1 Mu mashiku ghala, abhandu abhingi bhaabho bhakamwitikagha uYeesu bhakoongelagha ukubhaala. Po bhala bhaabho bhakayughagha iChighiliki bhakiilumbuushanga ukuti lyoshi ishiku bhala bhaabho bhakayughagha iChihibhuli bhatakabhayabhilagha akiisa ifindu abhakolo abhafwile bhaabho bhakayughagha iChighiliki. 2 Po abhatumighwa kalongo na bhabhili (12) bhala bhakabhabhungaania abhiitiki bhooshi bhala pamupeene, bhakabhabhuula bhakati, “Kataa kiisa ukuti utwe tuleke ukulumbilila ishu ilya Chaala nu kwanda ukubhomba imbombo iya kubhayabhila ifindu abhandu. 3 Mwe bhiitiki bhanyiitu, tukubhasuuma musale abhaliisha bhahaano na bhabhili pakati papiinyu bhaabho bhali na kayiilo akiisa, bhaabho mubhameenye ukuti bhakulongoshighwa nu Mbepo uMwelu, soona bhali na mahala. Abhaliisha abho bho bhaabho inditubhape imbombo iya kuyabhania ifindu ku bhandu. 4 Ku sila iyo, nuutwe inditwendelelaghe ukubhombela akabhalilo kooshi ukwipuuta kwa Chaala, ukulumbilila nu kumanyisha ishu lyake.”

5 Bhwo bhaapulika amashu agho, abhiitiki bhooshi bhakahobhoka nu kwitikana na mashu agha bhatumighwa. Po bhakamusala umundu yumo yuuyo ingamu yaake akabha ghwi Siteefani. USiteefani akabha mundu yuuyo akamwitikagha uChaala ku maka, soona akalongoshighwanga nu Mbepo uMwelu. Soona bhakamusala uFilipu, uPolokolaasi, uNikanooli, uTiimoni, uPalimenaasi nu Nikolaasi. UNikolaasi akafumagha mu kaaya aka Antiyokiya, umwene akapindukila ku Bhayuuta bhwo akaali ukumwitika uKilisiti. 6 Bhwo bhaabhasala abhaliisha bhahaano na bhabhili bhala, bhakabhuuka nabho mundaashi mu bhatumighwa. Po abhatumighwa bhala bhakabhiipuutila kwa Chaala, bhakabhabhiikila utukono ukuti uChaala abhasaye. 7 Po abhiitiki bhakeendelela ukufumusha ishu ilya Chaala ku bhandu abhingi. Ku sila iyo, abhandu abhingi mu kaaya aka Yelusaleemu bhaabho bhakamwitikagha uYeesu bhakoongelagha ukubhaala ngaani. Mu bhandu abho, abhapuuti abhingi bhakamwitika uYeesu.

8 UChaala akeendelela ukumupelela ichisa uSiteefani nu kumupa amaka agha kubhomba ifyika ifikulu ku bhandu. 9 Loole abhandu bhamu bhakaanda ukumukaanika uSiteefani. Mu bhandu abho, bhamu bhakabha Bhayuuta bhaabho bhakafumagha mu sinaghoghi* 6:9 Bhelenga ishu ilya Isinaghoghi ku Mashu aMaheesha. yiiyo bhakatingi Sinaghoghi iya Bhandu aBhaabhuke. ABhayuuta abho bhakafumagha mu chiisu icha Kileene na mu Alekisandiliya, abhanine bhakafumagha mu chiisu icha Kilikiya na mu Aasiya. Abhandu abho bhakaanda ukukaanikana nu Siteefani, 10 loole bhakapootwa ku nongwa iya kuti uMbepo ughwa Chaala akamulongoshanga uSiteefani ukuyugha amashu agha mahala. 11 Po bhakabhabheka indalama abhandu bhamu ku bhushiifu ukuti bhayughe ku bhandu abhanine bhati, “Tumupulikite uSiteefani bhwo akuyugha amashu agha kumutuka uMoose nu Chaala.”

12 Ku sila iyo, bhakabhasongelesha aBhayuuta abhanine, abhosongo bhaabho pamupeene na bhamanyishi abha ndaghilo isha Moose.† 6:12 Bhelenga ishu ilya Abhamanyishi abha ndaghilo isha Moose ku Mashu aMaheesha. Po bhakamukola uSiteefani nu kubhuuka naghwe ku Ibhalaasa ilya bhosongo abha Bhayuuta. 13 Soona bhakiisa na bhakeeti bhamu abha bhumyashi bhaabho bhakayugha bhakati, “Umundu uyu akwendelela ukuyugha akabhiibhi isha Nyumba iya Chaala iyi ni sha ndaghilo isha Moose. 14 Paapo tumupulikite bhwo akuyugha akuti uYeesu uyo ughwa kufuma mu kaaya aka Naasaleeti indiayipongolanie iNyumba iya Chaala iyi, soona indiabhamanyishange abhandu ukushikonga inyiiho inine nu kushileka inyiiho shooshi shila shiisho uMoose akabhapa abhosekulu bhiitu.” 15 Abhandu bhooshi bhaabho bhakabhaamwo mu Ibhalaasa lila, bhakaanda ukumulubhaalila ku maka uSiteefani, nu kuchibhona icheeni chaake chiicho chikangʼangʼagha ungati cheeni icha ghwandumi ughwa Chaala.