Isahluko 8 — Isidlo Somshado SeMvana

GSAM 134.1“Indoda ethile yenza isidlo esikhulu, yamema abaningi; yathumela inceku yayo ngesikhathi sesidlo ukuze itshele labo ababememelwe, Woza; ngoba konke sekulungile manje.”¹

GSAM 134.2“Ngenhlanhla labo ababizelwe esidlweni somshado seMvana.”²

GSAM 134.3Isidlo sakusihlwa yisidlo sokugcina sosuku. Kulesi sifaniso kunokubizwa kathathu esidlweni sakusihlwa. Lesi sifaniso akufanele sixutshwe nokubizwa “esidlweni sasemini” okukhulunywe ngakho kuMathewu 22:1-7. “Isidlo sasemini” yisidlo esiphakathi nosuku. Esifanisoni esiphathelene nokubizwa kwesidlo sasemini, sifunda ukuthi labo ababizile “baphathwa ngokuzonda” babulawa, futhi nendodana yenkosi yabulawa. Inkosi eyayithumele isimemo “yabhubhisa labo babulali, yashisa idolobha labo.”

GSAM 134.4Lesi sifaniso sokubizwa “esidlweni sasemini,” esibonisa isiphetho salabo abaqala ukwenqaba leso sibizo, sifanekisela ngokufanele lokho okwenzeka ngempela kulabo abenqaba ivangeli likaKristu, bambulala yena nabaphostoli bakhe. INkosi yathumela amabutho kuleso sizwe, “abhubhisa labo babulali, bashisa idolobha labo”—iJerusalema.

GSAM 134Isimemo Sokudla

GSAM 134.5Lesi sibizo sokudla ebusuku kulesi sifaniso ngokungangabazeki sibhekisela “esidlweni somshado seMvana.” Kunikwa isibusiso kulabo ababizelwe kuleso “sidlo somshado.” Isidlo somshado silandela umshado. Umshado weMvana wenzeka ngaphambi kokuba eze; ngoba, njengoba sesivele sabona, lapho uKristu ekugcineni eze, uzobuya “evela emshadweni.”³

GSAM 135.1Lesi sibizo sokudla somshado, ngakho-ke, kumele sifane nomyalezo wengelosi yokuqala weSambulo 14, kanye nokumemezela kwesikhathi kwesahluko seshumi, okuke kwaphawulwa kakade. Njengoba kubhalwe nguLuka, lesi sibizo sokuqala sokudla siya “kulabo ababemenyiwe.” Babe ngubani labo ababemenyiwe?—Labo ababezizwile futhi bamukela ivangeli likaKristu. Bavuma ukuthi bayamthanda uKristu, futhi bayakuthanda ukubonakala kwakhe kwesibili njengokugcwaliseka okuphelele kokuthemba kwabo. Kungani isimemo singaqala kubo? Njengoba kwakudingeka ukuthi iVangeli liqale likhulunywe kumaJuda ababe nemiBhalo, futhi ababezibiza ngokuthi balindele ukuza kukaMesiya,⁴ kanjalo umyalezo wokubuya kwesibili kukaKristu wethulwa kuqala kulabo ababezibiza ngokuthi bangabalandeli bakhe, futhi bayakuthanda ukubonakala kwakhe.

GSAM 135Isimemo Kulabo Ababememelwe

GSAM 135.2Isimemo sokuqala esiya esidlweni, njengoba siye kwabamenyiwe, kumele siye emabandleni. Manje, ngempela, ukumemezela kokufika okuseduze kukaKristu, kusukela ngonyaka ka-1833 kuze kube entwasahlobo ka-1844, kwenziwa emabandleni, futhi ngezinga elikhulu kwakuxhaswa ngabashumayeli balawo mabandla. Ukuphrintwa kokuqala kukaWilliam Miller kwemibono yakhe ngokufika okusondelene kukaKristu kwaba ephephandabeni lamaBaptist eBrandon, eVermont. Imisebenzi yakhe nabalingani bakhe kuze kube u-Ephreli 1844 yayingaphakathi kakhulu ezakhiweni zamabandla noma emahholweni ayeqashwe amabandla ngaleso sikhathi.

