Isahluko 24 — Ezinye Izibikezelo Ezifezekisiwe

GSAM 376.1“BHEKANI manje kusukela ngalolu suku kuya phambili, kusukela ngosuku lwama-24 lwenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, ngisho kusukela ngosuku lapho isisekelo sethempeli likaJehova saphonswa, bhekani. Ingabe imbewu isase endlini yokugcina izivuno? Yebo, kuze kube manje isivini, nesihlahla sefigi, nepomegranethi, nesihlahla somnqumo, akukazali: kusukela ngalolu suku ngizobabusisa.”¹

GSAM 376.2Ukuthuthuka okuqinile nokuzinzile komyalezo wengelosi yesithathu kusukela ekuqaleni kwawo kungafaniswa kahle nempumelelo eyayihambisana noZerubhabeli kusukela ngosuku abeka ngalo itshe lesisekelo lethempeli.

GSAM 376Isimo Esesabekayo

GSAM 376.3Lapho abantu bamaJuda, bengenamali futhi bengenaso isivuno, babizelwa ukwakha ithempeli leNkosi, kwakubonakala kubo bonke abantu sengathi kuwumbono owesabisayo. Lapho ngokholo belalela lesi sibizo, futhi bethatha lo msebenzi ngokuzithandela, isandla sikaNkulunkulu esibusisayo sabonakala kubo. Njengoba silandela okuhlangenwe nakho ekukhuphukeni kwalo myalezo wesithathu, sibona isandla esiqondisayo kulabo abakhetha indlela yakhe. Noma ubuhlungu bungaba yingxenye yabo, ukunakekelwa kukaNkulunkulu kubantu bakhe nasemsebenzini wakhe kuhlale kucaca kulabo abamethemba.

GSAM 376Ubufakazi Obuchaza Isimilo

GSAM 376.4NgoNovemba 24, 1862, kwaba nemihlangano emibili ngasikhathi sinye endlini kaWilliam Wilson, waseGreenville, eMichigan, ngenhloso yokuhlela amabandla amabili kwababeyamukele iqiniso leSabatha kule ndawo. Umhlangano webandla laseGreenville waqhutshwa nguMfundisi White nomkakhe egumbini elilodwa, kanti uMfundisi Byington nami sasiphethe umhlangano kwelinye igumbi webandla laseWest Plains. Ngesikhathi sasibhekene nomsebenzi wokuqala egumbini elilodwa, sasizwa izwi likaNkk. White elaliletha ubufakazi bakhe kwelinye igumbi. Sasibhekene nezinselelo emsebenzini wethu, kwathi ngesikhathi esifanele uNkk. White wavula umnyango, wathi, “Mfowethu Loughborough, ngibona ngokubuka kulaba bantu ukuthi nginobufakazi kwabanye babo abakhona. Uma usukulungele, ngizongena ngikhulume.” Njengoba kwakuyisikhathi esifanele sokuthola usizo, wangena. Ngaphandle kukaMfundisi Byington nami, wayezazi amagama abantu abathathu kuphela egumbini. Abanye babengabantu abangaziwa, abangakaze abone, ngaphandle kokuba ababone embonweni.

GSAM 377Ukuchazwa Kwempilo kaMnu. Pratt

GSAM 377.1Ngesikhathi evuka ukukhuluma, wathi: “Ngiyacela ningixolele ngokuxoxa engizokutshela kona, uma ngichaza ubuso benu, ngoba angazi amagama enu. Njengoba ngibona izimo zenu zobuso, kuvela engqondweni yami lokho iNkosi ethande ukungibonisa ngani. Le ndoda ekhoneni eneso elilodwa [omunye wathi, ‘Igama lakhe nguPratt’] ikhulumela phezulu futhi izibeka phezulu ngokuziphatha ngokwenkolo, kodwa ayikashintshi inhliziyo. Ningamfaki ebandleni esimweni sakhe samanje, ngoba akayena umKristu. Uchitha isikhathi sakhe esiningi ezitolo nasezitolo ezinkulu engenzi lutho, exoxa ngemfundiso yeqiniso, kanti umkakhe ekhaya kumele asike izinkuni zomlilo, anake ingadi, njalo njalo. Wenza izithembiso ezivumelwaneni zakhe angazifezi. Omakhelwane bakhe abakholwa ngokuzibophezela kwakhe enkolweni. Kungaba ngcono ngenhloso yenkolo ukuthi, esimweni sakhe samanje, angakhulumi ngayo nhlobo.”

