“Inene ndithi kuwe esi sizukulwana asisayi kuze senzeke
Dlula kude kwenzeke zonke ezi zinto. ”(Mt 24: 34)

Zimbini iindlela esinokuthi sizisebenzise ukuqonda intsingiselo yamazwi kaYesu malunga "nesi sizukulwana". Omnye ubizwa ngokuba yi-eisegesis, kunye nomnye, i-exegesis. IQumrhu Elilawulayo lisebenzisa indlela yokuqala kusasazo lukamabonwakude kulenyanga ukucacisa uMt 24:34. Siza kusebenzisa indlela yesibini kwinqaku elilandelayo. Okwangoku, kuya kufuneka siqonde ukuba i-eisegesis iyasebenza xa umntu sele enoluvo lokuba isicatshulwa sithetha ntoni. Ukungena kwingcamango yangaphambili, omnye uya kusebenza ukwenza isicatshulwa silingane kwaye axhase umxholo. Olu lolona hlobo luqhelekileyo lophando lweBhayibhile.
Nantsi imeko iQumrhu Elilawulayo elinomthwalo kuyo: Banemfundiso yokuba uYesu waqalisa ukulawula ngokungabonakaliyo emazulwini kwi1914, unyaka ophawule ukuqala kwemihla yokugqibela. Ngokusekelwe kolu toliko, kunye nokusebenzisa imizobo efanekisayo / yomfuziselo, baye banikela ngakumbi ukuba uYesu wabamisela ukuba babe likhoboka lakhe elithembekileyo neliyingqondi kuwo onke amaKristu okwenene emhlabeni ngonyaka we-1919. Ke ngoko, igunya leQumrhu Elilawulayo kunye nokungxamiseka komsebenzi ekufuneka wenziwe ngalo lonke ixesha lixhonywe kwi-1914 yile nto bayibanga ngayo.[i]
Oku kudala umba omkhulu malunga nentsingiselo yesi "sizukulwana" njengoko sichazwe kuMateyu 24: 34. Abantu abaqala ukwenza esi sizukulwana sabona ukuqala kweentsuku zokugqibela kwi1914 kwakufuneka bekwiminyaka yokuqonda. Asithethi ngosana olusanda kuzalwa apha. Ke ngoko, isizukulwane esibonakalayo sidlulileyo uphawu lwe-century - iminyaka ye-120 yeminyaka kunye nokubala.
Ukuba sijonga "isizukulwana" kwi isichazi magama kunye neBhayibhile I-leonon, asiyi kufumana siseko sesizukulwana sobude obungakanani ngeli xesha langoku.
Usasazo lwangoSeptemba kwi-tv.jw.org lukwinzame yamva nje yeQumrhu Elilawulayo yokuchaza isisombululo sayo kule meko. Nangona kunjalo, ngaba inkcazo isebenza? Okubaluleke nangakumbi, ngaba kungokweSibhalo?
UMzalwan 'uDavid Splane wenza umsebenzi oncomekayo wokucacisa utoliko lwakuMateyu 24: 34. Ndiqinisekile ukuba amazwi akhe aya kuqinisekisa uninzi lwamaNgqina kaYehova ukuba ukuqonda kwethu ngoku kuchanile. Umbuzo ngulo, Ngaba yinyani?
Ndingoyiki ukuba uninzi lwethu luyakukhohliswa yimali ekumgangatho ophezulu yomgunyathi eyi- $ 20. Imali yomgunyathi yenzelwe ukuba ijongeke, izive ngathi, kwaye ithathe indawo yento yokwenyani. Nangona kunjalo, ayisiyonto yokwenyani. Ngokuqinisekileyo ayilifanelanga iphepha eliprintwe kulo. Ukutyhila ubume bayo obungenaxabiso, abagcini beevenkile baya kutyhila ityala kumbane we-ultraviolet. Ngaphantsi kokukhanya, umtya wokhuseleko kwibhili ye-US $ 20 uya kukhanya luhlaza.
UPetros walumkisa amaKristu malunga nabantu abaya kubaxhaphaza ngamazwi obuxoki.

