Isahluko 19 — “Ngezithelo Zabo Niyobazi”

GSAM 299.1“Wanika abanye ukuba babe abaphostoli; abanye abaprofethi; abanye abavangeli; abanye abafundisi nabafundisayo; ukuze abangcwele bapheleliswe, emsebenzini wokukhonza, ekwakheni umzimba kaKristu; kuze sonke sifinyelele ekuvumelwaneni kokholo nasekwazini iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, sibe yindoda ephelele, sifinyelele emilinganisweni yokukhula okugcwele kukaKristu.”¹

GSAM 299.2Lapho uMsindisi ebeka izipho zoMoya wakhe ebandleni, ukuze kwenziwe, “njengoba kwakumnandi kuye,” umsebenzi weNkosi kuze kufike usuku oluphelele, akazange ashiye abantu bakhe bezibuza ukuthi ingabe ukuvezwa kwakusuka ezulwini noma kwakusuka emimoyeni emibi, kodwa wanikeza imithetho esingayisebenzisa ukuze sazi ukuthi lowo moya wawungowakwaNkulunkulu noma cha. Ngisho nasezinsukwini zokugcina, lapho, njengoba kwakubikezelwe nguJoweli umprofethi, iNkosi yayizothela uMoya wayo kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi amadodana namadodakazi bayoprofetha,² uPawulu uthi abantu akufanele bathuke iziprofetho, kodwa “hlolani zonke izinto,” futhi “banamathelani kokuhle.”³

GSAM 299.3Kungenziwa kanjani ukuhlola lezi zimpawu ngaphandle kokuzibheka nemithetho yemiBhalo yokwahlulela umsebenzi woMoya kaNkulunkulu? Konke okungaphezu kokuqonda kwengqondo enomkhawulo akusho ukuthi kuvela kuNkulunkulu, ngoba iBhayibheli lithi ukuthi ezinsukwini zokugcina uSathane uzokwenza izimangaliso ukuze akhohlise umhlaba, ukuze ababuthe empini yalolo suku olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu Onamandla Onke.⁴ Ngakho-ke, ngokuhlola ngokucophelela izimpawu ngokulandela imithetho yeBhayibheli, lapho-ke isipho sangempela somoya singaziwa. Ukucophelela okufanayo kudingeka kulokhu, njengalokho abantu bomhlaba abakwenzayo ekutholeni imali eyenziwe ngobuqili.

GSAM 300Ukuthola Imali Eyenziwe Ngobuqili

GSAM 300.1Ku-Detroit Bank Note Reporter ka-Ephreli 1863, uMnu. Preston wanikeza imithetho emihlanu yokuthola imali eyenziwe ngobuqili, wathi noma ubani ozohlola ngokucophelela wonke amabhili angena ezandleni zakhe ngokuhambisana nale mithetho ngeke asabe esaba ukukhohliswa.

GSAM 300.2Ayikho indlela eqinisekile yokufakazela isipho sobuprofethi ngaphandle kokusifanisa nencazelo yezipho ezavezwa ezikhathini zemiBhalo, nokusivivinya ngemithetho enikeziwe kuyo. imiBhalo isinikeza konke esidingayo kuyo yonke imisebenzi emihle (2 Timothi 3:16, 17), futhi inikeza umbiko oqondile wokubonakaliswa kwesipho sobuprofethi, nokuthi umsebenzi wangempela woMoya kaNkulunkulu ungaziwa kanjani ngokusuka emisebenzini kaSathane, nezipho zakhe ezingamanga.

GSAM 300IMITHETHO YOKUHLONZA IZIPHO ZANGEMPELA

GSAM 300.3INkosi inikeze ezwini layo okungenani imithetho eyisikhombisa ehlukene lapho ukubonakaliswa kwangempela koMoya kaNkulunkulu kungahlukaniswa khona emsebenzini kaSathane.

