¹Zvino nemazuva iwayo, vadzidzi vachiwanda, kwakamuka kunyunyuta kwemaHerenisiti* akanangana nevaHebheru, nekuti chirikadzi dzavo dzisingatariswi pakushandirwa kwemusi umwe neumwe.

¹But in those days, the disciples multiplying in number, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration.

²Zvino vanegumi nevaviri vakadanira kwavari chaunga chevadzidzi, vakati: Hazvina kufanira kuti isu tisiye shoko raMwari, tishande pamatafura.

²And the twelve, having called the multitude of the disciples to [them], said, It is not right that we, leaving the word of God, should serve tables.

³Naizvozvo, hama, tarirai pakati penyu varume vanomwe vanopupurwa zvakanaka, vazere neMweya Mutsvene nenjere, vatingagadza pabasa rakafanira iri.

³Look out therefore, brethren, from among yourselves seven men, well reported of, full of [the] [Holy] Spirit and wisdom, whom we will establish over this business:

⁴Asi isu tichatsungirira pamunyengetero nepabasa reshoko.

⁴but *we* will give ourselves up to prayer and the ministry of the word.

⁵Zvino shoko rikafadza pamberi pechaunga chose; uye vakasarudza Sitefano, murume azere nerutendo uye neMweya Mutsvene, naFiripi, naProkoro, naNikanori, naTimoni, naPamenasi, naNikorasi weAndiyokiya wakatendeukira kuvaJuda,

⁵And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and [the] Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,

⁶vavakagadza pamberi pevaapositori; uye vakati vanyengetera vakaisa maoko pamusoro pavo.

⁶whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.

⁷Zvino shoko raMwari rikakura, uye uwandu hwevadzidzi hukapamhidzira muJerusarema zvikurusa, nechaunga chikuru chevapristi vazhinji chakateerera rutendo.

⁷And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was very greatly multiplied, and a great crowd of the priests obeyed the faith.

⁸Zvino Sitefano azere nerutendo nesimba wakaita zvishamiso nezviratidzo zvikuru pakati pevanhu.

⁸And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought wonders and great signs among the people.

⁹Zvino kwakamuka vamwe vesinagoge rinonzi reVakasununguka, nevaKureni, nevaArekisandira, nereavo vaibva Kirikia neAsiya, vachikakavadzana naSitefano.

⁹And there arose up certain of those of the synagogue called of freedmen, and of Cyrenians, and of Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

¹⁰Asi vakange vasingagoni kupikisa uchenjeri neMweya waaitaura nawo.

¹⁰And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

¹¹Ipapo vakapa pfumbamuromo varume vaiti: Tamunzwa achitaura mashoko anonyomba akanangana naMozisi naMwari.

¹¹Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.

¹²Zvino vakamutsa vanhu nevakuru nevanyori, vakamusvikira vakamubata vakamuuisa kudare remakurukota,

¹²And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon [him] they seized him and brought [him] to the council.

¹³ndokuisapo zvapupu zvenhema zvakati: Munhu uyu haamiri kutaura mashoko anomhura pamusoro penzvimbo iyi tsvene nemurairo,

¹³And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;

¹⁴nekuti tamunzwa achiti uyu Jesu muNazareta uchaparadza nzvimbo iyi, uye uchashandura tsika Mozisi dzaakatikumikidza.

¹⁴for we have heard him saying, This Jesus the Nazaraean shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses taught us.

¹⁵Zvino vose vakange vagere padare remakurukota vakamudzvokora, vakaona chiso chake sechainge chiso chemutumwa.

¹⁵And all who sat in the council, looking fixedly on him, saw his face as [the] face of an angel.