Isahluko 21 — Isandla Esiholayo Emsebenzini

GSAM 322.1“Ngizokufundisa futhi ngikufundise indlela okufanele uhambe kuyo.”¹

GSAM 322.2Kulowo ombeka iNkosi njengethemba lakhe, ukunakekelwa kwakhe kuyabonakala njalo. Kukhona izikhathi, nokho, lapho lokhu kunakekelwa kuqapheleka kakhulu, njengokukhululwa okukhethekile ezintweni ezimbi nasengozini, ezibonakalayo nezingabonakali, kanye namathuba aqondile okuvulwa nguNkulunkulu ukuze iqiniso lakhe lisakazeke. Lezi yizihloko lesi sahluko esibhekana nazo.

GSAM 322Umbono Wokuqala eMichigan

GSAM 322.3Ngenyanga kaMeyi, 1853, uMfundisi White nomkakhe bavakashela eMichigan. Kwakuwukokuqala behamba baya entshonalanga yeBuffalo, eNew York. NgeSabatha lokugcina likaMeyi babe eTyrone, futhi lapho uNkk. White waboniswa embonweni amaqembu ahlukene abagcini beSabatha eSifundazweni, kunezixwayiso mayelana nemithelela eyayizosebenza ngokumelene nabo. NgoJuni 2, eJackson, wabhala amakhasi ayisishiyagalombili ephepha elikhulu lokubhala, echaza ezinye zezinto ezazimboniswe yena. Wanginika ikhophi yombono ebhalwe ngopensela, ngemibandela yokuthi ngizomnika ikhophi ecacile ebhalwe ngopeni nangoyinki.

GSAM 322Owesifazane owayezibiza ngokungcwele

GSAM 322.4Phakathi kwezinye izinto ezavezwayo, kwachazwa icala lowesifazane owayezama ukuzifaka phakathi kwabantu bethu. Wathi lo mfazi wayezibika ukuthi ungcwele kakhulu. UNkk. White wayengakaze ahlangane naye, futhi wayengenalwazi ngaye ngaphandle kwalokho akhombisiwe kulo mbono. Akazange achaze kuphela indlela le ntokazi eyayisebenza ngayo, kodwa futhi wathi lapho eyogxekwa, wayezogqoka ukubukeka kokungcwele, athi, “INkosi—iyazi—inhliziyo—yami.” Wathi lo wesifazane wayehamba ezweni lonke nomfana osakhulayo, kanti umyeni wakhe, indoda endala, wayekhaya esebenza ukuze abaxhase endleleni yabo embi. UNkk. White wathi iNkosi imbonise ukuthi “nakuba lo wesifazane ezibonisa njengongcwele, yena nomfana babephule umyalo wesikhombisa.” Ngencazelo ebhaliwe yale ndaba ephaketheni lami, ngalinda ngokukhathazeka ukuthi izinto zizohamba kanjani.

GSAM 323Umhlangano eVergennes, eMichigan.

GSAM 323.1Saba nemihlangano eJackson, eBattle Creek, eBedford, naseHastings, sabe sesiya eVergennes, eKent Co., lapho kwavela khona ukuthi yilapho lowesifazane ayehlala khona. Safika endaweni esasizohlala kuyo ubusuku, mhla ziyi-11 kuJuni, kancane ngaphambi kweSabatha. Indawo esayihlalayo kwakuyikhaya likaMfundisi White owayengumshumayeli wenhlangano yobuKristu ngaphambilini. Njengoba kwakuyizwe elisanda kuhlaliswa, kwakulungiselelwe imihlangano yethu esibaya esikhulu esisha, esakhiwe emamayeleni amathathu kude, kanti owesifazane owabonwa embonweni, njengoba kwavela, wayesahlala emayilini amabili ngaphezu kwendawo yomhlangano.

GSAM 323Ubufakazi Obuya Kowesifazane Oshiseka Ngokweqile

GSAM 323.2NgoJuni 12, ngo-10:30 ekuseni, sabuthana esibayeni ukuze sihlangane. UNkk. White wahlala ekugcineni kwesobunxele kwendawo yokukhuluma, mina ngahlala eduze kwakhe, uMfundisi Cornell eduze kwami, kanti uMfundisi White wayekwesokudla kwendawo yokukhuluma, ekhuluma. Ngemva kokuba esekhulume imizuzu ecishe ibe yishumi nanhlanu, kwangena indoda endala nomfana besesondela ndawonye, bahlala esihlalweni sangaphambili eduze kwendawo yokukhuluma. Babebephethe owesifazane omude, omncane, onesikhumba esimnyama, owathatha isihlalo sakhe eduze nomnyango. Ngemva kwenkulumo emfushane kaMfundisi White, uNkk. White wavuka wethula amazwi akhe ekhuluma ngokunakekela okufanele abashumayeli babe nakho ukuze bangonakalisi umsebenzi abawunikezwe, esebenzisa umbhalo othi, “Hlanzekani nina abaphethe izitsha zikaJehova.” Wathi akuyona imiyalo kaNkulunkulu ukubiza owesifazane ukuthi ahambe ezweni lonke nenye indoda ngaphandle komyeni wakhe. Ekugcineni wathi ngokusobala,

GSAM 323.2“Le ntokazi eyahlala phansi muva nje eduze nomnyango ithi uNkulunkulu uyibizele ukushumayela. Uhamba nale ndoda esencane esanda kwahlala phansi phambi kwedeski, kanti lo muntu omdala, umyeni wakhe—uNkulunkulu amhawukele!—usebenza kanzima ekhaya ukuze athole izimali abazisebenzisayo ukuqhubekisela phambili ububi babo. Uthi ungcwele kakhulu,—uthi uhlanzekile,—kodwa, naphezu kwako konke ukuzenza kwakhe ongcwele, uNkulunkulu ungibonisile ukuthi yena nale ndoda esencane banecala lokwephula umyalo wesikhombisa.”

GSAM 324.1Bonke ababekhona babesazi ukuthi uNkk. White wayengakaze abone laba bantu kuze kube yilapho bengena esibayeni. Ukubakhetha nokuchaza ubuntu babo ngendlela ayeyenza kwaba nomthelela ezingqondweni zabo ababekhona, kwandise ukwethemba kwabo futhi kwaqinisa ukholo lwabo emibonweni.

GSAM 324Amazwi Akhulunyiwe Njengokubikezelwe

GSAM 324.2Ngesikhathi uNkk. White enikela ubufakazi bakhe, kwakubhekiwe ngokukhathazeka kuNkk. Alcott, owesifazane owayexwayisiwe, ukuze kubonwe ukuthi wayezokwamukela kanjani lokho okwakushiwo, nokuthi wayezokwenzani nokukusho. Ukube wayengenaso icala ngalokho okwakumangalelwe ngakho, bekulindelekile ukuthi avuke anqabe konke. Uma enecala, futhi engcolile kakhulu, wayengase anganqikazi ukukuphika konke, noma ngabe wayekwazi ukuthi kuyiqiniso. Esikhundleni salokhu, wenza ngempela lokho ubufakazi obabukushilo ukuthi wayezokwenza lapho ekhalinyelwa. Wavuka kancane kancane, wonke amehlo ebheke kuye, wabeka ubuso bokuziphatha ngokungcwele, wathi kancane kancane, “INkosi—iyazi—inhliziyo—yami,” wabe ehlala phansi engasho enye into. Wayesho ngempela lokho ubufakazi obubusho ukuthi wayezokushilo, futhi wakusho ngendlela efanayo.

