1. UJohane waqala ukusabalalisa ivangeli lombuso wasezulwini iminyaka eyi-7 ngaphambi kobhabhathizo lukaJesu. Kubantu, umsebenzi awenza ubonakala ungaphezu kwalowo owenziwa nguJesu, nokho, kwakungenjalo ngempela, wayengumprofethi kuphela.
Akazange asebenze futhi akhulume ethempelini, kunalokho wayekwenza ngaphandle kwemizi nemizana. Impela yilokho akwenza, phakathi kwesizwe samaJuda, ikakhulu labo ababempofu. Kwakungavamile ngoJohane ukuba axhumane nabantu abasezikhundleni eziphezulu emphakathini, wayesabalalisa ivangeli kubantu abavamile baseJudiya ukuze alungisele iNkosi uJesu abantu abalungile futhi ayilungiselele izindawo eYayizohamba kuzo. Njengoba umprofethi uJohane alungiselela iNkosi uJesu indlela, lapho nje ifika yakwazi ukuqala indlela Yayo yesiphambano. Lapho uNkulunkulu eba yinyama ukuze aqale umsebenzi Wakhe, akudingekanga ukuba enze umsebenzi wokukhetha abantu futhi akudingekanga ukuba azifunele yena abantu noma indawo ayezosebenzela kuyo. Akenzanga umsebenzi onjalo lapho efika; umuntu olungile wayesemlungisele ngaphambi kokuba afike. … UJohane wasebenza iminyaka eyi-7, okuwukuthi wasabalalisa ivangeli iminyaka eyi-7. Phakathi nomsebenzi wakhe, uJohane akazange enze simangaliso, ngoba umsebenzi wakhe kwakungowokulungisa indlela, kwakuwumsebenzi wokulungiselela. Yonke eminye imisebenzi uJesu ayezoyenza, yayingahlobene noJohane; uJohane wayethi abantu abavume izono, baphenduke futhi eyabhapathiza ukuze basindindiswe. Nakuba ayenza umsebenzi owawumusha futhi elungisa indlela ayengakaze ahambe kuyo esikhathini esiphambilini, kodwa yena wayilungisa indlela uJesu ayezohamba kuyo. Wayengumprofethi nje owayenza umsebenzi wokulungisa kodwa engakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi kaJesu. Nakuba uJesu kwakungeyena owokuqala owakhuluma ngevangeli lombuso wezulu, nokho Yena waqala endleleni uJohane ayeyilungisile, noma kunjalo wayengekho omunye owayengenza umsebenzi Wakhe futhi wawungaphezu kwalowo owawenziwe nguJohane. UJesu akazilungiselanga indlela Yakhe; umsebenzi Wakhe wayewenzela uNkulunkulu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi mingaki iminyaka uJohane ayisebenza, wayesengumprofethi futhi wayesanguye umlungiseleli wendlela. Umsebenzi kaJesu owathatha iminyaka emi-3 wawumkhulu kunokaJohane owawuyiminyaka eyi-7, ngoba umsebenzi Wakhe wawuhlukile.
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2. Ngaleso sikhathi, ingxenye yomsebenzi kaJesu yayivumelana neTestamende Elidala, kuhlanganise nomthetho kaMose kanye namazwi kaJehova ngeNkathi yoMthetho. Zonke lezi zinto uJesu ayezenza zaziyingxenye yomsebenzi Wakhe. Washumayela kubantu ebafundisa nasemasinagogeni futhi wasebenzisa lokho abaprofethi ababekuprofethile eTestamenteni Elidala ukuze alahle abaFarisi ababemzonda, futhi wasebenzisa nemiBhalo ukuze adalule ukungalaleli kwabo nokuba abalahle. Ngoba baye bangakunaka lokho uJesu ayekwenzile, babenyanya yonke imisebenzi uJesu ayeyenzile; empeleni babenyaya ukuthi omningi umsebenzi owawenziwa uJesu wawungavumelani nemithetho yemiBhalo futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, ayekufundisa kwakungaphezu kakhulu kunamazwi abo, futhi kungaphezu ngisho nakakhulu kunalokho okwakubikezelwe ngabaprofethi emiBhalweni. Umsebenzi kaJesu wawuhloselwe wona kwakuwukusindiswa komuntu kanye nokubethelwa. Ngakho, sasingekho isidingo sokuba asho amazwi amaningi ukuze anqobe umuntu. Okuningi kwalokho akufundisa umuntu kwakuthathelwe emiBhalweni futhi ngisho nomsebenzi Wakhe awuzange udlulele ngale kwemiBhalo, kunalokho Wakwazi ukufeza umsebenzi wokubethelwa. Wayengewona umsebenzi wezwi noma ukuba anqobe isintu kodwa kunalokho ukuba abuyisele isintu ekuphileni. Waba njengomnikelo wesono wesintu futhi akazange abe njengomthombo wezwi lomuntu. Akazange awenze umsebenzi wabangewona amaJuda, okwakuwumsebenzi wamadoda anqobayo kunalokho wenza umsebenzi wokubethelwa, umsebenzi owawenziwa yilabo ababekholelwa kuNkulunkulu. Nakuba umsebenzi Wakhe wenziwa ngaphezu kwesisekelo semiBhalo futhi wasebenzisa lokho okwakubikezelwe ngabaprofethi abadala ababelahla abaFarisi, lokhu kwakwanele ekuqedeleni umsebenzi wokubethelwa. Uma umsebenzi wanamuhla ubuwenziwa ususelwa ezisekelweni zalokho okwabikezelwa ngabaprofethi bakudala emiBhalweni, bekuyoba yinto engenakwenzeka ukukunqoba, ngoba iTestamente Elidala alisho lutho ngokungalaleli kwenu maShayina, futhi awukho umlando othinta izono zenu. Ukube lomsebenzi futhi ubusalokhu uqhubekile eBhayibhelini isikhathi eside, ubungeke uwuvumele. Kuncane iBhayibheli elisitshela kona ngo-Israyeli, lowo ongakwazi ukuhlukanisa phakathi kowenza okubi noma okuhle noma ohlulekayo ukukwahlulela. Cabanga kuthiwa bekufanele ngikwahlulele ngilandela umlando wama-Israyeli—ubuyoqhubeka ungilandele njengoba wenza namuhla? Uma engekho amazwi akhulunywayo phakathi nalesi sikhathi, kusho ukuthi kungaba yinto engenakwenzeka ukuba umsebenzi wokunqoba uphele. Ngenxa yokuthi angizelanga ukuzobethelwe esiphambanweni, kumele ngikhulume amazwi angahlangene neBhayibheli ukuze unqotshwe.
