Asisodwa, nakuba siyingcosana esikholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wethu onesineke nothando usithumelela umlayezo wokugcina ovela ku-Orion, okuyisihluthulelo seNcwadi yeziMpawu Eziyisikhombisa. Ngangivame ukuthumela imithandazo eNkosini yethu yokucela usizo nokuqiniswa noma nini lapho isitha namanxusa aso bengihlasela kakhulu kangangokuthi ngangifuna ukuyimisa le nkonzo. Ngamcela izikhathi eziningi kangaka ukuba angithumele ukuhlakanipha okwengeziwe ukuze ngibhale izihloko kanye nokusha okutholwe ngendlela abantu abaningi ababeyoyiqonda futhi bakwamukele. Ngamcela futhi ukuba angithumelele izingelosi ezingabantu ukuze zingisize ngomsebenzi omkhulu wokuhumusha ukuze ngibe nesikhathi esengeziwe sokubhala izihloko ezintsha. Kusenezici eziningi ezibalulekile zewashi engingakazibiki kuze kube manje. Futhi Wakwenza! Wathumela umzalwane osemusha e-Atlanta osiza ekuhloleni amaphutha ezihloko zesiNgisi, kanye nabanye abazalwane abavela eNdiya baya eTrinidad naseTobago abangithumelela ubufakazi obumangalisayo bendlela ababusiswa ngayo isifundo se-Orion nendlela ukuphila kwabo okungokomoya nokuzilungiselela komuntu siqu okuye kwashintsha ngayo ngolwazi lokuthi uJesu uzofika ngokushesha emafwini.
Ngifuna ukubonga bonke labo abezwa ubizo lukaMoya oNgcwele futhi bangithumelela usizo nama-e-mail akhuthazayo. Njengoba ungacabanga, kunzima kakhulu ukuma ngemuva komlayezo onempikiswano njengalona. Ngicela ningayeki ukungithumelela imicabango nemibuzo yenu. Ngidinga ukwazi ukuthi ngempela kunalabo abambalwa phandle lapho maduze nje abazokwakha abayizi-144,000, abaqonda izwi likaNkulunkulu elivela e-Orion. Ngafunda ukuthi abanye abantu sebeqalile ukuhlanganyela isigijimi nabangane nomndeni emhlabeni wonke, futhi ngiyabathandazela ukuba isitha singabahlasele kakhulu!
UMoya Wesiprofetho uyaseluleka:
Kunezimo eziningi lapho amadoda aye avikela ubuKristu kubantu abangabangabaziyo kamuva alahlekelwa imiphefumulo yawo ngenxa yesiphithiphithi sokungabaza. Babamba umalaleveva, bafa ngokomoya. Babenamaphuzu aqinile ngeqiniso, nobufakazi obuningi obungaphandle, kodwa babengenalo ukholo oluhlala njalo kuKristu. O, kunezinkulungwane zezinkulungwane zabathi bangamaKristu abangalifundi nhlobo iBhayibheli! Funda izwi elingcwele ngomthandazo, ukuze kuzuze umphefumulo wakho. Uma uzwa izwi lomshumayeli ophilayo, uma enokuxhumana okuphilayo noNkulunkulu, uzothola ukuthi uMoya nezwi kuyavumelana. {RH Ephreli 20, 1897 isig. 13}
Wonke umuntu unomthwalo wemfanelo wokuzifundela iZwi likaNkulunkulu futhi athole ukuthi izinto zinjalo ngempela yini. Kuleli qophelo, ngeshwa, kufanele nginazise nonke ukuthi alikho ihlelo lama-Adventist elamukele ngokusemthethweni umlayezo we-Orion, futhi ngasohlangothini lwe-General Conferences, akukho ngisho nentshisekelo yokutadisha iwashi likaNkulunkulu nami noma abanye. Njengoba abaningi bazi, isonto lamaSeventh-day Adventist livimbela amalungu alo ukusabalalisa umlayezo emazweni amaningana. Ngazi mathupha ngeJalimane ne-Austria.
Kusukela ngo-April 2010, ngavakashelwa umfundisi weSeventh Day Adventist Reform Movement owangitshela ngokungananazi ukuthi iGeneral Conference yabo yawunqaba umyalezo futhi abazimisele ngisho nokuqala inkhulumomphendvulwano nami. Ungacabanga ukuthi lokhu kungihlukanisa kanjani eqenjini lami lasekhaya. Ithemba lami lokugcina seliphelile ngesifundo se-Orion ukuze samukelwe elinye lamabandla ahleliwe e-Seventh-day Adventist. Kufanele samukele ngokuthula izinqumo ze-General Conferences ukuthi zivalwe kunoma iyiphi inkhulumomphendvulwano, kodwa kuphambene nezindinganiso zobuKristu kanye nebhayibheli. Angifuni ukugxila kulesi sihloko; ngokubonisa izono zabantu bakaNkulunkulu, kwaba sobala zisuka nje ukuthi lesi sigijimi sasiyoba impikiswano. Awukho umyalezo wokuphenduka nokusola owake wamukelwa—noma oyoke wamukelwe. Ungafunda lonke iBhayibheli kusukela kuMose kuya kuJesu futhi uthole izibonelo eziningi lapho imiyalezo kaNkulunkulu noma izithunywa zadelelwa, zathuliswa, futhi ekugcineni zabulawa abantu bakhe ababethi bangabantu Bakhe. (Sicela ufunde nesithasiselo E.)
