Impikiswano Enkulu Phakathi kukaKrestu LoSathane

Isahluko 31—Ukusebenza Kwemimoya Emibi.

Ubudlelwano obuphakathi kwezinto ezibonakalayo lezingabonwayo emhlabeni, lokusebenza kwengilosi zikaNkulunkulu, njalo lemimoya emibi, buvezwe sobala eBhayibhilini, njalo abuhlukaniseki lembali yabantu. Sekulemfundiso ekhulayo kulezi insuku eyabantu abangafuni ukukholwa ukuthi kulemimoya emibi emhlabeni, ngesikhathi esifanayo ingilosi ezilungileyo “ezihambela labo abazakuba zindlalifa zokusindiswa” Amaheberu 1:14 ziphathwa njengemimoya yabantu abafileyo. Kodwa iMibhalo ayifundisi kuphela ngokuthi kulengilosi eziphila phakathi kwethu, ezilungileyo lezimbi, kodwa iletha ubufakazi obungaphikisekiyo obuchaza ukuthi ingilosi lezi azisiyo imimoya yabantu abafileyo. {GC 511.1} IEP 511.1

Ngaphambi kokudalwa komuntu, ingilosi zazikhona, ngoba nxa isisekelo somhlaba sasibekwa, “inkanyezi zokusa zahlabela ndawonye, njalo amadodana kaNkulunkulu wonke amemeza ngamazwi entokozo.” Jobe 38:7. Ngemva kokuwa komuntu, ingilosi zathunyelwa ukuthi zilinde isihlahla sokuphila, njalo lokhu kwenzeka ngaphambi kokuthi kufe loyedwa umuntu. Ingilosi ngokudalwa kwazo zilesimo esiphezulu kulumuntu, ngoba umlobi kamahubo uthi umuntu wadalwa “wabangaphansi kancane kulengilosi.” Amahubo 8:5. {GC 511.2} IEP 511.2

Siyaziswa eBhayibhilini ngenani njalo lamandla kanye lenkazimulo yezidalwa zezulu, njalo lobudlelwano bazo lombuso kaNkulunkulu, njalo lomsebenzi eziwenzayo phakathi kwecebo losindiso. “INkosi isimisile isihlalo sayo emazulwini, njalo lombuso wayo uphezu kwakho konke.” Njalo uMprofethi uthi, “Ngasengisizwa ilizwi lezithunywa ezingelakubalwa.” Phambi kwesihlalo seNkosi yamakhosi zilindile - “ingilosi ezilamandla amakhulu,” “izisebenzi zakhe, ezenza intando yakhe,” ezilalela ilizwi lakhe.” Amahubo 103:19-21, Sambulo 5:11. Inkulungwane zezinkulungwane, lezinkulungwane ezilitshumi zezinkulungwane ezilitshumi, kwakuzingilosi zezulu ezabonwa ngumprofethu uDanyeli. Umpostoli uPhawuli waziveza “njengenani elingelakubalwa.” Danyeli 7:10, Amaheberu 12:22. Njengezithunywa zikaNkulunkulu ziyaphuma, “njengomfanekiso wokuphazima kombani,” Hezekeli 1:14, zikhazimula ngenkazimulo yazo njalo ngesiqubu esikhulu. Ingilosi eyabonakala engcwabeni loMsindisi, ubuso bayo babungathi “ngumbane, njalo lengubo yakhe yayimhlophe njengonqwaqwane”, lokhu kwabangela ukuthi labo ababelindile besabe, njalo “baphenduka abantu abafileyo.” Mathewu 28:3,4. Nxa uSenakeribi, inkosi yaseAsiriya eyayiziphakamisa, yaseyihlambaze igama likaNkulunkulu, njalo yethusela isizwe sakoIsrayeli, “Inkosi yathumela isithunywa sayo ebusuku, sayabulala izinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi aficaminwembili lanhlanu ezihonqweni zamaAsiriya. “Sabulala amaqhawe wonke labaphathi bezimpi lezinduna ezihonqweni zenkosi yaseAsiriya,” ababephakathi kwebutho lika Senakeribi. “Yona yabuyela elizweni layo ilenhloni.” 2 Amakhosi 19:5; 2 Imilandu 32:21. {GC 511.3} IEP 511.3

