Isahluko 8 — Isidlo Somtshato SeMvana

GSAM 134.1“Kwakukho indoda ethile eyenza isidlo esikhulu, yaza yamema abaninzi; yathumela isicaka sayo ngexesha lesidlo, sisithi kwabo bamemwe, Yizani; kuba yonke into sele ilungile ngoku.”¹

GSAM 134.2“Basikelelekile abo babizelwe kwisidlo somtshato weMvana.”²

GSAM 134.3Isidlo sangokuhlwa sesokugqibela sosuku. Kule ngcaciso-mbekiselo kukho izibizo ezithathu zesidlo sangokuhlwa. Le ngcaciso-mbekiselo akufuneki idityaniswe nezibizo “zesidlo sasemini” ekuthethwa ngazo kuMateyu 22:1-7. “Isidlo sasemini” sisidlo sasemini emaqanda. Kwesi sifaniso esingokubizelwa kwesidlo sasemini, sifunda ukuba abo babizileyo “baphathwa ngenkohlakalo” baza babulawa, kwaye kwanonyana wekumkani wabulawa. Ukumkani owayethumele isibizo “watshabalalisa abo babulali, watshisa isixeko sabo.”

GSAM 134.4Lo mzekeliso wezimemo “zesidlo sasemini,” obonisa isiphelo sabo baqala ukwala eso sibizo, wawumele ngokufanelekileyo oko kwenzeka ngokwenene kwabo balayo ivangeli kaKristu, baza bambulala yena nabapostile bakhe. INkosi yathumela imikhosi ngokuchasene nelo sizwe, “eyatshabalalisa abo babulali, yaza yatshisa isixeko sabo”—iJerusalem.

GSAM 134Isimemo Sesidlo Sangokuhlwa

GSAM 134.5Olu bizo lwesidlo sangokuhlwa kwesi fanekiso ngokungathandabuzekiyo lubhekisa “kwisidlo somtshato weMvana.” Kukho intsikelelo ebhengezwayo kwabo babizelwe “kweso sidlo somtshato.” Isidlo somtshato silandela umtshato. Umtshato weMvana wenzeka phambi kokuba eze; kuba, njengoko sesikubonile, xa uKristu ekugqibeleni eza, uya “kubuya evela emtshatweni.”³

GSAM 135.1Esi simemo sesidlo somtshato, ke ngoko, kufuneka sibe ngumyalezo ofanayo nesigidimi sengelosi yokuqala seSityhilelo 14, kunye nesibhengezo sexesha sesahluko seshumi, esele sixoxwe ngaso. Njengoko kubhalwe nguLuka, esi simemo sokuqala sesidlo siya “kwabo babemenyiwe.” Babe ngobani abo babemenyiwe?—Babe ngabo babeve baze bamkele iVangeli kaKristu. Bayavuma ukuba bayamthanda uKristu, kwaye bayaluthanda ukuvela kwakhe kwesibini njengokuzaliseka okugqibeleleyo kothemba lwabo. Kutheni singayi kuqala kubo esi simemo? Njengoko kwakuyimfuneko ukuba iVangeli iqale ithethwe kumaYuda awayeneziBhalo, kwaye ebezibiza ngokuba balindele ukuza kukaMesiya,⁴ ngokunjalo umyalezo wokubuya kukaKristu kwesibini waboniswa kuqala abo babebanga ukuba bangabalandeli bakhe, kwaye bayaluthanda ukuvela kwakhe.

GSAM 135Isibhengezo Kwabo Babemenyiweyo

GSAM 135.2Umbizo wokuqala kwisidlo sangokuhlwa, njengoko ujoliswe kwabo babemenyiwe, kufuneka uye kumabandla. Ngoku, eneneni, isibhengezo sokufika kukaKristu okusondeleyo, ukusukela kunyaka ka-1833 ukuya kutsho entwasahlobo ka-1844, senzeka emabandleni, kwaye kwimilinganiselo emikhulu sasixhaswa ngabalungiseleli baloo mabandla. Ukupapashwa kokuqala kukaWilliam Miller kweembono zakhe malunga nokuza kukaKristu okusondeleyo kwaba kwiphephandaba lamaBhaptizi laseBrandon, Vt. Imisebenzi yakhe neyamaqabane akhe kude kube nguTshazimpuzi ka-1844 ikakhulu yayisezindlwini zebandla okanye kumaholo awayefunyenwe ngamabandla aloo mihla.