Ngakho umlando uyaphinda, bazalwane abathandekayo nabangane! UMoya Wesiprofetho ukhuluma kaningi ngaleli qiniso:
ITestamente Elidala neLisha lixhunywe ndawonye ngebhande legolide likaNkulunkulu. Kudingeka sijwayelane nemiBhalo YeTestamente Elidala. Ukungaguquki kukaNkulunkulu kufanele kubonakale ngokucacile; ukufana kokusebenzelana kwakhe nabantu bakhe benkathi edlule neyamanje, kufanele kufundwe. Ngaphansi kokuphefumulelwa nguMoya kaNkulunkulu, uSolomoni wabhala, “Lokho okwakukhona kumanje, nalokho okuyoba khona kade kwaba khona; futhi uNkulunkulu ufuna lokho okwedlule. Ngomusa uNkulunkulu uphinda izenzo zakhe zesikhathi esidlule. Usinikeze umlando wokusebenzelana kwakhe esikhathini esidlule. Lokhu kudingeka sikufunde ngokucophelela; ngoba umlando uyaziphinda. Siziphendulela kakhulu kunalabo abanolwazi lwabo olulotshwe eTestamenteni Elidala; ngamaphutha abo, nemiphumela yalawo maphutha, kuye kwabhalwa ukuze kuzuze thina. Isibonakaliso sengozi sisusiwe ukuze singangeni endaweni engavunyelwe, futhi kufanele sixwayiswe ukuthi singenzi njengoba benza, funa isijeziso esibi kakhulu sehlele phezu kwethu. Izibusiso ezinikezwe labo bezizukulwane ezidlule abalalela uNkulunkulu zilotshiwe ukuze sikhuthazwe ukuba sihambe ngokuqapha, ngokholo nokulalela. Izahlulelo ezilethwa kubenzi bokubi zichazwe ukuze sesabe futhi sithuthumele phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
Yisikhathi esisetshenziswe kahle ekuhloleni imiBhalo; “ngokuba nithi ninokuphila okuphakade kuyo.” Futhi uJesu uthi, “Yibo abafakaza ngami.” Ngomsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele iqiniso liyahlaziywa engqondweni futhi libhalwe enhliziyweni yomfundi okhuthele, owesaba uNkulunkulu. Futhi akabusiswa kuphela ngalolu hlobo lomsebenzi; imiphefumulo ayidlulisela kuyo iqiniso, futhi okufanele ngelinye ilanga alandise ngayo, nayo ibusiswa kakhulu. Labo abenza uNkulunkulu umeluleki wabo bavuna isivuno esiyigugu kakhulu njengoba bebutha izinhlamvu zegolide zeqiniso ezwini lakhe; ngoba uMfundisi wasezulwini useduze labo. Lowo ozuza ukufaneleka kwakhe enkonzweni ngalendlela uyozuza isibusiso esithenjiswe lowo ophendulela abaningi ekulungeni. {RH Ephreli 20, 1897 isig. 14-15}
Lokho kwabhalwa ngo-1897 ngu-Ellen G. White. Ngemva konyaka, ngo-1898, wabhala:
Ezinsukwini zikaKristu abaholi nabafundisi bakwa-Israyeli babengenamandla okumelana nomsebenzi kaSathane. Babedebeselela okuwukuphela kwendlela ababengamelana ngayo nemimoya emibi. Kwakungezwi likaNkulunkulu ukuthi uKristu wamnqoba omubi. Abaholi bakwa-Israyeli babethi bangabachazi bezwi likaNkulunkulu, kodwa babefunde ngalo ukuze basekele amasiko abo, futhi baphoqelele imikhuba yabo eyenziwe abantu. Ngencazelo yabo bakwenza kwaveza imizwa uNkulunkulu ayengakaze ayinikeze. Ukwakheka kwabo okuyimfihlakalo kwenza kwacaca lokho Ayekucacisile. Baphikisana ngobuchwepheshe obungabalulekile, futhi baphika ngokusobala amaqiniso abaluleke kakhulu. Ngakho-ke ukungathembeki kwahlwanyelwa kwasakazwa. Izwi likaNkulunkulu laphucwa amandla alo, nemimoya emibi yenza intando yayo.
Umlando uyaphinda. Njengoba iBhayibheli elivuliwe liphambi kwabo, futhi bethi bayazihlonipha izimfundiso zalo, abaholi benkolo abaningi besikhathi sethu bachitha ukholo kulo njengezwi likaNkulunkulu. Bamatasatasa ngokuhlahlela igama, bese bebeka eyabo imibono ngaphezu kwezinkulumo zalo ezicacile. Ezandleni zabo izwi likaNkulunkulu lilahlekelwa amandla alo okuvuselela. Yingakho ukungathembeki kuba nesiphithiphithi, nobubi budlangile. {I-DA 257.3–258.1}
Umfundisi weSeventh Day Adventist Reform Movement wangitshela ukuthi iGeneral Conference yabo “yanquma” ukuthi izigxivizo namasonto angaphindi ngemva kuka-1844, ngakho-ke izifundo zami zazingenasisekelo. Lapho ngibuza ukuthi babewutadishile yini ngomthandazo uJoshuwa 5 no-6, waphendula ngokuthi babefunde ngomthandazo, kodwa akazange awuphendule umbuzo wami uma babesiqondile isibonelo esanikezwa ngokunqotshwa kweJeriko. Ngakho-ke, kufanele ngicabange ukuthi abazange bafunde ngempela isisekelo seBhayibheli sazo zonke lezi zifundo zokuphindaphinda kwezimpawu namasonto. Kufanele sithandaze kakhulu ngaphambi kokuba sivule iBhayibheli! Kodwa uma sithandaza kuphela futhi singalivuli iBhayibheli, ngeke silindele ukuthi uNkulunkulu asinike ukukhanya ngalo.
Kulesi sihloko, ngifuna ukukhombisa ukusebenzisa imodeli yaseJeriko ukuthi izimpawu namasonto ziye zaphindaphinda ngempela kusukela ngo-1844. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi u-Ellen G. White akazange abhale okuningi mayelana nezimpawu namacilongo. Uma uphenya imibhalo yakhe uzothola ukuthi akakaze ahumushe izigxivizo, amasonto noma amacilongo kodwa wayewasebenzisa kakhulu ngokukhuluma amazwi amnandi. Wasishiyela incazelo yezingxenye eziningi zesAmbulo futhi wasitshela ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuthi kufanele sitadishe ndawonye uDaniyeli nesAmbulo ngokujulile. Ubani ngempela owalandela iziqondiso zakhe kule ndaba?
Eqinisweni, ngamangala ukuthi iSeventh Day Adventist Reform Movement ayizange ikwamukele ukuphindaphindwa kwezimpawu namasonto, ngoba iminyaka ka-1914 no-1936 (kanye nomunye unyaka ozoboniswa esihlokweni esizayo) ikhomba ngokuqondile izenzakalo zayo ezinkulu zomlando. Kodwa okwangimangaza kakhulu kwakuwukuthi ezimfundisweni zabo, bona ngokwabo basebenzisa amazwi ka-Ellen G. White aphindwayo umlando, ikakhulukazi umlando wesizwe samaJuda abawubona uphindaphinda ekuhlubukeni kwebandla lamaSeventh-day Adventist. Cishe baqaphela kwasekuqaleni ukuthi i-Orion ibonisa iSonto “elikhulu” lamaSeventh-day Adventist elaliqhubeka ngemva kuka-1914 no-1936, futhi abafuni ukukwamukela lokho ngoba (ngokungeyikho) bacabanga ukuthi bawukuphela kwebandla likaNkulunkulu.
Emashumini eminyaka amuva nje banyathelise izincwadi nezincwajana ezihlukahlukene ngalesi sihloko. Enginayo ngesimo sayo sangempela seSpanishi ibizwa ngokuthi: “El Israel Antiguo y El Israel Moderno”—“The Ancient Israel and The Modern Israel”. Imayelana nokufana nokwehluka phakathi kuka-Israyeli ngezikhathi zeBhayibheli no-Israyeli ongokomoya owakhiwa ibandla likaNkulunkulu lezinsuku zethu. Ngokuyisisekelo inhlanganisela yezingcaphuno ezivela ebufakazini buka-Ellen G. White.
Ngaphandle kokuhumusha yonke incwajana cishe yamakhasi angama-64, ngifuna nje ukukhombisa umqondo oyisisekelo ukuthi i-Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement ikhuluma lapho, ngoba kuwucwaningo olunzulu lweqiniso lokuthi u-Ellen G. White wayeqinisile kakhulu lapho ethi umlando uyaphinda. Ake silandele umlando wabo bobabili ama-Israyeli emazwini kaMoya Wesiprofetho:
1. Bobabili bakhethwa uNkulunkulu.
U-ISRAYELI WASENDULO:
UJehova wabiza abantu bakhe u-Israyeli futhi wabahlukanisa nezwe ukuze abanike isabelo esingcwele. Wabenza abagcini bomthetho Wakhe, futhi Waklama, ngabo, ukulondoloza phakathi kwabantu ulwazi Ngaye. Ngabo ukukhanya kwezulu kwakuyokhanya ezindaweni ezimnyama zomhlaba, futhi kwakuzozwakala izwi elinxusa bonke abantu ukuba bayeke ukukhonza izithombe ukuze bakhonze uNkulunkulu ophilayo noweqiniso. Ukube amaHebheru ayethembekile ekuthembeni kwawo, ayeyoba amandla emhlabeni. UNkulunkulu wayeyoba isivikelo sabo, futhi Ubeyobaphakamisa phezu kwazo zonke ezinye izizwe. Ukukhanya Kwakhe neqiniso kwakuyokwembulwa ngabo, futhi babeyovela ngaphansi kokubusa Kwakhe okuhlakaniphile nokungcwele njengesibonelo sokuphakama kombuso Wakhe phezu kwazo zonke izinhlobo zokukhonza izithombe.