GSAM 300Umthetho Wokuqala—Isiyalezo Esikhethekile

GSAM 300.4Umprofethi Isaya, ekhuluma ngezindaba ezikhona ezinsukwini zokugcina, uthi: “Bopha ubufakazi, uqinise umthetho phakathi kwabafundi bami. Futhi ngizolinda iNkosi efihla ubuso bayo endlini kaJakobe, futhi ngiyomfuna.... Futhi lapho bekusho kini, Buyelani kwabanezimimoya ezijwayelekile, nakubathakathi ababukayo nabakhuluma phansi; ingabe abantu abangabuyeli kuNkulunkulu wabo? Kubaphilayo kubafileyo? Emthethweni nasebufakazini; uma bengakhulumi ngokwaleli gama, kungenxa yokuthi alikho ukukhanya kubo.”⁵

GSAM 301.1Kulo Mbhalo, kugcizelelwa abantu abazibophezele ekubuyiseleni uphawu lomthetho kaNkulunkulu—abantu abalindele iNkosi, abazibophezele enkonzweni yakhe. Bamfuna; okusho ukuthi balindele ukufika kwakhe—lokhu, futhi, kwenzeka ngesikhathi lapho imimoya ezithi yimimoya yabafileyo icela abantu ukuthi bayifune. Abanye bayaphendula kulesi sibizo, bafuna ulwazi kwabafile; kodwa iNkosi imema abantu bayo ukuba bayifune yona. Lokho kusho ukuthi uma beyifuna, izobanika imiyalelo ekhethekile. Akudingeki bafune abafile, abangakwazi ukubanika ulwazi; ngoba “abasesabaphinde babe nengxenye unomphelo kunoma yini eyenziwa ngaphansi kwelanga;” futhi “abafile abazi lutho.”⁶

GSAM 301.2Embhalweni ongenhla kunikezwa umthetho wokuhlola yonke imilayezo—“uma bengakhulumi ngokwaleli gama, kungenxa yokuthi abalona ukukhanya kubo.” Yonke imilayezo evela eNkosini izokhuluma ngokuhambisana nelizwi layo nomthetho wayo.

GSAM 301.3Uma sisebenzisa lo mthetho ezincwadini zikaNkk. White, ngithi phakathi kweminyaka engamashumi amahlanu nambili edlule ngifunde ngokucophelela izifakazelo zakhe, ngizifanisa nomthetho kaNkulunkulu nesifakazelo seBhayibheli, futhi ngithola ukuvumelana okuphelele phakathi kwazo zombili. Imiyalelo yakhe ayizanga ukunikeza isambulo esisha esizothatha indawo yemiBhalo, kodwa ukuze isibonise ukuthi kuphi nokuthi kanjani, kulezi zikhathi, abantu abangahle badukiswe, behanjiswe ekude nelizwi. Isikhundla esigcwaliswa izifakazelo zikaNkk. White sichazwa kahle kakhulu ngalokho akubhalile ngokwakhe ngazo:—

GSAM 301.4“Izwi likaNkulunkulu liyanele ukukhanyisa ingqondo edidekile kakhulu, futhi lingaqondwa yilabo abanokulangazelela ukuliqonda. Kodwa naphezu kwakho konke lokhu, abanye abazibiza ngokuthi benza ucwaningo lwezwi likaNkulunkulu batholakala bephila ngokuphikisana ngqo nezifundo zalo ezicacile. Ukuze abantu besilisa nabesifazane bangabi nazaba, uNkulunkulu unikeza ubufakazi obucacile nobuqondile, ebabuyisela ezwini abalibele ukulilandela.

GSAM 302.1“Izwi likaNkulunkulu ligcwele izimiso ezijwayelekile zokwakha imikhuba yokuphila efanele, futhi izifakazelo, ezijwayelekile nezomuntu siqu, zihloselwe ukuheha ukunaka kwabo ikakhulukazi kulezi zimiso.... Awujwayelani nemiBhalo. Ukube wenza izwi likaNkulunkulu isifundo sakho, ngenhloso yokufinyelela izinga leBhayibheli nokuzuza ukuphelela kobuKristu, bekungeke kudingeke izifakazelo....

GSAM 302.2“INkosi ihlose ukukuxwayisa, ukukugxeka, ukukweluleka, ngezifakazelo ezinikeziwe, nokufaka ezingqondweni zakho ukubaluleka kweqiniso lezwi layo. Izifakazelo ezibhaliwe azikho zokuletha ukukhanya okusha, kodwa zokugcizelela ngokucacile enhliziyweni amaqiniso aphefumulelwe asevele aveziwe.... Akukho iqiniso elengeziwe elivezwayo, kodwa uNkulunkulu, ngokusebenzisa izifakazelo, wenze lula amaqiniso amakhulu asevele enikeziwe, futhi ngendlela yakhe ayikhethile wawethula phambi kwabantu, ukuze avuse futhi afake engqondweni lawo maqiniso, ukuze bonke bangabi nazaba....