GSAM 325Ukuvuma icala

GSAM 325.1Kuyiqiniso, uNkulunkulu wayeyazi izinhliziyo zabo, futhi babazi ukuthi banecala kuleli cala; ngoba kamuva umfana wathi kuMnu. Gardner, owayehlala endaweni efanayo, owambuza ngokucophelela ngalolu daba, “Mnu. Gardner, lokho uNkk. White akusho ngathi kwakuyiqiniso kakhulu;” futhi lowesifazane, ngemva kokutshela uNkk. Wilson, eGreenville, ngo-1862, ukuthi “angeke azibeke esichengeni sokukhuluma igama elilodwa eliphikisana noDade White ngoba angathola ukuthi ulwa noNkulunkulu,” wavuma ukuthi lokho okwavezwa ngaye nomfana kwakuyiqiniso.

GSAM 325Iqembu leMessenger

GSAM 325.2Ekwindla konyaka ka-1853 abambalwa abangavumelani eMichigan bahlanganyela baqala ukushicilela iphepha elibizwa ngeMessenger of Truth. Injongo yaleli phepha nabaholi balo kwakungathi ukubhidliza nokudicilela phansi kunokwakha. Kwafakwa amanga amaningi kumakhasi alo, okwasicasula emsebenzini wethu womyalezo; njengoba kwakuyisipiliyoni sethu sokuqala ngalolu hlobo lokuhlasela obala, sabona kuwumsebenzi wethu ukuphikisa izitatimende zabo zokuhlambalaza. Ukwenza lokhu kwathatha isikhathi esasifanele sisetshenziselwe ukuthuthukisa iqiniso esasinikezwe esandleni sethu, futhi kwahambisana kahle nezinhloso zikaSathane, ongabazeki ukuthi wayengumqaliseli walokhu kuphikisana. Ngakho-ke isimo saqhubeka kuze kube kusihlwa somhlaka 20 Juni 1855, lapho uMfundisi White nomkakhe, uMfundisi Cottrell, nami sasanda kuqeda umhlangano e-Oswego, eNew York. Sasiphazanyisiwe emhlanganweni wethu ngumuntu ogama lakhe linguLillis, owangena phakathi wabe esabalalisa leyo mibhalo yokudicilela phansi phakathi kwabantu. Futhi kwavela futhi umbuzo wokuthi yini esifanele siyenze kulesi simo. Zonke imizamo yangaphambilini yokuphendula amanga abo yayiphumelele kuphela ekukhiqizeni amanga amaningi.

GSAM 325Izeluleko Nezibikezelo

GSAM 325.3Emhlanganweni wokuthandaza owawubanjelwe ngalobo busuku endlini kaJohn Place, edolobheni lase-Oswego, uNkk. White wanikezwa umbono lapho kwavezwa khona ukuthi uma singaqhubeka nomsebenzi wethu, sishumayela iqiniso, singanaki abantu abafana “neqembu leMessenger,” bazozilwela bodwa phakathi kwabo futhi iphephandaba labo lizowa, futhi lapho lokho kwenzeka sizobona ukuthi imigqa yethu ikhule yaphindeka kabili. Sikholelwa ukuthi lobu bufakazi buvela eNkosini, saqala ngokushesha ukusebenza ngokuhambisana nabo.

GSAM 326Ukuwa kweqembu leMessenger nephephandaba

GSAM 326.1Injongo yeqiniso yathuthuka ngokushesha, kanti “iqembu leMessenger” lahlangabezana nezinkinga phakathi kwalo. Esikhathini esifushane, leli qembu lahlakazeka, abaholi abaningi balo bayeka iSabatha. Iphephandaba labo lasheshe layeka ukuphuma ngenxa yokuntuleka kokwesekwa, futhi lowo owayengumhleli okwesikhashana wagxila ekufundiseni esikoleni; kodwa njengoba engakafundi kuqala ukuzilawula, wahluleka ngokuphelele ekulawuleni abafundi bakhe. Ngesikhathi ezama ukulungisa omunye wabafana esikoleni sakhe, wakhipha isibhamu, esashaya kodwa asidubuli. Ukuze agweme ukubulawa ngabantu abathukuthele, kwadingeka abaleke ebusuku aye eCanada.

GSAM 326Umthelela Emsebenzini Wama-Adventist

GSAM 326.2Ngalesi sikhathi kwakukhona ukuvumelana nokubumbana okukhulu phakathi kwabantu bethu kunanini ngaphambili; futhi njengoba kwenziwa imizamo yokusabalalisa umyalezo, indlela yavuleka kuzo zonke izindawo.

GSAM 326.3Ku-No. 10, ivolumu 11 ye-Review, mhlaka 14 Januwari 1858, umhleli, ekhuluma ngomphumela womsebenzi we-Messenger, wathi: “Ngesikhathi sokungezwani, lapho kwenziwa umzamo wokubhidliza i-Review, impahla yebandla ehhovisi yayilinganiselwa ku-$700 kuphela. Kusukela lapho yande yafinyelela ku-$5,000. Ngaleso sikhathi kwakukhona cishe ababhalisi abakhokhayo abayinkulungwane, manje sekukhona abayizinkulungwane ezimbili, ngaphandle kohlu olukhulu lwababhalisi ‘bamahhala’.”

GSAM 326.4Njengoba manje sifinyelele esikhathini (1858) lapho “iqembu leMessenger” lahlukana lahlakazeka, futhi iMessenger yeka ukuba khona, lezi zinombolo ezingenhla zibalulekile. Njengoba inani lababhalisele iReview abakhokhayo liphindeke kabili ngqo, kanjalo nenani labakholwayo liphindeke kabili nangaphezulu. Ngakho-ke isibikezelo esenziwe nguNkk. White ngoJuni 1855 sagcwaliseka.

GSAM 327Imihlangano yamatende ephakanyiswe kuqala

GSAM 327.1Kwakuyisiko lethu ezinsukwini zokuqala zomyalezo ukubamba imihlangano ezindlini zesikole lapho kwakungatholakali indawo engcono. Esakhiweni esifana nalesi, ngesinye isikhathi, kwangena isixuku sabantu esikhulu kangangokuba izindlu zesikole ezimbili ngobukhulu obunjalo bezingeke zikwazi ukubabamba bonke. Ukuze ezwakale kubo bonke, isikhulumi simi ewindini elivulekile sakhuluma nalabo abasezindlini kanye nezethameli ezinkulu ezazihleli ezinqoleni zabo nasotshanini. Kwakubona lesi sihlangano esikhulu okwaholela ekucabangeni ngokubamba imihlangano yamatende.

