Isahluko 29—Imvelaphi Yesono.

Engqondweni zabantu abanengi umcabango omayelana lokuthi isono savela ngaphi lembangela yaso yenza badideke kakhulu. Bayabona umsebenzi wobubi, lomphumela wawo wosizi lokubhubha, njalo bayabuza ukuthi konke lokhu kwenzeka kanjani ngaphansi kwamehlo kaSimakade olokukhalipha okukhulu lolamandla lothando. Konke lokhu kuyimfihlakalo abangelawo amazwi wokuyichasisa. Njalo ekungazini lokuthandabuzeni kwabo bacina besehluleka ukuzwisisa amaqiniso avezwe sobala elizwini likaNkulunkulu njalo amqoka ekusindisweni kwabo. Bakhona labo abathi ngokudingisisa kwabo ngesizatho sokuthi kube lobubi emhlabeni, abacina bezama ukudingisisa ezintweni uNkulunkulu angasivezelanga zona, ngaleso sizatho bayehluleka ukuthola impendulo, njalo abantu abanjalo bacina besiba sesimeni sokuthandabuza besebesebenzisa isizatho lesi ukuphika amazwi atholakala eBhayibhilini. Abanye ngakolunye uhlangothi bayehluleka ukuzwisisa inkinga yesono ngesizatho sokuthi kulemfundiso ezingaqondanga emhlabeni ezimayelana lesimo sikaNkulunkulu kanye lombuso wakhe kanye lendlela akhetha ukuqeda isono ngayo. {GC 492.1}IEP 492.1

Akwenzeki ukuthi sichasise imvelaphi yesono ngendlela ezayenza ukuthi sithole isizatho sokuthi sibekhona emhlabeni. Kodwa siyenelisa ukuzwisisa umvelaphi wesono njalo lendlela isono esizaqedwa ngayo okuveza sobala ukulunga lothando lukaNkulunkulu ngendlela akhethe ukuphatha ngayo ububi obusemhlabeni. Akula eyinye into efundiswe ngokucacileyo eBhayibhilini kulokuthi uNkulunkulu wayengelacala mayelana lokungena kwesono emhlabeni, lokuthi akuzange kube khona ukususwa komusa, kumbe ukusilela embusweni wezulu okwabangela ukuthi kube lokuhlamuka okwabakhona. Isono singumafohlela, njalo akulasizatho esinganikwa esichaza ukubakhona kwaso. Akuzwisiseki, njalo akuchasiseki, ukuzama ukwenza njalo kucina kusiba yikusimela. Ngabe bekulendlela yokusichaza, kumbe isizatho sokubakhona kwaso besingatholakala, besingeke saba yisono. Ingcazelo yethu eyodwa yesono itholakala elizwini likaNkulunkulu; “kuyikwephula umlayo;” kuyikukhula kwemfundiso elwisana lemilayo yothando eyisisekelo sombuso wasezulwini. {GC 492.2}IEP 492.2

Isono singakabi khona kwakulokuthula lentokozo emhlabeni wonke. Konke kwakulungile kuhambelana lentando yoMdali. Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwalugcwele indawo yonke, njalo uthando omunye komunye lwalumsulwa. UKrestu uLizwi, iNdodana ezelwe yodwa kaNkulunkulu, wayemunye loBaba, babemunye ngemvelo, langesimo, langenjongo, kwakunguye kuphela yokindawo owayelelungelo lokuba semhlanganweni kaNkulunkulu. NgoKrestu uBaba wadala zonke izidalwa zasezulwini. “Ngoba konke kwadalwa ngaye, okusezulwini, ...loba kuyizihlalo zobukhosi, loba kuyiziphathamandla, loba kuyimbuso, loba kungamandla, konke kwadalwa ngayo” (Kolose 1:16), njalo kuKrestu owayelingana loBaba izulu lonke laliletha ukukhonza kwalo. {GC 493.1}IEP 493.1

Umthetho wothando owuyisisekelo sombuso kaNkulunkulu, lentokozo yezidalwa zonke yayeyame ekuthini balandele imfundiso yawo yonke ngoba umthetho yiwo oyinsika yokulunga. UNkulunkulu udinga endalweni yakhe yonke inkonzo yothando, ukukhonza okuphuma ekuzwisiseni isimo sakhe. Kathokozi ngokukhonza okwenziwa ngoba abantu bebanjwa ngamandla, njalo kubo bonke abantu ubanika amandla wokuzikhethela, ukwenzela ukuthi bamkhonze ngobabekuthanda ukukwenza lokhu. {GC 493.2}IEP 493.2

