Isahluko 28 — Umnyango Ongenakuvalwa Ngumuntu
GSAM 462.1“Ngibeke phambi kwakho umnyango ovulekile, futhi akekho ongawuvala; ngoba unamandla amancane, ugcine izwi lami, awuzange uphike igama lami.”1
GSAM 462.2Lesi yilokho okukhulunywa ngakho kulabo abasesimweni sebandla lasePhiladelphia. Leli bandla laliye lathuthukiswa ngokumemezela ukuza kukaKristu okusondelene, noma labo ababegcine ngokuqinile lokho ababekuzwile ngalelo phuzu; ngoba uthi ngokuphathelene nebandla laseSardis (elalilandelana ngqo nelasePhiladelphia), “Khumbula-ke ukuthi wamukela kanjani futhi wezwa kanjani, ubeqinile, uphenduke. Ngakho-ke uma ungabheki, ngizofika kuwe njengesela, futhi ngeke wazi ihora engizofika ngalo kuwe.”2
GSAM 462.3Ibandla laseSardis, ngakho-ke, lezwa imfundiso yokufika maduzane kweNkosi. Labo ababambe ngokuqinile abakuzwile bahamba eqinisweni njengoba “isibani” sasuswa, futhi baba yibandla lasePhiladelphia, athi kulona, “Ngokuba ugcine izwi lokubekezela kwami, nami ngizokugcina ungafikelwa yisikhathi sokulingwa, esizofika emhlabeni wonke, ukuze sivivinye bonke abahlala emhlabeni. Bheka, ngiyafika ngokushesha; bamba ngokuqinile lokho onakho, ukuze kungabi khona muntu othatha isicoco sakho.”3 Kuleli bandla lasePhiladelphia-ke uthi, “Ngibeke phambi kwakho umnyango ovulekile, futhi akekho ongawuvala.”
GSAM 462.4Nansi-ke isimemezelo esiqinile semiBhalo eNgcwele sokuthi labo abathunywe nguNkulunkulu ngokuphatha kwakhe ukuba baxwayise umhlaba ngokufika kweNkosi, futhi bacele abantu ukuthi bazilungiselele ukuhlangana noNkulunkulu, banothando olukhethekile lukaNkulunkulu emsebenzini wabo. Abantu bangazama ukuvimba, ukubhuntshisa imizamo yabo, ukuvala “umnyango wokukhuluma,” kodwa izwi likaNkulunkulu lisakhala ngaphezu kwazo zonke izikhalo, “Ngibeke phambi kwakho umnyango ovulekile.”
GSAM 463Inqubekela Phambili Yeminyaka Engamashumi Ayisikhombisa Nane
GSAM 463.1Emakhasini angaphambilini kule ncwadi sihlangabezane kafushane nesikhathi seminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa nane, kusukela ngo-1831 kuya ku-1905, silandela ukuvuka nokuthuthuka kwemiyalezo yokufika, ikakhulukazi umyalezo wengelosi yesithathu. Sibonise ukuthi kanjani, kusukela ekungaziweni nasekuhluphekeni, lo myalezo uye wathuthuka ngamandla akhulayo unyaka nonyaka, kuze kube nemishini ezungeze umhlaba wonke. Akukhona ngenxa yokuthi lo myalezo uyajabulisa izinhliziyo zenyama ukuthi uphumelele kanjalo; ngoba uphethe phambili iSabatha leNkosi, ukugcina kwayo okuletha isiphambano esisindayo, okudinga ukuhlukana nemisebenzi yomhlaba ngosuku oluxakeke kakhulu lweviki. Futhi awuzange uqhubeke ngenxa yokuntula ukuphikiswa; ngoba yahlangabezana nakho kusukela ekuqaleni, futhi kwakuyiphikiso elinamandla kakhulu elivela ngaphandle, kanye nezinselelo ezidalwe ngabantu abangazange bazinikele abake bangena phakathi kwabalandeli bayo. Mayelana nesimo esidalwe izinhlelo nemizamo yezitha zangaphandle, singasho kahle ngamazwi kaDavide umhubi, “Ukube iNkosi yayingekho ngakithi, manje u-Israyeli makasho: ukube iNkosi yayingekho ngakithi, lapho abantu bavukela kithi: babezosidla siphila, lapho ulaka lwabo luvutha kithi: ngaleso sikhathi amanzi abezosibhidliza, umfula ungene ngaphakathi kwemiphefumulo yethu: ngaleso sikhathi amanzi agcwele abe ngaphezu kwemiphefumulo yethu. Ubusisiwe uJehova, ongazange asinike njengempango emazinyweni abo. Umphefumulo wethu uphunyuke njengenyoni ogibeni lwabazingeli; ugibe seluphukile, futhi siphunyuke. Usizo lwethu lugama likaJehova, owadala izulu nomhlaba.”4
