Impikiswano Enkulu Phakathi kukaKrestu LoSathane

Isahluko 2—Ukuhlukunyezwa Kwebandla Eminyakeni Yamakhulu Akuqala

Nxa uJesu wayesechazele abafundi bakhe lokho okwakuzakwehlela umuzi waseJerusalema, njalo lezibonakaliso zokuza kwakhe kwesibili, waveza njalo lokho okwakuzayehlela abalandeli bakhe, kusukela lapho ayezasuswa khona kibo, kusiya lapho ayezakuza khona ngamandla lobukhosi esezobakhulula. Nxa wayemi phezu kwentaba yaseOlivethi uMsindisi wabona isiphepho esasesizakwehlela ibandla labafundi bakhe, wathi ekhangelisisa ngokujulileyo esikhathini esasizakuza, ilihlo lakhe labona amagagasi esiphepho esabekayo ayezayehlela abafundi bakhe ezikhathini zobunyama lokuhlukunyezwa ezaziseduze. Ngamazwi amalutshwana ayelomutsho owesabekayo, waveza indlela ababusi balumhlaba ababephatha ngayo ibandla likaNkulunkulu (Mathewu 24:9,21,22). Abalandeli bakaKristu kwakumele bahambe endleleni efanayo yokuyangiswa, lokuphikwa, lokuhlupheka uMsindisi wabo ayeyihambile. Ubutha obehlela uMsindisi womhlaba, babuzabonakaliswa kibo bonke ababezakholwa kuye. {GC 39.1} IEP 39.1

Imbali yebandla lakuqala yafakaza ukugcwaliseka kwamazwi woMsindisi. Amandla alumhlaba lawasegehena amisana loKrestu owayephila esimeni sabalandeli bakhe. Labo ababekhonza izithixo, bananzelela ukuthi nxa kwakungenzeka ukuthi ivangeli linqobe, amathempeli abo lamalathi ayezatshabalaliswa, ngakho basebenzisa amandlla abo wonke ukubhidliza inkolo yesiKrestu. Baqala ukubasela amalangabi okuhlukunyezwa. Bonke ababelandela inkolo yesiKrestu bathathelwa inotho yonke njalo baxotshwa emizini yabo. Badlula “ebunzimeni obukhulu kanye lezinhluphekweni” (Amaheberu 10:32). “Bamukela ukuvivinywa bokwenziwa inhlekisa, batshaywa, babotshwa ngamaketane, bafakwa entolongweni” (Amahebheru 11:36). Abantu abanengi banika ubufakazi bokukholwa kwabo ngegazi labo. Abakhulu lezigqili, abacebi labayanga, abaqeqetshileyo labangalalwazi, ngokufanayo babulawa kungela musa. {GC 39.2} IEP 39.2

Lokhu kuhlutshwa, okwaqala ngaphansi kokubusa kukaNero ngesikhathi sokubulawa kukaPawuli, kwaqhubeka ngesilinganiso esitshiyeneyo okwamakhulu eminyaka. AmaKrestu ayebekwa amacala okuzibumbela ayesabekayo, njalo kwakuthiwa yibo ababebangela izinhlupho ezinkulu, ezazigoqela indlala, lemikhuhlane, lokuzamazama komhlaba. Isabelo sabo sasiyinzondo lokungathenjwa, abaqambi bamanga babehlala belindele ukubathengisa bengelacala, besenzela ukuthola inzuzo. Babegwetshwa njengabahlamuki esizweni, lezitha zokholo, njengezibungu ezihluphayo esigabeni. Abanengi babejikelwa ezinyamazaneni zeganga kumbe betshiswe bephila endaweni zokuzilibazisa. Abanye babo babethelwa eziphambanweni, abanye begqokiswa izikhumba zezinyamazana bejikelwe lapho okwakulezinja khona ukuze zibadabu-dabule abantu bebukele. Ukujeziswa kwabo kwakusiba yindlela enkulu yokuzithokozisa lapho umphakathi owawubuthana khona uzobukela. Abantu abanengi babebuthana bezojabulela ukubona ubuhlungu balabo ababebulawa, njalo ukukhala kwabo kosizi kwakuhlangabezwa yikuhleka lokuqakeza. {GC 40.1} IEP 40.1