GSAM 135.3UMfundisi uHimes ukhuluma kanje ngomsebenzi kaMfundisi uMiller kuze kube entwasahlobo ka-1844:

GSAM 135.3“Wasebenza phakathi kwazo zonke izinhlangothi namahlelo, engaphazamisi izinhlelo noma imithetho yazo, ekholelwa ukuthi amalungu ezinhlangano ezahlukene angagcina isikhundla sawo, futhi ngasikhathi sinye alungiselele ukuza koMbusi wabo.”

GSAM 135.4UMfundisi Himes, ekhuluma ngomsebenzi wakhe nowakwaMfundisi Miller abawenza ndawonye, wengeza wathi: “Iningi labashumayeli namabandla avule iminyango yawo kithi nabafowethu ababememezela imfundiso yokufika, basebenzisana nathi kuze kube ngonyaka wokugcina”—unyaka ka-1844.

GSAM 136Iminyango Evulekile Yomyalezo

GSAM 136.1Mayelana nomsebenzi wakhe kanye nobunjalo bawo, uWm. Miller wathi:

GSAM 136.1“Iminyango ivulekile kimi ukumemezela lesi sifundo sokubuya kwesibili kukaKristu cishe kuwo wonke amaqembu enkolo, ngakho-ke ngikwazile ukuphendula kuphela ingxenye encane yezimemo.... Yonke indawo engike ngaya kuyo, amalungu enhliziyo ezithobile, azinikele futhi aphilayo emabandleni amukela kalula kakhulu imibono ekhishwe kanjalo; kanti ozibiza ngokholwayo kodwa ophila ngokwezwe, uFarisi, oshiseka ngokweqile, ozigqajayo, ozikhukhumezayo, nabazicabangela bona bodwa, bayahleka futhi bahlambalaza imfundiso yokubuya kwesibili kukaKristu.”

GSAM 136.2Mayelana nobunjalo bomyalezo wokufika, kungashiwo ngawo lokho uD'Aubigné akushilo ngokuvuselelwa kwenkolo—wathi “wawugcwaliswe egameni lomgomo ongokomoya. Wawumemezele ukuthi umfundisi wawo yizwi likaNkulunkulu; ukusindiswa, ukholo; izikhali, uMoya oNgcwele; futhi ngalezi zindlela uqobo wawugwema zonke izinto zomhlaba.”

GSAM 136Igagasi Elinamandla Lokuvuselelwa

GSAM 136.3Ubunjalo bokuvuselelwa okwalandela ukumemezela komyalezo wokufika kuchazwe kanje nguL. D. Fleming, umfundisi weBandla LaseKristu laseCasco Street ePortland, eMaine:—

GSAM 136.4“Intshisekelo evuswe izinkulumo zakhe [uWm. Miller] ingeyohlobo olucophelela nolungenamizwa, futhi nakuba kuwuvuselelo omkhulu engake ngakubona, kukhona ukugqugquzela okuncane kakhulu ngokomzwelo. Kubonakala kuthinta kakhulu ingxenye yamadoda emphakathini. Okubangela lo mphumela yilokhu: Umfowethu Miller uthatha nje inkemba yoMoya, ekhishiwe emgodleni futhi ingamboziwe, ayibeke umphetho wayo obukhali enhliziyweni ehamba ze, bese isika! yilokho kuphela. Phambi komphetho waleli thuluzi elinamandla, ukungakholwa kuyawa, kanti nobu-universalism buyafa. Izisekelo ezingamanga ziyanyamalala, kanti abathengisi baseBhabheli bayamangala. Kubonakala kimi ukuthi lokhu kufana kakhulu nokuvuselelwa kwabaphostoli kunanoma yini izikhathi zanamuhla ezake zabona.”

GSAM 137Isipiliyoni eRichmond, Me.

