Kusukela ekuqaleni kwempikiswano enkulu ezulwini, lokhe kuyinjongo kaSathane ukugenqula umlayo kaNkulunkulu. Kwakungenxa yokufisa ukufeza injongo leyi okwabangela ukuthi ahlamukele uMdali, njalo loba nje waxotshwa ezulwini, lokhe eqhubeka ngempi efananayo lapha emhlabeni. Ukuba adukise abantu, njalo ngaleyo ndlela abenze ukuthi bephule imilayo kaNkulunkulu, leyi yiyo injongo yakhe enkulu ayisebenzela ngamandla wonke. Akukhathalekile ukuthi lokho kwenzakale ngokwephula imilayo yonke kumbe ngokubeka eceleni owodwa, ngoba impumela yakhona iyafanana. Lowo “owephula owodwa” ubonisa ukudelela imilayo yonke, indonsela njalo lomzekeliso wakhe usehlangothini lokwephula umlayo, ngakho ke “ulecala lokwephula yonke.” Jakhobe 2:10. {GC 582.1} IEP 582.1
Ngenxa yokufuna ukwenza ukuthi abantu banganaki imilayo kaNkulunkulu, uSathane sewenza imizamo yokuphambanisa imfundiso zeBhayibhili, njalo ngale indlela imfundiso zamanga sezangeniswa enkolweni yezinkulungwane zabantu abathi bakholwa iBhayibhili. Ingxabano yokucina enkulu phakathi kweqiniso lamanga iyimpi yokucina ebivele ikhona mayelana lemilayo kaNkulunkulu. Sesilungiselela ukungena phakathi kwempi leyi, impi ezabakhona phakathi kwemithetho yabantu lemilayo kaJehova, phakathi kwenkolo yeBhayibhili lenkolo yokuzibumbela lamasiko. {GC 582.2} IEP 582.2
Zonke ingatsha ezizabambana emsebenzini wokulwisana leqiniso njalo lokulunga emcintiswaneni lowu seziqalile ukusebenza khathesi. Ilizwi likaNkulunkulu elingcwele, elaqhutshelwa thina ngemva kokubhadala intengo enkulu kangaka ngokuhlupheka njalo langegazi, khathesi alisanakwa muntu. Wonke umuntu ulethuba lokuzuza iBhayibhili, kodwa balutshwane abalamukela njengomlawuli wempilo. Ukungakholwa kugcwele indawo yonke ngendlela eyisimanga, hatshi emhlabeni kuphela, kodwa lasebandleni. Abantu abanengi sebefike esigabeni lapho abaphika imfundiso eziyinsika yenkolo yesiKrestu. Amaqiniso amakhulu aphathelene lokudalwa komhlaba atholakala eBhayibhilini, lokuwa komuntu, lemfundiso yokubuyisana phakathu kukaNkulunkulu labantu, njalo lokungaguquki komlayo kaNkulunkulu, zonke lezi imfundiso ziyaphikwa, kungakhathalekile ukuthi baphika zonke kumbe ezinye zakhona, lokhu kwenziwa ngabanengi abazibiza ngokuthi bangamaKrestu. Inkulungwane zabantu abaziqhenya ngenhlakanipho lenkululeko abalayo, bakuthatha njengobufakazi bokuba buthakathaka ukwethembela ngokupheleleyo eBhayibhilini, bacabanga ukuthi kuyibufakazi bokuba lezipho njalo lemfundo ebanzi ukukhonona ngezinto ezilotshwe eBhayibhilini njalo lokuchasisa ngendlela engelamsebenzi amaqiniso alo amqoka. Abafundisi abanengi bafundisa abantu babo, njalo lababalisi abanengi bafundisa abafundi babo ukuba umlayo kaNkulunkulu sewaguqulwa kumbe sewadilizwa, lokuthi labo abakholwa ukuthi izimiso zawo wonke lokhe zisaphila, lokuthi kumele zilandelwe, bathathwa njengabantu abafanele ukuchothozwa lokungamukelwa. {GC 582.3} IEP 582.3
