Xana Hosi a rhangela vanhu va Yena va masiku yo hetelela ku tlhelela eka “tindlela ta khale” ta Yeremiya hi September 11, 2001, a a se a tivisile nawu wa ku tirhisiwa ka vuprofeta hi mikarhi yinharhu.

Zvino ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, zvichinzi, Mirai panzira, mutarise, mubvunze nzira dzekare, kuti iri kupi nzira yakanaka; mufambe nayo, mugowana zororo remweya yenyu. Asi vakati, Hatingafambi nayo. Uyezve ndakaisa varindi pamusoro penyu, ndichiti, Teererai kurira kwehwamanda. Asi vakati, Hatingateereri. Jeremia 6:16, 17.

Nkambo naacu noakabwezya bantu Bakwe ku nzila zyakale, bayo jana kuumuna (mvula yamasiku aacilila), alimwi balindizi bakapegwa butumwa bwa mpeta. Basyi bamprofita boonse balatondezya cakumaninina mamanino a mazuba aakumamanino, aboobo butumwa bwa mpeta bwa mazuba aakumamanino bube butumwa bwa mpeta bwakumamanino, obo buli mpeta ya ciloba, eyo ili ngozi ya citatu.

Loko vanhu vaKhe va maḓuvha a vhufhelo vha tshi thoma u tshimbila ngomu kha nḓila dza kale, zwo ḓivhea uri zwiṱaluli zwa khombo ya u thoma, zwo sumbedza murangaphanḓa wa ḓivhazwakale wa tshifanyiso o khetheaho (Mohammed), nahone uri khombo ya vhuvhili, yo ita zwi fanaho (Osman). Zwo wanala uri phalaphala iṅwe na iṅwe ya nṋa dza u thoma nayo yo vha i na vharangaphanḓa vha tshifanyiso vho khetheaho vha u ṱalusa phalaphala, nahone nga murahu ha zwenezwo zwo ḓivhea uri Osama bin Laden o vha e murangaphanḓa wa tshifanyiso wa khombo ya vhuraru.

Mohammed aibatanidzwa neArabia, uye Osman aiva chiratidzo cheHumambo hweOttoman muTurkey, uye Osama bin Laden aimiririra hupanduki hwechiIslam hwepasi rose, kunyange zvazvo iye, sezvakanga zvakaitawo Mohammed, aiva muArabia.

Zvakazivikanwawo kuti nhamo yokutanga yakakuvadza mauto eRoma, uye kuti nhamo yechipiri yakauraya mauto eRoma. Zvino Gunyana 11, 2001 yakazozivikanwa senzvimbo yenguva apo ChiIslam chenhamo yechitatu chakakuvadza uto reRoma (United States), asi kuti paSvondo mutemo, chichauraya uto reRoma, sezvo United States ichisvika pamagumo ayo soumambo hwechitanhatu hweuporofita hweBhaibheri, uye ichikumikidza ushe hwayo hwenyika kumubatanidzwa wakapetwa katatu weshato, chikara, nomuporofita wenhema.

Zvakazivikanwa kuti United States ndiyo chikara chepanyika chine nyanga mbiri dzesimba. Chimiro chikuru chechiporofita chechikara chepanyika ndechekuti chinoshanduka kubva pagwayana chova dhiragoni. Muchiporofita, nyanga dzinomirira simba, uye simba rechikara chepanyika raiva Republicanism neProtestantism, zvichimiririrwa senyanga mbiri dzechikara chepanyika. Asi zvino mumazuva okupedzisira, masimba maviri echikara chepanyika ashänduka kuva simba remauto nesimba rehupfumi. Musi wa11 Gunyana, 2001, Islam yedambudziko rechitatu yakarova nyika, chiratidzo chechikara chepanyika, Pentagon, chiratidzo chesimba rayo remauto, uye Twin Towers muNew York City, chiratidzo chesimba rayo rehupfumi.

Pakazivikanwawo kuti nhoroondo yokutanga yenhamo yokutanga, pamwe nenhoroondo yokupedzisira yenhamo yechipiri, zvose zvaipa mufananidzo wokusimbiswa kwezana nezviuru makumi mana nezvina, kwakazivikanwa kuti pakusvika kwenhamo yechitatu, apo zvivako zvikuru zveNew York zvakawisirwa pasi, zvakaziviswa kuti nzira yokusimbiswa kwezana nezviuru makumi mana nezvina yakanga yatanga.