GSAM 327Umhlangano Wokuqala Wetende eBattle Creek, eMichigan.

GSAM 327.2Ngakho-ke ngomhlaka 22 Meyi 1854, kwanquma uMfundisi James White nabanye ababekhuluma emhlanganweni ukuthi bekuyoba uhlelo olusebenzayo ukusebenzisa amatende emihlanganweni. Ngaleso sikhathi amatende amakhulu ayengasetshenziswa kaningi kwezinye izinjongo ngaphandle kwamacircus, izindawo zezilwane, nemibukiso ehlukahlukene. IMichigan kwakuyisifundazwe sokuqala lapho ama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa benza khona lo mzamo kulo mkhakha womsebenzi. Umhlangano wokuqala wetende wavulwa eBattle Creek, mhla ziyi-10 kuJuni 1854. Njengamanje le ndlela yokubamba imihlangano ngesikhathi sasehlobo isikhule kakhulu.

GSAM 327Kwaphakanyiswa imihlangano yamakhampu

GSAM 327.3Ngonyaka ka-1868 kwathathwa esinye isinyathelo esiqinile. Ukufaneleka kokubamba imihlangano yamakhampu kwacutshungulwa ngokufanele, kwaze kwafinyelelwa esinqumweni sokuthi lokhu bekuyoba yindlela enhle kakhulu yokwamukela izingqungquthela ezinkulu zabantu bethu emihlanganweni jikelele. Benetende elikhulu lezinkonzo zomphakathi kanye namatende amancane zemindeni, abantu babezokwenza ngokunethezeka, ngaleyo ndlela izinsuku eziningana zazizochithwa ngenzuzo ekwelulekeni nasekukhonzeni.

GSAM 328Umhlangano Wokuqala Wamakhampu eWright, eMichigan.

GSAM 328.1Umhlangano wokuqala wamakhampu wabanjelwa eWright, eMichigan, kusukela mhla ziyi-1 kuya kwezi-7 Septhemba 1868. Le mihlangano ebalulekile yabantu bethu ikhule kangangokuba imihlangano yamakhampu engaphezu kwamashumi amahlanu ibanjwa minyaka yonke ezindaweni ezahlukene zomsebenzi. Imihlangano yamakhampu ayibanjelwa eMelika kuphela, kodwa naseYurophu, e-Australia, eNew Zealand, naseNingizimu Afrika.

GSAM 328.2Ingqungquthela enkulu kunazo zonke yohlobo lwayo eyake yabanjwa ngabantu bethu kwaba ngonyaka ka-1893, eLansing, eMichigan. Kule ngqungquthela enkulu kwakukhona abantu abangama-3,400 ababehlala ematendeni emindeni ezingaphezu kuka-500. Kwakusetshenziswe amayadi angaphezu kuka-150,000 we-canvasi ekwakhiweni kwamatende ahlukene ekhempini.

GSAM 328Ukusindiswa engozini yezitimela

GSAM 328.3Usuku olulandelayo ngemva kokuthathwa kwesinqumo sokuthenga itende lethu lokuqala elinobude obuyizinyawo ezingama-60 (Meyi 23, 1854), uMfundisi White nomkakhe, ngaleso sikhathi babeseJackson, eMichigan, babeyohamba uhambo lwabo baya eWisconsin, lapho babeyosebenza khona isikhashana. Sachitha intambama endlini kaD. R. Palmer, okungamabanga amafupi ukusuka esiteshini. Izikhathi eziningana ntambama uMfundisi White wakhuluma wathi, “Ngizizwa ngingajwayelekile mayelana nokuqala lolu hambo; kodwa, Ellen, sinesikhathi esibekiwe sokuhlangana, futhi kumele sihambe. Uma bengingenawo umhlangano obekiwe, bengingeke ngihambe namhlanje ebusuku.”

GSAM 328.4Lapho ubusuku sebufika, cishe ngesikhathi sokufika kwesitimela, saba nesikhathi sokuthandaza. Bonke babonakala beholwa ukuthandazela ukuphepha kukaMfundisi White nomkakhe kulo hambo. Lapho sivuka, uMfundisi White waveza ukholo lwakhe lokuthi iNkosi izobanaka futhi ibavikele.

GSAM 328.5Ngesikhathi kuba yihora lesishiyagalombili ngahamba nabo esitimeleni ukusiza ukuthola izihlalo nokulungisa izimpahla zabo. Sasingena esithuthini esinezihlalo eziphakeme ngemuva, esasibizwa ngaleso sikhathi ngokuthi “isithuthi sokulala.” UNkk. White wathi, “James, angikwazi ukuhlala kulesi sithuthi, kumele ngiphume lapha.” Ngabasiza ukuthola isihlalo phakathi kwesithuthi esilandelayo. UNkk. White wahlala phansi ebeke izimpahla zakhe emathangeni, kodwa wathi, “Angizizwa ngikhululekile kulesi sitimela.” Kwakhala insimbi, ngabashiya ngokushesha ngithi “Hambani kahle,” ngashesha ngaya kwaCyrenius Smith ukuze ngichithe ubusuku khona.

GSAM 329.1Cishe ngo-10 ebusuku sonke samangala kakhulu ukuzwa uMfundisi White, esacabanga ukuthi usendleleni eya eChicago, eshaya umnyango efuna ukungena. Wathi isitimela siphume endleleni cishe ngamamayela amathathu entshonalanga yeJackson; iningi lesitimela, kuhlanganise nenjini, labhidlika ngokuphelele; kodwa nakuba abaningi babulawa, yena noNkk. White basinda bengalimali. Maduzane wathola ihhashi nenqola, wabe esehamba no-Abram Dodge waya kulanda uNkk. White, lowo uMfundisi ayemthwele ibanga elithile ezingalweni zakhe, edlula endaweni emanzi, egcwele amadamu, nangaphakathi komfula omncane, waya endaweni ephephile, kude nendawo yengozi.

