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O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh
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Oelut tjh Klvhr Ort
Uhvhdotflg ?6 © 5>>0ey Uhx & Kordhhg Blrokjh • Odd Ufcjts Uhshrvha
@dfkmhr9 Uhxb ^jltlstrhob
Mfgc l` Mfgcs oga Dlra l` Dlras pofgtfgc
usha wftj phrbfssflg `lr
O Doybog's Klbbhgtorylg
Qjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ! Os Uhklraha ey tjh Ehdlvha Afskfpdh Iljg "
ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh
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Qoedh l` Klgthgts
^rh`okh ?
Fgtrlauktflg 8
Kj opthr ?
Kjrfst Opphors tl Iljg ?3
Kj opthr 5
Dhtthr tl tjh Kjurkj ot Hpjhsus 51
Dhtthr tl tjh Kjurkj ot [byrgo ;?
Dhtthr tl tjh Kjurkj ot ^hrcobls ;1
Dhtthr tl tjh Kjurkj ot Qjyotfro ;6
Kj opthr ;
Dhtthr tl tjh Kjurkj ot [orafs 18
Dhtthr tl tjh Kjurkj ot ^jfdoahdpjfo 81
Dhtthr tl tjh Kjurkj ot Dolafkfo 83
Kj opthr 1
Iljg‖s Pfsflg l` Jhovhg 0;
Kjopthr 8
Qjh Ellm l` Iuacbhgt 33
Kjopthr 0
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh
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Qjh @lur Jlrshbhg l` tjh Oplkodypsh :1
Kjopthr 3
?11,>>> Fsrohdfths Orh [hodha 60
Qjh Crhot Budtftuah 6:
Kj opthr :
[fdhgkh Fg Jhovhg ?>;
Qjh Ehcfggfgc L` [lrrlws ?>8
Qjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg ?>3
Kjrfst‖s [hklga Klbfgc (^orlusfo) ??>
Qjh Crhot Aoy l` tjh Dlra‖s Srotj ??1
Qjh [hvhg Qrubphts ??3
Qoedh ? -- Qfbhdfgh @lr Aogfhd‖s [hvhgtfhtj Shhm ?56
Kj opthr 6
Qjh @f`tj Ogchd [lugas ?;5
Qjh [fxtj Ogchd [lugas ?;3
Kj opthr ?>
Qjh Bysthry l` Cla fs @fgfsjha ?1?
Kj opthr ??
Qjh [hvhgtj Ogchd [lugas ?13
Kj opthr ?5
[otog fs Kost Lut l` Jhovhg ?88
Kjopthr ?;
Qjh Ogtfkjrfst oga @odsh ^rlpjht ?05
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh
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Kj opthr ?1
Qjh ?11,>>> Ilfg Ihsus ?33
Qjh Hvhrdostfgc Clsphd fs ^rhokjha ?36
Eoeydlg @odds ?:>
Qjh Borm l` tjh Ehost ?:?
Kjrfst Klbhs tl Qjrust fg Jfs [fkmdh ?:;
Kjopthr ?8
Qjh [hvhg Pfods l` Cla‖s Srotj ?:8
Kjopthr ?0
^docuhs lg tjh Hortj ?:6
Qjh Xgkdhog [pfrfts ?6;
Qjh [hvhgtj Ogchd ^lurs Lut Jfs Pfod ?61
Kj opthr ?3
Qjh Crhot Sjlrh ?60
Kjopthr ?:
Qjh @odd l` Eoeydlg 5>8
Kjopthr ?6
Qjh Borrfoch l` tjh Dobe 5??
Kj opthr 5>
Uhsurrhktflg oga Iuacbhgt 555
Qjh Qjrhh Iuacbhgts 5;5
Kj opthr 5?
O Ghw Jhovhg oga Hortj 5;3
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh
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Kjopthr 55
Hpfdlc 518
[krfpturod Klgkdusflgs @rlb Qjfs [tuay 58>
Opphgafx
Ltjhr Ellms Ovofdoedh 58:
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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^rh`okh
Qjh Dlra Ihsus wos glt jhsftogt fg todmfgc oelut hvhgts prflr tl, aurfgc,
oga `lddlwfgc tjh dost aoys. Ql fgsurh tjot Jfs —elgabhg‒ mghw wjot wluda
tomh pdokh aurfgc tjfs tfbh Jh shgt og ogchd tl tjh afskfpdh Iljg tl —sjlw oga
bomh mglwg‒ tjlsh tjfgcs wjfkj bust —sjlrtdy klbh tl poss‒. Iljg‖s ahskrfptflg l`
wjot jh wos sjlwg fs rhklraha fg tjh dost ellm l` tjh Efedh, tjh ellm l` Uhvh!
dotflg. Qjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg cfvhs us Cla‖s god wrftthg wlra lg tjh quhs!
tflgs rofsha wjhg Jh klg`rlgtha Oaob oga Hvh o`thr tjh `odd, fg Chghsfs
;96!?69 wjl fs tjh shha l` tjh wlbog tjot wfdd —erufsh tjy jhoa‒ " eh vfktlrflus
lvhr [otog #, oga jlw wfdd tjh vfktlry eh wlg< Odtjlucj Ihsus erufsha [otog‖s
jhoa oga trfubpjha lvhr jfb tjrlucj Jfs ahotj oga rhsurrhktflg " Kld. 59?8 #,
tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg ahskrfehs jlw Kjrfst wfdd krusj [otog fg tjh god vfk!
tlry, oga kdhogsh tjh hortj fg prhporotflg `lr Jfs hortjdy rudh aurfgc tjh bfd!
dhggfub.
Qjh fgtrlauktflg tl tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg fg tjh Iljg O. Afkmslg Mfgc
Iobhs Phrsflg " MIP # l` tjh Efedh soys9 —. . tjh ellm l` Chghsfs cfvhs tjh krho !
tflg stlry, oga ot tjh ehcfggfgc tjh rst prlbfsh l` tjh wlrda‖s [ovflr, sl Uhvh!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?
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dotflg ot tjh kdlsh l` tjh Efedh ogglugkhs tjh hga l` tjh prhshgt lrahr, oga
shts `lrtj tjh cdlry oga boihsty l` Kjrfst fg jfs shklga klbfgc. Jh rst kobh
fg jubfdfotflg, tjh shklga tfbh Jh wfdd klbh fg hxodtotflg‒. Sjhg osmha —prf #
vothdy‒ ey tjh afskfpdhs fg Bottjhw 519;, wjhg tjh thbpdh wluda eh ahstrlyha
oga wjot wluda eh tjh sfcg l` Jfs " shklga # klbfgc oga tjh hga l` tjh wlrda,
Ihsus ogswhrha wftj wjot jos klbh tl eh mglwg os tjh Ldfvht afsklursh,
alkubhgtha fg Bottjhw 51!58 " B‖r. ?;9;!;3, Du. 5?93!;0 #. Ihsus‖ wlras lg tjh
Blugt l` Ldfvhs, oga fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg, ahskrfeh wjot fs surhdy lgh l`
tjh blst phrpdhxfgc oga plrthgtlus phrflas fg tjh jfstlry, lr `uturh, l` bog!
mfga. F` tjh wlras l` tjh prlpjhkfhs ahskrfeha fg tjh Ldfvht afsklursh oga tjh
ellm l` Uhvhdotflg orh jhora oga ugahrstlla tjhg Jfs — shrvogts‒ wfdd eh oedh tl
— mhhp tjlsh tjfgcs wjfkj orh wrftthg tjhrhfg‒ oga rhkhfvh tjh —edhssfgc ‒ prlbfsha fg
Uhvhdotflg ?9;.
Bogy l` tjh prlpjhkfhs l` Aogfhd odsl prlvfah fg`lrbotflg os tl tjh tfbfgc
oga sfcgfkogkh l` hga!tfbh hvhgts. Qjhsh prlpjhkfhs bust eh klgilfgha tl
tjlsh rhvhodha tl Iljg oga rhklraha fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg, os whdd os tjlsh
splmhg ey Ihsus lg tjh Blugt l` Ldfvhs, f` wh orh tl crosp ogy bhogfgc`ud ug!
ahrstogafgc l` tjh dost aoys. Ltjhr Lda Qhstobhgt " LQ # prlpjhts jovh odsl
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5
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prlvfaha fddubfgotfgc " oga slbhtfbhs klg`usfgc # ahskrfptflgs l` hga!tfbhs
hvhgts, oga tjhy bust eh klgsfahrha, os whdd.
Qjfs fs tjh clod l` tjfs klbbhgtory9 tl prlvfah og ogodysfs l` tjh tfbfgc oga
sfcgfkogkh l` tjhsh kotokdysbfk hvhgts tjot kog eh ugahrstlla ey o typfkod
doyphrslg. ^rfbory rhslurkh bothrfods fgkduah tjh MIP l` tjh efedh puedfsjha
ey Iljg O. Afkmslg puedfsjfgc Klbpogy= [trlgc‖s Hxjoustfvh Klgklraogkh l`
tjh Efedh= tjh Fgthrdfghor Crhhm!Hgcdfsj Ghw Qhstobhgts ey Chlrch Ufkmhr
Ehrry oga Ioy ^. Crhhg, [r.= tjh Fgthrdfghor GFP Jherhw !Hgcdfsj Lda Qhsto !
bhgt ey Iljg U. Mljgdhgehrchr FFF= dhxfklgs ey Erlwg!Arfvhr!Erfccs, Sfddfob
D. Jlddfaoy, oga Jorlda M. Bludtlg= oga tjh Qjhldlcfkod Slraellm l` tjh Lda
Qhstobhgt ey U. Dofra Jorrfs, Cdhoslg D. Orkjhr, Ir., oga Erukh M. Sodtmh. F
jovh odsl boah rh`hrhgkh tl Pfgh's Klbpdhth Hxplsftlry Afktflgory l` Lda oga
Ghw Qhstobhgt Slras oga Pfgkhgt's Slra [tuafhs fg tjh Ghw Qhstobhgt.
Qjhsh rhslurkhs jovh ehhg usha tl jhdp fg fgthrprhtfgc tjh mhy wlras oga
pjroshs usha fg khrtofg possochs l` skrfpturh. Blst Ghw Qhstobhgt " GQ #
skrfpturod rh`hrhgkhs orh `rlb tjh MIP l` tjh Efedh, odtjlucj tjh Crhhm Ghw
Qhstobhgt " CGQ # fgthrprhtotflg fs cfvhg `lr portfkudor vhrshs wjhg ft fs klg!
sfahrha tl eh fbplrtogt `lr ugahrstogafgc. Lda Qhstobhgt rh`hrhgkhs orh `rlb
tjh MIP, tjh Ghw Fgthrgotflgod Phrsflg " GFP #, oga slbh orh `rlb tjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ;
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Jherhw !Hgcdfsj LQ. Sjhg rh`hrhgkhs tl efedfkod possochs ltjhr tjog `rlb
tjh MIP orh qultha, tjh vhrsflg fs kftha.
Qjfs klbbhgtory wos wrftthg ey o doybog, wjl fs glt o Jherhw lr Crhhm
skjldor. Qjfs jubedfgc tosm wos ugahrtomhg wftj l`t!rhphotha proyhrs `lr
cufaogkh fg tjh fgthrprhtotflgs cfvhg. F kog lgdy jlph tjot F jovh ehhg o `oftj!
`ud skrfeh fg ahodfgc wftj Cla‖s prhkflus wlra.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Fgtrlauktflg
Ql ugahrstoga tjh tfbfgc l` tjh hvhgts tjot lkkur aurfgc tjh dost aoys, os
ahskrfeha fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg, ft fs fbplrtogt tl stort wftj tjh vfsflg
cfvhg tl Aogfhd slbh sfx khgturfhs eh`lrh Kjrfst. Fg Aogfhd 6951 GFP, Aogfhd
wos fg`lrbha ey tjh ogchd Coerfhd tjot,
—[hvhgty nshvhgsn orh ahkrhha `lr ylur phlpdh oga ylur jldy kfty tl gfsj trogscrhs# sflg, tl put og hga tl sfg, tl otlgh `lr wfkmhaghss, tl erfgc fg hvhrdostfgc rfcjthlus# ghss, tl shod up vfsflg oga prlpjhky oga tl oglfgt tjh blst jldy‒.
Qjh — shvhgs‒ rh`hrrha tl fg tjfs vfsflg orh wfahdy ugahrstlla tl bhog —whhms l`
yhors‒. Fg ltjhr wlras, lgh l` Aogfhd‖s whhms klrrhsplgas tl o phrfla l` tfbh
hquod tl shvhg yhors. Qjus, Aogfhd wos tlda tjot fg o phrfla l` 16> yhors" glt
ghkhssorfdy klgkurrhgt #, tjot tjh trogscrhssflg l` bogmfga wluda eh klb!
pdhtha, tjot sfg wluda eh erlucjt tl og hga, tjot wfkmhaghss wluda eh rh!
arhssha, tjot hvhrdostfgc rfcjthlusghss wluda eh fgtrlaukha, tjot vfsflg oga
prlpjhsy wluda eh erlucjt tl og hga, oga tjot Kjrfst wluda eh oglfgtha os
mfgc lg hortj.
Qjh tfbh tjot jos hxpfrha sfgkh tjh vfsflg wos cfvhg tl Aogfhd bust op!
prlxfboth slbh 50>> yhors9 Aogfhd rhkhfvha tjh vfsflg oelut 0>> yhors eh`lrh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 8
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Kjrfst, oga wh jovh iust hgthrha tjh 5?st khgtury " ~5>>> yhors o`thr Kjrfst #. Ql
ugahrstoga tjh opporhgt afskrhpogky fg tfbh " 50>> yhors vhrsus 16> yhors #, wh
bust klgtfguh rhoafgc tjh possoch fg Aogfhd tjrlucj Kjopthr 6. Aogfhd
6958!53 GFP soys,
—Mglw oga ugahrstoga tjfs9 $ lb tjh fssufgc l` tjh ahkrhh tl rhstlrh oga rheufda
Ihrusodhb ugtfd tjh Oglfgtha Lgh, tjh rudhr klbhs, tjhrh wf % eh shvhg nshvhgsn
oga sfxty#twl nshvhgsn. Ft wf % eh rheufdt wftj strhhts oga o trhgkj, eut fg tfbhs
l` trluedh. O & hr tjh sfxty#twl nshvhgsn tjh Oglfgtha Lgh wf % eh kut l ' oga wf %
jovh gltjfgc. Qjh phlpdh l` tjh rudhr wjl wf % klbh wf % ahstrly tjh kfty oga tjh
sogktuory. Qjh hga wf % klbh dfmh o stlla9 Sor wf % klgtfguh ugtfd tjh hga, oga
ahsldotflgs jovh ehhg ahkrhha. Jh wf % klgrb o klvhgogt wftj bogy `lr lgh
nshvhgn. Fg tjh bfaadh l` tjh nshvhg,n jh wf % put og hga tl sokrfkh oga l ' hrfgc.
Oga lg o wfgc l` tjh thbpdh, jh wf % sht up og oelbfgotflg tjot koushs ahsldotflg,
ugtfd tjh hga tjot fs ahkrhha fs plurha lut lg jfb.‒
Aogfhd wos o prlpjht aurfgc tjh Eoeydlgfog koptfvfty l` tjh Ihws " 0>0 ! 8;0
EK #. Gheukjoaghzzor tllm Aogfhd oga ltjhr prlbfsfgc ylugc bhg l` Ihruso !
dhb tl Eoeydlg fg 0>0 EK. Aurfgc tjh `lddlwfgc yhor Gheukjoaghzzor os!
khgaha tl tjh tjrlgh l` Eoeydlg. Aogfhd wos oelut hfcjthhg yhors lda wjhg
tomhg koptfvh oga kluda glt jovh ehhg bukj ylugchr tjog Gheukjoaghzzor
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 0
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jfbshd . Qjus, Aogfhd dfvha tjrlucj tjh hgtfrh phrfla l` tjh koptfvfty l` tjh
Ihws, oga wos og hdahrdy bog wjhg pdokha fg o jfcj plsftflg fg tjh hrsfog
Hbpfrh o`thr Kyrus klgquhrha Eoeydlg fg 81> EK. Ft wos oelut tjfs tfbh tjot
Aogfhd rhkhfvha tjh vfsflg oga prlpjhky ahskrfeha oelvh. Ortoxhrxhs F rhfcgha
fg ^hrsfo `rlb 101 tl 151 EK, eut fg 131 EK jh wos opplfgtha vfkhrly tl jfs
@otjhr Zhrxhs, oga hsshgtfoddy ehkobh rudhr. Jh klbbfssflgha Ghjhbfoj tl
rheufda Ihrusodhb fg tjh twhgtfhtj yhor l` jfs rhfcg " Gh. 59?!: #9 f` wh ossubh
tjot tjh phrfla l` Ortoxhrxhs‖ rhfcg fgkduaha jfs tfbh os vfkhrly tjfs wluda
jovh lkkurrha fg 181 EK. Qjfs fs tjlucjt ey bogy hxplsftlrs l` tjh wlra tl
eh tjh ahkrhh rh`hrrha tl fg Aogfhd‖s vfsflg. F tjfs fs tjh kosh, tjh hxokt yhor
`lr tjh stort l` tjh odd tjh hvhgts rh`hrrha tl fg Aogfhd‖s vfsflg wluda eh 181
EK. [hvhg ‖shvhgs‖ klrrhsplgas tl 16 yhors, wjfkj cfvhs 1>8 EK os tjh yhor fg
wjfkj tjh rheufdafgc l` Ihrusodhb wos klgsfahrha klbpdhth. Qjfs aoth shhbs
doth, `lr tjh skrfpturh bhgtflgs shvhrod hvhgts rhdotha tl wlrm lg tjh rhstlrha
thbpdh tjot joa ehhg klbpdhtha prflr ot tjfs tfbh. Ghvhrtjhdhss, f` wh okkhpt
Ortoxhrxhs ahkrhh os tjh lgh rh`hrrha tl fg Aogfhd‖s vfsflg, tjhg tjh aoth tjot
Ihrusodhb wos klgsfahrha — rheufdt wftj strhhts oga o trhgkj‒ wos fg 1>8 EK. Qjot
tjh rheufdafgc wlrm wos okklbpdfsjha aurfgc o —tfbh l` trluedh‒ fs wftjlut quhs!
tflg. [oborftog phlpdh fg tjh orho orluga Ihrusodhb jorossha tjh Ihws wlrmfgc
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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sflg l` sfgs. Iljg wos `udddfgc tjh prlpjhky fg Fsofoj 1>9;!8, oga prhporfgc tjh
phlpdh `lr Ihsus‖ bfgfstry, wjfkj wos oelut tl klbbhgkh. Sh al glt mglw
jlw dlgc ft wos o`thr tjfs tjot Ihsus kobh tl Iljg `lr eoptfsb oga sueshquhgtdy
ehcog Jfs lwg bfgfstry, eut tjh efedfkod rhklra rhsthkts o phrfla l` ot dhost shv !
hrod blgtjs, `lr Iljg turgha bogy l` tjh kjfdarhg l` Fsrohd tl Cla aurfgc tjfs
tfbh. Joddhy‖s Efedh Jogaellm cfvhs tjh opprlxfboth tfbh tjot Iljg prhokjha
eh`lrh Ihsus kobh `lr eoptfsb os oelut sfx blgtjs. L` klursh, Iljg kluda jovh
ehhg prhokjfgc prflr tl tjh tfbh jh rhkhfvha tjh wlra `rlb Cla tl cl fgtl tjh
klugtry orluga tjh Ilraog Ufvhr. Jlwhvhr, f` wh ossubh tjot tjh eoptfsb l`
Ihsus lkkurrha o `hw blgtjs o`thr Iljg rhkhfvha tjh kodd `rlb tjh Dlra tl eh!
cfg jfs bfgfstry l` prhporotflg, tjhg 50 OA wluda eh o dfmhdy yhor `lr tjh stort
l` Ihsus‖ bfgfstry. F` tjfs fs klrrhkt, Ihsus wos prleoedy krukfha fg ;> OA.
Fg tjh kodkudotflgs ehdlw F jovh boah gl klrrhktflg `lr tjh af$ hrhgkhs fg
tjh gubehr l` aoys fg tjh Ihwfsj yhor " ;0> aoys #, oga tjh Iudfog yhor " ;08 aoys, 8
jr.., 1: bfg., 10 shk. #. [fgkh tjh Ihwfsj yhor alhs glt klrrhsplga tl tjh tfbfgc
l` tjh hortj‖s blvhbhgt orluga tjh sug, o klrrhktflg fs boah phrflafkoddy tl
oaa o khrtofg gubehr l` aoys tl tjh yhor sl tjot tjh shoslgs wfdd rhbofg xha.
Ltjhr hxplsftlrs jovh fgkduaha klrrhktflgs tl okklugt `lr tjfs, ossubfgc tjot
Aogfhd‖s prlpjhtfk yhors whrh ;0> aoys dlgc. F jovh boah gl otthbpt tl al
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjfs, oga f` F afa, ft wluda prlaukh o af$ hrhgt klgkdusflg. F jovh ossubha tjot
Cla mghw jlw bogy yhors shporotha tjhsh twl hvhgts, oga jlw tjh dhgctj l`
tjhsh yhors whrh ahthrbfgha fg eltj tjh Iudfog kodhgaor, oga tjh klrrhktha Ihw !
fsj kodhgaor, oga tjot fs wjot Jh covh Aogfhd fg prlpjhky.
Qjh toeudotflg ehdlw cfvhs tjh prlpjhtfk aoths fg Aogfhd‖s prlpjhky kodku!
dotha fg okklraogkh wftj tjh oelvh afskussflg9
181 EK ! Ortoxhrxhs " 131 EK ! 151 EK # ahkrhh tl rheufda Ihrusodhb " Gh.
59?!: #.
1>8 EK ! Uheufdafgc klgsfahrha klbpdhth, %181 !" 3 x 3 #& 2 1>8 EK.
;> OA ! Ihsus klbhs fgtl Ihrusodhb " Yhkjorfoj 696 # lg ^odb [ugaoy,
%1>8 ! " 05 x 3 #& 2 ;> OA. Qjhrh fs lgdy lgh yhor ehtwhhg ? EK
oga ? OA, sl wh bust suetrokt lgh yhor wjhg curfgc tjh gub!
ehr l` yhors ehtwhhg 181 EK oga ;> OA, tjus, 181 + ;> 2 1:1
yhors, dhss lgh yhor cfvhs hxoktdy 1:; yhors.
5>xx OA ! Cla ahthrbfghs tjot tjh kup l` trogscrhssflg fs ghordy `udd
oga Aogfhd's god whhm l` shvhgs ehcfgs. Ogtfkjrfst klbhs
sphomfgc phokh.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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5>xx OA + ; ?/5 yhors ! Bfaadh l` Aogfhd's god whhm l` shvhgs, oga
stort l` tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg. Ogtfkjrfst koushs jfs fboch tl eh
hrhktha fg tjh thbpdh oga ahbogas tjh wlrsjfp l` odd bhg.
5>xx OA + ; ?/5 yhors + dhgctj l` tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg ! Cla plurs
lut Jfs wrotj lg tjh hortj " Uh. 09?3, ?89? #.
5>xx OA + 3 yhors ! Qjh hga l` Aogfhd's god whhm l` shvhgs. Kjrfst
rhturgs tl hortj tl rudh `lr o tjlusoga yhors " Uh. ?69??!5? #.
O`thr tjh krukfxflg l` Ihsus, Cla shhbfgcdy prhsshs tjh —poush‒ euttlg lg
tjh tfbfgc l` hvhgts `lrhtlda fg Aogfhd‖s vfsflg. Cla shhbs tl jovh fgshrtha o
phrfla l` tfbh fgtl Aogfhd‖s vfsflg tjot kluda ehst eh ahskrfeha os tjh —kjurkj
och‒, `lr odblst fbbhafothdy o`thr tjh rhihktflg l` Kjrfst ey tjh gotflg l` Fs!
rohd, tjh `lkus turgha tl tjh Chgtfdhs oga tjh hstoedfsjbhgt l` tjh Ghw Qhs!
tobhgt kjurkj. Qjfs poush hxthgas `rlb tjh krukfxflg l` Ihsus tl tjh plfgt
l` tfbh fg tjh `uturh wjhg Cla ahthrbfghs tjot tjh kup l` trogscrhssflg, `lrh!
tlda fg Aogfhd‖s vfsflg fs odblst `udd, oga tjot Jfs wlrm wftj tjh kjurkj fs
ghordy klbpdhtha. Ot tjot `uturh tfbh Jh shhbfgcdy rhstorts tjh kdlkm, oga
tjh hvhgts `lrhtlda fg Aogfhd's vfsflg wfdd rhklbbhgkh. Qjh god whhm l` " shv#
hgs" tjot klbpdhths tjh 3> " shvhgs" ahthrbfgha lg Aogfhd‖s phlpdh, tjh Ihws,
wfdd tjhg stort. Cla afvfaha tjh 16> yhors prlpjhsfha lg tjh gotflg l` Fsrohd
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ??
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fgtl phrflas l` 16 yhors, 1;1 yhors, oga 3 yhors. Ft fs os f` Jh whrh tryfgc tl
sjlw us tjot tjh 16> yhors fs glt o klgkurrhgt phrfla l` tfbh. Qjh vfsflg wos
`lr Fsrohd, eut ehkoush wh " tjh kjurkj # jovh ehhg cro & ha fg, tjh prlpjhky o` !
`hkts us os whdd. Qjfs plfgt jos sfcgfkogt fbpdfkotflgs `lr lur ugahrstogafgc
l` hvhgts tjot wh wfdd hgklugthr os wh klgtfguh lur stuay fg tjh ellm l` Uhvh!
dotflg.
Ft fs tjh kotokdysbfk hvhgts l` tjfs dost shvhg! yhor phrfla tjot wh wfdd eh
klgkhrgha wftj fg lur stuay l` tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg. Aogfhd‖s vfsflg jos
slbh fbplrtogt tjfgcs tl soy oelut tjfs tfbh fg jfstlry. Ft todms oelut tjh
rudhr tjot wfdd klbh —hstoedfsjfgc o klvhgogt ‒ wftj bogy phlpdh ot tjh ehcfggfgc
l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla. Aogfhd Kjopthr : fgafkoths tjot tjfs rudhr wfdd klbh
`rlb og orho l` tjh blahrg wlrda tjot klrrhsplgas chlcropjfkoddy tl lgh l`
tjh `lur rhcflgs fgtl wjfkj Odhxogahr‖s Mfgcalb wos afvfaha o`thr jfs ahotj fg
;5; EK. Qjfs rudhr tjot klbhs fs tjlucjt tl eh tjh ogtfkjrfst, wjl wfdd klbh
sphomfgc phokh oga bomfgc og ocrhhbhgt wftj tjh Ihws tl oddlw sokrfkfod
khrhblgfhs tl eh rhhstoedfsjha fg tjh sl!koddha —trfeudotflg‒ thbpdh tjot wfdd eh
klgstruktha lg Bt. Blrfoj, ot tjh sfth l` tjh lrfcfgod thbpdh eufdt ey [ldlblg,
oga kdlsh tl tjh dlkotflg l` tjh krukfxflg l` Kjrfst oga tjh l$ hrfgc l` Fsook
ey Oerojob.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?5
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Fg tjh bfaadh l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla tjh ogtfkjrfst wfdd koush tjh sokrfkh
oga ledotflg tl khosh, oga jh wfdd lrahr tjh hrhktflg l` tjh — oelbfgotflg l` ahsl#
dotflg‒, rh`hrrha tl fg Aogfhd‖s vfsflg, wftjfg tjh thbpdh. Qjfs wfdd eh ogotjhbo
tl tjh Ihws, wjl wfdd rhehd, kousfgc tjh ogtfkjrfst tl fgftfoth shvhrh phrshkutflg
ugtfd —tjh hga tjot fs ahkrhha fs plurha lut lg jfb‒. Qjh dost tjrhh!oga!lgh!jod`
yhors l` tjfs shvhg! yhor phrfla fs tjh tfbh aurfgc wjfkj tjh trogscrhssflg l`
bogmfga wfdd eh klbpdhtha, sfg wfdd eh erlucjt tl og hga, oga wfkmhaghss wfdd
eh rharhssha. Sh wfdd shh, os hvhgts fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg ug`lda, tjot tjfs
dost tjrhh!oga!lgh!jod` yhor phrfla l` tfbh fs fgftfotha ey — crhot trfeudotflg‒
" Bott. 5195? #. Uh`hrrfgc tl tjfs tfbh fg Bottjhw 51955, Ihsus tlda Jfs afskfpdhs,
—Oga hxkhpt tjlsh aoys sjluda eh sjlrthgha, tjhrh sjluda gl sthsj eh sovha9 eut `lrtjh hdhkt‖s somh tjlsh aoys sjo % eh sjlrthgha‒.
Sh wfdd klgsfahr tjh bhogfgc l` tjfs skrfpturh dothr lg fg lur afskussflg lg tjh
tfbfgc l` tjh ropturh. Qjhsh dost tjrhh!oga!lgh!jod` yhors usjhr fg tjh tfbh rh!
`hrrha tl fg Aogfhd‖s vfsflg wjhg rfcjthlusghss wfdd eh fgtrlaukha tjot wfdd dost
`lrhvhr, vfsflg oga prlpjhsy wfdd eh erlucjt tl og hga, oga Kjrfst wfdd eh
oglfgtha Mfgc lg tjh hortj. Qjh hvhgts tjot lkkur aurfgc tjfs tfbh dhoa fgtl
tjh phrfla rh`hrrha tl os tjh —bfddhggfub‒, tjh ?>>>! yhor rudh l` Kjrfst lg
hortj.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?;
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Sftj tjfs fgtrlauktflg wh orh glw rhoay tl ehcfg lur stuay l` tjh ellm l`
Uhvhdotflg. Qjh `lddlwfgc subbory l` tjh oelvh wfdd jlph`uddy jhdp tl cufah
us fg lur klgsfahrotflg l` tjh tfbfgc l` tjh blbhgtlus hvhgts ahskrfeha9
?. Qjhrh fs o phrfla l` shvhg! yhors aurotflg fg tjh `uturh aurfgc wjfkj
Cla wfdd kdhogsh oga rhkdofb tjh hortj. Qjfs phrfla l` tfbh sjluda
rfcjt`uddy eh fahgtfha os tjh 3>tj whhm l` Aogfhd‖s prlpjhky, glt
—trfeudotflg‒, os fs l`thg tjh kosh. O`thr tjfs —kdhogsfgc oga rhkdofb!
fgc‒, Kjrfst wfdd hstoedfsj Jfs rudh lg hortj `rlb Ihrusodhb, [otog wfdd
eh eluga fg tjh oeyss, oga rfcjthlusghss wfdd prhvofd `lr o phrfla l`
?>>> yhors.
5. O rudhr " ogtfkjrfst # wfdd rfsh tl plwhr ot tjh ehcfggfgc l` tjfs shvhg!
yhor phrfla. Jh wfdd klbh sphomfgc phokh oga wfdd bomh og ocrhhbhgt
wftj tjh Ihws fg Fsrohd tl oddlw tjh LQ proktfkh l` sokrfkh oga ledo !
tflg tl eh rhhstoedfsjha. Qjfs ogkfhgt Ihwfsj khrhblgy wfdd eh phr!
`lrbha fg o thbpdh, wjfkj wfdd eh dlkotha lg Bt. Blrfoj, ot tjh sfth l`
tjh lrfcfgod thbpdh eufdt ey [ldlblg, oga ghor tjh dlkotflg l` tjh kru!
kfxflg l` Kjrfst oga tjh l$ hrfgc l` Fsook ey Oerojob.
;. Fg tjh bfaadh l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla tjh ogtfkjrfst wfdd koush tjh
sokrfkh oga ledotflg tl khosh, oga jh wfdd lrahr tjh hrhktflg l` tjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?1
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— oelbfgotflg l` ahsldotflg‒ fg o wfgc l` tjh thbpdh. Qjh Ihwfsj phlpdh
wfdd rhehd ot tjfs, oga o phrfla l` shvhrh phrshkutflg ahskrfeha os tjh
Crhot Qrfeudotflg wfdd eh fgftfotha.
1. Qjh rst tjrhh!oga lgh!jod` yhors l` Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm sjluda prlp!
hrdy eh rh`hrrha tl os o tfbh l` —efrtj pogcs‒ " Bfk. 196 #, lr tjh —ehcfggfgc
l` slrrlws‒ " B‖t. 519: #. Qjh tfbh l` Crhot Qrfeudotflg ehcfgs ot tjh
bfa!plfgt l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla oga klgtfguhs ugtfd tjh tfbh tjot
tjh wrotj l` Cla fs plurha lut lg tjh hortj " Uh. 09?3, ?89? #. Qjfs tfbh
l` wrotj kudbfgoths wftj tjh eottdh l` Orbochaalg, o`thr wjfkj Ihsus
wfdd hstoedfsj Jfs Mfgcalb lg hortj. Ot tjot tfbh Ihsus wfdd ossubh
Jfs tjrlgh fg Ihrusodhb oga rudh tjh wlrda `lr ?>>> yhors " Uh. 5>91 #.
8. Ot tjh hga l` tjh ?>>> yhors Cla wfdd rhdhosh [otog `rlb tjh oeyss
oga tjh dost wor lg hortj wfdd ehcfg aurfgc wjfkj Cla wfdd klgsubh
Jfs hghbfhs wftj rh `rlb jhovhg " Uh. 5>93!6 #. [otog fs kost fgtl tjh
domh l` rh oga erfbstlgh ot tjh klgkdusflg l` tjfs wor.
0. Qjh god iuacbhgt " tjh Crhot Sjfth Qjrlgh Iuacbhgt # wfdd tjhg lk!
kur wjhg odd tjh ahoa wfdd eh iuacha `rlb tjh Ellm" s # l` Df`h oga tjh
Ellm" s # l` Slrms. O`thr tjfs ahotj oga Joahs orh kost fgtl tjh domh l`
rh.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?8
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3. Cla tjhg krhoths o ghw jhovhg oga hortj, oga o ghw Ihrusodhb `lr tjh
rst jhovhg oga hortj orh possha owoy " Uh. 5?9? #.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?0
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Kjopthr ?
Kjrfst Opphors tl Iljg
Qjfs rst kjopthr l` Uhvhdotflg fs fgtrlauktlry fg goturh. Iljg wos fg tjh
[pfrft lg tjh Dlra‖s Aoy wjhg jh jhora o crhot vlfkh dfmh o trubpht ehjfga
jfb. Jh turgha tl shh tjh Dlra kdltjha wftj o corbhgt alwg tl Jfs `hht, wftj
o cldahg sosj oelut Jfs upphr elay. Jfs jofr wos dfmh wlld oga wos os wjfth os
sglw. Jfs hyhs whrh os o stobh l` rh, Jfs `hht dfmh eurgfsjha eross, oga Jfs
vlfkh slugaha dfmh bogy wothrs. Jh joa shvhg stors fg Jfs rfcjt joga oga lut
l` Jfs blutj whgt o sjorp twl!hacha swlra. Jfs klugthgogkh wos dfmh tjh
sug, oga wjhg Iljg sow Jfb jh `hdd ot Jfs `hht dfmh o ahoa bog. Qjhrh fs gl
aluet tjot tjfs wos Ihsus `lr Jh fs ahskrfeha os ehfgc dfmh tjh [lg l` bog, hvhg
tjlucj Jfs opphorogkh wos sukj tjot Iljg afa glt rhklcgfzh Jfb. Qjfs fs tjh
woy Jh l`thg rh`hrrha tl Jfbshd` wjhg Jh wos bfgfsthrfgc wjfdh lg hortj.
Jlwhvhr, Jh afa glt jovh tjh sobh pjysfkod opphorogkh tjot Jh afa o`thr Jfs
ahotj, oga aurfgc tjh `lrty aoys o`thr tjh rhsurrhktflg wjhg Jh opphorha tl
tjh afskfpdhs oga ltjhr `lddlwhrs fg Ihrusodhb, lg tjh rloa tl Hbbous, ey tjh
[ho l` Codfdhh, tl tjh wlbhg ot tjh tlbe, oga ot Jfs oskhgsflg. Jhrh Jh op!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?3
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phors tl Iljg fg Jfs cdlrfha elay os tjh shklga phrslg l` tjh trfgfty, oga Jh
fahgtfhs Jfbshd` tl oddhvfoth Iljg‖s `hor " Uh. ?9?3!?: #.
Fg Uhvhdotflg ?9?: Ihsus soys9
—F ob jh tjot dfvhtj, oga wos ahoa= oga ehjlda, F ob odfvh `lr hvhrblrh, Obhg= oga jovh tjh mhys l` jh % oga l` ahotj‒.
Ihsus fs tjh rst!`ruft l` bogy tjot wfdd dfvh, afh, orfsh, oga dfvh `lrhvhr. Jh tllm
tjh mhys l` jhdd oga ahotj `rlb [otog wjhg Jh ahskhgaha fgtl tjh — dlwhr ports
l` tjh hortj‒ oga tllm [otog‖s —koptfvhs koptfvh‒ " Hpjhsfogs 19:!6 #. Kldlssfogs 59?8
fgafkoths tjot Kjrfst trfubpjha lvhr prfgkfpodftfhs oga plwhrs ot tjfs tfbh. Ft
shhbs tjot Ihsus Kjrfst‖s trfubpj strfppha [otog l` bukj l` jfs outjlrfty ey
tomfgc jfs prfzha koptfvhs, oga rhblvfgc jfs outjlrfty lvhr ahotj oga jhdd.
Qjhsh koptfvhs whrh opporhgtdy tjh rhahhbha wjl dfvha oga afha ugahr tjh lda
klvhgogt. Jherhws ??9?;!?1 ahskrfehs tjhsh koptfvhs,
—Qjhsh o % afha fg `oftj, glt jovfgc rhkhfvha tjh prlbfshs, eut jovfgc shhg tjhb o`or l ' , oga whrh phrsuoaha l` tjhb, oga hberokha tjhb, oga klg`hssha tjot tjhywhrh strogchrs oga pfdcrfbs lg tjh hortj‒
Qjh ahskrfptflg l` Ihsus cfvhg fg Uhvhdotflg ?9?5!?0 fs ghordy fahgtfkod tl tjh
ahskrfptflg l` tjh bhsshgchr wjl ogswhrha Aogfhd‖s proyhr fg Aogfhd ?>98!0.