GSAM 135.3UMfundisi Himes uthetha ngolu hlobo ngomsebenzi kaMfundisi Miller kude kube yintwasahlobo ka-1844:

GSAM 135.3“Wasebenza phakathi kwawo onke amaqela namahlelo, engaphazamisi imibutho yawo okanye umthetho-siseko wawo, ekholelwa ukuba amalungu amabandla awohlukeneyo anganakho ukugcina isimo sawo, kwaye ngaxeshanye alungiselele ukubuya koKumkani wawo.”

GSAM 135.4UMfundisi uHimes, ethetha ngemisebenzi yabo edibeneyo noMfundisi uMiller, uyaqhubeka athi: “Uninzi lwabafundisi namabandla ezavulela thina nabantakwethu ababebhengeza imfundiso yokubuya kukaKumkani iingcango zazo, zasebenzisana nathi kude kube ngunyaka wokugqibela”—unyaka ka-1844.

GSAM 136Iingcango Ezivuliweyo Zomyalezo

GSAM 136.1Malunga nomsebenzi wakhe kunye nendlela yawo, uWm. Miller wathi:

GSAM 136.1“Iingcango ziye zavuleleka kum ukuba ndishumayele le mfundiso yokubuya kukaKristu okwesibini phakathi kwawo phantse onke amahlelo, kangangokuba ndikwazile ukuphendula kwisabelo esincinci nje sezibizo.... Kuzo zonke iindawo endikhe ndaya kuzo, amalungu ebandla awona alungileyo, azinikeleyo, naphilayo amkele ngokukhawuleza iimbono ezibhengezwe ngolu hlobo; ngelixa umntu wehlabathi ozibizayo, uFarisayo, umntu onzondayo abanye, oqhayisa, ozicingela yena, ehlekisa kwaye egculela isifundiso sokubuya kukaKristu okwesibini.”

GSAM 136.2Malunga nendalo yomyalezo wokubuya, kunokuthethwa ngayo into efanayo naleyo eyayithethwa nguD'Aubigné ngoHlaziyo lweCawa,—Yona “yafezekiswa egameni lomgaqo wokomoya. Yayibhengeze ilizwi likaThixo njengomfundisi wayo; ukholo njengosindiso; uMoya oyiNgcwele njengezixhobo zayo: kwaye ngezi ndlela kanye yazikhaba zonke izinto zehlabathi.”

GSAM 136Igagasi Elinamandla Lovuselelo

GSAM 136.3Ubunjani bobuvuselelo obalandela isibhengezo somyalezo wokubuya kukaKristu buchazwa ngolu hlobo nguL. D. Fleming, umfundisi webandla lobuKristu laseCasco Street, ePortland, eMaine:—

GSAM 136.4“Umdla ovuselelwe yintetho yakhe [uWm. Miller] ulolona hlobo lucingisisiweyo nolungenamvakalelo, kwaye nangona ingolona vuselelo lukhulu endakha ndalubona, akukho mvakalelo zishushu kangako. Kubonakala ngathi ichaphazela kakhulu amadoda asekuhlaleni. Into ebangela esi siphumo yile: uMzalwana Miller uthatha nje inkemba yoMoya, ayikhuphe esingxobeni, ayibeke etlhale elibukhali entliziyweni evulekileyo, ize isike! yiloo nto kuphela. Phambi kotlhale lwesi sixhobo sinamandla, ukungakholelwa kuwa, kwaye ingqikelelo yokusindiswa kwabantu bonke iyafa. Iziseko zobuxoki ziyanyamalala, kwaye abarhwebi baseBhabheli bayamangaliswa. Kubonakala kum ukuba olu lolona vuselelo lusondeleyo kuvuselelo lwabapostile kunalo naluphi na olubonwe kumaxesha anamhlanje.”

GSAM 137Amava eRichmond, Me.

