1. ISIHAWU SIKANKULUNKULU NgeSonto 3 Mandulo

a. Chaza inhloso kaNkulunkulu ngomuntu wonke amdalileyo. 1 Thimothi 2:3-6. “UNkulunkulu uyabekezela, engathandi ukuba kubhubhe namunye; kodwa ukunyamezela Kwakhe kunomkhawulo, futhi uma umkhawulo sewudluliwe, awukho umusa wesibili. Ulaka Lwakhe luqhubekela phambili futhi lubhubhisa ngaphandle kwekhambi.”-The Youth’s Instructor, 28 Ndasa. 1905. b. Kungani uNkulunkulu angazange avumele abantu bakwaIsrayeli ukuba bahambe ngendlela eqondile ukungena ezweni lesithembiso? Heberu 3:7-11. “UNkulunkulu akacebanga ukuthi abantu Bakhe, uIsrayeli, bazulazule iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane. Wathembisa ukubahola ngokuqondile ukuya ezweni laseKanana bahlale khona njengabantu abangcwele, abanempilo, nabajabulile. Kodwa okwashunyayelwa kuqala kubo abangenanga ‘ngenxa yokungakholwa’ (Heberu 13:19).”-Evangelism, p. 696.

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2. IZIZATHU ZOKWEPHUZA OKUSOBALA NgoMvulo 4 Mandulo

a. Njengabakholwayo, ngeyiphi ingozi esibhekene nayo namuhla? Heberu 3:12, 13. “Iminyaka engamashumi amane ukungakholwa, ukukhononda, nohlubuko kwavalela ngaphandle uIsrayeli ukungena ezweni laseKanana. Izono ezifanayo zilibazise ukungena kukaIsrayeli wanamuhla kwiKanana lasezulwini. Akusho ukuthi izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu bezinephutha. Kungenxa yokungakholwa, ukuthanda izwe, nokungazingcwelisi, nombango phakathi kwabantu abazishoyo bakaNkulunkulu abasigcine kulomhlaba wesono kanye nosizi iminyaka emingi.”-Evangelism, p. 696. b. Kungani kubonakala sengathi iNkosi yephuza ukubuya Kwayo? 2 Peter 3:9. “Ubusuku obude bobumnyama buyavivinya, kodwa ukusa kuhlehlisa umusa, ngoba uma iNkosi ibingeza, abaningi bazotholakala bengamulungele. Ukungavumi kukaNkulunkulu ukuba abantu Bakhe babhubhe yisona sizathu esilibazise isikhathi eside.”-Ibid., p. 694.“Ngomusa oqondiswe ezweni, uJesu wephuza ukubuya Kwakhe, ukuze izoni zingaba nethuba lokuzwa izixwayiso zithole Kuye ukuphepha ngaphambi kolaka lukaNkulunkulu lungathululwa.”-The Great Controversy, p. 458. c. Ngubani osendaweni yokunciphisa kakhulu ubumnyama besimoya lobo obugubezele umhlaba wethu? 2 Peter 3:11, 12; 1 Korinte 15:34. “INkosi ngomusa ifuna ukukhanyisa ukuqonda kwalabo abadukuza ebumnyameni besiphambeko. Ulibazisa izahlulelo Zakhe phezu kwezwe elingadabukeli ukona.”-The Review and Herald, 31 Ndasa, 1910. d. Singaphangisa kanjani ukubuya kukaJesu? 2 Korinte 5:20; Mathewu 24:14. “Ngokunikeza ivangeli emhlabeni kusemandleni akho ukuphangisa ukubuya kweNkosi yethu. Akufanele sikulindele kuphela kodwa sisheshise ukuza kosuku lukaNkulunkulu.”-The Desire of Ages, p. 633.

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3. AMANDLA ATHASISELWE UKUSHESHISELA IZINTO PHAMBILI Ngolwesibili 5 Mandulo

