Isahluko 42—Ukuphethwa Kwempikiswano.

Ekupheleni kweminyaka eyinkulungwane, uKrestu uzakuza njalo emhlabeni lowu. Uzabe ephelekezelwa yibo bonke abasindisiweyo njalo lexuku lezingilosi. Nxa esehla ngenkazimulo enkulu uzavusa bonke ababi abafileyo ukuze bamukele umvuzo wabo. Bazavuka ngobunengi obesabekayo, bengalakubalwa njengetshebetshebe yasolwandle. Khepha umehluko ozabe ukhona phakathi kwabo lalabo ababalengxenye evukweni lwakuqala. Abalungileyo bavuka bembathiswe imizimba emitsha njalo lemihle. Ababi bazavuka belemizimba elokhe ibonisa imikhuhlane njalo lokufa. {GC 662.1}IEP 662.1

Wonke amehlo abo azajolozela inkazimulo yeNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Ngelizwe linye ixuku labantu laba lizakuthi: “Ubusisiwe lowo oza ngegama leNkosi!” Amazwi lawa awasoke aphume ngenxa yokuthanda kwabo uKrestu. Amandla eqiniso yiwo azakhipha amazwi lawa endebeni zabo. Ngendlela abantu ababi abangena ngayo engcwabeni, bazavuka belokhe bezonda uKrestu ngendlela abafa beyiyo futhi belomoya wokuhlamuka ofananayo. Abasoke bathole elinye ithuba lokulungisisa izimilo zabo. Bekungeke kudale umehluko ukubanika leli thuba. Impilo yesono abayiphilileyo ayizange yenze ukuba inhliziyo zabo zibe buthakathaka. Ngabe bebenganikwa elinye ithuba lokuthi balungise izimilo zabo, bebezaphila ngendlela efana leyakuqala, eyokwephula imilayo kaNkulunkulu njalo lokwenza ukuthi abanye bamhlamukele. {GC 662.2}IEP 662.2

UKrestu uzakwehlela entabeni yaseOlivethi, lapho ngemva kokuvuka kwakhe, enyukela khona, njalo lapho ingilosi ezaphinda amazwi esithembiso sokuza kwakhe ngokwesibili. Umprofethi uthi: “INkosi uNkulunkulu wami izakuza njalo labo bonke abangcwele ndawonye layo.” Njalo inyawo zakhe ngalolosuku zizakuma entabeni yase Olivethi, esempumalanga kwedolobho laseJerusalema, njalo intaba yaseOlivethi izadabuka phakathi,…kubekhona isihotsha esikhulu.” “Njalo iNkosi izakuba yinkosi emhlabeni wonke, ngalolosuku kuzakubakhona iNkosi eyodwa njalo legama layo elilodwa.” Zekhariya 14:5, 4, 9. Nxa iJerusalema elitsha, ebuhleni bayo, isehla ivela ezulwini, izakuhlala endaweni ehlanjululiweyo njalo elungiselwe ukulamukela, njalo uKrestu, labantu bakhe, njalo lezingilosi bazakungena eMzini oNgcwele. {GC 662.3}IEP 662.3

Ngalesi isikhathi uSathane uzalungiselela impi yakhe yokucina eyokuthola ithuba lokubusa. Ngesikhathi amandla wakhe ewathathelwe njalo kungelabantu abengabalinga, inkosi yobunyama ibihlulukelwe, kodwa nxa abababi abafileyo sebevusiwe uzabona ubunengi bexuku elesabekayo elizabe lisehlangothini lakhe, lokhu kuzavuselela ithemba lakhe, njalo uzazimisela ukuthi angavumi ukuthi adele empikiswaneni leyi enkulu. Uzahola ibutho lonke labalahliweyo njalo ngabo uzazama ukuphumelelisa amacebo akhe. Bonke abalahliweyo bazabe sebengabathunjiweyo bakaSathane. Ngokuphika uKrestu bamukele umholi lowu ongumhlamuki. Ngokwenza njalo sebelungele ukwenza konke akutshoyo. Njengobuqili bakhe bakudala, kasoke aziveze njengoSathane. Uzabatshela ukuthi nguye indlalifa yedolobho kanye lelifa elikulo asandakulithathelwa ngokungekho emthethweni. Uzaziveza phambi kwabo njengomsindisi, njalo uzabazisa ukuthi nguye obavusileyo njalo lokuthi uselungiselela ukubahlenga ezandleni zombulali omkhulu. Ngesikhathi lapho uKrestu engasabonakali emehlweni abantu laba, uSathane uzakwenza izimanga ezizasekela amazwi wakhe. Uzakwenza ukuba ababuthakathaka babelamandla, njalo uzabagcwalisa bonke ngomoya njalo langamandla akhe. Uzabanika icebo lokubahola ekulweni labangcwele lelokubathathela umuzi kaNkulunkulu. Ngokuziqhenya uzabakhomba ezigidini ezingelakubalwa ezizabe sezivuswe emathuneni njalo uzabatshela ukuba njengomholi wabo ulamandla okunqoba idolobho njalo athathe isihlalo sakhe lombuso wakhe. {GC 663.1}IEP 663.1

Phakathi kwexuku leli elesabekayo kuzabe kulabantu abaphila iminyaka eminengi ngaphambi kukazamcolo, amadoda alethambo elikhulu njalo lenhlakanipho enkulu kakhulu, abathi ngokuvumela ukulingwa zingilosi zikaSathane, bakhetha ukusebenzisa ubungcitshi njalo lolwazi lwabo ekuzikhukhumezeni kwabo, amadoda izenzo zabo eziyisimanga ezahola umhlaba ukuthi ukhonze ubungcitshi babo, kodwa uchuku lwabo njalo lezenzo ezimbi abazisungulayo, abangcolisa umhlaba babuya bangcolisa umfanekiso kaNkulunkulu, okuyikho okwabangela ukuthi abesule ebusweni bendalo yakhe. Kuzabe kukhona amakhosi njalo lezikhulu zempi ezanqoba amazwe amanengi, amadoda alesibindi angazange anqotshwe empini, amabutho aziphakamisayo, ayehlala efuna ukunqoba, umbiko wokuza kwawo owawuqhaqhazelisa izizwe. Ekufeni kwabo laba abazange baguquke ezimilweni zabo. Nxa bevuka emathuneni, imicabango yabo izaqala lapho eyacina khona ngesikhathi besifa. Bazabe belesifiso sokunqoba esifananayo esasibabusa ngesikhathi besifa. {GC 664.1}IEP 664.1