Kodwa kukhona oyedwa owakhetha ukuphathakabi inkululeko leyi. Isono sasungua ngaye, owayeseduze kuKrestu, njalo owayephakanyiswe nguNkulunkulu njalo owelamandla lobukhosi obuphezu kwezidalwa zonke ezulwini. Ngaphambi kokuwa kwakhe uLusifa waye ngowokuqala wengilosi ezazimboza inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, futhi wayengcwele njalo engelasici. “INkosi uNkulunkulu ithi; wawuyisiboniso sokupheleleyo, ugcwele ukuhlakanipha, uphelele ngobuhle. WawuseEdeni insimu kaNkulunkulu, ucecile ngawo wonke amatshe amahle...Ngakwenza waba likherubi lokulinda, usentabeni engcwele kaNkulunkulu, wahamba phakathi kwamatshe avutha umlilo. Wawuphelele endleleni zakho, kusukela osukwini owadalwa ngalo kwaze kwafunyaniswa ububi kuwe.” Hezekeli 28:12-15. {GC 493.3}IEP 493.3

ULusifa wayelethuba lokuqhubeka ephansi kukaNkulunkulu, ethandwa njalo ehlonitshwa zingilosi zonke, esebenzisa amandla wakhe ukubuyisa abanye njalo lokudumisa uMenzi wakhe. Kodwa umprofethi uthi, “Inhliziyo yakho yaziphakamisa ngenxa yobuhle bakho, wona ukuhlakanipha kwakho ngenxa yodumo lwakho.” Hezekeli 28:17. Kancane kancane, uLusifa waqala ukufisa ukukhonzwa ngokwakhe. “Ngoba uzitshaya ohlakaniphileyo njengoNkulunkulu....” “Wena wathi enhlizweni yakho, ngizakwenyukela ezulwini, ngaphezu kwezinkanyezi zikaNkulunkulu ngibeke khona isihlalo sami sobukhosi...ngizakwenyukela ngaphezu kwendawo eziphakemeyo emayezini, ngizenze ngibe njengoPhezukonke.” Hezekelo 28: 6, Isaya 14:13,14. Kulokuthi adinge indlela yokuphakamisa uNkulunkulu phambi kwezidalwa zakhe, kwakuyinjongo kaLusifa ukuthi eyenze ukuthi bakhonze yena endaweni yoMdali. Njalo ngenxa yokunxwanela inhlonipho uBaba ayeyinike iNdodana yakhe, uLusifa wafisa amandla ayengakaKrestu kuphela. {GC 494.1}IEP 494.1

Lonke izulu lalithokozele ukubonisa ubukhosi boMdali njalo lokumdumisa. Njalo nxa uNkulunkulu wayephakanyiswa ngale indlela, konke kwakube lokuthula lentokozo. Kodwa manje kwasekulenhlanyelo eyayisiphambanisa konke lokhu. Inkonzo yokuziphakamisa, eyayiphikisana lecebo likaMdali, yaqala ukuvusa imicabango emibi engqondweni ezazigcwele inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. Izidalwa zezulu zamncenga uLusifa. INdodana kaNkulunkulu yambonisa ubukhulu, lokulunga njalo lobuhle boMdali, njalo lobungcwele bomthetho wakhe ongaguqukiyo. UNkulunkulu ngokwakhe nguye owayeyakhe indlela umbuso wezulu owawuqhutshwa ngayo, njalo ngokuphambuka kuyo, uLusifa wayezakonela uMdali wakhe, azilethele ukufa. Kodwa izixwayiso ezanikwa ngothando njalo lomusa, zabangela ukuthi umoya wenkani ukhule ngamandla kuye. ULusifa wavumela ukunxwanela kwakhe isikhundla sikaKrestu ukuthi kukhule, njalo waqala ukuba lamadlabuzane wokuthi wayengakwenza lokhu. {GC 494.2}IEP 494.2

Ukuziphakamisa ngenxa yenkazimulo yakhe kwakhulisa isifiso sakhe sokubusa. Ukuphakamiswa okwakubekwe kuLusifa akazange akwamukele njengesipho esivela kuNkulunkulu okwabangela ukuthi angabi lokubonga okwakumele akulethe kuMdali. Waqala ukuziphakamisa ngenxa yenkazimulo lokuphakama kwakhe, wafisa ukulingana loNkulunkulu. Wayethandwa njalo ehlonitshwa yizidalwa zonke zezulu. Ingilosi zazithokoza ukwenza lokhu ayezitshela khona, njalo wayembeswe ngokuhlakanipha lobukhosi okwedlula zonke. Loba kunjalo iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yayihlonitshwa njengoMkhulu wezulu, lowo owayelamandla alingana lakaBaba. Kuyo yonke imihlangano kaNkulunkulu, uKrestu wayesiba khona, kodwa uLusifa wayengavunyelwa ukubakhona. “Yindaba,” yaqala ukubuza ingilosi leyi, “kungani uKrestu ephezulu? Kungani ephakanyiswa okwedlula uLusifa? {GC 495.1}IEP 495.1