a. Kungayiphi indlela ukwabelana ngevangeli kufinyelela esiphelweni ezinsukwini zokugcina? Zakariya 10:1; Joweli 2:23. “Umsebenzi omkhulu wevangeli akuwona wukuvala ngokubonakala okuncane kwamandla kaNkulunkulu kunalawo aphawula ukuvula kwawo. Iziprofetho ezagcwaliseka ekuthululweni kwemvula yokuqala ekuqaleni kwevangeli kumele futhi zigcwaliseke ngemvula yamuva ekuvalweni kwawo.”-The Great Controversy, pp. 611, 612. b. Kuyini okudingekayo ukuze uphathiswe imvula yamuva-ukuthululwa koMoya kaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwesilinganiso? Joweli 2:17, 18; Izenzo 3:19, 20. “Ngabona ukuthi akakho ongabelana ‘ukuhlunyelelwa’ ngaphandle kokuba azuze ukunqoba phezu kokuhaqwa, phezu kokuzigabisa, ubugovu, ukuthanda ilizwe, nawowonke amazwi aphambukile kanye nokwenza. Kufanele, ngalokho, sizondele eduze kakhulu neNkosi futhi ngokukhuthala sifune ukuthi amalungiselelo adingekayo asisize ukuma empini ngosuku lweNkosi. Bonke mabakhumbule ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungcwele nokuthi akukho noyedwa ngaphandle kwezidalwa ezingcwele ezingahlala njalo ebukhoneni Bakhe.”-Early Writings, p. 71.“Inhliziyo kumele ihlanzwe ekungcoleni konke icwengeke ukuhlala ngaphakathi koMoya. Kwakungenxa yokuvuma nokudela isono, ngomkhuleko ocophelele kanye nokuzingcwelisa kwabo kuNkulunkulu, okwenza abafundi bokuqala balungisele ukuthululwa koMoya Ongcwele ngoSuku lwePhentekoste. Umsebenzi ofanayo, kuphela ngezinga eliphakeme kakhulu, okumele wenziwe manje.”-Testimonies to Ministers, p. 507.“Ngoba ukubhabhadisa koMoya sonke isisebenzi kumele sinxuse kuNkulunkulu. Amaxuku kumele ahlangane ndawonye acele usizo olukhethekile, ukuhlakanipha kwasezulwini, ukuze bazi ukuthi bangaceba kanjani futhi bawenze ngokuhlakanipha. Kakhulu abantu bakhulekele ukuthi uNkulunkulu ababhabathize abashumayeli Bakhe ngoMoya Ongcwele.“Ubukhona bukaMoya kwizisebenzi zikaNkulunkulu kuzonikeza ukulethwa kweqiniso amandla lawo angesilo udumo noma inkazimulo yelizwe engakunikeza. Umoya unikeza amandla lawo asekela ukuzama, imiphefumulo obambene nakokonke okuphuthumayo, phakathi kokungabi namusa kwezihlobo, inzondo yelizwe, kanye nokubona ukungapheleli kwabo kanye namaphutha.”-Testimonies, vol. 8, p. 22.

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4. OQONDA KONKE WAZI KAKHULU Ngolwesithathu 6 Mandulo

a. Nalapho sesifinyelela ekumazini uNkulunkulu, iyiphi indaba alokhu esifihlele yona anelungelo lokuyigodlela thina, futhi kungani? Izenzo 1:6, 7. “UNkulunkulu akasembulelanga isikhathi sokuthi lesigijimi sizovalwa nini, nokuthi ukuvalwa komusa kophela nini. Masingafuni ukwazi lokhu okugcinwe njengemfihlakalo yikomiti likaSomandla.”-Selected Messages, bk. 1, p. 191.“Angeke kwabakhona futhi isigijimi sabantu bakaNkulunkulu esizosekwa ngaphansi kwesikhathi. Akufanele sibenolwazi lwesikhathi esiqinisekile sokuthululwa koMoya Ongcwele noma sokubuya kukaKrestu.“INkosi yangibonisa ukuthi isigijimi kumele siqhubeke, nokuthi akufanele simiselwe isikhathi; ngoba isikhathi asisoze saba isivivinyo futhi. Ngabona ukuthi abanye baba nokwesasa kwamanga, okuvuka ngesikhathi sentshumayelo, ukuthi isigijimi sengelosi yesithathu singazimela ngokwaso kwisisekelo saso, nokuthi asidingi isikhathi sokusiqinisa, nokuthi sizohamba ngamandla amakhulu, senze umsebenzi waso, futhi sizofushaniswa ekulungeni.”-Ibid., p. 188. b. Kungani kumele seneliseke ngokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu kulendaba? Dutoronomi 29:29. “Ukushunyayelwa kwesikhathi esinqumayo ngokwahlulela, ekunikezeleni kwesigijimi sokuqala, esahlelwa nguNkulunkulu. Ukubalwa kwesikhathi sesiprofetho leso isigijimi esisekwe phezu kwaso, sibeka ukuphela kwezinsuku ezingu 2300 ngesikhathi sekwindla ngo 1844, simi ngaphandle kokungathembeki. Imizamo ephindwayo ukuthola amalanga amasha esiqalo nesiphelo sesikhathi sesiprofetho, nomcabango ongaphelele uyadingeka ukuseka lezikhathi, kungesikho kuphela ukususa izingqondo kwiqiniso lanamuhla, kodwa kuletha indelelo kuyoyonke imizamo yokuchaza iziprofetho. Njengoba kaningi isikhathi esinqunyiwe sibekwa ngokuza kwesibili, futhi kulapho sishunyayelwa kakhulu, kungcono uma sifanela izinhloso zikaSathane. Emva sekudlule isikhathi, uvusa ukugcona kanye nendelelo kubakhulumeli baso, futhi njengoba kwalethe ukudumala kwintshukumo yabalindeli kakhulu ngo 1843 nango 1844. Labo abaqhubekela phambili kulephutha ekugcineni bazobeka isikhathi esikude kakhulu esizayo sokubuya kukaKrestu. Kanjalo bazoholela bonke ekulondekeni kwamanga, futhi abaningi abasoze bangadukiswa kuze kubesemva kwesikhathi.”-The Great Controversy, p. 457.

