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.
Amavesi ayisishiyagalolunye okuqala abonisa indlela iSambulo sikaJesu Kristu esivulwa ngayo kancane ngaphambi kokuvalwa komusa wokuhlolwa kwabantu. Lesi sambulo sanikwa uJesu nguNkulunkulu, yena wasinika uGabriyeli, owabe esesinika uJohane enomyalo wokuba uJohane athumele umlayezo kula mabandla ayisikhombisa. U-Isaya wamukela umyalo wakhe wokwenza okufanayo esahlukweni sesithupha, kanti uHezekeli wamukela lowo myalelo ofanayo ezahlukweni zesibili nezesithathu. UJohane uyisiboshwa ngesikhathi emukela umyalo wakhe; uHezekeli noDaniyeli bayizithunjwa eBhabhiloni, kanti u-Isaya uphila emlandweni wenkosi embi u-Ahazi wakwaJuda.
“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.
OFakazi abane baseBhayibhelini bafakazela iqiniso lokuthi umyalezo weSambulo sikaJesu Kristu unikezwa labo bantu abavezwa ngokomfanekiso yilokhu abahlangabezana nakho laba baprofethi endlini engcwele. Kungesikhathi singena endlini engcwele yasezulwini lapho sinikezwa khona umyalezo esimiselwe ukuwumemezela. “Umlilo wesithando somlilo” ovivinya “yonke imiphefumulo” ungumthando wesithando okukhulunywa ngawo kuMalaki 3.
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.
Umhlanzi uyazi ukuthi isiliva sibe sesithandweni isikhathi esifanele lapho isiliva selihlanzeke kangangokuba libonakalisa ubuso bomhlanzi. Leli qiniso mayelana nendlela isiliva elalihlungwa ngayo endulo liyavumelana nesenzo esiyimbangela esithi “marah” uDaniyeli asibona esahlukweni seshumi. Kulezi zinsuku zokugcina iNkosi ihola abantu Bayo ibangenise engcweleni ukuze ihlole, ihlanze, futhi ihwantsule labo abayizifundiswa zokuba yingxenye yesibonakaliso salabo abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane. Kulesi sikhathi, “Uyosebenza nathi,” “uma” thina “sizakukususa ukungalungi futhi sibe ngabahlanzekile enhliziyweni nasekuphileni.” Abanye, njengakukuDaniyeli ishumi, bayabaleka kulokho okuhlangenwe nakho, kodwa labo, abafanekiselwa nguDaniyeli, abayibonayo impela imibono yesibuko esikhulu yesambulo sikaJesu Kristu, bayakuthi, njengoba u-Isaya ebonisa, izindebe zabo zithintwe ngamalahle avela e-altare, futhi bayohlanzwa balungiselelwe ukunikeza umlayezo kokubili esontweni elihlubukileyo, bese kuthi kamuva emhlabeni.
Umlayezo wethulwa kuleyo miphefumulo ethembekile esendaweni engcwele. ULevitikusi amashumi amabili nantathu, uma uhambisaniswa nenkathi yePhentekoste, uhlelelwe ukubonakalisa uMphongolo wesivumelwano eNdaweni eNgcwele Kakhulu. Ngokukholwa, ukwakheka kwemilayezo yalesi sahluko kukhomba izimpawu zendlela ezintathu ngaphakathi emlandweni ongcwele lapho uvivinyo lwesithando lufezeka khona. Kujule ngokobunkulunkulu—ukwakheka kwesiprofetho kwesahluko samashumi amabili nantathu kuvumela umfundi wesiprofetho ukuba athole uHezekeli evesini lokuqala lesahluko sokuqala.
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.
Sekukhonjisiwe kulezi zihloko ukuthi lapho amavesi angamashumi amabili nambili okuqala esahluko ehlelwa ahambisane namavesi angamashumi amabili nambili okugcina, bese kuthi lawo migoqo emibili yamavesi angamashumi amabili nambili ihlelwe ihambisane nesikhathi sePentekoste, inqubo yokuhlolwa yezigaba ezintathu, eyisithando somlilo sikaMalaki, ivezwe ngokucacile. Lezi zigaba ezintathu zinakho kokubili i-alpha ne-omega esigabeni sokuqala nasesigabeni sesithathu, okuqukethe uchungechunge lwezimpawu ezine ezimele isigaba esisodwa.