“అయితే నేను న్యూయార్క్ ఒక మహా అలచే కొట్టివేయబడవలెనని ప్రకటించితిని అనే మాట ఎక్కడి నుండి వచ్చింది? నేను అట్టి మాట ఎప్పుడును చెప్పలేదు. అక్కడ అంతస్తు మీద అంతస్తుగా ఎత్తుకు ఎదుగుచున్న మహా భవనములను చూచినప్పుడు నేను, ‘భూమిని భయంకరముగా కంపింపజేయుటకు ప్రభువు లేచినప్పుడు ఎలాంటి భయానక దృశ్యాలు సంభవించునో!’ అని చెప్పితిని. అప్పుడు ప్రకటన 18:1–3 వచనములు నెరవేర్చబడును. ప్రకటన గ్రంథములోని పద్దెనిమిదవ అధ్యాయం అంతయు భూమిమీదికి వచ్చుచున్న వాటిగూర్చిన ఒక హెచ్చరికయే. అయితే న్యూయార్క్ మీదికి ఏమి వచ్చునో దాని విషయమై నాకు ప్రత్యేకమైన వెలుగు లేదు; కాని ఒక దినమున అక్కడి మహా భవనములు దేవుని శక్తి తిప్పుటచేతను తలక్రిందులు చేయుటచేతను కూలదోసివేయబడును అని నాకు తెలిసియున్నది. నాకు అనుగ్రహింపబడిన వెలుగుచేత, లోకమందు వినాశనము ఉన్నదని నేను ఎరుగుదును. ప్రభువునుండి ఒక్క మాట, ఆయన బలముగల శక్తియొక్క ఒక్క స్పర్శ—చాలు, ఈ విపులమైన నిర్మాణములు కూలిపోవును. వాటి భయానకతను మనము ఊహింపలేనంతటి దృశ్యాలు సంభవించును.” Review and Herald, July 5, 1906.

“Kubonongeka kuri mu isi” ni imico ya Isilamu, kuko imico yayo igereranywa na Apoliyoni na Abadoni mu Byahishuwe, igice cya cyenda, umurongo wa cumi n’umwe.

Vakanga vaiva namambo pamusoro pavo, unova mutumwa wegomba risina pasi, ane zita rake mururimi rwechiHebheru rinonzi Abhadhoni, asi mururimi rwechiGiriki zita rake ndiAporiyoni. Zvakazarurwa 9:11 (NINE ELEVEN).

Zina la mfalme, au tabia yake, anayewatawala Uislamu, katika Kiebrania na Kiyunani, kama inavyowakilishwa na majina hayo mawili, ni “mauti” na “uharibifu,” yaliyojitokeza mnamo Septemba 11, 2001, wakati majengo makubwa ya New York yalipoangushwa. Wakati huo, Ufunuo sura ya kumi na nane, aya ya kwanza hadi ya tatu, ilianza kutimizwa.

Zvaizivikanwa kuti kutaurwa kwokutanga kwomunhu womusango weIslam mubhuku raGenesi kwakashandisa shoko rechiHebheru rinoreva “dhongi romusango reArabhiya,” iro rakashandurwa mundima iyoyo richinzi “munhu womusango.” Chiratidzo cheIslam imhuri yebhiza, uye muna Zvakazarurwa chitsauko chepfumbamwe, yakamirirwawo sebhiza rehondo. Pamachati matsvene aHabhakuki, ayo vanhu vaMwari vakanga vaziviswa kuti “haafaniri kushandurwa,” Islam yakamirirwawo namabhiza ehondo.

Zvino mutumwa waJehovha akati kwaari, Tarira, une mimba, uye uchabereka mwanakomana, ugomutumidza zita rokuti Ishmaeri; nokuti Jehovha wakanzwa kutambudzika kwako. Uye iye achava munhu wesango; ruoko rwake ruchava pamusoro pavanhu vose, uye maoko avanhu vose achava pamusoro pake; uye achagara pamberi pehama dzake dzose. Genesisi 16:11, 12.

