Isahluko 34—Kambe Abafileyo Bayenelisa Ukukhuluma Lathi Na?

Ukusebenza kwengilosi ezingcwele ngendlela okuvezwe ngayo eBhayibhilini, kuliqiniso eliduduzayo njalo eliligugu kubo bonke abalandeli bakaKrestu. Kodwa imfundiso yeBhayibhilini mayelana lakho lokhu seyaguqulwa njalo yangcoliswa zimfundiso zamanga ezigcwele emabandleni amanengi. Imfundiso yokuthi abantu bayaqhubeka bephila ngemva kokufa kwabo eyathathwa kulabo abakhonza izithombe, njalo eyangeniswa enkolweni yamaKrestu ngesikhathi lapho ibandla laliphakathi komnyama, seyaquphula iqiniso, elivezwe sobala eBhayibhilini, elokuthi, “abafileyo abazi lutho.” Abantu abanengi bakholwa ukuthi kuyimimoya yabafileyo evezwe “njengabomoya abasebenzayo abathunyelwe ukukhonza ngenxa yalabo abazakudla ilifa lokusindiswa.” Amaheberu 1:14. Njalo lokhu bayakukholwa loba kulobufakazi obuseBhayibhilini mayelana lokubakhona kwengilosi ezingcwele, njalo lobudlelwano bazo lembali yomuntu, obabukhona kusukela ekuqaleni kungakaze kufe loyedwa umuntu. {GC 551.1}IEP 550.1

Imfundiso yokuthi abantu baqhubeka ngemicabango yabo ngemva kokufa, ikakhulu inkolo yokuthi imimoya yabafileyo iyaphenduka ukuthi izosebenzela abaphilayo, yiyo eyalungiselela indlela yokuthi kungene inkolo yemimoya ekhona lamhlanje. Nxa kuyikuthi abafileyo bayamukelwa phambi kaNkulunkulu laphambi kwengilosi ezingcwele, njalo banikwe ulwazi olwedlula lolo abakade belalo, kungani bengaphenduki emhlabeni ukuthi bafundise abaphilayo? Nxa kusenzeka ngendlela abafundisa ngayo, ukuthi imimoya yabafileyo iyandiza phezu kwabangane babo emhlabeni, kungani bengavunyelwa ukuthi bakhulumisane labo, babaxwayise ngobubi besono, kumbe bebaduduze nxa bephakathi kosizi? Kungenzeka njani ukuthi labo abakholwa ukuthi imicabango yabantu iyaqhubeka ngemva kokufa baphike ukukhanya okulethwa yilabo abakholwa ukuthi bayimimoya esingcwelisiwe? Leyi yindlela abakholwa ukuthi ingcwele uSathane ayisebenzisa ukufeza injongo zakhe. Ingilosi ezawayo ndawonye laye abenza intando yakhe zibonakala njengezithunywa ezivela embusweni yemimoya. Nxa befundisa ukuthi bayenelisa ukwenza ukuthi abaphilayo bakhulumisane labafileyo, umkhohlisi omkhulu usebenzisa indonsela yakhe yokuthakatha engqondweni zabo. {GC 551.2}IEP 550.2

Ulawo amandla okuletha phambi kwabantu umfanekiso wabangane njalo lezihlobo esezalalayo. Umfanekiso lowu ubonakala njengoba unjalo, ubuso babo buvela njengoba babunjalo, lamazwi wabo, aphuma ngendlela efananayo okumangalisayo. Abanengi baduduzwa lithemba lokuthi izihlobo zabo zikholisa ubuhle basezulwini, njalo nxa beqhubeka bengacabangi ukuthi kulengozi, bayalalela “omoya abaduhisayo lezifundiso zabomoya ababi.” {GC 552.1}IEP 551.1

