29—Imvelaphi yobubi

Kwiingqondo ezininzi. imvelaphi yesono nesizathu sobukho baso ziyintsusa yokudideka okukhulu. Zibona umsebenzi wobubi, neziphumo zawo ezoyikekayo zosizi nokuxhwaleka, zize zibuze ukuba konke oku kubakho njani phantsi kobungangamsha baLowo ungenamda ngobulumko, ngamandla, nangothando. Kukho imfihlakalo apha ezingakwaziyo ukufumana inkcazelo ngayo. Kuthi ke, ekungaqinisekini nakwintandabuzo yazo, zingaziboni neenyaniso ezityhilwe ngokucacileyo elizwini likaThixo nezifunekayo elusindisweni. Bakho abo abathi, ekufuneni kwabo ukuqonda ngobukho besono, bazama ukuphanda koko uThixo angazanga wakutyhila; kungoko bathi bangasifumani isisombululo seenzima zabo; baze bathi, beqhutywa yimeko yokuthandabuza nochuku, bakusebenzise oku njengonobangela wokuba bangawamkeli amazwi kaMoya Oyingcwele. Abanye, phofu, basilela ekuqondeni ngokwanelisayo ingxaki enkulu yobubi, ngenxa yokuba, isithethe nokuchazwa gwenxa kuyisithelisile imfundiso yeBhayibhile engesimilo sikaThixo, imo yolawulo lwaKhe, nemithetho-siseko yendlela asebenza ngayo nesono. IE18 437.1

Akukho kukwazi ukuyichaza imvelaphi yesono, ukuze kube nokunikwa isizathu sobukho baso. Sekunjalo, kukho okunokuqondwa ngale mvelaphi kunye nesiphelo saso isono okwenza kubonakale ngokupheleleyo ubulungisa kunye nobubele bukaThixo ekujonganeni kwaKhe nobubi. Akukho okufundiswe ngokucace kakhulu esiBhalweni ngaphezu kokuba, uThixo asinguYe, nangayiphi indlela, unobangela wokungena kwesono; nokuba akazange wenza unothanda wokurhoxisa inceba yezulu, kungazange kubekho nto isilelayo kulawulo lwaKhe olungcwele eyayingenza ukuba kubekho uvukelo. Isono sivele sangena dlwabhabha phakathi, kungekho sizathu sinokunikwa ngobukho baso. Siyimfihlakalo, asinakumelwa bani; ukusithethelela kukusikhusela. Ukuba bekungafunyanwa indlela yokusithethelela, okanye ukuvezwa konobangela wobukho baso, besingayeka ukuba sisono. Inkcazo yethu ekuphela kwayo esinayo yesono yileyo inikiweyo elizwini likaThixo; “sikukwaphulwa komthetho;” sikukusebenza komthetho-siseko olwa nomthetho omkhulu wothando osisiseko solawulo lwezulu.IE18 437.2

Ngaphambi kokungena kobubi, kwakukho uxolo novuyo kuyo yonke indalo [iyunivesi]. Konke kwakugqibelele kuhambelana nentando yoMdali. Uthando lukaThixo lwalongamile, uthando lomnye nomnye lungakhethi cala. UKristu, uLizwi, Okuphela kOzelweyo nguThixo, wayemnye noYise,--bebanye ngendalo, ngesimilo, nangenjongo,--ikuphela komntu kuyo yonke iyunivesi onokungena emagquguleni nakwiinjongo zikaThixo. NgoKristu, uYise wenza indalo yazo zonke izidalwa zasemazulwini. “Ngokuba zadalelwa kuye zonke izinto, ezisemazulwini, . . . nokuba ziitrone, nokuba zibubukhosi, nokuba zizilawuli, nokuba ngamagunya” (Kolose 1:16); zaza kuKristu, ngokulinganayo nakuYise, zonke zanika imbeko.IE18 438.1

Umthetho wothando, usisiseko solawulo lukaThixo, ulonwabo lwazo zonke izidalwa lwaluxhomekeke ekuvumelaneni ngokugqibeleleyo kwazo nemithetho-siseko emikhulu yobulungisa bawo. UThixo ulangazelela ukuba, kuzo zonke izidalwa zaKhe, azuze inkonzo yothando—intlonipho ephuma ekuxatyisweni kwesimilo saKhe ngokusezingqondweni. Akonwatyiswa kukuthotyelwa okunyanzelweyo, ngenxa yoko, zonke izidalwa zaKhe uzinike inkululeko yokuba zithande, khon’ ukuze zimnike inkonzo ngokuzithanda kwazo.IE18 438.2

