“Ngisakhangele, kwabekwa izihlalo zobukhosi, kwahlala oyisimakade, izambatho zakhe zazimhlophe njengongqoqwane, lenwele zekhanda lakhe zinjengoboya bezimvu obuhlambulukileyo, isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi singamalangabi omlilo, lamavili aso enjengomlilo ovuthayo. Kwavela umkhonjwana womlilo waphumela ngaphambi kwakhe. Inkulungwane zezinkulungwane zamkhonza, lezinkulungwane ezilitshumi zezinkulungwane ezilitshumi zema phambi kwakhe. Umthethwandaba wahlala, lezincwadi zavulwa.” (Danyeli 7:9,10). {GC 479.1} IEP 479.1
Lwavezwa ngale indlela usuku olucolekileyo embonweni womprofethi uDanyeli lapho izimo lempilo zabantu ezizadlula ekuhlolisisweni phambi komaHluleli womhlaba wonke, njalo lapho wonke umuntu ozanikwa khona umvuzo “njengemisebenzi yakhe.” UMdala Wezinsuku nguNkulunkulu uBaba. Umlobi kamahubo uthi: “Zingakaveli intaba, ungakawenzi umhlaba lelizwe, kusukela endulo kuze kube nini lanini wena unguNkulunkulu.” (Amahubo 90:2). Nguye umthombo wokuphila njalo lomthombo wemilayo yonke, ezasetshenziswa ekwahluleleni. Njalo ingilosi ezingcwele zizakuba yizisebenzi lapha labofakazi, ezinengi okungela kubaleka, phambi komthethwandaba lowu. {GC 479.2} IEP 479.2
“Ngabona emibonweni ebusuku kufika lamayezi aphezulu ofanana leNdodana yomuntu, wafika kuMdala Wezinsuku, wasondezwa phambi kwakhe. Wanikwa amandla okubusa, lodumo, lombuso, ukuba bonke abantu bezizwe lezindimi bamkhonze. Ukubusa kwakhe kakulakuphela, kakuyikudlula, lombuso wakhe uyilowo ongayikuchithwa.” (Danyeli 7:13,14). Ukuza kukaKrestu okuchazwe lapha asikho ukuza kwakhe kwesibili emhlabeni. Uzaphambi koMdala Wezinsuku ezulwini ukuzokwamukela amandla njalo lobukhosi njalo lombuso, azawunikwa emaphethelweni womsebenzi wakhe njangalowo osincengelayo. Kuyikho ukuza lokhu, njalo hatshi ukuza kwakhe kwesibili emhlabeni, okwakuchazwe emazwini wesiprofethi okwakuzakwenzakala ekupheleni kwensuku ezingu2300 ngomnyaka ka1844. Ehanqwe zingilosi ezingcwele, uMpristi wethu Omkhulu wangena endaweni engcwele ngcwele njalo lapha wema phambi kaNkulunkulu ukuba aqale umsebenzi wakhe wokucina awenzela thina, ukwenza umsebenzi wokuphenya impilo zabantu bonke lokwahlulela njalo lokwenza umsebenzi wokubuyisa labo abamukele igazi lakhe njengomnikelo wesono. {GC 479.3} IEP 479.3
Enkonzweni efananayo eyayisenziwa endulo, labo kuphela ababeze phambi kaNkulunkulu bevuma izono zabo, njalo izono zabo ngenxa yegazi lomnikelo wesono, ezazithuthiselwe ethabanekelini, babesiba lengxenye phakathi kwenkonzo enkulu ngoSuku lokuBuyisana. Kunjalo lakhona ngosuku olukhulu lokubuyisana kokucina njalo ngesikhathi lapho okuphenywa khona abantu besebesahlulelwa, indaba kuphela ezikhangelwayo ngezalabo abazibiza ngokuthi bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Ukwahlulelwa kwababi kungumsebenzi owehlukeneyo njalo kwenzakala ngesikhathi esehlukeneyo. “Ngoba sekuyisikhathi sokuba ukuthonisiswa kuqale endlini kaNkulunkulu, uba kuqala ngathi, kuzakuba yini ukuphela kwalabo abangalalelanga ivangeli likaNkulunkulu na?” (1 Petro 4:17). {GC 480.1} IEP 480.1
Incwadi zempilo yabantu ezisezulwini, lapho okubhalwe khona amabizo njalo lezenzo zabantu, zizaholi izinqumo ezizakwenziwa ekuthonisisweni lokhu. Umprofethi uDanyeli uthi: “Ukuthonisisa kwaqala, kwavulwa izincwadi.” Umambuleli nxa wayechaza isehlakalo esifananayo wengeza wathi: “Kwavulwa lenye incwadi eyincwadi yokuphila. Abafileyo bahlulelwa ngalokhu okwakulotshiwe ezincwadini langalokho ababekwenzile.” (Isambulo 20:12). {GC 480.2} IEP 480.2