Kuzo zonke indawo ababedinga khona ukuphepha, abalandeli bakaKrestu babezingelwa njengezinyamazana zeganga. Baphoqeleka ukuthi bathole ukuphepha endaweni ezicatshileyo. “...Bazula enkangala lasezintabeni, emilindini lasezimbalwini zomhlaba” (Amahebheru 11:37,38). Amangcwaba ayengaphansi komhlabathi, aba zindawo zokuphepha kuzinkulungwane zabalandeli bakaKrestu. Ngaphansi kwamaqaqa ayengaphandle kwedolobho laseRoma, kwasegugejiwe imbalu emhlabathini lasemadwaleni, imbalu zakhona zazihamba ibanga elikhulu zisiyathutshela ngaphandle kwemiduli yedolobho leli. Embhalwini lezi ezazingaphansi komhlabathi, abalandeli bakaKrestu babengcwaba abafileyo njalo kwakuyiyo indawo yokucatsha lapho basebecatshangelwa lanxa basebehlukunyezwa ngokomthetho welizwe. Nxa umnikazi wempilo esevusa labo abalwe impi enhle, banengi abafela uKrestu, abazavuswa bephuma kuzolezi imbalu ezimnyama. {GC 40.2} IEP 40.2

Ngaphansi kokuhlukunyezwa okwesabekayo kakhulu, labo abakhetha ukufakazela uJesu benelisa ukugcina ukholo lwabo luhlambulukile. Loba nje basebethathelwe yonke inhlalakahle, bevalelwe lapho okwakungakhanyi ilanga khona, besakha imizi yabo endaweni ezimnyama kodwa ezazihlaleka ngaphansi komhlabathi, kabazange bakhonone. Ngamazwi okukholwa, lokubekezela njalo lethemba baduduzana njalo baqinisana okwabangela ukuthi bamelane lakho konke ukuhlupheka losizi. Ukulahlekelwa kwabo yizibusiso zonke zomhlaba akubangelanga ukuthi balahle ukholo lwabo olwalukuKrestu. Inhlupho lokuhlukunyezwa lokhu, kwaba yindlela eyabasondeza eduze lomvuzo njalo lokuphumula kwabo. {GC41.1} IEP 41.1

Njengenceku zikaNkulunkulu endulo abanengi “ bahlukunyezwa, bangamukeli ukukhululwa, ukuze bazuze uvuko olungcono” (Amaheberu 11:35). Bonke bakhumbula amazwi eNkosi yabo, wokuthi nxa behlukunyezwa ngenxa kaKrestu, kwakumele bathokoze, ngoba umvuzo wabo wawuzaba mkhulu ezulwini; ngoba ngokufanayo abaprofethi bahlukunyezwa phambi kwabo. Bajabuliswa yikuthi babetholakele befanele ukuhluphekela iqiniso, njalo ingoma zokunqoba zazisenyuka phakathi kwamalangabi omlilo. Nxa babekhangele phezulu ngokukholwa, babona uKrestu lengilosi zakhe, bekhangele phansi ngokulangazelela okukhulu, besamukela ukuqina kokholo lwabo. Ilizwi lezakubo livela esihlalweni sikaNkulunkulu lisithi: “ Thembeka kuze kube sekufeni, ngizakunika umqhele wokuphila” (Isambulo 2:10). {GC 41.2} IEP 41.2

Yaba yize imizamo kaSathane yokubhidliza ibandla likaKrestu ngodlame. Impikiswano enkulu lapho abafundi bakaJesu abanikela khona impilo zabo, ayizange iphele nxa labo ababephethe ivangeli ngokwethembeka babesifa endaweni zabo, kodwa ekuhlulweni kwabo benelisa ukunqoba. Inceku zikaNkulunkulu zabulawa, kodwa umsebenzi wakhe waqhubekela phambili ngamandla. Ivangeli laqhubeka ligcwala indawo zonke, lalabo ababelikholwa njalo belandela imfundiso yalo baqhubeka besanda ngokufanayo. Ivangeli langena endaweni ezazingangeneki ngitsho lasenzikini yaseRoma. Omunye umKrestu nxa wayephikisana lababusi bezizweni ababefuqela phambili ukuhlutshwa kwamaKrestu, wathi: “ Lingasihlupha, lisizwise ubuhlungu, lisikhathaze... Ukukhohlakala kwenu kuhlola ubuthakathaka bethu, kodwa uchuku lwenu alusizi ngalutho.” Kodwa kuyikumema okuqinileyo kokuphendula abanye ukuba bamukele inkolo yesiKrestu. “ Nxa lisibulala ngesilinganiso esikhulu, yikho lapho sisanda ngamandla; igazi lomKrestu liyinhlanyelo yesiKrestu” (Tertullian, Apology, paragraph 50). {GC 41.3} IEP 41.3

