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Uchungechunge Lwethunzi seluphelile, kodwa umsebenzi wethu ukude nalo. Ngokuphambene, uNkulunkulu usibizele ukuba sibe isibani emanzini asendle eSiphepho Esikhulu manje esehlela phezu kwesintu. Ukuze sifinyelele lo mgomo futhi sihole othisha abangu-144,000, savivinywa kanzima. Kwadingeka sithole kahle ukuthi u-Ellen G. White wake wakubeka kanjani ngale ndlela:
Inkathi yosizi nosizi phambi kwethu izodinga ukholo olungabekezelela ukukhathala, ukubambezeleka, nendlala—ukholo olungayikuphela nakuba luvivinywa kanzima. Isikhathi sokuhlolwa sinikezwe wonke umuntu ukuze alungiselele leso sikhathi. UJakobe wanqoba ngoba wayebekezela futhi ezimisele. Ukunqoba kwakhe kuwubufakazi bamandla omthandazo ocindezelayo. Bonke abayobambelela ezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu, njengoba enza, futhi bakhuthale futhi baphikelele njengaye, bayophumelela njengoba aphumelela. Labo abangazimisele ngokuziphika, bahlupheke phambi kukaNkulunkulu, bathandazele isibusiso Sakhe isikhathi eside nangobuqotho, ngeke basithole. Ukubambana noNkulunkulu—yeka ukuthi bambalwa kangakanani abaziyo ukuthi kuyini! Bambalwa kangakanani abake badonswa imiphefumulo yabo ukuba balandele uNkulunkulu ngokushisekela kwesifiso kuze kube yilapho wonke amandla esenwetshiwe. Lapho amagagasi okuphelelwa ithemba angenakuchazwa ngolimi edlula ocelayo, yeka ukuthi bambalwa kangakanani ababambelele ngokukholwa okungaguquki ezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu. {I-GC 621.2}
Phakathi novivinyo oluningi esabhekana nalo kusukela ngo-February 27, 2012, sasingazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzosinika uphawu olukhethekile ukuze sazi ukuthi silutholile uphawu lukaNkulunkulu ophilayo ngomsebenzi wethu, nokuthi kwakufanele sidalule le nto emangalisayo ngesikhathi saKhe. Kulolu phawu kuvela isigaba sethu esisha esizokuphelezela kuze kufike isikhathi sezinhlupho, okungenani inqobo nje uma sisenokuxhumana. Sengathi uNkulunkulu angabusisa lesi sigaba ikakhulukazi futhi anikeze uMoya oNgcwele kulabo abamaziyo nabaqondayo ukuthi akenzi lutho ngaphandle kokwembula imfihlo Yakhe kubaprofethi Bakhe ( Amose 3:7 ).
Isipho Esihlala Njalo Sesiprofetho
Ekupheleni kokuphila kwakhe ngawo-1930, u-Arthur G. Daniells, owayenguMongameli we-General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists kanye nozakwabo osenesikhathi eside u-Ellen G. White, wabhala incwadi enhle kakhulu ngale ndaba ngesihloko esifanayo. Isipho Esihlala Njalo Sesiprofetho. Emakhasini angaphezu kuka-400 acwaningwe ngokuphelele futhi ngokubona kwami nawo aphefumulelwe amakhasi, ubonisa ukuthi ibandla likaNkulunkulu lalihlala lihambisana noMoya Wesiprofetho, futhi ekugcineni ukuthi isipho sabonakaliswa kanjani ebandleni likaNkulunkulu eliyinsali elikhethiwe ngo-Ellen G. White.
Uhlanganisa wonke umlando wabantu bakaNkulunkulu kuze kube namuhla, elandelela ubukhona besipho sokuprofetha phakathi kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu kuzo zonke izinkathi:
- Ukusuka eGibhithe ukuya eKhanani wabonakala ngesipho sikaMose, owathola isiqondiso esiqondile esivela kuNkulunkulu kusukela esihlahleni esivuthayo kuqhubeke.
- Kusukela kuJoshuwa kuya kuSamuweli ngoJoshuwa uqobo, “amadoda kaNkulunkulu”, uDebora futhi ekugcineni noSamuweli omkhulu, owasungula izikole zabaprofethi.
- Ngesikhathi sokuhlubuka kuka-Israyeli ezinsukwini zamakhosi lapho belahla uNkulunkulu njengenkosi yabo, nabangu-30 okubhekiselwa kubo emibhalweni yabaprofethi kusukela kuSamuweli kuya kuJeremiya, kanye nabanye abambalwa abangashiwongo ngamagama.
- Esikhathini nangemva kokuthunjelwa eBhabhiloni kusukela kuDaniyeli kuya kuMalaki.
- Ubonisa ukuba khona kwesipho sokuprofetha ngisho phakathi kukaMalaki noJohane uMbhapathizi.
- Kusukela izikhathi zabaphostoli kuze kube namuhla, njengoba ubufakazi babaphostoli ngokwabo bufakaza, njengobukaPawulu owathi: “Ningawucimi uMoya. ningadeleli ukuprofetha. (1 Thesalonika 5:19-20) futhi ikakhulukazi ngokuphikisana nohlobo lwemvula yokuqala yePhentekoste ngesikhathi semvula yamuva.
- Ngokubonakaliswa koMoya wesiprofetho ngo-Ellen G. White eBandleni lama-Adventist ngesikhathi sesinqumo sophenyo.
