Isahluko 26—Umsebenzi Wemvuselelo.

Umsebenzi wokuvuselela iSabatha ozakwenziwa ngezinsuku zokucina uveziwe encwadini kaIsaya: “INkosi ithi: Nanzelela okufaneleyo, wenze ukulunga, ngoba ukusilisa kwami kuseduze ukufika, lokukhulula kwami kuzabonakaliswa. Ubusisiwe umuntu owenza lokhu, lendodana ebambelele kukho, ogcina iSabatha, engaloni, lothinta isandla sakhe ukuba singenzi okubi. Labezizwe abazihlanganisa leNkosi ukuyikhonza lokuthanda ibizo layo, babe yizinceku zayo, bonke abagcina iSabatha, bengaloni bebambelela esivumelwaneni sami, laba ngizabaletha entabeni yami engcwele, ngibathokozise endlini yami yokukhulekela.” (Isaya 56:1,2,6,7). {GC 451.1} IEP 451.1

Amazwi lawa akhuluma ngesikhathi esiphila kiso, ngendlela okuboniswe ngalokho okwenzakalayo esikhathini esiveziweyo: “INkosi uNkulunkulu ebuyisa abathunjiweyo bakoIsrayeli ithi: Ngisezakubuyisa abanye futhi ngaphandle kwalabo asebebuyisiwe.” (Isaya 56:8). Lapha kuvezwe ukubuthwa lokungeniswa kwalabo abezizweni okwenziwa livangeli. Njalo phezu kwalabo abamukela iSabatha ngemva kokwamukela ivangeli, kubekwe isibusiso. Ngakhoke umlandu wokugcina iSabatha udlulela langemuva kokufa kukaKrestu, lokuvuka njalo lokwenyuka kwakhe esiya ezulwini, kusiya fika esikhathini lapho inceku zakhe ezizatshumayeza khona umhlaba wonke ngodaba olumnandi oluletha injabulo. {GC 451.2}IEP 451.2

INkosi iyasilaya futhi isebenzisa umprofethi ofananayo: “Abafundi bami kabagoqe umqulu wobufakazi, banameke imfundiso yami.” (Isaya 8:16). Uphawu lomthetho kaNkulunkulu lutholakala emthethweni wesine. Lowu kuphela kuyo yonke elitshumi, ubeka kucace ibizo njalo lesikhundla salowo onika imilayo leyi. Umveza njengoMdali wezulu lomhlaba, ngakhoke uveza isizatho sokuthi kungani kumele akhonzwe phezu kwabo bonke. Ngaphandle kwamazwi lawa akulalutho emthethweni elitshumi ebonisa ukuthi imithetho leyi yanikwa ngamandla kabani. Nxa iSabatha laselitshintshwe ngupapa, uphawu lolu lwasuswa phakathi kwemithetho elitshumi. Abafundi bakaJesu namhlanje babizelwa ukuthi bawuvuselele ngokuphakamisa iSabatha elingumthetho wesine belibisele endaweni yalo eqondileyo njengesikhumbuzo soMdali njalo lophawu lwamandla wakhe. {GC 452.1}IEP 452.1

“Emthethweni njalo lasemazwini weNkosi ayibufakazi.” Loba nje imfundiso eziphikisanayo zikhona, umthetho kaNkulunkulu yiwo kuphela umthetho ongayenzi iphutha okumele yonke imibono, lemfundiso, njalo lentshumayele zihlolwe ngawo. Umprofethi uthi: Nxa bengakhulumi okuvumelana lelizwi leli, kungenxa yokuthi akulakukhanya kibo.” (Isaya 8:20). {GC 452.2}IEP 452.2

Umlayo lowu uveziwe futhi: “INkosi ithi: Memeza ngelizwi elikhulu, ungathuli, uphakamise ilizwi lakho njengelophondo, utshengise abantu bami iziphambeko zabo, lendlu kaJacobe izono zayo. Bayangidinga insuku zonke, bathanda ukwazi indlela zami kungathi bayisizwe esithanda ukwenza ukulunga, esingatshiyanga ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu waso, bebuza kimi izahlulelo zokulunga, bethanda ukusondela kuNkulunkulu.” (Isaya 58:1,2). Lapha kuvezwe iqula labantu abacabanga ukuthi bangcwele njalo ababonakala sengathi bathanda ukusebenzela uNkulunkulu, kodwa amazwi alukhuni walowo owenelisa ukuhlola inhliziyo abavezela ukuthi banyathezela phansi imithetho yakhe engcwele. {GC 452.3}IEP 452.3

