[Kusuka ku-ws15 / 03 p. I-19 ngoMeyi 18-24]

“Wanika elilodwa amathalenta amahlanu, elinye lamabili,
omunye athule omunye. ”- Mt 25: 15

"UJesu wanikeza umzekeliso wamathalente njengengxenye yempendulo yombuzo wabafundi bakhe mayelana 'nesibonakaliso sokuba khona [kwakhe] nesesiphelo sesimiso sezinto.' (Math. 24: 3) Ngakho, umfanekiso ugcwaliseka esikhathini sethu futhi ingxenye yesibonakaliso sokuthi uJesu ukhona futhi ngibuse njengeNkosi. ”- isig. I-2

Sicela uqaphele: Umzekeliso wamaThalente ugcwaliseka esikhathini sethu futhi uyingxenye yesibonakaliso sokuthi uMbuso KaMesiya waqala e1914. Sizobuyela kulokhu kungekudala.
Esigabeni 3, lesi sihloko sisho okuningi ngokusetshenziswa kwemifanekiso yenceku, izintombi, amaThalente, nezimvu kanye nezimbuzi. Njengoba iNdikimba Ebusayo ingezwa isidingo sokufakela noma ngubani wabo ireferensi eyodwa engokomBhalo, singabaphenya ngokuphelele.
Ukusuka ezigabeni 4 thru 8 sinencazelo yokuqonda kwethu kwamanje komzekeliso wamathalenta.

“Kalula nje, amathalenta abhekisele emthwalweni wemfanelo wokushumayela nowokwenza abafundi.” - Umhl. I-7

“Ngekhulu lokuqala, kusukela ngePhentekoste lika-33 CE, abalandeli bakaKristu baqala ukuhweba ngamathalenta.” - isig. 8

Lokhu kuphikisana ngqo nesitatimende esenziwe esigabeni 2. Uma lo mfanekiso uqala ukusebenza ngo-33 CE kuqhubeke, khona-ke kunokugcwaliseka kwawo, hhayi esikhathini sethu kuphela, kodwa kuyo yonke inkathi yobuKristu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba iNdikimba Ebusayo isifundisa ukuthi uJesu waqala ukubusa e1914, kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi ukugcwaliseka kwekhulu lokuqala kwalo mfanekiso kube yingxenye yesibonakaliso sokuba khona kwakhe?
Empeleni, wonke umqondo wokuthi lokhu kuyingxenye yesibonakaliso sokuba khona kukaKristu kanye nesiphelo sesimiso sezinto esikuMathewu 24: 3 awunangqondo. Isingathekiso singakha kanjani isibonakaliso somzimba sento ezayo?

Kusetshenziswa ibhayibheli

Akukaze kube nzima ukufunda amaqiniso uqobo a INqabayokulinda incazelo isekelwe. Ngaphambi nje kokusho lo mfanekiso, uJesu uxwayisa abafundi bakhe:

"Ngakho-ke, hlalani nilindile, ngoba anilwazi usuku noma ihora." (Mt 25: 13)

Bese ngaphandle kokuduka unezela evesini elilandelayo,

"Ngoba kufana nomuntu ohambela kwelinye izwe obize izigqila zakhe azinike impahla yakhe." (Mt 25: 14)