Ingilosi ziyathunyelwa ukuthi zizokwenza umsebenzi wokubonisa umusa ebantwaneni bakaNkulunkulu. KuAbrahama, zaletha izithembiso zokubusiswa, emasangweni aseSodoma, ukuzohlenga uLothi phakathi komlilo. KuElija nxa wayesezakufa ngokudinwa njalo ngendlala enkangala, kuElisha ngenqola lamabhiza omlilo edolobheni elincane izitha zakhe ezazimvalele khona, kuDanyeli, nxa wayedinga ukuhlanipha kwasezulwini esigodlweni senkosi eyayingumhedeni lanxa wayesephoselwe emgodini wezilwane, kuPetro nxa wayesebotshelwe ukufa entolongweni, kuzibotshwa zaseFiliphi; kuPhawuli labanye ayelabo phakathi kwesiphepho olwandle, ukuvula ingqondo kaConeliasi ukuthi amukele ivangeli; ukuthumela uPetro lodaba losindiso ukuba alunike indoda yezizwe — ngale indlela ingilosi ezingcwele, kusukela endulo, zazisebenzela abantu bakaNkulunkulu. {GC 512.1} IEP 512.1

Ingilosi yokulinda inikwa wonke umuntu olandela uKrestu. Abalindi laba abavela ezulwini bavikela bonke abangcwele emandleni kaSathane. Lokhu uSathane ngokwakhe wakunanzelela nxa wayesithi: “UJobe umesabela ize uNkulunkulu na? Kawumvikelanga inxa zonke yena lendlu yakhe kanye lakho konke alakho na?” Jobe 1:9,10. Indlela uNkulunkulu avikela ngayo abantu bakhe ivezwe emazwini womlobi wamahubo: “Isithunywa seNkosi siyabavikela labo abayesabayo, sibakhulule.” Amahubo 34:7. UMsindisi nxa wayekhuluma ngalabo abakholwa kuye wathi: “Khangelani lingadeleli omunye walaba abancinyane ngoba ngithi kini: Ezulwini izithunywa zabo zihlala zibona ubuso bukaBaba osezulwini.” Mathewu 18:10. Ingilosi ezinikwe umsebenzi wokuvikela abantwana bakaNkulunkulu ziyenelisa ukufinyelela uNkulunkulu ngaso sonke isikhathi. {GC 512.2} IEP 512.2

Ngale indlela abantu bakaNkulunkulu abahlangana lamandla lobubi bukaSathane, njalo abalwisana lemimoya yonke yobubi, balesiqiniseko sokuthi kukhona abalindi abangabatshiyiyo abavela ezulwini. Njalo isiqiniseko lesi asinikwanga ngoba indingeko yakhona ingekho. Nxa uNkulunkulu enike abantwana bakhe isithembiso somusa lokuvikelwa, kungenxa yokuthi kulamandla amakhulu obubi okumele alwiswe, amandla amanengi, azimiseleyo, njalo angadinwayo okumele abantu bonke bawazi. {GC 513.1} IEP 513.1

Imimoya emibi ekuqaleni eyayidalwe ingelasono, yayilingana ngokudalwa, lamandla, lobukhosi lengilosi ezingcwele eziyizithunywa zikaNkulunkulu lamhlanje. Kodwa ngokuwa ngenxa yesono, ingilosi lezi zibambene lamhlanje njalo zisebenzela ukuhlamukela uNkulunkulu lokubhidliza abantu. Ngemva kokubambana loSathane ekuhlamukeni kwakhe, njalo laye zalahlelwa ngaphandle kwezulu njalo kusukela endulo, zisebenzisana laye empini yakhe ayilwa lamandla ezulu. Siyatshelwa eMbhalweni ngokubuthana kwazo njalo lombuso wazo, njalo lezikhundla zazo, lokuhlakanipha kanye lokukhohlisa kwazo, njalo lamacebo wazo alwisana lokuthula njalo lenjabulo yabantu. {GC 513.2} IEP 513.2