GSAM 464Usizo eNkosini
GSAM 464.1INkosi imemezela ukuthi ibeke phambi kwabantu bayo “umnyango ovulekile, futhi akekho ongawuvala.” Akumangalisi-ke ukuthi umyalezo uyaqhubeka uqhubeka ngokuqinile. Ngumyalezo kaNkulunkulu kubantu, futhi kumele uphumelele. Ku-IsAmbulo 7:2 umsebenzi wokulungiselela abantu ukuba bame lapho kufika usuku olukhulu lwentukuthelo kaNkulunkulu umelwa ngengelosi “evela empumalanga,” noma, njengoba abanye behumusha, “njengokuphuma kwelanga.” Bheka ukuqhamuka kosuku—kuqala kuvele imisebe yokukhanya empumalanga; le misebe ihlangana ukuze ibe sobala kakhulu kuze kubonakale isicaba selanga esibanzi nesicacile. Njengoba “Inkosi Yosuku” ikhuphuka phezulu esibhakabhakeni, ukukhanya kwayo, ukushisa kwayo namandla ayo kuba sobala kakhulu futhi kuba namandla kakhulu.
GSAM 464.2Ngempela, intuthuko yomyalezo wengelosi yesithathu ibe kanjalo kusukela ngo-1848, lapho amaqiniso ayo ayisisekelo evezwa ngokucacile, futhi kusukela lapho sikhombisile ukukhula okubonakalayo nokuzinzile okumangalisayo. Lokhu asikwazi ukukuchaza ngaphansi kwanoma yisiphi isizathu ngaphandle kokuthi iNkosi iqinisekisa izwi layo kulabo abathi ngalesi sikhathi, lapho insindiso yakhe isiseduze ukufika, “bagcina uSabatha bengawungcolisi,”5 futhi bayeke izinyawo zabo ekwenzeni izifiso zabo ngosuku olungcwele lukaNkulunkulu, ngaleyo ndlela, “ngokukholwa kukaJesu”, njengoba kukhishwe emyalezweni wengelosi yesithathu weSambulo 14, bagcina “yonke imiyalo kaNkulunkulu.” Ngabantu abanjalo iNkosi yathi ngomprofethi u-Isaya, “Khona-ke ukukhanya kwakho kuzovuka njengolanga ekuseni, nempilo yakho izovuka ngokushesha; ubulungisa bakho [‘iNkosi ubulungisa bethu.’ Jeremiya 23:6] buyohamba phambi kwakho; nodumo lweNkosi luyoba umvikeli wakho ongasemva.”6 Ngezithembiso ezinjalo, singalindela kanjani okunye ngaphandle kokuthi lo msebenzi uyophumelela? “Uma uNkulunkulu eseceleni kwethu, ubani ongasiphikisa?”
GSAM 464Lezi Zingaphumelela Kanjani?
GSAM 464.3Uma sibheka isimo lapho ngo-1846, uMfundisi uJoseph Bates eqala ukubhala le ncwadi yokuqala, eyayiyeyokuqala ukushicilelwa ngendaba yeSabatha ngama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa, enemali engu-12½ cents kuphela ayenayo emhlabeni, futhi ecelwa ukuthi ayisebenzise ngaphambi kokuphela kosuku lwakhe lokuqala lokubhala; futhi sibheke futhi uMfundisi uJames White ephrinta iphepha lakhe elincane lokuqala, i-Present Truth, ngemali ayeyithola ngokusika utshani ensimini yotshani, futhi ethumela iphepha mahhala kubo bonke ababezofunda, ekhuluma ngalokho njengomyalezo owawuzohamba kuze kube emaphethelweni omhlaba,—sibheka lezi ziqalo ezincane, umuntu angase, ngolimi lwabantu ezinsukwini zika-Amose, abuze, “Ubani ozovusa uJakobe? Ngokuba mncane.”7 Uma siqhathanisa lokhu nesimo sango-1905, lapho ukushicilelwa kweqiniso lomyalezo sekwenziwa ezindlini zokushicilela ezingamashumi amabili, ezitholakala ezingxenyeni ezahlukene zomhlaba, ezivame ukucindezeleka kuze kufinyelele emkhawulweni wazo wokuhlinzeka ngezinto zokufunda, singathi ngempela, Bheka, “umnyango ovulekile” ongakavalwa ngumuntu okwamanje.
