Imbali Efihlakeleyo Yevesi Yamashumi Amane — Inani Lamashumi Amabini Anesibini

Kwathi ke ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu, ngenyanga yesine, ngomhla wesihlanu wenyanga, ndakuba ndiphakathi kwabathinjwa ngasemlanjeni iKebhare, amazulu avuleka, ndaza ndabona imibono kaThixo. Ngomhla wesihlanu wenyanga, lowo wawungunyaka wesihlanu wokuthinjwa kokumkani uYehoyakin, ilizwi likaYehova lafika ngokucacileyo kuHezekile umbingeleli, unyana kaBhuzi, ezweni lamaKaledi ngasemlanjeni iKebhare; isandla sikaYehova saba phezu kwakhe khona apho.

Ndakhangela, nanko, kwabakho isaqhwithi siphuma entla, ilifu elikhulu, nomlilo uzisonga ngokwawo, nokukhazimla kwakulijikelezile; yaye phakathi kwalo kwakuphuma okungathi ngumbala we-amber, kuphuma embindini womlilo. Kanti ke embindini walo kwaphuma ukufana kwezidalwa eziphilileyo ezine. Kwaye oku kwakukubonakala kwazo; zazinefana lomntu. Yaye nganye kuzo yayinobuso obune, kwaye nganye kuzo yayinamaphiko amane. Iinyawo zazo zazingqonde; nentende yeenyawo zazo yayinjengentende yonyawo lwethole; zaye zakhazimla njengombala wobhedu obukhazimlisiweyo. Zazinezandla zomntu phantsi kwamaphiko azo emacaleni azo omane; zaza ezo zine zazinebuso bazo namaphiko azo. Amaphiko azo ayedityanisiwe elinye kwelinye; azizange zijike ekufikeni kwazo; nganye yayisiya ngqo phambili. Ngokubhekisele ekufaneni kobuso bazo, ezo zine zazinobuso bomntu, nobuso bengonyama, kwicala lasekunene; ezo zine zazinobuso benkomo kwicala lasekhohlo; ezo zine nazo zazinobuso bokhozi. Babenjalo ke ubuso bazo; namaphiko azo ayolulwe enyuka; amaphiko amabini esinye ngasinye ayedityanisiwe elinye kwelinye, amabini ke agubungela imizimba yazo.

Zaza zihamba, nganye ngqo phambili; apho umoya ubefuna ukuya khona, zaya; zingajikanga xa zihamba. Ke kaloku ukumila kwezidalwa eziphilileyo, ukubonakala kwazo kwakunjengamalahle omlilo avuthayo, kunjengokubonakala kwezibane; lowo mbonakalo wenyuka wehla phakathi kwezidalwa eziphilileyo; umlilo wona wawuqaqambile, yaye kuphuma imibane emlilweni. Nezidalwa eziphilileyo zabaleka zabuya, zinjengokubonakala kokudanyaza kombane. Ke kaloku, ndathi ndakuzikhangela izidalwa eziphilileyo, nanko kukho ivili emhlabeni ecaleni kwezidalwa eziphilileyo, ngakwimbonakalo yobuso bazo obune. Ukubonakala kwamavili nomsebenzi wawo kwakunjengombala webherilo; omane ayefana ngemilo; nokubonakala kwawo nomsebenzi wawo kwakunjengokuba ivili liphakathi kwevili. Xa ayehamba, ayehamba ngamacala awo omane; ayengajiki xa ehamba. Ke wona amacikize awo ayephezulu kakhulu, ade esabeka; yaye amacikize awo ayegcwele amehlo ngeenxa zonke kuwo omane. Xa izidalwa eziphilileyo zazihamba, namavili ayehamba ecaleni kwazo; naxa izidalwa eziphilileyo zazinyuswa emhlabeni, namavili ayenyuswa. Nokuba umoya ubefuna ukuya phi na, zaya khona; umoya wazo wawufuna ukuya khona; namavili ayenyuswa achasene nazo; kuba umoya wesidalwa esiphilileyo wawukumavili.