GSAM 302.3“Ubufakazi abuhloselwe ukwehlisa izwi likaNkulunkulu, kodwa ukuliphakamisa nokudonsa izingqondo kulo, ukuze ubuhle bokulula kweqiniso bufake umbono kuwo wonke umuntu.... Uma abantu abazibiza njengengcebo ekhethekile kaNkulunkulu manje bezolalela izimfuneko zakhe, njengoba zichazwe ezwini lakhe, bekungeke kudingeke izifakazelo ezikhethekile ukuze zibavuse emsebenzini wabo, futhi kubonise ububi babo nengozi yabo esabekayo ebangelwa ukunganaki ukulalela izwi likaNkulunkulu.”⁷

GSAM 302Umthetho Wesibili—Abaprofethi Bangempela

GSAM 302.4Sesifundile kakade ukuthi bonke abaprofethi beqiniso bazokhuluma ngokuhambisana nomthetho kaNkulunkulu kanye nobufakazi bezwi lakhe. Umphostoli uJohane unikeza omunye umthetho ochaza imfundiso yabaprofethi beqiniso. Uthi: “Bangane abathandekayo, ningakholwa yonke imimoya, kodwa hlolani imimoya ukuthi ivela kuNkulunkulu; ngoba abaprofethi abaningi abangamanga sebephumile emhlabeni. Ngalokhu niyakwazi uMoya kaNkulunkulu: Yonke umoya ovuma ukuthi uJesu Kristu ufike enyameni uvela kuNkulunkulu; kanti wonke umoya ongavumi ukuthi uJesu Kristu ufike enyameni awuvela kuNkulunkulu; futhi lowo ngumoya we-Antikristu enizwe ukuthi uzofika; futhi manje usukhona ezweni.”⁸

GSAM 303.1Qaphela ngokucophelela umbhalo odlule. Awusho ukuthi noma ubani ovuma ukuthi uJesu Kristu “wafika enyameni,” kodwa “usefikile enyameni;” okusho ukuthi uza ngoMoya wakhe futhi uhlala kithi ngenxa yokholo lwethu. Lokhu, empeleni, kuyiqiniso eliyinhloko levangeli, “uKristu kini, ithemba lokuzuka.”⁹

GSAM 303.2Isihloko esisebenzayo esitholakala kuzo zonke izincwadi zikaNkk. White yisidingo sikaKristu njengomsindisi ohlala ngaphakathi uma sifuna ukuthuthuka endleleni yezulwini. Izincwadi zakhe zifundisa isidingo sikaKristu kuqala, ekugcineni, nangaso sonke isikhathi. Njengesibonelo saleli qiniso, kugcizelelwa incwadi yakhe ethi, Izinyatelo Eziya ku Kristu, eyathengiswa amakhophi angaphezu kuka-100 000 ngesiNgisi, ngaphandle kokubala izinkulungwane zamakhophi ezilimini eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili zakwamanye amazwe lapho manje eshicilelwa khona. Umshumayeli wamaPresbyterian, ngemva kokufunda le ncwadi, wathenga amakhophi angaphezu kwamakhulu amathathu ukuze awanike amalungu ebandla lakhe nabangane, wathi, “Le ncwadi ibhalwe umuntu owaziyo kahle iNkosi uJesu Kristu.”

GSAM 303Umthetho Wesithathu—Abaprofethi Abamanga

GSAM 303.3UJohane unikeza umthetho wokuthola abaprofethi bamanga: “Bangabomhlaba; ngakho bakhuluma ngomhlaba, nomhlaba uyabawuzwa.”¹⁰ Ukufundisa kwabaprofethi bamanga kuzokwenza inhliziyo yenyama ijabule, esikhundleni sokuphakamisa indlela yokuzidela nokuthwala isiphambano. Abaprofethi bamanga bazofundisa “izinto ezibushelelezi,” esikhundleni sokuphakamisa “Ongcwele wase-Israyeli.”¹¹ Noma ubani ofunda ngisho amakhasi ambalwa ezincwadi zikaNkk. White uyabona ukuthi zihambisana nokuzidela nokuthwala isiphambano, futhi azikho ngokwemvelo ukuze zijabulise inhliziyo yomhlaba enenyama.