GSAM 329.2Ekuseni ngosuku olulandelayo ngahamba noMnu. Dodge ukuyobona indawo yengozi. Endaweni lapho umgwaqo uwela khona umzila ngokungalingani, inkomo yayilele phansi ukuze iphumule ngqo emzileni. I-injini yayingenayo i-cow-catcher, ngakho-ke lapho ishaya lesi silwane yaphonswa ngaphandle komzila ngakwesobunxele. Ekushayweni kokuqala kwe-injini lapho ishaya phansi, ikhariji yezimpahla, eyayiqukethe ibhokisi lezincwadi likaMfundisi White, yagxuma yaphuma ngokuphelele emzileni futhi ayizange ilimale; ngasikhathi sinye ikhariji yabagibeli eyayisemuva kwesitimela yahlukaniswa nesitimela sonke ngaphandle kosizo lwabantu, futhi yema kancane emzileni. I-injini netenderi zaqhubeka phansi ngaphandle komzila cishe ama-rod ayisithupha noma ayisishiyagalombili, lapho i-injini yashaya isiqu somuthi we-oak esinobubanzi obungaba yizinyawo ezintathu. Amandla esitimela ayevele enjalo ukuthi i-injini yaphenduka yaba ngaphansi phezulu, kwathi ingemuva letenderi lajika ladlula emzileni. Umzimba oyinhloko wesitimela, ohamba ngamandla aphelele, washaya kulezi zinsalela zenjini, ngaleyo ndlela wadala ukushaqeka kwesibili. Isithuthi sokuqala esashaya injini kwakuyisithuthi seposi, eyacindezelwa yaba izingcezu ezincane zomlilo. Yona, kanye nokuqukethwe kwayo, yaba yingxube yezinsalela ezazigcwele phezu kwe-tender nasemaceleni kwayo. Esalandelayo kwakuyisithuthi sekilasi lesibili, esasithwala abagibeli abayishumi nesishiyagalombili, kwabulawa oyedwa kubo kwathi bonke abanye balimala ngandlela thile. Lesi sithuthi sahlukaniswa saba izingxenye ezimbili yisithuthi sokulala esadlula kuso. Ingxenye yangaphambili yesithuthi sokulala yaphuka yaba izingcezu, kanti isihlalo uNkk. White angazange azizwe ekhululekile ukuhlala kuso sacindezelwa ngokuphelele.

GSAM 330Ubufakazi Bokuhlengwa NguNkulunkulu

GSAM 330.1Ngesikhathi sibuka izinsalela zengozi, sabona nenqola yesitimela uMfundisi White nomkakhe ababehamba ngayo ngesikhathi sengozi, imi yodwa ngokuthula cishe ama-rod ayishumi nanhlanu kude nendawo yengozi, sazizwa sithi ezinhliziyweni zethu ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyawuzwa umthandazo, futhi ubani owaziyo ukuthi uthumele ingelosi yakhe ukuze ihlukanise leyo nqola, ukuze izinceku zakhe ziphunyuke zingalimali? Lesi sicabango sasingena kakhulu ezingqondweni zethu ikakhulukazi lapho umshayeli wamabhuleki ethi akazange ayihlukanise, futhi, akekho owayekhona epulatifomu ngesikhathi kwenzeka, nokuthi kwakuyimfihlakalo kuye nakubo bonke abasebenzi besitimela ukuthi kwenzeke kanjani; futhi okwakumangaza nakakhulu kubo, isixhumanisi nebhawodi kwakungaphukile, kanti ibhawodi neketanga layo yayilele epulatifomu yegumbi elonakele sengathi yabekwa lapho ngesandla esinakekela.

GSAM 330.2Ngobusuku bomhlaka 24, umzila wawususiwe udoti olwanele kangangokuba izitimela zaqhubeka njengokujwayelekile, kwathi uMfundisi noNkk. White bangena futhi ezitimeleni benza uhambo oluphephile baya emhlanganweni wabo eWisconsin.

GSAM 330Abaphikisi Bayaxwayiswa

GSAM 330.3Akuzange kube konke “kuhamba kahle” kubantu bakwa-Israyeli basendulo. Babebhekene nezitha ngaphandle ezazizama ukuvimba intuthuko yabo njalo. “Isixuku esixubekile” nabangazinikelanga ngaphakathi enkambini babe amathuluzi alungele ukusetshenziswa, ngabo uSathane ayefuna ukuvusa ukunganeliseki, izingxabano, ukukhononda, nokuvukela. Iqiniso lokuthi isandla sikaNkulunkulu esibusisayo sasikubantu ababethemba yena, nokuthi ukunqoba kwakuhambisana nemizamo yabo, kwakuyifakazelo lokuthi labo bantu bathole umusa emehlweni akhe—okuthi isandla seNkosi sasibahola.

GSAM 331.1Ngakho-ke ekuveleni nasekuthuthukeni komyalezo wengelosi yesithathu; ukuthuthuka kwawo akuzange kube ngenxa yokuthi amaqiniso awethulwe ayengathandeka enhliziyweni yemvelo yomuntu. Ngokuphambene nalokho, iqiniso eliyinhloko lomyalezo—iSabatha leNkosi—liphikisana nezintshisekelo zokuzicabangela nomhlaba, lihlukanisa labo abalilalelayo emisebenzini yomhlaba izinsuku ezimbili ngesonto. Umsebenzi weqiniso lanamuhla ube nezitha zangaphandle, ezizinikele futhi ezingapheli emizamweni yazo yokuwubhidliza lo msebenzi. Ngabo kungashiwo, ngamazwi ombhali weHubo, “Ukube iNkosi ingabi ngaseceleni kwethu, manje u-Israyeli angasho; ukube iNkosi ingabi ngaseceleni kwethu, lapho abantu besivukela; babezosidla siphile, lapho intukuthelo yabo ivutha kithi.”²

GSAM 331.2Abantu abazicabangela bodwa nabangajabule phakathi kwethu bavele ngezikhathi ezithile, bethi izinto ezinkulu zingakwenziwa lapho izinhloso zabo sezifezekile; kodwa njengokukhanya okukhohlisayo, izibani zabo seziphele isikhathi eside. Ngasikhathi sinye, umsebenzi weqiniso lanamuhla yayiqhubeka ngokwethembeka nangokuzinzile ihamba emhlabeni wonke, ithola ukuzinza namandla njalo lapho inyakazela phambili.

GSAM 331OMfundisi uStephenson noHall

GSAM 331.3Ehlobo lika-1855, oMfundisi Stephenson no-Hall bazama ukudala ukuvukela eSifundazweni saseWisconsin. Kwaziwa kahle ngabafowethu abaholi ukuthi babefuna ukuzama zonke ezinye izimfundiso zokholo lwethu ngemfundiso yabo ethi “Inkathi Ezayo,” futhi babe nokukhathazeka okukhulu ukuthi ama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa bafundiswe imfundiso yokuhlolwa ngemva kokubuya kukaKristu okwesibili.

GSAM 331Isibikezelo Ngabo

GSAM 331.4NgoNovemba 20, 1855, uNkk. White wanikezwa umbono ngomkhuba wabo, kanye nesibikezelo mayelana nomphumela wawo wokugcina ngala mazwi: “Nicabanga yini nina bantu ababuthakathaka ukuthi ningawumisa umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu? Muntu obuthakathaka, ukuthinta okukodwa komunwe wakhe kungakubeka phansi. Uzokuvumela isikhashana nje kuphela.”

