3. Ingabe Kumi Phakade Noma Kuyoguga?

U-Aristotle wayekholelwa ukuthi kunomehluko omkhulu phakathi kwamazulu nomhlaba. Wathi umhlaba uyashintsha, uguge futhi uwohloke kuyilapho i-ether okwenziwe ngayo amazulu ingashintshi, ihlala phakade. Wathi futhi izimbulunga zekristalu nezindikimba ezinamathele kulezo zimbulunga akushintshi, akugugi futhi akufi.

Ingabe yilokho okufundiswa iBhayibheli? IHubo 102:25-27 lifundeka kanje: “Kudala wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba ngokwawo, futhi amazulu awumsebenzi wezandla zakho. Kona kuyoshabalala, kodwa wena uyoqhubeka umile; konke kuyoguga njengengubo nje. Njengengubo nje uyobeka okunye esikhundleni sako, futhi kuyophelelwa isikhathi sako. Kodwa wena ulokhu unjalo, futhi iminyaka yakho ngeke iphele.”

Phawula ukuthi lo mhubi wabhala la mazwi kusasele cishe amakhulu amabili eminyaka ngaphambi kuka-Aristotle, futhi akazange aqhathanise umhlaba namazulu anezinkanyezi, athi umhlaba uyaguga kodwa izinkanyezi zihlala phakade. Kunalokho, wakhuluma ngezulu nomhlaba wakuqhathanisa noNkulunkulu, uMoya onamandla owaqondisa ukudalwa kwako.d Leli hubo lisikisela ukuthi izinkanyezi ziyaguga njengayo yonke into esemhlabeni. Yini eye yatholwa isayensi yanamuhla?

Isayensi yokwakheka komhlaba isekela umbono weBhayibheli noka-Aristotle ngokuphathelene nokuthi umhlaba uyaguga. Empeleni, amadwala asemhlabeni ayaqhubeka egumuzeka ngenxa yokuguguleka komhlabathi nangenxa yezinto ezifana nentaba-mlilo nezinye ezithinta ukuma komhlaba.

Izinkanyezi zona? Ingabe nazo ziyaguga njengoba kusho iBhayibheli, noma zihlala kuze kube phakade, njengoba kwasho u-Aristotle? Izazi zezinkanyezi zaseYurophu zaqala ukuyingabaza imfundiso ka-Aristotle yangekhulu le-16 C.E. ethi izinkanyezi zihlala zizintsha, lapho ngokokuqala ngqa, zibona i-supernova, ukuqhuma kwenkanyezi okumangalisayo. Ososayensi baye baqaphela ukuthi izinkanyezi zingase zife ngenxa yalokho kuqhuma noma zishe kancane kancane noma zivele ziziwele. Nokho, izazi zezinkanyezi ziye zabona izinkanyezi ezintsha zakheka kumagesi anjengamafu. Ukuqhuma kwezinkanyezi ezindala kwenza la magesi anothe. Ngakho-ke, umfanekiso womlobi weBhayibheli wokuguga kwengubo bese kubekwa enye esikhundleni sayo ufaneleka kahle kakhulu.e Yeka indlela okuphawuleka ngayo ukuthi lo mhubi wasendulo wakwazi ukubhala amazwi avumelana kahle kangaka nezinto ezitholwe esikhathini sethu!

Nakuba kunjalo, ungase uzibuze: ‘Ingabe iBhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi ngelinye ilanga umhlaba noma isibhakabhaka esinezinkanyezi kuyophela noma kudingeke okunye okusha?’ Cha, iBhayibheli lithembisa ukuthi kuyohlala phakade. (IHubo 104:5; 119:90) Kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi lezi zinto zidalwe ngendlela yokuba zibe nokuthile okuzenza zihlale phakade; kunalokho, uNkulunkulu ozidalile uthembisa ukuzilondoloza. (IHubo 148:4-6) Akasitsheli ukuthi kanjani, kodwa akubonakali yini kunengqondo ukuthi Lowo odale umkhathi unawo amandla okuwulondoloza? Njengoba nje umakhi onekhono eyinakekela indlu ayakhele umndeni wakhe, noJehova angawunakekela umhlaba awudalile.