KWAKUNGUNYAKA ka-49 C.E. UPetru, uJakobe noJohane—“ababebonakala beyizinsika”—banikeza umphostoli uPawulu nayesebenza naye uBarnaba isabelo. Kwakufanele bakhumbule amaKristu aswele njengoba babeshumayela ezizweni. (Gal. 2:9, 10) Safezwa kanjani lesi sabelo?

Izincwadi zikaPawulu ziveza indlela asisingatha ngayo lesi sabelo. Ngokwesibonelo, wabhalela amaKristu aseKorinte: “Ngokuphathelene nokuqoqwa komnikelo ongowabangcwele, njengoba nje ngayala amabandla aseGalathiya, nani yenzani ngaleyo ndlela. Njalo ngosuku lokuqala lwesonto yilowo nalowo kini endlini yakhe makabeke eceleni okuthile, kuye ngokuchuma kwakhe, ukuze kuthi lapho ngifika, ukuqoqwa kweminikelo kungenzeki ngaleso sikhathi. Kodwa uma ngifika lapho, noma yibaphi abantu enithi bayamukeleka ngezincwadi, labo bantu ngiyobathumela ukuba bayise isipho senu somusa eJerusalema.”—1 Kor. 16:1-3.

Encwadini yesibili ephefumulelwe ayibhalela abaseKorinte, uPawulu waphinde wayisho injongo yokuqoqwa kwalowo mnikelo. Kwakuwukuba “ngokulinganisa, inala yenu njengamanje iqede ukuntula kwabo.”—2 Kor. 8:12-15.

Lapho uPawulu ebhalela amaKristu aseRoma, cishe ngo-56 C.E., ukuqoqwa komnikelo kwakucishe kuphelele. Wathi: “Sengizoya eJerusalema ngiyokhonza abangcwele. Ngoba abaseMakedoniya nase-Akhaya bakujabulele ukuhlanganyela izinto zabo ngokunikelela abampofu kwabangcwele eJerusalema.” (Roma 15:25, 26) Ngemva nje kwalokho uPawulu wasifeza isabelo sakhe ngoba lapho ebuyela eJerusalema futhi eboshwa, watshela uMbusi waseRoma uFeliksi: “Ngafika ngizoletha izipho zesihe neminikelo esizweni sakithi.”—IzE. 24:17.

Umoya owaboniswa amaKristu ekhulu lokuqala ubonakala ngokucacile emazwini uPawulu awasho ngamaKristu aseMakedoniya. Wathi: “[Ayelokhu] esincenga ngokuncenga okukhulu ecela ilungelo lokupha ngomusa.” Umphostoli wanxusa abaseKorinte ukuba basilandele leso sibonelo. Wathi: “Yilowo nalowo makenze njengoba nje enqumile enhliziyweni yakhe, kungabi ngokudabuka noma ngaphansi kokucindezelwa, ngoba uNkulunkulu uthanda umuphi onamileyo.” Yini eyashukumisa amabandla ukuba abonise lo moya wokupha? Isifiso sawo sasingekona nje “ukwanelisa kakhulu ukuswela kwabangcwele kodwa futhi nokuceba ngezenzo eziningi zokubonisa ukubonga kuNkulunkulu.” (2 Kor. 8:4; 9:7, 12) Ukupha kwethu kungaba nenjongo efanayo. Ngokuqinisekile uJehova uNkulunkulu uyowubusisa lowo moya omuhle ongenabugovu—kanti-ke isibusiso sakhe siyamcebisa ngempela umuntu.—IzAga 10:22.

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