Nxa sebeholelwe ukuthi bakholwe ukuthi abafileyo bayaphenduka ukuzokhulumisana labo, uSathane uyenza ukuthi kubonakale labo abangena ethuneni bengazilungiselelanga. Bayabatshela ukuthi bayathokoza ezulwini, njalo lokuthi balezikhundla eziphakemeyo, njalo ngale indlela imfundiso yamanga iyakhula eyokuthi akulamehluko phakathi kwabalungileyo lababi ezulwini. Abantu laba abazenza izethekeli ezivela ezulwini kwesinye isikhathi bayanika izixwayiso ezigcwalisekayo phambi kwabantu. Ngemva kwalokho nxa abantu sebeqala ukubathemba, bayaqala ukuletha imfundiso eziphikisana leBhayibhili. Ngokuziveza sengathi bajabulela ukuthi abangane babo baphile kahle emhlabeni, baqala ukuletha imfundiso eziyingozi. Ngesizatho sokuthi bayaletha amanye amaqiniso, njalo kwezinye izikhathi bayenelisa ukuveza izinto ezizakwenzakala, kwenza ukuthi amazwi abo abelesisindo, imfundiso zabo zamanga zamukelwa ngamaxuku abantu, njalo bazikholwa sengathi ngamaqiniso eBhayibhili. Umthetho kaNkulunkulu ubekwa eceleni, loMoya womusa uyalahlwa, legazi lesivumelwano lamukelwa njengento engekho ngcwele. Imimoya leyi iyaphika ukuthi uKrestu nguNkulunkulu njalo baqhubeka futhi ngokubeka uMdali ezingeni elilingana lelabo. Ngakho ngaphansi kokuzifihla okutsha umhlamuki omkhulu lokhe eqhubeka ngempi yakhe yokulwisana loNkulunkulu, ayiqala ezulwini phose okweminyaka eyinkulungwane eziyisithupha lokhe iqhubeka emhlabeni. {GC 552.2}IEP 551.2

Abanye bayazama ukuchaza ukubonakala kwabafileyo okwenziwa zinyanga ngokuthi yibuqili obenziwa zinyanga lezi. Kodwa loba kuliqiniso ukuthi kwezinye izikhathi ubuqili buke basetshenziswa ukuthi kubonakale sengathi abafileyo bavusiwe, sekukekwabakhona futhi ukubonakala kwamandla kaSathane. Ukuqakeza okungajwayelekanga okwasungula inkolo yemimoya ekhona kathesi akwenzekanga ngenxa yobuqili, kodwa kwakungumsebenzi wengilosi ezimbi, ezasungula eyinye indlela esezingeni eliphezulu yokukhohlisa abantu. Abanengi bazadukiswa ngenxa yenkolo yokuthi inkolo yemimoya yinto abantu abazenzela yona, kuzekuthi lapho sebehlangana lezehlakalo lezi benanzelele ukuthi ziphezu kwamandla asemhlabeni, bazakhohliswa njalo baholelwe ukuthi bazamukele njengamandla kaNkulunkulu. {GC 553.1}IEP 552.1

Abantu laba bayakhohlwa ubufakazi beBhayibhili mayelana lezimanga ezenziwa nguSathane kanye lezingilosi zakhe. Kwakungenxa yokusizwa nguSathane ukuthi inceku zikaFaro zanikwa amandla wokwenza izimanga ezihambelana lalezo ezenziwa nguMose eholwa nguNkulunkulu. UPhawuli uyachaza ukuthi nxa ukuza kukaKrestu sekusondele, kuzabonakala izibonakaliso zamandla kaSathane ezihambelanayo. Ukuza kweNkosi kungakafiki, “kuzabonakala amandla kaSathane, lezibonakaliso lezimangaliso zamanga, langayo yonke inkohliso yokungalungi.” 2 Thesalonika 2:9,10. Njalo uJohane, nxa wayechaza amandla wokwenza izimangaliso okuzabonakala ngezinsuku zokucina wathi: “Senza izibonakaliso ezinkulu, saze senza lomlilo ophuma ezulwini, ukuba wehlele emhlabeni phambi kwabantu. Sadukisa abakhileyo emhlabeni ngezibonakaliso esazinikwayo ukuba sizenze.” Sambulo 13:13,14. Lapha akukhulunywa ngabantu abazama ukwenza ubuqili nje. Abantu badukiswa ngenxa yezibonakaliso uSathane lezisebenzi zakhe abalamandla wokuzenza, hatshi lezo abenza sengathi bayazenza. {GC 553.2}IEP 552.2

