UEllen White wabhala le leta ilandelayo ngo-1858 xa wayesadla inyama yehagu. Ngamanye amaxesha kucatshulwa ukubonisa ukuba ukuqonda kuka-Ellen White kwakutshintshile. Oko ngekwakuqhubekile ukuba ebesaphila namhlanje, bathi. Akulunganga ke ngoko ukukhaba izinto ezintsha ezifunyenweyo eziphikisana neengxelo zabo.

Kodwa ukuba ufunda le leta ngocoselelo, uya kufumanisa ukuba ayinayo nayiphi na inkcazo ekunokufuneka kamva uyirhoxise nangayiphi na indlela. Oko wakubhalela umzukulwana wakhe uMabel kwiminyaka engama-47 kamva kuyasebenza nakule leta:

'Ndifunda iidayari zam kunye neekopi zeeleta endazibhala kwiminyaka emininzi eyadlulayo, ukuqala ngaphambi kokuba ndiye eYurophu, ngaphambi kokuba uzalwe. Ndinombandela obaluleke kakhulu endinokuwupapasha. Inokunikelwa ebandleni njengobungqina. Okoko ndisenokwenza oko, kubalulekile ukubonelela uluntu ngayo. Emva koko ixesha elidlulileyo lingaphila kwakhona kwaye kucacile ukuba umsonto othe tye wenyaniso uhamba kuyo yonke into endiyibhalileyo, ngaphandle kwesivakalisi esinye sobuxoki. Le, ndiyalelwe, kufanele ukuba ibe yileta yam ephilayo yokholo kubo bonke.« (Ileta 329a 1905)

Mzalwana othandekayo A, udade othandekayo A,

UYehova ngokulunga kwakhe wabona kufanelekile ukuba andibonise umbono kuloo ndawo. Phakathi kwezinto ezininzi endizibonileyo, ezinye zibhekisa kuwe. Wandibonisa ukuba ngelishwa ayikho yonke into ihamba kakuhle kuwe. Utshaba luzama ukukutshabalalisa kwaye luphembelele abanye ngawe. Nobabini beniya kuba kwisigxina esongamileyo eninganikwanga ngaso nguThixo. Nizicingela ukuba nihambele phambili gqitha xa kuthelekiswa nabantu bakaThixo. Unomona kwaye uyakrokra ujonge kwi-Battle Creek. Ungathanda kakhulu ukungenelela apho kwaye utshintshe okwenzekayo apho ngokwezimvo zakho. Unikela ingqalelo kwizinto ezincinci ongaziqondiyo, ezingenanto yakwenza nawe nezingakukhathaleli nangayiphi na indlela. UThixo uwuphathise abakhonzi bakhe abakhethiweyo umsebenzi wakhe e-Battle Creek. Wabamisela ukuba babe nembopheleleko ngomsebenzi wakhe. Iingelosi zikaThixo zinikwe imbopheleleko yokunyamekela umsebenzi; kwaye ukuba kukho into engahambi kakuhle, uya kulungisa iinkokeli zomsebenzi kwaye yonke into iya kuhamba ngokwesicwangciso sakhe, ngaphandle kokungenelela oku okanye loo mntu.

Ndabona ukuba uThixo ufuna ukukubuyisela amehlo akho kuwe, ukuba abuze iinjongo zakho. Uyazikhohlisa ngawe, ukuthobeka kwakho kukunika impembelelo. Usenokucinga ukuba ungaphambili kakhulu kubomi bakho bokholo; kodwa xa kuziwa kwimidlalo yakho ekhethekileyo, uvuka ngokukhawuleza, unengqondo enye kwaye awuyekeleli. Oku kungqina ngokucacileyo ukuba awuzimiselanga ngokwenene ukufunda.

