Isahluko 32—Imijibila KaSathane.

Impikiswano enkulu phakathi kukaKrestu loSathane, elokhe iqhubeka okweminyaka phose efika inkulungwane eziyisithupha, isizaphela, njalo omubi manje usesebenza ngamandla aphindwe kabili ngoba ezama ukunqoba umsebenzi kaKrestu wokuhlenga abantu njalo lokubophela abantu emjibileni yakhe. Injongo yakhe ngeyokuthi abambe abantu emnyameni kuzekufike isikhathi lapho uMsindisi azakuma khona ukusincengela, lapho okuyabe sekungasela umnikelo wesono, njalo ithuba lokuphenduka eliyabe lingasekho khona. {GC 518.1}IEP 518.1

Nxa kungekho imizamo yokulwisa amandla akhe, nxa ukungabilendaba kugcwele ebandleni njalo lasemhlabeni, uSathane kalandaba, ngoba kakho engozini yokulahlekelwa yilabo abathumba ngokuthanda kwakhe. Kodwa nxa abantu bebizelwa empilweni ephakade, njalo imphefumulo nxa ibuza ukuthi, “Kuyini okumele ngikwenze ukuba ngisindiswe?” uyabuya laye ezozama ukulwisana lamandla kaKrestu njalo lokuphikisa indonsela kaMoya oNgcwele. {GC 512.2}IEP 518.2

IBhayibhili liyachaza ukuthi ngolunye usuku, nxa ingilosi zikaNkulunkulu zazizohlangana phambi kaNkulunkulu, uSathane laye wabuya phakathi kwabo, hatshi ukuzokhothama phambi kaSimakade, kodwa ukuzophumelelisa injongo yakhe phezu kwabangcwele. (Job 1:6). Uzangenjongo efananayo lamuhla nxa abantu bebuthene ukuba bakhonze uNkulunkulu. Loba nje engabonakali, usebenza ngobungcitshi obukhulu ezama ukukhokhela ingqondo zabantu laba abakhonzayo. Njengomkhulu webutho ubeka amacebo wakhe phansi kuselesikhathi. Nxa ebona isithunywa sikaNkulunkulu sihlola uMbhalo, uyaqaphelisa indaba azakhuluma ngayo phambi kwabantu. Abesesebenzisa wonke amandla wakhe lobuqili alabo ukuhlela izehlakalo ngendlela yokuthi indaba leyi ingafinyeleli lowo amkhohlisa ngezinto okuzakhulunywa ngazo. Lowo odinga amazwi lawa kakhulu uyafuqwa ukuthi abesendaweni ethile edinga ukuthi abekhona, kumbe ngezinye indlela engenelisi ukuzwa amazwi lawa abengasiza umphefumulo wakhe. {GC 518.3}IEP 518.3

USathane uyabona njalo nxa inceku zikaNkulunkulu zilomthwalo ngenxa yobunyama obembese abantu. Uyezwa imithandazo yabo yokucela umusa njalo lamandla wokususa ukulala okusebandleni, lobutshapha njalo lokungakholwa. Ngamandla avuselelweyo uyabumba amanye amaqhinga. Uyalinga abantu ukuthi bengazithibi ekudleni kumbe kokunye abantu abazithokozisa ngakho, njalo ngale indlela uyenelisa ukuthundubeza imizwa yabo ukwenzela ukuthi behluleke ukuzwa lezo izinto okumele bazifunde. {GC 519.1}IEP 519.1

USathane uyazi kahle ukuthi bonke angenelisa ukubahola ukuthi bayekele ukukhuleka njalo lokubala iBhayibhili, bazakwehlulwa yikuhlasela kwakhe. Ngakho uyabumba yonke imijibila angayisebenzisa ukuthi ingqondo ihlale igcwele zonke izinto ezibavimbela ukuthi bathandaze njalo babale ilizwi likaNkulunkulu. Kuhlala kulequla lalabo abazibiza ngokuthi balungile, abathi kulokuthi benze imizamo yokwazi iqiniso, bona benza kube yinkolo yabo ukuhlala bedinga amaphutha kulabo abangavumelani labo. Abantu abanjalo bayizisebenzi zikaSathane ezinkulu. Abantu abahlala bebeka icala kwabanye abazalwane abakho balutshwana, njalo bahlala bephathekile nxa uNkulunkulu esemsebenzini njalo nxa inceku zakhe zimkhonza ngokweqiniso. Bazafaka amanga phezu kwamazwi lezenzo zalabo abathanda njalo abalandela iqiniso. Bazakwenza ukuthi inceku zikaNkulunkulu ezisebenza ngokuzimisela njalo lokuzidela zibonakale njengabakhohlisi kumbe abantu abakhohlisiweyo. Kungumsebenzi wabo ukuphendulela injongo zezenzo zabo ezinhle, lokuhambisa imbiko yamanga ngabo, ukwenzela ukuthi labo abatsha ebandleni bangabathembi. Kuyoyonke indlela abangayisebenzisa benza ukuthi konke okuhle lokulungileyo kubonakale sengathi kubi njalo kuyinkohliso. {GC 519.2}IEP 519.2