GSAM 137.1Njengesibonelo somsebenzi wokuvuselelwa owawuhambisana nokushumayela kwemfundiso yokufika kukaKristu, sizocaphuna embikweni walowo owayebambe iqhaza ngenkuthalo kulo mkhankaso. Ekhuluma ngomhlangano wekota owawubanjelwe eRichmond, eMe., omele amabandla angamashumi amathathu amaBaptisti aseFreewill, uthi:—

GSAM 137.2“Ngesikhathi ngingena endaweni yokukhuleka, uMfundisi Rollins, owayehleli eceleni kwepulipthi ekugcineni kwendlu, waphakama wathi, ‘Mfowethu White, uzothola isihlalo lapha eduze kwami.’ Ngemva kwesermoni, kwavunyelwa amazwana, futhi ngakhuluma ngokukhululeka ngempilo yobuKristu, nangokunqoba kwabalungileyo ekufikeni kwesibili kukaKristu. Izwi eliningi laphendula lithi, ‘Amen! amen!’ futhi iningi kulo mhlangano omkhulu lalikhala izinyembezi.... Cishe ekupheleni kwalowo mhlangano, ngemvume yami, uMfundisi Rollins wavuka wathi: ‘Umfowethu White, ohlala ngakwesokudla kwami, uzokhuluma endlini yomhlangano yaseReed kusihlwa, ngokubuya kwesibili kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. Yizani, bafowethu, nizwe ngokwenu. Sinezindawo ezanele zokunamukela nonke. Yizani, bafowethu, ngeke kube yingozi kini ukuzwa ngalesi sihloko.... Wayekwazi kahle ukuthi iningi labafowabo lizoshiya umhlangano wabo emzaneni, lihambe amamayela amathathu ukuze lingilalele, nokuthi umhlangano wabo webhizinisi obekelwe wawuzophazamiseka. Kwathi-ke kanjalo. Izingxenye ezintathu kwezine zabashumayeli kanye cishe nabo bonke abamele bahamba, kanti indlu yomhlangano yaseReed yagcwala kusenesikhathi. Isihloko sami kwakuyiMathewu 24. Umoya kaNkulunkulu wanginika inkululeko enkulu. Intshisekelo yayimangalisayo.

GSAM 137.3“Ngesikhathi ngiqeda ngokukhuthaza amaKristu ukuba azinikele ngokuphelele futhi alungele, kanye nezoni ukuba zifune uKristu futhi zilunge ekufikeni kweNdodana yomuntu, amandla kaNkulunkulu afika kimi ngendlela yokuthi kwadingeka ngizisekele ngazo zombili izandla epulipthi. Kwakuyihora elinesizotha. Ngesikhathi ngibuka isimo saboni, abalahlekile ngaphandle kukaKristu, ngababiza ngokukhala, ngiphinda kaningi, ‘Woza kuKristu, soni, usindiswe lapho ezovela khona enkazimulweni yakhe. Woza, soni esimpofu, kungakabi sekwephuzile. Woza, soni, soni esimpofu, woza.’

GSAM 138.1“Indawo yayizolile ngokwesabekayo. Abashumayeli nabantu bakhala, abanye bekhala ngokuzwakalayo. Ekupheleni kwesimemo ngasinye somoni, kwakuzwakala ukukhala okujwayelekile kuyo yonke ingqungquthela. Ngimi ngamile ngichaza isahluko futhi ngikhuthaza ngaphezu kwamahora amabili, futhi izwi lami lalibuhlungu. Ngayeka ukukhuluma, ngakhala ngokuzwakalayo ngalabo bantu abathandekayo ngenhliziyo ejulile njengalokhu owaziyo yena kuphela othunywe nguNkulunkulu ukushumayela iqiniso lakhe kwaboni. Kwase kuyisishiyagalolunye ebusuku, futhi ukuvumela abanye ukuba bakhulume bekuzoba ukuqhubeka komhlangano kuze kube phakathi kobusuku. Kwakungcono ukuvala ngomuzwa ojulile wamanje, kodwa hhayi kuze kube bonke bethola ithuba lokuvota eceleni kweNkosi. Ngabiza bonke ababesebandleni ababefuna ukungihlanganyela emthandazweni, nalabo ababefuna ukwethulwa esihlalweni sobubele, ukuze bakulungele ukuhlangana noMsindisi ngenjabulo ekufikeni kwakhe kwesibili, ukuthi bavuke. Wonke umphefumulo kulo mhlangano omkhulu, njengoba ngaziswa kamuva ngabantu ababeyizingxenye ezahlukene zalo, wavuka. Ngemva kwesikhathi esifushane somthandazo, umhlangano wavalwa.