Ndibone ukuba ngempazamo nicinga ukuba nifanele niwungcungcuthekise umzimba wenu nizincishe ukutya okunesondlo. Oku kubangela ukuba abanye ebandleni bakholelwe ukuba ngokuqinisekileyo uThixo ukwicala lakho, kungenjalo ubungayi kuzincama uze uzincame. Kodwa ndabona ukuba akukho nto injalo ikwenza ube ngcwele. Kwaneentlanga ziyakwenza oko, zingafumani mvuzo; Kuphela ngumoya owaphukileyo noguqukileyo phambi koThixo onexabiso lokwenene emehlweni akhe. Iimbono zakho kule nto azilunganga. Uliphaphele ibandla, uhoye izinto ezincinci, ube uxhalabele usindiso lwakho. UThixo akakubekanga ukuba ulawule abantu bakhe. Ucinga ukuba icawa iwile ngenxa yokuba ayiboni izinto ngendlela ozibona ngayo nangenxa yokuba ayilandeli ikhondo elingqongqo elifanayo. Nangona kunjalo, uyaphazama ngomsebenzi wakho kunye nowabanye. Abanye baye batya kakhulu. Balandela ikhondo elingqongqo ngolo hlobo yaye baphila ubomi obutofotofo kangangokuba impilo yabo ibe nkenenkene, izifo ziye zendele kwiinkqubo zabo, yaye itempile kaThixo iye yabuthathaka.

Ndakhunjuzwa ngamava ethu eRochester, eNew York. Asizange sikutye ngokwaneleyo ukutya okunesondlo apho. Esi sifo saphantse sasisa engcwabeni. UThixo akanikeli nje kuphela ubuthongo abantwana bakhe abathandayo kodwa ukwabanika nokutya okufanelekileyo ukuze babomeleze. Ngokwenene injongo yethu yayintle. Sasifuna ukonga imali ukuze sikwazi ukuqhuba iphephandaba. Sasikade sihlwempuzekile. Kodwa ingxaki ikumasipala. Abo babenemali babebawa yaye bezingca. Ukuba babeyenze eyabo indima, ngekusiphumza; kodwa ekubeni abanye bengazange bawufeze umsebenzi wabo, kwakubi kuthi kwaye kulunge nakwabanye. UThixo akafuni ukuba nabani na abe nobutyebi kangangokuba ade ayenze buthathaka okanye yonakalise itempile kaThixo. Kukho imisebenzi neemfuneko eLizwini laKhe zokuba ibandla lizithobe liwungcungcuthekise umphefumlo walo. Kodwa akukho mfuneko yakuziqingqela iminqamlezo kunye nokuqulunqa imisebenzi yokwenzakalisa umzimba kabani ukuze athobeke. Loo nto ingaqhelekanga kwiLizwi likaThixo.

ixesha lembandezelo lisondele. Kuya kwandula ke imfuneko ifune ukuba abantu bakaThixo bazincame baze batye kuphela okwaneleyo ukuze baphile. Kodwa uThixo uya kusilungiselela eli xesha. Kweli xesha linzima intswelo yethu iya kuba lithuba likaThixo lokusinika amandla akhe omelezayo nokugcina abantu bakhe. Kodwa ngoku uThixo ulindele ukuba senze izinto ezilungileyo ngezandla zethu size silondoloze ngenyameko iintsikelelo ukuze senze indima yethu ekuxhaseni injongo Yakhe yokuhambisela phambili inyaniso. Lo ngumsebenzi wabo bonke abangabizwanga ngokukodwa ukuba balungiselele ngelizwi nangemfundiso, benikela lonke ixesha labo ekushumayeleni kwabanye indlela yobomi nosindiso.

Nabani na osebenza ngezandla zakhe ufuna uvimba wamandla okwenza lo msebenzi. Nabo ke basebenza ngelizwi nangemfundiso, bamelwe kukuzingxamela ngamandla abo; kuba uSathana neengelosi zakhe ezikhohlakeleyo balwa ngokuchasene nabo ukutshabalalisa amandla abo. Imizimba neengqondo zabo zifuna ukuphumla kumsebenzi odinisayo ngokufuthi kangangoko kunokwenzeka, kunye nokutya okunezondlo nokomelezayo okubanika amandla. Kuba onke amandla abo ayafuneka. Ndabona ukuba akumzukisi uThixo nangayiphi na indlela xa omnye wabantu bakhe ezibeka eswele. Nangona ixesha lembandezelo kubantu bakaThixo likufuphi, uya kubaxhobela olu ngquzulwano loyikekayo.