Izinkulungwane zabantu zabotshwa zaphinda zabulawa, kodwa abanengi babephakama bethatha indawo zabo. Labo ababulawelwa ukholo lwabo, bagcinwa kuKrestu babalwa njengabanqobi. Basebeyilwile impi enhle, sebelindele umqhele wenkazimulo mhla uJesu esiza. Inhlupheko ababedlula kuzo zabangela ukuthi amaKrestu amanyane njalo zabasondeza eduze koMsindisi wabo. Isibonelo sempilo yabo lobufakazi bokufa kwabo kwaqhubeka kufakazela iqiniso, okwabangela ukuthi lezisebenzi zikaSathane ezazingacatshangelwa zazitshiya umsebenzi wakhe zikhethe ukulandela uJesu. {GC 42.1} IEP 42.1

USathane wabumba amaqhinga okuthi aphumelele ekulwisaneni lohulumende wasezulwini ngokuhlanyela uphawu lwakhe ebandleni lesiKrestu. Wanakana ukuthi nxa kwakungenzeka abalandeli bakaKrestu badukiswe, njalo bangamthokozisi uNkulunkulu, amandla lesiphephelo sabo ayezasuswa, kubelula ukuthi abanqobe. {GC 42.2} IEP 42.2

Umhlamuki omkhulu wazama ukuthola ngobuqili lokhu ayehluleke ukukuthola ngodlame. Ukuhlukunyezwa kwabantu kwaphela, endaweni yakho kwalethwa indonsela embi eyenotho lokuphakanyiswa kwasemhlabeni. Abakhonzi bezithixo bathunganyelwa ukuthi bamukele ingxenye yenkolo yesiKrestu, ngesikhathi esifanayo bephika amanye amaqiniso amqoka. Baphumisela amazwi wokuthi babesamukela uJesu njengeNdodana kaNkulunkulu, njalo lokuthi babekholelwa ekufeni lasekuvukeni kwakhe, kodwa babengatshiyanga izono zabo njalo abasibonanga isidingo sokuphenduka lesokuguqula inhliziyo zabo. Ngemva kokutshiya izinto ezithile ekuphendukeni kwabo, baletha umbono wokuthi amaKrestu lawo kwakumele aguqule njalo ayekethise imfundiso ezithile ukuze bonke abantu bebambane ekukholweni kuKrestu. {GC 42.3} IEP 42.3

Khathesi ibandla laselisesimeni esesabekayo. Intolongo, lokulinyazwa, lomlilo njalo lenkemba kwakuyizibusiso nxa kwakuqathaniswa lalokhu. Amanye amaKrestu akhetha ukuma ngesibindi, atsho ukuthi babengeke behlise izinga lokukholwa kwabo. Abanye babevumelana lokuthi kutshiywe loba kulolongwe ingxenye yokholo lwesiKrestu, kumanyanwe lalabo abasebelesimo sobuKrestu njalo baletha isizatho sokuthi kwakungenzeka leyi kube yiyo indlela yokuthi baphendulwe ngokugcweleyo. Lesi kwakuyisikhathi sokububula okujulileyo kubalandeli bakaKrestu ababethembekile. Ngaphansi kwejazi lesiKrestu samanga, uSathane wayesethole indlela yokungena ebandleni, esenzela ukuthi alethe inkohlakalo enkolweni yabo njalo asuse amehlo abo elizwini leqiniso. {GC 42.4} IEP 42.4

