Omunye wabaphawuli wethu waletha icala elithokozisayo lasenkantolo. Kufaka phakathi i- icala lebel yalethelwa umzalwane uRutherford neWatch Tower Society ngo-1940 omunye u-Olin Moyle, owayekade esebenza eBethel nomeluleki wezomthetho eNhlanganweni. Ngaphandle kokuthatha uhlangothi, amaqiniso abalulekile yilezi:

1) UMfoweth 'uMoyle ubhalele umphakathi waseBethel incwadi evulekile lapho ememezela khona ukuthi uyesula eBethel, enikeza izizathu zakhe ukugxeka okuhlukahlukene ngokuziphatha kukamfowethu uRutherford kanye namalungu eBethel jikelele. (Akazange ahlasele noma asole noma yiziphi izinkolelo zethu futhi incwadi yakhe ikwenza kucace ukuthi wayesabheka oFakazi BakaJehova njengabantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiwe.)

2) UMfoweth 'uRutherford kanye nebhodi labaqondisi bakhetha ukungakwamukeli lokhu kwesula, kodwa esikhundleni sokuxosha ubhuti Moyle khona lapho, bemgxeka ngesinqumo esathathwa yilungu lonke laseBethel. Wabizwa njengenceku embi noJuda.

3) UMfoweth 'uMoyle wabuyela emikhubeni yangasese futhi waqhubeka nokuhlanganyela nebandla lobuKristu.

4) UMfoweth 'uRutherford wabe esesebenzisa umagazini i-Watch Tower kaninginingi kuzo zombili izindatshana kanye nezindaba noma isimemezelo ezinyangeni ezilandelayo ukusola uMfoweth' uMoyle phambi komphakathi womhlaba wonke wababhalisile nabafundi. (Ukusakaza: 220,000)

5) Izenzo zikaMfoweth 'uRutherford zinikeze uMoyle isisekelo sokuvula isudi yakhe yokuhlambalaza.

6) UMfoweth 'uRutherford washona ngaphambi kokuba leli cala lifike enkantolo futhi laqedwa ngo-1943. Zazimbili izikhalo. Kuzo zontathu lezi zahlulelo, iWatch Tower Society yatholwa inecala futhi yayalelwa ukuba ikhokhe umonakalo, ekugcineni yakwenza.