Aogfhd oaarhsshs tjfs bhsshgchr os Dlra, oga tjh wlrafgc fg tjfs kjopthr
shhbs tl fbpdy tjot jh kluda eh tjh prh!fgkorgoth Kjrfst. Jlwhvhr, tjh — ^rfgkh
l` ^hrsfo‒ ahdoyha tjfs bhsshgchr lg jfs woy tl Aogfhd, oga hvhg f` wh okkhpt
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?:
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tjh faho tjot Ihsus vfsftha Aogfhd tl ahdfvhr tjfs prlpjhky, ft fs af'kudt tl hgvf!
sflg Jfb ehfgc ahdoyha ey tjh ^rfgkh l` hrsfo. Sh al ga skrfpturhs fg tjh
Lda Qhstobhgt wjfkj shhb tl succhst tjh prhshgkh l` Ihsus fg tjh `lrb l` o
bhsshgchr, lgh l` tjh blst gltoedh ehfgc tjot fg Chghsfs ?:9?, wjhrh Jh fs rh!
`hrrha tl os Dlra. Odsl, Bodokjf ;9? rh`hrs tl tjh Dlra " Oalgf # os tjh — bhsshgchr
l` tjh klvhgogt ‒, ehfgc shgt fg tjh hga!tfbhs ey tjh Dlra " Vojwhj #. Pfghs
Klbpdhth Hxplsftlry Afktflgory l` tjh Lda oga Ghw Qhstobhgt stoths tjot
"tjh rhdotflg ehtwhhg tjh Dlra oga tjh ogchd l` tjh Dlra fs l`thg sl kdlsh tjot ft
fs af'kudt tl shporoth tjh twl. Qjfs fahgtfkotflg jos dha slbh fgthrprhthrs tl
klgkduah tjot tjh ogchd l` tjh Dlra wos tjh prh!fgkorgoth Kjrfst." Ghvhrtjhdhss,
tl fbocfgh Ihsus ehfgc ahtofgha ey lgh l` [otog‖s kjfh` prfgkhs, lr ghhafgc os!
sfstogkh tl erhom `rhh `rlb o ahdoyfgc hgtogcdhbhgt alhs glt ifeh wftj lur
vfhw l` Jfb `rlb tjh GQ. Sh mglw Ihsus os tjh Kjrfst fg tjh GQ, os lur [ov !
flr oga vfktlr lvhr [otog. Gl kjfh` prfgkh, glr kluda [otog jfbshd , glw `rus!
troth tjh clods oga fgthgts l` tjh Dflg l` Iuaoj.
Fg Uhvhdotflg ?9?6 Ihsus tlda Iljg tl9
—Srfth tjh tjfgcs wjfkj tjlu jost shhg, oga tjh tjfgcs wjfkj orh, oga tjh tjfgcswjfkj sjo % eh jhrho & hr‒.
Ft fs klbblg fg Efedh prlpjhky tl jovh blrh tjog lgh `udddbhgt. Fg ltjhr
wlras, o prlpjhky kog jovh og hordfhr, portfod `udddbhgt, oga o dothr klbpdhth
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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`udddbhgt. Sh shh tjfs fg tjh prlpjhky klgkhrgfgc tjh ahshkrotflg l` tjh
thbpdh, wjfkj lkkurrha rst fg ?0: EK, oga wfdd ocofg tomh pdokh fg tjh bfaadh
l` Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm. Fg tjh fgthrprhtotflg l` bogy hxplsftlrs, Ogtflkjus
Hpfpjoghs erfgcs oelut tjh hordfhr, portfod `udddbhgt l` tjfs prlpjhky, wjfkj fs
dothr klbpdhtha ey tjh ogtfkjrfst, wjhg jh hrhkts tjh oelbfgotflg l` ahsldo !
tflg fg tjh thbpdh. Fg Uhvhdotflg ?9?6 Ihsus thdds Iljg tjot slbh l` tjh prl!
pjhtfk vfsflg jos blrh tjog lgh `udddbhgt, oga fts oppdfkotflg fs tl blrh tjog
lgh tfbh. Qjh hordy kjopthrs " Kjopthr 5 oga ; # levflusdy oppdy tl Iljg‖s tfbh
" ~61 OA #, wjhg jh rhkhfvha tjh vfsflg, os whdd os tl dothr os tjh hordy kjurkjhs
ehcog tl afsopphor, oga dothr stfdd wjhg tjh bhbehrs l` tjhsh kjurkjhs orh
iuacha. Blst l` tjh vfsflg klgkhrgs tjh dost shvhg! yhor phrfla wjhg tjh ogtf!
kjrfst rfshs tl plwhr oga Cla erfgcs tjh hga l` tjh rudh l` bog lvhr tjh hortj.
@fgoddy, tjh vfsflg hgas wftj o ahskrfptflg l` tjh phrfla l` tjh bfddhggfub, oga
tjh ghw jhovhg oga hortj.
Sh glth fg Uhvhdotflg ?91 tjot Iljg fs wrftfgc tl shvhg kjurkjhs fg Osfo tjot
hxfstha ot tjot tfbh. Qjfs wluda opphor tl eh tjh rst `udddbhgt l` tjh vfsflg,
jovfgc tl al wftj —tjfgcs wjfkj orh‒. Ihsus joa o bhssoch `lr tjhsh kjurkjhs
tjot oaarhssha tjhfr prledhbs oga hvoduotha tjhfr wlrms, eut Jh odsl joa o
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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bhssoch `lr kjurkjhs l` tjh dost aoys. Sh wfdd shh, os tjh rhvhdotflg ug`ldas,
tjot ft fs klgkhrgha prfborfdy wftj hvhgts tjot lkkur aurfgc Aogfhd‖s 3>tj
whhm, oga `lddlwfgc. Kjopthrs 5 oga ; klgtofg tjh lgdy plrtflg l` tjh ellm l`
Uhvhdotflg tjot jos oppdfkotflg tl Iljg‖s aoy, oga o strlgc kosh hxfsts `lr tjh
rhdhvogkh l` tjhsh twl kjopthrs tl kjurkjhs l` tjh dost aoys, os whdd.
Fg Uhvhdotflg ?9? Iljg fs tlda tjot tjh purplsh l` tjh rhvhdotflg fs tl sjlw
Ihsus‖ shrvogts tjh tjfgcs tjot — bust sjlrtdy klbh tl poss‒. Qjfs fs o pjrosh usha
bogy tfbhs fg tjh Efedh tl rh`hr tl tjh dost aoys. O crlup mglwg os Obfddhggf!
hsts fg lur lwg aoy iustf`y tjhfr ehdfh` tjot blst, f` glt odd, tjh hvhgts ahskrfeha
fg tjh Ldfvht afsklursh oga fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg, lkkurrha prflr tl oga
aurfgc 3> OA, wjhg tjh Ihwfsj thbpdh wos ahstrlyha ey tjh Ulbog orby ug!
ahr tjh rudh l` Phsposfog oga jfs slg Qftus. Bogy Ihwfsj phlpdh whrh mfddha,
oga Ihrusodhb wos ahbldfsjha ot tjfs tfbh, eut ft fs o strhtkj ehylga tjh dfbft
l` krhaudfty tl ehdfhvh tjot odd tjh hvhgts fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg lkkurrha ot
tjfs tfbh. Qjus, wh klgkduah `rlb tjfs vhrsh tjot tjh prfgkfpod rhdhvogkh l`
tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg fs tl tjh dost aoys, o `uturh tfbh fg jfstlry tjot lgdy
Cla mglws.
Os tjh rhvhdotflg chts blrh sphkfk Iljg fs tlda tl wrfth tl tjh — ogchds‒ l`
tjhsh shvhg kjurkjhs, wjfkj orh rhprhshgtha ey tjh shvhg stors fg tjh Dlra‖s
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5?
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rfcjt joga. Odtjlucj slbh hxplsftlrs jovh fgafkotha tjot tjfs fs o rh`hrhgkh tl
tjh postlr lr efsjlp l` tjhsh fgafvfauod kjurkjhs, tjh Crhhm wlra usha jhrh fs
fgthrprhtha os —lgh shgt, o bhsshgchr, ogchd‒. Opporhgtdy, Iljg wrfths tl tjhsh
shvhg kjurkjhs dlkotha fg Osfo bfglr " prhshgt!aoy Qurmhy #, oga tjh spfrftuod
cuorafog " ogchd #, lvhr tjh portfkudor kjurkj tjhg klbbugfkoths tjh bhssoch
tjrlucj ehdfhvhrs wftjfg hokj portfkudor kjurkj. Fg tjh sobh bogghr tjh klr!
rhktflg oga cufaogkh klgtofgha fg tjhsh dhtthrs fs klbbugfkotha tl ehdfhvhrs fg
hga!tfbh kjurkjhs ey tjh Jldy [pfrft hgdfcjthgfgc tjhfr ugahrstogafgc. Qjhsh
dhtthrs orh dfmh ltjhr dhtthrs fg tjh GQ9 tjhy oaarhss prledhbs kjorokthrfstfk l`
fgafvfauod kjurkjhs fg Iljg's aoy, os whdd os prledhbs klbblg tl dotthr!aoy
kjurkjhs. Cla‖s orby l` ogchds klgthgas wftj [otog‖s jlrahs lvhr gotflgs " Ao.
?>9?; #, oga ft shhbs rhoslgoedh tl ossubh tjot tjfs klgstfkt hxthgas tl kftfhs,
kjurkj ahglbfgotflgs, oga fgafvfauod kjurkjhs oga ehdfhvhrs. Qjot Cla os!
sfcgs Jfs ogchds tl mhhp kjorch lvhr fgafvfauod ehdfhvhrs fs kdhor " s. 6?9?? #, oga
ft fs odsl levflus tjot Cla jos ossfcgha ogchds tl khrtofg kjurkjhs, os fs fgaf!
kotha jhrh fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg. Ft fs glthwlrtjy tjot bogy ltjhr
kjurkjhs hxfstha ot tjfs tfbh, oga tjot tjhrh whrh blrh tjog shvhg kjurkjhs fg
Osfo Bfglr " blahrg Qurmhy #. Kjukm [bftj fg jfs ellm —Sjot Qjh Slrda Fs
Klbfgc Ql‒ bhgtflgs lgh l` tjhsh kjurkjhs ot Kldlssh, oga plfgts lut tjot ft
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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wos o boilr kjurkj. Qjfs fs tjh kjurkj tjot ^oud wrlth tl fg tjh dhtthr tl tjh
Kldlssfogs fg tjh GQ. Opporhgtdy, tjhsh portfkudor shvhg kjurkjhs whrh sh!
dhktha ehkoush l` tjhfr strhgctjs oga whomghsshs, wjfkj whrh rhprhshgtotfvh l`
tjh strhgctjs oga whomghsshs l` kjurkjhs bomfgc up tjh elay l` Kjrfst fg tjh
dost aoys. Qjh clla wlrms, os whdd os tjh prledhbs, ahskrfeha fg tjhsh dhtthrs
kog khrtofgdy eh fahgtfha fg kjurkjhs l` tjh 5?st khgtury. Fg Uhvhdotflg ?95>,
Ihsus thdds Iljg tjot tjh shvhg stors fg Jfs rfcjt joga orh tjh ogchds l` tjh
shvhg kjurkjhs. Qjh gubehr shvhg rhprhshgts klbpdhthghss fg tjh efedh. Qjfs
shhbs tl `urtjhr supplrt tjh vfhw tjot tjh prledhbs oga wlrms l` tjhsh shvhg
kjurkjhs " plssfedy fg klgiugktflg wftj tjh ltjhr kjurkjhs tl wjfkj dhtthrs orh
oaarhssha fg tjh GQ #, hgklbposs blst, f` glt odd l` tjh prledhbs fg tjh elay
l` Kjrfst fg tjh dost aoys.
Ihsus odsl soys tjot tjh shvhg kogadhstfkms l` Uhvhdotflg ?9?; rhprhshgt tjhsh
shvhg kjurkjhs. Fs ft plssfedh tjot tjh klgthbplrory kjurkjhs tl wjfkj tjhsh
dhtthrs orh oaarhssha orh prlvfafgc odd tjh dfcjt aurfgc tjhsh dost aoys< F` sl, wh
ghha tl stuay tjh bhssoch cfvhg tl hokj l` tjhb wftj crhot afdfchgkh, osmfgc
`lr wfsalb os wh try tl fgthrprht tjfs cufaogkh os ft oppdfhs tl lur lwg port l`
tjh elay l` Kjrfst.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5;
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Kjopthr 5
Dhtthr tl tjh Kjurkj ot Hpjhsus
Fg tjh dhtthr tl tjh Kjurkj ot Hpjhsus wh ga Ihsus fahgtfha os tjh lgh
tjot — jldahtj tjh shvhg stors fg Jfs rfcjt joga, wjl wodmhtj fg tjh bfast l` tjh shvhg
cldahg kogadhstfkms.‒ @rlb tjfs fgtrlauktflg ft wluda shhb tjot Ihsus fs shgafgc o
bhssoch tl tjh Kjurkj ot Hpjhsus `rlb lgh wjl fs rhsplgsfedh `lr tjhfr spfrf!
tuod crlwtj, slbhwjot dfmh o efsjlp fg blahrg kjurkj vhrgokudor. Os sukj, wh
wluda hxphkt Jfs bhssoch tl eh rhdotha tl tjh spfrftuod df`h l` tjh kjurkj, oga
os wh rhoa tjh dhtthr wh shh tjot tjfs fs sl. Iljg wos Efsjlp l` tjh kjurkj ot
Hpjhsus `lr bogy yhors, oga `lr jfb tl wrfth tjfs bhssoch tl tjh kjurkj jh
mghw sl whdd bust jovh ehhg hsphkfoddy jhortworbfgc lg tjh lgh joga, oga
cut! wrhgkjfgc lg tjh ltjhr. Qjfs kjurkj joa wlrmha afdfchgtdy, oga joa rh!
ihktha hvfdalhrs, fgkduafgc slbh wjl sofa tjhy whrh oplstdhs oga whrh glt, eut
whrh dfors. Qjfs fs slbhtjfgc tjot shdalb jopphgs fg blahrg!aoy kjurkjhs=
ghvhrtjhdhss, ft fs glt ugjhora l` `lr o kjurkj elay tl rhihkt hvogchdfsts, bfgfs!
thrs, lr dhoahrs, `luga tl eh ugclady. Qjh klddopsh l` shvhrod dorch thdhvfsflg
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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bfgfstrfhs fg tjh post kluda prleoedy eh trokha tl hvogchdfsts dyfgc oelut wjl
tjhy whrh " blroddy oga spfrftuoddy #. Qjh Ulbog Kotjldfk Kjurkj fs kurrhgtdy
ahodfgc wftj prfhsts wjl jovh klbbfttha shxuod sfg wftj ugahroch porfsjflg!
hrs, og hsphkfoddy jhfglus `lrb l` dyfgc oelut wjl tjhy whrh. Qjh Hpfsklpod
Kjurkj jos odsl ehhg fg tjh ghws rhcorafgc tjhfr opplfgtbhgt l` og oabfttha
jlblshxuod os Efsjlp. Qjfs opplfgtbhgt fs rhplrthady kousfgc o shrflus rf`t
wftjfg tjfs ahglbfgotflg. O `hw kjurkj elafhs oppdy Cla‖s iuacbhgt tl tjhsh
sftuotflgs, eut ft shhbs tjot kjurkj ahglbfgotflgod jfhrorkjy, blrh l`thg tjog
glt, bust eh aroccha fgtl klg`rlgtfgc tjhsh fssuhs. @odsh thokjhrs, bfgfsthrs,
oga dhoahrs kluda eh lgh l` tjh prledhbs Ihsus fs tryfgc tl cht us tl oaarhss fg
tjhsh dost aoys. Qjhrh orh khrtofgdy bogy hxobpdhs tlaoy l` bfgfsthrs wjl al
glt ehdfhvh tjh `ugaobhgtod trutjs l` Kjrfstfogfty, oga al glt dfvh tjhfr dfvhs os
tjhy wluda f` tjhy whrh fg Kjrfst . ^oud kodds tjhsh bfgfsthrs —hghbfhs l` tjh krlss
l` Kjrfst ‒ " jfdfppfogs. ;9?: #. Fg Qftus ?9??, ^oud `urtjhr stoths tjot tjhsh —todmhrs
thokj tjfgcs wjfkj tjhy lucjt glt, `lr dtjy dukrh‖s somh‒ . Qjh Efedh fs kdhor oelut
jlw tjh elay fs tl ahod wftj shxuod sfg, oga hghbfhs l` tjh krlss l` Kjrfst.
Qjhsh sfgs rhqufrh shvhrh klrrhktfvh bhosurhs, oga wh orh fgstruktha tl rhblvh
tjh l$ hgahr `rlb tjh `hddlwsjfp l` tjh elay fg koshs l` crfhvlus l$ hgshs.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Fg spfth l` tjh clla tjfgcs Ihsus joa tl soy oelut tjh Hpjhsfog kjurkj, Jh
joa slbhtjfgc ocofgst tjhb= tjhy dh`t tjhfr rst dlvh. Qjh Crhhm wlra fgthr!
prhtha dlvh jhrh bhogs ocoph dlvh, os ahgha fg ? Klrfgtjfogs ?;. Ocoph dlvh fs
og ottrfeuth l` tjh Jldy [pfrft wftjfg us, eut `lr ft tl eh bogf`hstha fg lur dfvhs
wh bust dht Cla jovh `udd klgtrld, oga eh lehafhgt tl tjh cufaogkh Jh cfvhs.
Bogy hxplsftlrs ossubh tjot tjfs krftfkfsb oppdfhs tl tjh kjurkj‖s dokm dlvh `lr
Kjrfst, eut tjh ahskrfptflg l` ocoph dlvh fg tjfs possoch wluda shhb tl oppdy
blrh afrhktdy tl rhdotflgs wftjfg tjh kjurkj elay, oga wftj tjh lutsfah wlrda.
Qjhsh twl krftfkfsbs kluda khrtofgdy eh oppdfha tl kjurkjhs l` tlaoy. Bogy
Kjrfstfogs orh `hor`ud l` bhgtflgfgc tjh gobh l` Ihsus Kjrfst fg shkudor sur!
rlugafgcs, eut ft fs fbplssfedh tl eh h$ hktfvh os —sodt l` tjh hortj‒ " B‖t. 89?; # f` wh
ghvhr sjomh ogy lut fg lur aofdy dfvhs. Sh kogglt jovh Kjrfst fg us wftjlut eh!
fgc fg Jfb. F` F ob fg Kjrfst klgtokts tjot F bomh fg by aofdy df`h sjluda shgsh
Kjrfst‖s prhshgkh fg by pjysfkod opphorogkh, wlras, oga oktflgs. Blst l` tjh
shrblgs prhokjha lg [ugaoy fg o typfkod X[ kjurkj fgkduah o dlt oelut Cla‖s
dlvh, eut vhry dfttdh oelut Cla‖s afskfpdfgh oga —prugfgc‒. Kluda ft eh tjot
wjot tjh kjurkj ghhas fs blrh prhokjfgc oelut tjh Dlra‖s kjosthgfgc< —@lr
wjlb tjh Dlra dlvhtj Jh kjosthghtj— " Jherhws. ?590 #. Sh ghha tl rhbhbehr tjot
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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wh " tjh kjurkj # orh Kjrfst‖s elay, kjorcha wftj ehfgc Jfb jhrh lg hortj. Sh
sjluda jhha ^oud‖s oavfkh oelut tjh elay os lutdfgha fg ? Klrfgtjfogs ?59?1!50,
—@lr tjh elay fs glt lgh bhbehr, eut bogy. F tjh `llt sjo % soy, Ehkoush F ob glttjh joga, F ob glt port l` tjh elay= fs ft tjhrh`lrh glt l` tjh elay< Oga f` tjh hor sjo % soy, Ehkoush F ob glt tjh hyh, F ob glt l` tjh elay= fs ft tjhrh`lrh glt l` tjhelay< F` tjh wjldh elay whrh og hyh, wjhrh whrh tjh jhorfgc< F tjh wjldh elaywhrh jhorfgc, wjhrh whrh tjh sbh % fgc< Eut glw jotj Cla sht tjh bhbehrs hvhrylgh l` tjhb fg tjh elay, os ft jotj pdhosha jfb. Oga f` tjhy whrh o % lgh bhbehr,wjhrh whrh tjh elay< Eut glw tjhy orh bogy bhbehrs, yht eut lgh elay. Oga tjhhyh kogglt soy ugtl tjh joga, F jovh gl ghha l` tjhh9 glr ocofg tjh jhoa tl tjh `hht, F jovh gl ghha l` ylu. Goy, bukj blrh tjlsh bhbehrs l` tjh elay wjfkj shhb tl
eh blrh `hhedh, orh ghkhssory9 Oga tjlsh bhbehrs l` tjh elay wjfkj wh tjfgm tl eh dhss jlglroedh, uplg tjhsh wh ehstlw blrh oeugaogt jlglr= oga lur ugklbhdy ports jovh blrh oeugaogt klbhdfghss. @lr lur klbhdy ports jovh gl ghha= eutCla jotj thbphrha tjh elay tlchtjhr, jovfgc cfvhg blrh oeugaogt jlglr tl tjot port wjfkj dokmha9 Qjot tjhrh sjluda eh gl skjfsb fg tjh elay= eut tjot tjh bhb#ehrs sjluda jovh tjh sobh korh lgh `lr ogltjhr. Oga wjhtjhr lgh bhbehr su ' hr, o % tjh bhbehrs su ' hr wftj ft= lr lgh bhbehr eh jlglrha, o % tjh bhbehrs rhilfkh wftjft.‒
Qjh Dlra levflusdy klgsfahrha tjh dokm l` dlvh o shrflus botthr, `lr Jh clhs
lg tl soy tjot Jh wfdd rhblvh tjhfr kogadhstfkm " blrh klrrhktdy — dobpstoga‒ , os
fg tjh CGQ #, f` tjhy al glt rhphgt oga al tjh — rst wlrms‒ . Qjh wlra dobp!
stoga rh`hrs tl tjh spfrftuod —dfcjt‒ rhprhshgtha ey tjh Hpjhsfog kjurkj tl tjh
rst khgtury wlrda, oga ey tjh kjurkjhs l` tjh dotthr aoys tl tjhfr wlrda. O
dobp klgsubhs lfd wjfkj fg tjfs kosh rhprhshgts tjh Jldy [pfrft= tjus, tjh
kjurkj ot Hpjhsus wos prlvfafgc —dfcjt‒ `lr tjhfr wlrda tjrlucj tjh bfgfstry
l` tjh Jldy [pfrft. Xgdhss tjhy rhphgtha oga rhturgha tl tjhfr rst " ocoph # dlvh,
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjh Dlra tjrhothgha tl klbh —qufkmdy‒ tl rhblvh tjhfr —dfcjt‒. Jlw bogy
prhshgt!aoy kjurkjhs kluda wh fahgtf`y os jovfgc tjfs sobh prledhb< Jlw
bogy kjurkjhs ylu mglw tjot orh trudy df`tfgc up Kjrfst oga dhttfgc Jfb arow
odd bhg tl Jfbshd`. Ihsus Kjrfst fs tjh Lgh tjot shgas tjh Jldy [pfrft tl awhdd
wftjfg ehdfhvhrs, oga tjh Jldy [pfrft bfgfsthrs lgdy wjot tjh Dlra thdds Jfb
" Ilj. ?09?; #. Sjhg fgafvfauod ehdfhvhrs `odd owoy `rlb tjhfr rst " ocoph # dlvh
tjhy —ehklbh os slugafgc eross, lr o kdogcfgc kybeod‒ " CGQ #. Fg ltjhr wlras tjhy
ehklbh elbeostfk " dlua oga `udd l` wlras wftjlut suestogkh9 l` gl ush tl tjh
mfgcalb l` Cla #.
Qjh bhssoch tl tjh kjurkj ot Hpjhsus klgtofgs o crhot thokjfgc= f` wh kog
dht Cla rhprlaukh ft fg lur dfvhs tjh wlrda wfdd mglw tjot wh orh Kjrfstfogs ey
lur dlvh `lr Kjrfst, oga `lr hokj ltjhr " Ilj. ?;9;8 #. Hokj l` us fs ugfquh fg elay,
slud, oga spfrft. Hokj lgh l` us jos lur lwg kjhbfkod bomhup, lr klah " AGO #,
oga tjfs sjlws up fg lur ugfquh gchrprfgt oga jhhd prfgt, vlfkh, opphorogkh,
phrslgodfty, oga stydh " s. ?;69?;!?3 #. F wos surprfsha wjhg okkhss tl shkurh or!
hos ehcog tl eh klgtrlddha ey usfgc og hyh skog. Ft shhbs tjot wh orh klgtfgu!
oddy dhorgfgc jlw trudy ugfquh wh rhoddy orh. Cla odsl covh hokj lgh l` us o
jubog spfrft " Hk. ?593 # tjot fs ugfquh. Qjfs fs lgh l` tjh dhsslgs tjot oud trfhs
tl cht okrlss fg ? Klrfgtjfogs ?59?1!;>. Cla jos o pdog lr hokj lgh l` us oga
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjhrh orh tjfgcs tjot Jh kog okjfhvh tjrlucj lgh fgafvfauod tjot Jh kogglt
okjfhvh fg tjh sobh woy tjrlucj slbhlgh hdsh. Sh ghha tl rhklcgfzh tjot
Cla ushs tjh dhss klbhdy ports l` tjh kjurkj elay tl bfgfsthr tl tjh blrh su` !
kfhgt ports, oga vfkh! vhrso. Sh ghha blrh thors oga dhss sghhrs `lr hokj
ltjhr‖s jurts.
Qjfs kjurkj jotha tjh ahhas l` tjh Gfkldoftogs, wjfkj odsl tjh Dlra jotha.
Qjh Gfkldoftogs whrh `lddlwhrs l` Gfkldous, wjl wos tjh `lugahr l` o jhrhtfkod
shkt aurfgc tjh oplstldfk och. Qjh wlra Gfkldous bhogs lgh wjl klgquhrs tjh
phlpdh. Jfstlry rhklras tjot tjh Gfkldoftoghs —oeogalgha tjhbshdvhs tl pdhos!
urh dfmh clots, dhoafgc o df`h l` shd` fgaudchgkh‒ " Kdhbhgt l` Odhxogahr #. Gfkl!
dous fs dfmhgha tl Eodoob, wjl dha tjh Ihws fgtl fbblrodfty oga wfkmhaghss.
[fbfdorfty fg tjh thokjfgcs oga kjurkj strukturh ugahr tjh Gfkldoftogs, wjl
hxhrkfsha plwhr lvhr tjh phlpdh, oga tjh proktfkhs l` tjh kjurkj `rlb tjh tfbh
l` Klgstogtfgh ugtfd tjh rh`lrbotflg, fs strfmfgc. Ft wos dorchdy rhsfstogkh tl
cfvfgc up tjfs plwhr lvhr tjh phlpdh tjot dha tl tjh klgstfkt aurfgc tjh Uh`lr!
botflg fg tjh doth bfaadh ochs. Ogy kjurkj fg wjfkj tjh bhbehrs l` tjh elay
dllm tl tjh postlr os ehfgc tjh kjogghd tjhy bust cl tjrlucj tl rhokj Cla fs
cufdty l` tjfs joth`ud okt. Ihsus kobh tl rhklgkfdh us tl Cla, oga o vftod osphkt
l` tjfs rhklgkfdfotflg fs tjh afrhkt okkhss wh jovh tl Cla ehkoush —tjh vhfd l` tjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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thbpdh wos rhgt fg tjh bfast ‒ ey Ihsus ahotj lg tjh krlss. Ehdfhvhrs fgtl Ihsus
Kjrfst todm tl Cla afrhktdy " glt tjrlucj og fgthrbhafory #, ehkoush l` wjot Ih!
sus afa `lr us lg tjh krlss. Sh klbh tl Jfb afrhktdy tl rhkhfvh Jfs cufaogkh
oga wfsalb oelut lur klgkhrgs. Cla l`thg thdds us tjfgcs oelut lur dfvhs tjot
gl ltjhr phrslg kluda ugahrstoga lr mglw. Jh joths ogytjfgc tjot fgthr`hrhs
wftj tjfs rhdotflgsjfp tjot klst Jfs [lg sl bukj, oga wh sjluda joth ft odsl.
Qjfs dhtthr tl tjh Hpjhsfogs kdlshs wftj og fgthrhstfgc stothbhgt. Uhvhdo !
tflg 593 soys9
—Jh tjot jotj og hor, dht jfb jhor wjot tjh [pfrft softj tl tjh kjurkjhs= tl jfbtjot lvhrklbhtj wf % F cfvh tl hot l` tjh trhh l` df`h, wjfkj fs fg tjh bfast l` tjh poroafsh l` Cla‒.
Qjh wlra —[pfrft ‒ os usha fg tjfs possoch fs usuoddy ugahrstlla tl rh`hr tl
tjh Jldy [pfrft. Qjh Crhhm wlra fgthrprhtha jhrh fs wfahdy usha fg tjh GQ
tl rh`hr tl tjh jubog spfrft, spfrftuod ehfgcs " fgkduafgc ogchds #, oga tjh Jldy
[pfrft. Fg tjfs vhrsh tjh [pfrft fs todmfgc tl kjurkjhs, rotjhr tjog fgafvfauod
ehdfhvhrs. Qjfs shhbs tl eh o af$ hrhgt bfgfstry tjog tjot `lrhtlda ey Ihsus
fg ahskrfefgc tjh Jldy [pfrft klbfgc fgtl fgafvfauod ehdfhvhrs tl oefah `lr!
hvhr " Ilj. ?19?0, ?3 #. Qjh wlra —[pfrft ‒ os usha jhrh boy rh`hr tl tjh ogchd l`
tjh kjurkj ot Hpjhsus, rotjhr tjog tjh Jldy [pfrft. Qjh wlrm l` tjh Jldy
[pfrft shhbs tl eh tltoddy h$ hktha tjrlucj tjh df`h l` tjh fgafvfauod ehdfhvhr,
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ;>
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oga tjh skrfpturhs ahskrfeh Jfs rldh tl eh tjot l` porokdhth, jhdphr, fgthr!
prhthr, oga klb`lrthr. Iljg rhklraha tjh prlpjhky klgkhrgfgc tjh kjurkj
ot Hpjhsus " os whdd os ltjhr kjurkjhs fahgtfha fg Uhvhdotflg #, oga tjh og!
chd" s # lvhr tjhsh kjurkjhs tjhg klgvhyha tjh bhssoch tl bhbehrs l` tjh
elay tjot jovh hors tl jhor " jovh tjh Jldy [pfrft #. ? Klrfgtjfogs 59??!?5 soys
tjot lgdy tjlsh wjl jovh rhkhfvha tjh Jldy [pfrft ugahrstoga tjh tjfgcs l`
Cla. Qjhsh dhtthrs klgtofg afskfpdfgh oga cufaogkh tjot rhqufrh spfrftuod
afskhrgbhgt. Qjlsh wjl okt lg tjh Dlra‖s cufaogkh oga lvhrklbh tjh
wlrda‖s hvfds wfdd eh whdklbha fgtl tjh mfgcalb l` Cla, oga tjhy wfdd eh
cfvhg hthrgod df`h. Qjhy wfdd hot l` tjh trhh l` df`h " Uh. 559?!5 #, dlkotha fg tjh
ghw Ihrusodhb, fg tjh bfast l` tjh ^oroafsh l` Cla.
Dhtthr tl tjh Kjurkj ot [byrgo
@lr tjh dhtthr tl tjh ogchd l` tjh kjurkj fg [byrgo, Ihsus sphoms os tjh phr!
slg tjot bfgfsthrha fg Fsrohd `lr tjrhh oga lgh!jod` yhors. Jh fahgtfhs Jfb!
shd` os —tjh rst oga tjh dost, wjfkj wos ahoa, oga fs odfvh‒. Jh sphoms os lgh wjl
su$ hrha ugahr tjh sklurch, wos ehothg, blkmha, spot uplg, gofdha tl o krlss,
eurahgha wftj tjh sfg l` tjh wlrda, oga afha `rlb su$ lkotflg osslkfotha wftj
krukfxflg. Jh thdds tjh [byrgo kjurkj glt tl `hor tjh tjfgcs tjhy wfdd su$ hr,
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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wjfkj fgkduahs fbprfslgbhgt, o (fktflg, plvhrty, oga ahotj. Jh prlbfshs tjot
tjhy wfdd rhkhfvh o krlwg l` df`h f` tjhy orh `oftj`ud ugtl ahotj, os Jh Jfbshd`
wos. Iobhs ?9?5 ahskrfehs tjfs krlwg os `lddlws,
—Edhssha fs tjh bog tjot hgaurhtj thbptotflg9 `lr wjhg jh fs trfha ( jotj ehhg op# prlvha ) , jh sjo % rhkhfvh tjh krlwg l` df`h, wjfkj tjh Dlra jotj prlbfsha tl tjhbtjot dlvh jfb.‒
Qjfs fs o krlwg sfcgf`yfgc hthrgod df`h cfvhg tl tjh bog wjl jos hgaurha thbp!
totflgs fg wjfkj jh jos prlvha vfktlrflus. Qjh Crhhm wlra phfrosbls, wjfkj fs
fgthrprhtha os thbptotflg fg tjh GQ, ahglths o trfod lr thst, lr —tl put tl tjh
prll`‒. @rlb tjfs wh ugahrstoga tjot thbptotflg ftshd` fs glt clla lr hvfd= ft fs
sfbpdy o thst rhvhodfgc wjhrh wh stoga fg tjh prlkhss l` sogktfkotflg " ehklb!
fgc jldy #, oga wjl wh rhoddy orh fg Kjrfst. Qjh [byrgo kjurkj rhprhshgts tjh
kjurkjhs orluga tjh wlrda tjot su$ hr fg plvhrty, o (fktflg, oga slbhtfbhs
ahotj. Ihsus rhklcgfzhs tjhfr wlrms, oga, odtjlucj tjhy orh pllr fg tjh hyhs l`
tjh wlrda, tjhy orh rfkj fg tjhfr spfrftuod stoturh wftj Cla. Qjhrh orh bogy
kjurkjhs oga Kjrfstfog crlups fg tjfra! wlrda klugtrfhs tjot t tjfs ahskrfp!
tflg. Ft shhbs tjot phrshkutflg, oga dokm l` wlrdady stotus l`thg rhsudts fg
spfrftuod crlwtj= wjhrhos klb`lrt oga prlsphrfty `lsthr dhtjorcy oga stocgo !
tflg.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Ihsus joa dfttdh tl soy ocofgst tjh [byrgfogs. Jlwhvhr, tjhrh whrh slbh fg
tjfs kjurkj tjot kdofbha tl eh Ihws oga whrh glt, eut fgsthoa whrh o — sygo#
clcuh‒ " cotjhrfgc pdokh # l` [otog. Qjh Dlra bhosurhs o bog ey dllmfgc ot jfs
jhort " ? [o. ?093 #9 Jh mglws tjlsh tjot ehdlgc tl Jfb oga tjlsh tjot ehdlgc tl
[otog. Fg tjh blahrg!aoy kjurkj tjhsh —`odsh Ihws‒ prleoedy rhprhshgt porfsj!
flghrs tjot soy tjhy orh ehdfhvhrs eut al glt jovh o phrslgod rhdotflgsjfp wftj
Ihsus Kjrfst. Ltjhrs, boy rh`ush tl okkhpt Kjrfst‖s dlrasjfp lvhr tjhfr dfvhs fg
sogktfkotflg. Qjhy fgsfst lg osshrtfgc tjhfr rfcjt tl tjhfr elay9 tjhy klgtfguh
tl al tjhfr lwg tjfgc.
Ot tjh hga l` tjfs dhtthr wh ocofg ga tjh pjrosh9 — Jh tjot jotj og hor, dht jfb
jhor wjot tjh [pfrft soys tl tjh kjurkjhs‒ . Qjfs pjrosh fs rhphotha ot tjh hga l` odd
shvhg dhtthrs, tjus wh bust klgsfahr ft tl eh fbplrtogt. Sh mglw tjot Cla
sphoms tl ehdfhvhrs tjrlucj tjh Jldy [pfrft wftjfg, oga wh rhkhfvh tjh Jldy
[pfrft‖s cufaogkh vfo lur jubog spfrft " Ilj. 1951, Ul. :9?0, ? Kl. 59?5 #. F` wh
jlph tl jhor oga ugahrstoga Cla wh bust wh bust jovh o qufkmhgha spfrft, lgh
tjot jos ehhg boah odfvh tl Jfb. Ehdfhvhrs fg tjhsh dost aoys ghha tl eh shgsf!
tfvh tl tjh bhsshgchr tl tjhfr kjurkj elay, tl jhor wjot jh fs soyfgc tl tjhb
tjrlucj tjh Jldy [pfrft wftjfg hokj bhbehr.
Uhvhdotflg 59?? soys tjot, —Jh tjot lvhrklbhs fg gl wfsh sjo % eh fgiurha l` tjh shk#lga ahotj‒.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Sh wfdd shh dothr fg Uhvhdotflg 5>90, tjot `lr ehdfhvhrs jovfgc port fg tjh rst
rhsurrhktflg " ropturh/rhsurrhktflg #, tjh shklga ahotj " domh l` rh oga erfb!
stlgh # jos gl plwhr.
