1 Mu amiire ago na awalonzi awa Yesu waaisonganga okuwa awangi, okuirizia kwafuma agati ya *Awayaudi awaawoolanga Olugiriiki na Awayaudi awaawoolanga Oluibrania. Awayaudi awaawoolanga Olugiriiki waarranga mbwe awakazi waawu awafwire ngawakatuukranga emigawo giawu egia owuire ki owuire owuagani na awakazi awafwire awiina waawu awaawoolanga Oluibrania. Awat 2:45; 4:35 2 Kuno kwagera *awatumwa awa Yesu ikumi ni wawiri waeta awalonzi awa Yesu woona alala, nikwo wawalaga watino, “Awiifu ngatusugaane tureke emirimo egia okulanzia amangʼana aga Katonda mbwe tuwarra amangʼana aga okugawa ewiokuria. 3 Kutio, mulowole awantu musamvu agati iinyu aweene awa mumanyire mbwe wari na amaganga geeza. Kandi wasugaane wawe awantu awaeerwe owuti kandi awaizuziiwue no *Omwoyo Omweru ogwa Katonda, awatuesa oku-aa emirimo egia okuwarra kiomo ewintu wisugaane wigawue. 1Timo 3:8–13 4 Ni ifwe tuwe mbwe enyinga ziona tusawa kandi tulanzia amangʼana aga Katonda.”

5 Ekingʼana ekia awatumwa waaingirizia ekio kiasangaazia awantu woona kandi waaganya nakio. Kutio waalowola Stefaano (omuntu owawanga no okuganya kandi no Omwoyo Omweru ogwa Katonda), ni Piliipo, Prokoraasi, Nikanoori, Parmeena, alala ni Nikolaao owaemanga ku omugizi ogwa Antioki. Nikolaao ono yagaluka awa no okuganya okwa Awayaudi nikwo lunyima awa omulonzi owa Yesu. 6 Olwa awalonzi awa Yesu waamala okulowola awantu wano, waawiira emberi wa awatumwa, awaawasawira Katonda ni wawateereko amakono gaawu. Awat 9:17; 13:2–3; 14:23; 1Timo 4:14; 5:22; 2Timo 1:6

7 Nikuemao amangʼana aga Katonda gaagia emberi okuilanzia mu awantu. Kutio awalonzi awa Yesu waawa awangi ino mu omugizi ogwa Yerusaleemu. Namba *awoozia awangi woona waaganya okuwa no okuganya ku Yesu. Awat 2:41

8 Stefaano yawanga omuntu owa Katonda asereeke ino kandi owa ya-aa amaani amangi. Yakola amankono amangi ne ewintu ewikate-kaate ewiluguulwa agati ya awantu. 9 Awantu awaaema mu owulala owua *esinagoogi (owuetwa mbwe Esinagoogi eya Awantu Awasiwuulwe) waatanika okulowa amangʼana gaae. Waawanga Awayaudi awaaema Kureene ni Aleksandaria, na awandi waaema Siliisia ni *Eesia. 10 Na awulao omuntu owaesanga okukira Stefaano ni yagamba-gambanga aeniki yawanga na amaganga amangi aga yaeewua no Omwoyo Omweru ogwa Katonda. Luuk 21:15; Awat 6:3 11 Kutio awantu wano waagia owuiwisi wawurizania na awandi mbwe wawoole watino, “Tumiire okuwurra omuntu ono na agamba-gamba uwiiwi ku eriina eria Muusa ne eriina eria Katonda.”

12 Amangʼana aga awantu wano waawoola gano gaagera enda ezia *awagaaka, *awagerezi awa endagirra na awantu woona awaawanga ao ziyia ni Stefaano ino. Kutio waamuamba wamuira emberi wa awagaaka awa ekiina. 13 Olwa waamuira ao, waareeta awawoni awa owuweeyi watanika okumuwoolako amangʼana aga owuweeyi watino, “Omuntu ono amiire okuweerako na agamba-gamba uwiiwi ku endagirra ezia Muusa ne *ekaalu iifu enzeru eno. Mari 14:55–59; Awat 21:28 14 Ifwe aweene tumiire okumuwurra na awoola mbwe Yesu Omunazareeti aaza okuona ekaalu eno kandi aaza okugalusia enkola ezia twatoola ku endagirra ezia Muusa.” Yowa 2:19; Awat 15:1–2; 21:21 15 Awantu woona awaawanga mu ekiina ekio waata ku Stefaano mala ekiwi ekia amiiso. Waawona ekieni kiae ni kiwonekana ki ekieni ekia *enyankoi.