Ngaphambi kokuqhubeka, i-caat emfushane

Kusetshenziswa umbhalo wenkantolo, kungaba lula kakhulu ukuhlasela ubuntu, kepha leyo akuyona inhloso yalesi sithangami, futhi kungaba kubi kakhulu ukubuza izinhloso zabantu asebashona kudala abangakwazi ukuzivikela. Kunabantu abathile kuleli zwe abazama ukusincenga ukuba sishiye inhlangano kaJehova ngenxa yalokho abathi yizenzo ezimbi nezisusa zamalungu aqavile obuholi. Laba bantu bakhohlwa umlando wabo. UJehova wadala abantu bakhe bokuqala ngaphansi kukaMose. Ekugcineni, bafuna ngenkani futhi babusa amakhosi angabantu ukuba ababuse. Owokuqala (uSawule) waqala kahle, kepha wahamba kabi. Owesibili, uDavid, wayelungile, kepha wenza abanye abantu futhi wabangela ukufa kwabantu bakhe abangama-70,000. Ngakho-ke, kukonke, kuhle, kepha ngezinye izikhathi ezimbi kakhulu. Owesithathu wayeyinkosi enkulu, kepha wagcina esehlubukile. Kube sekulandela uhlu lwamakhosi amahle namakhosi amabi namakhosi amabi impela, kepha kukho konke, ama-Israyeli ahlala engabantu bakaJehova futhi kwakungekho lungiselelo lokuya kwezinye izizwe ayofuna okuthile okungcono, ngoba kwakungekho okungcono.
Kwabe sekufika uKristu. AbaPhostoli babamba izinto ndawonye ngemuva kokuthi uJesu enyukele ezulwini, kepha ngekhulu lesibili leminyaka, izimpisi ezicindezelayo zase zingene zaqala ukuhlukumeza umhlambi. Lokhu kuhlukunyezwa nokuphambuka eqinisweni kwaqhubeka amakhulu eminyaka, kodwa phakathi naso sonke leso sikhathi, ibandla lobuKristu laqhubeka lingabantu bakaJehova, njengoba no-Israyeli ayenjalo, ngisho nalapho ehlubukile.
Ngakho-ke manje sifika Ekhulwini Lamashumi Amabili; kepha manje silindele okuhlukile. Kungani? Ngoba sitshelwe ukuthi uJesu weza ethempelini lakhe elingokomoya ngo-1918 wahlulela umhlambi futhi waxosha inceku embi futhi wamisa inceku enhle nethembekile neqondayo phezu kwabo bonke abendlu yayo. Ah, kepha asisakukholwa lokho, akunjalo? Muva nje, sibonile ukuthi ukumiswa phezu kwakho konke okungokwakhe kuza lapho ebuya e-Armagedoni. Lokhu kunezilinganiso ezijabulisayo nezingalindelekile. Ukuqokwa phezu kwakho konke okungokwakhe kungumphumela wokwahlulela kwakhe izigqila. Kepha leso sahlulelo senzeka kuwo wonke ama-salve ngasikhathi sinye. Oyedwa wahlulelwa njengothembekile futhi wabekwa phezu kwakho konke okungokwakhe kanti omunye wahlulelwa njengokubi futhi waxoshwa.
Ngakho-ke inceku embi ayikhiswanga ngaphandle kwe-1918 ngoba isahlulelo asenzekanga ngaleso sikhathi. Isigqila esibi sizokwaziwa kuphela lapho inkosi ibuya. Ngakho-ke, inceku embi kufanele isekhona phakathi kwethu.
Ngubani inceku embi? Uyobonakala kanjani? Kwazi bani. Okwamanje, kuthiwani ngathi ngabanye? Ingabe sizovumela ubuntu obucasulayo mhlawumbe nokungabi nabulungisa okusemthethweni kusenze sishiye abantu bakaJehova? Futhi uye kuphi ?? Kwezinye izinkolo? Izinkolo eziqhuba impi ngokusobala? Ngubani, esikhundleni sokufela izinkolelo zabo, ongababulala? Angicabangi kanjalo! Cha, sizolinda ngokubekezela ukuthi inkosi ibuye ihlulele abalungile nababi? Ngenkathi senza lokho, masisebenzise isikhathi ukusebenzela ukuthola nokugcina umusa weNkosi.
Ukufeza lokho, ukuqonda kangcono umlando wethu nokuthi yini esifikise lapho sikhona manje akunakulimaza. Kakade, ulwazi olunembile luholela ekuphileni okuphakade.

Inzuzo engalindelekile

Enye into ebonakalayo kusuka ekufundeni okubhalwe phansi kokubhalwe phansi kwasenkantolo ukuthi ukube uRonald wayesemukele nje ukwesula kukaMoyle futhi wakushiya lapho, bekungeke kube nazizathu zecala lasemthethweni. Ukuthi uMoyle wayezoqhubeka yini ukufeza izinhloso zakhe ezishiwoyo futhi waqhubeka enguFakazi KaJehova, ngisho nokunikela izinsizakalo zakhe ezingokomthetho kubazalwane njengoba eshilo encwadini yakhe, noma ukuthi ngabe ekugcineni wagcina esesihlubuki yini into esingasoze sayazi.
Ngokunikeza uMoyle isizathu esifanele sokuletha icala, uRutherford waziveza yena neNhlangano ukuze bahlolisiswe umphakathi. Ngenxa yalokhu, kuvele amaqiniso omlando okungenzeka ukuthi ahlala efihliwe; amaqiniso ngokwakhiwa kwebandla lethu lokuqala; amaqiniso asithintayo kuze kube namuhla.
Njengoba kwenzeka, uRutherford washona ngaphambi kokuba leli cala liquliswe icala, ngakho-ke singaqagela nje ukuthi wayengathini. Nokho, sinabo ubufakazi obufungelwe babanye abazalwane abaqavile kamuva ababa amalungu eNdikimba Ebusayo.
Yini esingayifunda kubo?

Umbono wethu ngokulalela

Ngaphansi kokuphonswa imibuzo ngommeli ka-Plaintiff, uMnu. Bruchhausen, uNathan Knorr, owalandela u-Rutherford, wenza lesi sambulo esilandelayo ngenkathi ebuzwa ngemibuzo yokuthi ngabe labo abembula iqiniso leBhayibheli bavela ngokweqile ngezincwadi zethu: (Kusuka ekhasini 1473 lombhalo wasenkantolo)

Q. Ukuze laba baholi noma abenzeli bakaNkulunkulu bangabi namaphutha, akunjalo? A. Kunjalo.

U. Futhi bayawenza yini amaphutha kulezi zimfundiso? A. Kunjalo.

U. Kodwa uma ukhipha le mibhalo ku-Watch Tower, awukhulumi ngalutho kulabo abathola amaphepha, ukuthi “thina, sikhulumela uNkulunkulu, singenza iphutha,” akunjalo? A. Lapho sethula izincwadi zeNhlangano, sethula nayo imiBhalo, imiBhalo ebhalwe eBhayibhelini. Izingcaphuno zinikezwe ngokubhaliwe; futhi iseluleko sethu ukuthi abantu babheke le miBhalo futhi bayifunde emaBhayibhelini abo emakhaya abo.