USathane uzakukhulimisana lezingilosi zakhe, ngemva kwalokho abesekhulumisana lamakhosi kanye lenduna zebutho njalo lamadoda alamandla. Bazakukhangela ubunengi babo babone amandla abalawo ngenxa yaleso sizatho, besebesitsho ukuba ibutho elingaphakathi kwedobho lincane nxa kuqathaniswa lelabo ngakho bengabanqoba kalula. Bazabeka amacebo abo okubathathela inotho yabo njalo lenkazimulo yomuzi waseJerusalema. Bonke ngemva kwalokho bazahle baqale ukulungiselela impi leyi. Amadoda akhaliphileyo ayenelisa ukwenza izikhali azaqala ukuzenza. Induna zamabutho, ezilodumo ngenxa yezimpi abazinqobayo, bazahola amaqula amabutho azafakwa emaqenjini ayehlukeneyo. {GC 664.2}IEP 664.2

Ekucineni ilizwi lokuthi bahlasele lizakunikwa, njalo ibutho leli elingelakho ukubalwa lizaqala ukulanda umuzi ongcwele, kuzabe kulibutho elingeke lalinganiswa lamabutho ake abakhona emhlabeni, njalo elingeke lalinganiswa lamabutho wonke omhlaba ehlanganisiwe. USathane uqobo lwakhe oliqhawe elikhulu kulawo wonke, uzabe engumholi wabo, njalo ingilosi zakhe zizakubambana laye empini leyi eyokucina. Amakhosi ndawonye lamaqhawe empi azabe ekhona kuleli qula, lamaxuku abantu azabe elandela emuva bonke bengaphansi kwenduna ethile. Ngobuciko obukhulu kwezempi bonke bazahamba phezu kwezicucu zomhlaba belanda umuzi kaNkulunkulu. UKrestu uzakutsho ilizwi lokuthi amasango omuzi weJerusalema elitsha avalwe, njalo ibutho likaSathane lizakugombolozela umuzi lowu njalo lilindele ukuhlasela. {GC 664.3}IEP 664.3

Ngaleso isikhathi uKrestu uzakubonakala njalo phambi kwezitha zakhe. Uzabe ephakame waba phezulu kwedolobho, phezu kwensika yegolide kuzabe kulesihlalo esiphakemeyo njalo saphakanyiselwa phezulu. Esihlalweni lesi kuzabe kuhleli iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, njalo uzabe ehanqwe zindlalifa zombuso wakhe. Awekho amazwi njalo losiba olungachaza inkazimulo uKrestu azabe elayo. Inkazimulo kaBaba izabe yembese iNdodana yakhe. Inkazimulo yakhe izagcwala umuzi kaNkulunkulu, iphinde iphumele ngaphandle kwawo, igwalise umhlaba wonke ngokukhazimula kwayo. {GC 665.1}IEP 665.1

Eduzane lesihlalo sobukhosi kuzabe kukhona labo empilweni yabo yasendulo abake basebenzela uSathane ngamandla abo onke, kodwa abahlengwayo njengesikhuni emlilweni, bakhetha ukulandela uMsindisi wabo ngokuzimisela okukhulu. Bazalandelwa yilabo ababumba izimilo zobuKrestu phakathi kwemfundiso zamanga njalo lokungakholwa, labo abahlonipha imilayo kaNkulunkulu ngesikhathi lapho amaKrestu onke ewenza into engelamsebenzi, njalo lapho izigidi zabantu kusukela endulo ezabulawelwa ukholo lwabo khona. Ngemva kwabo kuzabe kukhona “ixuku elikhulu elingelakubalwa, abaphuma ezizweni zonke, lasemihlotsheni yonke, lasendimini zonke…bemi phambi kwesihlalo, laphambi kwewundlu, begqoke izembatho ezimhlophe, belamalala ezandleni zabo.” Sambulo 7:9. Impi yabo isiphelile, njalo sebenqobile. Sebewugijimile umjaho wabo njalo bafinyelela izicoco zabo. Ilala ezandleni zabo limele ukunqoba kwabo, isembatho esimhlophe simele ukubamsulwa kokulunga kukaKrestu okuzabe sekungokwabo. {GC 665.2}IEP 665.2

Abasindisiweyo baqala ingoma yokudumisa ezakuduma isuka eziphaleni zezulu: “Usindiso kuNkulunkulu wethu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, lakulo iWundlu.” Sambulo 7:10. Njalo ingilosi kanye lamaserafi ahlanganyela engomeni leyi yokudumisa. Ngemva kokuthi abasindisiweyo sebebonile amandla njalo lobubi bukaSathane, bazabe sebenanzelele ngendlela abangazange babone ngayo ngaphambilini ukuba awakho amanye amandla ngaphandle kwakaKrestu abengabenza ukuba babengabanqobi. Phakathi kwequla leli elikhazimulayo kakho loyedwa ongaziqhenya ngokuthi usindiswe ngenxa yokulunga kwakhe, sengathi banqoba ngawabo amandla njalo langokulunga kwabo. Akusoke kuphume ngitsho lelilodwa ilizwi mayelana lalokho abakwenzileyo kumbe abavivinywe ngakho, kodwa indikimba yengoma zonke, lamazwi amqoka kizo azakuba ngathi: Usindiso kuNkulunkulu wethu njalo lakulo iWundlu. {GC 665.3}IEP 665.3

Phambi kwabo bonke abasele emhlabeni laphambi kwezulu, ukugcotshwa kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu kuzakwenzakala. Njalo manje, esephiwe ubukhosi njalo lamandla, iNkosi yamakhosi izakubeka isigwebo phezu kwalabo abahlamukela uhulumende wakhe njalo uzabanika isijeziso esifanele labo abephule imilayo yakhe njalo bahlukumeza abantu bakhe. Umprofethi kaNkulunkulu uthi: “Ngasengibona isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu lesimhlophe lohlezi kuso, umhlaba lezulu kwabalekela ubuso bakhe, njalo kakutholelwanga indawo. Ngasengibona abafileyo abancinyane labakhulu, bemi phambi kukaNkulunkulu, lengwalo zavulwa, njalo olunye ugwalo lwavulwa, olungolokuphila, abafileyo basebesahlulelwa ngezinto ezibhalwe ezingwalweni ngokwemisebenzi yabo.” Sambulo 20:11,12. {GC 666.1}IEP 666.1

Ngemva kokuvulwa kwezingwalo okulotshwe khona imisebenzi yabantu, ilihlo likaKrestu lizahlala phezu kwalaba abenze okubi, bonke bazakhumbula izono zonke abazenzileyo. Bazabona lapho inyawo zabo eziphambuke endleleni yokulunga lobungcwele khona, bazabona ukuba ukuziqakisa njalo lokuhlamuka kubafikise ngaphi emsebenzini wokwephula umlayo kaNkulunkulu. Izilingo ezihugayo abazihlakulelayo ngokuthanda isono, lezibusiso abaziguqulela ebubini, lezithunywa zikaNkulunkulu abazihleka ulunya, lamazwi okulimukisa abawaphikayo, lamagagasi omusa abawakhahlelela emuva ngenxa yenhliziyo yobuqholo njalo lengavumiyo, konke lokhu kuzabonakala sengathi kulotshwe ngomlilo. {GC 666.2}IEP 666.2

Phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi kuzabonakala isiphambano, njalo njengombukiso kuzabonakala izehlakalo zokulingwa kukaAdamu njalo lokuwa kwakhe, njalo lamanyathelo onke ecebo losindiso alandela ukuwa kwakhe. Kuzabonakala ukuzalwa koMsindisi njengomuntukazana, impilo yakhe yokuzehlisa njalo lokulandela imilayo, ukubhabhathizwa kwakhe eJodani, ukuzila kwakhe ukudla njalo lokulingwa enkangala, ukusebenza akwenza phakathi kwabantu, lapho avezela khona abantu izibusiso eziligugu kakhulu, amalanga onke abonakalisa khona izenzo zothando njalo lesihawu, lobusuku abuchitha ekhuleka njalo ekhangele ezintabeni, lamaqhinga omhawu, lenzondo, lobubi izenzo zakhe ezinhle ababembhadala ngakho, ububi njalo lobuhlungu obabungazwisiseki adlula phakathi kwabo ensimini yaseGetsemani ngaphansi komthwalo onzima kakhulu owawufuna ukumcobodisa ngenxa yezono zomhlaba wonke ezazibekwe phezu kwakhe, ukuthengiswa kwakhe ezandleni zexuku lababulali, zonke izehlakalo ezesabekayo ezosuku lolu olubuhlungu obehlela isibotshwa lesi esingazange silwise, esetshiywe ngabafundi bakhe, ehudulwa ngochuku emigwaqweni yaseJerusalema, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu imiswa phambi kukaAnnas, emiswa njalo phambi kompristi omkhulu, laphambi kukaPhilathu, laphambi kukaHerodi owayelochuku, eklolodelwa, ethethiswa, ezwiswa ubuhlungu, njalo egwetshelwa ukufa, konke lokhu kuzavezwa sobala phambi komuntu wonke. {GC 666.3}IEP 666.3

Ngalesi isikhathi phambi komuntu wonke kuzabonakala izehlakalo zokucina, kuzabonakala uMsindisi ehamba indlela yokucina yaseKhalivari, iNkosi yezulu ilenga esiphambanweni, labapristi abakhohlakeleyo bemklolodela ebuhlungwini bakhe, lobumnyama obungajwayelekanga, lokuzamazama komhlaba, lokwephuka kwamadwala, lokuvuleka kwamathuna, okwenzakala ngenhloso yokubonisa isikhathi lapho uMsindisi womhlaba anikela khona impilo yakhe. {GC 667.1}IEP 667.1

Izehlakalo lezi ezimbi zizabonakala xathu ngendlela ezalandelana ngayo. USathane kanye lengilosi zakhe abasoke babelawo amandla okufulathela umpikitsha wezenzo zabo. Wonke umuntu owayekhona ngaleso isikhathi uzakhumbula ingxenye ayidlalayo. UHerodi owabulala abantwana baseBethlehema ababengelacala ngoba efuna ukubulala iNkosi yakoIsrayeli, loHerodias olecala legazi lomprofethi uJohane umbhabhathizi, loPhilathu owayengalaso isibindi sokumela iqiniso, lamasotsha ayemklolodela, labapristi kanye lababusi kanye labantu abakhala ngelizwi elikhulu besithi, “Igazi lakhe alibe phezu kwethu njalo laphezu kwabantwana bethu!” bonke bazabona ubukhulu bamacala abo. Bazazama ngeze ukucatshela ubuso beNkosi, obuzabe bukhazimula okwedlula ilanga, ngesikhathi esifanayo abasindisiweyo bazaphosela imiqhele yabo ezinyaweni zomsindisi besithi: “Wafela mina!” {GC 667.2}IEP 667.2

Phakathi kwexuku labasindisiweyo kuzabe kukhona abafundi bakaKrestu, ndawonye leqhawe elinguPhawuli, loPetro, loJohane othandekayo, kanye labazalwane babo ababelenhliziyo ezinhle, njalo ndawonye labo kuzabe kulexuku elikhulu elalabo ababulawelwa iqiniso, kuthi ngaphandle kwemiduli, ndowonye labo bonke ububi kanye lezinto zonke ezinyanyisayo, kuzabe kulalabo ababahlukumezayo, babaphosela entolongweni njalo bababulala. Kuzabe kukhona uNero, owayeyisikliwi esilochuku olwesabekayo, uzabona intokozo njalo lenjabulo yalabo ake abahlukumeza, njalo owayethokoza ebuhlungwini babo. Unina laye uzabe ekhona ukuze abone umphumela wemisebenzi yakhe, ukuze abone ububi besimilo asinika indodana yakhe, lemizwa ayihlakulela ngenxa yomzekeliso njalo lendonsela yakhe, uzabona izithelo ezimbi ezaboniswa ngamacala abangela ukuba umhlaba wonke uthuthumele. {GC 667.3}IEP 667.3

Kuzabe kukhona njalo abaholi bebandla leRoma ababefundisa ukuba bangabameli bakaKrestu emhlabeni, kodwa abasebenzisa indawo zokulengisa, kanye lemigodi emnyama, njalo leziko lomlilo ukubamba ngamandla abantu ukuba bangalandeli umzwangedwa wabo. Kuzabe kukhona abaholi babo abalokuzikhukhumeza abazama ukuzibeka phezu kaNkulunkulu njalo bazama ukuguqula imilayo yakhe. Bonke laba ababezibiza ngokuba ngobaba bebandla balecala okumele baziphendulele phambi kaNkulunkulu. Bazabona ithuba seliphelile ukuthi uSomandla ulobukhwele ngomlayo wakhe njalo kasoke ayekele ukumbeka icala lowo owephulayo. Bazafunda khathesi ukuba uKrestu uzibeka esimeni sabantu bakhe abahlukunyezwayo njalo bazawezwa ngamandla amazwi wakhe athi: “Njengoba likwenzile komunye walaba abazalwane bami abancinyane, likwenzile kimi.” Mathewu 25:40. {GC 668.1}IEP 668.1

Bonke ababi basemhlabeni bazakuma phambi komthethwandaba kaNkulunkulu belecala lokufuna ukugenqula uhulumende wezulu. Kuzabe kungekho ozabancengela, bazabe bengelalo izaba, njalo isigwebo sokufa sizabekwa phezu kwabo. {GC 668.2}IEP 668.2