Ndibonile ukuba iinkolelo zakho malunga nenyama yehagu azinabungozi xa uziqhelanisa nawe. Kodwa ubuya kuyenza ilitye lokuhlola waza wenza ngokuvisisana noko. Ukuba uThixo ufuna ukuba icawa yakhe iyeke ukuyitya inyama yehagu, uya kubeyisela ukuba benjenjalo. Kutheni le nto kufuneka atyhile ukuthanda kwakhe kuphela kubantu abangenambopheleleko ngomsebenzi wakhe yaye kungekhona kwabo banegunya lokwenene? Ukuba ibandla liza kuyeka ukutya inyama yehagu, uThixo akayi kuyityhila kubantu ababini okanye abathathu kuphela. Uya kwazisa ibandla lakhe ngayo.

UThixo ukhokela abantu abaphuma eYiputa, abaliqela abakwanti apha naphaya, omnye ekholelwa oku yaye omnye ekholelwa leya.” Iingelosi zikaThixo sele ziza kulufeza uthumo lwazo. Ingelosi yesithathu ikhupha ize ihlambulule abantu abaza kuya phambili nayo. Bambi ke bahamba phambi kwezithunywa zezulu ezikhokela eli bandla; kodwa kuyimfuneko ukuba bathabathe onke amanyathelo umva, ngobulali nangokuthobeka behamba ngesantya esimiswa yingelosi. Ndabona ukuba ingelosi kaThixo yayingayi kulikhokela ibandla Lakhe ngokukhawuleza kunokuba lalinokusingatha nokuphumeza iinyaniso ezibalulekileyo ezazifundiswa. Kodwa eminye imimoya engazinzanga inokusilungisa isiqingatha saloo msebenzi. Njengoko ingelosi ibakhokela, bayayivuyela into entsha baze batyhalele phambili ngaphandle kolwalathiso lukaThixo, nto leyo ebangela ukudideka nokungavisisani kuluhlu. Abathethi okanye benze ngokuvisisana nayo yonke into. Ndibonile ukuba nobabini kufuneka nifikelele kwinqanaba ngokukhawuleza apho nizimisele ukukhokelwa kunokuba nifune ukukhokelwa. Kungenjalo uSathana angakuthatha akukhokhelele endleleni yakhe apho uya kuthi ulandele iingcebiso zakhe. Abanye bazigqala iingcamango zakho njengobungqina bokuthobeka. Awulunganga. Nobabini niyawenza umsebenzi nizozisola ngenye imini.

Mzalwana u-A, unomona kwaye unyolukile ngendalo. Ubunokunikela ngezishumi zetyeleba nedile, kodwa ulibale ezona zinto zibalulekileyo. Xa lo mfana weza kuYesu waza wabuza into afanele ayenze ukuze abe nobomi obungunaphakade, uYesu wamxelela ukuba agcine imiyalelo. Wachaza ukuba uye wenjenjalo. Wathi ke uYesu kubo, Niswele nto-nye; Thengisa ngeempahla zakho, uphe amahlwempu, woba nobutyebi ke emazulwini. Ndikubonile ukuba unemibono egwenxa. Liyinyaniso elokuba uThixo ufuna ukonga kubantu bakhe, kodwa ubuya kukwazi ukomelela kwakho ukusa kwinqanaba lokuba udimazeke. Ndinqwenela ukubona imeko yakho njengoko injalo. Uswele wona umoya wombingelelo owamkelekileyo kuThixo. Uzithelekisa nabanye. Ukuba ubani akalandeli ikhondo elingqongqo njengawe, uvakalelwa kukuba akukho nto unokumenzela yona. Imiphefumlo yenu ibunile ngenxa yokwaphuka kweziphoso zenu. Umoya wempambano uyakuvuselela, owugqala njengomoya kaThixo. Awulunganga. Aninako ukunyamezela umgwebo ocacileyo noqatha. Uyathanda ukuva ubungqina obumnandi. Kodwa ukuba umntu uyakulungisa, ukhawuleza ugqabhuke. Ingqondo yakho ayifuni ukufunda. Apha kulapho kufuneka wenze khona... Esi sisiphumo kunye nomoya weziphoso zakho, kuba wenza isigwebo sakho kunye neengcinga zakho zibe ngummiselo kwabanye kwaye uzisebenzise ngokuchasene nabo uThixo ubabizele entsimini. Ugqithise uphawu.