Kodwa akulamuntu okufanele ukuthi akhohliswe mayelana labo. Kuyabonakala sobala ukuthi bangabantwana bakabani, njalo lokuthi balandela umzekeliso kabani, njalo lokuthi benza umsebenzi kabani. “Lizakubazi ngezithelo zabo.” Mathewu 7:16. Umsebenzi wabo ufana lokaSathane, umkhohlisi omkhulu, “ummangaleli wabazalwane.” Sambulo 12:10. {GC 519.3}IEP 519.3

Umkhohlisi omkhulu ulezisebenzi zakhe ezihlala zilungele ukuletha loba yiphi imfundiso yamanga ukwenzela ukuthi badukise abantu, ulemfundiso ezilungiselelwe abantu ngokutshiyana kwabo. Kulicebo lakhe ukuletha ebandleni izinto ezingalunganga ezibangela ukuthi kube lokuthandabuza njalo zivimbele labo abalesifiso sokusebenzela uNkulunkulu. Abantu abanengi abangelakho ukukholwa kweqiniso kuNkulunkulu kumbe elizwini lakhe bayamukela ezinye imfundiso zeqiniso, bamukelwe njengamaKrestu, njalo ngale indlela bayenelisa ukuletha imfundiso zabo zamanga sengathi ngamaqiniso avela eBhayibhilini. {GC 520.1}IEP 520.1

Imfundiso yokuthi akukhathalekile ukuthi umuntu ukholwani, ngeyinye yenkohliso kaSathane esibangele ukuthi aphumelele kakhulu emsebenzini wakhe wokudukisa abantu. Uyazi ukuthi iqiniso, nxa lamukelwe ngothando, liyangcwelisa umphefumulo walowo olamukelayo, ngakhoke uhlala ezama ukuletha imfundiso zamanga njalo levangeli elihlukileyo. Kusukela ekuqaleni inceku zikaNkulunkulu zazihlala zilwisana labafundisi bamanga, hatshi kuphela njengamadoda ayingozi, kodwa njengabasunguli bamanga ayingozi emphefumulweni yabantu. UElijah loJeremiya, loPhawuli, bonke bema ngesibindi baphikisa labo ababephambula abantu elizwini likaNkulunkulu. Umoya lowo ofundisa abantu ukuthi ukulandela inkolo yeqiniso akubalulekanga, ayizange yamukelwe ngamadoda lawa ayengabavikeli beqiniso. {GC 520.2}IEP 520.2

Ingcazelo zeBhayibhili ezingekho sobala abantu abazibumbela zona, njalo lemfundiso ezinengi eziphikisanayo mayelana lokukholwa, ezitholakala emabandleni amaKrestu zingumsebenzi kaSathane wokudida ingqondo zabantu ukwenzela ukuthi bengananzeleli iqiniso. Njalo lokulwisana njalo lokwehlukana okusemabandleni kungenxa yokuchasisa iBhayibhili ngendlela evumelana lenhliziyo zabantu njalo lokusekela imfundiso ethile abayithandayo. Kulokuthi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu libalwe ngokunanzelela njalo lokuzehlisa kwenhliziyo ukwenzela ukuthi abantu bafumane intando yakhe, abanengi bazama kuphela ukuthola lokho okungajwayelekanga kumbe okungaziwayo. {GC 520.3}IEP 520.3

Ukwenzela ukuthi basekele imfundiso zamanga njalo ezingafanelanga inkolo yamaKrestu, abanye bayathatha imigca ethile eBhayibhilini bayehlukanise lendikimba yendaba, kwesinye isikhathi bathatha ingxenye ethile yevesi bayenze sengathii iyasekela umcijo wabo, khona ingxenye abayitshiyayo ibizabonisa ukuthi umutsho wakhona awuvumelani lalokho abakufundisayo. Ngobuqili obufana lobenyoka bayazifihla ngemuva kwamazwi angelasisindo adalelwe ukusekela inkanuko zabo zenyama. Ngale indlela abanengi bayakhetha ukuphendulela lokho okutshiwo lilizwi likaNkulunkulu. Abanye abalengqondo ezithanda imfanekiso, bayathatha imfanekiso eseBhayibhilini, bayichaze ngendlela ehambelana lentando yabo, bengamukeli ukuthi iBhayibhili liyazichasisa lona, besebefundisa imbono yabo sengathi iyimfundiso yeBhayibhili. {GC 521.1}IEP 521.1

