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.
Hi lembe-xidzana ro sungula ntlawa lowutsongo wa "vaapostola ni vakulukumba eYerusalema" wu tirhe tanihi huvo leyi fumaka leswaku wu endla swiboho swa nkoka wu yimela vatotiwa hinkwavo va vandlha ra Vukreste.