Kodwa abazange basigcine isivumelwano sabo noNkulunkulu. Balandela imikhuba yokukhonza izithombe yezinye izizwe, futhi esikhundleni sokwenza igama loMdali wabo libe udumo emhlabeni, inkambo yabo yalenza laba indelelo yabahedeni. Nokho injongo kaNkulunkulu kumelwe ifezeke. Ulwazi lwentando Yakhe kumelwe lusakazwe emhlabeni wonke. {5T 454.2–455.1}
I-ISRAYELI YANAMUHLA:
UNkulunkulu ubize ibandla Lakhe kulolu suku, njengoba Ebiza u-Israyeli wasendulo, ukuba lime njengokukhanya emhlabeni. Ngomhlakaniphi weqiniso onamandla, izigijimi zengelosi yokuqala, eyesibili, neyesithathu, ubahlukanisile namabandla kanye nezwe ukuze abasondeze kuye okungcwele. Ubenze abagcini bomthetho waKhe futhi ubeke kubo amaqiniso amakhulu esiphrofetho alesisikhathi. Njengeziprofetho ezingcwele ezanikezwa u-Israyeli wasendulo, lezi ziyizinto ezingcwele okufanele zidluliselwe emhlabeni. Izingelosi ezintathu zesAmbulo 14 zimelela abantu abamukela ukukhanya kwemiyalezo kaNkulunkulu futhi baphume njengamanxusa aKhe ukuze bamemezele isixwayiso kubo bonke ubude nobubanzi bomhlaba. {5t455.2}
2. Bobabili baba nokubambezeleka.
U-ISRAYELI WADALA NAWENAMUHLA:
Kwakungeyona intando kaNkulunkulu ukuthi u-Israyeli azulazule iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane; wayefisa ukubaholela ngokuqondile ezweni laseKhanani, futhi abamise lapho, abantu abangcwele, abajabulayo. Kodwa “abakwazanga ukungena ngenxa yokungakholwa.” [HEB. 3:19.] Ngenxa yokuhlubuka kwabo nokuhlubuka, babhubha ogwadule, futhi abanye bavuswa ukuba bangene ezweni lesithembiso. Ngendlela efanayo, kwakungeyona intando kaNkulunkulu ukuthi ukufika kukaKristu kubambezeleke isikhathi eside kangaka, futhi abantu bakhe bahlale iminyaka eminingi kangaka kulomhlaba wesono nosizi. Kodwa ukungakholwa kwabahlukanisa noNkulunkulu. Njengoba benqaba ukwenza umsebenzi ayebamisele wona, kwavuswa abanye ukuba bamemezele isigijimi. Ngomusa emhlabeni, uJesu uyalibazisa ukufika kwakhe, ukuze izoni zibe nethuba lokuzwa isixwayiso, futhi zithole kuye indawo yokukhosela ngaphambi kokuba ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luthululwe. {GC88 458.1}
3. Bobabili bayabubula.
U-ISRAYELI WADALA NAWENAMUHLA:
Ngabona ukuthi abaningi abathi bakholwa iqiniso lalezi zinsuku zokugcina, bacabanga ukuthi kuyamangaza ukuthi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhononda lapho behamba; ukuze emva kokusebenzelana okumangalisayo kukaNkulunkulu nabo, babe abangabongi kangangokuthi bakhohlwe lokho ayebenzele kona. Yathi ingelosi, “Nenze okubi kunabo.” {1t129.1}
4. Bobabili bafuna ukubuyela eGibhithe.
U-ISRAYELI WASENDULO:
Base bethi omunye komunye: "Masibeke induna; sibuyele eGibithe. (Izinombolo 14: 4)
[uMose] obaba bethu abavumanga ukumlalela, kepha bamxosha kubo; futhi ezinhliziyweni zabo babuyela emuva eGibhithe. (Izenzo 7: 39)
I-ISRAYELI YANAMUHLA:
Ngigcwala ukudabuka lapho ngicabanga ngesimo sethu njengabantu. INkosi ayizange isivalele izulu, kodwa indlela yethu yokuhlehla njalo isihlukanisile noNkulunkulu. Ukuziqhenya, ukuhaha, nothando lwezwe kuhlale enhliziyweni ngaphandle kokwesaba ukuxoshwa noma ukulahlwa. Izono ezibuhlungu nokugabadela zihlezi phakathi kwethu. Futhi nokho umbono ovamile uwukuthi ibandla liyachuma nokuthi ukuthula nokuchuma ngokomoya kukhona kuyo yonke imingcele yalo.
Isonto seliyekile ukulandela uKristu uMholi walo futhi lihlehlela eGibhithe kancane kancane. Nokho bambalwa abethukayo noma abamangala ngokuswela kwabo amandla angokomoya. Ukungabaza, ngisho nokungakholwa kobufakazi boMoya kaNkulunkulu, kubilisa amabandla ethu yonke indawo. USathane ubengaba njalo. Abefundisi abashumayela bona esikhundleni sikaKristu bangaba nakho kanjalo. Ubufakazi abufundiwe futhi abuziswa. UNkulunkulu ukhulumile kuwe. Ukukhanya bekulokhu kukhanya ezwini Lakhe kanye nasebufakazini, futhi kokubili kubukelwa phansi futhi kunganakwa. Umphumela ubonakala ngokuntula ubumsulwa nokuzinikela kanye nokholo oluqotho phakathi kwethu. {5T 217.1–2}
Le ncwajana iqhubeka futhi izahluko ezingu-38 ezifana nalezi ezingenhla ukuze iqhathanise imibhalo ka-Ellen G. White lapho asho khona ngokucacile ukuthi u-Israyeli wanamuhla (ibandla lamaSeventh-day Adventist) wenza amaphutha afanayo naka-Israyeli wasendulo.