“Nangona kunjalo, kwabakho abaprofeti ababuxoki phakathi kwabantu, njengokuba naphakathi kwenu kuya kubakho abafundisi ababuxoki. Aba baya kungenisa ngokuzolileyo amahlelo atshabalalisayo, kwaye baya kuyenza nditsho nokukhanyela umniniwo abazithengileyo ... baya kuyenza Ukubawa kukuxhaphaza ngamazwi obuxoki.”(2Pe 2: 1, 3)

La magama omgunyathi, njengemali yomgunyathi, anokungabonakali kwinto yokwenyani. Kuya kufuneka sibavavanye phantsi kokukhanya okufanelekileyo ukutyhila imeko yabo yokwenyani. NjengamaBhereya amandulo, sivavanya amazwi abo bonke abantu sisebenzisa ukukhanya okukhethekileyo kweZibhalo. Sizabalazela ukuba nobuntu obukrelekrele, oko kukuthi, sivuleleke kwizimvo ezintsha kwaye sikulangazelele ukufunda. Nangona kunjalo, asikhohliseki lula. Singamthemba umntu osinika i-20 yeedola, kodwa ke sikubeka phantsi kokukhanya okufanelekileyo ukuze siqiniseke.
Ngaba amazwi kaDavid Splane ayinyani, ngaba ayizonyani? Masizibonele.

Ukuhlaziywa koSasazo

UMzalwan 'uSplane uqala ngokuchaza ukuba "zonke ezi zinto" azibhekiseli kwiimfazwe, indlala, kunye nenyikima ekhankanywe kuMt 24: 7, kodwa nakwimbandezelo enkulu ekuthethwa ngayo eMt 24: 21.
Singachitha ixesha apha sizama ukubonisa ukuba iimfazwe, indlala kunye neenyikima zazingeyonxalenye yomqondiso konke konke.[ii] Nangona kunjalo, oko kungasusa kwisihloko. Ke masivume okomzuzwana ukuba bayinxalenye yazo "zonke ezi zinto," kuba kukho umba omkhulu ngakumbi esinokuthi siphoswe ngawo; leyo uMzalwan 'uSplane kusenokwenzeka ukuba angayihoyi. Unqwenela ukuba siqonde ukuba imbandezelo enkulu uYesu athetha ngayo isekamva lethu. Nangona kunjalo, umxholo weMt 24: 15-22 ungashiya ngokungathandabuzekiyo engqondweni yomfundi ukuba iNkosi yethu ibhekisa kwimbandezelo enkulu eyayingqingiwe kunye nokutshatyalaliswa kweYerusalem ukusuka kwi-66 ukuya kwi-70 CE Ukuba leyo yinxalenye yayo yonke ezi zinto ”njengoko uDavid Splane esitsho, emva koko isizukulwana kwafuneka sizibonile. Oko kuyakufuna ukuba samkele isizukulwana esineminyaka engama-2,000 XNUMX ubudala, hayi into afuna ukuba sicinge ngayo, ke yena uthatha inzaliseko yesibini nangona uYesu engakhange athethe ngayo, kwaye akayikhathalelanga inzaliseko yokoqobo.
Kuya kufuneka sikuthathe njengokrokrela kakhulu, nayiphi na inkcazo yeZibhalo efuna ukuba sikhethe ukuba zeziphi na iinxalenye ezingasebenziyo nezingasebenziyo ngakumbi xa ukhetho lwenziwa ngaphandle kokubonelela ngenkxaso yesibhalo kwisigqibo.
Ngaphandle kokuchitha ixesha, uMzalwan 'uSplane usebenzise iqhinga lobuchule. Uyabuza, “Ngoku, ukuba ucelwa ngumntu ukuba achaze isiBhalo esixelela ukuba siyintoni isizukulwana, ungaphendukela kwesiphi isibhalo?… Ndiza kukunika umzuzwana… Cinga ngalonto…. Ndikhetha iEksodus isahluko 1 ivesi 6. ”
Le ngxelo kunye nendlela enikezelwa ngayo iya kuthi sibonise ukuba isicatshulwa asikhethileyo sinalo lonke ulwazi esiludingayo ukuze sifumane inkxaso kwinkcazo yakhe "yesizukulwana".
Makhe sibone ukuba kunjalo.

