UHezekeli umelela labo abenziwe umsebenzi wokufundiswa yiNgonyama yesizwe sakwaJuda, futhi imfundiso yayo eyisisekelo ithi “umugqa phezu komugqa.”
Wathi kubo: Lokhu kungukuphumula eningaphumuza ngakho okhatheleyo; lokhu kungukuhlunyeleliswa; nokho kabalalelanga. Kepha izwi leNkosi laba kubo umyalo phezu komyalo, umyalo phezu komyalo; umugqa phezu komugqa, umugqa phezu komugqa; lapha kancane, laphaya kancane; ukuze bahambe, bawe ngomhlane, bephuke, babanjwe ogibeni, bathunjwe. U-Isaya 28:12, 13.
Njengamanje iNgonyama yesizwe sakwaJuda ivula incwadi kaHezekeli. Siyaziswa ukuthi uHezekeli ungumpristi oneminyaka engamashumi amathathu, noma ngabe “amashumi amathathu” amele iminyaka yakhe engokomfanekiso njengompristi, noma unyaka wamashumi amathathu emgqeni wesiprofetho owaqala ngePhasika Elikhulu likaJosiya. Ubupristi bokugcina bezinsuku zokugcina buyibo abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, futhi imilando yasendulo engokoqobo ifanekisa umlando ongokomfanekiso ezinsukwini zokugcina.
Kepha nina niyakuthiwa ningabaPristi beNkosi; abantu bayakunibiza ngokuthi niyiziKhonzi zikaNkulunkulu wethu; niyakudla ingcebo yezizwe, futhi niyakuziqhayisa ngodumo lwazo. Isaya 61:6.
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Incwadana Encane
UHezekeli uthatha incwadi encane, njengoba noJohane enza kusAmbulo 10.
Kepha wena, ndodana yomuntu, yizwa engikushoyo kuwe; ungabi yihlongandlebe njengaleyo ndlu eyihlongandlebe; vula umlomo wakho, udle engikunika khona. Kwathi lapho ngibuka, bheka, isandla sathunyelwa kimi; futhi, bheka, kwakukhona umqulu wencwadi kuso; sawendlala phambi kwami; futhi wawubhaliwe ngaphakathi nangaphandle; futhi kwakulotshiwe kuwo izililo, nokukhala, nosizi. Waphinda wathi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, dla okutholayo; dla lo mqulu, uhambe uyokhuluma kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli. Ngakho ngavula umlomo wami, wangidlisisa lowo mqulu. Wayesethi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, yidla ngesisu sakho, ugcwalise amathumbu akho ngalo mqulu engikunika wona. Ngase ngiwudla; wawusemlonyeni wami umnandi njengoju. Hezekeli 2:8–10, 3:1–3.
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“Ingelosi ehlangana ekumemezeleni umlayezo wengelosi yesithathu iyokhanyisa umhlaba wonke ngenkazimulo yayo. Lapha kubikezelwa umsebenzi wobubanzi bomhlaba wonke nowamandla angajwayelekile. Inhlangano yokulindela ukufika kukaKristu ka-1840–44 yaba ukubonakaliswa okukhazimulayo kwamandla kaNkulunkulu; umlayezo wengelosi yokuqala wathwalwa wayiswa kuzo zonke izikhungo zezithunywa zevangeli emhlabeni, futhi kwamanye amazwe kwaba khona intshisekelo enkulu kunazo zonke kwezenkolo eke yabonwa kunoma yiliphi izwe kusukela eNguqukweni yenkolo yekhulu leshumi nesithupha; kodwa lokhu kuyodlulwa ukunyakaza okunamandla ngaphansi kwesixwayiso sokugcina sengwelezi yesithathu.” The Great Controversy, 611.
UHezekeli uhambisana noJohane esahlukweni seshumi seSambulo, ngakho-ke uPetru, uJohane noHezekeli bema ndawonye endaweni yabo ababelwe yona ngesikhathi sokubekwa uphawu kwabayiikhulu namashumi amane nane ezinkulungwane.