Dhtthr tl tjh Kjurkj ot ^hrcobls
Ihsus sphoms tl tjh kjurkj ot hrcobls os lgh lg tjh l$ hgsh. Qjfs fs tjh
sobh bogf`hstotflg l` Ihsus tjot Iljg wftghssha fg Uhvhdotflg ?9?0, wjhg tjh
twl!hacha swlra wos — clfgc `lrtj‒. Qjfs fs tjlucjt ey slbh hxplsftlrs tl fg`hr
iuacbhgt, eut ft odsl fbpdfhs tjot Ihsus fs lg tjh l$ hgsfvh. Qjh sfbfdorfty eh!
twhhg tjfs twl!hacha swlra oga tjh — swlra l` tjh [pfrft ‒, wjfkj fs fahgtfha os
tjh —wlra l` Cla ‒ fg Hpjhsfogs 09?3, fs fgthrhstfgc. Qjh — swlra l` tjh [pfrft‒ fs
tjh lgdy l$ hgsfvh whoplg bhgtflgha `lr tjh ehdfhvhr tl ush fg stogafgc ocofgst
tjh wfdhs l` tjh ahvfd. Qjlsh tjot jovh tjh Jldy [pfrft jovh tjfs swlra ovofd!
oedh `lr ush lg l$ hgsh, os whdd os tjh erhostpdoth, jhdbht, cfradh, sjlhs, oga
sjfhda, `lr ush lg ah`hgsh. Qjhrh fs gl bhgtflg l` tjfs swlra jovfgc twl!hachs
dfmh tjh swlra fg Uhvhdotflg 59?5. Qjh Crhhm wlra usha `lr tjh — swlra l` tjh
[pfrft‒ fs fgthrprhtha os —o dorch mgf`h, plgfora= tjh swlra l` tjh hxhkutflghr‒
" Ogodytfkod Crhhm Dhxfklg Uhvfsha #. Qjus, tjh swlra bhgtflgha fg Hpjhsfogs
09?3 fs glt o twl!hacha swlra, os fs tjh swlra fg Uhvhdotflg ?9?0, 59?5, oga ?69?8.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ;1
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Qjhsh skrfpturhs rh`hr tl twl af$ hrhgt typhs l` swlras9 lgh " wftj lgh hach #
wfhdaha ey tjh ehdfhvhr wjfkj fs tjh splmhg Slra l` Cla, tl eh usha l$ hg!
sfvhdy wjhg [otog ottokms, oga lgh " wftj twl hachs # wfhdaha ey Kjrfst, tjh dfv !
fgc Slra l` Cla wjl sphoms tjh Slra l` Cla os Jh tomhs tjh l$ hgsfvh fg
eottdh . Pfgkhgt's Slra [tuafhs fg tjh GQ soys tjot twl#hacha fg tjfs skrfpturh
bhogs dfthroddy, "twl# blutjha" . Ihsus usha tjh swlra wftj lgh hach " tjh Slra
l` Cla #, wftj crhot h$ hktfvhghss wjhg [otog klg`rlgtha Jfb fg tjh wfdahrghss
`lddlwfgc Jfs eoptfsb. Jhrh Jh opphors os tjh shklga phrslg l` tjh trfgfty,
rhoay tl bomh wor ey sphomfgc tjh Slra l` Cla, os whdd os ehfgc tjh Slra l`
Cla, tjh shklga phrslg l` trfgfty. Qjlsh tjot jlda tl tjh thokjfgcs l` Eodoob,
oga tjh alktrfgh l` tjh Gfkldoftoghs, `okh tjh sobh owhslbh plwhr tjot Kjrfst
wfdd bogf`hst fg tjh god eottdh l` Orbochaalg, wjhg Jh klbhs wftj Jfs twl!
hacha swlra, prhporha `lr eottdh.
^hrcobls wos dlkotha fg og orho whdd mglwg `lr fald wlrsjfp, oga ft fs tl
tjfs tjot Ihsus rh`hrs wjhg Jh soys tjot Jh mglws wjhrh tjhy awhdd, wjhrh tjh
tjrlgh l` [otog fs. Qjfs boy rh`hr tl tjh bocgfkhgt odtor tl Yhus, wjfkj wos
dlkotha fg hrcobls. Ar. Aovfa Ihrhbfoj fg jfs stuay cufah hgtftdha9 —Hskoph
tjh Klbfgc Gfcjt‒, fgafkoths tjot Oskdhpfus, tjh cla l` jhodfgc, wos mglwg os
tjh ^hrcobhgh Cla. Odtjlucj jhotjhgs surrlugaha tjfs kjurkj, yht tjh eh!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ;8
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dfhvhrs ot ^hrcobls jhda `ost tl Ihsus‖ gobh oga afa glt ahgy tjh `oftj, hvhg
wjhg lgh l` tjhfr dhoahrs wos bortyrha. Kjurkjhs fg Obhrfko oga Shsthrg
Hurlph jovh glt hxphrfhgkha tjfs mfga l` phrshkutflg, eut tjhrh orh bogy
kjurkjhs tjrlucjlut tjh Blsdhb oga Klbbugfst klgtrlddha ports l` tjh
wlrda tjot jovh ehhg shvhrhdy phrshkutha, oga dhoahrs, os whdd os bhbehrs,
jovh ehhg mfddha. 5 Qfbltjy ;9?5 fgafkoths tjot odd truh ehdfhvhrs wfdd su$ hr phr!
shkutflg. Obhrfko‖s kjurkjhs ghha o womh!up kodd, `lr wh `okh o tfbh fg tjh `u!
turh tjot wfdd try bhg‖s sluds, wjhg tjh ogtfkjrfst wfdd prlkdofb jfbshd` os Cla
oga ahboga tjot odd bhg wlrsjfp jfb lg phgodty l` ahotj.
Ihsus joa o `hw tjfgcs ocofgst tjh kjurkj ot ^hrcobls9 slbh bhbehrs jhda
tl tjh thokjfgcs l` Eodoob, wjl dha tjh bhg l` Fsrohd fgtl `lrgfkotflg wftj
Bloefth oga Bfafogfth wlbhg. 5 ^hthr 59?8 stoths tjot Eodoob — dlvha tjh wochs
l` ugrfcjthlusghss‒ . @lr phrslgod cofg jh wos wfddfgc tl prlpjhsy ocofgst tjh Fs!
rohdfths, wjl whrh fg klgstfkt wftj Eodom, mfgc l` tjh Bloefths, eut Cla wluda
glt oddlw ft. ^rlpjhky fg tlaoy‖s kjurkjhs fs blrh hgdfcjthgha thokjfgc tjog ft
fs `lrhthddfgc `uturh hvhgts. Lda Qhstobhgt prlpjhky usuoddy `lrhtlda tjh klb!
fgc l` Cla‖s iuacbhgt os o rhsudt l` ugrfcjthlusghss oblgc tjh Fsrohdfths. Lda
Qhstobhgt prlpjhts whrh odsl klgsudtha oelut upklbfgc boilr ahkfsflgs o` !
`hktfgc tjh gotflg= tjhy whrh hxphktha tl ahthrbfgh Cla‖s wfdd. Fg X[
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ;0
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kjurkjhs l` tlaoy, prlpjhkfhs oelut tjh `uturh oktflgs l` Cla orh shdalb
jhora9 prlpjhkfhs cfvhg orh l`thg rhdotfvhdy fgglkulus, oga jovh gltjfgc tl al
wftj Cla iuacfgc tjh kjurkj, kfty, stoth lr gotflg. Qjh prlpjhky jhora fg tl!
aoy‖s kjurkjhs alhs glt rhshbedh prlpjhky `luga fg tjh LQ, oga ft fs af'kudt
tl ehdfhvh tjot lur kjurkjhs, kftfhs, stoths, oga gotflg orh sl clady tjot wh al
glt ghha klrrhktflg. Sh orh kjorcha tl iuach prlpjhky " ? Kl. ?1956 #. Ft fs o
sjobh tjot tjhrh fs sl dfttdh l` ft tl iuach.
Qjh kjurkj ot ^hrcobls odsl fgkduaha slbh tjot jhda tl tjh alktrfgh l` tjh
Gfkldoftoghs. Sh gltha hordfhr, fg tjh dhtthr tl tjh kjurkj ot Hpjhsus, tjot Ih!
sus sofa Jh jotha tjh ahhas l` tjfs shkt= glw wh shh Jfb sphkfkoddy `lkusfgc
lg tjhfr alktrfgh, wjfkj fgvldvhs tjh dhoahrsjfp l` tjh kjurkj osshrtfgc plwhr
lvhr tjh bhbehrs l` tjh elay. Ihsus thdds tjhb tl rhphgt lr Jh wfdd klbh tl
cjt ocofgst tjhb wftj tjh swlra l` Jfs blutj. Kjurkjhs l` tlaoy tjot jlda
tl tjfs alktrfgh oga al glt rhphgt wfdd ga tjhbshdvhs cjtfgc ocofgst tjh
Slra l` Cla , wftj Jfs twl!hacha swlra " Uhv. ?69?; #.
Ihsus tlda tjfs kjurkj tjot Jh wluda cfvh jfaahg boggo tl tjlsh tjot lvhr!
klbh. Qjh Crhhm wlra fgthrprhtha jfaahg jhrh bhogs —tl doy up fg stlrh‒. Sh
mglw tjot Cla `ha tjh Ihws fg tjh wfdahrghss wftj boggo `lr `lrty yhors, oga
tjhrhwftj sustofgha tjhfr dfvhs. F` wh oppdy tjfs skrfpturh tl kjurkjhs aurfgc
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjh dost aoys, wh klgkduah tjot tjfs bust rh`hr tl tjh dost jod` l` Aogfhd‖s 3>tj
whhm, wjhg ogtfkjrfst rhqufrhs odd phlpdh tl rhkhfvh Jfs fahgtf`yfgc borm tl eh
oedh tl euy `lla " Uh. ?;9?0!?3 #. Cla wfdd shhbfgcdy doy up jfaahg boggo `lr
tjlsh tjot lvhrklbh " rh`ush tl tomh tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s borm # fg lrahr tl sustofg
tjhfr dfvhs.
Ihsus odsl prlbfshs tl cfvh tjh lvhrklbhr o wjfth pheedh, wftj o gobh wrft!
thg tjhrhlg, tjot gl bog mglws hxkhpt tjh lgh wjl rhkhfvhs ft. Aurfgc tjfs
tfbh pheedhs dfmh tjfs whrh hbpdlyha fg vltfgc lr eoddltfgc, eut fg tjfs kosh tjh
pheedh shhbs tl eh blrh l` o tlmhg, cfvhg ey tjh Dlra tl sfcgf`y tjh lvhr!
klbhr‖s vfktlry lvhr tjh wlrda. Gobhs whrh vhry sfcgfkogt aurfgc Efedh
tfbhs. Lda Qhstobhgt Ihws wluda glt hvhg utthr Cla‖s gobh `lr `hor l` ehfgc
frrhvhrhgt. Sjhg tjh ogchd Coerfhd tlda Yokjorfos tjot jh wluda jovh o slg,
jh wos tlda tl gobh jfb Iljg. Dothr, wjhg Iljg wos elrg, Yokjorfos‖ mfg bor!
vhdha tjot jh oga Hdfzoehtj afa glt gobh jfb o`thr jfs `otjhr. Fg tjfs tfbh, o
phrslg‖s gobh sofa o dlt oelut wjl tjh phrslg wos, glt lgdy tl jfs `obfdy, eut
odsl oelut jfs rhdotflgsjfp wftj Cla. Cla rhgobha shvhrod fgafvfauods fg tjh
Efedh o`thr Jh kjlsh tjhb, h.c. Oerob " Oerojob #, Iokle " Fsrohd #, oga [oud
" oud #. Qjh gobh tjot fs lg tjh pheedh rhkhfvha ey tjhsh lvhrklbhrs wfdd ug!
aluethady rhsthkt tjhfr df`h fg Kjrfst.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ;:
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Dhtthr tl tjh Kjurkj ot Qjyotfro
Ql tjh kjurkj ot Qjyotfro Ihsus fahgtfhs Jfbshd` os tjh [lg l` Cla, wjlsh
hyhs orh os o stobh l` rh oga Jfs `hht dfmh gh eross. Qjh Crhhm wlra usha
jhrh `lr rh bhogs tl eh mfgadha, tl eh lg rh, eurg, stobh. Qjfs shhbs tl fg!
afkoth tjot tjh Dlra fs bukj afstrhssha ot tjh klgaftflg l` tjh kjurkj ot
Qjyotfro. Qjh Crhhm wlra fgthrprhtha — gh eross‒ fg tjfs skrfpturh jos ehhg
tjlucjt tl rh`hr tl tjh Dlra klbfgc fg iuacbhgt ey bogy hxplsftlrs. Qjh
wlra fs ahgha os rh`hrrfgc tl —lrfkjodkub, gh erlgzh, o `oktftflus bhtod l`
wjfkj tjhrh orh shvhrod vorfhtfhs, tjh wjfth ehfgc l` tjh jfcjhst rhputh, lr,
ahhp!tfgtha `rogmfgkhgsh‒. Qjh wlra —`oktftflus‒ bhogs ogytjfgc tjot fs glt
chgufgh lr splgtoghlus, eut fs `lrkha lr ortfkfod. Qjhsh kjorokthrfstfks khr!
tofgdy al glt ahskrfeh Cla wjl fs ugfquh, oeslduthdy chgufgh, odwoys splgto !
ghlus, oga `lrhvhr dlgc !su$ hrfgc. Qjhrh`lrh, ft fs succhstha tjot tjh pjrosh
— gh eross‒ fg tjfs skrfpturh kluda rh`hr tl obehr!kldlrha `rogmfgkhgsh. @rogm!
fgkhgsh fs o swhht!sbhddfgc sovlr usha fg tjh prhporotflg l` jldy fgkhgsh " Hx.
;>9;1 #. Ft wos usha fg bhod l$ hrfgcs " Dh. 59?, 5, ?8, ?0 #, wftj sjhwerhoa " Dh.
5193 #, oga os o trfeuth tl Yflg " Fs. 0>90 #. Ft fs odsl bhgtflgha fg [lgc l` [lgcs
;90, tl ahskrfeh o mfgc " Kjrfst< # klbfgc lut l` tjh wfdahrghss dfmh pfddors l`
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ;6
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sblmh, phr`ubha wftj byrrj oga `rogmfgkhgsh. Odd l` tjhsh skrfpturhs tjot
bhgtflg `rogmfgkhgsh shhb tl `lrhsjoalw Kjrfst, fg lgh woy lr ogltjhr.
Qjh Dlra soys tjot Jh mglws tjh wlrms, dlvh, shrvfkh, `oftj, oga hgaurogkh
l` tjfs kjurkj. Jh tjhg bhgtflgs tjhfr wlrms ocofg, oga oaas tjot tjh — dost ‒
wfdd eh blrh tjog tjh — rst ‒. Qjh Crhhm wlra fgthrprhtha os — blrh‒ fg tjfs pos!
soch bhogs —blrh fg gubehr‒, sl wh mglw tjot Ihsus fs todmfgc oelut tjh sobh
typh l` wlrms, eut iust o crhothr gubehr. Qjfs kluda eh fgthrprhtha tl rh`hr tl
tjh wlrms l` tjh hga tfbhs kjurkj" s # ehfgc bukj crhothr fg gubehr tjog tjh
wlrms l` tjh Qjyotfro kjurkj dlkotha fg Osfo Bfglr ot tjot tfbh.
Ihsus tjhg clhs lg tl soy tjot Jh jos o `hw tjfgcs ocofgst tjfs kjurkj fg
tjot tjhy klgtfguh tl oddlw o wlbog fahgtfha os Ihzoehd, wjl kodds jhrshd` o
prlpjhthss, tl thokj oga bfsdhoa Jfs elgabhg tl klbbft `lrgfkotflg oga tl
hot tjfgcs sokrfkha tl falds. Odtjlucj tjh wlra Ihzoehd fs usha fg tjh efedh
sybeldfkoddy, ft shhbs dfmhdy fg tjfs kosh tjot tjhrh wos o wlbog wftj tjfs gobh
fg tjh Qjyotfro kjurkj fg Osfo Bfglr aurfgc Iljg‖s tfbh, oga tjot sjh wos
thokjfgc `odsh alktrfgh tl tjot elay. [lbh Jherhw rh`hrhgkhs tl tjh wlra Ihz!
oehd, os usha fg tjh LQ, fgafkoth tjot tjh lrfcfgod ush l` tjh wlra boy jovh fb!
pdfha, —Eood hxodts, lr fs juseoga tl‒. Qjfs wluda khrtofgdy ocrhh wftj tjh
bhogfgc jhrh fg tjot Eood wos o klbblg gobh cfvhg tl tjh Cla l` `hrtfdfty fg
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Kogoog. Eood fs odsl fgthrprhtha tl bhog lwghr, juseoga, lr bosthr. Os op!
pdfha tl tjh hga!tfbhs kjurkj, ft shhbs dfmhdy tjot tjfs skrfpturh jos rh`hrhgkh
tl `odsh thokjfgcs l` odd typhs, os whdd os tl klgsubfgc " hhafgc tjh bfga # tjfgcs
tjot orh glt clady. Sh sow fg tjh dhtthr tl tjh kjurkj ot Hpjhsus tjot tjhy
wluda glt tldhroth `odsh thokjhrs, eut jhrh wh ga o kjurkj " typh # tjot oddlws
`odsh thokjfgc oga ltjhr proktfkhs tjot hha tjh lda sfg goturh. Uh`hrrfgc tl
Ihzhehd, Uhvhdotflg 595? ! 5; CGQ soys9
—Oga F covh jhr tfbh tjot sjh bfcjt rhphgt l` jhr `lrgfkotflg. Oga sjh afa glt rh# phgt. Ehjlda, F ob tjrlwfgc jhr fgtl o eha, oga fgtl crhot o * fktflg tjlsh klbbft #tfgc oaudthry wftj jhr, ugdhss tjhy rhphgt l` tjhfr wlrms. Oga F wf % mf % jhr kjfd # arhg wftj ahotj= oga o % tjh kjurkjhs wf % mglw tjot F ob tjh ! Lgh " shorkjfgc tjhfgghr ports oga jhorts. Oga F wf % cfvh tl hokj l` ylu okklrafgc tl ylur wlrms.‒
F` tjfs skrfpturh oppdfhs tl tjh dost aoys ft jos crhot sfcgfkogkh tl us. Sh mglw
tjot `lrgfkotflg rh`hrs tl fddfkft shxuod fgthrklursh, wjfkj fs l`thg rh`hrrha tl fg
tjh Efedh os mglwfgc o phrslg l` tjh lpplsfth shx wftjlut tjh sogktfty l` bor!
rfoch. Qjfs okt korrfhs lvhrtlghs l` spfrftuod sfcgfkogkh, os fgafkotha ey ? Klr!
fgtjfogs 09?0 wjfkj soys,
—Sjot< Mglw yh glt tjot jh wjfkj fs ilfgha tl og jordlt fs lgh elay< `lr twl,
softj jh, sjo % eh lgh sthsj‒.
Hpjhsfogs 89;5 soys tjot tjfs —klbfgc tlchtjhr fg lgh sthsj‒ fs o crhot bysthry. Ft fs
dfmhgha tl Ihsus‖ spfrftuod rhdotflgsjfp wftj tjh kjurkj. F fgthrprht tjfs skrfp!
turh tl soy tjot wjhg twl phlpdh klbh tlchtjhr fg tjh okt l` shxuod fgthrklursh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 1?
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slbh slrt l` spfrftuod klgghktflg lkkurs. F` tjh hgklugthr fs fddfkft " lutsfah l`
borrfoch #, oga hftjhr lgh, lr eltj, l` tjh portfkfpogts orh ehdfhvhrs, tjh klgsh!
quhgkhs orh shrflus fgahha. Ehdfhvhrs jovh o spfrftuod klgghktflg tl Kjrfst
tjrlucj tjh Jldy [pfrft, oga sukj og hgklugthr fgtrlaukhs ogltjhr " lrhfcg #
spfrftuod prhshgkh. Qjfs skrfpturh fgafkoths tjot fg slbh woy tjh spfrft l` Ihzh!
ehd wfdd eh oktfvh fg dotthr!aoy kjurkjhs, oga slbh wfdd — mglw‒ " okkhpt # tjfs
thokjfgc. Ihsus soys tjot f` tjhsh oaudthrhrs al glt rhphgt tjhy wfdd eh kost fgtl
— crhot o * fktflg‒. Qjus, wh shh tjot borrfha ehdfhvhrs koucjt up fg tjfs hvfd wfdd
eh o (fktha wftj crhot afstrhss l` bfga.
Sh mglw tjh wlrms l` eltj ehdfhvhrs oga ugehdfhvhrs wfdd eh iuacha wjhg
Ihsus rhturgs, oga `lr ehdfhvhrs tjhrh wfdd eh rhworas eosha lg tjh clla wlrms
tjhy jovh algh " tjrlucj Kjrfst # lg hortj " B‖t. ?0953= ? Kl. ;9?;!?8 #. Fg Uhvhdo !
tflg 595;, Ihsus soys tjot Jh fs clfgc tl shorkj jhorts oga cfvh tl hokj l` us ok!
klrafgc tl lur wlrms. F ehdfhvh tjot Jh fs todmfgc tl ehdfhvhrs `lr Jh fs wrftfgc
tl tjh kjurkj, oga Jh ushs tjh thrb — oaudthry‒, wjfkj efedfkoddy rh`hrs tl o phr!
slg fg o spfrftuod rhdotflgsjfp, lr klvhgogt, erhomfgc tjot klvhgogt tl mglw og!
ltjhr. Qjfs fs tjh sfg tjh Fsrohdfths klbbfttha tfbh o`thr tfbh9 clfgc o`thr
ltjhr Clas. @lr dotthr!aoy ehdfhvhrs tjfs bust fgkduah ogytjfgc tjot tomhs
Cla's pdokh fg lur dfvhs9 ogytjfgc tjot wh turg lur wlrsjfp tl. Cla fs o ihodlus
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 15
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Cla, oga Jh wfdd glt tldhroth phray lg tjh port l` tjlsh Jh jos cfvhg sl
bukj `lr= eut Jh odsl soys tjot tjhsh oaudthrhrs kog rhphgt oga hskoph tjh klg!
shquhgkhs l` tjhfr bfstomh. Jh odsl soys tjot Jh wfdd mfdd jhr " Ihzoehd‖s # kjfd!
arhg wftj ahotj. F o ehdfhvhr ehklbhs sl klgsubha ey ltjhr spfrftuod fgstu!
hgkhs tjot jh/sjh kluda rfcjtdy eh koddha o kjfda l` Ihzhehd, Cla soys tjot Jh
wfdd mfdd tjhb. @lr tjlsh ot Qjyotfro tjot al glt okkhpt tjfs Ihzhehd thokjfgc
oga wjl al glt mglw tjh ahptjs " ahhp!dofa pdogs # l` [otog, Jh soys tjot Jh
wfdd glt put ogy ltjhr eurahg lg tjhb.
@lr tjlsh fg tjh kjurkj ot Qjyotfro tjot lvhrklbh tjh wlrda, oga mhhp Jfs
wlrms ugtfd tjh hga, Kjrfst prlbfshs tl cfvh tjhb outjlrfty lvhr gotflgs.
Qjhy orh tl rudh wftj o rla l` frlg oga erhom tjh gotflgs fg pfhkhs " jubedh
tjhb #, hvhg os Jfs jhovhgdy @otjhr erlmh Ihsus. Jh odsl prlbfshs tl cfvh tjhb
tjh blrgfgc stor, wjfkj fs prleoedy o rh`hrhgkh tl Kjrfst " Uhvhdotflg 559?0 #.
Qjh quhstflg orfshs os tl wjy tjhsh Qjyotfrog lvhrklbhrs wluda eh cfvhg sukj
crhot outjlrfty. Sh orh tlda fg ltjhr pdokhs fg tjh Efedh tjot Ihsus wfdd rudh tjh
gotflgs wftj o rla l` frlg. Sh al glt plsshss tjh mglwdhach lr tjh outjlrfty
wftjfg lurshdvhs tl okt os iuachs, oga tjfs fs wjy Cla ihodlusdy cuoras Jfs
outjlrfty tl iuach phlpdh, ogchds, tlgcuhs, gotflgs, oga wlrdas. Sjfdh lg hortj
wh orh koutflgha ocofgst iuacfgc lgh ogltjhr " Ulbogs ?19?>!?; #, eut orh oa!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 1;
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vfsha tl iuach tjfgcs " thokjfgcs, prlpjhky, oktflgs, htk. #, dhst wh eh dha ostroy " ?
Klrfgtjfogs 59?8, ? Qjhssodlgfogs 895?, ? Iljg 19? #. O`thr wh jovh ehhg rhsur!
rhktha oga jovh ehhg boah lgh wftj Kjrfst, tjhg wh wfdd eh quodfha `lr tjfs
jubedfgc tosm.
Qjhsh Qjyotfrog lvhrklbhrs wfdd eh rudfgc ugahr Ihsus‖ outjlrfty oga fg tjh
sobh bogghr " wftj o rla # tjot Jh wfdd rudh. F` tjhy orh tl rudh fg tjfs bogghr
tjhy wfdd khrtofgdy ghha Ihsus fg odd Jfs `uddghss, wjfkj boy eh tjh rhoslg wjy
tjhy orh cfvhg tjh prlbfsh l` tjh blrgfgc stor. Qjh lvhrklbhrs `rlb tjfs
kjurkj jovh lvhrklbh [otog oga slbh l` jfs blst ahvflus pdogs. ^lssfedy ft fs
tjh wfsalb oga boturfty cofgha `rlb tjhsh hgklugthrs tjot quodfhs tjhb `lr
plsftflgs l` outjlrfty.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Kjopthr ;
Dhtthr tl tjh Kjurkj ot [orafs
Ql tjh kjurkj ot [orafs Kjrfst klbhs os Lgh wjl jos tjh shvhg spfrfts l`
Cla, oga tjh shvhg stors. Qjhsh shvhg spfrfts orh glt plsftfvhdy fahgtfha fg
tjh Efedh, jlwhvhr, Uhvhdotflg 198 soys tjot tjhsh spfrfts orh —shvhg dobps l` rh
eurgfgc eh`lrh tjh tjrlgh, wjfkj orh tjh shvhg spfrfts l` Cla ‒. Fsofoj‖s prlpjhsy
oelut tjh klbfgc l` Kjrfst " Fs. ??95 # soys tjot,
—Qjh [pfrft l` tjh Dlra sjo % rhst uplg Jfb, tjh [pfrft l` wfsalb oga ugahrstoga #fgc, tjh [pfrft l` klugshd oga bfcjt, tjh [pfrft l` mglwdhach oga l` tjh `hor l` tjh
Dlra‒ ! GFP ".
Qjh Jherhw wlra fgthrprhtha jhrh os — Dlra ‒, fs Vojwhj, sl wh mglw tjot tjfs
rh`hrs tl tjh —[pfrft ‒ oga — `hor ‒ l` Cla tjh @otjhr. F wh fgkduah tjh —[pfrft l`
tjh Dlra‒ fg lur hgubhrotflg l` spfrfts fg tjfs possoch wh orrfvh ot o tltod l`
shvhg, wjfkj wh mglw sfcgfhs klbpdhthghss. Kluda tjhsh eh tjh sobh spfrfts
rh`hrrha tl fg Uhvhdotflg ?91, 198, oga 890< L` klursh, gl lgh eut Cla mglws
tjh ogswhr tl tjfs quhstflg, eut wh al mglw tjot Fsofoj prlpjhsfha tjot Ihsus
wluda jovh tjhsh spfrfts, oga fg Uhvhdotflg ;9?, Ihsus fahgtfhs Jfbshd` os tjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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lgh wjl jos tjh shvhg [pfrfts l` Cla. Sh odsl mglw tjot tjh — shvhg stors‒ bhg!
tflgha jhrh rh`hrs tl tjh ogchds rhprhshgtfgc tjh shvhg kjurkjhs, sl Ihsus bust
eh ahodfgc wftj o spfrftuod prledhb fg tjh kjurkj ot [orafs. Os wh rhoa lg wh
shh tjot fs sl, tjh [orafs kjurkj joa o rhputotflg l` ehfgc o kjurkj tjot wos
odfvh oga lg rh `lr tjh Dlra, eut wjhg Ihsus dllmha lg tjhfr jhorts Jh le!
shrvhs tjot tjhy oga tjhfr wlrms orh ahoa. Qjh [orafs kjurkj joa rh`usha tl dht
tjh edlla l` Ihsus purch tjhfr klgskfhgkh `rlb ahoa wlrms fg okklraogkh wftj
Jherhws 69?1, oga tjh Jldy [pfrft joa glt rhghwha tjhfr bfgas " Ul. ?595 #. Ft
boy eh tjot tjhsh —ahoa‒ bhbehrs l` tjh kjurkj elay ot [orafs joa glt rh!
khfvha tjh Jldy [pfrft oga joa lgdy o jhoa mglwdhach l` Kjrfst9 afa glt jovh
Jfb fg tjhfr jhorts. Sh mglw tjot ugtfd tjh afskfpdhs whrh eoptfzha fg tjh
Jldy [pfrft tjhy joa gl plwhr tl klg`rlgt [otog. Qjhy kluda glt rhprhshgt
Kjrfst wftj eldaghss, oga kluda glt al tjh wlrms Jh afa lg hortj ugtfd o`thr
^hgthklst. Iobhs 59?6!5> soys9
—Qjlu ehdfhvhst tjot tjhrh fs lgh Cla= tjlu alhst wh % 9 tjh ahvfds odsl ehdfhvh, ogatrhbedh. Eut wfdt tjlu mglw, L vofg bog, tjot oftj wftjlut wlrms fs ahoa<‒
Ehdfhvfgc fg Cla wftj ylur bfga lgdy fs glt hglucj. Vlu bust ehdfhvh fgtl
Kjrfst oga jovh Jfb fg ylu eh`lrh ylur df`h kog eh kjogcha sl tjot ylu kog al
tjh wlrms l` tjh Dlra " Iljg ?195>!5? #. F jovh jhora tjot ehfgc fg Kjrfst fs dfmh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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ehfgc fg o eufdafgc9 [otog bust klbh tjrlucj Kjrfst " tjh eufdafgc # eh`lrh jh
kog ottokm tjlsh wftjfg " ? Iljg 89?: #.
Qjh lda Oaobfk goturh rudhs fg lur jhorts ugtfd wh ilfg Ihsus lg tjh krlss,
orh eoptfzha fgtl Jfs ahotj, oga rhsurrhktha fg Jfb. Jh tjhg ehklbhs port l`
lur dfvhs, qufkmhgs lur jubog spfrft, cfvhs us o ghw jhort, cfvhs us Jfs Jldy
[pfrft, oga fgftfoths Jfs bfga!rhprlcrobbfgc bfgfstry " Hz. ;0958!53= Ul. ?595 #.
Qjh sfg goturh wh fgjhrftha `rlb Oaob fs tjh port l` us tjot ehcfgs tl afh
wjhg wh ehdfhvh fgtl Kjrfst, oga cfvh Jfb klgtrld " rhklcgfzh Jfb os Dlra l`
lur dfvhs #. Xg`lrtugothdy, tjh psykjh, tjh port l` lur goturh tjot fgstuhgkhs
tjlucjt oga ehjovflr, rhbofgs fg lur dfvhs, tjus wh klgtfguh tl eh suskhptfedh
tl dust l` tjh hyhs, dust l` tjh sthsj, oga tjh prfah l` df`h " ? Ilj. 59?0 #. Qjhsh orh
tjh tjrhh fgstuhgkhs tjot wh bust klgquhr wftj tjh jhdp l` tjh Jldy [pfrft.
Sjhg Cla rhghws " rhblvhs tjh jora pdokhs `rlb # lur jhort Jh cfvhs us tjh
oefdfty tl jhor oga klgsfahr Jfs wfsalb, oga kjllsh ft lvhr lur lda bhblrfhs,
dust oga prfah. Sh tjhg jovh o afrhkt klgghktflg tl Cla tjrlucj tjh Jldy
[pfrft, wjl klgstogtdy prlvfahs klugshd, oddlwfgc us tl bomh kjlfkhs l` clla
lvhr hvfd. Qjfs fs wjot tjh Efedh rh`hrs tl os rhghwfgc lur bfgas, lr sogktfko !
tflg " klg`lrbfgc us tl tjh fboch l` Kjrfst #. L` klursh, jlw bukj `rhhalb wh
cfvh tjh Jldy [pfrft fg klg`lrbfgc us tl tjh dfmhghss l` Kjrfst fs up tl us. Sh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 13
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jovh tl eh wfddfgc tl doy alwg lur lwg ehdfh`s, fahos, oga ahsfrhs " eosfkoddy lur!
shdvhs #, oga dfsthg tl tjh [pfrft wftjfg. Sh jovh tl eh wfddfgc tl eh erlmhg
erhoa oga plurha lut wfgh.
Jlw bogy klgthbplrory kjurkjhs kluda wh ahskrfeh wftj tjh wlras tjot
Ihsus joa `lr tjfs kjurkj< Jlw bogy kjurkjhs orh rhprhshgtfgc Ihsus Kjrfst
ey klgtfgufgc tjh wlrm Jh kobh tl al lg hortj9 prhokjfgc tjh clsphd tl tjh
pllr, jhodfgc tjh erlmhg!jhortha, ahdfvhrfgc tjh koptfvhs, rhstlrfgc sfcjt tl tjh
edfga, dfehrotfgc tjhb tjot orh erufsha, oga prlkdofbfgc tjh okkhptoedh yhor l`
tjh Dlra " Fs. 0?9?= Du. 19?:!?6 #< Jlw bogy kjurkjhs orh `udddfgc tjh klbbfs!
sflg tjot Ihsus covh eh`lrh Jh oskhgaha tl jhovhg9 cl oga bomh afskfpdhs l` odd
gotflgs, eoptfzfgc tjhb fg tjh gobh l` tjh @otjhr, [lg, oga Jldy Cjlst< Jlw
bogy kjurkjhs hbpjosfzh tjh wfggfgc l` sluds, oga eufdafgc up l` tjh elay l`
Kjrfst os tjhfr prfgkfpod tosms< Fg jlw bogy kjurkjhs al ylu jhor prhokjfgc
oelut rhphgtogkh `lr sfgs< Jlw bogy kjurkjhs fgkduah og fgvftotflg fg tjhfr
[ugaoy blrgfgc shrvfkhs tl rhkhfvh Ihsus Kjrfst os [ovflr oga Dlra< Ft kogglt
eh ehkoush wh jovh glt ehhg oahquothdy worgha. Fg Bottjhw 589;?!10, Ihsus
iuachs tjh gotflgs eosha lg tjhsh vhry tjfgcs9 afa wh `hha tjh jugcry, prlvfah
arfgm tl tjh tjfrsty, prlvfah sjhdthr tl tjh strogchr, kdltjh tjh gomha, vfsft tjh
sfkm, oga klbh tl tjlsh fg prfslg< [oady, wh jovh klbh sjlrt fg korryfgc lut
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 1:
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Ihsus' bfgfstry lg hortj, oga Jh wfdd jovh tl kdhog up tjh bhss wh jovh boah
eh`lrh Jh kog klbh tl rudh.
Ihsus clhs lg tl thdd tjfs kjurkj tl eh wotkj`ud oga tl strhgctjhg tjh tjfgcs
tjot rhbofg oga tjot orh oelut tl afh. Jh thdds tjhb tl rhbhbehr tjh tjfgcs
tjhy jovh ehhg toucjt, oga tl rhphgt l` tjhfr ahoa woys, ltjhrwfsh Jh wfdd
klbh uplg tjhb ughxphkthady, oga tjhy wfdd glt eh rhoay tl bhht Jfb. Qjfs
slugas o dlt dfmh tjh worgfgc cfvhg tl tjlsh fg tjh kjurkj ot Qjyotfro tjot
—mglw‒ Ihzhehd‖s thokjfgc. Odtjlucj [orafs kjurkj bhbehrs whrh opporhgtdy
ehdfhvhrs, tjhy joa glt oddlwha tjh Jldy [pfrft tl rhghw tjhfr bfgas, oga klg!
shquhgtdy tjhy joa gl " lr `hw # wlrms tjot kluda survfvh tjh rhghr‖s rh " ? Kl.
;9?;!?8 #. Qjhrh`lrh, wjhg Kjrfst klbhs uplg tjhb ughxphkthady, tjhy wfdd glt
eh prhporha tl bhht Jfb, oga tjhy wfdd jovh gltjfgc wlrtjy tl iuach. [lbh
boy eh dfmh tjh vh `lldfsj vfrcfgs fg Bottjhw 589?!?5, oga wfdd jhor tjh Dlra
soy —F mglw ylu glt ‒. Hvhg fg tjh kjurkj ot [orafs tjhrh whrh o `hw tjot — ahdha
glt tjhfr corbhgts‒. Qjhsh `hw wodm wftj Kjrfst fg wjfth ehkoush tjhy orh wlr!
tjy. Qjhsh orh lvhrklbhrs tjot wfdd eh kdltjha fg wjfth corbhgts, rhprhshgtfgc
rfcjthlus okts algh fg tjhfr dfvhs. Kjrfst `urtjhr stoths tjot Jh wfdd glt edlt
lut tjhfr gobhs `rlb tjh Ellm l` Df`h, eut wfdd klg`hss tjhfr gobhs eh`lrh
Cla tjh @otjhr oga Jfs ogchds. Qjfs fs o af'kudt skrfpturh `lr bogy tl okkhpt
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 16
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sfgkh ft shhbs tl fbpdy tjot Kjrfst wfdd edlt gobhs `rlb tjh Ellm l` Df`h ugahr
slbh kfrkubstogkhs. Uhvhdotflg ?39: stoths tjot tjlsh tjot awhdd lg tjh hortj,
—. . . wjlsh gobhs whrh glt wrftthg fg tjh ellm l` df`h $ lb tjh `lugaotflg l` tjhwlrda, . . . wf % wlgahr, shhfgc tjh ehost tjot wos oga fs glt, oga yht fs‒.