Kuzaba sobala emuntwini wonke ukuba imbadalo yesono ayisikho ukuzibusa njalo lempilo engapheliyo, kodwa yibugqili, lokubhidlizwa, njalo lokufa. Ababi bazabona lokho abakhethe ukukufulathela ngenxa yempilo yokuhlamuka. Isisindo esikhulu senkazimulo engelakuphela saphikwa yibo nxa babesiphiwa, yeka indlela abazasingalathelela ngayo khathesi nxa besikhangele. ‘Konke lokhu,” bazakhala, “bengizakuzuza, kodwa ngakhetha ukubeka zonke lezi izinto khatshana lami. Yeka ukuyengeka okungaka! Ngithengise ukuthula, lenjabulo njalo lokuphakanyiswa, ngathatha ukulahlwa, lempilo yokona njalo lokuhlulukelwa.” Bonke bazabona ukuba isinqumo sokubavalela ngaphandle kwezulu silungile. Ngenxa yempilo abayiphilileyo bakhiphe ilizwi lokuthi: “Asisoke sivumele uJesu lo ukuthi abuse phezu kwethu.” {GC 668.3}IEP 668.3

Njengabantu abangathi baphakathi kombono ababi bazabe sebebone ukugcotshwa kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Bazabona ezandleni zakhe amatshe amabili okuzabe kulotshwe khona imilayo yakhe, okuyiziqondiso abaziphikileyo njalo bazephula. Bazabona ukuqubuka kwenjabulo, lokumangala njalo lokuthokoza kwabasindisiweyo, njalo igagasi lengoma leyi lifinyelela bonke abangaphandle komuzi, ngelizwi elilodwa bazakhipha amazwi athi, “Mikhulu njalo iyamangalisa imisebenzi yakho Nkosi Nkulunkulu Somandla ziqotho indlela zakho, Nkosi yabangcwele” (Sambulo 15:3); njalo bazawela phansi, bakhonze iNkosi yokuphila. {GC 668.4}IEP 668.4

USathane uzabonakala njengomuntu osephelelwe ngamandla nxa ekhangela inkazimulo njalo lobukhosi bukaKrestu. Yena owake waba likherubhi lokulinda uzakhumbula lapho awa esuka khona. Wayeyiserafi ekhazimulayo, “indodana yokusa;’ yeka indlela aseguquke njalo wehliswa ngayo! Emhlanganweni ake ayingena, khathesi uzabe engasayikwenelisa ukuphatheka kuyo futhi. Uzabona eyinye ingilosi imile eceleni kukaBaba, ivale inkazimulo yakhe. Uzabe esebonile umqhele ubekwa ekhanda likaKresu yingilosi ephakemeyo njalo lehloniphekayo, njalo uzabakwazi ukuthi isikhundla sengilosi leyi esiphezulu kangaka, besingaba ngesakhe ngabe wayengahlamukanga. {GC 669.1}IEP 669.1

Ingqondo yakhe izakhumbula ikhaya lakhe engakabikwazi okubi, ukuthula ndawonye lokusuthiseka okwakungokwakhe kwazekwafika isikhathi lapho akhonona ngoNkulunkulu khona, njalo wabalomona ngesikhundla sikaKrestu khona. Insolo yakhe, lokuhlamuka, ubuqili bakhe abusebenzisa ukuthola uzwelo njalo lokusekelwa zingilosi, lenkani ayibonisa ngokungenzi imizamo yokuguquka ngesikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu ayengamthethelela khona - konke lokhu kuzakuza sobala phambi kwakhe. Uzahluza imisebenzi yakhe phakathi kwabantu njalo lemphumela yayo, okuyinzondo ebekhona phakathi kwabantu, lokuthathwa kwempilo zabantu, lokuphakama njalo lokuwa kwezizwe, lokuthathwa kwezihlalo zokubusa, lokulandelana kwezimpi njalo lomvukela emazweni atshiyeneyo. Uzakhumbula imizamo yakhe eyehlala eyenza eyokuphikisa umsebenzi kaKrestu njalo lokusebenzela ukuwisa abantu ukuze bahlale becwila ebubini. Uzabona ukuthi wonke amaqhinga wakhe amabi awazange abelamandla okubhubhisa labo abafake ithemba labo kuJesu. Nxa uSathane ekhangela umbuso wakhe, izithelo zokushikisha kwakhe, uzabona ukwehluleka kuphela njalo lokubhubha. Uzabe esekhokhele abantu bonke laba ukuba bakholwe ukuthi umuzi kaNkulunkulu uzanqobeka lula nje, kodwa uzabe ekwazi ukuthi konke lokhu kungamanga. Kusukela ekuqaleni ekuhambeni kwempikiswano leyi enkulu ubehlezi enqotshwa, aze avume ukuhlehla. Uyawazi kahle amandla njalo lobukhulu bukaSimakade. {GC 669.2}IEP 669.2

Inhloso yomhlamuki lowu kusukela ekuqaleni ibingeyokuzigeza yena njalo leyokukhomba abantu bonke ukuthi uhulumende wezulu nguye olecala lokuhlamuka okukhona emhlabeni. Usebenzise wonke amandla obungcitshi bakhe ukukwenza lokhu kusukela ekuqaleni. Usebenze ngenhloso njalo langokuhleleka, futhi ngokuphumelela okukhulu, wahola abantu abanengi ukuba bakholwe ingcazelo yakhe mayelana lempikiswano leyi enkulu esiqhubeke okwesikhathi eside kangaka. Okwezinkulugwane zeminyaka umkhohlisi omkhulu uphakamise amanga endaweni yeqiniso. Kodwa isikhathi sesifikile khathesi esokuthi ukuhlamuka lokhu kunqotshwe njalo lembali kaSathane ivalwe. Kuqhinga lakhe lokuthatha isikhundla sikaKrestu, lelokubulala abantubakhe, njalo lokuthatha umuzi kaNkulunkulu, umkhohlisi omkhulu uzabe esechaywe egcekeni. Labo abakhethe ukubambana laye bazabona ukwehlulwa kwamaqhinga njalo lomsebenzi wakhe. Abalandeli bakaKrestu njalo lengilosi ezithembekileyo zizabona ubukhulu bamaqhinga akhe awasebenzise ukulwisana lohulumende kaNkulunkulu. USathane usesenyanywa manje yizidalwa zonke zomhlaba. {GC 670.1}IEP 670.1