Inengi lamaKrestu lavuma ukwehlisa umgomo weqiniso, njalo babumba ubudlelwano phakathi kwenkolo yesiKrestu lenkolo yezithixo. Loba nje labo ababekhonza izithombe basebesithi baphendukile, njalo basebengamalunga ebandla, kodwa baqhubeka bebambelele ezithixweni zabo, batshintsha kuphela izithombe zabo zaba yimfanekiso kaJesu, lekaMaria kanye labangcwele abafileyo. Umvubela omubi wemfundiso yezithixo, owasewulethwe ebandleni, waqhubeka ngomsebenzi wawo olomthelela oyingozi. Imfundiso ezingezwakaliyo, lemikhuba yobunyama, lemikhosi yezithixo yangeniswa enkolweni njalo lasekukhonzeni. Nxa abalandeli bakaKrestu basebebambane lezikhonzi zezithixo, inkolo yesiKrestu yagcwala inkohlakalo, ibandla lalahlekelwa yikuhlambuluka kanye lamandla alo. Babekhona kodwa abanye abangazange bavume ukukhohliswa. Baqhubeka belandela uMlobi weqiniso njalo bekhonza uNkulunkulu kuphela. {GC 43.1} IEP 43.1

Kuzo zonke izikhathi kuhlala kulamaqembu amabili phakathi kwalabo abathi bakhonza uKrestu. Elinye iqembu ngelalabo abazimisela ukufunda impilo kaKrestu ngokuzidela, njalo benze imizamo yokuqondisa amaphutha abo belandela umzekeliso wakhe, kuthi elinye iqembu liyenza imizamo yonke yokuphika amaqiniso aveza sobala amaphutha abo. Lasekuqaleni lapho ibandla elalibonakala khona sengathi laliqinile, akutsho ukuthi lalibunjwe ngamalunga aleqiniso, amsulwa njalo laqotho kuphela. UMsindisi wethu wasifundisa ukuthi labo abakhetha ukwenza isono akumelanga bamukelwe ebandleni; kodwa yena wazihlanganisa labantu ababelezimo ezingaqondanga, wabanika imfundiso yakhe lomzekeliso wempilo yakhe, esenzela ukuthi bathole ithuba lokunanzelela amaphutha abo besebewalungisa. Phakathi kwabafundi abalitshumi lambili kwakulomthengisi. UJudasi wemukelwa, kungayisikho ukuthi wayelamaphutha esimeni sakhe, kodwa wemukelwa lanxa wayelawo. Wahlanganiswa labafundi, ukwenzela ukuthi, ngenxa yemfundiso njalo lomzekeliso kaKrestu, afunde lokhu okwakugoqela isimo somKrestu, njalo ngaleyo ndlela abone amaphutha akhe, aphenduke, ngokuncediswa ngumusa wezulu, ahlambulule umphefumulo wakhe ngokulandela iqiniso. Kodwa uJudasi kahambanga ekukhanyeni ayekunikiwe ngomusa ongaka. Ngenxa yokuthanda isono wanxusela empilweni yakhe izilingo zikaSathane. Imikhuba yenhliziyo yakhe emibi yaba lamandla wokumbusa. Wavumela ingqondo yakhe ukuthi ilawulwe ngamandla obunyama, wabalenzondo nxa amaphutha akhe ayeqondiswa, ngokunjalo wadonselwa ukuthi ayenze isono esesabekayo sokuthengisa iNkosi yakhe. Benza ngokufanayo bonke abakhetha ukuthanda isono ngaphansi kwesembatho sokulunga, njalo bazonda labo abaphambanisa ukuthula kwabo ngenxa yokwahlulela indlela yabo yesono. Nxa bethola ithuba labo, njengoJudasi bazakuthengisa labo, ababaqondisayo ngoba bebathanda njalo bengafuni ukuthi balahlwe. {GC 43.2} IEP 43.2