Kutajwa kwa kwanza kwa kuzaliwa kwa Ishmaeli kulihusishwa na “kizuizi,” ambacho kilikuja kuwa ishara kuu inayohusishwa na Uislamu.

Sarai, mukadzi waAbram, akanga asina kumuberekera vana; uye akanga aine murandakadzi, muEgipita, ainzi Hagari. Sarai akati kuna Abram, Tarira zvino, Jehovha akandidzivisa kubereka; ndinokumbira, pindai kumurandakadzi wangu; zvimwe ndingawana vana naye. Abram akateerera inzwi raSarai. Genesisi 16:1, 2.

Mu kutangurwa kwa mbere nyine kuvugwa kwa Isilamu, nk’uko kugereranywa no kuvuka kwa Ishimayeli kubigaragaza, ukwemera kugengwa no kwiyoroshya no kwishyira munsi birashimangirwa. Igitekerezo cyo kwishyira munsi ni inkingi y’ingenzi y’idini ya Isilamu. Ijambo “Isilamu” rikomoka ku magambo abiri y’Icyarabu, “salaam,” risobanura “amahoro”, na “aslama,” risobanura “kwishyira munsi” cyangwa “kwemera kugengwa”. Isilamu yigisha ko abayizera bagomba gushyira ubushake bwabo munsi y’ubushake bwa Allah (Imana) mu bice byose by’ubuzima. Sara amaze kumenya ko yari yafashe icyemezo kibi ubwo yashishikarizaga Aburahamu gufata Hagari no kubyara Ishimayeli, yahawe uruhushya na Aburahamu rwo gufata Hagari nabi, bituma Hagari ahunga ava mu rugo rwa Aburahamu. Aho ni ho yaherewe ubutumwa n’umumalayika.

Asi Abrama akati kuna Sarai, Tarira, murandakadzi wako ari muruoko rwako; muitire sezvazvinokufadza. Zvino Sarai akati amuitira zvakaomarara, akatiza pachiso chake. Uye mutumwa waJehovha akamuwana patsime remvura murenje, patsime riri munzira inoenda kuShuri. Akati, Hagari, murandakadzi waSarai, wabva kupi, uye unoenda kupi? Iye akati, Ndiri kutiza pachiso chatenzikadzi wangu Sarai. Mutumwa waJehovha akati kwaari, Dzokera kuna tenzikadzi wako, uzvininipise pasi pamaoko ake. Mutumwa waJehovha akatiwo kwaari, Ndichawanza kwazvo mbeu yako, zvokuti haingaverengwi nokuda kwokuwanda kwayo. Mutumwa waJehovha akatiwo kwaari, Tarira, une pamuviri, uchabereka mwanakomana, uye uchamutumidza zita rinonzi Ishmaeri; nokuti Jehovha anzwa kutambudzika kwako. Uye iye achava munhu womusango; ruoko rwake ruchava pamusoro pavanhu vose, uye ruoko rwavanhu vose ruchava pamusoro pake; uye achagara pamberi pehama dzake dzose. Genesisi 16:6–12.

Kudzora kweIslamu, “kuzviisa pasi” kunomiririra hunhu hwechitendero cheIslamu, uye basa reIslamu, zvose zviri mukutaurwa kwekutanga kwaIshmaeri, uye zvinomiririra DNA yechiporofita yeIslamu inomiririrwa nenhamo nhatu dzaZvakazarurwa. Ishe paakangounza vanhu Vake kunzira dzekare dzaJeremia, vakazivawo kuti “mhepo ina” dzakabatwa dzichidzorwa nengirozi ina dzaZvakazarurwa chitsauko 7, ndidzo chaidzo mhepo ina dzeIslamu.

“Malaika anazizuia pepo nne, zikionyeshwa kama farasi mwenye hasira anayetaka kujinasua na kukimbia juu ya uso wa dunia yote, akileta uharibifu na mauti katika njia yake.” Manuscript Releases, volume 20, 217.