USathane uyabona ukuthi ukuhlamuka kwakhe azikhethela khona sekubangele ukuthi angafaneli ukuba sezulwini. Ufundise wonke amandla akhe ukuthi alwisane loNkulunkulu, ukubamsulwa, lokuthula, njalo lobudlelwano obusezulwini kuye bekuzaba yikuhlukumezeka okukhulu. Konke abekutsho okungamanga mayelana lesihawu njalo lokulunga kukaNkulunkulu kuzabe sekuthulisiwe ngalesi iskhathi. Ukungcolisa igama likaJehova abezama ukukwenza khathesi kuzawela phezu kwakhe. Njalo ngalesi isikhathi uSathane uzaguqa phansi avume ukulunga kwesegwebo sakhe. {GC 670.2}IEP 670.2

“Ngubani ongayikukwesaba Nkosi, abesedumisa ibizo lakho? Ngoba nguwe wedwa ongcwele; ngoba izizwe zonke zizakuza zidumise phambi kwakho, ngoba izenzo zakho zokulunga zibonakalisiwe.” Sambulo 15:4. Yonke imbuzo emayelana leqiniso njalo lamanga empikiswaneni leyi endala kangaka izabe seyenziwe yaba sobala. Impumela yokuhlamuka, lezithelo zokubeka eceleni imilayo kaNkulunkulu, sezichaywe egcekeni ukuba zibonwe yizidalwa zonke. Umphumela wokubusa kukaSathane nxa kuqathaniswa lohulumende kaNkulunkulu uzabe usobonisiwe phambi kwemihlaba yonke. Imisebenzi kaSathane ngokwayo yiyo ezamgweba. Ukukhalipha kukaNkulunkulu, lokulunga kwakhe, njalo lobuhle bakhe kuzakuma kuhlambulukile ngoba isimo sika Sathane sizabonakala sobala. Kuyabonakala ukuthi wonke amanyethelo akhe phakathi kwempikiswano leyi enkulu athethwe ngenhloso yokunika abantu bakhe ikusasa elihle njalo lokuvikela yonke imihlaba ayidalayo. “Yonke imisebenzi yakho izakudumisa, wena Nkosi, njalo labangcwele bakho bazakudumisa.” Amahubo 145:10. Imbali yesono izakuma iphakade njengobufakazi bokuthi ngobukhona bemilayo kaNkulunkulu kuqukethwe ndawonye intokozo yezidalwa zonke azidalayo. Nxa wonke amaqiniso empikiswano leyi enkulu eseveziwe, indalo yonke, engazange iwe leyawayo, ngelizwi elilodwa izakuthi: ” Ziqotho njalo zilungile indlela zakho, wena Nkosi yabangcwele.” {GC 670.3}IEP 670.3

Phambi kwezidalwa zonke kuzabe sekuveziwe umnikelo omkhulu owenziwa nguBaba ndawonye leNdodana ngenxa yokuthanda kwabo abantu. Ihola lizabe selifikile lapho uKrestu azathatha khona indawo yakhe eqondileyo njalo uzakuphakanyiselwa phezu kwezidalwa njalo lamandla, kanye lamabizo wonke akhona. Kwakungenxa yentokozo eyayiphambi kwakhe, ukwenzela ukuba alethe imphefumulo eminengi enkazimulweni, okwabangela ukuba adlule phakathi kochuku lehlazo lesiphambano. Usizi njalo lehlazo lakhona lalilikhulu okungachasisekiyo, kodwa loba kunjalo inkulu injabulo njalo lenkazimulo yakho. Uzakukhangela abahlengiweyo, sekuvuselelwe kubo umfanekiso wakhe, inhliziyo zabo bonke zilophawu lwezulu, ubuso babo bonke bubonisa umfanekiso weNkosi yabo. Uzabona kibo umphumela wokudabuka komoya wakhe, njalo uzasuthiseka. Ngelizwi elizafinyelela iqula labantu laba abazabe bebuthene elabalungileyo lababi, uzakuthi: “Khangelani lokho engakuthenga ngegazi lami! Ngenxa yalaba ngahlupheka, ngenxa yalaba ngafa, ukwenzela ukuba bahlale eduze lami okweminyaka yonke engelakubalwa.” Ngemva kwalokho kuzaqubuka ingoma yokudumisa ephuma endebeni zalabo abazabe bembethe izembatho ezimhlophe abazabe begombolozele isihlalo: “Lifanele iWundlu elahlatshelwa ukwamukela amandla, lenotho, lenhlakanipho, lobukhulu, lenhlonipho, lenkazimulo, njalo lezibusiso.” Sambulo 5:12. {GC 671.1}IEP 671.1

Loba nje uSathane efuqwe ukuthi avume ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu njalo lobukhulu bukaKrestu, isimilo sakhe sizabe singaguqukanga. Umoya wokuhlamuka, njengesikhukhula esikhulu, uzaqubuka njalo. Uzagcwala amadlabuzane ayenze isinqumo sokuthi kasoke atshiya ukulwa abekwenza phakathi kwempikiswano enkulu. Isikhathi sizabe sesifikile esokuthi alwe ukulwa kokucina leNkosi yasezulwini. Uzagijima ayephakathi kwenceku zakhe azame ukubanika ulaka lwakhe njalo abanike amadlabuzane okulwa. Kodwa kuzo zonke izigidi ezingelakubalwa azidukuse ukuba zihlamukele uNkulunkulu, kakho loyedwa ozakholwa njalo avume ubukhulu lobu azabe ezinika bona. Amandla akhe azabe esefike emaphethelweni. Ababi bazabe bemzonda uNkulunkulu ngendlela uSathane laye amzonda ngayo, kodwa bayabona ukuthi imizamo yabo yonke iyize, ngeke bamnqobe uJehova. Inzondo yabo izabhekiswa kuSathane njalo lakulabo abekade beyizisebenzi zakhe emsebenzini wokukhohlisa, njalo ngolaka lwamadimoni bazabamphendukela. {GC 671.2}IEP 671.2

INkosi ithi: “Ngoba uzitshaya ohlakaniphileyo njengoNkulunkulu, khangela ngizakulethela abezizwe ngilethe izizwe ezesabekayo kakhulu, zizahwatsha inkemba zazo, zichithe ubuhle bokuhlakanipha kwakho, zone udumo lwakho. Zizakuphosela phansi egodini.” “Ngizakubhubhisa wena Kherubhi yokulinda, phakathi kwamatshe avutha umlilo… Ngizakuphosela phansi, ngikuchaye phambi kwamakhosi, ukuba bakubone…Ngizakutshisa ube ngumlotha emhlabathini phambi kwamehlo abo bonke abakukhangeleyo…Uzakuba yinto eyesabekayo njalo awusoke usabakhona njalo.” Hezekheli 28:6-8, 16-19. {GC 672.1}IEP 672.1

