Isahluko 22 — Ukuhlelwa

GSAM 343.1“Ngenxa yalokhu ngakushiya eKrete ukuze ulungise izinto ezisele, futhi ubeke abadala emadolobheni onke njengalokhu engakuyala.”¹

GSAM 343.2Ekuthuthukisweni komyalezo weNgelosi yesithathu kwadlula iminyaka eyishumi nambili (kusukela ngo-1846 kuya ku-1858) ngaphambi kokuba abantu bethu baqaphele isidingo sokubambana ngendlela ehlelekile kunokukholwa eqinisweni nothando lobuKristu kuphela. Yize iNkosi yayikhulume nabantu bayo ngalolu daba ngesipho sobuprofethi, kwabonakala kudingeka ezinye izipiliyoni ezinzima ukuze bazivuse ngokuphelele ekuboneni isidingo sokuhlela izingqungquthela, amabandla nemibutho ukuze kuphathwe izinto ezingokomhlaba zomsebenzi.

GSAM 343Ukuphikisana Nokuhlelwa

GSAM 343.3Embhalweni waphansi osekhasini 12 se-Supplement to Experience and Views, esashicilelwa ngo-1854, uMfundisi uJames White uthi:—

GSAM 343.4“Ngemva kwesikhathi esadlula ngo-1844 kwaba nokudideka okukhulu, futhi iningi laliphikisana nanoma yiluphi uhlelo, lisho ukuthi lwalungahambisani nenkululeko ephelele yevangeli! UNkk. White wayephikisana nazo zonke izinhlobo zokugxila ngokweqile, futhi wamemezela kusenesikhathi ukuthi kwakudingeka uhlobo oluthile lohlelo ukuvimbela nokulungisa ukudideka. Bambalwa njengamanje abangakwazi ukuqonda ukuqina okwakudingeka ngaleso sikhathi ukugcina isikhundla sakhe ngokumelene nobuphazamiseko obabubusa.”

GSAM 344.1Ubumanyano obukhona phakathi kwama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa bukhuthazwe kakhulu futhi bugcinwe ngenxa yezixwayiso zakhe neziyalezo zakhe ezifike ngesikhathi esifanele.

GSAM 344UGeorge Storrs mayelana noHlelo

GSAM 344.2Okulandelayo okuvela kuGeorge Storrs, okubhalwe ngo-1844, kuzoveza ukuthi kwakufundiswa ini mayelana nokuhlelwa kwenhlangano kulabo ababezihlukanisile emabandleni ngaphansi kwesimemezelo sokufika kukaKristu:—

GSAM 344.3“Qaphelani ukuthi ningazami ukuhlela elinye ibandla. Akukho bandla elingahlelwa ngobuciko bomuntu ngaphandle kokuba libe iBhabhiloni ngokushesha nje lapho liqalwa khona. INkosi yahlela ibandla layo ngamabhande aqinile othando. Akukho okungaba namandla kunalokho; futhi lapho lawa mabhande engakwazi ukubopha abalandeli abazibiza ngokuthi bakaKristu ndawonye, bayeka ukuba abalandeli bakhe, bese behlukana nomzimba ngokwemvelo.”²

GSAM 344Ukuhleleka Ezikhathini Zobuphostoli

GSAM 344.4Ama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa, njengoba sekushiwo ngaphambilini, babengenaso uhlelo olusemthethweni lwanoma yiluphi uhlobo iminyaka eminingi, ngisho bebengenaso uhlelo lwebandla. Noma ubani onamandla okuziphatha okuhle okwamukela iqiniso nokulilalela ngaphansi kwengcindezi yangaphandle yokuphikisana eyayikhona ngaleso sikhathi, wayebhekwa njengomuntu othembekile futhi ofanele uthando nobungane bobuKristu. Kwafika isikhathi ezinsukwini zabaphostoli lapho kwaba khona isidingo sokuthi “kuhlelwe izinto ezazidingeka.”³ Cishe ngo-65 A.D. uTitus wanikezwa igunya lokuthi “abeke abadala emadolobheni wonke” lapho kwakukhona abakholwayo, kanti uTimothy wathola imiyalelo ephelele ngalolu daba.⁴

GSAM 344UMfundisi White mayelana nohlelo

GSAM 344.5Okulandelayo okuvela kuMfundisi uJames White mayelana nendaba yokuhlela nokuziphatha kwavela ku-Review kaJanuwari 4, 1881:—

GSAM 345.1“Ukuhlelwa kwakuhloselwe ukuqinisekisa ukuvumelana kwemisebenzi, nokuvikela ekuqhatheni. Akuzange kuhlelwe njengesiswebhu sokuphoqa ukulalela, kodwa kunalokho ukuvikela abantu bakaNkulunkulu. UKristu akashayeli abantu bakhe; uyababiza. ‘Izimvu zami zizwa izwi lami, ngiyazazi, ziyangilandela.’ Inhloko yethu ephilayo ihola indlela, futhi ibiza abantu bayo ukuba bayilandele.