“හිතකෝපිත අශ්වයා” වන ඉස්ලාමය, එසේම එක්ලක්ෂ හතළිස් හතර දහස මුද්‍රා තැබීම සම්පූර්ණ කරනු ලබන අතරතුර “නවත්වනු ලැබූ” “සුළං හතර” ද, තමන්ගේ “මාර්ගය” තුළ “මරණය හා විනාශය” (Abaddon සහ Apollyon) දරයි. හාගර් මත පනවන ලද එම නියමනය, එම අනාවැකිමය ලක්ෂණය ඉස්ලාමයේ සංකේතය තුළ තැබූ ලෙසම, සුළං හතර සහ හිතකෝපිත අශ්වයා දෙකම නවත්වනු ලැබේ; එම සත්‍යය ස්ථාපිත වූ කල, පළමු ශෝකයේ ආරම්භය, Abubakarගේ ඓතිහාසික ආඥාව මගින් නිරූපිත ඉස්ලාමය මත පනවන ලද නියමනයක් හඳුන්වා දෙන බව හඳුනා ගන්නා ලදී.

Nakawaagizwa wasiyadhuru majani ya nchi, wala kitu chochote kibichi, wala mti wo wote; ila wale watu wasio na muhuri wa Mungu katika vipaji vya nyuso zao. Ufunuo 9:4.

Mutsetse pamusoro pemutsetse, kutanga kwenhhamo yechipiri, uko mukushandiswa kwakapetwa katatu kwenhhamo nhatu kunoiswa pamusoro pekutanga kwenhhamo yokutanga, kunoratidza kusunungurwa kwavatumwa vana, avo mundima iyoyo vanomirira kusunungurwa kwejihadi yechipiri huru yeIslam.

Achiti kwa malaika wa sita aliyekuwa na tarumbeta: Wafungue wale malaika wanne waliofungwa katika mto mkubwa Frati. Ufunuo 9:14.

Kwa hiyo ilieleweka kwamba mwanzoni mwa ole wa tatu, Uislamu ungeachiliwa na pia kuzuiwa, jambo ambalo ndilo ushuhuda wenyewe wa Sister White.

“Pa iyo nguva iyoyo, apo basa reruponeso rinenge rava kuvharwa, kutambudzika kuchange kuchiuya panyika, uye ndudzi dzichange dzakatsamwa, asi dzakadzorwa kuti dzirege kudzivisa basa rengirozi yechitatu. Panguva iyoyo ‘mvura yekupedzisira,’ kana kuti kuzorodzwa kunobva pamberi paShe, kuchauya, kuti kupe simba kuzwi guru rengirozi yechitatu, uye kugadzirira vatsvene kuti vamire munguva iyo matenda manomwe okupedzisira achadururwa.” Early Writings, 85.

Kana nhoroondo yezvakaitika zveIslam yakanzverwa, zvakawanikwa kuti hondo nemabudiriro eIslam yechiArabhu ye“nhamo yokutanga” zvinonzwisiswa neIslam se“jihad huru yokutanga,” uye kuti hondo dzeHumambo hweOttoman dzakatanga apo ngirozi ina dzakasunungurwa, dzinonzwisiswa neIslam se“jihad huru yechipiri.” Zvichienderana nokushandiswa katatu uku, Islam inotenda kuti jihad huru yechitatu neyokupedzisira yakatanga musi wa11 Gunyana 2001. Sokunyora kwakamboitwa naWilliam Miller, “Nhoroondo nechiporofita zvinowirirana.”

Kushandiswa kwe“mutsara pamusoro pemutsara” kwekusunungurwa pamwe chete nekudziviswa panguva imwe, sezvinomiririrwa nokuisa mutsara wokutanga wouporofita wenhamo yokutanga neyechipiri pamusoro peumwe nomumwe, kwakanyatsotsinhirwa noMweya Wouporofita; uye pakarepo mushure mokunge Islam yarova musi waSeptember 11, 2001, Mutungamiri George W. Bush akaisa kudziviswa kwapasi rose pamusoro peIslam nokutanga hondo yake yokurwisa ugandanga. Kusunungurwa nokudziviswa panguva imwe chete kwe“bhiza rakatsamwa” reIslam kwakatsinhirwa neBhaibheri, noMweya Wouporofita, uyewo nenhoroondo.

Avo vanotevera “Gwayana” vachidzokera kunzira dzekare dzeMillerite vanowana “zororo,” iro riri mvura yokupedzisira, iyo Hanzvadzi White inoti inotanga apo ndudzi dzinotsamwa, asi dzichidzorwa, sezvazvakanga zvakaita musi wa11 Gunyana 2001.