GSAM 465.1Ngabo abakade bekholelwa ukuthi lo msebenzi ngeke uphumelele, singasho, ngamazwi umprofethi Zakariya awasebenzisa ukugxeka labo ababecabanga ukuvimba umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ekuvuseleleni iJerusalema, “Ubani owadelele usuku lwezinto ezincane?”8 Ngalezo zinto ezazibonakala njengezintaba zezinselelo endleleni yabo, iNkosi yathi ngomprofethi,—
GSAM 465Intaba Eyayenziwa Yaba Ithafa
GSAM 465.2“Ungubani wena, Ntaba enkulu? Phambi kukaZerubhabeli uzoba yisigodi; futhi uzokhipha itshe eliphezulu layo ngokumemeza, ethi, Umusa, umusa kulo!”9 Kanjalo bekunjalo emsebenzini womyalezo wengelosi yesithathu, futhi kuzoba njalo kuze kufike “itshe eliphezulu”, noma ngamanye amazwi, kuze kuphele umsebenzi.
GSAM 465.3Bheka abambalwa ngo-1846, abampofu ngezinsiza, abampofu ngazo zonke izindlela ngaphandle kokholo kuNkulunkulu nasengcebweni yeqiniso, bese ubona ukuthi umsebenzi wabo ukhule kangakanani. Cabanga ngezinsiza esinazo manje: izincwadi zonke sezilungisiwe, zihunyushelwe futhi zaphrintwa ngezilimi ezahlukene zomhlaba, kanye namakhulu abathengisi bezincwadi abafaka lezi zincwadi emakhaya abantu ngenani elingu-$400,000 ngonyaka. Uma isibusiso sikaNkulunkulu sisaqhubeka kulo msebenzi, singabheke phambili empumelelweni. Ngezinsiza nezikhungo ezikhula ngenyanga ngayinye, ngokwethemba kuKristu, asilindeli lutho ngaphandle kwalokho uSolomoni akucula ngebandla likaNkulunkulu lapho livela esimweni salo sasendle, “lixhomeke engalweni yomthandwa walo,” lapho elichaza njengelibuka phambili, “lihle njengenyanga, licwebile njengelanga, futhi liyesabeka njengombutho onezifulegi.”10
GSAM 466Sisizwa Isipho Sobuprofethi
GSAM 466.1Asibonanga nje kuphela ukuthi ukuphatha kweNkosi kuvule indlela yokusabalalisa iqiniso, nokuthi isibusiso sakhe esibonakalayo sihambisane nemizamo yokuhamba ezindleleni zokuphatha kwakhe, kodwa ekunyukeni nasekuthuthukeni komyalezo wengelosi yesithathu uxhumane nabantu bakhe ngesipho sobuprofethi. Lokhu akuzange kwenzeke ngendlela yokuvela okusha okuzothatha indawo yeBhayibheli, noma ngendlela yokugoba imfundiso yemiBhalo, kodwa ukuze kubonakale ukuthi kulesi sikhathi kunengozi yokuphambuka ekulula kwevangeli likaKristu, lapho abantu besengozini yokuwela ngaphansi kwemikhuba yalesi sikhathi, beneliseka ngesimo sokungcwele ngaphandle kwamandla.