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5. ISIMEMEZELO ESIZAYO MASINYANE Ngolwesine 7 Mandulo

a. Yisiphi isimemezelo esizozwakala masinyane sivela eZulwini, futhi kungani lokhu kunesizotha esibalulekile kuwowonke ofayo? Isambulo 22:11. “Abaningi abaqondi ukuthi kumele babekuphi ukuze baphile phambi kweNkosi ngaphandle kompristi omkhulu endaweni engcwele-ngcwele ngesikhathi sohlupho. Labo abemukela uphawu lukaNkulunkulu ophilayo nabavikelwayo ngesikhathi sohlupho kumele babonakalise umfanekiso kaJesu ngokuphelele.“Ngabona ukuthi abaningi abanaki ukulungiselela okudingeka kakhulu futhi babheke isikhathi ‘sokuhlunyelelwa’ kanye ‘nemvula yamuva’ ukubenza balungele ukuma ngosuku lweNkosi baphile phambi Kwakhe. Maye, bangakhi engababona ngesikhathi sohlupho bengenaso isivikelo. Baye banganaka amalungiselelo afanele; ngakho-ke abatholanga ukuhlunyelelwa okutholwa yibobonke ukuba babenakho ukuphila phambi kukaNkulunkulu ongcwele. Labo abenqaba ukuba baqoshwe yiziprofetho behluleke nokuhlanza imiphefumulo yabo ngokulalela iqiniso lonke, nabathanda ukukholwa ukuthi isimo sabo singcono kakhulu kunalokho esiyikho, bazofika esikhathini sokuwelwa izibetho, bese babone ukuthi bebedinga ukuqoshwa balungele isakhiwo. Kodwa asisekho isikhathi sokwenza lokho akukho noMkhulumeli ozobancengela amacala abo phambi kukaBaba. [Isambulo 22:11 ngokucashunwa.]”-Early Writings, p. 71.“Labo abaphila emhlabeni lapho ukuncengela kukaKrestu kuzophela endaweni engcwele-ngcwele ngaphezulu kumele beme phambi kukaNkulunkulu ongcwele bengenaye umkhulumeli. Izingubo zabo kumele zingabi nabala, izimilo zabo zihlanzwe esonweni ngokufafazwa ngegazi. Ngomusa kaNkulunkulu kanye nemizamo yabo ehlakaniphile kumele babengabanqobi empini noSathane.”-The Review and Herald, 17 Masingana, 1907.

IMIBUZO YOMUNTU NGAMUNYE Ngolwesihlanu 8 Mandulo

1. Kuyini esingakufunda ngokulibala kukaIsrayeli ukungena eKanana? 2. Ngubani umoni omkhulu olibazisa namuhla ukungena eKanana lasezulwini? 3. Kungayiphi indlela imvula yamuva ihlobene nalesehlakalo, futhi kuyini okuyinika amandla okuba ifike? 4. Chaza inhloso ngempela yemvula yamuva nokwephuza kwayo? 5. Kuyini engikudingayo ukuze uNkulunkulu angethembe ngaloku kuhlunyelelwa?