11-13. (a) Bathini oPawulu noBarnaba ezakhamuzini zaseListra? (b) Isiphi isifundo esingasithola emazwini ashiwo uPawulu noBarnaba?

¹¹ Naphezu kwalezo zenzakalo ezijabulisayo nezishubile, uPawulu noBarnaba babesafuna ukufinyelela izinhliziyo zezilaleli zabo ngendlela ephumelelayo. Kulesi senzakalo, uLuka wabhala ngendlela ephumelelayo yokushumayela izindaba ezinhle kubantu abakhulekela onkulunkulu bamanga. Phawula indlela uPawulu noBarnaba abazinxusa ngayo izilaleli zabo: “Madoda, kungani nenza lezi zinto? Nathi singabantu abanobuthakathaka obufana nobenu. Simemezela izindaba ezinhle kini, ukuba niphenduke kulezi zinto eziyize niphendukele kuNkulunkulu ophilayo, owenza izulu nomhlaba nolwandle nakho konke okukukho. Ezizukulwaneni ezidlule wavumela zonke izizwe ukuba ziqhubeke ngezindlela zazo, ngokwenza izinto ezinhle wanibonisa ukuthi ungubani, eninika izimvula ezivela ezulwini nezinkathi ezinezithelo, enanelisa ngokudla, egcwalisa izinhliziyo zenu ngokwenama okukhulu.”—IzE. 14:15-17.

14-16. Yisiphi isifundo sesibili nesesithathu esingasifunda kulokho uPawulu noBarnaba abakusho ezakhamuzini zaseListra?

¹⁴ Cabanga ngesifundo sesibili esingasifunda kule nkulumo. UPawulu noBarnaba bazivumelanisa nezimo. Ngokungafani namaJuda namaproselithe ase-Ikoniyu, izakhamuzi zaseListra zazinolwazi oluncane lwemiBhalo noma lokusebenzelana kukaNkulunkulu nesizwe sakwa-Israyeli noma zazingenalo nhlobo. Noma kunjalo, labo ababelalela uPawulu noBarnaba babejwayelene nokulima. IListra yayibusiswe ngesimo sezulu esihle futhi inamasimu avundile. Abantu babebubona ubufakazi obuningi bezimfanelo zoMdali njengoba zibonakala ezintweni ezifana nezinkathi ezinezithelo, futhi lezi zithunywa zevangeli zasebenzisa la maqiniso ababevumelana ngawo ukuze zithinte izilaleli zazo.—Roma 1:19, 20.