GSAM 345.2“Izinkolelo zabantu azikwazi ukuletha ubumunye. Amandla ebandla awakwazi ukucindezela ibandla ibe umzimba owodwa. UKristu akazange ahlele ukuthi izingqondo zabantu zibunjwe zibe zifanele izulu ngethonya lezinye izingqondo zabantu. ‘Inhloko yomuntu wonke uKristu.’ Ingxenye yakhe ukuhola, nokubumba, nokubeka isithombe sakhe ezindlalifeni zenkazimulo yaphakade. Noma ukubaluleka kokuhlelwa kungaba mkhulu ekuvikeleni ibandla nasekuqinisekiseni ukuvumelana kwemisebenzi, akufanele kungene ukuthatha ukuziphatha ezandleni zeNkosi.

GSAM 345Ubumbano Phakathi Kwezinto Ezimbili Ezigcwele Ngokweqile

GSAM 345.3“Phakathi kwezindlela ezimbili ezeqile zokuphoqa ebandleni nokuzimela okungcwaliswanga, sithola imfihlo enkulu yokubumbana nokusebenza kahle enkonzweni nasebandleni likaNkulunkulu. Ukunaka kwethu kubizwa kulokhu ngesicelo esinzima esivela kumphostoli ohloniphekile uPetru kubadala besikhathi sakhe: ‘Abaholi abaphakathi kwenu ngiyanikhuthaza, njengoba nami ngingumholi, futhi ngingofakazi wezihlupho zikaKristu, futhi ngingumlingani wenkazimulo ezovezwa: yalusani izimvu zikaNkulunkulu eziphakathi kwenu, nibheke zona, hhayi ngokuphoqelelwa, kodwa ngokuzithandela; hhayi ngenhloso yokuzuza inzuzo engcolile, kodwa ngenhliziyo enelungelo; futhi hhayi njengababusi phezu kwifa likaNkulunkulu, kodwa nibe yizibonelo ezinhle ezimvwini. Futhi lapho uMgcini Omkhulu evela, nizothola umqhele wobuhle ongapheli. Nani, bafowethu abasebasha, nizithobe phansi kwabadala; yebo, nonke nithobane, nigqoke ukuhlonipha; ngokuba uNkulunkulu uyamelana nalabo abazigqaja, kepha unikeza umusa kulabo abazithoba. Ngakho-ke nizithobe ngaphansi kwesandla esinamandla sikaNkulunkulu, ukuze aniphakamisele ngesikhathi esifanele.’⁵

GSAM 346Ukulula Nefomu Lokuhlelwa KweTestamente Elisha

GSAM 346.1“Labo ababeklama uhlobo lohlelo lwama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa basebenza kanzima ukufaka kulo, ngangokunokwenzeka, ukulula kokuchaza nokuma okutholakala eTestamenteni Elisha. Lapho umoya wevangeli ubonakala kakhulu, futhi konke kuba lula, uhlelo lusebenza kahle kakhulu.

GSAM 346.2“INgqungquthela Jikelele ibhekele ukwengamela umsebenzi kuwo wonke amagatsha awo, kuhlanganise nezingqungquthela zesifundazwe. INgqungquthela yesifundazwe ibhekele ukwengamela wonke amagatsha omsebenzi esifundazweni, kuhlanganise namabandla asesifundazweni. Futhi ibandla liyiqembu labakholwa abahlangene ngesivumelwano esilula sokugcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu nokholo lukaJesu.

GSAM 346Izikhulu Zebandla Ziyizinceku

GSAM 346.3“Izikhulu zebandla lendawo zizinceku zalelo bandla, hhayi izinhloko, ezilawula ngenkani. ‘Lowo omkhulu kini uyoba yinceku yenu.’⁶ Lezi zikhulu kufanele zibe izibonelo zokubekezela, ukuqapha, umthandazo, ububele, nokupha kumalungu ebandla, futhi ziveze izinga elihle lothando kulabo ezibakhonzayo njengoba kubonakala empilweni nasemfundisweni yeNkosi yethu.”

