Ngemva kokufa kwabaphostoli bakaJesu, ngasekuqaleni kwekhulu lesibili C.E., oFata beSonto bakudala baqala ukuvelela nokuba negunya. Lapho ichaza izimfundiso zabo, i-New Catholic Encyclopedia (2003), uMqulu 6, ikhasi 687, ithi: “Imfundiso evamile yayiwukuthi isibusiso sezulu sinikwa umphefumulo ohlukene nenyama ngemva kokuba usudlule esihlanzweni.”

“Bayajabula abanomoya omnene, ngoba bayokudla ifa lomhlaba.”—Mathewu 5:5.

Nakuba uJesu athembisa abafundi bakhe ukuthi ‘wayeyobalungisela indawo’ ezulwini, wabonisa ukuthi akubona bonke abalungile abaya khona. (Johane 3:13; 14:2, 3) Akazange yini athandazele ukuba intando kaNkulunkulu yenziwe “nasemhlabeni, njengasezulwini”? (Mathewu 6:9, 10) Eqinisweni, ngayinye yalezi zindawo izohlala abantu abalungile; idlanzana liyobusa noKristu ezulwini, iningi lihlale emhlabeni phakade.—IsAmbulo 5:10.

Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, isonto lokuqala lashintsha umbono walo ngendima yalo emhlabeni. Kwaba namuphi umphumela? I-New Encyclopædia Britannica ithi:“Isonto laqhubeka lisusa kancane kancane ithemba lokulindelwa koMbuso kaNkulunkulu.” Laqala ukuqinisa amandla alo ngokuzihlanganisa nezombusazwe, liwashaya indiva amazwi kaJesu acacile athi abalandeli bakhe kwakumelwe ‘bangabi yingxenye yezwe.’ (Johane 15:19; 17:14-16; 18:36) Lithonywe uMbusi WaseRoma uConstantine, isonto lashintsha ezinye zezinkolelo zalo, enye yazo ehilela lokho uNkulunkulu ayikho.

Qhathanisa la mavesi eBhayibheli: IHubo 37:10, 11, 29; Johane 17:3; 2 Thimothewu 2:11, 12