Kukho ke owakhetha ukuyigqwetha le nkululeko. Isono saphuma kuye, owathi, engowesibini ukusuka kuKristu, wanikwa eyona ntlonipho inkulu nguThixo, waza wangoyena wongamileyo ngamandla nozuko phakathi kwezidalwa zezulu. Ngaphambi kokuwa kwakhe, uKhwezi wayeyintloko kwiikerubhi ezigqubuthelayo, engcwele, engangcolanga konke. “Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Wena lutywino lwesakhiwo esilinganiselweyo kakuhle, uzeleyo bubulumko, umhle kwaphela. Ube use-Eden emyezweni kaThixo; onke amatye anqabileyo abe esisigubungelo sakho. . . . Waye uyikerubhi ethanjisiweyo, egqubuthelayo; ndakwenza ke, waba sentabeni engcwele kaThixo, wahambahamba phakathi kwamatye anomlilo. Wagqibelela ngeendlela zakho kususela kwimini yokudalwa kwakho, kwada kwafumaneka ubugqwetha kuwe.” Hezekile 28:12-15.IE18 438.3

Ukhwezi ngewahlala eluthandweni lukaThixo, eyintandane ehlonitshwa yiyo yonke imikhosi yeengelosi, esebenzisa amandla wakhe anendili ukusikelela abanye nokuzukisa uMenzi wakhe. Endaweni yoko, uthi umprofethi, “Intliziyo yakho iphakamile ngenxa yobuhle bakho, ubonakalisile ubulumko bakho kunye nokubengezela kwakho.” Indima 17. Kancinane kancinane, uKhwezi waziyekela kumnqweno wokuziphakamisa. “Wayenza intliziyo yakho yanjengentliziyo yoThixo” “Wathi, [Ndiya kuyinyusa] itrone yam ibe ngaphezu kweenkwenkwezi zikaThixo: ndihlale entabeni yentlanganiso, . . . Ndiya kunyuka ngaphezu kweziganga zamafu, ndizifanise nOsenyangweni.” Indima 6; Isaya 14:13, 14. Endaweni yokuzama ukuba uThixo ongame ekuthandweni nasekuthotyelweni zizidalwa zaKhe, yaba ngumzamo kaKhwezi ukuba azuze inkonzo nentlonipho yazo eza kuye. Wathi ngokunqwenela imbeko eyabekwa nguBawo ongenamda phezu koNyana waKhe, le nkosi yeengelosi yaxunela kwigunya ekwakulilungelo likaKristu kuphela ukuba nalo.IE18 438.4

Izulu lonke lalikonwabele ukubonisa ubuqaqawuli boMdali nokwenza indumiso kuYe. Kwathi ngoku uThixo ezukiswa ngolo hlobo, kwaye kuluxolo nolonwabo. Kwaya kwabakho izwana eliyilozayo eyaphazamisa ucwangco lwezulu. Umsebenzi nokuphakanyiswa komna, ngokuchasene necebo loMdali, kwavusa ukulindeleka kokubi kwiingqondo obabongamile kuzo ubuqaqawuli bukaThixo. Amaqumrhu asezulwini abonisana noKhwezi. UNyana kaThixo wabeka phambi kwakhe ubukhulu, ukulunga, nobulungisa boMdali, nobungcwele, nokungaguquki kwendalo yomthetho waKhe. UThixo ngokwaKhe wayemisele ucwangco lwezulu; kwaye ngokusuka kulo, uKhwezi wayeza kuba akamhloneli uMenzi wakhe, abe uzisa intshabalalo phezu kwakhe. Eso silumkiso, sinikwa ngothando nenceba ezingenamda, sanela ukuvusa umoya wokulwa. UKhwezi wavumela umona wakhe ngakuKristu ukuba umoyise, kwaza kwaba kukhona azimiselayo.IE18 439.1

Ikratshi, ngobakhe ubuqaqawuli londla ulangazelelo lokuba abe phezulu. Amawonga awayewanikiwe uKhwezi awazange abonwe njengesipho sikaThixo, aza akenza ukuba abe nombulelo kuMdali. Wazigwagwisa ngokubengezela nokuphakama kwakhe, waza waxunela ukuba alingane noThixo. Wayethandwa enikwa imbeko ngumkhosi wasezulwini. Iingelosi zazikonwabela ukwenza imiyalelo yakhe, kwaye wayambathiswe ngobulumko nobuqaqawuli ngaphezu kwazo zonke. Kanti ke, uNyana kaThixo wayeyiNgangalala yezulu eyamkelweyo, emnye ngamandla negunya noYise. Kuwo onke amagqugula kaThixo, uKristu wayenenxaxheba, lo gama uKhwezi wayengavunyelwa ukuba angene kwiinjongo zezulu. “Kutheni?”Yabuza le ngelosi iligorha, “le nto uKristu enobukhulu? Kutheni le nto enikwa imbeko engaphezu kwekaKhwezi?”IE18 439.2