GSAM 378Umfowethu Barr Wajabula

GSAM 378.1Waqhubeka wathi, “Lo mfowethu osemdala [njengoba emkhomba, omunye wathi, ‘Umfowethu Barr’] wangiboniswa ngokuphambene nalowo wesilisa omunye. Uyisibonelo esihle kakhulu empilweni yakhe, unaka ukugcina zonke izithembiso zakhe, futhi unakekela kahle umndeni wakhe. Akazimiseli ngisho nokukhuluma ngeqiniso kubakhelwane bakhe, ngoba esaba ukuthi angonakalisa umsebenzi futhi enze umonakalo. Akaboni ukuthi iNkosi ingaba nomusa kangakanani ukuxolela izono zakhe, futhi uzibheka engafanele ngisho nokuba yilungu lebandla.” Wabe esethi kuye, “Mfowethu Barr, iNkosi ingiyale ukuthi ngikutshele ukuthi uzivumile zonke izono owazazi, nokuthi wayexolele izono zakho kudala, uma ungakholwa nje.” Ukubukeka kodabukiso ebusweni bomfowethu kwanyamalala ngokushesha. Wabheka phezulu emamatheka, wathi ngobulula bakhe, “Ingabe wenze njalo?” “Yebo,” kusho uNkk. White, “futhi ngatshelwa ukuthi ngikutshele, ‘Woza ujoyine ibandla; futhi lapho unethuba, khuluma igama elisekela iqiniso; kuzoba nomphumela omuhle, njengoba omakhelwane bakho bekwethemba.’” Waphendula wathi, “Ngizokwenza.”

GSAM 378.2Wabe esethi, “Uma uMnu. Pratt angathatha isikhundla esifana nesikhundla esabekwa uMfowethu Barr okwesikhashana, kungamsiza.”

GSAM 378.3Ngakho-ke, isizathu esisodwa sobunzima bethu ekuhleleni sasusiwe. Ngaphambi kokuba afakazele, asikwazanga ukuthola uMnu. Barr ukuthi avume ukuhlanganyela nebandla; ngakolunye uhlangothi, sithole cishe wonke umuntu ephikisana nokwamukela uMnu. Pratt; kodwa-ke akekho owayezizwa ekhululekile ukusitshela ukuthi kungani ephikisana.

GSAM 378Umona Womndeni Ululungisiwe

GSAM 378.4Emva kwalokho wakhuluma nomuntu wesilisa onesikhumba esinombala wesihlabathi okhanyayo, owayehleli ngakolunye uhlangothi lwegumbi; wabe esekhomba owesifazane onezici zobuso ezibuthakathaka owayekude ngakolunye uhlangothi, ebabiza ngokuthi umyeni nomkakhe. Wachaza ezinye zezinto ezenzekile ezimpilweni zabo zangaphambilini, ngaphambi kokuba noma ngubani wabo avume iqiniso. Wathi lezi zinto zazikhuliswe nguSathane engqondweni yomfazi kuze kwaphoqeleka ukuthi abe nesifo sengqondo. “Ngabona,” kusho uNkk. White, “lo wesifazane wayechithe unyaka owodwa endaweni yokwelapha abahlanya; kodwa selokhu waphinda waphila engqondweni, uvumele le mizwa efanayo yomona ukuba imkhathaze engqondweni yakhe, okubangele usizi olukhulu kumyeni wakhe, owenze konke okusemandleni akhe ukukhombisa unkosikazi wakhe ukuthi wayethembekile kuye, nokuthi wayengenaso isizathu sokumvimba ngaleyo ndlela azenzayo.”

GSAM 379.1Ngokushesha umkakhe wagijima wawela igumbi, waze waguqa wacela umyeni wakhe ukuba amxolele. Laba bantu babecishe bangaziwa kule ngxenye yezwe, futhi umlando wabo wangaphambilini wawungaziwa. Nokho, labo ababazi kahle babesazi ukuthi kwakukhona ukungezwani phakathi kwabo, kodwa babengazi ukuthi imbangela yayingeyiphi.

GSAM 379Okufana no-Elisha noHazaeli

GSAM 379.2Ngemva kokuba uNkk. White enikele ngobufakazi bakhe, umsebenzi wokuhlela ibandla waqedwa ngokushesha. UMnu. Barr wangena ngenhliziyo yonke ekwakhiweni kwebandla, kanti uMnu. Pratt washiywa ngaphandle. Ngesikhathi umhlangano uvala, owokugcina wathi ngamandla amakhulu, “Ngiyakutshela, akukho okusebenzayo ukuzama ukuhambisana nalaba bantu bese uba ngumzenzisi; awukwazi ukukwenza.”

GSAM 379.3Ukuchazwa kobuntu, njengasesibonelweni esingenhla, kusikhumbuza ngokuqinile ngodaba olufanayo olurekhodiwe ezinsukwini zika-Elisha umprofethi:² UBenhadad, iNkosi yaseSiriya, wayethumele isisebenzi sakhe uHazaeli ku-Elisha ukuze abuze ukuthi uzophola yini ekuguleni kwakhe. U-Elisha wayenombono ngodaba lukaHazaeli, futhi lapho indoda ifika phambi kwakhe, wabheka ebusweni bayo, konke kwavela ngokusobala engqondweni yakhe.