Watshiya indawo yakhe eyokwembesa ubukhosi bukaNkulunkulu, uLusifa waphuma ukuthi ayenika ezinye ingilosi umoya wakhe wokukhonona. Wasebenza ensitha, njalo okwesikhatshana wafihla injongo yakhe yeqiniso esenza engathi wayephakamisa uNkulunkulu, wenza imizamo yokuthi alethe ukungasuthiseki ngemithetho kaNkulunkulu eyayilawula izidalwa zonke zezulu, esithi lokhu kwakuletha umgoqo ongadingekiyo. Njengoba izimo zabo zazingcwele, waletha umcabango wokuthi ingilosi kwakumele zilalele kuphela lokho okutshiwo yintando yazo. Wazama ukuthi bamzwele usizi ngokubatshela ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayengamphathanga kahle ngokuphakamisa uKrestu okwedlula yena. Wabatshela ukuthi isifiso sakhe sokuthola amandla adlula lawa ayelawo kwakungasiyo imizamo yokudinga ukuziphakamisa, kodwa wayezama ukutholela izidalwa zonke inkululeko, ukuze ngale indlela benelise ukufinyelela izinga eliphezulu lokuphila. {GC 495.2}IEP 495.2

UNkulunkulu emuseni wakhe wabekezelela uLusifa okwesikhathi eside. Kazange ehliswe esikhundleni sakhe nxa wayeqala ukuletha umoya lowu owokusola, ngitsho lalapho ayeseqala khona ukuletha amanga phambi kwezinye ingilosi. Wagcinwa ezulwini okwesikhathi eside. Ukusa kwamalanga wayethenjiswa intethelelo ngaphansi kwamazwi wokuthi kwakumele aphenduke njalo azehlise. Yonke imizamo leyi yayiqondiswe ukuthi imbonise ukuthi wayesenza iphutha. Umoya wokungasuthiseki wawungakaze ubekhona ezulwini. ULusifa ngokwakhe ekuqaleni kazange ananzelele ukuthi wayesenzani, kazange azwisise isimo esiqotho semizwa yakhe. Kodwa nxa ukungasuthiseki kwakhe kwasekuveziwe ukuthi kwakungela sizatho, uLusifa wananzelela ukuthi wayeyenze iphutha, lokuthi imithetho yezulu yayilungile, njalo lokuthi kwakumele ayiphakamise phambi kwezidalwa zonke ezulwini. Ngabe wayekwenzile lokhu wayezazihlenga yena kanye lengilosi ezinengi. Ngalesi isikhathi wayengakalahli ngokuphelela inhlonipho ayelayo phambi kaNkulunkulu. Loba nje wayesetshiye isikhundla sakhe sokuba yikherubi emboza ubukhosi bukaNkulunkulu, ngabe wayefisa ukubuyela kuNkulunkulu, evuma ukuhlakanipha koMdali, njalo elokusithiseka ngokuthatha isikhundla ayesinikwe nguNkulunkulu, wayezabuyiselwa esikhundleni sakhe. Kodwa ukuziphakamisa kwanqabela ukuthi azehlise. Waqhubeka enika izizatho zokuvikela isinqumo ayesithethe, esitsho ukuthi kwakungela sizatho sokuthi avume isono sakhe, njalo wazimisela ukuthi wayezalwisana loMdali wakhe. {GC 495.3}IEP 495.3

Wonke amandla ayewaphiwe waqala ukuwasebenzisa emsebenzini wokudukisa, ukwenzela ukuthi athole uzwelo lwezinye ingilosi ezazingaphansi kwamandla wakhe. Lesizatho sokuthi uKrestu wayemxwayisile saguqulwa senziwa njengento embi. Kibo labo ababemthanda njalo bemthemba, uSathane wabatshela ukuthi wayekhuzwe ngendlela engalunganga, lokuthi isikhundla sakhe sasingahlonitshwanga, njalo lokuthi amalungelo akhe ayencindezelwe. Kusukela ekuguquleni amazwi kaKrestu waqhubeka esiyaphambili waqala ukuqamba amanga, ebeka icala phezu kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezama ukumnyangisa phambi kwezidalwa zezulu. Wazama futhi ukuletha impi phakathi kwakhe lengilosi ezazikhethe ukulandela intando kaNkulunkulu. Bonke labo ayehluleke ukubakhohlisa ukuthi babesequleni lakhe, wababeka icala lokungabi lendaba lamalungelo ezinye izidalwa zezulu. Umsebenzi lowo ayewenza yena wawuphendulela wenza sengathi wawusenziwa yilabo ababekhethe ukulandela intando kaNkulunkulu. Njalo ukwenzela ukuthi enze ukuthi amazwi akhe okusola uNkulunkulu abelesisindo, wazama ukuphendulela amazwi lezenzo zoMdali. Kwakuyinjongo yakhe ukudida ingilosi ngokusebenzisa amazwi acatshileyo ayephikisa injongo kaNkulunkulu. Yonke into eyayisobala wenza ukuthi ingazwisiseki, njalo ngobungcitshi bakhe wenza ukuthi amazwi kaJehova athandabuzeke. Isikhundla sakhe esasiphezulu, esasimenza abeseduzane loNkulunkulu, senza ukuthi amazwi wakhe abelamandla, njalo abanengi baholelwa ukuthi bavumelane laye ekuhlamukeleni amandla ezulu. {GC 496.1}IEP 496.1

