NgeSonto
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1. UKUNGCOLISWA KWETHEMPELI
a. Chaza isimo esabakhona ethempelini eJerusalema ekuqaleni komsebenzi kaKristu emphakathini. Johane 2:13, 14.
“Wonke umJuda kwakufanele akhokhe inxenye yeshekeli ngomnyaka, ibe ‘yisihlengo somphefumulo wakhe.’…Ngaphandle kwalokho, inani elikhulu lalilethwa njengomnikelo wokuzithandela, ufakwe endaweni yeminikelo yethempeli. Futhi kwakudingeka ukuba lonke uhlamvu lwemali yangaphandle luguqulelwe kuhlamvu lwemali olubizwa ngokuthi ishekeli lethempeli, olwamukelwa enkonzweni yendawo engcwele. Ukushintsha imali kwakunikeza ithuba lokukhwabanisa nokuphanga ngobugebengu, kwase kukhule kwaba yintengiso eyihlazo, okwakuyinzuzo kubapristi.
“Abathengisi bezilwane babefuna amanani aphakeme kakhulu ngezilwane ezithengisiwe, futhi babelane ngenzuzo yabo nabapristi nababusi, futhi bazicebise ngokwabo ngezindleko zabantu.”-The Desire of Ages, p. 155.
b. Lokhu kwathinta kanjani izinkonzo zethempeli-na? Hezekeli 22:26 (isigaba sokugcina).
“Inani elikhulu lemihlatshelo belinikelwa ngesikhathi sePhasika, futhi okuthengiswa ethempelini kwakukukhulu kakhulu. Ukudideka kwemiphumela kwakubonisa imakethe yezinkomo ezinomsindo kunethempeli elingcwele likaNkulunkulu. Kwakuzwakala ukuthengiselana okubukhali, ukukhala kwezimvu, ukukhala kwezinkomo, ukukhala kwamajuba, okuxutshwa nokukhala kohlamvu lwemali nolaka olubi. Kwaba kukhulu ukudideka kangokuba abakhulekayo babephazimiseka, futhi amazwi abhekiswe koPhezu- Konke ayecwila esiphithiphithini esingena ethempelini.”-Ibid.
NgoMsombuluko
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2. ISIZOTHA ENDLINI KA-NKULUNKULU
a. UNkulunkulu uyibheka kanjani indawo lapho abonakalisa khona ubukhona Bakhe-futhi wawuyini umyalo Wakhe wokuqala eNtabeni yaseSinayi-na? Eksodusi 3:1-5; 19:12, 13.
“Lapho iNkosi yehlela phezu kweNtaba yaseSinayi, indawo yangcweliswa ngobukhona Bayo….Kanjalo kwafundiswa isifundo sokuthi nomaphi lapho uNkulunkulu ebonakalisa ubukhona Bakhe, indawo ingcwele.”-The Desire of Ages, p. 155, 156.
b. Waphendula kanjani uKristu ekungcolisweni kwethempeli-na? Johane 2:15, 16.
“Lapho uJesu engena ethempelini, wabheka konke okwakwenzeka. Wabona ukuthengiselana okungalungile. Wabona usizi lwabampofu, labo abacabanga ukuthi ngaphandle kokuchitheka kwegazi angeke kwabakhona ukuthethelelwa kwezono zabo. Wabona igceke elingaphandle lethempeli Lakhe liphenduke indawo yokuhwebelana okungalungile. Indawo engcwele iphenduke indawo enkulu yokuhwebelana.”-Ibid., p. 157.
“Ehla kancane ezitebhisini, ephakamisa isiswebhu sezintambo aziqoqe ekungeneni kwendawo ebiyelweyo, wanxusa ithimba labathengisi ukuba lisuke egcekeni lethempeli. Ngentshiseko nokuqina angakaze akubonakalise ngaphambili, waphendula amatafula abashintshi bezimali. Uhlamvu lwemali lawela phansi, lwakhala kakhulu endaweni egandiwe. Akekho owazama ukubuza ngegunya Lakhe. Akekho owalokotha ukuma aqoqe inzuzo ayitholile. UJesu azange abashaye ngesiswebhu sezintambo, kodwa esandleni Sakhe lokushaya okulula kwabonakala kwesabeka njengenkemba evutha amalangabi. Izikhulu zethempeli, abapristi abamangele, abadayisi nabahwebi bezinkomo, nezimvu nezinkomo zabo, baphuma kuleyondawo, ngomcabanga owodwa wokubalekela ukulahlwa ebukhoneni Bakhe.”-Ibid., p. 158.
c. Sasisho ukuthini isenzo sikaKristu sokuhlanza ithempeli-na? Malaki 3:1-3.