Kuzozonke indawo lapho iBhayibhili elibalwa khona kungabanga lomkhuleko, lokuzehlisa njalo lomoya ovuma ukufundiswa, amazwi acacileyo okwedlula wonke njalo lalawo anzima ukuzwisiseka acina ephendulelwa njalo ephikisana lengcazelo eqotho. Abaholi bebandla leRoma bayakhetha ingxenye zoMbhalo ezisekela injongo yabo, bazichasise ngendlela evumelana labo, njalo besebeyiletha phambi kwabantu, ngesikhathi esifanayo ababaniki ithuba lokuzibalela iBhayibhili lokuthi bazizwisisele ngokwabo amaqiniso walo. IBhayibhili ngokuphelela kwalo kumele linikwe abantu njengokuba linjalo. Bekungaba ngcono ukuthi bengabi lokufundiswa ngeBhayibhili kulokuthi imfundiso yalo ichazwe ngendlela engaqondanga. {GC 521.2}IEP 521.2

IBhayibhili ladalelwa ukuthi liholele bonke abalesifiso sokwazi intando yomdali wabo. UNkulunkulu wanika abantu ilizwi lesiprofethi eliqinisekileyo, ingilosi njalo loKrestu ngokwakhe beza ukuthi benze ukuthi uDanyeli loJohane bazwisise zonke izinto ezazizakwenzakala. Zonke lezo izinto eziphathelene lokusindiswa kwethu azizange zitshiywe zifihlakele. Azizange zichazwe ngendlela ebangela ukuthi zingazwisiseki njalo zikhohlise labo abadinga iqiniso ngokwethembeka. INkosi yathi: “Bhala umbono, uwenze ucace...ukwenzela ukuthi lowo owufundayo agijime.” (Habakuki 2:2). Ilizwi likaNkulunkulu licacile kibo bonke abalifunda ngenhliziyo yomkhuleko. Wonke umuntu ozimiseleyo njalo othembekileyo uzafinyelela ekukhanyeni kweqiniso. “Ukukhanya kuhlanyelelwe abangcwele.” (Amahubo 97:11). Njalo alikho ibandla elingakhula ebungcweleni ngaphandle kokuthi amalunga alo abengabantu abahlolisisa iqiniso njengegugu elifihlakeleyo. {GC 521.3}IEP 521.3

Ngenxa yamazwi wokuthi abantu kumele bamukele lokho okufunwa yintando yabo, abantu bavaleka amehlo ukuthi bengaboni imijibila yesitha, yena ngezikhathi zonke esebenzela ukuthi injongo zakhe zifezeke. Nxa ephumelela ukususa iBhayibhili njalo lokufaka imbono yabantu endaweni yalo, umthetho kaNkulunkulu uyalahlwa njalo amabandla angaphansi kobugqili besono ngesikhathi bona besithi bakhululekile. {GC 522.1}IEP 522.1

Ebantwini abanengi ulwazi lwezemfundo seluphenduke lwaba yisiqalekiso. UNkulunkulu uvumele ukukhanya ukuthi kuthelwe emhlabeni osekwenze ukuthi kutholakale imfihlo ekufundweni kwemvelo, kodwa ngitsho labo bonke abantu abakhaliphe okwedlula bonke, nxa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lingayisilo elibaholayo ekufundeni kwabo, bacina bedideka emizameni yabo yokuhlolisisa ubudlelwano obuphakathi kwemvelo lelizwi likaNkulunkulu. {GC 522.2}IEP 522.2

Ulwazi lwabantu mayelana lendalo kanye lezinto zakomoya aluphelelanga, ngakho abanye bayehluleka ukubambanisa imbono yabo ngezinto eziphathelene lemvelo lalokho okubhalwe elizwini likaNkulunkulu. Abanengi bayamukela imigca yokuzicabangela njengeqiniso elisekelwa yikufunda kwabo ngemvelo, njalo bacabanga ukuthi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu kumele lihlolwe ngemfundiso “yalokho okuthiwa yilwazi kungesikho.” (1 Timothi 6:20). UMdali njalo lemisebenzi yakhe iphezu kokuzwisisa kwabo, njalo ngenxa yokuthi bayehluleka ukuchaza lokhu besebenzisa ulwazi lwemvelo, imbali etholakala eBhayibhilini yamukelwa njengamanga. Labo abathandabuza amazwi weThestamenti elidala lelitsha esikhathini esinengi bathatha inyathelo elilandelayo lokuthandabuza ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu bathathe amandla wakhe njengamandla wemvelo. Ngemva kokulahla insika yabo, bazithola betshayana lamadwala wokuhlamukela uNkulunkulu. {GC 522.3}IEP 522.3