UNkulunkulu ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe wavumela uSathane ukuthi aqhubeke ngomsebenzi wakhe, kwaze kwayafika ebangeni lapho umoya wokungasuthiseki owacina usungumvukela osegcekeni. Kwakubalulekile ukuthi amacebo wakhe akhule aze aphelele, ukwenzela ukuthi isimo sawo sibonwe ngumuntu wonke. ULusifa njengekherubi eligcotshiweyo, wayephakanyisiwe kakhulu, njalo wayethandwa yizidalwa zonke zezulu, njalo indonsela yakhe phezu kwabo yayinkulu kakhulu. Umbuso kaNkulunkulu wawungagoqeli kuphela labo ababehlala ezulwini kodwa yonke imihlaba ayeyidalile, njalo uSathane wayecabanga ukuthi nxa wayengathatha ingilosi zonke zezulu laye, wayezenelisa ukuthatha yonke imihlaba eyayidaliwe. Wayesebenzise ubungcitshi bakhe ukuletha amazwi akhe njalo wasebenzisa ubuqili bonke ukuthi akhohlise izithunywa zezulu. Amandla akhe wokukhohlisa ayemakhulu, njalo ngokuzivala ngengubo yamanga wayesenelise ukunqoba abanye. Lengilosi ezazikhethe ukulandela intando kaNkulunkulu azizange zizwisise ngokugcweleyo isimo sakhe futhi azizange ziqedisise ukuthi umsebenzi wakhe wawuzaholela ngaphi. {GC 497.1}IEP 497.1

USathane wayekade ephakanyiswe kakhulu okwabangela ukuthi izenzo zakhe zembeswe ngemfihlakalo, okwenza ukuthi kubenzima ukuvezela ingilosi isimo somoya ayelawo. Ngaphandle kokuthi amacebo wakhe akhule aphelele, isono sasingeke sibonakale sisibi ngendlela esiyiyo yona. Kuze kuyefika lapha sasingazange sibe lendawo embusweni wezulu, njalo ingilosi zazingazwisisi isimo saso njalo lobubi baso. Abazange bananzelele umphumela owawuzaba khona nxa basebezabeka umthetho kaNkulunkulu eceleni. USathane ekuqaleni wayefihle umsebenzi wakhe ngaphansi kokuthi wayelokhe elandela intando kaNkulunkulu. Wasebenzisa amazwi okuthi wayezama ukukhulisa ukuhlonitshwa kukaNkulunkulu, njalo lesisekelo sombuso wakhe, njalo lenhlalakahle yezidalwa zonke zasezulwini. Nxa wayeqhubeka efaka ukungasuthiseki engqondweni zengilosi zasezulwini ezazingaphansi kwakhe, wasebenzisa ubuqili bakhe ukuthi kubonakale sengathi wayezama ukususa ukungasuthiseki kwabo. Nxa wayesithi kumele kube lenguquko yendlela izinto ezazisenziwa ngayo njalo lemithetho kaNkulunkulu, kwakungaphansi kobuqili bokuthi lokhu kwakudingeka ukwenzela ukuthi kube lokubambana ezulwini. {GC 497.2}IEP 497.2