Xa zona zihamba, ezi zazingahamba; xa zona zima, ezi zazingema; yaye xa zona zaziphakanyiswa emhlabeni, amavili ayephakanyiswa ngokuchasene nazo; kuba umoya wesidalwa esiphilayo wawukumavili. Kwaye ukufana kwesibhakabhaka phezu kweentloko zesidalwa esiphilayo kwakungathi ngumbala wekristale eyoyikekayo, esoluliwe ngaphezu kweentloko zazo ngasentla. Kwaye phantsi kwesibhakabhaka amaphiko azo ayethe tye, elinye lijonge kwelinye; ngalinye lalinamabini, awagubungelayo ngeli cala, yaye ngalinye lalinamabini, awagubungelayo ngelo cala, imizimba yawo. Ke kaloku xa zazihamba, ndeva ingxolo yamaphiko azo, injengesandi samanzi amaninzi, njengelizwi likaSomandla, ilizwi lentetho, njengengxolo yomkhosi; xa zazimi, zaziwathoba amaphiko azo. Kwaye kwabakho ilizwi elivela esibhakabhakeni esasingaphezu kweentloko zazo, xa zazimi, zaze zawathoba amaphiko azo. Kwaye ngaphezu kwesibhakabhaka esasingaphezu kweentloko zazo kwakukho ukufana kwetrone, kungathi kukubonakala kwelitye lesafire; yaye phezu kokufana kwetrone kwakukho ukufana okunjengokubonakala komntu ngaphezu kwayo. Ndabona ke into engathi ngumbala we-amber, ingathi kukubonakala komlilo macala onke ngaphakathi kwayo, kususela ekubonakaleni kwesinqe sakhe kunyuke; yaye kususela ekubonakaleni kwesinqe sakhe kuhle, ndabona into engathi kukubonakala komlilo, yaye kwakukho ukuqaqamba macala onke. Njengokubonakala komnyama oselifu ngemini yemvula, kwakunjalo ukubonakala kokuqaqamba macala onke. Oku kwakukubonakala kokufana kobuqaqawuli bukaYehova. Ke kaloku xa ndakubonayo, ndawa ngobuso bam, ndeva ilizwi lothile owayethetha. Hezekile 1:1–28.

“UEzekiyeli, umprofeti oselubhacweni olilayo, elizweni lamaKaledi, wanikwa umbono owawufundisa eso sifundo sinye sokholo kuThixo onamandla wakwaSirayeli. Ekubeni wayeselunxwemeni lomlambo iKebhare, kwabakho into eyabonakala ngathi sisiqhwithi sivela emantla, ‘ilifu elikhulu, nomlilo ozisongayo, nokukhanya kwakukujikelezile, kwaza phakathi kwako kwaphuma into enjengombala wentlaka yegolide.’ Kwakukho inani lamavili embonakalo engaqhelekanga, enqumlana omnye nomnye, eshukunyiswa zizidalwa eziphilayo ezine. Phezu kwazo zonke ezo zinto kwakukho ‘ukufana kwetrone, okwathi ngenkangeleko kwaba njengelitye lesafire; yaye phezu kokufana kwetrone kwakukho ukufana okunenkangeleko yomntu ngaphezulu kwayo.’ ‘Ke bona ubume bezidalwa eziphilayo, inkangeleko yazo yayinjengamalahle omlilo avuthayo, injengenkangeleko yezibane: wona wawunyuka wehla phakathi kwezidalwa eziphilayo; umlilo wona wawuqaqambile, yaye emlilweni kwaphuma imibane.’ ‘Kwabonakala kumaKerubhi isimo sesandla somntu phantsi kwamaphiko awo.’”

“Kwakukho amavili phakathi kwamavili ngendlela entsonkothileyo kangangokuba ekuqaleni ukuwabona, abonakala kuHezekile engathi axakekile onke. Kodwa xa ayeshukuma, kwakusenziwa ngokuchaneka okuhle nangokuvumelana okugqibeleleyo. Izidalwa zasezulwini zazewaqhuba loo mavili, yaye, ngaphezu kwako konke, phezu kwetrone ezukileyo yesafire, kwakukho Lowo UnguNaphakade; kanti ngeenxa zonke etroneni kwakukho umnyama oyijikelezileyo, ongumfuziselo wobabalo nothando. Ehluthwe ngamandla bubuqaqawuli oboyikekayo baloo mbono, uHezekile wawa ngobuso bakhe phantsi, xa ilizwi lamyalelayo ukuba asukume aze eve ilizwi leNkosi. Wandula ke wanikwa umyalezo wesilumkiso kuSirayeli.” Testimonies, 751.