Encwadini yokuphila kulotshwe amabizo wabo bonke asebeke bangena emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu. UJesu watshela abafundi bakhe wathi: “Thokozani ngokuthi amabizo wenu alotshiwe ezulwini.” (Luka 10:20). UPhawuli ukhuluma ngezinye izisebenzi ezithembekileyo njengaye, “amabizo azo asencwadini yokuphila.” (Filiphi 4:3). UDanyeli nxa wayekhangela phambili esikhathini “sokuhlupheka esingazanga sibe khona,” uyatsho ukuthi abantu bakaNkulunkulu bazakukhululwa, “bonke abazatholakala belotshiweyo ogwalweni.” Njalo umambuleli uyatsho ukuthi labo kuphela abalamabizo “alotshwe encwadini yeWundlu yokuphila” bazangena emzini kaNkulunkulu. (Danyeli 12:1; Sambulo 21:27). {GC 480.3} IEP 480.3
“Incwadi yesikhumbuzo” ilotshiwe layo phambi kaNkulunkulu, lapho okubhalwe khona izenzo ezinhle zalabo “abesaba uNkulunkulu njalo abacabanga ngebizo lakhe.” (Malaki 3:16). Amazwi wabo wokukholwa, lezenzo zabo zothando, konke kulotshiwe ezulwini. UNehemiya ukhuluma ngalokhu nxa esithi: “Nkulunkulu wami, akungikhumbule mayelana lalokho, ungayicimi imisebenzi yami emihle engiyenzele indlu kaNkulunkulu wami lenkonzo yakhona.” (Nehemiya 13:14). Encwadini yesikhumbuzo sikaNkulunkulu zonke izenzo zokulunga zilotshwelwe ukuthi zingabuyi zesulwe futhi. Lapha zonke izilingo ezinqotshiweyo, lobubi obunqotshiweyo, lamazwi wozwelo akhulunyiweyo, konke kubhalwe ngokwethembeka. Njalo zonke izenzo zokuzinikela, lokuhlupheka konke kanye losizi okuthwalwe ngokubekezela ngenxa kaKrestu kulotshiwe. “Ukuhlupheka kwami ukubalile, faka izinyembezi zami embizweni yakho, kazikho encwadini yakho na?” (Amahubo 56:8). {GC 481.1} IEP 481.1
Kulencwadi njalo yezono zonke zabantu. “Ngoba uNkulunkulu uzakwahlulela konke esikwenzayo layo yonke imfihlo, okuhle lokubi.” (Mtshumayeli 12:14). UMsindisi uthi: “Amazwi wonke ayize abawakhulumayo abantu, bazakuziphendulela ngawo ngosuku lokuthonisiswa. Ngoba ngamazwi akho, uzakukhululwa, langamazwi akho uzakulahlwa.” (Mathewu 12:36,37). Injongo zonke ezifihlakeleyo lezizatho ziyavela encwadini kaNkulunkulu ngokuphelela kwazo, ngoba uNkulunkulu “uzakuveza ekukhanyeni izinto ezifihlakeleyo emnyameni, uzakuveza obala imicabango yenhliziyo zabantu.” (1 Korinte 4:5). “Khangela kulotshiwe phambi kwami...ububi babo lobubi baboyise ndawonye, itsho iNkosi.” (Isaya 65:6,7). {GC 481.2} IEP 481.2
Imisebenzi yomuntu wonke iyadlula phambi kaNkulunkulu ukuba icubungulwe njalo iyalotshwa ukuthi ngeyokuthembeka kumbe ngeyokungathembeki. Eceleni kwamabizo wonke encwadini zezulu kulotshwe ngokuqonda okukhulu wonke amazwi angalunganga, zonke izenzo zobumina, yonke imisebenzi engapheleliswanga, njalo lezono zonke ezenziwa ensitha, lazo zonke izenzo ezimbi. Izixwayiso ezivela ezulwini eziphikiweyo lezingalalelwanga, lamathuba adlalisiweyo, lamathuba angasetshenziswanga ukwenza okuhle, lendonsela kokuhle lasebubini, lezithelo zakho ngokugcwala kwazo, zonke lezi izinto zilotshwa ngokuthembeka yingilosi elobayo. {GC 482.1} IEP 482.1
Umthetho kaNkulunkulu ungumgomo osetshenziswa ukuhlola impilo njalo lezimo zabantu phambi kokuthonisiswa. “Mesabe uNkulunkulu, ulalele imilayo yakhe, ngoba lowu yiwo umlandu womuntu wonke. Ngoba uNkulunkulu uzakwehlulela konke esikwenzayo layo yonke imfihlo, okuhle lokubi.” (Mtshumayeli 12:13,14). Umpostoli uJacobe wakhuza abazalwane wathi: “Khulumani lenze njengokufanele abazakwahlulelwa ngomlayo wenkululeko.” (Jacobe 2:12). {GC 482.2} IEP 482.2
