Isahluko 10 — Isikhalo Sezinzulwini
GSAM 160.1“Ngesikhathi sasiphakathi kobusuku kwavakala ukumemeza: Nazi, umkhwenyana uyeza; phumani niye emhlangabeza. Khona-ke zonke lezo zintombi zavuka zihlela izibani zazo.”1
GSAM 160.2Sesivele sakhuluma ngaleso sikhathi sokulibala esiboniswe kulesi sifaniso “samantombazane ayishumi,” futhi manje sizogxila ngokukhethekile kuleso sigaba esethulwe kulo mbhalo ongenhla, esibizwa ngabantu bama-Adventist ngokuthi “isikhalo sezinzulwini.” Umbhali odumile ngalesi sihloko, ephephandabeni elibizwa ngeMidnight Cry, mhla ziyi-3 Okthoba 1844, uthi:—
GSAM 160.3“Kodwa safika kanjani kulobu busuku bokulinda? Ngoba saqala umbono [umbono wezinsuku eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amathathu] entwasahlobo, esikhundleni sekwindla, ngo-457 B.C. Sashoda ukufinyelela esikhumulweni esibekiwe izinyanga eziyisithupha nezinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphezu kwalokho. Lokhu kwasibeka ebusuku bokulinda, izinyanga eziyisithupha.”
GSAM 160.4Omunye umbhali, uS. S. Snow, ku-Cry ka-Aug. 22, 1844, ekhuluma ngezinsuku eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amathathu, wathi:—
GSAM 160.5“Baqala lapho umyalo waphuma wokubuyisela nokwakha iJerusalema. Umthetho wawenziwa kuqala nguKoresi, wavuselelwa nguDarius, wabe seqedwa ngu-Artaxerxes Longimanus ngonyaka wesikhombisa sobukhosi bakhe. Wamenyezelwa futhi waqala ukusebenza ekwindla konyaka ka-457 B.C., lapho u-Ezra, esefike eJerusalema ngesandla esihle seNkosi, wavuselela umphakathi wamaJuda, wabeka iziphathimandla nabahluleli, waqala ukwakha udonga.”2
GSAM 160.6Njengoba isikhathi sombono sasiyiminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amathathu ephelele, kwakudingeka unyaka ka-457 wonke nowaka-1843 wonke ukuze kube iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amathathu, futhi uma umyalo wawungakakhishwa kuze kube inyanga yesikhombisa ka-457 B.C., kwafundiswa ukuthi lesi sikhathi ngeke siphele kuze kube inyanga yesikhombisa ka-1844. Njengoba ukugcina usuku lweshumi lwenyanga yesikhombisa kwakubonakala kuwumcimbi owawumaka ukuqala kwalesi sikhathi, kwavezwa ngokuqinisekile ukuthi ngosuku lweshumi lwenyanga yesikhombisa (ngesikhathi samaJuda), mhla ziyi-22 ku-Okthoba 1844, izinsuku eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amathathu zazizophela, futhi kwakuzofika isikhathi sokuhlanza indawo engcwele. Bonke ubufakazi obusetshenziswe ekupheleni kwesikhathi ngo-1843 babusebenza ngokulinganayo ekubaleni kwango-1844, futhi babanikeza isiqiniseko sokuthi bathole okwakubonakala kuyisisombululo esiqinisekile somthombo wokudumazeka kwabo. Indlela ama-Adventist abememezela ngayo “isikhalo sezinzulwini sangempela,” njengoba kwakubizwa ngaleso sikhathi, ayinakuchazwa kangcono ngaphandle kokucaphuna emibhalweni yalabo ababebambe iqhaza elikhulu kulo msebenzi ngaleso sikhathi.
GSAM 161“Hambani Niphume Nimhlangabeze”
GSAM 161.1Ku-Cry ka-3 Okthoba 1844, kwakukhona indatshana ebhalwe nguGeorge Storrs, ngaphansi kwesihloko esithi, “Hambani Niphume Nimhlangabeze,” lapho ayesho khona:—
GSAM 161.2“Ngibamba ipeni lami ngemizwa engakaze ngibe nayo ngaphambili. Ngaphandle kokungabaza, engqondweni yami, usuku lwe-10 lwenyanga yesikhombisa luzobona ukuvezwa kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu emafini ezulwini. Sisele nezinsuku ezimbalwa kulo mcimbi—umzuzu osabekayo kulabo abangakulungele, kodwa omangalisayo kulabo abakulungele.