Eshiya indawo yakhe ekufuphi phambi kukaThixo, uKhwezi waphuma waya kuhlwayela umoya wokunganeliseki phakathi kweengelosi. Esebenza ngemfihlakalo emangalisayo, ethabatha ixesha eyifihla eyona njongo yakhe phantsi kwembonakalo yokunika uThixo imbeko, waphumelela ukuvusa ukunganeliseki ngemithetho kaThixo eyayilawula izidalwa zasezulwini, waza wagqitha ngelithi, inikeza ukunqanda ukukhululeka, nto leyo engadingekiyo. Kususela ukuba indalo yayo [imithetho] ingcwele, wazikhuthaza iingelosi ukuba zikuthobele ukuyalela kwayo ngokuthanda kwazo. Wazama ukwenza ukuba kubekho ukusizelwa kwakhe ngokuthi, uThixo wamphatha ngokungenabo ubulungisa ngokunikwa kwembeko enkulu kuKristu. Wabanga ukuthi, ngokufuna igunya elikhulu nembeko wayengajonganga ukuziphakamisa, kodwa wayefuna ukukhusela inkululeko yabo bonke abahlali basezulwini ukuze ngale ndlela bafikelele kwibakala elingasentla lobukho babo.IE18 439.3

UThixo, ngenceba yakhe enkulu, wamnyamezela uKhwezi. Akazange athotywe kwangoko kwindawo yakhe ephakamileyo xa wayeqala ukuzalisa Umoya wakhe ngokunganeliseki, naxa wayesele eqalile ukuvakalisa amabango akhe obuxoki phambi kwezithunywa ezithembekileyo. Wagcinwa ixesha elide ezulwini. Kwazingiswa ukubekwa phambi kwakhe uxolelo xa wayenokuthi aguquke azithobe. Amalinge anjalo, ekuphela kothando olungenamda nobulumko olwalunokuwaceba, enziwa ukumoyisela ekubeni abe nokuyibona impazamo yakhe. Umoya wokunganeliseki wawungazange wabonwa ngaphambili ezulwini. UKhwezi naye ngokwakhe akazange aqonde ekuqaleni ukuba ubheka kweliphi icala; akazange ayiqonde eyona meko iyiyo yezimvo zakhe. Kwathi kodwa njengokuba kwakubonakala ukuba ukunganeliseki kwakhe kwakungenaso isizathu, uKhwezi woyisakala ukuba uyaphosisa, nokuba amabango ezulu ayenobulungisa, nokuba yena umele ukuba awavume ukuba anjalo phambi kwalo lonke izulu. Ukuba wayekwenzile oku, ngewazisindisa, yena nezithunywa ezininzi. Ngeli xesha, wayengekakulahli kuphele ukwayama ngoThixo. Nangona wayesele eyishiyile indawo yakhe njengekherubhi egqubuthelayo, ukuba waba nentumekelelo ukubuyela kuThixo, abuvume ubulumko boMdali wakhe, aneliswe kukuba kule ndawo abelwe yona kwicebo elikhulu likaThixo, ngewabuyiselwa kwisikhundla sakhe. Ikratshi lamalela ukuba azithobe. Wazingisa eyikhusela indlela yakhe, emi kwelokuba akadingi kuguquka, waza wazinikela ngokupheleleyo, ekubangisaneni okukhulu noMenzi wakhe. IE18 440.1

