Bengilokhu ngicaphuna endimeni etholakala ku-Testimonies enikeza imigqa ehlukahlukene yeqiniso mayelana nokuhlangenwe nakho kukaHezekeli, u-Isaya noJohane ngaphakathi kwendlu engcwele. UJohane waphenduka ukuze abone izwi elalingemva kwakhe kusAmbulo isahluko sokuqala.

NgangikuMoya ngosuku lweNkosi, ngezwa emuva kwami izwi elikhulu, elinjengelecilongo, lithi: Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, owokuqala nowokugcina; futhi, Lokho okubonayo, kulobe encwadini, ukuthumele kuwo amabandla ayisikhombisa ase-Asia; e-Efesu, naseSmirna, nasePergamoni, naseThiyathira, naseSardisi, naseFiladelfiya, naseLawodikeya. Ngase ngiphenduka ukuba ngibone izwi elalikhuluma nami. Futhi sengiphendukile, ngabona izibani zegolide eziyisikhombisa. IsAmbulo 1:10–12.

Kusukela esiqhingini sasePatmose kwaze kwangena ethempelini lasezulwini, lapho uJohane ebona khona umbono kaKristu uDade White asitshela ngawo, kuwona kanye lowo mbono uDaniyeli awubona esahlukweni seshumi sencwadi yakhe.

“‘Ngalezo zinsuku mina Daniyeli ngangilila amasonto amathathu aphelele. Angidlanga sinkwa esimnandi, futhi inyama newayini akungangenanga emlonyeni wami, futhi angizange ngizigcobe nhlobo.... Khona-ke ngaphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabheka, bheka, nansi indoda ethile yembethe ilineni, okhalweni lwayo kuboshwe igolide elihle lase-Ufhazi. Nomzimba wayo wawunjengeberuli, nobuso bayo bunjengokubenyezela kombani, namehlo ayo enjengezibani zomlilo, nezingalo zayo nezinyawo zayo zinjengombala wethusi elicwebezelisiwe, nezwi lamazwi ayo linjengezwi lesixuku esikhulu’ (Daniyeli 10:2–6).”

“Le ncazelo iyafana naleyo eyanikezwa nguJohane ngesikhathi uKristu embulwa kuye esiQhingini sasePhatmose. Akekho ongaphansi kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu owabonakala kuDaniyeli. INkosi yethu iza nesinye isithunywa sasezulwini ukufundisa uDaniyeli lokho okwakuyokwenzeka ezinsukwini zokugcina.” Sanctified Life, 49.

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“Kwakukhona amasondo phakathi kwamasondo, ehlelwe ngendlela eyayiyinkimbinkimbi kangangokuthi ekuqaleni uHezekeli wabona sengathi konke kwakusesiphithiphithini. Kodwa lapho ehamba, kwakuhamba ngobunono obuhle nangokuvumelana okuphelele. Izidalwa zasezulwini zazishukumisa lawo masondo, futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi esikhazimulayo sesafire, kwakuhlezi uPhakade; kanti nxazonke zesihlalo sobukhosi kwakukhona umnyama ogoqayo, uphawu lomusa nothando. Ehlulwe yinkazimulo eyesabekayo yaleso sigameko, uHezekeli wawa ngobuso phansi, lapho izwi limyalela ukuba asukume futhi ezwe izwi leNkosi. Khona-ke wanikwa umlayezo wesixwayiso ku-Israyeli.” Testimonies, 751.

Ngasizwa futhi izwi leNkosi lithi: Ngizathuma bani, njalo ngubani ozasihambela? Ngasengisithi mina: Nangu mina; ngithume. U-Isaya 6:8.

“Lo mbono wanikwa uHezekeli ngesikhathi lapho ingqondo yakhe yayigcwele ukwesaba okumnyama ngezinto ezizayo. Wabona izwe lawoyise lilele liyincithakalo...”