Ngendlela uNkulunkulu aphatha ngayo isono esasesikhona, kwakungekho okunye ayengakwenza kulokuthi asebenzise ukulunga njalo leqiniso. USathane wayesenelisa ukusebenzisa lokho uNkulunkulu ayengeke akusebenzise, okungamanga njalo lokukhohlisa. Wayezamile ukwenza ukuthi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu liphendulwe libe ngamanga njalo wayephikise indlela ayebusa ngayo ezulwini, esithi uNkulunkulu wayengalunganga ngokufaka imithetho phezu kwezidalwa zezulu, njalo lokudinga ukuthi bazehlise njalo balandele intando yakhe. Injongo yakhe kwakuyikuthi aphakanyiswe yena akhonzwe. Ngakhoke kwakumele kubonakale phambi kwezidalwa zezulu, lezidalwa ezikweminye imhlaba, ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu wawulungile, njalo lokuthi umthetho wakhe ulungile. USathane wayekwenze kwabonakala sengathi nguye owayezama ukuthi kube lokuthula emhlabeni wonke. Isimo sakhe njalo lenjongo yakhe kwakumele kuvezwe sobala phambi kwabo bonke. Kwakumele anikwe isikhathi esifaneleyo ukuthi kubonakale injongo yakhe yobubi. {GC 498.1}IEP 498.1

Ukungahlaliseki ayesekudalile ezulwini, uSathane wabeka icala lakho phezu kwemithetho njalo lombuso kaNkulunkulu. Bonke ububi wabubeka phezu kombuso wezulu. Watshela ababemlalele ukuthi injongo yakhe yayingeyokuqinisa imthetho kaJehova. Ngakhoke kwakudingeka ukuthi abonise umfanekiso wamazwi wakhe, njalo abonise umphumela wenguquko ayefuna ukuyenza emlayweni. Umsebenzi wakhe kwakumele umbophe ngokwawo. USathane wayeqhubeke ngokuthi wayengasuye umhlamuki. Izidalwa zonke kwakumele zibone ukuvezwa komkhohlisi. {GC 498.2}IEP 498.2

Langemva kokuba kwasekubekiwe isinqumo sokuthi wayengeke esahlala ezulwini, uNkulunkulu kazange ambhubhise uSathane. Njengoba uNkulunkulu edinga ukuthi simkhonze ngothando kuphela, ngokunjalo ukukhonzwa kwakhe kumele kwenziwe ngenxa yothando lokunanzelela ukuthi ulungile njalo ulesihawu. Izidalwa zasezulwini labanye abakwemihlaba, ngoba babengalungelanga ukuzwisisa isimo njalo lomphumela wesono, babengeke babone ukulunga njalo lomusa kaNkulunkulu ngabe wayembhubhisile. Ngabe wayebhujisiwe eqeda ukona, babezakhonza uNkulunkulu ngaphansi kokwesaba hatshi ngenxa yothando. Indonsela yomkhohlisi yayingeke itshabalale yonke, ngitsho lomoya wokuhlamuka wawungeke ubhujiswe wonke. Ububi kwakumele buvunyelwe ukuthi bukhule bubonakale. USathane kwakumele anikwe ithuba lokuveza isimo sakhe seqiniso ukwenzela ukuthi wonke umuntu azibonele ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulungile njalo ulomusa njalo lokuthi umthetho wakhe ngeke uguquke. {GC 498.3}IEP 498.3

Ukuhlamuka kukaSathane kwakuzaba yisifundo sendalo yonke eyayikhona leyayizakuba khona, njengobufakazi besimo njalo lezithelo zesono ezimbi. Ukusebenza kukaSathane, lomphumela wakho ebantwini lasezingilosini, kwakuzabonisa izithelo zokulahla umthetho kaBaba. Kwakuzaba yibufakazi bokuthi ukubakhona kombuso kaNkulunkulu lomthetho wakhe yikho okuqukethe injabulo yezidalwa zonke. Ngale indlela imbali yesenzo lesi yayizaba yisikhumbuzo esingapheliyo esivikela izidalwa zonke ukuthi zingaweli esonweni njalo zingamukeli isijeziso esizakwehlela bonke abonayo. {GC 499.1}IEP 499.1

Ngitsho lasemephethelweni wempikiswaneni leyi eyayisezulwini, uSathane waqhubeka esithi kwakungela bubi ayebenzile. Kwathi sekubekwe ilizwi lokuthi yena lazo zonke ingilosi ezazisehlangothini lwakhe zazingeke ziqhubeke zihlala ezulwini, yikho lapho uSathane aqala ukukhuluma ukuthi wayewuzonda umthetho woMdali. Waqhubeka ngemfundiso yakhe yokuthi izidalwa zezulu zazingawudingi umthetho, kodwa kwakumele ziyekelwe ukuthi zilandele intando yazo eyayizahlala iziholela ebuhleni. Waphika imilayo wayibiza ngokuthi yayiyindlela yokwenqabela ukuthi bazibuse, njalo wakwenza kwaba sobala ukuthi kwakuyinjongo yakhe ukuthi umthetho ubhidlizwe, lokuthi ngemva kwalokho izidalwa zezulu zazizakwenelisa ukufinyelela ezingeni eliphezu kwalelo ezazikulo. {GC 499.2}IEP 499.2