Onke amandla obungqondongqondo bakhe ajikelwa ukuba asetyenziselwe umsebenzi wokukhohlisa, ukuze azuze uvelwano lwezithunywa ezaziphantsi kolawulo lwakhe. Kwaukuba uKristu wamlumkisa wamcebisa, nako kwagqwethwa ukuze kufeze amacebo ache enkohliso. Kwabo ukuthemba kwabo ngothando kwabasondeza kakhulu kuye, uSathana wayezibeke njengowabonwa ngeliso eligwenxa, nokuba isikhundla sakhe sasingahlonitshwanga, nenkululeko yakhe yayiza kujikwa. Ngokumisa ngendlela engeyiyo amazwi kaKristu, wadlulela ekuphambaniseni nasekuxokeni okuphandle, etyhola uNyana kaThixo ngokuceba ukumphoxa phambi kwabemi bonke basezulwini. Wazama nokwenza umbandela wobuxoki phakathi kwakhe nezithunywa ezazithembekile. Zonke angazange akwazi ukuzijika azizise ngokupheleleyo kwicala lakhe, wazityhola ngokungazikhathaleli izinto ezilunge kwizidalwa zasezulwini.Kwawonalo msebenzi wayewenza, watyhola ngawo ezo zazihleli zinyanisekile kuThixo. Ukuzamaukuxhasa isityholo sokungabi nabulungisa kukaThixo, wabhenela ekubekeni ngendlela engeyiyo amazwi nezenzo zoMdali. Yayiyindlela yokusebenza kwakhe ukudida iingelosi ngeentetho ezinobuqhophololo ngeenjongo zikaThixo. Yonke into eyayilula wayigquma ngemfihlakalo, athi ngokugqwetha ngobuchule enze kubekho ukuthandabuza nezona ntetho zicacileyo zikaYehova. Isikhundla sakhe esiphezulu, esasisondele kakhulu kulawulo lwezulu, sanika amandla amakhulu kwizinto awayezithetha, baza baba baninzi aboyiselwa ukuba bazimanye novukelo lwakhe ngakwigunya leZulu.IE18 440.2

UThixo, ngobulumko baKhe, wamvumela uSathana ukuba awuqhube umsebenzi wakhe, wada umoya wakhe wokunganeliseki wavuthwa, waluvukelo olusebenzayo. Kwafuneka ukuba amacebo akhe aphuhle ngokupheleleyo, ukuze indalo yawo yenene nenjongo zonke zibonwe ngabo bonke. UKhwezi, njengekherubhi egqubuthelayo, waye ephakanyiswe kakhulu; ethandwa kakhulu zizidalwa zasezulwini, yaye inamandla impembelelo yakhe phezu kwazo. Umbuso kaThixo wawungaquki abemi basezulwini nje kuphela, kodwa nawo onke amazwe awayewadalile; waza uSathana wacinga ukuthi, ukuba angazithabathela kuye iingelosi zasezulwini kuvukelo, angawafumana namanye amazwe. Wayelibeke ngobuchule elakhe icala ngakulo mba, esebenzisa ubuxoki nobubhedengu ukuzuza abangaphantsi kwakhe. Amandla akhe okukhohlisa ayemakhulu kakhulu, wathi ngokuzifihla ngengubo yobuxoki wazuza umhlaba. Kanti ke, nezithunywa ezazinyanisekile zazingakwazi ukusiqonda isimilo sakhe okanye ukuwubona apho ukhokelela khona umsebenzi wakhe.IE18 441.1

USathana wayehlonelwa kakhulu, zaye zonke izenzo zakhe zambathiswe ngemfihlakalo, kangangokuba kwakunzima ukuveza kwizithunywa eyona ndalo iyiyo yomsebenzi wakhe. Singekade sikhule ngokupheleleyo, isono sasingakwazi ukubonakala siyinto embi esasiyiyo. Ukuza kufika kule ndawo, sasingekabi nayo indawo kwiyunivesi kaThixo, zaye izidalwa ezingcwele zingazi ngendalo nobungozi baso. Zazingakwazi ukuzibona iziphumo ezoyikekayo ezaziza kuba sisiphumo sokubekelwa bucala komthetho wezulu ongcwele. USathana, ekuqaleni, wayewufihle umsebenzi wakhe phantsi kokuzibiza ngokumthobela uThixo okunenkohliso. Wayesithi uzama ukukhuthazaukuzukiswakukaThixo, ukuzinza koburhulumente baKhe, basezulwini. Lo gama ehlwayela ukunganeliseki ezingqondweni zezithunywa ezaziphantsi kwakhe, wenza ngobuchule ukuba kubonakale ngokungathi uzama ukuphelisa ukunganeliseki. Xa wayekhuthaza ukuba kwenziwe iinguqu kuhlelo nemithetho yolawulo lukaThixo, kwakuphantsi kokwenza ngokungathi ezi zizinto ezazifuneka ukuze kugcinwe intsebenziswano ezulwini.IE18 441.2

Ekusiphatheni kwaKhe isono, uThixo wayekwazi ukusebenzisa kuphela ubulungisa nenyaniso. USathana wayekwazi ukusebenzisa oko uThixo wayengakwazi—uhanahaniso nenkohliso. Wazama ukulenza libonakale libubuxoki ilizwi likaThixo, waza walibeka ngendlela engeyiyo icebo laKhe lokulawula kubemi basezulwini; nokuthi, ekufunweni kokuzinikela nokuthotyelwa zizidalwa zaKhe, wayefuna kuphela ukuziphakamisa Yena, Thixo. Ngoko ke, kufuneka, [kwicala likaThixo], kuboniswe phambi kwabahlali basezulwini, nakwabamanye amazwe, ukuba ulawulo lukaThixo lwalulungile, umthetho waKhe ugqibelele. USathana wayenze ukuba kubonakale ukuba nguye ngokwakhe owayezama ukukhuthaza okulungileyo kwiyunivesi. Esona similo sisiso somhluthi wegunya, eyona njongo yakhe yenene, kufuneka iqondwe ngabo bonke. Kufuneka abe nexesha lokuzityhila ngemisebenzi yakhe yenkohlakalo. IE18 442.1