GSAM 379UMfundisi White Uthintwe Iparalisi

GSAM 379.4NgoLwesithathu, mhlaka 16 Agasti 1865, uMfundisi White, ngenxa yomsebenzi omningi kakhulu nokungabi nokulala okwanele, wahlaselwa yi-stroke yokuphazamiseka kwemisipha. Njengoba izikhungo zezempilo phakathi kwabantu bethu zazingakamiselwa, wathunyelwa eDansville, eNew York, esikhungweni sezempilo esibizwa ngokuthi “Ikhaya Lethu Emthambekeni.” Umkakhe nomlobi babekanye naye lapho kusukela mhla ziyi-14 kuSepthemba kuya mhla ziyi-7 kuDisemba. Njengoba engatholi usizo olukhulu ekwelashweni okwakunikezwa esikhungweni, saya endlini enomusa kaBradley Lamson, eLake View, eRochester, eNew York, lapho sahlala khona cishe amasonto amathathu. Lapha sajabula ukuhlangana noMfundisi uJ. N. Andrews, owayesanda kubuyela kulelo dolobha, ngemva kokuchitha izinyanga ezimbalwa eMaine.

GSAM 380Umthandazo ngoMfundisi White

GSAM 380.1Imindeni kaMfundisi Andrews noMnu. Orton yahlanganyela nathi njalo ntambama esikhathini sokuthandaza noMfundisi White nangaye. Lokhu kwaqhubeka kuze kube ngomhlaka 25 Disemba. Ngesikhathi umhlaba wangaphandle ugcwele injabulo nokugubha ngalolo suku lukaKhisimusi, ibandla laseRochester lalisibheka njengosuku lokuzila nokuthandaza ngoMfundisi White. Saba nemihlangano ekuseni nasemva kwemini endlini kaMfundisi Andrews, eNew Main St., futhi kusihlwa labo ababekade bethandaza noMfundisi White bahlangana naye futhi endlini kaMnu. Lamson.

GSAM 380Umbono Owanikezwa Ngobusuku BeKhisimusi

GSAM 380.2Umhlangano walobo busuku wawunamandla kakhulu. UMfundisi White wabusiswa kakhulu, kanti uNkk. White wanikezwa umbono omangalisayo, lapho izinto eziningi zaboniswa kuye khona. Phakathi kwazo kwakukhona imiyalelo kuMfundisi White yokuthi angaziphatha kanjani ukuze aqhubekele phambili ekuphileni kwakhe ngokholo kuNkulunkulu, owabonakalisa ngokusobala isandla sakhe ukumsize abuyele empilweni yakhe.

GSAM 380Ukuhlaselwa kukaSathane Okubikezelwe

GSAM 380.3Kulabo abebethandazela uMfundisi White, uNkk. White wathi:

GSAM 380.3“Inhloso kaSathane kwakuwukubhubhisa umyeni wami, nokumphonsa ethuneni. Ngale mithandazo eqotho amandla akhe aphukile. Ngiboniswe ukuthi uSathane uthukuthele ngale nhlangano eqhubekile amasonto amathathu ithandaza ngokuzimisela ngenxa yale nceku sikaNkulunkulu, futhi manje uzimisele ukuhlasela ngamandla kubo. Ngatshelwa ukuthi ngikutshele, ‘Hlalani eduze kakhulu noNkulunkulu, ukuze nilungele noma yini engase ifike kini.’”

GSAM 381Ukubikezela KukaJ. T. Orton

GSAM 381.1Ngosuku lokuqala lukaJanuwari 1866, uMfundisi White nomndeni wakhe baqala uhambo ngesitimela baya eBattle Creek, eMichigan. Ngahlala eNtshonalanga yeNew York kuze kube sekupheleni kwobusika. Kusukela ngalobo busuku lapho umbono wanikezwa khona, uMnu. J. T. Orton wathinteka ukuthi impilo yakhe isengozini, kodwa wayengazi ukuthi ivela kuphi. Lo mqondo wakhe wawuchazela abantu abaningi. NgoSonto kusihlwa, mhlaka 4 Mashi, wabuyela eRochester evela eParma, lapho ayehlanganyela khona emhlanganweni wezinsuku ezimbili, ehamba noMnu. E. B. Sanders (manje, ngo-1905, ehlala eSan Jose, eCalifornia), owacela ukuthi bagcine umgwaqo okhanyiswe kakhulu njengoba behamba edolobheni, “ngoba,” kusho yena, “ngizizwa ngaso sonke isikhathi sengathi kukhona ozama ukungibulala.” Kodwa wayengabonakali enalo umqondo wokuthi ubani ofuna ukumbulala.