“Emagcekeni ethempeli eJerusalema, laligcwaliswe ukuxokozela kokuthengiselana okungcolile, lalifanekisa ngempela yonke inhliziyo yethempeli, elingcoliswe ukuba khona kwenkanuko yenyama nemicabango engengcwele. Ngokuhlanza ithempeli kubathengi nabathengisi bomhlaba, uJesu wamemezela umsebenzi Wakhe wokuhlanza inhliziyo ekungcolisweni yisono-izifiso zasemhlabeni, inkanuko yobugovu, imikhuba emibi, eyonkalisa umphefumulo.”-Ibid., p. 161.
Ngolwesibili
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3. UBUKHONA BUKA-NKULUNKULU
a. Yayiyini inhloso yokuqala kaNkulunkulu ngokwakha indlu engcwele phakathi kwabantu Bakhe-na? Eksodusi 25:8.
“Lethempeli, elakhelwe ukuhlala koBukhona obungcwele, lakhelwa ukuba yisifundo esiyigugu kuIsrayeli kanye nomhlaba. Kusukela ezikhathini zaphakade bekuyinhloso kaNkulunkulu ukuthi wonke umuntu odaliwe, kusukela kwiserafi elikhanyayo nelingcwele kumuntu, kube ithempeli lokuhlala uMdali.”-The Desire of Ages, p. 161.
b. Kungani abakholwayo bebhekwa njengethempeli likaNkulunkulu-futhi kumele sigcine ngokuphelele kanjani ubungcwele balethempeli-na? 1 Korinte 3:16, 17, Isaya 57:15.
“Ngenxa yesono, umuntu wanqamula ukuba yithempeli likaNkulunkulu. Wenziwa wabamnyama futhi wangcoliswa ububi. Inhliziyo yomuntu ayisavezi inkazimulo yaLowo Ongcwele. Kodwa ngokuba sesimeni somuntu kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu, inhloso yezulu igcwalisekile. UNkulunkulu uhlala kumuntu, futhi ngomusa osindisayo inhliziyo yomuntu iba futhi ithempeli Lakhe.”-Ibid.
“Uma sikholwa ukuthi ukuphela kwezinto zonke sekusondele, ‘kufanele sibe ngabantu abanjani ekuhambeni kwethu konke nasekumesabeni uNkulunkulu?’
“Wonke umphefumulo okholwa ngempela yiqiniso uzoba nemisebenzi evumelana nalo. Bonke bazoqiniseka futhi bazothe, futhi bengakhathali emizameni yabo ukuzuzela imiphefumulo kuKristu. Uma iqiniso litshalwa ngokujulile kuqala emiphefumulweni yabo, bazozama ukulitshala ezinhliziyweni zabanye. Iqiniso ligcinwa kuphela kakhulu ngaphandle kwegceke. Lilethwe phakathi kwethempeli lomphefumulo, libeke ebukhosini benhliziyo, livumele lilawule ukuphila. Izwi likaNkulunkulu kufanele lifundwe futhi lilalelwe, kanjalo inhliziyo izothola ukuphumula nokuthula nenjabulo, nezifiso zizoqondiswa ezulwini; kodwa uma iqiniso lihlukaniswa nokuphila, ngaphandle kwegceke, inhliziyo ayifudunyezwa umlilo ovuthayo wobuhle bukaNkulunkulu.
“Inkolo kaJesu ibhekwa, ngabaningi, njengegcinelwe izinsuku ezithile, noma izikhathi ezithize, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ibekelwa eceleni futhi inganakwa. Isimiso esihlalayo seqiniso akusona samahora ambalwa ngeSabatha, noma izenzo ezimbalwa zomusa, kodwa kumele ilethwe enhliziyweni, ihlanze futhi ingcwelise isimilo.”-Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 547.
Ngolwesithathu
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4. UKUHLANZWA KWETHEMPELI ELIPHILAYO
a. Kuyini okufanele sikuqonde ngesimo sethu sokungabi nakuzisiza ekufuneni ukuhlanza ithempeli-na? Jeremiya 2:22; Jobe 14:4.
“Akukho-muntu ongaxosha ngokwakhe ukuminyana kobubi obuthole indawo enhliziyweni.The Desire of Ages, p. 161.
b. Ngeyiphi imfihlo yokwazi ukuma phambi kukaNkulunkulu ongcwele ngenhliziyo ehlanzekile-na? Hezekeli 36:25-27; Zakariya 3:3-5.
“UJakobe wayenecala lesono esikhulu lokuziphatha kwakhe ku-Esawu; kodwa wayesephendukile. Isiphambeko sakhe sathethelelwa, nesono sakhe sahlanzwa. Ngakhe-ke wayekwazi ukubekezelela ukwambulwa kobukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Kodwa noma nini lapho abantu beza phambi kukaNkulunkulu kuyilapho bethanda ububi ngabomu, babebhujiswa. Ekubuyeni kwesibili kukaKristu ababi bayakuqedwa ‘ngomoya womlomo Wakhe,’ imchithe ngokubonakala kokufika Kwayo.’ 2 Thesalonike 2:8. Ukukhanya kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, okunika abalungileyo ukuphila, kuzobhubhisa ababi.