Isiphithiphithi esenziwa likhondo lakhe ezulwini, uSathana wasibeka phezu komthetho nolawulo lukaThixo. Wathi, bonke ububi busisiphumo sokuphatha kukaThixo. Watsho esithi, ibiyinjongo yakhe ukuphuhlisa imithetho kaYehova. Ngoko ke, kwakufuneka ukuba abonise indalo imo yamabango akhe, abonise ukusebenza kwenguqu awayezicebe emthethweni ongcwele. Owakhe umsebenzi kufuneka umgwebe. USathana wathi, kwasekuqaleni, akakho ekuvukeleni. Yonke iyunivesi kufuneka imbone esuswe isigqubuthelo umkhohlisi.IE18 442.2

Naxa kwakugqityiwe ukuba akasenako ukuba sahlala ezulwini, Onobulumko obungenamlinganiselo, akazange amtshabalalise uSathana. Njengoko inkonzo yothando iyiyo kuphela eyamkelekayo kuThixo, ukuthobela kwezidalwa zaKhe kufuneka kuzinze phezu kokoyiseka bubulungisa nobubele baKhe. Abemi basezulwini kunye namanye amazwe, kuba babengakulungelanga ukuyiqonda imvelo okanyeiziphumozesono, babengenako ngelo xesha ukububona ubulungisa nenceba kaThixo ekumtshabalaliseni uSathana. Ukuba wayebucime kwangoko ubukho bakhe, wayeza kukhonzwa ngokoyikwa uThixo kunokuba kube ngothando. Impembelelo yomkhohlisi yayingasayi kutshatyalaliswa iphele, ungancothulwa ngokupheleleyo nomoya wovukelo. Ububi kufuneka buvunyelwe bufikelele ekuvuthweni. Ukuze kulunge kuyo yonke iyunisesi kumaphakade amaphakade, uSathana kufuneka aphuhlise ngokupheleleyo imithetho-siseko yakhe, ukuze izityholo zakhe ngakulawulo lwezulu zibe nokubonwa ngokukhanya okuyinyaniso zizo zonke izidalwa, ukuze ubulungisa nenceba zikaThixo, kunye nokungabi nakuguquka komthetho waKhe bungathandabuzeki ngonaphakade kanaphakade.IE18 442.3

Uvukelo lukaSathana lwaluza kuba sisifundo kwiyunivesi kumaphakade alandelayo, lube bubungqina oboyikekayo obungunaphakade kwindalo neziphumo ezibi zesono. Ukusebenza kolawulo lukaSathana, igalelo lwalo phezu kwabantu nezithunywa, kwakuza kubonisa oko kusisiqhamo sokubekelwa bucala kwegunya likaThixo. Kwakuza kungqina ukuba, ngobukho bolawulo nomthetho kaThixo kuhlanganiswe ukulungelwa kwazo zonke izidalwa azenzileyo. Ngaloo ndlela, imbali yalo mzekeliso woyikekayo wovukelo yayiza kuba lukhuselo lwaphakade kuzo zonke izinto ezinengqondo ezidaliweyo, ukuzikhusela ekukhohlisweni ngemo yokwaphulwa komthetho, ukuzisindisa ekwenzeni isono nokuva ubunzima bezohlwayo.IE18 443.1

Kwada kwasekupheleni kwembambano ezulwini, umhluthi wegunya omkhulu eqhubeka ezithethelela. Kwathi kwakuvakaliswa ukuba yena nabo bonke abavelana naye kufuneka begxothiwe kwiindawo zolonwabo, yaqala inkokeli yovukelo ukufunga ngesibindi ukuwudelela kwayo umthetho woMdali. Yaliphinda ibango layo lokuba iingelosi zazingadingi kulawulwa, kodwa kufuneka ziyekwe zilandele eyazo intando, eyayiza kuhlala izikhokela ngokulungileyo. Yayigxeka imiyalelo njengesithintelo senkululeko, isitsho isithi, yayiyinjongo yayo ukwenza ukuba ubhangiswe umthetho; ukuze ithi yakuba ikhululekile koku kuqhobosheka, imikhosi yezulu ibe nokungena kwimo ephakame ngaphezulu, nenobuqaqawuli obukhulu kubukho bayo.IE18 443.2

