“Amazwi Okubuyiselwa: Amakholwa Okuqala,” Wozani, Ngilandeleni—Incwadi Yezifundo ZaseKhaya naseBandleni: INcwadi kaMormoni 2025 (2025)
“Amakholwa Okuqala,” Wozani, Ngilandeleni—Incwadi Yezifundo ZaseKhaya naseBandleni: 2025
Amazwi Okubuyiselwa Kwevangeli
Amakholwa Okuqala
Ngisho nangaphambi kokuba iBandla lihlelwe, iNkosi yathi, “Insimu imhlophe isilungele ukuvunwa” (IMfundiso neziVumelwano 4:4). Lamazwi aba yiqiniso ezinyangeni ezalandela, ngesikhathi abaningi ababefuna iqiniso baholwa nguMoya ukuba balithole iBandla eselibuyiselwe likaJesu Kristu.
Iningi lalabazalwane bokuqala babamba iqhaza elikhulu ekubekeni isisekelo sokuBuyiselwa, futhi izindaba zabo zokuguquka zibalulekile kithi namhlanje. Ukholo lwabo yilo nathi esiludingayo ukuze siguqukele evangelini likaJesu Kristu.
U–Abigail Calkins Leonard
Ngesikhathi u–Abigail Calkins Leonard esaphakathi neminyaka ya-30, waba nesifiso sokuthola ukuxolelwa izono zakhe. Wayevame ukulifunda iBhayibheli, futhi wayevame ukuvakashelwa ngabantu ababevela emabandleni obuKristu, kodwa okwakumdida wukuthi ngabe yini eyayiwenza amabandla ahluke elinye kwelinye. Wathi, “Ngelinye ilanga ekuseni, ngathatha iBhayibheli lami ngaya ehlathini, ngaguqa ngamadolo.” Wakhuleka ngenhliziyo yonke eNkosini. “Masinyane kwedlula umbono phambi kwami,” kusho yena, “kwedlula izinkolo ezahlukene phambi kwami, ngezwa izwi lithi kimi: ‘lezi zinkolo zakhelwe inzuzo.’ Emva kwalokho, ngaphesheya ngangikwazi ukubona ukukhanya okukhulu, ngezwa izwi livela phezulu lithi: ‘Ngizovusa abantu engizothokoza ukubabiza ngabami futhi ngibabusise.’” Kwathi kamuva, u–Abigail wezwa ngeNcwadi kaMormoni. Nakuba wayengakayitholi, wafuna “ukwazi ngobuqiniso balencwadi, ngesipho nangamandla kaMoya oNgcwele,” futhi “masinyane wezwa ukuthi ukhona.” Kwathi uma ekugcineni esekulungele ukuyifunda INcwadi kaMomoni, wayeseku “lungele ukuyemukela.” Yena nomyeni wakhe, uLyman, babhabhadiswa ngonyaka ka–1831.
uThomas B. Marsh
Ngesikhathi uThomas B. Marsh eseyinsizwa, walifunda iBhayibheli futhi wangena ebandleni lamaKristu. Kodwa waba nokunganeliseki, kwathi ekugcineni washiya kuwo wonke amabandla. “Nganginesilinganiso somoya wokuprofetha,” kusho yena, “futhi ngatshela [umholi wenkolo] ukuthi ngangilindele ukuthi kwakuzovela ibandla elisha, elalizobe lineqiniso elimsulwa.” Kungekudala emva kwalokhu, uThomas watshelwa ngumoya ukuba awushiye umuzi wakhe eBoston, eMassachusetts, athathe uhambo oluya entshonalanga. Kwathi esechithe izinyanga ezintathu eNew York esentshonalanga engakutholanga lokho ayekufuna, wabe esethatha uhambo olubheke ekhaya. Kwathi esendleleni, kukhona owesifazane owambuza ukuthi ngabe wayesezwile yini “ngeNcwadi yeGolide eyatholwa ngumfana igama lakhe kuthiwa nguJoseph Smith.” Ekhangwa yilendaba, uThomas wahamba masinyane waya ePalmyra lapho ahlangana khona noMartin Harris esesitolo sokugaya, wafika ngesikhathi kuqeda kuphuma amakhasi okuqala ayishumi nesithupha eNcwadi kaMormoni. UThomas wavunyelwa ukuthatha ikhophi yalawo makhasi ayi–16 wawayisa ekhaya kumkakhe, u–Elizabeth. “Wayijabulela kakhulu” incwadi, kukhumbula uThomas, “ekholwa wukuthi ingumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu.” Kamuva uThomas no-Elizabeth bathuthela eNew York nabantwana babo bafike babhabhadiswa lapho. (Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi ngoThomas B. Marsh, bheka kwiMfundiso neziVumelwano 31.)