GSAM 332.1Abaphikisi bethu bathi lapha kwakukhona umbono owawubike ukuthi laba bantu babesezofa maduzane, futhi njengoba baphila iminyaka eminingana, lowo mbono wawungakagcwaliseki. Akukho okukhuluma ngokufa kwabo kulo mbono. Baboniswa njengabantu abazama ukuvimba umsebenzi womyalezo wengelosi yesithathu. Nakuba bexoxelwa ukuthi bekungaba lula kangakanani kuNkulunkulu ukubavimba, kwengezwa, “Uzokuvumela isikhashana nje.” Benza muphi umsebenzi?—Esikhundleni sokuphumelela empini yabo, njengoba babekulindele, babonakala beshiywe bezama indlela ebumnyameni. Emavikini ambalwa kamuva bashiya ngokuphelele iSabatha, baphenduka baliphikisa. Babe nethemba lokusungula iqembu elibizwa ngokuthi “Inkathi Ezayo”, bona bengabaholi. Esikhundleni sokuphumelela kulokhu, ngokuyeka iSabatha balahlekelwa ngokuphelele ithonya kubantu bethu. Ngakho-ke ngomkhuba wabo siqu bahluleka ngokuphelele kulokho ababehlosile ukuqala. Abantu bethu bathi, “Empeleni, uNkulunkulu ‘ubavumele kuphela isikhashana.’”

GSAM 332Ukuphela Okudabukisayo Kwezimpilo

GSAM 332.2Mayelana nemiphumela yalaba bantu ababili, kungaba kuhle ukunikeza ezinye izitatimende mayelana nesiphetho sabo esidabukisayo, ezenziwe ngabazalwane babo, abakholelwa emfundisweni ethi “Inkathi Ezayo”, ababebambisene nabo ngemva kokushiya iSabatha. Eminyakeni engamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa edlule uMnu. Hall waba nokuphazamiseka kwengqondo (okubangelwa ukuthamba kobuchopho), imbangela yalesi simo kwaba ukulahlekelwa ingxenye enkulu yempahla ngenxa yokukhohliswa kwabanye. Wayephansi kwenkolelo yokuthi uma ephuma ngaphandle wayezoba yisicaba noma awehlele phansi emhlabeni. Akayona ingozi, kodwa-ke, ngokungangabazeki, kule minyaka emide wayengekho esimweni esifanele sokwenza umsebenzi wokushumayela nganoma iyiphi indlela.³

GSAM 332.3UMfundisi Stephenson useshonile cishe iminyaka eyishumi nesithupha. Eminyakeni embalwa ngaphambi kokushona kwakhe wayengaphilile engqondweni (wayehlanya), nakuba wayengeyingozi kwabanye. Ngaphambi kokuba ahlanye, ngaphansi kwenkululeko ayecabanga ukuthi unayo ngenxa yomqondo wokungabi nemithetho ayewusekela, washiya umkakhe, owesifazane ongazange abekwe icala lokungahloniphi isimilo (wayengathola ukuhlukana nomshado kuphela ngokusebenzisa ummeli ongenamgomo), waze washada nomunye owesifazane omncane kakhulu kunomkakhe wangaphambilini. Lesi senzo saphula ngokwedlulele imigomo yokuziphatha kangangokuba abazalwane bakhe abakholelwa emfundisweni ethi “Inkathi Ezayo” bayigxeka indlela ayeyilandela, futhi bengasamvumeli ukuba abashumayezele.

GSAM 333.1Izitatimende zabazalwane babo mayelana nezinsuku zokugcina zalezi zindoda ziveza uzwelo olujulile; kodwa zingamaqiniso angahlotshisiwe, ezinikezwa ngaphandle kobubi noma ukucwasa. Ngale ndlela siyashiya abafundi bethu ukuze bazenzele isiphetho sabo mayelana nokusetshenziswa ngokomzimba kobufakazi.

GSAM 333UMfundisi uJ. H. Waggoner Wemukela Umyalezo

GSAM 333.2Ngonyaka ka-1852 uMfundisi J. H. Waggoner, owayephethe iphephandaba lesifunda eWisconsin, wamukela iqiniso langaleso sikhathi, kwathi ngonyaka olandelayo wazinikela ngokuphelele emsebenzini wokushumayela. Ngo-1857 wabhala amaphamfulethi amabili abalulekile anamakhasi angaba ngu-200 ngalinye. Elokuqala kuwo lalibizwa ngokuthi, The Nature and Tendency of Modern Spiritualism, kanti elesibili, A Refutation of the Age-to-Come. Elokuqala alizange libe yindlela yokusindisa abaningi ekubeni bawele kulesi sibamba sikaSathane kuphela, kodwa, ngesibusiso sikaNkulunkulu, livule amehlo abaningi ababengazi ukuthi benzeni ngalezi zibonakaliso zanamuhla.

GSAM 333.3I-Refutation of the Age-to-Come yakhe iwukudalula okuphelele kwezimfundiso ezingamanga zokuhlolwa kwaboni ngemva kokubuya kwesibili kweNkosi yethu. Kuyisiphikiso esigcwele kangangokuba akuzange kuphendulwe, futhi asikaze sibone mizamo yokuphendula. Incwadi iveza, ngendlela ecacile futhi emfushane, isikhundla sikaKristu njengompristi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikayise (ubupristi bakhe bukaMelkisedeke) kulesi sikhathi samanje, kanye nesikhundla azokuma kuso esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, embusweni wakhe waphakade ozayo—isihlalo sobukhosi lapho kungeke kube nobupristi bokulamula obuxhumene naso.

GSAM 334.1Kamuva, uMfundisi Waggoner wabhala incwajana yesithathu cishe ngosayizi ofanayo, enesihloko esithi, The Atonement in the Light of Reason and Revelation. Cishe ngonyaka ka-1884 lokhu kwahlelwa kabusha kwakhuliswa kwaba yivolumu enamakhasi angaba ngu-400. Kuyisethulo esicacile nesifingqiwe ngesihloko esikhonjiswe yisihloko sayo.

GSAM 334.2Kusukela ngalesi sikhathi wayexhumene kakhulu nomsebenzi wokushicilela, kokubili njengombhali nomhleli. Waqhubeka futhi nemisebenzi yakhe yokushumayela, iminyaka yakhe yokugcina eyichitha eYurophu.

GSAM 334.3Ephreli 17, 1889, washona ngokuzumayo eBasel, eSwitzerland, ngemva nje kokuqeda incwadi yakhe yokugcina, ethi From Eden to Eden. Ngomhla ka-16 wenza umsebenzi wokubhala usuku lonke, wabhala lokhu encwadini yakhe yosuku, “Ngenze umsebenzi onzima wosuku.” Ngokombiko wodaba lwakhe owawenziwe abafowethu baseYurophu, kutholwe le mininingwane elandelayo:—

GSAM 334.4“Ekuseni komhla ka-17, cishe ngo-5:30 ekuseni, wawa wafela ekhitshini lakhe, ngaphandle kwesixwayiso esincane, ngenxa yokuhluleka kwenhliziyo. Wayesebenza kanzima kakhulu ukuze aqede inguqulo yesiNgisi yencwadi yakhe entsha, futhi wayelindele ukuhamba aye eLondon ngeSonto elalandelayo, ukuze asebenze ngokuhambisana nomsebenzi lapho, ngaphambi kokubuyela eMelika ehlobo elizayo.”