Ngelizwi elilodwa uSathane lengilosi ayezikhohlisile babeka icala lokuhlamuka kwabo phezu kukaKrestu, besithi ngabe babengakhuzwanga, babengeke bahlamuke. Ngale indlela babonisa inkani njalo lokungazisoli, bezama ngeze ukuwisa umbuso kaNkulunkulu, ngesikhathi esifanayo bezibiza ngokuthi babengela cala kodwa ngenxa yombuso wochuku basebezithole besesimeni ababekiso, kodwa ekucineni umkhohlisi omkhulu lalabo ababemlalele baxotshelwa phandle kwezulu. {GC 499.3}IEP 499.3

Umoya ofanayo owabangela ukuhlamuka ezulwini lokhe ubangela ukuthi abantu bahlamuke lasemhlabeni. USathane lokhe eqhubeka enika abantu imfundiso ayinika ingilosi ezulwini. Umoya wakhe manje uphila ebantwaneni bokungalaleli. Njengaye bayazama ukwephula umthetho kaNkulunkulu njalo bathembisa abantu ukuthi bazathola inkululeko ngokwephula imilayo. Ukukhuzwa ngenxa yesono lokhe kubangela inzondo njalo lokuhlamuka. Nxa imilayezo kaNkulunkulu yokuxwayisa ilethwa phambi komzwangedwa, uSathane ukhokhela abantu ukuthi bazivikele njalo bafune uzwelo lwabanye endleleni yabo yesono. Kulokuthi baqondise amaphutha wabo, benza ukuthi lowo obakhuzayo azondwe, sengathi nguye obangela ubunzima. Kusukela ensukwini zika Abela olungileyo kusiya fika esikhathini sethu, unjalo umoya oqondiswa kulabo abakhuza isono. {GC 500.1}IEP 500.1

Ngendlela efananayo yokuphendulela isimo sikaNkulunkulu ayeyenzile ezulwini, esenza ukuthi abonakale njengombusi olochuku, uSathane wabangela ukuthi abantu bone. Njalo ngemva kokuthi anqobe, waqala ukuthi imthetho kaNkulunkulu engalunganga yiyo eyayibangele ukuthi umuntu awe, ngendlela efananayo umthetho owawubangele ukuthi laye ahlamuke. {GC 500.2}IEP 500.2

Kodwa uSimakade uqobo lwakhe uyatsho ukuthi: “YiNkosi! yiNkosi! nguNkulunkulu olesihawu lomusa, ophuza ukuthukuthela, ogcwele uthando olungapheliyo lobuqotho, ohawukela abayizigidi, othethelela ububi leziphambeko lezono, kodwa ongayikubayekela abalecala.” (Eksodusi 34:6,7). {GC 500.3}IEP 500.3

Ngokuxotsha kwakhe uSathane ezulwini, uNkulunkulu waveza ukulunga kwakhe njalo wagcina ukuhlonipheka kwesihlalo sakhe. Kodwa ngemva kokona komuntu ngenxa yokulalela amazwi womlingi, uNkulunkulu wabonisa ubufakazi bothando lwakhe ngokunikela iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuthi ifele umhlaba wonke. Emsebenzini wokubuyisana isimilo sikaNkulunkulu sivezwe sobala. Umnikelo owenziwa esiphambanweni uveza sobala phambi kwezidalwa zonke ukuthi indlela yesono eyakhethwa nguSathane ngeke ibekwe phezu kombuso kaNkulunkulu. {GC 500.4}IEP 500.4

Empini ephakathi kukaKrestu loSathane, nxa uMsindisi wayesemhlabeni, isimilo somkhohlisi sabonakala sobala. Akula esinye isenzo esasingabangela ukuthi ingilosi ezisezuwini zime ukuzwela uSathane okwedlula indlela aphatha ngayo uKrestu ngochuku nxa wayesemhlabeni. Amazwi wakhe ayisinengiso awokuthi uKrestu kamkhonze, njalo lokuziphakamisa kwakhe okwamenza ukuthi athwalele uKrestu phezu kwentaba lethempeli, njalo lenjongo yakhe yokuthi aziphosele phansi athathe umphefumulo wakhe, njalo lobubi obamlandela endaweni zonke ayehamba kuzo, lokufuqa kwakhe abapristi labantu ukuthi bamphike, njalo lokumemeza kokucina, “Makabethelwe! Makabethelwe! konke lokhu kwamangalisa izidalwa zonke ezazibukele. {GC 501.1}IEP 501.1