GSAM 466.2Uma sibheka lesi sihloko ngokwesibonelo11 esabaprofethi basendulo, esinikezwe iNkosi njengesinye sezimiso zokuhlola izibonakaliso ezinjalo, sithola izizathu ezifanayo zokuthi kungani lezi zibonakaliso zidingeka manje njengoba zazidingeka ngaleso sikhathi; okungukuthi, ubungozi bokuthi esikhathini ngasinye umuntu adukiswe endleleni yeqiniso ngenxa yemfundiso nemikhuba ebusayo neyingqayizivele yesikhathi. Umphostoli uPawulu, ekhuluma ngokubonakaliswa kwezipho iNkosi ezibeke ebandleni, uthi zenzelwe “ukuphelelisa abangcwele, ngomsebenzi wenkonzo, ukuze kwakhiwe umzimba kaKristu; kuze sonke sifinyelele ekuvumelwaneni kokholo nasekwazini iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, sibe yindoda ephelele, sifinyelele emilinganisweni yokukhula okugcwele kukaKristu; ukuze singabe sesingabantwana, esiphonswayo siphonswa, siphathwa zonke izimoya zemfundiso ngobuqili babantu nangobuqili babo obusebenzayo, lapho belindele khona ukukhohlisa; kodwa sikhuluma iqiniso ngothando, ukuze sikhule simile kuye kukho konke, oyinhloko, uKristu; ngaye wonke umzimba uhlangene kahle futhi uqinisiwe ngalokho okunikezwa yilunga ngalinye, ngokwemisebenzi esebenzayo ngokwezinga lengxenye ngayinye, ukuze umzimba ukhule ayakhe wona ngothando.”12
GSAM 467.1Iziphikiso ezifanayo eziphakanyiswa ngokumelene nokubonakala kwesipho sobuprofethi njengamanje, zazingaphakanyiswa ngamandla afanayo ezikhathini zasendulo; okusho ukuthi, sinayo imiBhalo, ngakho-ke asidingi lezo zipho. Nokho, leyo miBhalo efanayo isitshela ukuthi uKristu ubeke lezi zipho ebandleni ukuze zenze umsebenzi wazo kuze kufike “okuphelele [isimo esiphelele],” nokuthi ibandla akufanele “libe ngemuva kunoma yisiphi isipho, lilinde ukufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.”13
GSAM 467Sidingani Abaprofethi?
GSAM 467.2Abantu bakudala babengase bacabange ukuthi babenomthetho wokuziphatha kaNkulunkulu owawubhalwe ngomunwe wakhe ezibhebheni zamatshe; ukuthi babenemithetho, izigwebo, nemiyalelo eyayikhulunywe kuMose ngomlomo kaNkulunkulu, futhi eyayibhalwe ngokucophelela; futhi kwakudingeka ini okwengeziwe? Kodwa naphezu kwawo wonke lawo maqiniso amahle ababenabo, uNkulunkulu wathanda ukukhuluma nabo “ngezikhathi ezahlukene nangendlela ehlukahlukene ngabaprofethi bakhe abangcwele.”
GSAM 467.3Sithola ukuthi ubufakazi obulethwa ngabaprofethi abahlukene, njengo-Isaya, uJeremiya, uHezekeli, uDaniyeli, uHoseya nabanye, kuzo zonke izimo bwafundisa umgomo omkhulu ofanayo mayelana nokulalela uNkulunkulu; kodwa umprofethi ngamunye wayenokugxeka kwakhe okukhethekile kubantu besikhathi sakhe, ngenxa yokuthambekela kwabo ekudonsweni kude nezimiso ezingcwele nezingcwele zokulunga yiziko nezamasiko ezazibusa ngaleso sikhathi lapho inkulumo yephrofetho yayinikezwa khona.
GSAM 468Isidingo sezipho
GSAM 468.1Nakuba kungaphikiswa ukuthi asinayo kuphela imfundiso ephakeme yemiBhalo yeTestamente Elidala, kodwa futhi amazwi kaMsindisi wethu uqobo kanye nawabaphostoli, sisadinga ukukhanya okwengeziwe? Iqiniso lisekhona lokuthi laba baphostoli abangcwele abafanayo bakhombise phambili ezinsukwini zokugcina, lapho “izikhathi eziyingozi zizofika,” futhi lapho abantu “bezoba nesimo sobungcwele kodwa benqaba amandla abo,” besitshela futhi ukuthi “abanye bazoshiya ukholo, bephulaphula imimoya edukisayo nezimfundiso zezidimoni.”
GSAM 468.2Ngokubheka konke lokhu, labo bantu uPawulu akhuluma ngabo ebhalela abaseThesalonika, abangeke babe ebumnyameni ukuze usuku lukaKristu lubabambe njengesela, kodwa abazoba yizingane zokukhanya, bayakhuthazwa ukuthi “hloleni zonke izinto” ngendlela “yeziprofetho”, futhi “banamathele kulokho okuhle.”14 Lokhu kufana nokubatshela ukuthi abantu abazobheke ukuza kweNkosi uJesu Kristu, futhi ekugcineni bazotholakala belungele lowo suku, bazoba nezibonakaliso “ezinhle”, eziyiqiniso zesipho sobuprofethi phakathi kwabo.