GSAM 138.2“Ngakusasa ekuseni ngabuyela emzaneni, ngihambisana okungenani nezingxenye eziyisikhombisa kweziyisishiyagalombili zalowo mhlangano wekota wamaBaptist we-Freewill. Wonke umuntu wayekhuluma ngokuthi kwakungumhlangano omkhulu kangakanani ababezihambele kusihlwa ngaphambilini.

GSAM 138Izicelo Zomyalezo Kwezinye Izindawo

GSAM 138.3“Ngesikhathi sekhefu, abamele nabashumayeli bangimema ukuthi ngihlanganyele nabo ekulungiseni isikhathi engingakhuluma ngaso emabandleni ahlukene kulowo mhlangano wekota abanezakhiwo zokukhulekela ezinkulu. Kwakuyisikhathi phakathi kukaFebhuwari, kwanquma ukuthi kwakusele amasonto angeqile kwayisithupha eqhwa eliqinile, okunikeza abantu ithuba elihle lokuya emihlanganweni. Izindawo eziyishumi nambili ezibaluleke kakhulu zakhethwa ukuze ngisebenze kuzo emasontweni ayisithupha. Bengizonikeza izinkulumo eziyishumi, okwakuzodinga ukuthi ngikhulume izikhathi ezingamashumi amabili ngesonto. Lokhu kwangishiya isigamu sosuku kuphela ngesonto ngalinye, engangivame ukusidinga kakhulu ukuze ngihambe amamayela ayishumi nanhlanu noma amashumi amabili ngiya endaweni elandelayo yomhlangano.”⁵

GSAM 139Amakhulu Abaguqukile

GSAM 139.1Ukuvuselelwa nokuguqulwa kwabantu abangamakhulu yonke indawo kwalandela ukushumayelwa kwemfundiso yokufika, ikakhulukazi njengoba besondela ekupheleni konyaka wamaJuda ka-1843 (Mashi 21, 1844). Kwakungalobo busika lapho umbhali emzaneni wakhe wokuzalwa—eVictor, eNew York—waqala ukuzwa ngalesi sihloko, futhi nakuba eneminyaka eyishumi nambili kuphela, wamukela, ngokokuqonda kwakhe, ukholo lokufika kwesibili. Kwaba nomthelela omkhulu kubantu, hhayi emihlanganweni kuphela kodwa nazo zonke izindawo. Ngaleso sikhathi iVictor yayingumphakathi omncane onezakhamuzi ezingaba ngu-200, kodwa izindawo ezizungezile zazigcwele abantu. Ngenxa yochungechunge lwemihlangano eyabanjelwa kulelo mphakathi omncane, kwabikwa abaguqukile abangama-500.

GSAM 139Ubufakazi be-Methodist Year Book

GSAM 139.2Mayelana naleso sigagasi esikhulu sokuvuselelwa esalandela emzileni wesimemezelo sokufika, sithola ku-Methodist Year Book ukuthi “phakathi kweminyaka emine kusukela ngo-1840 kuya ku-1844, kwaba nokuguqulwa kwabantu abangama-256,000 eMelika.” Lokho okwakuyiqiniso eMelika kwakuyiqiniso ngokulinganayo nakwamanye amazwe lapho isimemo sasenziwa khona. “Amandla amakhulu ahambisana nokushumayela, kwaphenduka imiphefumulo yonke indawo.” Njengoba isimemo sokuqala sesidlo somshado saqala emabandleni—“labo ababemenyiwe”—ngabo kwasakazeka kubo bonke ababezovela babelane ngokusindiswa okwalindele abantu bakaNkulunkulu. Noma umyalezo wawushumayelwa, wawuthandazwa, noma wawuculiwa “ngezingoma zokufika”, ukuhamba okukhulu koMoya kaNkulunkulu kwahambisana nomsebenzi.