Icebo likaNkulunkulu ngo-Israyeli wasendulo laliwukukhulula ama-Israyeli ejokeni nasebugqilini baseGibhithe futhi awalethe ngokuqondile ezweni lesithembiso. Lona uhlobo lweBhayibheli lohambo lwethu lokuya ezulwini, kusukela ngo-1844 njengoba u-Ellen G. White asichazela. Yingakho isikhathi eside phakathi nenkonzo yakhe ayecabanga ukuthi uJesu wayezofika ngosuku lwakhe. Sicela ufunde amazwi akhe ngokucophelela mayelana nokulindela kwakhe ukuza kukaJesu ngokushesha encwadini ethi “Izenzakalo Zosuku Lokugcina”:
U-Ellen G. White Wayelindele Ukubuya KukaKristu Ngosuku Lwakhe
Ngaboniswa inkampani ekhona eNgqungqutheleni. Ingelosi yathi: “Okunye ukudla kwezibungu, abanye abayizikhonzi zezinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zokugcina, abanye bayobe bephila futhi basale emhlabeni ukuze bahunyushwe ekufikeni kukaJesu.”— 1T 131, 132 .1856). {I-LDE 36.3}
Ngenxa yokuthi isikhathi sifushane, kufanele sisebenze ngokuzimisela nangamandla aphindwe kabili. Izingane zethu zingase zingangeni ekolishi.--3T 159 (1872). {I-LDE 36.4}
Akuhlakaniphile ngempela ukuba nezingane manje. Isikhathi sifushane, izingozi zezinsuku zokugcina ziphezu kwethu, futhi izingane ezincane kakhulu zizoshanelwa ngaphambi kwalokhu.— Incwadi 48, 1876. {I-LDE 36.5}
Kule nkathi yezwe, njengoba izigcawu zomlando womhlaba zizovalwa maduzane futhi sesizongena esikhathini sosizi olungakaze lube khona, lapho imishado embalwa iba ngcono kubo bonke, kokubili amadoda nabesifazane.— 5T 3661885). {I-LDE 37.1}
Ihora liyofika; akukude, futhi abanye bethu esikholwayo manje bayophila emhlabeni, futhi bayobona isibikezelo siqinisekisiwe, futhi bezwe izwi lengelosi enkulu necilongo likaNkulunkulu lizwakala kusukela entabeni nasethafeni naselwandle kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.— RH July 31 1888. {I-LDE 37.2}
Isikhathi sokuvivinywa sesifikile nje, ngoba ukukhala okukhulu kwengelosi yesithathu sekuqalile kakade ekwambulweni kokulunga kukaKristu, uMhlengi othethelela izono.— 1SM 3631892). {I-LDE 37.3}
Kufanele sizibuze: Yini eyavimbela lezi zibikezelo zika-Ellen G. White ukuthi zifezeke? Ngawo-1880 kanye nawo-'90s, imithetho yangeSonto (imithetho eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka) yayisabalala kulo lonke elase-US. Ukuthenga ngeSonto kwase kuvinjelwe kakade ezifundazweni eziningi, futhi kwakusobala ukuthi imibono u-Ellen G. White ayenayo mayelana nalokhu yayisilungele ukugcwaliseka. Nokho, kukhona okwavimba imimoya emine ekukhululweni. Sesivele safunda ukuthi bekuyini:
Ngendlela efanayo, kwakungeyona intando kaNkulunkulu ukuthi ukufika kukaKristu kubambezeleke isikhathi eside kangaka, futhi abantu bakhe bahlale iminyaka eminingi kangaka kulomhlaba wesono nosizi. Kodwa ukungakholwa kwabahlukanisa noNkulunkulu. Njengoba benqaba ukwenza umsebenzi ayebamisele wona, kwavuswa abanye ukuba bamemezele isigijimi. Ngomusa emhlabeni, uJesu uyalibazisa ukufika kwakhe, ukuze izoni zibe nethuba lokuzwa isixwayiso, futhi zithole kuye indawo yokukhosela ngaphambi kokuba ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luthululwe. {GC88 458.1}
Wabhala lokhu ngonyaka owawunedumela elibi ka-1888. I-General Conference Session yaletha ukungezwani ebandleni. Abefundisi ababili, uWagoner kanye noJones, baletha umlayezo kuleNgqungquthela Jikelele eyahlukanisa ibandla laba ngamaqembu amabili. Kwakungumyalezo othi "Ukulunga Ngokukholwa”. Kodwa yayiyini inkinga ngomyalezo? Wonke amabandla obuKristu aye akholelwa “Ekulungeni Ngokukholwa” kusukela kuMartin Luther ekhulwini le-16. Inkinga yayiwukuthi lena ingxenye nje yomlayezo.Enye ingxenye ayivamile ukushiwo: “...nokulalela ngokukholwa kuyo yonke imiyalo nemiyalo kaKristu”. Umlayezo ka-1888 wawuhlanganisa ukulalela okuqinile kukho konke okuphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu nabaprofethi Bakhe; kungeyisikho ukuthi sisindiswe kodwa ngoba sisindisiwe. Futhi lokhu kuhlanganisa ukulalela imilayezo u-Ellen G. White ayithola kuNkulunkulu kubantu Bakhe: umlayezo wezempilo kanye nabo bonke ubufakazi bakhe. Futhi lapho kwakukhona inkinga. AbaLiberals base befinyelele kakade ezikhundleni eziphezulu esontweni ngaleso sikhathi, futhi babengafuni ukuhambisana nengxenye yesibili engakhululekile yomyalezo ka-1888 owalethwa uWagoner noJones. Umlayezo wawuyiva enyameni yabo, ngakho umyalezo kwadingeka unyamalale.
Inhliziyo Yomlayezo Wokugcina KaNkulunkulu
INkosi ngomusa Wayo omkhulu yathumela umlayezo oyigugu kubantu bayo ngokusebenzisa Abadala [EJ] Wagoner kanye no [AT] Jones. Lomlayezo wawuzoletha ngokugqama kakhulu phambi komhlaba uMsindisi ophakanyisiwe, umhlatshelo wezono zomhlaba wonke. Yethula ukulungisiswa ngokukholwa kuMqiniseko; wamema abantu ukuthi bamukele ukulunga kukaKristu, obonakaliswa ngokulalela yonke imiyalo kaNkulunkulu. {I-LDE 200.1}
Abaningi base bengasamboni uJesu. Kwakudingeka amehlo abo aqondiswe kubuntu Bakhe obungcwele, ukufaneleka Kwakhe, nothando Lwakhe olungaguquki ngomkhaya wesintu. Wonke amandla anikelwe ezandleni Zakhe, ukuze Abele izipho ezinothileyo kubantu, edlulisela isipho esingenakulinganiswa sokulunga Kwakhe kumuntu ongenakuzisiza. Lona umlayezo uNkulunkulu ayala ukuba unikezwe emhlabeni. Liyisigijimi sengelosi yesithathu, esimelwe ukumenyezelwa ngezwi elikhulu. futhi wahlanganyela ngokuthululwa kukaMoya wakhe ngesilinganiso esikhulu.--TM 91, 92 (1895). {I-LDE 200.2}
Isigijimi sokulunga kukaKristu sizwakala sisuka komunye umkhawulo womhlaba siye komunye ukuze silungise indlela yeNkosi. Lena yinkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, evala umsebenzi wengelosi yesithathu.--6T 19 (1900). {I-LDE 200.3}