GSAM 304Umthetho Wesine—Ukubandezeleka Nokubekezela

GSAM 304.1Uma siqhubeka nokulandela lesi sihloko, sizothatha, njengomthetho wesine, amazwi omphostoli uJakobe: “Thathani, bafowethu, abaprofethi abakhulume egameni leNkosi, njengesibonelo sokuhlupheka nokubekezela.”¹² Lapho sifunda ngolwazi lwabaprofethi bakudala, sifunda ukuthi enye yezivivinyo zabo ezinkulu kwakuwukubona u-Israyeli enqaba, noma ehamba ngokuphikisana, nezifakazelo ezicacile ezazilethelwa yena. Ucwaningo olufushane ngalezo zikhathi luzoveza ngokushesha ubuntu babaprofethi beqiniso nabamanga. “Kusho iNkosi yamabutho: Ningalaleli amazwi abaprofethi abaprofetha kini; banenza nibe yize; bakhuluma umbono owavela enhliziyweni yabo, hhayi owavela emlonyeni weNkosi.”¹³

GSAM 304.2Azikho izinto ezincwadini zikaNkk. White ezingenza umfundi azizwe ephezulu ngokungafanele; kodwa, njengoba kwashiwo omunye, “Ngithole izinzuzo ezinkulu zomoya izikhathi ezingabalwa ezifakazelweni. Empeleni, angikaze ngizifunde ngingazizwa ngigxekwa ngenxa yokungabi nokholo kuNkulunkulu, ukungabi nokuzinikela, nokungabi nokuzimisela ekusindiseni imiphefumulo.” Ngempela-ke, umphumela wezifakazelo zikaNkk. White uhluke kakhulu kunezifundiso zabaprofethi bamanga, njengoba kuchazwe nguJeremiya.

GSAM 304.3Umprofethi usitshela futhi ukuthi abaprofethi bamanga bazofundisa kanjani: “Basasho kulabo abangihlambalazayo, UJehova uthe, Nizoba nokuthula; futhi basho kumuntu wonke ohamba ngokucabanga kwenhliziyo yakhe, Akukho okubi okuzofika kini.”¹⁴

GSAM 304.4Mayelana nobunjalo bokufundisa kukaNkk. White ezifakazelweni zakhe, ngizocaphuna la mazwi alandelayo avela kumfundi onakekela:

GSAM 304.4“Ngifunde zonke izifakazelo zakhe ngokuphelele, iningi lazo kaningi, futhi angikaze ngithole isisho esisodwa esingalungile kuzo zonke, noma yini engahlanzekile ngokuphelele futhi engekho ngokobuKristu; akukho okukhombisa umuntu ukuthi aphume eBhayibhelini noma kuKristu; kodwa lapho ngithola izicelo ezinamandla kakhulu zokulalela uNkulunkulu, zokuthanda uJesu, zokukholwa eMibhalweni, nokuzihlola njalo. Ukuseduze okunjalo noNkulunkulu, ukuzinikela okukhulu, nezicelo ezinzima zokuphila impilo engcwele, kungakhuthazwa kuphela nguMoya kaNkulunkulu.”

GSAM 305.1Umuntu oqaphela kahle izifakazelo zakhe kusukela ekuqaleni ubhala:

GSAM 305.1“Ngokuphathelene nokuphatha ngokusobala nangokwethembeka, ngaphandle kokwesaba noma ukuthanda ubuso, ngifisa ukufakaza ukuthi akukaze kube nokushoda. Ukube izinhloso ezingcolile nezimbi zazingamandla alawulayo kulo msebenzi, amazwi okuthambisa angagcwalisa indawo yezifakazelo ezihlola nokugxeka okuthembekile. Ukucaca kwenkulumo, ukugxeka okuthembekile kokungalungile, amazwi omusa nokukhuthaza emiphefumulweni ethuthumelayo ezizwa idinga uMsindisi, nakulabo abaphambukayo abafuna ngokuzithoba ukususa amaphutha abo,—lezi yizinto ezingene kakhulu emisebenzini yakhe. Ubufakazi bukaNkk. White bokugxeka okubi kwabantu abaningi ayebebonile embonweni, bulethwe ngokwethembeka okukhulu nangemiphumela emihle kakhulu.”¹⁵