GSAM 468Izimpawu Zesiphetho
GSAM 468.3Sisesikhathini lapho izimpawu zikhona ngokugcwele kuzo zonke izindawo zokuthi usuku lukaJehova lusondele. Sisesikhathini uqobo lapho kwakumele kuvele abantu abazogcina yonke imiyalo, futhi ababe “nobufakazi bukaJesu”15 — “umoya wokubikezela.”16 Sithola ini? Kule minyaka engamashumi ayisithupha edlule, sekuphakame abantu abaphethe lo myalezo onjalo, phakathi kwabo lapho isipho sobuprofethi sibonakale khona. Lapho sihlola lesi sipho njengoba sabonakala ngoNkk. E. G. White ngemithetho yeBhayibheli, sabona ukuthi siyaphumelela ukuhlolwa kuzo zonke izici. Akukaze kutholakale, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni, kuzo zonke izincwadi zikaNkk. White, umugqa owodwa onikeza ilayisensi encane yokwenza isono, noma ovumela ngisho kancane ukuphambuka ekulandeleni izwi likaNkulunkulu. Lezi zincwadi azikaze zizibeke ngaphezu kweBhayibheli, kodwa zihlale zikhuthaza ukufunda ngokucophelela izwi likaNkulunkulu, zibonisa ukuthi liyisilinganiso esikhulu lapho izimo zethu zizohlolwa khona ekwahlulelweni kokugcina. Ezincwadini zakhe uKristu uphakanyiswe phambi kwethu njengesibonelo esisodwa okumele silandele. Ngokucacile kakhulu kumemezelwa ukuthi uyithemba lethu kuphela lokunqoba lapha, indawo yethu yokuzifihla kuphela ekuthukutheleni okuzayo, igama elilodwa nezindlela kuphela esingasindiswa ngazo.
GSAM 469Isihlonipho Somuntu Siqu
GSAM 469.1Mayelana noNkk. White kanye nobunjalo bomsebenzi wakhe, okulandelayo kunikezwe, kwabhalwa ngo-1877 ngumuntu owamazi futhi owafunda umsebenzi wakhe iminyaka eminingi; futhi ngemva kokuhlolwa kweminyaka ecishe ibe ngu-53, iminyaka yokuqapha ngokucophelela, nginikeza ukusekela kwami okungenamibandela kuzo zonke imizwa eveziwe kuwo:—
GSAM 469.2“Mayelana nobuntu bokholo lukaDade White, ngicela ukuphawula ukuthi ngicabanga ukuthi ngiyakwazi okuthile ngakho. Sengimazi iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili—okungaphezu kwesigamu somlando wabantu bethu. Bengihlala emndenini wabo kaningi, kwesinye isikhathi amasonto amaningana. Nabo babe endlini yethu nasemndenini wethu izikhathi eziningi. Ngihambe nabo cishe yonke indawo; ngibe nabo ngasese nasemphakathini, emihlanganweni nangaphandle kwemihlangano, futhi ngibe nethuba elihle kakhulu lokwazi okuthile ngempilo, ubuntu nomoya kaMfowethu noDade White. Njengomshumayeli, bekufanele ngibhekane nawo wonke uhlobo lwabantu nobuntu obuhlukahlukene, kuze ngicabange ukuthi ngingahlulela okuthile ngomuntu, okungenani ngemva kweminyaka yokwazi okusondele.
GSAM 470.1“Ngiyamazi uDade White njengowesifazane ongazigqaji, othobekile, onenhliziyo enomusa, onesimilo esihle. Lezi zimfanelo esimweni sakhe azizange zifakwe noma zikhuliswe nje, kodwa zivela ngokwemvelo nangokulula ekuzalweni kwakhe. Akazigqaji, akaziboni elungile, futhi akaziboni ebaluleke kakhulu, njengoba abalandeli bezinkolo abangaphezu komkhawulo bebelokhu benjalo. Ngivame ukuhlangana nabantu abanokuzinikela ngokweqile, futhi ngihlale ngibathola begcwele ukuzenzisa, begcwele ukuziqhenya, belungele ukunikeza umbono wabo, bezigqaja ngobungcwele babo, njll., kodwa ngihlale ngithola uDade White ephikisana nakho konke lokhu.