Umlayezo wokugcina womusa ozonikezwa umhlaba uyisambulo sesimilo Sakhe sothando. Abantwana bakaNkulunkulu kumele babonakalise inkazimulo Yakhe. Ezimpilweni zabo kanye nesimo sabo kufanele baveze lokho umusa kaNkulunkulu obenzele kona.--COL 415, 416 (1900). {I-LDE 200.4}
Kwakungumlayezo wengelosi yesine eyayiyokhanyisa umhlaba wonke ngenkazimulo yayo:
Isikhathi sokulingwa sesifikile nje, ngoba isililo esikhulu sengelosi yesithathu sesiqalile kakade ekwambulweni kwe ukulunga kukaKristu, uMhlengi othethelela izono. Lokhu kungukuqala kokukhanya kwengelosi ekhazimulayo kuyogcwalisa umhlaba wonke. Ngokuba kungumsebenzi wawo wonke umuntu okufike kuye umlayezo wesixwayiso, ukuphakamisa uJesu, ukumethula emhlabeni njengoba embulwe ngemifanekiso, njengoba ebonakaliswe ezambulweni zabaprofethi, njengoba zembulwa ezifundweni ezinikezwe abafundi bakhe nasezimangalisweni ezimangalisayo ezenzelwe amadodana abantu. Hlolani imiBhalo; ngoba yibo abafakaza ngaye. {RH Novemba 22, 1892 isig. 7}
Kodwa umlayezo ka-1888 wenqatshwa yiGeneral Conference, yingakho uJesu engeke eze. U-Ellen G. White usebenzisa isibonelo sika-Israyeli wasendulo futhi ukuveza okwenzeka:
Amadoda aphathiswe umthwalo onzimas, kodwa abangenakho ukuxhumana okuphilayo noNkulunkulu, bebelokhu futhi benza ngokungahambisani noMoya waKhe oNgcwele. Kunjalo bezitika ngomoya ofana nokaKora, uDathani, no-Abiramu, kanye nowamaJuda ezinsukwini zikaKristu. (Bheka uMathewu 12:22-29, 31-37 .) Izixwayiso ziye zavela ngokuphindaphindiwe zivela kuNkulunkulu ngalamadoda, kodwa ziye zazilahla futhi zaqhubekela phambili enkambweni efanayo. {I-TM 78.2}
Izingozi zezinsuku zokugcina ziphezu kwethu. USathane uthatha ukulawula kwayo yonke ingqondo engekho ngaphansi kokulawulwa nguMoya kaNkulunkulu. Abanye bebelokhu behlakulela inzondo ngabantu uNkulunkulu abathume ukuba badlulisele isigijimi esikhethekile emhlabeni. Baqala lo msebenzi wobusathane eMinneapolis. Ngemva kwalokho, lapho bebona futhi bezwa ukubonakaliswa kukaMoya oNgcwele efakaza ukuthi umlayezo uvela kuNkulunkulu, bawuzonda kakhulu, ngoba kwakuwubufakazi ngokumelene nabo. Babengeke bazithobe izinhliziyo zabo ukuze baphenduke, banikeze uNkulunkulu inkazimulo, futhi baqinisekise okulungile. Bahamba emoyeni wabo, begcwele umona, nomhawu, nokucabanga okubi, njengabaJuda. Bavula izinhliziyo zabo esitheni sikaNkulunkulu nabantu. Nokho la madoda abelokhu ebambe izikhundla zokwethenjwa, futhi abelokhu ebumba umsebenzi ngokufana nawo, ngokusemandleni awo. . . . {I-TM 79.3}
“Umlando uyaphinda.” Umoya wesiprofetho uyasixwayisa kaningi ukuthi sifunde ezenzakalweni zasemandulo kulesi sikhathi esiphila kuso, kodwa abaholi abaningi abafuni ukufunda ngoba besebenzela izithakazelo zabo kuphela. U-Ellen G. White uqhathanisa abaholi abenqaba isigijimi sika-1888 nokuhlubuka kukaKora, uDathani, no-Abiramu, futhi ukuphela kwabo kwaba ngesandla sikaSomandla. Ingabe lo mlando uzophindwa futhi maduze nje?
Eminyakeni emihlanu ngaphambili, u-Ellen G. White wayesevele exwayisa ngokuthi umgomo wawusuzogejwa:
Ngabe ama-Adventist emva kokudumala okukhulu ngo-1844 abambelela ngokuqinile ekukholweni kwawo futhi alandela ngobunye ekuhlelweni kokuvula kukaNkulunkulu, ethola umlayezo wengelosi yesithathu. nangamandla kaMoya oNgcwele bewumemezela emhlabeni, babeyoyibona insindiso kaNkulunkulu, iNkosi yayizosebenza ngamandla ngemizamo yabo, umsebenzi wawuyobe usuqediwe, futhi uKristu wayezofika ngaphambi kwalokhu ukuze amukele abantu Bakhe emvuzweni wabo. . . . Kwakungeyona intando kaNkulunkulu ukuthi ukufika kukaKristu kubambezeleke kanjalo. . . . {I-LDE 37.5}
Iminyaka engamashumi amane ukungakholwa, ukukhononda, nokuhlubuka kwavala u-Israyeli wasendulo ezweni laseKhanani. Izono ezifanayo ziye zabambezela ukungena kukaIsrayeli wanamuhla eKhanani lasezulwini. Kukho kokubili izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu zazingenaphutha. Ukungakholwa, ukuba nezwe, ukungangcweli, nokuxabana phakathi kwalabo abathi bangabantu beNkosi okuye kwasigcina kulomhlaba wesono nosizi iminyaka eminingi kangaka..--Ev 695, 696 (1883). {I-LDE 38.1}
Manje njengoba sesiyazazi izizathu zokuthi kungani uIsrayeli wanamuhla, ibandla lamaSeventh-day Adventist, lehluleka ukungena eKhanani (ezulwini) ngesikhathi sika-Ellen G. White, siyakuqonda ukudumala kwakhe nabantu. Wabizwa nguNkulunkulu ukuthi asebenze njengesithunywa sokulungisa indlela yokubuya kwesibili kweNkosi, njengoJohane uMbhabhathizi abizelwe ukulungisa indlela yokuza kokuqala kukaKristu. UMose owahola uIsrayeli wasendulo wehluleka ukungena eKhenani njengo-Ellen G. White, owahola ibandla lamaSeventh-day Adventist ngo-1888. Wehluleka ukungena ezulwini ngokohlelo lukaNkulunkulu ngenxa yobuzwe babo.
Bekungeke yini kube ukuhlakanipha ngathi ukufunda ngokujule ngokwengeziwe ukuthi ekugcineni umholi olandelayo wakwaIsrayeli wasendulo wakwazi kanjani ukungena eKhanani? Ngemva kwakho konke ukufana phakathi kuka-Israyeli wasendulo nowanamuhla uMoya Wesiprofetho osibonisa kona, ngeke yini kube yinto engenzeka kakhulu ukuthi lowo “mlando uzophinda,” nawo?
Ubani umholi wakwa-Israyeli owakwazi ngempela ukungena eKhanani? Joshuwa! Indaba yalo mholi ophumelelayo wakwa-Israyeli wasendulo ilotshwe encwadini ebizwa ngegama lakhe. Ngemva kweminyaka engu-40 bezulazula ehlane, cishe bonke labo ababebone ukuhlubuka kuNkulunkulu lapho kusondela iKhanani bafa. Kwasala uKalebi noJoshuwa kuphela. UMose wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kukaJoshuwa futhi ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu wamqinisekisa njengendlalifa yakhe kanye nomholi olandelayo wabantu bakaNkulunkulu.
