1. LAPHO IMIZUZU YOKUGCINA ISALIBELE NgeSonto 17 Mandulo

a. Chaza icebo likaKrestu ngathi elihlukile kunelikaSathane. Luka 22:31; Johane 9:4. “USathan uyazi ukuthi ngaye konke kwencike ekuphambukiseni izingqondo ukusuka kuJesu neqiniso Lakhe.“Labo abazoba nesabelo sokuzuza ngokulamula koMsindisi mabangavumeli noluncane ukuthikameza umsebenzi wabo wokuphelelisa ubungcwele bokumesaba uNkulunkulu.”-The Great Controversy, p. 488.“Ukushisekela uNkulunkulu kwanyakazisa abafundi ukuhambisa ubufakazi beqiniso ngamandla amakhulu. Uma lokushisekela kungathungeli izinhliziyo zethu ngokuphikelela ukulandisa ngendaba yothando oluhlengayo, lukaKrestu Naye owabethelwayo? Ingabe uMoya kaNkulunkulu uzakufika namuhla, impendulo yalabo abakhuthele, nangomkhuleko oqiniselayo, futhi bagcwalise abantu ngamandla okusebenza.”-Testimonies, vol. 8, p. 22.“Amandla onke esibolekwe wona kumele asebenziselwe umsebenzi esinikwe wona iNkosi kulabo ababhubhayo ngenxa yokuswela ukwazi. Isigijimi sesixwayiso kumele simenyezelwe kuzozonke izinxenye zomhlaba. Kumele kungabikho ukubambezeleka. Iqiniso kumele limenyezelwe ezindaweni ezimnyama zomhlaba. Izithiyo kumele zihlangatshezwe futhi zinqotshwe. Umsebenzi omkhulu kumele wenziwe, futhi lomsebenzi unikezwe labo abanolwazi ngeqiniso lanamuhla.”-The Review and Herald, 23 Lwezi, 1905.

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2. AMANDLA AKHULAYO NgoMvulo 18 Mandulo

a. Kuyini okumele sikwazi ngokuvumelana kwabathathu abahlose ukudilizela phansi umthetho kaNkulunkulu ube sezingeni lomhlaba wonke? Isambulo 16:13, 14; 1 Thesalonike 5:3, 4. “Njengoba impikiswano yedlulela kumasimu amasha nezingqondo zabantu zibizelwa emthethweni kaNkulunkulu onyathalelwe phansi, uSathane uyanyakaziswa. Amandla aqhubekisa isigijimi azothukuthelisa labo abamelana naso. Abafundisi bazobeka phambili cishe imizamo eyedlula yabantu ukukhiphela ngaphandle ukukhanya hleze kukhanyise phezu komhlambi yabo. Ngezindlela zonke ngokwezi labo bazozama ukuvimbela izinkulumo zalemibuzo ebalulekile. Izikhalo zebandla ziqondise kwisandla esiqinile samandla ombuso, futhi, ngalomsebenzi, ubupapa namaProtestanti bazohlangana.”-Maranatha, p. 172.“Ngeziphambeko ezimbili ezinkulu, ukonakala komphefumulo nobungcwele beSonto, uSathane uzoletha abantu ngaphansi kwenkohliso yakhe. Lapho izisekelo zokuqala zenkolo yemimoya, ezamuva ziletha ubunye bokuzwelana neRoma. AmaProtestanti aseUnited States azohamba phambili ekweluleni izandla zabo ukuwela igebe ukubamba isandla sokukholelwa imimoya; bazofinyelela ezindlini zezinkonzo ukubamba izandla namandla aseRoma; ngaphansi komfutho wobunye obuthathu, ilizwe lizolandela amanyathelo eRoma ukunyathelela phansi amalungelo kanembeza.“Ubupapa, amaProtestanti, kanye nelizwe ngokufanayo bazokwamukela isimo sokumesaba uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwamandla, futhi bazobona kulobunye intshukumo enkulu yokuphenduka komhlaba kanye nokungenisa ngaphakathi inkulungwane yeminyaka ekade ilindelwe.”-Ibid., p. 190. b. Yimuphi umcabango womhlabeleli ongazwakaliswa ngempela namuhla? Amahubo 119:126. “Isikhathi esiphila kuso siphawuleka ngokonakala okukhulu. Ukuvinjelwa kwezenkolo kususiwe, abantu benqaba umthetho kaNkulunkulu njengengafanele ukunaka kwabo. Ukudlula indelelo evamile phezu kwalomthetho ongcwele.“Abantu manje badlula umugqa womkhawulo, neNkosi ivumela isitha ukuba senze intando yaso. Ukunyathela kweNkosi kuzozwakala phezu kwelizwe naphezu kwamanzi. Ngenxa yokuhlonipheka Kwakhe, uNkulunkulu manje uzovimbela ububi. Masinyane, masinyane kakhulu, uphindisela izimfuno zomthetho Wakhe.”-The Review and Herald, 23 Lwezi, 1905.