Ngomnyaka wokufa kukakumkani u-Uziya ndabona neNkosi ihleli etroneni, iphakamile, yaye iphakamisiwe; yaza imisila yesambatho sayo yayizalisa itempile. Ngaphezu kwayo kwakumi iiserafi: nganye yayinempiko ezintandathu; ngezimbini yayigqume ubuso bayo, ngezimbini yayigqume iinyawo zayo, yaye ngezimbini yayibhabha. Yaye enye yakhala kwenye, yathi, Ngcwele, ngcwele, ngcwele, nguYehova wemikhosi: umhlaba wonke uzaliswe bubuqaqawuli bakhe. Yaza imiqadi yomnyango yashukuma ngenxa yezwi lalowo wayekhala, yaye indlu yazaliswa ngumsi. Ndaza ndathi, Yeha kum! kuba ndichithakele; ngokuba ndingumntu onemilebe engahlambulukanga, yaye ndihlala phakathi kwabantu abanemilebe engahlambulukanga: kuba amehlo am ambonile uKumkani, uYehova wemikhosi. Yandula ke enye yezo serafi yandibhabhela, iphethe esandleni sayo ilahle elivuthayo, eyayilithathile ngentla emswaneni ngazo izibambo esibingelelweni: Yaza yalibeka emlonyeni wam, yathi, Khangela, oku kuchukumise imilebe yakho; nobugwenxa bakho bususiwe, nesono sakho sixolelwe. Ndeva nelizwi leNkosi, lisithi, Ndiya kuthuma bani na, ngubani na oya kusihambela? Ndaza ndathi, Nanku ndimi; ndithume mna. UIsaya 6:1–8.

“Lo mbono wanikwa kuHezekile ngexesha apho ingqondo yakhe yayizele zizilumkiso ezimnyama. Wabona ilizwe looyise lilele liyinkangala. Isixeko esasikade sizaliswe ngabantu sasingasahlali mntu kuso. Ilizwi lovuyo nengoma yokudumisa zazingasaviwa phakathi kweendonga zaso. Umprofeti ngokwakhe wayengumphambukeli ezweni lasemzini, apho amabhongo angenamida nobukhohlakali obungenanceba babulawula ngokugabadeleyo. Oko wakubonayo nakuvayo ngobuzwilakhe bomntu nokungalungi kwamkhathaza umphefumlo wakhe, waza walila kabuhlungu imini nobusuku. Kodwa iimpawu ezimangalisayo ezabonakaliswa phambi kwakhe ecaleni komlambo iKebhare zatyhila amandla alawulayo angaphezu kwawabalawuli basemhlabeni. Ngaphezu kookumkani abanekratshi nabakhohlakeleyo baseAsiriya naseBhabhiloni uThixo wenceba nenyaniso wayehleli etroneni.”

“Ubunzima obunjengamavili obabonakala kumprofeti ngathi bubandakanyeke ekudidekeni okungako babuphantsi kokukhokelwa sisandla esingenasiphelo. UMoya kaThixo, owatyhilwa kuye njengoshukumisayo nowalathisayo la mavili, wazisa ukuvumelana kuphuma ekudidekeni; ngokunjalo ihlabathi lonke laliphantsi kolawulo lwaKhe. Izigidi ngezigidi zezidalwa ezizukisiweyo zazimi zilungele, ngelizwi laKhe, ukulawula nokoyisa amandla nemigaqo yabantu abakhohlakeleyo, nokuzisa okulungileyo kwabathembekileyo baKhe.”