"Ekugqibeleni uYosefu wafa, nabo bonke abantakwabo kunye naso sonke eso sizukulwana." (Ex 1: 6)

Ngaba uyayibona inkcazo “yesizukulwana” equlethwe kule vesi? Njengoko uza kubona, le ndinyana kuphela uDavid Splane ayisebenzisayo ukuxhasa ukutolikwa kwakhe.
Xa ufunda ibinzana elithi "konke ukuba isizukulwana ”, usenokuzibuza ngokwendalo ukuba ibhekisa phi loo“ nto ”. Ngethamsanqa, awudingi ukuzibuza. Umongo unika impendulo.

Ngawo la amagama oonyana bakaSirayeli abeze eYiputa uYakobi, elowo weza nendlu yakhe, 2 URubhen, uSimeyon, uLevi noYuda; 3 Isakare, noZebhulon, noBhenjamin; 4 UDan noNafetali; UGadi noAshere. 5 Kwaye bonke abo bazalelwayo kuYakobi babengabantu be-70, kodwa uYosefu wayeseleseYiputa. 6 Ekugqibeleni uJoseph wasweleka, kunye nabakhuluwa bakhe sonke eso sizukulwana. ”(Ex 1: 1-6)

Njengoko sibonile xa sijonga kwinkcazo yegama, isizukulwana, "umzimba wonke wabantu abazelwe kwaye ukuhlala malunga ngexesha elinyeOkanye "iqela labantu elilelinye udidi oluthile ngexesha elinye". Apha abantu bangabodidi olunye (usapho nendlu kaJacob) kwaye bonke bahlala ngexesha elinye. Xeshani? Lixesha apho 'beza eYiputa'.
Kutheni le nto uMzalwan 'uSplane engasithumeli kwezi ndinyana zicacisa zona? Ngamafutshane, kuba ayixhasi ingcaciso yakhe yegama elithi “isizukulwana.” Esebenzisa ukucinga okulula, ugxila kwivesi enye kuphela. Kuye, ivesi 6 imi yodwa. Akukho sidingo sokujonga kwenye indawo. Isizathu kukuba akafuni ukuba sicinge ngenqaku elithile ngexesha lokungena eYiphutha kanye njengokuba efuna ukuba sicinge ngelinye ixesha elifana nonyaka we-1914. Endaweni yoko, ufuna ukuba sigxile kubomi bomntu . Ukuqala, lo mntu nguYosefu, nangona enenye into ayicingayo ngomhla wethu. Engqondweni yakhe, kwaye kubonakala ukuba yingqondo ehlangeneyo yeQumrhu Elilawulayo, uJoseph uba sisizukulwana ekubhekiswa kuso. Ukuzekelisa, ubuza ukuba ingaba umntwana ozelwe kwimizuzu eli-1 emva kokufa kukaJoseph, okanye umntu owasweleka kwimizuzu eli-6 ngaphambi kokuba uJosefu azalwe, angathathwa njengenxalenye yesizukulwana sikaYosefu. Impendulo nguhayi, kuba ngekhe abe ngumhla kaJosefu.
Makhe siwubuyise lo mzekeliso ukubonisa indlela ezi zizizathu zokuqiqa. Siza kucinga ukuba umntu - wambiza, u-John - wasweleka u-10 kwimizuzu emva kokuzalwa kukaJoseph. Oko bekuya kumenza abe lixesha likaYosefu. Ngaba besinokuthi ke ngoku uJohn wayeyinxalenye yesizukulwana esangena eJiphutha? Masithathe umntwana - siya kumbiza ngokuba ngu-Eli - wazalwa ngemizuzu eyi-10 ngaphambi kokuba uYosefu abhubhe. Ngaba uEli wayeya kuba yinxalenye yesizukulwana esangena eYiputa? UJoseph waphila iminyaka eyi-110. Ukuba bobabini uJohn kunye no-Eli nabo baphila iminyaka ye-110, singatsho ukuba isizukulwana esangena i-Egypt silinganise iminyaka ye-330.
Oku kunokubonakala ngathi kusisidenge, kodwa silandela nje ingcinga esisinikwe ngumzalwana uSplane. Ukucaphula la mazwi akhe athi: “Ukuba umntu [uYohane] nomntwana [uEli] babe yinxalenye yesizukulwana sikaYosefu, ngebabekhona ukuba babephila ixesha elincinci ngexesha lokuphila kukaYosefu.”
Ukujonga ngexesha lokuzalwa kwam, kwaye ngokusekwe kwinkcazo ebonelelwa nguDavid Splane, ndingatsho ngokukhuselekileyo ukuba ndiyinxalenye yesizukulwana seMfazwe yaseMelika yaseMelika. Mhlawumbi bekungafanelekanga ukuba ndisebenzise igama elithi "ngokukhuselekileyo", kuba ndiyoyika ukuba, ukuba bendinokuthetha esidlangalaleni izinto ezinjalo, amadoda abenxibe ezimhlophe banokuza kundithatha.
Emva koko uMzalwan 'uSplane wenza ingxelo eyothusayo. Emva kokubhekisa kuMateyu 24:32, 33 apho uYesu asebenzise umzekeliso wamagqabi emithini njengendlela yokuqonda ukuza kwehlobo, uthi:

“Ngabo banokuqonda kokomoya kuphela abanokufikelela kwisigqibo, njengoko uYesu watshoyo, ukuba kufutshane neminyango. Nantsi inqaku: Ngoobani kwi1914 kuphela kwabo babona iinkalo ezahlukeneyo zomqondiso kwaye wagqiba kwisiphelo esifanelekileyo? Ngaba kwenzeka into engabonakaliyo? Ngabathanjiswa bodwa.

Sigqibile isigqibo esifanelekileyo?  Ngaba uMzalwan 'uSplane kunye neqela liphela leQumrhu Elilawulayo, ekucacileyo ukuba bayayisebenzisa le ntetho, ngabom balahlekisa ibandla? Ukuba sithathe ukuba azikho, ngoko ke kufuneka sigqibe ekubeni bonke abathanjiswa kwi-1914 bakholelwe ukuba ubukho buka-Kristu obonakalayo baqala e-1874 nokuba uKrestu wabekwa etroneni emazulu e1878. Kananjalo kuya kufuneka sicinge ukuba abafundanga Imfihlakalo egqityiweyo epapashwe emva kwe1914 neyathi imihla yokugqibela, okanye "ukuqala kwexesha lesiphelo", yaqala kwi-1799. Abafundi beBhayibhile, abo uSplane babiza ngokuba "ngabathanjiswa", babekholelwa ukuba imiqondiso awayethetha ngayo uMateyu kwisahluko 24 yayizalisekisiwe kuyo yonke i19th kwinkulungwane. Iimfazwe, iindlala, iinyikima - konke oko kwakusenzekile ngo-1914. Ukuqala kwemfazwe ngo-1914, zange bafunde "amagqabi emithi" kwaye bagqiba kwelokuba imihla yokugqibela nobukho bukaKristu obungabonakaliyo buqalile. Endaweni yoko, babekholelwa emfazweni ukuba sisiqalo sembandezelo enkulu eya kuthi iphele eArmagedon, imfazwe yemini enkulu kaThixo uSomandla. (Ukuphela kwemfazwe kwaye uxolo luthabath 'unyawo, banyanzelwa ukuba baphinde bacinge ngokuqonda kwabo kwaye bagqiba kwelokuba uYehova uyinqumle imihla ngokuphelisa imfazwe ukuzalisekisa uMt 24: 22, kodwa kungekudala icandelo lesibini lembandezelo enkulu liza kuqala , mhlawumbi malunga ne-1925.)
Ke kusenokwenzeka ukuba sigqibe kwelokuba iQumrhu Elilawulayo alazi kakuhle ngembali yamaNgqina kaYehova, okanye liphakathi kokukhohliswa kweqela elithile, okanye ukuba basixokisa ngabom. La ngamazwi anamandla, ndiyazi. Andizisebenzisi lula. Ukuba umntu unokusinika enye into enokuthi ibonakalise ukungaziphathi kakuhle kwiQumrhu Elilawulayo kodwa asichaze oku kubekekeka ngendlela engeyiyo kwezibakala zembali, ndiya kuyamkela ngovuyo kwaye ndiyipapashe.