1840 kuya ku-1844 limelela isikhathi seminyaka emine esaqala lapho isiprofetho sesikhathi esaqala ngesikhathi seminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amahlanu ngoJulayi 27, 1299. Lezo “zinyanga ezinhlanu” zaphela zahlangana nesiprofetho sesikhathi seminyaka engamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanye nezinsuku eziyishumi nanhlanu esaphetha ngo-Agasti 11, 1840, lapho ukubonakaliswa okukhazimulayo kwamandla kaNkulunkulu kwabonakaliswa kwaze kwaba ngu-Okthoba 22, 1844. Khona-ke ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi sesiprofetho kwaphela.
Wafunga ngaye ophila kuze kube phakade naphakade, owadala izulu, nezinto ezikulo, nomhlaba, nezinto ezikuwo, nolwandle, nezinto ezikulo, ukuthi isikhathi asisayikuba khona. IsAmbulo 10:6.
Isikhathi sesiprofetho saphela njengokusetshenziswa okuvumelekile kwesiprofetho ngo-Okthoba 22, 1844. UHezekeli, uPetru noJohane ngamunye umele izintombi ezihlakaniphileyo zikaNkulunkulu zenhlangano yengelosi yokuqala neyesibili, kanye nenhlangano yengelosi yesithathu.
Imibono
Izahluko “eziyishumi nanye” zokuqala zikaHezekeli ziveza uchungechunge “lwemibono,” njengoba kubekiwe evesini lokuqala lesahluko sokuqala.
Kwase kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu, ngenyanga yesine, ngosuku lwesihlanu lwenyanga, ngisekamongweni wabathunjiweyo ngasemfuleni iKhebari, amazulu avuleka, ngabona imibono kaNkulunkulu. Hezekeli 1:1.
“Imibono” yezahluko zokuqala eziyishumi nanye yanikezwa kuqala esahlukweni sokuqala ngasemfuleni iKhebari, yabe seyandiswe embonweni wesahluko sesithathu “ethafeni,” yaphinde yandiswa futhi embonweni wesahluko sesishiyagalombili eJerusalema. Lezi zindawo ezintathu—umfula iKhebari, ithafa, neJerusalema—zimelela imibono emithathu, yona ndawonye eyakha umbono owodwa, okuwuyo “imibono” yevesi lokuqala neyezahluko zokuqala ‘eziyishumi nanye’.
IJubili
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“Kuwo wonke amakhasi, noma kungumlando, noma isiyalo, noma isiprofetho, imiBhalo yeTestamente Elidala ikhanyiswe ngenkazimulo yeNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Ngokwezinga lokuthi kwakungokokusungulwa nguNkulunkulu, lonke uhlelo lobuJuda lwaluyisiprofetho esihlanganisiwe sevangeli. NgoKristu “bonke abaprofethi bayafakaza.” Izenzo 10:43. Kusukela esithembisweni esanikezwa u-Adamu, kwehle ngomugqa wabokhokho nangohlelo lomthetho, ukukhanya okukhazimulayo kwezulu kwenza zacaca izinyathelo zoMhlengi. Ababoni babona iNkanyezi yaseBetlehema, uShilo ozayo, njengoba izinto ezizayo zedlula phambi kwabo zilandelana ngokuyimfihlakalo. Kuyo yonke imihlatshelo kwaboniswa ukufa kukaKristu. Kuzo zonke izinkungu zempepho kwenyuka ukulunga kwaKhe. Ngalo lonke uphondo lwejubili kwavakaliswa igama laKhe. Emfihlakalweni eyesabekayo yendawo engcwelengcwele kunazo zonke kwakuhlala inkazimulo yaKhe.” The Desire of Ages, 211.
Ishumi nesikhombisa
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Ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakuhlala izinsuku eziningi bengenankosi, bengenanduna, bengenamhlatshelo, bengenansika, bengenayo i-efodi, bengenawo amatherefimi; emva kwalokho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakubuya, bafune uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, noDavide inkosi yabo; bamesabe uJehova kanye nobuhle bakhe ezinsukwini zokugcina. Hoseya 3:4, 5.
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Uma, uma ningakalaleli ngenxa yakho konke lokhu, ngiyakunezela nginijezise kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu. Ngiyakwephula ukuziqhenya kwamandla enu; ngenze izulu lenu libe njengensimbi, nomhlaba wenu ube njengethusi. Levitikusi 26:18, 19.
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Ngokwesiprofetho ukuqhosha kwamandla kaJuda kwaphulwa lapho uManase ethunjelwa eBhabhiloni, futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi uJuda waba ngaphansi kwamandla angaphandle. UZedekiya umelela ukuphela kokugcina kokuphulwa okuqhubekayo kokuqhosha kwamandla abo.