Inkosi yobunyama esisebenzise amandla ayo okwesikhathi eside kangaka ukuthi iyenze imisebenzi yayo yokukhohlisa, uSathane usebenzisa ubungcitshi bakhe ukwenza ukuthi izilingo zakhe zifinyelele abantu bonke kungakhathalekile ukuthi bakuliphi izinga lempilo lokuthi balezikhundla ezinjani. Ebantwini abafundileyo njalo labakhaliphileyo uletha inkolo yemimoya ngendlela enhle njalo eletha ukuhlakanipha, njalo ngale indlela uyenelisa ukuletha abanengi emjibileni wakhe. Ukuhlakanipha okulethwa yinkolo yemimoya yilokho okuchazwa nguJacobe, “okungokomhlaba, okungokwenyama lokwabomoya ababi.” Jacobe 3:15. Lokhu uSathane uyakufihla ngendlela eyenza ukuthi afeze injongo zakhe. Lowo owenelisa ukuma phambi kaKrestu enkangala egqoke izembatho zengilosi zezulu nxa wayezomlinga, uza phambi kwabantu ebukeka kahle kakhulu njengengilosi yokukhanya. Wenza ukuthi amukelwe yingqondo ngokuletha izinto eziphakamisayo, uthokozisa labo abathanda izinto ezinhle ngokuletha imfanekiso ejabulisayo, njalo wenza ukuthi bamthande ngokuletha imfanekiso yothando lokwenza okuhle. Wenza ukuthi imicabango ifinyelele ezingeni eliphezulu, eholela abantu ukuthi bazikhukhumeze ngokukhalipha kwabo njalo enhliziyweni zabo baphike uSomandla. Isidalwa lesi esilamandla esenelisa ukuthatha uMsindiso womhlaba sambeka phezu kwentaba enkulu kakhulu njalo saphinda senelisa ukuletha phambi kwakhe imibuso yonke yomhlaba njalo lenkazimulo yayo, ngokufanayo uzaletha izilingo zakhe phambi kwabantu ngendlela ezabangela ukuthi ingqondo zalabo abangavikelwanga ngamandla wezulu zingcoliswe. {GC 553.3}IEP 552.3

USathane uyalinga abantu ngendlela alinga ngayo uEva ensimini yaseEdeni ngokubaqila, ngokuletha isifiso sokuthola ulwazi oluyimfihlo, njalo lukuvuselela imizwa yokufuna ukuphakanyiswa. Kwakungenxa yokuthanda izinto lezi okwabangela ukuthi awe, njalo ngokusebenzisa zona ujonge ukuletha ukubhubha ebantwini. “Lizakuba njengoNkulunkulu, lazi okuhle lokubi.” Genesisi 3:5. Imfundiso yemimoya ifundisa ukuthi “abantu bayizidalwa eziqhubeka zithuthuka, ukuthi kuyisabelo sabo kusukela ekuzalweni kwabo ukuthi baqhubeke bethuthuka, besiya empilweni engapheliyo, becine besiba ngoNkulunkulu.” Njalo futhi: “ingqondo yinye ngayinye izazehlulela ayisoze yehlulele eyinye.” “Ukwahlulela lokhu kuzabe kuqondile ngoba, yikuzahlulela…Isihlalo siphakathi kwakho.” Omunye ofundisa ngemimoya wathi: “Abantu bonke njengami bangabonkulunkulu abancane abawileyo.” Njalo omunye uthi: “Wonke umuntu olungileyo unguKrestu.” {GC 554.1}IEP 553.1

Ngakhoke endaweni yokulunga njalo lobungcwele bukaNkulunkulu, onguye yedwa okumele aphakanyiswe, endaweni yobungcwele bomthetho wakhe, oyiwo umgomo wokuphumelela kwabantu, uSathane ufake isimo somuntu esilesono njalo esilahlekayo njengento okumele iphakanyiswe, njengomgomo owodwa wokwahlulela, loba wokulunga. Lokhu yikuthuthuka hatshi okokuya phezulu kodwa okokuya phansi. {GC 554.2}IEP 553.2