GSAM 137.1Njengomzekelo womsebenzi wokuvuselelwa owayehamba nokushumayelwa kwenkolo yokubuya kukaKristu, siza kucaphula kwingxelo yomntu owayebandakanyeke ngokupheleleyo kuloo ntshukumo. Ekuthetheni ngentlanganiso yekota eyayibanjelwe eRichmond, Me., emele amabandla angamashumi amathathu amaFreewill Baptist, uthi:—

GSAM 137.2“Ndisandul' ukungena kwindawo yokunqulela, uMfundisi Rollins, owayehleli ecaleni kwepuliti kwelinye icala elikude lendlu, waphakama waza wathi, ‘Mzalwana White, uza kufumana isitulo apha ecaleni kwam.’ Emva kwentshumayelo, kwavulwa ithuba lokuba kuthethwe, ndaza ndathetha ngokukhululekileyo ngobomi bobuKristu, nangeempumelelo zabalungileyo ekuzeni kwesibini kukaKristu. Amazwi amaninzi akhwaza, ‘Amen! amen!’ kwaye uninzi kuloo ndibano inkulu lwalulila.... Ekupheleni kwale ndibano, emva kokufumana imvume yam, uMfundisi Rollins waphakama waza wathi: ‘UMzalwana White, ohleli ngasekunene kwam, uza kuthetha kwindlu yendibano yaseReed ngokuhlwa namhlanje, malunga nokubuya kwesibini kweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu. Nyukani, bantu bakuthi, nize nive ngokwenu. Sinendawo eyaneleyo yokunamkela nonke. Nyukani, bazalwana, akuyi kwenzakalisa namnye wenu ukuphulaphula ngalo mbandela.... Wayesazi kakuhle ukuba uninzi lwabazalwana bakhe luya kushiya indibano yabo elalini, luye iimayile ezintathu kuzokuva mna, kwaye nentlanganiso yabo yezeshishini ebibekwe ixesha yayiza kuphazamiseka. Kwaye kwaba njalo. Iinxalenye ezintathu kwezine zabafundisi kunye phantse wonke umthunywa bamka, kwaye indlu yendibano yaseReed yagcwala kwangethuba. Isihloko sam yayinguMateyu 24. UMoya kaThixo wandinika inkululeko enkulu. Umdla wawumangalisa.

GSAM 137.3“Ngethuba ndivala ngenkuthazo kumaKristu ukuba bazinikele ngokupheleleyo baze balungele, nakwizoni ukuba zifune uKristu zize zilungele ukuza koNyana womntu, amandla kaThixo afika phezu kwam kangangokuba kwanyanzeleka ndizixhase ngezandla zombini ndibambe ipulpiti. Yayiyiyure enzulu. Ngethuba ndandijonga imeko yaboni, abalahlekileyo ngaphandle kukaKristu, ndabacenga ndilila, ndiphinda-phinda izihlandlo ezininzi, ‘Yizani kuKristu, nina boni, nisisindiswe xa eza kuvela kubungangamsha bakhe. Yizani, nina boni abahluphekayo, kungekabikho kade. Yizani, nina boni, boni abahluphekayo, yizani.’

GSAM 138.1Indawo yayizele luloyiko olukhulu. Abafundisi nabantu balila, abanye belila ngokuvakalayo. Ekupheleni kwesibongozo ngasinye kumoni, kwakuvakala ukugcuma okukhulu kuyo yonke indibano. Ndandimi ngeenyawo ndicacisa isahluko ndize ndikhuthaze ngaphezu kweeyure ezimbini, yaye ilizwi lam lalisiya lisirhabaxa. Ndayeka ukuthetha, ndaza ndalila ngokuvakalayo ngenxa yabo bantu ndibathandayo, ngentlungu enzulu efana naleyo azi yena kuphela obizwe nguThixo ukuba abhengeze inyaniso yakhe kwizoni. Kwakusele kungentsimbi yesithoba, kwaye ukunika abanye ithuba lokuthetha bekuya kuthetha ukuqhubeka nenkonzo kude kube phakathi kobusuku. Kwakulungile ukuqukumbela ngale ntlungu enzulu yexesha lalo, kodwa hayi phambi kokuba wonke umntu afumane ithuba lokuvotela icala leNkosi. Ndabe sendibiza bonke abakwindibano ababefuna ukuthandazana nam, kunye nabo babefuna ukuziswa esihlalweni sobabalo, ukuze bakulungele ukudibana noMsindisi ngovuyo ekubuyeni kwakhe okwesibini, ukuba bavuke. Yonke imiphefumlo kuloo ndlu inkulu, njengoko ndaxelelwa kamva ngabantu ababekwiindawo ezahlukeneyo kuyo, yema. Emva kwethuba elifutshane lomthandazo, indibano yavalwa.