UNkulunkulu akakaze abashiye abantu Bakhe bengenasiphiwo sikaMoya wokuProfetha. UDaniyeli wafika kwaze kwaba sesikhathini sokwahlulelwa kwabafileyo, kodwa kuthiwani ngesikhathi sokusuka ekwahlulelweni kwabafileyo kuye ekwahlulelweni kwabaphilayo, futhi kuthiwani ngesikhathi sokwahlulelwa kwabaphilayo? Ingabe inkanyezi emqhele wowesifazane, ibandla elincane kunawo wonke lensali yensali, yayingeke isidinge ngokukhethekile lesi sipho? Akufanele yini silindele isipho sokuprofetha manje, noma ingabe amakhasi ayi-100,000 alotshwa u-Ellen G. White eminyakeni engama-70 yenkonzo yakhe njengesithunywa sikaNkulunkulu anele ukuhola ibandla enkathini encane yosizi?
U-Ellen G. White ngokwakhe uphendula umbuzo ngokukhomba ukukhanya okusha yena ngokwakhe angakutholanga, kodwa okwakungatholwa kuphela abafundi abakhuthele bemiBhalo, besizwa isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele.
UPetru unxusa abafowabo ukuba ‘bakhule emseni nasekwazini iNkosi noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu. [2 Petru 3:18.] Noma nini lapho abantu bakaNkulunkulu bekhula emseni, bayohlala bethola ukuqonda okucacile kwezwi Lakhe. Bayobona ukukhanya okusha nobuhle emaqinisweni alo angcwele. Lokhu bekuyiqiniso emlandweni webandla kuzo zonke izinkathi, futhi ngaleyo ndlela kuzoqhubeka kuze kube sekupheleni. Kodwa njengoba ukuphila okungokomoya kwangempela kuncipha, kuye kwaba ukuthambekela kokuyeka ukuthuthuka olwazini lweqiniso. Abantu baphumula benelisekile ngokukhanya osekutholile kakade ezwini likaNkulunkulu, futhi bavimbele noma yikuphi uphenyo olwengeziwe lwemiBhalo. Bagcina beqinile, futhi bafuna ukugwema ukuxoxisana. {I-GW 297.2}
Ingabe umfundi weBhayibheli, nakuba enekhono, ungumprofethi ngalo mqondo? Cha, ngoba incazelo yomprofethi iwukuthi uthola isiqondiso esiqondile esivela kuNkulunkulu futhi ezwa izwi Lakhe ngamaphupho noma ngemibono. Ngisho noma umfundi weBhayibheli eholelwa ezingxenyeni ezithile zeBhayibheli nasolwazini olusha ngephupho lezikhathi ezithile, lokho akukona ukubonakaliswa kwesipho esigcwele soMoya Wesiprofetho esikuye.
Kunalokho, sitshelwa ukuthi isipho sokuprofetha sisebenza kanjani ngokuphathelene nalabo abasebandleni, abahlola iZwi likaNkulunkulu ngokutadisha, bomele ukukhanya okwengeziwe:
Abantu bakithi abaningi ababoni ukuthi isisekelo sokholo lwethu sibekwe saqina kangakanani. Umyeni wami, iGosa uJoseph Bates, uBaba uPierce, uMdala [uHiram] Edson, nabanye ababekhuthele, behloniphekile, futhi beqinisile, babephakathi kwalabo okwathi ngemva kokudlula kwesikhathi ngo-1844, bafuna iqiniso njengengcebo efihliwe. Ngahlangana nabo, safunda futhi sathandaza ngobuqotho. Ngokuvamile sasihlala ndawonye kuze kube sebusuku, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ubusuku bonke, sithandazela ukukhanya futhi sitadisha iZwi. Ngokuphindaphindiwe laba bazalwane babehlangana ndawonye ukuze batadishe iBhayibheli, ukuze bazi incazelo yalo, futhi balungele ukulifundisa ngamandla. Lapho sebefika ephuzwini lokufunda kwabo lapho bathi, “Akukho okunye esingakwenza,” uMoya weNkosi wawufika phezu kwami, ngikhishwe embonweni, futhi ngangizonikezwa incazelo ecacile yezindima esasizifunda, ngesiyalezo sokuthi kufanele sisebenze futhi sifundise ngokuphumelelayo. Ngakho-ke ukukhanya kwanikezwa okwasisiza ukuba siqonde imibhalo engcwele mayelana noKristu, umsebenzi Wakhe, kanye nobupristi Bakhe. Uhlu lweqiniso olusuka kuleso sikhathi luye esikhathini lapho siyongena emzini kaNkulunkulu, lwenziwa lwacaca kimi, futhi nganikeza abanye iziyalezo iNkosi eyayinginike zona.
Phakathi naso sonke lesi sikhathi angizange ngikuqonde ukucabanga kwabazalwane. Ingqondo yami yayikhiyiwe, futhi ngangingakwazi ukuqonda incazelo yemibhalo esasiyifunda. Lokhu kwakungolunye losizi olukhulu empilweni yami. Ngangikulesi simo sengqondo kwaze kwaba yilapho wonke amaphuzu ayinhloko okholo lwethu ecaciswa ezingqondweni zethu, ngokuvumelana neZwi likaNkulunkulu. Abazalwane babazi ukuthi lapho ngingekho embonweni, ngangingakwazi ukuziqonda lezi zinto, futhi bazamukela njengokukhanya okuqondile okuvela ezulwini izambulo ezanikezwa. {1SM 206.4–207.1}
Ingxenye yokugcina yaleyo ngcaphuno evela empilweni yesithunywa sikaNkulunkulu yembula isimiso esibalulekile sikamoya: Umuntu onesiphiwo soMoya wokuProfetha hhayi baqonde ukuthi izifundo zabafundi zisho ukuthini, hhayi ngoba bengahlakaniphile noma bengazi, kodwa ngenhloso yokuthi izambulo ezinikezwa ibandla ngazo zingabonakala zinjalo.