GSAM 346Ubufakazi Bokuqala Ngokuhleleka

GSAM 346.4Ku-Supplement to Experience and Views, esashicilelwa ngo-1854, kunikezwa imiyalelo ekhethekile mayelana nohlelo lwevangeli. Ekhasini lika-18 sifunda okulandelayo:—

GSAM 346.5“Ibandla kumele liphunyuke liye ezwini likaNkulunkulu, futhi lisekelwe ohlelweni lwevangeli, olungakaze lunakwa futhi lwanakekelwa. Lokhu kubalulekile kakhulu ukuze ibandla lifinyelele ekuvumelwaneni kokholo.”

GSAM 347Ukuhleleka Okudingekayo Eduze Kokuphela

GSAM 347.1Esifakazelweni esinikezwe ngoDisemba 23, 1860, sifunda:

GSAM 347.1“Njengoba sisondela ekupheleni kwesikhathi, uSathane wehla ngamandla amakhulu, eyazi ukuthi isikhathi sakhe sifushane. Ikakhulukazi amandla akhe azosebenza phezu kwesalela. Uzolwa nabo, afune ukubahlukanisa nokubasabalalisa, ukuze babe buthakathaka futhi bawiswe. Abantu bakaNkulunkulu kufanele bahambe ngokuqonda, futhi bahlangene emizamweni yabo. Kufanele babe nombono ofanayo, nokwahlulela okufanayo; ngaleyo ndlela imizamo yabo ngeke isatshalaliswe, kodwa izoba nomthelela omkhulu ekwakheni umsebenzi weqiniso lanamuhla. Ukuhleleka kumele kugcinwe, futhi kumele kube nobunye ekugcineni ukuhleleka, kungenjalo uSathane uzothatha ithuba kubo.”⁷

GSAM 347Uhlelo Lwezingelosi okufanele lulingiswe

GSAM 347.2Ku-Testimony No. 14, eshicilelwe ngo-1868, sifunda: “Lapho silingisa ngokuseduze ukuvumelana nohlelo lwezithunywa ezingelosi, lapho imizamo yalezi zithunywa ezulwini egameni lethu izoba yimpumelelo enkulu. Uma singaboni isidingo senzo esihambisanayo, futhi siphatha ngokungahleleki, singaqeqeshiwe futhi singahleleki endleleni yethu yokusebenza, izingelosi, ezihleleke ngokuphelele futhi ezihamba ngokulandelana okufanele, azikwazi ukusisebenzela ngempumelelo. Ziyaphenduka ngokudabuka, ngoba azinalo igunya lokubusisa ukudideka, ukuphazamiseka, nokungahleleki.

GSAM 347UNkulunkulu UsenguNkulunkulu Wohlelo

GSAM 347.3“Ingabe uNkulunkulu useyekile ukuba nguNkulunkulu wokuhleleka? Cha; uyafana esimweni samanje njengasekuqaleni. UPawulu uthi, ‘uNkulunkulu akayena umthombo wokudideka, kodwa wokuthula.’ Unaka imininingwane manje njengalokho ngaleso sikhathi. Futhi uhlose ukuthi sifunde izifundo zohlelo nokuhleleka kusukela ohlelweni oluphelele alusungulile ezinsukwini zikaMose ukuze kube usizo ezinganeni zaka-Israyeli.”⁸

GSAM 348Umthandazo kaKristu Wokuhleleka

GSAM 348.1Esifakazelweni esabhalwa ngo-1882 sibona umqondo ofanayo ovezwe ngala mazwi,

GSAM 348.1“Ukuhlanganyela nothando ukuze kube khona phakathi kwabafundi bakhe kwakuyisihloko esiyinhloko somthandazo wokugcina kaMsindisi wethu ngabo ngaphambi kokubethelwa kwakhe.... ‘Angithandazi ngabo bodwa, kodwa nangabo abazokholwa kimi ngelizwi labo; ukuze bonke babe munye; njengalokhu wena, Baba, ukhona kimi, nami ngikho kuwe, ukuze nabo babe munye kithi; ukuze umhlaba ukholwe ukuthi ungithumile.’”⁹

GSAM 348Ingozi Yokuzimela Komuntu Ngamunye

GSAM 348.2Ngo-1885 kwaphakanyiswa lobu bufakazi:

GSAM 348.2“Kumele kugadwe iphuzu elilodwa, okuyikuzimela komuntu ngamunye. Njengamasosha ebuthweni likaKristu, kufanele kube nokuvumelana kwezenzo eminyangweni ehlukene yomsebenzi.”¹⁰

GSAM 348USathane Uyakuthokozela Ukuqeda Uhlelo

GSAM 348.3Esifakazelweni esikhethekile esashicilelwa ngo-1895 sifunda,

GSAM 348.3“Hawu, uSathane angajabula kangakanani ukungena phakathi kwabantu laba, futhi adide umsebenzi ngesikhathi ukuhleleka ngokuphelele kuyadingeka, futhi kuyoba amandla amakhulu okuvimba ukuvuka okungamanga, nokuphika izimangalo ezingasekelwanga yizwi likaNkulunkulu. Sifuna ukugcina imigqa ilingene, ukuze kungabikho ukuwa kohlelo lokulawula nokuhleleka.”