Ngale indlela inengi labo licina lihlamukela inkolo yeqiniso njalo ekucineni bayahugwa nguSathane. Abantu kudala bezama ukuba lokuhlakanipha okwedlula uMdali wabo, imfundiso yomuntu ihleli izama ukuveza imfihlo ezingasoke zivezwe kulo umhlaba. Ngabe abantu bebengazama ukuzwisisa lokho uNkulunkulu akuvezileyo ngaye njalo lenjongo yakhe, bebengathola ulwazi olumayelana lobukhosi, lokuphakama, njalo lamandla kaJehova abezabangela ukuthi bananzelele ubuncane babo njalo bebezasuthiseka ngalokho okuvezelwe bona kanye labantwababo. {GC 522.4}IEP 522.4

Kungelinye lamaqhinga kaSathane elokwenza ukuthi ingqondo zabantu zihlale zihlolisisa izinto lezo uNkulunkulu angazivezanga njalo angahlosanga ukuthi bazizwisise. Kwakungenxa yalesi isizatho ukuthi uLusifa alahlekelwe yindawo yakhe ezulwini. Waqala ukungasuthiseki ngenxa yokuthi imfihlo kaNkulunkulu mayelana lenjongo yakhe yayingambulelwanga yena, njalo wacina elahla konke okwakuveziwe mayelana lomsebenzi wakhe ayewuphiwe. Ngokuletha ukungasuthiseki okufanayo phakathi kwengilosi ezazingaphansi kwakhe, wabangela ukuthi lazo ziwe. Manje uhlala ezama ukufaka umoya ofananayo engqondweni zabantu ngoba efuna ukubaholela ukuthi baphike imilayo kaNkulunkulu. {GC 523.1}IEP 523.1

Labo abangafuni ukwamukela amaqiniso asobala atholakala eBhayibhilini bahlala bedinga inganekwano ezizathulisa umzwangedwa wabo. Zonke imfundiso ezingadingi ukuthi abantu bazidele, njalo bazehlise zamukelwa ngenjabulo ngabantu abanjalo. Abantu laba bacina besehlisa amandla wemicabango yabo ukwenzela ukuthi belandele inkanuko zenyama. Ngenxa yokuthi bazitshela ukuthi ukukhalipha kwabo kwedlula imizamo yokuhlolisisa iMbhalo ngokuzehlisa njalo lokukhuleka, bacina bengelahawu lokubavikela phambi komkhohlisi. USathane uhlala elungele ukunika inhliziyo lokho ekufunayo, njalo uyabeka imijibila yakhe endaweni yeqiniso. Kwakungenxa yalokhu okwabangela ukuthi umbuso wabopapa uthole amandla phezu kwengqondo zabantu, njalo ngokuphika iqiniso ngoba ligoqela isiphambano, amabandla alamuhla alandela indlela efananayo. Bonke abangafundiyo ilizwi likaNkulunkulu abakhetha ukubala amazwi womuntu, ngoba besenzela ukuthi bengaphikisani lomhlaba, bazacina besamukela imfundiso yamanga becabanga ukuthi liqiniso. Yonke imfundiso yamanga ekhona emhlabeni izakwamukelwa yilabo abakhetha ukuphika iqiniso. Lowo okhangela inkohliso ethile ngelihlo lokumangala uzacina esamukela eyinye elandelayo. Umpostoli uPhawuli nxa wayekhuluma ngequla lalabo “abangamukelanga uthando lweqiniso, ukwenzela ukuthi basindiswe,” uthi: “Ngalesi sizatho uNkulunkulu uzabathumela umoya odukisayo, ukuze bakholwe amanga, ukuba bonke abangakholwanga iqiniso kodwa bethokoziswa yikungalungi balahlwe. (2 Thesalonika 2:10-12). Nxa sisizwa amazwi alukhuni njengalawa, kuqakathekile ukuthi silimuke njalo sinanzelele zonke imfundiso esizamukelayo. {GC 523.2}IEP 523.2

Phakathi kwamaqhinga womkhohlisi asebengale ukuthi aphumelele kakhulu awasebenzisa ukukhohlisa abantu abanengi, kumi imfundiso njalo lezenzo zamanga zemimoya. Uyazifihla njengengilosi yokukhanya, abesedonsela abantu abanengi abangananzeleliyo kuye. Ngabe abantu bebengabala iBhayibhili kuphela bekhulekela ukuthi bezwisise, bebengeke betshiywe besemnyameni ukuthi bamukele imfundiso zamanga. Kodwa nxa bephika iqiniso bazibeka esimeni sokuthi bakhohliswe kalula. {GC 524.1}IEP 524.1