Labo ekuthonisisweni abatholakala befanele bazaba lengxenye ekuvukeni kwabalungileyo. UJesu wathi: “Kodwa labo okuthiwa bafanele ukufinyelela kulesosikhathi lasekuvukeni kwabafileyo...banjengezithunywa zasezulwini, bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, bahlanganyela ekuvukeni kwabafileyo.” (Luka 20:35,36). Uphinda njalo athi labo “abenze okuhle” bazaphuma “ekuvukeni kokuphila.” (Johane 5:29). Abangcwele abafileyo abasoke bavuswe kuze kuphele ukwahlulela lapho abazabizwa ngokuthi bafanele “uvuko lokuphila.” Ngakhoke abasoke babekhona ekwahluleleni lapho amabizo wabo ahlolisiswa khona. {GC 482.3} IEP 482.3
UJesu uzakuma njengomMeli wabo, ebancengela phambi kaNkulunkulu. “Kodwa uba umuntu esona, siloMmeli kuBaba, uJesu Kristu olungileyo.” (1 Johane 2:1). “Ngoba uKrestu kangenanga endaweni engcwele ngcwele eyenziwe ngezandla, engumfanekiso waleyo eqotho, kodwa wangena ezulwini uqobo ukuba khathesi abonakale phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngenxa yethu.” “Ngakhoke ulamandla wokusilisa ngokupheleleyo abeza kuNkulunkulu ngaye, lokhu ephilela ukubanxusela.” (Amaheberu 9:24; 7:25). {GC 482.4} IEP 482.4
Nxa incwadi zemisebenzi zivulwa ekwahluleleni, impilo zabantu bonke asebeke bakholwa kuJesu ziyadlula phambi kaNkulunkulu. Kusukela kulabo abaphila emhlabeni kuqala, uMmeli wethu uyaletha zonke izenzo zabantu kusukela ekuqaleni, acine ngalabo abaphilayo. Wonke amabizo ayalethwa, zonke izenzo zabo ziyaphenywa ngobunono obukhulu. Amabizo ayamukelwa, amanye ayalahlwa. Nxa kukhona olezono ezilokhe zisencwadini zasezulwini, ezingavunywanga njalo ezingathethelelwanga, amabizo abo azakwesulwa encwadini yokuphila, njalo lalokho okulotshwe encwadini yesikhumbuzo ngezenzo zabo ezinhle kuyesulwa. INkosi yathi kuMose: “Owonileyo kimi ngizamsusa ogwalweni lwami.” (Eksodusi 32:33). Njalo umprofethi uHezekeli uthi: “Kodwa nxa olungileyo ephambuka ekulungeni kwakhe, enze okubi, enze amanyala enziwa ngomubi, uzakuphila na? ...izenzo zakhe zonke ezilungileyo abezenzile azisayikukhunjulwa, ngenxa yenkohliso alecala ngayo, lesono asenzileyo, uzakufa.” (Hezekeli 18:24). {GC 483.1} IEP 483.1
Bonke abaphenduke ngokuphelela batshiya isono, njalo ngokukholwa abamukele igazi likaKrestu njengomnikelo wokubuyisana lezulu, sebelegama elithi “bathethelelwe” elibhalwe eceleni kwamabizo wabo encwadini zezulu, njengoba sebehlanganele lobungcwele bukaKrestu, njalo lezimo zabo sezitholakale zihambelana lomlayo kaNkulunkulu, izono zabo zizakwesulwa, njalo bona ngokwabo bazatholakala befanele ukwamukela impilo engunaphakade. INkosi nxa ikhuluma ngomprofethi uIsaya ithi: “Mina nginguye owesula iziphambeko zakho ngenxa yami, kangisayikuzikhumbula lezono zakho.” (Isaya 43:25). UJesu wathi: “Onqobayo uzakwambathiswa ngokunjalo ingubo ezimhlophe, kangiyikulesula ibizo lakhe encwadini yokuphila, ngoba ngizakulivuma phambi kukaBaba, laphambi kwezithunywa zakhe.” (Sambulo 3:5). “Ilowo lalowo ongivuma phambi kwabantu, lami ngizakumvuma phambi kukaBaba osezulwini. Kodwa lowo ongiphika phambi kwabantu, lami ngizakumphika phambi kukaBaba osezulwini.” (Mathewu 10:32,33). {GC 483.2} IEP 483.2
