57—Isityhilelo

Ngemihla yabapostile, amakholwa amaKristu ayezaliswe kukunyaniseka nokutshiseka. Ayeyisebenzela angadinwa iNkosi kangangokuba kwathi ngexeshana nje elifutshane, nangona kwakukho inkcaso engamandla, iindaba ezilungileyo zobukumkani zavakaliswa kuzo zonke iindawo ezimiweyo zehlabathi. Inzondelelo eyabonakaliswa ngabalandeli bakaYesu ngeli xesha, ibhalwe ngosiba lwempefumlelo ukuze ikhuthaze amakholwa kuzozonke izizukulwana. Ngebandla lase-Efese, eyathi iNkosi yalisebenzisa njengomfuziselo walo lonke ibandla lobuKristu lexesha labapostile, iNgqina elithembekileyo nelinyanisileyo lathi:IZ 578.1

“Ndiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, nokubulaleka kwakho, nomonde wakho, nokuba ungenako ukubathwala abanobubi; nokuba wabalinga abathi bangabapostile, bengengabo, wabafumana bengamaxoki. Uthwele, unomonde; uthe ngenxa yegama lam wabulaleka, akwadinwa.” IsiTyhilelo 2:2, 3.IZ 578.2

Ekuqaleni, ibandla lase-Efeselalinobukhaphukhaphukunye nenzondelelo efana neyomntwana. Amakholwa ayefuna ngokunyanisekileyo ukuthobela lonke ilizwi likaThixo, baye ubomi bawo butyhila ukuthanda kwawo uKristu okunyanisekileyo nokungenakumbi. Ayekuvuyela ukwenza intando kaThixo kuba uMsindisi wayehlala ehleli ezintliziyweni zawo. Athi kuba ayezaliswe luthando loMkhululi wawo ezintliziyweni, eyona njongo ephambili kakhulu kuwo yakukuzuzela imiphefumlo kuYe. Awazange acinge ukuzigcinela kuwo ubutyebi bukaKristu obunexabiso nobabalo. Ayekuva ukubaluleka kokubizwa kwawo; athi, enomthwalo wesigidimi, “Uxolo emhlabeni, inkolelo ebantwini,” avutha lulangazelelo lokusa iindaba zovuyo zosindiso kwezona ndawo zikude emhlabeni. Lawazi ihlabathi ukuba ayenoYesu. Amadoda angaboni, aguqukileyo, axolelweyo, ahlanjiweyo, nangcwalisiweyo, aziswa kubudlelwane noThixo ngoNyana waKhe.IZ 579.1

Amalungu ebandla ayemanyene kwizimvo nakwizenzo. Ukuthanda uKristu kwakulityathanga legolide elalibahlanganisile. Aqhubeka ekwazini iNkosi ngakumbi nangokugqibelele ngakumbi, aza ebomini bawo abonisa uvuyo noxolo lukaKristu. Atyelela iinkedama nabahlolokazi ekubandezelekeni kwabo, azigcina engenabala ehlabathini, esazi ukuba, ukusilela kwawo ukwenza oku kuya kuba kukuphikisana nendlela abazibiza ngayo kunye nokumkhanyela uMhlanguli.IZ 579.2

Kuzo zonke izixeko umsebenzi wahambela phambili. Imiphefumlo yaguquka, eyathi nayo ngexesha layo yaziva kunyanzelekile ukuba ithethe ngendyebo engenamlinganiselo eyayiyifumene. Ayikwazanga kuphumla kude ukukhanya okwabengezela kwezabo iingqondokwakhanyanakwabanye.IZ 579.3

Inkitha yabangakholwayo yaqhelaniswa nezizathu zethemba lamaKristu. Izibheno ezishushu neziphefumlelweyo eziphuma ebantwini zenziwa kwabo bonayo, balahliweyo, nakwabo bathi, naxa besithi bayayazi inyaniso, babe bengabathandi beziyolo kunokuba ngabathandi bakaThixo.IZ 580.1