“Ngokufanayo, lapho uNkulunkulu esezovulela uJohane othandekayo umlando webandla wezikhathi ezizayo, wamnika isiqinisekiso sothando nokunakekela koMsindisi abantu baKhe ngokumembulela ‘Othile onjengeNdodana yomuntu,’ ehamba phakathi kwezinti zezibani, ezazifanekisela amabandla ayisikhombisa. …”

“Lezi zifundo zingezethu ukuze zisizakale. Sidinga ukumisa ukholo lwethu kuNkulunkulu, ngoba khona kanye phambi kwethu kukhona isikhathi esiyovivinya imiphefumulo yabantu. …”

“Simi embundwini bezigameko ezinkulu nezinesizotha. Isiprofetho sigcwaliseka ngokushesha. INkosi isisemnyango. Kuseduze ukuvuleka phambi kwethu inkathi enentshisekelo enkulu neyesabekayo kubo bonke abaphilayo. Izingxabano zesikhathi esidlule ziyovuselelwa; izingxabano ezintsha ziyovela. Izigcawu eziyodlalwa emhlabeni wethu azikakaphuphiwa ngisho. USathane usebenza ngamathuluzi abantu. Labo abazama ukuguqula uMthethosisekelo futhi baqinisekise umthetho ophoqelela ukugcinwa kweSonto, baqonda kancane kakhulu ukuthi umphumela uyoba yini. Inhlekelele isisondelene nathi.”

“Kodwa izinceku zikaNkulunkulu akufanele zithembele kuzo uqobo kulolu bungozi olukhulu. Emibonweni eyanikwa u-Isaya, noHezekeli, noJohane sibona ukuthi izulu lixhumene kangakanani eduze nezehlakalo ezenzeka emhlabeni nokuthi ukunakekela kukaNkulunkulu kukhulu kangakanani kulabo abathembekile kuye. Izwe alinambusi. Uhlelo lwezehlakalo ezizayo lusezandleni zeNkosi. Ubukhosi bezulu bunokugcinwa kwesiphetho sezizwe, kanye nezindaba zebandla laKhe, ngaphansi kwesandla saBo uqobo. …”

“Embonweni kaHezekeli uNkulunkulu wayenesandla saKhe ngaphansi kwamaphiko amakherubi. Lokhu kungukufundisa izinceku zaKhe ukuthi amandla avela kuNkulunkulu yiwo azinika impumelelo. Uyosebenza nazo uma ziyokulahla ububi zibe msulwa enhliziyweni nasekuphileni.”

“Ukukhanya okukhazimulayo okuhamba phakathi kwezidalwa eziphilayo ngokushesha kombani kumela ijubane umsebenzi lo oyogcina uqhubekele phambili ngalo uze ufinyelele ekuphelelisweni. …”

“Bazalwane, akusiso isikhathi manje sokukhala nokuphelelwa yithemba, akusiso isikhathi sokuvumela ukungabaza nokungakholwa. UKristu akaseyena manje uMsindisi ose ethuneni elisha likaJosefa, elivalwe ngetshe elikhulu futhi eliqiniswe ngophawu lwamaRoma; sinoMsindisi ovukileyo. UyiNkosi, iNkosi yamabandla; uhlezi phakathi kwamakherubi; futhi phakathi kombango nomsindo wezizwe usalondoloza abantu baKhe. Lowo obusa emazulwini unguMsindisi wethu. Ulinganisa zonke izivivinyo. Uqaphela umlilo wesithando okumelwe uvivinye yonke imiphefumulo. Lapho izinqaba zamakhosi ziyakudilizwa, lapho imicibisholo yolaka lukaNkulunkulu iyakuhlaba ize inqamule ezinhliziyweni zezitha zaKhe, abantu baKhe bayakuphepha ezandleni zaKhe.” Testimonies, volume 5, 752–754.

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Kepha ngubani ongamelana nosuku lokufika kwakhe na? futhi ngubani oyokuma lapho ebonakala na? ngokuba unjengomlilo womncibilikisi, futhi unjengensipho yomhlanzi wezindwangu; uyakuhlala njengomncibilikisi nomhlanzisi wesiliva; uyakubahlanza amadodana kaLevi, abahluze njengegolide nesiliva, ukuze banikele kuJehova umnikelo ngokulunga. Khona umnikelo wakwaJuda nowaseJerusalema uyakuba mnandi kuJehova, njengasezinsukwini zakudala, nanjengaseminyakeni yakuqala. Malaki 3:2–4.

