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Wataza Saba
1 Mkipigiti hicho, wanhu wamtogole Kilisto viwakalile wokongezeka, Wayahudi wa Kigiliki wakala wowatwanganikila Wayahudi wa Kieblania kwavija vizuka wao waisemwigwa mkugoleligwa mandia gawaigolelaga kila zua.
2 Avo watumigwa wa Kilisto longo dimwe na wabili wawakema hamoja wanhu wose wamtogole Kilisto, wawalongela, “Havilumbile tweye tuleke kuwapetela wanhu Usenga wa Mulungu tululukile sang'hano ya kugola mandia.
3 Avo, ndugu zetu, saguleni wanhu saba kulawa kumwenu wotangigwa kamba sang'hano zao zinoga, wanhu wamemile Loho wa Mulungu, na wanhu wali na ng'hungwe, giladi tuwagwelele sang'hano ino.
4 Ila, tweye tosang'hanikila kutambika na kuupeta Usenga wa Mulungu.”
5 Mbuli ino iwanogeza wanhu wose wakalile waiting'hane, avo wamsagula Stefano, munhu yali na nhamanila na yamemezigwe Loho wa Mulungu, na Filipo, Polokolo, Nikanoli, Timoni, Palimena, na Nikolao munhu wa wambo da Antiokia yakalile yengile muna idini ya Kiyahudi.
6 Wanhu wano wagaligwa haulongozi wa watumigwa wa Kilisto, na hewo watambika na kuwekila makono wowamoteza.
7 Avo Usenga wa Mulungu ugendelela kwenela mdiwambo da Yelusalemu. Mheta ya wanhu wautogole igendelela ng'hani kongezeka, na wakulu wa nhambiko bwando waitogola nhamanila ino.
Stefano Kogogigwa
8 Mulungu kamnogela Stefano, kamgwelela bazi na mhiko za kutenda mbuli za mkanganyo na mizonza mikulu mwa wanhu.
9 Ila wanhu wayagwe wa ng'anda ya nhambiko ikemigwe Ng'anda ya Nhambiko ya Wanhu Wailegehe, wakalile walawile Kilene na Alekizandalia, na wayagwe kulawa Kilikia na Asia, wanhu wano wasonga kuibamilila na Stefano.
10 Ila walemelwa kumuhuma sama ya ng'hungwe yaali nayo na kwavija viyalongozigwe na Loho wa Mulungu viyakalile yolonga.
11 Abaho, wawaswagiza wanhu wayagwe walonge, “Tumuhulika Stefano yolonga mbuli za kumuliga Musa na kumuliga Mulungu.”
12 Avo wawadinhiza wanhu, wavyele, na wafundiza Malagizo ga Musa, na hewo wamcholela Stefano, wamgoga na kumgala haulongozi wa Ikitala Kikulu cha Isi ya Wayahudi.
13 Wawagala wasindila wa uvwizi walonga, “Munhu ino haleka kuhalonga vihile Hanhu Hang'alile ha Mulungu na Malagizo ga Musa.
14 Kwavija tumuhulika yolonga kamba Yesu wa Nazaleti kohabananga hanhu hano, na kugalema Malagizo gatugweleligwe na Musa.”
15 Wanhu wose wakalile Mkitala Kikulu cha Isi ya Wayahudi wam'bunhulila meso Stefano, wachona kihanga chake kikala kamba kihanga cha msenga wa Mulungu wa kuulanga.