Indlela abantu abakhangela ngayo ngokulangazelela izinqumo ezenziwa emthethwanda yasemhlabeni ibonisa nje kancane indlela okukhangelwa ngayo emthethwanda wasezulwini nxa amabizo abhalwe encwadini yokuphila esiza ukuzohlolisiswa phambi koMahluleli womhlaba wonke. UMmeli ongcwele uyaletha isicelo sokuthi bonke abanqobileyo ngenxa yokukholwa egazini lakhe bathethelelwe iziphambeko zabo, bebuyiselwe ekhaya labo Edeni, njalo bafakwe umqhele njengendlalifa kanye laye “bamukele ukubusa kuqala.” (Mika 4:8). USathane emzameni yakhe yokudukisa njalo lokulinga abantu wayecabange ukuthi uzaphambanisa icebo lokudalwa komuntu, kodwa uKrestu manje uyacela ukuthi icebo leli lipheleliswe sengathi umuntu kazange awe. Ucelela abantu bakhe hatshi ukuthi bathethelelwe njalo bamukelwe ngokugcweleyo njalo lokupheleleyo kuphela, kodwa ukuthi babelengxenye ebukhosini bakhe njalo babelendawo esihlalweni sakhe. {GC 483.3} IEP 483.3
Nxa uJesu elokhe encengela abantu bakhe, uSathane ubabeka icala phambi kaNkulunkulu njengezoni. Umlingi omkhulu wenze yonke imizamo ukuthi abenze bathandabuze, lokuthi balahle ithemba labo kuNkulunkulu, lokubahlukanisa lothando lwakhe, njalo lokuthi bephule umthetho wakhe. Manje usekhomba endleleni abayihambileyo, lasebubini bezimo zabo, lokungafani kwabo loKrestu, okubangele ukuthi uMsindisi wabo ahlazwe, kanye lezono zonke abalinge ukuthi bezenze, njalo ngenxa yalokhu ubabiza ngokuthi bangabakhe. {GC 484.1} IEP 484.1
UJesu kaphiki izono zabo kodwa ubonisa ukuzidela lokukholwa kwabo, njalo nxa ebacelela intethelelo uyaphakamisa izandla zakhe ezilamanxeba phambi kaBaba lengilosi ezingcwele esithi: Ngiyabazi ngamabizo. Ngibabhale phakathi kwezandla zami. “Umnikelo owamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu ungumoya odabukileyo, inhliziyo edabukileyo lezisolayo, Nkulunkulu kawuyideli.” (Amahubo 51:17). Njalo kulowo obeka abantu bakhe icala uthi: “INkosi kayikukhuze wena Sathane, iNkosi elikhethileyo iJerusalema kayikukhuze, Lumuntu kanjengesikhuni esikhitshwe emlilweni na? (Zekariya 3:2). UKrestu uzagqokisa abathembekileyo bakhe ngobungcwele bakhe, ukwenzela ukuthi abamise phambi kukaYise “njengebandla elilenkazimulo, lingelacwatshana, lasici loba okunye nje.” (Efesu 5:27). Amabizo wabo azahlala elotshiwe encwadini yokuphila, njalo mayelana labo kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Bazahamba lami begqoke izembatho ezimhlophe, ngoba bafanele.” (Isambulo 3:4). {GC 484.2} IEP 484.2
Ngale indlela kuzabonakala ukugwaliseka ngokupheleleyo kwesithembiso sesivumelwano esitsha: “Ngizathethelela ububi babo, lesono sabo kangisayikusikhumbula.” “Ngalezonsuku langalesosikhathi, kutsho iNkosi, kuzadingwa ukona koIsrayeli, kodwa kungafunyanwa, kudingwe lesono koJuda, kodwa singafunyanwa, ngoba ngizabathethelela labo abayingcosana engibatshiyayo.” (Jeremiya 31:34; 50:20). “Ngalolosuku isihlahla seNkosi sizakuba sihle, sibe lodumo, lezithelo zelizwe zizakuba ligugu lodumo lwabaseleyo eZiyone, abatshiywe eJerusalema, bonke ababhaliweyo ogwalweni lokuphila, kuthiwe bangcwele.” (Isaya 4:2,3). {GC 485.1} IEP 485.1
Umsebenzi wokuphenya lowokwahlulela njalo lokwesulwa kwezono uzapheleliswa ngaphambi kokuza kweNkosi kwesibili. Njengoba abafileyo bezakwehlulelwa ngalokho okulotshwe encwadini, akungeke kwenzeke ukuthi izono zabantu zesulwe kungakadluli ukwahlulela lapho izenzo zabo ezizacubungulwa khona. Kodwa umpostoli uPhetro ukubeka sobala ukuthi izono zabakholwayo zizakwesulwa “nxa sekufike izikhathi zokuvuselelwa ezivela ebusweni beNkosi, njalo uzathumela uJesu Krestu.” (Imisebenzi 3:19,20). Nxa umsebenzi wokwahlulela ngokuphenya uqala uvalwa, uKrestu uzakuza, njalo umvuzo wakhe uzabe elawo ukuba anike wonke umuntu njengemisebenzi yakhe. {GC 485.2} IEP 485.2
