¹ Ino ku nsiku isi, pini iidadi ya vanagunsi pini yikhandi yipiyonjelela, ilalamikho lya Vayahudi va Shiyunani lyayansaga sidi ya Vaebrania, kwa kiva avajane vanave vakhandi vasikumbukhwa ku lugawo lwa shila lusiku lwa shakilya. ² Avanandeje kumi na vavili vavashemelaga ilikusanytikho lyona lya vanafunsi na kija, ''Siyo sahihi kunyesu kulilekha iliswi lya Nguluvi na kihudumulana pamesa. ³ Ino, vanyalukholo, haguli, vagosi saba, kuhuma munyenyu, avanu avanofu, vini vamemile Iroho ni hekima, vini tiwesa kivakhabisi ihuduma iyi. ⁴ Na ose, tikhayendelela daima kilomba na kuhuduma ya liswi.'' ⁵ Ihotuba yanave yaupendesaga umukutano gona. Bahene, vamuhagulaga Ustefano, umunu mwini amemile ilihuvi nu Roho Mtakhatifu, nu Filipo, Prokoro, Nikanori, Timoni, Parmena, nu Nikolao, umwongofu kihuma Kuantiokia. ⁶ Avaumini vavaletaga avanu ava pamwandi ya vanandeje, valombagana baadaye vavavishilaga amokho ganave. ⁷ Ino, iliswi lya Uguluvi lyayenelaga; ni idadi ya vanafunsi yasidigi kiyonjelela huko Kuyerusalemu; ni idadi khome ya makuhani valipulisaga ilihuvi. ⁸ Nu Stefano, mwini amemile ineema ni ngufu, akhandi isenga amaajabu ni iishara khome mwa vanu. ⁹ Lakini apo vayinukhaga baasi ya vanu vafwasi va Sinagogi lini lishemelwa Sinagogi lya Mahuru, na lya Vakirene ni lya Vaeskanderia, na baasi kihuma kukilikia ni Asia. Avanu ava vakhandi vihojiana nu Stefano. ¹⁰ Lakini, vasikhawesise kipotana ni hekima ni Roho yini Ustefano akhandi akiitumila kulogola. ¹¹ Bahene vavashawishigi baasi ya vanu kwa ufiho kija, ''Tapulikha Ustefano ilogola amajowo ga kikufuru sidi ya Musa na sidi ya Nguluvi.'' ¹² Vavalyafyaga avanu, vasehe, na vaandishi, na kimulutila Ustefano, vamukhataga, na kimuleta pamwandi ya barasa. ¹³ vavaletaga avashahidi va udehi, vini vajovaga, ''umunu uyu asilekha kilogola amajowo amavi sidi ya lieneo ili itakhatifu ni sheriya. ¹⁴ Kwa kiva tamupulikha ija kija uyu Uyesu wa Nasareti akhapananga amahala apa na kusisetusa idesturi sini sakhabisiwagwa nu Musa.'' ¹⁵ Shila yumo mwini akhandi ku barasa, wasetusaga ameho gakwe kimulelela Ustefano, na vene vawagaga uweni wakwe wukhandi ngaja weni wa malaikha.