Imbali etholakala eThestamentini elidala iyachaza ngokubakhona kwazo kanye lomsebenzi wazo, kodwa kwakuphakathi kwensuku zikaKrestu emhlabeni lapho imimoya emibi eyabonisa khona amandla okwedlula izikhathi zonke. UKrestu wayeze ukuzongena ecebeni elaliyenzelwe ukusindiswa kwabantu, njalo uSathane wazimisela ukuvikela ilungelo lakhe lokuhola umhlaba. Wayephumelele emsebenzini wakhe wokwenza ukuthi abantu bakhonze izithixo endaweni zonke zomhlaba ngaphandle kwelizwe lasePalestine. Elizweni leli elilodwa elalingakakhothameli amandla wakhe ngokupheleleyo, uKrestu wabuya ukuthi azonika abantu ukukhanya kwasezulwini. Kule indawo amandla amabili alwela ukubusa. UJesu wayeselula isandla sakhe sothando, enxusa bonke abafisayo ukuthi bazothola ukuthethelelwa njalo lokuthula kuye. Ixuku lobunyama lananzelela ukuthi lalingelamandla amanengi, njalo bananzelela ukuthi nxa umsebenzi kaKrestu wawungaphumelela, ukubusa kwabo kwakuzaphela masinyane. USathane wagcwala ulaka njengesilwane esibotshelweyo, njalo wenza inkani ebonisa amandla wakhe phezu kwemizimba njalo lemphefumulo yabantu. {GC 513.3} IEP 513.3

Iqiniso lokuthi abantu babengenwa ngamadimoni livezwe sobala eThestamentini elitsha. Abantu ababelamadimoni laba, babengaguli nje ngenxa yemikhuhlane ejwayelekileyo. UKrestu wayelokuzwisisa okuqondileyo mayelana lalokho ayehlangena lakho, njalo wananzelela ubukhona bemimoya emibi phakathi kwabo. {GC 514.1} IEP 514.1

Umzekeliso omangalisayo oveza inani, lamandla njalo lochuku lwawo, njalo lamandla kanye lomusa kaKrestu, uvezwe endabeni yokusiliswa kwabantu ababelamadimoni endaweni yaseGadara. Abantu laba ababengcolile, besehlula ukubotshwa konke, bebhubhudla amagwebu, belolaka, babezwakala ngokukhala kwabo, bezilimaza, njalo beyingozi kibo bonke ababebalanda. Ukuvuza kwegazi emzimbeni yabo njalo lengqondo ezaseziphambene kwakuletha umfanekiso owawuthokozisa uSathane. Elinye lamadimoni lawa ayehola amadoda lawa lathi: “Ibizo lami nginguLigiyoni, ngoba sibanengi.” Marko 5:9. Emabuthweni aseRoma iligiyoni yayisiba lamamabutho aphakathi kwenkulungwane ezintathu kusiya kwezinhlanu. Amabutho kaSathane lawo ayesebenza ngamaxuku, njalo ixuku elilodwa lamadimoni lawa lalingabi ngaphansi kweligiyoni. {GC 514.2} IEP 514.2

Ngelizwi likaJesu imimoya emibi yaphuma phakathi kwamadoda lawa, yabatshiya behleli ngokuthula ezinyaweni zoMsindisi, becolekile, umcabango wabo usuphendukile, njalo belungile. Kodwa amadimoni avunyelwa ukuthi aphosele ingulube elwandle, njalo kuzakhamizi zaseGadara ukulahlekelwa zingulube zabo kwakulohlonzi okwedlula izibusiso uKrestu ayezinike amadoda lawa, ngakho uMsindisi wacelwa ukuthi asuke kule indawo. Lowu kwakungumphumela uSathane ayewufuna. Ngokubeka icala lokulahlekelwa yizifuyo zabo kuJesu, wavusa ukwesaba okubangelwa yibumina ebantwini njalo wabanqabela ukuthi bazwe amazwi kaKrestu. USathane uhlala ebeka icala phezu kwamaKrestu nxa kukhona okulahlekileyo, lokungahambanga kahle, njalo lokuhlupheka, kulokuthi ayekele icala libekwe lapho okumele libe khona, phezu kwakhe lezisebenzi zakhe. {GC 514.3} IEP 514.3