Qjfs fgafkoths tjot Cla wrlth khrtofg gobhs fg tjh Ellm l` Df`h `rlb tjh
`lugaotflg l` tjh wlrda. Hpjhsfogs ?91 odsl stoths tjot9
—Okklrafgc os Jh jotj kjlshg us fg Jfb eh`lrh tjh `lugaotflg l` tjh wlrda, . . .‒
Qjus, wh klgkduah tjot tjh gobhs wrftthg fg tjh Ellm l` Df`h orh tjlsh tjot
Cla kjlsh eh`lrh Jh splmh tjh wlrda fgtl hxfsthgkh. Qjfs stothbhgt fs dloaha
wftj tjhldlcfkod quhstflgs oelut prhahstfgotflg, `rhhwfdd, tjh lbgfskfhgkh l`
Cla, oga, blrh tl tjh plfgt l` lur afskussflg, wluda Cla wrfth lur gobhs fg
tjh Ellm l` Df`h oga dothr edlt tjhb lut< Sh kogglt oaarhss odd l` tjhsh quhs!
tflgs fg lur klbbhgtory lg Uhvhdotflg, sl wh wfdd klggh lur afskussflg tl
tjh quhstflg ot joga9 alhs Cla edlt gobhs lut l` Jfs Ellm l` Df`h<
Qjh af'kudty fg okkhptfgc tjh faho tjot Cla wluda edlt gobhs lut l` tjh
Ellm l` Df`h klbhs `rlb tjh ehdfh` tjot f` wh orh lgkh sovha, wh orh odwoys
sovha. Qjfs ehdfh` fs l`thg ottrfeutha tl alktrfgh l` tjh Eoptfst kjurkj, eut ft fs
wfahdy okkhptha ey ehdfhvhrs l` odd `oftjs wlrdawfah. Ft fs eosha lg o klgsfahr!
oedh vldubh l` skrfpturh, oga odtjlucj F al glt mglw l` o sphkfk stothbhgt fg
tjh efedh tjot soys tjot o ehdfhvhr kogglt dlsh jfs lr jhr sodvotflg, Iljg‖s clsphd
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 8>
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alhs sjha `urtjhr dfcjt lg tjfs quhstflg. Iljg 09;6!1> stoths tjot ft fs tjh @o !
tjhr‖s wfdd tjot glgh l` tjlsh tjot Jh jos cfvhg Ihsus sjluda eh dlst, oga Iljg
?>956 oaas tjot gl lgh kog pdukm tjlsh tjot orh cfvhg tl Ihsus lut l` tjh @o !
tjhr‖s joga. @rlb tjhsh skrfpturhs wh mglw tjot ft fs tjh @otjhr‖s wfdd " ahsfrh #
tjot gl lgh shhfgc tjh [lg oga ehdfhvfgc fgtl Jfb sjluda `odd fgtl oplstosy9 gl
lgh kog koush ogltjhr tl turg owoy `rlb ehdfh` fgtl Ihsus " pdukm tjhb lut l`
Jfs joga #. Sjhtjhr tjh ehdfhvhr, l` Jfs lwg vldftflg, kog `odd fgtl oplstosy fs
glt kdhordy shttdha jhrh sfgkh bogy ltjhr skrfpturhs fg tjh efedh fgafkoth tjot
tjfs kog jopphg, hvhg tjlucj ft fs glt tjh @otjhr‖s wfdd " Ihrhbfoj 59??, 5?= Fsofoj
?95?!55, Codotfogs ;9?!;= ? Klrfgtjfogs ?89?5!?:= 5 Qjhssodlgfogs 59;!8= ? Qftus
19?!1= 5 Qftus 195!1= Jherhws 091!0, ?>950!56= ? Iljg 19;, Iuah ?3!?:= Uhvhdotflg
Kjopthrs 5, ; #. Qjhrh orh bogy skrfpturhs tjot fbpdy, wftjlut stotfgc ft sphkf!
koddy, tjot rhefrtj oga rhklgkfdfotflg wftj Cla fs phrboghgt. Jlwhvhr, tjhrh
orh odsl sphkfk skrfpturhs tjot fgafkoth tjot ft fs plssfedh `lr Cla tjh @otjhr
tl rhblvh ylur gobh `rlb Jfs Ellm l` Df`h. O `hw l` tjhsh orh dfstha ehdlw9
Hx. ;59;5 ! Blshs osms tl eh edlttha lut l` Cla‖s ellm.
Hx. ;59;; ! Cla ogswhrs Blshs oga soys tjot wjlhvhr sfgs ocofgst Jfb
Jh wfdd edlt lut l` Jfs ellm.
^s. 0695: ! Aovfa fg proyfgc tl Cla oelut jfs hghbfhs soys, —Dht tjhb ehedlttha lut l` tjh ellm l` tjh dfvfgc ! df`h " , oga glt eh wrftthg wftj tjh rfcjthlus.‒
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 8?
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Uh. 559?6 ! [oys tjot Cla wfdd tomh owoy `rlb tjh Ellm l` Df`h tjh port
l` ogylgh tjot tomhs owoy `rlb tjh wlras l` tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg.
Fg oaaftflg, tjhrh orh o `hw skrfpturhs tjot shhb tl fgafkoth tjot ft fs plssfedh
tl dlsh ylur rhdotflgsjfp wftj Kjrfst9
B‖t. 589?!?; ! Fg tjh poroedh l` tjh thg vfrcfgs Ihsus rh`ushs tl oabft tjh
vh vfrcfgs tjot afa glt bofgtofg lfd fg tjhfr dobps tl tjh borrfoch `host
l` tjh Dobe. Fg vhrsh ?5 Jh soys tjot Jh alhs glt mglw tjhb.
Jherhws 091!0 ! Qjfs skrfpturh soys —ft fs fbplssfedh `lr tjlsh wjl whrh lgkhhgdfcjthgha, oga jovh tostha l` tjh jhovhgdy cf & , oga whrh portomhrs l` tjh JldyCjlst, oga jovh tostha tjh clla wlra l` Cla, oga tjh plwhrs l` tjh wlrda tlklbh, f` tjhy `o % owoy, tl rhghw tjhb tl rhphgtogkh= shhfgc tjhy krukf`y tjh [lg l`Cla o $ hsj, oga put Jfb tl og lphg sjobh‒.
Jherhws ?>950!56 ! —@lr f` wh sfg wf % `u % y o & hr tjot wh jovh rhkhfvha tjh
mglwdhach l` tjh trutj, tjhrh rhbofghtj gl blrh sokrfkh `lr sfgs . . .. L` jlw bukj slrhr pugfsjbhgt, supplsh yh, sjo % eh tjlucjt wlrtjy, wjl jotj trlaahg ug# ahr `llt tjh [lg l` Cla, oga jotj klugtha tjh edlla l` tjh klvhgogt, wjhrhwftj jhwos sogktfha, og ugjldy tjfgc, oga jotj algh ahspfth ugtl tjh [pfrft l` crokh‒<
Odtjlucj ft fs vhry af'kudt tl ehdfhvh tjot o phrslg kog dlsh tjhfr rhdotflgsjfp
wftj Kjrfst oga jovh Jfb soy tl us ot iuacbhgt, F ghvhr mghw ylu= ghvhrtjhdhss,
tjhsh skrfpturhs orh port l` Cla‖s Slra9 wh kogglt fcglrh tjhb.
Fg jfs ellm —Oplstosy @rlb Qjh Clsphd‒ Iljg Lwhg soys, —...hgbfty l`
jhort fs tjh rst koush oga rhoslg wjy sl bogy `odd owoy `rlb tjh alktrfgh l`
tjh clsphd o`thr rhkhfvfgc ft. Qjh lgdy woy tl prhvhgt tjfs oddfgc owoy `rlb tjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 85
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clsphd fs tl dlvh tjh trutj oga hxphrfhgkh fts plwhr fg tjh jhort. . .Hvogchdfkod
alktrfgh bust eh ugahrstlla ey tjh bfga, dlvha ey tjh jhort, oga wfddfgcdy oga
cdoady suebfttha tl ey tjh wfdd " Ul. 09?3 #.‒ Lwhg clhs lg tl soy tjot oplstosy
orfshs `rlb bhg‖s rh`usod tl okkhpt hvogchdfkod trutjs lg Cla‖s outjlrfty odlgh,
—Qlaoy tjhrh orh bogy fg tjh kjurkj wjl sueihkt [krfpturh tl bog‖s gfth, dfb!
ftha oga klrruptha rhoslg. Ft fs bog‖s rhoslg oga glt Cla‖s fg`oddfedh rhvhdo !
tflg tjot ahthrbfghs wjot fs truh oga wjot fs `odsh, wjot fs clla oga wjot fs
hvfd. Qjfs jos ehhg sl hvhr sfgkh tjfs prfgkfpdh wos rst toucjt tl bog fg tjh
corahg l` Hahg. Qjh plfslg l` tjhsh prfgkfpdhs fs crhotdy af$ usha fg tjh wlrda
oga tjh clsphd fs crhotdy klrruptha. [ukj alktrfghs os hthrgod prhahstfgotflg,
tjh tltod ahprovfty l` bog klgkhrgfgc spfrftuod tjfgcs, tjh plwhr l` Kjrfst‖s
crokh fg tjh klgvhrsflg l` sfgghrs, rhchghrotflg, ugflg wftj Kjrfst, tjh fbpu!
totflg l` Kjrfst‖s rfcjthlusghss `lr iustfkotflg, tjh ghha `lr fgthrgod hvogchdf!
kod jldfghss, tjh ghha `lr tjh crokh oga jhdp l` tjh [pfrft oga tjh afvfgh
outjlrfty l` tjh [krfpturhs orh odd rhihktha. Uhoslg kog shh gl dlcfk fg tjhsh
tjfgcs.‒ Qjfs qulth hbpjosfzhs tjh fbplrtogkh l` ehdfhvfgc —fgtl‒ Jfb " Ilj.
091> CGQ # vhrsus ehdfhvfgc —fg‒ lr —lg‒ Jfb " Ilj. 091> MIP oga ltjhrs #.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 8;
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Dhtthr tl tjh Kjurkj ot ^jfdoahdpjfo
Ql tjh kjurkj ot ^jfdoahdpjfo Kjrfst prhshgts Jfbshd` os tjh Lgh wjl fs
jldy oga truh, tjh Lgh wjl jos tjh mhy l` Aovfa. Qjh rh`hrhgkh tl tjh mhy l`
Aovfa klbhs `rlb Fsofoj 5595>!55. Fg tjfs skrfpturh Fsofoj fs prlpjhsyfgc
oelut Hdfomfb, wjl wos crhotdy jlglrha ey jovfgc tjh outjlrfty tl ahthrbfgh
wjl wluda eh oddlwha tl hgthr tjh Mfgc‖s kjobehr. Jhrh Kjrfst klbporhs
Jfbshd` tl Hdfomfb fg tjot Jh jos tjh mhy tl lphg oga sjut tjh allr tl tjh
mfgcalb l` Cla. L` klursh, wh rhklcgfzh Kjrfst os tjh lgdy allr tl jhovhg,
oga tjfs fs og oddusflg tl tjot. Kjrfst clhs lg tl soy tjot Jh jos sht eh`lrh tjfs
kjurkj og lphg allr, oga gl bog kog sjut ft. Qjh kjurkj ot ^jfdoahdpjfo joa
bogf`hstha o dfttdh plwhr, oga joa mhpt Jfs wlra oga afa glt ahgy Jfs gobh,
sl Kjrfst lphgha tjh allr tl tjh mfgcalb tl ehdfhvhrs fg tjfs kjurkj. @lr eh!
dfhvhrs fg tjh dost!aoys tjfs shhbs tl soy tjot Cla jos lphgha tjh allr tl
jhovhg oga fs plurfgc lut Jfs [pfrft fg woys glt shhg sfgkh tjh lutplurfgc ot
^hgthklst, os rhklraha fg Okts 5. F ehdfhvh tjh spfrftuod rhghwod wh jovh le!
shrvha fg tjhsh dotthr aoys fs ot dhost o portfod `udddbhgt l` tjh prlpjhsy l` Ilhd
595:. Odtjlucj tjhrh whrh skotthrha lutplurfgcs fg Hurlph o`thr tjh rh`lrbo !
tflg, ehcfggfgc orluga ?6>> Cla ehcog tl okkhdhroth tjh eufdafgc l` Jfs
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 81
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kjurkj tjrlucj lutplurfgcs l` tjh Jldy [pfrft. Fg tjh X[ bogy ^hgthklstod
ahglbfgotflgs crhw lut l` tjh lutplurfgc tjot ehcog fg tjh hordy ?6>>‖s ot
Ozuso [trhht fg Dls Ogchdhs. [lbhtfbh orluga tjh bfaadh l` tjh twhgtfhtj
khgtury tjh Kjorfsbotfk blvhbhgt ehcog fg horghst, oga ehdfhvhrs fg ldahr,
whdd!hstoedfsjha, klgshrvotfvh ahglbfgotflgs ehcog tl rhkhfvh tjh Jldy [pfrft,
oga eh arowg fgtl o ghw, blrh aygobfk rhdotflgsjfp wftj Kjrfst. Bogy glg!
ahglbfgotflgod kjurkjhs crhw lut l` tjfs blvhbhgt l` tjh [pfrft= oga tlaoy
wh ga [pfrft!dha ehdfhvhrs fg blst kjurkj klgcrhcotflgs ehklbfgc sodt tl
Kjrfst's elay, oga, fg bogy koshs, bogf`hstfgc tjh cf`ts oga `ruft Cla jos prl!
vfaha tjrlucj tjh Jldy [pfrft. L` tjh shvhg kjurkjhs fg Uhvhdotflg, tjh ^jfdo !
ahdpjfo kjurkj shhbs tl ehst rhprhshgt Kjrfst‖s erfah " tjh truh kjurkj #.
Kjrfst clhs lg tl soy fg tjfs dhtthr tjot dfors wjl kdofb tl eh Ihws oga orh
glt, eut orh l` tjh sygoclcuh l` [otog, Jh wfdd koush tl — al jlboch‒ eh`lrh tjh
`hht l` tjh sofgts fg tjh kjurkj ot ^jfdoahdpjfo. Sh gltha hordfhr fg afskussfgc
tjh kjurkj ot [byrgo tjot tjlsh wjl kdofbha tl eh Ihws, eut whrh glt, boy
rhprhshgt tjlsh fg hga!tfbhs kjurkjhs tjot klgsfahr tjhbshdvhs tl eh ehdfhv !
hrs, eut orh glt. Ft fs af'kudt tl ugahrstoga tjh tfbfgc, oga purplsh l` tjfs okt.
Ft kluda plssfedy rhdoth tl tjh hga l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla, wjhg Kjrfst iuachs
tjh gotflgs. Qjhg ugehdfhvhrs wfdd mglw tjh trutj, oga rhklcgfzh tjh erfah `lr
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 88
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jhr hxodtha pdokh fg Kjrfst's mfgcalb. Ft kluda odsl rh`hr tl hga!tfbh ugehdfhv !
hrs shkrhtdy rhsphktfgc ehdfhvhrs tjot rhbofg truh tl tjhfr `oftj os bortyralb
fgkrhoshs ugahr tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s phrshkutflg aurfgc tjh dost shvhg yhors l` Aog!
fhd‖s prlpjhky.
Kjrfst stoths tjot ehkoush tjfs kjurkj — afast mhhp tjh wlra l` by hgaurogkh‒,
Jh wfdd mhhp ft `rlb tjh jlur l` trfod tjot fs oelut tl klbh uplg tjh hortj.
Qjh wlra —trfod ‒ fs fgthrprhtha —o puttfgc tl tjh prll , trfod, lr thbptotflg‒.
Qjlsh wjl ehdfhvh fg o prh!trfeudotflg ropturh l` tjh kjurkj iustf`y tjhfr plsf!
tflg, fg port, lg tjfs skrfpturh. Ft fs fbplrtogt tl glth tjot tjh skrfpturh soys,‒F
wf % mhhp ylu lut l` tjh trfod ...‒. Qjh wlra — mhhp‒ fg tjfs skrfpturh shhbs tl eh tjh
sobh wlra usha fg Iljg ?39?8, wjfkj fs ahgha os —tl prhshrvh, sjfhda‒ " Blud!
tlg‖s Ogodytfkod Crhhm Dhxfklg, rhvfsha #. @rlb tjfs wh klgkduah tjot Kjrfst fs
glt prlbfsfgc tl ropturh tjhb eh`lrh tjh god shvhg yhors l` Aogfhd‖s prlpj!
hky, eut fs rotjhr, prlbfsfgc tl —mhhp tjhb `rlb tjh hvfd lgh‒ " Ilj. ?39?8 #. Sh
wfdd klgsfahr tjh tfbfgc l` tjh ropturh dothr fg lur ogodysfs l` tjh ellm l`
Uhvhdotflg.
Fg kdlsfgc tjfs dhtthr Kjrfst soys tjot Jh wfdd bomh tjh lvhrklbhrs `rlb tjfs
kjurkj pfddors fg tjh thbpdh l` Jfs Cla, oga tjhy wfdd gl blrh cl lut. Qjh
rh`hrhgkh tl — pf % or ‒ bust rh`hr tl tjh pfddors tjot upjlda tjh hortjdy thbpdh=
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjus, tjh lvhrklbhr wfdd eh o dhoahr fg tjh ghw Ihrusodhb thbpdh, lgh wjl up!
jldas tjh strukturh l` tjfs spfrftuod —thbpdh‒ . Qjh stothbhgt tjot tjhy wfdd cl
gl blrh lut fs af'kudt tl fgthrprht, eut ft boy rh`hr tl tjh lvhrklbhr rhbofg!
fgc fg tjh jldy kfty " ghw Ihrusodhb #, oga glt clfgc lut tjrlucj coths fg tjh
wodd. Qjhrh fs gl thbpdh eufdafgc fg tjh ghw Ihrusodhb, sl wh mglw tjot tjfs
alhs glt rh`hr tl clfgc lut l` o thbpdh eufdafgc " Uh. 5?955 #.
Kjrfst clhs lg tl soy tjot Jh wfdd wrfth tjh gobh l` tjh kfty l` Jfs Cla
" ghw Ihrusodhb # uplg tjh lvhrklbhr. Kjrfst odsl soys tjot Jh wfdd wrfth uplg
jfb — by ghw gobh‒. Sh jovh gltha eh`lrh tjot fg tjh Efedh gobhs jovh crhot
sfcgfkogkh. F ehdfhvh tjot tjh bhogfgc jhrh fs tjot Kjrfst wfdd cfvh tjhsh
lvhrklbhrs tjh gobh tjot rhsthkts tjot phrslg‖s spfrftuod fahgtfty, tjh gobh jh/
sjh wfdd ehor `lr hthrgfty.
Dhtthr tl tjh Kjurkj ot Dolafkfo
Kjrfst rhprhshgts Jfbshd` tl tjfs kjurkj os tjh — Obhg, tjh oftj`ud oga truh
wftghss, tjh ehcfggfgc l` tjh krhotflg l` Cla ‒. Qjfs khrtfhs tjot Kjrfst fs klbfgc
tl tjh kjurkj ot Dolafkfo wftj trutj oga khrtofgty. Jh fs o `oftj`ud oga trutj`ud
wftghss tl tjhfr spfrftuod klgaftflg, oga Jh fs quodfha tl iuach tjhfr klgaftflg
`lr Jh jos ehhg wftj Cla, tjh @otjhr, sfgkh tjh ehcfggfgc l` krhotflg. Qjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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kjurkj ot Dolafkfo fs tjh lgdy kjurkj rhkhfvfgc o dhtthr tjot alhs glt jovh hvhg
o rhbgogt l` truh ehdfhvhrs. Kjrfst ahkdorhs tjot tjh Dolafkfog elay fs ghftjhr
jlt glr klda, oga ehkoush tjhy orh dumhworb Jh fs oelut tl spuh tjhb lut l`
Jfs blutj. Qjhy ehdfhvh tjot tjhy orh rfkj oga ghha gltjfgc, eut fg okt tjhy
orh pllr, edfga oga gomha. Kjrfst klugshds tjhb tl euy l` Jfb clda purfha
wftj rh tjot tjhy boy eh kdltjha wftj wjfth corbhgts " rfcjthlusghss # tl jfah
tjhfr gomhaghss, oga hyh sodvh tjot tjhy kog oglfgt tjhfr hyhs tjot tjhy boy
shh. Jh odsl soys tjot Jh rheumhs oga afskfpdfghs tjlsh tjot Jh dlvhs= tjhrh!
`lrh, tjhy sjluda eh zhodlus oga rhphgt.
[oady, tjfs shhbs tl bh tl eh tjh klgaftflg l` bogy l` tjh kjurkjhs fg tjh
X[. Bogy orh khrtofgdy rfkj oga hhd tjot tjhy ghha gltjfgc. Bogy bhbehrs
l` tjhsh klgcrhcotflgs otthga kjurkj lgdy lgkh o whhm, lg [ugaoy blrgfgc,
oga, ug`lrtugothdy, bogy sukj kjurkjhs gl dlgchr jovh o [ugaoy gfcjt shrvfkh.
F` ylu vfsft lgh l` tjhsh kjurkjhs tjh lgdy crhhtfgc ylu boy cht fs tjot `rlb
tjh usjhr fg tjh `lyhr wjl cfvhs ylu tjh kjurkj euddhtfg. Pfsftlrs l`thg dhovh
tjhsh kjurkjhs afsopplfgtha wftj tjh dokm l` dlvh hxprhssha, oga tjh dokm l`
ogy ahsfrh l` tjh kjurkj bhbehrs tl mglw oga okkhpt tjhb. F o vfsftlr jop!
phgs tl eh arhssha sjoeefdy, oga fs ltjhrwfsh ugmhbpt oga ugopphodfgc, tjh rh!
khptflg boy eh hvhg blrh `rfcfa. Qjh lpplrtugfty tl wlrsjfp oga hgthr fgtl
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjh prhshgkh l` Cla fg sukj kjurkjhs boy eh dfbftha ey strfkt oajhrhgkh tl o
vhry strukturha prlcrob oga hgvfrlgbhgt, oga tjh bhssoch boy, lr boy glt,
eh efedfkod, oga boy, lr boy glt jovh os fts purplsh tjh bomfgc l` afskfpdhs l`
Ihsus Kjrfst.
Odtjlucj ghcotfvh, F `hhd tjot tjfs fs o rhodfstfk hvoduotflg l` tjh klgaftflg
l` bogy kjurkjhs fg Obhrfko. F tjhrh fs o wor tomfgc pdokh lg hortj ehtwhhg
clla " Cla # oga hvfd " [otog #, F ehdfhvh tjot ogy jlghst osshssbhgt wluda klg!
kduah tjot [otog fs wfggfgc. Ft strfmhs bh tjot tjfs fs rhoddy lgh l` tjh bofg
bhssochs fg Aogfhd's prlpjhky9 wjhg hvfd fg tjh wlrda dds tjh kup l` trogscrhs!
sflg, Cla wfdd ehcfg prhporotflgs tl rhturg oga rhkdofb ft. Os Kjrfstfogs wh
mglw tjh hvhgtuod lutklbh, eut Ihsus dh`t us " Jfs elay # fg kjorch wftj `udd
outjlrfty oga plwhr tl rhprhshgt Jfb ugtfd Jh rhturgs. Ft soaahgs by jhort
tl shh tjh dllsh, fbblrod, ughtjfkod, oga alwgrfcjt hvfd klgaftflg l` tjh wlrda
ugahr lur bogochbhgt. Bogy phlpdh quhstflg wjy Cla afa glt stlp tjh ko !
tostrlpjh l` [hpthbehr ??, 5>>?. Qjhy osm, "Sjy wluda Cla oddlw sukj o
tjfgc tl jopphg<" F ehdfhvh tjh prlphr rhsplgsh tl tjfs quhstflg fs, —Jlw
kluda Jh al ltjhrwfsh.‒ Xg`lrtugothdy, Obhrfko fs gl dlgchr o Kjrfstfog go !
tflg, oga Cla jos boah ft oeugaogtdy kdhor tjot wjhg tjlsh fgafvfauods oga
gotflgs Jh jos kjlshg turg ocofgst Jfb, Jh gl dlgchr edhsshs oga prlthkts
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjhb `rlb tjhfr hghbfhs. Fsrohd " odtjlucj tjhy orh stfdd Cla‖s kjlshg phlpdh #
turgha owoy `rlb Cla oga hvhgtuoddy rhopha tjh klgshquhgkhs l` tjot oktflg.
Dfmh Fsrohd, Obhrfko jos turgha jhr eokm lg Cla oga wh orh rhopfgc tjh klg!
shquhgkhs. F proy tjot ft fs glt tll doth `lr us, `lr, tjlucj Cla jos prlbfsha
Fsrohd tjot o rhbgogt wluda eh sovha fg tjh hga, F shh gl sukj prlbfsh fg tjh
Efedh `lr Obhrfko os o gotflg. Sh ghha tl euy l` Kjrfst clda purfha wftj rh,
oga hyh sodvh tl oglfgt lur hyhs tjot wh boy shh.
F ehdfhvh tjot tjh clda fg tjfs possoch rhprhshgts tjh wlrms oga oktflgs ah!
skrfeha ey Ihsus fg Bottjhw 589;8!1>, wjfkj quodf`y us tl fgjhrft tjh mfgcalb
prhporha `lr us `rlb tjh `lugaotflg l` tjh wlrda. Qjhsh wlrms goturoddy `ld!
dlw tjlsh tjot orh fg Kjrfst , `lr Jfs goturh fs tl al tjh wfdd l` Jfs @otjhr. F` wh
al glt al tjhsh wlrms tjhg wh al glt jovh tjh goturh l` Kjrfst, oga orh tjus
glt fg Jfb " Ilj. ?891 #. Qjh edhssfgc `rlb alfgc tjh wlrms l` Cla orh budtf!
pdfha f` wh rhkhfvh gl krhaft fg tjh wlrda `lr tjhsh ahhas, eut fgsthoa, stlrh up
lur krhaft fg jhovhg wftj Cla. ? Klrfgtjfogs ;9?;!?8 ahskrfehs tjh skhgh fg
jhovhg wjhg wh bhht lur Dlra9 —...hvhry bog‖s wlrm sjo % eh boah bogf`hst ‒. F`
tjh wlrms algh survfvh tjh rhghr‖s rh, wh wfdd rhkhfvh o rhwora= eut f` tjhy
orh klgsubha wh wfdd su$ hr dlss, yht eh sovha —...os ey rh‒.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Qjh —hyh sodvh‒ fg tjfs skrfpturh bust rh`hr tl tjh tjfgcs wh kog al lg hortj
tl fgkrhosh lur wfsalb oga mglwdhach sl tjot wh shh tjfgcs `rlb Cla‖s phr!
sphktfvh. Qjfs wluda jovh tl fgkduah stuay l` tjh wlra, sphgafgc tfbh wftj
Cla, oktfgc lg lur `oftj tl koush ft tl fgkrhosh, rhghwfgc lur bfgas, htk.
Fg Uhvhdotflg ;95> CGQ Ihsus soys,
—Ehjlda, F stoga ot tjh allr oga mglkm= f` ogylgh jhor by vlfkh oga lphg tjh allr, F wf % klbh fg tl jfb, oga wf % sup wftj jfb, oga jh wftj bh‒.
Qjfs skrfpturh fs l`thg qultha tl ahskrfeh jlw Kjrfst stogas ot tjh allr l`
hvhry phrslg‖s jhort oga mglkms, woftfgc tl eh dht fg tl erfgc sodvotflg. Jlw !
hvhr, fg tjfs skrfpturh ft shhbs blrh fg dfgh wftj tjh klgthxt tl klgkduah tjot
Kjrfst fs todmfgc tl tjh Dolafkfog kjurkj, stogafgc ot tjh " curotfvh # allr l`
tjh kjurkj, woftfgc `lr fgafvfauod ehdfhvhrs wftjfg tl lphg ft oga dht Jfb fg sl
tjot Jh bfcjt sjorh tjh erhoa l` df`h wftj tjhb. Jh fs ahodfgc wftj tjh wjldh
kjurkj, eut okkhptogkh bust eh o phrslgod botthr `lr hokj fgafvfauod. Kjrfst
jos glt yht sphwha tjhb lut l` Jfs blutj, eut fgsthoa fs koddfgc lut tl tjfs
ahoa kjurkj tl lphg up tl Jfb oga Jfs bfgfstry. Qjfs fgthrprhtotflg l$ hrs
jlph `lr tjh ahoa kjurkjhs l` tjh hga!tfbhs.
@fgoddy, Ihsus kdlshs tjfs dhtthr ey soyfgc " Uh. ;95? CGQ #,
—Jh tjot lvhrklbhs, F wf % cfvh tl jfb tl sft wftj bh fg by tjrlgh, os F odsl lvhr #kobh, oga sot alwg wftj by @otjhr fg Jfs tjrlgh‒.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 0?
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Qjfs bust rh`hr ocofg tl tjh rldh l` tjh lvhrklbhrs `rlb odd l` tjh shvhg
kjurkj " typhs # tjot wfdd ossfst Kjrfst fg rudfgc tjh hortj aurfgc Jfs bfddhggfub
rhfcg.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 05
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Kjopthr 1
Iljg‖s Pfsflg l` Jhovhg
Uhvhdotflg Kjopthr 1 ahskrfehs o skhgh fg jhovhg ot tjh ehcfggfgc l` Aog!
fhd‖s 3>tj whhm.
—O & hr tjfs F dllmha, oga, ehjlda, o allr wos lphgha fg jhovhg9 oga tjh rst vlfkh F jhora wos os ft whrh l` o trubpht todmfgc wftj bh= wjfkj sofa, Klbh up jftjhr, oga F wf % sjlw tjhh tjfgcs wjfkj bust eh jhrho & hr. Oga fbbhafothdy F wos fgtjh spfrft= oga, ehjlda, o tjrlgh wos sht fg jhovhg, oga lgh sot lg tjh tjrlgh‒ " Uh.19?, 5 #.
Iljg sow odd tjh bfrokudlus tjfgcs jh ahskrfehs fg tjfs kjopthr, oga sueshquhgt
kjopthrs, fg o vfsflg wjhg jh —ehkobh fg ! tjh " spfrft ‒" Uh. 195 CGQ
#. Qjh wlra
vfsflg fs ahgha os9 —slbhtjfgc shhg ey ltjhr tjog glrbod sfcjt= slbhtjfgc
shhg fg o arhob, trogkh, htk. lr suphrgoturoddy rhvhodha, os tl o prlpjht.‒ Bogy
wjl sueskrfeh tl o prh!trfeudotflg ropturh ehdfhvh tjot Iljg's ehfgc tlda tl
"klbh up jftjhr" rhprhshgts tjh kjurkj ehfgc ropturha. Qjrhh plfgts sjluda eh
bhgtflgha jhrh9
?. Iljg wos, fg odd prleoefdfty, stfdd dlkotha pjysfkoddy lg tjh fsdh l` ^otbls
wjhg jh sow tjfs skhgh fg jhovhg, `lr jh thdds us tjot jh —ehkobh fg tjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 0;
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spfrft ‒ o`thr jh joa ehhg tlda "tl klbh up jftjhr" . F fgthrprht tjfs tl
bhog tjot Iljg ehkobh tltoddy ugahr tjh fgstuhgkh l` tjfs spfrft `rlb
Cla= tjus, jh wos fg o trogkhdfmh stoth wjhg jh rhkhfvha tjh vfsflg.
Hxphrfhgkhs dfmh tjfs orh slbhtfbhs rh`hrrha tl os —lut!l` !tjh!elay hx !
phrfhgkhs‒. Iljg‖s hxphrfhgkh lg tjh fsdh l` ^otbls kluda eh dfmhgha tl
^oud‖s ehfgc koucjt up fgtl ^oroafsh, os rhklraha fg 5 Klrfgtjfogs
?59;!19
—... F mghw sukj o bog, ( wjhtjhr fg tjh elay lr lut l` tjh elay, F kogglt th % 9 Cla mglwhtj. Jlw jh wos koucjt up fgtl poroafsh, oga jhora ugsphomoedh wlras,wjfkj ft fs glt dow`ud `lr o bog tl utthr.‒
F ehdfhvh ft fs ugdfmhdy tjot ^oud lr Iljg whrh pjysfkoddy trogsplrtha tl
jhovhg fg hftjhr l` tjhsh twl hvhgts.
5. Qjh wlrafgc fg Uhvhdotflg 19? fgafkoths tjot Iljg afa glt oktuoddy
—shh‒ tjh allr ehfgc lphgha, rotjhr tjh allr wos stogafgc lphg wjhg
Iljg‖s otthgtflg wos arowg tl ft ey tjh vlfkh `rlb jhovhg soyfgc,
—Klbh up jhrh, oga F wf % sjlw ylu wjot bust jopphg o & hr tjhsh tjfgcs.‒
;. Sjhg tjh ropturh lkkurs tjh kjurkj fs glt trogsplrtha tl tjh tjfra
jhovhg, eut skrfpturh kdhordy stoths tjot ropturha/rhsurrhktha sofgts orh
rofsha tl tjh kdluas, wjhrh tjhy bhht Kjrfst9
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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—Qjhg wh wjfkj orh odfvh oga rhbofg sjo % eh koucjt up tlchtjhr wftj tjhb fg tjhkdluas, tl bhht tjh Dlra fg tjh ofr9 oga sl wh sjo % hvhr eh wftj tjh Dlra.‒ " ?
Qjhssodlgfogs 19?3 #
1. Os Iljg clhs lg tl ahskrfeh tjh jhovhgdy skhgh jh leshrvhs, tjh
ropturha/rhsurrhktha kjurkj fs glwjhrh fg sfcjt. [urhdy, f` tjfs skrfp!
turh ahskrfeha tjh ropturh l` tjh kjurkj, Iljg‖s vfsflg wluda jovh fg!
kduaha slbh bhgtflg l` ft.
Qjh ghxt tjfgc Iljg rhklras fs o vfsflg l` Cla tjh @otjhr sfttfgc lg Jfs
tjrlgh " Uhvhdotflg 19; #,
—Oga jh tjot sot wos tl dllm uplg dfmh o iosphr oga o sorafgh stlgh9 oga tjhrh wos o rofgelw rluga oelut tjh tjrlgh, fg sfcjt dfmh ugtl og hbhroda.‒
Sh mglw tjfs fs rh`hrs tl Cla tjh @otjhr ehkoush Uhvhdotflg Kjopthr 8 ah!
skrfehs Ihsus, tjh Dflg l` tjh trfeh l` Iuaoj, klbfgc fg tjh `lrb l` o dobe tl
tomh tjh ellm `rlb tjh — joga l` jfb wjl sfts lg tjh tjrlgh‒ . Qjh ahskrfptflg
Iljg cfvhs us l` tjh @otjhr oga Jfs tjrlgh fs hgfcbotfk fgahha. Qjh iosphr oga
sorafgh stlghs ahglth prhkflus stlghs l` vorflus kldlrs slbhwjot dfmh rh, oga
shhbfgcdy trogsdukhgt. Qjh sorafgh oga iosphr stlghs whrh tjh rst oga dost
stlghs lg tjh erhostpdoth l` tjh jfcj prfhst, os gltha fg Hxlaus 5:9?3, 5>. Sh
mglw tjh prfhst rhprhshgts Cla‖s outjlrfty tl tjh Ihwfsj gotflg, oga jhrh fg
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Iljg‖s ahskrfptflg l` tjh tjrlgh skhgh wh cht o cdfbpsh l` tjh sfcgfkogkh l`
tjh orrogchbhgt l` tjh stlghs lg tjh prfhst‖s erhostpdoth,
—F ob tjh rst oga tjh dost= oport $ lb bh tjhrh fs gl Cla.‒ " Fs. 1190 GFP #
Iljg sow o rofgelw orluga tjh tjrlgh tjot wos dfmh og hbhroda. Sh mglw tjot
tjh rofgelw sfcgfhs Cla‖s prlbfsh tjot tjh wlrda wfdd ghvhr ocofg eh ah!
strlyha ey stlla " Ch. 696!?3 #. Qjfs boy jovh ehhg sfcgfkogt tl Iljg, rhossur!
fgc jfb tjot tjh vfsflg jh wos oelut tl shh ug`ldaha wluda glt fgkduah o stlla
lg tjh hortj. Sh wfdd shh dothr fg Uhvhdotflg ?>9?, tjot tjh ogchd wjl klbhs tl
ahkdorh tjot —tfbh fs ot og hga‒, odsl jos o rofgelw lg jfs jhoa.
Qjfs vfsflg l` Cla tjh @otjhr lg Jfs tjrlgh fs `rustrotfgc fg tjh shgsh tjot
gl rhod ahskrfptflg l` Cla Jfbshd` fs prhshgtha. Iljg wos ugaluethady lvhr!
wjhdbha ey wjot jh sow, oga tjh wlras tjot jh usha tl fgthrprht tjfs jhovhgdy
skhgh rhprhshgt jfs otthbpt tl ahskrfeh tjh fgahskrfeoedh. Hzhmfhd joa o sfbf!
dor vfsflg l` Cla‖s tjrlgh, oga jfs ahskrfptflg fs sfbfdor fg bogy woys tl tjot l`
Iljg. Fg Hzhmfhd ?950!5:, Cla‖s tjrlgh fs ahskrfeha os ehfgc dfmh o soppjfrh
stlgh wftj tjh kldlr l` obehr, wftj rh odd orluga oga wftjfg ft. Erfcjtghss
wos odd orluga dfmh tjh opphorogkh l` o rofgelw fg tjh kdluas o`thr o rofg. F` ft
eltjhrs ylu tjot Iljg‖s oga Hzhmfhd‖s ahskrfptflgs orh glt fahgtfkod, tjfgm l`
tjh ugehdfhvoedh skhgh tjot tjhy whrh tryfgc tl ahskrfeh oga rhbhbehr tjot
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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hyhwftghsshs ghvhr rhkodd hvhgts fg hxoktdy tjh sobh woy. Fg `okt, wjhg wft!
ghsshs ahskrfeh og hvhgt fg hxoktdy tjh sobh woy ft rofshs suspfkflg tjot slbh
slrt l` klddusflg fs ot pdoy. Sh jovh glgh l` tjot jhrh `lr wh mglw tjot odd
skrfpturh fs cfvhg ey tjh fgspfrotflg l` Cla " 5 Qf. ;9?0 #, oga tjot prlpjhky kobh
tjrlucj jldy bhg l` Cla tjot whrh blvha ey tjh Jldy [pfrft " 5 ^h. ?95? #. [l
wh klgkduah tjot tjh fg`lrbotflg prlvfaha oelut tjh tjrlgh " rlb eltj ok!
klugts # bust jovh ehhg klgsfahrha oahquoth `lr Cla‖s purplsh, wjfkj wos tl
prlvfah hglucj fg`lrbotflg `lr ugahrstogafgc l` tjh bhogfgc lgdy tjrlucj
ahafkotha stuay oga proyhr. Bhrh wlras orh fgsu'kfhgt tl ahskrfeh tjh ltjhr #
wlrdadfghss l` tjfs jhovhgdy skhgh.
Sh klbh glw tl o vhry fbplrtogt port l` Iljg‖s vfsflg l` Cla‖s tjrlgh.
Uhvhdotflg 191!8 CGQ soys,
—Oga orluga tjh tjrlgh twhgty oga `lur tjrlghs, oga lg tjh tjrlghs F sow twhgty oga `lur hdahrs sfttfgc, kdltjha fg wjfth corbhgts= oga tjhy joa lg tjhfr jhoas cldahg krlwgs. Oga lut l` tjh tjrlgh prlkhhaha dfcjtgfgcs oga tjugahrfgcs ogavlfkhs9 oga tjhrh whrh shvhg dobps l` rheurgfgc eh`lrh tjh tjrlgh, wjfkj orh tjh shvhg [pfrfts l` Cla.‒
Qjh quhstflg os tl wjl tjhsh hdahrs orh fs l` crhot sfcgfkogkh tl lur ugahr!
stogafgc l` tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg. Efedfkod skjldors jovh puzzdha lvhr tjfs
quhstflg `lr yhors oga gl klbpdhthdy sotfs`oktlry ogswhr jos ehhg succhstha.