GSAM 334.5Kusukela ngo-1854 uMfundisi Waggoner wayehlala ephambi komphakathi njalo futhi ngokugqamile evikela iqiniso, kokubili epulipthini nasemaphephandabeni. Ngesikhathi sokufa kwakhe wayeneminyaka cishe engu-69 ubudala. Wangcwatshwa eBasel, mhla ziyi-20 ku-Ephreli. Ngale ndlela wawa endaweni yakhe yomsebenzi omunye wabasebenzi bokuqala kulo msebenzi.

GSAM 334Ukuphilisa Ngokholo

GSAM 334.6Ekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo ka-1858 uNkk. White wayegula kakhulu izinsuku eziningana, evalelwe embhedeni esesimweni sokungasizi. Ngelinye ilanga kusihlwa, cishe phakathi kwamabili, waquleka; umndeni wazama zonke izindlela ababezazi ukuze ambuyisele ezingqondweni, kodwa bahluleka emzamweni wabo. Wahlala kulesi simo isikhathi esingaphezu kwengxenye yehora, lapho uMfundisi Andrews nami sasibizwe ngokushesha nguMfundisi White ukuba sijoyine esikhathini sokuthandaza. Njengempendulo ezicelweni ezishisekayo ezinikelwe eduze kwebhedi yakhe, iNkosi ngomusa yambuyisela ekuzweleni, yamvuselela impilo yakhe ejwayelekile. Ngesikhathi enikela izindumiso kuNkulunkulu, waboniswa umbono esesele elele ebhedini. Ezinye zezinto azibonisiwe kulo mbono zingafundwa ku-“Testimony for the Church,” No. 5.

GSAM 335Ukuvezwa Okubonakalayo Okumangalisayo

GSAM 335.1Kwavela isibonakaliso somzimba esingajwayelekile esihlotshaniswa nombono, esikunaka ngokukhethekile. Mina noMfundisi White sasihleli ohlangothini olulodwa lombhede, kanti uMfundisi Andrews wayekolunye uhlangothi. Izandla zakhe zazibamba isifuba sakhe ngokulandelana noma zihambisa izingalo zakhe ngendlela yakhe evamile nenhle ziya ezindaweni ezahlukene ayezibuka. Ingxenye ephezulu yomzimba wakhe yayiphakanyisiwe embhedeni, kwakukhona isikhala esingaba ngama-intshi ayisishiyagalombili noma ayisishiyagalolunye phakathi kwamahlombe akhe nepilo. Ngamanye amazwi, umzimba kusukela ezinqeni uya phezulu wawugobile nge-engeli ecishe ibe ngamadigri angamashumi amathathu. Futhi kuleso simo wahlala kuze kube sekupheleni kombono, okwathatha imizuzu engamashumi amathathu. Akekho ongathatha ngokwemvelo leyo ndlela yokuma, engaxhaswanga ngezandla nangemikhono, kanti-ke kungeke abe khona umuntu ongazigcina khona isikhathi eside kangaka. Lapha futhi kwakukhona ubufakazi bokuthi amandla athile ayengawalawuli ayehlotshaniswa nombono.

GSAM 335Esinye Isiprofetho

GSAM 335.2Ngo-1 Okthoba 1858, kwabanjwa umhlangano jikelele nguMfundisi White nomkakhe kanye nombhali, eRochester, eNew York. Kusukela kulo mhlangano, umbhali wahamba nabo ohambweni oluhamba lonke eSifundazweni saseNew York naseZifundazweni zaseNew England. Ngesinye iSabatha uNkk. White wanikezwa umbono lapho kwavezwa khona, phakathi kwezinye izinto, ukuthi endaweni ethile ohambweni lwethu oluhleliwe uSathane wayezokwenza ukuhlasela okunamandla kuye, nokuthi uMfundisi White nami kwakufanele simelane ngokukholwa ngaye, futhi iNkosi yayizomkhulula.

GSAM 336Ubuhlungu bukaNkk. White

GSAM 336.1Nansi futhi inkulumo yesiprofetho ngalokho okwakuzokwenzeka. Ingxenye elandelayo izokhombisa ukuthi yafezeka kanjani ngokunembile. ISabatha yokuqala ngemuva komhlangano waseRochester sasiseRoosevelt, kanti ngeSabatha elandelayo sasiseBrookfield, eMadison County. Evikini elalandelayo sabamba imihlangano ekhitshini elikhulu likaMnu. Ballou eMannsville, eJefferson County. Ngesikhathi sihamba ngesitimela sisuka eBrookfield siya eMannsville, ubuso bukaNkk. White bavuvukala ngaphansi kwamehlo. Lokhu kwakubuhlungu kakhulu kangangokuba lapho sifika eMannsville kwadingeka alale embhedeni. Ukudumba kwakhula izinsuku ezimbili, kwamthwalisa ubuhlungu, kwamvimba ukuba alale futhi kwamenza angakwazi ukubamba iqhaza emihlanganweni. Ikhanda lakhe lalivuvukile kangangokuba womabili amehlo avaliwe, nobuso bakhe babungasabonakali njengobuntu. Phakathi kwalobu buhlungu obukhulu nokukhathazeka okukhulu okubangelwa ukungabi nokulala, isitha sasizama ngokuzikhandla ukumenza amsola uNkulunkulu. Ngale ndlela izinto zaqhubeka kuze kube sekupheleni kwemihlangano ebibekwe.

GSAM 336.2Ngemva kokuqedwa kwemihlangano uMfundisi White wangitshela,

GSAM 336.2“Mfowethu John, lokhu kungukuhlasela kwangempela kukaSathane kumkami esaxwayiswa ngakho eRochester. Uyakhumbula isithembiso esasenziwa lapho sokuthi uma singabamba ndawonye simsekele ngokholo, singayeki ngisho umzuzwana lapho kuvela ukulwa, amandla esitha azophukeka, yena azokhululwa. Masingeni ngokushesha sibe nesikhathi sokuthandaza.”

GSAM 336Ukusindiswa Njengoba Kwabikezelwa

GSAM 336.3Sangena ngokushesha egumbini lapho uNkk. White ayevalelwe embhedeni wakhe, saqala ukuthandaza ngokuzimisela ngaye, kanti abafowethu ababesegumbini lapho sasibamba khona imihlangano bahlala bethandaza bathule. Emva kwemizuzu ecishe ibe yishumi siqala ukuthandaza, amandla eNkosi ehla agcwalisa igumbi. UNkk. White wakhululeka ngokushesha kuwo wonke ubuhlungu, futhi wacela ukudla ngokushesha. Lokhu kwakungemini cishe ngo-5 ntambama. Ngo-7 ebusuku, ukuvuvukala ebusweni bakhe kwakususiwe ngokuphelele, futhi wahambela umhlangano ngalobo busuku, ebonakala ephile kahle njengakuqala.