Ngokuphika iqiniso, abantu baphika uMlobi walo. Ngokuvoxela phansi umlayo kaNkulunkulu, baphika amandla walowo owanika umthetho. Kulula kakhulu ukwenza imfundiso zamanga izithixo empilweni zabantu njengokuzenzela izithombe ezibaziweyo ngesigodo kumbe ngelitshe. Ngokuveza ngendlela engaqondanga isimilo sikaNkulunkulu, uSathane uhola abantu ukuthi bambone ngendlela engayisiyo. Ebantwini abanengi isithixo semicabango yabantu siphakanyiswa size sifakwe endaweni kaJehova, ngesikhathi esifanayo uNkulunkulu ophilayo, ngendlela avezwe ngayo eBhayibhilini, lakuKrestu, njalo lasendalweni, ukhonzwa ngabalutshwane kakhulu. Inkulungwane zabantu zifaka indalo esilinganisweni sobunkulunkulu kodwa bephika uNkulunkulu wendalo. Loba nje kusesimeni esehlukeneyo, ukukhonzwa kwezithixo lokhe kusaphila phakathi kwamaKrestu ngendlela efananayo okwakukhona endulo koIsrayeli ngezinsuku zikaElija. UNkulunkulu wabantu abanengi abazibiza ngokuthi bahlakaniphile, labalobi, lezimbongi, labezo mbusazwe, laba lobela amaphephandaba — uNkulunkulu walabo abaphumeleleyo ngokwasemhlabeni, lowezikolo ezinengi eziphezulu, ngitsho lowezinye zezikolo zabafundisi, wehluke kancane nje loBhali unkulunkulu welanga owasePhoenicia. {GC 583.1} IEP 583.1
Ayikho eyinye imfundiso yamanga esayayamukelwa ngamaKrestu emhlabeni elwisana lamandla ezulu mangqamu, ayikho eyinye futhi elwisana lamandla engqondo, ayikho eyinye njalo esayaletha umphumela omubi, okwedlula imfundiso yakulezi insuku, elokhe ikhula, yokuthi imilayo kaNkulunkulu ayiselamsebenzi empilweni zabantu. Wonke amazwe alemithetho yawo, okudingeka ukuthi ihlonitshwe njalo ilandelwe, akulahulumende obengabakhona kungelamithetho, kodwa kuyisimanga ukuthi abantu bacabange ukuthi uMdali wezulu lomhlaba kalayo imithetho yokunqanda izidalwa azidalileyo? Asithi abafundisi abadumileyo bebengafundisa phambi kwabantu ukuthi imithetho yelizwe levikela amalungelo abantu ayiselamsebenzi, lokuthi imithetho leyi iyancindezela amalungelo abo, ngakho abantu akufanelanga bayihloniphe, abafundisi abanjalo bebezaqhubeka okwesikhathi esingakanani betshumayela phambi kwabantu? Kambe kulicala elikhulu yini ukwephula imilayo yezigaba njalo lembuso okwedlula ukunyathezela phansi imilayo evelela ezulwini, yona eyinsika yokubusa konke na? {GC 584.1} IEP 584.1
Bekuzazwisiseka ngcono ngabe amazwe alapha emhlabeni ebengasusa imithetho yelizwe, njalo bavumele abantu ukuthi benze njengokuthanda kwabo, kulokuthi uMbusi wemihlaba yonke asuse imithetho yakhe, njalo atshiye umhlaba ungelawo umgomo wokuveza abalecala njalo lokukhulula labo abawulandelileyo. Ngabe siyayazi impumela yokwesula imilayo kaNkulunkulu elizweni na? Likhona ilizwe eselike lakuzama lokhu. Zazizimbi kakhulu izehlakalo ezenzakala elizweni laseFrance lapho inkolo yabantu abangavumiyo ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu eyayisiyiyo ephethe intonga yokubusa. Kwabasobala emehlweni omhlaba wonke ukuthi ukususa imithetho eyabekwa nguNkulunkulu kutsho ukwamukela ukubuswa ngabantu abalochuku olwesabekayo. Nxa umgomo wokulunga usubekwe eceleni, indlela iyavulwa eyokuthi uSathane abonise amandla akhe emhlabeni. {GC 584.2} IEP 584.2
Kuzozonke indawo lapho imilayo kaNkulunkulu ephikwa khona, isono siyama ukubonakala ngendlela esibi ngayo njalo lokulunga kuyama ukuba yinto abantu abayithakazelelayo. Bonke abayala ukulawulwa nguNkulunkulu balahlekelwa ngamandla okulawula impilo zabo. Ngenxa yemfundiso zabo ezimbi kangaka umoya wokudelela lokuqholoza uyahlanyelwa enhliziyweni zabantu abatsha njalo labantwana, bona abangakuthandiyo ukulawulwa, njalo ngenxa yalokho kubakhona ubukliwi emphakathini. Ngesikhathi bechothoza ukwethembeka kwalabo abagcina iziqondiso zikaNkulunkulu, uquqaba lwabantu lwamukela ngenjabulo imfundiso zamanga ezivela kuSathane. Bavumela imizwa njalo benza izono ezabangela ukuthi ukujezisa kukaNkulunkulu kwehlele abahedeni. {GC 584.3} IEP 584.3
