In the first century, a small group, "the apostles and elders in Jerusalem," served as a governing body to make important decisions on behalf of the entire anointed Christian congregation.
Ka dzana dzra ku sungula, ntlawa lowutsrongo wa 'vapostola ni vakulu' lava a va li Yerusalema a wu tizra swanga huvo leyi zrangelaka akuva yi yentxa swiboho swa lisima hi vito dzra bandla hinkwadzru dzra Vakriste lava totiwiki.