GSAM 138.2Ngasentsasa elandelayo ndabuyela elalini, ndihamba ubuncinane nezahlulo ezisixhenxe kwisibhozo zababekuloo ntlanganiso yekota yamaFreewill Baptist. Wonke umntu wayebalisa ngendlela eyayiyingqungquthela ebalaseleyo ababeye kuyo ngokuhlwa kwangaphambili.

GSAM 138Izibongozo zoMyalezo Kwezinye Iindawo

GSAM 138.3“Ekuqhawuleni, abathunywa nabafundisi bandimema ukuba ndizimanye nabo ekulungiseleleni ixesha endinokuthi ndibhengeze ngalo kwiindibano ezahlukeneyo kuloo ntlanganiso yekota ezazinezindlu zonqulo ezibanzi. Ngelo xesha kwakusembindini kaFebruwari, kwaye kwagqitywa ukuba kwakusele iiveki ezintandathu kuphela zokuhamba ngezileyi ekhephini eliqinileyo, nto leyo eyayinika abantu ithuba elihle lokuya ezintlanganisweni. Kwakhethwa iindawo ezilishumi elinambini ezona zibalulekileyo ukuze ndisebenzele kuzo kwiiveki ezintandathu. Ndandiza kunika iintetho ezilishumi, nto leyo eyayiza kundifuna ukuba ndithethe amaxesha angamashumi amabini ngeveki. Oku kwandishiyela isiqingatha sosuku kuphela ngeveki, endandisoloko ndifumanisa ukuba siyimfuneko kakhulu ukuze ndihambe iimayile ezilishumi elinesihlanu okanye amashumi amabini ndisiya kwindawo elandelayo yentlanganiso.”⁵

GSAM 139Amakhulu Abaguqukileyo

GSAM 139.1Uvuselelo lwenkolo nokuguquka kwamakhulu abantu kuyo yonke indawo kwalandela ukushumayelwa kwemfundiso yokubuya, kwaye oku kwenzeka ngakumbi njengoko bebesondela ekupheleni konyaka wamaYuda ka-1843 (21 Matshi, 1844). Kwakusebusika obo apho umbhali kwilali yakowabo—iVictor, N.Y.—waqala ukuva ngalo mbandela, kwaye nangona wayeneminyaka elishumi elinesibini kuphela ubudala, wamkela, kangangoko wayeqonda, ukholo lokuza kwesibini. Inene yayinzulu kakhulu impembelelo ebantwini, kungekuphela nje ezintlanganisweni, kodwa naphi na. Ngelo xesha uVictor wayeyilali nje enabahlali abamalunga namakhulu amabini, kodwa imimandla engqongileyo yayinabantu abaninzi abahlaliyo. Ngenxa yolo thotho lweentlanganiso ezazibanjelwe kuloo lali incinci, kwaxelwa ukuba kwakho abaguqukileyo abangamakhulu amahlanu.

GSAM 139Ubungqina be-Methodist Year Book

GSAM 139.2Ngokuphathelele kumaza amakhulu okuvuselelwa okwalandela isibhengezo sokubuya kweNkosi, sifumana kwi-Methodist Year Book ukuba “kwiminyaka emine ukusukela ngo-1840 ukuya ku-1844, kwabakho iinguquko ezingama-256,000 eMelika.” Oko kwakuyinyani eMelika kwakuyinyani ngokulinganayo nakwamanye amazwe apho kwenziwa khona eso sibheno. “Amandla amakhulu ahamba nokushumayela, yaye imiphefumlo yaguquka kuyo yonke indawo.” Njengoko isibizo sokuqala kwisidlo somtshato saya kumabandla,—“abo babemenyiwe,”—ngawo sasasazwa kubo bonke ababeza kuza baze babe nenxaxheba kusindiso olwalulindele abantu bakaThixo. Nokuba umyalezo wawushumayelwa, wathandazwa, okanye waculwa “kwiingoma zokulungiselela ukubuya,” intshukumo enamandla yoMoya kaThixo yayihamba nomsebenzi.