Labo abafundisa abantu ukuthi bangaqakathekisi imilayo kaNkulunkulu bahlanyela ukungalaleli njalo bazavuna ukungalaleli. Akususwe uthango lokuvikela olubekwe yimilayo engcwele, okuzalandela yikuthi imithetho efakwe ngabantu layo masinyane izaqala ukwephulwa. Ngenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu kavuMmeli empilweni zabantu ukungathembeki, lokunxwanela, lokuqamba amanga, lokuqilibezela, abantu bazimisele ukuvoxa phansi iziqondiso zakhe ngoba zivimbela ukuphumelela kwabo, kodwa impumela yokususa imithetho leyi izakuba ngabangayikhangelelanga. Kambe nxa bekuyikuthi umthetho awuselamandla empilweni yethu bekungaba lesizatho sokuthi abantu besabe ukuwephula na? Izindlu kanye lenotho yabantu ibingeke ibe iphephile. Abantu bebezathatha inotho yabomakhelwane ngodlakela, njalo labo abalamandla yibo abebekade bezanotha kakhulu. Impilo ngokwayo beyingeke isahlonitshwa. Isivumelwano somtshado besingeke sisaba luthango oluvikela izimuli. Lowo olamandla nxa ethanda ubezathatha umfazi kamakhelwane wakhe ngodlakela. Umlayo wesihlanu ubuzakwephulwa ndawonye lowesine. Abantwana bebengeke bathikaze ukuthatha impilo zabazali babo, nxa ngokwenza njalo bebezazuza lokho okufiswa zinhliziyo zabo ezikhohlakeleyo. Umhlaba wonke ubuzaba luquqaba lwezigangi njalo lababulali; njalo ukuthula, lokuphumula, kanye lentokozo bekuzatshabalaliswa emhlabeni. {GC 585.1} IEP 585.1
Lakathesi imfundiso yokuthi abantu sebakhululwa njalo akusadingeki ukuba balandele iziqondiso zikaNkulunkulu seyabangela ukuba amandla okukhetha okuhle aphungulwe njalo lokhu yikho osekwabangela ukuba ububi bande emhlabeni. Ubudlova, lobubi, njalo lenkohlakalo sekungene emhlabeni njengesikhukhula esikhulu. Ezimulini uSathane, lakho uhlala esemsebenzini. Ibhakane lakhe limisiwe ngitsho lasemulini zamaKrestu. Kukhona ukunxwanela, lomona, lokuba ngabazenzisi, lokungazwani, lokulungisela, lengxabano, lokuthengisana, lokulandela inkanuko zenyama. Zonke iziqondiso zesiKrestu ezidalelwe ukuba zibe yinsika njalo lothango olubumba zonke izinto eziphathelene lokuphila kwabantu, zibonakala njengamazwi angelamsebenzi alindele ukulahlelwa khatshana. Izigebenga ezimbi okwedlula zonke, ngemva kokuphoselwa entolwengweni ngenxa yamacala abawenzileyo, esikhathini bamukela izipho eziligugu kakhulu njalo lokulandelelwa sengathi bayenze into ebukekayo. Kubakhona ukusakazwa kwezenzo zabo njalo lamacala abo okukhulu kakhulu. Abezindaba labo bayaloba konke mayelana lobubi ababenzileyo, ngale indlela abanye bayaholelwa ukuba bayenze amacala afana lokugqekeza, lokuqilibezela, njalo lukubulala, njalo uSathane uyajabula ngenxa yokusebenza kwamaqhinga akhe amabi. Indlela abantu abathanda ngayo ububi, lokubulawa kwabantu mahlayana okwenzakalayo, lokwanda kokungazithibi kanye lububi obehlukeneyo, kumele kuvuse bonke abesaba uNkulunkulu, kubenze bazibuze ukuba kuyini okungenziwa ukwenzela ukuthi isikhukhula sobubi lobu simiswe. {GC 585.2} IEP 585.2