GSAM 470Umngane Wabampofu
GSAM 470.2“Noma ubani, ongenamali futhi ophansi kunabo bonke, angaya kuye ngokukhululekile ukuze athole izeluleko nenduduzo ngaphandle kokuxoshwa. Uhlale ekhathalela abahluphekayo, abangenamali nabahlupheka, ebahlinzeka futhi ebamela.
GSAM 470.3“Angikaze ngihlangane nomuntu onolwesaba lukaNkulunkulu njalo kangaka. Akukho okwenziwayo ngaphandle komthandazo onzulu kuNkulunkulu. Ucwaninga izwi likaNkulunkulu ngokucophelela nangokungapheli. Ngizwe uDade White ekhuluma izikhathi ezingamakhulu, ngifunde zonke izifakazelo zakhe ngokuphelele, iningi lazo izikhathi eziningi, futhi angikaze ngithole isisho esisodwa esingalungile kuzo zonke, noma yini engahlanzekile ngokuphelele futhi engeyona eyobuKristu; akukho okuya kude neBhayibheli naseKristu; kodwa lapho ngithola izicelo ezinamandla kakhulu zokulalela uNkulunkulu, zokuthanda uJesu, zokukholwa eMibhalweni, nokuyifuna njalo. Ngithole izibusiso ezinkulu zomoya, izikhathi ezingabalwa, kulezi zifakazelo. Empeleni, angikaze ngizifunde ngingazizwa ngigxekwa ngenxa yokungabi nokholo kuNkulunkulu, ukungabi nokuzinikela, nokungabi nokuzimisela ekusindiseni imiphefumulo. Uma nginayo noma yiluphi ukuhlulela, noma ukubona ngokomoya, ngithi izifakazelo zinesimo nomoya ofanayo nezemiBhalo.
GSAM 470.4“Iminyaka engamashumi amathathu [manje singasho iminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha] lezi zifakazelo sezikholwe futhi zifundwe phakathi kwabantu bethu. Kube namuphi umthelela wazo kubo? Ingabe zibaholele kude nomthetho kaNkulunkulu? Ingabe zibaholele ekuyekeni ukholo kuKristu? Ingabe zibaholele ekulahleni iBhayibheli? Ingabe zibaholele ekubeni abantu abonakele, abangahloniphi imigomo yokuziphatha? Ngiyazi ukuthi uma beqhathaniswa nanoma yiliphi elinye ibandla lamaKristu, bazovela kahle kakhulu.
GSAM 471.1“Into eyodwa engiyibonile ithi, ngisho nalabo abaphikisi kakhulu bemibono kaDade White bayavuma ukuthi ungumKristu. Angazi ukuthi bangakwenza kanjani lokhu kuvuma. Bazama ukukuxazulula ngokuthi ukhohlisiwe. Abakwazi ukukhomba ibala elilodwa empilweni yakhe yonke, noma isisho esingamukeleki ngokuziphatha kuzo zonke izincwadi zakhe. Kumele bavume ukuthi ingxenye enkulu yezincwadi zakhe inhle kakhulu, nokuthi noma ubani ongaphila ngakho konke akushoyo angaba umKristu omuhle, oqinisekile ngasezulwini. Lokhu kuyamangaza kakhulu, uma empeleni eyithuluzi likaSathane, egqugquzelwe nguSathane, noma uma izincwadi zakhe zingenamgomo noma ziyizimvo ezingahlelekile zengqondo yakhe.”
GSAM 471Abantu Abangamazi Bafakazela Imibhalo
GSAM 471.2Njengoba amaphephabhuku ethu eziqukethe imibhalo kaNkk. White zithunyelwa, zifunwa kakhulu abathobekile, abesaba uNkulunkulu, nabazinikele. Lapho bebika ngalokho abakufundayo, bathi, “Sithakazeliswa kakhulu imibhalo kaNkk. White. Isebenzisekayo kakhulu, igcwele izifundo ezihloselwe ukuholela umuntu eduze noJehova, futhi zimenze athobeke kakhulu, asabe uNkulunkulu, futhi azinikele. Lezi zincwadi zihambisana kakhulu nemiBhalo kangangokuba lapho sizifunda kubonakala sengathi uNkk. White kumele abe nokhuthazo olungcwele ukuze abhale ngale ndlela abhalayo.” Lona ubufakazi obuvela ezimweni eziningi kwabathunyelana ngezincwadi nabasebenzi bethu bobumishinari, kanti nabo abangazi nhlobo ukuthi imibono kaNkk. White ithathwa embonweni ongcwele.