Ngazwi-nye, uSathana nomkhosi wakhe baliphosa ityala lovukelo lwabo lonke phezu kukaKristu, besithi, ukuba bebengakhange bangxoliswe bebengayi kuze bavukele. Bathi beneenkani bedelela ekunganyanisekeni kwabo, bazama, phofu ngelize, ukubhukuqa ulawulo lukaThixo, bengayekanga ukunyelisa besithi bangamaxhoba egunya lengcinezelo, umvukeli oyintloko nabo bonke abanovelwano ngaye, ekugqibeleni, bagxothelwa ngaphandle kwezulu.IE18 443.3

Kwawona loo moya mnye waqala uvukelo ezulwini, usaluphembelela uvukelo emhlabeni. USathana uqhubeke nabantu ngomgaqo omnye awawusebenzisa neengelosi. Umoya wakhe ngoku ulawula abantwana bokungathobeli. Njengaye, bazama ukulahlela phantsi izithintelo zomthetho kaThixo aze abathembise abantu inkululeko ngokugqitha imimiselo yawo. Ukungxolisela isono kusawuvusa umoya wentiyo nokuxhathisa. Xa izigidimi zikaThixo zokulumkisa zifika engqondweni kwisazela, uSathana wenza ukuba abantu bazithethelele nokuba bazame ukuba abanye bavelane nekhondo labo lesono. Endaweni yokulungisa iziphoso zabo, bavusa ingqumbo yokulwa nalowo ubakhalimelayo, ngokungathi nguye unobangela wobunzima. Kususela kwimihla kaAbheli ilungisa, ukuza kwelethu ixesha, umoya onjalo wasoloko ubonakalaliswa ngakwabo bathi, ngesibindi, basikhalimele isono.IE18 444.1

Kwangako oku kusibeka gwenxa isimilo sikaThixo njengoko wenjenjalo ezulwini, esenza ukuba abonwe njengongqwabalala nongqongqo, uSathana wabalukuhla abantu ukuba bone. Wathi akuba ephumelele ukuza kuthi ga kule ndawo, wavakalisa ukuba imiqathango engalunganga kaThixo yenze abantu ukuba bawe esonweni, njengoko yakhokelela kokwakhe ukuvukela.IE18 444.2

Ongunaphakade, Yena ngokwaKhe, wavakalisa isimilo saKhe: “UYehova, uYehova, uThixo onemfesane, onobabalo, ozeka kade umsindo, omninzi ngenceba nenyaniso; olondolozela amawaka inceba, oxolela ubugwenxa, nokreqo, nesono; ongakhe amenze msulwa onetyala.” Eksodus 34:6, 7.IE18 444.3

Ekugxothweni kukaSathana ezulwini, uThixo wabuvakalisa ubulungisa baKhe wasigcina isidima setrone yaKhe. Wathi kodwa akona umntu ngenxa yokuziyekela kwinkohliso kamoya wokreqo, uThixo wanika ubungqina bothando lwaKhe ngokuncama uNyana waKhe ekuphelakwamzeleyo ukubaafele uhlangaoluwileyo. Kucamagushelo, isimilo sikaThixo sityhiliwe. Intetho enkulu yomnqamlezo ibonakalalisa kwiyunivesi yonke ukuba, ikhondo lesono, awalikhethayo uKhwezi, ayikho indlela elinokubekwa ngayo phezu kolawulo lukaThixo.IE18 444.4

Kukhuphiswano phakathi kukaKristu noSathana, ngexesha lokulungiselela koMsindisi emhlabeni, isimilo somkhohlisi omkhulu satyhileka. Ayikho into eyayingakwazi ukuncothula uSathana ekuthandweni zizithunywa zezulu nayiyo yonke iyunivesi ethembekileyo njengenkohlakalo awabanayo xa wayesilwa noMhlanguli womhlaba. Ukunyelisa ngesibindi kwakhe ngokufuna ukuba uKristu amnike imbeko, ubuganga besibindi sakhe ekumthwaleni amse encotsheni yentaba nasencochoyini yetempile, injongo ekhohlakeleyo ngokumxokisa esithi makaziphose phantsi esuka kubuphakamo obenza isiyezi, inkohlakalo engalaliyo eyayimzingela imlandela kuzo zonke iindawo awayesiya kuzo, iphembelela iintliziyo zababingeleli nabantu ukuba balwale uthando lwaKhe, kwathi, ekugqibeleni, kwakho indanduluko ethi: “Mbethelele emnqamlezweni! Mbethelele emnqamlezweni!”--konke oku kwavusa ukukhwankqiswa nomsindo kwiyunivesi.IE18 444.5