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3. Konke lokhu okwenziwe namuhla kusukela kulokho okukhona, nokho kusasesisekelweni somsebenzi kaJehova ngesikhathi soMthetho futhi akweqeli ngale kwalokhu okuhleliwe. Ukuqapha ulimi lwakho nokungazibandakanyi ezenzweni zobufebe, ngokwesibonelo—ingabe lena akuyona imithetho yeTestamente Elidala? Okulindeleke kuwe namuhla akukhona nje ukugcina Imithetho Eyishumi kodwa kunemiyalo nemithetho ephakeme kakhulu kunaleyo yaphambilini, nokho lokho akusho ukuthi okwafika phambilini noma kudala akusasebenzi, ngoba umsebenzi nomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu usuke usekelwe kulokho obekade kukhona esikhathini esiphambilini. … Uma namuhla ubuvunyelwe ukuba ulandele kuphela imiyalo futhi uphile ngemithetho yeTestamente Elidala ngendlela efana neyama-Israyeli futhi uma ngisho bekumele uze ubambe ngekhanda imithetho eyabekwa nguJehova, ngabe ayikho indlela obungashintsha ngayo. Uma bekufanele uphile ngaleyo mithetho elinganiselwe noma ubambe ngekhanda imithetho eminingi, ubuntu bakho obudala buzohlala bumbelwe ngokujulile kuwe futhi ngeke ibe khona indlela yokubusiphula. Nokho uzogcina sewonakele futhi akekho phakathi kwenu oyolalela. Okusho ukuthi imbalwa kakhulu imiyalo noma imithetho elula engakwazi ukukusiza ukuba wazi izinto uJehova azenzile. Wena awufani nama-Israyeli: Ngokuba ulandele imithetho futhi ubambe ngekhanda imiyalo eyayikwazi ukufakaza ngemisebenzi kaJehova, nokuzinikela Kuye okungaguquguquki, kodwa uyehluleka ukufinyelela kulokhu, futhi imiyalo embalwa yeTestamente Elidala iya iba midala ayikwazi ukuba ukunike inhliziyo kuphela noma ikuvikele kodwa kunalokho ikwenza unganaki futhi ikwehlisela eHayidesi. Ngenxa yokuthi umsebenzi wami ungumsebenzi wokunqoba futhi uhloselwe ukungalaleli kwakho kanye nobuntu obudala, amazwi anomusa kaJehova noJesu akuwona neze amazwi anzima okwahlulelwa namuhla. Ngaphandle kwamazwi anjalo, ngeke kwenzeke ukuba aninqobe “bochwepheshe”, abaye bangalalela iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Imithetho yeTestamente Elidala kudala yalahlekelwa ngamandla kinina futhi ukwahlulelwa kwanamuhla ikudlula kude ukwesatshiswa yimithetho yakudala. Okuyinto enifanele kahle ukwahlulelwa hhayi imingcele engatheni yemithetho, ngoba nina anibona abantu bangezikhathi zokuqala, kodwa niyisintu esesonakele iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Okuyinto okumele nifinyelele kuyo manje isimo somuntu wanamuhla, ngokusho ubukhulu kanye nokugcwala komuntu wanamuhla futhi kungadingeki ukuba nilandele izimfundiso. Lokhu kwenzelwa izinguquko okungenzeka uye wazizuza ebuntwini bakho obudala ukuze ukwazi ukuyibeka eceleni imibono yakho.
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4. Ngesikhathi umsebenzi kaJesu ungukukhululwa kwaso sonke isintu. Izono zabo bonke abakholelwa Kuye zathethelelwa; uma nje ukholelwa Kuye, ungakukhulula; uma ubukholelwa Kuye, ubungesona neze isoni, ubukhululiwe ezonweni zakho. Yilokhu okuchaza ukusindiswa nokulungisiswa ngokukholwa. Nokho, kulabo ababekholwa, kwasala labo ababevukela futhi bephikisa uNkulunkulu, okuwukuthi namuhla kuzoqedwa kancane kancane. Ukusindiswa akuzange kuchaze ukuthi umuntu usezuzwe uJesu ngokuphelele kodwa lowo muntu ubengasekho esonweni, okuwukuthi ubesethethelelwe izono zakhe: Kuncike ekutheni ubukholwa, ubungeke ube sesonweni. … UJesu akezanga kwabaphelele nokuba azuze abantu kodwa wayezele ukuzokwenza umsebenzi wokuzoveza ivangeli lombuso wasezulwini nokuba aqedele umsebenzi wokubethelwa—futhi lapho uJesu esebethelwe, umsebenzi Wakhe wawusufike ekugcineni. Kodwa kulesi sikhathi—umsebenzi wokunqoba—maningi amazwi okumele akhulunywe, mningi umsebenzi okumele wenziwe futhi kumele kube nezinqubo eziningi zokwenza. Ngakho ngokunjalo imisebenzi emangalisayo kaJesu noJehova kumele ivezwe ukuze bonke abantu bazuze ukuqonda nokugculiseka ngezinkolelo zabo, ngoba lona umsebenzi wezinsuku zokugcina nokuthi izinsuku zokugcina ziwukuphela komsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, isikhathi sokuphela kwalo msebenzi. Lo msebenzi uzokukhanyisela umthetho kaJehova kanye nokukhulula kukaJesu futhi ubalulekile ukuze uqonde kahle wonke umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu weminyaka eyizi-6000 wokuhlela nokuthi wazise konke ukubaluleka kanye nokusetshenziswa kwale minyaka ukuze kuhlelwe kanye nokwazisa inhloso yawo wonke umsebenzi owenziwa nguJesu kanye namazwi awakhuluma, ngisho nokwenza kwakhe ukuba sivuleke amehlo okuba silithande iBhayibheli. Konke lokhu kuzokwenza ukuba ubone. Uzowuqonda kahle umsebenzi owenziwe uJesu kanye nomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu namuhla; uzoliqonda futhi ulazi lonke iqiniso, ukuphila nendlela. Esigabeni somsebenzi owenziwa nguJesu, kungani uJesu ahamba ngaphandle kokuqeda umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu? Kungenxa yokuthi umsebenzi kaJesu kwakungewona umsebenzi wesiphetho. Lapho uJesu ebethelwa esiphambanweni, amazwi ayewakhulumile afika ekugcineni; ngemva kokubethelwe Kwakhe, umsebenzi Wakhe wawusuqediwe. Isigaba esikuso manje sihlukile: Kuphela ngemva kokuba amazwi akhulunywe kuze kube sekugcineni nomsebenzi wonke kaNkulunkulu usuphethiwe. Phakathi nesigaba somsebenzi kaJesu, maningi amazwi agcina engashiwongo noma engacaciswanga ngokugcwele. Nokho uJesu wayengenakho ukuthi wenzeni noma utheni, ngoba inkonzo Yakhe kwakungeyona eyamazwi ngakho ngenxa yalokho Wabethelwa esiphambanweni Wahamba. Yisiphi isigaba somsebenzi owawuyimbangela yokubethelwa Kwakhe futhi ongafani nhlobo nesigaba sanamuhla. Ngokuyinhloko, lesi sigaba somsebenzi sasimayelana nokufezwa, nokucaciswa kanye nokufinyelela esiphethweni. Uma amazwi engakhulunywanga kwaze kwaba sekugcineni, ayikho indlela yokufinyelela isiphetho salo msebenzi ngoba kulesi sigaba wonke umsebenzi uyaqedwa ukwenziwa futhi ufezwe ngamazwi. UJesu wenza umsebenzi omningi ngaleso sikhathi umuntu angeke akwazi ukuwuqonda kahle. UJesu Wahamba ngokuthula futhi namuhla baningi abangawaqondi amazwi Akhe, labo abasakholelwa ekuqondeni kwabo njengokuyiqiniso, abangazi ukuthi baphambukile. Ekugcineni, lesi sigaba sanamuhla sizokwenza ukuba umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uqedwe ngokuphelele futhi ugoqwe. Bonke bayoyiqonda futhi bayazi kahle inhloso yohlelo lukaNkulunkulu. Ukuqonda komuntu ngomsebenzi kaJehova noJesu, imibono yakhe ngokuqondene nabeZizwe konke ukudideka kwakhe kuyolungiswa. Abantu bayoziqonda zonke izindlela ezifanele zokuphila nawo wonke umsebenzi owenziwe nguNkulunkulu nalo lonke iqiniso. Lapho lokhu kwenzeka, lesi sigaba somsebenzi sizophela.