Ababaningi abantu abafunde ngokucophelela isethulo sombono wokuqala ka-Ellen G. White nokuthi uxhuma kanjani uJoshuwa noKalebi kanye nombiko wabo ovela eKhanani nombono wakhe wasezulwini:
Njengoba uNkulunkulu engibonisile ukuhamba kwabantu be-Advent beya eMzini Ongcwele kanye nomvuzo ocebile ozonikezwa labo abalindele ukubuya kweNkosi yabo emshadweni, kungase kube umsebenzi wami ukukunikeza umdwebo omfishane walokho uNkulunkulu angimbulele kona. Abangcwele abathandekayo banezilingo eziningi okumele badlule kuzo. Kodwa usizi lwethu olulula, olungokomzuzwana nje, luyosisebenzela isisindo esikhulu kakhulu futhi saphakade senkazimulo— kuyilapho singabheki okubonwayo, ngoba okubonwayo kungokwesikhashana, kodwa okungabonwayo kungokwaphakade. Ngiye ngazama ukubuyisa umbiko omuhle namagilebhisi ambalwa eKhanani lasezulwini, abaningi ababezongikhanda ngawo ngamatshe, njengoba ibandla lasho ngamatshe oKalebi noJoshuwa ngombiko wabo. ( Num. 14:10 . ) Kepha ngiyanitshela, bafowethu nodadewethu eNkosini, ukuthi yizwe elihle, futhi singakwazi ukukhuphuka ukulidla. {I-EW 13.3}
Kunobufakazi obucacile bokuthi kufanele sikubhekisise kahle lokho okwenzeka kuJoshuwa phakathi nokunqotshwa kwangempela kweKhanani. U-Ellen G. White waze waseluleka ukuba senze kanjalo:
ngiyakuba nawe; angiyikukuyeka, angiyikukushiya. Joshuwa 1:5.
Funda ngokucophelela amava ama-Israyeli ohambweni lwakhe lokuya eKhanani. . . . Kudingeka sigcine inhliziyo nengqondo ekuqeqesheni, ngokuvuselela inkumbulo ngezifundo iNkosi eyazifundisa abantu Bakhe basemandulo. Khona-ke kithi, njengoba aklama ukuba kube njalo kubo, izimfundiso zeZwi laKhe ziyohlala ezithakazelisayo futhi zihlaba umxhwele.
Lapho uJoshuwa ephuma ekuseni ngaphambi kokuthunjwa kweJeriko, kwabonakala phambi kwakhe iqhawe lihlomele ngokuphelele ukulwa. Futhi uJoshuwa wathi: "Ingabe ungakithi, noma izitha zethu?" waphendula wathi: “Njengenduna yebutho leNkosi sengifikile. Uma amehlo kaJoshuwa ayevuliwe njengamehlo enceku ka-Elisha eDothani, futhi wayekwazi ukubekezelela ukubona, wayeyobona izingelosi zikaJehova zikanise nxazonke zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; ngokuba ibutho lasezulwini eliqeqeshiwe lalizele ukuzolwela abantu bakaNkulunkulu. futhi induna yebutho leNkosi yayilapho ukuba ilaye. Lapho iJeriko liwa, akubangakho sandla samuntu esathinta izindonga zomuzi, ngokuba izingelosi zikaJehova zadiliza izinqaba, zangena enqabeni yesitha. Kwakungeyena u-Israyeli, kodwa uMphathi webutho leNkosi owathatha iJeriko. Kodwa abakwa-Israyeli babenengxenye yabo yokwenza ukukhombisa ukholo lwabo kuKaputeni wensindiso yabo.
Izimpi kufanele zilwe nsuku zonke. Kulwa impi enkulu phezu kwawo wonke umphefumulo, phakathi kwenkosi yobumnyama neNkosi yokuphila. . . . Njengamanxusa kaNkulunkulu kufanele nizinikele Kuye, ukuze anihlelele futhi aniqondise futhi anilwele impi ngokubambisana kwenu. INkosana yokuphila iyinhloko yomsebenzi Wayo. Kufanele abe nawe empini yakho yansuku zonke nawe siqu, ukuze ube neqiniso esimisweni; ukuze inkanuko, lapho isilwela inqola, ithotshiswe ngomusa kaKristu; ukuthi niphume ningaphezu komnqobi ngaye owasithandayo. UJesu ubelokhu ephezu komhlaba. Uyawazi amandla azo zonke izilingo. Uyazi ukuthi angabhekana kanjani nazo zonke izimo eziphuthumayo, nokuthi angakuqondisa kanjani kuzo zonke izindlela zengozi. Pho kungani ungamethembi? {I-QC 117.1-4}
Manje ake siyifunde yonke indaba yokunqotshwa kweJeriko njengoba ilandiswa uMoya wesiprofetho ngokuvumelana ngokuphelele neBhayibheli. Okokuqala, sifunda ukuthi uJoshuwa wahlangana “nendoda ekhetheke kakhulu”:
Njengoba uJoshuwa ehoxa emabuthweni akwaIsrayeli, ukuze azindle futhi athandazele ukuba khona kukaNkulunkulu okukhethekile ukuba kumhambele, wabona indoda ende, igqoke izingubo zempi, inkemba yayo ihoshiwe esandleni sayo. UJoshuwa akazange ambheke njengelinye lamabutho akwa-Israyeli, nokho wayengabonakali njengesitha. Ngentshiseko yakhe wamelana naye, wathi: “Ingabe ungakithi noma ungowezitha zethu na?” Wathi: “Qha, ngifikile njengenduna yempi kaJehova.” UJoshuwa wawa ngobuso emhlabathini, wakhuleka, wathi kuyo: “Ithini inkosi yami encekwini yayo na?” Induna yebutho likaJehova yathi kuJoshuwa: Khumula isicathulo sakho onyaweni lwakho; ngoba indawo omi kuyo ingcwele. UJoshuwa wenze njalo.”
Lena kwakungeyona ingelosi evamile. KwakuyiNkosi uJesu Kristu, yena owahola amaHeberu ehlane, embozwe insika yomlilo ebusuku, nensika yefu emini. Indawo ingcweliswa ngokuba khona kwakhe, ngalokho uJoshuwa wayala ukuba akhumule izicathulo zakhe. {1SP 347.3–348.1}
Ingelosi kwakunguJesu, futhi uJoshuwa wayalwa ukuba akhumule izicathulo zakhe. Kusho ukuthini ngempela lokhu? Umbhalo uyaqhubeka:
Isihlahla esivuthayo esabonwa uMose sasiwuphawu loBukhona bobuNkulunkulu; futhi lapho esondela ukuze abone umbono omangalisayo, lona leli zwi elikhuluma kuJoshuwa lapha, lathi kuMose: “Ungasondeli lapha, khumula izicathulo zakho ezinyaweni zakho, ngokuba indawo omi kuyo ingumhlabathi ongcwele.
Inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu yangcwelisa indlu engcwele; futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu abapristi abazange bangene endaweni engcwelisiwe ngobukhona bukaNkulunkulu nezicathulo ezinyaweni zabo. Izinhlayiya zothuli zingase zinamathele ezicathulweni zazo, ezingangcolisa indawo engcwele; ngakho-ke abapristi babedingeka bashiye izicathulo zabo enkantolo, ngaphambi kokungena endlini engcwele. Egcekeni ngasemnyango wetabernakele kwakumi umcengezi wethusi, abapristi ababegezela kuwo izandla zabo nezinyawo zabo ngaphambi kokungena etendeni lokuhlangana, ukuze kususwe konke ukungcola, “ukuze bangafi.” Bonke ababekhonza endlini engcwele kwakudingeka kuNkulunkulu ukuba benze amalungiselelo akhethekile ngaphambi kokungena lapho inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu yambulwa khona. {1SP 348.2–3}
UMose noJoshuwa yibona kuphela abantu eBhayibhelini abayalwa ukuba bakhumule izicathulo zabo ngoba ngokomfanekiso babengena endaweni engcwele yasezulwini lapho ukuba khona kukaJesu Kristu kwakukhona. Sicela uqaphele ukuthi izicathulo zazishiywe enkantolo! Lokhu kusho ukuthi izinto uJesu ayesezozitshela uJoshuwa zazizokwenzeka ngokomfanekiso endaweni engcwele.
