Ithala Elivisisanayo
“Isiprofeto asizange nangaliphi na ixesha siziswe ngokuthanda komntu, kodwa abantu bathetha ngokuphuma kuThixo njengoko babeqhutywa ngumoya oyingcwele.”—2 PETROS 1:21.
YAHLUKE NJANI IBHAYIBHILE? Kwaneengxelo ezabhalwa ngaxeshanye zamaxesha amandulo zidla ngokungavisisani. Iincwadi ezibhalwe ngabantu abahlukahlukeneyo, kwiindawo ezahlukahlukeneyo, ngamaxesha awahlukahlukeneyo kunqabile ukuba zivisisane. Kodwa iBhayibhile ithi zonke iincwadi ezingama-66 zibhalwe nguMbhali omnye—inesigidimi esimanyeneyo nesivisisanayo.—2 Timoti 3:16.
UMZEKELO: UMoses, umalusi wenkulungwane ye-16 Ngaphambi Kwexesha Eliqhelekileyo, wabhala kwincwadi yokuqala yeBhayibhile ukuba kukho “imbewu” eza kusindisa uluntu. Kamva le ncwadi yachaza ukuba le mbewu iza kuphuma kumlibo ka-Abraham, uIsake noYakobi. (Genesis 3:15; 22:17, 18; 26:24; 28:14) Emva kweminyaka engama-500, umprofeti uNathan wachaza ukuba le mbewu iza kuphuma kumlibo kaDavide. (2 Samuweli 7:12) Emva kweminyaka eliwaka ukususela ngoko, umpostile uPawulos wachaza ukuba le mbewu yayiza kubunjwa nguYesu nabanye abalandeli bakhe abakhethileyo. (Roma 1:1-4; Galati 3:16, 29) Ekugqibeleni ekupheleni kwenkulungwane yokuqala Yexesha Eliqhelekileyo, incwadi yokugqibela yeBhayibhile yaprofeta ukuba amalungu ale nzala ayeza kunikela ubungqina ngoYesu apha emhlabeni, aze avuselwe ezulwini, alawule naye iminyaka eli-1 000. Le mbewu iyintlanganisela iza kutshabalalisa uMtyholi ize isindise uluntu.—ISityhilelo 12:17; 20:6-10.
OKO KUTHETHWA NGABAHLALUTYI BEBHAYIBHILE: Emva kokuphengulula iincwadi zeBhayibhile ezingama-66 ngokucokisekileyo, uLouis Gaussen wabhala ukuba wakhwankqiswa “yindlela evisisana ngayo, yabhalwa iminyaka eliwaka elinamakhulu amahlanu ngababhali abaninzi, . . . nababhala ngento enye nangendlela efanayo, ngokuqhubekayo ngokungathi babeyiqonda into ababebhala ngayo, benosukelo olunye, imbali yokusindiswa kwehlabathi nguNyana kaThixo.”—Theopneusty—The Plenary Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures.
UTHINI WENA? Ubuya kulindela ukuba incwadi eyabhalwa kwiminyaka engaphezu kwe-1 500 ngamadoda angama-40 awahlukahlukeneyo ivisisane ngokupheleleyo? Okanye ngaba iBhayibhile yahlukile?
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“Xa zidityanisiwe kunye ezi ncwadi, zenza, incwadi enye . . . Ayikho into efana nayo, okanye esondeleyo kuyo, kuzo zonke iincwadi ezikhoyo.”—INGXAKI YETESTAMENTE ENDALA, NGUJAMES ORR