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5. Umsebenzi kaJehova wokudalwa komhlaba, wawuyisiqalo; lesi sigaba somsebenzi siyisiphetho salo msebenzi. Ekuqaleni, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wawenziwa abakhethiweyo, u-Israyeli futhi wawuyisiqalo senkathi entsha sendawo engcwele kunazo zonke. Ingxenye yokugcina yalesi sigaba yenziwa abangcolile abakuwo wonke amazwe, ukuze kwahlulelwe izwe futhi kufike ekupheleni kwale nkathi. Esigabeni sokuqala, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wawenziwa ekukhanyeni kwazo zonke izindawo kodwa owesigaba sokugcina wenziwa ebumnyameni obuzoqedwa, kulethwe ukukhanya bese kunqotshwa bonke abantu. Lapho abantu abangcole kakhulu nobumnyama bayo yonke indawo kunqotshwa futhi bonke abantu baqaphele ukuthi ukhona uNkulunkulu, onguNkulunkulu weqiniso, futhi wonke umuntu eseye waqiniseka, lokhu kuyosho ukuthi leli qiniso lisetshenziselwe ukunqoba umhlaba wonke. Lesi sigaba somsebenzi sisho okuthile: lapho kuqedwa lo msebenzi okulesi sigaba, umsebenzi weminyaka eyizi-6000 wokulawula uzofika ekugcineni. Lapho labo abasebumnyameni obukhulu sebenqotshiwe, kusho ukuthi nakanjani kuyobe kukuyo yonke indawo. Ngenxa yalokho, umsebenzi wokunqoba eChina ofanekisela injongo ethile. IChina inazo zonke izinhlobo zobumnyama futhi abantu bakhona bamele bonke labo abasenyameni kaSathane, abasenyameni nasegazini. Ngabantu baseChina abaye bonakaliswa kakhulu ngudrako omkhulu obomvu, oye waba ngumphikisi omkhulu kaNkulunkulu, obuntu bakhe bungcole kakhulu futhi ngakho bawumfuziselo omkhulu womphakathi owonakele. … Kungani ngangilokhu ngithi uwusizo ekuphatheni kwecebo Lami? Kuye kwabonakala ngokugcwele, ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene ubugebentu, ukungcola, ukungalungi, ukuphikisa nokuvukela kubantu baseChina. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, bampofu futhi ngakolunye indlela abaphila ngayo, abacabanga ngayo ayiyi phambili, izindlela zabo zokuphila, ukuzalana—konke akuyi phambili futhi kubonisa ukuba phansi kwabo. Isimo sabo, naso siphansi. Umsebenzi kule ndawo usho okuthile futhi ngemva kwalokhu kuhlola, umsebenzi uye wenziwa ngokuphelele, umsebenzi Wakhe uzohamba nakahle kakhulu. Uma lo msebenzi uphela, nomsebenzi okhona uzophela nakanjani. Uma lo msebenzi usufeziwe futhi usuphumelele okwangempela, umsebenzi wokunqoba kuyo yonke indawo uyobe usufezwe ngokuphelele. Eqinisweni, uma nje umsebenzi okini uphumelele, lokhu kuyofana nokuphumelela kwendawo yonke. Yilokho okungenza ngifise ukwenza ngani isibonelo. Konke lokhu, ukuvukela, ukuphikisa, ukungcola, ukungalungi…, kutholakala kini futhi kini kubonakaliswa konke ukuvukela komuntu—okuyinto ethile ngempela. Ngakho, babhekwa njengesibonelo esiwumthombo sokunqotshwa futhi uma beye banqotshwa, ngokwemvelo bayokuba isibonelo kwabanye.
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6. Ayikho into eyake yaba njengophawu lwesigaba sokuqala esenziwa ngu-Israyeli: Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babengcwele kakhulu, bengakhohlakele njengabanye abantu, ngakho ukuqala kwenkathi entsha kulo mhlaba kubaluleke kakhulu. Kungashiwo ukuthi okhokho baso sonke isintu bavela ku-Israyeli nokuthi u-Israyeli waba yindawo yokuqalwa komsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Ekuqaleni, laba bantu babengcwele ngezinga eliphezulu futhi uJehova ebadumisa nokuthi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kubo wawukwazi ukuthela izithelo ezinhle. … Babengabokugcina ukuba bakhohlakale kubantu bonke futhi ekuqaleni babebheke kuNkulunkulu futhi bemhlonipha. Babewalalela amazwi kaJehova futhi bemkhonza njalo ethempelini, bagqoke izembatho zabapristi kanye nemiqhele. Kwakungabantu bokuqala ababedumisa uNkulunkulu futhi bengabokuqala ukwenza umsebenzi Wakhe. Laba bantu babeyizibonelo zaso sonke isintu. Babeyizibonelo zobungcwele nobumsulwa. Abantu abanjengoJobe, u-Abrahamu, uLoti noma uPetru noThimothewu—bonke babengama-Israyeli futhi baba yisibonelo sokuba ngcwele kunabo bonke abantu. Izwe lakwa-Israyeli kwakungelinye lamazwe okuqala elalikhonza uNkulunkulu futhi abantu abaningi abangcwele bavela khona kunabavela kwezinye izindawo. UNkulunkulu wasebenza kubo ukuze akwazi ukulawula kahle isintu kuwo wonke umhlaba esikhathini esizayo. Ukuphumelela kwabo nobumsulwa bendlela abamkhonza ngayo uJehova kwabhalwa, ukuze babe njengezibonelo kubantu abange-Israyeli phakathi neNkathi Yomusa; futhi izenzo zabo zagcinwa iminyaka eyi-1000 ambalwa kuze kube yinamuhla.
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7. Igama likaJesu labonisa ukuqala kweNkathi Yomusa. Lapho uJesu enza inkonzo Yakhe, uMoya Oyingcwele waqala ukufakazela igama likaJesu kanti igama likaJehova lalingasasetshenziswa kunalokho ngemva kokuba uMoya Oyingcwele uqale imisebenzi emihle, ngokuyinhloko ngaphansi kwegama likaJesu. Ukufakaza kwalabo ababekholelwa Kuye kwakungokukaJesu Kristu nomsebenzi ababewenza babewenzela uJesu Kristu. Isiphetho seNkathi yeTestamente Elidala sisho umsebenzi oye wenziwa ngokuyinhloko ngaphansi kwegama likaJehova futhi osufinyelele esiphethweni. Ngemva kwalokhu, igama likaNkulunkulu kwakungaseyena uJehova; kunalokho wayesebizwa ngoJesu futhi kusukela lapho kuqhubeke uMoya Oyingcwele waqala umsebenzi ngokuyinhloko ongaphansi kwegama likaJesu.