Enkonzweni yasendulo umpristi omkhulu, nxa wayeseqedile ukwenza umnikelo wesizwe sakoIsrayeli, wayephuma abusise ibandla. Ngokunjalo uKrestu ekupheleni komsebenzi wakhe wokusincengela, uzabonakala “engelasono ekusindisweni” (Amaheberu 9:28), ukuba abusise abantu bakhe abamlindeleyo ngokuphila okunaphakade. Njengo mpristi, ekukhipheni kwakhe izono ethempelini, wayezivuma phezu kwembuzi elahlwayo, ngokunjalo uKrestu uzabeka zonke izono phezu kaSathane, onguye umqali wesono. Imbuzi elahlwayo, nxa yayithwele izono zako Israyeli, yayithunyelwa enkangala “endaweni engahlali bantu” (Levi 16:22); ngokunjalo uSathane, ethwele icala lezono zonke abangele ukuthi abantu bakaNkulunkulu bazenze, uzabasemhlabeni okweminyaka eyinkulungwane, ozabe ungelamuntu ngaleso isikhathi, njalo ekucineni uzamukela ukujeziswa kwesono okupheleleyo emlilweni ozabhubhisa bonke ababi. Ngale indlela icebo losindiso lizapheleliswa lapho isono esizabhujiswa kokuphela njalo lokuhlengwa kwalabo ababelesifiso sokudela isono. {GC 485.3} IEP 485.3
Ngesikhathi esasibekelwe ukwahlulela, ekupheleni kwensuku ezingu2300, ngomnyaka ka1844, kwaqala umsebenzi wokuphenya lokwesulwa kwezono. Bonke asebeke bamukela ibizo likaKrestu kumele bahlolisiswe. Bonke abafileyo labaphilayo kumele bathonisiswe “ngalezo izinto ezibhalwe engwalweni, njengemisebenzi yabo.” {GC 486.1} IEP 486.1
Izono ezingavunywangwa njalo zalahlwa azisoke zithethelelwe njalo zesulwe phakathi kwencwadi zezulu, kodwa zizahlala njengofakazi omelane lesoni ngosuku lweNkosi. Sengabe wayeyenze izenzo zakhe zobubi libalele, kumbe phakathi komnyama wobusuku, kodwa zazisobala phambi kwakhe ozakusahlulela. Ingilosi zikaNkulunkulu zabona zonke izono njalo zazibhala phansi zingatshiyi lebala elilodwa. Isono sesingafihlwa, siphikwe, sifihlelwe ubaba lomama, lomfazi, labantwana njalo lalabo esiphila labo, akula omunye ngaphandle kwalabo abalecala abangacabangela ukuthi koniwe, kodwa sibekwe mgceke phambi kwentatheli zezulu. Ubunyama bosuku olumnyama okwedlula zonke, lokufihleka konke okusemhlabeni, akwanelanga ukwembesa umcabango owodwa ukuthi ungazakali phambi kweNkosi. UNkulunkulu ulencwadi elotshwe konke okungalunganga okwenzakala emhlabeni. Kakhohliswa yilokho okubonakala emehlweni wabantu sengathi yikulunga. Kayenzi phutha ekufundeni kwakhe izimo zabantu. Abantu bengakhohliswa yilabo abakhohlakeleyo enhliziyweni, kodwa uNkulunkulu ufinyelela konke ukuzenzisa njalo ufunda okungaphakathi. {GC 486.2} IEP 486.2
Uzothe kangakanani umcabango lowu! Usuku ngosuku oludlulayo, luthwele umthalo walo wezinto ezibhalwe encwadini zezulu. Amazwi ake akhulunywa, izenzo ezake zenziwa, ngeke zisaguquleka. Ingilosi sezibhalile konke okuhle lokubi. Umuntu ophakeme okwedlula bonke emhlabeni ngeke enelise ukuletha lokho okubhaliweyo ngitsho lokosuku olulodwa. Izenzo zethu, lamazwi wethu, lenjongo zethu ezifihlakeleyo, zonke zilesisindo esinqumeni esizakwenziwa ngathi esentokozo kumbe esokukhala. Loba nje zingakhohlwa yithi,zizaba ngofakazi ukusikhulula kumbe ukusibeka icala. {GC 486.3} IEP 486.3