Emva kwexesha, inzondelelo yamakholwa yaqala ukudamba, kwaya kuncipha ukuthanda uThixo nokuthandana. Kwangena ukubanda ebandleni. Abanye bayilibala indlela emangalisayo abayifumana ngayo inyaniso. Ngabanye ngabanye abasebenzi abadala bawa besemsebenzini wabo. Abanye babasebenzi abaselula, ababenokwabelana ngemithwalo yaba vulindlela, babe bakulungele ukukhokela ngobulumko, basuka badinwa zezi nyaniso ziphinda-phindwayo. Kulangazelelo lwabo lwento entsha neyothusayo, bazama ukuveza izigaba ezitsha zemfundiso, ezanelisa kakhulu ezingqondweni ezininzi, kodwa zingahambelani nemithetho-siseko eyayisisiseko seendaba ezilungileyo. Ekuzithembeni kwabo nasebumfameni basemoyeni, basilela ukuqonda ukuba ezi ngxoxo zinobugwenxa ziya kubanga ukuba abaninzi babe nengxaki ngamava adlulileyo, kuze kukhokelelwe esiphithiphithini nasekungakholweni.IZ 580.2

Zathi xa zinyanzeliswa ezi mfundiso zobuxoki, yakhula iyantlukwano, aza amehlo abaninzi asuswa ekuboneni uYesu njengeMbangi noMgqibelelisi wokholo lwabo. Ingxoxo yeengongoma ezingabalulekanga zemfundiso, nokucamngca ngeentsomi ezixolisayo ezenziwa ngabantu, kwathabatha ixesha elalimele ukuchithwa kuvakaliswa iindaba ezilungileyo. Izihlwele engezazoyiselwe, zaguqulwa kukubekwa kwenyaniso ngokuthembekileyo, zashiywa zingalunyukiswanga. Ubungcwele babuphela ngokukhawuleza, abe uSathana ebonakala esiya enyukela phezu kwabo babebanga ukuba bangabalandeli bakaKristu.IZ 580.3

Kwakungeli xesha kanye libalulekileyo embalini yebandla, awathi uYohane wagwetyelwa ukugxothwa esizweni. Alizange laka lafuneka njengangoku ebandleni ilizwi lakhe. Phantse onke amaqabane akhe kumsebenzi wokulungiselela ayefile njengamafela-nkolo. Isisalela samakholwa sasijongene nenkcaso eyoyikekayo. Ngokwembonakalo yangaphandle, yayingekude imini ekwakuya kuthi ngayo iintshaba zebandla likaKristu zoyise.IZ 581.1

Noko kunjalo, isandla seNkosi sasisebenza ebumnyameni, singabonakali. Ekwenzeleleni kukaThixo, uYohane wabekwa apho uKristu wayenokumnika isityhilelo esimangalisayo esingaYe nenyaniso yezulu yokukhanyisela amabandla. Ekumenzeni imbacu uYohane, iintshaba zenyaniso zazithembe ukuba ziya kulithulisa ngonaphakade ilizwi lengqina elithembekileyo likaThixo; kodwa ePatimo, umfundi wazuza isigidimi, esimpembelelo yaso yayiya komeleza ibandla kude kuse ekupheleni kwexesha. Nangona bengakhululwanga kuxanduva lwesenzo sabo esingalunganga, abo bamgxothayo uYohane babazizixhobo ezandleni zikaThixo ukufeza injongo yezulu; nesenzo kanye sokucima ukukhanya kwayibeka inyaniso endaweni egqamileyo.IZ 581.2

KwakungeSabatha, mhla iNkosi yozuko yavela kumpostile owagxothwayo. ISabatha yagcinwa ngcwele nguYohane ePatimo kwanjengokuba wayesenza xa wayeshumayeza abantu kwiidolophu nezixeko zakwaJuda. Wawabanga njengawakhe amadinga awayenikwe ngokubhekisele kuloomini.“NdayendikuMoyangemini eyeyeNkosi; ndeva emva kwam izwi elikhulu, ngathi lelexilongo, lisithi, Mna ndingu-Alfa no-Omega, owokuqala nowokugqibela. . . . ndaza ndee guququ, ukuba ndilibone ilizwi elo belithetha nam. Ndithe guququ ke, ndabona iziphatho zezibane zegolide zisixhenxe; naphakathi kweziphatho zosixhenxe ezo, ofana noNyana woMntu.” IsiTyhileleo 1:10-13.IZ 581.3

