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Isikhathi sokufunda: imizuzu eyi-4

Isitatimende sika-Ellen White siholele ekutheni amaSeventh-day Adventist akholelwe ukuthi azohlukana namasonto awo ngaphambi nje kwenhlekelele yomhlaba.

»Ngibonile ukuthi uNkulunkulu unabantwana abaqotho phakathi kwama-Adventist okuzisholo namabandla awile. Ngaphambi kokuba kuthululwe izinhlupho, abefundisi namakholwa ajwayelekile memezani kulamabandla futhi wemukele iqiniso ngokuzithandela. Ngenxa yokuthi isitha siyakwazi lokhu, siletha imvuselelo kulemiphakathi yenkolo ngisho nangaphambi kokuba ingelosi yesithathu imemeze kakhulu. Ufuna nokwenza abantu abamelana neqiniso bakholwe ukuthi uNkulunkulu unabo. Uthemba ukukhohlisa abaqotho ukuthi uNkulunkulu usasebenzela la mabandla. Kodwa ukukhanya kuzokhanya, futhi bonke abaqotho bayowashiya amabandla awile futhi uhlanganyele nabanye." (Imibhalo Yakuqala, 261)

Lesi sicaphuno esilandelayo sikwenza kucace ukuthi ngama-Adventist azibizayo, u-Ellen White usho amakholwa alinda ukubuya kukaJesu kodwa agcine iSonto, noma leyo miphakathi eyavela enhlanganweni ye-Advent ngaphandle kokwamukela iSabatha.

“Ngibonile ukuthi kukhona abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abangalazi futhi abangaligcini iSabatha. Abakaze baziswe ngalokhu. Ekuqaleni kwenkathi yosizi sizogcwaliswa ngoMoya oNgcwele. Sizophuma simemezele iSabatha ngokwedlulele. Lokhu ngeke kuwathokozise amabandla nabazibiza ngama-Adventist ngoba iqiniso ngeSabatha alinakuphikwa. Ngalesi sikhathi bonke abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abanezinhliziyo babona ngokusobala ukuthi thina (amaSabatha) siqinisile. Baphume futhi ubekezelele ukushushiswa kanye nathi. Ngabona inkemba, nendlala, nobhubhane, nesiphithiphithi esikhulu ezweni. Ababi bayokholwa ukuthi abagcini beSabatha banecala ngalezahlulelo. Bahlangane baxoxe ngokuthi bazozesula kanjani emhlabeni. Bacabanga ukuthi bangakwazi ukumisa inhlekelele ngokwenza lokhu. "Imibhalo Yakuqala, 33)

Kwesinye isitatimende uchaza amakholwa njengabazibiza ngama-Adventist abangasiboni isiphiwo sabo sokuprofetha:

»Ngalesi sikhathi, ubushiqela bebuvela esifundazweni saseMaine. Abanye bayeka ukusebenza ngokuphelele futhi bakhiphela ngaphandle noma ubani ongavumelani nomphakathi wabo futhi benqaba amaphuzu athile ababewabheka njengezibopho ezingokwenkolo. UNkulunkulu wangembulela lawa maphutha embonweni futhi wangithumela kubantwana bakhe abonayo ukuze ngiwalungise. Nokho, abaningi babo babengafuni ukwazi lutho ngakho futhi bangisola ngokuzama ukuzihlanganisa nezwe. Eme ngakolunye uhlangothi ama-Adventist okuzisholo futhi waze wangisola ngokushiseka ngokweqile. Empeleni yimina ongqondongqondo ebangela ukushiseka. Bengizama nje ukubhekana naye." (Review and Herald, July 21, 1851)

Impela umuntu angaba yi-Adventist ngegama ngesikhathi egcina iSabatha futhi ekholelwa kuMoya Wesiprofetho. Kodwa ubizo lokuhlukana nebandla lama-Adventist alikwazi ukutholakala kulokhu. Kodwa iSabatha kanye nomoya wokuphrofetha kuyizici ezimbili ngempela ezingaletha isibusiso esikhulu empilweni yethu yokukholwa. Njengezindlu zezibani ezimbili, zingasivikela emaweni ayingozi ezinkathini zenkolo kulezi zinsuku.