Ngendlela efanayo labo abadwebayo abenelisa ukuveza ubuso bomuntu emdulini, isimo somuntu sivezwa ngokwethembeka encwadini zezulu. Kulusizi ukuthi abantu abathinteki nxa becabanga ngombhalo lowu ozabonwa lizulu. Ngabe iyezi elihlukanisa lokhu esikubonayo lesingakuboniyo belingasuswa, njalo abantu bebone ingilosi ebhala wonke amazwi lezenzo, okumele bahlangane lazo futhi ekuthonisisweni, mangaki amazwi akhulunywa lamuhla abengasoke akhulunywe, zingaki izenzo ebezingasoke zenziwe. {GC 487.1} IEP 487.1
Ekwahluleleni zonke indlela izipho ezisetshenziswe ngayo zizacubungulwa. Sisebenzise njani inotho esiyibolekwe lizulu? INkosi izakwamukela abayo ekubuyeni kwayo kulenzuzo na? Sikhulisile yini amandla esiwaphiweyo, ezandleni njalo lasenhliziyweni, lasengqondweni, ukuthi sidumise uNkulunkulu njalo sibusise umhlaba? Sisebenzise njani isikhathi sethu, losiba lwethu, lelizwi lethu, lemali yethu, lendonsela yethu? Yini esiyenzele uKrestu, kulabo abaswelayo, labasenhlungwini, lasezintandaneni, kumbe abafelwakazi? UNkulunkulu usenze izitsha zelizwi lakhe elingcwele, senzeni ngokukhanya leqiniso esilinikiweyo ukuthi senze abantu bakhaliphele usindiso? Akula sisindo esibekwa ekukholweni okungela msebenzi, kuphela uthando oluboniswa ngemisebenzi yilo oluqotho. Luthando kuphela phambi kwezulu olwenza ukuthi izenzo zethu zibe lesisindo. Loba yini eyenziwa ngothando, loba incinyane kangakanani phambi kwamehloabantu, iyamukelwa njalo ilomvuzo ovela kuNkulunkulu. {GC 487.2} IEP 487.2
Ubumina babantu obufihlakeleyo, buveziwe encwadini zasezulwini. Kukhona imbhalo yemisebenzi engenziwanga ngokuphelela, lokukhohlwa intando yoMsindisi. Lapho bazabona amathuba anikwa uSathane, lemicabango, njalo lamandla ayengakaKrestu. Mubi umbiko ingilosi eziwuthwalela ezulwini. Izidalwa ezikhaliphileyo, abantu abazibiza ngokuthi bangabalandeli bakaKrestu, baphatheke emsebenzini wokudinga inotho yomhlaba lekuzithokoziseni kwawo. Imali, lesikhathi, njalo lamandla anikelwa ezintweni zomhlaba njalo lasekuzithokoziseni, kodwa imizuzwana emincane ichithwa emthandazweni, lasekufundeni iBhayibhili, lasekuzideleni kanye lasekuvunyweni kwesono. {GC 487.3} IEP 487.3
USathane usungula izinto ezinengi ukwenzela ukuthi zihlale zigcwele emicabangweni yethu, ukwenzela ukuthi singagxili emsebenzini okumele ngabe siwazi kakhulu. Umkhohlisi omkhulu uyawazonda amaqiniso aveza umnikelo wokubuyiswa njalo loMmeli omkhulu. Uyakwazi ukuthi kuye yonke into yeyame ekususeni ingqondo zabantu kuJesu laseqinisweni lakhe. {GC 488.1} IEP 488.1
Labo abazakwamukela umvuzo wokuncenga okwenziwa nguMsindisi khathesi akumelanga bavumele loba yini ukuthi iphambanise umsebenzi wabo wokuba msulwa ekwesabeni uNkulunkulu. Amahola aligugu kulokuthi anikelwe ekuzithokoziseni, lekuzibonakaliseni, kumbe ekudingeni inzuzo, kumele anikelwe ekucubunguleni ngomkhuleko kwelizwi leqiniso. Udaba lwethempeli elisezulwini njalo lokwahlulela okwenzakala ndawonye lokuphenya imisebenzi yabantu, kumele kuzwisiswe ngokucaca yibo bonke abantu bakaNkulunkulu. Bonke badinga ukuthi bazizwisisele mayelana lendawo kanye lomsebenzi woMpristi wabo oMkhulu. Nxa kungenjalo akusoke kwenzeke ukuthi babonise ukukholwa okubalulekileyo ngalesi isikhathi kumbe ukuthi bame lapho uNkulunkulu athanda ukuthi bame khona. Wonke umuntu ulomphefumulo okumele awuhlenge kumbe ulahleke. Wonke umuntu ulendaba engakapheleli phambi kaNkulunkulu. Wonke umuntu kumele ahlangane loMahluleli omkhulu manqamu. Kubaluleke kangakanani ke, ukuthi zonke ingqondo zicabangisise kokuphela ngesehlakalo esicolekileyo lapho ukuthonisisa kuzaqala njalo ingwalo zivulwe, lapho ndawonye loDanyeli, wonke umuntu okumele azimele, ekupheleni kwesikhathi. {GC 488.2} IEP 488.2
