Ayikho indlela yokuphila okungunaphakade ngaphakathi eBhayibhelini; uma umuntu ebambelela eBhayibhelini futhi alikhonze, lapho-ke ngeke akuthole ukuphila okungunaphakade. | IBandla LikaNkulunkulu USomandla
4. Ayikho indlela yokuphila okungunaphakade ngaphakathi eBhayibhelini; uma umuntu ebambelela eBhayibhelini futhi alikhonze, lapho-ke ngeke akuthole ukuphila okungunaphakade
“Mina ngiyindlela, iqiniso nokuphila: akekho oza kuBaba, ngaphandle kwami” (Johane 14:6).
Indlela yokuphila akusiyo into engaba ekanoma ubani, futhi ayitholwa yibo bonke abantu kalula. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi ukuphila kuvela kuNkulunkulu kuphela, okusho ukuthi, uNkulunkulu kuphela onesiqu sokuphila, ayikho enye indlela yokuphila ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu Uqobo, ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu kuphela owumthombo wokuphila, futhi uwumthombo wamanzi okuphila ahlala egeleza.
UNkulunkulu Uqobo ungukuphila, neqiniso, futhi ukuphila Kwakhe neqiniso kuyahambisana. Labo abehluleka ukuthola iqiniso abasoze bakuthola ukuphila. Ngaphandle kokuqondiswa, ukusekelwa, kanye nokuhlinzeka ngeqiniso, uyothola izincwadi nje, nezimfundiso, kanti, ngaphezu kwakho konke, ukufa. Ukuphila kukaNkulunkulu kuhlala kukhona, futhi iqiniso Lakhe nokuphila kuyahambisana. Uma wehluleka ukuthola umthombo weqiniso, kusho ukuthi awusoze wathola ukudla kokuphila; uma wehluleka ukuthola isihlinzeko sempilo nakanjani awuzukuba neqiniso, futhi kuqhelelene kakhulu nemicabango nokuqonda, umzimba wakho uwonke awuzukuba yilutho ngaphandle kwenyama, inyama yakho enuka phu. Yazi ukuthi amagama asezincwadini awabalwa njengokuphila, izincwadi zomlando ngeke zithathwe ngokuthi ziyiqiniso, futhi izimfundiso zakudala zingesebenze njengamazwi akhulunywa uNkulunkulu namuhla. Ngokuvezwa uNkulunkulu kuphela uma eseza emhlabeni futhi ephila phakathi komuntu okuyiqiniso, ukuphila, intando kaNkulunkulu, kanye nendlela Yakhe yamanje yokusebenza. Uma ungasebenzisa amarekhodi amazwi akhulunywe uNkulunkulu ezikhathini ezedlule namuhla, kusho ukuthi uwusomlando ovundulula okucashile, futhi indlela ephuma phambili yokukuchaza ukuthi ungungoti wamagugu omlando. Lokho kudalwa ukuthi uhlala ukholelwa emlandweni womsebenzi kaNkulunkulu awenza ngezikhathi esezadlula, ukholelwa esithunzini uNkulunkulu asishiya ngenkathi esebenza kubantu ngaphambilini, futhi ukholelwa endleleni uNkulunkulu ayinika abalandeli Bakhe ngezikhathi zangaphambilini. Awukholelwa endleleni yomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wanamuhla, awukholelwa kulokho okumangalisayo okwenziwa uNkulunkulu namuhla, futhi awukholelwa endleleni yeqiniso elivezwa uNkulunkulu namuhla. Ngakho uyaziphuphela nje futhi uqhelelene nokuqhubekayo okuyinto engephikiswe. Uma manje usabambelele emazwini angenike umuntu ukuphila, ungumuntu oqinelwa yikhanda,[a] ngoba uzigodlile, unenkani yeselesele, uqinelwa ikhanda kakhulu awufuni nokucabanga!