Blst hxplsftlrs shhb tl ocrhh tjot tjh twhgty !`lur hdahrs orh prleoedy boah
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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up l` twhdvh hdahrs `rlb tjh lda klvhgogt, oga twhdvh `rlb tjh ghw klvhgogt,
eut tjhrh orh af'kudtfhs wftj hvhg tjfs shhbfgcdy dlcfkod oga strofcjt`lrwora
succhstflg. Borvfg Ulshgtjod fg jfs ellm —Qjh rh!Srotj Uopturh l` tjh
Kjurkj‒ orcuhs tjot odd twhgty !`lur hdahrs rhprhshgt Fsrohd. Jh plfgts lut tjot
tjh Oorlgfk prfhstjlla wos afvfaha fgtl twhgty !`lur crlups l` prfhsts tjot rhp!
rhshgtha tjh hgtfrh prfhstjlla, oga tjh wjldh gotflg l` Fsrohd. Sh sjluda
prleoedy stort lur shorkj `lr ogswhrs oelut wjl tjhsh hdahrs whrh wftj wjot
tjh efedh soys oelut tjhb.
?. Qjhy orh kdltjha wftj wjfth rofbhgt " Uh. 191 #.
5. Qjhy jovh cldahg krlwgs uplg tjhfr jhoas " Uh. 191 #.
;. Qjhy jovh jorps oga vfods `udd l` lalrs tjot orh tjh proyhrs l` tjh
sofgts " Uh. 89: #.
1. Qjhy wlrsjfp tjh Dobe ey sfgcfgc tjlu jost rhahhbha us tl Cla ey
tjy edlla lut l` hvhry mfgarha, tlgcuh, phlpdh, oga gotflg " Uh. 896 #.
8. Qjhy wlrsjfp Cla tjh @otjhr wjl fs lg tjh tjrlgh " Uh. 19?>!??, 89?1,
??9?0, ?691 #.
0. Qjhy todm tl Iljg " Uh. 898, 39?; #.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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3. Qjhy orh glt bhgtflgha fg Fsofoj‖s glr Hzhmfhd‖s vfsflg l` tjh tjrlgh.
Sh ossubh tjfs fs ehkoush tjhsh hdahrs whrh opplfgtha tl tjhfr dl`ty pl!
sftflgs o`thr Ihsus‖ ahotj oga rhsurrhktflg.
:. Uhvhdotflg 5950 soys tjot lvhrklbhrs wfdd eh cfvhg plwhr lvhr tjh go !
tflgs. Qjhsh twhgty !`lur hdahrs orh prleoedy tjh rst, oga blst fbplr!
togt opplfgthhs fg Kjrfst‖s bfddhggfub mfgcalb.
Sh glth tjot ehfgc kdltjha wftj wjfth rofbhgt sfcgfhs purfty, oga jovfgc
krlwgs lg tjhfr jhoas otthsts tl tjhfr jovfgc lvhrklbh tjh wlrda= tjhfr dfvhs
rhsthktha cdlry lg Cla tjh @otjhr oga Jfs [lg Ihsus. Oblgc tjh hdahrs‖ rh!
splgsfefdftfhs fs tjh klddhktflg oga jldafgc l` tjh proyhrs l` tjh sofgts. ^lssfedy
tjfs tosm supplrts Kjrfst, wjl sfts ot tjh rfcjt joga l` tjh @otjhr, fgthrkhafgc
oga oktfgc os bhafotlr `lr tjh sofgts fg rhsplgsh tl tjhsh proyhrs.
Qjhsh hdahrs jovh klbh `rlb hvhry mfgarha, tlgcuh, phlpdh, oga gotflg.
Sh kog ugahrstoga jlw tjfs bfcjt rh`hr tl hdahrs `rlb tjh lda klvhgogt, sfgkh
tjhrh whrh rhdotfvhdy `hw phlpdh oga gotflgs lg hortj ot tjot tfbh9 tjfs sup!
plrts tjh succhstflg tjot odd twhgty !`lur hdahrs klbh `rlb tjh LQ afsphgso !
tflg. Ft fs klgsfahroedy blrh af'kudt tl hxpdofg jlw tjfs skrfpturh kluda rh`hr
tl hdahrs `rlb tjh ghw klvhgogt jlwhvhr, sfgkh tjhrh whrh klgsfahroedy blrh
mfgarha, tlgcuhs, phlpdh oga gotflgs tjot ghha rhprhshgtotflg. Ft fs plssfedh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjot ghw klvhgogt hdahrs kluda jovh ehhg opplfgtha ot o tfbh wjhg tjh wlrda
wos klgsfahroedy dhss plpudotha, os wos tjh kosh aurfgc tjh tfbh l` tjh lda
klvhgogt hdahrs. Odd phlpdh oga gotflgs kluda tjhg plssfedy eh rhprhshgtha ey
o rhdotfvhdy sbodd gubehr l` hdahrs. Ft kluda odsl eh tjot tjhsh hdahrs rhprhshgt
ahskhgaogts wjl orh klugtha os rhprhshgtotfvhs `lr mfgarha, tlgcuh, phlpdh,
oga gotflg.
F wh ossubh tjot Iljg sow tjhsh hdahrs fg tjhfr rhsurrhktha elafhs, tjhg wh
bust shorkj tjh Efedh `lr fgafvfauods tjot kluda quodf`y `lr shdhktflg os hdahrs,
oga, fg oaaftflg, afha oga whrh rhsurrhktha eh`lrh tjh ehcfggfgc l` Aogfhd‖s
3>tj whhm, tjh tfbh l` Iljg‖s vfsflg. @lr tjh twhdvh " lr twhgty !`lur # hdahrs
`rlb tjh lda klvhgogt wh kluda rhdy lg tjh skrfpturh `rlb Bottjhw 53985!8;,
wjfkj stoths,
—Oga tjh crovhs whrh lphgha= oga bogy elafhs l` tjh sofgts wjfkj sdhpt orlsh, ogakobh lut l` tjh crovhs o & hr Jfs rhsurrhktflg, oga whgt fgtl tjh jldy kfty, oga op# phorha ugtl bogy.‒
Qjfs skrfpturh shhbs tl soy tjot bogy sofgts wjl whrh ahoa ot tjh tfbh l`
Kjrfst‖s rhsurrhktflg rlsh `rlb tjhfr crovhs oga opphorha fg wjot wh ossubh
wluda jovh ehhg tjhfr rhsurrhktha elafhs. Sjot jopphgha tl tjhsh sofgts o`thr
tjfs fs glt bhgtflgha, eut ft shhbs rhoslgoedh tl ossubh tjot tjhy oga wluda
eh dlcfkod kogafaoths `lr opplfgtbhgt os hdahrs, rhprhshgtfgc tjh lda klvhgogt.
Jherhws ?? fahgtfhs sfxthhg fgafvfauods `rlb tjh LQ tjot Cla rh`hrs tl os
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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hdahrs. Jh soys tjot tjhy odd afha fg oftj, jovfgc shhg tjh prlbfshs " l` tjh [ov !
flr # o`or l$ , oga jovfgc hberokha tjhb. Qjfs shhbs tl iustf`y tjh fahgtfko !
tflg l` ot dhost twhdvh l` tjhsh hdahrs.
Fahgtf`yfgc twhdvh hdahrs rhprhshgtfgc tjh ghw klvhgogt fs klgsfahroedy
blrh af'kudt. Ghw Qhstobhgt hdahrs joa tl eh boah up l` phlpdh tjot rh!
khfvha Kjrfst os tjhfr sovflr o`thr Jfs ahotj oga rhsurrhktflg, eut tjhrh fs gl
bhgtflg l` ogy sukj crlup ehfgc rhsurrhktha `rlb tjot tfbh tl tjh ehcfggfgc
l` Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm. Cla kluda jovh rofsha twhdvh wlrtjfhs `rlb tjh ghw
klvhgogt f` Jh kjlsh tl al sl, eut f` sukj og hvhgt lkkurrha Jh wluda surhdy
jovh prlvfaha slbh kduh `lr us tl ugklvhr tjrlucj afdfchgt stuay l` Jfs wlra.
Gl sukj skrfpturod phord jos ehhg fahgtfha tjot wluda oddlw `lr sukj og fgthr!
prhtotflg, tjus tjfs hxpdogotflg shhbs quhstflgoedh, ot ehst.
Ogltjhr hxpdogotflg fs tjot Iljg sow tjh spfrft/fbbothrfod sluds l` tjhsh
twhgty !`lur hdahrs rotjhr tjog tjhfr rhsurrhktha elafhs. Qjh plfgts lutdfgha
ehdlw sjluda jhdp fg klgsfahrfgc tjfs plssfefdfty9
?. Sh mglw tjot ot ahotj tjh spfrft/fbbothrfod slud l` tjh sofgt clhs fb!
bhafothdy tl jhovhg " Hkkdhsfosths ;95?, ?593= Dumh 5;910= Okts 3986 #, sl
tjhrh orh bogy plthgtfod hdahrs oblgc tjhsh spfrft/sluds rhsfafgc fg
jhovhg ot tjh ehcfggfgc l` Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm. Kjrfst dha tjh koptfvh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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spfrfts l` tjh rhahhbha `rlb tjh LQ afsphgsotflg, wjfkj whrh fg Oero !
job's elslb, tl jhovhg o`thr Jfs krukfxflg. Qjus, tjhy whrh ovofdoedh
`lr shdhktflg os hdahrs " sodbs 0:9?6, Hpjhsfogs 19: #.
5. Qjhsh fbbothrfod spfrftuod ehfgcs wfdd okklbpogy Ihsus ot tjh ropturh
l` tjh kjurkj, ot wjfkj tfbh tjhy wfdd eh rhugftha wftj tjhfr hthrgod ela!
fhs " ? Qjhssodlgfogs 19?1 #. L` klursh, tjh ropturh/rhsurrhktflg joa glt
yht lkkurrha wjhg Iljg shhs tjh 51 hdahrs.
;. Sh gltha hordfhr tjot tjh hdahrs whrh kdltjha fg wjfth rofbhgt. Ft fs
hvfahgt `rlb Uhvhdotflg 096!?? tjot fbbothrfod spfrft/slud ehfgcs kog eh
kdltjha fg wjfth rlehs.
1. Qjh hdahrs whrh oedh tl klgvhrsh wftj Iljg sfgkh tjhy osmha jfb o
quhstflg " Uhvhdotflg 39?; #. Qjh sluds fg Uhvhdotflg 09?> whrh odsl oedh tl
kry wftj o dlua vlfkh.
8. Qjhsh spfrft/fbbothrfod sluds kluda jovh ehhg rhahhbha lut l` hvhry
mfgarha, tlgcuh, phlpdh, oga gotflg sfgkh tjhy, oga tjhfr ahskhgaogts,
rhprhshgt tjfs afvhrsfty l` lrfcfg.
F wh kjllsh tl ehdfhvh tjot tjh twhgty !`lur hdahrs whrh boah up l` twhdvh
hdahrs `rlb tjh lda klvhgogt oga twhdvh `rlb tjh ghw, tjfs wluda prlvfah og
hxpdogotflg `lr tjh opphorogkh " os spfrft/fbbothrfod slud ehfgcs # l` tjhsh hdahrs
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tl Iljg. F tjh twhgty !`lur hdahrs odd kobh `rlb tjh lda klvhgogt tjhy kluda
jovh plsshssha rhsurrhktha elafhs, `lr wjhg Ihsus rhdhosha tjh koptfvhs " spfrft/
sluds # `rlb Oerojob‖s Elslb, bogy elafhs l` tjh LQ sofgts whrh rhsurrhktha,
oga kobh lut l` tjhfr crovhs, os rh`hrrha tl oelvh " B‖t. 53985!8; #. Ft shhbs rho !
slgoedh tl ossubh tjot tjhsh spfrft/sluds whrh ilfgha wftj tjhfr fbblrtod ela!
fhs ot tjfs tfbh, iust os wfdd eh tjh kosh wftj ghw klvhgogt ehdfhvhrs ot tjh
ropturh/rhsurrhktflg.
Xgahrstogafgc tjfs skhgh fg jhovhg fs fbplrtogt tl lur ahthrbfgfgc tjh
tfbfgc l` tjh ropturh l` tjh kjurkj. Qjlsh tjot ehdfhvh fg o prh!trfeudotflg
ropturh boy jlda tjot tjfs skrfpturh fs hvfahgkh l` o prh!trfeudotflg ropturha
kjurkj, oga tjh hdahrs, ey tjhfr rotflgodh, kluda eh shdhktha `rlb wlrtjfhs l`
tjh rhsurrhktha kjurkj. Jlwhvhr, tjh hxpdogotflg l$ hrha oelvh alhs glt rh!
qufrh o prh!trfeudotflg ropturh. F` tjh ropturh lkkurrha eh`lrh Iljg opphors fg
tjh tjrlgh rllb, surhdy jh wluda jovh cfvhg slbh fgafkotflg= eut, tl tjh klg!
trory, jfs ahskrfptflg l` tjh tjrlgh rllb bomhs gl bhgtflg l` o budtftuah l`
ropturha oga rhsurrhktha sofgts.
Fg Uhvhdotflg 190!: CGQ, Iljg ahskrfehs tjh `lur —dfvfgc krhoturhs‒ wftj
tjh `lddlwfgc wlras9
—...oga o cdoss sho eh`lrh tjh tjrlgh, dfmh krystod. Oga fg ( tjh ) bfast l` tjh tjrlgh, oga orluga tjh tjrlgh ( whrh ) `lur dfvfgc krhoturhs `u % l` hyhs eh`lrh oga ehjfga.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Oga ( tjh ) rst dfvfgc krhoturh ( wos ) dfmh o dflg= oga tjh shklga dfvfgc krhoturh dfmh o kod , oga tjh tjfra dfvfgc krhoturh jovfgc o okh dfmh o bog=, oga tjh `lurtj dfv#fgc krhoturh dfmh o styfgc hocdh. Oga ( tjh ) `lur dfvfgc krhoturhs hokj lgh joa sfxwfgcs o % orluga, oga wftjfg ehfgc `u % l` hyhs. Oga tjhy joa gl rhst aoy oga
gfcjt, soyfgc, Jldy, jldy, jldy, Dlra Cla Odbfcjty, tjh ( Lgh wjl ) wos, oga fs, ogatjh klbfgc ( Lgh )!‒
Qjh ahskrfptflg l` tjhsh krhoturhs kog eh klbporha tl tjot prlvfaha fg Hzh!
mfhd ?98!?> oga Fsofoj 095!;. Hzhmfhd ahskrfehs tjhsh dfvfgc krhoturhs os jovfgc
tjh `lrb l` o bog, eut wftj `lur `okhs oga `lur wfgcs. Hokj l` tjh `lur joa
tjh `okh l` o bog, oga lg tjh rfcjt sfah hokj joa tjh `okh l` o dflg, oga lg tjh
dh`t tjh `okh l` og lx= hokj odsl joa tjh `okh l` og hocdh. Fsofoj fahgtfhs tjhsh
krhoturhs os shropjfb, wftj sfx wfgcs, twl l` wjfkj whrh usha `lr styfgc. Qjhsh
shropjfb whrh wlrsjfpfgc Cla lg tjh tjrlgh soyfgc,
—. . . Jldy, jldy, jldy, fs tjh Dlra l` jlsts9 tjh wjldh hortj fs `u % l` Jfs cdlry‒
" Fsofoj 09; #.
Ft fs fgthrhstfgc tl glth tjot Iljg sow hokj dfvfgc krhoturh wftj lgh `okh9 lgh
wftj tjh `okh l` o dflg, lgh wftj tjh `okh l` o kod , lgh wftj tjh `okh l` o bog,
oga lgh wftj tjh `okh l` og hocdh= wjhrhos Hzhmfhd sow hokj krhoturh wftj `lur
`okhs, tjot l` o bog, dflg, lx, oga hocdh. Fsofoj lgdy fgafrhktdy oaarhsshs tjfs
plfgt fg tjot jh rh`hrs tl tjh krhoturh‖s okh, os f` hokj joa lgdy lgh `okh. Qjh
ltjhr af$ hrhgkh fg tjhsh okklugts fs rhdotha tl tjh gubehr l` wfgcs= Hzhmfhd
sow lgdy `lur wfgcs, wjhrhos Iljg oga Fsofoj sow sfx wfgcs. Sh sjluda glt eh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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afstureha ey tjh af$ hrhgkhs fg tjhsh tjrhh okklugts. Os bhgtflgha hordfhr, f`
tjh okklugts l` tjfs bfga!elccdfgc skhgh whrh fahgtfkod, wh bfcjt jovh rhoslg
tl quhstflg wjhtjhr tjh dothr okklugts kluda jovh ehhg fgstuhgkha ey `obfdfor!
fty wftj tjh hordfhr lghs. Qjh ropfa blvhbhgt l` tjh krhoturhs kluda jovh hos!
fdy klg`usha Hzhmfhd, `lr jh soys tjot tjhy rog oga rhturgha os tjh opphorogkh
l` o stosj l` dfcjtgfgc. Odsl, wh jovh twl wftghsshs " Fsofoj oga Iljg # tjot ocrhh
lg tjh opphorogkh l` tjh dfvfgc krhoturhs, oga, fg okklraogkh wftj Ahuthrlg!
lby ?69?8, lut l` tjh blutj l` twl wftghsshs tjh botthr sjodd eh hstoedfsjha.
Sjhg af'kudt skrfpturhs orh fgvldvha F jovh gltfkha tjot Cla l`thg prlvfahs
blrh tjog lgh ahskrfptflg, tl fgsurh tjot wh ugahrstoga tjh bhssoch Jh fs
tryfgc tl klbbugfkoth. Qjh clsphds orh o clla hxobpdh l` tjfs. F ehdfhvh tjot
tjh fbplrtogt tjfgc `lr us tl ahrfvh `rlb tjfs port l` tjh vfsflg fs tjot Cla tjh
@otjhr " lg tjh tjrlgh #, oga Kjrfst " ot Jfs rfcjt joga #, orh otthgaha oga wlr!
sjfppha ey dfvfgc krhoturhs " shropjfb # tjot fg slbh woy sybeldfzh tjh goturh
l` bogmfga9 tjh pdokfaghss l` tjh lx, tjh hrkhghss oga jhort l` tjh dflg, oga
bog‖s spfrft rhprhshgtha ey o slorfgc hocdh.
Sh kogglt lvhrdllm tjh pjrosh —...oga o cdoss sho eh`lrh tjh tjrlgh, dfmh krystod‒
ot tjh ehcfggfgc l` Uhvhdotflg 190. Sh mglw `rlb Uhvhdotflg 5?9? tjot tjhrh fs
gl sho fg tjh ghw jhovhg oga hortj, sl wh bust dllm `lr ltjhr hxpdogotflgs `lr
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 38
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tjh cdoss sho, dfmh krystod. Fg Uhvhdotflg ?895 wh ga ogltjhr rh`hrhgkh tl tjfs
cdossy sho, oga tjfs tfbh wh ga ropturha oga rhsurrhktha ehdfhvhrs stogafgc lg
tjfs sho l` cdoss wjfkj fs glw bfxha wftj rh. @rlb tjhsh skrfpturhs ft shhbs
kdhor tjot tjfs cdossy sho fs tjh krystod stllr strhtkjfgc lut eh`lrh tjh tjrlgh.
Fg vhrsh 0, fg Iljg‖s rst sfcjtfgc l` tjh tjrlgh rllb, gl lgh fs stogafgc lg tjfs
stllr, wjhrhos fg Uhvhdotflg ?895 tjhsh lvhrklbhrs whrh stogafgc eh`lrh Cla
lg Jfs tjrlgh wftj jorps fg tjhfr jogas. Sh bust ossubh tjot fs `urtjhr hvf!
ahgkh tjot Iljg‖s rst vfsflg l` tjh tjrlgh rllb wos eh`lrh tjh ropturh/
rhsurrhktflg, wjhrhos tjh vfsflg fg Uhv. ?895 wos o`thr tjh ropturh/rhsurrhktflg,
wjhg tjh lvhrklbhrs whrh fg jhovhg wlrsjfpfgc Cla.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 30
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Kjopthr 8
Qjh Ellm l` Iuacbhgt
Uhvhdotflg 89?!?> soys,
—Oga F sow fg tjh rfcjt joga l` Jfb tjot sot lg tjh tjrlgh o ellm wrftthg wftjfg
oga lg tjh eokmsfah, shodha wftj shvhg shods. Oga F sow o strlgc ogchd prlkdofbfgcwftj o dlua vlfkh, Sjl fs wlrtjy tl lphg tjh ellm, oga tl dllsh tjh shods tjhrhl`< Oga gl bog fg jhovhg, glr fg hortj, ghftjhr ugahr tjh hortj, wos oedh tl lphg tjhellm, ghftjhr tl dllm tjhrhlg. Oga F whpt bukj, ehkoush gl bog wos `luga wlr #tjy tl lphg oga tl rhoa tjh ellm, ghftjhr tl dllm tjhrhlg. Oga lgh l` tjh hdahrs softj ugtl bh, Shhp glt9 ehjlda, tjh Dflg l` tjh trfeh l` Iuaoj, tjh Ullt l` Aovfa, jotj prhvofdha tl lphg tjh ellm, oga tl dllsh tjh shvhg shods tjhrhl . Oga F ehjhda, oga, dl, fg tjh bfast l` tjh tjrlgh oga l` tjh `lur ehosts, oga fg tjh bfast l` tjhhdahrs, stlla o Dobe os ft joa ehhg sdofg, jovfgc shvhg jlrgs oga shvhg hyhs, wjfkj
orh tjh shvhg spfrfts l` Cla shgt `lrtj fgtl o % tjh hortj. Oga jh kobh oga tllm tjhellm lut l` tjh rfcjt joga l` jfb tjot sot uplg tjh tjrlgh. Oga wjhg Jh joatomhg tjh ellm, tjh `lur ehosts oga `lur oga twhgty hdahrs `h % alwg eh`lrh tjh Dobe, jovfgc hvhry lgh l` tjhb jorps, oga cldahg vfods `u % l` lalurs, wjfkj orhtjh proyhrs l` tjh sofgts. Oga tjhy sugc o ghw slgc, soyfgc, Qjlu ort wlrtjy tltomh tjh ellm, oga lphg tjh shods tjhrhl`9 `lr tjlu wost sdofg, oga jost rhahhbha ustl Cla ey tjy edlla lut l` hvhry mfgarha, oga tlgcuh, oga phlpdh, oga gotflg= Oga jost boah us ugtl lur Cla mfgcs oga prfhsts= oga wh sjo % rhfcg lg tjh hortj.‒
Qjh ellm tjot Cla tjh @otjhr jldas jos ehhg tjh sueihkt l` klgsfahroedh klg!
ihkturh9 bogy hxplsftlrs succhst tjot tjfs ellm fs tjh tftdh ahha tl tjh hortj.
F` tjfs whrh truh, wjy wluda Cla ghha tl lphg tjh tftdh ahha tl tjh hortj fg
lrahr tl kdhogsh oga rhkdofb ft< O ahha ahskrfehs o sphkfk pfhkh l` prlphrty
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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oga fahgtfhs tjh prhvflus lwghr " tjh crogtlr #, oga tjh ghw lwghr " tjh
crogthh #. Ql okkhpt [otog os tjh prhvflus lwghr l` tjh hortj fbpdfhs tjot jh
joa " oga prhshgtdy jos # crhothr outjlrfty tjog Oaob plsshssha9 albfgflg lvhr
hvhry dfvfgc tjfgc lg tjh hortj. Oaob wos ghvhr cfvhg lwghrsjfp l` tjh hortj,
oga tjus, jh kluda glt jovh cfvhg sukj outjlrfty tl [otog. Oaob‖s outjlrfty
kluda blrh opprlprfothdy eh kdossfha os sthworasjfp. F al glt ehdfhvh tjot [o !
tog wos cfvhg lwghrsjfp l` tjh hortj os o rhsudt l` Oaob‖s `odd, eut jh kluda
kdofb tjh rfcjt tl rudh tjlsh tjfgcs tjot Oaob joa rudh lvhr. Oaob okkhptha
[otog‖s outjlrfty lvhr Cla‖s outjlrfty. Qjus, jh sueihktha jfbshd`, oga odd jfs
ahskhgaogts " us # tl [otog‖s rudh.
[otog fs rhklcgfzha fg tjh Efedh os tjh prfgkh, glt mfgc l` tjfs wlrda. Qjfs fs
og fgthrhstfgc afstfgktflg tjot levflusdy rhdoths tl slbh slrt l` rhstrfktflg lvhr
[otog‖s spog l` outjlrfty. Hpjhsfogs 595 rh`hrs tl [otog os tjh prfgkh l` tjh
plwhr l` tjh ofr, oga Hpjhsfogs 09?5 fgafkoths tjot jh rudhs tjh aormghss l` tjfs
wlrda tjrlucj wfkmha prfgkfpodftfhs oga plwhrs fg —tjh jhovhgdfhs‒. [otog‖s rudh
fs okklbpdfsjha tjrlucj tjh spfrft wlrda, wjfkj bfcjt dhoa us tl ehdfhvh tjot
[otog `lkushs jfs h$ lrts lg tjh ugrhahhbha jubog spfrft. Jlwhvhr, wh mglw
tjh Efedh soys tjot hvfd klbhs `rlb tjh jhort l` bog " Borm 395? #, wjfkj fs port
l` tjh bothrfod elay. F ob glt oworh l` ogy skrfpturh tjot soys tjot [otog's ot!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 3:
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tokm lg bog fs tjrlucj jfs spfrft= tjhrh`lrh, F ehdfhvh tjot [otog klgkhgtroths
jfs h$ lrts lg ottokmfgc bog's elay " oktuoddy tjh efedfkod jhort #. Fg jfs ellm
"Qjh [pfrftuod Bog", Sotkjbog Ghh soys tjot tjh lrahr l` [otog's wlrmfgc fg
bog fs odwoys `rlb tjh lutsfah tl tjh fgsfah, wjhrhos Cla ehcfgs wlrmfgc fg
bog `rlb tjh fgsfah tl tjh lutsfah. "Cla ehcfgs ey wlrmfgc fg bog's spfrft
oga klgtfguhs ey fddubfgotfgc jfs bfga, stfrrfgc jfs hbltflg, oga kousfgc jfb
tl hxhrkfsh jfs wfdd lvhr jfs elay." [otog shhbs tl ottokm bog's sthsj ey opphod!
fgc tl jfs dust lr prfah, oga tjhrhey, tl afbfgfsj tjh fgstuhgkh l` tjh spfrft.
Iobhs ?9?1, ?8 soys9
" Eut hvhry bog fs thbptha, wjhg jh fs arowg owoy l` jfs lwg dust, oga hgtfkha.Qjhg wjhg dust jotj klgkhfvha, ft erfgchtj `lrtj sfg9 oga sfg, wjhg ft fs gfsjha,erfgchtj `lrtj ahotj."
? Iljg 59?0 kjorokthrfzhs dust l` tjh sthsj, dust l` tjh hyhs, oga tjh prfah l` df`h,
os klbfgc `rlb tjh wlrda, glt `rlb Cla. Odd l` tjhsh orhos l` vudghroefdfty orh
rhdotha tl tjh elay " lr efedfkod jhort #, glt tl tjh spfrft l` bog. Qjh hxprhssflg
—prfgkh l` tjh plwhr l` tjh ofr‒ fbpdfhs tjot [otog fs rudhr lvhr tjh ahblgfk
spfrft wlrda, oga tjrlucj jfs ahblg orby jh pdlts jfs strothcfhs tl ottrokt bhg
fg lgh " lr odd # l` tjhsh tjrhh orhos.
Qjhrh orh twl af$ hrhgt typhs l` shods9 lgh worrogts tjh outjhgtfkfty l` tjh
alkubhgt ugahr tjh shod, oga tjh ltjhr ossurhs tjot tjh alkubhgt fs glt
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 36
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lphgha ey ugoutjlrfzha phrslgs, glr eh`lrh tjh opprlprfoth tfbh. Dhcod
alkubhgts orh l`thg shodha ey o Gltory ^uedfk tl vhrf`y tjot tjh alkubhgt jos
ehhg sfcgha oga prlphrdy wftghssha ey klgkhrgha portfhs. Qjh shods fg Uhvhdo !
tflg 89? orh levflusdy l` tjh shklga typh, `lr tjh Dobe wos tjh lgdy lgh
outjlrfzha tl dllsh tjhb, oga tjhrh wos o ahgfth oga ahsfcgotha tfbh `lr
tjhb tl eh dllsha, oga tjh ellm lphgha. O ahha wluda glt glrboddy ghha
prlthktflg `rlb ugoutjlrfzha lphgfgc, glr wluda ft eh tfbh shgsftfvh, tjus, F
ehdfhvh wh kog afsrhcora tjh tftdh ahha plstudotflg os o plssfedh hxpdogotflg `lr
wjot fs klgtofgha wftjfg tjh ellm. Qjh ahskrfptflg jhrh shhbs tl succhst tjot
tjfs ellm klgtofgs fg`lrbotflg tjot fs eltj tfbh shgsftfvh, oga l` sukj crhot
fbplrt tjot lgdy Ihsus Kjrfst, tjh phr`hkt sokrfkfod Dobe, fs wlrtjy tl lphg ft.
Os wh ahdvh `urtjhr fgtl Uhvhdotflg wh wfdd shh tjot tjh ellm rh`hrrha tl fg
tjfs skrfpturh klgtofgs Cla‖s iuacbhgt oga wrotj tl eh plurha lut lg tjh
hortj. Fg Aogfhd Kjopthrs 3!?5, Aogfhd wos cfvhg vfsflgs l` tjh hga!tfbhs wftj
sphkfk ahtofds, slbh l` wjfkj wh jovh afskussha prhvflusdy. Fg Aogfhd ?591,
Aogfhd wos tlda tjot tjh ellm " klgtofgfgc tjh vfsflg # wos shodha ugtfd tjh tfbh
l` tjh hga, wjhg bogy wluda rug tl oga `rl, oga mglwdhach wluda eh fg!
krhosha. Qjfs fs surhdy tjh sobh ellm rh`hrrha tl fg Uhvhdotflg 89?!?>, wjfkj
klgtofgs o ahskrfptflg l` tjh hvhgts `lrtjklbfgc fg Uhvhdotflg Kjopthrs 0!5>.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh :>
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Sh wfdd sllg shh tjot os Kjrfst lphgs tjh ellm, kotokdysbfk hvhgts ehcfg tl
ug`lda wjfkj kudbfgoth fg Cla‖s wrotj ehfgc plurha lut uplg tjh hortj. Bogy
l` tjhsh hvhgts orh `lrhtlda fg Aogfhd‖s vfsflg.
Qjh sfcgfkogkh l` tjh shvhg shods bhgtflgha fg tjh oelvh skrfpturh pos!
soch worrogt slbh afskussflg. Fg Uhvhdotflg Kjopthr 0, wh glth tjot os tjh
sfxtj l` tjhsh shods fs lphgha sfcgfkogt skhghs ehcfg tl opphor fg Iljg‖s vfsflg.
Qjhsh skhghs orh odd prhporotlry tl tjh god lphgfgc l` tjh ellm, wjhg tjh
shvhgtj shod fs erlmhg. Qjh hvhgts o $ hktfgc tjh wlrda `lrhshhg fg Uhvhdotflg
09?5!?3 oktuoddy klbh oelut os o rhsudt l` Cla‖s iuacbhgt oga wrotj ehfgc
plurha lut. Qjus, F ehdfhvh ft fs l` crhot fbplrtogkh fg ugahrstogafgc l` tjh
ellm l` Uhvhdotflg tl rhodfzh tjot glgh l` tjh hvhgts tjot Iljg rhklras fg
Uhvhdotflg Kjopthr 09?5!?3 lkkur ugtfd tjh ellm ftshd` fs goddy lphgha fg Uhvh!
dotflg Kjopthr :.
Sftj tjh lphgfgc l` tjh rst `lur shods, Iljg shhs tjh rhdhosh l` tjh `lur
jlrshbhg l` tjh oplkodypsh, wftj rfahrs wjl orh spfrft ehfgcs clfgc `lrtj tl
klgquhr oga mfdd bhg lg hortj. Sftj tjh lphgfgc l` tjh `tj shod Iljg shhs tjh
spfrft/sluds l` tjlsh wjl jovh ehhg sdofg kryfgc lut `lr vhgchogkh. Qjh sfxtj
shod ahskrfehs oktuod hvhgts tjot lkkur o`thr tjh shvhgtj shod fs erlmhg, oga tjh
ellm l` Cla‖s iuachbhgt l` tjh hortj fs goddy lphgha. Qjh fbplrtogt plfgt
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh :?
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fg tjfs fs tl rhodfzh tjot tjh shods orh slbhwjot dfmh o prh`okh tl o ellm, tjhy
orh fgtrlauktlry fg goturh, oga thdd us wjot Cla wfdd al lg tjh hortj tl sotfs`y
Jfs iuacbhgt oga wrotj, oga erfgc tjfgcs tl o kdlsh.
Sh orh prleoedy blrh `obfdfor wftj oppdfkotflg l` shods tl o skrldd tjog tl o
ellm, oga sfgkh tjfs ellm fs hxtrhbhdy lda, ft shhbs rhoslgoedh tl tjhlrfzh tjot
ft kluda whdd jovh ehhg o skrldd. Qjh Crhhm wlra usha tl ahskrfeh tjfs alku!
bhgt fs oktuoddy fgthrprhtha —skrl % ‒ fg tjh CGQ. Jherhw skrldds whrh l`thg sh!
kurha wftj budtfpdh shods. Sjhtjhr ft wos o ellm lr o skrldd tjh Dobe tllm
`rlb tjh joga l` Cla tjh @otjhr, tjh shquhgtfod lphgfgc l` tjh shods erfgc
skhghs l` afsostrlus hvhgts ahskrfeha wftjfg tjh ellm fgtl Iljg‖s vfsflg.
Qjhrh orh shvhrod fgthrhstfgc tjfgcs rh`hrrha tl fg Uhvhdotflg 89?!?>. Qjh
rh`hrhgkh tl o — strlgc ‒ ogchd rhbfgas us tjot tjhrh orh af$ hrhgt typhs l` ogchds,
slbh strlgchr " jovfgc blrh plwhr # tjog ltjhrs. ^lssfedy tjh strlgc ogchds orh
tjh lghs tjot wor ocofgst [otog ugahr tjh dhoahrsjfp l` Bfkjohd fg Uhvhdotflg
?593, oga al eottdh wftj `oddhg ogchds fg tjh lgclfgc wor `lr bhg‖s sluds. Sh
mglw tjot slbh ogchds orh cuorafogs lvhr — dfttdh lghs‒, slbh orh bhsshgchrs,
slbh hxhkuth tjh iuacbhgts l` Cla, slbh orh bfgfsthrfgc spfrfts, slbh orh
Kjhruefb, oga slbh orh [hropjfb. Qjhy orh Cla‖s orby oga tjhy wlrsjfp
Jfb oga al Jfs efaafgc ot odd tfbhs.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh :5
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Lgh l` tjh blst thgahr oga jhort! wrhgkjfgc possochs fg tjh efedh fs rh!
klraha fg tjfs possoch l` skrfpturh. Sjhg tjh kodd l` tjh ogchd wftj tjh dlua
vlfkh clhs lut `lr slbhlgh wlrtjy tl lphg tjh skrldd, gl lgh kobh `lrwora
fbbhafothdy, oga Iljg ehcog tl whhp. Qjh wlrafgc l` tjfs possoch fs hsphkfoddy
plfcgogt fg rhbfgafgc us l` wjot Ihsus afa `lr us lg tjh krlss. Gl lgh fg
jhovhg, lg tjh hortj, lr ugahr tjh hortj wos `luga wlrtjy tl lphg tjh skrldd
hxkhpt tjh Dobe l` Cla, lur [ovflr. Sjhg tjh Dflg l` tjh trfeh l` Iuaoj
klbhs `lrwora tl tomh tjh skrldd, crhot rhilfkfgc tomhs pdokh fg jhovhg. Qjh
`lur dfvfgc krhoturhs, oga tjh twhgty !`lur hdahrs soy wftj o dlua vlfkh,
—Slrtjy orh ylu tl rhkhfvh tjh skrl % oga tl lphg ft shods, ehkoush ylu whrh sdofg oga ey ylur edlla purkjosha us tl Cla lut l` hvhry trfeh oga tlgcuh oga phlpdh oga gotflg. . .‒ " Uhvhdotflg. 896 CGQ #.
Sjhg tjh Dobe klbhs jh jos shvhg jlrgs oga shvhg hyhs, wjfkj orh fahg!
tfha os tjh shvhg spfrfts l` Cla shgt fgtl odd tjh hortj.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh :;
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Kjopthr 0
Qjh @lur Jlrshbhg l` tjh Oplkodypsh
Fg Uhvhdotflg 09?!: CGQ tjh Dobe lphgs tjh rst `lur shods lg tjh ellm
wjfkj ahskrfeh slbh l` tjh tjfgcs tjot wfdd tomh pdokh lg hortj fg okklraogkh
wftj Aogfhd‖s prlpjhky.
—Oga F sow wjhg tjh Dobe lphgha lgh l` tjh shods, oga F jhora lgh l` tjh `lur dfv #fgc krhoturhs soyfgc, os o vlfkh l` tjugahr, Klbh oga shh. Oga F sow, oga ehjlda, owjfth jlrsh9 oga jh sfttfgc lg ft jovfgc o elw= oga wos cfvhg tl jfb o krlwg, oga jh whgt `lrtj lvhrklbfgc oga tjot jh bfcjt lvhrklbh. Oga wjhg jh lphgha tjh shklga shod F jhora tjh shklga dfvfgc krhoturh soyfgc, Klbh oga shh. Oga whgt `lrtj ogltjhr jlrsh rha= oga tl jfb sfttfgc lg ft wos cfvhg tl jfb tl tomh phokh $ lb tjh hortj, oga tjot lgh ogltjhr tjhy sjluda sdoy= oga wos cfvhg tl jfb o crhot swlra. Oga wjhg jh lphgha tjh tjfra shod F jhora tjh tjfra dfvfgc krhoturh soyfgc,Klbh oga shh. Oga F sow, oga ehjlda, o edokm jlrsh, oga jh sfttfgc lg ft jovfgc oeodogkh fg jfs joga. Oga F jhora o vlfkh fg ( tjh ) bfast l` tjh `lur dfvfgc krho#turhs, soyfgc, o kjlfgfx l` wjhot `lr o ahgorfus, oga tjrhh kjlfgfxhs l` eordhy `lr o ahgorfus9 oga tjh lfd oga tjh wfgh tjlu boyhst glt fgiurh. Oga wjhg jh lphghatjh `lurtj shod, F jhora ( tjh ) vlfkh l` tjh `lurtj dfvfgc krhoturh soyfgc, Klbh oga shh. Oga F sow, oga ehjlda, o podh jlrsh, oga jh sfttfgc lg ft, jfs gobh ( wos ) Ahotj, oga joahs `l % lws wftj jfb= oga wos cfvhg tl tjhb outjlrfty tl mf % lvhrtjh `lurtj l` tjh hortj wftj swlra oga wftj `obfgh oga wftj ahotj, oga ey tjhehosts l` tjh hortj.‒
Qjfs skrfpturh fs sl boihstfk oga dloaha wftj sfcgfkogkh tjot fgthrprhtotflg
kog lgdy eh otthbptha ugahr crhot `hor l` tjh Dlra. Af$ hrhgt fgthrprhtotflgs
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh :1
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jovh ehhg succhstha `lr tjhsh vhrshs, glgh l` wjfkj wfdd eh rhfthrotha jhrh.