GSAM 140Abantwana Befundisa eSweden

GSAM 140.1Kulo mba siza kuqaphela indlela iNkosi eyasebenza ngayo ukwazisa esi saziso kwala mazwe umthetho wawungavumeli ukushumayelwa kwayo nayiphi na into echasene “nebandla elimiselweyo.” ISweden yayilelinye lala mazwe. Apho iNkosi yasebenzisa abantwana abancinci ukwazisa lo msebenzi. Okokuqala kwesi simemezelo kwakwasehlotyeni lowama-1843, e-Eksjö, kumazantsi eSweden. Intombazana encinci, eneminyaka emihlanu kuphela ubudala, engazange ifunde ukufunda okanye ukucula, ngenye imini, ngendlela engcwele kakhulu, yacula ngokuchanekileyo umhobe omde wamaLuthere, yaza ke ngamandla amakhulu yabhengeza “ilixa lokugweba kwakhe lifikile,” yaza yakhuthaza usapho ukuba lulungiselele ukudibana neNkosi; kuba wayesiza kungekudala. Abangaguqukanga kusapho bacela uThixo ubabalo, baza baxolelwa. Eli phulo lasasazeka lisuka kwidolophu liya kwidolophu, nabanye abantwana bebhengeza lo myalezo. Eli phulo linye phakathi kwabantwana labonakala ngokuthile eNorway naseJamani.

GSAM 140“Ewe! Kwakufuneka ndishumayele”

GSAM 140.2Ngo-1896, ngelixa bendibambe iintlanganiso kwiindawo ezilishumi elinesixhenxe ezahlukeneyo zaseSweden, ndadlula kwiindawo ezininzi apho abantwana babeshumayele ngo-1843, ndaza ndafumana ithuba lokuncokola nabo babekuvile ukushumayela, kunye namadoda awayeshumayele esengabantwana. Ndathi komnye wabo, “Wawushumayela na umyalezo wokubuya kweNkosi wawusengumfana?” Waphendula wathi, “Ndawushumayela! Ewe, kwakufuneka ndishumayele. Andizange ndiziqulunqele oku. Kwafika amandla phezu kwam, ndaza ndathetha oko ndinyanzeliswe kukuthetha lawo mandla.”

GSAM 140Boquist noWalbom e-Örebro, eSweden

GSAM 140.3E-Örebro Län (isithili) lo msebenzi wawusasazeka de abantu abadala bavuseleleka ukuba babhengeze lo myalezo. Emva koko, abasemagunyeni bakarhulumente, beqhutywa ngababingeleli be “bandla elimiselweyo,” babamba amakhwenkwe amabini, uWalbom, oneminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo ubudala, noOle Boquist, oneminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu ubudala, besithi baza kubenza umzekelo woluntu. Bababhaxabula kwimiqolo yabo ehamba ze ngeentonga zom-birch, baza babafaka, amanxeba abo esopha, entolongweni yase-Örebro. Xa la manxeba ephelayo, babakhupha entolongweni, bebabuza, “Niyakuyeka na ukushumayela le ngcamango?” Nangona babaphinda bababetha ngeentonga okwesibini, bevula amanxeba abo ngokutsha, impendulo kuphela abayifumanayo yaba yile, “Siza kushumayela intshumayelo iNkosi esiyalela yona.” Ngenxa yokuthethelela komnye umntu obhinqileyo owayebalulekile ebandleni lase-Örebro, uKumkani Oscar I. waxelela abasemagunyeni ukuba bakhulule la makhwenkwe entolongweni, baze bayiyeke leyo bantu. Ngoko ke uloyiso lwenyaniso lwafunyanwa eSweden.

GSAM 141Ubungqina bukaBoquist

GSAM 141.1Kwi-Review and Herald, ngomhla we-7 ku-Okthobha 1890, kukho ibali elinomdla kakhulu malunga nokushumayela kwabantwana, elibhalwe ngu-O. Boquist ngokwakhe. Uthi:—

GSAM 141.2“Ngo-1843 kwabakho intshukumo yonqulo phakathi kwabantu baseKarlskoga Parish, e-Örebro Län. Iinkokeli kule ntshukumo yayingabantwana namadoda aselula, ababebizwa ngokuba ‘ziirapare.’ Aba babushumayela ngamandla kaThixo, baza babhengeza phambi kwabantu, ngokuzimisela okukhulu, ukuba iyure yokugweba kukaThixo ifikile.