Ngeshwa, indaba yesipho sikaMoya wokuProfetha nayo iyindaba yokulahla kwabantu uMoya wesiprofetho okufanele bawamukele. Lokhu kwakunjalo kuzo zonke izinkathi, futhi kuzodonsa kuze kufike ekufikeni kukaJesu.
U-Ellen G. White wahola ibandla isikhathi eside, kwaze kwajula ekuzuleni kwabo ehlane iminyaka eyi-120, okwaqala ngo-1890 ngoba ibandla lenqaba ngisho nokuqala kokukhanya kwengelosi yesine. Kwaze kwadlula isikhathi eside lapho abambalwa babantu ekugcineni bekulungele ukwamukela lokhu kukhanya ngokugcwele. Manje, ngemva nje kokuqala kokwahlulelwa kwabaphilayo, lokhu kukhanya kufanele kukhukhumale kube ukukhala okukhulu, isixwayiso esikhulu sokugcina ezweni elifayo, eliyobhujiswa ngezahlulelo zikaNkulunkulu ezingaxutshwe nesihe, kanye nabo bonke labo ababengafuni ukubeka ukuphila kwabo ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu.
Kusukela ngo-1915, unyaka u-Ellen G. White afa ngawo, ibandla kwadingeka lithathe uhambo lwalo ehlane lizimele ngaphandle koMoya ophilayo Wesiprofetho. Kwadingeka babhekane nezilingo zokulandela ubuholi babo bebandla obuvame ukudukiswa kusukela kokubomvu, kuya kwelimnyama, bese kuya ehhashini eliphaphathekile—ibandla elifile laseSardesi—ngoba “lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha” ( IzAga 29:18 ). Nakuba imibhalo yakhe yayihambisana nawo, isiprofetho esilandelayo sesithunywa sikaNkulunkulu sagcwaliseka:
USathane ... ephikelela njalo emangeni—ukuze aholele kude neqiniso. Inkohliso yokugcina kaSathane iyoba ukwenza bube yize ubufakazi boMoya kaNkulunkulu. “Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha” (IzAga 29:18). USathane uyosebenza ngobuhlakani, ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene nangezinhlaka ezihlukahlukene, ukuze aqede ukuqiniseka kwensali kaNkulunkulu ebufakazini beqiniso.— Incwadi 12, 1890 .
Kuyoba khona inzondo eyovuthelwa ubufakazi obunobusathane. Ukusebenza kukaSathane kuyoba ukudunga ukukholwa kwamabandla kuwo, ngenxa yalesi sizathu: USathane akanakuba nomkhondo ocace kangaka wokungenisa izinkohliso zakhe futhi abophe imiphefumulo ezinkohlisweni zakhe uma izixwayiso nokusola kanye nezeluleko zoMoya kaNkulunkulu kulalelwa.— Incwadi 40, 1890. {1SM 48.3–4}
U-Arthur G. Daniells wabhala esahlukweni sokugcina sencwadi yakhe Isipho Esihlala Njalo Sesiprofetho:
Inhlalakahle yebandla lilonke, neyamalungu alo ngamanye, ihlanganiswe ngokungenakuhlukaniswa nokukholwa nokulalela abaprofethi bakaNkulunkulu. Laba, njengoba sesibonile, bayizithunywa zaKhe ezikhethiwe, abakhulumeli baKhe abamisiwe, ebandleni laKhe emhlabeni. Njengoba sibonisile futhi ngokusobala, lelisu lokuxhumana beliyilungiselelo likaNkulunkulu elikhethiwe, elifanayo, nelinosizo lokuveza intando Yakhe kumuntu, kusukela ekuhlukaneni okubangelwe yisono. Ngalezi zindlela, uNkulunkulu uyeluleka futhi ayale, uyaxwayisa, anxuse, futhi axwayise, njengoba kungase kwenzeke futhi njengoba uthando lwaphezulu lubonisa. Ngakho-ke ukuba khona komprofethi phakathi kwabantu akuyona into entsha noma engavamile, into engavamile noma emangalisayo. UNkulunkulu ungumsunguli walokhu kunikezwa, futhi umuntu ohamba ngendlela ungumzuzi wawo. Indala njengesidingo somuntu, futhi ihlala njalo njengothando lwaphezulu olwayigqugquzela futhi yalusungula.
Ukuguquguquka kwebandla ezinkathini zonke kuye kwakala ukwethembeka noma ukungathembeki kwalo esiphweni sokuprofetha, nokuphepha kwalo kukalwa ngokusabela kwalo kulokhu kuhola kwasezulwini. Emakhulwini eminyaka adlula ngezikhathi zokhokho, uMose, kanye nenkathi yabaphostoli, siwubonile lo mthetho ongenakuvinjelwa usebenza, njengoba wembulwe emakhasini oMbhalo oNgcwele.
Khona-ke ngemva kokufa kwabaphostoli, uhambo oludabukisayo lwezenzakalo enkathini yobuKristu luyaqala, lutshelwa ngegazi nezinyembezi, futhi lusulwe ukukhukhuleka nokuhlubuka. Ibandla lokuzisholo lobuKristu liyaphambuka kancane kancane kulezo zimiso eziyisisekelo—imithetho nemikhuba, incwadi nomoya—okwakuphawuleka ngaso esontweni labaphostoli. Ukusuka kwagxila ekuphendukezeleni komthetho nevangeli, nakuba kwakungena kuwo wonke amaqiniso obuKristu.