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Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu, ngenyanga yesine, ngosuku lwesihlanu lwenyanga, ngisaphakathi kwabathunjiweyo ngasemfuleni iKhebhari, amazulu avuleka, ngabona imibono kaNkulunkulu. Ngosuku lwesihlanu lwenyanga, okwakungumnyaka wesihlanu wokuthunjwa kwenkosi uJehoyakini. Hezekeli 1:1, 2.

Njengompristi ngesikhathi sokubekwa uphawu kwabeyikhulu namashumi amane nane ezinkulungwane, uHezekeli usemnyakeni wamashumi amathathu womjikelezo weJubili weshumi nesikhombisa, eminyakeni emihlanu ngaphambi kowesithathu phakathi kokuvinjezelwa okuthathu kweJerusalema nguNebukadinesari ngo-587 BC. Unyaka wamashumi amathathu evesini ungamashumi amathathu eminyaka emva kwemvuselelo enkulu kunazo zonke emlandweni weTestamente Elidala, futhi kusosukwini lwesihlanu lonyaka wesihlanu, ngalokho kubekwa inani lesihlanu phezu kobufakazi bukaHezekeli. Emavesini amabili okuqala sithola amashumi amathathu ekhonjwa kanye, futhi inani lesihlanu lishiwo kathathu. Esakhiweni sikaLevitikusi amashumi amabili nantathu esihambisana nesikhathi sePentekoste, uvivinyo lwesibili olumelwe ngamashumi amathathu lufinyelela emkhosini wamacilongo, bese kuba yizinsuku ezinhlanu kuya ekwenyukeni kukaKristu, bese kuba yizinsuku ezinhlanu kuya osukwini lokubuyisana, bese kuba yizinsuku ezinhlanu kuya kuphawu lwendlela olumele kokubili imvula yokuqala (iPentekoste) neyokugcina (amaDlangala). Isakhiwo siveza amashumi amathathu, silandelwe yizinyathelo ezintathu zesihlanu. UHezekeli usethempelini, futhi isakhiwo sikaLevitikusi amashumi amabili nantathu singuMphongolo.

Umlando ufakazela iqiniso lokuthi uHezekeli ngaleso sikhathi useminyakeni emihlanu ngaphambi kokuvinjezelwa okungokomfanekiso okuphetha ngokuba uhlobo lomthetho weSonto osuzofika maduze, njengoba umelelwe ukubhujiswa kweJerusalema. Inombolo ethi “isihlanu” iyingxenye eyinhloko yomklamo kaLevitikusi amashumi amabili nantathu, njengoba kunjalo nangenombolo engamashumi amathathu.

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IPhasika, elandelwa ngumkhosi wezinkwa ezingenamvubelo, ilandelwe ngomnikelo wezithelo zokuqala webhali, bese kuba “izinsuku ezinhlanu” kuze kube sekupheleni komkhosi wezinkwa ezingenamvubelo. Lezo zimpawu zendlela ezine zakha uvivinyo lokuqala, futhi uJesu uhlala ebonisa ukuphela ngesiqalo, kanti uvivinyo lwesithathu nalo lwakhiwa yizimpawu zendlela ezine. Umkhosi wamacilongo, bese kuba ukukhuphuka kukaKristu kulandelwe usuku lokubuyisana, bese kuthi ezinsukwini ezinhlanu kamuva kufike kokubili iPentekoste neDwala. IPentekoste iwuphawu lwemvula yokuqala kanti iDwala liwuphawu lwemvula yokugcina. Emfanekisweni kaLevitikusi amashumi amabili nantathu kokubili iPentekoste neDwala kuyavumelana.

Ngakho-ke thokozani, nina bantwana baseSiyoni, nijabule eNkosini uNkulunkulu wenu; ngokuba uniphe imvula yokuqala ngokwesilinganiso, futhi uyanehlisela nina imvula, imvula yokuqala nemvula yokugcina, ngenyanga yokuqala. Joweli 2:23.

Inqubo yokugcina yokuvivinywa nokuhlanzwa yaqala ngoDisemba 31, 2023. Isivivinyo sokuqala sasingesokusekelo, esifanekiselwa impikiswano “yabaphangi babantu bakho” eyahlukanisa iqembu elalike lavivinywa ngaphambilini ngokudumazeka kukaJulayi 18, 2020.