GSAM 161.3“‘Bheka, umkhwenyana uyeza’ kulo nyaka; ‘phuma niye emhlangabezweni wakhe.’ Sesiphelile ngamabandla egama kuphela nabo bonke abenzi bobubi, ngaphandle kokuthi lokhu kubiza kungabathinta kanjani. Umsebenzi wethu manje uwukuvusa ‘izintombi ezathatha izibani zazo zaphuma zaya emhlangabezweni nomkhwenyana.’ Siphinde sibe kuphi manje? ‘Uma umbono ulibazisekile, linda wona.’ Ingabe akuyona leyo impendulo yethu kusukela ngoMashi noma ngo-Ephreli odlule?—Yebo. Kwenzekeni ngesikhathi umkhwenyana elibazisekile?—Zonke izintombi zadikibala futhi zalala, akunjalo? Amazwi kaKristu awazange ahluleke; futhi ‘imiBhalo ayinakwephulwa.’ Akusizi lutho ukuzifihla ngokuthi sasivukile; sasilele, hhayi ngeqiniso lokufika kukaKristu, kodwa ngesikhathi sawo. Sifike esikhathini sokulibala; asizange sazi ukuthi ‘kuzolibala isikhathi esingakanani,’ futhi kulokhu siye salala. Abanye bethu bathi ngenkathi silele, ‘Ungabeki esinye isikhathi!’ ngakho salala. Manje inkinga wukusivusa. Nkosi, sisize, ngoba usizo lwabantu aluwusizo. Khuluma wena uqobo, Nkosi. O, ukuthi ‘uBaba’ manje ‘amemezele’ isikhathi.
GSAM 162Uphakathi Kwasebusuku Komyalezo
GSAM 162.1“Isikhathi sokulinda sizohlala isikhathi esingakanani?—Isigamu sonyaka. Uyazi kanjani?—Ngoba iNkosi yethu ithi, ‘phakathi kobusuku,’ ngenkathi umkhwenyana elibazisekile. Umbono wawuyezinsuku ‘eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amathathu zasebusuku nasekuseni’. ‘Ukuhlwa,’ noma ubusuku, kuyisigamu sosuku olulodwa lwalezo zinsuku ezibikezelwe, ngakho-ke kuyizinyanga eziyisithupha. Lona yilona lonke ubude besikhathi sokulinda. Isikhalo esinamandla sanamuhla esimayelana nesikhathi saqala cishe phakathi noJulayi, futhi sasakazeka ngokushesha nangamandla amakhulu, futhi sihambisana nokubonakaliswa koMoya, engingakaze ngikubone ngesikhathi isikhalo sasithi ‘1843.’ Manje sekuyiqiniso ngokuphelele ukuthi, ‘Phumani niye emhlangabeza.’ Kukhona ukushiya konke engangingakaze ngiphuphe ukuthi kungabonakala. Lapho lesi simemezo sibamba inhliziyo, abalimi bashiya amapulazi abo, nezitshalo zabo. Kukhona ukukhala okukhulu ngokukhala kwamehlo, nokunikela ngakho konke kuNkulunkulu, engingakaze ngikubone. Kukhona ukuzethemba kuleli qiniso okungakaze kuzwakale ekukhaleni kwangaphambilini, ngendlela efanayo, nobuqaqawuli obuletha izinyembezi noma obuncibilikisa izinhliziyo obudlula konke ukuqonda ngaphandle kwabo ababuzwile.
GSAM 162.2“Kuleli qiniso lamanje, mina, ngomusa, ngiyazimisela ukubeka konke engikho, futhi ngizwa ukuthi ukungabaza ngakho kungaba ukucasula uNkulunkulu nokuziletha mina ‘ukubhujiswa okusheshayo.’ Ngiyaneliseka manje ukuthi ‘lowo nalowo ozofuna ukusindisa impilo yakhe,’ lapho lesi sikhalo senziwe ngokufanele, ngokuzivumela ukuthi ‘uma kungafiki,’ noma ngokwesaba ukuzibeka kulesi simo sangempela, ‘uzolahlekelwa impilo yakhe.’ Kudinga ukholo olufanayo olwaholela u-Abrahama ekunikeleni ngo-Isaka, uNowa ekwakheni umkhumbi, uLoti ekushiyeni iSodoma, izingane zaka-Israyeli zimi ubusuku bonke zilindele ukuphuma eGibhithe, uDaniyeli ukungena egodini lezingonyama, noma amaHebheru amathathu bengena esithandweni somlilo. Besicabanga ukuthi singena embusweni ngaphandle kokuhlolwa okunjalo kokholo, kodwa ngiyazi ukuthi asikwenzi. Leli qiniso lokugcina liletha ukuhlolwa okunjalo, futhi akekho ozoyizama ngaphandle kwabo abanesibindi sokubhekwa njengeziwula, abahlanya, noma yini enye abantu baseSodoma basendulo, ibandla elingashisi nelibandayo, noma izintombi ezilele abazimisele ukuyibeka kubo. Ngiphinde ngizokhala, ‘Phunyuka ukuze uphile;’ ‘Ungabheki emuva kwakho;’ ‘Khumbula umkakhe uLoti.’”