Endaweni lapho okuthethwa khona amacala lakho sekwangena inkohlakalo. Ababusayo labo baholwa yinhloso yokuthola inotho njalo lesifiso sokusuthisa inkanuko zomzimba. Ukungazithibi sekwafiphalisa inhliziyo zabantu abanengi osekubangele ukuba uSathane ayenelise ukuba hudulela lapho athanda khona. Omantshi labo abalakho ukuzithiba, bayavumela ukuthengwa njalo bakhohlisiwe. Ukudakwa lokuthanda ukuzithokozisa, lokuvumela imizwa, lokunxwanela, lokungathembeki okwehlukeneyo, kuyatholakala kulabo okumele baqinise umthetho elizweni. “Ukulunga kubiselwa emuva, lokulunga kumi khatshana, ngoba iqiniso liyawa emigwaqweni lobuqotho kabulandawo yokungena.” Isaya 59:14. {GC 586.1} IEP 586.1
Ububi njalo lobumnyama kwezenkolo okwabakhona ngaphansi kokubusa kwebandla leRoma kwaba yizithelo zokuncindezela kwabo iBhayibhili; kodwa khathesi ingatholakala ngaphi imbangela yokumemetheka kobubi, lokwala umthetho kaNkulunkulu, njalo lenkohlakalo elandela isenzo lesi, ngaphansi kokukhanya kwevangeli njali ngaphansi kwenkululeko ekhona kwezenkolo na? Khathesi njengoba uSathane engasenelisi ukugcina umhlaba ungaphansi kwamaphiko wakhe ngokubafihlela iBhayibhili, khathesi usesebenzisa amanye amaqhinga okufeza injengo efanayo. Ukwenza ukuthi abantu bangalikholwa ngokuphelela iBhayibhili kufeza injongo yakhe efanana lokutshabalalisa iBhayibhili ngokwalo. Ngokuletha imfundiso yokuthi umthetho kaNkulunkulu awuselamsebenzi, uhola abantu ukuthi bawephule sengathi bebengabantu abangakaze bezizwe iziqondiso zawo empilweni yabo. Njalo khathesi njengasendulo, usebenzise ibandla ukufeza injongo zakhe. Amabandla amaKrestu alamuhlanje ayakwala ukulalela amaqiniso angahambelani labo loba nje evezwe sobala eBhayibhili, njalo ukwenzela ukuthi bawaphikise basebenzisa indlela yokuchasisa uMbhalo osuhlanyele ukuthandabuza iBhayibhili emhlabeni wonke. Ngokugagadlela imfundiso yamanga eyalethwa ngabopapa eyokuthi umuntu ofileyo uqhubeka esazi okwenzakala emhlabeni, sebalahlela khatshana ihawu elilodwa ebelingabavikela ekuduhisweni kwenkolo yemimoya. Imfundiso yokuthi abantu bazakutshiswa egehena kokuphela seyabangela ukuthi abantu abanengi baphike inkolo yeBhayibhili. Njalo nxa amaqiniso omlayo wesine elethwa phambi kwabantu, kubasobala ukuthi ukugcina usuku lwesikhombisa njengeSabatha kugoqelwe kuwo, njengendlela yokuzikhulula emlandweni abangafuni ukuwenza, abafundisi abanengi bakhetha ukufundisa ukuthi umlayo awuselamsebenzi ngoba wabethelwa esiphambanweni. Ngale indlela balahlela khatshana imithetho elitshumi leSabatha ndawonye. Nxa umsebenzi wokuvuselela iSabatha ulokhe uqhubeka, ukuphika umlayo lokhu ukwenzela ukuthi bengamukeli usuku lweSabatha kuzaqhubeka kukhula kuze kufinyelele umhlaba wonke. Imfundiso zabaholi bamabandla sezavula umnyango wokuthi kungene ukungakholwa konke, lenkolo yemimoya njalo lokufulathelwa komlayo kaNkulunkulu, njalo phezu kwamahlombe abafundisi laba kulomlandu wamacala wonke akhona emhlabeni ozibiza ngokuthi ukholwa inkolo yesiKrestu. {GC 586.2} IEP 586.2