GSAM 141.3“Ekuwindla kwalonyaka kanye, mna, u-O. Boquist, ndineminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu ubudala, kunye nenye inkwenkwe, u-Erik Walbom, eneminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo ubudala, safunyanwa sisityhalwa ngamandla la angabonakaliyo kangangokuba asikwazi ukumelana nawo nangayiphi na indlela. Kamsinya nje sakuba sibanjwe ngeli mandla asezulwini, saqala ukuthetha ebantwini, nokushumayela ngelizwi elikhulu ukuba iyure yomgwebo ifikile, sibabhekisa kuYoweli 2:28-32 neSityhilelo 14:6, 7.”

GSAM 141Abantwana Embonweni

GSAM 141.4Abantu bandazisa ukuba abo babephenjelelwe ngolu hlobo ngamandla asezulwini babengasaboni nto ingaphandle kwabo. Babesembonweni ovela kuThixo, kwaye bathetha ngamandla abenempembelelo enkulu yokubenza baziqonde izono zabo. Bathi aba bantwana, ngelixa besephantsi kwaleyo mpembelelo, babethetha ngamandla nangesidima samadoda nabafazi abadala. Ngoko ke abo babekubonileyo bakhokelwa ekubeni bafikelele kwisigqibo sokuba yayiyiNkosi ebibasebenzisa ngokuprofeta ukuze bathethe ezi nyaniso zingcwele. Umbhali uyaqhubeka esithi:—

GSAM 142.1“Abantu bahlanganisana ngobuninzi ukuze basimamele, yaye iindibano zethu zaqhubeka emini nasebusuku, kwaza kwabakho uvuko olukhulu lokomoya. Abancinci nabadala babachukunyiswe nguMoya kaThixo, baza bakhala beya kwiNkosi becela ubabalo, bevuma izono zabo phambi koThixo nabantu.

GSAM 142.2“Kodwa xa umbingeleli wasebandleni waxelelwa ngale nto, kwenziwa iinzame ezininzi zokusithulisa, ngaloo ndlela kuyekiswe olu vuselelo lwenkolo lwalulawula; kodwa zonke iinzame aziphumelelanga. Kwaqhutywa isicelo kuSheriff sokuba asibambe, yaye kangangeeveki ezintandathu kwenziwa uphendlo olungenaziphumo lokusifumana ehlathini, apho sasibalekele khona sifuna indawo yokuzimela.

GSAM 142.3“Ekugqibeleni, nangona kunjalo, sabizelwa ukuba sivele phambi komfundisi webandla. Inani lethu laliye landa kangangokuba amadoda namabhinqa aselula angamashumi amane azimisa kwindlu yomfundisi, apho sasivavanywa ixesha elide. Bonke ngaphandle kwam noWalbom bavunyelwa ukuba babuyele emakhayeni abo; kodwa thina sabanjwa, yaye ngosuku olulandelayo safakwa entolongweni yase-Örebro, apho safakwa khona kunye namasela kwiseli ye-14, ngokungathi besenze ulwaphulo-mthetho olukhulu.”

GSAM 142Ubungqina boDade kaBoquist

GSAM 142.4NgoSeptemba 22, 1896, udadewabo kaBoquist, oneminyaka engamashumi asixhenxe anesibini ubudala, weza kwintlanganiso yethu e-Örebro, wasixelela ngamava omntakwabo; kuba wabona ukutywatyushwa kwakhe, ukuvalelwa kwakhe entolongweni, nokukhululwa kwakhe. Wasimbelela ingoma eyayiculiwe nguBoquist noWalbom bephuma entolongweni besiya kwibhulorho engaphezulu komjelo wokhuselo owawujikeleze inqaba yenkulungwane yeshumi elinesithandathu, eyayisetyenziswa ngo-1843 njengentolongo. Amandla entshukumo yango-1843 ahamba nobungqina nokuculwa kwale ngoma. Xa iguqulelwe kwisiNgesi, le ngoma imi ngolu hlobo:—