GSAM 381.2Ngabuyela eRochester ngisuka eParma, ngomhlaka 7 Mashi, ngahlala noMnu. Lamson, umkhwenyana kaMnu. Orton. Ngomhla ka-8 yena noNkk. Orton basivakashela, lapho senza amalungiselelo okuhamba ngololiwe ngasekuseni okulandelayo siya eLancaster, e-Erie Co., lapho kwakumele ngiqhube umshado wendodana yakhe eyodwa. Usuku lwathokozisa kithi, kodwa kwakuwusuku olunesizotha.

GSAM 381Ukubulawa kukaJ. T. Orton

GSAM 381.3Bashiya endlini kaMnu. Lamson ngo-5 ntambama, kwathi ngo-7:30 ntambama kwafika umthunywa wasazisa ngokuhlaselwa ngokunonya okwakwenziwe kuMnu. Orton ngumuntu ongaziwa esibayeni sakhe, ngesikhathi enakekela amahhashi akhe. Saphuthuma saya endaweni, safika sathola ukuthi wayeshaywe ngokunonya ekhanda ngentonga yenqola eboshwe ngensimbi, futhi wayengekho emqondweni. Washona ngo-12:35 ngalobo busuku. Kuze kube namuhla akwaziwa ukuthi ubani owenze lesi senzo sobudlova. Impela akuzange kwenziwe ngenxa yemali, njengoba iwashi lakhe ephaketheni lingathintwanga, kanye nesikhwama sakhe semali esasinama-$45. Lokhu kwaba yishoko elikhulu kuNkk. Orton, engazange alulame ngenxa yalo. Impilo yakhe yomzimba yehla ngokushesha, futhi akazange aphile isikhathi eside ngemva komyeni wakhe.

GSAM 382Isibikezelo Esenziwa NgoKhisimusi Wafezeka

GSAM 382.1Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kusukela ngalobo busuku beKhisimusi obungasoze bulibaleke, abayisithupha kwabayi-9 ababebambe iqhaza kulawo masonto amathathu okuthandaza babesevele besemathuneni. Futhi ngaleyo ndlela kwafezeka ngokumangalisayo esinye isibikezelo.

GSAM 382Usizo Kwabakhungathekile

GSAM 382.2Ekuseni kakhulu ngomhlaka 12 Disemba 1866, u-Elias Stiles, waseNorth Liberty, e-Indiana, wafika endlini yami, ecela ukuthi ngihambe naye kuleyo ndawo ukuze sinikeze usizo, uma kungenzeka, kuJames Harvey, owayedikibala futhi ezizwa engenaso ithemba ngodaba lwakhe. Ngazi ukuthi uNkk. White wayenombono obanzi kakhulu embonweni wokugcina awunikwayo, nokuthi izimo eziningi zakhonjiswa kuye ngokwesiprofetho, ngamtshela, “Kungaba ukuthi uDade White ubone okuthile mayelana nodaba lwakhe, futhi uma kunjalo, futhi uma ezokubhala phansi, kuzoba namandla kakhulu kunanoma yini engingamsho yena.”

GSAM 382.3Ngokushesha samvakashela, futhi ngaphandle kokuba kukhulunywe naye ngesimo sikaMnu. Harvey, ngabuza, “Dade White, ingabe uthole ukukhanya kunoma iyiphi yemibono oyinikeziwe mayelana nodaba lukaMfowethu James Harvey?” “Yebo,” kusho yena, “ngikutholile, futhi bengizizwa izinsuku ezimbalwa sengathi kufanele ngikubhale phansi ngikuthumele kuye.” Wabe eseqala ukusitshela lokho ayekubonile. Ngathi, “Ngizombona ekuseni, futhi uma ungabhala phansi lokho okukhonjisiwe kuwe, ngizokuyisa kuye.” Ngokuvumelana nalokhu, samshiya, futhi kusihlwa sabuye simvakashele. Wayeseqedile ukubhala, wasifundela ngokuzwakalayo.

GSAM 383Ubufakazi Obuya KuJames Harvey Ekudikibaleni

GSAM 383.1Ubufakazi baveza ngokusobala ukuthi uMnu. Harvey wayezobekwa esimweni sempilo esibuthakathaka, nokuthi uSathane wayezosebenzisa zonke izindlela ukumcindezela ekudikibaleni, azame ukumenza acabange ukuthi akukho musa kuye, futhi akukho nethemba esimweni sakhe; kodwa wabona ukuthi wenze konke okusemandleni akhe ukulungisa amaphutha empilweni yakhe edlule, nokuthi uNkulunkulu wamxolela; futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, lapho ezolingwa ukuba azibhubhise, waboniswa ukuthi izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zazimile eduze kwakhe zimkhombisa ithemba kuNkulunkulu nasemazulwini. Kwakukhona amazwi amaningi afana nalawa okududuzayo nokukhuthazayo ekufakazeleni.