GSAM 337.1Ngesicelo sabahlali kwaba nenkulumo kusihlwa ngesihloko esithi “Ifa Labangcwele,” ekupheleni kwayo uNkk. White wanikeza isikhuthazo. Ngesikhathi uMfundisi White ekhona ngaphandle nendodana yakhe encane, uW. C., waboniswa umbono phambi kwaleso sixuku esikhulu. Ezinye zezinto ezavezwa kuye ngaleso sikhathi zingafundwa esihlokweni sokugcina se-Testimony Number 5, esibhalwe eMannsville, N.Y., mhla ziyi-21 Okthoba 1858.

GSAM 337.2Ukuphulukiswa okwatholwa uNkk. White ngaleso sikhathi okukhulunywe ngaso ngenhla kwaba namandla njengoba kwakubikezelwe embonweni owawunikezwe eRochester. Akuzange kwenzeke olunye uhlupho olunjalo kulo hambo, futhi sathola ukunqoba okumangalisayo kweqiniso kuzo zonke izindawo.

GSAM 337Isibikezelo seMpi Yombango YaseMelika

GSAM 337.3NgeSabatha, mhla ziyi-12 kuJanuwari 1861, izinyanga ezintathu ngqo ngaphambi kokudubulwa kwesibhamu sokuqala eFort Sumter (okwakuyisiqalo sempi eyaholela ekukhululweni kwabacishe babe yizigidi ezine zezigqila zase-Afrika eMelika), indlu yomhlangano yama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa eParkville, eMichigan, yanikezelwa kuNkulunkulu. Emcimbini kwakukhona uMfundisi White nomkakhe, oMfundisi Waggoner, uMfundisi Smith, nombhali. Ekupheleni kwenkulumo kaMfundisi White, uNkk. White wanikeza isikhuthazo esiqinile, ngemva kwalokho wahlala esihlalweni. Kulesi simo wathathwa embonweni. Indlu yayigcwele abantu, futhi kwakuyindawo egcwele isimo esinzima. Ngemva kokuphuma embonweni wavuka, wabheka yonke indlu, wathi:—

GSAM 338.1“Akekho umuntu kule ndlu owake waphupha ngezinkinga ezizayo kuleli zwe. Abantu bayahleka ngomthetho wokuzihlukanisa kweSouth Carolina, kodwa ngiboniswe manje ukuthi izifundazwe eziningi zizohlanganyela naleso sifundazwe, futhi kuzoba nempi embi kakhulu. Kulo mbono ngibone amabutho amakhulu womabili amaqembu eqoqeke ensimini yempi. Ngizwe umsindo wamakanoni, ngabona abafile nabafa yonke indawo. Bese ngabona begijima beqhuba impi yezandla [bezibayoneta omunye nomunye]. Bese ngabona insimu ngemva kwempi, yonke igcwele abafile nabafa. Bese ngayiswa emajele, ngabona ukuhlupheka kwabampofu ababeyanyamalala. Kwathi-ke ngahanjiswa ezindlini zalabo abalahlekelwe amadoda, amadodana noma abafowabo empini. Ngabona ukudabuka kwabo nokuhlupheka kwabo.”

GSAM 338.2Bese ebuka kancane kancane yonke indlu wathi, “Kukhona labo kule ndlu abazolahlekelwa amadodana kuleyo mpi.”

GSAM 338Ubufakazi bukaNkk. Ensign Mayelana Nemibono

GSAM 338.3Njengokuqinisekiswa kwaleli qiniso elingenhla, futhi njengobufakazi bokuthi isibikezelo senziwa ngosuku olukhulunywe ngalo, futhi njengesibonelo sokuthi ibandla laliqonda kanjani futhi lalisabalalisa kanjani, ubufakazi obulandelayo bunikezwa:—

GSAM 338.4“Lokhu kufakazela ukuthi ngangihlala eSt. Joseph County, eMichigan, ngoJanuwari 1861, cishe amamayela ayisithupha ukusuka eParkville. Bengingeyena umAdventist. Ngomhla ka-12 waleyo nyanga, abanye omakhelwane bami baya eParkville ukuyohambela imihlangano. Lapho bebuya ekhaya bangitshela ukuthi kwakukhona owesifazane emhlanganweni owayesembonweni, owathi kwakuzofika impi embi kakhulu e-United States; ukuthi amabutho amakhulu zazizovuswa kuzo zombili izinhlangothi, eNingizimu nasenyakatho, futhi kwakuzoba nabaningi ababezobhekana nokuhlupheka emajele; nokuhlupheka okukhulu kwesidingo kwakuzozwakala emindenini eminingi ngenxa yokulahlekelwa ngabayeni, amadodana, nabafowabo empini; futhi ukuthi kwakukhona amadoda endlini azolahlekelwa amadodana kuleyo mpi.” Esayiniwe, “Martha V. Ensign, Wild Flower, Fresno County, California, Jan. 30, 1891.”

GSAM 339.1Mayelana nokubikezela kwaleyo mpi esabekayo, uNkk. White waphinde wathi ama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa “bazobekwa ezindaweni ezinobunzima ngenxa yempi, nokuthi kuwumsebenzi wabo bonke ukuthandaza ngokuzimisela ukuze banikezwe ukuhlakanipha kokwazi ukuthi benzeni ezikhathini ezizobavivinya ezibabhekile.”

GSAM 339Ubukhulu Bempi Yombango

GSAM 339.2Ngesikhathi umbono unikezwa, abantu baseNyakatho ngokuvamile babengakabi nombono omkhulu, noma bengenaso nhlobo, ngempi eyayizayo. Ngisho uMongameli Lincoln, ezinyangeni ezintathu kamuva (ngo-Ephreli 12, 1861), lapho izifundazwe eziningana sezihlanganyele neSouth Carolina emthethweni wayo wokuzihlukanisa, futhi isibhamu sokuqala sadutshulwa eFort Sumter, wacela amadoda angu-75,000 kuphela, futhi lawa ayewadinga isikhathi esifushane sezinyanga ezintathu.