GSAM 140Abantwana Beshumayela eSweden

GSAM 140.1Kulesi sihloko sizobona ukuthi iNkosi yasebenza kanjani ukwethula isimemezelo emazweni lapho umthetho wawuvimbela ukushumayela noma yini ephikisana ne-“bandla elimisiwe.” ISweden kwakuyinye yalawa mazwe. Lapho iNkosi yasebenzisa izingane ezincane ukwethula lo msebenzi. Okokuqala kwalokhu kwabonakala ehlobo lika-1843, e-Eksjö, eningizimu yeSweden. Intombazane encane eneminyaka emihlanu kuphela, engakaze ifunde ukufunda noma ukucula, ngolunye usuku, ngendlela egcwele ubungcwele, yacula ngokunembile ingoma ende yamaLutherane, yabe isimemezela ngamandla amakhulu ukuthi “isikhathi sokwahlulela kwakhe sesifikile,” futhi yakhuthaza umndeni ukuthi ulungele ukuhlangana neNkosi; ngoba wayezofika kungekudala. Abangakaziguquli emndenini babiza uNkulunkulu ngomusa, bathola ukuxolelwa. Lo mkhankaso wasakazeka usuka edolobheni uya edolobheni, nabanye abantwana bememezela lo myalezo. Lo mkhankaso ofanayo phakathi kwabantwana wabonakala kwezinye izingxenye eNorway naseJalimane.

GSAM 140“Yebo! Kwadingeka Ngishumayele”

GSAM 140.2Ngo-1896, ngesikhathi ngibamba imihlangano ezindaweni eziyishumi nesikhombisa eSweden, ngadlula ezindaweni eziningana lapho izingane zazishumayela khona ngo-1843, futhi ngathola ithuba lokukhuluma nalabo ababezizwile izinkulumo, kanye nabantu ababeshumayela besengabantwana. Ngathi komunye wabo, “Washumayela umyalezo wokufika kukaKristu ngesikhathi usengumfana?” Waphendula wathi, “Ngashumayela! Yebo, kwadingeka ngishumayele. Angizange ngicabange ngalolu daba. Amandla angangena, ngakusho lokho engangiphoqelelwa ukukusho ngalawo mandla.”

GSAM 140uBoquist noWalbom e-Örebro, eSweden

GSAM 140.3ESifundeni sase-Örebro (i-Örebro Län) lo msebenzi wawusabalala kwaze kwaholela ekutheni abantu asebekhulile bavuselelwe ukushumayela umyalezo. Khona-ke iziphathimandla zikahulumeni, ezikhuthazwe ngabapristi be-“bandla elisemthethweni,” zabopha abafana ababili, uWalbom oneminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili no-Ole Boquist oneminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu, zithi zizobenza isibonelo esidlangalaleni kubo. Bashaya emhlane wabo ongavikelwanga ngezinduku zebhirichi, bababeka ejele lase-Örebro benemilonda egcwele igazi. Lapho le milonda isephola, babakhulula ejele, bebabuza bathi, “Nizoyeka yini ukushumayela lesi sifundo?” Noma bebashaya ngezinduku okwesibili, bevula imilonda yabo kabusha, impendulo abayitholayo kwakuyile, “Sizoshumayela lokho iNkosi esiyalela khona.” Ngenxa yokucela kwelungu lesifazane elidumile eparishini yase-Örebro, uMbusi Oscar I watshela iziphathimandla ukuthi zikhulule laba bafana ejele futhi zishiye labo bantu bodwa. Ngakho-ke ukunqoba kweqiniso kwaphumelela eSweden.

GSAM 141Ubufakazi bukaBoquist

GSAM 141.1Ku-Review and Herald, mhla ziyi-7 Okthoba 1890, kunendaba ethakazelisayo mayelana nokushumayela kwezingane, ebhalwe ngu-O. Boquist uqobo. Uthi:—

GSAM 141.2“Ngonyaka ka-1843 kwavela umkhankaso wenkolo phakathi kwabantu eParishi yaseKarlskoga, e-Örebro Län. Abaholi kulo mkhankaso kwakuyizingane nabantu abasha, ababebizwa ngokuthi ‘rapare.’ Laba babeshumayela ngamandla kaNkulunkulu, futhi bamemezela phambi kwabantu, ngokuqiniseka okukhulu, ukuthi isikhathi sokwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu sesifikile.