Umprofethi uveza ngale indlela umlayo lowu abantu asebewukhohliwe: “Amadodana akho azakwakha amanxiwa akho amadala, uvuse lezisekelo ezindala. Uzakuthiwa ungumvali wesikhala, lomlungisi wezindlu ezadilikayo, ukuba kuhlalwe kuzo. Uba ungoni iSabatha, ungenzi umsebenzi wakho ngosuku lwami olungcwele, ulibize iSabatha ngokuthi liyintokozo, losuku olungcwele lweNkosi ngokuthi lulodumo, uba ulihlonipha ngokungahambi langokungasebenzi ngalo, langokungakhulumi ize.” (Isaya 58:12-14). Amazwi lawa lokhe eqinisekile lasesikhathini esiphila kiso khathesi. Isikhala senziwa emlayweni kaNkulunkulu nxa iSabatha laseliguqulwe ngamandla weRoma. Kodwa isikhathi sesifikile ukuthi umlayo lowu uvuselelwe. Isikhala lesi kumele sivalwe njalo isisekelo senzalo yonke kusukela ekudalweni komhlaba kumele sivuselelwe. {GC 452.4}IEP 452.4

Ngemva kokungcweliswa yikuphumula njalo lokubusisa koMdali, iSabatha lagcinwa nguAdamu ngaphambi kokona kwakhe ensimini yaseEdeni, njalo languAdamu ngemva kokuwa kwakhe, nxa wayesexotshelwe phandle kwendawo yakhe yentokozo. Lagcinwa njalo yibo bonke abaphila ngemva kwakhe kusukela kuAbela kusiya kuNowa, kusiya kuAbrahama, lakuJacobe. Nxa abakhethekileyo babesebugqilini elizweni laseGibithe, abanengi phakathi kokukhonzwa kwezithombe, bakhohlwa imilayo kaNkulunkulu, kodwa nxa iNkosi yaseyikhulule isizwe sakoIsrayeli, wabanika umthetho wakhe ngomdumo omkhulu phambi kwabo entabeni yaseSinai, ukwenzela ukuthi bazi intando yakhe bamesabe njalo bamhloniphe inaphakade. {GC 453.1}IEP 453.1

Kusukela ngalolo suku kusiya fika khathesi ulwazi lomthetho kaNkulunkulu aluzake luphele emhlabeni, njalo iSabatha elingumthetho wesine lokhe ligcinwa. Loba nje “indoda yesono” yenelisa ukuvoxa ngaphansi kwenyawo usuku lukaNkulunkulu olungcwele, loba kwakunjalo langesikhathi lapho ayebusa khona, kwakukhona ababecatshe endaweni ezimbalwa ababelokhe belugcina ngcwele. Kusukela ngesikhathi seMvuselelo, kulokhe kulabantu abathile ngazo zonke izikhathi abalokhe begcina usuku lweSabatha ngcwele. Loba nje ezikhathini ezinengi bebekwenza lokhu ngaphansi kokuhlukunyezwa lokuchothozwa, ubufakazi obuqhubekayo bebulokhe bukhona ubuyenze ukuthi umthetho kaNkulunkulu uhlale ukhona kanye lomlandu ongcwele owokugcina iSabatha elasungulwa ekudalweni komhlaba. {GC 453.2}IEP 453.2

Amaqiniso lawa, ngendlela avezwe ngayo kuSambulo 14 ndawonye “levangeli laphakade,” azakwehlukanisa ibandla likaKrestu ngesikhathi sokuza kwakhe. Ngoba njengomphumela wokutshunyayelwa kodaba lolu olwengilosi ezintathu kuvezwe ukuthi: “Nanti ithuba lokubekezela kwabangcwele, labo abagcina imilayo kaNkulunkulu njalo lokukholwa kukaJesu.” (Sambulo 14:12). Njalo udaba lolu ngolokucina oluzatshunyayelwa emhlabeni ngaphambi kokuza kweNkosi. Ngemva kokumenyezelwa kodaba lolu iNdodana yomuntu yabonwa ngumprofethi, isiza emayezini izobutha isivuno emhlabeni. {GC 453.3}IEP 453.3