Umsebenzi kaJehova kwakuwukudala umhlaba, wawuyisiqalo; lesi sigaba somsebenzi siyisiphetho salo msebenzi futhi yiso esiwuphothulayo. Ekuqaleni, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wawenziwa abakhethiweyo bakwa-Israyeli futhi wawuyisiqalo senkathi entsha sendawo engcwele kunazo zonke. Isigaba sokugcina somsebenzi senziwa ezweni elingcole kunawo wonke ukuze kwahlulelwe umhlaba futhi ukuze kuqedwe inkathi. Esigabeni sokuqala, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wawenziwa endaweni ekhanya kunazo zonke izindawo futhi isigaba sokugcina senziwa endaweni emnyama kunazo zonke, futhi lobu bumnyama buzoqedwa, kulethwe ukukhanya bese kunqotshwa bonke abantu. Lapho abantu abakulezi zindawo ezingcolile futhi ezimnyama kunazo zonke sebenqotshiwe, futhi bonke abantu sebebona ukuthi ukhona uNkulunkulu weqiniso, futhi wonke umuntu eseqiniseka ngokugcwele, lokhu kuyosho ukuthi leli qiniso liyosetshenziselwa ukwenza umsebenzi wokunqoba indawo yonke. Lesi sigaba somsebenzi siwuphawu: lapho kuqedwa lo msebenzi okulesi sigaba, umsebenzi weminyaka eyizi-6 000 wokuphatha uzofika ekugcineni okuphelele. Lapho labo abasebumnyameni obukhulu sebenqotshiwe, akubuzwa ukuthi kuyobe kunjalo kuyo yonke indawo. Njengoba kunje, ngumsebenzi wokunqoba eChina kuphela ophethe uphawu olunomqondo. IChina iveza wonke amandla obumnyama futhi abantu bakhona bamele bonke labo abangabenyama, abakaSathane, abenyama negazi. Ngabantu baseChina abakhohlakaliswe kakhulu ngudrako omkhulu obomvu, obe ngumphikisi omkhulu kaNkulunkulu, obuntu bakhe bubi futhi bungcole kakhulu, futhi ngakho bawumfuziselo omkhulu wawo wonke umphakathi okhohlakele. … Kungani bengilokhu ngithi nilusizo ohlelweni Lwami lokuphatha? Kusebantwini baseChina lapho inkohlakalo, ukungcola, ukungalungi, ukuphikisa nokuhlubuka kubonakala khona ngokuphelele futhi kwembulwa kuzo zonke izinhlobo zakho. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, bangabezinga eliphansi, futhi ngakolunye, ukuphila kwabo, ukucabanga kwabo kusemuva, futhi ukuziphatha kwabo, izimo zenhlalo, imindeni abazalwa kuyo—konke kuphansi futhi kusemuva. Isimo sabo, naso siphansi. Umsebenzi kule ndawo uyafanekisa, futhi ngemva kwalokhu kuhlola, umsebenzi wenziwe ngokuphelele, umsebenzi Wakhe olandelayo uzohamba kangcono kakhulu. Uma lesi sinyathelo somsebenzi singaqedwa, nomsebenzi olandelayo uzophela nakanjani. Uma lesi sigaba somsebenzi sesifeziwe, impumelelo enkulu iyobe isitholakele, futhi umsebenzi wokunqoba kuyo yonke indawo uyobe usufezwe ngokuphelele. Eqinisweni, uma nje umsebenzi okini usuphumelele, lokhu kuyolingana nokuphumelela endaweni yonke. Yilokho ukubaluleka Ukuvukela.
Ezigabeni ezintathu zomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wensindiso, isigaba sokuqala somsebenzi womthetho sasikude nomongo womsebenzi wokuphatha; sasinenswebu encane yomsebenzi wokusindisa, futhi sasingesona isiqalo somsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wokusindisa umuntu ekubusweni uSathane. Isigaba sokuqala somsebenzi senziwa uMoya ngokuqondile, ngenxa yokuthi ngaphansi komthetho, umuntu wayazi kuphela ukunamathela emthethweni, wayengenalo iqiniso elengeziwe, futhi ngenxa yokuthi umsebenzi weNkathi Yomthetho kwakwethukela uhlanganisa izinguquko esimweni somuntu, kuncane kakhulu okwakubandakanyekile emsebenzini wokusindisa umuntu ekubusweni uSathane. Ngakho uMoya kaNkulunkulu waqeda lesi sigaba esiphakeme somsebenzi esasingahlanganisi isimo esikhohlakele somuntu. Lesi sigaba somsebenzi sazala ubuhlobo emsebenzini owumgogodla wokuqondisa, futhi asihlanganisi lutho olutheni emsebenzini osemthethweni wensindiso….
Umsebenzi kaJehova kwakuwukuhola nokwelusa umuntu ngokuqondile ngokubeka imithetho ukuze umuntu akwazi ukuphila impilo ejwayelekile nokudumisa uJehova ngendlela ejwayelekile emhlabeni. UNkulunkulu eNkathini Yomthetho wayengabonwa futhi angathintwa muntu. Wayehola umuntu owayekhohlakaliswe uSathane nje, futhi wayekhona ukuze ayalele futhi eluse laba bantu, ukuze amazwi awakhuluma ayengawomthetho, nemiyalelo kanye nolwazi olujwayelekile ngokuphila impilo njengomuntu kuphela, kwakungasiwo wonke amaqiniso anika umuntu ukuphila. Ama-Israyeli ngaphansi kobuholi Bakhe ayengewona lawo akhohlakaliswe ngokujulile uSathane. Umsebenzi Wakhe womthetho wawusesigabeni sokuqala ngqa somsebenzi wensindiso, ukuqala komsebenzi wensindiso, futhi kwakungahlangene nhlobo nokushintsha isimo sempilo yomuntu.
Ngesikhathi uJesu efika futhi enza leso sigaba somsebenzi, wayengamele ukuphelela kukaNkulunkulu. Wenza izimpawu nezimangaliso ezithile, wakhuluma amazwi athile, futhi wagcina ngokubethelwa, futhi wamela ingxenye eyodwa kaNkulunkulu. Wayengeke amele konke okungokukaNkulunkulu, kodwa wamela uNkulunkulu ngokwenza ingxenye eyodwa yomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Lokhu yingoba uNkulunkulu mukhulu kakhulu, futhi uyamangalisa kakhulu, futhi akaqondakali, futhi ngoba uNkulunkulu wenza ingxenye eyodwa yomsebenzi wakhe enkathini ngayinye.