GSAM 348Ukudunyiswa Kwabashumayeli

GSAM 348.4Enye yezinto zokuqala okufanele icatshangelwe ekusunguleni ukuhleleka phakathi kwabantu bethu, ngokuhambisana nezifakazelo ezishiwo ngqo, kwakuwukuba nendlela yokuhlonza labo abashumayela umyalezo. Kusukela ngo-1850 kuya ku-1861 uhlelo olwamukelwe kwakuwukunikeza abashumayeli ababeveze isipho sabo, futhi abavunywe ngokusobala yiNkosi, futhi behambisana nalo lonke umsebenzi, ikhadi elibancoma ukuba bamukelwe emphakathini wabantu beNkosi yonke indawo, nje lichaza ukuthi bavunyiwe emsebenzini wokushumayela ivangeli. Lawa makhadi ayebhalwe usuku futhi esayinwe ngabashumayeli ababili abaholayo, ababaziwa ngabantu bethu njengabaholi kulo msebenzi.

GSAM 349Ukusekela Abashumayeli

GSAM 349.1Ebusika ka-1858-59 kwaphakanyiswa umyalo othi iBhayibheli liqukethe uhlelo oluphelele lokuxhasa inkonzo, nokuthi uma abantu bethu bezofunda lolu daba ngokweBhayibheli bazothola lolu hlelo. Ngakho-ke kwabanjwa ikilasi leBhayibheli eBattle Creek, elaliholwa nguMfundisi J. N. Andrews. Ngemva kokutadisha ngokucophelela nangokuthandaza imiBhalo, kwalungiswa indatshana yashicilelwa ku-Review yangoFebhuwari 3, 1859, ebonisa uhlelo olwaluhlanganisa isimiso sokunikela okweshumi. Inkulumo ngalesi sihloko yethulwa emhlanganweni omkhulu wabantu bethu eBattle Creek, eMichigan, mhla ziyi-6 Juni 1859, yamukelwa ngokuvumelana ngokuphelele ngokuvota kwabo bonke ababekhona.

GSAM 349Uhlelo Olusunguliwe Luyadunyiswa

GSAM 349.2Ku-Testimony No. 6, 1861, iNkosi yathi kanje, ngoNkk. White, mayelana nohlelo olwalwamukelwe ngama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa:

GSAM 349.2“Ungebi uNkulunkulu ngokumfihla okweshumi kwakho neminikelo yakho. Yisibopho sokuqala esingcwele ukunikeza uNkulunkulu ingxenye efanele. Ungavumeli muntu afake izimfuno zakhe futhi akuholele ekwebeni uNkulunkulu. Ungavumeli izingane zakho zibe izipho zakho e-altare likaNkulunkulu ukuze zizuzise zona.

GSAM 349Uhlelo Lokunikela Ngokweshumi Ukuze Kuthuthukiswe Isimilo

GSAM 349.3“Lolu hlelo lokunikela okweshumi, ngabona, luzokhulisa isimilo, futhi lubonise isimo sangempela senhliziyo. Uma abantu bethola le ndaba ibekwe phambi kwabo ngendlela yayo yangempela, futhi bashiywa benquma bodwa, bazobona ukuhlakanipha nohlelo oluhle kuhlelo lokunikela okweshumi.”

GSAM 349.4Ngale ndlela kwamiswa uhlelo lwezezimali phakathi kwama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa lokuxhasa umsebenzi wokushumayela, futhi manje lusetshenziswa ngabantu bethu emhlabeni wonke.

GSAM 350.1Ku-Review kaJulayi 21, 1859, njengomphumela wezifundo ezazilethiwe ngaphambilini ngezifakazelo, kwaphakanyiswa okokuqala ukuthi iSifundazwe ngasinye sibe nomhlangano wonyaka lapho kuhlelwa khona umsebenzi ngokucophelela; ngaleyo ndlela kugwemeke ukudideka okwakuvamile endleleni yokusebenza kwabashumayeli, futhi kugcinwe ukuhleleka nohlelo emsebenzini wethu. Lesi siphakamiso sasibheke phambili ekusungulweni kwezinhlangano zengqungquthela yesifundazwe.