Kungumthetho wokuhlakanipha njalo lowakomoya owokuthi ngokukhangela entweni ethile siyaguqulwa. Ingqondo iyaguquka kancane kancane ifane lemfundiso evunyelwa ukuthi igxile kuzo. Icina ifana lalokho ejwayele ukukwenza njalo lokukuthanda. Umuntu kasoze aphakame adlule umgomo wokulunga kumbe oweqiniso. Nxa ubumina buyikuphakama kwakhe akwaziyo, kasoze afinyelele kwelinye izinga eledlula lapha. Kodwa uzahlala etshona esiyaphansi. Umusa kaNkulunkulu kuphela yiwo olamandla okuphakamisa umuntu. Nxa etshiywe yedwa, indlela yakhe iyaphansi kuphela. {GC 555.1}IEP 554.1

Kulabo abazithandayo, labathanda ukuzithokozisa, labathanda ukulandela imizwa yabo, imfundiso yemimoya iziveza ngobuqili obuphansi kulakulabo abathanda ukuhlakanipha lemfundo, ebubini bayo, bananzelela ukuthi uvumelana lemicabango yabo. USathane uyafundisisa zonke impawu zobuthakathaka besimo sabantu, njalo uyananzelela zonke izono abantu abazenzayo, njalo abesesenza ukuthi kubekhona izehlakalo ezizabangela ukuthi abantu bawele esonweni abasithandayo. Uyalinga abantu ukuthi benze bedlulise lokho okulungileyo ukuthi bakwenze, obenze ukuthi bangazithibi, ukuthi ayenze imzimba yabo lengqondo njalo lamandla wokukwenza okuhle kube buthakathaka. Usebhidlize njalo lokhe ebhidliza izinkulungwane zabantu esebenzisa ukulandela imizwa, ngale indlela uyenelisa ukubhidliza isimo somuntu ngokuphelela kwaso. Njalo ukuphelelisa umsebenzi lowu, usebenzisa imimoya yakhe ukuletha amazwi athi “ulwazi lweqiniso lufaka umuntu phezu komthetho;” ukuthi “loba yini eqondileyo” “UNkulunkulu kayibeki cala” njalo lokuthi “zonke izono ezenziwayo azilacala.” Nxa abantu bekhokhelelwa ngale indlela ukuthi bakholwe ukuthi izifiso zabo zingumthetho ophezu kwayo yonke, lokuthi ukukhululeka kwabo kuyimvumo yokwenza intando yabo, njalo lokuthi abantu balomlandu kibo kuphela, ngubani ongamangala ukuthi ububi njalo lezono ziyanda kuyoyonke indawo? Abantu abanengi bayamukela ngezandla ezivulekileyo imfundiso ezibatshiya belemvumo yokulandela inkanuko zenhliziyo zabo. Amandla okuzithiba anikelwa phezu kwenkanuko zomzimba, amandla engqondo lenhliziyo afakwa ngaphansi kwemizwa yomzimba, uSathane ngokuzigqaja ubuthela bonke abazibiza ngokuthi bangamaKrestu ngaphansi kukamambule wakhe. {GC 555.2}IEP 554.2

Kodwa akukho loyedwa okumele akhohliswe ngamanga emfundiso yemimoya. UNkulunkulu unike umhlaba ukukhanya okwaneleyo ukuthi bananzelele umjibila lowu. Njengoba sekubonisiwe, imfundiso eyiyo eyisisekelo semfundiso yemimoya ilwisana lamaqiniso eBhayibhili asobala. IBhayibhili liyachaza ukuthi abafileyo abazi lutho, lokuthi imicabango yabo layo seyaphela, abalangxenye ezintweni ezenzakalayo ngaphansi kwelanga, abazi lutho ngenjabulo kumbe ngensizi zalabo ababeyizihlobo zabo emhlabeni. {GC 556.1}IEP 555.1

