UbuKristu Bunwenwela Nakumazwe Akude
EKWINTABA yemiNquma kufutshane naseBhethani uYesu wayalela ukuba kwenziwe umsebenzi wokushumayela owawuza kuchaphazela imbali yehlabathi. Wawuza kuqala ukwenziwa malunga neekhilomitha ezintathu ukuya ngasentshona—eYerusalem. Esi sigidimi seendaba ezilungileyo sasiza kunwenwela kwaYuda naseSamariya, de ekugqibeleni siye kufikelela “nakwezona nxalenye zikude zomhlaba.”—IZe 1:4, 8, 12.
Akuzange kube kudala emva kokuba uYesu ethethe loo mazwi, ebudeni boMthendeleko wePentekoste kwatsaleleka amaYuda namaguquka angaphantsi koBukumkani baseRoma, evela kwimimandla eboniswe kwimaphu engezantsi. Intshumayelo yaloo mini kampostile uPetros yabangela ubuKristu banwenwa ngokukhawuleza.—IZe 2:9-11.
Akuzange kube kudala intshutshiso eYerusalem yabenza bathi saa abalandeli bakaKristu. UPetros noYohane banceda amaSamariya ukuba eve aze amkele iindaba ezilungileyo. (IZe 8:1, 4, 14-16) Emva kokuba uFilipu eshumayeze umTiyopiya kwindlela eyinkqantosi “ehla ivela eYerusalem isiya eGaza,” ubuKristu banwenwela naseAfrika. (IZe 8:26-39) Malunga nelo xesha kanye, esi sigidimi saba nemiphumo emihle eLida, ekwiThafa laseSharon, kwanakwizibuko laseYopa. (IZe 9:35, 42) Ukusuka apho uPetros waya kwelaseKesareya waza wanceda igosa lomRoma uKorneli, izizalwana zalo, kwakunye nabahlobo balo ukuba babe ngamaKristu athanjiswe ngomoya.—IZe 10:1-48.
UPawulos owayesakuba ngumtshutshisi waba ngumpostile weentlanga. Wahamba emhlabeni naselwandle izihlandlo ezithathu njengomvangeli wasemazweni naxa wayesiya eRoma. Lo mpostile nabanye bazisasaza iindaba ezilungileyo kwimimandla eyahlukahlukeneyo engaphantsi koBukumkani baseRoma. UPawulos wayefuna ukufikelela eSpeyin (Bona iphepha 2.), yaye uPetros wayisebenza yonke impuma de waya kufikelela naseBhabhiloni. (1Pe 5:13) Eneneni, phantsi kokhokelo lukaKristu, abalandeli bakhe babusasaza nakwiindawo ezikude ubuKristu. Ngowama-60-61 C.E., ‘iindaba ezilungileyo zazisele zishunyayelwe kwindalo yonke ephantsi kwezulu.’ (Kol 1:6, 23) Ukususela ngelo xesha, ezi ndaba zilungileyo ziye zafikelela ngokoqobo “nakwezona nxalenye zikude zomhlaba.”
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IMIMANDLA AWAYEVELA KUYO
AmaYuda namaguquka aweva iindaba ezilungileyo ngePentekoste yowama-33 C.E. ayevela eParti, eMedi, e-Elam, eMesopotamiya, kwaYuda, eKapadokiya, ePonto, eAsiya, eFrigiya, ePamfiliya, eYiputa, eLibhiya, eRoma, eKrete, naseArabhiya. Amaninzi kuwo abhaptizwa. Ucinga ukuba enza ntoni akubuyela ekhaya?
[Ibhokisi ekwiphepha 33]
AMABANDLA ASIXHENXE
UYesu wathumela izigidimi kumabandla asixhenxe aseAsia Minor. Phawula iindawo awayekuzo: iEfese neSmirna zaziselunxwemeni; iPergamo, iFiladelfi, neLawodike zikumhlaba owomileyo; iTiyatira ingasemlanjeni; ize ke iSardesi ibe kweyona ndlela isetyenziswa kakhulu ngabarhwebi. Izinto ezavunjululwa kwezi zixeko ziyasiqinisekisa ukuba ezi ndawo ithetha ngazo iBhayibhile zezokoqobo.