GSAM 305Umthetho Wesihlanu—Iziprofetho Zangempela Ziyafezeka

GSAM 305.2Kukhona isitatimende esenziwe nguMose mayelana nabaprofethi bangempela nabangamanga, esitholakala esahlukweni sesi-18 seDuteronomi. Uthi: “Singawazi kanjani amazwi uJehova angawakhulumi? Lapho umprofethi ekhuluma egameni likaJehova, into ingalandeli, ingafezeki, yilokho uJehova angakhulumanga, umprofethi ukhulume ngokuzethemba; ungamesabi.”¹⁶

GSAM 305.3Lokhu kufana nakho kutholakala nakule miBhalo elandelayo: “Ubani lowo othi, bese kwenzeka; lapho uJehova engayalelanga?”¹⁷ Ngomprofethi Samuweli kwathiwa, “Konke akusho kuyafezeka ngokuqinisekile.”¹⁸ “Lapho izwi lomprofethi lifezeka, khona-ke umprofethi uyobonakala ukuthi uJehova ngempela umthumile.”¹⁹

GSAM 306.1Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amahlanu nantathu kusukela umbhali wabona uNkk. E. G. White embonweni wesiprofetho. Phakathi nale minyaka, wenze izitatimende eziningi zokubikezela mayelana nezinto ezazizokwenzeka. Ezinye zalezi zibikezelo sezifezekile, ezinye zisasesigabeni sokugcwaliseka, kanti ezinye zisazokwenzeka esikhathini esizayo. Mayelana nalezo eziphathelene nezigameko ezedlule noma ezikhona manje, angazi ngisho nesibonelo esisodwa sokwehluleka. Ezinye zeziprofetho zakhe sezike zaphawulwa. Ezinye zizovela ezahlukweni ezilandelayo njengoba siqhubeka nendaba yethu.

GSAM 306Umthetho Wesithupha—Izimangaliso Aziyona Inhlolo Yomprofethi Wangoqobo

GSAM 306.2Sekuqinisekisiwe ngababhali abaningi bezinkolo, futhi kwashiwo ezincwadini zokuchaza imiBhalo, ukuthi uphawu lomprofethi wangempela ukwenza izimangaliso. Asikakafundi eMibhalweni umthetho onjalo.

GSAM 306.3Uma ukwenza izimangaliso kuyisiqiniseko somprofethi wangempela, khona-ke “umprofethi wamanga” okukhulunywe ngaye ku-IsAmbulo 19:20 wayezomenyezelwa ekugcineni njengomprofethi wangempela; ngoba kuthiwa, “Isilwane sabanjwa, kanye nomprofethi wamanga owenza izimangaliso phambi kwaso, ngazo adukisa labo abamukele uphawu lwesilwane.” Amandla afanayo akhulunywa ngawo futhi ku-IsAmbulo 13:14, njengokudukisa “labahlala emhlabeni ngenxa yezimangaliso ayenamandla okuzenza phambi kwesilwane.” Ngokusebenzisa lo mthetho ngendlela efanayo, sizophoqeleka ukufinyelela esiphethweni sokuthi ngisho uSathane ungumprofethi wangempela. Eminye imimoya ezokwenza umsebenzi okhethekile ngaphansi kwesithupha sezinhlekelele eziyisikhombisa zokugcina ibizwa ngokuthi “imimoya yezidimoni, eyenza izimangaliso, eya emakhosini omhlaba nawomhlaba wonke, ukuze ibabuthe empini yalolo suku olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu Onamandla Onke.”²⁰

GSAM 306.4Uma ubufakazi bomprofethi wangempela bufuneka ezimangalisweni azenzayo ngaphandle kombono, besizothola abaprofethi abambalwa beBhayibheli abangamelana nalesi sivivinyo, ikakhulukazi uma isinqumo sisekelwe kulokho okubhalwe mayelana nemisebenzi yabo. Kuyiqiniso ukuthi izimangaliso zibhalwe njengokwenzwa abanye babaprofethi, njengasezindabeni zika-Eliya, u-Elisha noPawulu. Kodwa ngubani othole irekhodi eBhayibhelini lezimangaliso zika-Isaya, uJeremiya, uDaniyeli, uHoseya, uJoweli, u-Amose, njll.? Kodwa laba babe ngabaprofethi beqiniso beNkosi, futhi bakhombisa njalo ngemithetho iNkosi eyinikezile njengokuhlolwa komprofethi weqiniso.

