7. (a) Yiluphi udaba oluyinhloko uPawulu agxila kulo? (b) Obani ababona uJesu ovusiwe?

⁷ Emavesini amabili okuqala kweyoku-1 Korinte isahluko 15, uPawulu wethula isihloko sengxoxo yakhe: “Bafowethu, nginazisa izindaba ezinhle engazimemezela kini, enazamukela nani, futhi enimi kuzo, enisindiswa ngazo futhi, . . . ngaphandle-ke, uma naba amakholwa ngokungenanjongo.” Uma abaseKorinte babehluleka ukuma beqinile ezindabeni ezinhle, babelamukelele ize iqiniso. UPawulu waqhubeka: “Ngadlulisela kini, phakathi kwezinto zokuqala, lokho nami engakwamukela, ukuthi ngokwemiBhalo uKristu wafela izono zethu; nokuthi wangcwatshwa, yebo, ukuthi ngokwemiBhalo uvusiwe ngosuku lwesithathu; nokuthi wabonakala kuKhefase, kwase kuba kwabayishumi nambili. Ngemva kwalokho wabonakala kubafowethu abangaphezu kwamakhulu amahlanu ngesikhathi esisodwa, abaningi kubo abasekhona kuze kube manje, kodwa abanye asebelele ekufeni. Ngemva kwalokho wabonakala kuJakobe, kwase kuba kubo bonke abaphostoli; kodwa ekugcineni kwabo bonke wabonakala nakimi njengokungathi kozelwe ngaphambi kwesikhathi.”—1 Korinte 15:3-8.

10. (a) Ukuhlangana kokugcina kukaJesu nabafundi bakhe kwaba namuphi umphumela? (b) UJesu wabonakala kanjani kuPawulu “njengokungathi kozelwe ngaphambi kwesikhathi”?

¹⁰ Omunye ufakazi ophawulekayo wokuvuswa kukaJesu kwakunguJakobe, indodana kaJosefa noMariya, unina kaJesu. Ngaphambi kovuko, ngokusobala uJakobe wayengelona ikholwa. (Johane 7:5) Kodwa ngemva kokuba uJesu ebonakele kuye, uJakobe waba ikholwa futhi mhlawumbe wafeza indima ethile ekuguquleni abanye abafowabo. (IzEnzo 1:13, 14) Ngesikhathi ehlangene nabafundi bakhe okokugcina, lapho akhuphukela khona ezulwini, uJesu wabathuma ukuba ‘babe ofakazi nasezingxenyeni eziqhele kakhulu zomhlaba.’ (IzEnzo 1:6-11) Kamuva, wabonakala kuSawulu waseTarsu, umshushisi wamaKristu. (IzEnzo 22:6-8) UJesu wabonakala kuSawulu “njengokungathi kozelwe ngaphambi kwesikhathi.” Kwakunjengokungathi uSawulu wayesevuselwe ekuphileni komoya kakade futhi wakwazi ukubona iNkosi ekhazinyulisiwe kusasele amakhulu eminyaka ngaphambi kokuba kufike isikhathi okwakufanele lwenzeke ngaso lolo vuko. Lesi senzakalo sammisa ngokuzumayo uSawulu enkambweni yakhe yokuphikisa ibandla lobuKristu ngokulibulala futhi sabangela ushintsho oluphawulekayo. (IzEnzo 9:3-9, 17-19) USawulu waba umphostoli uPawulu, omunye wabavikeli abaphambili benkolo yobuKristu.—1 Korinte 15:9, 10.