[Imaphu ekwiphepha 32]
(Ukuba ufuna inkcazelo ehlahlelwe kakuhle, yiya kwimpapasho)
Ukusasazeka KobuKristu
Imimandla Eyakhawuleza Yafikelelwa Ngeendaba Ezilungileyo
B1 ILIRIKO
B1 I-ITALI
B1 IRoma
C1 IMAKEDONI
C2 IGRISI
C2 IAthene
C2 IKRETE
C3 IKirene
C3 ILIBHIYA
D1 IBHITHINIYA
D2 IGALATI
D2 IASIA
D2 IFRIGIYA
D2 IPAMFILIYA
D2 ISIPRO
D3 IYIPUTA
D4 ITOPIYA
E1 IPONTO
E2 UKAPADOKIYA
E2 ICILICIYA
E2 IMESOPOTAMIA
E2 ISIRIYA
E3 ISAMARIYA
E3 IYerusalem
E3 KWAYUDA
F2 IMEDI
F3 IBhabhiloni
F3 IELAM
F4 IARABHIYA
G2 IPARTI
[Amanzi]
C2 Ulwandle iMeditera
D1 Ulwandle Olumnyama
E4 Umlandle Olubomvu
F3 IPersian Gulf
[Imaphu ekwiphepha 32, 33]
(Ukuba ufuna inkcazelo ehlahlelwe kakuhle, yiya kwimpapasho)
Uhambo LukaPawulos
Olokuqala Lobuvangeli Basemazweni (IZe 13:1–14:28)
H3 IAntiyokwe (yaseSiriya)
H3 ISeleucia
G4 ISIPRO
G3 ISalami
G4 IPafo
G3 IPAMFILIYA
F3 IPerga
F3 IPISIDIYA
F2 IAntiyokwe (yasePisidiya)
G2 I-Ikoniyo
G2 ILIKAWONIYA
G2 IListra
G3 IDerbhe
G2 IListra
G2 I-Ikoniyo
F2 IAntiyokwe (yasePisidiya)
F3 IPISIDIYA
G3 IPAMFILIYA
F3 IPerga
F3 IAtaliya
H3 IAntiyokwe (yaseSiriya)
Olwesibini Lobuvangeli Basemazweni (IZe 15:36–18:22)
H3 IAntiyokwe (yaseSyria)
H3 ISIRIYA
H3 ISELUKIYA
H3 ITarso
G3 IDerbhe
G2 IListra
G2 I-Ikoniyo
F2 IAntiyokwe (yasePisidiya)
F2 IFRIGIYA
G2 IGALATI
E2 IMISIYA
E2 ITrowa
E1 ISAMOTHRAKI
D1 INeyapoli
D1 IFilipi
C1 IMAKEDONI
D1 IAmfipoli
D1 ITesalonika
D1 IBhereya
C2 IGRISI
D2 IAthene
D2 IKorinte
D3 IAKHAYA
E2 IEfese
G4 IKhesareya
H5 IYerusalem
H3 IAntiyokwe (yaseSiriya)
Olwesithathu Lobuvangeli Basemazweni (IZe 18:22–21:19)
H3 ISIRIYA
H3 IAntiyokwe (yaseSiriya)
G2 IGALATI
F2 IFRIGIYA
H3 IKILIKIYA
H3 ITarso
G3 IDerbhe
G2 IListra
G2 I-Ikoniyo
F2 IAntiyokwe (yasePisidiya)
E2 IEfese
E2 IASIA
E2 ITrowa
D1 IFilipi
C1 IMAKEDONI
D1 IAmfipoli
D1 ITesalonika
D1 IBhereya
C2 IGRISI
D2 IAthene
D2 IKorinte
D1 IBhereya
D1 ITesalonika
D1 IAmfipoli
D1 IFilipi
E2 ITrowa
E2 IAsos
E2 IMitilene
E2 IKHIYO
E2 ISAMOS
E3 IMiletus
E3 ICos
E3 IRHODES
F3 IPatara
H4 ITire
H4 IPtolemais
G4 IKhesareya
H5 IYerusalem
Oluya ERoma (IZe 23:11–28:31)
H5 IYerusalem
G4 IKhesareya
H4 ISidon
F3 IMira
F3 LIKIYA
E3 IKinido
D3 IKRETE
D4 IKAWUDA
A3 IMALTA
A3 SISILI
A3 ISirakuse
A1 I-ITALI
B2 IRegiyo
A1 IPuteyoli
A1 IRoma
Iindlela Ezinkulu (Yiya kwimpapasho)
[Amabandla Asixhenxe]
E2 IPergamo
E2 ITiyatira
E2 ISardisi
E2 ISmirna
E2 IEfese
F2 IFiladelfi
F2 ILawodike
[Ezinye iindawo]
E3 IPATMOS
F2 IKolose
F5 IAleksandriya
F5 IYIPUTA
G1 IBHITHINIYA
G5 IYopa
G5 ILida
G5 IGaza
H1 IPONTUS
H2 IKAPADOKIYA
H4 IDamasko
H4 IPela
[Amanzi]
D4 Ulwandle LweMeditera
[Umfanekiso okwiphepha 33]
Iholo yemiboniso eshukumayo yaseMileto, isixeko uPawulos awadibana kuso nabadala base-Efese
[Umfanekiso okwiphepha 33]
Isibingelelo sikaZeyus ePergamo. AmaKristu esi sixeko ayehlala kwindawo ‘eyayinetrone kaSathana’—ISi 2:13