GSAM 163I-Flat Rock kaStorrs
GSAM 163.1Ku-Midnight Cry ka-10 Okthoba 1844, kwavela, ngombhalo kaGeorge Storrs, okulandelayo, ngaphansi kwesihloko esithi “Ukuphela,” kodwa okubizwa ngama-Adventist ngokuthi “I-Flat Rock kaStorrs”:—
GSAM 163.2“Sizolungela kanjani lowo suku?—Kholwa iqiniso likaNkulunkulu, bese uzibeka kulo ngokholo oluqinile olunodumo kuNkulunkulu. Kumele sibe nesimo sengqondo esifanayo esasingaba naso uma sasazi ukuthi sizofa ngalolo suku, ukuzinikela okuphelele okufanayo kuNkulunkulu nokufa emhlabeni.
GSAM 163.3“Angikwazi ukuchaza kangcono engikushoyo ngaphandle kokucabanga ngedwala elikhulu eliyisicaba phakathi kolwandle. Kwenziwa isithembiso ngumprinsi ohloniphekile futhi onamandla sokuthi ngesikhathi esithile uzothumela umkhumbi wamanzi omuhle kakhulu ozothwala bonke abantu abazothola khona banobufakazi bokuthi bakholelwe ngokuphelele ezwini lakhe, baye ezweni elikhazimulayo. Abaningi bazama ukufinyelela edwaleni. Abanye, sebesaphephe endaweni leyo, basika intambo, izikebhe ababezifike ngazo zihamba zibashiya, futhi abasazibheki, kodwa bahlale belindele ukufika komkhumbi. Abangabazi ngempela ngesithembiso, futhi babeka konke engcupheni ngaso. Abanye abafika lapho bacabanga ukuthi sekwanele ukuthi sebe endaweni leyo. Kodwa bafuna ukuba ‘ngabahlakaniphile’ futhi bangafuni ukuthatha ingozi enkulu kakhulu.
GSAM 164.1“‘Ngokukholwa kwakho makube kuwe’ kwakumenyezelwe ngaphambi kwesikhathi umkhumbi wamanzi wawulindelwe. Usuku lufika. Abahlakaniphile, kungenzeka, bahlose ukukhulula izikebhe zabo, bazivumele zihambe ngamanzi, uma bebona umkhumbi wamanzi uyeza. Uyabonakala; kodwa manje sekwephuzile ukukhulula izikebhe zabo ngaphandle kokubonwa; futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuqapha okufanayo manje kubabiza ukuthi bangavumeli izikebhe zabo zihambe ngamanzi kuze kube sebesokuqiniseka ukuthi abakhohliseki ngomkhumbi osondelayo. Manje usondele kangangokuthi abakwazi nhlobo ukukhulula izikebhe zabo ngaphandle kokubonwa.
GSAM 164.2“Umkhumbi wamanzi ufika edwaleni. ‘Yini ubufakazi bokuthi benithemba ngokuphelele isithembiso sokufika komkhumbi wamanzi?’—‘Izikebhe zethu zikhululiwe, zashibilika zisuka kithi, ngakho-ke besingeke sifinyelele ogwini, futhi besizofa uma umkhumbi wamanzi ungafiki, ngoba leli idwala lapho kungadluli khona omunye umkhumbi.’ ‘Sekwanele,’ kusho umphathi womkhumbi wamanzi; ‘ngenani emkhunjini; ukwethenjwa okunjalo ngeke kudumale.’