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.
Phakathi kokuphela komkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo nomkhosi wamacilongo kunezinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, ezingameleli nje kuphela uphawu lompristi, kodwa futhi nesivivinyo sesibili ezivivinyweni ezintathu ezimelelwe ngaphakathi komfanekiso wobuNkulunkulu.
Ubhapathizo lukaKristu lukhombisa izimpawu ezintathu zePhasika, zesinkwa esingenamvubelo nezithelo zokuqala, ngokuba lezo zimpawu ezintathu zimele ukufa, ukungcwatshwa, nokuvuka kukaKristu. Lezo zinyathelo ezintathu zilandelwa yizinsuku ezinhlanu kuya esinyathelweni sesine, esimelwe ukuphela komkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo. Ubhapathizo lwethula lezo zinyathelo ezintathu ngomzuzu owodwa omfushane lapho uJohane ebhapathiza uMesiya wakhe. Imikhosi yasentwasahlobo yehlukanisa lezo zinyathelo ezintathu ngosuku olulodwa ngasinye, kanti imikhosi yasekwindla iyahlukanisa lezo zinyathelo ezintathu ngezinsuku ezinhlanu.
Lapho sisebenzisa uvivinyo lokuqala lwemikhosi yasentwasahlobo njengokuhlanganiswa kwezimpawu zendlela ezintathu ezilandelwa uphawu olulodwa lwendlela ezinsukwini ezinhlanu kamuva; bese sisebenzisa imikhosi yasekwindla njengezimpawu zendlela ezintathu ezilandelwa ezinsukwini ezinhlanu kamuva uphawu olulodwa lwendlela, kusungulwa isakhiwo sesiprofetho esiqukethe uphawu lwendlela lwe-alpha lwezintathu olulandelwa izinsuku ezinhlanu, eselandelwa izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, kanye novivinyo lwesithathu lwemikhosi yasekwindla njengophawu lwendlela lwezintathu olulandelwa izinsuku ezinhlanu—isakhiwo siveza uvivinyo lokuqala njengoluhlanganisa izinsuku ezinhlanu sezizonke, olulandelwa uvivinyo lwesibili lwezinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu olufinyelela ophawini lwesithathu lwendlela lwezinsuku ezinhlanu. Okuhlanu kuhlanganiswa namashumi amathathu, kuhlanganiswe nokuhlanu, kuba ngamashumi amane (5 + 30 + 5 = 40).
Ukubhapathizwa kukaKristu kwalandelwa ngokushesha yizinsuku ezingamashumi amane, ezaphetha ngezivivinyo ezintathu. Kuningi kakhulu okungabonakala esakhiweni sikaLevitikusi amashumi amabili nantathu uma sihlanganiswa nenkathi yePhentekoste, kodwa kwelinye izinga lesi sahluko simelela uMphongolo eNdaweni eNgcwelengcwele Kakhulu.
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.
Ngo-592 BC, uHezekeli wenziwa isimungulu ngamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo, futhi ukhuluma kuphela lapho uNkulunkulu evula umlomo wakhe. Leso simo saqhubeka kwaze kwaba ukuwa kweJerusalema ngo-585 BC. UNkulunkulu wayembangele ukuba akhulume ngesikhathi ukuvinjezelwa kuqala, ngosuku “isifiso” “samehlo” akhe esafa ngalo, kodwa wayengavunyelwe ukukhuluma ngokukhululeka kwaze kwaba yilapho iJerusalema, “isifiso” “samehlo” akwa-Israyeli, seliwile. Ukuwa kweJerusalema kumele umthetho weSonto ozayo maduze, futhi kulapho kuyakhona uyise kaJohane uMbhapathizi, umpristi wesigaba sesishiyagalombili, owenziwa isimungulu ngesikhathi ekhonza ethempelini, okuyilapho noHezekeli enziwa khona isimungulu cishe izinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye. Kwathi ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili emva kokuzalwa kukaJohane, ngesikhathi uJohane esokwa, wavunyelwa ukukhuluma. Abaprofethi ababili benziwa izimungulu besesendaweni engcwele. Umprofethi wesithathu owenziwa isimungulu ngesikhathi ebuka uKristu endaweni engcwele kwakunguDaniyeli. Esahlukweni seshumi, uDaniyeli usesendaweni engcwele, futhi njengoba nje ethintwa okwesibili ezikhathini ezintathu, wenziwa isimungulu. Maphakathi nendawo uDaniyeli wenziwa isimungulu.