“Ngendlela efanayo, xa uThixo wayesele eza kutyhila kuYohane othandekayo imbali yebandla kwizizukulwana ezizayo, wamnika isiqinisekiso somdla noxanduva loMsindisi ngabantu baKhe ngokumtyhilela ‘Omnye onjengoNyana womntu,’ ehamba phakathi kwezibane zezibane, ezazimele amabandla asixhenxe. Ngelixa uYohane wayeboniswa imizabalazo emikhulu yokugqibela yebandla namandla asemhlabeni, wavunyelwa nokuba abone uloyiso lokugqibela nokuhlangulwa kwabathembekileyo. Walibona ibandla liziswe kungquzulwano olubulalayo norhamncwa nomfanekiso walo, nokuba ukunqulwa kwalo rhwaphilizo kunyanzeliswa phantsi kwesohlwayo sokufa. Kodwa xa wayekhangele ngaphaya komsi nengxolo yedabi, wabona isihlwele siphezu kweNtaba yeZiyon kunye neMvana, sinokuthi, endaweni yophawu lwerhamncwa, ‘igama likaYise libhaliwe emabunzini azo.’ Waza kwakhona wabona ‘abo babeyifumene impumelelo phezu kwerhamncwa, naphezu komfanekiso walo, naphezu kophawu lwalo, naphezu kwenani legama lalo, bemi phezu kolwandle lweglasi, bephethe iihapu zikaThixo’ becula ingoma kaMoses neyeMvana.”

“Ezi zifundo zezokuxhamla kwethu. Kufuneka sixhase ukholo lwethu kuThixo, kuba kanye phambi kwethu kukho ixesha eliya kuvavanya imiphefumlo yabantu. UKristu, phezu kweNtaba yeMinquma, wachaza kwangaphambili izigwebo ezoyikekayo ezaziza kwandulela ukuza kwaKhe kwesibini esithi: ‘Niya kuva ngeemfazwe namarhe eemfazwe.’ ‘Uhlanga luya kuvukela uhlanga, nobukumkani buvukele ubukumkani; yaye kuya kubakho iindlala, neendyikityha zokufa, neenyikima zomhlaba, kwiindawo ngeendawo. Zonke ezi zinto zisiqalo nje seembandezelo.’ Nangona ezi ziprofeto zafumana ukuzaliseka ngokuyinxenye ekutshatyalalisweni kweYerusalem, zinokusetyenziswa ngokungqalileyo ngakumbi kwimihla yokugqibela.”

“Simi embundwini beziganeko ezikhulu nezindilisekileyo. Isiprofeto sizaliseka ngokukhawuleza. INkosi isemnyango. Kungekudala kuza kuvuleka phambi kwethu ixesha eliya kuba nomdla omkhulu nowoyikekayo kubo bonke abaphilayo. Iimpikiswano zexesha eladlulayo ziya kuvuselelwa kwakhona; kuza kuvela iimpikiswano ezintsha. Iziqendu eziza kwenziwa ehlabathini lethu azikaphuphiwa nokuphuphiwa. USathana usebenza ngeearhente zabantu. Abo benza umzamo wokuguqula uMgaqo-siseko baze baqinisekise umthetho onyanzelisa ukugcinwa kweCawa, abaqondi kakuhle ukuba siya kuba yintoni na isiphumo. Ingxaki enkulu isemnyango kanye phezu kwethu.

“Kodwa abakhonzi bakaThixo abasayi kuxhomekeka kwiziqu zabo kule ngxamiseko inkulu. Emibonweni eyanikwa uIsaya, kuHezekile, nakuYohane sibona indlela izulu elinxulumene ngokusondeleyo ngayo neziganeko ezenzeka emhlabeni, kwanobukhulu benkathalo kaThixo ngabo banyanisekileyo kuye. Ihlabathi alinamlawuli ongekhoyo. Inkqubo yeziganeko ezizayo isezandleni zeNkosi. UBungangamsha bezulu bunekamva leentlanga, kwaneenkxalabo zebandla laKhe, phantsi kolawulo lwaLo ngokwaKhe.”

“Sivumela thina ngokwethu ukuba sive inkathalo, inkxwaleko, nokudideka okugqithiseleyo emsebenzini weNkosi. Abantu abanesiphelo abashiywanga ukuba bathwale umthwalo woxanduva. Sifanele ukukholosa kuThixo, sikholwe kuye, size siqhubeke siye phambili. Ukulinda okungadinwayo kwezithunywa zasezulwini, nokusebenza kwazo okungapheziyo enkonzweni yazo ngokunxulumene nezidalwa zomhlaba, kusibonisa indlela isandla sikaThixo esikhokela ngayo ivili elingaphakathi kwevili. UMfundisi onguThixo uthi kumdlali ngamnye emsebenzini waKhe, njengoko watshoyo kuKoreshi mandulo: ‘Ndakubhinqisa, nangona ubungandazi.’”