GSAM 141.3“Ekwindla yalowo nyaka, mina, u-O. Boquist, ngaleso sikhathi ngineminyaka engu-15 ubudala, nomunye umfana osakhula, u-Erik Walbom, oneminyaka engu-18 ubudala, sathonywa kakhulu ngamandla angabonakali kangangokuba asikwazanga ukumelana nawo nhlobo. Lapho sesibanjwe ngamandla lawa asezulwini, saqala ukukhuluma ebantwini, nokumemezela ngelizwi elikhulu ukuthi isikhathi sokwahlulela sesifikile, sibabhekisela kuJoweli 2:28-32 neSambulo 14:6, 7.”

GSAM 141Izingane Embonweni

GSAM 141.4Abantu bangazisa ukuthi labo ababethonywe yila mandla asezulwini babengasazi lutho olwenzeka ezindaweni ezibazungezile. Babesembonweni ngempela ovela kuNkulunkulu, futhi bekhuluma ngamandla anethonya elinamandla lokuqinisekisa. Bathi lezi zingane ezincane, ngenkathi zisaphansi kwalelo thonya, zazikhuluma ngamandla nangokuhlonipha kwamadoda nabesifazane abadala ngokuphelele. Ngakho-ke labo ababebona lokhu bakholelwa ukuthi kwakunguJehova ebebasebenzisa ngokweprofethi ukukhuluma lezi ziqiniso ezinzima. Umbhali uyaqhubeka ethi:—

GSAM 142.1“Abantu bahlangana ngobuningi ukuze balalele thina, futhi imihlangano yethu yaqhubeka emini nasebusuku, kwaholela ekuvukeni okukhulu kokuzwela ngokomoya. Abancane nabadala bathintwe nguMoya kaNkulunkulu, bakhala kuJehova becela umusa, bevuma izono zabo phambi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu.

GSAM 142.2“Kodwa lapho umpristi esontweni ezwa ngalokhu, kwenziwa imizamo eminingi yokusithulisa, ngaleyo ndlela kuvinjelwe lo mdlandla wenkolo owawubusa; kodwa yonke imizamo yehluleka. Kwacelwa uSheriff ukuthi asibambe, futhi phakathi kwamaviki ayisithupha kwenziwa usesho olungenazithelo lokusithola emahlathini, lapho sasibalekele khona sifuna indawo yokuphepha.

GSAM 142.3“Ekugcineni-ke, sabizelwa ukuba sivele phambi komfundisi webandla. Inani lethu laliye landa kangangokuba amadoda namakhosikazi angamashumi amane bazibeka phambi kwendlu yomfundisi, lapho safakwa khona ekuhlolweni okude. Bonke ngaphandle kwami noWalbom bavunyelwa ukubuyela emakhaya abo; kodwa thina saboshwa, kwathi ngosuku olulandelayo sabekwa ejele lase-Örebro, lapho sasihlanganyela khona nezigebengu eselini 14, sengathi besenze ubugebengu obukhulu.”

GSAM 142Ubufakazi Bukadadewabo kaBoquist

GSAM 142.4NgoSepthemba 22, 1896, udadewabo kaBoquist, eneminyaka engu-72 ubudala, wavakashela umhlangano wethu e-Örebro, wasitshela ngesipiliyoni sikamfowabo; ngoba wabona ukushaywa kwakhe, ukuboshwa kwakhe, nokukhululwa kwakhe. Wacula kithi ingoma eyayiculwa nguBoquist noWalbom ngesikhathi behamba bephuma ejele baya ebhulohweni eliphakamiswe phezu komgodi ogudlule kuleyo nqaba yekhulu le-16, eyayisetshenziswa njengejele ngo-1843. Amandla omkhankaso wango-1843 ahambisana nobufakazi nokucula kwengoma. Lapho ihunyushelwe esiNgisini, ingoma imi kanje:—