UNkulunkulu njalo kavuMmeli loba yikuphi ukukhulumisana lemimoya yalabo asebafayo. Ngezinsuku zamaHeberu kwakulequla labantu ababesitsho njengabantu abakholwa imimoya lamhlanje ukuthi, bakhulumisana labafileyo. Kodwa “omoya ababi” okulibizo lezi izethekeli ezivela kweminye imhlaba ezibizwa ngalo, bavezwe eBhayibhilini “njengemimoya yabosathane.” (Qathanisa uManani 25:1-3; Amahubo 106:28; 1 Korinte 10:20; Sambulo 16:14). Umsebenzi wokukhulumisana lemimoya ibizwa njengesinengiso phambi kaNkulunkulu njalo wawuthwala isigwebo sokufa. (Levi 19:31; 20:27). Ibizo lokuba ngabathakathi khathesi selibonakala sengathi yinto engekhoyo. Amazwi okuthi abantu bayenelisa ukukhulumisana labomoya ababi abalwa ngokuthi ayinganekwane zasendulo zesikhathi sobunyama. Kodwa inkolo yemimoya, elamalunga azinkulungwane zamakhulu, ikhula kokuphela, njalo yinkolo esifinyelele equleni lalabo abafunda ngezemvelo, njalo esingene lasemabandleni, yamukelwa languhulumende wezizwe ezinengi, njalo lasezigodlweni zamakhosi, inkohliso leyi enkulu iyikuvuselelwa, ngaphansi kwesembatho esitsha, kobuthakathi okungavunyelwayo phambi kaNkulunkulu kusukela endulo. {GC 556.2}IEP 555.2

Ngabe bekungela obunye ubufakazi obuveza isimo seqiniso mayelana lenkolo leyi eyemimoya, bekufanele kube kwanele phambi kwamaKrestu ukuthi imimoya leyi ayihlukanisi phakathi kobungcwele lesono, phakathi kwabafundi bakaKrestu ababemsulwa njalo lezikliwi ezaziyizisebenzi zikaSathane. Ngokubeka ukuthi abantu ababi asebafayo basezulwini, njalo lokuthi balezikhundla eziphezulu khonale, uSathane uthi emhlabeni: “Loba ungabe umubi okungakanani, loba ungabe ukholwa kumbe ungakholwa uNkulunkulu njalo leBhayibhili. Phila ngendlela othanda ngayo, izulu likhaya lakho.” Labo abafundisa ngemimoya bathi: “Wonke umuntu owenza okubi ulungile phambi kaNkulunkulu, njalo uyathokoza ngabo; kumbe ungaphi uNkulunkulu wokwahlulela?” Malaki 2:17. Ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lithi: “Maye kulabo abathi okubi kuhle, lokuhle kubi, ababeka umnyama esikhundleni sokukhanya, lokukhanya esikhundleni sobumnyama.” Isaya 5:20. {GC 556.3}IEP 555.3

Abafundi nxa bevezwa yimimoya yamanga, benzwa ukuthi baphikise lokho abakubhalayo ngaphansi kokuphefumulelwa nguMoya oNgcwele nxa babesaphila emhlabeni. Bayaphika ukuthi iBhayibhili liphefumulelwe, ngale indlela bayachitha insika yamathemba wamaKrestu njalo bacitshe isibane esiveza indlela yokuya ezulwini. USathane wenza ukuthi umhlaba ukholwe ukuthi iBhayibhili, lingamazwi abumba inganekwane, kumbe ugwalo olwalufanele umuntu nxa wayengakakhuli elwazini lwakhe, kodwa okungamelanga lulandelwe, kumbe okumele lulahlwe. Njalo ukwenzela ukuthi athathe indawo yelizwi likaNkulunkulu, usebenzisa izibonakaliso zemimoya. Leyi yindlela engaphansi kwamandla akhe, ngokusebenzisa indlela leyo ulamandla wokuthi umhlaba ukholwe loba yini ayitshoyo. Ugwalo oluzakwahlulela yena labalandlei bakhe ulufaka emthunzini, lapho afuna lubekhona, uMsindisi womhlaba wenza ukuthi afane lomuntu wonke owaphila emhlabeni. Njalo ngendlela efananayo amasotsha ayelinde ithuna likaJesu enelisa ukuhambisa umbiko wamanga ababewuphiwe ngabapristi labaholi ukuphikisa ukuthi uJesu wayevukile, benza njalo lalabo abakholwa imimoya, ngokuzama ukufundisa abantu ukuthi kwakungela lutho olumangalisayo ngempilo yoMsindisi. Ngemva kokukuzama ngale indlela ukwehlisa uJesu, baphakamisa izibonakaliso zabo, besithi zedlula khatshana imisebenzi kaKrestu. {GC 557.1}IEP 556.1