GSAM 350Ukubamba Impahla Yebandla

GSAM 350.2Njengoba umyalezo wawuthuthuka nenani labantu landa, kwalandela ngokwemvelo ukuqoqeka kwempahla, okwaholela ekubhekeni indaba yokubamba impahla yebandla ngokusemthethweni. Endatshana evela kuMfundisi White, etholakala ku-Review kaFebhuwari 23, 1860, sifunda okulandelayo:—

GSAM 350.3“Siyethemba, nokho, ukuthi isikhathi asikude lapho abantu laba bazoba sesimweni esidingekayo ukuze bakwazi ukufaka umshwalense ezakhiweni zebandla, babambe izindlu zabo zomhlangano ngendlela efanele, nokuthi labo abenza izincwadi zefa, futhi abafisa ukwenza njalo, bangabela ingxenye emnyangweni wokushicilela. Siyacela abashumayeli bethu nabafowethu abaholi ukuthi banake lolu daba. Uma kukhona abaphikisana neziphakamiso zethu, sicela babhale uhlelo esingaluthobela thina njengabantu?”

GSAM 350Ukuvunywa Kwenhlangano Esemthethweni

GSAM 350.4Ehlobo lalo nyaka, kwaba nengxoxo enobungane ngalolu daba eReview. Futhi emhlanganweni jikelele wabamele abantu bethu abavela eMichigan nakwezinye izifundazwe ezimbalwa, owabanjelwa eBattle Creek kusukela mhla zingama-28 kuSepthemba kuya ku-1 ku-Okthoba, kwaba nokucabangisisa ngokungafihli ngalolu daba, nengxoxo ephelele nekhululekile ngokuhlelwa ngokomthetho ngenhloso yokubamba ihhovisi nezinye izakhiwo zebandla—izindlu zomhlangano, njll. Le ngxoxo itholakala ngokugcwele ku-Review, ivolumu 16, izinombolo 21, 22, no-23, ezashicilelwa ngo-9, 16, no-23 Okthoba 1860.

GSAM 351.1Njengomphumela wezingxoxo kulo mhlangano, kwavotwa ngokuvumelana ngokuphelele ukusungula ngokusemthethweni inhlangano yokushicilela, futhi ukuze le nkampani isungulwe ngokushesha okukhulu okungenzeka, kwakhethwa ikomidi labahlanu emhlanganweni owahlangana.

GSAM 351Igama Lebandla

GSAM 351.2Lo mhlangano uphinde wacubungula udaba lwegama okufanele abantu bethu babizwe ngalo. Lokhu kwaphinde kwavusa imibono ehlukahlukene, abanye befuna igama elilodwa kanti abanye befuna elinye. Lapho kwaphakanyiswa igama elithi “iBandla likaNkulunkulu”, kwaphikiswa ngoba alibonisi noma yiziphi izici ezihlukanisayo zenkolo yethu, kanti igama elithi “Ama-Adventist Osuku Lwesikhombisa” aligcini nje ngokuveza ukholo lwethu ekufikeni okuseduze kukaKristu, kodwa futhi libonisa ukuthi siyagcina iSabatha yosuku lwesikhombisa. Umhlangano wavumelana ngokuphelele ngalelo gama lokugcina kangangokuba lapho kwenziwa ukhetho, kwavota umuntu oyedwa kuphela ophikisayo, yena kamuva esekhansela ukuphikisa kwakhe.

GSAM 351Igama Elamukelwe

GSAM 351.3Ku-Testimony No. 6, sifunda:

GSAM 351.3“Akukho gama esingalisebenzisa elizofaneleka ngaphandle kwelihambisana nokuzibophezela kwethu, elichaza ukholo lwethu, futhi elisibeka njengesizwe esihlukile....

GSAM 351.4“Igama elithi Ama-Adventist Osuku Lwesikhombisa libeka phambili izimpawu zangempela zokholo lwethu, futhi lizokholisa ingqondo efuna ukwazi. Njengomcibisholo ophuma esikhwameni semicibisholo seNkosi, lizolimaza abaphuli bomthetho kaNkulunkulu, futhi lizoholela ekuzisoleni kuNkulunkulu nasekukholweni eNkosini yethu uJesu Kristu.”

GSAM 351.4Umphumela walobu bufakazi kwakuwukusombulula unomphela lo mbuzo ezingqondweni zabakholwa.