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8. Lapho uJesu ebuya futhi, isikhathi siyobe sesishintshile kakade, ngakho ingabe uyobe esabizwa ngoJesu? Ingabe uNkulunkulu waziwa kuphela ngegama likaJesu? Kungenzeka yini Abizwe ngegama elisha ngesikhathi esisha? Ingabe umuntu oyedwa negama elilodwa kungamelela yini igama elimelela uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe? Inkathi nenkathi, uNkulunkulu wenza umsebenzi omusha futhi ubizwa ngegama elisha; angawenza kanjani umsebenzi ofanayo ngezikhathi ezingafani? Anganamathela kanjani enkathini eyedlule? Igama likaJesu lathathelwa umsebenzi wensindiso, ngakho ingabe uzobizwa ngegama elifanayo lapho ebuyela ezinsukwini zokugcina? Ingabe uyobe esawenza umsebenzi wokukhulula? Kungani uJehova noJesu bengumuntu oyedwa, kodwa babizwa ngamagama angafani ngezikhathi ezingafani? Ingabe akukhona ukuthi imisebenzi yabo ezikhathini ezingafani ihlukile? Ingabe uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe angabizwa ngegama elilodwa? UNkulunkulu kumele abizwe ngamagama ahlukahlukene, kuye ngezikhathi, kube yigama elibonisa isikhathi okubhekiselwa kuso, ngoba akekho umuntu ongamelela uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe. Igama ngalinye limelela uNkulunkulu ezikhathini ezithile futhi lidingeka kuphela uma limelela umsebenzi Wakhe. Ngakho, uNkulunkulu angazinqumela ukuthi yiliphi igama elimelela Yena ukuze limveze ngesikhathi esithile. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yisiphi isikhathi, esikaJehova noma esikaJesu, isikhathi nesikhathi simelelwa yigama. Ngemva kweNkathi Yomusa, isikhathi sokugcina sesifikile futhi uJesu usuke esefikile. Kungani nangaleso sikhathi esabizwa ngoJesu? Kungani engaphetha ngokuthi kumele abizwe ngoJesu esebantwini? Ingabe usukhohliwe yini ukuthi uJesu wayemane engumNazaretha? Usukhohliwe ukuthi uJesu uyena kuphela umkhululi wesintu? Kungenzeka kanjani ukuba enze umsebenzi wokunqoba nokuphelelisa abantu ngezinsuku zokugcina?
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9. Njalo lapho uNkulunkulu efika emhlabeni, Uyoshintsha igama Lakhe, ubulili, ukubukeka kanye nomsebenzi Wakhe; akawuphindaphindi umsebenzi Wakhe, ubelokhu emusha futhi akakaze aguge. Kuqala lapho efika, wabizwa ngokuthi uJesu; ingabe uyobizwa ngoJesu lapho esefika futhi kulokhu? Ngesikhathi efika ekuqaleni, wayengowesilisa; ingabe uzoba ngowesilisa futhi kulokhu? Umsebenzi Wakhe lapho efikile ngeNkathi Yomusa kwakungukubethelwa esiphambanweni; lapho efika futhi ingabe Uyosindisa isintu esonweni? Ingabe uyobethelwa esiphambanweni futhi? Ingabe lokho akukhona yini ukuphindaphindwa komsebenzi Wakhe? Ngabe bewazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubelokhu emusha futhi akakaze aguge?
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10. Kunalabo abathi uNkulunkulu akashintsheki. Kuyiqiniso lokho, kodwa lokho kubhekiselwa ekutheni uNkulunkulu akaguquguquki esimweni Sakhe sengqondo nasezintweni Zakhe. Ushintsho egameni Lakhe nasemsebenzini Wakhe akusho ukuthi izinto Zakhe sezishintshile; ngamanye amazwi, uNkulunkulu uyohlezi enguNkulunkulu futhi lokhu akusoze kwashintsha. Uma uthi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uhlezi ufana, ingabe Usakwazi ukuqeda uhlelo Lwakhe lokulawula oluyiminyaka eyizi-6000? Wazi kuphela ukuthi uNkulunkulu akasoze ashintsha, kodwa ingabe uyakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uhlezi emusha akakaze aguge? Uma umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ungazange ushintshe, ingabe Uye wasidala isintu esikhona namuhla? Uma uNkulunkulu engashintsheki, kungani pho ayengawenzanga umsebenzi wezigaba ezimbili. Umsebenzi Wakhe uhlezi uqhubekela phambili, futhi isimo Sakhe siya siqondakala kancane kancane kumuntu futhi osekuye kwabonakaliswa yisimo Sakhe sengqondo esikuye. Ekuqaleni, isimo sengqondo sikaNkulunkulu sasicashisiwe kumuntu, Akazange asiveze ngokukhululekile futhi umuntu wayengenalo ulwazi Ngaye, ngakho wasebenzisa umsebenzi Wakhe ukuze aveze kancane kancane isimo Sakhe kumuntu, kodwa lokhu akusho ukuthi isimo Sakhe siyaguquka ngaso sonke isikhathi. Akukhona ukuthi ukuma kukaNkulunkulu kuhlezi kushintsha ngenxa yokuthi intando Yakhe ihlezi ishintsha. Kunalokho, ngenxa yokuthi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ubulokhu wenziwa ngezikhathi ezingafani, isimo Sakhe sengqondo esiphelele silokhu sivezwa kancane kancane kumuntu, ukuze umuntu azokwazi ukumazi uNkulunkulu. Kodwa lokhu akukhona ubufakazi bokuthi uNkulunkulu akanayo indlela yokwenza izinto nokuthi indlela Yakhe ibishintsha kancane kancane njengoba izikhathi zishintsha—inkolelo enjalo ayinangqondo. UNkulunkulu uyaziveza kumuntu, lokho Ayikho ngempela isikhathi nesikhathi. Umsebenzi wesikhathi esisodwa awukwazi ukuveza lokho uNkulunkulu ayikho. Ngakho, amazwi athi, “UNkulunkulu uhlezi emusha akasoze aguga” awenzi lutho emsebenzini Wakhe futhi amazwi athi “UNkulunkulu akashintsheki” amayelana nalokho uNkulunkulu anakho nalokho Ayikho. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kunjani, awukwazi ukuchaza iminyaka eyizi-6000 womsebenzi ngegama elilodwa, noma uwuveze ngamagama athile. Ukwenza kanjalo kuwubuwula bomuntu. UNkulunkulu akukho lula ngomuntu ukuba abe yilokho umuntu akucabangayo futhi umsebenzi Wakhe awumi enkathini eyodwa ethile. Igama elithi Jehova ngokwesibonelo, angeke lihlezi limelela igama likaNkulunkulu; uNkulunkulu naye uyawenza umsebenzi ngaphansi kwegama likaJesu, okuwuphawu olubonisa ukuthi indlela uNkulunkulu asebenza ngayo ihlezi iphumelela futhi iya phambili.
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11. UNkulunkulu uyohlezi enguNkulunkulu futhi akasoze aba nguSathane; noSathane uyohlezi enguSathane futhi akasoze aba nguNkulunkulu. Ukuhlakanipha, ukumangalisa, ukulunga nobukhosi bukaNkulunkulu akusoze kwashintsha. Lokhu ayikho nalokho anakho akusoze kwashintsha. Nokho, umsebenzi Wakhe uhlezi uqhubekela phambili futhi uqhubeka ujula, ngoba uNkulunkulu uhlezi emusha futhi akasoze aguga. Kuyo yonke inkathi uNkulunkulu uzinika igama elisha, enze umsebenzi omusha futhi avumele ukuba izidalwa zibone intando Yakhe entsha nesimo Sakhe. Uma abantu bengakuboni lokho uNkulunkulu akuvezayo ngesimo Sakhe esisha enkathini entsha, ingabe abasoze bambethela esiphambanweni? Ngokwenza kanjalo futhi, ingabe angeke bamchaze uNkulunkulu?
