GADE kumnyaka ka-49 C.E. uPitrosi, uJakobosi, noJwanisi—‘ebebabonakala babadosiphambili’—banikela umpostoli uPowula nesisebenzi esikunye naye uBhanabhasi umyalo. Bekufuze bakhumbule amaKrestu atlhogako njengombana gade batjhumayela eentjhabeni. (Gal. 2:9, 10) Bawenza njani umsebenzi lo?

Iincwadi zakaPowula ziveza indlela ayitjheja ngayo indaba le. Ngokwesibonelo watlolela amaKrestu weKorinte: ‘Malungana nomnikelo wokusiza abacwengileko, yenzani lokho engikutjele amabandla weGalatiya bona akwenze. Qobe ekuthomeni kweveke akube ngiloyo naloyo azibekele imali ngeqadi, njengokuzuza kwakhe, kwenzele bona lokha nangifikako, kungabi sikhathi sokubuthelelwa komnikelo. Ekufikeni kwami labo enibakhethileko ngizabathuma baphethe iincwadi, bona base iimphiwo zenu eJerusalema.’—1 Kor. 16:1-3.

Encwadinakhe yesibili ebeyikhuthaza beKorinte, uPowula wabuyelela umnqopho wokubuthelela umnikelo. Bekukobana ‘ngokulinganisa inala yenu nje kungcono nisize labo abatlhogako.’—2 Kor. 8:12-15.

UPowula nekatlolela amaKrestu eRoma ngabo-56 C.E., ukubuthelelwa komnikelo pheze besele kuzokuphela. Wathi: “Ngisaya eJerusalema ukuyosiza abacwengileko, ngombana labo abaseMasedoniya, ne-Akhaya, bazimisele ukubuthelela umnikelo wokusiza abadududu abacwengileko eJerusalema.’ (Rom. 15:25, 26) Msinyana ngemva kwalokho, uPowula wakuzalisa ukuthunywa kwakhe, njengombana abuyela eJerusalema begodu wabotjhwa lapho, watjela umBusi uFeliksi: ‘Ngafika lapho ngiletha izipho zomusa neminikelo esitjhabeni sekhethu.’—IzE. 24:17.

Umoya otjengiswe maKrestu wekhulu lokuthoma uyakhanya ngokwalokho okwatjhiwo nguPowula ngamaKrestu weMasedoniya. Wathi: “Asirabhela khulu bona nawo avunyelwe ukufaka isandla ekusizeni.” Umpostoli wakhuthaza beKorinte bona balandele isibonelweso. Wathi: “Ngiloyo naloyo akazibekele yena ehliziyweni yakhe bona uzanikela kangangani, khona azanikela ngehliziyo ekhululekileko, ingasi ngokubilayela nangokugandelelwa. UZimu uthanda umuntu onikela ngehliziyo emhlophe twa.” Khuyini eyenza amabandla bona atjengise ukupha okunjalo? Isifiso sawo ‘bekungasi kutlhogomela lokho okutlhogwa bacwengileko kwaphela, kodwana kuletha ithabo nokuthokoza okukhulu kuZimu.’ (2 Kor. 8:4; 9:7, 12) Nathi ukupha kwethu kungaba nomnqopho ofanako. Ngokuqinisekileko uJehova uZimu uzowubusisa umoya onjalo omuhle nongasimarhamaru—begodu isibusiso sakhe kwamambala senza umuntu anothe.—IzA. 10:22.

Njengesikhathini sompostoli uPowula, abanengi ‘bazibekela okuthileko ngeqadi,’ namtjhana ibhajethi yemali ethileko begodu banikele ngayo ebandleni ngebhoksini elitlolwe, “UmSebenzi wePhasi Mazombe.” (1 Kor. 16:2) Qobe nyanga, amabandla athumela iminikelo le e-ofisini laboFakazi bakaJehova elikhonza indawo yangekhabo. Godu kungakghoneka ukuyithumela ngokwakho iminikelo ehlanganweni engokomthetho esetjenziswa boFakazi bakaJehova enarheni yangekhenu. Bona wazi ibizo lehlangano engokomthetho eyihloko esetjenziswa boFakazi bakaJehova enarheni yangakhenu, sibawa uthintane ne-ofisi legatja elikhonza inarha yangakhenu. I-adresi ye-ofisi legatja ingafumaneka ku-www.pr418.com. Imihlobo yeminikelo ongayithumela ngokunqophileko iyalandela:

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