YayinguSathana owaphembelela ukwaliwa kukaKristu lihlabathi. Inkosi yobubi yanyanzelisa lonke igunya nobuqhophololo bayo ukutshabalalisa uYesu; kuba yayibona ukuba inceba nothando loMsindisi, nobubele obunemfesane, zazityhilela umhlaba isimilo sikaThixo. USathana wayeliphikisa lonke ibango elenziwa nguNyana kaThixo, esebenzisa abantu njengabathunywa bakhe ukuba babuzalise ubomi boMsindisi ngentlungu nosizi. Ubumenemene nobuxoki awayezama ngabo ukuthintela umsebenzi kaYesu, intiyo awayibonakalalisayo ngabantwana bokungathobeli, izityholo zenkohlakalo ngakuLowo obomi baKhe babungumzekelo ongenamlinganiso, konke kuphuma kwinqala esenzulwini ngaphakathi. Imililo eyayithityaziwe yomona nenkohlakalo, intiyo nempindezelo, yagqabhuka eKalvari ngakuNyana kaThixo, ngelo xesha, lonke izulu liqwalasele kuloo miboniso linokothuka, lithe cwaka.IE18 445.1

Wathi wakuba ufeziwe umbingelelo omkhulu, uKristu wanyukela phezulu, esala ukudunyiswa ziingelosi ade abe usibekile isicelo: “Ndithandaukuba naboaboundinike bona, babenam, apho ndikhona mna.” Yohane 17:24. Emva koko, ngothando negunya elingathethekiyo, yaphuma impendulo etroneni kaYise: “Maziqubude kuye zonke izithunywa zikaThixo.” Hebhere 1:6. Kwakungekho nebala elaba kuYesu. Ukuthotyelwa phantsi kwaKhe kwakuphelile, ukunikelwa kwaKhe kugqityiwe, wanikwa igama elingaphezu kwawo onke amagama.IE18 445.2

Ngoku ityala likaSathana lema lingenaso isizathu. Wayesivezile isimilo sakhe ukuba ulixoki nombulali. Kwabonakala ukuba, kwalo moya mnye awalawula ngawo oonyana babantu, ababephantsi kwegunya lakhe, wayeza kuwubonakalalisa ukuba wayevunyelwe ukuba alawule abahlali basezulwini. Wayethe ukwaphulwa komthetho kaThixo kwakuza kuzisa inkululeko nokuphakanyiswa; kodwa wabonakala unesiphumo sobukhoboka nokuhlela phantsi.IE18 445.3

Izityholo zobuxoki zikaSathana ngakwisimilo nolawulo lwezulu zabonakala zinjengoko zinjalo, ukuba izitholo. Wayemtyhole uThixo ngokufuna kuphela ukuziphakamisa Yena ngokwaKhe ngokufuna ukuzinikela nokuthotyelwa zizidalwa zaKhe, waza wathi, nangona uMdali efuna ukuzilandula okungqongqo kubo bonke abanye, Yena Mdali akazanga wakha wazilandula engazanga wenza nambingelelo. Kwabonwa ngoku ukuba, ukuze lusindiswe uhlanga oluwileyo, uMphathi weyunivesi wenza owona mbingelelo mkhulu onokwenziwa luthando; kuba “uThixo wayekuKristu, elixolelanisa naye ngokwakhe ihlabathi.” 2 Korinte 5:19. Kwabonwa nokuba, nangona uKhwezi wayevule ucango ukuba kungene isono ngokunqwenela kwakhe imbeko nokongama, uKristu Yena, ukuze asitshabalalise isono, wazithoba kwada kwasa ekufeni.IE18 446.1

UThixo wakuveza ukuyithiya kwaKhe imithetho-siseko yovukelo. Lonke izulu labubona ubulungisa baKhe butyhiliwe, kuko kokubini, ekugwebeni uSathana nasekuhlanguleni umntu. UKhwezi wayethe, ukuba umthetho kaThixo awuguquki, nokuba isohlwayo sawo asinako ukunganikwa, wonke umgqithi wawo kufuneka athintelwe ngonaphakade ukuba aphinde athandwe nguMdali. Watsho esithi uhlanga olunesono lwalungaphaya kokuba lungahlangulwa, ngenxa yoko lwalungamaxhoba akhengokusesikweni. Sekunjalo, ukufa kukaKristu kwaba yintetho emele umntu engenako ukoyiswa. Isohlwayo somthetho sawa phezu kwaLowo wayelingana noThixo, waza umntu wakhululeka ukuba abamkele ubulungisa bukaKristu, aze athi, ngobomi bokuzohlwaya nokuzithoba, oyise, njengoko uNyana kaThixo woyisayo, phezu kwamandla kaSathana. Ngoko ke, uThixo ulungile, waye engumthetheleli wabo bonke abakholwayo kuYesu.IE18 446.2