“Panguva iyoyo, basa reruponeso parinenge richisvika pakupera, kutambudzika kuchange kuchiuya panyika, uye ndudzi dzichange dzakatsamwa, asi dzakabatirwa kudzora kuti dzirege kuvhiringidza basa rengirozi yechitatu. Panguva iyoyo ‘mvura yekupedzisira,’ kana kuzorodzwa kunobva pamberi paShe, ichauya, kuti ipe simba kuzwi guru rengirozi yechitatu, uye kugadzirira vatsvene kuti vamire munguva iyo matenda manomwe okupedzisira achadururwa.” Early Writings, 85.

Avo vanotevera “Gwayana” vachidzokera kunzira dzekare dzechiMillerite vanowana “zororo,” rinova mvura yokupedzisira, inotaurwa naHanzvadzi White ichitanga apo mutumwa ane simba waZvakazarurwa gumi nesere akaburuka musi wa11 Gunyana, 2001.

“Mvura yokupedzisira inofanira kunaya pamusoro pavanhu vaMwari. Mutumwa ane simba mukuru anofanira kuburuka achibva kudenga, uye nyika yose inofanira kuvhenekerwa nokubwinya kwake.” Review and Herald, April 21, 1891.

Mngeloi yule wamphamvu inadzatsika pamene nyumba za ku New York zinagwetsedwa pansi; kusindikizidwa kwa anthu zikwi zana limodzi ndi makumi anayi mphambu zinayi kunayamba, ndipo mvula yakumapeto inayamba kuwaza. Iwo amene anatsogoleredwa kubwerera ku njira zakale za Yeremiya, ndipo anapeza “mpumulo,” umene ndi mvula yakumapeto, pamenepo anazindikira kuti “mpumulo ndi kutsitsimula” kwa Yesaya, kunalinso mvula yakumapeto; koma kunalinso kuzindikiritsa kwa mayeso amene pa September 11, 2001 anakumana ndi anthu a Mulungu, ndipo makamaka “anthu onyoza” amene “ankalamulira Yerusalemu.” Iwo anafika pomvetsetsa kuti mayesowo anali awiri mbali, pakuti anayimira uthenga wa Chisilamu wa tsoka lachitatu, ndipo mofananamo mwa kufunika, anayimiranso njira ya m’Baibulo imene inakhazikitsa uthenga wa mvula yakumapeto.

Kwa avo akati, Uku ndiko kuzorora kwamungaita kuti vakaneta vazorore; uye uku ndiko kuzorodza; asi ivo havana kuda kunzwa. Asi shoko raJehovha rakava kwavari murairo pamusoro pomurairo, murairo pamusoro pomurairo; mutsara pamusoro pomutsara, mutsara pamusoro pomutsara; pano zvishoma, napapo zvishoma; kuti vaende, vagowira shure, vapwanywe, vateywe, vabatwe. Naizvozvo inzwai shoko raJehovha, imi varume vanozvidza, vanotonga vanhu ava vari muJerusarema. Isaya 28:12–14.

ඉපැරණි මාර්ගවල ගමන් කිරීමෙන්, “ඇඩ්වෙන්ටිස් ජනතාවගේ අත්දැකීම දර්ශනය කරන” දස කන්‍යාවන්ගේ උපමාව, එකලක්ෂ හතළිස් හතර දහසගේ මුද්‍රා තැබීමේ කාලය තුළ, “අකුරක් අකුරක් ලෙසම,” නැවත සිදු විය යුතු බව දෙවියන්වහන්සේගේ අවසාන දිනවල ජනතාවට එවිට දැකගැනීමට හැකි විය. එම උපමාව පළමුව ඉටු වූ ඉතිහාසයේ සාක්ෂිය මගින්, හබක්කුක් දෙවන පරිච්ඡේදය ඒ උපමාව සමඟ සෘජුව සම්බන්ධ වූද, එහි අංගයක් වූද බව හඳුනා දෙන ලදී. එබැවින් හබක්කුක් 2 හි “වාදය,” අපහාසක මනුෂ්‍යයන් අසා සිටීමට ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කළ විශ්‍රාමයේ හා ප්‍රබෝධයේ පරීක්ෂාව නියෝජනය කළේය. විශ්වාසවන්ත බයිබල් ශිෂ්‍යයන් ඉපැරණි මාර්ග තවදුරටත් සොයා බැලූ විට, දස කන්‍යාවන්ගේ උපමාව සහ හබක්කුක් 2 එකම අනාවැකිය වූවා පමණක් නොව, එසේම එසකියෙල් දොළොස්වන පරිච්ඡේදයද එම අනාවැකියම බව ඔවුහු අවබෝධ කරගත්හ.

