SITEFANO wakali kumbele lyabaalumi babi myoyo. Babetesi aaba ibali 71 bakali aampuwo kapati mucisi akaambo kakuti bakali bamunkuta mpati yamu Israyeli, nkokuti Nkuta Mpati Yaba Juda. Bakabunganizyigwa a Mupaizi Mupati Kayafa, walo iwakeendelezya munkuta myezi misyoonto iyakaindide, ciindi Jesu naakapegwa mulandu alimwi akujaigwa. (Mt. 26:57, 59; Mil. 6:8-12) Ciindi nobakali kuleta bakamboni bakubeja, bakabona cintu cimwi icakabagambya kujatikizya Sitefano, busyu bwakwe bwakali “mbuli busyu bwamungelo.”—Mil. 6:13-15.

Ncinzi cakapa kuti Sitefano atayoowi ciindi naakali mubukkale oobu? Katanaletwa mu Nkuta Mpati Yaba Juda, Sitefano wakajisi bubi amulimo wakwe wabukutausi keendelezyegwa amuuya wa Leza. (Mil. 6:3-7) Ciindi naakali kubetekwa, nguwenya muuya ooyu wakali kubeleka mulinguwe, kauli sikumuumbulizya asikumwiibalusya. (Joh. 14:16, bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe) Naakali kwaamba makani aakuliiminina aalembedwe mulugwalo lwa Milimo caandaano 7, muuya uusalala wakamwiibalusya zibalo zili 20 naa kwiinda aawo zyamu Magwalo aa Chihebrayo. (Joh. 14:26) Kunze lyaboobo, lusyomo lwa Sitefano lwakayuma kapati ciindi naakabona cilengaano ca Jesu kaimvwi kujanza lya Leza lyalulyo.—Mil. 7:54-56, 59, 60.

Andiswe buzuba bumwi inga twaakulijana mubukkale bwakukongwa alimwi akupenzyegwa. (Joh. 15:20) Kubala Jwi lya Leza cakusitikila akusungwaala mumulimo wakukambauka ciyoopa kuti muuya wa Jehova kaubeleka mulindiswe. Kuyungizya waawo, tuyoojana nguzu zyakuliyumya ciindi notukazyigwa katujisi luumuno lwamumizeezo.—1Pet. 4:12-14.