KwakunguSathane owahola umhlaba ukuthi uphike uKrestu. Umkhohlisi wasebenzisa wonke amandla wakhe njalo lobuqili bonke ukuthi abulale uKrestu, ngoba wabona ukuthi uthando lomusa woMsindisi, njalo lesihelo sakhe kwakubonisa umhlaba isimo sikaNkulunkulu. USathane wenza imizamo yonke ukuphikisa yonke into eyayikhulunywa nguKrestu, njalo wasebenzisa abantu njengezisebenzi zakhe ukuthi benze impilo yakhe ibe ngeyosizi lokuhlupheka. Amaqhinga kanye lamanga ayewasebenzisile ukuthi avimbe umsebenzi kaKrestu, lenzondo ayiletha ngabantu ababengamlaleli, njalo lamacala awabeka phezu kwalowo owayelokulunga okwakungakaze kubonakale emhlabeni, konke kwakuphuma enhliziyweni eyayidinga ukuphindisela. Amalangabi wenzondo lomona, lokuphindisela, aphakama eKhalivari phezu kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu, izulu lonke lakukhangela lokhu ligcwele usizi lokumangala benanzelela ngokokuqala ukuthi isono sasisibi ngale indlela. {GC 501.2}IEP 501.2

Nxa umnikelo omkhulu okwedlula yonke wasewenziwe, uKrestu wenyukela phezulu, wayala ukwamukela ukuphakanyiswa ingilosi ezazimnika khona ngaphambi kokuthi alethe isicelo phambi kaBaba esithi: “Ngiyafisa ukuthi labo onginike bona labo, bebelami lapho engikhona.” (Johane 17:24). Ngemva kokutsho kwakhe isicelo lesi, impendulo egcwele uthando lamandla yezwakala ivela esihlalweni sikaBaba: “Izithunywa zonke zikaNkulunkulu azimkhonze.” (Amaheberu 1:6). Akuzange kube lesici esatholakala kuKrestu. Ukuyangiswa kwakhe kuphelile, lomnikelo wakhe wapheleliswa, kwanikwa kuye ibizo eliphezu kwawo wonke amabizo. {GC 501.3}IEP 501.3

Manje icala likaSathane laselimile phambi kwakhe kungela mazwi okuzama ukulivikela. Wayesebonisile isimo sakhe seqiniso njengomqambi wamanga njalo lombulali. Kwabonakala ukuthi umoya ofanayo ayewusebenzisile ukubusa abantu, abangaphansi kwamandla wakhe, wayezawusebenzisa ngabe wayeyenelisile ukukhokhela izidalwa zezulu. Wayefundise ukuthi ukwephulwa komthetho kaNkulunkulu kwakuzaletha inkululeko lodumo, kodwa kwabonakala ukuthi umphumela wakho kwakuyibugqili lokufa. {GC 502.1}IEP 502.1

Amanga kaSathane ayewalethe mayelana lesimo sombuso wezulu abonakala phambi komhlaba wonke. Wayebeke phezu kaNkulunkulu icala lokufuna ukuziphakamisa kuphela ngokufuna ukuthi izidalwa zakhe zizehlise njalo zimkhonze, njalo wayeqhubeke wathi, loba uMdali wayefuna ukuthi abanye bazidele, yena wayengenzanga lutho olubonisa ukuzidela kwakhe. Manje kwavezwa sobala ukuthi abantu basindiswe, uMbusi wendalo yonke wayeyenze umnikelo omkhulu okwedlula yonke owawungenziwa luthando kuphela, “Ngoba uNkulunkulu wayekuKrestu ebuyisana lomhlaba kuye.” (2 Korinte 5:19). Kwavezwa sobala futhi ukuthi loba uSathane wayevule umnyango ukuthi isono singene ngenxa yokufuna ukuphakanyiswa lokubusa, uKrestu ukwenzela ukuthi abhubhise isono, wayezehlisile wakhetha ukulalela waze wayakufa. {GC 502.2}IEP 502.2

UNkulunkulu wayebonisile indlela azonda ngayo ukuhlamuka. Izulu lonke labona ukulunga kwakhe, ekubekeni icala kuSathane njalo lasekusindisweni kwabantu. ULusifa wayetshilo ukuthi nxa kwakuyikuthi umlayo kaNkulunkulu awuguquki, njalo lesigwebo sawo sasingeke sisuswe, wonke umuntu owayewephulile kwakumele alahlwe kokuphela. Wayekukhulumile njalo wathi abantu ngemva kokuwa kwabo basebefike ezingeni lokuthi babengasindiseki ngakho basebeyimpahla yakhe. Kodwa ukufa kukaKrestu kwakuyisenzo esasimele abantu esasingasoke siguqulwe. Isigwebo sokwephula umlayo sawela phezu kwalowo owayelingana loNkulunkulu, njalo umuntu wayesekhululekile ukwamukela ubungcwele bukaKrestu njalo ngempilo yokuzehlisa anqobe, njengoba iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yayinqobile, phezu kwamandla kaSathane. Ngale indlela uNkulunkulu ulungile njalo uyamukela njengabalungileyo labo abakholwa kuKrestu. {GC 502.3}IEP 502.3