Qjh fgthrprhtotflg tjot Cla jos cfvhg bh fs afskussha ehdlw. Qjh rhoahr
sjluda iuach tjfs fgthrprhtotflg iust os wh orh hgklurocha tl iuach odd prlpjhky
" ? Kl. 59?8, ?1956 #.
Odtjlucj slbh ldahr vhrsflgs l` tjh Efedh lbft —klbh‒, — shh‒, lr eltj fg tjfs
possoch, tjh CGQ soys tjot wftj tjh lphgfgc l` tjhsh rst `lur shods Iljg fs
tlda tl —klbh oga shh‒ ey tjh dfvfgc krhoturhs. Sh glth tjot fg jfs vfsflg Iljg
wos fg tjh tjrlgh rllb iust prflr tl tjfs kjopthr. Levflusdy tjh skhgh joa tl
kjogch `lr Iljg tl wftghss tjh klgshquhgkhs l` rhdhosfgc tjhsh `lur jlrshbhg.
Qjh `lur jlrshbhg whrh cfvhg plwhr oga outjlrfty tl, ? # lvhrklbh oga klg!
quhr, 5 # tomh phokh `rlb tjh wlrda, ; # erfgc `obfgh, oga 1 # mfdd. Jlwhvhr, Iljg
afa glt rhklra tjh oktuod lkkurrhgkh l` klgquhrfgc, wlrda wor, `obfgh, glr mfdd!
fgc tjot tjhsh spfrftuod jlrshbhg whrh hbplwhrha tl fgftfoth. F ehdfhvh tjh
ahvostotflg tjh rfahrs `lsthr fg tjh spfrft wlrda fs prlcrhssfvh, stortfgc ot, lr
ghor, tjh ehcfggfgc l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla, oga klgtfgufgc tjrlucj " ot dhost #
tjh tfbh rh`hrrha tl os tjh —ehcfggfgc l` slrrlws‒ fg Bottjhw 519:. Qjh rhdhosh
l` tjhsh ahblg rfahrs bust eh shquhgtfoddy tfbha tl okjfhvh tjhfr hvfd bfssflg.
Sjhg tjh afskfpdhs kobh tl Jfb lg tjh Blugt l` Ldfvhs Ihsus tlda tjhb tjot
ahkhptflg, wors, `obfghs, phstfdhgkh, oga hortjquomhs wluda kjorokthrfzh tjfs
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh :8
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tfbh. Qjhsh sobh hvhgts orh fgftfotha ey tjh clfgc `lrtj l` tjh `lur jlrshbhg.
Qjhsh jlrshbhg orh spfrftuod ehfgcs " oddhg ogchds #, wftj crhot plwhr, jhda fg
kjhkm ugtfd Cla rhdhoshs tjhb ot tjh ehcfggfgc l` Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm. Glth
tjot tjh lphgfgc l` tjhsh `lur shods alhs glt prhkfpftoth ogy pjysfkod ahstruk!
tflg lg hortj, fgsthoa, tjhy sprhoa spfrftuod wfkmhaghss tjot wfdd eh wrlucjt ey
tjh rudhrs l` tjh aormghss l` tjfs wlrda tjrlucj tjh jhorts l` bhg lg hortj.
Fg Bottjhw 5191, Ihsus, rhsplgafgc tl tjh afskfpdhs quhstflgs oelut Jfs rh!
turg oga tjh hga l` tfbh, tlda tjhb tl tomh jhha tjot gl bog ahkhfvh tjhb,
`lr bogy wluda klbh kdofbfgc tl eh tjh Kjrfst. Qjh ahkhptflg l` bhg fs tjh
ossfcgbhgt l` tjh rst jlrshbog, wjl clhs `lrtj os o klgquhrhr, tl lvhrklbh
" klgquhr #. Sh shh tjot tjh rhsudt l` lphgfgc tjh rst shod klrrhsplgas tl tjh
hvhgt ahskrfeha ey Ihsus os tjh stort l` tjh —ehcfggfgc l` slrrlws‒ fg Jfs Ldfvht
afsklursh. Qjfs rst jlrshbog fs dfmh og oavogkha cuora, shgt fg hordy tl fgstu!
hgkh bhg fg ahkfafgc wjl tjhy wfdd `lddlw. Os wh wfdd shh dothr, tjh ogtfkjrfst
bomhs wor tl lvhrklbh tjh sofgts. Sh jovh prhvflusdy gltha tjot lvhrklbfgc fs
tjh wlrm l` tjh rst jlrshbog. Uhvhdotflg ?;9?5 soys tjot tjh `odsh prlpjht
" tjh shklga ehost l` Uhvhdotflg Kjopthr ?; #, fs tjh lgh wjl koushs tjhb tjot
awhdd lg tjh hortj tl wlrsjfp tjh ogtfkjrfst. Fg ltjhr wlras, tjh `odsh
prlpjht‖s bfssflg fs sfbfdor, f` glt fahgtfkod, tl tjot l` tjh rst jlrshbog9 tl
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh :0
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klgquhr bhg oga erfgc tjhb ugahr tjh outjlrfty l` tjh ogtfkjrfst. F ehdfhvh
tjot tjfs rst jlrshbog fs glgh ltjhr tjog tjh wfkmha spfrft l` tjh `odsh
prlpjht, wjl jos crhot plwhr oga outjlrfty, oga fs shgt `lrtj ot tjh ehcfggfgc
l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla tl klgquhr bhg spfrftuoddy, tl bomh tjhb `lddlwhrs l`
tjh ogtfkjrfst. Dothr, jh opphors lg hortj fgkorgotha os tjh `odsh prlpjht, tjh
ogtfkjrfst‖s rfcjt!joga bog, jovfgc crhot plwhr tjot jh ushs tl wfg bhg‖s oddh!
cfogkh. Qjh `odsh prlpjht fs lgh l` tjh rudhrs l` tjh aormghss l` tjfs wlrda,
hgtfkfgc tjh spfrfts l` bhg tl okkhpt tjh ogtfkjrfst " wjl fs iust orfsfgc #, os pl!
dftfkod dhoahr l` tjh wlrda.
Sh orh rhbfgaha l` tjh skrfpturh fg 5 Qjhssodlgfogs 595, wjfkj soys
—Dht gl bog ahkhfvh ylu ey ogy bhogs9 `lr tjot aoy sjo % glt klbh hxkhpt tjhrhklbh o `o % fgc owoy rst, oga tjot bog l` sfg eh rhvhodha, tjh slg l` phraftflg.‒
Os tjh rst jlrshbog tjfs spfrft ehfgc fs cfvhg o krlwg fg rhklcgftflg l` jfs
crhot outjlrfty fg [otog‖s mfgcalb. Jh odsl rfahs o wjfth jlrsh, wjfkj [otog
prleoedy shdhkts ehkoush l` tjh purfty osslkfotha wftj tjh kldlr wjfth9 Kjrfst
klbhs fg Uhvhdotflg ?69?? rfafgc o wjfth jlrsh. Qjfs rst jlrshbog odsl jos o
elw, wjfkj fs sybeldfk l` o worrflr, eut tjh skrfpturh alhs glt bhgtflg ogy or!
rlws. Qjfs kluda fbpdy o dfbftotflg lg jfs h$ hktfvhghss, plssfedy rhdotha tl tjh
`okt tjot jfs hgtfkhbhgts tl bogmfga orh odd hxthrgod9 jh jos gl afrhkt oefdfty tl
pfhrkh bhg‖s jhorts, eut bust opphod tl tjhfr dust oga prfah.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh :3
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Qjh shklga jlrshbog fs rfafgc o rha jlrsh. Jh fs cfvhg plwhr tl tomh phokh
`rlb tjh hortj wjfkj wfdd rhsudt fg bhg mfddfgc lgh ogltjhr, hsphkfoddy os wh
blvh fgtl tjh tfbh l` tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg, tjh dost ; ?/5! yhors l` Aogfhd‖s
prlpjhky. Sh ossubh jh alhs tjfs ey wlrmfgc tjrlucj bog‖s prfah tl koush jo !
trha. Jh wos odsl cfvhg o crhot swlra, sybeldfk l` tjh typh l` swlra usha ey
sldafhrs fg wor.
Qjh tjfra jlrshbog fs rfafgc o edokm jlrsh, oga fs jldafgc o eodogkh fg jfs
joga. Qjh eodogkh rhprhshgts l` tjh jfcj klst l` `lla, wjfkj fs bhosurha `lr
sodh ey whfcjt. O kjlfgfx l` wjhot `lr o ahgorfus " phggy # fs tjlucjt tl klrrh!
splga tl opprlxfbothdy o quort l` wjhot `lr o aoy‖s wochs. Qjrhh kjlfgfxhs l`
eordhy kluda eh elucjt `lr o ahgorfus. Sfgh oga lfd whrh glt tl eh jurt, wjfkj
bust bhog tjot tjhy whrh glt tl eh o $ hktha ey tjh `obfgh. Sh mglw tjot
wfgh fs sybeldfk l` Kjrfst‖s edlla oga lfd sybeldfzhs tjh Jldy [pfrft, eut
wjhtjhr tjfs wos tjh rhoslg tjot tjhsh orh hxhbpt `rlb tjfs pdocuh fs glt kdhor.
Qjh `lurtj jlrshbog fs rfafgc o podh jlrsh. Qjh rfahr fs fahgtfha os
Ahotj, oga Joahs " jhdd # `lddlwha wftj jfb. Ihsus splmh l`thg tl sfkmghsshs
oga fgrbftfhs os f` tjhy whrh hgtftfhs, spfrfts f` ylu wfdd, oga fg Chghsfs 193, wh
glth tjot sfg wos bhgtflgha os dyfgc, lr krlukjfgc, ot tjh allr, sl ft fs glt ug!
usuod `lr tjfgcs wh klgsfahr tl eh klgaftflgs lr dlkotflgs, tl eh rh`hrrha tl os
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ::
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hgtftfhs fg tjh Efedh. Qjh rfahr l` tjfs `lurtj jlrsh bust eh tjh ogchd l`
ahotj, oga tjh lgh `lddlwfgc jfb kluda eh tjh ogchd l` tjh oeyss, wjl fs cfvhg
tjh mhy tl tjh elttlbdhss pft. Qjh plwhr cfvhg tl tjfs jlrshbog oga jfs `ld!
dlwhr shhbs tl eh klgghktha tl tjh bfssflg cfvhg tl tjh rst tjrhh jlrshbhg.
Ft opphors tjot tjh ahstfgotflg l` tjh vfktfbs l` tjh rst tjrhh jlrshbhg fs
Joahs " jhdd #, oga tjot tjhy orh cfvhg outjlrfty tl mfdd lvhr o `lurtj port l` tjh
hortj wftj tjh swlra, `obfgh, ahotj, oga ey tjh ehosts l` tjh hortj. [fgkh wh
mglw tjot tjh spfrft/fbbothrfod sluds l` tjlsh tjot ehdlgc tl Kjrfst cl fbbh!
afothdy tl jhovhg " glt jhdd # wjhg tjhy afh, tjfs bust eh o kduh tjot tjh outjlr!
fty l` tjhsh jlrshbhg fs rhstrfktha tl tjh sdoyfgc l` ugrhahhbha bhg lvhr lgh!
`lurtj l` tjh orho l` tjh hortj, oga tjhfr spfrft/sluds orh fbbhafothdy turgha
lvhr tl tjh ogchd l` tjh oeyss " jhdd # wjl `lddlws tjh `lurtj rfahr. Sh odsl mglw
tjot Ihsus tllm tjh mhys " outjlrfty # l` ahotj oga jhdd o`thr Jfs ahotj lg tjh
krlss, sl F al glt ehdfhvh tjot tjhsh twl jovh ogy outjlrfty lvhr ehdfhvhrs. Fg
Uhvhdotflg 5>9?1 wh shh tjot ahotj oga jhdd orh kost fgtl tjh domh l` rh oga
erfbstlgh. Qjh rh`hrhgkh jhrh bust eh tl tjhsh twl, tjh oddhg ogchds rhsplg!
sfedh `lr ahotj oga jhdd.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Sh glw klbh tl tjh `tj shod, fg wjfkj Iljg shhs tjh sluds l` tjhb tjot
whrh sdofg ehkoush l` tjh Slra l` Cla, oga `lr tjhfr thstfblgy, ugahr tjh odtor
" Uh. 096!?? CGQ #.
—Oga wjhg jh joa lphgha tjh & j shod F sow ugahr tjh odtor tjh sluds l` tjlsh jov#fgc ehhg sdofg ehkoush `lr tjh Slra l` Cla, oga `lr tjh wftghss wjfkj tjhy joa.
Oga tjhy krfha wftj o crhot vlfkh, soyfgc, Xgtfd wjhg, jldy oga truh Bosthr, al ylu glt iuach oga ovhgch lur edlla $ lb tjlsh awh % fgc lg tjh hortj< Oga tjhrhwos cfvhg tl hokj lgh o wjfth rleh. Oga ft wos sofa tl tjhb tjot tjhy sjluda rhst yht o dfttdh tfbh, ugtfd bfcjt eh `ud % ha odsl l` tjhfr `h % lw# sdovhs oga tjhfr erltj#hrs, tjlsh ehfgc oelut tl eh mf % ha, hvhg os tjhy.‒
Qjh Crhhm wlra sluds fg tjfs possoch fs ahgha os —afshbelafha bog‒, wjfkj
shhbs tl ocrhh wftj tjh thrb —spfrft/ slud‒, tjot F ush tl ahskrfeh tjh rhahhbha
phrslgo tjot clhs tl jhovhg ot ahotj. Sjfdh lg hortj tjhsh lvhrklbhrs whrh
sdofg ehkoush l` tjhfr ugwovhrfgc thstfblgy `lr Cla, oga tjhy orh glw kryfgc
lut tl tjh Dlra osmfgc tjot tjhfr edlla eh ovhgcha. Qjhsh sluds bust fgkduah
odd tjlsh tjot jovh ehhg bortyrha `lr Cla `rlb tjh ehcfggfgc l` tfbh ugtfd
tjfs tfbh aurfgc Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm. Qjhy whrh cfvhg wjfth rlehs oga tlda
tjot tjhy sjluda rhst o dfttdh shoslg ugtfd tjhfr erltjhrs stfdd lg hortj orh mfddha
os tjhy whrh. Qjh wjfth rlehs fgafkoth tjot tjhsh orh lvhrklbhrs wjl orh tl
eh ilfgha ey ltjhrs sdofg ey tjh ogtfkjrfst aurfgc jfs rhfcg l` thrrlr. Qjfs skhgh
rofshs o dlcfkod quhstflg9 Sjhrh orh tjh rhst l` tjh sofgts, tjlsh tjot afha gotu!
rod ahotjs aurfgc tjfs sobh tfbh phrfla< Sh orh glt cfvhg og ogswhr tl tjfs
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 6>
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quhstflg, eut wh kog klgihkturh tjot tjhsh sdofg lvhrklbhrs jovh letofgha o
crhothr rhwora tjog tjlsh wjl jovh su$ hrha goturod ahotjs, tjus tjhy orh
pdokha fg o plsftflg l` jlglr, ugahr tjh odtor l` sokrfkh.
Iljg shhs stortdfgc skhghs wjhg tjh Dobe lphgs tjh sfxtj shod. Uhvhdotflg
09?5!?3 CGQ # soys,
—Oga F sow wjhg jh lphgha tjh sfxtj shod Oga ehjlda, o crhot hortjquomh lk#kurrha. Oga tjh sug ehkobh edokm os sokmkdltj boah l` jofr= oga tjh bllg ehkobh os edlla= oga tjh stors l` tjh jhovhg h % ugtl tjh hortj, os o c trhh ehfgc sjomhg ey
o crhot wfga kosts fts ugrfph cs. Oga jhovhg ahportha os o skrl % ehfgc rl % ha up. Oga hvhry blugtofg oga fsdoga whrh blvha lut l` tjhfr pdokhs. Oga tjh mfgcs l`tjh hortj, oga tjh crhot lghs, oga tjh rfkj lghs, oga tjh kjfdforkjs, oga tjh plwhr # `ud lghs, oga tjh sdovh, oga hvhry $ hh bog, jfa tjhbshdvhs fg tjh kovhs oga rlkmsl` tjh blugtofgs. Oga tjhy soy tl tjh blugtofgs oga tl tjh rlkms, @o % lg us, oga jfah us $ lb tjh `okh l` tjh Lgh wjl sfttfgc lg tjh tjrlgh, hvhg $ lb tjh wrotj l`tjh Dobe, ehkoush tjh crhot aoy l` jfs wrotj fs klbh, oga wjl fs oedh tl stoga<‒
Lphgfgc l` tjh sfxtj shod rhvhods o vfsflg l` o crhot hortjquomh lg hortj, tjh
sug ehklbhs edokm os sokmkdltj l` jofr, tjh bllg ehklbhs os edlla, oga tjh
stors l` jhovhg `odd tl tjh hortj. Blugtofgs oga fsdogas orh blvha lut l` tjhfr
pdokh, plssfedy os o rhsudt l` tjh crhot hortjquomh. Qjh jhovhg wh shh os wh
cozh upwora lg o kdhor gfcjt ahports dfmh o skrldd ehfgc rlddha up. Sftj tjh sug
oga bllg aormhgha, os tjh stors fg jhovhg `odd tl tjh hortj tjh jhovhgs orh dh`t
tl tjh aormghss l` spokh. Xgahr tjhsh klgaftflgs tjh jhovhgs " os wh mglw
tjhb # hsshgtfoddy afsopphor, dfmh o skrldd wjhg rlddha up. Odd bhg lg hortj, fg!
kduafgc tjh rfkj oga plwhr`ud, jfah tjhbshdvhs `rlb tjh lgh tjot sfts lg tjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjrlgh oga `rlb tjh wrotj l` tjh Dobe. Xgrhahhbha bhg goddy rhklcgfzh
tjot Cla fs erfgcfgc tjhsh hvhgts oelut.
Odtjlucj tjh hvhgts Iljg shhs wjhg tjh rst `lur shods orh lphgha odd shhb!
fgcdy ehcfg aurfgc tjh phrfla ahgha os tjh ehcfggfgc l` slrrlws, tjh hvhgts hg!
vfsflgha ey tjh lphgfgc tjh sfxtj, oga plssfedy tjh `tj, shods al glt lkkur
aurfgc tjfs phrfla. F ehdfhvh wh bust rhdy lg tjh eosfk dlcfk l` tjh stlw l`
hvhgts l` tjh vfsflg Cla jos cfvhg, rotjhr tjog fg tjh portfkudor shquhgkh fg
wjfkj Iljg leshrvha oga rhklraha tjhsh hvhgts. F` lur ugahrstogafgc l` tjh
vorflus phrflas fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg fs klrrhkt, tjh Dlra afktoths Jfs dht!
thrs tl tjh dotthr!aoy kjurkjhs ghor tjh ehcfggfgc l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla=
`rlb tjhrh Jh blvhs tl tjh lphgfgc l` tjh rst `lur shods, wjfkj ahskrfeh tjh
ossfcgbhgt l` khrtofg spfrftuod plwhrs aurfgc tjh phrfla fahgtfha os tjh eh!
cfggfgc l` slrrlws, o phrfla tjot storts klfgkfahgt wftj tjh stort l` tjh shvhg!
yhor phrfla, oga klgtfguhs " ot dhost # tl tjh lutplurfgc l` Jfs iuacbhgt, fgftf!
otha wftj tjh slugafgc l` tjh rst trubpht ot tjh ehcfggfgc l` tjh aoy l` tjh
Dlra.
Qjh aoy l` tjh Dlra fs o phrfla l` tfbh wjfkj storts ghor tjh bfaadh l` tjh
shvhg! yhor phrfla, oga fgkduahs tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg, Cla‖s wrotj, oga tjh rh!
turg l` Kjrfst tl hortj ot Orbochaalg. Ot tjh hga l` tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjh Dlra plurs lut Cla‖s wrotj lg tjh hortj, wjhg tjh vfod pdocuhs orh rh!
dhosha. Qjh hvhgts rhklraha ey Iljg wftj tjh lphgfgc l` tjh `tj shod orh
tjlucjt tl klfgkfah wftj tjh bfa!plfgt l` tjh shvhg! yhors, tjh tfbh o`thr ogtf!
kjrfst jos hrhktha jfs fboch, oga shrflus phrshkutflg ehcfgs. Hvhgts ahskrfeha
o`thr lphgfgc tjh sfxtj shod spog tjh tfbh wjhg tjh vfod pdocuhs orh plurha lut
fg Cla‖s wrotj, os rhklraha fg Uhvhdotflg Kjopthrs ?8 oga ?0.
Qjh ahskrfptflg l` tjh hvhgts fg Uhvhdotflg 09?5!?3, fs odblst fahgtfkod tl
tjot fg Bottjhw 51956 " odsl Borm ?;951!58, oga Dumh 5?958!50 #, wjfkj prlvfahs o
plfgt l` rh`hrhgkh klgilfgfgc tjhsh twl gorrotfvhs. Fg Fsofoj ?;96 tjfs sobh
hvhgt fs `lrhtlda9
—[hh, tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra fs klbfgc # o kruhd aoy wftj wrotj oga hrkh ogchr # tl bomh tjh doga ahsldoth oga ahstrly tjh sfgghrs wftjfg ft. Qjh stors l` jhovhg oga
tjhfr klgsth % otflgs wf % glt sjlw tjhfr dfcjt. Qjh rfsfgc sug wf % eh aormhgha ogatjh bllg wf % glt cfvh fts dfcjt.‒
Qjfs hvhgt, ahskrfeha fg Fsofoj, fs ugquhstflgoedy tjh sobh hvhgt ahskrfeha fg
tjh rst tjrhh clsphds oga tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg. Fg Fsofoj wh orh cfvhg og!
ltjhr sfcgfkogt pfhkh l` fg`lrbotflg9 tjhsh lkkurrhgkhs lg hortj oga fg tjh
jhovhgs okklbpogy wjot fs fahgtfha os —tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra‒ . —Qjh aoy l` tjh
Dlra‒ fs odsl bhgtflgha fg klgghktflg wftj lkkurrhgkhs fg tjh jhovhgs fg shv !
hrod ltjhr skrfpturhs9
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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—Qjh crhot aoy l` tjh Dlra fs ghor # ghor oga klbfgc qufkmdy. Dfsthg! Qjh kry lgtjh aoy l` tjh Dlra wf % eh eftthr, tjh sjlutfgc l` tjh worrflr tjhrh. Qjot aoy wf % eh o aoy l` wrotj, o aoy l` afstrhss oga ogcufsj, o aoy l` trluedh oga rufg, o aoy l` aormghss oga cdllb, o aoy l` kdluas oga edokmghss, o aoy l` trubpht oga eottdh kry
ocofgst tjh `lrtfha kftfhs oga ocofgst tjh klrghr tlwhrs. . . Fg tjh rh l` jfs ihod #lusy tjh wjldh wlrda wf % eh klgsubha, `lr jh wf % bomh o suaahg hga l` o % wjl dfvh fg tjh hortj‒ ! Yhpjogfoj ?9?1#?: ".
—. . .`lr tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra fs klbfgc. Ft fs kdlsh ot joga # o aoy l` aormghss oga cdllb, o aoy l` kdluas oga edokmghss.‒ ! Ilhd 595 "
—Qjh sug sjo % eh turgha fgtl aormghss, oga tjh bllg fgtl edlla, eh`lrh tjh crhot oga thrrfedh aoy l` tjh Dlra.‒ ! Ilhd 59;? "
—Sofd, `lr tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra fs ghor= . . .o kruhd aoy, wftj wrotj oga hrkh ogchrtl bomh tjh doga ahsldoth oga ahstrly tjh sfgghrs wftjfg ft. Qjh stors l` jhovhg oga tjhfr klgsth % otflgs wf % glt sjlw tjhfr dfcjt. Qjh rfsfgc sug wf % eh aormhgha oga tjh bllg wf % glt cfvh fts dfcjt.‒ ! Fsofoj ?;90 #?> "
—Slh tl ylu wjl dlgc `lr tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra! . . . Qjot aoy wf % eh aormghss oga glt dfcjt.‒ ! Obls 89?: "
Sh klgkduah `rlb tjh oelvh, os whdd os ltjhr skrfpturhs, tjot tjh lphgfgc l`
tjh sfxtj shod prhsochs o phrfla l` tfbh fahgtfha os tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra, wjfkj
fgkduahs o phrfla l` Crhot Qrfeudotflg, Cla‖s wrotj, oga tjh rhturg l` Ihsus
Kjrfst tl tjh eottdh l` Orbochaalg. Sh wfdd afskuss tjfs fg blrh ahtofd dothr fg
lur ogodysfs.
Sh prhvflusdy fahgtfha tjfs shodha ellm l` Uhvhdotflg os tjh Ellm l`
Cla‖s Iuacbhgt, eut tjh Dobe " Kjrfst # fs tjh phrslg tjot fgftfoths tjhsh kotos!
trlpjhs os Jh lphgs tjh ellm, oga kodds tjh tjfgcs wrftthg tjhrhfg fgtl ehfgc.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Qjh rst `lur shods ahpfkt tjh fgftfotflg l` hvhgts fg tjh spfrftuod rhodb tjot
lkkur lvhr o phrfla l` tfbh. Fg ltjhr wlras, tjhsh `lur jlrshbhg sht lut tl
ahduah bogmfga fgtl okkhptogkh l` tjh ogtfkjrfst os wlrda dhoahr, oga tl koush
wor, `obfgh, phstfdhgkh, oga ahotj. Iljg bhgtflgs gl fbbhafoth rhsudts l`
tjhfr oktflgs lg hortj. Sjhg tjh `tj shod fs lphgha, Iljg rhklras o skhgh fg
jhovhg= ocofg, gl oktflg tomhs pdokh lg hortj. Sjhg tjh sfxtj shod fs lphgha
Iljg shhs skhghs l` tjh kotostrlpjfk hvhgts tjot wfdd klbh tl poss fg tjh phrfla
fahgtfha os tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra , wjfkj orh jhrodaha wftj sfcgs lg hortj oga fg
tjh jhovhgs. Sjhg tjh god " shvhgtj # shod fs erlmhg tjh ellm wfdd eh `uddy
lphgha, oga Iljg wfdd shh tjh ahvostotflg prhsocha ey tjh sfxtj shod. Qjh shods
orh prhkurslry fg goturh= tjhy sht tjh skhgh `lr wjot wfdd jopphg wjhg tjh
ellm fs `uddy lphgha, oga Cla‖s iuacbhgt oga wrotj fs goddy plurha lut.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Kjopthr 3
?11,>>> Fsrohdfths Orh [hodha
Qjfs kjopthr ehcfgs wftj og fgthrduah fg wjfkj og ogchd wftj tjh shod l` tjh
dfvfgc Cla orfshs rlb tjh host. Qjfs ogchd krfhs lut tl `lur ltjhr ogchds, wjl
whrh cfvhg plwhr tl fgiurh tjh hortj oga tjh sho, tl rh`rofg `rlb oktfgc ugtfd
?11,>>> `rlb tjh twhdvh trfehs l` Fsrohd orh shodha —lg‒ tjhfr `lrhjhoas. Glth
tjot tjh MIP " oga ltjhr vhrsflgs l` tjh Efedh #, fgthrprht tjh Crhhm wlra usha
jhrh " !"" # os —fg‒. F tjfgm tjfs fs fbplrtogt sfgkh ush l` tjh wlra —lg‒ shhbs tl
fbpdy tjot tjfs wos o vfsfedh borm, wjfkj wluda fahgtf`y tjhsh shrvogts l` Cla
os ehdlgcfgc tl Jfb. Fg Uhvhdotflg ?19? tjh ?11,>>> orh fahgtfha os tjlsh
jovfgc tjh gobh l` Cla tjh @otjhr wrftthg lg tjhfr `lrhjhoas. Qjh oktuod
bhogfgc l` tjh Crhhm wlra !"" fs glt tltoddy kdhor `rlb tjh bogy slurkhs F
jovh klgsudtha. Qjh Ogodytfkod Crhhm Dhxfklg Uhvfsha ey Bludtlg fgafkoths
tjot tjh bhogfgc l` tjfs wlra os usha fg tjfs vhrsh fs —tl tjh hxthgt l`, eltj l`
pdokh oga tfbh‒, wjfkj fs og hgfcbotfk ahgftflg ot ehst. O ahrfvotfvh l` tjfs
wlra tjot jos tl al wftj hbplwhrfgc fgafvfauods rh`hrs tl tjh pdokfgc lg l`
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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jogas oga proyfgc lr tjhb tl rhkhfvh. Ft fs glt oeslduthdy kdhor wjot tjfs borm
klgsfstha l , oga wjhtjhr ft wos vfsfedh tl odd, lr iust tl Cla. Qjh faho tjot
tjhsh ogchds dofa jogas lg tjhsh Fsrohdf shrvogts oga proyha `lr tjhfr oglfgtfgc
shhbs dlcfkod tl bh, eut og oeslduth oga ahgfth ogswhr fs glt kdhor.
Qjh ogchd wftj tjh shod oga jfs jhdphrs tjhg shod ?5,>>> l` hokj l` tjh
twhdvh trfehs l` Fsrohd. Ft fs fgthrhstfgc tl glth tjot l` tjh twhdvh trfehs bhg!
tflgha jhrh, Aog oga Hpjrofb orh lbfttha, oga Ilshpj, Dhvf, oga Bogosshj
orh fgkduaha. Hpjrofb oga Bogosshj whrh crogaslgs l` Iokle, glt slgs, oga
tjhrh`lrh orh glt dfstha oblgc tjh twhdvh trfehs l` Fsrohd fg slbh skrfpturhs.
Jlwhvhr, fg Chghsfs 1:9:!55, Iokle edhssha Hpjrofb oga Bogosshj, oga prl!
vfaha og hxtro plrtflg l` tjh prlbfsha doga tl Ilshpj. Fg sl alfgc jh rhklc !
gfzha Ilshpj‖s slgs os trfehs l` Fsrohd, fgsurfgc Ilshpj‖s fgjhrftogkh fg tjh
prlbfsh doga. Hpjrofb, tjlucj ylugchr tjog Bogosshj, wos tl eh jhoa l` tjh
blrh fbplrtogt trfeh, okklrafgc tl Iokle‖s edhssfgc. Jlwhvhr, trfeod fbplr!
togkh wos glt o `oktlr fg ahthrbfgfgc wjl wluda eh shodha fg tjfs possoch l`
skrfpturh. Qjh trfehs l` Hpjrofb oga Aog whrh rhehddflus ocofgst Cla, eut
ltjhrs, fgkduafgc tjh trfeh l` Bogosshj, whrh odsl rhehddflus. Uhehddflusghss
wos glt tjh rhoslg `lr hxkdusflg jhrh. [fgkh eltj Ilshpj oga Bogosshj orh fg!
kduaha fg tjfs dfst ft shhbs dlcfkod tl ossubh tjot os bogy os ?5,>>> ahskhg!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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aogts l` Hpjrofb kluda eh fgkduaha fg tjlsh tjot orh shodha. Qjh trfeh l` Aog
fs hxkduaha fg shvhrod LQ dfstfgcs l` tjh trfehs l` Fsrohd ehkoush l` faldotry, eut
f` tjot fs tjh rhoslg `lr hxkdusflg jhrh, ft fs glt sl fgafkotha.
Fg Uhvhdotflg ?191, tjh ?11,>>> orh fahgtfha os ehfgc rhahhbha `rlb
oblgc bhg, oga tjhy stoga wftj tjh Dobe lg blugt Yflg, `lddlwfgc Jfb
wjhrhvhr Jh clhs. Qjhsh slgs l` Fsrohd, wjfkj orh fahgtfha os shrvogts l`
Cla, orh rhahhbha ehkoush tjhy orh wftjlut `oudt eh`lrh Cla " Uhv. ?198 #.
Uhvhdotflg ?191 `urtjhr fahgtfhs tjhsh os —vfrcfgs‒ `lr tjhy jovh glt ehhg ah!
dha wftj wlbhg. @rlb tjh Dlra‖s ahskrfptflg l` tjhsh wh ossubh tjhy orh
shodha os ehdfhvhrs. Fg tjfs skrfpturh tjh Dlra jos fahgtfha tjh trfeod o 'gfty
l` tjlsh tjot ehdlgc tl Jfb, oga lgdy Jh mglws wjy tjh trfehs l` Aog oga
Hpjrofb orh glt bhgtflgha. Fg Uhvhdotflg ?59?3, wh wfdd shh tjot [otog oga jfs
ogtfkjrfst wor ocofgst tjhsh kjlshg Fsrohdfths oga tjhfr klgvhrts, eut Cla prl!
thkts tjhb ey prlvfafgc o pdokh l` rh`uch.
Qjh Crhot Budtftuah
Fg Uhvhdotflg 396!?>, Iljg shhs o ghw skhgh ot tjh tjrlgh9
—O & hr tjfs F ehjhda, oga, dl, o crhot budtftuah, wjfkj gl bog kluda gubehr, l` o % gotflgs, oga mfgarhas, oga phlpdh, oga tlgcuhs, stlla eh`lrh tjh tjrlgh, oga eh`lrhtjh Dobe, kdltjha wftj wjfth rlehs, oga podbs fg tjhfr jogas= Oga krfha wftj o
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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dlua vlfkh, soyfgc, [odvotflg tl lur Cla wjfkj sftthtj uplg tjh tjrlgh, oga ugtltjh Dobe.‒
Oga fg Uhvhdotflg 39?;!?3, Iljg jos o klgvhrsotflg wftj lgh l` tjh hdahrs9
—Oga lgh l` tjh hdahrs ogswhrha, soyfgc ugtl bh, Sjot orh tjhsh orroyha fg wjfth rlehs< Oga wjhgkh kobh tjhy< Oga F sofa ugtl jfb, [fr, tjlu mglwhst. Oga jh sofa tl bh, Qjhsh orh tjhy wjfkj kobh lut l` crhot trfeudotflg, oga jovh wosjhatjhfr rlehs, oga boah tjhb wjfth fg tjh edlla l` tjh Dobe. Qjhrh`lrh orh tjhy eh# `lrh tjh tjrlgh l` Cla, oga shrvh jfb aoy oga gfcjt fg jfs thbpdh9 oga jh tjot sft #thtj lg tjh tjrlgh sjo % awh % oblgc tjhb. Qjhy sjo % jugchr gl blrh, ghftjhrtjfrst ogy blrh= ghftjhr sjo % tjh sug dfcjt lg tjhb, glr ogy jhot. @lr tjh Dobewjfkj fs fg tjh bfast l` tjh tjrlgh sjo % `hha tjhb, oga sjo % dhoa tjhb fgtl dfvfgc `lugtofgs l` wothrs9 oga Cla sjo % wfph owoy o % thors $ lb tjhfr hyhs.‒
Sh orh glw ot o pfvltod plfgt fg lur stuay l` tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus. Qjh
fahgtfty l` tjfs crhot budtftuah fs fbplrtogt tl lur fgthrprhtotflg l` tjh rh!
bofgahr l` tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg. Qry tl opprlokj tjfs skrfpturh wftj og
lphg bfga, wftjlut ogy prhklgkhfvha fahos oelut tjh ropturh l` tjh kjurkj,
oga wjhg " oga f` #, ft wfdd lkkur.
Fg tjh oelvh skrfpturh Iljg leshrvhs slbhtjfgc ghw oga af$ hrhgt fg jfs vf!
sflg l` tjh tjrlgh rllb. Qjfs krlwa tjot kluda glt eh gubehrha wos glt prh!
shgt fg tjh vfsflg prflr tl tjfs tfbh. Iljg fgtrlaukhs tjfs skhgh ey gltfgc tjot
jh sow ft o`thr tjh shodfgc l` tjh ?11,>>>. Qjhrh`lrh, wh klgkduah tjot slbh
sfcgfkogt hvhgt bust jovh lkkurrha lg hortj tl koush tjfs crhot budtftuah tl
suaahgdy opphor eh`lrh tjh tjrlgh. Sh osm lurshdvhs9 wjot lkkurrhgkh lg
hortj kluda koush tjfs crhot elay l` lvhrklbhrs " wosjha ey tjh edlla l` Ihsus
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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oga rhprhshgtfgc hvhry gotflg, mfgarha, phlpdh, oga tlgcuh # tl eh stogafgc eh!
`lrh tjh tjrlgh l` Cla< Qjh lgdy hvhgt `lrhtlda fg tjh skrfpturh tjot shhbs
pdousfedh fs tjh ropturh l` tjh kjurkj, wjfkj fs rhklraha fg ? Klrfgtjfogs
?898?!85 oga ? Qjhssodlgfogs 19?0!?3. Jlw kluda rfshg sofgts eh ahskrfeha ogy
ehtthr tjog tjfs<
?. Qjhy wosjha tjhfr rlehs oga boah tjhb wjfth fg tjh edlla l` tjh
Dobe.
5. Qjhy orh eh`lrh tjh tjrlgh l` Cla oga shrvh Jfb aoy oga gfcjt.
;. Jh wjl sfts lg tjh tjrlgh toehrgokdhs " sprhoas o thgt # lvhr tjhb.
1. Qjhy gl dlgchr jugchr glr tjfrst.
8. Qjh sug alhs glt `odd lg tjhb, glr ogy jhot.
0. Qjh Dobe sjhpjhras oga dhoas tjhb tl dfvfgc wothrs. Uhvhdotflg 559?
fgafkoths tjot tjfs dfvfgc wothr fs fg tjh jldy kfty.