Q. Kodwa awukhulumi engxenyeni engaphambili ye-Watch Tower yakho ukuthi “Asinaphutha futhi singalungiswa futhi singawenza amaphutha”? A. Asikaze sifune ukungaphumeleli.

U. Kodwa awusho noma yisiphi isitatimende esinjalo, sokuthi uyalungiswa, emaphepheni akho eWatch Tower, akunjalo? A. Akukhona ukuthi ngiyakhumbula.

Q. Eqinisweni, kumiswe ngokuqondile njengeZwi likaNkulunkulu, alikho? A. Yebo, njengezwi lakhe.

Q. Ngaphandle kwanoma yisiphi isiqu? A. Kunjalo.

Lokhu bekungokwami, isambulo esincane. Bengihlale ngisebenza ngaphansi komcabango wokuthi noma yini ezincwadini zethu ibingaphansi kwezwi likaNkulunkulu, ayikaze ihambisane nayo. Kungakho izitatimende zakamuva ku-2012 wethu umhlangano wesigodi futhi umhlangano wesifunda izinhlelo zingikhathaze kakhulu. Kubonakala sengathi babebamba ukulingana neZwi likaNkulunkulu ababengenalungelo lokukuthola futhi ababengakaze bazame ukukwenza ngaphambili. Lokhu, bekungokwami, okuthile okusha nokuphazamisayo. Manje sengiyabona ukuthi lokhu akukusha neze.
UMfoweth 'uKnorr ukwenza kucace ukuthi ngaphansi kukaRonald nangaphansi kukamongameli wakhe, umthetho wokuthi noma yini ishicilelwe inceku ethembekileyo[i] kwakuyiZwi likaNkulunkulu. Kuliqiniso, uyavuma ukuthi awanaphutha nokuthi, ngakho-ke, izinguquko zingenzeka, kepha kuphela bavunyelwe ukwenza izinguquko. Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, akumele singabaze okulotshiwe.
Ukuyibeka nje kalula, kubonakala sengathi isikhundla esisemthethweni kunoma yikuphi ukuqonda kweBhayibheli sithi: "Bheka leli iZwi likaNkulunkulu, kuze kube yilapho usubona."

URonald njengeNceku Ethembekileko

Isimo sethu esisemthethweni ukuthi inceku ethembekileyo neqondayo yamiswa ngo-1919 nokuthi le nceku yakhiwa yiwo wonke amalungu eNdikimba Ebusayo YoFakazi BakaJehova nganoma yisiphi isikhathi kusukela ngalowo nyaka kuqhubeke. Ngakho-ke kungokwemvelo ukucabanga ukuthi umfowethu Rutherford wayengesona isigqila esikholekile, kepha kunalokho wayelilungu elilodwa kuphela lendikimba yamadoda eyakha leso sigqila ngesikhathi esengumongameli osemthethweni we-Watch Tower, Bible and Tract Society.
Ngenhlanhla, sinobufakazi obufungelwe bomunye umzalwane ogcina ekhonza njengomunye wabongameli beNhlangano, umfowethu uFred Franz. (Kusuka ekhasini 865 lombhalo wasenkantolo)

U. Ngiyaqonda ukuthi uthi ngo-1931, i-Watch Tower yayeka ukuqamba igama lekomidi lokuhlela, kwase kuba ngu-Jehova uNkulunkulu ongumhleli, ngabe kunjalo? Ukuhlelwa kukaJehova kwaboniswa ngaleyo ndlela kucashunwa u-Isaya 53:13.

Inkantolo: Ukubuze ukuthi ngabe e-1931 uJehova uNkulunkulu waba ngumhleli, ngokomqondo wakho.

Lo Fakazi: Cha, bengingasho kanjalo.

U. Awushongo yini ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu waba ngumhleli waleli phepha ngesikhathi esithile? A. Nguye njalo owayehola inkambo yephepha.