GSAM 143Ingoma Yoculo kaBoquist noWalbom

GSAM 144Umshumayeli oyinkwenkwe waseKarlskoga

GSAM 144.4Indoda enesidima yase-Örebro yandibalisela ngesiganeko esenzeka eKarlskoga, apho wayehlala khona ngo-1843. Yathi:—

GSAM 144.5“Umfana omncinci oneminyaka esibhozo ubudala, owayengazange afunde nokufunda oonobumba, waqala ukushumayela umyalezo, ecaphula iZibhalo ezininzi. Abantu bathi, ‘Lo mfana uzaliswe yiBhayibhile.’ Esi siganeko senzeka emva kokuba uKumkani Oscar ethethe exhasa abaxhatshazwayo, ngoko ke umbingeleli waloo ndawo akakwazanga ukumsa umfana enkundleni ukuba ayeke lo msebenzi; kodwa watsho ebantwini ukuba bamzise umfana phambi kwakhe, yaye wayeza kumtyhila, ababonise ukungazi kwakhe iBhayibhile.

GSAM 144.6“Phambi kwesihlwele sabantu umbingeleli wavula incwadi yakhe yeengoma, waza wacela umfana ukuba amfundele. Umfana waphendula wathi, ‘Andikwazi kufunda;’ kodwa wamfulathela umbingeleli, wayicula ingoma yonke ngokuchanekileyo ukusuka ekuqaleni kuye ekugqibeleni, umbingeleli ngelo xesha ejonge encwadini emangalisiwe. Umbingeleli wathi kumfana, ‘Ubonakala usazi yonke into.’ Umfana waphendula, ‘Hayi. Asisoloko sivunyelwa ukuba sitsho konke esikwaziyo.’

GSAM 145.1“Umbingeleli wavula uTestamente eNtsha waza wathi kumfana, ‘Funda kum kule.’ Umfana waphendula wathi, ‘Andikwazi ukufunda.’ Umbingeleli wabuza, ‘Uyazi ntoni na ngokuphathelele iBhayibhile?’ Waphendula wathi, ‘Ndiyazi ukuba kukho isibhalo esineli gama elithi kwaye kuso izihlandlo ezilishumi elinesine.’ Umbingeleli wathi, ‘Hayi! Akukho mbhalo onjalo eBhayibhileni.’ Umfana wathi, ‘Ndicela undifundele iSityhilelo 18:13?’ ‘Ewe,’ watsho umbingeleli. Ngethuba efunda, abantu babala, kwaye ngenene igama elithi kwaye lalikho kanye izihlandlo ezilishumi elinesine, kwaye phakathi kwezi zihlandlo zilishumi elinesine kwakukho ‘ukubotshelelwa kwemiphefumlo yabantu.’ Abantu bakhwaza, ‘Nanko! nanko! lo mfana uyazi ngakumbi ngeBhayibhile kunombingeleli!’ Enomsindo kakhulu, umbingeleli wayeka loo mba, waza emva koko washiya abantu bengaphazanyiswa.”

GSAM 145.2Ngoko ke, ngomlomo wabantwana iNkosi iqinisekisa ilizwi layo, kwaye ngale ndlela imangalisayo yazisa inyaniso yayo ezindlebeni zabantu ababenemithetho eyayingavumeli ukushunyayelwa kwayo nayiphi na imfundiso ngaphandle kwaleyo ye “nkolo emiselweyo.”

GSAM 145Izipho zoMoya ezinxulumene noMyalezo

GSAM 145.3Akuzange kube seSweden kuphela apho iNkosi, ngokunxulumene nentshukumo yokubuya, yathetha nabantu bayo ngezipho zoMoya wayo. EScotland, eNgilani, nakwaMelika iNkosi ifundise abantu bayo ngokutyhilwa okukhethekileyo.

GSAM 145Imibono kaWilliam Foy

GSAM 145.4Kunyaka ka-1842 kwakukho indoda ehlala eBoston, Mass., efundiseke kakuhle egama linguWilliam Foy, eyayisisithethi esinobuciko. WayengumBhaptizi, kodwa wayezilungiselela ukuba ngumfundisi wama-Episcopal. INkosi ngobabalo yamnika imibono emibini kunyaka ka-1842, omnye ngomhla we-18 kuJanuwari, omnye ngomhla we-4 kuFebruwari. Le mibono yayibonisa ubungqina obucacileyo bokuba iyizibonakaliso zokwenene zoMoya kaThixo. Wayemenywa ukusuka kwindawo ukuya kwenye ukuba athethe epulpitini, kungekuphela ngama-Episcopal, kodwa nangamaBhaptizi nezinye iinkonzo zonqulo. Xa wayethetha, wayesoloko enxibe ilokhwe yobufundisi, efana naleyo abafundisi baloo bandla bayinxibayo kwiinkonzo zabo.