Abafundi bahlangana labantu ebandleni ababezibiza ngokuthi babelungile bona befukamela isono ensitha. UAnania loSafira benza umsebenzi wabakhohlisi, benza sengathi banikele konke kuNkulunkulu, bona begodlile eyinye ingxenye ngenxa yomhawu. UMoya oyiNgcwele wavezela abafundi iqiniso ngabazenzisi laba, njalo isijeziso sikaNkulunkulu sasusa lokhu okwakungcolisa ibandla. Isenzo lesi lobufakazi bukaMoya kaKristu ohlolisisayo ebandleni, saletha ukwesaba kubazenzisi labo bonke ababesenza ububi. Kwakungekho lula ukuthi babambane okwesikhathi eside lalabo ngokwezenzo langamazwi, ababengabameli bakaKrestu ngaso sonke isikhathi, kwathi lapho inhlupho lokuhlukunyezwa kufika kubalandeli bakhe, labo kuphela ababezimisela ukudela konke ngenxa yeqiniso basala befisa ukuba ngabafundi bakhe. Ngaleso sizatho nxa ukuhlukunyezwa kwakulokhe kuqhubeka, ibandla lalo laqhubeka lihlambulukile. Kodwa ngemva kokuphela kokuhlukunyezwa, umphumela wakhona waba yikuthi kwangezelelwa amalunga ebandleni ayengaphendukanga ngokweqiniso, kwavulwa indlela yokuthi uSathane angene afake impande kulo. {GC 44.1} IEP 44.1

Kodwa akulakubambana phakathi kweNkosi yokukhanya lenkosi yobunyama, njalo ngeke kube lokubambana phakathi kwabalandeli babo. Nxa amaKrestu ayesevumile ukubambana lalabo ababephenduke kancane ekukhonzeni izithixo, bangena endleleni eyaseyibadonsela khatshana kakhulu leqiniso. USathane waziqhenya ngokuthi wayeseyenelisile ukudukisa iqula elikhulu kangaka labalandeli bakaKrestu. Wehlisela amandla akhe ngokupheleleyo phezu kwequla leli wabenza ukuthi bahlukumeze labo ababesele bebambelele eqinisweni likaNkulunkulu. Abakho ababekwazi ukuphikisa ukukholwa kwesiKrestu kweqiniso okwedlula labo ababekade bengamaKrestu, njalo amaKrestu lawa ayesekhethe ukuhlehlela emuva, ngemva kokubambana labazalwane babo ababekholelwa ezithixweni, benza yonke imizamo yokutshabalalisa zonke imfundiso zikaKrestu ezimqoka. {GC 45.1} IEP 45.1

Kwakudinga ukuzimisela okukhulu kulabo ababezakuma isibindi bamelane lenkohliso lamanyala ayefihlwe ngaphansi kwemfundiso zobunyama ezasezilethwa ebandleni. IBhayibhili alizange lamukelwe njengensika yokukholwa. Imfundiso yokuthi abantu kwakumele bakhululeke kwezenkolo, yayisamukelwa njengemfundiso yamanga, njalo labo ababetshumayela ngayo babezondwa njalo bethathelwa amalungelo abo njengabantu abaphambanisa ukuthula emphakathini. {GC 45.2} IEP 45.2

Ngemva kokulwisana okukhulu, labo abalutshwana ababethembekile, bakhetha ukuthi baqume bonke ubudlelwano phakathi kwabo lebandla leli elaselihlehlele emuva, nxa lalikhetha ukuqhubeka lisala ukuzehlukanisa lemfundiso zamanga njalo lokukhonza izithixo. Babona ukuthi ukwehlukana lalo kwakuyiyo indlela eqondileyo njalo edingekayo, nxa babefuna ukulandela ilizwi likaNkulunkulu. Bazimisela ukuthi babengeke bavumele imfundiso yamanga eyayingabangela ukuthi balahlekelwe yikukholwa kwabo, futhi batshiye umzekeliso owawuzafaka ukholo lwabantwababo kanye labazukulu babo engozini. Ukuthi bathole ukuthula lokubambana babezimisele ukwenza isivumelwano esasihambelana lokwesaba kwabo uNkulunkulu, kodwa bananzelela ukuthi ukuthula kwakuzabe kuthengwe ngentengo enkulu kakhulu nxa kwakungabangela ukuthi balahle iqiniso. Nxa ukubambana kwakuzatholakala ngokwehlisa isisindo seqiniso lobungcwele, bazimisela ukuthi nxa kunjalo kungcono ukuba kubekhona ukwehlukana, ngitsho lempi uqobo lwayo. {GC 45.3} IEP 45.3