Q. Awushongo yini ukuthi ngo-Okthoba 15, 1931, i-Watch Tower yakuyeka ukuqanjwa kwekomiti labahleli kwathi uJehova uNkulunkulu waba ngumhleli? A. Angishongo ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu waba ngumhleli. Kwakwaziswa ukuthi nguJehova uNkulunkulu ngempela ohlela iphepha, ngakho-ke ukuqokwa kwekomidi lokuhlela kwakungeyona indawo.

U. Kunoma ikuphi, manje uJehova uNkulunkulu ungumhleli wephepha, akunjalo? A. Namuhla ungumhleli wephepha.

U. Uke waba ngumhleli wephepha isikhathi esingakanani? A. Kusukela ekuqaleni kwayo ubeyihola.

Q. Ngisho nangaphambi kuka-1931? A. Yebo, mnumzane.

U. Kungani ube nekomidi lokuhlela kuze kube ngo-1931? A. Pastor Russell encwadini yakhe yefa wacacisa ukuthi kufanele kube khona ikomidi lokuhlela elinjalo, futhi laqhubeka kwaze kwaba yileso sikhathi.

U. Uthole ukuthi ikomidi lokuhlela laliphikisana nokuthi umagazini uhlelwe nguJehova uNkulunkulu, ngabe kunjalo? A. Cha.

U. Ingabe inqubomgomo ibiphikisana nokuthi umqondo wakho wokuhlelwa nguJehova uNkulunkulu wawuyini? A. Kwatholakala ngezikhathi ezithile ukuthi okunye kwalokhu ekomitini lokuhlela bekuvimbela ukushicilelwa kwamaqiniso afike ngesikhathi futhi abalulekile, asesikhathini futhi ngaleyo ndlela bavimbe ukuhanjiswa kwalawo maqiniso kubantu beNkosi ngesikhathi sakhe esifanele.

Inkantolo:

U. Ngemuva kwalokho, ngo-1931, ngubani emhlabeni, uma ekhona, owayephethe lokho okungenayo noma okungazange kuye kumagazini? A. Ijaji Rutherford.

Q. Ngakho-ke empeleni wayengumhleli oyinhloko wasemhlabeni, njengoba engabizwa kanjalo? A. Nguye obezobonakala ekunakekeleni lokho.

NguMnu. Bruchhausen:

U. Wayesebenza njengommeleli kaNkulunkulu noma umenzeli wakhe ekusebenziseni lo magazini, ngabe kunjalo? A. Wayekhonza kuleso sikhundla.

