ISABATHA, NHLABA 6, 2023 “Uyathanda yini ukuthi uJesu abuye masinyane? Uyasitshela ukuthi lokhu singakwenza kanjani: “Lelivangeli lombuso liyakushunyayelwa ezweni lonke, kube ngubufakazi ezizweni zonke, andukuba kufike ukuphela“(Mathewu 24:14). “Kufanele sihambise ivangeli emhlabeni wonke, nokho “kuncane kanjani okwenziwe uma kuqhathaniswa nomsebenzi omkhulu ophambi kwethu! Izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zihamba phezu kwezingqondo zabantu, zibalungiselela ukuba bamukele isigijimi. Izithunywa zevangeli ziyadingeka emasimini lawo okungenwe kuwo kancane. Amasimu amasha ayavuleka njalo-njalo.”-Evangelism, pp. 408, 409. Akuphi nendawo amanye amasimu-na? Amasimu amasha asanda kuvulwa uma kuhlanganiswa neCentrala Africa, iSudan, Lesotho, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Benin-plus Cote d’Ivore, nathe abhapathiza amalunga awo. Okwamanje, iGeneral Conference isiza ukukholela amaholo abafundisi namaBible Workers kumasimu angu 85 emhlabeni wonke. Lokhu kubiza malini-na? Ngonyaka ka2021 US$ 647, 000 yathunyelwa ngalenhloso. Sithole malini ngeminikelo maqondana nalomsebenzi US$ 132, 826. (Lona ngumfanekiso othembekile futhi uyabona ukuthi awusimeme ngempela!) Bazalwane nodade abathandekayo, lokhu kuyiqiniso. Lamasimu adinga uxhaso lomuntu ngamunye-futhi nokuningi kwalokho. Uyathanda ukubona isigijimi sisifinyelela ezindaweni ezintsha? Kungenzeka uma sikhulisa ukupha kwethu emsebenzini womhlaba wabahambisa ivangeli. “Njengoba amasimu amasha evuleka, ubizo lwezimali njalo liyakhula. Uma sikhona isikhathi okumele sisebenzise ukonga, kumanje…indibilishi ibonakala njengento encane, kodwa izindibilishi eziyikhulu zenza idola eyodwa, futhi uma lisetshenziswa kahle lingaba indlela yokusindisa umphefumulo ekufeni. Uma zonke izimali ezithe zachithwa ngabantu bethu ekuzitikeni zithe zanikelwa emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu, bekungeke kubekhona ingcebo engenalutho, namasimu engabe amiswa emhlabeni wonke jikelele.”-Counsels on Stewardship, pp. 290, 291. Ngiyanicela, bazalwane nodade abathandekayo, lapho Umnikelo WeSabatha Lokuqala uqoqwa uya kwi-world missions, khumbulani imiphefumulo esebumnyameni ninikele ngesihle, ukuze izindawo ezintsha zingathola iqiniso lanamuhla. “Amalunga ebandla lethu kufanele abenomuzwa wentakazelelo ekhaya nakumasimu akude. Izibusiso ezinkulu zizakuza kubo njengoba benza umzamo wokuzidela wokutshala isilinganiso seqiniso ezindaweni ezintsha.”-Christian Service, p. 184. Kwangathi iNkosi ingabusisa kakhulu izipho nalabo abaphayo! Abazalwane benu abavela kuGeneral Conference