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12. UNkulunkulu akawuthathi umsebenzi Wakhe omdala unjengoba unjalo awufake enkathini entsha. Selokhu izinsuku zokugcina zafika, Uzokwenza umsebenzi wezinsuku zokugcina futhi asibonakalise sonke isimo sakhe ngezinsuku zokugcina. Izinsuku zokugcina ziyinkathi ehlukile, leyo uJesu athi kumele nibhekane nenhlekelele, ukuzamazama komhlaba, indlala, okuyizinto ezizobonisa ukuthi yinkathi entsha lena, akuseyona endala, okuyiNkathi Yomusa. Uma singabantu sithi, akasoze uNkulunkulu ashintsha, isimo Sakhe sihlezi sibonisa isihawu nothando futhi abantu ubathanda njengoba ezithanda Yena futhi unikela kuwo wonke umuntu ngensindiso futhi akasoze amzonda umuntu, ngakho ingabe angakwazi ukuwuqeda umsebenzi Wakhe? Ngesikhathi uJesu efika lapha, wabethelwa esiphambanweni, Wazingcwelisa ngenxa yazo zonke izoni ngokuba azinikele e-altare. Wayesewuqede kudala umsebenzi wokukhulula futhi esephethe iNkathi Yomusa , ngakho sikuphi isidingo sokuphinda umsebenzi wangaleyo nkathi ezinsukwini zokugcina? Ingabe ukwenza into enjalo akwenzi kube sengathi uJesu akenzanga lutho? Uma uNkulunkulu engenzi umsebenzi wokubethelwa lapho eza kulesi sigaba kodwa eqhubeke abonise uthando nozwela, ngakho Uyokwazi ngempela ukuletha lo msebenzi ekupheleni? Ingabe uNkulunkulu onothando uzosiphetha lesi sikhathi? Emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu wokugcina wokuphetha, isimo sikaNkulunkulu sihlanganisa isijeziso kanye nesahlulelo, okubonisa konke ukungalungi nokwahlulelwa kwabo bonke abantu obala futhi Aphelelise labo abamthanda ngempela uNkulunkulu. Ukuma okunjalo okuyoletha lesi sikhathi ekupheleni.
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13. Sezifikile izinsuku zokugcina. Zonke izinto ziyohlukaniswa ngezigaba zazo ngendlela ezakheke ngazo. Lesi yisikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu embula khona ukuphela nalaphu umuntu ezogcina khona. Uma umuntu engabhekani nesijeziso nesahlulelo, khona-ke ngeka kube khona indlela yokuveza ukungalaleli kanye nokungalungi kwakhe. Kungaleyo ndlela kuphela lapho isijeziso nesahlulelo siyokwambula ukuqedwa kwazo zonke izinto. Umuntu uveza konke ayikho lapho ethola isijeziso nesahlulelo. Ububi kufanele kubuyele ebubini, okuhle kubuyele ebuhleni futhi umuntu kufanele ahlukaniswe ngalokho ayikho. Kungesijeziso nangesahlulelo lapho kuyokwambulwa khona ukuphela kwazo zonke izinto, ukuze ababi bathole isijeziso nabenzi bokuhle bathole umvuzo nokuba bonke abantu babe ngaphansi kokubusa kukaNkulunkulu. Wonke umsebenzi udinga ukuba isijeziso nesahlulelo sokulunga sizuzwe. Ngenxa yokuthi inkohlakalo yomuntu isifike ekugcineni kanye nokungalaleli kwakhe kuye kwaba kubi nakakhulu, ngubungcwele bukaNkulunkulu kuphela obungajezisa futhi bahlulele futhi buyembulwa phakathi nezinsuku zokugcina, futhi bungamshintsha ngokuphelele umuntu. Lokhu kuma Kwakhe yikho kuphela okungaveza obala ububi futhi kwahlulele kabuhlungu abangalungile. Ngakho, isimo esinjalo sibonisa ukubaluleka kwesikhathi kanye nokwembulwa kobuntu Bakhe kwenzelwe umsebenzi wesikhathi ngasinye esisha esiba khona. UNkulunkulu akamane nje aveze isimo Sakhe ngaphandle kwesizathu esithile. Uma, lapho kwambulwa ukuphela kwabantu phakathi nezinsuku zokugcina, uNkulunkulu esababonisa uzwela nothando olungapheli, uma uthando Lwakhe esalubonisa abantu futhi uma engabahluleli ngokulunga kodwa ebabekezelela futhi ebaxolela, uma esabanika ithuba abantu kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zinkulu kangakanani izono abazenzayo ngaphandle kwanoma yikuphi ukwahlulelwa kokulunga, ingabe lapho yilapho kuyobe kunokuphela kwawo wonke umsebenzi olawulwa nguNkulunkulu? Kunini lapho isimo esinjalo siyokwazi khona ukuholela isintu esiphethweni esifanele? Thatha ngokwesibonelo, ijaji elihlezi linothando, linomusa nesineke. Liyabathanda abantu kungakhathaliseki ukuthi benza izono ezingakanani futhi unothando, uyababekezelela nabantu kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bangobani. Ngakho kunini lapho leli jaji liyokwazi khona ukuthatha isinqumo? Phakathi nezinsuku zokugcina, ukwahlulela ngokulunga okuyohlukanisa abantu ngokwezenzo zabo futhi okungaletha umuntu embusweni omusha. Ngaleyo ndlela, ngesijeziso nesahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu yilapho isikhathi siyobuyiselwa khona ekugcineni.
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14. Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kukho konke ukulawula Kwakhe ucace bha: iNkathi Yomusa iyiNkathi Yomusa futhi izinsuku zokugcina ziyizinsuku zokugcina. Kunomehluko omkhulu phakathi kwenkathi nenkathi, ngoba inkathi ngayinye, uNkulunkulu wenza umsebenzi omelela leyo nkathi. Ngoba ukuze umsebenzi wezinsuku zokugcina ufezwe, kumele kube nokusha, isijeziso, ulaka nembubhiso ezoletha le nkathi ekugcineni. Izinsuku zokugcina zisho inkathi yokugcina. Phakathi nenkathi yokugcina, ingabe uNkulunkulu angeke aqede ngale nkathi? Yisijeziso nesahlulelo kuphela lapho okuyoqeda le nkathi. Inhloso kaJesu, yayiwukuba abantu baqhubeke bekhona, baphile futhi baphile ngendlela engcono kakhulu. Wasindisa umuntu esonweni ukuze umuntu ezoyeka ukonakala futhi angasaphili eHayidesi nasesihogweni, futhi ngokusindisa umuntu eHayidesi nasesihogweni Wayenzela ukuba umuntu aqhubeke ephila. Manje, sezifikile izinsuku zokugcina. UNkulunkulu uyobhuqa umuntu, ambhubhise ngokuphelele, okusho ukuthi Uyokwenza ukuba umuntu abuyelwe ngokwemisebenzi yokungalaleli kwakhe. Ngenxa yalokho, isihawu nothando lukaNkulunkulu kwangesikhathi esidlule ngeke kuyiqede inkathi futhi ngeke kuyiqede iminyaka eyizi-6000 yohlelo lokulawula kukaNkulunkulu. Inkathi nenkathi iveza okuthile ngoNkulunkulu futhi isuke inomsebenzi okufanele wenziwe nguNkulunkulu. Ngakho, umsebenzi owenziwe nguNkulunkulu uqobo enkathini ethile unokubonakalisa Kwakhe isimo Sakhe negama Lakhe futhi umsebenzi awenzile uyashintsha kuye ngesikhathi; konke kusha.
