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Kwafika usuku olutsha kusapho loluntu kwintshinyela yemithi, apho uThixo uYise kunye noNyana Wakhe, uYesu Krestu, wavela kwaye wathetha noJoseph Smith ekuphenduleni umthandazo kaJoseph osemncinci malunga nokuba leliphi ibandla amakazimanye nalo (bona IMbali—kaJoseph Smith 1:14–20). UYesu Krestu waxelela uJoseph ukuba angangeni naliphi na ibandla. Wathembisa ukuba inzaliseko yevangeli Yakhe iya kutyhilwa kuJoseph kwixesha elizayo.

Kwabaninzi, uJoseph wayebonakala engenakubizelwa kulo msebenzi ubalulekileyo, yaye babenyanisile. Wayeyinkwenkwe engafundanga nengenamsebenzi ephuma kwifama encinci kwidolophu engacacanga. Kanye njengokuba abanye bathi ngoMsindisi ngomhla waKhe, “Inako na into elungileyo ukuphuma eNazarete?” (Yohane 1:46), abaninzi babezibuza ukuba yintoni enokunceda umntwana oneminyaka eli-14 ubudala ongafundanga ePalmyra, eNew York. Kodwa ngoYosefu—nangendlela awayenokubonakala ngayo—uBawo waseZulwini kunye neNkosi uYesu Krestu bayakwenza okumangalisayo ngokwenene. Oku kufanele kusenze sibe nethemba lokuba ngendlela yethu encinane nethobekileyo, sinokuba negalelo ngeendlela ezinentsingiselo kumsebenzi weNkosi.

Ekuhambeni kwexesha, iNkosi yabiza uJoseph “yaza yathetha naye ivela ezulwini, yaza yamnika imiyalelo” (Imfundiso neMinqophiso 1:17). UJoseph wafumana izityhilelo ezixabisekileyo kunye nemfundiso ebalulekileyo eyathi yazisa ukukhanya okutsha ekuqondeni kwethu icebo lothando likaBawo oseZulwini kunye nothando lukaYesu Krestu olukhululayo kunye namandla edini Lakhe lentlawulelo. Okumangalisayo kukuba, ezi ndaba zovuyo zafika kanye ngexesha elichanekileyo xa inkqubela ebonakalayo kwezothutho, unxibelelwano, kunye nezinye iindawo zaziya kuvumela ukukhanya kukaThixo ukuba kukhanye ukuze kusikelele ngakumbi nangakumbi abantwana Bakhe.

INgelosi uMoronayi Inikezela Amacwecwe kuJoseph Smith, ngu C.C.A. Christensen

Ubungqina Obunamandla Bothando LukaThixo

Ukubonakala kwengelosi uMoronayi kuJoseph Smith kwakuyimfuneko kwimbuyiselo nakubungqina obunamandla bothando lukaThixo. UMoronayi waxelela uJoseph ngembali, ebhalwe kumacwecwe egolide, angcwatywe kufutshane (bona IMbali—kaJoseph Smith 1:33–34). Ekugqibeleni, uJoseph wayeza kunikwa “amandla avela phezulu” (Imfundiso neMinqophiso 20:8) ukuguqulela oluxwebhu kwinto eya kuba yiNcwadi kaMormoni, emi ecaleni kweBhayibhile kwaye engomnye umnqophiso kaYesu Krestu.

Kuyo yonke iNcwadi kaMormoni, sifunda ngabantu abathi, kumakhulu eminyaka phambi koKrestu, bazi kwaye baxela kwangaphambili ngokuza Kwakhe kwaye bekulangazelela. Sifumana kanjalo ingxelo engaqhelekanga yenkangeleko yobuqu yoMsindisi ovusiweyo kunye nobufundisi phakathi kwamaNifayithi, ngexesha awathi wamema bonke ukuba beze kuye kwaye beve uphawu ecaleni Lakhe namanxeba ezikhonkwane ezandleni Zakhe nasezinyaweni (bona 3 Nifayi 11:14–15). Waphilisa abagulayo, iziqhwala, iimfama—“nabo bonke abo babandezeleke nangaluphi na uhlobo”—waza wabasikelela abantwana abancinane waza wabathandazela (bona 3 Nifayi 17:7–9, 21). Sifunda okuninzi ngothando novelwano loMsindisi kule ngxelo ingcwele.

INcwadi kaMormoni ingqina ukuba “uYesu unguye uKrestu.” Iziqinisekiso kwiNcwadi kaMormoni zisoloko zisikhumbuza ukuba uBawo wethu waseZulwini kunye noMsindisi wethu bayasithanda ngaphezu kwayo nantoni na esinokuyicinga.

UBuyiselo lwaqhubeka ngembonakalo yabanye abathunywa basezulwini kuJoseph Smith. “UYohane uMbhaptizi ovusiweyo wabuyisela igunya lokubhaptiza ukuze kuxolelwe izono. Abathathu kwaBapostile abalishumi elinesibini bokuqala—uPetros, uYakobi, noYohane—babuyisela ubupostile nezitshixo zegunya lobubingeleli. Abanye beza ngokunjalo, kuquka u-Eliya, owabuyisela igunya lokuhlanganisa iintsapho kunye ngonaphakade kulwalamano lwanaphakade olungaphezu kokufa.”

