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

¹Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists The Hellenists used Greek language and culture, even though they were also of Hebrew descent. against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.

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

²The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.

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

³Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

⁴Asi isu tichatsungirira pamunyengetero nepabasa reshoko.

⁴But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in 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,

⁵These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;

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

⁶whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

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

⁷The word of God increased and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

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

⁸Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.

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

⁹But some of those who were of the synagogue called “The Libertines,” and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.

¹⁰Asi vakange vasingagoni kupikisa uchenjeri neMweya waaitaura nawo.

¹⁰They weren’t able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

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

¹¹Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”

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

¹²They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,

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

¹³and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

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

¹⁴For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.”

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

¹⁵All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.