GSAM 307.1Ukwenza izimangaliso akuyona into yokuhlola umprofethi wangempela kubonakala ngokusobala uma kufundwa irekhodi lemiBhalo ngoJohane umBhapathizi. Ukuthi wayengumprofethi kubonakala esibikezelweni sikayise, uZakariya, lapho echaza umbono uNkulunkulu amnike wona mayelana nendodana ayeyizalwa: “Nawe, mntwana, uzobizwa ngokuthi umprofethi woPhakeme; ngoba uzohamba phambi kobuso beNkosi ulungise izindlela zakhe.”²¹ UMsindisi wethu uqobo wamqaphela uJohane njengalowo mprofethi owayezolungisa indlela phambi kwakhe; ngoba ngoJohane wathi: “Kodwa naphuma nini ukubona? Umprofethi? Yebo, ngithi kini, futhi ngaphezu komprofethi. Lo yena okubhalwe ngaye, Bheka, ngithumela ingelosi yami phambi kobuso bakho, ezolungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho. Ngoba ngithi kini, phakathi kwabo abazalwa ngabesifazane akekho umprofethi omkhulu kunoJohane uMbhapathizi?”²²

GSAM 307.2Nansi-ke indinyana ecacile yoMsindisi ethi uJohane wayengumprofethi. Masisebenzise ukuhlolwa kokwenza izimangaliso sibone umphumela. EVangelini elibhalwe nguJohane umvangeli, sithola la mazwi: “Futhi abaningi baya kuye [uKristu] bathi, uJohane akazange enze sizumangaliso; kodwa zonke izinto uJohane azikhuluma ngalendoda zaziyiqiniso.”²³ Lesi sitatimende sodwa siyiphikiso eligcwele lesimangalo sokuthi uphawu lomprofethi wangempela ukwenza izimangaliso.

GSAM 307.3Lo mthetho onikezwe kuDuteronomi 13:1-3, esiwubiza ngokuthi umthetho wesithupha kuluhlu lwethu lwamanje, uhloselwe ukuvikela ukuthi singagijimeli kunoma yini emangalisayo noma eyisimangaliso kuze siqale siqaphe ngokucophelela ukuthi ingabe injongo yayo ukusisondeza kakhulu eNkosini noma ukusihlukanisa naye. Lo mbhalo usitshela ngokusobala ukuthi sisebenzise yonke imithetho, ikakhulukazi ukuze sibone ukuthi iyahambisana yini noNkulunkulu nomthetho wakhe.

GSAM 308.1Lo mthetho wesithupha ufundisa ukuthi uma isimangaliso senziwa ngumkhohlisi, lapho sihlolwa ngokucophelela, kuzovela ukuphambuka eqinisweni elingcwele lezwi likaNkulunkulu, nokwehlisa izinga ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nenhliziyo ethanda ukugwema indlela yokuzidela. INkosi ivumela umkhohlisi onjalo ukuthi avuke, futhi indlela yakhe iyisivivinyo enganeni yangempela kaNkulunkulu, imnika ithuba lokulinganisela ngokucophelela ukuthambekela noma inhloso yalowo osebenzisa izimangaliso. Labo ababambelela ezwini likaNkulunkulu, esikhundleni sokubanjwa umenzi wezimangaliso wamanga, baphuma beqinile kuNkulunkulu ngenxa yesipiliyoni esinjalo.

GSAM 308.2Kulezi zinsuku ezimbi, lapho abaningi bezibiza ngokuthi “abaphilisi bokholo,” “abaphilisi bangcwele,” “abaphilisi beChristian Science,” njll., kungaba kuhle ukusebenzisa ngokucophelela imithetho yesibhalo; ngoba kuzodingeka imithetho kaNkulunkulu, nokukhanyiselwa koMoya oNgcwele, ukuze sikwazi ngokucacile ukuhlonza inhloso nenjongo yabanye balaba “baphilisi,” ngoba umsebenzi wabo ubuqili kakhulu; kanti ngakolunye uhlangothi kukhona labo abangayihloniphi ngokusobala imithetho kaNkulunkulu neqiniso lakhe kulesi sikhathi. Kwezinye izikhathi laba “abaphilisi” abazibizayo bayavukela njengabantu abagcwele ubuphazamiseko bokwengqondo ngisho nangokukhuluma nje ngomthetho kaNkulunkulu. Njengoba iNkosi inomyalezo omemezela umthetho wayo ongcwele, kanjalo abantu abahlambalaza umthetho wakhe futhi baxoshe labo abawukhuluma nje abaqhutshwa uMoya oNgcwele.