Kuliqiniso ukuthi manje imfundiso yemimoya isitshintsha isimo sayo, isifihla ezinye zezimo zayo ezibangela ukuthi abantu bananzelele ububi bayo, manje isizivala ngaphansi kwengubo yesiKrestu. Kodwa amazwi ayo emaphephandabeni phambi kwabantu okweminyaka eminengi, ayaveza isimo sayo seqiniso. Lokhu ngeke kuphikiswe kumbe kufihlwe. {GC 557.2}IEP 556.2

Lasesimeni sayo sakathesi, loba ikhatshana lokuthi yamukeleke okwedlula endulo, isiyingozi okwedlula kudala ngoba isisebenzisa eyinye indlela yokukhohlisa efihlakeleyo. Loba nje endulo yayiphika uKrestu leBhayibhili, manje isisithi yamukela konke. Kodwa iBhayibhili lichazwa ngendlela ethokozisa inhliziyo engaphendukanga, ngesikhathi esifanayo amaqiniso walo ayanyathezelwa. Uthando luchazwa njengesimo esimqoka esikaNkulunkulu, kodwa luyehliswa lube njengento ejwayelekileyo, okubangela ukuthi kungabi lomahluko phakathi kobuhle lobubi. Ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu, lokuzonda kwakhe isono, lemfundiso yomthetho wakhe, konke lokhu kuyafihlwa. Abantu bafundiswa ukuthi imithetho elitshumi ifana lencwadi efileyo. Inganekwane ezithokozisa abantu, zihlokomisa imizwa njalo ziholela abantu ukuthi baphike iBhayibhili njengensika yokukholwa kwabo. UKrestu uyaphikwa njengasendulo, kodwa uSathene uvale amehlo abantu okokuthi akulamuntu onanzelelayo ukukhohlisa lokhu. {GC 558.1}IEP 557.1

Balutshwana abananzelelayo amandla wokukhohlisa amumethwe yimfundiso yemimoya njalo lengozi yokuba ngaphansi kwendonsela yayo. Abanengi babeka izandla zabo phezu kwayo ngoba befuna ukusuthisa imizwa yabo efuna ukwazi okwenzeka phakathi kwayo. Abalakukholwa okuqinileyo kiyo njalo bebengagcwala ngokuthuthumela nxa ngomcabango wokuba ngaphansi kwamandla emimoya. Kodwa bayanyathela emhlabathini okungamelanga bahambe kuwo, njalo umbulali omkhulu uyaqala ukusebenzisa amandla akhephezu kwabo bengavumanga bona. Kabazithole sebehugwe ukuthi bavumele ingqondo zabo kulindlela, uhle ababambe njengezigqili zakhe. Akwenzeki ngawabo amandla, ukuthi baphunyuke emandleni akhe. Akula okunye ngaphandle kwamandla kaNkulunkulu anikwa njengempendulo yomkhuleko wokukholwa, okungakhulula abantu laba abathunjiweyo. {GC 558.2}IEP 557.2

Bonke abavumela inkanuko zesono, kumbe abakhetha ukwenza isono esaziwayo, banxusa izilingo zikaSathane. Bayazehlukanisa loNkulunkulu njalo lelihlo lengilosi zakhe ezibelusayo, nxa omubi eletha izilingo zakhe abavikelekanga njalo bayawela esandleni sakhe kalula. Labo abazibeka emandleni akhe ngale indlela abananzeleli lapho indlela yabo ezaphelela khona. Ngemva kokuwa kwabo, umlingi uyabasebenzisa njengenceku zakhe ukuthi balinge abanye ukuthi baye ekubhubheni. {GC 558.3}IEP 557.3