Ngokubona kwami, i-NWT yenza umsebenzi omuhle wokunikeza inhlanganisela yesihlanganisi (isiGrikhi: ὥσπερ γάρ  [njengoba nje, kwe] ku-syntax yesiNgisi njenge- “For it is just like”, okukhombisa ukuthi ivesi elandulelayo lihlobene nomfanekiso. Umzekeliso ukhuluma ngokusobala ngokubuya kukaJesu, hhayi ukuba khona okungabonakali, futhi abafundi bayaxwayiswa ukuthi abakwazi ukuthi lokho kubuya kuzoba nini, ngakho-ke kufanele basebenze ngokuzimisela futhi bahlale belindile. Akukho lutho lapha olwenza uphawu lwento.
Isigaba 9 sisho ngokugqamile ukuthi oFakazi BakaJehova kuphela abenza abafundi bakaKristu kusukela ngo-1919 nokuthi, ngenkathi isabelo sinikezwa amaKristu agcotshiwe, izigidi zoFakazi BakaJehova ezizibheka njengamaKristu “ezinye izimvu” ezingagcotshiwe zigcwalisa lo mfanekiso ngokuthi kahle noma bengawutholi umvuzo wokuphindaphinda amathalente abo. Esikhundleni salokho, ekuhlanganiseni okumangazayo kwemifanekiso, umzekeliso wezimvu nezimbuzi uhlanganiswe nomfanekiso wamaTalent ukuze ezinye izimvu zithole umvuzo ngokuphila emhlabeni ngokusebenza nabafowabo abagcotshiwe ekwandiseni amathalenta. (Ngokusobala, umvuzo onikezwa izimvu awusho ndawo.)
Lapha sitshelwa ukuthi ubufakazi bokuthi lo mfanekiso uyagcwaliseka ezinsukwini zokugcina (kusukela ku-1914 kuqhubeke, ngokusekelwe kwiJe theology) ukuthi oFakazi BakaJehova “benze umsebenzi omkhulu kakhulu wokushumayela nokwenza abafundi emlandweni. Imizamo yabo ehlanganayo iye yabangela ukuba kumakhulu amakhulukhulu ezinkulungwane zabafundi abasha bengezwe esibalweni sabamemezeli boMbuso unyaka ngamunye, okwenza umsebenzi wokushumayela nokufundisa ube isici esivelele sesibonakaliso sokuba khona kukaJesu emandleni oMbuso. ”
Ngakho-ke ukukhula kwenombolo kwenhlangano okwenza le ngxenye yesibonakaliso. Okokuqala, uJesu uthi kuphi ukwanda kwamanani kwebandla lobuKristu okwakuzoba yingxenye 'yesibonakaliso sokuba khona kwakhe nesiphelo sesimiso sezinto?' (Mt 24: 3) Ukube bekunjalo, ngabe kuthiwani ngenye inhlangano efana neyethu ekhulele ezimfundisweni zikaWilliam Miller?[i] The I-Seventh-Day Adventist Church (okwakungabakwaMillerites) kukhule ngokushesha okukhulu kunokwaboFakazi BakaJehova. Manje sebenezigidi eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili. Bangakuthola kanjani lokhu kukhula esikhathini esilinganiselwe noFakazi BakaJehova ngaphandle uma nabo behlanganyela emsebenzini wokushumayela emhlabeni wonke? Bangumzimba wenkolo wesithupha ngobukhulu emhlabeni jikelele. Banobukhona bezithunywa zevangeli emazweni angaphezu kuka-200 nezindawo. Izindlela zabo zingahluka kepha abakutholanga lokhu kukhula ngaphandle kwendlela ethile yokushunyayelwa kwezindaba ezinhle emhlabeni wonke.
Kafushane nje, uma iNdikimba Ebusayo izogabisela ukuthi iNhlangano igcwalisa umfanekiso wamathalenta, mhlawumbe kufanele ifake isicelo sokuthi iyisigqila esinikezwe lamathalenta amabili futhi yavuma ukuthi ubufakazi bufakazela ukuthi ama-Adventist kumele abe yilawo amahlanu- isigqila sethalente.
Vele, noma yimuphi uFakazi KaJehova ofanele usawoti wakhe uzolithatha leli phuzu njengelimbi, ekhomba eqinisweni lokuthi ama-Adventist afundisa imfundiso yamanga kaZiqu-zintathu, enza ukushumayela kwabo izindaba ezinhle kube ngumzamo oyize. Kodwa-ke, ukwenza iqiniso, noma imuphi umSabatha angenza okufanayo, ekhomba emfundisweni engekho ngokombhalo yesigaba "sezinye izimvu" "sabangane" bakaNkulunkulu abangenathemba lasezulwini njengobufakazi bokuthi imfundiso yezindaba ezinhle zeJW ayisebenzi. (Gal. 1: 8)
Isabatha!
Ukusuka ezigabeni 14 thru 16, lesi sihloko sinikeza ukuqonda okusha kwenceku embi nevilaphayo. Lithi akunakugcwaliseka kwangempela kwale ngxenye yomzekeliso. Njengesigqila esikhohlakele sikaMathewu 24: 45-57, lesi isiwayiso nje. Ngakho-ke inceku ethembekileyo neqondayo ingukugcwaliseka kwangempela futhi izigqila ezimbili eziphindaphindwe kabili ngamathalente wazo ziwukugcwaliseka kwangempela, kepha enye ingxenye yale mifanekiso yomibili ayinakugcwaliseka, kepha iyisiwayiso nje. Okeydoke!

Imfundiso Ebusayo

Kuloma magazini, iNdikimba Ebusayo yethule ukuqondisisa okushintshiwe kwemifanekiso yezintombi eziyishumi, iThalente, neMainas. Phambilini, konke lokhu bekusetshenziselwa "ukufakazela" ukuthi inceku ethembekileyo neqondayo yanamuhla (eyayikade, yonke igcotshwe ama-JWs, kodwa manje sekuyiQula Elibusayo) eseqokiwe e1919. Njengoba u-Apholo asho kulelisonto eledlule ukubuyekeza, isisekelo semfundiso eyahlolwa nguJesu futhi savuma ukuqokwa kwenceku ethembekileyo neqondayo ye-1919.
UJesu wakhuluma ngokwakha izindlu ezimbili - enye yakhiwa edwaleni, enye phezu kwesihlabathi. Kodwa-ke, indlu yethu yokufundisa manje yakhelwe phezu kweze. Zonke izimfundiso esasikade sizisebenzisa ukusekela umbono wokuthi uJesu wayenesizathu sokumisa inceku ethembekileyo neqondayo kwi-1919 ziguquliwe ukuze zifezekiswe ngesikhathi sokubuya kukaKristu kwesikhathi esizayo. Ngakho-ke, imfundiso yokuthi iNdikimba Ebusayo yaqokwa e1919 iyindlu esisisekelo sawo sisusiwe, kepha njengenye inguqulo yeJW Wile E. Coyote, indlu isamisiwe emoyeni omncane. Igcinwa kuphela ngokholo isikhundla kanye nendawo yefayela elizwini lamadoda eNdikimba Ebusayo. Kodwa-ke, ngolunye usuku iqembu elihlangene loFakazi BakaJehova lizobheka phansi ukuze lingatholakali umhlaba ongokomBhalo ngaphansi kwezinyawo zabo. Njengoba uJesu abikezela ukuthi bonke abezwayo amazwi akhe kodwa bahluleke ukuwenza, ukuwa kwendlu yeNhlangano kuzoba kukhulu kakhulu. (Mt. I-7: 24-27)
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[i] Okuningi kwezibalo okwakukhona KaRussell imibhalo yaqhamuka UWilliam Miller's sebenza nge UNelson H. Barbour.

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