GSAM 351Umsebenzi Wesipho Sangempela

GSAM 351.5Ingabe lokhu akuyona ingxenye ekhethekile yokubonakaliswa kwezipho zoMoya kaNkulunkulu? UPawulu wathi zabekwa ebandleni “ukuze kupheleliswe abangcwele, ukuze kwenziwe umsebenzi wokukhonza, ukuze kwakhiwe umzimba kaKristu: kuze sonke sifinyelele ekuvumelwaneni kokholo,” njll.¹¹ Kuhle kangakanani ukuthi ngemva kokuba abakholwa befune ukukhanya ngokuthandaza nangokuzithoba, uMoya akhulume athi, “Le yindlela; iziphetho zenu zilungile;” bese eqhubeka “nokwakha” ibandla ngokwengeziwe, njengalokhu, ngokuchaza ukuthi lo mbuzo usebenza kanjani empilweni yansuku zonke, kanye nemiphumela emihle ezovela ezinqumweni zabo.

GSAM 352Ukuhlelwa Kwebandla

GSAM 352.1Enkulumweni eyashiwo nguMfundisi White ngaphambi kweNgqungquthela Jikelele eBattle Creek ngo-Ephreli 1861, futhi eyashicilelwa kuReview ngomhlaka 11 Juni 1861, wethula umqondo wokuhlelwa ngokugcwele kwamabandla ethu. Ngenxa yesimemo, abashumayeli abayisishiyagalolunye bahlela ikilasi leBhayibheli ukuze bafune ukukhanya ngalesi sihloko, futhi iNgqungquthela yabacela ukuthi bashicilele kuReview imiphumela yalolo cwaningo. Ngemva kokwethula ubufakazi obusekelwe eBhayibhelini mayelana nohlelo lwebandla nezikhulu zebandla, kwacutshungulwa udaba lokumela ngokulinganayo okuvela ezifundazweni ezihlukene eNgqungqutheleni Jikelele, kanye nokumela okufanele nokulinganayo kwamabandla emaqenjini eNgqungqutheleni Yezifundazwe. Eqinisweni lokhu kwakuyisethulo sokuqala somqondo wokuba nezithunywa ezikhethwe ngokusemthethweni emihlanganweni jikelele ngokomlinganiselo ofanayo ongavunyelwana ngawo.

GSAM 352INgqungquthela yaseMichigan Yasungulwa

GSAM 352.2Ngo-Okthoba 6, 1861, iNgqungquthela yaseMichigan yasungulwa ngokukhethwa komongameli, unobhala, kanye nekomidi eliphethe enamalungu amathathu. Ngenxa yokuvota kwengqungquthela, kwanconywa ukuthi amabandla azibandakanye ekwakhiweni, zamukela okulandelayo njengesivumelwano sebandla:—

GSAM 352.3“Thina, abasayine lapha, sizibophezela ndawonye njengebandla, sithatha igama elithi ama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa; sizibophezela ukugcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu nokholo lukaJesu Kristu.”

GSAM 353Izincwadi Zokuqinisekisa Zabashumayeli

GSAM 353.1Kulo mhlangano kwaqala ukunqunywa ukuthi izitifiketi zokugunyazwa zinikezwe bonke abashumayeli bama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa kulesi sifundazwe ababe sesimweni esihle, nokuthi abashumayeli baphathe amaphepha aqukethe isitifiketi sokugcotshwa kanye nezitifiketi zokugunyazwa ezisayinwe ngumongameli nonobhala womhlangano, lezo zitifiketi zokugunyazwa kumele zivuselelwe minyaka yonke.

GSAM 353.2Kwaphinde kwavotwa ukuthi kumele kukhethwe ikomidi elizolungisa inkulumo ebeka phambi kwabantu bethu indlela yokuhlela amabandla. Le nkulumo yashicilelwa ku-Review yango-15 Okthoba 1861.

GSAM 353Izincwadi Zokugunyaza Zabamele

GSAM 353.3NgoSepthemba 1862, iNgqungquthela yaseMichigan yabamba iseshini yayo yokuqala eMonterey. Lapha okokuqala kwethulwa umqondo wokwamukela amabandla ezingqungqutheleni njengoba kwakuvotwa amalungu emabandleni. Njengoba amabandla ayishumi nesikhombisa esifundazweni ayesehleliwe, lawa ngokuvota amukelwa emhlanganweni; futhi wonke amalungu alawa mabandla abebekhona wamukelwa njengabamele.