“Konke ukulwa kwebutho kulomsindo wokudideka, njalo lezembatho ezigcwele igazi, kodwa lokhu kuzakuba lokuvutha njalo lamandla omlilo.” Isaya 9:5. “Ngoba intukuthelo yeNkosi iphezu kwazo zonke izizwe, lolaka lwayo phezu kwawo wonke amabutho azo, izitshabalalisile, izinikele ekubulaweni.” Isaya 34:2. “Uzanisa phezu kwababi imijibila, umlilo, lesolufa, lomoya otshisayo, kuzakuba yisabelo senkezo yabo.” Amahubo 11:6. Umlilo uzabuya uvela kuNkulunkulu uphuma ezulwini. Umhlaba uzakwephuka. Izikhali ezifihlwe phakathi kokujula kwawo zizakhitshwa. Amalangabi avuthayo azaphuma endaweni zonke. Ngitsho lamadwala ngokwawo azabe esengamalangabi. Usuku oluvutha njengeziko luzabe selufikile. Zonke izinto zizancibilika ngenxa yokutshisa, lomhlaba lawo, njalo lakho konke okukiwo kuzakutsha kuphele. Malachi 4:1, 2 Petro 3:10. Umhlabathi wasemhlabeni uzabonakala sengathi ulichibi lomlilo. Kuzabe sekuyisikhathi sokwahlulela njalo lokufa kwabangalunganga, “usuku lokuphindisela kweNkosi, njalo lomnyaka wokubuyiselwa kwempikiswano yeZiyoni.” Isaya 34:8. {GC 672.2}IEP 672.2

Bonke ababi bazakwamukela umvuzo wabo emhlabeni. Zaga 11:31. “Bazakuba ngumlotha, njalo lolosuku oluzayo luzabatshisa lubaqede, kutsho iNkosi yamabandla.” Malakhi 4:1. Abanye bazabhujiswa ngesikhatshana esincane, kuthi abanye bazakutsha okwensuku ezinengi. Bonke bazakujeziswa “ngesilinganiso sokona kwabo.” Izono zabalungileyo ngenxa yokuthi zizabe sezibekwe ekhanda likaSathane, kuzamele ajeziswe hatshi kuphela ngenxa yokuhlamuka kwakhe, kodwa langenxa yezono abangele ukuthi abantwana bakaNkulunkulu bazenze besesemhlabeni. Ukujeziswa kwakhe kuzaba kukhulu okwedlula lokho okwalabo abadukisayo. Nxa bonke abawa ngenxa yokudukisa kwakhe sebetshe baphela, yena uzaqhubeka ephila phakathi kobuhlungu bokutsha. Emalangabini agezisa isono bonke ababi ekucineni bazakutshabalaliswa, impande ndawonye lengatsha, uSathane yena oyimpande, abalandeli bakhe abamele ingatsha. Isijeziso esipheleleyo sokwephula imilayo sizabe sesilethiwe, njalo lentengo yokulunga izabe isibhadelwe, njalo izulu kanye lomhlaba, nxa bekhangele, kuzamemezela okulunga kukaJehova. {GC 673.1}IEP 673.1

Umsebenzi kaSathane owokubhubhisa uzabe usuphelile kokuphela. Okweminyaka eyinkulungwane eziyisithupha wenze intando yakhe, wagcwalisa umhlaba ngosizi njalo waletha ubuhlungu phezu kwendalo yonke. Indalo yonke ibubulile njalo yathwala nzima ngobuhlungu. Ngalesi isikhathi izidalwa zikaNkulunkulu zizabe sezikhululwe kumlingi lezilingo zakhe. “Umhlaba wonke usekuphumuleni, njalo kuthule, abangcwele baqhamuka ngokuhlabela.” Isaya 14:7. Njalo kuzezwakala ingoma yokudumisa ivela kuyo yonke imihlaba eyadalwayo. “Ilizwi elikhulu elongathi ngumdumo wamanzi amanengi, njalo kungathi ngumsindo wemidumo elamandla, kusithi Haleluya! Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu uSomandla uyabusa. Sambulo 19:6. {GC 673.2}IEP 673.2

Ngesikhathi umhlaba ungaphansi kwamalangabi, abangcwele bazabebephephile eMzini oNgcwele. Kulabo ababalengxenye evukweni lwakuqala, ukufa kwesibili akulamandla. Ngesikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu kwababi elilangabi eliqothulayo, ebantwini bakhe ulilanga njalo lehawu. Sambulo 20:6; Amahubo 84:11. {GC 673.3}IEP 673.3

“Ngasengibona izulu elitsha lomhlaba omutsha; ngoba izulu lokuqala lomhlaba wokuqala kwasekudlulile, lolwandle lungasekho.” Sambulo 21:1. Umlilo oqothula ababi uzahlambulula umhlaba. Yonke imithonselanyana yesiqalekiso iyabe isithanyelwe yaphela nya. Akusoke kube legehena evutha kokuphela ezabangela ukuthi abahlengiweyo bahlale bekhunjuzwa ngomvuzo wesono owesabekayo. {GC 674.1}IEP 674.1

Sinye isikhumbuzo esizahlala sikhona: uMsindisi wethu uzahlala elamanxeba okubethelwa kwakhe. Ekhanda lakhe elalinyazwayo, lasemhlane, lasezandleni njalo lasenyaweni, kuzahlala kulobufakazi bochuku olwalethwa yisono. Umprofethi nxa ekhangela uKrestu enkazimulweni yakhe uthi: “Wayelemisebe ekhanyayo ephuma ehlangothini lwakhe, njalo yikho lapho okwakufihlwe khona amandla akhe.” Habhakhuki 3:4. Yilo uhlangothi lwakhe lapho okwageleza khona isifula segazi esabuyisa umuntu loNkulunkulu, yikho lapho okulenkazimulo yoMsindisi, lapho “okufihlwe khona amandla akhe.” “Yena olamandla okusindisa,” ngenxa yokuzinikela ecebeni lokusindisa, wayelawo amandla okuphindisela phezu kwalabo abayala ukwamukela umusa kaNkulunkulu. Njalo izinto ezifakaza ihlazo adlula kilo ziletha inhlonipho enkulu kuye, kuyo yonke iminyaka engelakubalwa ezakuza amanxeba aseKhalivari azaletha udumo kuye njalo abonise lamandla wakhe. {GC 674.2}IEP 674.2