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
Uphawu “lokukhuluma” lubonakala emthethweni weSonto oluzayo maduzane, lapho i-United States ikhuluma njengodrako, imbongolo kaBhalamu ikhuluma, nombono kaHabakuki ukhuluma futhi ungaqambi amanga. Abaprofethi abathathu abayizimungulu, abenziwa izimungulu besesengcwelweni, bakhuluma ekubhujisweni kweJerusalema. NgoZakariya, uyakhuluma ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi igama elisha lendodana yakhe lilungile, ngalokho emelela abaseFiladelfiya abanikezwa igama elisha.
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.
UZakariya wanikwa isibhebhe ukuba abhale kuso igama elisha lomndeni likaJohane.
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
Sesikhulume ngomjikelezo weJubili weshumi nesikhombisa owaqala ngePhasika likaJosiya ngo-622 BC, kodwa umugqa kaJosiya uqala kudala ngaphambi kuka-622 BC. Ukuvukela kuka-Israyeli okwaletha uSawule esihlalweni sobukhosi njengenkosi yokuqala yakwa-Israyeli kwaphawula iminyaka engamashumi amane inkosi uSawule eyabusa, kwalandelwa iminyaka engamashumi amane inkosi uDavide eyabusa, kwase kulandela iminyaka engamashumi amane uSolomoni ayebusa. Ukwaliwa kukaNkulunkulu okwacasula kakhulu umprofethi uSamuweli kwenzeka ngo-1097 BC, futhi kuqala umugqa wesiprofetho wokuvukela owaphela esiphambanweni lapho amaJuda ememezela ukuthi ayengenankosi ngaphandle kukaKhesari.
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.
UDaniyeli wathunjwa ngo-607 BC, nakuba iningi lababala isikhathi seBhayibheli libheka u-605 BC. Umbhalo womlando kumelwe uhambisane nobufakazi besiprofetho, futhi uphawu olungokomfanekiso lwezehlakalo ezibekwe ngokomlando emgqeni womlando oqala ngesifiso sokuba nenkosi ngo-1097 BC ludinga, phezu kofakazi abaningana besiprofetho, ukuthi u-607 BC kube yilo ukusetshenziswa okunembile, hhayi u-605 BC. U-607 BC uphawula ukuphela kweminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye emgqeni wamakhosi, kodwa futhi uqala okunye kokumelwa okuyinhloko okuthathu kweminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa okuvela emgqeni. U-607 BC uphawula ukuphela kweminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa eyaqala ngokuthunjwa kukaManase ngo-677 BC. Ukumelwa kokuqala kophawu lweminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye (kunofakazi abathathu emgqeni), futhi kuphetha lapho omunye kofakazi abathathu beminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa uphela khona, kuthi omunye ufakazi weminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa uqale khona. Uhlelo lwesakhiwo sezibalo lufakaza ngo-607 BC, naphezu komqondo wokuthi uDaniyeli wathunjwa ngo-605 BC.
Ngaphakathi komugqa oqukethe inkathi yeminyaka engama-490 ehlobene namakhosi kusukela ku-1097 BC kuze kube ngu-607 BC, kukhona futhi iminyaka engama-490 kusukela ekunikezelweni kweThempeli likaSolomoni kuze kube ekunikezelweni kweThempeli langemva kokudingiswa nguZerubhabhele ngo-515 BC. Leyo minyaka engama-490 yakhiwa yiminyaka engama-420 kusukela ekunikezelweni kukaSolomoni ngonyaka wakhe weshumi nanye, yenezelwa eminyakeni engama-70 iThempeli laliyincithakalo ngesikhathi sokuthunjwa, okulingana neminyaka engama-490. Isimemezelo sesithathu sika-Artaxerxes safika eminyakeni engama-59 kamuva ngo-457 BC, futhi siphawula ukuqala kweminyaka engama-490 “eyamiselwa” (yanqunywa, Daniyeli 9:24) kubantu bakaNkulunkulu eyaphela ngonyaka ka-34 ekukhandweni ngamatshe kukaStefanu. Kunjalo impela, kukhona nabanye ofakazi abaningi abajulile bokulandelana kwezikhathi emgqeni wesiprofetho oqala ngokuhlubuka okuyisisekelo kokwenqaba uNkulunkulu noMoya Wesiprofetho ngo-1097 BC futhi uphele lapho uStefanu ebona uKristu emi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. Ngaphakathi kwalobu bufakazi sithola isondo lesiprofetho likaJosiya.