“Esikhathini sika Johane uMbhapathizi, uKristu wayezovela njengomambuli wesimilo sikaNkulunkulu. Khona ubukhona Bakhe bekuzosenza sibonakale kubantu isono sabo. Uma kuphela bevuma ukuhlanzwe esonweni uma bezongena ebudlelwaneni Naye. Abahlanzekile enhliziyweni kuphela abazohlala ebukhoneni Bakhe.”-Ibid., p. 108.
“NguKristu kuphela ongahlanza ithempeli lomphefumulo. Kodwa angeke afohle ukungena. Akangeni enhliziyweni njengethempeli lasendulo; kodwa uthi, ‘Bheka, Ngimi ngasemnyango nginqonqotha; uma umuntu ezwa izwi lami, avule umnyango, ngiyakungena kuye.’ Isambulo 3:20. Uzongena, kungesikho usuku olulodwa kuphela; ngoba uthi, ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabo, ngihambe phakathi kwabo; …bazakuba ngabantu bami.’ ‘Anyathele phansi ububi bethu; yebo, uyakuphonsa zonke izono zabo ekujuleni kolwandle.’ 2 Korinte 6:16; Mika 7:19. Ubukhona Bakhe buzohlanza futhi bungcwelise umphefumulo, libe yithempeli elingcwele eNkosini, futhi ukuba nibe yindlu kaNkulunkulu yokomoya.’ Efesu 2:21, 22.”-Ibid., pp. 161, 162.
“Ngesikhathi uJesu ekhonza endaweni engcwele ngaphezulu, usengumfundisi webandla emhlabeni ngomoya Wakhe.”-Ibid., p. 166.
Ngolwesine
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5. UKUHLANZA ITHEMPELI NAMUHLA
a. UNkulunkulu ubabheka kanjani abaholi babantu Bakhe uma beseka ngenkuthalo ubungcwele bendlu Yakhe. Habakuki 2:20; Hezekeli 44:23.
“Amagceke ethempeli likaNkulunkulu kwakufanele abhekwe njengangcwele. Kodwa kumbango wokuzuza, konke lokhu kwalahleka.
“Abapristi nababusi babebizelwe ukuthi babe ngabafanekisa uNkulunkulu esizweni; kwakufanele balungise ukuphathwa kabi kwegceke lethempeli. Kwakufanele banikeza abantu isibonelo sobuqotho kanye nozwelo.”-The Desire of Ages, p. 156.
“Kuyiqiniso ngempela ukuthi ukuhlonipha indlu kaNkulunkuku akusekho. Izinto ezingcwele nezindawo azehlukaniswa; okungcwele nokuphakeme akuthokozelwa…UNkulunkulu wanikeza imiyalo nohlelo, uphelele futhi eqinisile, kubantu Bakhe basendulo. Ingabe isimilo Sakhe siguqukile-na? Akasiye yini uNkulunkulu omkhulu nonamandla obusa ezulwini nasemhlabeni-na? Bekungeke yini kube kuhle ngathi njalo ukufunda iziqondiso ezinikezwa nguNkulunkulu ngoKwakhe kumaHeberu, ukuthi thina esinokukhanya kweqiniso okukhazimulayo kukhanye phezu kwethu kungafana nenhlonipho yabo endlini kaNkulunkulu.”-Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, pp. 495, 496.
b. Chaza ukunqoba okubalulekile okufanele kuzuzwe ngamandla kaKristu? Mathewu 5:8; 1 Johane 3:1-3.
“Ngibiza wonke umuntu othi uyindodana kaNkulunkulu ukuba angalokothi akhohlwe iqiniso elikhulu, lokuthi sidinga uMoya kaNkulunkulu ongaphakathi kwethu ukuze sifinyelele ezulwini, futhi umsebenzi kaKristu ngaphandle kwethu ukuze asinike ilungelo lefa elingapheliyo.”-Testimonies for the Church, vol. 2, p. 442.
NgoLwesihlanu
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IMIBUZO YOMUNTU NGAMUNYE
1. Babengobani abaholi bohwebo olubi ethempelini-na?
2. Kufanele sibe yini isimo sengqondo sanoma ngubani oza phambi kukaNkulunkulu-na?
3. Chaza ubukhulu besimoya ithempeli laseJerusalema okwakumele libenalo.
4. Kuyini uKristu akumemezela ekuhlanzweni kwethempeli-na?
5. Ingahlanzwa kanjani kuphela inhliziyo yomuntu onephutha-na?