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15. Ngenkathi Yomthetho, umsebenzi wokuqondisa isintu wawenziwa ngaphansi kwegama likaJehova futhi umsebenzi wokuqala wenziwa emhlabeni. Lo msebenzi kwakungowokwakha ithempeli ne-altare kanye nokusebenzisa umthetho ukuze kuqondiswe isizwe sakwa-Israyeli nokuba wenziwe nabo. UNkulunkulu wasungula umsebenzi Wakhe la emhlabeni ngokuqondisa abantu bakwa-Israyeli. Ngokwenza kanjalo, Wawusabalalisa umsebenzi Wakhe, wawuyisa ngaphandle, okusho ukuthi, ukusuka kwa-Israyeli, wawuyisa ngaphandle ukuze kamuva izizukulwane ngezizukulwane kancane kancane zazi ukuthi uJehova wayenguNkulunkulu nokuthi uJehova udale amazulu nomhlaba nazo zonke izinto, Wenze zonke izilwane. Usabalalise umsebenzi Wakhe kubantu bakwa-Israyeli. Izwe lakwa-Israyeli laliyindawo engcwele yokuqala yomsebenzi kaJehova lapha emhlabeni futhi omunye wemisebenzi yokuqala kaNkulunkulu wawusezweni lakwa-Israyeli. Lowo kwakuwumsebenzi weNkathi Yomthetho. NgeNkathi yomsebenzi Womusa, uJesu wayenguNkulunkulu owasindisa umuntu. Lokho Ayenakho kwakuwumusa, uthando, ububele, unembeza, ukubekezela, ukuthobeka, ukunakekela kanye nokubekezelelana nokunye okuningi komsebenzi awenza okuwukukhululwa komuntu noma kwesintu. Ngokuqondene nesimo Sakhe, ububele nothando kwakuyingxenye Yakhe futhi ngenya yokuthi wayenobubele nothando, kwadingeka abethelwe esiphambanweni ngenxa yomuntu, ukuze uNkulunkulu abonise uthando Lwakhe uqobo kumuntu kangangokuthi waze wazinikela Yena uqobo. … NgeNkathi Yomusa, igama likaNkulunkulu kwakunguJesu, okusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayenguNkulunkulu owasindisa umuntu, nokuthi ngalokho wayenguNkulunkulu onobubele futhi onothando. UNkulunkulu wayenomuntu. Uthando, ububele nensindiso Yakhe konke bekuhambisana nawo wonke umuntu. Umuntu angathola ukuthula nenjabulo kuphela, amukele isibusiso Sakhe kanye nomusa Wakhe omkhulu, umuntu amukele nensindiso Yakhe uma emamukela. Ngokubethelwa kukaJesu, bonke labo abamlandela bathola insindiso futhi baxolelwa izono zabo. NgeNkathi Yomusa, igama likaNkulunkulu kwakunguJesu. Ngamanye amazwi umsebenzi wangeNkathi Yomusa, umsebenzi wawenziwe egameni likaJesu ngokuyinhloko. NgeNkathi Yomusa, igama likaNkulunkulu kwakunguJesu. Wenza umsebenzi omusha ngemva kweTestamente Elidala futhi umsebenzi Wakhe waphetha ngokubethelwa, lokho kwakuwumsebenzi wakhe uqobo. Ngakho, ngeNkathi Yomthetho, uJehova kwakuyigama likaNkulunkulu futhi ngeNkathi Yomusa uJesu wayemelela uNkulunkulu. Ezinsukwini zokugcina, igama Lakhe uNkulunkulu uMninimandla Onke—Onamandla futhi usebenzisa amandla Akhe ukuze aqondise umuntu, amnqobe futhi amzuze, ekugcineni aqede ngenkathi. Isimo sikaNkulunkulu siwubufakazi bomsebenzi awenza kuzona zonke izigaba zomsebenzi Wakhe.
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16. Uma umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uhlezi ufana inkathi ngayinye futhi ebizwa ngegama elifanayo, umuntu angamazi kanjani uNkulunkulu? Kumele ukuba uNkulunkulu ubizwa ngoJehova, futhi uma kukhona uNkulunkulu ongabizwa ngoJehova, lowo akayena uNkulunkulu. Noma uNkulunkulu angabizwa kuphela ngokuthi uJesu, futhi uNkulunkulu akufanele abizwe ngelinye igama ngaphandle kwelikaJesu; ngaphandle kukaJesu, uJehova akayena uNkulunkulu noMninimandla Onke akayena uNkulunkulu. Umuntu ukholelwa ukuthi kuyiqiniso ukuthi uNkulunkulu unamandla, kodwa uNkulunkulu unguNkulunkulu nomuntu; kumele abizwe ngoJesu ngoba ungumuntu. Ukuze umuntu akwazi ukwenza kanjalo, kufanele alandele imfundiso ethile futhi azithobe kuNkulunkulu. Ngakho umsebenzi uNkulunkulu awenzayo isikhathi nesikhathi, igama asuke ebizwa ngalo, lokho asuke eyikho kanye nazo zonke izigaba zomsebenzi Wakhe kuze kube yilolu suku, akulandeli imigudu ethile futhi akukho ngaphansi kwemibandela ethile. UnguJehova futhi usanguye uJesu kanye noMesiya, uNkulunkulu uMninimandla Onke. Umsebenzi Wakhe ungashintsha kancane kancane futhi egameni Lakhe kuba noshintsho oluhambisana nokushintsha kwesikhathi. Alikho nelilodwa igama elimelela yena uqobo kodwa wonke amagama angamumelela ngokugcwele nomsebenzi awenzayo umelela isimo Sakhe.
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17. Ake sithi, lapho kufika usuku lokugcina, uNkulunkulu oyobe unaye kuyobe kusanguJesu futhi ugibele ifu elimhlophe futhi usabukeka njengoJesu futhi namazwi awakhulumayo ngakaJesu athi: “Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena, kufanele uzile bese uyathandaza, uthande izitha zakho futhi unakekele ukuphila kwakho, ucabangele abanye futhi ube nesineke uthobeke. Ngaleyo ndlela niyoba ngabafundi bami.” Uma nikwenza konke lokhu, niyongena embusweni Wami. Ingabe lona akuwona umsebenzi weNkathi Yomusa? Ingabe lena akuyona indlela okukhulunywe ngayo phakathi kweNkathi Yomusa? Uzizwa kanjani ngokuzwa lawa mazwi? Ingabe awukuzwa ukuthi lona kusawumsebenzi kaJesu? Ingabe akukhona ukuphindaphinda komsebenzi wakhe? Kungamanelisa yini umuntu? Ungase ube nomuzwa wokuthi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ngeke usaqhubekela phambili. Unalawo mandla amakhulu kuphela, awukho umsebenzi omusha ongenziwa futhi useye wafinyelela lapho ephelela khona. Eminyakeni eyizi-2 000 eyedlule kwakuyiNkathi Yomusa futhi eminyakeni eyizi-2 000 eyalandela usashumayela ngendlela yeNkathi Yomusa futhi usenza abantu ukuba baphenduke. Abantu bazothi, “Nkulunkulu, unamandla amakhulu kangaka. Bengikholelwa ekutheni uhlakaniphe kakhulu, nokho Wazi kuphela unembeza nokubekezela, Wazi kuphela ukuthanda isitha Sakho akukho okungaphezu kwalokho.” Engqondweni yomuntu, uNkulunkulu uyohlezi efana naseNkathini Yomusa futhi umuntu uyohlezi ekholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu unothando futhi unomusa. Ucabanga ukuthi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uyohlezi ufana nowakudala? Uma kunjalo, kulesi sigaba somsebenzi Wakhe angeke abethelwe futhi konke okubonayo nokuthintayo kufanele kungafani nalokho obukucabanga nobukuzwa.