NgoTshazimpuzi 6, 1830, uYesu Krestu waseka ngoMprofeti uJoseph ibandla elathi lafanekisela ibandla awaliququzelelayo ngamaxesha eTestamente eNtsha (bona Amanqaku okholo 1:6), epheleliswe “nakhiwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli nabaprofethi, uKristu Jesu uqobo lwakhe eyitshe legumbi“ (Efese 2:20). IBandla likaYesu Krestu labaNgcwele beMihla yokuGqibela lenza iintsikelelo zamandla abuyisiweyo obubingeleli zifumaneke kubo bonke abantwana bakaThixo abazilungiselelayo ukuzifumana.

Njengoko uMongameli uRussell M. Nelson esifundisile, singafumana uvuyo kwinguquko yemihla ngemihla njengoko sibhenela kuBawo oseZulwini kunye noMsindisi wethu. Kubo nabaphi na abaziva bedakumbile okanye abangazilinganisiyo okanye abekho: bonke bayamenywa ukuba beze kuKrestu neBandla laKhe. IBandla ayiyondlu yoonongendi yabantu abagqibele leyo kodwa sisibhedlele sabagulayo. Umdala uDieter F. Uchtdorf weQumrhu labaPostile Abalishumi Elinambini uyasikhumbuza ukuba “siza ecaweni hayi ukuzozifihla iingxaki zethu kodwa ukuziphilisa.”

Ecaweni sifumana uvuyo kumathuba okuziphendulela ngaphandle, sikhonze abanye ngothando, kwaye sabelane ngamava ethu obuqu ngobuninzi bobubele bukaKrestu. Singa “balelwa phakathi kwabantu bebandla likaKrestu;” kwaye si “benokukhunjulwa [si]ze [so]ndliwe ngelizwi elilungileyo likaThixo,” (Moronayi 6:4). Enjani yona ukuba nkulu intsikelelo!

UMprofeti uJoseph Smith wakhe wabhengeza wathi, “Ngoku, yintoni esiyivayo kwivangeli esiyifumeneyo? Ilizwi lovuyo! Ilizwi lenceba evela ezulwinii; nelizwi lenyaniso eliphuma emhlabeni; iindaba zovuyelo lwabafileyo; ilizwi lovuyelo lwabaphilileyo nabafileyo; iindaba zovuyo zokukhulu ukugcoba.” (Imfundiso neMinqophiso 128:19).

Ezi ndaba zovuyo zize ngenxa yokuba uBawo waseZulwini kunye noNyana Wakhe oyintanda, uYesu Krestu, bayasithanda kwaye banqwenela—ngaphezu kwayo nantoni na—ukusamkela kwakhona kubukho Babo, ukuze sibenobomi obungunaphakade obo bomi Babuphilayo. UBuyiselo butyhila ukuba Benze yonke into eyimfuneko ukwenza oku kube yinto ezukileyo kuthi sonke. Kuhambo lwethu lwanaphakade, siyakuva izilingo kunye nobunzima, kodwa “ si[kho], ukuze [si]fumaneu vuyo” (2 Nifayi 2:25) kobu ubomi nakobulandelayo. UMprofeti uJoseph wayeyazi ngcono le nto kunabaninzi.

UJoseph wayejamelana nenkcaso nentshutshiso rhoqo, ukanti wahlala “nesimilo sam esonwabileyo sendalo.” (IMbali—UJoseph Smith 1:28). Wahlala onwabile, omelele yaye omelele, yaye wawufeza umsebenzi obalaseleyo awayewunikiwe ukuba awenze. Ndinika imbeko kubo bonke abaNgcwele bokuqala abakholwayo, baxhasa, kwaye balandela uMprofeti uJoseph Smith kwaye bazingcwalisela ukwakhiwa kweBandla. Sibatyala ityala elinjalo lombulelo nembeko.

Kwakunamaqhuqhuva ngeentsuku zokuqala zeBandla, kwaye inokuba namaqhuma namhlanje. Kodwa uBuyiselo luyaqhubeka. NgoYesu Krestu entloko yeBandla, abaprofeti abaphilayo bayakuqhuba nokusikhokela. Izindlu zeNkosi ziya kuqhubeka ukwakhiwa, ukuze iintsikelelo zeminqophiso yanaphakade kunye noThixo zibe nokusibophelela kuYe kunye nakwabo sibathandayo macala omabini ekhuselo (bona Mateyu 16:19). Uthando lukaThixo noYesu Krestu luya kunabela kulo lonke ihlabathi njengokuba silandela umyalelo woMsindisi wokondla izimvu zaKhe kwaye sabelane ngevangeli yaKhe. Siya kungqina iinyaniso zoBuyiselo zihambela phambili ngeendlela nakwiindawo ebekungafane kucingelwe kuzo ngomhla kaJoseph.

Singafumana ukomelela kunye novuyo olukhulu—njengoko uMprofeti uJoseph wenzayo—njengoko sisamkela kwaye siphila ezi nyaniso zixabisekileyo. Ubizo uJoseph awalwenzayo kwabaNgcwele ngomhla wakhe lusaqhubeka nathi namhlanje: “Asisayi kuqhubekeka nakwinjongo enje ukuba nkulu? Hambelani phambili kwaye ningabuyi mva. Inkalipho, … nakulo, kulo uloyiso! Iintliziyo zenu mazigcobe, kwaye zivuye ngokugqithisileyo.” (Imfundiso neMinqophiso 128:22).

Yanga iindaba zovuyo zothando kunye novuyo eziziswa buBuyiselo busikelele kwaye zikhokele ubomi bethu—ngoku kwaye rhoqo.