¹ Nrsiku zimwezire, ndipo mbogo ya wakufhunzira ikhathimizirika, majudeu idayamba kulalewa thangwera ya ma' Judeu yomwe yakhalalewa grega adayamba ku'uzira waci Hebraiko, thamgweranhi wamacye wanu alikuyebwedwa pakutambirisa bzakudya. ² Khumi'na awiri adacyemera m'bumba ya wakufhunzirz ndipo adawa'uza; "m'tswabwino'lini kwa ife kuti tisye mafala ya Mulungu ticimbayenda kagawa cakudya. ³ Natenepo, abahale nsankhulani amuna anomwe pakati panu wamakhalidwe ya bwino, wakubzala na'mzimu na nzeru, amwewo ndiwo anzakhala wakuwonerera bhasa lomweri. ⁴ Mbali yathu tindzabzipereka pama'pemphero na'pa'utumiki pa' mafala" ⁵ Mbumba yentse ydakomwedwa nabzo. iwo adan'sakhula Estefano mwamuna wakubzala na' cykhulupiriro na zimu wakucyena, Firipi, Prokoro, Nicanor, Timao, Parmena, na' Nicolau wakucyokera ku Antiokia. ⁶ Iwo adabziwonesera kuna azitumiki adawapempherera acywantsanzika manja pa' iwo. ⁷ Tenepo, mafala ya Mulungu yadamwazika; ndipo m'bogo ya wakukhunzira idathumizirika ku Yerusalemu na m'bogo ikulu ya watsembe adadzala wakufera cykhulupiriro. ⁸ Ndiye Estefano, wakudzala na' khombo na' phambvu, akhacyta bzidabwiso na bzilatizo pakati ya m'bumba. ⁹ Adamuka wenango omwe akhali wama Sinagoga waku Cinineru nawa' ku'Alexandria, pomwe nawa' ku Cilicia, Asia. wanthu omwewa akhamba cyta m'pikixano na Estavao. ¹⁰ Natenepo alibhe kukwanisa, kupicyra thangwe la' nzeru na mzimu omwe iye akhalalewa nawo. ¹¹ Ndipo adagula wanthu wenango kuti alewe; "tamubva Estefano acylewa bzakunyozesa Mose na' Mulungu". ¹² Adatokonha m'bumba, na akulu wacembe; kunyan'ganira kwa iye, adamutenga acyendanaye kwa watomgi Majudeu. ¹³ Adabwesa mboni zakunama ndipo zidalewa: "mamuna umweyu ambaleka lini kulewa mafala pha mbuto ino ya'ulemerero na lamulo. ¹⁴ Thamgwe tidamubva acylewa kuti Jezu umweyu waku Nazareta andza'fhudza mbuto ino' anzachinja cyezewerezo chomwe Mose adatipasa. ¹⁵ Natenepo wentse omwe akhakhala pomwepo adamunhan'ganisa m'maço wace adanhan'gana m'khope yace yomwe ikhakhala ninga n'gelo.