Nakuba iBhayibheli liletha ndawonye ezinye zezincwadi zamazwi okuphila, njengezincwadi zikaPawulu kanye nezincwadi zikaPetru, futhi nakuba abantu bengahlinzekwa futhi basizwe yilezi zincwadi, lezi zincwadi zishiywe yisikhathi nokho, ngezenkathi endala, futhi noma ngabe zinhle kangakanani, zilungele isikhathi esisodwa kuphela, futhi akuzona ezaphakade. Ngoba umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uhlale uthuthuka, futhi awukwazi ukumane ume ngesikhathi sikaPawulu noPetru, noma uhlale eNkathini Yomusa ngenkathi lapho uJesu abethelwa kuyo. Ngakho, lezi zincwadi zilungele iNkathi Yomusa kuphela, hhayi iNkathi Yombuso wezinsuku zokugcina. Zingahlinzeka kuphela amakholwa eNkathi Yomusa, hhayi abangcwele beNkathi Yombuso, futhi noma ngabe zinhle kangakanani, zisalokhu zibhuntshile zingasasetshenziswa. Kuyafana nomsebenzi kaJehova wokudala noma umsebenzi Wakhe kwa-Israyeli: Akukhathaleki noma wawumkhulu kangakanani lo msebenzi, wawuselokhu ubhuntshile, uphelelwe isikhathi, futhi sasiyofika isikhathi lapho wawuyodlula. Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu nawo uyefana: Muhle kakhulu, kodwa kuyofika isikhathi lapho uyophela; ngeke ulokhu ukhona phakathi komsebenzi wokudala, noma phakathi komsebenzi wokubethela. Akukhathaleki noma ngabe ukholisa kanjani umsebenzi wokubethelwa, akukhathaleki noma ngabe waphumelela kangakanani ukwehlula uSathane, umsebenzi phela, kusewumsebenzi, futhi nezinkathi, phela ziseyizinkathi; umsebenzi ngeke uhlale esisekelweni esisodwa futhi nezikhathi ngeke zingashintshi, ngoba kwakukhona ukudalwa, futhi kufanele kube khona izinsuku zokugcina. Lokhu akunakugwemeka! Ngakho, namhlanje amazwi okuphila eTestamenteni Elisha—izincwadi zabaphostoli, kanye namaVangeli Amane—asephenduke izincwadi zomlando, asephenduke amakhalenda amadala aphethe izinsuku zonyaka, futhi amakhalenda amadala abengabangenisa kanjani abantu enkathini entsha? Noma ngabe la makhalenda akwazi kangakanani ukunika abantu ukuphila, noma ngabe akwazi kanjani ukuholela abantu esiphambanweni, akuve ephelelwe isikhathi? Akuve engasewusizo lwalutho? Ngakho, ngithi akufanele ukholwe ngokumpumpuzela kula makhalenda. Madala kakhulu, ngeke akwazi ukukuletha emsebenzini omusha, futhi azokuthwalisa okusindayo nje kuphela. Akukhona ukuthi angeke akulethe emsebenzini omusha nokungena okusha kuphela, kodwa akuyisa emasontweni amadala enkolo—futhi uma kunjalo, akuve uhlehla nyova ekukholelweni kwakho kuNkulunkulu?
Akumele nifune obunye ubufakazi obungubufakazi bokuthi nginguNkulunkulu wenu. Kunalokho, kumele nihlukanise ukuthi nginalo na usizo kini; ilokho okusemqoka. Yize senithole ubufakazi obungephikiswe eBhayibhelini, ngeke bunilethe ngokuphelele phambi Kwami. Yini eniphila emingceleni yeBhayibheli, hhayi phambi Kwami; iBhayibheli ngeke linisize ukuba nazi Mina, futhi ngeke lijulise uthando lwenu Ngami.
Kungani ungafuni umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wanamhlanje? Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kuphela ongasindisa umuntu. IBhayibheli ngeke limsindile umuntu, futhi alishintshanga nhlobo eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane eziningi, futhi uma ukhonza iBhayibheli awusoze wawuzuza umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele.
Okwedlule：IBhayibheli laqokelelwa ngumuntu, hhayi uNkulunkulu; iBhayibheli alikwazi ukumela uNkulunkulu.
Okulandelayo：Yini ngempela inkolo yeqiniso kuNkulunkulu? Kufanele umuntu akholwe kanjani kuNkulunkulu ukuze athole ukutuswa Kwakhe?
Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wokwahlulela ezinsukwini zokugcina ukwahlulela kwesihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu esimhlophe, njengalokhu kuphrofethiwe eNcwadini YeSambulo. Umuntu okholwa kuNkulunkulu kufanele akwazi ukuhlaluka abelusi bamanga nomphikukristu ukuze alahle inkolo abuyele kuNkulunkulu. Yazi inhloso yezigaba ezintathu zomsebenzi wokungamela kukaNkulunkulu isintu. Yini umehluko phakathi kwezigaba zonke zomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kanye negama Lakhe?