GSAM 353Imiholo Yabashumayeli

GSAM 353.4Kwakhona kule ngqungquthela lapho kwamukelwa khona uhlelo lokukhokhela abashumayeli imali ethile ngesonto ngenkonzo abayenzile. Abashumayeli, ngakolunye uhlangothi, babephoqelekile ukubika isikhathi abasichithile emsebenzini enkomfeni, kanye nezinkokhelo zabo nezindleko zabo; futhi ingqungquthela eyamukela lo mbiko yayizokwenza ukuxazululwa okufanele.

GSAM 353Izincwadi Zokuqinisekisa Ezethulwe Okokuqala Ngabamele

GSAM 353.5Meyi 20, 1863, iNgqungquthela Jikelele yabanjelwa eBattle Creek, eMichigan. Kwaba yiseshini yokuqala yalowo mzimba lapho abamele babephethe izitifiketi ezivela ezifundazweni zabo. Nokho, ukumelwa kwakungekho ngokwamanani. Izifundazwe ezimelwe kulesi sikhathi kwakunguMichigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, ne-Ohio.

GSAM 354Imithethosisekelo yeNgqungquthela Jikelele neyeNgqungquthela Yesifundazwe

GSAM 354.1Meyi 21, kwamukelwa umthethosisekelo yiNgqungquthela Jikelele, futhi ngosuku olufanayo kwanconywa umthethosisekelo wesifundazwe ezingqungquthelweni zesifundazwe. Wawamukelwa eseshini yeNgqungquthela yaseMichigan. Le mithethosisekelo yabeka isisekelo senani lokumela kwabamele ezingqungquthelweni zesifundazwe naseNgqungqutheleni Jikelele. Umthethosisekelo wesifundazwe owanconywayo ngaleso sikhathi ufana kakhulu nalowo osebenzisa manje izingqungquthela zethu zasendaweni ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili emhlabeni wonke.

GSAM 354.2Ngesikhathi seNgqungquthela Jikelele, entwasahlobo ka-1864, kwenziwa isiphakamiso sokuqala engqungqutheleni yesifundazwe sokuthi kuqokwe Ikomidi Lokuhlola Izimali elinamalungu angebona abashumayeli angazange asebenze engqungqutheleni ngalowo nyaka, ukuze lisebenze nekomidi eliphethe ekuhloleni nasekuxazululeni izimali zabashumayeli. Ngakho-ke, isinyathelo ngesinyathelo, njengoba kwakudingeka, kwabekwa uhlelo emsebenzini nasendabeni kaNkulunkulu.

GSAM 354.3Ngakho-ke sihlaziye kafushane izinyathelo ezaholela ekuhlelweni ngokusemthethweni komsebenzi. Lokhu kwenziwa ngesikhathi inhlangano yayincane kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nalokho eyikho njengamanje.

GSAM 354.4Lapho iNgqungquthela Jikelele yahlelwa ngokuphelele ngo-1863, inani eliphelele labamele belingelikhulu njengalelo esinalo minyaka yonke kwezinye zezingqungquthela zasendaweni ezincane.

GSAM 354Inhloso Yokuhlela

GSAM 354.5Inhloso yokusungulwa kwenhlangano kwakuwukuthi impahla yenhlangano igcinwe ngokusemthethweni futhi iphethwe ngokomthetho; nokuthi abasebenzi emsebenzini bahambe ngokuvumelana, ngaphandle kokudideka, ngoba izinyathelo zabo zazihambisana nezeluleko, ngaleyo ndlela zingadideki. Le migaqo efanayo eyamukelwe ekuhlelweni kwethu kuze kube ngo-1864 yafakwa emsebenzini njengoba wawanda futhi wadlulela kwamanye amazwe nezizwe.

GSAM 355Izinhlangano Jikelele Ezakhiwe

GSAM 355.1Njengoba umyalezo wawuthuthuka, kwakhiwa izinhlangano ezilandelayo jikelele, izikhulu zazo ezakhethwa ezingqungqutheleni ezijwayelekile zeNgqungquthela Jikelele:—

GSAM 355.2I-General Conference Association—umzimba osemthethweni wamalungu angamashumi amabili nanye, obambe ubunikazi bezimpahla zezikhungo ezahlukene eMelika nakwamanye amazwe.

GSAM 355.3The Foreign Mission Board—ukwengamela nokwandisa umsebenzi wobumishinari ngaphandle kwezingqungquthela ezihlelekile.

GSAM 355.4I-International Tract Society—eyayinendima yokusabalalisa izinto zokufunda nokubhalelana, ngenhloso yokuvula imishini emisha.

GSAM 355.5I-Religious Liberty Association—insimu yayo ekhethekile ukusiza labo abahlukunyezwayo ngenxa kanembeza wabo, nokusabalalisa izincwadi eziphathelene nemigomo yokukhululeka kwenkolelo.