Eyinye imfundiso eyingozi ngeyokuphika ubuNkulunkulu bukaKrestu, eyokuthi kazange abekhona ezulwini ngaphambi kokuzalwa kwakhe emhlabeni. Imfundiso leyi yamukelwa ngabantu abanengi abazibiza ngokuthi bayalikholwa iBhayibhili, kodwa yona iphikisa amazwi kaKrestu asobala mayelana lobudlelwane bakhe loBaba, lesimo sakhe esingcwele njalo lobukhona bakhe kusukela ekuqaleni. Ngeke yamukeleke imfundiso leyi ngaphandle kokuzama ukuguqula imfundiso yeBhayibhili ecacileyo. Imfundiso leyi ayehlisi kuphela imicabango yabantu mayelana lecebo lokusindiswa komuntu, kodwa ikhangelela phansi ukukholwa kweBhayibhili njengesambulelo esivela kuNkulunkulu. Nxa lokhu kuyenza ukuthi ibeyingozi, kuyenza futhi ukuba kubenzima ukuyiqondisa. Nxa abantu bephika ubufakazi beBhayibhili mayelana lobuNkulunkulu bukaKrestu, kubayize ukuzama ukuphikisana labo, ngoba akulakuphikisana loba kulamandla angakanani, okungabenza ukuthi balahle inkolo yabo. “Umuntu wemvelo kazamukeli izinto zikaMoya kaNkulunkulu, ngoba ziyibuthutha kuye, kalawo amandla okuziqedisisa, ngoba ziqedisiswa ngokuboniswa nguMoya.” (1 Korinte 2:14). Akulamuntu okholwa iphutha leli ongaba lokuqedisisa okupheleleyo ngesimo njalo lomsebenzi kaKrestu kumbe ngecebo likaNkulunkulu lokusindiswa komuntu. {GC 524.2}IEP 524.2

Eyinye njalo imfundiso yamanga elokhe ikhula emhlabeni ngeyokuthi akulasidalwa esibizwa ngokuthi nguSathane esiphilayo, njalo lokuthi ibizo leli lisetshenziswa eBhayibhilini ukuchaza imicabango lezifiso zabantu ezimbi. {GC 524.3}IEP 524.3

Imfundiso etshunyayelwa kakhulu emabandleni amanengi eyokuthi ukuza kukaKrestu kwesibili kutsho ukuza kwakhe emuntwini munye ngamunye ekufeni kwabo, iyinkohliso edalelwe ukuphambula ingqondo zabantu eqinisweni lokuza kwakhe emayezini wezulu. Okweminyaka eminengi uSathane lokhe esithi: “Khangela, usendlini efihlakeleyo” (Mathewu 24:23-26); njalo abantu abanengi balahliwe ngenxa yokwamukela imfundiso leyi. {GC 525.1}IEP 525.1

Ulwazi lwasemhlabeni lufundisa futhi ukuthi umkhuleko awuqakathekanga. Izikhwicamfundo zasemhlabeni zithi ngeke kube lempendulo yomkhuleko, ngoba lokhu kuyabe kuyikwephula umthetho, lesibonakaliso, njalo lokuthi izibonakaliso azikho emhlabeni. Bafundisa ukuthi umhlaba ubuswa yimithetho engaguqukiyo njalo lokuthi uNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe kenzi lutho oluphambene lemithetho leyi. Ngale indlela baveza uNkulunkulu sengathi laye ubotshwe yimithetho yakhe, sengathi ukusebenza komthetho kuphambene lokukhululeka kwakhe. Imfundiso efana laleyi iphambene lobufakazi beBhayibhili. UKrestu labafundi bakhe abazange benze izibonakaliso na? UMsindisi olesihawu ofananayo uyaphila lamuhla, njalo ulesifiso sokulalela umthandazo wokukholwa ngendlela ayekuthakazelela ngayo nxa wayesaphila emhlabeni. Indalo yasemhlabeni yasebenzisana lamandla wezulu. Kulicebo likaNkulunkulu ukusinika, njengempendulo yomkhuleko wokukholwa, lokho abengeke asinike khona ngabe besingacelanga. {GC 525.2}IEP 525.2

Zinengi kakhulu imfundiso zamanga esezingene emabandleni amaKrestu lamhlanje. Kunzima ukuzama ukubala izithelo ezimbi ezibangelwa yikususa loba ngeyodwa imfundiso yeqiniso esekelwa lilizwi likaNkulunkulu. Balutshwana abakwenzayo lokhu abama ngemva kokuphika imfundiso eyodwa kuphela. Inengi labo liyaqhubeka liphika zonke imfundiso zeqiniso ngokulandelana kwazo baze becine bengalakho lokukodwa abakukholwayo okuvela eBhayibhilini. {GC 525.3}IEP 525.3