“Wena mphotshongo wemihlambi, ntaba yeZiyoni, kuzafika kuwe ukubusa kwakuqala, umbuso weJerusalema.” Mikha 4:8. Isikhathi sizabe sesifikile esasilangazelelwa ngamadoda angcwele endulo kusukela ngosuku lapho inkemba ezilelangabi ezavimba khona ukuthi uAdamu loEva bangabuyeli ensimini yase Edeni, khona okuyisikhathi ‘sokuhlengwa kwabathengiweyo bakhe.” Efesu 1:14. Umhlaba owawunikwe umuntu njengombuso wakhe, awuthengisa ezandleni zikaSathane, njalo okweminyaka eminengi obungaphansi kwamandla esitha lesi esikhulu, ngalesi isikhathi uzabe usuhlengiwe ngenxa yecebo elikhulu losindiso. Konke okwakulahlekile ngenxa yesono kuzabe sekubuyisiwe. “INkosi ithi…eyadala izulu lomhlaba, eyabumba umhlaba yawenza, yona yawumisa ingawudalelanga ize, yawubumbela ukuze kuhlalwe kuwo.” Isaya 45:18. Inhloso kaNkulunkulu kusukela ekuqaleni nxa wayedala umhlaba izagcwaliseka lapho uzakubakhona yindawo yokuhlala yabasindisiweyo. “Abangcwele bazakudla ilifa lelizwe, bahlale kulo kuze kube nininini.” Amahubo 37:29. {GC 674.3}IEP 674.3

Abanye ngenxa yokwesaba ukuveza umhlaba omutsha njengendawo okuqakathekiswa inotho nje, bayenze imizamo yokufiphalisa amaqiniso amqoka ayiwo abangela ukuthi asiholele ukuba siwulangazelele lowo mhlaba njengomuzi wethu. UKrestu wanika abafundi bakhe isiqiniseko sokuthi wayesiya balungisela indawo emzini kaBaba. Labo abamukela imfundiso yelizwi likaNkulunkulu abasoke beyekele ukuba lolwazi mayelana lomuzi wasezulwini. Kodwa loba kunjalo, “ilihlo alikubonanga, lendlebe ayikuzwanga, futhi akungenanga enhliziyweni yomuntu, izinto uNkulunkulu azilungisele abamthandayo. 1 Khorinte 2:9. Indimi zabantu azilawo amazwi okuchaza umvuzo obekelwe abalungileyo. Kuzaba sobala kuphela kulabo abazakubona. Ayikho leyodwa ingqondo yomuntu engenelisa ukuqedisisa iParadayisi kaNkulunkulu. {GC 674.4}IEP 674.4

EBhayibhilini ilifa labahlengiweyo libizwa ngokuthi “lilizwe.” Amahebheru 11:14-16. Kulelolizwe uMalusi wasezulwini uhola umhlambi wakhe emithonjeni elamanzi okuphila. Isihlahla sokuphila sithela izithelo zaso inyanga zonke, njalo lamahlamvu aso ngawokusilisa izizwe. Kukhona izifula ezigeleza kokuphela, ezilamanzi akhanya njengengilazi, njalo ekhunjini lwazo izihlahla zakhona ziyanyikinyeka zifaka umthunzi wazo endleleni elungiselwe abasindisiweyo bakaNkulunkulu. Kulowo muzi amagceke akhona alamaqaqa amahle kakhulu, njalo lezintaba zikaNkulunkulu zibonisa ubuhle beziqongo zazo. Emagcekeni lawa alokuthula, eduzane lezifula ezilamanzi okuphila, abantu bakaNkulunkulu osekukade beyizihambi, njalo lemhambuma, bazathola khona ikhaya. {GC 675.1}IEP 675.1

“Labantu bami bazahlala endaweni yokuhlala elokuthula. Lezindaweni zokuhlala ezivikelekileyo, lezindaweni zokuphumula ezonwabileyo.” “Isihluku kasisayikuba khona elizweni lakho, lokuchitheka lokubhubhisa phakathi kwelizwe lakho, uzakutha imiduli yakho uthi yikuKhululwa, lamasango akho uthi yiNdumiso.” “Abantu bazakwakha izindlu bahlale kuzo, bahlanyele izivini, badle izithelo zazo. Kabayikwakha kuhlale omunye, kabayikuhlanyela kudle omunye, ngoba insuku zabantu bami zizakuba njengensuku zesihlahla, labakhethiweyo bami bazakudla izithelo zomsebenzi wabo.” Isaya 32:18; 60:18; 65:21,22. {GC 675.2}IEP 675.2

Kulelo lizwe, “inkangala logwadule kuzajabula, lehlane ithokoze, ikhahlele njengamaluba.” Isaya 35:1. “Endaweni yameva kuzamila isihlala esibuthakathaka, lendaweni yokhula kumile umtshekisane, lokhu kuzakwenzela iNkosi udumo, kube yisikhumbuzo esilaphakade esingayikususwa.” Isaya 55:13. “Lempisi izahlala lewundlu, lengwe ilale lezinyane, lethole ndawonye lesilwane, lokunonisiweyo ndawonye, lomfana omncinyane uzaziqhuba. “Kabayikwenza okubi, njalo kabayikona entabeni yami yonke engcwele, ngoba umhlaba uzagcwala ulwazi lweNkosi njengamanzi esibekela ulwandle. Isaya 11:6,9. {GC 675.3}IEP 675.3

Ubuhlungu ngeke bubekhona ezulwini. Akusoke kubekhona njalo inyembezi, lembuthano yezimfa, ngitsho lokububula. “Lokufa kakusayikuba khona, kumbe ukulila, kumbe ukukhala loba ubuhlungu abusayikuba khona, ngoba izinto zakuqala sezidlulile.” Sambulo 21:4. “Lomhlali kayikuthi, ngiyagula. Abantu abahlala khona bazathethelelwa iziphambeko zabo.” Isaya 33:24. {GC 676.1}IEP 676.1

Lapho kuzakuba khona iJerusalema elitsha, isigodlo somhlaba omutsha okhazimulisiweyo, “uzakuba ngumqhele omuhle ophethwe yiNkosi, lomqhele wobukhosi ophethwe nguNkulunkulu wakho.” Isaya 62:3. “Ukukhanya kwawo kwakunjengelitshe eliligugu elikhulukazi njengelitshe lejaspi, likhanyisa njengekristali.” “Lezizwe zabasindisiweyo zizahamba ekukhanyeni kwawo, lamakhosi omhlaba aletha ubukhosi lodumo lwawo kuwo.” Sambulo 21:11,24. INkosi ithi: “Ngizathokoza ngeJerusalema, ngithokoze ngabantu bami.” Isaya 65:19. “Khangela ithabanekeli likaNkulunkulu lisebantwini, njalo uzahlala labo, futhi bona bazakuba ngabantu bakhe, loNkulunkulu uqobo uzakuba labo enguNkulunkulu wabo.” Sambulo 21:3. {GC 676.2}IEP 676.2