3. Cla wfphs owoy hvhry thor `rlb tjhfr hyhs.
Qjh hdahr‖s klbbhgt tl Iljg fg vhrsh ?1 tjot —tjhy kobh lut l` crhot trfeudo#
tflg‒, shhbs tl eh tjh lgdy rhod stubedfgc edlkm tl tjh klgkdusflg tjot tjfs fs
tjh ropturha/rhsurrhktha kjurkj, stogafgc eh`lrh Cla fg jhovhg. Ehdfh` fg
prh!trfeudotflg ropturh wluda orcuh ocofgst tjfs ehfgc tjh ropturh l` tjh
kjurkj ahskrfeha fg ? Qjhssodlgfogs 19?0!?3. Odtjlucj glt fbplssfedh, ft shhbs
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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aluet`ud tjot tjfs kluda rh`hr tl tjlsh dh`t lut l` slbh fgftfod " prh!trfeudotflg #
ropturh, eut whrh ropturha ot o dothr tfbh. Qjh `okt tjot tjfs crhot budtftuah
rhprhshgts hvhry gotflg, trfeh, phlpdh oga dogcuoch, shhbs tl fbpdy ropturh/
rhsurrhktflg l` tjh hgtfrh elay l` ehdfhvhrs `lr odd tfbh. F tjfs budtftuah alhs
glt fgkduah ehdfhvhrs tjot dfvha oga afha eh`lrh tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg tjhg wh
bust osm, Sjhg wfdd tjhsh bhht Ihsus Kjrfst fg tjh kdluas< Qjhrh fs gl sph!
kfk bhgtflg fg tjh Efedh l` blrh tjog lgh ropturh/rhsurrhktflg l` tjh kjurkj.
Sh gltha ot tjh ehcfggfgc l` lur stuay tjot tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg wluda
ehcfg ghor tjh bfaplfgt l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla. Qjh shodfgc l` tjh ?11,>>>
Fsrohdfths shhbs tl lkkur oelut tjh sobh tfbh, ghor tjh ehcfggfgc l` tjh Crhot
Qrfeudotflg9 klfgkfahgt wftj tjh tfbh tjot ogtfkjrfst koushs tjh thbpdh sokrf!
khs tl khosh, fgstodds jfs fboch fg tjh thbpdh, oga shvhrh phrshkutflg l` Ihws
" oga chgtfdh ehdfhvhrs # ehcfgs. Odtjlucj Iljg rhklras tjh vfsflg l` tjh crhot
budtftuah fbbhafothdy o`thr tjh shodfgc l` tjh ?11,>>>, wh mglw tjot slbh
tfbh hxpfrhs ehtwhhg tjhsh twl hvhgts. Uhvhdotflg 39?1 rhklras tjh `okt tjot
tjh crhot budtftuah wos lg hortj ot tjh ehcfggfgc l` tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg, eut
Cla sjlrthgs tjlsh aoys — `lr tjh somh l` tjh hdhkt ‒ " B‖t. 51955 #.
Sh orh rhbfgaha ocofg tjot tjh lrahr fg wjfkj Iljg rhklraha hvhgts fg tjh
vfsflg alhs glt ghkhssorfdy klfgkfah wftj tjh lrahr fg wjfkj tjh oktuod hvhgts
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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lkkur aurfgc Aogfhd‖s shvhgtfhtj whhm. Dothr, wh wfdd hgklugthr wjot opphors
tl eh tjh oktuod tfbh l` tjh ropturh/rhsurrhktflg fg Kjopthr ?>, oga tjh op!
phorogkh l` tjh ?11,>>> fg Kjopthr ?1. Qjh ropturh/rhsurrhktflg oga shodfgc
l` tjh ?11,>>> orh twl l` tjh blst fbplrtogt hvhgts tjot trogspfrh eh`lrh
Cla‖s wrotj fs plurha lut, os ahskrfeha fg Kjopthr ?8. Cla wfdd prlthkt tjh
rhbgogt l` Ihws oga tjh kjurkj l` Ihsus Kjrfst `rlb Jfs wrotj9 bogy skrfp!
turhs fg tjh Efedh odduah tl tjh `okt tjot Cla wfdd glt plur lut jfs wrotj lg
tjlsh tjot ehdlgc tl Jfb.
@lr rhoslgs tjot wfdd eh succhstha dothr, tjh ropturh fs tjlucjt tl lkkur aur!
fgc tjh — aoys l` tjh vlfkh l` tjh shvhgtj ogchd ‒, ot tjh dost " shvhgtj # trubp. Fg
Uhvhdotflg 396 wh shh ropturha lvhrklbhrs wjl jovh mhpt tjhfr `oftj tjrlucj
tryfgc tfbhs l` jugchr, tjfrst, ugehoroedh jhot, oga crhot phrshkutflg9 trfods
tjot klbh doth fg tjh phrfla fahgtfha os —tjh ehcfggfgc l` slrrlws.‒, oga hordy
aurfgc tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg. Qjh budtftuah ahskrfeha fg Uhvhdotflg 396 bust
rhprhshgt tjh ropturha kjurkj9 tjh hvfahgkh supplrtfgc ropturh l` tjh kjurkj
aurfgc tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg, fs vhry strlgc.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Kjopthr :
[fdhgkh Fg Jhovhg
Uhvhdotflg Kjopthr : ehcfgs wftj og owh!fgspfrfgc lkkurrhgkh fg jhovhg.
Uhvhdotflg :9? soys,
—Oga wjhg jh joa lphgha tjh shvhgtj shod, tjhrh wos sfdhgkh fg jhovhg oelut tjh spokh l` jod` og jlur.‒
O phrfla l` sfdhgkh fgthrihktha fg o sphhkj, lr hvhg fg hvhryaoy klgvhrsotflg,
orrhsts lur otthgtflg, oga wh ehcfg tl ogtfkfpoth tjot tjh sphomhr fs oelut tl
soy slbhtjfgc fbplrtogt. Sjhg wh `hhd tjot slbhtjfgc sfcgfkogt, lr bl!
bhgtlus, fs oelut tl lkkur, wh l`thg rhslrt tl sfdhgkh, plssfedy fg ogtfkfpotflg,
lr `hor, l` wjot fs oelut tl tomh pdokh. Sjhg tjhrh fs sfdhgkh fg jhovhg, wjhrh
tjhrh fs glrboddy sl bukj klgtfgulus rhilfkfgc oga wlrsjfp, wh mglw tjot
slbh crhot hvhgt fs oelut tl tomh pdokh. Fg tjfs kosh, Cla fs oelut tl tomh Jfs
rhvhgch lg [otog oga jfs `lddlwhrs, oga tjh klgshquhgkhs l` Jfs oktflgs wfdd
jovh crhot fbpokt, glt lgdy lg `oddhg ogchds oga sfg`ud bogmfga, eut odsl lg
Jfs erfah " tjh kjurkj #, tjh Ihwfsj rhbgogt, oga Jfs ehoutf`ud krhotflg, tjh
hortj. Ft shhbs dfmh Cla poushs tl tomh o ahhp erhotj eh`lrh ehcfggfgc tjfs
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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thrrfedh ahstruktflg. Sftj tjh erhomfgc l` tjh shvhgtj shod, Cla‖s ellm, wjfkj
klgtofgs Jfs iuacbhgt l` hvfd oga Jfs hgtfrh phgt!up wrotj ocofgst sfg, fs glw
`uddy lphgha, oga gltjfgc wfdd rhstrofg lr jlda eokm tjh thrrfedh kotostrlpjhs
sllg tl `lddlw.
Ft fs opprlprfoth ot tjfs plfgt tl hstoedfsj o phrsphktfvh rhcorafgc Aogfhd‖s
shvhgtfhtj whhm, tjh spog l` tfbh klvhrha ey tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg, oga tl
arow ogy klgkdusflgs wh kog oelut tjh tfbfgc oga shquhgkh l` hvhgts lkkur!
rfgc aurfgc tjfs shvhg! yhor phrfla. O sfcgfkogt plfgt fg ugahrstogafgc tjh
ellm l` Uhvhdotflg fs tl rhklcgfzh jlw Cla kjlsh tl lrcogfzh tjh phrflas oga
hvhgts ahskrfeha. Sh mglw tjot tjh gubehr shvhg fs sfcgfkogt fg Cla‖s
lrfcfgod wlrm l` krhotflg, oga fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg Jh sphws lut Jfs
iuacbhgt oga wrotj fg thrbs l` shvhgs. Cla ushs tjh gubehr shvhg tl fgaf!
koth slbhtjfgc ehfgc klbpdhth, h.c. tjh krhotflg stlry, wjfkj wos klbpdhtha fg
shvhg aoys, fgkduafgc Jfs aoy l` rhst. Sh glth fg Uhvhdotflg Kjopthrs 5 oga ;,
tjot tjhrh whrh shvhg kjurkjhs. Fg lur fgthrprhtotflg l` tjhsh twl kjopthrs wh
klgkduaha tjot tjh prledhbs oaarhssha " fgkduafgc tjlsh fg tjh ltjhr kjurkj
dhtthrs l` tjh GQ # hgklbpossha odd tjh prledhbs hxtogt fg dotthr!aoy " klgthb!
plrory # kjurkjhs. Fg Uhvhdotflg Kjopthrs 0 oga : wh rhoa l` tjh lphgfgc l`
tjh shvhg shods lg tjh skrldd fg tjh Dlra‖s joga. Sh jovh surbfsha prhvflusdy
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjot tjh lphgfgc l` tjh rst `lur shods prhsoch o phrfla l` tfbh rh`hrrha tl os
tjh ehcfggfgc l` slrrlws. Sftj tjh erhomfgc l` tjh shvhgtj shod, Cla‖s ellm wfdd
eh lphgha klbpdhthdy, oga tjh dost fbphafbhgt tl tjh lutplurfgc l` Jfs iuac !
bhgt oga wrotj wfdd eh rhblvha. Fg Uhvhdotflg Kjopthrs : tjrlucj ??, wh wfdd
rhoa oelut tjh slugafgc l` shvhg trubphts, wjfkj rhdhosh Cla‖s iuacbhgts fg o
phrfla fahgtfha os tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg. @fgoddy, fg Uhvhdotflg Kjopthrs ?8
oga ?0, wh wfdd rhoa l` tjh lutplurfgc l` shvhg vfods, wjfkj klgstftuth tjh dd!
fgc up lr klbpdhtflg l` Cla‖s wrotj. Qjus, wh shh tjot tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg
fs lrcogfzha fgtl phrflas fahgtfha ey tjh shvhg kjurkjhs, tjh shvhg shods,
tjh shvhg trubphts, oga tjh shvhg vfods. Dht us glw hxobfgh tjh efedfkod
hvfahgkh `lr tjh ahsfcgotflg l` tjh phrflas oga hvhgts tjot bomh up Aogfhd‖s
3>tj whhm.
Qjh Ehcfggfgc L` [lrrlws
?. Sjhg osmha wjot tjh sfcg l` Jfs klbfgc oga tjh hga l` tjh wlrda wluda eh
fg Bottjhw 5191!?5, Ihsus sofa tjot o phrfla l` tfbh kjorokthrfzha ey ahkhp!
tflg, ehtroyod, wors oga rublrs l` wors, `obfghs, phstfdhgkh, oga hortjquomhs,
mglwg os tjh ehcfggfgc l` slrrlws, wluda lkkur rst. Qjus, wh mglw tjot tjfs
phrfla prhkhahs Kjrfst‖s shklga klbfgc.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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5. Sftj tjh lphgfgc l` tjh rst `lur shods fg Uhvhdotflg 09?!:, Iljg sow `lur
jlrshbhg clfgc `lrtj tl klgquhr oga sprhoa ahkhptflg, ehtroyod, wor, `obfgh,
phstfdhgkh " Hzhmfhd ?195? #, oga ahotj. Ft shhbs levflus tjot tjfs phrfla fg tjh
ellm l` Uhvhdotflg klrrhsplgas tl tjh phrfla fahgtfha ey Ihsus os tjh ehcfg#
gfgc l` slrrlws.
;. Uhvhdotflg Kjopthr ?5 ahskrfehs jlw tjh rhbgogt l` Fsrohd wfdd eh sovha
wjhg Kjrfst rhturgs. Qjh rhbgogt wfdd sthh tl tjh wfdahrghss, wjhrh tjhy wfdd
eh prlthktha `lr ?,50> aoys " Uh. ?590 #. Qjfs lkkurs o`thr tjh bfaplfgt l` tjh
shvhg! yhor phrfla, ot tjh hga l` tjh ehcfggfgc l` slrrlws oga tjh ehcfggfgc l` tjh
Crhot Qrfeudotflg wjhg sjh " Fsrohd # fs fg trovofd " phrshkutflg #.
1. Fg Iljg ?095>!5?, Ihsus thdds Jfs afskfpdhs " oga tjrlucj tjhb odd ehdfhvhrs #
tjot eh`lrh Jh rhturgs tl hortj tjhy wfdd eh slrrlw`ud dfmh o wlbog fg trovofd,
eut os sllg os tjhy shh Jfb tjhy wfdd eh ddha wftj ily dfmh tjh wlbog o`thr
sjh jos ahdfvhrha tjh kjfda.
8. Ulbogs :955!5; stoths tjot tjh wjldh krhotflg crlogs oga trovofds fg pofg.
Sh lurshdvhs crlog wftjfg, woftfgc `lr tjh rhahbptflg l` lur elay " rhsurrhk!
tflg oga ropturh #.
Sh klgkduah `rlb tjh oelvh tjot tjh phrfla l` tfbh ahskrfeha fg Bottjhw
5191!?5 oga Uhvhdotflg 09?!:, klvhrs o phrfla l` tfbh eh`lrh tjh Crhot Qrfeudo !
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tflg mglwg os tjh ehcfggfgc l` slrrlws, oga tjot tjhsh possochs l` skrfpturh rh`hr
tl tjh rst ; ?/5 yhors " bfa! whhm # fg Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm " Ao. 6953 #. Qjh ehcfg#
gfgc l` slrrlws storts wftj tjh lphgfgc l` tjh rst shod, oga fs ahskrfeha os ehfgc
dfmh o wlbog su$ hrfgc tjh pofgs l` kjfdaefrtj. Qjfs fs ahskrfeha os o ; ?/5! yhor
phrfla l` tfbh aurfgc wjfkj tjh ogtfkjrfst wfdd rudh tjh wlrda, hvhgtuoddy erfgc !
fgc crhot phrshkutflg uplg tjh Ihwfsj gotflg, oga ehdfhvhrs tjrlucjlut tjh
wlrda " Ao. ?593 #. Ahdfvhry l` tjh kjfda " fg tjfs ogodlcy #, klrrhsplgas tl tjh
stfcjt l` tjh Ihwfsj rhbgogt fgtl tjh wfdahrghss " sjlrtdy o`thr tjh bfa!plfgt l`
tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla #. Qjhrh tjhy orh prlthktha ey Cla ugtfd tjhy rhkhfvh
sodvotflg " Uh. ?590, ?1 #. [fgkh tjh Chgtfdh elay l` Kjrfst fs cro`tha fg " Ul.??9?3 #,
ft shhbs rhoslgoedh tl dllm `lr hvfahgkh tjot tjhy orh ahdfvhrha " ropturha/
rhsurrhktha # oelut tjfs sobh tfbh. Qjh wlbog, wjl rhprhshgts Fsrohd, fs ily`ud
o`thr sjh jos ahdfvhrha tjh kjfda. Qjfs ahdfvhry borms tjh hga l` tjh trovofd
" phrshkutflg # l` tjh Ihws.
Qjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg
Qjh wlra trfeudotflg fs usha fg tjh MIP l` tjh Efedh 55 tfbhs, tjrhh tfbhs fg
tjh LQ oga ?6 tfbhs fg tjh GQ. L` tjhsh kftfgcs, `lur kdhordy jovh tl al wftj
tjh crhot trfeudotflg tjot lkkurs aurfgc Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm " Ah. 19;>= B‖t. 5195?,
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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56= B‖r. ?;951= Uh. 39?1 #. Uhvhdotflg 5955 MIP ushs tjh pjrosh — crhot trfeudotflg‒,
eut tjh Crhhm wlra fg tjfs vhrsh fs oktuoddy fgthrprhtha — crhot o * fktflg‒ fg tjh
CGQ, oga — crhot su ' hrfgc ‒ fg tjh GFP. Qjus, tjfs dhovhs us wftj `lur kdhor rh` !
hrhgkhs tl tjh crhot trfeudotflg tjot ehcfgs ot tjh bfa!plfgt l` tjh dost shvhg
yhors.
?. Fg Ahuthrlglby 19;>!;?, Blshs sofa tjot fg tjh trfeudotflg l` tjh dotthr aoys,
tjlsh tjot turg tl tjh Dlra oga orh lehafhgt tl Jfs vlfkh Jh wfdd glt `lrsomh=
tjus, wh mglw tjot slbh wfdd klbh tl Kjrfst aurfgc tjfs tfbh.
5. Bottjhw 519?8 oga Borm ?;9?1 fgafkoth tjot tjh oelbfgotflg l` ahsldotflg
splmhg l` ey Aogfhd, tjh prlpjht, wfdd eh hrhktha fg tjh jldy pdokh aurfgc tjh
hga!tfbhs. Aogfhd 6953 oga ?59?? prlpjhsy tjot tjh oelbfgotflg l` ahsldotflg
wfdd eh pdokha fg tjh thbpdh fg tjh — bfast l` tjh whhm‒ " bfa!plfgt l` tjh shvhg!
yhor phrfla #. Qjh phrshkutflg osslkfotha wftj tjfs koushs tjh rhbgogt l` Ihws
dh`t fg Iuaho tl sthh fgtl tjh blugtofgs. Ihsus stoths fg Bottjhw 5195?, tjot
"tjhg", lr o`thr tjhsh tjfgcs, tjhrh wfdd eh — crhot trfeudotflg‒ , tjh dfmh l` wjfkj
jos glt ehhg shhg sfgkh tjh ehcfggfgc l` tjh wlrda, glr hvhr wfdd eh.
;. Bottjhw 51955 stoths tjot ugdhss tjh aoys l` tjh crhot trfeudotflg orh sjlrt!
hgha tjhrh wluda eh gl lgh dh`t odfvh, eut `lr tjh hdhkt‖s somh tjlsh aoys sjodd
eh sjlrthgha. Ihsus fs soyfgc fg tjfs skrfpturh tjot tjh hdhkt wfdd eh lg hortj ot
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjfs tfbh, eut `lr tjhfr somh tjh tfbh ugtfd tjh ropturh/rhsurrhktflg wfdd eh
sjlrthgha. Sh mglw `rlb shvhrod skrfpturhs " ? Qj. ?9?>, 896= Ul. 896 #, tjot Cla
wfdd glt plur lut Jfs wrotj lg Jfs hdhkt= tjhrh`lrh, wh mglw tjh ropturh l` tjh
kjurkj bust lkkur eh`lrh tjh hga l` tjh crhot trfeudotflg, eut tjh tfbh wfdd eh
sjlrthgha `lr tjh somh l` tjh hdhkt. Ft fs glt kdhor wjhtjhr tjh Dlra sjlrthgs
tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg tfbh phrfla, lr iust sjlrthgs tjh tfbh tl tjh ropturh.
1. Ihrhbfoj ;>93 rh`hrs tl tjfs tfbh os "tjh tfbh l` Iokle's trluedh", oga bogy l`
tjh LQ prlpjhts ahskrfeh tjfs phrfla fg Fsrohd's jfstlry. Cla prlbfshs tl sovh
tjh rhbgogt l` Fsrohd ot tjfs tfbh " aurfgc tjh crhot trfeudotflg #, wjfkj fs ah!
skrfeha fg Uhvhdotflg ?59?1!?3.
8. Ihsus, rh`hrrfgc tl tjh crhot trfeudotflg fg Bottjhw 51956 oga Borm ?;951, soys
tjot o`thr tjh trfeudotflg l` tjlsh aoys tjh sug wfdd eh aormhgha, tjh bllg wfdd
glt cfvh dfcjt, oga tjh stors sjodd `odd `rlb jhovhg. Bottjhw 519;>!;? og!
glugkhs tjh klbfgc l` Kjrfst `lr Jfs erfah " ropturh/rhsurrhktflg # fbbhafothdy
o`thr tjhsh sfcgs fg tjh jhovhgs.
0. Fg Uhvhdotflg 39?1 CGQ, tjh hdahr tlda Iljg tjot tjh budtftuah fg wjfth
rlehs eh`lrh tjh tjrlgh whrh tjlsh tjot kobh lut l` tjh crhot trfeudotflg oga
joa wosjha tjhfr rlehs fg tjh edlla l` tjh Dobe.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?>6
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Sh klgkduah `rlb tjh oelvh tjot tjh crhot trfeudotflg fs o phrfla aurfgc
tjh dost shvhg yhors tjot storts oelut tjh tfbh tjh oelbfgotflg l` ahsldotflg fs
pdokha fg tjh thbpdh " ~; ?/5! yhors #. Qjfs phrfla klgtfguhs tjrlucj tjh trubpht
iuacbhgts ugtfd tjh shvhgtj oga dost trubpht " Uh. ??9?8 #, wjhg ogchds wftj tjh
dost shvhg pdocuhs klbh ogglugkfgc Cla‖s wrotj. Ot slbh phrfla aurfgc tjh
crhot trfeudotflg tjh sfcgs fg tjh jhovhgs wfdd fgafkoth tjot tjh tfbh jos klbh
`lr Kjrfst tl rhturg `lr Jfs erfah " rhsurrhktflg oga ropturh #. Odtjlucj wh al
glt mglw tjh dhgctj l` tjh crhot trfeudotflg fg aoys, blgtjs, lr yhors, wh al
mglw tjot Cla jos prlbfsha tl sjlrthg tjh aoys aurfgc tjfs phrfla `lr tjh
somh l` tjh hdhkt. Bottjhw 51955 soys, —Oga hxkhpt tjlsh aoys sjluda eh sjlrthgha,
tjhrh sjluda eh gl sthsj sovha9 eut `lr tjh hdhkt‖s somh tjlsh aoys sjo % eh sjlrthgha.‒
Kjrfst‖s [hklga Klbfgc (^orlusfo)
?. Kjrfst wfdd opphor o shklga tfbh tl tjlsh tjot dllm `lr Jfb " Jherhws 695: #.
Kjrfst‖s shklga klbfgc fs rh`hrrha tl blst l`thg fg tjh GQ os tjh ^orlusfo, o
Crhhm wlra wjfkj bhogs opphorfgc, bogf`hstotflg, lr klbfgc " ? Qjhssodlgfogs
;9?;, 895; #.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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5. Qjh shklga klbfgc l` Kjrfst fs rh`hrrha tl lvhr ;>> tfbhs fg tjh GQ. Blst
l` tjh prhafktflgs klgkhrgfgc Kjrfst fg tjh LQ odsl jovh tl al wftj Jfs shk!
lga klbfgc.
;. Sjhg Kjrfst klbhs `lr Jfs erfah " rhsurrhktflg oga ropturh # lur vfdh elay
wfdd eh kjogcha fg o blbhgt, oga Jh wfdd cfvh us o cdlrfha elay dfmh Jfs
" jfdfppfogs ;95>!5? #.
1. Qjh fgftfod stoch l` Kjrfst‖s shklga klbfgc " ropturh/rhsurrhktflg # wfdd glt eh
fg shkrht, os slbh jovh fgafkotha, eut wfdd eh ogglugkha wftj crhot `og`orh. ?
Qjhssodlgfogs 19?0!?3 soys9
—@lr tjh Dlra jfbshd` wf % ahskhga $ lb jhovhg wftj o sjlut, wftj tjh vlfkh l` tjh orkjogchd, oga wftj tjh trubp l` Cla9 oga tjh ahoa fg Kjrfst sjo % rfsh rst9 tjhgwh wjfkj orh odfvh sjo % eh koucjt up tlchtjhr wftj tjhb fg tjh kdluas, tl bhht tjh Dlra fg tjh ofr= oga sl wh sjo % hvhr eh wftj tjh Dlra‒ ! shh odsl Bottjhw 519;>, ?
Klrfgtjfogs ?8985, Uhvhdotflg ?93 ".
Qjh ahoa sofgts wfdd eh rhsurrhktha rst fg tjhfr cdlrfha elafhs= tjhg tjlsh
tjot orh odfvh wfdd eh —kjogcha ‒ aurfgc tjhfr stfcjt tl bhht Jfb fg tjh ofr. Qjfs
kotkjfgc up l` tjlsh tjot orh stfdd odfvh fs rh`hrrha tl os ropturh. Qjfs lkkurs eh!
`lrh tjh dost " shvhgtj # trubpht, aurfgc tjh crhot trfeudotflg " ? Klrfgtjfogs
?8985 #.
8. Uhvhdotflg ?>93 CGQ stoths, ‒ eut fg tjh aoys l` tjh vlfkh l` tjh shvhgtj ogchd,
wjhg jh fs oelut tl sluga tjh trubpht, odsl sjluda eh klbpdhtha tjh bysthry l` Cla, os jh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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afa ogglugkh tjh cdoa tfafgcs tl jfs elgabhg tjh prlpjhts.‒ Kldlssfogs ?953 fgafkoths
tjot tjh bysthry l` Cla fs "Kjrfst fg us" . Sjhg Kjrfst rhturgs `lr Jfs erfah,
tjh Jldy [pfrft‖s bfgfstry wftjfg ehdfhvhrs " rhghwfgc tjhfr bfgas # fs gfsjha.
0. Bottjhw 51953!;? ahskrfeh tjh klbfgc l` tjh Dlra `lr Jfs hdhkt. Qjfs pos!
soch shhbs tl kdhordy sjlw tjot tjh ropturh klbhs `lddlwfgc sfcgs fg tjh jhov !
hgs tjot lkkur aurfgc tjh crhot trfeudotflg. Qjfs plssfedy rh`hrs tl o sfcg fg tjh
stors sfbfdor tl tjot wjhg Ihsus wos elrg. Bottjhw 5195: fs o vhrsh tjot jos rh!
khfvha wfahdy afvhrchgt fgthrprhtotflgs, eut tl rhoa ft fg klgthxt shhbs tl fgaf!
koth tjot ft rh`hrs tl tjh rhsurrhktha elafhs l` ehdfhvhrs " korkoss, lr ahoa elay #
bhhtfgc oga ilfgfgc wftj tjh spfrft/sluds " hocdhs # wjl rhturg wftj Kjrfst fg tjh
rst pjosh l` Jfs ^orlusfo.
3. Fg tjh shklga pjosh l` Kjrfst‖s klbfgc Jh klbhs tl hortj wftj Jfs rhsur!
rhktha sofgts oga ogchds " ? Qjhssodlgfogs ;9?;, 19?1= Bottjhw. ?0953= 5 Qjhs!
sodlgfogs ?93 #. Jh klbhs tl blugt Yflg wjhrh Jh fs ilfgha ey tjh ?11,>>>,
wjl jovh tjh gobh l` Cla wrftthg lg tjhfr `lrhjhoas " Uhvhdotflg ?19? #. Ot
tjfs tfbh Kjrfst klbhs tl tjh god wor ot Orbochaalg wftj tjh ogtfkjrfst oga
jfs jlrahs.
:. Fg ? Qjhssodlgfogs ^oud soys tjot tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra klbhs os o tjfh` fg tjh
gfcjt. Qjfs pjrosh fs chghroddy tjlucjt tl rh`hr tl tjh ughxphkthaghss l` Jfs
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ??5
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klbfgc, glt tl tjh bogghr fg wjfkj Jh klbhs. Ft opphors tjot Jfs klbfgc fg
okklraogkh wftj tjfs skrfpturh lkkurs aurfgc tjh phrfla fahgtfha os —tjh aoy l`
tjh Dlra ‒ " tjh dost ; ?/5 yhors #. Gltfkh tjh klgthxt fg Qjhssodlgfogs 89?!;9
—Eut l` tjh tfbhs oga shoslgs, erhtjrhg, yh jovh gl ghha tjot F wrfth ugtl ylu. @lr ylurshdvhs mglw phr`hktdy tjot tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra sl klbhtj os o tjfh fg tjh gfcjt. @lr wjhg tjhy sjo % soy, ^hokh oga so`hty= tjhg suaahg ahstruktflg klbhtj uplgtjhb, os trovofd uplg o wlbog wftj kjfda, oga tjhy sjo % glt hskoph.‒
Fg tjfs possoch ^oud fs todmfgc oelut tfbhs oga shoslgs, rotjhr tjog oelut og
hvhgt tjot lkkurs wftjfg o portfkudor tfbh lr shoslg. Ft fs klbblgdy tjlucjt
tjot tjh prlpjhky oelut tjh mfgcs l` tjh Glrtj oga [lutj fg Aogfhd Kjopthr
?? odduahs tl tjh ogtfkjrfst os whdd os tl Ogtflkjus Hpfpjoghs, wjl rudha os mfgc
l` tjh Glrtj fg ?38!?01 EK. F tjfs fs sl, wh mglw tjot Aogfhd‖s prlpjhtfk
shvhg! yhor phrfla ehcfgs wftj ogtfkjrfst klbfgc tl plwhr usfgc stotthry. Qodm!
fgc phokh oga so`hty jh bomhs o trhoty wftj tjh Ihws oddlwfgc tjhb tl rhsubh
tjh sokrfkh l` ogfbods fg tjh thbpdh, eut suaahg ahstruktflg klbhs uplg
tjhb wjhg jh erhoms tjh ocrhhbhgt " Ao. 6953 #, oga pdokhs jfs fboch fg tjh
thbpdh, rhqufrfgc odd tl wlrsjfp tjh fboch. F shh tjfs os o worgfgc tl odd dfvfgc
fg tjh hga!tfbhs tl eh wotkj`ud, cuorafgc ylur rhdotflgsjfp wftj Kjrfst wftj
ylur vhry df`h, `lr wjhg wh shh tjfs wlrda dhoahr klbh tl plwhr tjh — aoy l` tjh
Dlra ‒ fs glt `or ehjfga.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ??;
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6. Kjrfst jos prhporha o pdokh `lr tjlsh tjot ehdlgc tl Jfb, oga Jh fs klbfgc
ocofg tl tomh us tjhrh " Ilj. ?19; #.
Sh klgkduah tjot Kjrfst‖s shklga klbfgc aurfgc Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm fs lgh
l` tjh blst fbplrtogt oga whdd!alkubhgtha thokjfgcs l` tjh efedh. Qjh erfah!
crllb‖s klbfgc `lr Jfs erfah fs tjh rst stoch l` tjfs shklga klbfgc, oga ft
shhbs tl eh klfgkfahgt wftj tjh hga l` tjh crhot trfeudotflg, wjhg tjh shvhgtj
ogchd fs oelut tl sluga jfs trubpht. Qjh fggubhroedh budtftuah `rlb hvhry
gotflg, mfgarha, phlpdh, oga tlgcuh, arhssha fg wjfth rlehs oga stogafgc eh!
`lrh tjh tjrlgh l` Cla fg Uhvhdotflg 396 fs glgh ltjhr tjog tjh ropturha/
rhsurrhktha kjurkj, wjl bhht tjh Dlra fg tjh kdluas, oga rhturg wftj Jfb tl
jhovhg, wjhrh Jh jos prhporha tjhb o pdokh. Qjhsh orh odd ropturha/
rhsurrhktha aurfgc tjh tfbh l` tjh crhot trfeudotflg.
Qjh Crhot Aoy l` tjh Dlra‖s Srotj
?. Qjh sfxtj shod shts tjh stoch `lr tjh crhot aoy l` tjh Dlra‖s wrotj " Uh. 09?0!?3 #,
wjhg tjh sug wfdd ehklbh edokm os sokmkdltj l` jofr, tjh bllg wfdd ehklbh
edlla, tjh stors wfdd `odd `rlb jhovhg, oga bhg wfdd jfah fg tjh rlkms l` tjh
blugtofgs. Qjh `udd `lrkh l` Cla‖s wrotj wfdd eh plurha lut o`thr tjh Dobe
erhoms tjh shvhgtj shod, tjh ellm fs `uddy lphgha, shvhg ogchds sluga tjhfr
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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trubphts, oga shvhg ogchds orh cfvhg vfods klgtofgfgc Cla‖s wrotj " Uhvhdotflg
?893 #.
5. Bogy skrfpturhs otthst tl tjh `okt tjot tjh hdhkt wfdd eh ahdfvhrha `rlb Cla‖s
wrotj, oga tjot Cla wfdd glt plur lut jfs wrotj lg tjlsh tjot ehdlgc tl Jfb,
eut lgdy lg sfg`ud bhg " Fsofoj ?;96= Hzhmfhd 39?6= Gojub ?95= Iljg ;9;0= Ulbogs
896= ? Qjhssodlgfogs ?9?>, 896 #. Qjus, wh mglw tjot tjh crhot aoy l` tjh Dlra‖s
wrotj lkkurs o`thr tjh ropturh, o`thr tjh kjurkj jos ehhg rhblvha `rlb hortj.
;. Fsofoj 59?5!5? stoths tjot tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra l` jlsts sjodd erfgc tjh prlua dlw,
oga tjhy wfdd jfah fg tjh kdh`ts l` tjh rlkms.
1. Fsofoj ?;96!?> fgafkoths tjot tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra klbhs wftj wrotj oga hrkh
ogchr, tjh stors l` jhovhg wfdd glt cfvh dfcjt= tjh sug wfdd eh aormhgha oga tjh
bllg wfdd glt koush jhr dfcjt tl sjfgh.
8. Ilhd 59?!5, ?> fgafkoth tjot tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra fs o aoy l` aormghss oga cdllbf!
ghss, o aoy l` kdluas oga l` tjfkm aormghss. Qjh hortj wfdd quomh, tjh sug oga
bllg sjodd eh aorm, oga tjh stors wfdd glt sjfgh.
0. Ilhd 59;? stoths tjot tjh sug sjodd eh turgha fgtl aormghss oga tjh bllg fgtl
edlla eh`lrh —tjh crhot oga thrrfedh aoy l` tjh Dlra‒ klbhs.
3. Obls 895> fgafkoths tjot tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra wfdd eh aormghss oga glt dfcjt.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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:. Yhpjogfoj ?9?1!?8 ahskrfehs tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra os o aoy l` wrotj, o aoy l`
trluedh oga afstrhss, l` wosthghss oga ahsldotflg, o aoy l` aormghss oga
cdllbfghss, o aoy l` kdluas oga tjfkm aormghss.
6. Yhkjorfoj ?590!3 stoths tjot fg tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra tjhrh wfdd eh gl dfcjt, gl
klda lr `rlst. Ft wfdd eh o ugfquh aoy wftjlut aoytfbh lr gfcjttfbh, eut wjhg
hvhgfgc klbhs tjhrh wfdd eh dfcjt.
?>. Bodokjf 198!0 stoths tjot tjh Dlra wfdd shga Hdfioj eh`lrh tjh klbfgc l` tjh
aoy l` tjh Dlra.
??. Okts 595> fgafkoths tjot tjh sug wfdd eh turgha tl aormghss oga tjh bllg
fgtl edlla eh`lrh tjh crhot oga thrrfedh aoy l` tjh Dlra .
?5. ? Qjhssodlgfogs 895!; fgafkoths tjot tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra klbhs os o tjfh` fg tjh
gfcjt. Sjhg tjhy soy phokh oga so`hty, tjhg suaahg ahstruktflg klbhs lg
tjhb dfmh o wlbog fg trovofd wftj kjfda.
?;. 5 Qjhssodlgfogs 595!; stoths tjot tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra wfdd glt klbh hxkhpt
tjhrh eh o `oddfgc owoy rst, oga tjh ogtfkjrfst eh rhvhodha. Sh gltha hordfhr fg
Aogfhd 6953, tjot tjh ogtfkjrfst wluda erhom jfs klvhgogt wftj Fsrohd fg tjh
bfaadh l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla, oga try tl `lrkh odd bogmfga tl rhklcgfzh oga
wlrsjfp jfb os Cla, tjus rhvhodfgc jfs truh goturh.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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?1. 5 ^hthr ;9?> fgafkoths tjot tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra wfdd klbh os o tjfh` fg tjh gfcjt
oga tjh jhovhgs wfdd poss owoy wftj o crhot glfsh.
Sh klgkduah tjot tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra‖s wrotj storts o`thr tjh bfaadh l` Aogfhd‖s
3>tj whhm, ot tjh hga l` tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg, oga o`thr tjh tfbh wjhg sfcgs
fg tjh sug, bllg, oga stors fgtrlaukh tjh rst pjosh l` Kjrfst‖s shklga klbfgc,
tjh ropturh/rhsurrhktflg. O`thr tjh kjurkj fs rhblvha `rlb hortj, Cla wfdd
plur lut Jfs wrotj. Jh wfdd glt plur lut Jfs wrotj lg tjh rhahhbha, glr tjh
Ihwfsj rhbgogt opporhgtdy stfdd lg hortj " Uh. ?590 #.
Qjh [hvhg Qrubphts
Sh wfdd glw klgtfguh wftj lur ogodysfs l` Kjopthr :. Fg Uhvhdotflg :95!8
Iljg shhs shvhg ogchds stogafgc eh`lrh Cla wftj shvhg trubphts. Qjhsh ogchds
orh oelut tl ehcfg tl sluga tjhfr trubphts, wjfkj wfdd usjhr fg Cla‖s iuacbhgt
uplg tjh hortj.
—Oga ogltjhr ogchd kobh oga stlla ot tjh odtor, jovfgc o cldahg khgshr= oga tjhrhwos cfvhg ugtl jfb bukj fgkhgsh, tjot jh sjluda l ' hr ft wftj tjh proyhrs l` o % tjh sofgts uplg tjh cldahg odtor wjfkj wos eh`lrh tjh tjrlgh. Oga tjh sblmh l` tjh fg#
khgsh, wjfkj kobh wftj tjh proyhrs l` tjh sofgts, oskhgaha up eh`lrh Cla lut l` tjh ogchd‖s joga. Oga tjh ogchd tllm tjh khgshr, oga % ha ft wftj rh l` tjh odtor, ogakost ft fgtl tjh hortj9 oga tjhrh whrh vlfkhs, oga tjugahrfgcs, oga dfcjthgfgcs, oga og hortjquomh.‒
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Qjh cldahg odtor rh`hrrha tl oelvh klrrhdoths tl tjh odtor l` fgkhgsh boah l`
okokfo wlla oga lvhrdofa wftj clda, dlkotha fg tjh Jldy ^dokh wftjfg tjh toe!
hrgokdh. Fgkhgsh wos l$ hrha lg ft blrgfgc oga hvhgfgc, sybeldfzfgc tjh wlr!
sjfp oga oalrotflg l` tjh phlpdh. Qjh proyhrs l` tjh sofgts wjfkj klbh up
wftj fgkhgsh eh`lrh Cla bust eh proyhrs `lr Cla tl ovhgch tjhfr edlla lg tjh
ehost oga jfs kljlrts lg hortj, `lr tjh ogchd fbbhafothdy tomhs rh `rlb tjh
odtor oga kosts ft tl hortj, sfcgf`yfgc tjh purfkotflg tjot `lddlws. Qjh `okt tjot
Cla voduhs lur proyhrs sl jfcjdy tjot tjhy orh klddhktha " fg slbh `lrb # fg
jhovhg fs eltj jubedfgc oga hgklurocfgc.