Kanti ke, kwakunganelanga nje ukufeza ukuhlangulwa komntu okwazisa uKristu emhlabeni ukuba azokuphatheka kakubi nokuba afe. Weza ukuze abe no“kuwukhulisa umyalo” nokuba awenze ube “nobungangamsha.” Kwakungekuphela ukuba abemi balo mhlaba bawuthabathe umthetho njengoko umelwe ukuthatyathwa; kodwa kwakukubonisa kuwo onke amazwe eyunivesi ukuba umthetho kaThixo awuguquki. Ukuba amabango awo ayebekwe ecaleni, sasingayi kubakho isidingo sokuba uNyana kaThixo ancame ubomi baKhe ukuba acamagushele ukwaphulwa kwawo. Ukufa kukaKristu kubonisa ukungabi nakujika kwawo. Kanti ke, umbingelelo owanyanzeliswa luthando olungenamlinganiselo, kuBawo nakuNyana, wokuba aboni bahlangulwe, ubonisa kuyo yonke iyunivesi oko, ekungekho nto ingaphantsi kwalo eli cebo locamagushelo eyayinokwanela ukuyenza--nokuba ubulungisa nenceba sisiseko somthetho nolawulo lukaThixo.IE18 446.3

Ekwenziweni kokugqibela kwesigwebo esiwisiweyo kuya kubonwa ukuba akakho unobangela wesono. Xa uMgwebi womhlaba wonke aya kumbuza uSathana, “Kwakutheni ukuze undivukele, undihluthe abantu bobukumkani baM? Imbangi yobubi ayisayi kubeka sizathu. Yonke imilomo iya kuvalwa, ithi yonke imikhosi yovukelo ingabi nanto yakuthetha. IE18 447.1

Umnqamlezo waseKalvari, lo gama ubonisa ukuba umthetho awukwazi ukujika, uvakalisa kwiyunivesi ukuba, umvuzo wesono kukufa. Kwisikhalo sokugqibela soMsindisi, “Kugqityiwe,” intsimbi yokufa kukaSathana yakhaliswa. Imbambano enkulu ekade iqhubeka yaba necala, kwaza ukususwa kokugqibela kokubi kwaqinisekiswa. UNyana kaThixo waphumela ngaphaya kwamasango engcwaba, ukuze “ngako ukufa, ambhangise lowo unamandla okufa, oko kukuthi, uMtyholi lo.” Hebhere 2:14. Ulangazelelo lukaKhwezi lokuziphakamisa lwamkhokelela ukuba athi: “Ndiyinyuse itrone yam ibe ngaphezu kweenkwenkwezi zikaThixo; . . . ndizifanise nOsenyangweni.”UThixo uthi: “[Ndiya kukwenza ube luthuthu emhlabeni, ungabuyi ubekho naphakade.” Isaya 14:13, 14; Hezekile 28:18, 19. Ngokuba “iyeza imini evutha njengeziko; . . . bonke abakhukhumali, nabenzi bonke bokungendawo, ibalenye loo mini izayo, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, ingabashiyeli ngcambu nasebe.” Malaki 4:1.IE18 447.2

Iyunivesi yonke iza kuba ingamangqina kwindalo neziphumo zesono. Ukupheliswa kwaso kuphele tu, okwakuya kuthi, ekuqaleni, kuzise ukoyika kwiingelosi nokungahlonelwa kuThixo, kuya kuthi ngoku kuluthethelele uthando lwaKhe kumilisele intlonipho phambi kwezidalwa zeyunivesi ezikonwabelayo ukwenza intando yaKhe, nosentliziyweni yazo umthetho waKhe. Abusayi kuze buphinde bubonakale naphakade ububi. Lithi ilizwi likaThixo: “Imbandezelo ayisayi kuphakama izihlandlo ezibini.” Nahum 1:9. Umthetho kaThixo, awugculeleyo uSathana njengoyidyokwe yobukhoboka, uza kuzukiswa njengomthetho wenkululeko. Indalo evavanyiweyo yangqinelwa ayisayi kuphinda ijikwe ekumthobeleni Lowo osimilo saKhe siye sabonakalaliswa phambi kwabo siluthando olubunzulu bungenakulinganiswanobulumkoobungenamda. IE18 447.3