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3. UKUPHUMA KOKUGCINA Ngolwesibili 19 Mandulo

a. Yisho isixwayiso esisodwa uKrestu asinikeza njengesehlakalo esisobala sosuku olulodwa-njengophawu lokugcina lokuthi umsebenzi uphelelisiwe. Mathewu 24:15-19. Yimiphi imicijo esingayibheka ngalesikhathi sokugcina? Isambulo 3:11. “Akusona isikhathi manje sabantu bakaNkulunkulu ukuba baxgilise uthando lwabo noma babeke ingcebo yabo emhlabeni. Isikhathi siseduze kakhulu, lapho, njengabafundi bokuqala, sizophoqwa ukufuna isiphephelo kwizindawo eziyihlane nezingenabantu. Njengesikhathi ukuvinjezelwa kweJerusalema ngamasotsha aseRoma kwakuluphawu lokuba amaKrestu aseJudiya abalekele, kanjalo amandla acatshangelwayo ohlangothini lwesizwe sethu ngesimemezelo sokucindezela isabatha lompapa kuzoba isixwayiso kithina. Yisona lesosikhathi sokushiya amadolobha amakhulu, silungiselela ukushiyela abancane amakhaya okuphumula ezindaweni ezingaphandle phakathi kwezintaba. Futhi manje, endaweni yokufuna izindawo ezibiza kakhulu zokuhlala lapha, kumele silungisele ukuya kwilizwe elingcono, ngisho esezulwini. Endaweni yokuchitha imali yethu ekuzijabuliseni, kumele sifunde ukunga. Ithalenta ngalinye esibolekwe nguNkulunkulu kumele lisetshenziselwe udumo Lwakhe ngokunikeza isixwayiso emhlabeni. UNkulunkulu unomsebenzi kulabo asebenzisana nabo ukuwenza emadolobheni. Amasimu ethu kumele asekelwe; namasimu amasha kumele avulwe. Ukuqhubekisela phambili lomsebenzi ngempumelelo sizodinga asidingi ukundlala izindawo ezincane. Izindlu zokukhonzela ziyadingeka, lapho abantu bangamenywa ukuzwa amaqiniso alesisikhathi. Futhi ngalenhloso, uNkulunkulu uthwalise izinceku Zakhe imali. Izakhiwo zenu mazingaboshelelwa ndawonye nemisebenzi yelizwe, ukuze lomsebenzi uvinjelwe. Thola imali yakho ngendlela ongakwazi ukuyinakekela ubelusizo emsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Thumela ingcebo yakho ngaphambi kwakho iye ezulwini.”-Testimonies, vol. 5, pp. 464, 465. b. Phakathi kosizi oluzokwenzeka, kukuphi lapho uNkulunkulu afuna sibheke khona? Isaya 26:3, 4. “Cabanga ngoJesu. Usendaweni Yakhe engcwele, akekho esimeni sokuba yedwa, kodwa uzungezwe izinkulungwane ezilishumi eziphindwe kashumi zezingelosi ezulwini ezilindele ukwenza njengokusho Kwakhe. Futhi uziyala ukusebenzela abangcwele ababuthakathaka ababeke ithemba labo kuNkulunkulu. Abaphakeme nabaphansi, abacebile nabampofu, banosizo olufanayo abalungiselwe lona.”-The Faith I Live By, p. 205.

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4. UKULONDOLOZA UKUQONDISA KWETHU Ngolwesithathu 20 Mandulo

