AbaFundi beBhayibheli nabazakuqeda umsebenzabo wokutjhumayela, bekufuze babe nesibindi. Bekuzokufuze batjhumayele “iindaba ezihle” kabadududu bebatjhumayele ‘nangelanga lokuzibuyiselela’ kwakaJehova ebantwini abakhohlakeleko.

UMfowethu J. H. Hoskin, obekahlala e-Canada, watjhumayela ngesibindi nanyana bekaphikiswa. Ngetwasahlobo lango-1921, watjhumayeza umfundisi wesondo le-Methodist. UMfowethu u-Hoskin wathoma ikulumiswano le ngokuthi: “Kufuze sibe nekulumiswano ethabisako ngemiTlolo, ngitjho nanyana singavumelani kezinye izinto, singaphetha ikulumiswanethu ngokuthula besihlale sibangani.” Lokho akhenge kwenzeke. Nakanaba nendaba uthi: “Sacoca imizuzu eembalwa kwaphela lokha umfundisi lo nakabetha umnyango khulu bengacabanga ukuthi irhalasi elisemnyangwelo lizokuphuka.”

Umfundisi lo warhuwelela wathi “Kubayini ongayokukhuluma nabantu abangasimaKrestu?” UMfowethu u-Hoskin akhenge aphendule kodwana njengombana akhamba, wacabanga ayedwa, wathi ‘Ngizwa ngasuthi bengikhuluma nomuntu ongasimKrestu!’

Umfundisi nakutjhumayelako esondweni lakhe ngelanga elilandelako, watjho izinto ezimbi ngoMfowethu u-Hoskin. UMfowethu unaba uthi “Umfundisi lo watjela abantu ukuthi uyathoma ukubona umuntu onamala njengami endaweni le nokuthi bekufuze ngibulawe. Lokho akhenge kumenze angasafuni ukutjhumayela kodwana waragela phambili atjhumayela bewakhuluma nabantu abanengi. Wathi: “Ngikuthabele khulu kutjhumayela endaweni le. Abanye abantu bathi, ‘Siyazi ukuthi umumuntu kaZimu!’ bebabuza nokuthi bangangisiza ngani bona ngingatlhogi litho.”

Bona basize abantu abanekareko bathuthuke, abaFundi beBhayibheli bagadangise amahlelo wokufunda iBhayibheli ku-The Golden Age. * Bekunemibuzo esekelwe eBhayibhelini ababelethi abebangacoca ngayo nabantu abatjha. Ababelethi “bebabuza abantwababo imibuzo bebabasize bafumane iimpendulo eBhayibhelini.” Imibuzo enjengokuthi “Zingakhi iincwadi zeBhayibheli?” beyibafundisa izinto  ezilula ngeBhayibheli. Eminye, enjongokuthi “Kghani amaKrestu weqiniso kufuze alindele ukuhlunguphazwa?” beyilungiselela abantu abatjha ukuthi batjhumayele ngesibindi.

Bekuneminye imibuzo neempendulo zeBhayibheli elungiselelwe labo abanelwazi elidephileko ngeBhayibheli. Iimpendulwezi bezifumaneka encwadini yokuthoma ethi Studies in the Scriptures. Inengi labafundi lazuza khulu emahlelweni la kodwana i-The Golden Age kaDisemba 21, 1921, yakhipha isazizo sokuthi amahlelo la womabili angeze asagadangiswa. Kubayini kwenziwa amatjhuguluko la?

Abafowethu ebebadosaphambili balemuka ukuthi labo abafunda iBhayibheli kufuze bayifunde ngendlela ehlelekileko. Yeke-ke, ngoNovemba, 1921 kwatjhatjululwa incwadi ethi The Harp of God. Abanekareko bayamukela incwadi bebafakwa ehlelweni lokufunda iBhayibheli ebelibizwa ngokuthi yi-The Harp Bible Study Course. Ihlelweli lasiza abanengi balemuka “Umnqopho kaZimu wokunikela abantu ukuphila okungapheliko.” Incwadi le beyisebenza njani?

Bekuthi umuntu nakayamukelako, afumane nekarada elimtjela ukuthi kufuze afunde ekhasini liphi. Ngeveke elandelako, uthola ikarada elinemibuzo ekhuluma ngalokho akufundileko. Ikaradelo beliphetha ngokuthi kufuze afunde maphi amakhasi ngeveke elandelako.

Evekeni ngayinye, eemveki ezili-12, umfundi weBhayibheli uthola ikarada elitjha elivela ebandleni eliseduze. Ngokujayelekileko, amakarada la bewathunyelwa babantu abalupheleko namkha abangakghoni ukutjhumayela umuzi nomuzi. Ngokwesibonelo, u-Anna K. Gardner, we-Millvale, e-Pennsylvania, e-U.S.A., uthi: “Ukutjhatjululwa kwencwadi ethi The Harp of God, kwanikela udwadwethu obekakhamba kabuhlungu u-Thayle, umsebenzi ebekangakghona ukuwenza, wokuthumela amakarada waqobe veke anemibuzo.” Ihlelwelo naliphelako, bekuba nothileko ebandleni obekavakatjhela umfundi weBhayibheli ukuthi amsize aragele phambili afunda okungeziweko eBhayibhelini.

Nakuphela umnyaka, uMfowethu u-J. F. Rutherford wathumela incwadi kiwo woke amabandla. Wathi “ukutjhumayela komnyaka lo kufikelele bekwasiza abantu abanengi ukudlula iimyaka edlulileko.” Wanaba wathi: “Usesemnengi umsebenzi ekufuze wenziwe. Khuthazani abanye ukuthi bangenele umkhakha obusisekileko lo.” Akunakuzaza ukuthi abaFundi beBhayibheli benza lokhu akutjhwileko. Ngomnyaka ka-1922 batjhumayela ngesibindi ngomBuso kaZimu ukudlula nanini ngaphambili.