GSAM 143Ingoma eyayiculwa nguBoquist noWalbom

GSAM 144Umshumayeli Osemncane eKarlskoga

GSAM 144.4Indoda ehloniphekile e-Örebro yangitshela ngesigameko eKarlskoga, lapho ayehlala khona ngo-1843. Wathi:—

GSAM 144.5“Umfana omncane oneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili, ongakaze afunde ukuhlela izinhlamvu, waqala ukushumayela umyalezo, ecaphuna imibhalo eminingi yeBhayibheli. Abantu bathi, ‘Lo mfana ugcwele iBhayibheli.’ Lesi sigameko senzeka ngemva kokuba uMbusi u-Oscar ekhulume evikela labo abacindezelwayo, ngakho umpristi waleyo ndawo akakwazanga ukumangalela umfana enkantolo ukuze amise lo msebenzi; kodwa watshela abantu ukuthi balethe umfana phambi kwakhe, futhi wayezomveza, ababonise ukungazi kwakhe iBhayibheli.

GSAM 144.6“Phambi kwesixuku sabantu umpristi wavula incwadi yakhe yamaculo, wacela umfana ukuba amfundele. Umfana waphendula wathi, ‘Angikwazi ukufunda;’ kodwa ejika emuva kumpristi, wacula ihubo lonke kahle kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni, umpristi ngesikhathi esifanayo ebuka encwadini emangele. Umpristi wathi kumfana, ‘Kubonakala sengathi uyazi konke.’ Umfana waphendula, ‘Cha. Asivunyelwe njalo ukutshela konke esikwaziyo.’

GSAM 145.1“Umpristi wavula iTestamente Elisha wathi kumfana, ‘Funda kimi kulokhu.’ Umfana waphendula, ‘Angikwazi ukufunda.’ Umpristi wabuza, ‘Uyazi ukuthini ngeBhayibheli?’ Waphendula wathi, ‘Ngiyazi lapho kukhona umbhalo onezwi elithi and kuwo izikhathi eziyishumi nane.’ Umpristi wathi, ‘Cha! Ayikho imibhalo enjalo eBhayibhelini.’ Umfana wathi, ‘Ungangifundela IsAmbulo 18:13, ngiyacela?’ ‘Yebo,’ kusho umpristi. Ngesikhathi efunda, abantu babala, futhi ngempela igama elithi and lalikhona izikhathi eziyishumi nane kuphela, phakathi kwazo kwakukhona ‘ukubopha imiphefumulo yabantu.’ Abantu bamemeza bathi, ‘Nanko! nanko! umfana uyazi okuningi ngeBhayibheli kunompristi!’ Edangele kakhulu, umpristi wayeka lolu daba, wabe eseshiya abantu bengaphazamiseki ngemva kwalokho.”

GSAM 145.2Ngakho-ke, ngomlomo wezingane iNkosi iqinisa izwi layo, futhi ngale ndlela emangalisayo yaletha iqiniso layo ezindlebeni zabantu ababenemithetho eyayivimbela ukushumayela noma iyiphi imfundiso ngaphandle kwalokho “kokukholwa okusemthethweni.”

GSAM 145Izipho zoMoya Ezihambisana Nomyalezo

GSAM 145.3Akuzange kube eSweden kuphela lapho iNkosi, ngokuhambisana nomkhankaso wokufika, yakhuluma nabantu bayo ngezipho zoMoya wayo. EScotland, eNgilandi, naseMelika iNkosi ifundise abantu bayo ngezibonakaliso ezikhethekile.

GSAM 145Imibono kaWilliam Foy

GSAM 145.4Ngonyaka ka-1842 kwakukhona eBoston, eMassachusetts, indoda efundile egama layo linguWilliam Foy, eyayikhuluma kahle. WayengumBaptist, kodwa wayezilungiselela ukuthatha izabelo ezingcwele njengomshumayeli wama-Episcopal. INkosi ngomusa yamnika imibono emibili ngonyaka ka-1842, eyodwa mhla ziyi-18 kuJanuwari, eyesibili mhla ziyi-4 kuFebhuwari. Le mibono yayinobufakazi obucacile bokuba izibonakaliso zangempela zoMoya kaNkulunkulu. Wayememelwa endaweni ngendaweni ukuba akhulume emapulipthini, hhayi ngama-Episcopalians kuphela, kodwa nangamaBaptisti nezinye izinhlangano zenkolo. Lapho ekhuluma, wayegqoka ingubo yomshumayeli njalo, efana naleyo abashumayeli balelo bandla abayigqokayo ezinkonzweni zabo.