Kodwa injongo kaKrestu yayingeke imiswe yimizamo yakhe. Wavumela imimoya emibi ukuthi ibhubhise ingulube njengendlela yokukhuza amaJuda lawa ayefuya izifuyo lezi bona besazi ukuthi zingcolile phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngoba befuna inzuzo. Ngabe uKrestu wayenganqabelanga amadimoni lawa, ayezaphosela elwandle hatshi kuphela lengulube kodwa lalabo ababezelusile kanye labanikazi. Ukuvikelwa kwabelusi labanikazi kwakungenxa yamandla akhe, ayesetshenziswe ngomusa ukuthi abavikele. Ngokunjalo futhi isehlakalo lesi savunyelwa ukwenzakala ukwenzela ukuthi abafundi babone uchuku lwamandla kaSathane phezu kwabantu lenyamazana. UMsindisi wayefisa ukuthi abalandeli bakhe babe lolwazi ngesitha ababezahlangana laso, lokuthi engabakhohlisi. Kwakuyintando yakhe njalo ukuthi abantu bakule indawo babone amandla akhe okwephula ubugqili obabubekwe nguSathane njalo lokukhulula bonke ayebathumbile. Loba nje uJesu ngokwakhe wasuka endaweni lweyi, amadoda lawa ayekhululiwe, asala etshumayela ngomusa walowo owayebakhululile. {GC 515.1} IEP 515.1

Ezinye izehlakalo ezihambelanayo zilotshiwe eBhayibhilini. Indodakazi yomama wase Syrophonicia yayihlutshwa ngamadimoni, uJesu awakhiphayo ngelizwi lakhe. Marko 7:26-30. “Omunye owayelamadimoni, eyisiphofu njalo engakhulumi.” Mathewu 12:22, omunye omutsha owayelomoya oyisimungulu “lapho ombamba khona umlahla phansi, abhubhudle amagwebu, ukuthi umbulale” Marko 9:17-27; lomunye owayelahlekelwe zingqondo zakhe, njalo ehlukunyezwa “ngumoya omubi” Luka 4:33-36, owayephambanisa ukuthula kweSabatha ebandleni laseCapenaumi, bonke basiliswa nguMsindisi owayelozwelo. Phose kuzo zonke izikhathi, uKrestu wayekhuluma lamadimoni njengezidalwa ezikhaliphileyo, ewatshela ukuthi aphume njalo ewaqonqosela ukuthi angamhluphi futhi. Abantu ababekhonza edolobheni laseCapernaumi, nxa babebona amandla wakhe, “bamangala bonke, bakhulumisana besithi: Yilizwi bani leli? Ngoba ngamandla uyalaya omoya ababi, baphume.” Luka 4:36. {GC 515.2} IEP 515.2

Labo abalamadimoni bayandise ukuchazwa njengabantu abasesimeni sokuhlupheka, kodwa kwakunganjalo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ngesizatho sokufuna ukuba lamandla aphezu kwawabantu bonke, abanye babesamukela umoya kaSathane. Laba babengela kuphikisana lamadimoni. Phakathi kwequla leli kwakulalabo ababelomoya wokutshaya amathambo, ababefana loSimon Magus, loElymus, njalo lentombazana eyalandela uPhawuli loSilas edolobheni laseFiliphi {GC 516.1}. IEP 516.1

