Bhuku ra Danieri — Nomboro Makumi Maviri

Dzadze White kanandi kakhulukati kuti masambiro aulosi amene akufunika kumveka amaonetsedwa mwa kuwuka ndi kugwa kwa maufumu.

Ku “kuvuka na kuanguka” kwa falme zinazowakilishwa katika vitabu vya Danieli na Ufunuo ndiko kitovu cha mtazamo sahihi wa kujifunza unabii. Kuanguka kwa Babeli kunaonyeshwa kwa mfano katika kuanguka kwa Babeli ya Nimrodi katika Mwanzo kumi na moja. Kisha katika Danieli sura ya tano, Babeli huanguka tena. Historia ya upapa ya kuinuka kwake kwenye mamlaka katika mwaka 538, na kuanguka kwake baadaye mwaka 1798, nayo pia inaonyesha kwa mfano kuanguka kwa mwisho kwa Babeli, kwa maana mamlaka ya upapa kwa unabii ni Babeli wa kiroho. Upapa ulianguka mwaka 1798, na Ufunuo sura ya kumi na nane unaeleza kuanguka kwake kwa mwisho. Katika Danieli sura ya kumi na moja, aya ya arobaini na tano, upapa, unaowakilishwa hapo kama mfalme wa kaskazini, hufikia mwisho wake pasipo mtu wa kumsaidia. Hili hutukia wakati wa kufungwa kwa muda wa rehema, kwa kuwa aya ya arobaini na tano ya sura ya kumi na moja, na aya ya kwanza ya sura ya kumi na mbili, zinawakilisha historia iyo hiyo.

Ujumbe wa malaika wa pili umejengwa juu ya ukweli kwamba Babeli imeanguka mara mbili. Babeli halisi, iliyowakilishwa na Nimrodi na Belshaza, ilianguka mara mbili; na Babeli ya kiroho ilianguka mwaka 1798, nayo huanguka tena wakati muda wa rehema kwa wanadamu unapofungwa.

Ukuphindwaphindwa kokuwa kweBhabhiloni ezingelosini zesibili kunikeza isizathu sesiprofetho sokuhlonza ukuphindaphindwa kwamagama nemisho ngaphakathi kweMibhalo njengophawu lwemiyalezo ehlanganisiwe yengelosi yesibili kanye noKhalelo lwaphakathi Kwamabili. Kuphinde kusekele isimiso esakhonjwa nguDadewethu White, sokuthi ukufundwa kwesiprofetho kusekelwe ekuvukeni nasekuweni kwemibuso emelwe ezincwadini zikaDaniyeli neseSambulo. Kubonakalisa umqondo wokuthi ukuze kuqondwe ukuwa kweBhabhiloni, umfundi wesiprofetho kumelwe ahlanganise ndawonye konke ukuwa kweBhabhiloni, “umugqa phezu komugqa,” ukuze amise umyalezo oqondile wesiprofetho wokugcina kokuwa kweBhabhiloni.

Kudonha kweBhabhironi kaviri mumharidzo yengirozi yechipiri kwakavakirwa pamutemo wechiporofita unoratidza kuti chokwadi chinosimbiswa neuchapupu hwezvapupu zviviri. Kupetwa kaviri kwekudonha kweBhabhironi mukati memharidzo kunomiririra nzira yechiporofita inozivikanwa muBhaibheri semvura yokupedzisira. Nzira iyoyo tsvene, inova mvura yokupedzisira, iko kushandiswa kwekuunza pamwe chete mitsara yakasiyana-siyana yechiporofita, “mutsetse pamusoro pomutsetse.” Kana yashandiswa nomudzidzi wechiporofita, nzira iyi inosimbisa “shoko” remvura yokupedzisira. Shoko remvura yokupedzisira, rinosimbiswa kubudikidza nokushandiswa kwenzira iyoyo tsvene, rinobva raziviswa munhoroondo dzechiporofita dzakabatanidzwa dzengirozi yechipiri neMhere yoPakati pousiku. Izvi zvakanga zviri zvechokwadi munhoroondo yesangano rengirozi yokutanga, uye ndizvo zvazvakaitawo nhasi, munhoroondo yesangano rengirozi yechitatu.

Izigaba za kane n’iza gatanu z’igitabo cya Daniyeli zigaragaza umurongo w’amateka ukurikirana izamuka n’itangiriro bya Babuloni, bihagarariwe na Nebukadinezari mu gice cya kane, hanyuma no kugwa n’iherezo bya Babuloni, bihagarariwe na Belushazari mu gice cya gatanu. Byombi hamwe bitanga umurongo umwe w’ubuhanuzi. Umurongo w’ubuhanuzi ukomoka kuri ibyo bice byombi ugomba gushyirwa hejuru y’ibice bya mbere kugeza ku bya gatatu bya Daniyeli, kugira ngo hashyirweho ubutumwa bw’imvura y’itumba.