GSAM 383.2Ngaleli xwebhu enginalo, sasiya eNorth Liberty ngosuku olulandelayo ekuseni. Endleleni, uMnu. Stiles wangitshela ukuthi uMnu. Harvey wayefuna ukungibona, kodwa wathi ngeke ngibe namazwi ethemba kuye; ukuthi lapho ngihlangana naye, ngizovuma naye ukuthi udaba lwakhe alunalo ithemba, ukuthi wayeyindoda elahlekile; bese, njengokwenzeka ku-Eli wakudala lapho kwatshelwa ukuthi umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ithathwe, wayezowa emuva afe.

GSAM 383.3Safika endlini kaMnu. Harvey cishe ngo-3 ntambama. Lapho ngihlangana naye, ngathi, “Mfowethu Harvey, unjani?” Ngamazwi adabukisayo waphendula wathi, “Ngilahlekile! Ngilahlekile!! NGILAHLEKILE!!!” “Cha! Awulahlekile. Kukhona ithemba endabeni yakho!” ngasho mina. Lapho ebona ukuthi ngimphendule kanjalo, wathi ngelizwi elithobile, “Bengicabanga amasonto amathathu ukuthi anginayo ithemba, nokuthi ngilahlekile; futhi namuhla, ngenkathi ngifika edolobheni ngisuka epulazini, ngidlula ebhulohweni eliseduze kwechibi lesigayo, kwaba sengathi kukhona okungitshela, ‘Ulahlekile! Awunalo ithemba! Gxuma echibini lesigayo uzibulale!’ Ngacabanga ukuthi ukwenza kanjalo bekuzoletha ihlazo emsebenzini kaKristu, ngakho ngazibamba ekuzibulaleni.”

GSAM 384Ukusindiswa Kwafika Ngokushesha

GSAM 384.1“Hhayi-ke, Mfowethu Harvey, awulahlekile!” ngasho. “Nginobufakazi lapha obuvela ngqo ezulwini, obuthi awulahlekile!” Waphendula wathi, “Ngizobuzwa-ke.” Ngakho ngamfundela ubufakazi, ngemuva kokuqala ngathi angikaze nginikezwe noma yiliphi ilizwi. Lapho sengiqedile ukufunda, ubuso bakhe bamamatheka njengoba wathi, “Ngakho-ke kunethemba esimweni sami. Ngiyakholwa eNkosini.”

GSAM 384.2Ngemva kokufunda, saba nesikhathi sokuthandaza, lapho aphuma khona engumuntu oshintshile futhi ojabule. Wasitshela ukuthi lowo mbhalo wachaza ukusebenza kwengqondo yakhe emasontweni amathathu edlule ngokunembile kunalokho ayekwazi ukukwenza yena uqobo. Ngakho-ke, uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwabonakala ekuphakamiseni lo mfowethu, ngale ndlela, ekudikibaleni.

GSAM 384Indawo Yomsebenzi Eyandisiwe

GSAM 384.3Kuze kube ngonyaka ka-1868, insimu yomsebenzi yama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa yayinqunyelwe e-United States kuphela, futhi yayingaphakathi kwengxenye yayo enyakatho komngcele oseningizimu weMissouri nasempumalanga koMfula iMissouri. Emhlanganweni wokucabangela izinsimu nokusatshalaliswa komsebenzi, ngesikhathi seseshini yeNgqungquthela Jikelele eyayibanjelwe eBattle Creek, eMichigan, mhla ziyi-28 kuMeyi, kwanqunywa ukuthumela abasebenzi ababili netende elinobude obuyizinyawo ezingamashumi ayisithupha eCalifornia. UMfundisi uD. T. Bourdeau nombhali bafika eSan Francisco mhla ziyi-18 kuJulayi ngalowo nyaka.

GSAM 384Ukuvulwa kweMishini yaseCalifornia

GSAM 384.4Into eyodwa engifisa ukuyiqaphela maqondana nokuvulwa kwemishini waseCalifornia, echaza kahle ukusebenza kwesipho sobuprofethi. UPawulu, ekhuluma ngezipho zomoya, kuhlanganise nesipho sobuprofethi, uthi “zokuphelelisa abangcwele, ngomsebenzi wenkonzo, ngokwakha umzimba kaKristu.”³ Impela indlela esebenzisekayo kakhulu yokuphelelisa abangcwele wukubakhombisa amaphutha abo, ukuze bawasuse, futhi bagezwe ezonweni zabo ngegazi eliyigugu leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. Ngale njongo, usizo oluvela esipho sobuprofethi emsebenzini wokukhonza selulokhu lubonakala luhlotshaniswa nenjongo yeqiniso lanamuhla, lukhombisa izinceku zeNkosi iziphambeko endleleni yazo yokusebenza, nokuthi, ngendlela ehlukile, bangaba namandla kakhulu ekuguquleni imiphefumulo.