Kodwa kwakungasiso isizatho sokuhlenga abantu kuphela esabangela ukuthi uKrestu abuye emhlabeni ahlupheke njalo afe. Wabuya ukuthi “aphakamise umthetho” njalo “lokuwenza ukuthi uhlonipheke.” Hatshi kuphela ukuthi labo abahlala emhlabeni lowu kumele bagcine umlayo ngendlela efaneleyo, kodwa kwavezwa kuyo yonke imihlaba ukuthi umthetho kaNkulunkulu awuguquleki. Ngabe wawubekwe eceleni, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yayingeke ibe lesizatho sokuthi inikele impilo yayo njengomhlatshelo wokwephulwa kwawo. Ukufa kukaKrestu kuyibufakazi bokuthi awuguquleki. Njalo lomnikelo owabangelwa luthando lukaBaba leNdodana, ukuthi izoni zisindiswe, ubonisa phambi kwezidalwa zonke, lokho okwakungeke kwenziwe ngelinye icebo ngaphandle kwecebo losindiso, njalo lokuthi ukulunga lomusa kuyinsika yomthetho lombuso kaNkulunkulu. {GC 503.1}IEP 503.1

Ngosuku lokwahlulela lapho isigcwebo esizabekwa khona, kuzabonakala ukuthi akulasizatho sokuthi isono sibekhona. Lapho uMahluleli womhlaba wonke azabuza uSathane, “Kungani wangivukela, njalo wangiphanga izidalwa zombuso wami? umqali wobubi uzaswela isizatho. Imilomo yonke izaphela amathe, njalo bonke abantu abahlamukayo bazaswela amazwi wokutsho. {GC 503.2}IEP 503.2

Isiphambano saseKhalvari loba siveza ukuthi umthetho awuguquki, sivezela umhlaba wonke ukuthi inkokhelo yesono iyikufa. Emazwini woMsindisi wokucina athi, “Kuphelile,” isigwebo sokufa kukaSathane sezwakala. Impikiswano enkulu kakhulu eyayiqhubeke okwesikhathi esingaka yaseyifike emaphethelweni wayo, njalo kwasekusobala ukuthi ububi babuzatshabalaliswa kungekudala. Indodana kaNkulunkulu yadlula phakathi kwethuna, ukwenzela ukuthi “ngokufa amchithe obelamandla okufa onguSathane.” (Amaheberu 2:14). Isifiso sikaLusifa sokuphakanyiswa sasiholele ukuthi athi: “Ngizakwenyukela ezulwini, ngaphezu kwezinkanyezi zikaNkulunkulu...ngizenze ngibe njengoPhezulu.” (Isaya 14:13,14). UNkulunkulu uthi: “Ngizakwenza ubengumlotha emhlabathini...kawusayi kubakhona kuze kube ninini.” (Hezekeli 28:18,19). “Ngoba usuku luyeza oluvutha njengeziko lapho bonke abaziphakamisayo labenza okubi bazakuba njengezibi ezitshayo, lolosuku oluzayo luzabatshisa, kutsho iNkosi yamabandla, lungabatshiyeli impande logatsha.” (Malaki 4:1). {GC 503.3}IEP 503.3

Umhlaba wonke uzabe ubengofakazi besimo njalo lomphumela wesono. Njalo ukuqedwa kwaso, okwakuzaletha ukwesaba phakathi kwengilosi ngabe kwakwenziwe ekuqaleni, manje kuzaphakamisa uthando lwakhe njalo lokuhlonitshwa kwakhe phambi kwemihlaba yonke elezidalwa ezithokozela ukwenza intando yakhe, njalo abalomthetho wakhe enhliziyweni zabo. Isono asisoze siphakamise ikhanda futhi. Ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lithi: “Ukuhlupheka akusoke kuphakame ngokwesibili.” (Nahume 1:9). Umlayo kaNkulunkulu, uSathane awuchothoze ngokuthi lijogwe lobugqili, uzakuphakanyiswa njengomthetho wenkululeko. Indalo ehloliweyo njalo yalinganiswa ayisoke njalo iphambulwe ekumkhonzeni yena olesimo esivezwe ngokuphelela phambi kwabo njengothando olungela mkhawulo njalo lokuhlakanipha okungela kubalwa. {GC 504.1}IEP 504.1