1. UMOYA NJENGOPHAWU NgeSonto Nhlaba 28

a. Umoya uvamise ukufanekisa-ni esiprofethweni-na? Jeremiya 25:32, 33; 4:13. “Imimoya iluphawu lombango.”-The Great Controversy, p. 439.“[Kwincwadi yeSambulo,] uJohane ubona imisuka yezemvelo-ukuzamazama komhlaba, isivunguvungu, nombango wezepolitiki-zifanekiswa njengezibanjwe izingelosi ezine. Lemimoya zingaphansi kolawulo kufinyelela lapho uNkulunkulu enika izwi lokuba iyekelwe. Kukhona ukuphepha ebandleni likaNkulunkulu. Izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu ziyanxuswa, ukuvimba imimoya emhlabeni, ukuba imimoya ingavunguzi emhlabeni, naselwandle, noma emithini, zize izinceku zikaNkulunkulu zibekwe uphawu emabunzini azo. Ingelosi enamandla ibonakala yehla ivela ngasempumalanga (noma ekuphumeni kwelanga). Lengilosi enamandla inophawu esandleni sayo lukaNkulunkulu ophilayo, noma laLowo okunguye kuphela onganikeza ukuphila, ongabhala emabunzini uphawu noma umbhalo, kulowo ozonikwa ukungafi, ukuphila okuphakade. Kuyiphimbo lengilosi enkulu enamandla okuyala imimoya emine nokulinda imimoya emine uze lomsebenzi wenziwe, kufinyelela lapho izokhipha izwi lokuthi ikhululwe.”-Testimonies to Ministers, pp. 444, 445.

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2. AMANZI, IZILO, NAMAPHIKO NgoMvulo Nhlaba 29

a. Ngokuvamile sithola imifanekiso yesiprofetho ehlukahlukene ezungeze uhlobo oluthile lwananzi noma ulwandle, ikakhulukazi mayelana nomoya. Lokhu kufanekisani-na? Isambulo 17:15. “Imimoya uphawu lombango. Imimoya emine yezulu egudla phezu kolwandle olukhulu ifanekisa izehlakalo ezesabekayo zokunqoba nokuvukelana kwemibuso ezuze ngayo amandla.”-The Great Controversy, p. 440. b. UNkulunkulu ufayifanisa nani imibuso yasemhlabeni noma amakhosi-na? Daniyeli 7:17, 23. “UDanyeli wanikezwa umbono wezilo ezesabekayo, ezifanekisa amandla omhlaba. Kodwa ibhanela lombuso kaKristu lufaniswa newundlu. Kuyilapho umbuso wasemhlabeni ubusa ngokuphakama kwamandla enyama, uKristu kufanele axoshe zonke izikhali zenyama, zonke izikhali zokupheqelela. Umbuso Wakhe wawuzomiswa ukuze uphakamise futhi akhulise uluntu oluwileyo.”-The SDA Bible Commentary [E.G.White Comments], vol. 4, p. 1171. c. Izikhathi eziningi umprofethi wayebona isilwane sindiza sinamaphiko-siphambene kakhulu nobukhona bemvelo yesilwane. Lezimpiko zifanekisa kanjani isivinini namandla, njengoba sifaniswa nokhozi-na? Habakuki 1:6-10. “Emzameni walo wokufinyelela ekhaya, ukhozi luvame ukushaywa phansi isivunguvungu esinciphisa ukungcola kwezintaba. Amafu amnyama, izixuku ezithukuthele zizwakala phakathi kwakhe namathafa nelanga elishisayo lapho ligcine khona isidleke salo. Okwesikhashana lubonakala ludidekile, futhi lundizela ngapha nangapha, lushaya amaphiko-alo aqinile kungathi lubuyisela emuva amafu aminyene. Ekugcineni lindizele ebumnyama, bese limemeza ngokunqoba njengoba luphuma, umzuzwana kamuva, ekukhanyeni kwelanga elizolile ngaphezulu. Ubumnyama nesivunguvungu konke kungaphansi kwakhe, nokukhanya kwezulu kukhanya ngakulo. Lufika endlini yalo ethandekayo edwaleni eliphakeme, luyaneliseka. Lwafinyelela ekukhanyeni ngokudlula ebumnyameni.”-Messages to Young People, pp. 102, 103.“Kunesidingo esikhulu sabantu abangasebenzisa umshini wokunyathelisa ngendlela enenzuzo kakhulu, ukuze iqiniso linikezwe amaphiko ukuze lihambele kuzo zonke izizwe, nezilimi, nabantu.”-Gospel Workers, p. 25.