Ngesikhathi sinye iqula labantu abafananayo lifundisa ukuthi isizatho sokwanda kwenkohlakalo yikwephulwa kwesabatha lamanga amaKrestu azibekela lona njalo lokuthi ukufakwa komthetho oqinisa ukukhonza ngosuku lwangeSonto yikho ozabangela ukuthi kubelenguquko ekuziphatheni kwabantu. Imfundiso leyi ivame kakhulu elizweni laseAmerica, endaweni lapho imfundiso mayelana leSabatha leqiniso etshunyayelwe khona kakhulu. Elizweni leli umsebenzi wokufundisa abantu ukuba bazithibe emzimbeni yabo, ongomunye wemfundiso eziqakatheke kakhulu mayelana lokuziphatha kwabantu, wandise ukuhlanganiswa lemfundiso yokufuna ukuqakathekisa usuku lwangeSonto, njalo labo abasekela usuku lolu baziveza phambi komphakathi njengabantu abalenhloso yokuthuthukisa umphakathi, njalo labo abayala ukubambana labo bayachothozwa njengezitha zemfundiso yokuzithiba njalo lemizamo yokuletha inguquko emphakathini. Kodwa iqiniso lokuthi inhlanganiso efisa ukuqinisa imfundiso zamanga ilobudlelwano lenhlanganiso eyenza umsebenzi omuhle, akumelanga kwenze ukuthi imfundiso yamanga yamukeleke. Singafihla itshefu ngokulihlanganisa lokudla okwakha umzimba, kodwa ngokwenza njalo ngeke ziguqule isimo sayo. Isenzo leso senza ukuthi ibe yingozi kakhulu, ngoba lokhu kungenza ukuthi abantu bayidle bengananzelelanga. Kungamanye wamaqhinga kaSathane awokuhlanganisa imfundiso zamanga leqiniso elincinyane ukwenzela ukuthi amukeleke phambi kwabantu. Abaholi bamabandla aqinisa ukukhonza ngosuku lwangeSonto bengasekela imfundiso lenhlanganiso ezigcwalisa indingeko zabantu, lamaqiniso amanye asekelwa liBhayibhili, kodwa nxa konke lokhu kuhlangene lemfundiso yabo ephikisana lomlayo kaNkulunkulu, izinceku zakhe akwenzeki ukuba zihlanganyele labo. Akukho abangakutsho okungabavumela ukuthi babeke eceleni imilayo kaNkulunkulu bebeke imfundiso zabantu endaweni yawo. {GC 587.1} IEP 587.1
Ngokusebenzisa imfundiso zamanga ezimbili ezinkulu kulazo zonke, okuyimfundiso yokuthi umoya womuntu uyaqhubeka ulesabelo kwabaphilayo ngemva kokufa njalo laleyo eyokungcwelisa usuku lwangeSonto, uSathane uzabuthela abantu abanengi ngaphansi kokudukisa kwakhe. Nxa imfundiso yakuqala ibeka isisekelo sokuthi abantu bamukele imfundiso yemimoya, eyesibili yakhona ibumba ubudlelwano lebandla leRoma. Amabandla asungulwa ngabavuseleli atholakala elizweni laseAmerica yiwo azahola ngokwelula izandla zawo ukuba abambe inkolo yemimoya, bazakwelula njalo izandla zabo ukwenzela ukuba babambane lamandla ebandla leRoma, njalo ngaphansi kwenhlanganiso lezi zontathu, ilizwe laseAmerica lizalandela amanyathelo ebebadla leRoma ngokunyathezela amalungelo abantu awokulandela umzwangedwa wabo. {GC 588.1} IEP 588.1
Nxa inkolo yokukhonza imimoya ilokhe iqhubeka ithatha isimo esifanana lenkolo yamaKrestu alamuhla, ilamandla angezelelweyo awokudukisa njalo lokugola abanengi. USathane ngokwakhe laye uselandela indlela izinto ezimi ngakhona khathesi. Uzakuza esesimeni sengilosi yokukhanya. Uzakusebenzisa inkolo yemimoya ukwenza izibonakaliso eziyisimanga, abagulayo bazakusiliswa, njalo izimanga ezinengi ezingaphikisekiyo zizakwenziwa. Imimoya leyi izavela njengabantu abakholwa iBhayibhili, njalo izabonisa isimo sokuhlonipha ingqubo zebandla, okuyikho okuzabangela ukuthi umsebenzi lowu wamukeleke njengamandla avela ezulwini. {GC 588.2} IEP 588.2
