Emanxwemeni oLwandle lwaseGalili, kwakukho izahluko ezininzi kwiimbali zeBhayibhile. Bekulapha uMdali wayichitha ixesha elininzi edala imimangaliso, ephilisa ukugula okungenasiphelo, nokuvakalisa iNtshumayelo yakhe edumile eNtabeni. Akumangalisi ukuba abaninzi abahlali bendawo bajika kubafundi bakhe abathembekileyo, baba ngabapostile bokuqala bakaKristu. Abazalwana ababini uPetros noAndreya banikwa ilungelo elikhulu lokuba "ngabalobi babantu." Abalobi abaqhelekileyo baqala ukushumayela emhlabeni jikelele imfundiso entsha, baba ngabaPhunywa baPostile.
Imbali yomthendeleko weSt. Andrew
Sifuna ukuxelela apha ngokufutshane malunga nabantu bokuqala abalandela uMfundisi-Andrew u-First-Called, ubungqina bovuko kunye nokuphakama kweNkosi. Kule bali uya kuqonda ukuba kutheni ukugqithwa ngokubanzi kumazwe amaninzi eYurophu nguSt. Andrew umPostile. Ngaphambi kokuhlangana kunye noKristu kuMlambo iYordan, wayenelungelo lokuba ngumfundi kaYohane uMbhaptizi. Emva kokuphakama kweNkosi, wayithwala iLizwi likaThixo emazweni asendle aseNtlanga. I-Asia Minor, iThrace, uLwandle oluMnyama, iCrimea , iMakedoni yahlala kuloo maxesha anenkohlakalo ngabantu abaye badibana nabapostile bokholo olutsha. UAndrew obizwa ngokuba ngumntu wokuqala wahlatywa ngamatye, wagxothwa kwiidolophana, wahlushwa kakhulu kubahlali bendawo. Kodwa ukholo eNkosini, imimangaliso awabonisa ngayo ngomfundi wakhe othembekileyo, wanceda lo mpostile emsebenzini wakhe omhle.
Wagqiba uhambo lwakhe lomhlaba kwisixeko sasePatra. Umntu ongcwele wamphilisa umfazi womlawuli nomzalwana, kodwa wamthiya umpostile waza wamyala ukuba abethelwe esiphambanweni. Ukubulawa kwenzeka enyakeni we-62 AD. Kwakungumgwebo ongekho sikweni, owacaphukisa abantu abaninzi basezidolophini. Umnqamlezo wakhiwa ngohlobo lweleta "X", kwaye ummangalelwa wayebophelelwe kuye, kungekhona ukumbethela ngezipikili ukuze akhulise intlungu. Kwiintsuku ezimbini wayeshumayela emnqamlezweni, ngelixa abantu beedolophu ezinomsindo abazange baphoqe umbusi ukuba ayeke ukuhlushwa. Kodwa umpostile akazange amnene. Wacela iNkosi ukuba imnike umnqamlezo wokufa. Amajoni, njengoko awazange azame, akakwazanga ukuwususa. Ukukhanya kwasezulwini kwakhanya, kwaye ngokukhazimulisa kwakhe, uAndreya owokuqala-obizwa ngokuba enyukela eNkosini.
AmaKatolika azukisa uSt Andrew u-First-Called on November 30, ne-Orthodox ngoDisemba 13. Ukwahlukana kwemihla kubangelwa ukuba e-East ibandla lisebenzisa ikhalenda yeYulian. Uthathwa njengongcwele wengcwele yamazwe amaninzi - iScotland , iRomania, kude kude neBarbados. Kwamanye amazwe le holide inesimo selizwe. Uthando olukhethekileyo kwiqhawe-umpostile lalihlala londliwa eRussia. Imiqulu yamandulo ithi i-First-Called One yavakashela iChersonese yamandulo kunye neendawo apho i-Kiev yakudala. Wawasikelela loo mazwe, uqikelele ukuba kungekudala kuya kwakha isixeko esihle kunye neicawa ezininzi.
Iimpahla ze-Apostle Andrew zigcinwe e-Italy, kodwa nguye obizwa ngokuba ngumgcini kunye nomsunguli weCawa leOthodoki. Sekuninzi wayenentlonelo ekhethekileyo eRussia. Umvuzo wokuqala welizwe lolawulo wawuyi-Order yaseSt. Andrew oQalayo-ekuthiwa, kwaye kwi-banner i-flag yaseSt. Andrew iyaqhuma.
Abantu bakholelwa ukuba lo ngcwele ungumphathi wabo bonke abantu abathwala igama likaAndreya. Kwamanye amazwe aseNtshona (eJamani, ePoland) ukususela ngoNovemba 29 ukuya kuNovemba 30, u-Andreev ugubha ubusuku. Amantombazana asekuhlaleni aqikelele kwi-wax ukuze afune ukuphuma kwabo. UAndrzej igama elidumileyo ePoland. E-Rashiya, kukho iindawo ezininzi ezinxulumene nokuvumisa ngobusuku bo-Andrew. Ngeveki leholide, amantombazana kwakufuneka acinge ngokukhawuleza kwaye athandazele isipho somntu oncomekayo.