Ugqatso lukaFred Franz

Saziswa ngokulandelayo kumntu othi, njengoJosefu, amele isizukulwana-ngakumbi isizukulwana seMt 24:34. Sisebenzisa ixesha lobomi likaMzalwana uFred Franz, owabhaptizwa ngoNovemba ka-1913 nowasweleka ngo-1992, siboniswa ukuba abo babephila ngexesha likaMzalwana uFranz basenza njani isiqingatha sesibini “sesi sizukulwana”. Ngoku saziswa kumxholo wesizukulwana esineziqingatha ezibini, okanye isizukulwana esineenxalenye ezimbini. Le yinto ungayifumani nakwesiphi isichazi-magama okanye isichazi-magama seBhayibhile. Ngapha koko andiwazi nawuphi na umthombo ngaphandle kwamaNgqina kaYehova oxhasa lo mbono wezizukulwana ezibini ezidlulayo ezenza uhlobo lwesizukulwana esikhulu.
Le Tshathi ye-Generation
Nangona kunjalo, xa sinikwe umzekelo kaDavid Splane wendoda nosana olunokuba yinxalenye yesizukulwana sikaJoseph ngenxa yokuchitha ixesha lakhe lobomi, nokuba kuyimizuzu nje embalwa, kufuneka sigqibe kwelokuba oko sikujongileyo kule tshathi sisigaba esineenxalenye ezintathu. Umzekelo, uC. T. Russell wasweleka ngo-1916, ethatha ixesha lokuthanjiswa kukaFranz ngeminyaka emithathu epheleleyo. Wafa eneminyaka engamashumi amathandathu anesithandathu, kodwa ngokungathandabuzekiyo kwakukho abathanjisiweyo abakwiminyaka yama-80 nama-90 ngexesha lokubhaptizwa kukaFred Franz. Oku kubeka ukuqala kwesizukulwana sibuyele phaya ekuqaleni kweminyaka yoo-1800, nto leyo ethetha ukuba sele sisondele kwiminyaka engama-200. Isizukulwana esihlala kwiinkulungwane ezimbini! Yinto entle leyo.
Okanye, sinokulijonga ngokusekwe kwinto ethethwa ligama ngesiNgesi sanamhlanje nakwisiHebhere nesiGrike samandulo. Ngo-1914, kwakukho iqela labantu abakudidi olunye (abathanjiswa) ababephila ngaxeshanye. Benza isizukulwana. Sinokubabiza ngokuba "sisizukulwana sowe-1914", okanye "isizukulwana sokuqala semfazwe yehlabathi." Bonke (eso sizukulwana) bonke badlulile.
Ngoku makhe sijonge ngokusebenzisa ingqiqo kaMzalwan 'uSplane. Sihlala sibhekisa kubantu ababephila ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-60s nakwiminyaka yama-70s (ixesha lobukho baseMelika eVietnam) "njengesizukulwana sikaHippie". Sisebenzisa le nkcazo intsha siyinikwe liQumrhu Elilawulayo, sinokuthi "sisizukulwana seMfazwe yokuQala yeHlabathi." Kodwa iya phambili. Kwakukho abantu abakwi-90 yabo ababona ukuphela kweMfazwe yaseVietnam. Aba ngebabephila ngo-1880. Kwakukho abantu ngo-1880, abazalwa ngeloxesha uNapoleon esenza umlo eYurophu. Ke ngoko, babekhona abantu ababephila ngonyaka we-1972 xa amaMelika ayekhupha iVietnam awayeyinxalenye "yeMfazwe yesizukulwana se-1812". Yile nto kufuneka siyamkele ukuba siza kwamkela ukutolikwa kweQumrhu Elilawulayo ngentsingiselo "yesi sizukulwana".
Yintoni injongo yako konke oku? UDavid Splane ucacisa ngala mazwi: “Ke, bazalwana, ngokwenene siphila nzulu kwixesha lesiphelo. Eli asiloxesha lokuba omnye wethu adinwe. Ke sonke masithobele isiluleko sikaYesu, isiluleko sifumanise ukuba uMateyu 24: 42, 'ke, hlalani nilindile, ngenxa yokuba aniwazi umhla eza ngawo iNkosi yenu.' ”
Inyani yile yokuba uYesu wayesixelela ukuba asinayo indlela yokwazi ukuba uyeza nini, ke kufuneka sihlale silindile. UMzalwana uSplane, nangona kunjalo, usixelela ukuba thina do Yazi ukuba uyeza nini - malunga - uyeza kakhulu, kwakamsinya. Siyayazi le nto kuba singabalekisa amanani sifumanisa ukuba bambalwa abashiyekileyo besi "sizukulwana", apho iQumrhu Elilawulayo liyinxalenye yabo, bayaluphala kwaye kungekudala baya kufa.
Inyani yile mazwi kaMzalwana uSplane ahamba ngokuchasene noko uYesu asixelela kona iivesi ezimbini emva koko.