Akulabantu abasengozini yokungenwa yimimoya emibi okwedlula labo abathi nxa besizwa ubufakazi obusobala obuvela eBhayibhilini abayalayo ukuthi imimoya emibi lamadimoni ikhona njalo iyaphila emhlabeni. Nxa sihlala singazi ngokusebenza kwayo, imimoya kaSathane ibalamandla phezu kwethu, ngoba abanye bayalalela ukukhokhela kwayo bona becabanga ukuthi balandela ukuhlakanipha kwengqondo zabo. Yiso isizatho sokuthi nxa sifika ensukwini zokucina, lapho uSathane azasebenza ngamandla amakhulu ukukhohlisa lokubulala, uhambisa yonke indawo imfundiso yokuthi akulasidalwa esithiwa nguSathane esiphilayo emhlabeni. Kuyindlela asebenza ngayo ukuthi azifihle yena lendlela asebenza ngayo. {GC 516.2} IEP 516.2

Akulanto umkhohlisi ayesaba kangaka okwedlula ukuthi sizabawazi amaqhinga akhe wonke. Ngemizamo yokufihla isimo sakhe njalo lenjongo zakhe, usebangele ukuthi labo abakhuluma ngobukhona bakhe bakhangelwe njengabantu abasangeneyo njalo wenza ukuthi behlekwe ulunya. Uyathokoza nxa labo abadwebayo besenza umfanekiso wesidalwa esibi njalo esilempondo esingabonakaliyo ukuthi ngumuntu kumbe yinyamazana. Uyajabula nxa esizwa ibizo lakhe lisetshenziswa emaqenjini wemidlalo, njalo lalabo abenza inhlekisa ngalo ngoba becabanga ukuthi bakhaliphile njalo balolwazi ngaye. {GC 516.3} IEP 516.3

Kungenxa yokuthi uzifihle ngobunono obukhulu okwenza ukuthi kube lombuzo obuzwa endaweni ezinengi: “Ngabe kukhona vele isidalwa esinjalo emhlabeni?” Kuyibufakazi bokuphumelela kwakhe okwenza ukuthi kube lemfundiso emhlabeni ezibangela ukuthi ubufakazi obusobala obutholakala eBhayibhilini mayelana laye bamukelwe njengamanga lamhlanje. Njalo kungenxa yokuthi uSathane uyenelisa ukuholela ingqondo zalabo abangananzeleli indonsela yakhe, okubangela ukuthi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lisinike imzekeliso eminengi kangaka mayelana lomsebenzi wakhe, liyavula phambi kwethu amaqhinga akhe, ukwenzela ukuthi silulame angasikhohlisi. {GC 517.1} IEP 517.1

Amandla njalo lobubi bukaSathane kanye lengilosi zakhe ebengasethusa ngabe bekungasikho ukuthi siyenelisa ukuthola indawo yokuphepha njalo lokukhululwa ngenxa yamandla woMsindisi wethu. Siyenza imizamo yonke yokuvikela imizi yethu ngokufaka amabhawudo lamakhiye sizama ukuvikela inotho yethu lempilo zethu ukwenzela ukuthi zingaphanjaniswa ngabantu ababi, kodwa asicabangi ngemimoya emibi ehlala izama ukungena phakathi kwethu, njalo esingelamandla ngokwenyama wokuzivikela nxa isihlasela. Nxa imimoya leyi inikwe imvumo, iyenelisa ukuphambanisa ingqondo zethu, ihlukumeze imizimba yethu, ibhidlize imfuyo yethu njalo lempilo zethu. Into eyithokozisayo yikusibona sihlupheka njalo sisifa. Siyesabeka isimo salabo abaphika intando kaNkulunkulu njalo bavumele izilingo zikaSathane, kuze kufike isikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu abayekela ukuthi babesezandleni zamadimoni kaSathane. Kodwa labo abalandela uKrestu bahlala bephephile ngaphansi kwelihlo lakhe elingalaliyo. Ingilosi ezilamandla amakhulu ziyathunyelwa zivela ezulwini ukuthi zibavikele. Omubi kenelisi ukufohla uthango uNkulunkulu alufake ebantwini bakhe. {GC 517.2} IEP 517.2