Izi sahluko zimbili zethula ukuwa nokuvuka futhi kukaNebukadinesari kanye nokuwa nokubhujiswa kukaBelishasari, ngakho-ke zethula ukuwa kweBabiloni ekuqaleni nasekupheleni komugqa. Umugqa wesiprofetho owakhiwe yilezi zahluko ezimbili usungulwe phezu kokuba iBabiloni liwe, livuke, bese liphinda liwe. Lelo qiniso lodwa liyabonisa ukuthi lezo zahluko ezimbili zimelela umlayezo wengelosi yesibili. Lezi zahluko ezimbili zimelela umlando wesilo somhlaba wesAmbulo 13, futhi kulowo mlando kumenyezelwa kabili umlayezo wengelosi yesibili kanye noMkhosi Waphakathi Kwamabili.

Naizvozvo, tisati tatanga kufungisisa pamusoro pezvitsauko zvina nezvishanu zvaDanieri, tichatanga nokutsanangura nzira tsvene inova mvura yekupedzisira; uye zvino, nokushandisa nzira iyoyo, tichazozivisa shoko remvura yekupedzisira.

Chiratidzo chinokosha munhoroondo yengirozi yokutanga neyechipiri chaiva nzira yokushanda inomiririrwa nemitemo yaWilliam Miller yokududzira zviporofita. Mitemo iyoyo yakashandiswa navarume kuziva shoko reKudanidzira kwePakati pousiku, uye shoko iroro ndiro raiva shoko remvura yokupedzisira renhoroondo iyoyo. Chiratidzo chinokosha munhoroondo yengirozi yechitatu inzira yokushanda inomiririrwa se“Makiyi eZvokuporofita”. Mitemo iyoyo inofanira kushandiswa pamwe chete nemitemo yaWilliam Miller kuti izive shoko reKudanidzira kwePakati pousiku munhoroondo yedu yazvino, uye shoko riri kusimbiswa zvino nemitemo iyoyo ndiro shoko remvura yokupedzisira ramazuva okupedzisira. Mitemo yaMiller inomiririra mvura yokutanga munhoroondo yezviporofita yechikara chenyika, uye mitemo iyoyo yakabatanidzwa ne“Makiyi eZvokuporofita” inomiririra mvura yokupedzisira munhoroondo yezviporofita yechikara chenyika.

Mvura yekupedzisira ndiyo nzira inoshandiswa kuburitsa shoko. Kune avo vanonyengerwa nokuti vanotsvaka chiitiko chemvura yekupedzisira, vasati vatanga kutsvaka shoko rinoburitsa chiitiko ichocho. Machechi echiPentekosti echiKristu muenzaniso wakajeka wokunyengerwa ikoko. Rudzi rumwe cheterwo irworwo rwokutsauka munzira rwunowanikawo kune avo vanotsvaka shoko remvura yekupedzisira, asi vachiramba kutsvaka nzira inozivisa uye inosimbisa shoko remvura yekupedzisira. Pasina nzira yakarurama, shoko rakarurama harigoni kuzivikanwa. Pasina shoko rakarurama, chiitiko chakarurama hachibviri.

Ukukosha kwaleli qiniso leBhayibheli akuqashelwa ngabaningi, ngoba abakaze bacabange ukuthi kukhona indlela eyodwa efanele yokutadisha iBhayibheli, nokuthi kukhona nezindlela eziningi ezingafanele zokulitadisha. Indlela engafanele yokutadisha iBhayibheli, okuyiyo ekhethwa kakhulu kunazo zonke, ukwethemba imibono yabanye abantu ngalokho iBhayibheli elikufundisayo. Lokhu kuyinkinga evame kakhulu kubantu, kangangokuthi wonke amabandla ahlela uhlelo lokubhekana nalesi sidingo esiqondwa ngokungeyikho phakathi kwemihlambi yawo. Leso sidingo esingamanga siveza umsebenzi ongamanga wokumisa uhlelo lwabaholi abaziwa njengochwepheshe bezinto zomoya ekuqondeni iBhayibheli, ukuze baqondise ngendlela efanele ukuqonda komhlambi ongaqeqeshiwe. IBhayibheli liyalukhomba ngempela uhlelo oluhleleke kakhulu lwesakhiwo sebandla, oluhlanganisa abadala, abaprofethi, nabafundisi; kodwa iBhayibheli alikaze livume ukonakala kokuhleleka kwebandla okukhiqiza uhlelo lwabaholi abagcotshiwe ukuze banqume ukuthi liyini noma aliyini iqiniso, bese kamuva banqume ukuthi ubani ongumhlubuki noma ongeyena.