Wayethandwa kakhulu lo mfundi uthandekayo. Wayeyibonile iNkosi yakhe eGetsemane, ubuso baYo buneempawu zamathontsi egazi leentlungu, imbonakalo yaYo, “ibinje ukonakala . . . ukuda ingabi yeyomntu, nesithomo sakhe ukuda singabi sesoonyana baka-Adam.” Isaya 52:14. Wayeyibonile isezandleni zamasoldati amaRoma, yambethe ingubo emfusa endala, ethwele isithsaba sameva. Wayeyibonile ijinga emnqamlezweni eKalvari, isisigculelo, iphethwe kakubi. Ngoku uYohane uvunyelwa ukuba ayibone kwakhona iNkosi yakhe. Ngoku, itshintshile imbonakalo! Ngoku akaseyiyo iNdoda yeeNtlungu, edeliweyo nehlazisiweyo ngabantu. Yambethe ingubo yokubengezela kwezulu. “Intloko yakhe ke neenwele zimhlophe, njengoboya . . . njengekhephu; amehlo akhe anjengelangatye lomlilo; iinyawo zakhe zifana nobhedu olubengezelayo, zingathi zivuthiswe eziko.” IsiTyhilelo 1:14, 15. ILizwi layo lalinjengomculo wamanzi amaninzi. Imbonakalo yayibengezela njengelanga. Esandleni ziinkwenkwezi ezisixhenxe, emlonyeni kuphuma ikrele elintlangothi-mbini, imbasa yamandla ekrele laYo. I-Patimo izaliswe bubuqaqawuli beNkosi evukileyo. (Indima 16).IZ 582.1

“Ndithe ndakumbona, ndasuka ndawa ezinyaweni zakhe, ndaba njengofileyo. Waza wabeka isandla sakhe sokunene phezu kwam, esithi kum, Musa ukoyika. (Indima 17).IZ 582.2

UYohane womelezwa kukuphila kubukho beNkosi yakhe eyayizukisiwe. Kwathi phambi kombono wakhe omangalisayo kwavulwa ubuqaqawuli bezulu. Wavunyelwa ukuba abone itrone kaThixo, athi, ekhangele ngaphaya kwemfazwe zomhlaba, abone isihlwele sabasindisiweyo sambethe iingubo ezimhlophe. Weva umculo weengelosi zasezulwini neengoma zoloyiso zabo boyisayo ngegazi leMvana nangelizwi lobungqina babo. Kwisityhilelo asinikiweyo, kwaconjululwa umboniso emva komboniso womdla ovuyisa kakhulu kumava abantu bakaThixo, nembali yebandla labo eyaxelwa kwangaphambili efikelela ekupheleni kwexesha. Ngemifanekiso nemifuziselo, izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu zamiswa phambi kukaYohane, ekwafuneka azibhale, ukuze abantu bakaThixo abaphila kwixesha lakhe nakumaxesha ezayo bafumane ulwazi lokuqonda iingozi neemfazwe eziphambi kwabo.IZ 583.1

Esi sityhilelo sanikelwa ukukhokela nokuthuthuzela ibandla kulo lonke uhambo lwexesha lobuKristu. Noko kunjalo, iititshala zenkolo zithi siyincwadi etywiniweyo emfihlelo zayo zingenakuchazwa. Ngenxa yaloo nto, abaninzi bayishiyile ingxelo yesiprofeto besala ukunikela ixesha labo nokufunda kwabo kwiimfihlelo zayo. UThixo akanqweneli ukuba abantu baKhe bayithabathe ngolo hlobo le ncwadi. “[Isi]sityhilelo sikaYesu Kristu, awamnika sona uThixo, ukuba ababonise abakhonzi bakhe izinto ezimele ukubakho kamsinyane.” “Unoyolo lowo uwalesayo, kwanabo bawevayo amazwi aso isiprofeto esi, bazigcine izinto ezibhaliweyo kuso; kuba ixesha likufuphi.” Iindima 1, 3. “Ndiyangqina kubantu bonke abawevayoamazwiesiprofetosalencwadi,ukuba, xa atheumntu wongeza kwezo zinto, uThixo uyakongeza kuye izibetho ezibhaliweyo kule ncwadi; ukuba ke uthe umntu wasusa kuwo amazwi encwadi yesi siprofeto, uThixo uya kusisusa isabelo sakhe encwadini yobomi, nakuwo umzi ongcwele, nakuzo izinto ezibhaliweyo kule ncwadi. Uthi lowo uzingqinayo ezi zinto, Ewe, ndiyeza kamsinya.” IsiTyhilelo 22:18-20.IZ 583.2