GSAM 164.3“Labo ababebophe izikebhe zabo edwaleni manje bayazihlanganisa eduze futhi bazama ukungena emkhunjini wamanzi. Umphathi uyabuza, ‘Lezi zikebhe engizibona ziboshwe emadwaleni phesheya zisho ukuthini, noma izintambo zazo zisanda kusikwa kusukela ngifika lapha?’ Baphendula bathi, ‘Besicabanga ukuthi kungcono ukuba siqaphe, ukuze uma umkhumbi wamanzi ungafiki, sibe nokuthile esingasebenzisa ukubuyela emhlabeni.’ ‘Ngalokho nenza amalungiselelo enyama,’ kusho umphathi, ‘nenza kanjalo, niphikisa amazwi ami? Ngokukholo kwakho makube ngakho. Ubufakazi bukulwisana nani. Nenza amalungiselelo okubuyela emuva, manje kumele nivune isithelo sokungakholwa kwenu.’ ‘Ngakho abakwazanga ukungena ngenxa yokungakholwa.’ O, isimo esesabekayo sokudikibala!
GSAM 164.4“Sikani izintambo zenu manje, bafowethu; vumela izikebhe zenu zihambe zingabonakali; yebo, sheshani ngaphambi kokuba ‘kuvele uphawu lweNdodana yomuntu.’ Khona-ke kuzoba sekwephuzile. Thatha ingozi manje, futhi thatha ingozi yonke. Hawu, inhliziyo yami iyahlupheka ngenxa yenu; ningazibambi; phonsani ngaphandle leso sikebhe, noma nizolahleka; ngoba ‘lowo nalowo ozofuna ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho,’ kusho uJesu Kristu, iNkosi yethu noMahluleli wethu. Ngakho-ke sheshani, ngiyanxusa futhi, hawu sheshani! Yekani sonke isikebhe enihlela ngaso ukubaleka niye emhlabeni ‘uma ingafiki.’ Lelo ‘uma’ lizokubhubhisa. Manje sekuyisilingo sokugcina nenselelo. Yenza njengoba iNkosi yethu yenza ngesilingo sokugcina sikaSathane—‘Suka lapha, Sathane,’ kusho yena. Khona-ke uSathane wamshiya, ‘bheka, kwafika izingelosi zamkhonza.’ Kuzoba kanjalo nawe lapho sewunqobile kulokhu.”
GSAM 165Umsebenzi Osheshayo Wesikhalo Sezinzulwini
GSAM 165.1Mayelana nokushesha, amandla nomthelela womyalezo “wesikhalo sezinzulwini,” sithola umbono oqondile emazwini kaN. Southard, umhleli wephephandaba esasicaphune kuso ngaphambilini—iMidnight Cry. Ekhophi enomhla ka-31 Okthoba 1844, uthi:—
GSAM 165.2“Ekuqaleni isikhathi esinqunyiwe sasiphikiswa kakhulu; kodwa kwabonakala kukhona amandla okungekho muntu owayengamelana nawo ahambisana nokumemezela kwaso, adonsela phansi konke phambi kwawo. Kwahamba ezweni lonke ngesivinini somoya wesiphepho, kwafinyelela ezinhliziyweni ezindaweni ezahlukene nezikude cishe ngasikhathi sinye, nangendlela engachazwa kuphela ngokucabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayekhona kuyo. Kwakhiqiza yonke indawo ukuzindla okujulile enhliziyweni nokuzithoba komoya phambi kweZulu Eliphakeme. Kwabangela ukuncipha kothando ngezinto zaleli zwe, ukululama kwezingxabano nobutha, ukuvuma iziphoso, ukuzithoba phambi kukaNkulunkulu, nezicelo zokuxolelwa nokwamukelwa ngenhliziyo ephukile nokuzisola. Kwabangela ukuzehlisa nokuzithoba komphefumulo, okungakaze kubonwe ngaphambili. Njengoba uNkulunkulu, ngokukaJoweli, wayeyala ukuthi lapho usuku olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu lusondela, kwakubangela ukuqhekeka kwenhliziyo hhayi izingubo, nokubuyela eNkosini ngokuzila ukudla, ukukhala nokulila. Njengoba uNkulunkulu ekhuluma ngoZakariya, umoya womusa nesicelo wathululwa ezinganeni zakhe; babheka lowo abamgwazile, kwaba nokudabuka okukhulu ezweni, umndeni ngamunye uhlukanisiwe, nezinkosikazi zabo zihlukanisiwe; nalabo ababebheke iNkosi bazihlupha imiphefumulo yabo phambi kwakhe.”