GSAM 385Ubufakazi Ngokuthi Kumele Basebenze Kanjani eCalifornia

GSAM 385.1Maduzane nje ngemva kokufika kwethu eCalifornia sathola incwadi evela kuNkk. White, lapho achaza khona umbono awuthola eBattle Creek ngoLwesihlanu kusihlwa mhla ziyi-12 kuJuni,—usuku esasichithe eLancaster, eNew York, ngaphambi kokuya eCalifornia. Wayengakaze aye eCalifornia, futhi wayengenalo ulwazi lwakhe siqu ngemikhuba yabantu. Eqinisweni, ngaleso sikhathi wayengakaze adlule entshonalanga koMfula iMissouri. Lonke ulwazi ayenalo mayelana nezinto ezikhona lapho lwalutholakala ngalokho iNkosi eyayijabulela ukumveza kuye.

GSAM 385.2Emiyalweni encwadini yakhe, wachaza izindlela ezikhululekile zabantu baseCalifornia, nokuthi imiphumela yomsebenzi phakathi kwabo izoba kanjani ngaphansi kohlelo oluqinile, “lokonga imali.” Ekushumayeleni kubantu baseCalifornia, kumele basondelelwe ngomoya wokukhululeka abasebenza ngalo, kodwa hhayi ngendlela yokuchitha imali ngokweqile.

GSAM 385Impumelelo Eyabikezelwa Yafika

GSAM 385.3Njengoba manje ngibheka emuva eminyakeni engamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa edlule selokhu umsebenzi waqala eCalifornia, ngibheka isimo ngaleso sikhathi, isimo sabantu, nendlela ebesizowuqhuba ngayo umsebenzi wethu ngaphandle kobufakazi esabuthola, futhi njengoba ngibona imiphumela yokulandela imiyalelo eyinikeziwe, ngingasho ukuthi umsebenzi wethu wathuthuka kakhulu ezinyangeni ezintathu kunalokho obungawuthola ngonyaka owodwa uma sasingasizwanga “emsebenzini wokushumayela” ngemiyalelo esiyitholile ngesipho sobuprofethi. Kuze kube entwasahlobo ka-1871, ngenxa yemizamo eSonoma County, kwakusungulwe amabandla amahlanu abagcini beSabatha.

GSAM 386Umhlangano Wokuqala Wetende eSan Francisco

GSAM 386.1NgoJuni ngonyaka ofanayo, samisa itende lethu okokuqala eSan Francisco. Njengoba uMfundisi Bourdeau ebuyele eMpumalanga, kwathunyelwa esinye isisebenzi saseMichigan ukuba sithathe indawo yakhe. Safika ngoJuni 17, futhi ngokushesha sajoyina nami emsebenzini edolobheni. Ngemva kwamaviki ambalwa omzamo etendeni, saqhubeka nemihlangano yethu kuze kube mhla ziyi-1 Disemba 1871, emahholweni aqashwe. Ngenxa yalomsebenzi, abangaphezu kwama-50 bamukela umyalezo eSan Francisco.

GSAM 386Izilingo Zangaphakathi eCalifornia

GSAM 386.2Kuze kube yilolu suku izilingo zethu eCalifornia bezivela kakhulu ekuphikiseni kwangaphandle, kodwa manje kwavela ukuhlolwa kokholo okungalindelekile kubantu bethu okwohlobo oluhlukile. Omunye osebenza nami waqhubeka nomkhuba engangazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi wawuzobeka yena nomsebenzi engozini yokugxekwa. Sasinezitha ezithile ezibuhlungu edolobheni, ezazibheka zonke izinyathelo zethu, futhi zazikulungele ukusebenzisa noma yisiphi isenzo esingafanele ukuze zisilimaze. Ngakho-ke kwaba kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqaphela isixwayiso somphostoli esithi “gwema yonke into ebonakala imbi.”

GSAM 386Ukuzimela Okuyingozi

GSAM 386.3Angizange ngithi umfowethu wayonile ngempela ngesenzo sakhe, kodwa ngangicabanga ukuthi izitha zethu zazizosebenzisa noma yini ayekhombisa ukuthi akanacala njengethuba lokusihlasela. Wathatha isikhundla sokuthi wayenelungelo lokwenza “lokho ayekuthanda” kulolu daba, ikakhulukazi njengoba kwakuvunywa ukuthi kwakungekho sono kulokho ayekwenza. Ngakho-ke izinto zaqhubeka kuze kube mhla ziyi-23 kuJanuwari 1872, lapho ngahamba khona ngisuka eSonoma County ngaya eSan Francisco ukuze ngibone ukuthi yini engayenziwa ukuze izinto zilawulwe lapho.