Labo abamukela ukukhanya mayelana lethempeli njalo lokungaguquki komthetho kaNkulunkulu bagcwala intokozo njalo lokumangala nxa babebona ubuhle njalo lokuvumelana kwamaqiniso lawa abasebenikwe ithuba lokuthi bewazwisise. Bafisa ukuthi ukukhanya lokhu okwakuvezwe kwaba ligugu emehlweni wabo kwaziswe wonke amaKrestu, njalo abazange bakholwe okunye ngaphande kokuthi kwakuzakwamukelwa ngabanye ngentokozo. Kodwa amaqiniso ayezabahlukanisa lomhlaba awazange amukelwe yinengi labantu ababezibiza ngokuthi bangabalandeli bakaKrestu. Ukulandela umthetho wesine kwakudinga ukuzinikela abanengi abangazange bakuthande. {GC 454.1}IEP 454.1

Nxa amaqiniso weSabatha ayevezwa phambi kwabantu, abantu abanengi bacabanga njengalabo abomhlaba. Bathi bona: “Kudala sigcina usuku lwangeSonto, labokhokho bethu babegcina lolu usuku, njalo abantu abanengi abalungileyo sebafa belugcina ngentokozo. Nxa babengenzanga iphutha ngakho lokhu kutsho ukuthi lathi asenzanga iphutha. Ukugcina iSabatha leli elitsha kuzabangela ukuthi singahambelani lomhlaba, njalo asingeke sisaba lendonsela phezu kwabo. Kuyini iqula elincane eligcina usuku lweSabatha elingakwenza nxa liphikisana lomhlaba wonke ogcina usuku lweSonto?” Kwakungenxa yokusebenzisa amazwi afananayo ukuthi amaJuda azame ukuphika uKrestu. Okhokho babo babeyamukelwe nguNkulunkulu nxa babeletha imnikelo yabo, njalo kungani abantwana babengeke bathole usindiso nxa babelandela indlela efananayo? Kwakunjalo ngesikhathi sikaLuther lapho abathungameli bebandla leRoma abacabanga ukuthi amaKrestu aqotho ayefele phakathi kwenkolo yebandla leRoma, njalo lokho kwakusitsho ukuthi inkolo yabo yayifanele ukuthi umuntu athole usindiso. Umcabango onjalo wabayisizatho sokuthi kube lomgoqo owavimbela ukuthi ivangeli lihambe endaweni zonke njalo lihlale limsulwa. {GC 454.2}IEP 454.2

Inengi labo lama emazwini wokuthi ukugcinwa kosuku lweSonto kwakube yimfundiso emileyo kusukela endulo njalo lwalube yinsika yebandla okweminyaka eminengi. Ukuphikisa umbono lowu kwavezwa ukuthi ukugcinwa kweSabatha kwakuqale kudala kakhulu, ngoba kwakusukela ekudalweni komhlaba, njalo kwakubekwe nguNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe. Nxa umhlaba wawudalwa, nxa inkanyezi zokusa zazihlabela zonke, njalo indodana zonke zikaNkulunkulu zazimemeza ngenjabulo, yikho lapho iSabatha eladabuka khona. (Jobe 38:6,7) ; Genesisi 2:1-3). Kufanele ukuthi usuku lolu ludinge ukuba siluhloniphe, ngoba aluzange lubekwe ngamandla womuntu njalo alweyamanga phezu kwamasiko wabantu, kodwa lwasungulwa nguMdala weziNsuku njalo lwanikwa yilizwi lakhe elimi kuze kube nininini. {GC 454.3}IEP 454.3

Nxa amehlo abantu ayedonselwa endabeni yokuvuselela iSabatha, abafundisi bamabandla amakhulu baqala ukutshintsha ilizwi likaNkulunkulu, bafaka ingcazelo ebufakazini balo ezazizabangela ukuthi zithulise labo ababefisa ukuzwisisa iqiniso. Njalo labo abangazange bahlolisise iMbhalo ngokwabo basuthiseka ngokuthi bamukele ingcazelo ezazivumelana lezifiso zabo. Ngokuphikisa, lobuqili, lamasiko abokhokho babo, njalo lamandla webandla, abantu abanengi bazama ukunyathezela iqiniso. Labo ababetshumayela iqiniso benza yonke imizamo yokuveza ubufakazi beBhayibhili obubonisa ukuthi umthetho wesine ugxile elizwini likaNkulunkulu. Amadoda ayelokuzehlisa njalo ehlome ngeBhayibhili kuphela, enelisa ukumelana lamazwi wamadoda ayeqeqetshile, ayejwayele ukusebenzisa ulaka lokubajuma, kodwa konke lokhu kwenza ukuthi benanzelele ukuthi konke ukuhlakanipha kwabo kwakungeke kuphikise ukuhlakanipha kwalabo ababeyame eBhayibhilini kuphela hatshi ekuhlakanipheni kwezikolo. {GC 455.1}IEP 455.1