Amaphutha emfundiso ezijwayelekileyo asebangele ukuthi inengi labantu licine lingakholwa ngitsho lakulabo abebekade bezakholwa imfundiso yeqiniso etholakala eBhayibhilini. Kubanzima ukuthi bamukele imfundiso eziveza ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu, lomusa lothando lwakhe, njalo njengoba lokhu kufundiswa njengamazwi aphuma eBhayibhilini, bayala ukukwamukela njenge lizwi likaNkulunkulu. {GC 525.4}IEP 525.4

Lokhu yikho uSathane afuna ukuthi kwenzakale. Akukho okunye akufisa okwedlula ukubhidliza ithemba abantu abalalo kuNkulunkulu laselizwini lakhe. USathane umi njengomkhulu webutho labantu abathandabuzayo, njalo usebenza ngamandla wakhe wonke ukulinga abantu ukuthi bahlanganyele laye. Sekuyinto ejwayelekileyo njalo eyamukelekayo ukuthi umuntu athandabuze. Kulequla elikhulu labantu abakhangela ilizwi likaNkulunkulu ngelihlo lokungethembi ngesizatho esifanayo sokungethembi uMlobi walo, ngoba liyaveza njalo likhuze isono. Labo abangafuniyo ukulandela imfundiso yalo bayazama ukulahla amandla walo. Bayafunda iBhayibhili, kumbe balalele imfundiso yalo nxa itshunyayelwa, ngoba bedinga indlela zokuthola amaphutha kilo kumbe entshumayelweni. kababalutshwane abacina besiba ngabangakholwayo ngoba befuna ukuvikela amanyethelo wabo wokungafuni kubalamlandu. Abanye bamukela imfundiso zokuthandabuza ngenxa yokuziphakamisa njalo lobuvila. Ngenxa yokuthanda impilo yokuzithokozisa abazami ukwenza izinto ezinkulu ezizabangela ukuthi bahlonitshwe ezidinga ukuzimisela njalo lokuzidela, bayahlosa ukwazakala njengabantu abakhaliphileyo ngokuphikisa iBhayibhili. Kunengi ngengqondo ezingakhanyiselwanga lizulu esingeke sikuzwisise, ngakhoke bayathola izizatho zokuchothoza iBhayibhili. Banengi abacabanga ukuthi kuyinto ebukekekayo ukuma ehlangothini lokungakholwa, lelokuthandabuza, njalo lelokuhlamuka. Kodwa ngaphansi kwakho konke lokhu kuyabonakala ukuthi abantu laba bafuqwa yikuzithemba njalo lobumina. Abanye bayathokozelela ukuthola izinto eziseMbhalweni ngoba befuna ukudida abanye. Abanye ekuqaleni bayachothoza njalo benze isinqumo ehlangothini olungaqondanga, ngoba befuna ukuletha impikiswano kuphela. Abananzeleli ukuthi bayazibophela emjibileni yomkhohlisi. Kodwa ngemva kokubonisa ukungakholwa phambi kwabantu, bacina bebona sengathi kumele basekele isinqumo sabo. Ngale indlela bayabambana labangakholwayo bazivalele amasango weParadayisi. {GC 526.1}IEP 526.1

UNkulunkulu unikile elizwini lakhe ubufakazi obaneleyo mayelana lesimo sakhe esingcwele. Amaqiniso aphathelane lokusindiswa kwethu avezwe sobala. Ngokuphathiswa nguMoya oNgcwele, yena othenjiswe bonke abawucela ngokuzimisela, wonke umuntu uyenelisa ukuzizwisisela amaqiniso lawa. UNkulunkulu unike abantu isisekelo esilamandla lapho abangabeka khona ukholo lwabo. {GC 526.2}IEP 526.2

Loba kunjalo ingqondo zabantu aziphelelanga ukuthi ziqedisise ngokuphelela amacebo lenjongo zikaSimakade. Ngeke ngokucwayisisa kwethu sifumane uNkulunkulu. Akumelanga ngokuziphakamisa sizame ukuphakamisa iveyili elivala iNkosi yethu. Umpostoli uthi: “Yeka izahlulelo zakhe ezingaphenyekiyo lendlela zakhe ezingalandelekiyo.” (Roma 11:33). Siyenelisa kuphela ukuzwisisa indlela asebenzisana lathi, njalo lenjongo zakhe, ukwenzela ukuthi sinanzelele uthando lwakhe olungapheliyo njalo lesihawu esibanjaniswe lamandla angapheliyo. UBaba wethu osezulwini wenza konke ngokuhlanipha njalo lokulunga, njalo akufanelanga sibe lokungasuthiseki njalo lokuthandabuza, kodwa kumele simkhothamele ngokuzehlisa. Uzasivezela injongo zakhe ezifaneleyo kuphela nxa zisilungele ukuthi sizazi, njalo okwedlula lokhu kumele sithembe isandla sakhe esingaphuthiyo, lenhliziyo egcwele uthando. {GC 527.1}IEP 527.1