Bonke asebethole ukukhanya mayelana lendaba lezi kumele bahambise amaqiniso lawa uNkulunkulu awabeke ezandleni zabo. Ithempeli lasezulwini liyinziki yomsebenzi kaKrestu awenzela abantu. Kugoqela wonke umuntu ophila emhlabeni. Livula icebo losindiso, lisiletha ekupheleni kwesikhathi njalo liveza impi ephakathi kokulunga lesono. Kubaluke kakhulu ukuthi wonke umuntu kumele acubungule kakhulu indaba lezi njalo ayenelise ukuphendula wonke umuntu obuza ngesizatho sethemba eliphakathi kwabo. {GC 488.3} IEP 488.3
Ukuncengela kukaKrestu akwenzela abantu bonke ethempelini elisezulwini kubalulekile ecebeni losindiso ngendlela efana lokufa kwakhe esiphambanweni. Ngokufa kwakhe waqala umsebenzi lowu ngemva kokuvuka kwakhe anyukela ukuthi ayewuqeda ezulwini. Kumele ngokukholwa singene phakathi kweveyili, “lapho umhlahlandlela ongene khona ngenxa yethu.” (Amaheberu 6:20). Yikho lapho ukukhanya okuvela esiphambanweni saseCalvari okukhanyisa khona. Yikho lapha esingathola khona imfihlakalo yecebo losindiso. Ukuhlengwa kwabantu kutholakala ngemva kwentengo enkulu ebhadalwa lizulu, umnikelo owenziwayo ulingana lentengo edingwa ngumlayo kaNkulunkulu owephulwayo. UJesu sewavula indlela eya esihlalweni sikaBaba, njalo ngokusincengela kwakhe izifiso zabo bonke abeza kuye ngokukholwa zayalethwa phambi kaNkulunkulu. {GC 489.1} IEP 489.1
“Ofihla iziphambeko zakhe kayikuphumelela, kodwa lowo ozivumayo azitshiye, uzahawukelwa.” (Zaga 28:13). Nxa labo abafihla njalo abenza izaba ngamaphutha abo bebengabona ukuthi uSathane ujabula kanjani ngabo, langendlela ahleka ngayo uKresu lengilosi zakhe, bebezaphangisa bavume izono zabo njalo bazitshiye. Ngokusebenzisa ubuthakathaka bezimo, uSathane, uyenza imizamo yokuhola imicabango yonke, njalo uyazi ukuthi ubuthakathaka lobu nxa buthandeka, uzaphumelela. Ngakhoke uhlala esenza imizamo yokukhohlisa abalandeli bakaKrestu esebenzisa amaqhinga wakhe kucine kusiba nzima ukuthi banqobe. Kodwa uJesu uyabancengela ngezandla zakhe ezilamanxeba, lomzimba wakhe owahluzulwayo, njalo uyatsho kibo bonke abakhetha ulumlandela ukuthi: “Umusa wami ukwanele.” (2 Korinte 12:9). “Thwalani ijogwe lami phezu kwenu, lifunde kimi, ngoba ngimnene ngithobekile, kung’khona imiphefumulo yenu izakufumana ukuphumula. Ngoba ijogwe lami lilula, lomthwalo wami ulula.” (Mathewu 11:29,30). Kakungabi loyedwa ocabanga ukuthi ubuthakathaka babo abulapheki. UNkulunkulu uzanika ukukholwa lomusa wokuthi banqobe konke. {GC 489.2} IEP 489.2
Siphila manje phakathi kosuku olukhulu lokubuyisana. Enkonzweni eyayingumfanekiso endulo, nxa umpristi omkhulu wayesenza umsebenzi wokubuyisa isizwe sakoIsrayeli, kwakudingakala ukuthi bonke abantu babubule bevuma izono zabo bezehlisa phambi kweNkosi, nxa bengenzanga njalo babequnywa phakathi kwebandla okutsho ukuthi babesifa. Ngokufanayo, bonke abafisa ukuthi amabizo wabo agcinwe encwadini yokuphila, kumele manje emalangeni ambalwa aseleyo lapho umusa usesekhona, babubule bavume izono zabo phambi kaNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso. Kumele kube lokuhlola