Ngenxa yokuswela ubufakazi obuvela eBhayibhilini obabusekela imicabango yabo, inengi labo lasebenzisa amazwi asetshenziswa yilabo ababephikisa uJesu njalo labafundi bakhe besithi: “Kungani labo abafundileyo abaphakathi kwethu bengazwisisi umbuzo lowu weSabatha? Kodwa balutshwana abakholwa lokho elikukholwayo. Ngeke kutsho ukuthi lina yini eliqondileyo njalo wonke lawa amadoda afundileyo akholwa amanga.” {GC 455.2}IEP 455.2

Ukuze bamelane lamazwi lawa kwakudingeka ukuthi basebenzise amazwi weBhayibhili kuphela njalo lembali yendlela iNkosi eyayisebenza labantu bayo kusukela endulo. UNkulunkulu usebenza ngalabo abezwayo njalo balalele ilizwi lakhe, labo nxa kudingeka abazakhuluma amaqiniso anzima ukwamukeleka, njalo labo abangesabi ukuveza izono ezithandwa ngumuntu wonke. Isizatho sokuthi angavami ukukhetha abantu abafundileyo njalo abalezikhundla eziphezulu ukuthi bathungamele umsebenzini wokuvuselela yikuthi bandise ukuthembela emasikweni, lasemfundweni yabo, njalo abayiboni indingeko yokuthi bafundiswe nguNkulunkulu. Labo kuphela abalobudlelwano loMthombo wenhlakanipho yibo abenelisa ukuzwisisa kumbe ukuchasisa iBhayibhili. Abantu abalemfundo encinyane ezikolo zasemhlabeni kwesinye isikhathi bayabizwa ukuthi batshumayele ivangeli leqiniso, hatshi ngoba abafundanga, kodwa ngoba abalakho ukuzithemba okungabangela ukuthi bale ukufundiswa nguNkulunkulu. Bayafunda esikolo sikaKrestu, njalo ukuzithoba lokulalela kwabo kubenza baphakame kakhulu. Nxa ebanika ulwazi lweqiniso lakhe, uNkulunkulu ubanika udumo, olungeke luqathaniswe lalolu olwasemhlabeni. {GC 455.3}IEP 455.3

Inengi labantu ababelindele ukuza kukaKrestu baphika amaqiniso ayephathelane lethempeli likaNkulunkulu elisezulwini njalo lomthetho kaNkulunkulu, njalo abanengi babo baphika ukholo lwabo lokuthi ukuza kweNkosi kwasekusondele bamukela imfundiso eziphikisanayo ezazisetshenziswa ukuchaza amazwi wesiprofethi. Abanye bathunganyelwa ukuthi benze amaphutha, baqhubeka befaka insuku lapho ababesithi uJesu wayezakuza khona. Ukukhanya okwasekukhanya manje mayelana lendaba yethempeli lasezulwini kwakumele kubabonise ukuthi awakho amazwi esiprofethi amayelana lesikhathi esithile ayezaqhubeka kuze kuyefika ukuza kukaKrestu kwesibili, njalo lokuthi usuku lokuza kwakhe asiluphiwanga. Kodwa nxa basebefulathele ukukhanya, baqhubeka bebeka insuku lapho ababesithi iNkosi yayizakuza khona, ngokwenza njalo babehlala bedangele ngoba akuzange kwenzeke ngaleyo indlela. {GC 456.1}IEP 456.1