GSAM 387.1Ngalesi sikhathi izitha zethu zazisebenzisa indlela yakhe njengoba ngangisaba, futhi wayethatha isikhundla sokuthi “akuyona indaba yabo,” ukuthi wayezobabonisa ukuthi wayenomqondo wakhe, futhi wayengahamba emigwaqweni njengoba ethanda, futhi nanoma ubani amthandayo, ngaphandle kokuba ngaphansi kwezimvo zabo. Ngazama, ngomsebenzi wami wangasese, ukumbonisa ukuthi le ndlela yokuziphatha ngeke isebenze, nokuthi lo moya wokuzimela wawuzophela kabi. Wayenabangane bakhe ababemuzwela kakhulu, abanye babo baqala ukuthatha isikhundla esasizomenza abhekane nokugxekwa okukhulu kakhulu. Ingxenye enkulu yebandla yabona ububi bokuphambuka kwakhe, futhi yayilungele ukusekela imizamo engangiyenzayo yokusindisa umsebenzi ekungahloniphiweni.

GSAM 387Kumisiwe Umhlangano Wocwaningo

GSAM 387.2Ngalendlela izinto zazimi ngeSabatha, mhlaka 27 kuJanuwari, lapho kwanqunywa ukuthi kumele kube nocwaningo ngalolu daba, futhi kuthathwe isinyathelo esiqinile yibandla, ukuze bagweme lesi sihlazo umoya wokuphikisa owawungase ulethwe. Kwabekwa umhlangano, owawuzoqala ngeSonto, mhlaka 28 kuJanuwari, ngo-9 ekuseni, ukuze kubhekwe lesi simo, nomsebenzi wethu njengebandla maqondana naso. Ngokubonakala kwazo zonke izinto, ukuhlukana kwalelo bandla kwakungagwemeki. Ngachitha ingxenye enkulu yobusuku ngithandaza kuNkulunkulu, ukuthi asisebenzele.

GSAM 387Ukuvuma Iphutha Okubhaliwe

GSAM 387.3Ekuseni komhla ka-28, ngesikhathi ngiqala ukuhamba ngiya emhlanganweni, ngahlangana nesisebenzi engisebenza naso emgwaqweni, eduze kwendawo engangihlala kuyo, sikhala. Sathi, “Mfowethu Loughborough, angiyikuya emhlanganweni namuhla.”

GSAM 387.4“Awuyi emhlanganweni?” ngasho; “umhlangano uphathelene necala lakho.”

GSAM 388.1“Ngiyazi lokho,” kusho yena, “kodwa angilungile nhlobo. Uqinisile esimweni osithathile ngami. Nansi incwadi yokuvuma engiyibhalele ibandla; yithathe uyifundele bona. Kuzoba ngcono kuwe, futhi kungcono kulabo abangase babe nomuzwa wokungizwela, uma ngingekho lapho.”

GSAM 388.2“Yini ebangele lolu shintsho olukhulu kuwe kusukela izolo?” ngabuza.

GSAM 388Umbono Omangalisayo Owamukelwe

GSAM 388.3Waphendula wathi, “Ngaya ehhovisi leposi izolo ebusuku, ngemva kweSabatha, ngamukela incwadi evela kuDade White, evela eBattle Creek, eMichigan. Lobu wubufakazi angibhalele bona.” Enginika yona, wathi, “Funda lokhu, uzobona ukuthi iNkosi ibona kanjani icala lami.”

GSAM 388.4Wangicela ukuthi ngitshele ibandla ukuthi wamukele ubufakazi obuvela kuDade White obumgxeka ngokuziphatha kwakhe, nokuthi wabwamukela ngoba kwakuyiqiniso.

GSAM 388Indlela Umbono Owakholisa Ngayo

GSAM 388.5Lokhu kwakuyingxenye yombono onikezwe uNkk. White eBordoville, Vt., ngoDisemba 10, 1871. Waqala ukubhala ingxenye ephathelene nodaba lwalo mfowethu ngoDisemba 27, 1871, kodwa ngenxa yezizathu ezithile ukuqedwa kwalo mbhalo kwabambezeleka kuze kube nguJanuwari 18, 1872, ngaleso sikhathi kwaqedwa futhi kwathunyelwa ngeposi e-Battle Creek. Kwabe sekuthatha cishe izinsuku eziyisishiyagalolunye ukuthi izincwadi zifike ngomhlaba zisuka eMichigan ziye eCalifornia.

