Mabasa ya Apostolo
6 Mu ntsiku zimwezire, pomwe anyakupfunza akhayenda acithumizirika, Adjuda omwe akhalewalewa Cigerego adayamba kudandaula bza Adjuda omwe akhalewalewa Cihebereu, thangwe amamsiwa wawo akhasiyidwa ku mbali pa nthawe yakugawa cakudya. 2 Tenepo, apostolo 12 wale, adacemera anyakupfunza wentse aciwauza kuti: “Bziri lini bwino kulekeza kupfunzisa mafala ya Mulungu, kuti tikagawire cakudya. 3 Na tenepo abale, sankhulani pakati panu amuna wakukwana 7, wa mbiri yabwino, wakudzala na mzimu na nzeru ndipo ifepano tin’dzawauza kuti acite basa lakufunikali. 4 Ndipo ifepano tin’dzapitiriza kupemba na kucita utumiki bwakubverana na kupfunzisa fala la Mulungu.” 5 Bzomwe iwo adalewabzo bzidadekera anyakupfunza wentsewo. Tenepo, iwo adasankhula Sitefano, mwamuna wakudzala na cikhulupiro na mzimu wakucena. Ndipo adasankhulambo Filipi, Purokoro, Nikanori, Timoni, Parimena na Nikolau nyakutendeuka wa ku Antiyokiya. 6 Tenepo iwo adawabweresa kwa apostolo, ndipo pomwe adamala kupemba, apostolowo adaikha manja yawo pa iwo.
7 Na tenepo, mafala ya Mulungu yadapitiriza kumwazika ndipo mbogo ya anyakupfunza idapitiriza kuthumizirika kwene-kwene mu Jeruzalemu ndipo thimu likulu la antsembe lidabvera licikhulupira.
8 Sitefano akhafunidwa na Mulungu ndipo Mulunguyo adamupasa mphanvu. Iye akhacita bzakudabwisa bza mphanvu pabodzi na bzizindikiro pakati pa wanthu. 9 Tsono amuna winango, wa m’thimu lakucemeredwa Sinagoga ya Anyakutsudzulidwa* pabodzi na wanthu winango wa ku Sirene, ku Alexandriya, ku Silisiya na ku Aziya, adabwera kuti adzanesane na Sitefano. 10 Tsono iwo alibe kukwanisa kumukunda thangwe ra nzeru zomwe akhanazo, pabodzi na mzimu wakucena omwe ukhamutsogolera pakulewalewa. 11 Patsogolo pace, iwo mwakabise-bise adapumpswa amuna winango kuti alewe kuti: “Ifepano tidamubva umweyu akulewalewa bzinthu bzakunyoza Mozeji na Mulungu.” 12 Iwo adacitisa wanthu, akulu na anembi kuti akalipe. Ndipo, mwakusaya kucedwa, iwo adafika pomwe pakhana iyepo, tenepo adamuphata, aciyenda naye ku Sinedriyo. 13 Ndipo iwo adalewa umboni bwakunama kuti: “Munthu umweyu, akusiya lini kulewa kuipa bza templo ya Mulungu na Lamulo. 14 Mwa ciratizo, ifepano tidamubva umweyu akulewa kuti Jezu wa ku Nazareti, an’dzapfudza mbutoyi, acicinja miyambo yomwe Mozeji adatisiyira.”
15 Ndipo wentse omwe akhadakhala mu Sinedriyomo adamunyang’anisisa, ndipo iwo adawona kuti nkhope yace ikhawoneka ninga nkhope ya anjo.