Nxa ibandla laseThesalonika laselamukele imibono yamanga mayelana lokuza kukaKrestu, umpostoli uPhawuli wabathumela umbiko wokuthi bahlolisise amathemba wabo ngokunanzelela besebenzisa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu. Wababuyisela emazwini wesiprofethi ayechaza izehlakalo ezazizakwenzeka ngaphambi kokuza kukaKrestu, njalo wababonisa ukuthi babengela sizatho sokumbona ngesikhathi ababephila kiso. “Kungabikhona umuntu olikhohlisayo langayiphi indlela” (2 Thesalonika 2:3), yiwo amazwi wakhe wokuxwayisa. Nxa babeqhubeka besiba lethemba elingasekelwa nguMbhalo, babezathunganyelwa ukuthi bathathe inyathelo elingalunganga, njalo ukudangala kwakuzabangela ukuthi bahlekwe ngabangakholwayo, njalo babezaba sengozini yokulahla ithemba njalo balingeke ukuthi bathandabuze amaqiniso aqakathekileyo ekusindisweni kwabo. Isixwayiso esinikwa nguPhawuli ebantwini baseThesalonika simumethe isifundo esikhulu kulabo abaphila ngezinsuku zokucina. Abantu abanengi abalindele ukuza kweNkosi balokucabanga ukuthi nxa bengabekanga usuku oluthize lokuza kweNkosi ngeke basebenze ngokukhuthala okwaneleyo emzameni yabo yokumlungela. Kodwa nxa amathemba wabo esiya ekhula, abuye angagcwaliseki, ukukholwa kwabo kuyehla kuze kuyefika ezingeni lapho okuba nzima khona ukuthi bathintwe ngamaqiniso amayelana lamazwi wesiprofethi. {GC 456.2}IEP 456.2

Ukutshunyayelwa kwesikhathi esithile esokufika kwehola lokwahlulela, ekutshunyayelweni kodaba lwengilosi yakuqala, kwakuthunganyelwe nguNkulunkulu. Ukuvezwa kwezikhathi lezi ezazichazwa ludaba lolu ezazibeka ukuphela kwensuku ezingu2300 emnyakeni ka1844, kumi lalamuhla kuqondile. Imizamo eyenziwayo ukusa lamalanga eyokudinga ezinye insuku zokuqala lokuphetha kwesikhathi lesi esichazwa nguDanyeli, njalo lokusebenzisa imicabango yabantu ukusekela imibono leyi, kuthungamela abantu khatshana leqiniso, njalo kwenza inhlekisa yonke imizamo yokuchaza amazwi wesiprofethi. Ngazo zonke izikhathi nxa abantu bebeka usuku oluthile lokuza kukaKrestu, njalo nxa lokhu kufundiswa phakathi kwabantu, kwenza ukuthi uSathane ajabule kakhulu. Nxa isikhathi lesi sesidlulile, wenza ukuthi labo abakholwa lokhu babeyinhlekisa emphakathini, ngokwenza njalo ululaza umsebenzi omkhulu owenziwa zinceku zikaNkulunkulu kusukela ngomnyaka ka1843 kusiya ku1844. Labo abaqhubeka bekholwa iphutha leli ekucineni bazafaka usuku olukhatshana kakhulu okwedlula lapho uKrestu azabuya khona. Ngalokho bazahlala ethembeni lamanga njalo abanengi bazahlala bekholwa lokhu umusa uze uvalwe. {GC 457.1}IEP 457.1

Imbali yesizwe sako Israyeli endulo iyisibonelo esihle salokho iqula labantu abakholwa ngokuza kukaKrestu abadlula kikho. UNkulunkulu wathungamela abantu bakhe emsebenzini wokumemezela ngehola lokwahlulela, ngendlela efanayo athungamela ngayo abantwabakhe besuka eGibhithe. Phakathi kokudangala abadlula kikho ukholo lwabo lwahlolwa njengalokhu okwenzeka ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli phambi kolwandle olubomvu. Ngabe babeqhubeke bethembele esandleni esithungamelayo esasibe labo ehambeni lwabo, babezabona usindiso lukaNkulunkulu. Ngabe bonke ababesebenze ngokubambana emsebenzini abawenza ngomnyaka ka1844, babeyamukele udaba lwengilosi yesithathu njalo balumemezela ngamandla kaMoya oyiNgcwele, iNkosi yayizaletha isivuno esikhulu ngenxa yemizamo yabo. Isikhukhula sokukhanya sasizakwehliselwa emhlabeni. Emnyakeni eminengi edlulileyo izakhamizi zomhlaba zazizathola isixwayiso lesi, lomsebenzi wokucina ngabe sewenziwa, njalo uKrestu ngabe sewabuya ukuzolanda abantu bakhe. {GC 457.2}IEP 457.2