Bekuzaba kuhle ebandleni njalo lasemhlabeni ngabe amaqiniso lawa akhethwa ukulandelwa ngabantu laba, ebengavuselelwa enhliziyweni zalabo abazibiza ngokuthi bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Kulokunganaki okwethusayo mayelana lemfundiso eziyinsika yenkolo yesiKrestu. Kulomcabango okhulayo wokuthi imfundiso lezi aziqakathekanga. Lokhu kuqinisa izandla zenceku zikaSathane, okubangela ukuthi imfundiso zamanga lenkohliso ezimbi ezabangela ukuthi amakholwa asendulo afake impilo zawo engozini ngenxa yokuziveza njalo lokuziphika, lamuhla ziyamukelwa zinkulungwane zalabo abazibiza ngokuthi bangabalandeli bakaKrestu. {GC 46.1} IEP 46.1

AmaKrestu akuqala eqiniso ayengabantu abakhethekileyo. Ukuhlambuluka kwendlela ababeziphatha ngayo lokholo lwabo olwalunganyikinyeki, kwakuphambanisa nsuku zonke ukuthula empilweni yezoni ababeyakhelene lazo. Loba nje babebalutshwana, bengelanotho, lezikhundla, kumbe izihlalo zesikhosini, babeletha ukuthuthumela kulabo ababephila impilo yesono nxa imfundiso yabo yayifinyelela endaweni zonke. Ngalesisizatho, babezondwa yilabo abenza okubi, ngendlela uAbela ayezondwa ngayo nguKayini owayengalaso isimo sikaNkulunkulu kuye. Ngesizatho esifanayo esabangela ukuthi uKayini abulale uAbela, labo ababezama ukulahla ukukhuza kukaMoya oNgcwele babulala abantu bakaNkulunkulu. Kwakuyisizatho esifanayo esenza ukuthi amaJuda aphike njalo abethele uJesu esiphambanweni, ngoba ukulunga kwakhe kwakukhuza izimo zabo zobumina lempilo yobumenemene. Kusukela esikhathini sikaJesu kuzofika lamuhla, abalandeli bakhe beqiniso bavusa inzondo yalabo abenza okubi labathanda impilo yesono. {GC 46.2} IEP 46.2

Kwenzeka njani ukuthi ivangeli libizwe ngokuthi lingumlayezo wokuthula na? Nxa uIsaya wayeloba ngokuzalwa kukaMesiya, wamnika ibizo lokuthi, “INkosi yokuthula.” Nxa ingilosi zazitshela abelusi ukuthi uJesu wayesezelwe, zahlabela phezu kwamagceke aseBetlehema zathi: “Udumo kalube kuNkulunkulu kweliphezulu, lokuthula emhlabeni, lentokozo ebantwini.” Luka 2:14. Kubonakala sengathi kulokuphikisana phakathi kwezitsho zesiprofethi lamazwi akhulunywa nguKrestu: “...Angizanga ukuletha ukuthula kodwa inkemba.” Mathewu 10:34. Kodwa nxa sizwisisa kahle, sizananzelela ukuthi imigca leyi iyavumelana kahle. Ivangeli lingumbiko wokuthula. UbuKrestu buyimfundiso, edalwe ngendlela yokuthi nxa bungamukelwa njalo bulandelwe, buletha ukuthula, lokubambana, kanye lentokozo emhlabeni wonke. Inkolo kaKrestu ibizabumba ubudlelwano obuqotho kulabo abamukela imfundiso yayo. Kwakuyinjongo kaKrestu yokubuyisa abantu kuNkulunkulu, ngokwenza njalo babuyisane omunye komunye. Kodwa inengi labantu emhlabeni lingaphansi kokubusa kukaSathane, oyisitha esikhulu sikaKrestu. Ivangeli liletha imfundiso zempilo eziphikisana lezenzo kanye lenkanuko zabo, njalo bayaphakama behlamuke nxa besizwa imfundiso leyi. Bayakuzonda ukuhlambuluka kwevangeli okuveza njalo kwahlulele izono zabo, njalo bayahlukumeza babulale labo ababatshumayela amazwi angcwele njalo alungileyo. Kungenxa yalesi sizatho ukuthi libizwe njengenkemba, ngoba iqiniso eliphakemeyo elimunyethwe livangeli, liletha ukusolwa, lenzondo njalo lokulwa, yikho libizwa ngokuthi liyinkemba. {GC 46.3} IEP 46.3

