17 Ngako waphikisana nemaJuda nebetive labakholwako esinagogeni, kantsi futsi abephindze akhulume onkhe emalanga etinkhundleni, aphikisana nalabo lekwakwenteka babelapho.
Ubusisiwe umuntfu longilalelako, longilindzela onkhe malanga emasangweni ami, logadza etimphundvwini teminyango yami.
Kodvwa mine ngigcwele lulaka lwaSimakadze, futsi ngingeke ngisalubeketelela lukimi. Simakadze wase utsi kimi: “Lutfululele kubantfwana labasetitaladini, nasemajaheni labutsene ndzawonye; bonkhe bafati nemadvodza abo bayawubhajwa kulo, kanye nalabadzala labo lasebahanjelwe ngiminyaka.
Watsi kubo: “Hambani niye emhlabeni wonkhe, nishumayele liVangeli kubo bonkhe bantfu.
Ngako-ke, konkhe lenakusho ebumnyameni kuyawuvakala ekukhanyeni, lenake nakuhleba emasitseleni kuyawuba yindzaba lesematseni.”
Abekholwa, amesaba Nkulunkulu yena nendlu yakhe abesita labanyenti labamphofu bemaJuda, ahlala emkhulekweni ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
Pawula wasukuma waphakamisa sandla kuze batemlalela watsi: “Nine baka-Israyeli, nani lenimesabako Nkulunkulu, lalelani!
Bantfu sebahambile emhlanganweni, boPawula naBhanabasi balandzelwa ngemaJuda lamanyenti nalabanye labanyenti lababephendvukele enkholweni yemaJuda. Baphostoli bakhuluma kubo babakhutsata kutsi bachubeke baphile emseni waNkulunkulu.
Kodvwa emaJuda afaka umoya wetikhova ebafatini lababehloniphekile lababephendvukele enkholweni yebuJuda nasemadvodzeni labesembili kulelo dolobha. Bacala bahlupha boPawula naBhanabasi, babacosha kuleyo ndzawo yakubo.
Lamanye emadvodza lakholwako asingcwaba sidvumbu saStefano; akhala kakhulu amlilela.
Masinyane wacala kushumayela emasinagogeni ngaJesu atsi: “UyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.”
Bantfu bayawutitsandza, batsandze imali, batigcabhe, batigabatise, balulate Nkulunkulu ngenhlamba. Bayawuba ngulabangalaleli batali babo, bangabongi, babete bungcwele,
Bayawuba nesimo sekumesaba Nkulunkulu, kodvwa babe bawaphika emandla ako; labo-ke ubakhweshele.