Loba nje uNkulunkulu enike ubufakazi obunengi obenza ukuthi sibe lokukholwa, kasoke asuse zonke izinto ezibangela ukuthi abantu bengakholwa. Bonke abadinga ingwegwe yokulengisa ukuthandabuza kwabo bazayithola. Njalo labo abala ukwamukela njalo lokulandela ilizwi likaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokuthi konke abangavumelani lakho kube sekususiswe, njalo kube sekungasela ithuba lokuthandabuza, abasoke bafinyelele ekukhanyeni. {GC 527.2}IEP 527.2

Ukuthandabuza uNkulunkulu kuyisithelo senhliziyo engahlanjululwanga, yona elobutha loNkulunkulu. Kodwa ukukholwa kuqiniswa nguMoya oNgcwele, njalo kuzakhula kuphela nxa kusetshenziswa. Akulamuntu ongakhula ekukholweni engazange asebenzise amandla wakhe wonke lokuzimisela. Ukuthandabuza kuyakhula nxa kulokhe kufukamelwa, njalo nxa abantu, kulokuthi bagxile emazwini uNkulunkulu asinike wona ukuthi akhuthaze ukukholwa, bevumela ukuthi bathandabuze njalo babelemibuzo, bazathola ukuthi ukuthandabuza kwabo kuyabe kuqhubeka kukhula. {GC 527.3}IEP 527.3

Kodwa labo abathandabuza izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu njalo abangathembi isiqiniseko somusa wakhe abamthokozisi, njalo indonsela yabo, kulokuthi idonsele abanye kuKrestu, icina ibafuqela khatshana laye. Bayizihlahla ezingatheliyo, eziqhelisa ingatsha zazo endaweni zonke, zivala ilanga ukuthi lingafinyeleli ezinye izihlahla, njalo ezibangela ukuthi zife ngenxa yomthunzi wazo. Umsebenzi abawenze impilo yabo bonke, izakuma njengofakazi abangaphuthiyo ngosuku lokwahlulela. Bahlanyela intanga zokuthandabuza njalo lokungakholwa ezizaletha isivuno esingaphuthiyo. {GC 527.4}IEP 527.4

Kulendlela eyodwa kuphela evulelwe labo abafisa ukukhululwa emoyeni wokuthandabuza. Kulokuthi baphikise kumbe bangasuthiseki ngalokho abangakuzwisisiyo, kabalandele ukukhanya abalakho njalo ngemva kwalokho bazakwamukela ukukhanya okuphindiweyo. Kabayenze wonke umsebenzi obekwe waba sobala phambi kwabo, njalo bazanikwa ulwazi njalo lamandla wokwenza zonke izinto abazithandabuzayo kathesi. {GC 528.1}IEP 528.1

USathane uyenelisa ukuletha into isiphamaso kodwa sibukeka sengathi liqiniso okubangela ukuthi kukhohlise labo abafuna ukukhohliswa, abaloyisa ukufulathela ukuzidela lokuzinikela okudingwa liqiniso; kodwa akwenzeki ukuthi anqobe loba ngoyedwa, ofisa ukwazi iqiniso loba ngayiphi intengo. UKrestu uliqiniso njalo “lokukhanya okukhanyisela wonke umuntu oza emhlabeni.” (Johane 1:9). UMoya weqiniso wathunyelwa emhlabenI ukuthi ukhokhelele abantu eqinisweni lonke. Njalo emandleni eNdodana kaNkulunkulu kuyamenyezelwa ukuthi: “Funani lizakufumana.” “Uba umuntu ethanda ukwenza intando kaNkulunkulu, uzakwazi ngemfundiso.” (Mathewu 7:7; Johane 7:17). {GC 528.2}IEP 528.2

Abalandeli bakaKrestu bazi okuncinyane mayelana lamacebo kaSathane awenza ndawonye lezisebenzi zakhe awokulwisana labo. Kodwa lowo ohlala emazulwini uzavikela ukuthi wonke amacebo akhe angabehleli ukwenzela ukuthi amacebo ezulu aphumeleliswe. INkosi iyavumela ukuthi abantu bayo badlule phakathi kokulingwa okukhulu, hatshi ngoba uyakholisa ukubabona besenhlungwini lasesizini, kodwa ngoba lokhu kubalulekile ukuthi bedlule kukho ukwenzela ukuthi banqobe. Ngeke ngazo zonke izikhathi asebenzise ubukhosi bakhe ukuthi abavikele ukuthi bengalingwa, ngoba isizatho sokuhlolwa ngesokuthi bazilungiselele ukumelana lezilingo zomubi. {GC 528.3}IEP 528.3