Inhlekelele iye yaba isimo salabo ababemele ukholo lwakudala. Bezondwa futhi benyundelwa, beshushiswa futhi behlukanisiwe, bafakaza ngeqiniso. Kodwa ngezikhathi ezithile abaprofethi—abesilisa nabesifazane—bavuka ngokubiza kukaNkulunkulu, futhi balahla ububi babangathembekile. Bakhuthaza ukwethembeka kwabathembekile, futhi baqondisa futhi baqapha abalandeli beqiniso phakathi namakhulu eminyaka akhathele.
Manje kulezi “zinsuku zokugcina” ezihlelwe ngokwaphezulu, isu elikhulu likaNkulunkulu lokuhlenga kanye nenkambo yobuhlanya yohlanga lwesintu kusondela umvuthwandaba wazo ndawonye. Ububi budlange kakhulu phakathi kwabantu, ifilosofi yomuntu idelela kakhulu, ukuzimela komuntu kuNkulunkulu kanye namalungiselelo okuhlengwa kuhlukumeza kakhulu kulokhu kungqubuzana okukhulu phakathi kokuhle nokubi, kangangokuthi kwakudingeka ukuba isipho sokuprofetha sibonakale ngokusobala ezinhlwini zebandla lensali.
Isidingo Esiyinhloko Ezinsukwini Zokugcina
Uma kwenzeka phakathi nohlanga umuntu edinga isiqondiso saphezulu, ngokuqinisekile kungalezi zinsuku zokugcina, lapho wonke amandla obubi egqashuka ukuze adideke futhi achithe, lapho izwe lezwe seliye lathanda izinto ezibonakalayo, futhi izwe lezenkolo seliphendukele ezimfundisweni zesimanje. Uma kwenzeka emlandweni ibandla lidinga ukuba nesiqondiso saphezulu, leso sikhathi safinyelelwa ngehora lenhlekelele lenhlangano yokufika, ngemva nje kokudumala kwango-1844, nakuwo wonke amashumi eminyaka alandela. Ukufinyelela kude kwakuyizinkinga; kodwa sanele isiqondiso sikaNkulunkulu.
Ingxabano yokugcina iza phezu kokwethembeka kuNkulunkulu, futhi ifinyelela esiphelweni sayo osukwini lwethu. Umthetho kaNkulunkulu ophelele, nophawu lwawo lweSabatha, uyinto yenzondo kaSathane, futhi wayeyosonga izwe libe ngakuye kule mpi. Insindiso egcwele ehlinzekwa ngokukholwa kuKristu ngokufanayo iyinhloso yemizamo yakhe engapheli yokuphika ukuba senyameni Kwakhe, ukufa Kwakhe okuhlawulelayo, inkonzo Yakhe yobupristi, kanye nokubuya Kwakhe okuseduze ngamandla nenkazimulo.
Ulaka lukaSathane lugxile ebandleni likaNkulunkulu lensali, into ephakeme yothando nesiqondiso saphezulu. Ekugcineni leli bandla liyoma njengomvikeli oyedwa womthetho kaNkulunkulu onyathelwe phansi, okuhlanganiswe kuwo amalungiselelo aphelele okuhlengwa. Akukhona nje ukuthi ibandla lilonke liyizisulu zokuhlasela komubi, kodwa nelungu ngalinye nalo liyahlukunyezwa, ngenxa yokulondoloza ubuqotho bomthetho nevangeli. Ngokufaka ukungabaza, ukunganaki, ukudelela, noma ukwenqaba, uSathane ngokufanayo ufuna ukufulathela izeluleko zesipho sokuprofetha.
Ngakho-ke izindaba ezintathu ezinkulu ezisengozini kulelihora lokugcina zichazwe ngokucacile nangokucacile njengoba ugqozi lungaziveza. Kodwa bonke laba baye badideka ezinkolelweni nasemikhubeni phakathi koquqaba lweLobukholwa.
Kodwa manje, ekusotheni lomqulu, umbuzo wobudlelwane bomuntu ngamunye nebandla nesipho sikaNkulunkulu ugqama njengobaluleke kakhulu. Ngakho-ke amazwi ami okuphetha ayisicelo sokuba kuqashelwe futhi kulalelwe lelilungiselelo laphezulu lokwelulekwa kwebandla. Banxusa ibandla ukuthi lihlale likhumbula lezi zindaba, futhi lizilandele ngokwethembeka ekusebenzeni.
Nakani Izeluleko Zasezulwini
Maka kahle, uma ubheka emuva, ukuthi lesi sipho sisho ukuthini kulaba bantu emashumini eminyaka edlule. Phawula kahle indlela okuhlangatshezwane ngayo nenhlekelele ngemva kwenhlekelele, nokuthi udaba ngemva komagazini okuye kwabhekwana nalo ngempumelelo. Isikhathi siye saqinisekisa izeluleko zasezulwini kuzo zonke izimo. Cabangela, ngendlela yokuqhathanisa nesiyalo esihlaba umxhwele, izinsuku zika-Israyeli ngesikhathi sikaMose, bese ucabanga ngezikhathi zethu njengokufana kwazo. Nanka amazwi omholi omkhulu wakwa-Israyeli wasendulo:
“Ngibekile namuhla phambi kwakho ukuphila nokuhle, ukufa nokubi.” “Ngifakaza namuhla phezu kwenu izulu nomhlaba ukuthi ngibeke phambi kwenu ukuphila nokufa, isibusiso nesiqalekiso; ngalokho khethani ukuphila ukuba niphile, wena nenzalo yakho, ukuze uthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ulalele izwi lakhe, unamathele kuye, ngokuba ungukuphila kwakho nobude bezinsuku zakho.” Dut. 30:15, 19, 20 .