a. Chaza umcijo owonawona kulesilingo sokugcina-futhi kanjani, ngokuya ngompostoli uPeter, kufanele nsukuzonke silungiselele ukuhlangabezana naso. Isambulo 13:11, 15-17; Izenzo 5:29. “Isikhathi siyeza lapho abantu bengasoze bavinjelwe kuphela ukusebenza ngeSonto, kodwa bazozama ukucindezela abantu ukuba basebenze ngeSabatha, nokubhalisa igama ukukhonza ngeSonto noma balahlekelwe inkululeko yabo nokuphila kwabo.”-The Review and Herald, 6 Mbasa, 1911. b. Yiziphi izithembiso eziyigugu ezembula unakekelo olumnene lukaBaba wethu osezulwini ngehora lokulingwa? Amahubo 31:19, 20; 91:5-7; Isaya 26:20, 21. “[KuIsaya 26:20 ngokucashunwa.] Ayini lamakamelo [abantu bakaNkulunkulu] abazozifihla kuwo. Angukulondoloza kukaKrestu nezingelosi ezingcwele. Abantu bakaNkulunkulu ngalesosikhathi abekho endaweni eyodwa bonke. Bakumaxuku ahlukene, nakuzozonke izinxenye zomhlaba.“Ngabona abangcwele beshiya amadolobha kanye nemizi, bahlangana ndawonye ngamaxuku, behlala ezindaweni eziyihlane elikhulu. Izingelosi zabanika ukudla kanye namanzi, ngesikhathi ababi behlupheka ngendlala kanye nokoma.“Phakathi kobusuku isehlakalo esithokozisayo sadlula phambi kwami. Kwakubonakala sengathi isiphithiphithi esikhulu kanye nokuklwa kwamasotsha. Isithunywa esivela eNkosini sema phambi kwami, sathi, ‘Biza umkhaya wakho. Ngizakunihola; ngilandeleni.’ Wangiholela phansi emhobheni omnyama, phakathi kwehlathi, naphakathi kwezinqaba zezintaba, yathi kimi, ‘Manje usulapha uphephile.’ Kwakukhona nabanye ababeholelwa kulendawo. Isithunywa sasezulwini sathi. ‘Isikhathi sohlupho sifikile njengesela ebusuku, njengoba iNkosi yakuxwayisa ukuthi sizofika.’“Ngesikhathi sohlupho ngaphambi kokuza kukaKrestu, abangcwele bazolodeka ngokusizwa izingelosi zezulu; kodwa angeke kwabakhona isivikelo kulabo abeqa umthetho kaNkulunkulu. Nezingelosi azisoze zabavikela labo abanganaki nesimiso esisodwa esingcwele.“Ngesikhathi sokuvalwa kwembali yomhlaba iNkosi izosebenza ngamandla ngenxa yalabo abemi beqinile bemela okufanele.”-Maranatha, p. 270.

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5. UKUKHULULWA OKUMANGALISAYO Ngolwesine 21 Mandulo

a. Imicabangi enjani ezothile okumele iqinise ingqondo khona manje? Marako 8:38; Isambulo 22:7, 12. “Ngokushiseka silindele ukubuya [kweNkosi]. Simele sigcine izikhali zethu ziboshiwe. Sidinga ukuba yikonke lokho igama loMkrestu elikubonisayo. Kufanele siphile ngomkhuba wobudlelwane noNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu, sihlale Kuye.“UKrestu akasinikanga isiqiniseko sokuthi ukuze sizuze ukuphelela kwesimilo kuyindaba elula. Ngakho-ke singethuswa noma sibengamagwala ngenxa yezilingo esihlangana nazo njengoba siqhubela phambili? Akufanele yini sihlangabezane nazo ngaphandle kokukhala nokukhononda?”-Manuscript Releases, vol. 10, p. 167. b. Kuyini okuzokwenzeka uma uJesu ebuya? Amahubo 50:3-6; 1 Thesalonike 4:16-18. “Masinyane kwavela ifu elimhlophe elikhulu. Ngaphezu kwalo kuhlezi iNdodana yomuntu.“Akukho lwimi elingachaza inkazimulo yalesehlakalo. Ifu eliphilayo lobukhosi nangenkazimulo enqabile lasondela kancane eduze, futhi sabanakho ukubona ngokusobala ubuntu obuhle bukaJesu. Wayengamabathanga umqhele wameva kodwa umqhele wenkazimulo.“Ngakolunye uhlangothi kukhona izinqola ezinamafu ayizimpiko, ngaphansi kwalo kukhona amasondo aphilayo, futhi lapho izinqola ezinamafu ziqhubelela phambili zenyuka, amasondo amemeza, Ungcwele, futhi namaphiko, njengoba ehamba, amemeza, uNgcwele, futhi abaphelekezeli izingelosi ezingcwele zizungeze ifu zamemeza, Ungcwele, Ungcwele, Ungcwele, Nkosi Nkulunkulu Somandla. Nabangcwele emafini bamemeza, UDumo, Aleluya. Nezinqola zaqhubekela phambili emzini ongcwele.”-Spiritual Gifts, vol. 1, pp. 206, 208.

IMIBUZO YOMUNTU NGAMUNYE Ngolwesihlanu 22 Mandulo

1. Namuhla, njengoba umuntu exakekile, cebo lini isitha elinaso ngemiphefumulo? 2. Chaza inhlanganyelo yobuthathu kuSambulo 16 kanye namandla enkohliso emhlabeni wonke? 3. Isigijimi esinzima sokuphila emaphandleni besilokhu sifundiswa ukusuka kunyaka ka1860, kodwa kungamuphi umcijo okungenza kubuyiselwe emuva ukubaluleka kokuphepha kwabakholwayo? 4. Ingabe isilingo esindiza esibonakala kalufifi esokuphumula kuphela ngeSonto? Chaza? 5. Kuyini okumele kubephambili ezingqondweni zethu njengoba silungisela ukubuya kukaJesu?