abantu abaningi baqhathanisa umsebenzi kajesu nomsebenzi kajehova, futhi lapho bethola ukwehlukana, babethela ujesu esiphambanweni. kodwa kungani kwakukhona umehluko phakathi komsebenzi wabo? ingxenye yakho, yayingenxa yokuthi ujesu wenza umsebenzi omusha, futhi ngenxa yokuthi ngaphambi kokuthi ujesu aqale umsebenzi wakhe, akekho owayeseke wabhala uhlu lozalo lwakhe. ukuba ukhona owakwenza, ngakho kwakungeke kube nesizathu sokukhathazeka, futhi ngubani owayesazobethela ujesu esiphambanweni? uma umathewu wayebhale uhlu lozalo lukajesu eminyakeni engamashumi ambalwa ngaphambi kwalokhu, ngakho ujesu wayengeke ehlelwe ukushushiswa okukhulu kangaka. akunjalo? lapho abantu befunda uhlu lozalo lukajesu—ukuthi wayeyindodana ka--abrahama, nempande kadavide—babeyoyeka--ke ukumshushisa. akudabukisi ukuthi uhlu lozalo lwakhe lwalotshwa sekwephuze kakhulu? futhi kuyadabukisa ukuthi ibhayibheli liqopha kuphela izigaba ezimbili zomsebenzi kankulunkulu: isigaba esisodwa esasiwumsebenzi wenkathi yomthetho, nesinye esasiwumsebenzi wenkathi yomusa; esisodwa isigaba sasiwumsebenzi kajehova, nesinye sasiwumsebenzi kajesu. kwakungaba ngcono kakhulu ukuba umprofethi omkhulu wayebikezele umsebenzi wanamuhla. kwakuyoba nengxenye eyengeziwe yebhayibheli enesihloko esithi “umsebenzi wezinsuku zokugcina”—kwakungeke kube ngcono lokho? kungani umuntu kufanele athwale ubunzima obungaka namuhla? nibe nesikhathi esinzima kakhulu! uma kunomuntu ofanele ukuzondwa, ngu--isaya nodaniyeli ngokungabikezeli umsebenzi wezinsuku zokugcina, futhi uma kunomuntu wokugxekwa, ngabaphostoli betestamente elisha abangabekanga ngaphambili uhlu lozalo lokuba sesimweni somuntu kwesibili kukankulunkulu. kwaze kwadabukisa lokho! kufanele nicinge ubufakazi yonke indawo, futhi nangemuva kokuthala izicucu ezimbalwa zamagama amancane nibe nilokhu ningakwazi ukusho ukuthi awubufakazi bangempela. kwaze kwadumaza! kungani unkulunkulu ezifihla kangaka emsebenzini wakhe? namuhla, abantu abaningi abakabutholi ubufakazi obuqanda ikhanda, nokho abakwazi futhi ukuwuphika. ngakho yini okufanele bayenze? abakwazi ukulandela unkulunkulu ngokuzimisela, nokho abakwazi futhi ukuqhubekela phambili nokungabaza okunjalo. ngakho, izifundiswa eziningi “ezihlakaniphile neziphiwe” zithatha umqondo “wokulinda futhi ubone” lapho belandela unkulunkulu. kuyinkinga enkulu kakhulu lokhu! ngabe kwakungeke kube lula kakhulu ukuba umathewu, umarku, uluka nojohane bakwazi ukubikezela ikusasa? kwakuyoba ngcono ukuba ujohane wayelibonile iqiniso elingaphakathi lempilo yasembusweni—kuyadabukisa ukuthi wabona kuphela imibono futhi akazange abone umsebenzi wokoqobo, ophathekayo emhlabeni. kudabukisa kakhulu! yini engalungile ngonkulunkulu? kungani, emva kokuba umsebenzi wakhe uhambe kahle kangaka kwa--israyeli, manje eseze echina, futhi, kungani kwafuneka ukuba abe yinyama, futhi asebenze ngokwakhe aphinde aphile phakathi kwabantu? unkulunkulu akabacabangeli ngokwedlulele abantu! akagcinanga ngokungabatsheli abantu ngaphambi kwesikhathi, kodwa waletha ukusola nokwahlulela kwakhe ngokuphazima kweso. akwenzi mqondo ngempela! ngenkathi unkulunkulu eba yinyama okokuqala, wehlelwa ubunzima obuningi ngenxa yokungatsheli umuntu ngaphambi kwesikhathi lonke iqiniso elingaphakathi. ngempela kwakungenzeke ukuthi wayekhohliwe yilokho? ngakho--ke kungani engamtsheli umuntu namanje? namuhla, kuyishwa elikhulu ukuthi kunezincwadi ezingamashumi ayisithupha nesithupha kuphela ebhayibhelini. kufuneka kube khona okunye ukubikezela okukodwa nje ngomsebenzi wezinsuku zokugcina! awucabangi kanjalo? ngisho ujehova, u--isaya nodavide abakhulumanga ngomsebenzi wanamuhla. babeqhele kakhudlwana esikhathini samanje, ngegebe lesikhathi esiyiminyaka eyizi--4,000. ujesu akazange awubikezele ngokuphelele umsebenzi wanamuhla, wakhuluma kancane nje ngawo, futhi umuntu usathola ubufakazi obunganele. uma uqhathanisa umsebenzi wangaphambili nowanamuhla, lokhu kokubili kuhlangana kanjani? isigaba somsebenzi kajehova sasiqondiswe kwa--israyeli, ngakho uma uwuqhathanisa nenamuhla kuzoba nokungahambisani okukhulu ngokwengeziwe; akukwazi nhlobo ukuqhathaniswa kokubili. nawe awuyena owakwa--israyeli, noma umjuda; izinga lakho nakho konke okwakho kuyantuleka—ungaziqhathanisa kanjani nabo? kungenzeka lokhu? yazi ukuthi namuhla yinkathi yombuso, futhi yehlukile enkathini yomthetho nasenkathini yomusa. noma kunjani, ungazami ukusebenzisa umthetho othile; unkulunkulu akatholakali emithethweni enjalo.