“Emlandweni naseziprofethweni iZwi likaNkulunkulu libonisa impi ende eqhubekayo phakathi kweqiniso nephutha. Leyo mpi isaqhubeka. Lezo zinto ebezikhona ziyakuphindwa. Izingxabano zakudala ziyovuselelwa, futhi kuyohlala kuvela izimfundiso ezintsha. Kodwa abantu bakaNkulunkulu, abathi ngokukholwa kwabo nangokugcwaliseka kwesiprofetho benza ingxenye ekumenyezelweni kwemiyalezo yezingelosi zokuqala, zesibili, nezesithathu, bayazi lapho bemi khona. Banolwazi olubaluleke kakhulu kunegolide elicwengekileyo. Kumelwe beme baqine njengedwala, bebambelele ngokuqinile ekuqaleni kokwethemba kwabo kuze kube sekupheleni.” Manuscript Releases, volume 1, 47.

KuLevitikusi amashumi amabili nantathu, uvivinyo lokuqala lumeleke ngenhlanganisela yesiprofetho yezintathu, bese kulandela ezinsukwini ezinhlanu kamuva ukuphela kwesinkwa esingenamvubelo. IPhasika laliyisuku lokuqala, umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo wawuyisuku lwesibili, nomnikelo wezithelo zokuqala wawuyisuku lwesithathu. Ezinsukwini ezinhlanu kamuva umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo waphela. Uhlaka lwesiprofetho lovivinyo lokuqala kweziyisithathu luphinde lumelelwe futhi ovivinyweni lwesithathu nolokugcina. Kuleyo ndawo yesithathu yesibonakaliso, eyakhiwe ngezindawo zesibonakaliso ezintathu zilandelwa eyodwa, umkhosi wamacilongo uyisuku lokuqala, bese ukukhuphuka kukaKristu kwenzeka ezinsukwini ezinhlanu kamuva, khona-ke usuku lokubuyisana lulandela ezinsukwini ezinhlanu kamuva, bese ezinsukwini ezinhlanu kamuva kokubili iPentekoste nomkhosi wamaDlangala kuphawula umthetho weSonto osuzofika maduze, omelwe encwadini kaHezekeli njengokubhujiswa kweJerusalema.

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Imikhosi yasentwasahlobo neyasekwindla kuLevitikusi amashumi amabili nantathu ibekwe phakathi kwamaSabatha amabili. Lawo maSabatha amabili amele amakherubi amabili ambozayo, futhi izimpawu zendlela zesikhathi sePentekoste ezihambisana noLevitikusi amashumi amabili nantathu zimele uMphongolo kanye namakherubi amabili ambozayo. UHezekeli uthathwa ayiswe ethempelini esahlukweni sokuqala, futhi lapho ethathwa ayiswe khona, utholakala ezinsukwini ezinhlanu ngaphambi kokuvinjezelwa okuholela ekubhujisweni kweJerusalema, okufanekisa umthetho weSonto osuzofika masinyane. Umthetho weSonto umelelwa yiPentekoste neMikhosi Yamadokodo kuLevitikusi amashumi amabili nantathu. UHezekeli usesemnyakeni wamashumi amathathu, futhi amashumi amathathu ayisikhathi sovivinyo lwesibili kwezintathu ezakha umlilo wesithando kuMalaki ezintathu. Uvivinyo lwesibili lumelelwa yizinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, njengoba nje uHezekeli esemnyakeni wamashumi amathathu womjikelezo weJubili weshumi nesikhombisa owaqala ngePhasika Elikhulu likaJosiya, njengoba izazi-mlando zibhekisela kulo. UHezekeli useminyakeni emihlanu ngaphambi kokuvinjezelwa okwathatha izinyanga eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili, futhi usesethempelini, okuyindawo ephakathi kwezivivinyo ezintathu zokugcina ezihlanza futhi zihlambulule insali.

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Kwathi esekhulume lawo mazwi kimi, ngabhekisa ubuso bami phansi, ngaba yisimungulu. Futhi, bheka, othile owayefana nesifaniso samadodana abantu wathinta izindebe zami; khona-ke ngavula umlomo wami, ngakhuluma, ngathi kuye owayemi phambi kwami: O nkosi yami, ngombono usizi lwami selungibuyelé, futhi angisagcinanga mandla. Daniyeli 10:15, 16.