GSAM 308Umthetho Wesikhombisa—Izithelo Zabo

GSAM 308.3“Qaphelani abaprofethi bamanga abazofika kini begqoke izingubo zezimvu, kodwa ngaphakathi bangamawolwe adlayo. Niyobazi ngemiphumela yabo. Ingabe abantu bangaqoqa amagilebhisi avela emeveni, noma amafigi avela emakhakhasini? Ngaleyo ndlela isihlahla esihle sonke sivelisa isithelo esihle; kodwa isihlahla esonakele sivelisa isithelo esibi. Isihlahla esihle asikwazi ukuvelisa isithelo esibi, futhi isihlahla esonakele asikwazi ukuvelisa isithelo esihle. Sonke isihlahla esingavelisi isithelo esihle siyagawulwa, size sifakwe emlilweni. Ngakho-ke ngeziqhamo zazo nizozazi.”²⁴

GSAM 309.1Lezi zisho zoMsindisi wethu zivuma iqiniso lokuthi isipho sobuprofethi sizoba khona esikhathini sevangeli. Uma bekungekho baprofethi bangempela abahlangene nomsebenzi, futhi zonke izibonakaliso zobuprofethi zazivela emthonjeni omubi, ingabe wayengeke athi, “Qaphelani abaprofethi”? Iqiniso lokuthi usitshela ngokucacile ukuthi uhlobo ngalunye lungaziwa kanjani yilona bufakazi obuqinile bokuthi emsebenzini woMduduzayo, uMoya oNgcwele, ekukhombiseni “izinto ezizayo” (Johane 16:13), bekuyisipho sangempela sobuprofethi. Lo mthetho, esiwubize ngokuthi umthetho wesikhombisa ekubalweni kwethu, awuphosi. UKristu akazange athi ningabazi ngezithelo zabo, kodwa wathi ngokuqondile, “ngemiphumela yawo nizobazi.”

GSAM 309.2Siyabuza, yisiphi isithelo esibonakala emsebenzini wezipho zangempela zoMoya kaNkulunkulu? Impendulo itholakala esitatimendeni sikaPawulu mayelana nenhloso yeNkosi ekubekeni izipho ebandleni: “Ngakho-ke uthi, Lapho enyukela phezulu, wabamba iziboshwa, wanikela izipho kubantu.... Waphinde wanika abanye abaphostoli, abanye abaprofethi, abanye abavangeli, abanye abafundisi nabafundisayo; ukuze abangcwele bapheleliswe, ngomsebenzi wenkonzo, ukuze umzimba kaKristu wakhiwe; kuze sonke sifinyelele ekuvumelwaneni [‘ekuvumelwaneni,’ emaphethelweni] kokholo nasekwazini iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, sibe yindoda ephelele, sifinyelele emilinganisweni yokukhula kobukhulu bukaKristu.”²⁵

GSAM 309.3Sebenzisa lo mthetho esiphweni sobuprofethi esihlotshaniswa nomyalezo wengelosi yesithathu kusukela ekuqaleni kwaso, futhi umphumela uyini?—Sithola ukuthi ukufundiswa okuqhubekayo okunikezwe nguNkk. White bekusezindleleni zobunye nokuvumelana, kukhuthaza ukuthi “sixoxisane ndawonye,” nokuthi “sibambane,” ukuze sivumelane noKristu, ngaleyo ndlela kuqinisekiswe ubungane bokholo lobunye.

GSAM 310.1Abanye abaphikisi balo msebenzi bathi ngokugxeka, “Ukube bekungekho ngenxa yemibono kaNkk. White eninayo phakathi kwenu, umsebenzi wenu ubungabe usuqhekekile kudala.” Kuphendulwa, “Lokho kuyiqiniso; ngoba kulowo mthombo iNkosi inikeze izeluleko, izixwayiso, nokukhanya, ngaleyo ndlela ukungaboni ngaso linye kwasuswa, nomsebenzi waphumelela.” Ngakho-ke lokho abakuhlelile njengokuhlasela isipho empeleni kuyisiqiniseko sokuthi isithelo saso siyisithelo sesipho sangempela sobuprofethi.

GSAM 310.2Iminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha nangaphezulu, izibonakaliso zesipho sobuprofethi esidlulele kuNkk. White sezihlolwe ngale mithetho eyisikhombisa, futhi kuzo zonke izici sezihlangabezane nezimfuneko ezidingwa ubuprofethi beqiniso.