“Sehemu ya unabii wa Ezekieli pia ilikuwa chanzo cha nguvu na faraja kwa waamini: ‘Neno la Bwana likanijia, kusema, Mwanadamu, ni methali gani hiyo mlio nayo katika nchi ya Israeli, mkisema, Siku zinakawia, na kila ono linashindwa? Basi waambie, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi.... Siku zimekaribia, na utimilifu wa kila ono.... Nitanena, na neno nitakalolinena litatimia; halitakawia tena kamwe.’ ‘Watu wa nyumba ya Israeli husema, Ono alionalo ni la siku nyingi zijazo, naye anatabiri habari za nyakati zilizo mbali. Kwa hiyo waambie, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Hakuna tena neno lolote la maneno Yangu litakalokawia, bali neno nililolinena litatendeka.’ Ezekieli 12:21–25, 27, 28.” Pambano Kuu, 393.

Nthawi ya kusindikizidwa kwa zana limodzi ndi makumi anayi ndi anayi a zikwi, monga ikuimiridwa ndi gulu la Adventi la 1840 kufika 1844, ikuimira nyengo ya masiku otsiriza, pamene “zotsatira za masomphenya aliwonse” “zidzakwaniritsidwa.” Mbiri yauneneri ya tsoka loyamba, ikaikidwa pa mbiri yauneneri ya tsoka lachiwiri, imazindikiritsa mbiri yauneneri ya tsoka lachitatu, yomwe ndi mbiri yauneneri ya kusindikizidwa kwa zana limodzi ndi makumi anayi ndi anayi a zikwi. Ilinso mbiri ya 1840 kufika 1844. Ilinso mbiri imene ntchito ya mthenga wokonza njira ya Mthenga wa Chipangano imakwaniritsidwa. Ndi mbiri imene nyanga ziwiri za chilombo cha padziko lapansi zimadutsa m’kusintha kuchokera pa lachisanu ndi chimodzi kufika pa “lachisanu ndi chitatu” limene “ndi la zisanu ndi ziwiri.” Ndi mbiri imene aneneri awiri amaphedwa m’khwalala, mu chaputala khumi ndi chimodzi cha Chivumbulutso.

Asi zvakangokoshawo ndezvekuti, nokuti shoko raMwari harimbokundikani, pamwe chete nemusimboti wokuti vaporofita vose vari kutaura pamusoro pamazuva okupedzisira kupfuura chero imwe nguva ipi zvayo, musi waSeptember 11, 2001 “mazuva ouporofita asvika,” apo “mashoko awo” Mwari aakataura “achaitika,” uye “hazvichazononokizve.”

Kupanduka kwa mwaka wa 1863 kuliweka Uadventista wa Laodikia wazurure nyikani mpaka wote walipokufa. Bwana alirejea kwenye historia hiyo tarehe 11 Septemba 2001 kama alivyofanya kwa Israeli wa kale huko Kadeshi.

Kushanya kwekutanga kuKadheshi kwakabereka kupanduka kwevasori gumi, uye ndokuuya nenguva yokutenderera murenje. Pakupera kwamakore makumi mana, vakadzokerazve kuKadheshi, uye ndipo paakarova Mozisi Dombo kechipiri, akadziviswa kupinda muNyika Yakapikirwa; asi ivo vakapinda naJoshua. Gunyana 11, 2001, rinoratidza chizvarwa chokupedzisira, uye Mwari haachazononotsi Shoko Rake.