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18. Ingabe igama likaJesu, “UNkulunkulu unathi,” limveza ngokuphelele uNkulunkulu? Kungenzeka yini ukuba limcacisa ngokuphelele uNkulunkulu? Uma umuntu ethi uNkulunkulu angabizwa kuphela ngokuthi uJesu futhi akufanele abe nelinye igama ngoba uNkulunkulu unesimo esingashintshi, ngakho amazwi anjalo awukuhlambalaza! Uyakholelwa ukuthi igama likaNkulunkulu elithi Jesu, uNkulunkulu unathi, lingammelela ngokuphelele uNkulunkulu? UNkulunkulu angabizwa ngamagama amaningi, alikho igama elilodwa elingakucacisa kahle konke lokho uNkulunkulu anakho futhi alikho elingammelela ngokuphelele. Ngakho uNkulunkulu unamagama amaningi, kodwa wonke la magama amaningi awakwazi ukukucacisa kahle lokho uNkulunkulu ayikho, ngoba kujule kakhulu lokho uNkulunkulu ayikho, kudlulela ngale kokuqonda komuntu. … Igama elithile elilodwa alinawo amandla okumelela uNkulunkulu uqobo. Ngakho ingabe uNkulunkulu angathatha igama elilodwa nje? UNkulunkulu mukhulu kakhulu futhi ungcwele, ngakho kungani ungamvumeli ukuba ashintshe igama Lakhe njalo ngenkathi entsha? Kanjalo, uNkulunkulu wenza umsebenzi Wakhe siqu inkathi ngayinye, Usebenzisa igama elizuzisa inkathi enza kuyo umsebenzi Wakhe. Usebenzisa lelo gama elibonisa ukubaluleka kwaleyo nkathi ukuze liveze Yena ngaleyo nkathi. UNkulunkulu usebenzisa ulimi olusetshenziswa ngabantu ukuze aveze ubuyena. … Luyofika usuku lapho uNkulunkulu engasayikubizwa ngegama elithi Jehova, Jesu noma uMesiya—Uyobe esebizwa nje ngokuthi uMdali. Ngaleso sikhathi, wonke amagama ake wawasebenzisa emhlabeni ayophelelwa yisikhathi, ngoba umsebenzi Wakhe emhlabeni uyobe usuphelelwe isikhathi ngemva kwalokho ngeke esaba nalo igama. Lapho zonke izinto sezingaphansi kokubusa koMdali, kungani umbiza ngokuthi ungofaneleke kahle kakhulu lokho kube kuyigama elingaphelele? Ingabe usalifuna igama likaNkulunkulu? Ingabe usenendaba yokuthi uNkulunkulu ubizwa kuphela ngokuthi uJehova? Ingabe usenendaba yokuthi uNkulunkulu angabizwa kuphela ngokuthi nguJesu? Ungakwazi yini ukuthwala isono sokuhlambalaza uNkulunkulu? Kufanele wazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubengenalo igama esikhathini esiphambilini. Uye Wasebenzisa igama elilodwa, amabili noma amaningi ngenxa yokuthi bekufanele asebenzele ukudala nokulawula isintu. Noma ngabe yiliphi igama abizwa ngalo, ingabe akulona yini azikhethele Lona? Ingabe Uyakudinga, wena sidalwa ukuba uthathe isinqumo ngalo? Igama uNkulunkulu abizwa ngalo yilelo umuntu angakwazi ukuliqonda nangolimi lomuntu, kodwa leli gama asikwazi ukuliqonda ngokuphelele. Ungasho kuphela ukuthi kunoNkulunkulu osezulwini, obizwa ngokuthi uNkulunkulu, ngokuthi Yena unamandla amakhulu, uhlakaniphe kakhulu, uphakeme kakhulu, umangalisa kakhulu, akaqondakali kakhulu, umninimandla onke kakhulu futhi akukho okungaphezu kwalokho ongakusho; yilokho kuphela okwaziyo. Ngaleyo ndlela, ingabe igama likaJesu lingamelela uNkulunkulu uqobo? Lapho izinsuku zokugcina zifika, nakuba kusenguye uNkulunkulu owenza umsebenzi Wakhe, igama Lakhe kufanele lishintshe ngoba sekuyinkathi entsha.
kusukela kwesithi “Umbono Womsebenzi KaNkulunkulu (3)” Ezwini Elivela Enyameni
19. Ngesikhathi uJesu efika ezokwenza umsebenzi Wakhe, wawungaphansi kokuqondisa kukaMoya Oyingcwele; Wenza kona kanye lokho uMoya Oyingcwele owawukufuna futhi kwakungekhona ngokweTestamente Elidala leNkathi Yomthetho noma ngokwendlela yomsebenzi kaJehova. Nakuba umsebenzi uJesu ayewuzele kwakungekhona ukuzogcina imithetho kanye nemiyalo kaJehova, Umthombo wako wawufana. Umsebenzi uJesu awenza wawumelela igama likaJesu neNkathi Yomusa; umsebenzi owawenziwa uJehova wona wawumelela uJehova kanye neNkathi Yomthetho. Umsebenzi wabo kwakuwumsebenzi kaMoya owodwa osezinkathini ezimbili ezingefani. Umsebenzi uJesu awenza wawungamelela iNkathi Yomusa kuphela nomsebenzi uJehova awenza nawo wawungamelela iTestamente Elidala, iNkathi Yomthetho. UJehova wayeqondisa kuphela abantu bakwa-Israyeli nabaseGibhithe kanye nazo zonke izizwe ezingale kuka-Israyeli. Umsebenzi kaJesu okuyi-Testamente Elisha leNkathi Yomusa kwakuwumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu egameni likaJesu njengoba ayeqondisa kuleyo nkathi. Uma uthi umsebenzi kaJesu wawuncike kokaJehova futhi akazange enze umsebenzi omusha futhi konke akwenza kwakuvumelana namazwi kanye nomsebenzi kaJehova kuhlanganise neziprofetho zika-Isaya, ngakho uJesu wayengeyena uNkulunkulu obe yinyama. Uma enza umsebenzi Wakhe ngale ndlela, kusho ukuthi wayengumphostoli noma isisebenzi seNkathi Yomthetho.
kusukela kwesithi “Umbono Womsebenzi KaNkulunkulu (3)” Ezwini Elivela Enyameni
20. Uma kuba yilokho okushoyo, kusho ukuthi uJesu akazange ayiqale inkathi futhi awukho omunye umsebenzi ayengawenza. Ngendlela efanayo, uMoya Oyingcwele kumele ngokuyinhloko wenze umsebenzi ngoJehova futhi ngaphandle kukaJehova uMoya Oyingcwele awunakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi omusha. Umuntu unephutha ngokubheka umsebenzi kaJesu ngaleyo ndlela. Uma umuntu ekholelwa ukuthi umsebenzi owenziwe uJesu wawuvumelana namazwi kaJehova kanye neziprofetho zika-Isaya, ingabe kusho ukuthi uJesu wayenguNkulunkulu osenyameni noma wayengumprotethi? Uma kunjalo, ayikaze ibe khona iNkathi Yomusa futhi uJesu wayengeyena uNkulunkulu osenyameni, ngoba umsebenzi awenza wawungakwazi ukumelela iNkathi Yomusa futhi wawungamelela kuphela iTestamente Elidala, iNkathi Yomthetho. Kwakungaba nenkathi entsha lapho uJesu efika ezokwenza umsebenzi omusha futhi waphumelela, aqale umkhankaso wenkathi entsha futhi wenza umsebenzi owawukade wenziwe u-Israyeli kodwa wangawenza owakhe ngokwendlela yomsebenzi owenziwa nguJehova ku-Israyeli futhi akazange alandele imithetho nezimiso Zakhe zakudala futhi wenza umsebenzi omusha okwakufanele awenze.