Iqaphela ukuthi ngokushesha wayesezoyibeka phansi imithwalo yayo yemfanelo, inzalamizi esekhulile, uMose, yayinikeza umyalo wayo wokugcina kubantu eyayibahole iminyaka engamashumi amane, kusukela eGibhithe kuya emingceleni yeZwe Lesithembiso.
Wayenamathemba amakhulu ngekusasa labantu bakhe abathandayo. Kodwa azi, ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwesikhathi eside, ubuthakathaka babo nobuthakathaka babo ngezinye izikhathi ngaphansi kwezilingo nobunzima, wayekwazisa nokwesaba okukhulu kokuthi babengase bahlangabezane nenhlekelele yesizwe futhi banqotshwe. Eqaphela ukuthi isiphetho sabo senzuzo noma usizi sasincike ekuhlobaneni kwabo nesiyalezo esivela kuNkulunkulu, wabeka phambi kwabo izibusiso, zesikhashana nezingokomoya, ezaziyoba ezabo uma belalela, neziqalekiso ezaziyoba umphumela wokungalaleli kwabo. (Bheka uDuteronomi 27, 28.)
Ukwehluleka KwaIsrayeli Ukukhumbula
Ngenkathi ebaluleka ukuba bathande iNkosi uNkulunkulu, futhi balalele izwi Lakhe, ngalokho wayebanxusa ukuba balalele imiyalezo yokweluleka kanye neziyalo yena, njengoba isithunywa sikaNkulunkulu ayezidlulisele kubo. Ngaphandle kweMiyalo Eyishumi, yonke imithetho nobufakazi nezimiso ezazibekwe phezu kwayo kwakukhulunywe ngoMose. Ukuthi kufanele babone noma bezwe kuphela ithuluzi lomuntu alizange linciphise icala lokwenqaba kwabo lezi zimfuneko zikaNkulunkulu. Lokho kuyiqiniso futhi, hhayi kuphela ngesizukulwane asikhuluma mathupha, kodwa ngamadoda nabesifazane besikhathi sonke.
UMose wenza ilungiselelo lokuba lezi zifungo ezingathi sína zihlale zikhunjulwa. Abazali kwakumelwe bazifundise izingane zabo, bakhulume ngazo lapho behlezi endlini noma behamba endleleni, kusihlwa nasekuseni nangezikhathi zokukhulekela. ( Dut. 11:19, 20 ) Kwakumelwe ilotshwe njengesikhumbuzo encwadini, futhi ibekwe eceleni komphongolo. Njalo ngonyaka wesikhombisa kwakumelwe zikhishwe futhi zifundwe obala phambi kwesixuku sabahambi ababebuthene eMkhosini Wamadokodo. Ukuze lokhu kucutshungulwa okunesizotha kwemibhalo engokwesiprofetho, kwakumelwe babuthe amadoda nabesifazane, bengamkhohlwa umfokazi owayephakathi kwamasango abo. Ikakhulukazi kwakhulunywa ngezingane ezazisondela eminyakeni yokuqonda. Nabo babemelwe ukuzwa, bafunde ukumesaba uJehova. (Bheka uDut. 31:9-13.)
Uma sicabangela ukwehluleka kukaIsrayeli wasendulo ngaleyondlela ukugcina esikhumbuzweni izigijimi ezinesizotha ezafika ngesithunywa sikaNkulunkulu esikhethiwe, akufanele yini thina “osekufikelwe ukuphela kwezwe” siqikelele ukuthi imfundo enikezwe ibandla lensali iyohlale ikhunjulwa ngokucacile?
Isipho Sesiprofetho Asihlukaniseki Emgudwini
Ethatha isifundo sosuku lwanamuhla eziqondisweni zikaMose (kuDut. 6:20-25) ukuba azixoxele abantwana, lapho befika enkathini yokubuza, izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ezenziwa ekukhululweni kwabo eGibhithe, uNkosikazi White wabhala ngo-1882:
“Nansi izimiso okungafanele sizithathe ngokunganaki. Labo ababone iqiniso futhi bezwa ukubaluleka kwalo, futhi abanolwazi lwezinto zikaNkulunkulu, kufanele bafundise imfundiso ephilayo kubantwana babo. Kufanele babenze bajwayelane nezinsika ezinkulu zokukholwa kwethu, izizathu zokuthi kungani singamaSeventh-day Adventist,—kungani sibizwa, njengoba kwakunjalo ngabantwana bakwaIsrayeli, ukuba sibe abantu abangajwayelekile, isizwe esingcwele, esihlukene futhi esihlukile kubo bonke abanye abantu abasebusweni bomhlaba. Lezi zinto kufanele zichazelwe izingane ngolimi olulula, oluqondakala kalula; futhi njengoba bekhula ngeminyaka, izifundo ezinikezwayo kufanele zifanelane namandla abo akhulayo, kuze kube yilapho izisekelo zeqiniso sezibekwe banzi futhi zajula.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Umq. V, p. 330.
Indaba yokuzalwa kwesizwe sakwa-Israyeli, yokukhululwa kwaso ebugqilini obunonya nokungena kwaso kokugcina eKhanani, kwakungeke kukhulunywe ngaphandle kokuhlobanisa umsebenzi kaMose njengomprofethi. Okuhlangene kuzo zonke izigaba zomlando kwakuyimilayezo evela ezulwini ngomprofethi omkhulu wangaleso sikhathi. Wayengumkhulumeli kaJehova, enza intando yaKhe yaziwe, ebaqondisa enhlanganweni yabo nasekuhambeni kwabo; esola izono zabo, esola ukuhlubuka kwabo, ebancenga njengoyise.