ଏହି ସତ୍ୟକୁ ଆମେ ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ଲେଖାରେ ଆଲୋଚନା କରିବୁ।

“Historia ya maisha ya Israeli jangwani yaliandikwa kwa faida ya Israeli wa Mungu hadi mwisho wa wakati. Matendo ya Mungu kwa wale waliotanga-tanga nyikani katika safari zao zote za kwenda huku na huko, katika kukabili kwao njaa, kiu, na uchovu, na katika maonyesho ya kushangaza ya uweza wake kwa ajili ya kuwasaidia, ni mfano wa kimungu, uliojaa onyo na mafundisho kwa watu wake katika vizazi vyote. Uzoefu mbalimbali wa Waebrania ulikuwa shule ya maandalizi kwa ajili ya makao yao yaliyoahidiwa katika Kanaani. Mungu angependa watu wake katika siku hizi za mwisho wapitie tena, kwa mioyo ya unyenyekevu na roho zinazofundishika, majaribu makali ambayo Israeli wa kale alipitia, ili wafundishwe katika maandalizi yao kwa ajili ya Kanaani ya mbinguni.”

“Gombo iro, rakarohwa nokurayira kwaMwari rikabudisa mvura yaro mhenyu, rakanga riri chiratidzo chaKristu, akarohwa nokukuvara kuti neropa rake tsime rigogadzirirwa ruponeso rwomunhu ari kuparara. Sezvo gombo rakanga rarohwa kamwe chete, saizvozvo Kristu aifanira ‘kupiwa kamwe chete, kuti atakure zvivi zvavazhinji.’ Asi Mosesi paakarova gombo paKadheshi nokukurumidza kusina kufunga, chiratidzo chakanaka chaKristu chakakanganiswa. Muponesi wedu akanga asingafaniri kubayirwa kechipiri. Sezvo chipiriso chikuru chakaitwa kamwe chete bedzi, zvinongodiwa chete kuti avo vanotsvaka maropafadzo enyasha dzake vakumbire muzita raJesu,—vadurure zvishuwo zvemwoyo mumunyengetero wokutendeuka. Munyengetero wakadaro uchaunza pamberi paJehovha wehondo maronda aJesu, uye ipapo ropa rinopa upenyu richayerera zvakare, richifananidzirwa nokuyerera kwemvura mhenyu nokuda kwaIsraeri akanga ane nyota.”

“Nga kuukholwa okuphilako kuphela kuNkulunkulu, nangokulalela ngemfanelo nemfudumalo imiyalo yakhe, umuntu angathemba ukuhlangabezana nokwemukelwa nguNkulunkulu. Ngesikhathi salowo mmangaliso omkhulu eKadeshi, uMose, esekhathele ukukhononda okuqhubekayo nokuvukela kwabantu, walahlekelwa ukubona uMsizi wakhe onguSomandla; akalalelanga umyalo othi, ‘Khulumani edwaleni, lona liyakukhipha amanzi alo;’ futhi engenawo amandla kaNkulunkulu washiyeka eyonakalisa umlando wakhe ngokubonakalisa intukuthelo nobuthakathaka bobuntu. Indoda eyayifanele, futhi eyayingakwazi, ukuma imsulwa, iqinile, ingenabugovu kuze kube sekupheleni komsebenzi wayo, yanqotshwa ekugcineni. UNkulunkulu wehliswa isithunzi phambi kwebandla lakwa-Israyeli, lapho ayengadunyiswa khona, negama lakhe likhazinyuliswe.”

“Kuputulwa kwakaziviswa ngokushesha phezu kukaMose kwakubuhlungu kakhulu futhi kumhlazisa,—ukuthi yena kanye no-Israyeli ovukelayo kwakufanele bafe bengakaweli iJordani. Kodwa ingabe umuntu angasho ukuthi iNkosi yaphatha inceku yayo ngolaka olukhulu ngenxa yaleso sono esisodwa? UNkulunkulu wayemhloniphile uMose ngendlela angazange ahloniphe ngayo omunye umuntu ngaleso sikhathi owayephila. Wayeyimele indaba yakhe kaningi futhi kaningi. Wayeyizwile imikhuleko yakhe, futhi wayekhulumile naye ubuso nobuso, njengokuba umuntu ekhuluma nomngane wakhe. Ngokulingana nokukhanya nolwazi uMose ayekujabulele, kwanda nobugebengu bakhe.” Signs of the Times, October 7, 1880.