GSAM 355.6I-International Sabbath-School Association—inhloso yayo kwakuwukwakha nokuthuthukisa umsebenzi wesikole seSabatha kuzo zonke izindawo.

GSAM 355.7I-Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association—umsebenzi wayo wawuhlobene nokuqeqesha odokotela nabahlengikazi, ukuphatha izikhungo zempilo, izindlu zezingane ezintandane, zabantu asebekhulile, njll.

GSAM 355Indawo eyayisebenza kuze kube ngu-1868

GSAM 355.8Kuze kube ngu-1868 insimu yethu yokusebenza yayihlanganisa ingxenye yase-United States esempumalanga koMfula iMissouri naseNyakatho komugqa we-latitude ohambelana nomugqa oseningizimu weMissouri. Ngaleso sikhathi iKomidi leNgqungquthela Jikelele lalinamalungu amathathu kuphela, kanti umongameli wengqungquthela wayengomunye walabo. Izingqungquthela eziyisishiyagalombili zasendaweni zaziphathwa zonke yiNgqungquthela Jikelele, eyayinohhovisi layo elikhulu eBattle Creek, eMichigan.

GSAM 356Kungani Kwakudingeka Ukuhlelwa Kabusha

GSAM 356.1Njengoba umyalezo wawusabalala kwezinye izindawo, kwavela isidingo sokuhlela kabusha yonke insimu. Ngakho-ke, kwathathwa izinyathelo ngo-1897 ezazibhekisela ngaleyo ndlela; kodwa umsebenzi wokuhlela kabusha wenziwe ngokugcwele kakhulu eminyakeni emine edlule, ngaleso sikhathi iNgqungquthela Jikelele yaseYurophu yasungulwa, enekomidi eliphethe enamalungu ayishumi nane; futhi iNgqungquthela Jikelele yokuqala, enehhovisi layo elikhulu eWashington, D.C., inekomidi ephathelene nomsebenzi enamalungu angamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili, emele zonke izintshisekelo ezahlukene zomyalezo, futhi ithatha indawo yezinye izinhlangano jikelele, eseziyekisiwe.

GSAM 356Okwakhiwe ngoJanuwari 1, 1903

GSAM 356.2Okulandelayo okuvela ku-General Conference Year Book ka-1904 kunikeza ezinye izibalo ezithakazelisayo kuze kube mhla ziyi-1 Januwari 1903:—

GSAM 356.3Ngaleso sikhathi umsebenzi wethu ohleliwe wawuhlanganisa iziNgqungquthela Jikelele ezimbili, ezaziqukethe iziNgqungquthela Zombutho eziyishumi nane, iziNgqungquthela zendawo ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili, nezinkundla zemishini ezingamashumi amane nambili. Lezi zisatshalaliswe kanje: IziNgqungquthela zendawo eNyakatho Melika, ezingamashumi amane nesishiyagalolunye; ngaphandle kweNyakatho Melika, ezingamashumi amabili nantathu. IziNgqungquthela Zombutho eMelika, eziyisishiyagalombili; kwamanye amazwe, eziyisithupha. Izinsimu zemishini eMelika, kuhlanganisa i-Alaska, iHawaii, neNewfoundland, ezinhlanu; imishini ngaphandle kweMelika, ezingamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa, ezitholakala kanje: eziyishumi nambili eYurophu; ezine e-Afrika; ezintathu e-Asia; ezimbili eNingizimu Melika; ezimbili eNingizimu Afrika; kanti ezisele ziseMelika Ephakathi, eMexico, eWest Indies, naseziqhingini zasePacific. Kule mishini kuxhumene nabashumayeli abangamashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa abagcotshiwe nabanelayisensi kanye namabandla ayikhulu namashumi amathathu nanye.

GSAM 356Ubumbano ekuhlukahlukeni

GSAM 356.4Kuyindlela yokukhuthazeka ukwazi ukuthi lezi zinhlangano ezahlukene emazweni nasezizweni zihlangene zonke ekukhuthazeni injongo enkulu eyodwa yeqiniso nokusindiswa kwabantu. Asithembi nje ohlelweni lwangaphandle nje, kodwa sithembele kuNkulunkulu, umqambi wohlelo. Ngesibusiso sakhe phezu kwesenzo esihlangene nesihambisanayo sabasebenzi bakhe, singaqaphela ukuthi kuhle futhi kuyajabulisa ukuthi “zonke izinto zenziwe ngokuhlonipha nangokulandelana.”