UParley noThankful Pratt
NjengoThomas Marsh, uParley kanye noThankful Pratt nabo bezwa benetshisekelo yokuthatha uhambo bashiye ipulazi labo e–Ohio elalinempumelelo ngenhloso yokuyoshumayela ivangeli njengokuliqonda kwabo eBhayibhelini. Ngokusho kukaParley etshela umfowabo, wathi, “Umoya walezi zinto uze ngamandla engqondweni yami kamuva nje kangangoba bengingakwazi ukuphumula.” Kwathi uma befika eNew York esempumalanga, uParley wezwa efisa ukuthi ake ahlale okwesikhashana kuleyo ndawo. Banquma ukuthi uThankful yena wayezoqhubeka nohambo ngaphandle kukaParley. “Nginomsebenzi okufanele ngiwenze kulendawo yalelizwe,” kusho uParley etshela uThankful, “ukuthi ngabe msebenzi muni noma ngabe kuzothatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuwenza, angazi, kodwa ngizoza uma usuphelile.” Kwakulapho–ke uParley ezwa khona ngeNcwadi kaMormoni okokuqala. “Ngezwa nginehuha elingajwayelekile lalencwadi,” kusho yena. Wayicela wase eyifunda ubusuku bonke. Ngakusasa ekuseni, wabe esazi ukuthi lencwadi yabe iliqiniso, eyazisa “ngaphezu kwengcebo yonke yomhlaba.” Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa uParley wabhabhadiswa. Wabe esebuyela kuThankful, naye owabhabhadiswa. (Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi ngoParley P. Pratt, bheka kwiMfundiso neziVumelwano 32.)
UParley P. Pratt ufunda INcwadi kaMomoni, nguJeffrey Hein
USidney noPhebe Rigdon
Kwathi uParley Pratt nasebenza nabo besendleleni yabo esuka eNew York beyosebenza eMissouri, bathi ukuphumula eMentor, e–Ohio, emzini kaSidney noPhebe Rigdon—okwakungabangani abadala uParley ayebazela e-Ohio. USidney wayengumfundisi ongumKristu, futhi uParley wake waba yilungu lebandla lakhe futhi emazisa njengomeluleki othembekileyo. Ngomkhulu umdlandla uParley wamtshela umngani wakhe ngeNcwadi kaMormoni nangokubuyiselwa kwevangeli likaJesu Kristu. USidney kwayena wayekade efuna ukubuyiselwa kweBandla leqiniso athola kukhulunywa ngakho eTestamenteni Elisha, nakuba wayengayikholwa kahle INcwadi kaMomoni ekuqaleni. “Kodwa ngizoyifunda incwadi yakho,” etshela umngani wakhe uParley, “futhi ngizozama ukwazisisa ukuthi ngabe iyisambulo esivela kuNkulunkulu noma cha.” Emva kwamasonto amabili kufundwa futhi kukhulekwa, bobabili badeliseka ukuthi lencwadi iliqiniso. Kodwa uSidney wayazi ukuthi ukungena eBandleni kwakuyoba umhlatshelo omukhulu emndenini wakhe. Kwakucaca ukuthi wayezolahlekelwa ngumsebenzi wakhe njengomfundisi, ngokunjalo nokuma kwakhe emphakathini. Ngesikhathi yena noPhebe bebhunga ngokwakungahle kwenzeke, uPhebe washo nokusho wathi, “Sengikubalile okuzosilahlekela, futhi … kuyisifiso sami ukwenza intando kaNkulunkulu, noma kungenzekani.”