Ngithi “ukuhlubuka okuyisisekelo,” ngoba ukuqala komugqa kubonakalisa isikhathi lapho u-Israyeli enqaba uNkulunkulu njengeNkosi, ngesifiso sabo sokuba nenkosi yezwe, ngaleyo ndlela kuphawulwe isisekelo sobukhosi babantu bakwa-Israyeli. Ngibhala lokhu futhi mayelana nesondo likaJosiya, elisho ukuthi “isisekelo sikaNkulunkulu,” eliwuphawu lwakho kokubili isisekelo nokuhlubuka okuyisisekelo kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu.
Ngenkathi uSolomoni efa futhi izizwe eziyishumi nambili zahlukana zaba enyakatho naseningizimu, ukunikezela kukaJerobowamu uhlelo lomgunyathi lokukhonza kwasolwa ngumprofethi ongalalelanga, futhi ukusola kwakhe kwakuhlanganisa isiprofetho senkosi ezayo egama layo linguJosiya. Ekufulatheleni okuyisisekelo kukaJerobowamu kanye nezizwe eziyishumi zasenyakatho, kwabikezelwa isiprofetho sikaJosiya kanye nemvuselelo yakhe ephawulwa yiPhasika Elikhulu lango-622 BC. Leyo mvuselelo yalethwa ukutholakala kwemibhalo kaMose kanye nokumenyezelwa kwesahlulelo phezu kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu ngenxa yokufulathela kwabo okuqhubekayo. Lapho amazwi asemibhalweni kaMose efundelwa inkosi uJosiya, aveza imvuselelo enkulu kunazo zonke emlandweni weTestamente Elidala. Isiprofetho somntwana wesikhathi esizayo owayezozalwa, ogama lakhe linguJosiya, sasihlanganisa futhi ukulahlwa okungokwesiprofetho kokufulathela okuyisisekelo okwaqondiswa enkosini uJerobowamu ngumprofethi ongalalelanga.
Isiqalekiso sikaMose, njengoba uDaniyeli esibiza kanjalo, siyilezo “zikhathi eziyisikhombisa” zikaLevitikusi amashumi amabili nesithupha, futhi saba ukutholakala okuyisisekelo kukaWilliam Miller, oyisibonakaliso samaqiniso ayisisekelo e-Adventism. Ukunikezwa kwamandla komyalezo kaMiller ngo-Agasti 11, 1840, kwalethwa ngomsebenzi ka“Josiah” Litch ngo-1838 nango-1840. Ngo-1863 lezo zisekelo zabekwa eceleni, futhi “izikhathi eziyisikhombisa” zaba uphawu hhayi kuphela lwamaqiniso ayisisekelo amaMillerite asePhiladelphia, kodwa futhi zaba uphawu lokuvukela kweMillerism yaseLawodikeya ngokumelene nezisekelo. Umlando wamaMillerite wengelosi yokuqala neyesibili uqukethe uphawu luka“Josiah,” oluyophindwa ngokoqobo ngokuphelele emlandweni wezinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane. Isondo likaJosiah libuyela emuva ekuthakatheni kwenkosi uSawule, bese liqhubekela phambili kuze kufike ekukhotshweni ngaphandle kwebandla lamaSeventh-day Adventist laseLawodikeya ngesikhathi somthetho weSonto. Isondo likaJosiah kuHezekeli manje selisemsebenzini wokwambulwa, njengomvuthwandaba wokubekwa uphawu kwezinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane.
Sizoqhubeka nalezi zinto esihlokweni esilandelayo.