Kwakungasiyo intando kaNkulunkulu ukuthi isizwe sakoIsrayeli sibhudule enkangala okweminyaka engamatshumi amane, wayefisa ukubathungamela elizweni laseKhenani ababeke lapho, njengabantu abangcwele, njalo abagcwele intokozo. Kodwa “abenelisanga ukungena khona ngenxa yokungakholwa.” (Amaheberu 3:19). Ngenxa yokuhlehlela emuva lokufulathela iqiniso bafela enkangala, njalo abanye baphakanyiswa ukuthi bangene elizweni lesithembiso. Ngendlela efananayo, kwakungasiyo intando kaNkulunkulu ukuthi ukuza kukaKrestu kuthathe isikhathi eside kangaka njalo lokuthi abantu bakhe bahlale isikhathi esingaka emhlabeni wesono njalo losizi. Kodwa ukungakholwa yikho okwabahlukanisa loNkulunkulu. Nxa babesala ukwenza umsebenzi ayebanike wona, abanye bavuswa ukuthi bamemezele udaba lolu. Ngenxa yomusa wakhe, uJesu lokhe ephuza ukuza kwakhe, ukwenzela ukuthi izoni zibelethuba lokuzwa izixwayiso zakhe njalo zithole kuye indawo yokuphepha phambi kokuthi ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luthelwe emhlabeni. {GC 458.1}IEP 458.1

Khathesi njengasendulo, ukutshunyayelwa kweqiniso elikhuza izono njalo lamaphutha ezikhathi esiphila kuzo kuzabangela ukuthi kubelalabo abamelana leqiniso. “Ngoba ilowo lalowo owenza okubi uzonda ukukhanya, kezi ekukhanyeni ukuba imisebenzi yakhe ingasolwa.” (Johane 3:20). Nxa abantu bebona ukuthi kabenelisi ukusekela lokho abakukholwayo ngelizwi likaNkulunkulu, abanengi babo bayazimisela ukubambelela enkolweni yabo, njalo ngomoya omubi bayenza imizamo yonke ukulwisana lesimo njalo lenjongo zalabo abama ngesibindi ukuveza imfundiso zamanga ezamukelwa ngumuntu wonke. Yiyo indlela efanayo eyayisetshenziswa kusukela endulo. Uprofethi uElijah wabizwa ngokuthi nguye owayehlupha isizwe sako Israyeli, uJeremiya bambiza umthengisi, uPhawuli bathi ngongcolisa ithempeli. Kusukela ngalezo nsuku kuzofika kathesi, labo abazimisela ukumela iqiniso lokhe bebezwa ngamabizo amanengi, agoqela ukuthi bangabakhohlisi, labafundisi bamanga, njalo bangabazonda ukuthula. Amaxuku abantu abangalakukholwa okusezingeni eliphezulu kangaka abangafuni ukwamukela ilizwi lesiprofethi eliqinisekileyo, bazakwamukela ngenjabulo wonke amanga alethwa kibo mayelana lalabo abaveza izono ezithandwa ngumuntu wonke emphakathini. Umoya lowu uzabe ulokhe ukhula ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Njalo iBhayibhili liyafundisa sobala ukuthi isikhathi siyeza lapho okuzafakwa khona imithetho yelizwe ezaphikisana lemithetho kaNkulunkulu, okuzabangela ukuthi lowo lalowo okhetha ukulandela imithetho kaNkulunkulu abelesibindi sokumela ukuhlukunyezwa lokujeziswa njengomenzi wokubi. {GC 458.2}IEP 458.2

Ngenxa yokwazi lokhu, uyini umsebenzi wesithunywa seqiniso? Kumele aphethe ngokuthi iqiniso akumelanga litshunyayelwe, njengoba izikhathi ezinengi libangela ukuthi abantu baliphike kumbe balivukele? Hatshi; kalasizatho esifaneleyo sokunyathezela ubufakazi belizwi likaNkulunkulu, ngenxa yokuthi lenza ukuthi kubelezitha, ngendlela efana laleyo eyalabo abenza umsebenzi weMvuselelo endulo. Izenzo zokukholwa ezenziwa ngabangcwele lalabo abafela iqiniso zabhalelwa ukuthi ziqinise izizukulwane zabo. Izibonelo zalabo abema ngesibindi bakhetha ubungcwele njalo lokulunga seziqinise abanengi ababizelwe ukuma njengofakazi bakaNkulunkulu. Bamukela umusa leqiniso hatshi ukuthi kube ngokwabo kuphela, kodwa ukuba ngenxa yabo, ulwazi lukaNkulunkulu lungakhanyisa umhlaba wonke. Kambe uNkulunkulu unikile yini ukukhanya kwakhe inceku zakhe enzalweni leyi? Nxa kunjalo kumele bakhanyisele umhlaba wonke. {GC 459.1}IEP 459.1