GSAM 146.1Imibono kaMnu. Foy ibinxulumene nokusondela kokubuya kukaKristu, uhambo lwabantu bakaThixo olusinga kwisixeko esisemazulwini, umhlaba omtsha, kunye neendumo zemo yokuhlangulwa. Ngenxa yokuba wayelawula ulwimi kakuhle, eneziphiwo ezibalaseleyo zokuchaza, wayedala ingxokozelo naphi na apho wayesiya khona. Wathi ngememo wahamba ukusuka kwisixeko ukuya kwesinye esixelela ngezo zinto zimangalisayo awayezibonileyo; yaye ukuze kwamkelwe izihlwele ezinkulu ezazihlangene ukuze zimamele, kwakufunyanwa iiholo ezinkulu, apho wayebalisela amawaka ngoko wayekhombiswe kona malunga nelizwe lasezulwini, ubuhle beJerusalem Entsha, kunye nemibutho yezithunywa. Xa wayethetha ngothando oluthambileyo nolunovelwano lukaKristu lwaboni abangamahlwempu, wayebongoza abangaguqukanga ukuba bamfune uThixo, kwaye amashumi abantu ayesabela kwizibongozo zakhe ezithambileyo.

GSAM 146Umbono weeNyathelo eziThathu

GSAM 146.2Umsebenzi wakhe waqhubeka de kwaba ngunyaka ka-1844, kufutshane nokuphela kweentsuku ezingamawaka amabini anamakhulu amathathu. Emva koko waba nethamsanqa lokubonakalaliswa kwesinye soMoya oyiNgcwele,—umbono wesithathu, ongawuqondanga. Kuwo waboniswa indlela yabantu bakaThixo eya kwisixeko sasezulwini. Wabona iqonga elikhulu, okanye isinyuko, apho kwakuhlanganisene khona izihlwele zabantu. Maxa wambi umntu wayehlela phantsi kule qonga ade angabonakali, kwaye ngaye kwakuthiwa, “Uphambukile.” Wabona ke abantu benyuka baye kwisinyuko sesibini, okanye iqonga, kwaye abanye nalapho bahlela phantsi kweqonga bade bangabonakali. Ekugqibeleni kwavela iqonga lesithathu, elalifikelela kumasango esixeko esingcwele. Inqwaba enkulu yabantu yahlanganisana nabo babefikelele kweli qonga. Ngenxa yokuba wayelindele iNkosi uYesu ukuba ifike kungekudala, akazange aqonde into yokuba umyalezo wesithathu wawuzakolandela imiyalezo yokuqala neyesibini yeSityhilelo 14. Ngenxa yoko, lo mbono wawungachazeki kuye, waza wayeka ukuthetha esidlangalaleni. Emva kokuvalwa kwexesha lobuprofeti, ngonyaka ka-1845, weva omnye umntu echaza loo mbono, ecacisa ukuba “imiyalezo yokuqala neyesibini yayinikwe, kwaye eyokuthathu yayiza kulandela.” Kungekudala emva koku uMnu. Foy wagula waza wasweleka.

GSAM 147.1Ngokubonakaliswa kwamandla kaThixo okunxulumene nokushumayelwa kokuza kwakhe “ezangweni,” kunye nokuvuya kwamawaka abantu ababejika besuka esonweni ukuze bakhonze iNkosi, baze balinde ukuza kwayo, abantu baqinisekiswa ngokuphindwe kabini ukuba lo yayililizwi leNkosi elalibhekiswe kwihlabathi.

GSAM 147.2Kodwa umhla wama-21 kuMatshi, 1844, wafika waza wadlula, kwaye iNkosi ayizanga. Noko ke, ukuqiniseka kwabazinikeleyo nabacingisisi yayikukuba bebesenza ngokuhambelana nengqondo yeNkosi, kwaye ngexesha elifanelekileyo yonke into yayiza kucaca.