Akulabantu ababi kumbe ingilosi ezimbi ezinganqabela ukuhamba komsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, kumbe ukusitha ubuso bakhe phambi kwabantu bakhe, nxa bona besiza kuye ngenhliziyo ezivumayo, njalo bevuma izono zabo futhi bezitshiya, njalo ngokukholwa becela izithembiso zakhe. Konke ukulingwa, lemimoya yonke ephikisayo, loba lokho okwenziwa egcekeni kumbe ensitha, bayenelisa ukukunqoba, “hatshi ngempi langamandla, kodwa ngoMoya wami, kutsho iNkosi yamabandla.” (Zekariya 4:6). {GC 529.1}IEP 529.1

“Ngoba amehlo eNkosi akubo abalungileyo, lezindlebe zayo zilalela ukukhuleka kwabo…pho ngubani ongalilimaza, uba litshisekela okuhle na?” (1 Petro 3:12, 13). Nxa uBhalami, wayesehugwe yizipho zenotho, wazama ukuqalekisa isizwe sako Israyeli, njalo ngokwenza iminikelo eNkosini wayezama ukuthi uNkulunkulu eqalekise abantu bakhe, uMoya kaNkulunkulu wavimbela ububi ayezama ukubenza, njalo uBhalami waphoqelwa ukuthi athi: “Ngingamqalekisa kanjani ongaqalekiswanga nguNkulunkulu na? ngingamthuka kanjani ongathukwanga nguNkulunkulu na? “Kangife ukufa kolungileyo, lokuphela kwami kube njengokwakhe!” Lapho umnikelo wasewenziwe futhi umprofethi omubi wazithola esesithi: “Khangela ngilayiwe ukubusisa, ngoba ubusisile, kangilamandla mina okuguqula. Ububi abufunyaniswanga, lamanga kuJakobe, kakubonakalanga kuIsrayeli. Inkosi uNkulunkulu wabo ilabo, ukumemeza kwenkosi kuphakathi kwabo.” “Ngempela akulamilingo kuJakobe kakulakuvumisa koIsrayeli. Khathesi kuzakutshiwo ngoJakobe langoIsrayeli ukuthi: Khangela ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenzeni.” Loba kwakunjalo banikela okwesithathu, njalo ngalesi isikhathi uBalami wehluleka ukubaqalekisa. Kodwa ngokusebenzisa indebe zomprofethi lowu loba wayengafuni, uMoya kaNkulunkulu wakhuluma amazwi wokunqoba kwabakhethekileyo bakhe, njalo waveza ububi bezitha zabo: “Kababusiswe bonke abakubusisayo, baqalekiswe bonke abakuqalekisayo!” Amanani 23:10,20,21,23; 24:9. {GC 529.2}IEP 529.2

Isizwe sakoIsrayeli sasilandela imilayo kaNkulunkulu ngalesi isikhathi, njalo nxa babeqhubeka belandela umthetho wakhe, kwakungela mandla emhlabeni lasegehena ayengabanqoba. Kodwa isiqalekiso uBalami ayehlulekile ukusibeka phezu kwabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, wenelisa ukusiletha phezu kwabo ekucineni ngemva kokubalinga ukuthi bone phambi kweNkosi. Nxa basebephule imithetho kaNkulunkulu, bazehlukanisa laye, njalo batshiywa ukuthi bezwe amandla ombulali. {GC 529.3}IEP 529.3

USathane uyazi kahle ukuthi umphefumulo obuthakathaka owodwa obambelela kuKrestu ulamandla amakhulu phezu kwezisebenzi zobunyama, njalo lokuthi, nxa kungenzeka aziveze sobala phambi kwabo, uzakwehlulwa. Ngakhoke uyazama ukubadonsela khatshana lensika yabo, abesebacathamela lebutho lakhe, elungele ukubhubhisa bonke abanyathela ensimini yakhe. Kuphela ngokuthembela kuNkulunkulu ngokuzehlisa njalo lokulandela imilayo yakhe yonke, yikho esilokuphepha khona. {GC 530.1}IEP 530.1

Akulamuntu ophephileyo okosuku kumbe okwehola elilodwa engakhulekanga. Kuqakathekile ukuthi sicele iNkosi ukuthi isinike inhlakanipho yokuthi siqedisise ilizwi layo. Elizwini yikho okuvezwe khona imijibila yonke kaSathane njalo lendlela esingamqoba ngayo. USathane uyintshantshu ekuchaphuneni iBhayibhili, leyokufaka eyakhe ingcazelo emazwini walo, ayisebenzisa ukuthi asikhube ngayo. Kumele sibale iBhayibhili ngenhliziyo elokuzehlisa, singavumi ukulahlekelwa yikuthi kumele sithembele kuNkulunkulu. Loba nje kumele sihlale sinanzelela imijibila kaSathane, kumele sikhuleke ngokukholwa kokuphela sisithi: “Ungasiholi ekulingweni.” {GC 530.2}IEP 530.2