KwisiTyhilelo kuchazwe ngamazwi izinto ezinzulu zikaThixo. Kwa igama eli linikwe amaphepha ayo aphefumlelweyo, “isiTyhilelo,” liphikisa intetho ethi yincwadi etywiniweyo. Isityhilelo yinto etyhiliweyo. INkosi ngokwaYo yamtyhilela umkhonzi waYo iimfihlelo ezikule ncwadi, kwaye ilungiselela ukuba ziya kuvulelwa ukuba zifundwe ngabo bonke. Iinyaniso zayo zijoliswe kwabo baphila ngemihla yokugqibela yembali yehlabathi, kwakunye nabo babephila ngemihla kaYohane, eminye imiboniso echazwe kwesi siprofeto ikwixesha eladlulayo, eminye yenzeka ngoku, eminye ibonisa ukuvalwa kwembambano enkulu phakathi kwamagunya obumnyama neTshawe lezulu, kanti eminye ityhila uloyiso novuyo lwabahlangulweyo bekumhlaba owenziwe mtsha.IZ 584.1

Mabangabikho abacinga ukuba, kuba bengakwazi ukuchaza intsingiselo yomfuziselo ngamnye kwisiTyhilelo, akubancedi nto bona ukuyiphendla le ncwadi ngenzame yokwazi into ethethwa yinyaniso eyiqulathileyo. Lowo wazityhilayo ezi mfihlelo kuYohane, uya kumnika lowo uyiphendla ngokukhuthala inyaniso, ukungcamla izinto zasezulwini. Abo bantliziyo zivulekileyoukubabamkele inyaniso,bayakuba nakoukuziqonda iimfundisozayo, bazebanikweintsikeleloethenjisweabo “bawevayo amazwi aso isiprofeto esi.”IZ 584.2

KwisiTyhilelo, kulapho zonke iincwadi zihlangana khona, ziphele khona. Apha kugqityezelwa incwadi kaDaniyeli. Enye sisiprofeto; enye yintyilelo. Incwadi eyatywinwayo ayisiso isiTyhilelo, kodwa iyinxalenye yesiprofeto sikaDaniyeli ebhekisele kwimihla yokugqibela. Ingelosi yayalela, isithi, “Wena, Daniyeli, wavalele amazwi la, uyitywine incwadi, kude kube lixesha lokuphela.” Daniyeli 12:4.IZ 585.1

YayinguKristu owathi kumpostile makabhale oko kwakuza kutyhilwa phambi kwakhe. “Okubonayo kubhale encwadini,” wayalela, “ukuthumele kuwo amabandla asixhenxe ase-Asiya: e-Efese, eSmirna, ePergamo, eTiyatira, eSardesi, eFiladelfi, eLawodike.” “Ndinguye odla ubomi; ndaye ndifile; yabona, ndingobudlayo ubomi kuse emaphakadeni asemaphakadeni. . . . Zibhale izinto ozibonileyo, nezikhoyo, kwaneziya kubakho emva kwezo. Imfihlakalo yeenkwenkwezi ezisixhenxe ozibonileyo esandleni sam sokunene, neziphatho zezibane zosixhenxe zegolide, yile: Iinkwenkwezi ezo zisixhenxe zizithunywa zawo amabandla asixhenxe; neziphatho ezo zisixhenxe uzibonileyo ngamabandla osixhenxe.” IsiTyhilelo 1:11, 18-20.IZ 585.2

Amagama amabandla asixhenxe angumfuziselo webandla ngamaxesha awahlukeneyo eXesha lobuKristu. Inani usi-7 libonisa ukuphelela, laye lingumfuziselo wento yokuba izigidimi zihamba ziyokufikelela ekupheleni kwexesha, lo gama imifuziselo ityhila imeko yebandla ngamaxesha awahlukeneyo embali yehlabathi.IZ 585.3