Kwathi, lapho uSamuweli esemdala, wamisa amadodana akhe ukuba abe ngabahluleli phezu kuka-Israyeli. Igama lezibulo lakhe lalinguJoweli; negama lesibili lalingu-Abiya: ayengabahluleli eBherisheba. Kepha amadodana akhe awahambanga ezindleleni zakhe, kodwa aphambukela ekufuneni inzuzo embi, athatha izifumbathiso, aphendukezela ukwahlulela. Khona-ke bonke abadala bakwa-Israyeli babuthana ndawonye, beza kuSamuweli eRama, bathi kuye: Bheka, usumdala, namadodana akho awahambi ezindleleni zakho; ngakho-ke manje simisele inkosi ukuba isahlulele njengazo zonke izizwe. Kodwa leyo nto ayimthokozisanga uSamuweli, lapho bethi: Siphe inkosi ukuba isahlulele. USamuweli wayesethandaza kuJehova. UJehova wayesethi kuSamuweli: Lalela izwi labantu kukho konke abakushoyo kuwe; ngokuba akusikho wena abakulahlile, kodwa yilimina abalilahle, ukuze ngingabusi phezu kwabo. Njengayo yonke imisebenzi abayenzile kusukela osukwini engabakhuphula ngalo eGibithe kuze kube yilolu suku, abangishiya ngalo bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu, benza njalo nakuwe. Manje-ke lalela izwi labo; nokho ubafakazele ngokuqinile, ubabonise indlela yenkosi eyakubusa phezu kwabo. 1 Samuweli 8:1–9.
Kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi u-Israyeli akazange anqabe uNkulunkulu kuphela njengeNkosi yabo, kodwa wenqaba futhi noMoya Wesiprofetho, njengoba wawumelwe nguSamuweli, ngokuba kuthiwa, “bangishiyile, bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu, benza kanjalo nakuwe.”
“USathane uhlala njalo ephokophele ukungenisa okungamanga—ukuze ahole abantu baphambuke eqinisweni. Inkohliso yokugcina kakhulu kaSathane iyakuba ngukwenza ubufakazi bukaMoya kaNkulunkulu bube yize. ‘Lapho kungekho umbono, abantu bayabhubha’ (Izaga 29:18). USathane uyosebenza ngobuqili obukhulu, ngezindlela ezehlukene nangamathuluzi ezehlukene, ukuze aphazamise ukwethenjwa kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu abaseleyo ebufakazini beqiniso.
“Kuyokwakhiwa inzondo emelene noBufakazi engesikaSathane. Imisebenzi kaSathane iyoba ngeyokuphazamisa ukholo lwamabandla kubo, ngenxa yalesi sizathu: USathane angeke abe nendlela ecace kangaka yokungenisa izinkohliso zakhe nokubopha imiphefumulo ezinkohlisweni zakhe uma izixwayiso, nokukhuza, nokweluleka koMoya kaNkulunkulu kulalelwa.” Selected Messages, incwadi 1, 48.
Inkohliso yokugcina embusweni kaNkulunkulu wakwa-Israyeli wasendulo kwakuwukwenqatshwa kungabi nguNkulunkulu kuphela, kodwa noMoya Wesiprofetho. Lokho kwenqatshwa ngo-1097 BC kufanekisa inkohliso yokugcina yobu-Adventist bosuku lwesikhombisa baseLawodikeya ngo-1863. “Izikhathi eziyisikhombisa” zikaLevitikusi amashumi amabili nesithupha ziyiziZwi likaNkulunkulu, futhi uMoya Wesiprofetho usho ngalezo “zikhathi eziyisikhombisa” ukuthi “akufanele ziguqulwe.”
“Ngibonile ukuthi ishadi lika-1843 laliholwa yisandla seNkosi, nokuthi alifanele liguqulwe; ukuthi izibalo zazinjengokuba Yona yayizifuna; ukuthi isandla saYo sasiphezu kwalo futhi safihla iphutha kwezinye izibalo, ukuze kungabikho noyedwa owayengalibona, kwaze kwaba yilapho isandla saYo sesisusiwe.” Early Writings, 74.