GSAM 388.6Embonweni izinto eziningi ziboniswa kuye ngokwesiprofetho. Kwaba njalo nakulesi simo. Ngesikhathi sombono kwakukhona umthunzi kuphela kwalokho okwenzeka ngempela lapho ubufakazi bufika eSan Francisco. Kuzobonakala, ngokuhlanganisa izinsuku, ukuthi ukuphelela kwale ndaba eSan Francisco kwenzeka ngemva kokuba ubufakazi obubhaliwe sebushiyile indawo yangaphambilini. Abafowethu eSan Francisco babona ngokushesha ukuthi akekho umuntu obengabhala eBattle Creek abike uNkk. White ngolwazi ngesikhathi esaneleyo ukuze abhale le ncwadi, ngoba isimo sezinto sasingekho ngaleso sikhathi.

GSAM 389.1Leli qiniso lalinasisindo esikhulu kubafowethu lapho, libaqinisekisa ukuthi kwakukhona amandla kaNkulunkulu kulowo mbono. Angizange ngibhale umugqa owodwa kuMfundisi White noma kumkakhe mayelana nesimo sezinto eSan Francisco, kanti isisebenzi engisebenza naso sathi asizange sibhale lutho; futhi abafowethu bathi, “Ukube ebhale, wayengeke atshele izinto ezavezwayo ngaye.”

GSAM 389Indlela Umbono Owabhalwa Ngayo

GSAM 389.2Ngesikhathi kamuva sifunda, ngakolunye uhlangothi lomugqa, mayelana nokubhala nokuthumela ubufakazi ngeposi, kwabonakala ngokwengeziwe ukuthi iNkosi eyanikeza umbono yayikhathalele isikhathi sokubhalwa nokuthunyelwa kwabo endaweni okwakumele bufike kuyo, ukuze bufike ngesikhathi esifanele.

GSAM 389.3Ekuseni kakhulu ngosuku lukaJanuwari 18, 1872, uNkk. White wavuswa enesifakazelo esingenhla esibhalwe ngokusobala engqondweni yakhe. Lo mqondo wawucacile kuye njengokungathi wawuzwakala ngomsindo, “Bhala ngokushesha leso sifakazelo seCalifornia, bese usithumela ngeposi elilandelayo; siyadingeka.” Lokhu kuphindwa okwesibili, wavuka, wagqoka ngokushesha, waphothula ukubhala. Ngaphambi kokudla kwasekuseni wayinika indodana yakhe uWillie, ethi, “Thatha le ncwadi uyise ehhovisi leposi, kodwa ungayifaki ebhokisini lokufaka izincwadi. Yinike umphathi weposi, umcele aqiniseke ukuthi uyifaka esikhwameni seposi esizohamba namhlanje ekuseni.” Wathi kamuva ukuthi wayecabanga imiyalelo yakhe iyinqaba kancane, kodwa akazange abuze imibuzo, wenza njengoba ayeyalelwe, futhi “wabona incwadi ingena esikhwameni sezincwadi.”

GSAM 389Ubufakazi Bokuholwa NguNkulunkulu

GSAM 389.4Uma wazi isimo sethu eSan Francisco ngaleso sikhathi, uzobona kalula ukubaluleka kokuletha le ncwadi kulelo posi. Ngaleso sikhathi sasithola iposi elilodwa kuphela ngosuku elalinqamula izwekazi. Ukube incwadi ifike ngobusuku boSonto, mhla ziyi-28, esikhundleni sobusuku bukaMgqibelo, mhla ziyi-27, bekungeke kube nokungabaza ukuthi bekuzoba nokwahlukana okudabukisayo ebandleni. Ukube ifike amasonto ambalwa ngaphambi kwalokho, ngisho nje ngemva kokunikezwa kombono, ibandla bekungeke libone ngokushesha amandla ayo.

GSAM 390.1Lobu kwakubufakazi obabubonisa ngokusobala isandla seNkosi, hhayi kuphela ngokufika ngesikhathi esifanele sokulungisa ngempumelelo amaphutha ayekhona, kodwa, njengoba bamukelwa ngokuzithoba futhi basetshenziswa umfowethu, baba nomthelela omkhulu ekuletheni ubuwumbano nokuzinza kulelo bandla elisencane.

GSAM 390Indlela Yokubhala Phansi Imibono

GSAM 390.2Lesi simo siphinde sisebenze njengesibonelo sesitatimende sakhe mayelana nendlela yokubhala phansi lokho akubonile. Ngalesi sikhathi uthi: “Ngivusiwe ebuthongweni bami ngokuzwa ngokuqinile izihloko ezazivezwe ngaphambilini engqondweni yami; futhi ngibhale, phakathi kobusuku, izincwadi ezidlulele kulo lonke izwekazi, futhi zifika ngesikhathi esibalulekile, zavimbela inhlekelele enkulu emsebenzini.”⁴