Endulo uNkulunkulu watshela lowo owayekhuluma ngegama lakhe wathi: “Indlu yakoIsrayeli ayisoke ikulalele, ngoba abafuni ukungilalela mina.” Wabuya wathi futhi: “Uzakukhuluma amazwi wami kibo, kungakhathalekile ukuthi bazalalela kumbe bazaphika.” (Hezekeli 3:7; 2:7). Encekwini kaNkulunkulu lamhlanje nanka amazwi anikwa wena: “Phakamisa ilizwi lakho njengophondo, utshele abantu bami iziphambeko zabo.” (Isaya 58:1). {GC 459.2}IEP 459.2

Kusiya ngokuthi amathuba wabo angakanani, wonke umuntu owamukele ukukhanya kweqiniso ulomlandu osabekayo ofana lalowo owawusemahlombe womprofethi wako Israyeli, ilizwi leNkosi eleza kuye lisithi: “Wenake ndoda, ngikubeke ukuthi ube ngumlindi koIsrayeli, ngakhoke nxa usizwa ilizwi elivela kimi, ubaxwayise. Uba ngisithi komubi: Wena muntu omubi, uzakufa impela, uba ungakhulumi wena ukumxwayisa omubi ukuba atshiye indlela yakhe, lowomuntu omubi uzafela esonweni sakhe, kodwa umlandu uzakuba ngowakho. Kodwa uba umxwayisa omubi ukuba aphenduke endleleni yakhe, angatshiyi indlela yakhe, uzafela esonweni sakhe, kodwa wena uzakuphepha.” (Hezekeli 33:7-9). {GC 459.3}IEP 459.3

Umgoqo omkhulu owenza ukuthi abantu bangamukeli iqiniso kumbe bangalitshumayeli yikuthi ligoqela ukungahlaliseki njalo lokuhlukunyezwa. Yiwo lawa amazwi bonke abalitshumayelayo abangakaze bawaphike. Kodwa lokhu akuvimbeli abalandeli bakaKrestu beqiniso. Laba abagoqizandla ngoba belindele ukuthi iqiniso lamukelwe ngabantu bonke. Nxa benanzelela umlandu wabo, bayazimisela ukwamukela isiphambano, njengoPhawuli bebala ukuthi “ukuhlupheka kwethu okuncane, okwesikhatshana nje, kusenzela ubukhosi obukhulu njalo obungapheliyo,” njengomunye endulo, “owaphakamisa ukuthukwa kukaKrestu njengegugu eledlula inotho yaseGibhithe.” (2 Corinte 4:17; Amaheberu 11:26). {GC 460.1}IEP 460.1

Loba sekungaba yini isikhundla sabo, yilabo kuphela abathanda umhlaba enhliziyweni zabo abakhetha ukulandela lokho okufundiswa ngabantu kulokuthi balandele iqiniso ezintweni eziphathelane lenkolo. Kumele sikhethe ukulunga ngoba kulungile, sitshiye umphumela wakhona ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu. Ebantwini abaqotho, abakholwayo, njalo abazimiseleyo, umhlaba ukweleda bona ngenxa yenguquko abayilethayo. Ngabantu abafana labo, umsebenzi wemvuselelo walamuhla kumele uthwalelwe phambili. {GC 460.2}IEP 460.2

INkosi ithi: “Ngilalelani lina elazi ukulunga, abantu abalomlayo wami enhliziyweni zabo, lingesabi ukusola kwabantu, lingapheli amandla ngenxa yokuthuka kwabo. Ngoba inondo izakubadla njengengubo, lempethu ibadle njengoboya bezimvu; kodwa ukukhulula kwami kuzakuma kuze kube ninini, lokusilisa kwami ezizukulwaneni zonke.” (Isaya 51: 7,8). {GC 460.3}IEP 460.3