“Embikweni kaHezekile uThixo wayenesandla saKhe phantsi kwamaphiko eekerubhi. Oku kukufundisa abakhonzi baKhe ukuba ngamandla obuthixo abawanika impumelelo. Uya kusebenza nabo ukuba baya kubeka kude ubugwenxa baze babe nyulu entliziyweni nasebomini.

“Ukukhanya okuqaqambileyo okuhamba phakathi kwezidalwa eziphilayo ngesantya sombane kumela isantya esiya kuthi ngaso ekugqibeleni lo msebenzi uqhubeke ude ugqitywe. Lowo ongalaliyo, osoloko esebenza ngokuqhubekayo ukuze aphumeze amacebo Akhe, unako ukuwusa phambili umsebenzi Wakhe omkhulu ngemvisiswano. Oko kubonakala ezingqondweni ezinomda, ezibambeke entangeni nasekubhidekeni, isandla seNkosi singakugcina sikwimeko egqibeleleyo yocwangco. Inokuyila iindlela namacebo okuphazamisa iinjongo zabantu abangendawo, yaye iya kuzidida izigqibo zabo baceba ububi nxamnye nabantu Bayo.”

“Bazalwana, eli asiloxesha ngoku lokuzila nokuphelelwa lithemba, asiloxesha lokunikezela ekuthandabuzekeni nasekungakholweni. UKristu akanguye ngoku uMsindisi osengcwabeni elitsha likaYosefu, elivalwe ngelitye elikhulu laza lwatywinwa ngotywino lwamaRoma; sinoMsindisi ovukileyo. UnguKumkani, iNkosi yemikhosi; uhleli phakathi kweekherubhi; kwaye phakathi kwembambano nengxokozelo yeentlanga usabakhusela abantu Bakhe. Lowo ulawulayo emazulwini unguMsindisi wethu. Ulinganisa sonke isilingo. Ujonga umlilo weziko omelwe kukuvavanya wonke umphefumlo. Xa iinqaba zookumkani ziya kubhukuqwa, xa iintolo zengqumbo kaThixo ziya kuhlaba zidlule ezintliziyweni zeentshaba Zakhe, abantu Bakhe baya kukhuseleka ezandleni Zakhe.” Testimonies, volume 5, 752–754.

Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabini anesihlanu wokuthinjwa kwethu, ekuqaleni komnyaka, ngomhla weshumi wenyanga, ngomnyaka weshumi elinesine emva kokuba isixeko sasiwe, ngaloo mini kanye isandla seNkosi saba phezu kwam, sandizisa khona. Hezekile 40:1.

Yibhalele ke ingelosi yebandla laseFiladelfiya, uthi; Utsho lowo ungcwele, lowo unyanisekileyo, lowo unesitshixo sikaDavide, lowo uvulayo, kungabikho bani uvalayo; novalayo, kungabikho bani uvulayo; Ndiyayazi imisebenzi yakho: nanko, ndibeke phambi kwakho ucango oluvulekileyo, kungekho bani unokuluvala; kuba unamandla amancinane, waligcina ilizwi lam, akwalikhanyela igama lam. ISityhilelo 3:7, 8.

Kwaye kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, ndibize umkhonzi wam uEliyakim unyana kaHilekiya: ndimambathise ingubo yakho, ndimqinise ngombhinqo wakho, ndinikele ulawulo lwakho esandleni sakhe; abe nguyise kubemi baseYerusalem, nakwindlu kaYuda. Isitshixo sendlu kaDavide ndiya kusibeka egxalabeni lakhe; avule, kungabikho uya kuvala; avale, kungabikho uya kuvula. Isaya 22:20–22.

Utsho utsho uYehova uThixo wemikhosi ukuthi, Hamba, uye kulo mgcini-buncwane, kuShebhena lowo ulawula indlu, uthi, Unantoni na apha? unobani na apha, ude uzikrolele ingcwaba apha, njengomntu ozikrolela ingcwaba endaweni ephakamileyo, ozimbela indawo yokuhlala eliweni? Yabona, uYehova uya kukuthimba ngokuthimba okunamandla, yaye uya kukugubungela ngenene. Uya kukusonga ngokuqinisekileyo, akuphosaphose njengembumbulu ezweni elibanzi; uya kufela khona, neenqwelo zobuqaqawuli bakho zibe lihlazo lendlu yenkosi yakho. Isaya 22:15–18.