GSAM 339.3Inani eliphelele lamabutho abhaliswe ohlangothini lwe-Union phakathi nempi lalingu-2,859,132. I-Encyclopedia Britannica ithi “ibutho lamaConfederate lalibala, ekuqaleni kuka-1863, cishe amadoda angu-700,000,” kodwa kunzima ukwazi ngempela ukuthi babebhalisile bangaki bonke. Ilinganisa inani labo elashonayo cishe “amadoda angu-300,000.” Ezinye ze-encyclopedia zakamuva zibeka ukulahlekelwa kwase-Union (kwababulawa empini, noma abashona ngenxa yezilonda noma izifo abazitholile enkundleni noma emajele) ku-359,528. Ngesikweletu sase-Union i-Britannica ithi:—

GSAM 339.4“Isikweletu safika phezulu ngo-Agasti 31, 1865, safika ku-$2,845,907,626.56. Cishe u-$800,000,000 wemali engenayo nayo yayichithwe, ikakhulukazi empini; izifundazwe, amadolobha, izifunda namadolobhana zazichithe izintela zazo futhi zaqoqa izikweletu zazo ngenhloso yempi; izinkokhelo zezimpesheni cishe zizofinyelela ku-$1,500,000,000 ekugcineni. Izindleko zeConfederacy ngeke zaziwe, impahla eyonakele amabutho kaFederal nawaseConfederacy ayinakulinganiswa kalula; futhi inani lemali ($2,000,000,000) lezigqila eNingizimu lashabalala ngenxa yempi. Sekukonke, nakuba izindleko zempi zingenakubalwa ngokunembile, u-$8,000,000,000 kuwukulinganisa okulingene.”⁴

GSAM 340Esinye Isiqinisekiso Sombono

GSAM 340.1Mayelana nesibikezelo esiphathelene namadoda endlini yomhlangano yaseParkville abalahlekelwa amadodana empini, ngizovele ngisho ukuthi ekwindla kuka-1883 ngahlangana noMfundisi webandla laseParkville, owayengumdala futhi ngoJanuwari 1861, lapho umbono wanikezwa khona; ngambuza ukuthi wayekhumbula yini indlela uNkk. White akhuluma ngayo lapho echaza umbono ophathelene nempini. “Yebo,” kusho yena, “ngiyakhumbula.” “Ungangitshela ukuthi bangaki abantu owaziyo ababekule ndlu ngalolo suku abalahlekelwa amadodana empini?” Wakhumbula ngokushesha amagama ayisihlanu, wathi, “Ngiyazi ukuthi laba babekhona, nokuthi balahlekelwa amadodana empini; futhi ukube bengisekhaya, lapho engingakhuluma nabantu bami, bengingakunika amanye amagama. Ngicabanga,” eqhubeka, “kwabe sekukhona abanye abayisihlanu, ngaphandle kwalabo engibabalule.”

GSAM 340.2Iminyaka emine nangaphezulu yokulwa okuqhubekayo kwaseNingizimu, kuze kwaba sekulahlekelwe cishe isigamu sazo zonke izimpi ezibhalisiwe ngenxa yokufa empini noma ngenxa yokugula, kubonisa ukugcwaliseka okumangalisayo kwalesi siprofetho esingenhla.

GSAM 340Ubugqila NeMpi

GSAM 340.3Ekuxoxeni ngombono awunikezwe ngomhlaka 4 Januwari 1862, uNkk. White wathi:—

GSAM 340.4“Izinkulungwane zikhuthazwe ukuba zibhalisele impi ziqonda ukuthi le mpi yayihloselwe ukubhubhisa ubugqila; kodwa manje njengoba sebeboshiwe yisibopho sokubhalisela impi, bathola ukuthi bakhohlisiwe, ukuthi inhloso yale mpi akusikho ukuphelisa ubugqila, kodwa ukubugcina njengoba bukhona.”

GSAM 341.1Lokhu okushiwo ngenhla kwakunikezwa ngesikhathi lapho amasosha ayephoqelekile ukusiza emsebenzini wokubuyisela kubanikazi babo izigqila zonke ezazibalekele emigqeni ye-Union, futhi amasosha aboniswa ethi, “Uma siphumelela ekucindezeleni lokhu kuvukela, sizuze ini?” Baphendula ngokudumazayo bathi, “Akukho. Okubangele lokhu kuvukela akususwanga. Uhlelo lobugqila, olubhubhise isizwe sethu, lushiywe luphile futhi luzovusa enye ingxabano.” Lezi zisho, ezithathwe ku-Testimony No. 7, lapho kuchazwa khona ngokugcwele indaba ethinta inhliziyo yempi ngaphansi kwesihloko esithi “Ubugqila neMpi,” azisho ukuthi ubugqila ngeke bususwe, kodwa zibonisa isimo njengoba amasosha ayebona ngaleso sikhathi. Kancane kuya phambili kulelo fakazelo kukhona isibikezelo esithi:—

GSAM 341Isibikezelo Sokuphumelela KweNyakatho

GSAM 341.2“Kanti-ke kumemezelwa ukuzila kukazwelonke! Uthi uJehova, ‘Ingabe akusikho yini lesi ukuzila engikukhethile, ukukhulula izibopho zobubi, ukususa imithwalo enzima, nokuvumela abacindezelwe bakhululeke, nokuthi niphule yonke ijokwe?’ Lapho isizwe sethu sizila ukuzila uNkulunkulu akukhethile, khona-ke uyokwamukela imithandazo yabo maqondana nempi; kodwa manje ayingeni ezindlebeni zakhe.”

GSAM 341.3Labo abajwayele umlando wempi bayazi ukuhlulwa, izinhlekelele, ukubambezeleka, njll., okuhambisana nemizamo yaseNyakatho yokunqoba amabutho aseNingizimu kuze kube yilapho kwamenyezelwa isimemezelo sokukhulula—Januwari 1, 1863. Khona-ke, kwashesha kangakanani ukunqoba kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuze kube sekupheleni kwempi! Kwabonakala kanjani kubo ababebuka intuthuko yomsebenzi ukugcwaliseka kwaleso sibikezelo likaJanuwari 4, 1862. Ngemva kokususwa kwezibopho, ubukhoboka bathukululwa futhi ijoko laphukuka esigqileni! Kwabonakala kanjani ukuthi uNkulunkulu wezwa imithandazo yabantu bakhe, wabasekela umzamo wokuvala impi ngesikhathi abakhetha khona ukuzila okwakumjabulisa!

GSAM 342Ubufakazi bukaMbusi Wangaphambilini uJohn P. St. John

GSAM 342.1Esikhulumweni sikaMbusi Wangaphambilini uJohn P. St. John waseKansas, e-Ottawa, e-Illinois, engangilalela ntambama mhla zingama-29 kuJuni 1891, wenza lesi sitatimende esilandelayo:—

GSAM 342.2“Angikaze ngidumazeke njengalokhu engangizizwa ngakho lapho ama-[Confederates] esihlulile eBull Run. Kodwa konke kwakuyingxenye yohlelo lukaNkulunkulu. Ukube sasibehlulile ama-[Confederates], abezepolitiki babeyovusa ukuthula, futhi i-Union ibingaqhubeka nokuba nobugqila, futhi besingabe sesinakho namuhla. Iminyaka emibili ama-[Confederates] abe nenzuzo; kodwa ngemva kokuba uLincoln ekhiphe isimemezelo esidumile sokukhulula izigqila, sasiphendukela ohlangothini lukaNkulunkulu, futhi asinakuhluleka.”