Umzila wokwehlukanisa phakathi kwabantu abazibiza ngokuthi bangamaKrestu lalabo abangakholwayo lokhe usiya uncipha kancane kancane. Amalunga ebandla athanda lokho okuthandwa ngumhlaba njalo bazimisele ukuhlanganyela labo, njalo uSathane uzimisela ukubahlanganisa ukuba bebemzimba munye ngaleyo ndlela aqinise umsebenzi wakhe ngokuthanyelela bonke ngaphansi kokukhonzwa kwemimoya. Abaholi bebandla leRoma bona abaqakathekisa izibonakaliso, bazadukiswa kalula ngamandla lawa azabe esenza izibonakaliso, njalo lamabandla amaKrestu, ngenxa yokulahla kwabo ihawu leqiniso, labo bazadukiswa kalula. Abaholi bebandla leRoma, lamabandla amaKrestu asungulwa ngabavuseleli kanye labantu abangakhonziyo bonke bazakwamukela isimo sokulunga okungelawo amandla, njalo bazabona ekubambaneni lokhu inhlanganiso enkulu eyokuphendula umhlaba wonke okuyikho abazacabanga ukuthi kuzaletha iminyaka eyinkulungwane yokuthula osekukade beyilindele. {GC 588.3} IEP 588.3
Ngaphansi kwenkolo yemimoya uSathane uvezwa njengomuntu omele ukuphumelelisa abantu, uzasilisa abagulayo, njalo uzafundisa ukuthi uselande ukusungula inkolo entsha, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo uzakusebenza njengombulali. Izilingo zakhe zizakuhola abantu abanengi ekulahlweni. Ukungazithibi kutshabalalisa amandla wokwenza izinqumo, ukulandela imizwa yomzimba, ukulwa, njalo lokuchitheka kwegazi kuyalandela. USathane uyathokoza nxa kulezimpi, ngoba uyazi ukuthi zivusa imizwa emibi kakhulu ebantwini njalo zibangela ukuthi abantu abanengi bafele ezonweni zabo. Kuyinhloso yakhe ukufuqa amazwe ukuthi angene phakathi kwezimpi, ngoba uyazi ukuba ngokwenza njalo uyasusa ingqondo zabantu emsebenzini wokulungiselela ukuma ngosuku lukaNkulunkulu. {GC 589.1} IEP 589.1
USathane usebenzisa njalo izehlakalo zemvelo ukuvuna imphefumulo yabantu abangazilungiselelanga. Usethethe isikhathi esinengi efunda imfihlo yamandla emvelo, njalo uyenelisa ukusebenzisa amandla emvelo ngendlela athanda ngayo aze ayefika ebangeni uNkulunkulu amvumela ukuba afike kulo. Nxa wayesevunyelwe ukuhlukumeza uJobe, kachithanga isikhathi ukutshabalalisa imihlambi, lenceku, lezindlu, labantwana, konke wakutshabalalisa, inhlupho zalandelana ngobuthumuthumu. UNkulunkulu nguye kuphela ovikelayo njalo lobiyela izidalwa zakhe ukuze zingafinyelelwa ngamandla ombulali. Kodwa amaKrestu abonise ukudelela umlayo kaNkulunkulu, njalo iNkosi izakwenza lokho ethembise ukukwenza, uzakususa izibusiso zakhe emhlabeni njalo abuye asuse uthango lwakhe kulabo abahlamukela umlayo wakhe labaqhubeka befundisa labanye ukuba benze ngokufanayo. USathane ulamandla phezu kwabo bonke labo abangalakho ukuvikela kukaNkulunkulu. USathane uzaletha izibusiso kwabanye ukwenzela ukuthi afeze injongo yakhe, aphinde njalo ahlukumeze abanye abesabahola ukuthi bakholwe ukuba uNkulunkulu nguye obahlukumezayo. {GC 589.2} IEP 589.2
Ngesikhathi ebonakala khona phambi kwabantu njengenyanga enkulu eyenelisa ukusilisa yonke imikhuhlane, uzaletha imikhuhlane kanye lengozi ezehlukeneyo, kuze kufike lapho amadolobho alodumo azakuba ngamanxiwa. Ngitsho lakhathesi usemsebenzini. Engozini kanye laseziphithiphithini zasolwandle kanye lasemhlabathini, lasemililweni etshisa iganga, lasezivunguzaneni ezinkulu njalo lezulu lesiqhotho, emagagasini, lakuzikhukhula zamanzi, njalo lokuzamazama komhlaba, endaweni zonke ngohlobo olwehlukeneyo, uSathane ubonisa amandla akhe. Uyakhukhula isivuno esesilungele ukubuthwa, kube sekulandela indlala njalo lokukhathazeka. Uyenelisa njalo ukungcolisa umhlaba kulandele izifo ezesabakayo. Ukubonakala kwamandla akhe lokhu, kuzaqhubeka kukhula nxa izikhathi zidlula. Ukufa kuzakwehlela abantu ndawonye lezinyamazana. “Umhlaba uyabubula njalo uyadlula,” “labantu ababi…bayabhubha. Umhlaba lawo ungcolile ngaphansi kwabahlali bawo, ngoba bephulile imilayo, baguqula lemithetho, babuya bephula lesivumelwano.” Isaya 24:4,5. {GC 589.3} IEP 589.3