Kuthethwa ngoKristu njengohamba phakathi kweziphatho zezibane zegolide ezisixhenxe. Kufuziselwa ngolo hlobo ukwalamana kwaKhe namabandla. Uhleli ethe rhoqo ukuxhumana nabantu baKhe. Uyayazi eyona meko yabo eyiyo. Uyayigqala indlela abenza ngayo izinto, ubungcwele babo, nokuzinikela kwabo. Nangona engumbingeleli omkhulu nomthetheleli engcweleni yaphezulu, ukanti uboniswa esihla enyuka phakathi kwamabandla aKhe emhlabeni. Ngokuhlala eqaphele nokuphaphama okungapheliyo, uyakhangela ukuba abone ukuba ukukhanya kwabalindi baKhe kuyavutha na okanye kuyacima. Ukuba iziphatho zezibane beziyekelwe ekukhathalelweni ngabantu nje, ilangatye elilozizayo beliya kuhamba licime; kodwa ungumlindi wenene endlwini yeNkosi, igosa elinyanisekileyo leenkudla zetempile. Inkathalo yaKhe ehleli ikho, nobabalo oluxhasayo ngamathende obomi nokukhanya.IZ 586.1

UKristu uboniswa ephethe iinkwenkwezi ezisixhenxe esandleni saKhe sokunene. Oku kusiqinisekisa ukuba alikho ibandla elithembekileyo koko likuphathisiweyo elimele ukoyika ukuba lingangabi lutho, kuba akukho nkwenkwezi ikhuselwe ngOnamandla onke inokuxuthwa esandleni sikaKristu.IZ 586.2

“Utsho lowo uzibambileyo iinkwenkwezi ezisixhenxe ngesokunene sakhe.” IsiTyhilelo 2:1. La mazwi athethwa kwiititshala zebandla—abo bathwaliswe umsebenzi onzima nguThixo. Iimpembelelo ezinencasa ezifanele ukuba zininzi ebandleni ziqanyangelwe kubalungiseleli bakaThixo, ekufuneka batyhile uthando lukaKristu. Iinkwenkwezi zezulu ziphantsi kolawulo lwaKhe. Uzizalisa ngokukhanya. Uyakukhokela akulawule ukuhamba kwazo. Ukuba ebengakwenzi oku, beziya kuba ziinkwenkwezi eziwileyo. Kunjalo nakubalungiseleli baKhe. Bazizixhobokuphela ezandleni zaKhe, kwaye konke okuhle abakwenzayo kwenziwa ngamandla aKhe. Ngabo, kufuneka kubonakale ukukhanya kwaKhe. UMsindisi ufanele abe yimpumelelo yabo. Ukuba bakhangela kuYe njengoko Yena wakhangela kuYise, baya kunikwa isakhono somsebenzi waKhe. Xa bezinikela ekuxhomekekeni kuThixo, uya kubanika ukukhanya kwaKhe ukuba bakubonakalise ehlabathini.IZ 586.3

Ekuqaleni kwimbali yebandla, imfihlelo yokuchasana nomthetho eyaxelwa kwangaphambili ngumpostile uPawulos, yawuqala umsebenzi wayo okhohlakeleyo; zathi xa ezi titshala zobuxoki, awawalumkisa ngazo amakholwa, zinyanzelisa ulahlekiso lwazo, baba baninzi ababanjwa ziimfundiso zobuxoki. Abanye bakhubeka phantsi kolulingwa baza bahendwa ukuba balulahle ukholo. Ngexesha uYohane wayenikwa esi sityhilelo, abaninzi babelulahlile uthando lwabo lokuqala lwenyaniso yeendaba ezilungileyo. Noko ke, ngenceba yaKhe uThixo akazange alishiye ibandla lwikwimo yokuhlehla. Ngobubele obungenamda, walutyhila uthando lwaKhe kubo, nolangazelelo lwaKhe lokuba baqiniseke ukusebenzela unaphakade. “Khumbula ngoko,” wacenga, “apho uwe usuka khona, uguquke, wenze imisebenzi yokuqala.” Indima 5.IZ 587.1