Ndabona ukuba ucinga ukuba le okanye leya ibizelwe ukusebenza entsimini, nangona ungenangqondo. Awunako ukukhangela entliziyweni. Ukuba ubusele nzulu kwinyaniso yesigidimi sesithunywa sesithathu, ubungayi kuba lula ukugweba lowo ubizwe nguThixo, nongenguye. Isibakala sokuba umntu unokuthandaza aze athethe kakuhle asibonisi ukuba ubizwe nguThixo. Wonke umntu unempembelelo, kwaye kufuneka athethe ngoThixo; kodwa umbuzo wokuba oku okanye okuya kufuneka anikele ixesha lakhe ngokupheleleyo ekusindisweni kwemiphefumlo ngowona ubalulekileyo. Akukho namnye ngaphandle koThixo onokugqiba ukuba ngubani ofanele abe nenxaxheba kulo msebenzi ubalulekileyo. Ngemihla yabapostile kwakukho amadoda alungileyo, amadoda awayethandaza ngamandla aza afikelela kwinqanaba; kodwa abapostile, ababenegunya koomoya abangcolileyo nabaphilisa abagulayo, ngobulumko babo obunyulu abazange babe nabuganga bakunyula nawuphi na umsebenzi ongcwele wokuba sisithethi sikaThixo. Balinda ubungqina obungathandabuzekiyo bokuba uMoya oyiNgcwele wayesebenza ngaye. Ndabona ukuba uThixo ubeke phezu kwabakhonzi bakhe abanyuliweyo uxanduva lokugqiba ukuba ngubani na oya kuwufanelekela umsebenzi ongcwele. Bekunye nebandla kunye nemiqondiso ecacileyo yoMoya oyiNgcwele, bafanele bagqibe ukuba ngubani na oya kuhamba kwaye ngubani ongayi kuhamba. Ukuba eso sigqibo sasishiyelwa kubantu abambalwa apha naphaya, ukubhideka nokuphazamiseka bekuya kuba sisiqhamo kuyo yonke indawo.

UThixo uye wabonisa izihlandlo ezininzi ukuba asifanele sibaqinisekise abantu ukuba wababiza de sifumane ubungqina obucacileyo boku. INkosi ayiyi kuyiyekela imbopheleleko yomhlambi wayo kubantu abangafanelekanga. UThixo ubiza kuphela abo bangamava anzulu, bacikidekileyo nabacikidekileyo, abanengqondo ephilileyo, bakhalimele isono ngomoya wobulali, abakwaziyo ukwalusa umhlambi. UThixo uyayazi intliziyo kwaye uyazi ukuba makakhethe bani. Umzalwana kunye nodade uHaskell banokuthatha isigqibo ngalo mba kodwa baphosise. Isigwebo sakho asifezekanga kwaye asinakuthathwa njengobungqina kulo mba. Urhoxile enkonzweni. Ukuba uqhubeka usenza oku, uya kudinwa ngabo. Uya kwandula ke uThixo akuyeke uhambe ngendlela yakho ebuhlungu. Ngoku uThixo ukumema ukuba ulungise izinto, ubuze iinjongo zakho, kwaye uxolelane nabantu bakhe.

Isiphelo: Ubungqina beBandla 1, 206-209; Ileta eyabhalwa ngo-Oktobha 21, 1858 eMannsville, eNew York