kusukela kwesithi “Umbono Womsebenzi KaNkulunkulu (3)” Ezwini Elivela Enyameni
21. UNkulunkulu Uqobo uyeza azoqala inkathi futhi Yena uyeza azoqeda inkathi. Umuntu akakwazi ukuqala umsebenzi wokuqala kwenkathi nokuphetha inkathi. Uma uJesu engazange alethe umsebenzi kaJehova ekupheleni, ngakho lokho kubonisa ukuthi wayemane engumuntu futhi engameleli uNkulunkulu. Ngokuqinisekile uJesu weza wafeza umsebenzi kaJehova ngemva kwalokho waqala umsebenzi Wakhe, umsebenzi omusha, lokhu kubonisa ukuthi kwakuyinkathi entsha nokuthi uJesu wayenguNkulunkulu uqobo. Bobabili benza umsebenzi ohlukene ngokuphelele ngokwezigaba. Omunye wawenziwa ethempelini kanti omunye wawenziwa ngaphandle kwalo. Omunye wale misebenzi wawungukuhola abantu ngendlela yomthetho kanti omunye wawungukunikela ngomhlatshelo wesono. Zombili lezi zigaba zomsebenzi kwakungelona iphutha ukuba zingafani; lokhu wukwehlukaniswa kwenkathi entsha nendala, futhi alikho iphutha ekutheni ziyizinkathi ezimbili! Umsebenzi Wabo wawenzelwa ezindaweni ezihlukene futhi umongo womsebenzi wabo uhlukile kanti nezinhloso zawo zihlukile. Ngakho ungahlukaniswa ube yizinkathi ezimbili: ITestamente Elisha neTestamente Elidala, okuwukuthi, inkathi entsha nendala. … Nakuba zazibizwa ngamagama amabili angefani, zombili lezi zigaba zomsebenzi zazenziwa ngoMoya owodwa. Njengoba amagama kanye nomongo womsebenzi kwakwehlukile, inkathi yayihlukile. Ngenkathi uJehova efika, leyo kwakuyinkathi kaJehova nalapho uJesu efika, lapho kwakuyinkathi kaJesu. Ngakho, isikhathi ngasinye lapho uNkulunkulu efika, ubizwa ngegama elilodwa, Umelela inkathi eyodwa futhi Uvula indlela entsha, aziqambe igama elisha, okubonisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uhlezi emusha futhi akagugi, okuwukuthi umsebenzi Wakhe uhlezi uphumelela. Umlando uhlezi uqhubekela phambili nomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uhlezi uqhubekela phambili. Ukuze uhlelo lweminyaka eziyi-6000 lufinyelele esiphethweni, kumele luqhubeke luye phambili. Usuku ngalunye nonyaka ngamunye kumele enze umsebenzi omusha; kumele aqale izindlela ezintsha, aqale izinkathi ezintsha, aqale umsebenzi omusha nomkhulu futhi aqambe umsebenzi omusha nomdala.
kusukela kwesithi “Umbono Womsebenzi KaNkulunkulu (3)” Ezwini Elivela Enyameni
22. Uma umuntu ecabanga, uJesu uzofika, esabiza uJesu phakathi nezinsuku zokugcina futhi agqolozele ifu elimhlophe, abheke umuntu owehlayo ofanekisela uJesu, ingabe lokho wukuphindaphindwa komsebenzi Wakhe? Ingabe uMoya Oyingcwele wawuyonamathela kokudala? Konke umuntu akukholelwayo kuyimibono futhi konke umuntu akwamukelayo kuba semicabangweni yakhe; kuhlukile lokhu kunalokho okulindeleke emsebenzini woMoya Oyingcwele futhi akuhambisani nezinhloso zikaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu ubengeke enze kanjalo; uNkulunkulu akasona neze isiphukuphuku, umsebenzi Wakhe awulula ngaleyondlela ongase uwucabange ngayo. Ngokwalokho konke okwenziwe futhi kwacatshangwa umuntu, uJesu uyofika ngefu ehlele phakathi kwethu. Kumele nibambelele Kuye futhi nigibele ifu, uyothi kini unguJesu. Kufanele nibambe namanxeba Akhe ezandleni Zakhe futhi nimazi ukuthi unguJesu. Futhi uyonisindisa, abe uNkulunkulu wenu onamandla. Uyonisindisa, aniqambe igama elisha futhi anike wonke umuntu itshe elimhlophe, okuyothi ngemva kwalokho nivunyelwe ukuba ningene embusweni wezulu futhi namukelwe epharadesi. Ingabe izinkolelo ezinjalo aziyona imicabango yomuntu? Ingabe uNkulunkulu usebenza ngokwalokho okucatshangwa ngabantu noma usebenza ngokuphambene nalokho okucatshangwa umuntu? Ingabe konke okucatshangwa ngumuntu akuveli kuSathane? Ingabe akubona bonke abantu abonakaliswa uSathane? Uma uNkulunkulu enze umsebenzi Wakhe ngendlela yomuntu yokucabanga, ingabe uNkulunkulu angeke abe nguSathane? Ingabe ngeke afane nezidalwa? Njengoba nezidalwa sezonakaliswe uSathane kangangokuthi umuntu usephenduke uSathane, uma uNkulunkulu usebenze ngokwezindlela zikaSathane ingabe ubengeke yini abe yisivumelwano sikaSathane? Umuntu angabhekana kanjani nomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu? Ngakho, uNkulunkulu akasebenzi ngokwalokho umuntu akucabangayo. Kunalabo abathi uNkulunkulu Uqobo wathi uyofika ngefu. Kuyiqiniso ukuthi uNkulunkulu Uqobo washo njalo, kodwa ingabe uyazi ukuthi izimfihlakalo Zakhe azinakulinganiswa muntu? Uyazi ukuthi amazwi kaNkulunkulu awanakuchazwa ngumuntu? Uyaqiniseka ngokuthi ukhanyiselwe ngoMoya Oyingcwele? Ingabe uMoya Oyingcwele ukubonise ngendlela eqondile? Ingabe le imikhombandlela yoMoya Oyingcwele noma imibono yakho? Wathi, “Lokhu kwashiwo uNkulunkulu Uqobo.” Kodwa asikwazi ukusebenzisa imibono yethu nezingqondo zethu ukuze sikale amazwi kaNkulunkulu. Ngokwamazwi ka-Isaya, ungawachaza amazwi akhe ngokukhulu ukuqiniseka? Ingabe uyazama ukuwachaza amazwi akhe? Njengoba ungazami nokuwachaza amazwi ka-Isaya, pho kungani ulokhu uzama ukuchaza amazwi kaJesu? Ubani ophakeme kakhulu, uJesu noma u-Isaya? Njengoba impendulo inguJesu, kungani uzama ukuchaza amazwi akhulunywe uJesu? Ingabe uNkulunkulu angakwazisa umsebenzi Wakhe kusenesikhathi? Asikho isidalwa esingazi, ngisho nezithunywa ezulwini ngisho nendodana yomuntu. Umuntu untula kakhulu. Okubalulekile kuwe manje ukwazi izigaba ezintathu zomsebenzi.
kusukela kwesithi “Umbono Womsebenzi KaNkulunkulu (3)” Ezwini Elivela Enyameni
23. Kusukela emsebenzini kaJehova kuya kokaJesu, futhi kusukela emsebenzini kaJesu kuya kulowo wamanje, lezi zigaba ezintathu zihlanganisa bonke ububanzi bokulawula kukaNkulunkulu futhi yonke iyimisebenzi eyenziwa ngoMoya owodwa. Kusukela lapho adala khona umhlaba, uNkulunkulu ubelokhu ephatha isintu. UyiSiqalo neSiphetho, Lowo oqala inkathi futhi Ayiqede. Izigaba ezintathu zomsebenzi ezinkathini nasezindaweni ezingefani kwenziwa ngoMoya owodwa. Bonke labo abahlukanisa lezi zigaba, baphikisa uNkulunkulu. Manje, kumele uqonde ukuthi kusukela emsebenzini wesigaba sokuqala kuze kube yinamuhla kuwumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu oyedwa noMoya owodwa okungekho ukungabaza ngakho.
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