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UZedekiya wathunjelwa eBabiloni eminyakeni eyishumi nane ngaphambi kweJubili lika-573 BC. Umjikelezo weJubili weshumi nesikhombisa waqala ngo-622 BC, futhi ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu uHezekeli uvezwa njengompristi ngo-592 BC, kwase kuthi eminyakeni emihlanu kamuva iJerusalema labhujiswa ngo-586 BC. Labhujiswa ngosuku olufanayo lonyaka nalolo elabhujiswa ngalo okwesibili ngo-AD 70 nguThithu. Ivesi lokuqala likaHezekeli isahluko sokuqala liseminyakeni emihlanu ngaphambi kokubhujiswa kweJerusalema, naseminyakeni eyishumi nesishiyagalolunye ngaphambi kombono wethempeli wesahluko samashumi amane.
Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nanhlanu wokuthunjwa kwethu, ekuqaleni konyaka, ngosuku lweshumi lwenyanga, ngomnyaka weshumi nane emva kokuba umuzi usushaywe, ngalolo suku lona kanye isandla seNkosi saba phezu kwami, sangiyisa khona. Hezekeli 40:1.
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Isisekelo sethempeli elaphinde lakhiwa ngemva kokuthunjwa eBhabhiloni saqedwa phakathi komlando wesimemezelo sokuqala, nangaphambi kwesimemezelo sesibili. Ithempeli lakhiwa ngokupheleleyo emlandweni wesimemezelo sesibili. Esimemezelweni sesithathu ukubusa kwesizwe kwabuyiselwa ku-Israyeli wasendulo ongokoqobo. UWilliam Miller wamela ingelosi yokuqala eyafika ngo-1798 futhi yanikwa amandla ngo-Agasti 11, 1840. Ingelosi yesibili yafika ngemva kokuba izisekelo sezibekiwe, njengoba kumelwe yitshathi ka-1843, eyanyatheliswa ngoMeyi ka-1842. Ekudumazekeni kokuqala kuka-1844, okuwukudumazeka kwe-alpha kuka-1844, ingelosi yesibili kanye nesikhathi sokulibala emfanekisweni wezintombi nabo bafika, futhi lapho umlayezo wengelosi yesibili unikwa amandla emhlanganweni wenkambu yase-Exeter ithempeli laqedwa. Kwase kuthi ekudumazekeni okukhulu, noma kwe-omega, kuka-1844, isiThunywa seSivumelwano safika masinyane ethempelini laSo, ekugcwalisekeni kweminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amathathu eyaqala ngesimemezelo sesithathu futhi yaphela ngokufika kwengelosi yesithathu.
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UHezekeli uwuphawu ngaphakathi komlando wesiprofetho omelwe emibhalweni yakhe. UHezekeli ukhona lapho amadoda angamashumi amabili nanhlanu ekhothamela ilanga ekupheleni kwesahluko sesishiyagalombili. Wayekhona futhi ezahlukweni ezilandelayo njengoba ‘ukubekwa uphawu okulandelwa ukubulawa’ kwehlela iJerusalema, u-Ellen White ayichaza njengebandla lama-Seventh-day Adventist. Ezahlukweni zokuqala eziyishumi nanye, uHezekeli ungeniswa endlini engcwele yasezulwini ukuze amukele iziqondiso zakhe, njengoba amaMillerite abizelwa ukwenza ngo-1844, nanjengoba nalokhu kuhamba manje kubizelwa ukwenza.
Ngakho uHezekeli uyisibonakaliso kini; njengakho konke akwenzileyo, nani niyakwenza; futhi lapho lokhu sekufika, niyakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu. Hezekeli 24:24.
Lapho Lokhu Kufika
Lapho sifinyelela kulelo zinga ezinsukwini zokugcina lapho izinto uHezekeli azibonisa zibuye ziphindaphindeke phakathi kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu, khona-ke sesifinyelele esibonakalisweni sikaHezekeli. Lapho wazi ukuthi uHezekeli umelela abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, futhi ukwazi lokho ngezinga lokukholwa nokuqonda elinomlindelo ongcwelisiweyo wokuthi konke uHezekeli akubonisa emibhalweni yakhe kufanekisela uchungechunge olungcwele lwezehlakalo ezinsukwini zokugcina ezithinta abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane—lapho usukwazi lokho, khona-ke “niyakukwazi” ukuthi “iNkosi” “inguNkulunkulu.”
Sizoqhubeka nale micabango esihlokweni esilandelayo.