Mukiongozi wa kanisa anapaswa kuonya kwa himizo, kukemea, kufundisha, na kujilinda dhidi ya mafundisho ya uongo na wale wanaoendeleza mafundisho hayo ya uongo; lakini kila mmoja wetu anapaswa “kujifunza ili ajionyeshe” kuwa “amekubaliwa na Mungu,” kwa “kuligawa sawasawa neno la kweli.” Katika kufanya hivyo, ni lazima tujue mbinu ambayo Biblia huitambulisha kuwa ndiyo njia sahihi ya kuligawa sawasawa neno la kweli. Kitabu cha Isaya kinaweka wazi masuala haya katika muktadha wa mvua ya masika, hivyo ndipo tutakapoanzia.

Muzvinyorwa zvakapfuura, takaramba tichitaura kakawanda pamusoro pe“mureza” unosimudzwa kuti udane vamwe vana vaMwari vabude muBhabhironi. Ndima yekupedzisira yaIsaya chitsauko chemakumi maviri nenomwe inotaura nezvebasa romureza apo ichiti, “hwamanda huru icharidzwa, uye vachauya vakanga vava pedyo nokuparara munyika yeAsiria.” Asiria chiratidzo cheBhabhironi mumazuva okupedzisira, uye avo vanonzwa shoko reyambiro rokuti vabude muBhabhironi mundima iyi, vanouya vachinamata pamwe chete navaya vanomiririrwa sevane zana namakumi mana nezvina zvuru, avo vakaiswa nenzira youprofita pa“gomo dzvene paJerusarema.”

Ndima inoti, “zvino zvichaitika nezuva iro.” “Zuva iro,” iro riri zuva iro inzwi rechipiri raZvakazarurwa chitsauko chegumi nesere rinodana vamwe vana vaMwari kubva muBhabhironi, ndiro mamiriro ezviri muchitsauko chose. Inzwi rechipiri raZvakazarurwa chitsauko chegumi nesere rinodanidzira panguva yomutemo weSvondo, apo hure reTire rinorangarirwa.

Yeshaya chitsauko makumi maviri nenomwe chinotanga nokuratidza zuva rimwe chetero rinopedzerwa nechitsauko ichi, apo chinoti, “Pazuva iro Jehovha nomunondo wake unorwadza, mukuru, nesimba, acharova Revhiatani, nyoka inokasika kupfuurira; iye Revhiatani, nyoka yakakombama; uye achauraya dhiragoni iri mugungwa.”

Pamurayiro weSvondo ndipo panotanga kutonga kwaMwari kwekuita, kunoripira, pamusoro poushe hwedragoni (United Nations), chikara (upapa), uye muporofita wenhema (United States). Pamurayiro weSvondo ndipo panoputswa muporofita wenhema soumambo hwechitanhatu hwechiporofita cheBhaibheri, uye kutsauka kworudzi kunobereka kuparara kworudzi. Murayiro weSvondo ndipo panotanga kuwira kutonga kwaMwari kwekuita pamusoro pedragoni, ari Satani (uye umambo hwake hwapanyika hunomiririrwa sedragoni), chikara, uye muporofita wenhema. Ichi chirango chinofambira mberi, chinotanga pamurayiro weSvondo. Kutanga nokuguma kwechitsauko chemakumi maviri namanomwe chaIsaya ndiwo murayiro weSvondo, uye chitsauko ichocho chinomiririra nyaya dzakatsanangurika dzakabatana zvakananga nenhoroondo inotungamirira kumurayiro weSvondo uye inotevera mushure mawo.

Tiri kufunga nezvechitsauko makumi maviri nemanomwe, nokuti chinomisa mamiriro echiporofita ezvitsauko makumi maviri nesere nemakumi maviri nepfumbamwe. Muzvitsauko izvozvo tichawana dudziro yemvura yokupedzisira senzira yokushanda, izvo zvichatibvumira kunzwisisa kukosha kwokuisa zvitsauko zvina nezvishanu zvaDanieri pamusoro pezvitsauko chimwe kusvika kutatu zvaDanieri. Mushure mokunge Isaya chitsauko makumi maviri nemanomwe chazivisa kutanga kwechirango chinofambira mberi choumambo hweshato, anonyora kuti panguva iyoyo vanhu vaMwari vanorayirwa “kuimbera.” Kuimbira ani?