GSAM 146.1Imibono kaMnu. Foy yayiphathelene nokufika okusondelene kukaKristu, uhambo lwabantu bakaNkulunkulu oluya edolobheni lasezulwini, umhlaba omusha, kanye nezimangaliso zesimo esisindisiwe. Ngenxa yokuba nolwazi olujulile lwolimi namandla amahle okuchaza, wayedala isimanga noma wayehamba kuphi. Ngenxa yokumenywa, wayehamba edolobheni ngedolobha exoxa ngezinto ezimangalisayo ayezibonile; futhi ukuze kwamukelwe izixuku ezinkulu ezazihlangene ukuzomlalela, kwakuhlelwa amahholo amakhulu, lapho ayexoxela khona izinkulungwane ngalokho ayekhombisiwe ngomhlaba wasezulwini, ubuhle beJerusalema Entsha, kanye namabutho ezingelosi. Lapho egxile othandweni oluthambile nolunomusa lukaKristu kwabampofu abenza icala, wakhuthaza abangakakholwa ukuba bafune uNkulunkulu, kwathi abaningi baphendula izicelo zakhe ezinothando.

GSAM 146Umbono Wezitebhisi Ezintathu

GSAM 146.2Umsebenzi wakhe waqhubeka kuze kube ngonyaka ka-1844, cishe ekupheleni kwezinsuku eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amathathu. Khona-ke wathola enye inkombiso yoMoya oNgcwele—umbono wesithathu, ongawuqondanga. Kulo mbono waboniswa indlela yabantu bakaNkulunkulu eya edolobheni elingezulwini. Wabona ipulatifomu enkulu, noma isitebhisi, lapho izixuku zabantu zihlangana khona. Ngezinye izikhathi umuntu wayewela phansi kule nkundla wanyamalala emehlweni, kwathiwa kuye ngaye, “Uphambukile.” Wabe esebona abantu bephakama baya esitebhisini sesibili, noma enkundleni yesibili, kwathi abanye nabo bawela phansi kule nkundla banyamalala emehlweni. Ekugcineni kwavela inkundla yesithathu, eyayifinyelela emnyango wedolobha elingcwele. Inqwaba enkulu yahlangana nalabo ababephakeme baya kule nkundla. Njengoba wayelindele iNkosi uJesu ukuthi ifike kungakapheli sikhathi eside, wahluleka ukuqaphela ukuthi umyalezo wesithathu wawuzolandela imiyalezo yokuqala neyesibili yeSambulo 14. Ngenxa yalokho, umbono wawungachazeki kuye, wayeka ukukhuluma obala. Ngemva kokuphela kwesikhathi sobuprofethi, ngonyaka ka-1845, wezwa omunye echaza umbono ofanayo, echaza ukuthi “umyalezo wokuqala nowesibili wawunikeziwe, futhi owesithathu wawuzolandela.” Maduzane ngemuva kwalokhu uMnu. Foy wagula wafa.

GSAM 147.1Ngenxa yalezi zimpawu zamandla kaNkulunkulu ezihambisana nokushumayela kokufika kwakhe “emnyango,” kanye nokujabula kwezinkulungwane ezaziguquka ezonweni ukuze zisebenzele iNkosi futhi zilinde ukufika kwakhe, abantu baqinisekiswa kabili ukuthi lokhu kwakuyilona ngempela umyalezo weNkosi emhlabeni.

GSAM 147.2Kodwa mhla ziyi-21 kuMashi 1844, kwafika kwadlula, iNkosi ayizanga. Nokho, ukukholelwa kwabazimisele nabacabangayo kwakuwukuthi babehambisana nengqondo yeNkosi, nokuthi ngesikhathi esifanele konke kuzocaca.