“OMdala Wezinsuku Wahlala Phansi”

IBHAYIBHELI lithi: “Akekho umuntu oye wabona uNkulunkulu noma nini.” (Johane 1:18) UNkulunkulu ukhazimula kangangokuba asikho isidalwa senyama negazi esingambona futhi siphile. (Eksodusi 33:20) Nokho, kwezinye izimo uJehova uye wanikeza abantu abathile umbono wasezulwini. Omunye walaba bantu umprofethi uDaniyeli. Ngokungangabazeki, lokho akubona kwamenza wakhexa futhi yileyo ndlela nathi okufanele sizizwe ngayo. Phawula indlela uDaniyeli achaza ngayo lokho aba nelungelo lokukubona embonweni.a—Funda uDaniyeli 7:9, 10.

“OMdala Wezinsuku.” Isiqu esithi “oMdala Wezinsuku,” okunguDaniyeli kuphela osisebenzisayo, sisho “lowo osekhulile ngeminyaka.” (Daniyeli 7:9, 13, 22) UJehova uneminyaka emingaki? Ngenxa yokuthi uJehova ‘uyiNkosi engunaphakade,’ wayelokhu ekhona kusukela phakade futhi uyoba khona kuze kube phakade. (1 Thimothewu 1:17; Jude 25) Ukuba khona kukaNkulunkulu phakade kusiqinisekisa ngokuthi ukuhlakanipha kwakhe akunamkhawulo, ngoba iBhayibheli lihlobanisa ubudala nokuhlakanipha. (Jobe 12:12) Yiqiniso, kunzima ngezingqondo zethu ezilinganiselwe ukuqonda ukuba khona kwento phakade. Ingabe ngempela singalindela ukukuqonda ngokugcwele ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu okungenakuqhathaniswa?—Roma 11:33, 34.

Phawula ukuthi oMdala Wezinsuku “wahlala phansi.” Ngayiphi injongo? Amavesi aseduze naleli ayasisiza ngokusebenzisa amagama athi “iNkantolo” nelithi “isahlulelo.” (Daniyeli 7:10, 22, 26) Ngakho embonweni, uJehova wahlala phansi njengoMahluleli. Ezokwahlulela bani? Izizwe zomhlaba, ezichazwe ekuqaleni kombono kaDaniyeli njengezilo.b (Daniyeli 7:1-8) UJehova unguMahluleli onjani?

“Izembatho zakhe zazimhlophe njengeqhwa, futhi izinwele zekhanda lakhe zazinjengoboya obuhlanzekile.” Umbala omhlophe uwuphawu lokulunga nobumsulwa. Uma uboya bungafakwe lutho, buvame ukuba mhlophe. Ngakho, izinwele ezinjengoboya cishe zimhlophe. Ungakubona yini ngamehlo engqondo lokho uDaniyeli akubona? Ingabe uyambona uMahluleli onezinwele ezimhlophe evunule mhlawumbe ngesembatho esimhlophe njengeqhwa? Le mifanekiso isiqinisekisa ngokuthi izahlulelo zikaJehova zilungile futhi zihlakaniphile. UnguMahluleli ofanelwe ukuba simethembe futhi simhloniphe ngokujulile.

“Kwakukhona izinkulungwane eziyinkulungwane ezazilokhu zimkhonza, nezinkulungwane eziyishumi eziphindwe kazinkulungwane eziyishumi ezazilokhu zimi khona kanye phambi kwakhe.” Zingobani lezi zikhonzi zasezulwini? IBhayibheli lichaza izingelosi ‘njengezikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu.’ (IHubo 104:4) Izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu ezingase zibalelwe ezinkulungwaneni eziyizigidi, zimatasa ‘zifeza izwi lakhe’ futhi ‘zenza intando yakhe.’ (IHubo 103:20, 21) Akubona yini ubufakazi obengeziwe bokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu okungenamkhawulo lokho? Ubani nje omunye ngaphandle kukaJehova obengagcina ibutho elikhulu kangaka lasezulwini lihleleke futhi limatasa iminyaka engenakubalwa?

Umbono kaDaniyeli usenza simethembe uJehova, oMdala Wezinsuku. Izahlulelo zakhe zilungile futhi ukuhlakanipha kwakhe singakwethemba. Funda okwengeziwe ngendlela ongasondela ngayo kuNkulunkulu onakho konke ukuhlakanipha.