Mhinduro yokuti ndiani anofanira kuimbirwa iri mumusoro werwiyo rwacho, nokuti vanofanira kuimba pamusoro pe“munda wemizambiringa yewaini tsvuku, unochengetwa naJehovha.” Nyaya yomunda wemizambiringa inyaya yavanhu vaMwari, uye yakatanga kutaurwa naIsaya muchitsauko chechishanu.

Mune nhoroondo yedambudziko remutemo weSvondo, vanhu vaMwari vanofanira kuimbira vanhu vaMwari rwiyo rwemunda wemizambiringa, nokuti rwiyo rwacho runoti, “Zvino, imi vagari veJerusarema, nemi varume vaJudha, ndinokumbira kuti mutonge pakati pangu nomunda wangu wemizambiringa.” Rwiyo rwemunda wemizambiringa ndirwo rwiyo runozivisa kupfuurwa kwevanhu vaimbova vanhu vesungano, Mwari vachipinda panguva imwe cheteyo musungano naavo vanotaurwa naPetro kuti “kare vakanga vasiri vanhu, asi zvino vava vanhu vaMwari.” Runoratidza kuti hakuna mvura yakambonaya pamusoro pemunda wemizambiringa, nokudaro ruchizivisa basa raEria anouya munguva iyoyo, uye anova iye oga anogona kuunza mvura munguva iyoyo. Tinoziva kuti rwiyo urwu rune chokuita nokupfuurwa kwevanhu vesungano, nokuti rwiyo rwemunda wemizambiringa rwakaimbwa naKristu kuIsraeri yekare, munguva iyo Israeri yekare yakanga ichipfuurwa, Mwari vachipinda panguva imwe cheteyo musungano naIsraeri yomweya.

Yesu paakaimba rwiyo rwomunda wemizambiringa waMwari kuna Israeri yekare, vakanyudzwa zvikuru mukunzwisisa nesimba reshoko iri, zvokuti Jesu paakabvunza vaJudha vaipopotedzana kuti, Ishe womunda wemizambiringa vaizoitei kune avo vakauraya Mwanakomana, vakatadza kusaita kunze kwokupa mhinduro yakarurama, pavakati, “Achaparadza zvakaipisisa vanhu vakaipa ivavo, uye achapa munda wake wemizambiringa kune vamwe varimi, vachamupa zvibereko zvawo nenguva dzazvo.”

Naizvozvo Jesu akabva awedzera imwe ndima parwiyo urwu, paakaimba pamusoro pebwe rakarambwa, uye akabatanidza mhinduro yavo nechikamu chekupedzisira paakati, “Naizvozvo ndinoti kwamuri, Umambo hwaMwari huchatorwa kwamuri, hugopiwa rudzi runobereka zvibereko zvarwo. Uye ani naani anowira pamusoro pebwe iri achaputswa; asi ani naani warichawira, richamukuya rive upfu.” Mashoko okuti “richamukuya rive upfu” anonzwika semhinduro yaIsaya makumi maviri nechinomwe yokuita “matombo ose eatari ave samatombo echoko anopwanywa nepakati; matanda matsvene nezvifananidzo hazvizorambi zvakamira.” Zvose zviri zviviri zvinoreva basa rerumutsiriro rakaitwa naJosia, uyo aimiririra avo vemazuva okupedzisira vanowanazve “nguva nomwe”, iro dombo rinogumbura rinopwanya avo vanoramba kuriwana richikosha.

Pazuva remutemo weSvondo, sezvazvinomiririrwa muna Isaya chitsauko makumi maviri nezvinomwe, avo “kare vakanga vasiri vanhu,” vanofanira kuimba rwiyo rwemunda wemizambiringa waJehovha wewaini tsvuku. Zvinyorwa izvi zvagara zvichiratidza kazhinji kuti hakuna shoko rechitatu risina shoko rokutanga nerechipiri. Mutemo weSvondo ndiwo shoko rechitatu, uye zuva remutemo weSvondo rinosanganisira nhoroondo yeshoko rokutanga nerechipiri. Muchitsauko makumi maviri nezvinomwe chaIsaya, mutemo weSvondo uri kuzivisa nguva inomiririrwa muna Danieri chitsauko chokutanga, uyezve zvakare muna Danieri zvitsauko chokutanga kusvikira chechitatu. Muchiprofita, zuva remutemo weSvondo muchitsauko makumi maviri nezvinomwe riri kuzivisa nhoroondo yaGunyana 11, 2001, apo shoko rokutanga rakapiwa simba kusvikira kumutemo weSvondo uri kuuya nokukurumidza.

Tichaenderera mberi mukufungisisa kwedu pamusoro perwiyo urwo vakadzikinurwa vanofanira kuzivisa munguva inotungamirira kusvikira panguva iyo hure reRoma richatanga kuimba rwiyo rwaro, muchinyorwa chinotevera.