GSAM 471Umthombo Wokuphikisana
GSAM 471.3Uma sibheka umthelela owadalwa yilesi sipho, kuvela umbuzo othi, Kuphi nokuthi kungani kuvele ukuphikisana nokubonakala kwalesi sipho? Futhi yini imiphumela yalabo abaphikisanayo? Njengoba ngilokhu ngilubhekile ngokucophelela lolu daba kusukela ngo-1852, ngithole ukuthi ingxenye enkulu yokuphikisana nokubonakala kwalesi sipho ivela kulabo abagxekwe ngenxa yeziphene zobuntu, imikhuba emibi, noma indlela engalungile yokuphila kwabo. Iningi labo abagxekwayo beliphikisa ukuthi babengebabi njengalokhu ubufakazi obubabonisa, futhi babekhombisa ukuthi bangakwazi ukubamba iqiniso noma ngabe benza ngokuphikisana nesixwayiso abasinikezwe sona. Isikhathi sikhombisile ukuthi iningi elikhulu labo bayeka ukholo lwabo futhi bashiya imigqa ngokuphelele. Abanye babonile iphutha labo, futhi babambe iqiniso ngokuqinile. Kuvela umbuzo othi, Uma labo abaphikisana nalesi sipho beholwa iNkosi, kungani behlelwa ukulahlekelwa ubungcwele babo, bese befulathela uNkulunkulu? Umthetho woMsindisi wethu uwukuthi isihlahla saziwe ngezithelo zaso. Uqinisekisa ngokuqinile ukuthi “isihlahla esibolile asikwazi ukuletha izithelo ezinhle.”
GSAM 472Ukuhluleka Kobuphikisi
GSAM 472.1Sikhumbula izikhathi lapho kwaphakanyiswa khona ukuphikisana okuhleliwe ngokumelene nezifakazelo zikaNkk. White, bekushiwo ukuthi impumelelo enkulu izolandela umsebenzi wabo ngokushesha nje lapho sebezilahlile lezo zifakazelo. Kodwa-ke, kube nokwehluleka ngokuphelele ekufezeni amathemba abo. Ngemva kweminyaka yokulwa, abakaze banikeze ubufakazi obungaphezulu bokusabalalisa iqiniso leSabatha emhlabeni kunalabo ababafana nabo abakwenza eminyakeni engamashumi amane nesishiyagalolunye edlule. Uma umsebenzi wabo wawuwumsebenzi okhethekile weNkosi, kungani impumelelo engeziwe ingalandelanga umyalezo wabo?
GSAM 472Impumelelo ikuphi?
GSAM 472.2Ngakolunye uhlangothi, njengoba sibheka lo myalezo okumenyezelwa ngawo imiyalo kaNkulunkulu nokholo lukaJesu emhlabeni—umyalezo oxhumene nalokhu kuvezwa kwesipho sobuprofethi, kanye nezeluleko zawo, imiyalelo, nezixwayiso—sibona ukuthi wenze intuthuko eqinisekile nezinzile kusukela ekuqaleni kwawo kuze kube manje. Ngokulalela izeluleko zeNkosi ngaleso sipho, behamba phambili ngamandla omNkosi, lo myalezo, njengoba sesikubonise, usuzungeze umhlaba wonke, futhi usuhamba ngokushesha uye “kuwo wonke izizwe, nobuzwe, nolimi, nabantu.”
GSAM 473.1Mayelana nokuthuthuka kwawo esikhathini esedlule singasho ukuthi izwi likaNkulunkulu liqinisekisiwe lapho ethi, “Akukho sikhali esenziwe ngokumelene nawe esizophumelela.” Ngempela, isandla sikaNkulunkulu sibonakale empumelelweni ehambisana nokuvuka nokuthuthuka kwalolu nyakazo olukhulu wokufika kukaKristu kuze kube manje, futhi esikhathini esizayo sithembele ekugcwalisekeni okungangabazeki kwezwi lakhe elithi, “Ngibeke phambi kwakho umnyango ovulekile, futhi akekho ongawuvala.” Ngalesi sithembiso singacula ngokuqiniseka okuphelele:—