Nxa kusenzakala konke lokhu umkhohlisi omkhulu uzakwenza ukuthi abantu bakholwe ukuba labo abalandela intando kaNkulunkulu yibo ababangela bonke ububi lobu. Iqula lalabo bantu laba abenze lokho okungathandwa lizulu lizabeka icala lenhlupho ezizabe zikhona phambi kwabo phezu kwequla leli elithe ngokulandela imilayo kaNkulunkulu labangela ukuba ababi bahlale bekhunjuzwa ngezono zabo. Kuzachasiswa ukuthi abantu bazondisa uNkulunkulu ngokwephula isabatha abazalibeka ngosuku lwangeSonto, bazakutsho njalo ukuthi isono lesi yiso esibangele inhlupho lezi ezingasoke ziphunguke ngaphandle kokuthi kubekwe umthetho oqinileyo owokuthi abantu bakhonze ngosuku lwangeSonto, njalo lokuthi labo abafundisa ukuba kulandelwe umlayo wesine, ngokwenza njalo abaphikisa ukugcinwa kosuku lwangeSonto, yibo abayizitha zomphakathi, njalo bavimbela ukuba abantu babuyiselwe esimeni sokuthandwa nguNkulunkulu njalo bathole futhi inotho esibalahlekele. Ngale indlela ukunindela icala okwenziwa endulo encekwini kaNkulunkulu kuzaphindwa, kusetshenziswa izizatho ezibonakala zilesisindo: “Kwasekusithi uAhabi ebona uElija, uAhabi wathi kuye: Nguwe yini ohlupha uIsrayeli? Wasesithi: Kangihluphanga uIsrayeli, kodwa nguwe lendlu kayihlo, ngokuyitshiya kwenu imilayo yeNkosi, lalandela oBhali. 1 Amakhosi 18:17, 18. Nxa ulaka lwabantu luqhubeka lubaselwa ngenxa yamacala okuzibumbela afana lalawa, bazakhetha ukwenza lokho endulo abakwenza phezu kwabameli bakaNkulunkulu okwenziwa nguIsrayeli owayesehlamukele iqiniso kuElija. {GC 590.1} IEP 590.1
Amandla okwenza izibonakaliso azakwenziwa ngenxa yenkolo yemimoya azaba lendonsela enkulu ekuhlukunyezweni kwalabo abazakhetha ukulandela imilayo kaNkulunkulu kulokuhlonipha imithetho yabantu. Kuzabakhona imbiko evela emimoyeni ezakutsho ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubathumele ukuzolimukisa labo abaphikisana lomthetho wokuphakamisa usuku lwangeSonto ukuba benza iphutha, beqinisa ukuba imithetho yelizwe kufanele ihlonitshwe njengemilayo kaNkulunkulu. Bazakhonona ngenxa yobubi obuzabe sebandile emhlabeni njalo basekele amazwi abaholi bamabandla awokuthi ukwehla kwezinga lokulunga ebantwini kubangelwa yikungahloniphi usuku lwangeSonto. Luzaba lukhuni ulaka oluzaqondiswa phezu kwalabo abazakwala ukwamukela ubufakazi babo. {GC 590.2} IEP 590.2
Amaqhinga uSathane azawasebenzisa empikiswaneni yokucina ayafanana lalawa awasebenzisa ekuqaleni kwempi ezulwini. Wathembisa izithunywa ezulu ukuba wayesebenzela ukuqinisa amandla kahulumende wasezulwini, yena ensitha esenza yonke imizamo yokuwugenqula. Njalo umsebenzi yena ayezama ukuwenza wabeka icala phezu kwengilosi ezazizama ukumphikisa. Amaqhinga afananayo enkohliso abonakala sobala embalini yebandla leRoma. Lizwakale lifundisa ukuba yilo elimele izulu emhlabeni, khona ensitha lizama ukuziphakamisa phezu kaNkulunkulu njalo lokuguqula imilayo yakhe. Ngaphansi kokubusa kweRoma, labo ababulawela ukumela ivangeli babebekwa icala lokuba ngabenzi bokubi, babevezwa njengabantu abasebenzelana loSathane, njalo yonke imizamo yenziwa eyokungcolisa amabizo wabo, besenzela ukuba phambi kwabantu bebonakale njengenyamazana ngitsho lesemehlweni abo ngokwabo. Kuzaba njalo lasesikhathini lesi. Nxa uSathane ezama ukubulala labo abahlonipha imilayo kaNkulunkulu, uzabangela ukuba babekwe icala lokuba yizephula mthetho, njengabantu abadelela uNkulunkulu njalo abayimbangela yezijeziso ezizabe zisemhlabeni. {GC 591.1} IEP 591.1