Umprofethi uIsaya uthi: “Abantu bazakuthi kuwe, buza emadlozini, lakubathakathi abatshaya imilozwi, banyenyeze, angithi abantu bangabuza kubonkulunkulu babo babuze kwabafileyo ngabaphilayo na? Emthethweni lasekufakazeni kwabaprofethi, nxa bengakhulumi lokho okuvumelana lelizwi leli, kungenxa yokuthi akulakukhanya kibo.” (Isaya 8:19,20). Ngabe abantu bebelesifiso sokwamukela iqiniso elivezwe sobala eBhayibhilini mayelana lesimo somuntu njalo lesimo sabafileyo, bebezabona emazwini lasezibonakalisweni zenkolo yemimoya ukusebenza kukaSathane ngamandla njalo lezibonakaliso njalo lezimanga zamanga. Kodwa kulokuthi balahle ukukhululeka okuvumelena lenhliziyo embi, njalo batshiye izono abazithandayo, inengi labantu liyavala amehlo ukuthi bangaboni ukukhanya njalo bahambe besiyaphambili bengelandaba lezixwayiso abazitholayo, ngesikhathi esifanayo uSathane uyabuthelela imijibila yakhe phezu kwabo, bacine beyizigqili zakhe. “Ngenxa yokuba bengavumanga ukuthanda iqiniso, ukuze basiliswe,” “Ngakhoke uNkulunkulu ubathumele okudukisayo, ukuze bakholwe amanga.” 2 Thesalonika 2:10,11. {GC 559.1}IEP 558.1

Labo abaphikisa imfundiso yemimoya abalwisani labantu kuphela kodwa loSathane kanye lezingilosi zakhe. Sebengene ekulweni lemimoya njalo lamandla kanye lemimoya emibi endaweni eziphakemeyo. USathane kasoze afune ukulahlekelwa yingxenye yomhlaba ngaphandle nxa efuqwa ngamandla ezithunywa zezulu. Abantu bakaNkulunkulu kumele benelise ukuhlangana laye njengoMsindisi, ngamazwi athi: “Kulotshiwe.” USathane laye uyenelisa ukutsho amazwi eBhayibhili khathesi njengalokhu akwenzayo ngensuku zikaKrestu, njalo uzaphendulela imfundiso yalo ukwenzela ukuthi asekele inkohliso yakhe. Labo abazakuma ngesikhathi lesi sobunzima kumele bazizwisisele ngokwabo amazwi eBhayibhili. {GC 559.2}IEP 558.2

Abantu abanengi bazahlangana lemimoya kaSathane eyabe isithethe isimo sezihlobo labangane babo asebafayo njalo izakutsho imfundiso zamanga eziyingozi kakhulu. Izivakatshi lezi zizakhuluma amazwi azaletha uzwelo kithi, njalo benze izibonakaliso ukwenzela ukuthi baqinise amazwi wabo. Kumele sihlale silungele ukumelana labo ngokusebenzisa iqiniso leBhayibhili elisitshela ukuthi abafileyo abazi lutho njalo lokuthi labo abaziveza phambi kwethu ngomoya ababi. {GC 560.1}IEP 559.1

Phambi kwethu kumi “isikhathi sokulingwa okuzafika emhlabeni wonke ukulinga bonke abakhileyo kuwo.” Sambulo 3:10. Bonke abangalakholo olugxile elizwini likaNkulunkulu bazadukiswa njalo banqotshwe. USathane usebenza ngokudukisa konke kobubi ukwenzela ukuthi enelise ukulawula bonke abantwana babamuntu, njalo ukukhohlisa kwakhe kuzabe kulokhe kukhula. Kodwa wenelisa ukunqoba kuphela nxa abantu bezinikela ukuthi banqotshwe yizilingo zakhe. Labo abazimisele ukudinga ulwazi lweqiniso njalo abenza konke okusemandleni abo ukuhlambulula inhliziyo zabo ngokulandela imilayo, ngale indlela besenza konke abangakwenza ukulungiselela impi ezayo, bazathola, kuNkulunkulu weqiniso, ukuvikelwa okuqotho. “Ngoba ugcinile ilizwi lokubekezela kwami, ngizakugcina lami”, lesi yisithembiso soMsindisi. Uzimisele ukuthumela zonke ingilosi zezulu ukuthi zizovikela abantu bakhe kulokuthi atshiye umphefumulo owodwa omthembayo ukuthi wehlulwe nguSathane. {GC 560.2}IEP 559.2

