Lapho uPawulu eboshwe okwesibili eRoma cishe ngo-65 C.E. futhi ebhala ebiza uThimothewu e-Efesu, wanezela: “Thatha uMarku uze naye.” (2 Thim. 4:11) Lokhu kubonisa ukuthi uMarku wayese-Efesu ngaleso sikhathi. Asingabazi ukuthi uMarku wavuma ukubuyela eRoma noThimothewu. Ngalezo zinsuku kwakungelula ukuhambela izindawo ezihlukahlukene, kodwa uMarku wakwenza lokho ngokuzithandela.

“Ulusizo Kimi Ekukhonzeni”

UMarku akagcinanga nje ngokubhala iVangeli eRoma. Khumbula lokho okwashiwo uPawulu kuThimothewu: “Thatha uMarku uze naye.” Ngani? “Ngoba ulusizo kimi ekukhonzeni.”—2 Thim. 4:11.

Lokhu kukhuluma ngoMarku kule ndaba—okungokokugcina emiBhalweni ngokokulandelelaniswa kwezenzakalo—kusitshela lukhulu ngaye. Enkonzweni yakhe uMarku akukho ndawo lapho evezwa khona engumphostoli, umholi noma umprofethi. Wayeyisikhonzi, okungukuthi, umuntu okhonza abanye. Ngalesi sikhathi sangaphambi nje kokubulawa kukaPawulu, kumelwe ukuba lo mphostoli walwazisa ngempela usizo lukaMarku.