3. Khangelani ngoko, bazalwana, amadoda kuni abe sixhenxe, angqinelwe ukulunga, ezele nguMoya oyiNgcwele nabubulumko, esiya kuwamisela lo msebenzi;
4. ke thina siya kuzingisa ekuthandazeni nasekulungiseleleni ilizwi.
5. Lakholeka ilizwi elo emehlweni omhlambi lowo wonke; banyula uStefano, indoda ezele lukholo nanguMoya oyiNgcwele, noFilipu, noProkoro, noNikanore, noTimon, noParmena, noNikolawo wakwa-Antiyokwe owabengene ebuYudeni:
6. ababamisayo emehlweni abapostile; bathi bakuthandaza, bazibeka izandla phezu kwabo.
7. Laye liya likhula ilizwi likaThixo, liya lisanda kakhulu inani labafundi eYerusalem; laye neqela elikhulu lababingeleli lilululamela ukholo.
8. Ke kaloku uStefano, ezele lukholo nangamandla, wayesenza izimanga nemiqondiso emikhulu phakathi kwabantu.
9. Kwesuka ke abathile basesikhungwini ekuthiwa sesabaKhululwa, nabaseKirene, nabakwa-Alesandire, nabathile belaseKiliki, nabelaseAsiya, bephikisana noStefano;
10. àbaba namandla akumelana nabo ubulumko noMoya, awayethetha ngaye.
11. Kwakuba njalo, banyebelezisa amadoda awathi, Simve ethetha amazwi okunyelisa uMoses noThixo.
12. Kanjalo babahlokohla abantu, kwanamadoda amakhulu nababhali; baza bemfikele bamthi hlasi, bamsa ematyaleni amakhulu.
13. Bamisa namangqina obuxoki, awathi, Lo mntu akayeki ukuthetha amazwi okunyelisa indawo engcwele nomthetho; kuba simve esithi,