Ngenxa yoku, nani ke hlalani nilungile, kuba uNyana woMntu uza ngelixa enalo awucingi ukuba yiyo. ”(Mt 24: 44)

U-Yesu usixelela ukuba uza kuza ngexesha apho sicinga ukuba akazokuza. Oku kubhabha phambi kwayo yonke into iQumrhu Elilawulayo elinokuthi sikholelwe kuyo. Banokucinga ukuba uza kubomi obuseleyo babantu abambalwa abakhulileyo. Amagama kaYesu ayinto yokwenyani, imali eyinyani yokomoya. Oko kuthetha ukuba amazwi eQumrhu Elilawulayo ayinkohliso.

Ukujonga okuMtsha kuMateyu 24: 34

Ewe kunjalo, akukho nanye kwezi eyonelisayo. Sisafuna ukwazi ukuba wayethetha ukuthini uYesu xa wayesithi esi sizukulwana asizukudlula ngaphambi kokuba zenzeke zonke ezi zinto.
Ukuba kudala ufunda le foram, uyazi ukuba bobabini uApolo nam ndizamile ukutolika uMateyu 24:34. Andizange ndonwabe ncam nangomnye wabo. Babekrelekrele kakhulu. Asikokuqiqa ngobulumko nangokwengqiqo ukuba iSibhalo sityhilwe. Ityhilwa ngumoya oyingcwele osebenza kuwo onke amaKristu. Ukuze umoya usebenze ngokukhululekileyo kuthi sonke kwaye wenze umsebenzi wawo, kufuneka sisebenzisane nawo. Oko kuthetha ukuba kufuneka sisuse ezingqondweni zethu imiqobo enje ngekratshi, umkhethe, kunye nokuqonda kwangaphambili. Ingqondo nentliziyo kufuneka zikulungele, zilangazelele, kwaye zithobeke. Ngoku ndiyabona ukuba iinzame zam zangaphambili zokuqonda intsingiselo "yesi sizukulwana" zachukunyiswa kukucinga kwangaphambili kunye nobuxoki obuvela ekukhuleni kwam njengomnye wamaNgqina kaYehova. Nje ukuba ndizikhulule kwezo zinto ndaza ndaphinda ndajonga uMateyu isahluko 24, intsingiselo yamazwi kaYesu yabonakala ngathi iyawa. Ndingathanda ukwabelana nolo phando kunye nawe kwinqaku lam elilandelayo ukuze ubone ukuba ucinga ntoni ngalo. Mhlawumbi ngokudibeneyo sinokuthi ekugqibeleni silalise olu sana.
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[i] Uhlalutyo oluneenkcukacha malunga nokuba i1914 inaso nasiphi na isibhalo, jonga "I-1914 -I-Litany yeengcinga". Uhlalutyo olupheleleyo lwesihloko sendlela yokuchonga ikhoboka elithembekileyo neliyingqondi laseMat. 25: 45-47 bona udidi: “Ukuchonga ikhoboka".
[ii] Jonga "Iimfazwe kunye neeNgxelo zeMfazwe -Ingqondo ebomvu?"

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