Ukuze adlulisele emqondweni kaJoshuwa ukuthi wayengekho ngaphansi kuKristu, ophakeme, uthi, “Khumula isicathulo sakho onyaweni lwakho.” UJehova wabe esetshela uJoshuwa ukuthi iyiphi inkambo okufanele ayithathe ukuze athathe iJeriko. Wonke amadoda empi kufanele ayalwe ukuba azungeze umuzi kanye ngosuku izinsuku eziyisithupha, futhi ngosuku lwesikhombisa kufanele azungeze iJeriko kasikhombisa. {1SP348.4}
UJesu ngokwakhe uchazela uJoshuwa ukuthi iJeriko kumelwe linqotshwe kanjani. IJeriko lifanekisela izindonga ezisihlukanisa nomuzi wasezulwini, iJerusalema Elisha. Uma loludonga lwesono lungawa, besiyoba nokungena mahhala ezulwini. Lokhu kuzokwenzeka ekubuyeni kwesibili kukaJesu. Nokho, ngaphambi kwalokho, uJesu wachazela uJoshuwa indlela okumelwe ukuba iJeriko lizungezwe ngayo, futhi lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu okungokomfanekiso kithi namuhla.
“UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wabiza abapristi, wathi kubo: Thatha umphongolo wesivumelwano, abapristi abayisikhombisa baphathe amacilongo ayisikhombisa ezinqama phambi komphongolo weNkosi. Wathi kubantu: "Dlulani, niwuzungeze umuzi, nabahlomileyo badlule phambi komphongolo weNkosi." Kwasekusithi uJoshuwa esekhulumile ebantwini, abapristi abayisikhombisa bethwele impondo zenqama eziyisikhombisa badlula phambi kwe Nkosi. abetha amacilongo; umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova wabalandela. Abahlomileyo bahamba phambi kwabapristi ababebetha amacilongo, nabangasemuva balandela umphongolo, bebetha amacilongo. UJoshuwa wayeseyala abantu, wathi: “Aniyikukhamuluka, ningakhamuki ngezwi lenu, kungaphumi lizwi emlonyeni wenu, kuze kufike usuku engiyakusho ngalo kini ukuthi: 'Khamulukani; khona lizamemeza. Umphongolo kaJehova wawuzungeza umuzi, wawuzungeza kanye; bangena ekamu, balala ekamu. {1SP349.1}
U-Ellen G. White uxhumanisa lezi zimashi ezizungeza iJeriko, ukushaywa kwamacilongo, nokuthwalwa komphongolo wesivumelwano ngokuqondile nathi njengamaSeventh-day Adventist ku-“Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers”:
USathane ubeke zonke izindlela ezingenzeka ukuthi akukho lutho oluyofika phakathi kwethu njengabantu ukuzosola nokusola, futhi asinxuse ukuba silahle amaphutha ethu. Kodwa kukhona abantu abayothwala umphongolo kaNkulunkulu. Abanye bayophuma phakathi kwethu abangeke besawuthwala umkhumbi. Kodwa lezi azikwazi ukwenza izindonga ezivimbela iqiniso; ngoba lizaqhubekela phambili liye phezulu kuze kube sekupheleni. Esikhathini esedlule uNkulunkulu uvuse abantu, futhi usenamadoda anethuba alindile, alungele ukwenza umyalo Wakhe—abantu abazodlula emigomeni enjengezindonga ezinamekwe ngodaka olungacushiwe. Lapho uNkulunkulu ebeka uMoya Wakhe phezu kwabantu, bazosebenza. Bayakumemezela izwi likaJehova; bayophakamisa izwi labo njengecilongo. Iqiniso ngeke linciphe noma lilahlekelwe amandla alo ezandleni zabo. Bazatshela abantu iziphambeko zabo, lendlu kaJakobe izono zayo. {I-TM 411.1}
Umlando wokunqotshwa kweJeriko uyaqhubeka:
Ibutho lamaHeberu lahamba ngendlela ephelele. Kwaqala kwahamba iqembu elikhethiwe lamadoda ahlomile, egqoke izingubo zawo ezinjengezempi, hhayi manje ukuze asebenzise ikhono lawo empini, kodwa ukuze akholelwe futhi alalele iziqondiso ayezinikezwa. Ngokulandelayo kwalandela abapristi abayisikhombisa bephethe amacilongo. Kwabe sekufika umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, ucwebezela ngegolide, inkazimulo yenkazimulo indiza phezu kwawo, ithwelwe abapristi bembethe izingubo zabo ezicebile nezingavamile ezibonisa isikhundla sabo esingcwele. Ibutho elikhulu lama-Israyeli lalandela ngokuhleleka okupheleleyo, isizwe ngasinye ngaphansi kwenani laso. Bawuzungeza umuzi ngomphongolo kaNkulunkulu. Akuzwakalanga umsindo ngaphandle kokunyathelwa kwalelo butho elinamandla, nezwi elizwakalayo lamacilongo elizwakala ezintabeni, lihlokoma phakathi komuzi waseJeriko. Ngokumangala nangokuthuthumela abalindi balowo muzi obhujiswayo baphawula konke ukunyakaza, futhi babikele abaphethe. Abakwazi ukusho ukuthi kusho ukuthini konke lokhu kuboniswa. Abanye bayawuhleka usulu umqondo wokuthathwa kwalowomuzi ngalendlela, kuyilapho abanye bemangele, njengoba bebona ubukhazikhazi bomphongolo, nokubukeka okuzothile nokuhloniphekile kwabapristi, nebutho likaIsrayeli lilandela, noJoshuwa eyinhloko yalo. Bakhumbula ukuthi uLwandle Olubomvu, eminyakeni engamashumi amane ngaphambili, lwahlukana phambi kwabo, nokuthi babesanda kulungiselelwa indlela ewela umfula iJordani. Besaba kakhulu ezemidlalo. Baqinisa ngokuqinile ukugcina amasango omuzi evaliwe, namaqhawe anamandla aqaphe isango ngalinye. Izinsuku eziyisithupha, amabutho akwa-Israyeli azungeza umuzi. Ngosuku lwesikhombisa bazungeza iJeriko izikhathi eziyisikhombisa. Bayalwa abantu njengenjwayelo ukuthi bathule. Kwakumele kuzwakale izwi lamacilongo. Abantu kwakufanele babukele, futhi lapho abashaya amacilongo bekhalisa isikhathi eside kunokuvamile, khona-ke bonke kwakumelwe bamemeze ngezwi elikhulu, ngoba uNkulunkulu wayebanikile umuzi. “Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa, bavuka ekuseni, lapho kusa, bazungeza umuzi, ngendlela efanayo, kasikhombisa; ngalolo suku kuphela bawuzungeza umuzi kasikhombisa. Kwathi ngokwesikhombisa abapristi sebevuthela amacilongo, uJoshuwa wathi kubantu: “Khamulukani; ngokuba uJehova uninikile umuzi.” + Ngakho abantu bamemeza lapho abapristi bekhalisa amacilongo. Kwathi lapho abantu bezwa ukukhala kwecilongo, abantu bakhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu, ugange lwawa phansi, abantu bakhuphukela emzini, kwaba yilowo nalowo phambi kwakhe, bawuthatha umuzi.