Emzini kaNkulunkulu “akusoke kube khona ubusuku.” Kakho ozadinga kumbe afise ukuphumula. Akusoke kubekhona ukudinwa ngenxa yokwenza intando kaNkulunkulu njalo lokuletha udumo kuye. Sizahlala sisizwa ubumnandi bokuphephetha kungathi ngokwekuseni kuqhubeka ngokungapheliyo. “Kabadingi isibane, loba ukukhanyisa kwelanga, ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu izabakhanyisela.” Sambulo 22:5. Ukukhanyisa kwelanga kuzathathelwa indawo yakho yinkazimulo engaphandliyo emehlweni, kodwa ezakukhanyisa okwedlula okwenziwa lilanga emini enkulu. Inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu leyeWundlu izagcwalisa idolobho lonke ngokukhanya okungafiphaliyo. Abahlengiweyo bazahamba phakathi kokukhanya okungelalanga ngitsho lobusuku. {GC 676.3}IEP 676.3

“Njalo kangibonanga ithempeli phakathi kwawo, ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu uSomandla ulithempeli lawo kanye leWundlu.” Sambulo 21:22. Abantu bakaNkulunkulu bazakuba lethuba lokukhulumisana mangqamu loBaba njalo leNdodana. “Ngoba khathesi sibona esibukweni kalufifi.” 1 Khorinte 13:12. Sibona umfanekiso kaNkulunkulu, sengathi usesibukweni, emisebenzini yendalo njalo lendlela asebenza ngayo labantu, kodwa ngaleso sikhathi sizambona ubuso nobuso kungekho iveyili yokusisitha. Sizakuma phambi kwakhe njalo sibone inkazimulo yobuso bakhe. {GC 676.4}IEP 676.4

Kulelolizwe abahlengiweyo bazakwazi, ngendlela labo abaziwa ngayo. Uthando njalo lozwelo uNkulunkulu ayeluhlanyele enhliziyweni luzasetshenziswa ngendlela eqotho njalo emnandi khonale. Ubudlelwano obuqotho lezidalwa ezingcwele, lokuhlalisana kuhle lengilosi ezibusisekileyo, njalo labathembekileyo abatshiyeneyo kusukela ekuqaleni abageze izembatho zabo egazini leWundlu, lobudlelwano obungcwele obubambanisa “imuli yonke ezulwini lasemhlabeni” (Efesu 3:15), konke lokhu kuyancedisa ukubumba injabulo yabasindisiweyo. {GC 677.1}IEP 677.1

Kulelolizwe ingqondo ezingasayikwazi ukufa zizajulisa ngentokozo engapheliyo izimanga zamandla okudala, njalo lemfihlo yothando lokuhlenga. Kakusoke kubekhona isitha esilochuku njalo lesilinga abantu ukuba bakhohlwe uNkulunkulu. Zonke izigaba zengqondo zizakhula, njalo lamandla wayo azakhuliswa. Ukudinga ulwazi akusoze kwadinisa ingqondo kumbe kuqede amandla. Lapha zonke izinto ezinkulu zizenziwa, lezifiso ezinkulu zifinyelelelwe, lamaphupho afezeke, njalo kuzahlala kulezinga eliphezulu elokufinyelelwa, lezimanga ezintsha ezokubukwa, lamaqiniso amatsha okuwaqedisisa, lezinto ezinengi ezintsha ezizadinga amandla engqondo, lawomphefumulo njalo lomzimba. {GC 677.2}IEP 677.2

Zonke imfihlo zezulu zizavulelwa abahlengiweyo bakaNkulunkulu ukuthi bazifunde. Kungaselakufa kokubagwema, bazakuphaphela kweminye imhlaba ekhatshana, imhlaba leyi eyagcwala usizi nxa yayibona ubuhlungu lobubi obabusehlela abantu emhlabeni ngemva kokungena kwesono, njalo eyajabula ngengoma yokuthokoza ngemva kokuzwa umbiko wokuhlengwa komphefumulo owodwa. Ngentokozo engachasisekiyo abantwana bomhlaba lo bazangena enjabulweni njalo lasenhlakanipheni yezidalwa ezingazange ziwele esonweni. Bazabachathekela ulwazi njalo lokuqedisisa abakuthola phakathi kweminyaka eminengi lapho ababecabangisisa khona ngendalo kaNkulunkulu. Ngelihlo elingafiphalanga bazakhangela enkazimulweni yendalo, bazabona ilanga, inkanyezi njalo lendalo esebenzisanayo, konke lokhu kusenza okuwuphawulelweyo kugqagqele isihlalo sobukhosi. Kuzo zonke izinto kusukela kokuncane kusiyakokukhulu, ibizo loMdali lizabe libhaliwe, njalo kukho konke kuzabonakala inotho yamandla wakhe. {GC 677.3}IEP 677.3

Njalo nxa imnyaka engapheliyo iqhubeka ihamba, izaletha ukuvezwa kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu lekaKrestu ngendlela ejule kakhulu. Njengoba ulwazi luqhubeka lungamanga ndawonye, kuzakuba njalo lothando, lenhlonipho, njalo lentokozo layo izahlala ikhula. Nxa abantu beqhubeka befunda ngoNkulunkulu, kuzakhula ngokufanayo ukumangaliswa yisimo sakhe. Nxa uJesu evula phambi kwabo inotho yecebo lokusindiswa njalo lokunqoba okwatholakala phakathi kwempikiswano enkulu loSathane, inhliziyo zabasindisiweyo zizagcwala ukubonga, njalo ngenjabulo enkulu bazaqhunsa ingoma ngamachacho abo egolide, njalo izinkulungwane zezinkulungwane njalo lezinkulungwane zamazwi zizabambana ekuhlatshelweni kwengoma yokudumisa. {GC 678.1}IEP 678.1

“Lazo zonke izidalwa ezisezulwini, lemhlabeni, langaphansi komhlaba, lezinto eziselwandle, lakho konke okukikho, ngakuzwa kusithi: Kuye ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi lakulo iWundlu kakube ukudunyiswa lodumo lobukhosi lamandla kuze kube nini lanini.” Sambulo 5:13. {GC 678.2}IEP 678.2

Impikiswano enkulu kakhulu isiphelile. Isono kanye lezoni kakusekho. Imihlaba yonke eyadalwayo izabe isihlanzekile. Indalo yonke izabe isigcwele ukubambana njalo lentokozo eyodwa. Kusuka Kuye owadala konke, kugeleza impilo, lokukhanya njalo lentokozo, kuzo zonke indawo ezidaliweyo. Kusukela ezintweni ezincuncuncu kusiya emhlabeni omkhulu kulayo yonke, zonke izinto, eziphilayo lezingaphiliyo, ebuhleni bazo obungasithwanga njalo lentokozo epheleleyo, konke kuthi uNkulunkulu uluthando. {GC 678.3}IEP 678.3