inhliziyo okujulileyo njalo lokuqotho. Umoya wokudlala ogcwele ebantwini abanengi abazibiza ngokuthi bangamaKrestu kumele ususwe. Kulempi enkulu phambi kwabo bonke abazathulisa imicabango lemizwa emibi efuna ukubabusa. Umsebenzi wokulungiselela uqondane lomuntu munye ngamunye. Asisindiswa ngamaxuku. Ukulunga lokuzimisela komunye akusoze kusize omunye ongelakho lokhu ukuthi akuthole laye. Loba nje izizwe zonke zizadlula phambi kokuthonisiswa phambi kaNkulunkulu, kodwa uzacubungula udaba lomuntu wonke munye ngamunye ngobunono obukhulu sengathi kwakulomuntu oyedwa kuphela emhlabeni. Wonke umuntu kumele ahlolwe njalo atholakale engela chatha kumbe loba yini engcolisayo. {GC 489.3} IEP 489.3
Zicolekile izehlakalo ezibambene lokuphethwa komsebenzi wokubuyisa abantu. Ziyesabeka izinqumo ezimayelana lomsebenzi lowu. Ukwahlulelwa kuyaqhubeka lamhlanje ethempelini lasezulwini. Okweminyaka eminengi umsebenzi lowu lokhe uqhubeka. Masinyane, akulamuntu okwaziyo ukut masinyane kangakanani, kuzadlulela ebantwini abaphilayo. Phambi kukaNkulunkulu impilo zethu zizafika ukuthi zicubungulwe. Ngalesi isikhathi esiphila kiso okwedlula zonke izikhathi kudingeka ukuthi silalele amazwi kaKrestu athi: “Qaphelani lilinde, ngoba kalisazi isikhathi ukuthi sizakuba nini.” (Marko 13:33). “Uba ungavuki ngizakuza kuwe njengesela, kawusoze wasazi isikhathi engizakuza ngaso kuwe.” (Sambulo 3:3). {GC 490.1} IEP 490.1
Nxa umsebenzi wokwahlulela komuntu munye ngamunye sewuphelile, isiphetho somuntu wonke sizabe sesiyenziwe, ekuphileni kumbe ekufeni. Umusa uzavalwa sekusele isikhatshana ukuthi uJesu abuye emafini wezulu. UKrestu kuSambulo, nxa wayekhangela phambili esikhathini lesi, uthi: “Ongalunganga kahlale esenza okungalunganga, ongcolileyo ahlale engcolile, kodwa olungileyo ahlale esenza ukulunga, njalo longcwele ahlale engcwele. Khangelani ngiyeza masinyane, ngilomvuzo wami ukunika lowo lalowo njengemisebenzi yakhe.” (Sambulo 22:11,12). {GC 490.2} IEP 490.2
Abalungileyo lababi bazabe belokhe bephila emhlabeni besesimeni sabo senyama, abantu bazabe belima njalo besakha, besidla njalo benatha, bonke bengananzeleli ukuthi isinqumo sokucina esingaguqulekiyo, sesiyenziwe ethempelini eliphezulu. Ngaphambi kukaZamcolo ngemva kokuthi uNowa wayesengene emkhunjini, uNkulunkulu wamvalela phakathi wavalela ababi phandle, kodwa okwamalanga ayisikhombisa abantu bengazi ukuthi umusa wawusuvaliwe, baqhubeka ngempilo yabo yobutshapha, yokudinga ukuzithokozisa kwasemhlabeni, njalo bahleka ulunya izixwayiso ezazimayelana lokwahlulelwa kwabo. “Ngokunjalo” kutsho uMsindisi, “kuzakuba njalo lokuza kweNdodana yomuntu.” (Mathewu 24:39). Ngokuthula, kungela muntu onanzelelayo njengesela ebusuku, lizakuza ihola eliveza isiphetho somuntu wonke, ukususwa komusa ngokokucina oyiwo oncengela abantu abonileyo. {GC 491.1} IEP 491.1
“Ngakhoke lindani... funa ifike ilijume, ilifumane lilele.” (Marko 13:35,36). Siyingozi isimo salabo abadinwayo ngokulinda, bacine begijimisa injabulo yomhlaba. Nxa umuntu wamabhizimusi elokhe ezihlupha ngokuthola inzuzo, nxa umuntu othanda injabulo yakulo umhlaba elokhe edinga indlela zokuzithokozisa, nxa indodakazi ethanda umceco wasemhlabeni ilokhe ihlela umceco wayo, sekungenzeka kube ngalelo ihola lapho uMahluleli womhlaba wonke azanika isigwebo esithi: “Ulinganisiwe ngezilinganiso, ufunyenwe ulula.” (Danyeli 5:27). {GC 491.2} IEP 491.2