, anyandugh'u, muhwanie agh'osia visaba, ufuma umiongoni anyu, antu ni vaja, nivaijue nkhoo na hekima, avoyo ni khudaha uvarekhea huduma iyiyi. ⁴ Na sese, khuendelea daima kwa marombi na uhuduma nkhani." ⁵ Hotuba awe ikhanoneya mukhuthano wong'e. Khwenso, vakhamuhwania Stefano, munti ni wijue imani na Mwahu ni Mweru, na Filio, Prokoro, Nikanori, Timoni, Parmena, na Nikolao, muregh'egh'e ufuma Antiokia. ⁶ Aumini vakhavaretha antu avai usonge a athumami nevaromba na khanki vakhavaikwa mikhono awe. ⁷ Uyi, nkhani ya Mungu ikhaning'ania; na kiasi khowe anafunzi vakhazidi uongezekha khukho u Yerusalemu; na kiasi khikhuru kha makuhani vakhatii imani. ⁸ Na Stefano, ni wijue neema na nguu, ari ukhuthenda maajabura na ntendo ni nkhuu umiongoni mwa antu. ⁹ Khwenso hafho vakhaukha baadhi a antu afuasi vya sinagogi ni nuthanwa sinagogi la Mahuru, na ra Wakirene na la Waeskanderia, na baadhi ufuma Kilikia na Asia. Antu avai ari vukhigh'ania vina Stefano. ¹⁰ Khwenso, vathinadaha ushindana na hekima a nkhoo nari Stefano ari ukhumithumia undigh'itya. ¹¹ Nari vakhavashawishi baadhi a antu kwa siri na uhanya, "Khwathegh'eya Stefano urigh'ithiye nkhani yo khufuru dhidi ama Musa na dhidi ama Mungu." ¹² Vakhavasurutisha antu, anyampaa, na aandishi na umwendea Stefano, na umukhwatha, na umuretha usonge a ibaraza. ¹³ Vakhavyaretha mashahidi vya uregh'egh'e nevakhahanye muntu uyuyi athurekha uhanya nkhani ni mbii dhidi a ieneo iriyi ni rija na seria. ¹⁴ Sokho khwamuthegh'eya ni ukhuhanya kwamba uyuyi thatha wa Nazarethi ujuruanga ieneo iriyi na ibadilisha desturi ni kwaifewie na Musa." ¹⁵ Mu muntu nari wi mukhathi a ibaraza akhathoa miho akhwe umurava Stefano, na venso vakhauona usyo wakhwe ari wikhinya wa malaikha.