Umprofethi uIsaya uveza sobala inkohliso eyesabekayo ezakwehlela ababi, ezabangela ukuthi babone sengathi bazaphepha ekwahluleleni kukaNkulunkulu: “Senzile isivumelwano lokufa, silesivumelwano lendawo yabafileyo, ngakho lapho inhlupheko ezikhukhulayo zidlula, kaziyikusehlela, ngoba senzile ukuthi amanga abe yisiphephelo sethu, sacatsha ngaphansi kwenkohliso.” Isaya 28:15. Equleni leli elivezwe lapha kugoqelwa labo enkanini yabo yokungavumi izono zabo abaziduduza ngesiqiniseko sokuthi akusoke kube lokujeziswa kwesoni, lokuthi wonke umuntu akulamsebenzi ukuthi mubi kangakanani, bonke bazaphakanyiselwa ezulwini, lapho abazaba zingilosi zikaNkulunkulu. Kodwa okwedlula lapha kulalabo abenza isivumelwano lokufa njalo lesivumelwano legehena, abaphikisa amaqiniso izulu eliwanike njengesiphephelo sabangcwele ngosuku lokuhlupheka, njalo bamukela amanga avela kuSathane esikhundleni sawo, wona ayinkohliso evela enkolweni yemimoya. {GC 560.3}IEP 559.3

Kuyamangalisa okungelamazwi wokukuchaza ukubona indlela abantu abazimpumputhe ngayo esikhathini esiphila kuso. Inkulungwane zabantu ziphika ilizwi likaNkulunkulu njengento engafanelanga ukukholwa njalo ngokuzimisela bayamukela amanga kaSathane. Labo abangakholwayo njalo labathanda ukwenza yonke into inhlekisa bayachothoza labo ababambelela enkolweni yabaprofethi njalo labafundi bakaJesu, njalo bayazikhohlisa ngokuhlambaza amazwi eBhayibhili achaza uKrestu njalo lecebo losindiso, njalo lokwahlulela okuzakwehlela labo abaphika iqiniso. Babonisa uzwelokulabo abalengqondo ezincane kangaka njalo ezibuthakathaka abakhetha ukwamukela amazwi kaNkulunkulu njalo abalandela imilayo yakhe. Babonisa ithemba elikhulu kangaka sengathi, ngokweqiniso bayenze isivumelwano lokufa njalo legehena, sengathi bayakhe umduli ongawiyo phakathi kwabo lolaka lukaNkulunkulu. Akulanto ebenza besabe. Bazinikele kumlingi kangaka, sebebambene laye, njalo bagcwele umoya wakhe, okokuthi abasela mandla njalo lesifiso sokuphunyuka emjibileni wakhe. {GC 561.1}IEP 560.1

USathane kudala waqala ukulungiselela imizamo yakhe yokudukisa umhlaba wonke. Isisekelo somsebenzi wakhe sabekwa esiqinisekweni esanikwa ensimini yaseEdeni: “Kaliyikufa.” “Mhla lizidlayo amehlo enu azavuleka, libe njengoNkulunkulu, likwazi okuhle lokubi.” Genesisi 3:4,5. Kancane kancane ulungise indlela yokuthi inkohliso yakhe edlula zonke ifike ngokuletha imfundiso yemimoya. Akakafiki ekucineni kwamacebo akhe, kodwa lokhu kuzakwenzeka ekupheleni kwesikhathi. Umprofethi uthi: “Ngabona imimoya engcolileyo emithathu efana lamaxoxo…yona ingomoya ababi, abenza izibonakaliso, abaphuma ukuya emakhosini omhlaba wonke ukuwahlanganisela ekulweni ngosuku olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu uSomandla.” Sambulo 16:13,14. Ngaphandle kwalabo abagcinwa ngamandla kaNkulunkulu, ngokukholwa elizwini lakhe, umhlaba wonke uzathanyelelwa ngaphansi kwamandla wokudukisa lokhu. Abantu babuthelwa ekulaleni okungaphansi kwethemba lokuthi baphephile, kodwa bazavuswa yikwehliswa kolaka lukaNkulunkulu. {GC 561.2}IEP 560.2

INkosi uNkulunkulu ithi: “Ngizakwenza okufaneleyo kube yintando yokwakha, lokwahlulela kube yintambo yokulinganisa, isiqhotho sizakhukhula isiphephelo senu samanga, lamanzi akhukhule indawo yenu yokucatsha. Laphoke isivumelwano senu lokufa sizakuchithwa, lesivumelwano senu lendawo yabafileyo siphele, lapho inhlupheko ezikhukhulayo zisedlula, zizalinyathela phansi.” Isaya 28:17,18. {GC 562.1}IEP 561.1