Ibandla lalineziphako likudinga ukuthethiswa kalukhuni nokohlwaywa qatha, waza uYohane waphefumlelwa ukuba abhale izigidimi zokulumkisa nokungxolisa nokucenga abo bathi, belahlekwe ngumbono wemithetho-siseko eyayisisiseko seendaba ezilungileyo, babeka ithemba labo lokusindiswa engozini. Kuye kuthi ngamaxesha onke, amazwi okukhalima abone kufanelekile uThixo ukuba awathumele, athethwe ngothando olunobubele kunye nesithembiso soxolo kulo lonke ikholwa eliguqukayo. “Yabona, ndimi emnyango ndinkqonkqoza,” itsho iNkosi, “ukuba uthe umntu waliva izwi lam, waluvula ucango, ndongena kuye, ndidle naye, naye adle nam.” IsiTyhilelo 3:20.IZ 587.2

Kwabo bathe, besesazulwini semfazwe bakugcina ukukholwa kwabo kuThixo, umprofeti wanikwa amazwi okubancoma kunye nedinga: “Ndiyayazi imisebenzi yakho. Yabona ndimise phambi kwakho ucango oluvulekileyo, akukho namnye unako ukuluvala; kuba uthe, unamandla amancinane, waligcina ilizwi lam, akwalikhanyela igama lam.” “Ngokuba waligcina ilizwi lomonde wam, nam ndiya kukugcina, ndikusindise kwilixa lokulingwa, eliza kuza phezu kwelimiweyo liphela, ukulinga abo bemiyo phezu kwehlabathi.” Amakholwa alunyukiswa: “Phapha, uzizimase izinto eziseleyo eziza kufa.” “Yabona, ndiza kamsinya; kubambe ukuqinise onako, ukuze kungabikho namnye usithabathayo isithsaba sakho.” Iindima 8, 10, 2, 11.IZ 588.1

Kwakungalowo owathi ngaye“[u]ngumzalwana, . . . nedlelane. . . ngayo imbandezelo” (IsiTyhilelo 1:9), awaya uKristu watyhila ebandleni laKhe izinto abamelwe kukuzixhamla ngenxa yaKhe. Ekhangele phambili kwiinkulungwane zobumnyama neenkolo, ingwevu eselubhacweni yabona izihlwele zamakholwa zisifa njengamafela-nkolo ngenxa yokuthanda kwazo inyaniso. Wakwabona ukuba Lowo wayewaxhasile amangqina asekuqaleni, akasayi kubashiya abalandeli abathembekileyo ngeenkulungwane zentshutshiso ekufuneka bedlule kuyo phambi kokuba kuphele ixesha. “Musa ukoyika nabunye ubunzima oza kubuva,” yatsho iNkosi; “Yabona, uMtyholi uza kuyiphosa inxenye entolongweni, ukuze nilingwe; niya kuba nembandezelo: . . . Thembeka kude kube sekufeni, ndokunika isithsaba sobomi.” IsiTyhilelo 2:10.IZ 588.2

Kubo bonke abathembekileyo ababesilwa nenkohlakalo, uYohane weva kusenziwa amadinga: “Lowo weyisayo ndiya kumnika ukuthi adle kumthi wobomi, ophakathi kweParadisi kaThixo.” “Lowo weyisayo uya kuthiwa wambu ngeengubo ezimhlophe. Andisayi kulicima igama lakhe encwadini yobomi; ndiya kulivuma igama lakhe emehlweni kaBawo, naphambi kwezithunywa zakhe zasemazulwini.” “Lowo weyisayo, ndiya kumvumela ukuba ahlale nam etroneni yam, njengokuba nam ndeyisayo, ndaza ndahlala phantsi noBawo etroneni yakhe.” Iindima 7; 3:5, 21.IZ 589.1

UYohane wabona inceba, ububele, nothando lukaThixo lihlangana nobungcwele baKhe, ubulungisa, kunye namandla. Wabona aboni befumana uBawo kuLowo ozono zabo zabenza bamoyike. Wathi ekhangele ngaphaya kwesiphelo semfazwe enkulu, wabona phezu kweZiyon abo baboyisile “bemi ngaselwandle lweglasi beneehadi zikaThixo,” bevuma “ingoma kaMoses neyeMvana.” IsiTyhilelo 15:2, 3.IZ 589.2