GSAM 166Abantu Abahudulwe Ngamandla Angaphezu Kwemvelo
GSAM 166.1Futhi, ngalesi simemezelo esivusayo uthi:—
GSAM 166.2“Kwabonakala kithi ukuthi kwakuzimele ngokuphelele ekwenziweni ngabantu, kangangokuba sasikubheka njengokugcwaliseka ‘kwesikhalo sezinzulwini,’ ngemva kokulibaziseka komkhwenyana, nokulala nokuphumula kwezintombi, lapho bonke bekumele bavuke balungise izibani zabo. Futhi umsebenzi wokugcina kubonakala sengathi usuqediwe; ngoba akukaze kube nesikhathi ngaphambili lapho amaqembu alindele ukuza kweNkosi ayekulungele kangaka.”
GSAM 166Impahla Yomhlaba Eyabelwe
GSAM 166.3Ngaphansi komyalezo ovusayo wemfundiso yokufika, abaningi bashiya impahla yabo yomhlaba, besebenzisa ingcebo yabo ukuxhasa izikhulumi zomphakathi emsebenzini wazo, noma ukusabalalisa amaphephandaba namabhukwana aphrintiwe, noma ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zabampofu, ngaleyo ndlela banikeza umhlaba ubufakazi obuhle kakhulu bokuzinikela kwabo nokuzimisela kwabo; kanti labo ababambelele ezintweni zabo zomhlaba, futhi bengazenzanga umnikelo okhethekile ngomsebenzi, babonwa abantu bomhlaba njengabangakholwa ngempela kulokho abakushoyo. Njengesibonelo ngizokunikeza izibonelo ezimbili, eyodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi lwendaba.
GSAM 166Insimu Yamazambane
GSAM 166.4Esokuqala yisibonelo somkholwa owayehlala eNew Ipswich, eNew Hampshire, ogama lakhe linguHastings, owayenensimu enkulu yamazambane amahle ayengayimbuli. Omakhelwane bakhe babekhathazekile ngazo, beza bamnika isiphakamiso sokuzimbula nokuzigcina eselari mahhala uma evuma, “ngoba,” kusho bona, “ungase uzidinge.” “Cha!” kusho uMnu. Hastings, “ngizovumela leyo nsimu yamazambane ifundise ukholo lwami ekubeni kufike maduzane kweNkosi.”
GSAM 167.1Ngaleso sikhathi sasekwindla, njengoba kungafundwa ku-Claremont (N.H.) Eagle, i-New York True Sun, nakwezinye izincwadi zezindaba zomphakathi, isivuno samazambane saba ukulahleka cishe ngokuphelele ngenxa “yokubola kwamazambane”. Njengoba kwashiwo eSun, “Kuyadabukisa ukuzwa ukuthi yonke imivuno yalokhu kudla okubalulekile kubhujiswe ukubola. Umbhali oyedwa wephephandaba lasePhiladelphia uthi isivuno sezambane kuleso sifundazwe sesilimazekile. Indawo eyodwa kuphela lapho izikhalazo ezincane ezizwakalayo khona yiMaine, kodwa ngisho nalapho isivuno asiphunyukanga kulesi sifo.”
GSAM 167.2Njengoba ikwindla lalithambile, futhi amazambane kaMnu. Hastings ashiywe emhlabathini kuze kube uNovemba, awekho awabola. Ngenxa yalokho wayenokwanele yena nabakhelwane bakhe ababeneshwa ababekhathalele impilo yakhe ngo-Okthoba odlule, ababephoqeleka entwasahlobo ukuthenga izambane lokutshala kuye, futhi bajabula ukukhokha intengo enhle ngazo. Lokho ababecabanga ukuthi kuzoba yinhlekelele enkulu kuMnu. Hastings, uNkulunkulu wakuguqula kwaba yisibusiso sezinto zasemhlabeni, hhayi kuye kuphela kodwa nakubakhelwane bakhe.