Akwazeke ngokufanayo namuhla ukutshela izingane zethu “izizathu zokuthi kungani singamaSeventh-day Adventist” ngaphandle kokuzijwayeza ngengxenye evelele eyadlalwa isipho esivuselelwe sokuprofetha ekwakhiweni kwesisekelo esingokomBhalo, futhi sakhe phezu kwaso, ekuqondiseni ezimisweni zokuhleleka, ekukhuthazeni zonke izici eziyinhloko zenhlangano yokufika, kanye nasekwelulekweni nethemba lemiyalezo yokusola noma isibindi.
Kuyenzeka ukuthi ukholelwe esiphweni sokuphrofetha, ukwamukela izigijimi zabaprofethi bakudala, kodwa wenqabe futhi uphikise isithunywa sesikhathi samanje esikhethwe nguNkulunkulu ukuba sifundise abantu Bakhe. Ngosuku lukaKristu amazwi abaprofethi basendulo ayefundwa njalo ngeSabatha emasinagogeni abo, nokho abaholi bezenkolo bamenqaba uJohane uMbhapathizi, futhi bambethela esiphambanweni umPhrofethi owavela ngokuqondile ezulwini,—omkhulu kunabo bonke owake wabonakala emhlabeni. Isizathu sokuthi kungani bavala izindlebe zabo ngokumelene nezithunywa zaseZulwini, kanye nokuba khona kobuFarisi besimanje, kubekwe kahle kulawa mazwi:
“Ukusola, izixwayiso, iziqondiso zeNkosi, zinikezwe ibandla Lakhe kuzo zonke izinkathi zomhlaba. Lezi zixwayiso zadelelwa futhi zenqatshwa osukwini lukaKristu abaFarisi ababezibona belungile, ababethi babengakudingi ukusolwa okunjalo, futhi baphathwa ngokungafanele. Kabalamukelanga ilizwi leNkosi ngezinceku zayo, ngoba izifiso zabo azizange zithandeke. Uma iNkosi ibinganikeza umbono phambi kwalesi sigaba sabantu osukwini lwethu, ikhomba amaphutha abo, isole ukuzenza kwabo abalungile futhi ilahle izono zabo, bayovuka ngokuhlubuka, njengabakhileyo eNazaretha lapho uKristu ebabonisa isimo sabo sangempela.”— “Testimonies for the Church,” Umq. V, p. 689.
Kungani Ubufakazi Benqatshwa
Kwaba ukusola kukaKristu izono ezithile ekuphileni kwabo okwabangela ukuba abaFarisi benqabe ukuzisholo Kwakhe kokuthi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Kukhona namuhla, njengoba bekuhlale kukhona esikhathini esidlule, ubudlelwano obuqondile phakathi kokwazisa isono esithile kanye nokungabaza kwemiyalezo yenceku yeNkosi ekhethiweyo.
“Abaningi abaye bahlubuka eqinisweni babeka isizathu senkambo yabo, ukuthi abanalo ukholo ebufakazini. Uphenyo lwembula iqiniso lokuthi babenomkhuba othile wesono uNkulunkulu awulahla ngobufakazi. Umbuzo manje uwukuthi, Ingabe bayosiyeka yini isithombe sabo uNkulunkulu asilahlayo, noma bayoqhubeka nenkambo yabo engalungile yokuzitika, futhi benqabe ukukhanya uNkulunkulu abanikeze kona, besola zona kanye izinto abazijabulelayo? Umbuzo okufanele uxazululwe nabo ngothi, Ingabe kufanele ngiziphike, futhi ngithole njengobuvela kuNkulunkulu ubufakazi obusola izono zami, noma ngibenqabe ubufakazi ngoba busola izono zami?”— “Testimonies for the Church,” Umq. IV, p. 32.
Ekuqaleni kwalomqulu kuyagonyelwa, ngobufakazi obubambekayo, ukuthi eduze kwesipho sikaKristu emhlabeni wethu, isipho sokuprofetha siyisipho sikaNkulunkulu esiyigugu kakhulu phezu kwebandla. Ngakho-ke kuqinisekile ukuthi uSathane, isitha esikhulu sikaNkulunkulu nomuntu, uyoba nenzondo enkulu ngakho konke ukubonakaliswa kwesipho. Ukutholwa kwayo yibandla lensali kunikezwa emiBhalweni njengencazelo yolaka lukadrako olumelene nalo. IsAm. 12:17. Ukwazi lokhu, ngeke simangale ukuthi ubufakazi boMoya kaNkulunkulu buyinjongo yokuhlaselwa okubuhlungu nokungapheli. Izimpikiswano ezicashile kakhulu ezingaqanjwa ungqondongqondo oqeqeshelwe ubuqili kanye ne-330sophistry zizokwethulwa njengezizathu zokuthi kungani kufanele singazikholelwa.