Kulokhu siyabona ukuthi kuze kube ngu-1931 bekukhona ikomidi lokuhlela labantu abathembekile abekwazi ukulawula okushicilelwe komagazini. Noma kunjalo, imvelaphi yazo zonke izimfundiso zethu yayivela endodeni eyodwa, umzalwane uRutherford. Ikomidi lokuhlela alizange lisungule imfundiso, kepha basebenzise ukulawula okuthile okwakhishwa. Kodwa-ke, ngo-1931, umfowethu uRutherford walihlakaza lelo komiti ngoba lalingavumeli lokho abona ukuthi kwakufike ngesikhathi futhi namaqiniso abalulekile avela kuye ukuthi asatshalaliswe kubantu beNkosi. Kusukela lapho kuqhubeke, kwakungekho lutho olwalufana nse nendikimba ebusayo njengoba siyazi namuhla. Kusukela lapho kuqhubeke konke okushicilelwe ku-Nqabayokulinda kwakuvela ngqo esibayeni sikaMfoweth 'uRutherford kungekho noyedwa owayesho noma yini kulokho okufundiswa.
Kusho ukuthini lokhu kithi? Ukuqonda kwethu ukugcwaliseka okungokwesiprofetho okukholelwa ukuthi kwenzeka ngo-1914, 1918, naku-1919 konke kuvela emqondweni nasekuqondeni komuntu oyedwa. Cishe, uma kungeyona yonke, yezincazelo ezingokwesiprofetho maqondana nezinsuku zokugcina esizishiye eminyakeni engama-70 edlule zivela kule nkathi yesikhathi futhi. Kusasele inqwaba yezinkolelo esizibambe njengeziyiqiniso, njengezwi likaNkulunkulu, elivela ngesikhathi lapho indoda eyodwa yajabulela ukubusa okungaphikiswa kubantu bakaJehova. Izinto ezinhle zavela kuleso sikhathi. Kanjalo nokwenza izinto ezimbi; izinto bekufanele sizilahle ukuze sibuyele emgqeni. Lokhu akuyona indaba yombono, kodwa yerekhodi lomlando. UMfoweth 'uRutherford waba “umenzeli noma ummeleli kaNkulunkulu” futhi wabhekwa futhi waphathwa kanjalo, ngisho nangemva kokushona kwakhe, njengoba kungabonakala ebufakazini obethulwe abafowethu uFred Franz noNathan Knorr enkantolo.
Ngokuqonda kwethu kwakamuva ukugcwaliseka kwamazwi kaJesu aphathelene nenceku ethembekileyo neqondayo, siyakholelwa ukuthi wayibeka leyo nceku ngo-1919. Leyo nceku yiNdikimba Ebusayo. Kodwa-ke, yayingekho indikimba ebusayo ngo-1919. Kwakunendikimba eyodwa kuphela eyayiphethe; leyo kaJaji Rutherford. Noma yikuphi ukuqonda okusha komBhalo, noma iyiphi imfundiso entsha, kwavela kuye yedwa. Kuliqiniso, bekukhona ikomidi lokuhlela ukuhlela lokho akufundisayo. Kepha zonke izinto zavela kuye. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kusukela ngo-1931 kuqhubeke kuze kube sesikhathini sokufa kwakhe, kwakungekho ngisho nekomiti labahleli lokuhlola nokuhlunga ubuqiniso, ukuba nengqondo nokuvumelana okungokomBhalo kwalokho akubhalile.
Uma kufanele samukele ngenhliziyo yonke ukuqonda kwethu kwakamuva "kwesigqila esikholekile", lapho-ke futhi kufanele samukele ukuthi indoda eyodwa, iJaji Rutherford, yamiswa nguJesu Kristu njengenceku ethembekileyo neqondayo yokondla umhlambi wayo. Ngokusobala, uJesu washintsha esuka kuleyo fomethi ngemuva kokufa kukaRutherford futhi waqala ukusebenzisa iqembu lamadoda njengesigqila sakhe.
Ukwamukela le mfundiso entsha njengezwi likaNkulunkulu kwenziwa nzima ngokwengeziwe lapho sicabanga ukuthi phakathi neminyaka ye-35 emva kokufa nokuvuka kwakhe, uJesu wasebenzisa, hhayi eyodwa, kodwa inamba yabantu ababesebenza ngaphansi kokuphefumlelwa ukondla umhlambi wakhe. Kodwa-ke, akagcinanga lapho, kodwa wasebenzisa nabanye abaprofethi abaningi, abesilisa nabesifazane, emabandleni ahlukahlukene nawo akhuluma ngaphansi kokuphefumulelwa - yize amagama abo ayengangeni eBhayibhelini. Kunzima ukuqonda ukuthi kungani ezosuka kulezo zindlela zokondla umhlambi bese esebenzisa umuntu oyedwa, ngobufakazi obufungelwe, owayengabhali ngisho naphansi kokuphefumulelwa.
Asilona ihlelo. Akufanele sizivumele silandele amadoda, ikakhulukazi amadoda athi akhulumela uNkulunkulu futhi afuna siphathe amazwi abo sengathi avela kuNkulunkulu uqobo. Silandela uKristu futhi ngokuthobeka sisebenza ehlombe nehlombe nabantu abanomqondo ofanayo. Kungani? Ngoba sinezwi likaNkulunkulu elilotshiwe ukuze ngamunye wethu 'aqiniseke ngazo zonke izinto futhi abambelele kokuhle' — kulokho okuyiqiniso!
Iseluleko esashiwo umphostoli uPawulu ku-2 Kor. 11 kubonakala kusifanele khathesi; ikakhulukazi amazwi akhe ku-4 no-19. Isizathu, hhayi ukwesabisa, kumele ngaso sonke isikhathi sisiqondise ekuqondeni umBhalo. Senza kahle ngokucabangisisa ngomthandazo ngamazwi kaPawulu.
 


[i] Ngezinhloso zokuba lula, konke ukubhekiswa kwenceku ethembekileyo neqondayo kulokhu okuthunyelwe kubhekisa kukuqonda kwethu okusemthethweni; okungukuthi, ukuthi le nceku yiNdikimba Ebusayo kusukela ngo-1919 kuye phambili. Umfundi akufanele agxile kulokhu ukuthi samukela lokhu kuqonda njengokungokomBhalo. Ukuqonda ngokugcwele lokho okushiwo yiBhayibheli ngalesi sigqila, chofoza isigaba sesithangami esithi “Isigqila Esithembekile”.

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