GSAM 167Ukwenqatshwa Kokholo Lwakhe
GSAM 167.3Isibonelo sesibili senzeka endaweni engihlala kuyo. Kwaba ngumuntu owayeyilungu lebandla owayekhuluma kakhulu emihlanganweni mayelana nokufika kweNkosi ekwindla ka-1844. Wayengumuntu ocebile kakhulu, futhi phakathi kwezinye izinto, wayenezingulube eziningi ezazisencane ngokwanele ukuze zigcinwe zithengiswe emakethe yasentwasahlobo. Umalume wami, ongazange azibeke phambili ngezinkolelo zenkolo, futhi umsebenzi wakhe wawuwukuthenga nokuthengisa imfuyo, waya kulo muntu othi ungumAdventist ukuze athenge izingulube zakhe, kodwa wathola kuye ukuthi wayengafuni ukuzithengisa, njengoba wayezigcina kuze kube entwasahlobo ezayo ukuze azisebenzise “njengezingulube zokukhuluphaliswa kamuva”. Umalume wami weza kumkhulu wami, owayengumAdventist, wathi, “Lowo muntu akakholwa kulokho akushoyo.” “Kungani?” kubuza umkhulu. “Ngoba,” kusho umalume, “uthi iNkosi izofika, umhlaba uzophela kuleli kwindla, kodwa ufuna ukugcina izingulube zakhe kuze kube entwasahlobo ezayo. Akadingi ukukhuluma nami; akakholwa ngalutho kulokho.”
GSAM 168Izinsiza ezinikezwe sekwephuzile
GSAM 168.1Kwakukhona amadoda ababambe izinsiza zabo, belwa ngaso sonke isikhathi ngokukholelwa ukuthi kumele bazisebenzise ukuthuthukisa umsebenzi, kwaze kwaba sekwephuzile ukuzitshala. Laba beza kulabo ababephrinta umyalezo, becela ngokukhala ukuthi bamukele imali yabo, kodwa impendulo yayingukuthi, “Sekwephuzile! Sesikhokhele yonke impahla yokunyathelisa esingayisabalalisa ngaphambi kokuphela. Sihire amaphrinta amandla amaningi asebenza ebusuku nasemini; asisafuni imali eyengeziwe.” Umfakazi wami wangibikela ukuthi wabona amadoda ebeka izinkulungwane zamadola etafuleni lomshicileli we-Voice of Truth, becela ngokudabukisayo ukuthi ayithathe ayisebenzise. Impendulo yaba, “Sekwephuzile! Asisafuni imali yakho manje! Asikwazi ukuyisebenzisa!” Bese bebabuza, “Ingabe ayinakunikezwa abampofu?” Impendulo yayifana, “Sesihlele izidingo eziphuthumayo zabo bonke esingabafinyelela.” Besesimweni sokudabuka enhliziyweni, laba bantu bathatha imali yabo, bememezela ukuthi ukucasuka kukaNkulunkulu kubo ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo nobugovu babo obabenza bangayinikezi izinsiza ngesikhathi zidingeka futhi zazizosebenziselwa ngenjabulo.
GSAM 168Abagcini Abaqokiwe
GSAM 168.2Isimilo nemigomo yalabo abashiya izitshalo zabo zimi zingavunwanga nezitolo zabo zingahlali muntu, ukuze basabalalise amaphepha aphrintiwe noma bakhulume futhi bathandaze nabantu besuka endlini baya endlini, kwakungaphezu kokugxekwa. Abantu babengangabazi ukuthi amadoda nabesifazane abanjalo bakholelwa kuwo wonke amazwi abawashoyo, futhi, amandla angaka abebekhona kubo kangangokuba abanhliziyo ezithembekile babengakwazi ukuphikisa noma ukumelana namazwi abo. Ngale ndlela izinkulungwane zaholwa ekukholweni iqiniso, zafuna futhi zathola umusa kaNkulunkulu.
GSAM 169.1Umoni ohlambalazayo nomkholwa othanda izwe, nokho, banquma ukuthi lo msebenzi wokusasaza izincwadi zokufika kumele umiswe. Laba bantu ababebamba idolobhana noma isifunda sonke behamba besuka endlini baya endlini nale mfundiso yokufika, begwema imisebenzi yabo nemindeni yabo, kumele babe bengahlakaniphile, bathi-ke, ngakho-ke kumele babekwe abagadi phezu kwabo. Ubufakazi obabekwa bokuba nengqondo engaphilile okwavezwa ngabakholwa (okuyimisebenzi nje yokusindisa abanye abantu, ngaphandle kobufakazi bokuthi imindeni yayihlupheka ngenxa yokushiya kwabo amabhizinisi abo), babungekho bufakazi obanele bokuphazamiseka kwengqondo; ngakho-ke abantu abambalwa kuphela ababekwa ngaphansi kokunakekelwa. Uma kubhekwa indlela abaphikisi banamuhla abakhuluma ngayo ngalolu daba ngokushesha nangokulula, umuntu angacabanga ukuthi bekunezimo eziningi; kodwa kuyo yonke imisebenzi yami njengomshumayeli wama-Adventist, ebambe iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-56, ngihlangabezane nezimo ezimbili kuphela zama-“Millerites” ababekwe ngaphansi kokugcinwa. Isaziso esifushane ngalezi ezimbili singase singaphazamisi.