UNkulunkulu wayehlose ukukhombisa ama-Israyeli ukuthi ukunqotshwa kweKhanani kwakungabangelwa yiwo. Induna yebutho leNkosi yalinqoba iJeriko. Yena nezingelosi zakhe babehileleke ekunqobeni. UKristu wayala amabutho aseZulwini ukuba adilize izindonga zaseJeriko, futhi alungisele uJoshuwa namabutho akwa-Israyeli indlela yokungena. UNkulunkulu, kulesi simangaliso esimangalisayo, akagcinanga nje ngokuqinisa ukholo lwabantu bakhe emandleni akhe okunqoba izitha zabo, kodwa wakusola ukungakholwa kwabo kwangaphambili.
IJeriko lalidelele amabutho akwaIsrayeli noNkulunkulu weZulu. Babona ikamu lika-Israyeli lizungeza umuzi wabo kanye ngosuku, bethuka; kodwa babheka izivikelo zabo eziqinile, izindonga zabo eziqinile neziphakeme, futhi bazizwa beqinisekile ukuthi bangamelana nanoma yikuphi ukuhlaselwa. Kodwa lapho izindonga zabo eziqinile zidilika futhi ziwe ngokuzumayo, ngokuphahlazeka okumangalisayo, njengokuzwakala kokuduma okukhulu kakhulu, zakhubazeka ngenxa yokwesaba, futhi azikwazanga ukumelana nazo. {1SP 349.2–351.2}
Manje ake siphindaphinde esikufundile:
UJesu uzibonakalisa kuJoshuwa ephethe inkemba njengoMphathi webutho lasezulwini futhi okokuqala utshela uJoshuwa ukuba akhumule izicathulo zakhe:
Kwathi uJoshuwa esengaseJeriko, waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabheka, bheka, kwakumi indoda malungana naye. nenkemba yakhe ehoshiwe esandleni sakhe: uJoshuwa waya kuye, wathi kuye: "Ingabe ungakithi noma izitha zethu na?" Wathi: Hatshi; kodwa sengifikile njengenduna yebutho leNkosi. UJoshuwa wawa ngobuso bakhe emhlabathini, wakhuleka, wathi kuye: “Ithini inkosi yami encekwini yayo na? Induna yebutho leNkosi yathi kuJoshuwa: Khumula isicathulo sakho onyaweni lwakho; ngoba indawo omi kuyo ingcwele. UJoshuwa wenze njalo. ( Joshuwa 5:13-15 )
Ukuze siqonde ukuthi yisiphi isikhathi se-eschatological lokhu okukhomba kuso, kufanele sihlole zonke izimpawu ezinikezwe lapha. Siyaqonda ukuthi nguJesu uqobo Lwakhe okhuluma noJoshuwa, kodwa futhi uphawula isikhathi esibaluleke kakhulu emlandweni. Ngaphambi kokuba lesi sigcawu senzeke, ama-Israyeli ayedlule iJordani ( Joshuwa 5:1 ), ayesanda kusokwa ( Joshuwa 5:3-8 ), alungisa iPhasika, futhi ashintsha ukudla kwawo kusuka kumana akudla okusanhlamvu nezithelo zezwe laseKhanani. Konke lokhu kuyizimpawu zokwamukela umhlatshelo kaJesu Kristu, ukufa Kwakhe esiphambanweni ngenxa yethu. Lo mbhalo awusho ukuthi kwadlula izinsuku ezingaki ngemva kokuba ama-Israyeli egubhe iPhasika kwaze kwaba yilapho uJoshuwa ebona uJesu emi phambi kweJeriko ephethe inkemba, kodwa singaphetha ngokuthi isikhathi eside kangakanani emfanekisweni wePhasika, owawufanekisela ukufa nokuvuka kukaJesu. Kwadlula izinsuku ezingu-40 ngaphambi kokuba uJesu aye ezulwini. Lapho uJesu efika ezulwini, waqala inkonzo Yakhe yokuqala endlini engcwele yasezulwini ngonyaka ka-AD 31, futhi wonke ama-Adventist kufanele azi ukuthi lokhu kwakusendaweni engcwele yethempeli lasezulwini. Lena kwakuyinkonzo Yakhe yokuqala yobuphristi abakhulu.
Lapho eyala uJoshuwa ukuba akhumule izicathulo zakhe, uJesu wayekhuluma nathi lapho sikhona ekugelezeni komlando wobuKristu. Abapristi kwakudingeka bakhumule izicathulo zabo lapho bengena endaweni engcwele, beshiya izicathulo zabo enkantolo njengoba sibonile ngaphambili. Lokhu kungasho kuphela ukuthi lokho uJesu azokusho kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke kuyoqala lapho uJesu engena eNdaweni Engcwele ngonyaka ka-31. Lesi yisikhathi esachazwa evesini elilodwa umphostoli uPawulu encwadini eya kumaHeberu:
Kungabi ngegazi lezimbuzi nelamathole, kodwa ngelakhe igazi wangena kanye endaweni engcwele, esethole ukuhlengwa okuphakade ngenxa yethu. ((Hebheru 9:12)
Futhi uJesu uthini kuJoshuwa kanye nathi manje? Yini okufanele siyenze ukuze sinqobe iJeriko futhi singene eKhanani/eZulwini?
UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Bheka, nginikele esandleni sakho iJeriko, nenkosi yalo, namaqhawe anamandla. Niyakuhaqa umuzi, nonke nina madoda empi, niwuzungeze umuzi kanye. Uzakwenza njalo izinsuku eziyisithupha. Abapristi abayisikhombisa bayakuthwala amacilongo ayisikhombisa ejubili phambi komphongolo; ngosuku lwesikhombisa lizawubhoda umuzi kasikhombisa; abapristi bayakubetha amacilongo. Kuyakuthi lapho bekhalisa uphondo lwenqama isikhathi eside, lapho nisizwa ukukhala kwecilongo, bonke abantu bayakukhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu; ugange lomuzi luyakuwa phansi, abantu bakhuphuke, kube yilowo nalowo aqonde phambi kwakhe. ( Joshuwa 6:2-5 )
Lapha uJesu uchaza wonke umlando wabantu baKhe kusukela lapho engena eNdaweni eNgcwele yendlu engcwele yasezulwini ngo-31 kuqhubeke kuze kube sekunqotshweni kwangempela kwezulu. Kufanele kube namamashi ayisithupha ngezinsuku zokuqala eziyisithupha bese kuba amamashi ayisikhombisa ngosuku lwesikhombisa. Lesi isisekelo sakho konke ukuqonda kokuphindwa kwezimpawu, amabandla, ngisho namacilongo njengoba sizobona esihlokweni esizayo. Encazelweni yama-Adventist yakudala, sesifinyelele kuphela ekupheleni kosuku lwesithupha!
Njengoba siyayazi imfundiso yendlu engcwele, siyaqonda namuhla ukuthi uJesu wasuka endaweni eNgcwele waya endaweni eNgcwelengcwele ngo-1844. Waqala inkonzo Yakhe yesibili nenkonzo eNgcwelengcwele: ukuhlanzwa kwendlu engcwele yasezulwini. Lolu wusuku lokugcina lomlando wasemhlabeni: usuku lokwahlulela kophenyo ezulwini; usuku lwesikhombisa ekunqotshweni kweJeriko. UJesu uchaza ukuthi ukumasha okuzungeza iJeriko kumelwe kuphindwe futhi ngalolosuku: ngosuku lwesikhombisa niwuzungeze umuzi kasikhombisa.
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