UMsindisi umiswa phambi kukaYohane ngemifuziselo, owe“ngonyama yesizwe sakwaYuda” nowe“Mvana engathi ixheliwe.” IsiTyhilelo 5:5, 6. Le mifuziselo imele ukumanyana kwamandla wOnamandla onke kunye nothando lokuzincama. INgonyama kaYuda, eyoyikeka kakhulu kwabo balwalayo ubabalo lwaKhe, ibe yiMvana kaThixo kwabo bathobelayo, bathembekileyo. Intsika yomlilo ethetha uloyiko nengqumbo kumgqithi womthetho kaThixo iluphawu lokukhanya nenceba nokuhlangulwa kwabo bayigcinileyo imithetho yaKhe. Ingalo enamandla yokuxabela abavukeli iya kuba namandla ukusindisa abanyanisekileyo. Wonke othembekileyo uya kusindiswa. “Wozithuma izithunywa zakhe zasemazulwini, zinexilongo elisandi sikhulu, zihlanganisele ndawonye abanyulwa bakhe, baphume kumacala omane omoya, kuthabathela esiphelweni sezulu, kude kuse kwesinye isiphelo salo.” Mateyu 24:31.IZ 589.3

Xa kuthelekiswa nezigidi zehlabathi, abantu bakaThixo baya kuba ngumhlambi omncinane, kuba bebenjalo kakade; kodwa ukuba bayayimela inyaniso njengoko ityhiliwe elizwini laKhe, uThixo uya kuba sisiphephelo sabo. Bema phantsi kwekhaka elibanzi lOnamandla onke. Ngalo lonke ixesha uThixo usisininzi. Xa isandi sexilongo lokugqibela siya kungena eziseleni zabafileyo, aze aphume amalungisa enoloyiso, ekhwaza, “Luphina na, kufa, ulwamvila lwakho? Luphi na, Hadesi uloyiso lwakho?” (1 Korinte 15:55)—baya kuthi ngoko, bemi noThixo, noKristu, neengelosi, kunye nabanyanisekileyo, nabathembekileyo bazo zonke izizukulwana, abantwana bakaThixo babe sisininzi esikhulu kakhulu.IZ 590.1

Abafundi bakaKristu benene, bamlandela benqumla phakathi kwamadabi amabi, benyamezela ukuzilandula nokudaniswa okubi; kodwa oku kubafundise ubutyala nobubi besono, bakhokelelwe ekusikhangeleni ngokusicekisa. Bathi bengamadlelana ngokubulaleka kukaKristu, bamiselwe ukuba ngamadlelana ngozuko lwaKhe. Ngombono ongcwele umprofeti wabona uloyiso lokugqibela lwebandla likaThixo lesisalela. Ubhala athi:IZ 590.2

“Ndabona ngathi lulwandle lwegilasi, luphithikezene nomlilo; nabo . . . bemi ngaselwandle lwegilasi, beneehadi zikaThixo. Bayivuma ingoma kaMoses, umkhonzi kaThixo, nengoma yeMvana, besithi, Mikhulu, ingummangaliso imisebenzi yakho, Nkosi, Thixo Somandla; Zinobulungisa, ziyinyaniso iindlela zakho, kumkani weentlanga.” IsiTyhilelo 15:2, 3.IZ 590.3

“Ndabona, nantso iMvana imi phezu kwentaba yeZiyon, kumi nayo ikhulu elinamanci mane anesine lamawaka, benalo igama loYise libhalwe emabunzini abo.” IsiTyhilelo 14:1. Kweli hlabathi iingqondo zabo zazinikelwe kuThixo; bamkhonza ngengqondo nangentliziyo; ngoku angalibeka igama laKhe “emabunzini abo.” “Baya kuba ngookumkani, kuse emaphakadeni asemaphakadeni.” IsiTyhilelo 22:5. Abangeni bephuma nayo ikhulu elinamanci mane anesine lamawaka, benalo igama loyise emabunzini abo.” IsiTyhilelo 14:1. Kweli hlabathi iingqondo zabo zazinikelwe kuThixo; bamkhonza ngengqondo nangentliziyo; ngokuangalibeka igama laKhe “emabunzini abo.” “Baya kuba ngookumkani, kuse emaphakadeni asemaphakadeni.” IsiTyhilelo 22:5. Abangeni bephuma ngokwabacenga indawo. Bangabelonani athi kulo uKristu, “Yizani, nina nisikelelweyo nguBawo, nibudle ilifa ubukumkani obalungiselwa nina kwasekusekweni kwehlabathi.” Uyabamkela njengabantwana baKhe, esithi,“Ngena eluvuyweni lweNkosi yakho.” Mateyu 25:34, 21.IZ 591.1