Isandla esingazwisisekiyo esivumela ukuthi abalungileyo bahlupheke njalo babulawe ngabantu ababi, sesibeyimbangela yokudideka kwabanengi abalokholo oluncane. Abanye bakulungele ukulahla ithemba labo kuNkulunkulu, ngoba uvumela ababi ukuthi baphumelele, ngaleso isikhathi abalungileyo behlukunyezwa ngaphansi kochuku lwamandla abo. “Kungani”, kuyabuzwa, lowo olungileyo olomusa, lamandla angapheliyo evumela amacala anje lokuhlukunyezwa na? Lowu ngumbuzo ongadingi thina. UNkulunkulu usinikile ubufakazi obaneleyo obuveza uthando lwakhe, njalo akumelanga sithandabuze ubuhle bakhe ngoba singazwisisi ukusebenza kwesandla sakhe. UMsindisi wakhuluma lawamazwi kubafundi bakhe nxa wayebona ukuthi ukuthandabuza kwakuzahlukumeza imphefumulo yabo ngezinsuku zobunyama: “Khumbulani ilizwi engalitsho kini elokuthi: Inceku kayinkulu kulenkosi yayo. Uba bengizingele mina, bazakulizingela lani, uba belizwa ilizwi lami, bazakulizwa ilizwi lenu.” Johane 15:20. UJesu wahluphekela thina okwedlula yonke indlela abalandeli bakhe abangahlutshwa ngayo ngaphansi kochuku lwabantu ababi. Labo ababizelwa ukuba badlule ekuhlukunyezweni lasekufeleni iqiniso, balandela amanyathelo eNdodana kaNkulunkulu ethandekayo. {GC 47.1} IEP 47.1

“INkosi ayilibali ukusigcwalisa isithembiso sayo...” 2 Petro 3:9. UNkulunkulu kabakhohlwa njalo kabadeli abantwana bakhe, kodwa uyavumela ukuthi ababi baveze izimo zabo, ukwenzela ukuthi kungabikhona ofisa ukwenza intando yakhe ozadukiswa yibo. Ngokunjalo abalungileyo bayafakwa emlilweni obuhlungu, ukwenzela ukuthi labo bahlanjululwe, ukuze umzekeliso wabo ubonise abanye ubukhona bokukholwa lobuNkulunkulu, njalo langenxa yokuthi ukuhamba kwabo ngokuphelela kuyindlela yokwahlulela ababi labangakholwayo. {GC 48.1} IEP 48.1

UNkulunkulu uyavumela ababi ukuthi baphumelele lokuthi baveze ubutha babo kuye, ukwenzela ukuthi nxa sebegcwalisile inkezo yabo yobubi, bonke abantu babone ukulunga kokwahlulela kwakhe njalo lomusa wakhe ekubhujisweni kwabo. Usuku lokuphindisela luyeza masinyane, lapho bonke abephule umthetho wakhe njalo bahlukumeza abantu bakhe abazathola khona umvuzo wezenzo zabo ofaneleyo; lapho zonke izenzo zochuku kumbe ukuphathwa kabi kwabathembekileyo bakaNkulunkulu kuzajeziswa sengathi bekwenziwe kuKrestu uqobo lwakhe. {GC 48.2} IEP 48.2

Kukhona omunye umbuzo oqakathekileyo okumele ubesendebeni zamabandla onke lamuhla. Umpostoli uPawuli uthi, “Yebo bonke abathanda ukuhamba ngobuqotho kuKresu Jesu bazahlutshwa.” 2 Timothi 3:12. Yindaba ke, kubonakala sengathi ukuhlukunyezwa akufiki? Isizatho sinye kuphela, kungenxa yokuthi ibandla selamukela imfundiso lemikhuba yemhlabeni ngakho alisavusi impikiswano yomhlaba. Inkolo ephakathi kwethu lamhlanje ayisiyo eqotho njalo lemsulwa eyasungulwa libandla likaKrestu labafundi bakhe. Kungenxa yomoya wokuhlanganyela lesono, ngesizatho sokuthi amaqiniso elizwi likaNkulunkulu awasalandelwa, njalo ngokuba sekulokulunga okuncane kangaka ebandleni, yikho inkolo yamaKrestu ibonakala sengathi ithandwa ngumhlaba. Akubekhona ukuvuselelwa kokholo lamandla ebandla lakuqala, umoya wokuhlukumeza uzavuswa, lemlilo yokuhlukumeza izavuselelwa. {GC 48.3} IEP 48.3