Iseluleko Kubantu Bakithi Abasele
Ngiyakweluleka nina eningase nihlangabezane nokuphikisana nezicelo zobufakazi obunikezwa insali, ukuba nibheke ukulingana okufanele phakathi kokuncane nokukhulu, phakathi kwalokho okunzima ukukuqonda nalokho okusobala. Nazi izimiso ezicacile neziyisiqondiso:
“Akumele uhambe ngokungaqiniseki nokungabaza. USathane useduze ukuze asikisele izinhlobonhlobo zokungabaza; kodwa uma uzovula amehlo akho ngokukholwa, uzothola ubufakazi obanele bokukholwa. Kodwa uNkulunkulu akasoze asusa kunoma yimuphi umuntu zonke izimbangela zokungabaza. Labo abathanda ukuhlala emkhathini wokungabaza nokungabaza ukungakholwa, bangaba nelungelo elingenakuvinjelwa. UNkulunkulu unikeza ubufakazi obanele ukuze abanengqondo eqotho bakholwe; kodwa lowo ophendukela esisindweni sobufakazi ngenxa yokuthi kunezinto ezimbalwa angenakuzenza kucace ekuqondeni kwakhe okulinganiselwe, uyoshiywa esimweni esibandayo, esibandayo sokungakholwa nokungabaza, futhi uyophahlazeka umkhumbi wokholo.”—Id., amakhasi 232, 233.
“Labo abaqeqesha ingqondo ukubamba yonke into abangayisebenzisa njengesikhonkwane sokungabaza, futhi baphakamise le micabango kwezinye izingqondo, bayohlala bethola ithuba lokungabaza. Bazobuza futhi bagxeke yonke into eqhamukayo ekwambulweni kweqiniso, bagxeke umsebenzi nesikhundla sabanye, bagxeke wonke amagatsha omsebenzi abangenayo ingxenye yawo. Bayodla amaphutha namaphutha namaphutha abanye, ‘kuze kube yilapho,’ kusho ingelosi, ‘iNkosi uJesu iyosukuma emsebenzini wayo womlamuleli endaweni engcwele yasezulwini, futhi iyozembathisa izingubo zokuphindisela, futhi ibamangaze edilini labo elingengcwele; bayozithola bengasilungelanga isidlo sakusihlwa somshado weWundlu.’ Ukunambitha kwabo kuye kwahlanekezelwa kangangokuthi bangathambekela ekugxekeni ngisho netafula leNkosi embusweni waYo.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Umq. V, p. 690.
Amazwi kaMose, ahlobanisa isibusiso nokulalela nenhlekelele nokungalaleli, ayebikezela. Zakhulunywa lapho u-Israyeli esanda kuqala umlando wakhe wesizwe. Ikusasa lesizwe laliphawulwe ngokuhambisana kokuchuma nokulalela, kanye nokuthunjwa nokubhujiswa kokugcina kulandela ukungalaleli okuphikelelayo. Inhlekelele yeza ngokushesha kwaIsrayeli, owenqaba iziyalo zabo bonke abaprofethi bakhe, kunakwaJuda, osuku lwakhe lokubhujiswa lwaluhlehliswa ngokuphindaphindiwe ngenxa yezinguquko ezenzeka ngezikhathi ezithile.
Isifundo Sesikhathi Sethu
Lesi sifundo sibalulekile nasesikhathini sethu. Usuku lwethu lokukhululwa lubambezelekile ngenxa yokwehluleka kwethu ukulinganisa ukuzinikezela ngenhliziyo yonke okubizelwe emilayezweni yasezulwini esiphathiswe yona. Sisekulomhlaba onezinkathazo ngoba asikaqhubekeli phambili ngokukholwa, ukuzidela nokukhuthala ukuqeda umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni esinxuswe kakhulu kuwo yinceku kaNkulunkulu. Ukube sizilalele ngokugcwele iziyalo kanye nezeluleko ezifikile kithi, ngabe manje sijabulela inkazimulo yezulu. Lokhu sikutshelwe ngokucacile:
“Ukube injongo kaNkulunkulu yafezwa abantu Bakhe ekunikezeni umhlaba isigijimi somusa, uKristu wayeyofika, ngaphambi kokuba lokhu kwenzeke, futhi abangcwele bamukele ukwamukelwa kwabo emzini kaNkulunkulu.”— “Testimonies for the Church,” Umq. VI, p. 450.
“Ukube wonke amasosha kaKristu ayewenzile umsebenzi wakhe, ukuba wonke umlindi osezindongeni zaseSiyoni wayenike icilongo umsindo othile, umhlaba wawungase uzwe umlayezo wesixwayiso. Kodwa umsebenzi usalele emuva ngeminyaka. Ngenkathi abantu belele, uSathane untshontshe imashi ehlasela thina.”—Id., Umq. IX, p. 29.
Akukho okungajabulisa izinhliziyo zethu, mhlawumbe, kunalawa mazwi anesizotha. Ukuza kweNkosi ebesikulangazelela futhi sikuthandazela futhi sasebenza kanzima iminyaka eminingi kangaka, manje kungase kube iqiniso elifeziwe, futhi abantu bakaNkulunkulu bangene emvuzweni wabo, ukube besiphila ngokuvumelana namalungelo aphezulu kanye nemithwalo yemfanelo okungeyethu ngomusa kaNkulunkulu.
“Kholwani Abaprofethi Bakhe”
Ngamazwi oMbhalo, uNkulunkulu unikeze lonke iqiniso elibalulekile elisindisayo. Uligcine ngokumangalisayo lelo gama, futhi uye wandisa amakhophi alo kangangokuthi wonke umuntu angaba nalo manje. Izici zosuku lwethu zivezwe kulelo gama. Ubufakazi bukaMoya kaNkulunkulu, njengoba bunikezwe ibandla lensali, buhambisana nalelozwi, futhi busiholela kulelozwi. Kodwa kuzo kutholakala ingcebo yemininingwane, edingwa yilabo abaphila “esikhathini sokugcina,” labo okufanele bamelane namaqhinga kaSathane acashile naphakeme, futhi baphelelise isimilo esifanele labo abazohunyushwa. Njengoba isibonakude sembula, kodwa singadali, imininingwane engabonakali ngeso lenyama, ngakho ukufundwa kwemiyalezo esiyithunyelelweyo akunezeli kodwa kukhulisa izwi likaNkulunkulu laphakade.