“Aba ngabo bayilandelayo iMvana apho isukuba isiya khona.Aba bathengwa bephuma ebantwini, baziintlahlela kuye uThixo nakuyo iMvana.” IsiTyhilelo 14:4. Umbono womprofeti ubabonisa bemi kwiNtaba yeZiyon, bebhinqele umsebenzi ongcwele, bembethe ingubo emhlophe, eyiyimisebenzi yobulungisa yabangcwele. Bonke abasukuba beyilandela iMvana ezulwini, kufuneka babe bebeyilandele emhlabeni kuqala, bengenakukhalaza okanye bengaguquguquki, kodwa bethembele, benothando, benentumekelelo ukuthobela, njengomhlambi ulandela umalusi. “Ndeva nezwi lababethi beehadi, bebethaiihadi zabo; bevuma ingoma engathi intsha, phambi kwetrone, . . . kwaye kungekho namnye unako ukuyifunda ingoma leyo, lingelilo ikhulu elinamanci mane anesine lamawaka, ababethengwe emhlabeni. . . . Emlonyeni wabo akufunyanwanga nkohliso, kuba bengenakubekwa bala.” Iindima 2-5.IZ 591.2

“Ndaza mna, Yohane, ndawubona umzi ongcwele, iYerusalem entsha, usihla uvela kuThixo, uphuma emazulwini, ulungisiwe njengomtshakazi ehonjiselwe indoda yakhe.” “isikhanyiso sawo sifana nelitye elinqabileyo kakhulu, langa lilitye leyaspisi ebengezela njengekristale. Kananjalo unodonga olukhulu oluphakamileyo. Unamasango alishumi elinamabini, phezu kwamasango unezithunywa zezulu ezilishumi elinazibini kubhalwe kuwo amagama angawezizwe ezilushumi elinazibini zoonyana bakaIsrayeli.” “Namasango lawo alishumi elinamabini aziiperile, lalelo isango ngalinye lenziwe ngaperile-nye; nesitrato somzi yigolide engcwengekileyo, njengegilasi ebonakalelayo. Andibonanga tempile kuwo, kuba iNkosi uThixo usomandla nayo iMvana yitempile yawo.” IsiTyhilelo 21:2, 11, 12, 21, 22.IZ 591.3

“Akusayi kuba sabakho nasinye isiqalekiso; yaye itrone kaThixo neyeMvana iya kubakho kuwo; abakhonzi bakhe bamkhonze, babubone ubuso bakhe, negama lakhe libe semabunzini abo. Akuyi kubakho busuku khona; abafuni sibane, nakukhanya kwelanga, ngokuba iNkosi uThixo ibakhanyisela.” IsiTyhilelo 22:3-5.IZ 592.1

“Saza sandibonisa umlambo wamanzi obomi, uqaqambile, ngathi ngumkhenkce, uphuma etroneni kaThixo neyeMvana. Phakathi kwesitrato sawo ngapha nangapha komlambo, ngumthi wobomi, ovelisa iintlobo zeziqhamo ezilishumi elinambini, unika iinyanga ngeenyanga zonke isiqhamo sawo; aye amagqabi omthi lowo engawokuphilisa iintlanga.” “Banoyolo abo bayenzayo imithetho yakhe, ukuze igunya labo libe semthini wobomi, bangene ngamasango kuwo umzi.” Iindima 1, 2, 14.IZ 592.2

“Ndeva izwi elikhulu liphuma emazulwini lisithi:IZ 592.3

“Yabona umnquba lo kaThixo unabantu;
Uya kuhlala nabo emnqubeni,
Bona babe ngabantu bakhe,
Yena uThixo abe nabo,
EnguThixo wabo’” IZ 592.4

IsiTyhilelo 21:3.