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3. INGONYAMA Ngolwesibili Nhlaba 30

a. Njengoba izilo zifanekisa imibuso, yisiphi isizwe esimelwa ingonyama kaDanyeli 7:4, futhi isizwe sagcwalisa kanjani indima yaso emlandweni-na? Jeremiya 4:6, 7; 50:17, 43, 44. “[UNkulunkulu] wembula ukuzimisela Kwakhe kokuletha isijeziso phezu kwesizwe esamhlubuka ukuba sikhonze onkulunkulu bezizwe. Phakathi kwesikhathi sokuphila kwabanye ababebuza ngekusasa, ngokumangazayo wayebumba izindaba zokubusa kwezizwe zomhlaba futhi walethe abaseBhabhilona esikhundleni. AmaKhaledi, ayemabi futhi esabeka,’ ayezokwehlela ngokuzumayo izwe lakwaJuda njengesishayo esimiswe ngokwaphezulu. Vesi 7. Amakhosi akwaJuda nabantu abahle kakhulu babezothunjwa njengezigqila eBhabhilona; imizi yakwaJuda nemizana namasimu alinywayo kwakufanele enziwe incithakalo; akukho okwakufanele kushiywe.”-Prophets and Kings, pp. 385, 386. b. UJehova uchaza kanjani umbuso onamandla waseBhabhilona esiqongweni sawo ngaphansi kukaNebukadinesari-futhi kungani-na? Jeremiya 27:4-8. “Ephakanyiselwe esiqongweni sodumo lwezwe, yavunywa futhi yakhuthazwa njenge ‘nkosi yamakhosi’ (Hezekeli 26:7) Nokho ngezinye izikhathi uNebukadinesari wayebonisa umusa kuJehova inkazimulo yombuso wakhe nobukhazikhazi bokubusa kwakhe.“Futhi okhonza izithombe ngokuzalwa nangokuqeqeshwa, futhi eyinhloko yabantu abakhonza izithombe, noma kunjalo wayenomuzwa wemvelo wokwahlulela ngokulunga, uNkulunkulu wabanakho ukumsebenzisa njengethulusi lokujezisa abahlubuki nokugcwaliseka kwecebo elingcwele. ‘’Abesabekayo bezizwe’ (Hezekeli 28:7), lanikezwa uNebukadinesari, emva kweminyaka eminingi yokubekezela nokuthwala kanzima, ukuze anqobe iTire; IGibhithe nalo lawela njengesisulu kwibutho lakhe elinqobayo; njengoba engeza kakhulu udumo lwakhe njengembusi omkhulu wezikhathi.“Akumangalisi ukuthi inkosi ephumelelayo, enesifiso sokuvelela enomoya ozidlayo, kufanele ilingeka ukuba iphambukele endleleni yokuthobeka, yona kuphela eholela kubukhulu bangempela. Phakathi kwezikhawu zezimpi zakhe zokunqoba wacabanga kakhulu ngokuqiniswa nokuhlotshiswa kwenhloko-dolobha yakhe, kwaze kwaba yilapho umuzi waseBhabhilona uba inkazimulo eyinhloko yombuso wakhe, ‘umuzi wegolide,’ ‘udumo lomhlaba wonke.”-Ibid., pp. 514, 515.

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4. IBHERE Ngolwesithathu Nhlaba 31