Ukukhuluma

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Onqobayo ngiyomenza insika ethempelini likaNkulunkulu wami, futhi akasayikuphuma neze; futhi ngiyoloba phezu kwakhe igama likaNkulunkulu wami, negama lomuzi kaNkulunkulu wami, okuyiJerusalema elisha, elehla livela ezulwini kuNkulunkulu wami; futhi ngiyoloba phezu kwakhe igama lami elisha. IsAmbulo 3:12.

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Kwathi ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili beza ukuzosoka umntwana; base bethi igama lakhe nguZakariya, njengeloyise. Unina waphendula wathi: Qha, kodwa uyakuthiwa uJohane. Base bethi kuye: Akakho noyedwa ezihlotsheni zakho obizwa ngalelo gama. Base benza izimpawu kuyise, befuna ukwazi ukuthi yena uthanda ukuba abizwe ngokuthini. Wacela ipulangwe lokubhala, waloba wathi: Igama lakhe nguJohane. Bonke bamangala. Masinyane umlomo wakhe wavuleka, nolimi lwakhe lwakhululeka, wakhuluma, wamdumisa uNkulunkulu. Luka 1:59–64.

Igama elisha likaJohane lihambisana nebandla laseFiladelfiya, futhi igama elithi Zakariya lihambisana neLawodikeya njengoba limelelwa ukungakholwa kukaZakariya emlayezweni wengelosi yesithathu. Bonke abaprofethi bakhuluma ngezinsuku zokugcina, kanti izinsuku zokugcina zingumlando wengelosi yesithathu. Ngakho-ke ingelosi elethe umlayezo kufanele ibe yingelosi yesithathu. UZakariya wenqaba ukuqonda ukuthi iNkosi yayizodlula ngasebandleni lama-Adventist oSuku lwesiKhombisa laseLawodikeya. Kusekuningi okungashiwo ngokubuyiselwa kwezwi kulaba baprofethi, kodwa sizoqhubeka siye ekuqondeni umugqa wobuprofethi kaJosiya.

Isondo LikaJosiya

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Kodwa bamemeza bathi, Msuse, msuse, mbethele esiphambanweni. UPilatu wathi kubo, Ngimbethele yini esiphambanweni iNkosi yenu? Abapristi abakhulu baphendula bathi, Asinayo inkosi ngaphandle kukaKhesari. Johane 19:15.

Ngo-1097, amakhosi amathathu ayeyobusa iminyaka engamashumi amane ngamunye kwaze kwaba sekufeni kukaSolomoni ngo-977 BC, lapho umbuso wabe usuhlukaniswa waba enyakatho naseningizimu.

Emva kwalokho bafisa inkosi; uNkulunkulu wayesebanika uSawulu indodana kaKisi, umuntu wesizwe sakwaBenjamini, iminyaka engamashumi amane. IzEnzo 13:21.

UDavide wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu lapho eqala ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amane. EHebroni wabusa phezu kukaJuda iminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha; eJerusalema wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke noJuda. 2 Samuweli 2:4, 5.

Ukubusa kukaSolomoni kwaqala ngo-1017 BC; isisekelo seThempeli sabekwa ngonyaka wesine kaSolomoni (1013 BC). Ukwakhiwa kwathatha iminyaka eyisikhombisa (1 AmaKhosi 6:37–38), futhi iThempeli laqedwa ngenyanga yesishiyagalombili ngonyaka weshumi nanye kaSolomoni. Ukunikezelwa kwalo ngokusemthethweni kwenzeka ngenyanga yesikhombisa (inyanga ka-Ethanim), ngesikhathi soMkhosi Wamadokodo (1 AmaKhosi 8; 2 IziKronike 5–7), ngo-1006 BC. Amakhosi, iThempeli, nesizwe, ngakunye kwazo, kumelwe emlandweni yisikhathi seminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, esibonakalisa ngokucacile inkathi yesiprofetho maqondana namakhosi, noma neThempeli, noma nesizwe.

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Sizoqhubeka nalezi zinto esihlokweni esilandelayo.