Njengoba sifunda ngomthandazo nangenkuthalo iseluleko neziyalezo uNkulunkulu azinikeze ngomusa ebandleni Lakhe lensali, eletha izimpilo zethu kuvumelane nendinganiso yesimilo esiveziwe lapho, futhi silwela ngenkuthalo ukuqeda umsebenzi esabelwe wona, ngalokho siyofakaza ukuthi “sibheke futhi siphuthuma ukufika kosuku lukaNkulunkulu.” 2 Petru 3:12.
“Kholwani nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, niyakuqiniswa; kholwani ngabaprofethi baKhe, niyakuphumelela.” 2 IziKr. 20:20. ISIPHETHO
Yeka ukuthi konke lokhu kusebenza kangakanani esikhathini samanje, lapho—iningi lamakholwa e-Advent inganakwa—ukwahlulelwa kwabaphilayo sekuqalile, futhi ngempela kubadala, abaholi be-144,000. Esikhathini esibi sokuhlubuka okuphelele eqinisweni eBandleni LamaSabatha, kuma-Adventist angaba yizigidi ezingu-17, kuhlanganise namaProthestani ambalwa ayefuna ukubhapathizelwa eSontweni LamaSabatha kodwa enqatshelwa ngenxa yokukholelwa “emfundisweni yama-Orion”—kubo bonke labo, kwabuthana idlanzana lamadoda nabesifazane ababekhethwe uNkulunkulu. Leli qembu elincane lavivinywa kanzima! Kunzima kakhulu! Izilingo zabo zaqala ngoFebhuwari 27, 2012 ngendlela ekhethekile, futhi kwadingeka bafunde ukubekezela kwabangcwele, futhi bathole ukholo olungabekezelela ukubambezeleka—okuprofethiwe u-Ellen G. White, njengoba kushiwo ngaphambili (bheka GC 621 caphuna ngenhla). Yiqiniso, isikhathi sokufika kukaKristu ngeke siphinde sibe uvivinyo, ngoba uJesu usazofika ngokwewashi le-Orion kanye Nomkhumbi Wesikhathi, kodwa iminyaka emithathu nengxenye yenkathi yosizi yayiyoqala ngemva konyaka kunalokho ababekulindele. Babeqonde ukuthi unyaka wezinhlupho uyingxenye yokwahlulelwa kwabaphilayo, okwakungalungile futhi kwaholela enkolelweni yokuthi uJesu wayezofika ngo-2015 futhi isikhathi sosizi sizoqala kanye kanye nokwahlulelwa kwabaphilayo. Eqinisweni, lezi zikhathi ezimbili zihlukaniswa unyaka owodwa. Ngakho-ke, izehlakalo ezibonakalayo, njengeziqhumane kanye nomthetho wangeSonto, kwakufanele zize kamuva kunezinye izenzakalo zendlu engcwele yasezulwini esizichazile encwadini yethu. Isexwayiso Sokugcina izihloko. Ngakho esikhathini esizayo, kufanele sihlukanise ngokucacile phakathi kwezikhathi ezintathu nengxenye zikaDaniyeli 12, okuyiminyaka emithathu nengxenye yokwahlulelwa kwabaphilayo ezophela ngaphambi kokuba kuqale izinhlupho, neminyaka emithathu nengxenye yosizi ehlanganisa isikhathi esincane nesikhulu sosizi (unyaka wezinhlupho).
Alukho ukholo olwalungamelana nalonyaka “wokudumazeka” ngaphandle kokuqinisekisa kwaphezulu izifundo ze-Orion kanye Nomkhumbi Wesikhathi. Mina ngokwami ngangingeke ngilokothe ngishicilele isifundo se-Orion ngo-2010 ukube angizange ngibambelele “ekumisweni” kwaphezulu u-Ellen G. White ayewuchazile esicashuni esingenhla mayelana nokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe siqu: Ukuze izifundo zibonwe njengeziyiqiniso, kufanele kube nokuqinisekiswa kwazo ngoMoya Wesiprofetho. Kumelwe kube nomholi womoya othola isiqiniseko sezifundo ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu futhi ongaziqondi izifundo ngokwakhe. U-Ellen G. White wayebonile ukuthi kwakuzoba nokukhanya okusha ngaphambili, kodwa yena akazange akuthole. Kwadingeka umuntu ohlukile enze lo msebenzi, omunye umqondisi ongokomoya owayezosiza ukukhula okungokomoya kwebandla elincane lensali elalisaguquka lisuka emqhele wowesifazane wesAmbulo 12 (iBandla le-SDA) liya ezinkanyezini emqhele (ibandla labayi-144,000).
Ingxenye yesibili yalolu chungechunge oluyisingeniso lwalesi sigaba esisha manje isizodalula ukuthi ubani umqondisi ephusheni lami, Umlayezo weNgelosi yesine, futhi embule indaba yezimo ezingaqondakali "zokufa" kwakhe.
QAPHELA:
Le ncwadi emangalisayo, Isipho Esihlala Njalo Sesiprofetho, ingalandwa iyonke LAPHA. (Uma umuntu engathola ukuhumusha kwesiJalimane ku-inthanethi, sicela usazise.)