a. Njengoba ibhere lilandela ingonyama, yisiphi isizwe esafika embonweni emva kwesokuqala. Chaza indima yaso emlandweni wezizwe-na? Isaya 14:3, 4; Danyeli 7:5; 5:30, 31. “IBhabhilona, yahlakazwa futhi yaphulwa ekugcineni, yashona ngenxa yokuchuma kwababusi bayo ababezibheka njengabazimele ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu, futhi benikela inkazimulo yombuso wabo njengokuphumelela komuntu.”-Prophets and Kings, pp. 501, 502.“Ekungeneni ngokungazelele kwebutho lomnqobi wasePeresiya enhliziyweni yenhloko-dolobha yaseBhabhilona ngendlela yomfula amanzi awo athe aphambukiswa, nangamasango angaphakathi ayeshiywe evulekile futhi engavikelekile ngenxa yabalindi abanganaki, amaJuda ayenobufakazi obuningi bokugcwaliseka ngokoqobo kwesiprofetho sikaIsaya maqondana nokuchithwa ngokungazelele kwabacindezeli babo. Futhi lokhu kwakufanele kube- isibonakaliso esiqinisekile sokuthi uNkulunkulu ubumba izindaba zezizwe ngenxa yabo.”-Ibid., p. 552. b. Kunini lapho iMedo-Persia yaprofethwa khona iwisa phansi umbuso waseBhabhilona, futhi kwafezeka ngezinga elingakanani ukugcwaliseka kwesikhundla saso sombuso-womhlaba-na? Jeremiya 25:12; Isaya 44:26-28; 45:1-6, 13; Esteri 1:1. “Ekufeni kukaDariyu, phakathi kweminyaka emibili yokuwa kweBhabhilona, uKoresi wathatha isihlalo sobukhosi, futhi ukuqala kokubusa kwakhe kwaphawula ukuphela kweminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa kusukela iqembu lokuqala lamaHeberu lathathwa nguNebukadisari emzini walo wakwaJuda layiswa eBhabhilona.“Ukukhululwa kukaDaniyeli emphandwini wezingonyama kwasetshenziswa nguNkulunkulu owadalwa engqondweni kaKoresi Omkhulu. Izimfanelo ezinhle kakhulu zomuntu kaNkulunkulu njengesikhulu esibonela kude ikhono waholela umbusi wasePheresiya ukuba ambonise inhlonipho ephawulekayo futhi ahloniphe isigwebo sakhe. Futhi manje, ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu eshilo ukuthi wayengeke enze ithempeli Lakhe eJerusalema ukuba lakhiwe kabusha, washukumisa uKoresi njengenxusa Lakhe ukuba abone iziprofetho eziphathelene naye, uDanyeli ayezazi kakhulu, futhi anikeze abantu bakwaJuda inkululeko yabo.“Lapho inkosi ibona amazwi egcwaliseka, ukudlula iminyaka eyinkhulu ngaphambi kokuzalwa kwakhe, indlela leyo iBhabhilona okwakumele lithathwe ngayo; lapho efunda isigijimi esiqonde kuye nguMbuso welizwe, inhliziyo yakhe yashukunyiswa ngamandla, wazimisela ukugcwalisa umsebenzi wakhe ongcwele awunikeziwe.”-Ibid., pp. 556, 557.

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5. INGWE Ngolwesine Nhlangulana 1

a. Njengoba ingwe yalandela ibhere, yisiphi isizwe esalandela iMedo-Pheresiya njengembuso omkhulu olandelayo-na? Daniyeli 7:6; 8:5-7, 20, 21. “Umbusa waseMedo-Phereshiya yahanjelwa ulaka lwaseZulwini ngoba kuwo umthetho kaNkulunkulu wanyathelelwa phansi. Ukumesaba uJehova kwakungafumani indawo ezinhliziyweni zeningi labantu. Ububi, ukuhlambalaza, nokonanakala kwakuphakeme.”-Prophets and Kings, p. 502. b. Zifanekisa-ini izimpondo, futhi zifana kanjani namakhanda amane alesilwane-na? Daniyeli 8:8, 22. Ulwazi lwabo abazigabisa ngalo lwathotshiswa kanjani emhlabeni-futhi luhluke kanjani kulwazi olunjalo-na? 1 Korinte 1:19-25; Kolose 2:8. “Kuphephile ukwethemba intsha yethu ekuqondiseni labo baholi abayizimpumputhe abafunda iziprofetho ezingcwele ngentshiseko encane kakhulu kunaleyo eyabonakala kubabhali basendulo eGreece naseRome.”-The Review and Herald, Mfumfu 30, 1900.“AmaGreki ayekholelwa ukuthi kunesidingo sokuphakamisa isizwe soluntu, kodwa ayebheka ukufunda kwezazi nesayensi njengendlela kuphela yokuthola ukuphakanyiswa ngempela nodumo.”-The Acts of the Apostles, p. 244.“UPawule wamemezela ukuthi imfundo yamaJuda noma ikhono lokukhuluma lamaGreki ngeke kufinyelele kuphawu lobizo oluphakeme lukaJesu Kristu. Ikhono eliphakeme kakhulu, amandla amakhulu omzimba, angeke anike umuntu amandla okudelisa nokuguqula imiphefumulo. Kungukwamukela ngenhliziyo izimiso ezimsulwa zevangeli elenza umuntu abeludumo kuNkulunkulu”-The Central Advance, Mbasa 8, 1903.

IMIBUZO YOMUNTU NGAMUNYE Ngolwesihlanu Nhlangulana 2

1. Singahlukanisa kanjani injongo kaNkulunkulu ekusebenzeni kwezizwe namuhla? 2. Zichazwa kanjani izimpawu zezizwe zasemhlabeni ngokufanekisa kwisiprofetho? 3. Yini eyabangela ukuba isizwe saseBhabhilona sishintshe indlela esisebenza ngayo? 4. Isiprofethi sikubonisa kanjani ukukhathalela kukaNkulunkulu izindaba zezizwe? 5. Kungaziphi izindlela uhlelo lwamaGreki lisenomfutho wawo emphakathini namuhla-na?