GSAM 169Umgcini Wakhe Uqobo
GSAM 169.2Okokuqala kwenzeka eSifundazweni saseNew York, kungakapheli amamayela angamashumi amathathu ukusuka lapho ngangihlala khona. Indoda eyayinengcebo engaba u-$100,000 yamukela imfundiso yokufika. Wanikela cishe isigamu saleli nani kumkakhe nezingane zakhe, ababengavumelani naye ekukholweni. Ingxenye esele wayecabanga ukuthi ingeyakhe ukuyisebenzisa njengoba ebona kufanelekile; futhi njengoba ingxenye yayo yayingena emkhankasweni wokufika, izingane zakhe zavusa ukuphikisana, zaxoxa nomahluleli, zicela ukuthi kumiswe umgcini wokugada ubaba wazo. Ngemva kokuchazwa ngumahluleli imisebenzi namandla omgcini wokugada ekuphatheni impahla, wabacela ukuthi bamemezele ukuthi bafuna amise bani. Ngemva kokuxoxisana isikhashana, banquma ukuthi abakaze bathole omunye umuntu abangamthemba ngempahla, babika kumahluleli ukuthi bakhethe ubaba wabo njengomgcini wakhe. Ijaji labheka lowo muntu lathi, “Mnu. _____, izingane zakho zikukhethe njengomuntu ofanele ukuphatha impahla yakho. Izindaba zakho zisekhona njengoba zazinjalo ngaphambi kokuba ulethelwe enkantolo.”3
GSAM 170Isimo Esihlekisayo
GSAM 170.1Elinye icala kwakunguStockbridge Howland, waseTopsham, eMe. Wayengomunye wabasebenzi bezandla abahamba phambili kuyo yonke leyo ndawo, ingcweti ekwakhiweni kwemishini yokugaya namabhuloho. Kulo mkhankaso wokuthi “Isikhalo Sezinzulwini”, uMnu. Howland wahamba ngehhashi edlula emadolobhaneni amaningi, esabalalisa amaphepha okufika nemibhalo yomkhankaso endlini ngendlu, okwacasula kakhulu abaphikisi nabahlekayo, abakhalaza ukuthi ekusabalaliseni le mibhalo wayeshiya umsebenzi wakhe. Ngakho-ke ngokushesha bathola umgcini, owathola umsebenzi omningi kunalokho ayekulindele, njengoba uMnu. Howland emthumelela bonke abaqoqi bentela, futhi empeleni wonke umuntu owayefika nezikweletu ezokhokhwa; “ngoba,” kusho yena, “angibhekwa njengokufanelekile ukwenza noma yiluphi uhlobo lwebhizinisi.” Maduzane kamuva isifunda sathanda ukwakha ibhuloho phezu koMfula iKennebec—ibhuloho elalingamelana nomfula ogcwele amanzi anolaka neqhwa elintantayo ngesikhathi sokugeleza kwamanzi entwasahlobo. Abakomishana besifunda nabakhethwayo bomuzi banquma ukuthi uStockbridge Howland wayeyindoda efanele lo msebenzi. Lapho befika nezincazelo zomsebenzi nenkontileka yokuba akhe ibhuloho, wathi ngokuhlekisa, “Bafowethu, kuzofanele niye kumgcini wami. Niyazi angibhekwa njengokufanelekile ukunakekela ibhizinisi lami, kodwa nina niza kimi ukuthi ngakhe ibhuloho!” Lesi simo sasihlekisa kakhulu kubantu abaqonda, kwaze kwaphela ngokushesha lobu buphethe. Kwanele nje ukuthi abamcasulayo kamuva benza izicelo zokuxolisa eziphansi kakhulu ngenxa yendlela abayilandela eyayingalungile futhi eyayingadingeki.