UNkulunkulu kabambi ngamandla umzwangedwa wabantu, kodwa uSathane ngazo zonke izikhathi ukwenzela ukuba alawule labo ayehluleka ukuba khohlisa, usebenzisa udlakela. Ngokusebenzisa ukwesaba kumbe ukubamba ngamandla, uyazama ukubusa umzwangedwa njalo lokuzitholela abangamkhonza. Ukwenzela ukuthi akufeze lokhu, usebenzisa abaholi bamabandla njalo lababusi bamazwe, ngokubafuqa ukuba bafake imithetho ephikisana lemilayo kaNkulunkulu. {GC 591.2} IEP 591.2
Labo abazahlonipha usuku lweSabatha oluvezwe eBhayibhilini bazabekwa icala lokuba yizitha zokuziphatha njalo lezomthetho wezizwe, njengabantu abaphambanisa ukuziphatha kwabantu emphakathini, njengabantu ababangela ukuba abantu bazenzele umathanda njalo bakhohlakale, njalo bazachazwa njengembangela yezijeziso zikaNkulunkulu ezizabe zisemhlabeni. Ukumela kwabo iqiniso kuzathathwa njengokuqholoza, lokudelela, njalo lokweyisa amandla abaholi. Bazabekwa icala lokungahloniphi uhulumende obusayo. Abafundisi abazabe bephikisana lomlayo kaNkulunkulu bazafundisa phambi kwamabandla ukuba abantu kumele bahloniphe imithetho yelizwe ngendlela okwagcotshwa ngayo nguNkulunkulu. Emthethwandaba njalo lasephalamende, labo abagcina imilayo kaNkulunkulu bazavezwa ngendlela engayisiyo njalo babekwe amacala amakhulu. Amazwi abo azavezwa ngendlela engayisilo iqiniso, inhloso zabo zichasiswe ngendlela ezakwenza ukuba babonakale njengezikliwi. {GC 592.1} IEP 592.1
Nxa amabandla wonke ahlonipha usuku lwangeSonto eqhubeka ephika amazwi asobala atholakala eBhayibhilini aqinisa umlayo kaNkulunkulu, bazafisa ukuthulisa labo abazabe sebeyehlulekile ukuba nqoba ngeBhayibhili. Loba nje bekhetha ukuvala amehlo wabo mayelana leqiniso leli, bazathatha inyathelo elizabangela ukuhlukunyeza kwalabo abazakwala ukwenza lokho amaKrestu wonke azabe esekwenza ngokwamukela isabatha lokuzibumbela elafakwa ngopapa beRoma. {GC 592.2} IEP 592.2
Abaholi bebandla njalo labelizwe bazakubambana ukuthenga, lokufuqela, kumbe ukubamba ngamandla bonke abantu ukuba bahloniphe usuku lwangeSonto. Ukuswela kwabo usekelo oluvela eBhayibhilini, kuzathathelwa indawo yimizamo yabo yokubamba abaphikisayo ngamandla. Inkohlakalo kwezombangazwe isibangele ukuba abantu bangathandi ukulunga njalo leqiniso, njalo ngitsho laselizweni laseAmerica lapho okukhona inkululeko khona, ababusi njalo lamalunga edale lephalamende, ukwenzela ukuba bathandwe ngumphakathi, bazavumela lokho okuzabe kufunwa nguzulu ukuba bafake umthetho ozabamba abantu ngamandla ukuba bahloniphe usuku lwangeSonto. Ukukhuluka komzwangedwa okwabuya ngemva kwentengo yokuzidela okungaka, akusoke kuhlonitshwe futhi. Empikiswaneni enkulu ezayo masinyane sizabona umzwekeliso wamazwi womprofethi athi: “Umgobho wamthukuthelela owesifazane, njalo wahamba ukuba uyekulwa lensali yenzalo yakhe, labo abagcina imilayo kaNkulunkulu, njalo labalobufakazi bukaKrestu.” Sambulo 12:17. {GC 592.3} IEP 592.3