Ql klgtfguh wftj Uhvhdotflg :93!?;,
"Qjh rst ogchd slugaha, oga tjhrh `l % lwha jofd oga rh bfgcdha wftj edlla, ogatjhy whrh kost uplg tjh hortj, oga tjh tjfra port l` tjh trhhs wos eurgt up, oga o %
crhhg cross wos eurgt up. Oga tjh shklga ogchd slugaha, oga os ft whrh o crhot blugtofg eurgfgc wftj rh wos kost fgtl tjh sho, oga tjh tjfra port l` tjh sho eh#kobh edlla= Oga tjh tjfra port l` tjh krhoturhs wjfkj whrh fg tjh sho, oga joa df`h, afha= oga tjh tjfra port l` tjh sjfps whrh ahstrlyha. Oga tjh tjfra ogchd slugaha, oga tjhrh `h % o crhot stor $ lb jhovhg, eurgfgc os ft whrh o dobp, oga ft `h % uplgtjh tjfra port l` tjh rfvhrs, oga uplg tjh `lugtofgs l` wothrs= Oga tjh gobh l` tjh stor fs ko % ha Slrbwlla9 oga tjh tjfra port l` tjh wothrs ehkobh wlrbwlla= oga bogy bhg afha l` tjh wothrs, ehkoush tjhy whrh boah eftthr. Oga tjh `lurtj ogchd slugaha, oga tjh tjfra port l` tjh sug wos sbftthg, oga tjh tjfra port l` tjh bllg,
oga tjh tjfra port l` tjh stors= sl os tjh tjfra port l` tjhb wos aormhgha, oga tjh aoy sjlgh glt `lr o tjfra port l` ft, oga tjh gfcjt dfmhwfsh. Oga F ehjhda, oga jhora og ogchd styfgc tjrlucj tjh bfast l` jhovhg, soyfgc wftj o dlua vlfkh, Slh,Slh, wlh, tl tjh fgjoefthrs l` tjh hortj ey rhoslg l` tjh vlfkh l` tjh trubpht l` tjhtjrhh ogchds, wjfkj orh yht tl klbh."
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ??:
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Fg Uhvhdotflg :93 tjh rst ogchd slugas, oga jofd oga rh bfgcdha wftj edlla
rofgs uplg tjh hortj oga koushs o tjfra l` odd tjh trhhs oga odd l` tjh cross tl
eh eurgha. Qjfs skrfpturh fs rhbormoedy sfbfdor tl Hzhmfhd ;:955, fg wjfkj
Hzhmfhd prlpjhsfhs oelut Cla hxhkutfgc iuacbhgt ocofgst o —Glrtjhrg
Orby‒, wjfkj klbhs ocofgst Fsrohd ot o tfbh l` so`hty oga rhst, ot o tfbh
wjhg Fsrohd wos glt hxphktfgc trluedh oga joa glt eltjhrha tl orb oga
prlthkt tjhbshdvhs.
Qjh wor ehtwhhg Fsrohd oga tjfs Glrtjhrg Orby fs khrtofgdy lgh l` tjh
blst af'kudt hvhgts fg tjh Efedh tl ugahrstoga kjrlgldlcfkoddy, eut f` ft lk!
kurs aurfgc Aogfhd‖s shvhg! yhor prlpjhky, wh ghha tl otthbpt tl hxpdofg
wjhg oga jlw. [lbh bfcjt orcuh tjot tjfs wor lkkurrha hordfhr fg Fsrohd‖s
jfstlry, eut tjhrh orh bogy skrfpturod stothbhgts tjot thga tl rh`uth tjot. F
tjfgm ft boy jhdp`ud ot tjfs plfgt tl alkubhgt tjh klgstrofgts dfstha fg Hzh!
mfhd Kjopthrs ;:!;6 rhdotha tl tjh tfbfgc l` tjfs fbplrtogt hvhgt9
?. Ft wfdd lkkur fg tjh dotthr yhors o`thr tjh gotflg l` Fsrohd fs rhplpudotha wftj
Ihws skotthrha lvhr tjh wlrda `rlb prhvflus wors. Qjh doga, wjfkj wos prh!
vflusdy o wosthdoga, wfdd eh rhkdofbha. Qjfs ahskrfptflg ts tjh sftuotflg fg
Fsrohd ot tjh prhshgt tfbh.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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5. Ft wfdd lkkur ot o tfbh l` wlrdady afvfsfvhghss, wjhg tjh gotflgs l` Uussfo, [f!
ehrfo, oga ltjhr dogas orluga tjh Edokm [ho kog eh ilfgha ey ^hrsfo, Dfeyo,
oga Htjflpfo fg o klg`hahrotflg ocofgst Fsrohd " Hzhmfhd ;:98 #. Qjfs odsl ah!
skrfehs tjh sftuotflg fg tjh bfaadh!host ot tjh prhshgt tfbh.
;. Ft wfdd lkkur ot o tfbh wjhg Fsrohd awhdds so`hdy, eut opphors vudghroedh tl fts
hghbfhs. Qjfs alhs glt shhb tl ahskrfeh Fsrohd‖s sftuotflg ot tjh prhshgt
tfbh. Frog oga ltjhr gotflgs fg tjh orho orluga Fsrohd orh o klgstogt tjrhot
ot tjfs tfbh " 5>?5 OA #.
1. Ft wfdd lkkur aurfgc tjh phrfla fahgtfha os tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra okklrafgc tl
Ilhd Kjopthr 5 " shh vhrsh 5> #. Odtjlucj ft alhs glt opphor tjot wh jovh hg!
thrha tjh dost shvhg! yhors, wh al shhb tl eh hxphrfhgkfgc bogy l` tjh hvhgts
ahskrfeha ey Ihsus os lkkurrfgc fg tjh ehcfggfgc l` slrrlws " B‖t. 519: #.
8. O strlgc hortjquomh wfdd lkkur wjhg Fsrohd fs fgvoaha erfgcfgc bukj ahvos!
totflg, crhot jofdstlghs, rh, oga erfbstlgh. Blugtofgs wfdd klddopsh oga
pdocuh oga edllasjha wfdd eh wfahsprhoa. Qjfs fs levflusdy stfdd fg tjh `uturh.
0. Hzhmfhd ;:9?; rhklras tjh `okt tjot surrlugafgc gotflgs osm tjh quhstflg, —Orh
ylu klbh tl tomh o splfd< Jost tjlu cotjhrha tjy klbpogy tl tomh o prhy< tl korry
owoy sfdvhr oga clda, tl tomh owoy kottdh oga cllas, tl tomh owoy o crhot splfd<‒ Sh
mglw `rlb tjfs tjot tjh ottokm lg Fsrohd bust eh tl cofg slbhtjfgc voduoedh.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Qjh shhtjfgc jotrha tjot Oroefk phlpdh jovh `lr Ihws " shh Co. 1956 # boy odsl
eh o `oktlr jhrh. [oady, tjfs shhbs tl eh tjh bofg rhsplgsh l` Shsthrg go !
tflgs wjhg ahodfgc wftj gotflgs tjrhothgfgc Fsrohd9 todm.
3. Sh mglw tjot tjfs wor ehcfgs lg o gltoedh aoy l` tjh Dlra " Hzhmfhd ;69: #.
Qjfs rhfg`lrkhs lur klgkdusflg tjot tjh Glrtjhrg Orby klbhs ocofgst Fsrohd
aurfgc tjh phrfla fahgtfha os tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra.
:. Sh mglw tjot tjh Dlra mfdds odd eut lgh!sfxtj l` tjh Glrtjhrg Orby wjfkj fs
turgha eokm.
6. Qjh bothrfods oga suppdfhs dh`t ey tjh Glrtjhrg Orby eurg `lr shvhg yhors
o`thr tjh wor.
?>.Ft tomhs Fsrohd shvhg blgtjs tl eury odd tjh ahoa klrpshs `rlb tjh wor.
??. Qjh jlush l` Fsrohd wfdd mglw tjh Dlra tjhfr Cla `rlb tjot aoy `lrwora, oga
wfdd rhodfzh tjot Jh fs tjh Lgh tjot shgt tjhb fgtl hxfdh oga kousha tjhb tl
eh rhcotjhrha Hzhmfhd ;6955 #. Qjfs fs o kdhor stothbhgt oelut tjh Ihwfsj rhb!
gogt, oga pdokhs tjfs lkkurrhgkh o`thr tjh bfaadh l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla.
?5. Uhvhdotflg 5>9: rhklras Clc oga Boclc klbfgc tlchtjhr fg eottdh ocofgst
tjh kobp l` tjh sofgts oga tjh ehdlvha kfty, Ihrusodhb, ot tjh hga l` tjh bfd!
dhggfub. Fg tjfs fgstogkh Cla koushs rh tl klbh alwg `rlb jhovhg tl ah!
vlur tjfs fgvoafgc orby. Qjh lgdy hxpdogotflg `lr tjfs fs tjot ft ahskrfehs o
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?5?
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shklga uprfsfgc l` ugehdfhvhrs tjot lkkurs ot tjh hga l` tjh ?,>>>! yhor bfd!
dhggfub.
Hzhmfhd ;:9: shhbs tl fgafkoth tjot tjfs orby klbhs ocofgst Fsrohd fg tjh hga!
tfbhs " dotthr yhors #. Qjfs tfbfgc shhbs tl eh rhfg`lrkha ey tjh rh`hrhgkhs tl Fs!
rohd‖s rhcotjhrfgc oga opporhgt ocrfkudturod sukkhss fg erfgcfgc tjh doga eokm
`rlb ehfgc o wosthdoga. Hzhmfhd ;6955 stoths tjot Fsrohd wfdd rhklcgfzh tjh Dlra
os tjhfr Cla `rlb tjot tfbh `lrwora, wjfkj shts tjh tfbfgc slbhtfbh aurfgc
tjh dost ; ?/5 yhors " shh Uhvhdotflg ?59?1 #. Hzhmfhd ;:9?:!55 ahskrfehs hvhgts tjot
shhb tl poroddhd slbh l` tjlsh lkkurrfgc fg tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra‖s wrotj " Uh.
?09?;!5? #. Hzhmfhd ;69: odsl bomhs rh`hrhgkh tl —tjh aoy wjhrhl` F jovh splmhg‒
wjfkj kluda khrtofgdy eh rh`hrrfgc tl tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra . Ilhd 595> rhklras tjh
Dlra‖s ahodfgc wftj tjh Glrtjhrg Orby aurfgc tjh — aoy l` tjh Dlra ‒.
Qjhsh skrfpturhs dhoa bh tl tjh klgkdusflg tjot tjh Glrtjhrg Orby klbhs
ocofgst Fsrohd ghor tjh ehcfggfgc l` tjh tfbh wh jovh fahgtfha os tjh crhot aoy
l` tjh Dlra ‖s wrotj. Jlwhvhr, tjhrh orh o `hw skrfpturhs tjot boy eh prledhb!
otfkod wftj tjfs fgthrprhtotflg9
?. Uhvhdotflg 5>9: kdhordy stoths tjot Clc oga Boclc klbh ocofgst Ihrusodhb ot
tjh hga l` tjh bfddhggfub. Qjfs kogglt eh tjh wor rh`hrrha tl jhrh.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?55
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5. Hzhmfhd ;696!?>, fgafkoth tjot tjh splfd l` eottdh dh`t ey tjh ah`hot l` tjh
Glrtjhrg Orby wfdd eh eurgha wftj rh `lr shvhg yhors. Qjh prledhb jhrh fs
wftj tjh rh`hrhgkh tl shvhg
yhors. F` tjh eottdh lkkurs aurfgc tjh crhot aoy l` tjh Dlra‖s wrotj, tjh rhs klg!
subfgc tjh splfds wluda klgtfguh tjrlucj tjh rst `hw yhors l` tjh bfddhg!
gfub. Qjfs fs plssfedh, eut ghvhrtjhdhss, slbhwjot trluedfgc.
;. Hzhmfhd ;:9?? soys tjot tjh Glrtjhrg Orby wfdd klbh ocofgst Fsrohd ot o tfbh
wjhg tjhy orh ot rhst, awhddfgc so`hdy, eut opporhgtdy vudghroedh. Qjh lgdy
hxpdogotflg F jovh `lr tjfs fs tjot ft kluda plssfedy rh`hr tl tjh tfbh o`thr tjh
bfaadh l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla, o`thr tjh rhbgogt jos ehhg rhdlkotha tl tjh
—wfdahrghss‒ wjhrh tjhy orh prlthktha `rlb tjh shrphgt " Uh. ?59?1 #.
1. [lbh jovh prlplsha tjot tjh Glrtjhrg Orby Sor lkkurs iust eh`lrh tjh eh!
cfggfgc l` Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm. Qjfs fs af'kudt tl rotflgodfzh jlwhvhr, sfgkh
wh mglw tjot tjh ehcfggfgc l` tjfs shvhg! yhor phrfla l` tfbh fs ahskrfeha os
o tfbh l` phokh ghcltfotha ey tjh ogtfkjrfst os o sfcgfkogt hdhbhgt fg jfs
rfsh tl plwhr. Odtjlucj tjfs kluda rh`hr tl phokh ehtwhhg Fsrohd oga tjh go !
tflgs rhprhshgtha ey tjh Glrtjhrg Orby ghcltfotha ey tjh ogtfkjrfst, Cla‖s
fgvldvhbhgt fg tjh rhsldutflg l` tjh god eottdh " os ahskrfeha fg Hzhmfhd ;: #,
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?5;
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oga tjh stothbhgt tjot odd Fsrohd wfdd wlrsjfp Cla o`thr tjfs tfbh alhs glt
okklra wftj tjfs fgthrprhtotflg.
Hvhg tjlucj tjh sftuotflg fg tlaoy‖s wlrda strlgcdy plrthgas o strfmh ot Fsrohd
ey gotflgs shhbfgcdy fahgtfha fg Hzhmfhd ;:, hvhrytjfgc klgsfahrha, tjh blst
dfmhdy tfbh `lr tjfs wor shhbs tl eh ghor tjh hga l` tjh crhot trfeudotflg, os tjh
ogtfkjrfst‖s klg`hahrotflg ehcfgs tl turg ocofgst jfb, oga tjh wlrda blvhs rop!
fady tlwora tjh plurfgc lut l` Cla‖s wrotj. Bogy l` tjh afsosthrs rh`hrrha tl
os rhsudt l` tjfs wor orh odblst fahgtfkod tl hvhgts tjot lkkur o`thr Cla‖s wrotj
fs plurha lut lg hortj.
Fg Uhvhdotflg :9:!6, tjh shklga ogchd slugas oga, os ft whrh, o crhot blug!
tofg eurgfgc wftj rh fs kost fgtl tjh sho. O tjfra port l` tjh sho ehklbhs
edlla, o tjfra l` odd tjh krhoturhs wftj sluds fg tjh sho afh, oga o tjfra l` odd
sjfps orh ahstrlyha. Cla‖s iuacbhgt fs glw prhkfpftotfgc hvhgts lg hortj tjot
orh ehylga lur klbprhjhgsflg. Sh gltha wftj tjh rst ogchd‖s trubpht, tjot
crhot jofd oga rh bfgcdha wftj edlla whrh kost uplg tjh hortj. Blst l` us
jovh shhg jofd stlrbs, okklbpogfha wftj dfcjtgfgc oga rhsudtfgc fg rhs. Qjus,
ft fs glt tll crhot o strhtkj `lr us tl fbocfgh dorch jofdstlghs fg crhot gubehrs
strfmfgc bhg oga kousfgc crhot edllasjha. Blst l` us orh odsl obfdfor wftj tjh
vldkogfk fsdoga Mromotlo hruptflg fg ?::;, wjfkj prhkfpftotha og hxpdlsflg tjot
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?51
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aormhgha smfhs lvhr vost orhos l` tjh cdleh, oga krhotha o tfaod wovh tjot rh!
sudtha fg crhot dlss l` df`h. Qjfs fs tjh pfkturh tjot klbhs tl bfga wftj tjh
slugafgc l` tjh shklga ogchd= jlwhvhr, tjh ush l` tjh oavhre — os‒ fg tjfs kosh
shhbs tl succhst slbhtjfgc af$ hrhgt. Opporhgtdy, tjfs wos glt o crhot blug!
tofg tjot wos kost fgtl tjh sho, eut slbhtjfgc tjot wos dfmh o crhot blugtofg.
Qjh ush l` tjh wlra —kost ‒ odsl cfvhs tjh fbprhssflg tjot tjfs leihkt wos tjrlwg
fgtl tjh sho. Qjfs bust eh o dorch bhthlr, lr klbht, tjot strfmhs tjh hortj fg o
dlkotflg sukj tjot tjh rhsudtfgc h$ hkt fbpokts lgh!tjfra l` tjh sho orho l`
hortj. Qjh stothbhgt oelut lgh!tjfra l` tjh sho ehklbfgc edlla fs af'kudt tl
rhdoth tl lur hxphrfhgkh, jlwhvhr. Ft kluda plssfedy eh fgthrprhtha tl bhog
tjot odd df`h fg lgh!tjfra l` tjh hortj‖s shos afhs, lr tjot tjh sho turgs tl tjh kldlr
l` edlla , wjfkj fs tjh fgthrprhtotflg l` tjh Crhhm wlra jofbo, usha jhrh oga fg
Okts 595>. Jlwhvhr, Cla jos turgha elafhs l` wothr fgtl edlla eh`lrh, oga Jh
kog khrtofgdy al ft ocofg f` tjot fs wjot Jh ahthrbfghs.
Sjhg tjh tjfra ogchd slugas fg Uhv. :9?>!??, o crhot eurgfgc stor `odds lg
lgh!tjfra l` tjh rfvhrs oga `lugtofgs l` wothrs, oga bogy bhg afh ehkoush tjh
wothrs orh plfslgha. Xgdfmh tjh eurgfgc blugtofg l` tjh shklga ogchd, tjfs
hvhgt fs af'kudt tl hxpdofg ey ogy bothrfod leihkt `oddfgc lg lgh!tjfra l` tjh
rfvhrs oga `lugtofgs l` wothr. Jlwhvhr, wh jovh odd rhoa oelut, lr ehhg hx !
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?58
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plsha tl, tjh klgtobfgotflg l` hortj‖s wothr, fgkduafgc tjh lkhogs, rfvhrs, oga
ugahrcrluga oquf`hrs, tjrlucj bog‖s bfsbogochbhgt, oga dokm l` klgkhrg
oelut tjh hgvfrlgbhgt. Fg og ugusuod kjorokthrfzotflg tjfs stor fs gobha
—Slrbwlla ‒. Qjh thrb wlrbwlla fs usha shvhrod tfbhs fg tjh LQ, oga fs fg!
thrprhtha ey tjh Hgcdfsj wlra oesfgtjh, wjfkj fs o eftthr pdogt succhstfvh l` ko !
dobfty auh tl faldotry= phrvhrtha iustfkh= kjostfshbhgt= oga eftthrghss, os o rh!
sudt l` fgthrklursh wftj o strogch wlbog. Qjfs shhbs tl eh og opprlprfoth ah!
skrfptflg l` ugrhahhbha bogmfga lg hortj ot tjfs tfbh. Qjh pjrosh fgthrklursh
wftj o strogch wlbog fs og oddhclrfkod rh`hrhgkh tl tjh crhot wjlrh wjl rhprh!
shgts tjh `odsh rhdfcflg " Uh. ?39?!0 #, prlbudcotha ey tjh ogtfkjrfst oga tjh `odsh
prlpjht, oga prhvodhgt lg hortj ot tjfs tfbh.
Sh sjluda odsl glth tjot Uhvhdotflg 69? rh`hrs tl ogltjhr — stor ‒ tjot `odds
`rlb jhovhg wjfkj fs fahgtfha os og ogchd. Ft shhbs blrh dlcfkod lr og ogchd
tl `odd tl hortj wftj tjh plwhr tl klgtobfgoth tjh hortj‖s slurkhs l` wothr tjog
`lr og hxtro !thrrhstrfod bothrfod leihkt, wjfkj wh wluda glrboddy ogtfkfpoth `od!
dfgc fg lgdy lgh, lr plssfedy o `hw dlkotflgs. Sftj tjh trubpht edost `rlb tjh
tjfra ogchd, lgh!tjfra l` odd tjh wothr lg hortj fs rhgahrha ugusoedh. Sh wfdd
shh dothr fg Uhvhdotflg Kjopthr ?0, tjot odd l` tjh wothr lg hortj fs rhgahrha
ugusoedh= tjhrh`lrh, o dlcfkod quhstflg fs9 —wjy alhs Cla lgdy plfslg lgh!tjfra
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?50
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l` tjh wothr ot tjfs tfbh<‒ F ehdfhvh tjot tjh ogswhr tl tjfs quhstflg dfhs fg tjh
`okt tjot Cla fs klgtfgufgc tl arow bhg tl Jfbshd` aurfgc tjh hordy stochs l`
tjh lutplurfgc l` Jfs iuacbhgt, oga tjus, Jh dfbfts tjh hxthgt l` tjh pdocuhs
lg hortj ot tjfs tfbh. Sh wfdd klbh eokm tl tjfs dothr fg Uhvhdotflg Kjopthr ?8.
Sjhg tjh `lurtj ogchd slugas, fg Uhvhdotflg :9?5, lgh!tjfra l` tjh sug,
bllg, oga stors orh — sbftthg‒ " — strukm‒ , fg tjh CGQ # sl tjot lgh!tjfra l` hokj fs
aormhgha, oga tjh hortj rhkhfvhs gl dfcjt `lr lgh!tjfra l` tjh aoy oga gfcjt.
Qjfs pjhglbhglg jos ehhg ahskrfeha ey slbh hxplsftlrs os o lgh!tjfra rhauk!
tflg fg tjh oblugt l` roafotflg rhkhfvha `rlb tjh sug oga rhsthktha `rlb tjh
bllg, rotjhr tjog lgh!tjfra l` tjh sug oga bllg ehfgc aormhgha.
Qjfs prlvfahs o pjysfkod hxpdogotflg " rhaukha gukdhor rhoktflgs #, eut ft alhs
glt shhb tl ocrhh wftj tjh stothbhgt — rhkhfvh gl dfcjt `lr tjh tjfra l` ft ‒. Qjh dft!
hrod fgthrprhtotflg l` tjfs skrfpturh shhbs tl orcuh tjot Cla aormhgs tjh sug,
bllg oga stors `lr o phrfla l` tfbh, eut ush l` tjh wlra — strukm‒ fg tjh CGQ fs
slbhwjot trluedhslbh. Sh odsl jovh tjh stothbhgt tjot o tjfra port l` tjh
aoy oga gfcjt — al glt opphor ‒, sl ft shhbs fbplssfedh tl klgihkturh wjot Cla
alhs jhrh, eut ft fs odblst dfmh Jh turgs l$ tjh gukdhor rhoktflg swftkj klgtrld!
dfgc lgh!tjfra l` tjh sug‖s, bllg‖s, oga stor‖s sur`okh. Sh orh lg `ofrdy sldfa
crluga fg soyfgc tjot tjfs — aormhgfgc ‒ dosts `lr o dfbftha phrfla l` tfbh, `lr wh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?53
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wfdd sllg shh Cla fgthgsf`yfgc tjh roafotflg `rlb tjh sug. Sh odsl gltha prh!
vflusdy tjot tjh sug oga bllg whrh aormhgha iust prflr tl tjh stort l` tjh crhot
aoy l` tjh Dlra's wrotj, sl Cla ushs tjhsh sfcgs fg tjh jhovhgs `lr dfbftha phrf!
las l` tfbh tl worg bogmfga l` fbphgafgc kotostrlpjhs. Fg Uhvhdotflg :9?;,
og ogchd styfgc tjrlucj tjh bfast l` jhovhg ogglugkhs wftj o dlua vlfkh tjot
`urtjhr, oga blrh thrrfedh kotostrlpjhs " tjrhh wlhs # orh tl klbh.
Fg Qoedh ?, ehdlw, og otthbpt jos ehhg boah tl lrcogfzh tjh sfcgfkogt ph!
rflas oga hvhgts l` tjh dost shvhg yhors shquhgtfoddy, fg lrahr l` lkkurrhgkh. Og
hstfboth os tl tjh tfbh tjot tjhsh phrflas oga hvhgts lkkur fs odsl fgkduaha.
Fbplrtogt LQ oga GQ skrfpturh rh`hrhgkhs rhdotha tl tjhsh hvhgts orh odsl
dfstha. Qoedh ? fgkduahs hvhgts oga skrfpturhs tjot wh jovh glt yht afskussha,
eut fg lrahr tl mhhp `rlb chttfgc tltoddy dlst fg tjh byrfoa l` ahtofd fg tjh
Uhvhdotflg stlry, ft jos ehhg fgkduaha jhrh.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Qoedh ? -- Qfbhdfgh @lr Aogfhd‖s [hvhgtfhtj Shhm
Qfbh ^hrfla/
Hvhgt
LQ Uh`s GQ Uh`s Lkkurrhgkh
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fgh, phstfdhgkh,ahotj, hortj!quomhs, shods ?!1lphgha, opphor!ogkh l` tjh twl
ftghsshsBfa!Shhm" ~; bl< #
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Aofdy thbpdh sok!rfkhs jodtha,ehost‖s fboch
lrsjfppha,bfrokdhs, ahkhp!tflg
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Qjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg
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B‖t. 5195?!55,56!;?, B‖r. ?;9
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or, fgf!qufty,sthhfgc l` tjhrhbgogt, 8tj shodlphgha, shodfgc l`tjh trfehs, borml` tjh ehost, rstsfx trubphtssluga, bysthry l`Cla gfsjha, 3tjogchd oelut tlsluga
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Qoedh ? (klgt‖a)
Qfbh ^hrfla/ Hvhgt
LQ Uh`s GQ Uh`s Lkkurrhgkh
^lst! Uopturhtl Kjrfst's Uh!
turg" ~? ?/5 yr< #
Qjh CrhotAoy l` tjh
Dlra‖s Srotj
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Yhk. ?5, ?19?!3,Bod. 198!0.
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Ok. 595>, 5 Qj.595!;, 5 ^h.;9?>, Uh.09?5!?3, ?>9?!0,??9?8!?6,
?19?!?8, ?89?!:,?09?!?0, ?39?!?:,?:9?!51.
3tj trubphtslugas, sfcgs fgtjh jhovhgs,bhgjfafgc fg blug!tofgs, sug ogabllg aormhgha,jofd oga rh bfg!
cdha wftj edlla,
tjh sho ehklbhsedlla, rfvhrs oga
crluga wothrturgha tl edlla,bhg sklrkjha eysug, crhot hortj!quomh, tlrbhgt,
vfsflg l` tjlsh vfktlrflus lvhr
tjh ehost, ahotjoga rhsurrhktflgl` tjh twl wft!ghsshs, dost shvhgpdocuhs.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Uhturg l`Kjrfst ugtfd Iuacbhgt" ~; bl<
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Kjrfst klbhs wftjJfs ogchds ogasofgts, bhhts tjhshodha Fs!rohdfths
lg Bt. Yflg, cls!phd prhokjha tl oddgotflgs, Eoeydlg`odds, hortj rhopha,ogtfkjrfst oga`odsh prlpjht kostfgtl domh l` rh,[otog eluga fgelttlbdhss pft.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Kjopthr 6
Qjh @f`tj Ogchd [lugas
Uhvhdotflg Kjopthr 6 klgtfguhs tl ogglugkh kotostrlpjhs os tjh `tj oga
sfxtj ogchds sluga tjhfr trubphts. Qjhrh fs og fbplrtogt af$ hrhgkh jhrh jlw !
hvhr, `lr tjh pdocuhs l` tjh dost tjrhh trubphts orh fahgtfha os —wlhs‒ fg vhrsh
?5. Bludtlg‖s Ogodytfkod Crhhm Dhxfklg fahgtfhs tjh Crhhm wlra fgthrprhtha
—wlh‒ os o —kodobfty‒. Ft fs jora tl hskoph tjh fbprhssflg tjot slbh crhothr
sfcgfkogkh oppdfhs tl tjhsh dost tjrhh trubphts.
—Oga tjh & j ogchd slugaha, oga F sow o stor o % $ lb jhovhg ugtl tl tjh hortj, oga tl jfb wos cfvhg tjh mhy l` tjh elttlbdhss pft ( pft l` tjh oeyss ). Oga jhlphgha tjh elttlbdhss pft= oga tjhrh orlsh o sblmh lut l` tjh pft, os tjh sblmh l` o crhot `urgokh= oga tjh sug oga tjh ofr whrh aormhgha ey rhoslg l` tjh sblmh l` tjh pft. Oga tjhrh kobh lut l` tjh sblmh dlkusts uplg tjh hortj= oga ugtl tjhb wos cfvhg plwhr, os tjh sklrpflgs l` tjh hortj jovh plwhr. Oga ft wos klbbogahatjhb tjot tjhy sjluda glt jurt tjh cross l` tjh hortj, ghftjhr ogy crhhg tjfgc, ghf #tjhr ogy trhh= eut lgdy tjlsh bhg wjfkj jovh glt tjh shod l` Cla fg tjhfr `lrhjhoas.
Oga ft wos cfvhg tl tjhb tjot tjhy sjluda glt mf % tjhb, eut tjot tjhy sjluda eh
tlrbhgtha vh blgtjs9 oga tjhfr tlrbhgt wos os tjh tlrbhgt l` o sklrpflg, wjhg jh strfmhtj o bog. Oga fg tjlsh aoys sjo % bhg shhm ahotj, oga sjo % glt ga ft= oga sjo % ahsfrh tl afh, oga ahotj sjo % sthh $ lb tjhb. Oga tjh sjophs l` tjh dlkustswhrh dfmh ugtl jlrshs prhporha ugtl eottdh= oga uplg tjhfr jhoas whrh os whrhkrlwgs dfmh clda, oga tjhfr `okhs whrh os tjh `okhs l` bhg. Oga tjhy joa jofr os tjh jofr l` wlbhg, oga tjhfr thhtj whrh os tjh thhtj l` dflgs. Oga tjhy joa erhost # pdoths, os ft whrh erhostpdoths l` frlg= oga tjh sluga l` tjhfr wfgcs wos os tjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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sluga l` kjorflts l` bogy jlrshs ruggfgc tl eottdh. Oga tjhy joa tofds dfmh ugtl sklrpflgs, oga tjhrh whrh stfgcs fg tjhfr tofds9= oga tjhfr plwhr wos tl jurt bhg vh blgtjs. Oga tjhy joa o mfgc lvhr tjhb, wjfkj fs tjh ogchd l` tjh elttlbdhss pft, wjlsh gobh fg tjh Jherhw tlgcuh fs Oeoaalg, eut fg tjh Crhhm tlgcuh jotj
jfs gobh Opl % ylg‒ ! Uhvhdotflg 69?#?? ".
Qjh rst quhstflgs tjot orfsh `rlb tjfs possoch l` skrfpturh orh9 wjl fs tjfs
tjot jos `oddhg `rlb jhovhg oga jos ehhg cfvhg tjh mhys tl tjh elttlbdhss pft
" oeyss #, oga hxoktdy wjot fs tjh oeyss< Qjhrh fs skrfpturod hvfahgkh " Ul. ?>93
CGQ # tjot tjh oeyss fs iust ogltjhr gobh `lr tjh oelah l` tjh ahoa, o port l`
jhdd, lr Joahs " [jhld fg tjh LQ #. Qjh Crhhm wlra fgthrprhtha —oeyss‒ fs odsl
l`thg fgthrprhtha os —jhdd‒, oga tjh Jherhw wlra —Chjhggo‒ fs odsl fgthrprhtha
os —jhdd‒ fg blst vhrsflgs l` tjh efedh. F` tjh oeyss fs o rhcflg l` jhdd wjhrh tjh
ahoa rhsfah, tjhg tjh mhys tjot Kjrfst joa fg Uhvhdotflg ?9?: ugaluethady fg!
kduah tjh mhy tl tjh oeyss.
Ogltjhr skrfpturh phrtfghgt tl tjfs afskussflg fs 5 ^hthr 591, wjfkj fgafkoths
tjot Cla kjofgha ogchds wjl sfggha fg tjh oeyss. Kluda tjhsh `oddhg ogchds
tomh tjh `lrb l` dlkusts oga hbhrch `rlb tjhfr prfslg tl ottokm bhg wjl al glt
jovh tjh shod l` Cla fg tjhfr `lrhjhoas< Sh glth ot tjh hga l` tjfs possoch
tjot tjhsh — dlkusts‒ jovh o mfgc lvhr tjhb wjl fs tjh ogchd l` tjh elttlbdhss
pft. Kluda tjh lgh wjl wos cfvhg tjh mhys oga wjl lphgha tjh oeyss eh tjh
sobh ogchd wjlsh gobh fg Crhhm fs — Opl % ylg‒, wjfkj bhogs ahstrlyhr< Qjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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wlrafgc fg tjh CGQ lr tjfs skrfpturh fbpdfhs tjot tjfs — stor ‒ " lr ogchd # wos
lrfcfgoddy fg jhovhg, eut ot slbh tfbh fg tjh post joa `oddhg tl tjh hortj " ehhg
kost lut l` jhovhg #. Klgtrost tjfs wftj Uhvhdotflg 5>9?, fg wjfkj ft fs rhklraha
tjot Iljg sow og ogchd klbh alwg " ahskhgafgc # `rlb jhovhg wftj tjh mhy tl
tjh oeyss. Qjhrh fs kdhordy o af$ hrhgkh fg tjh wlrafgc ahskrfefgc tjhsh twl og!
chds wjl whrh cfvhg tjh mhy. Qjh ogchd fg Uhvhdotflg 5>9? fs lgh l` Cla‖s jldy
ogchds, `lr jh klbhs `rlb jhovhg wftj tjh mhy tl tjh oeyss, oga o kjofg tl efga
[otog `lr o tjlusoga yhors. Qjh ogchd fg Uhvhdotflg 69? " oelvh # opporhgtdy
— hdd‒ `rlb jhovhg ot slbh prhvflus tfbh, oga jh " lr —ft‒ fg tjh CGQ # rhkhfvhs
tjh mhy wjfdh lg hortj. Jh wos tjus o `o % hg ogchd wftj klgsfahroedh outjlrfty,
`lr Cla fahgtfha jfb ey gobh fg eltj tjh Jherhw oga Crhhm dogcuochs. Ft
shhbs prhtty levflus tjot tjfs — mfgc ‒ fg vhrsh ?? fs tjh — stor ‒ rh`hrrha tl fg vhrsh
?, oga bogy hxplsftlrs jovh prlplsha tjot tjfs `o % hg ogchd fs glgh ltjhr tjog
[otog jfbshd . Jh alhs jovh crhot outjlrfty, wjfkj bomhs tjfs succhstflg eh!
dfhvoedh, oga [otog wos dfmhgha tl o —stor‒ `oddfgc `rlb jhovhg prhvflusdy fg
Fsofoj ?19?5 oga Dumh ?>9?:. Qjhrh fs khrtofgdy gl quhstflg tjot tjfs wos hftjhr
[otog, lr lgh l` tjh fbplrtogt `oddhg ogchds ugahr jfs klbboga. Gltfkh tjot
jh wos — cfvhg‒ tjh mhy, sl wh mglw tjot slbhlgh wftj crhothr outjlrfty pls!
shssha tjh mhy oga covh ft tl tjfs `oddhg ogchd ot tjh opprlprfoth tfbh. Kjrfst
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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joa tjh mhys l` jhdd oga Ahotj fg Uhvhdotflg ?9?:, sl wh susphkt tjot Jh odsl
jhda tjh mhy lr tjh oeyss. Qjfs boy eh `urtjhr iustfkotflg `lr ossubfgc tjfs
ogchd wos [otog.
Qjhsh dlkusts jovh ehhg fahgtfha ey slbh os ehfgc blahrg!aoy jhdfklpthrs,
oga fg bogy woys tjhrh fs o strlgc sfbfdorfty. Jhdfklpthrs jovh wfgcs " rltlrs #
tjot bomh o sluga tjot kluda eh ahskrfeha os ehfgc dfmh kjorflts l` bogy
jlrshs ruggfgc tl eottdh. Qjhy odsl jovh whoplgs tjot kluda eh klbporha tl
tjh stfgc l` sklrpflgs. Qjhy odsl korry orbobhgt tjot kluda eh kjorokthrfzha
os erhostpdoths l` frlg. Jlwhvhr, tjh ahskrfptflg l` tjh dlkusts shhbfgcdy jov !
fgc krlwgs lg tjhfr jhoas, dllmfgc dfmh jlrshs, jovfgc `okhs l` bhg oga jofr
dfmh wlbhg, oga jovfgc tjhfr — stfgcs‒ fg tjhfr tofds, fs glt ahskrfptfvh l` jhdfklp!
thrs. Qjh klbboga tjot tjhy sjluda glt jurt tjh cross, glr ogy crhhg tjfgc,
ghftjhr ogy trhh, alhs glt opphor tl eh o ttfgc lrahr tl o squoarlg l` jhdfklp!
thrs, glr alhs tjh lrahr tjot tjhy sjluda lgdy tlrbhgt, oga glt mfdd, bhg tjot
al glt jovh tjh shod l` Cla fg tjhfr `lrhjhoas. Ilhd 5 ahskrfehs o pdocuh l` dl!
kusts tjot prhkhahs tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra, oga Ilhd's ahskrfptflg fg slbh woys
poroddhds tjot fg Uhvhdotflg 69;!??. Hvhrytjfgc klgsfahrha, tjh fg`lrbotflg wh
orh cfvhg jhrh shhbs tl ehtthr t tjh ahskrfptflg l` `oddhg ogchds, `rhha `rlb
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjhfr prfslg fg tjh oeyss, oga tomfgc o vfsfedh `lrb tjot opphorha tl Iljg dfmh o
dlkust .
Ogltjhr fbplrtogt plfgt fg tjfs skrfpturh fs tjh bhgtflg l` tjh phrfla l`
vh blgtjs, aurfgc wjfkj tjh dlkusts whrh cfvhg plwhr tl jurt tjh bhg tjot
al glt jovh tjh shod l` Cla fg tjhfr `lrhjhoas. Qjfs fs tjh lgdy sphkfk phrfla
l` tfbh cfvhg `lr ogy l` tjh iuacbhgts fg Uhvhdotflg, oga ft shrvhs os o rlucj
ehgkjborm `lr tjh tfbfgc l` tjh ltjhr iuacbhgts. F` lur tfbhtoedh `lr Aogfhd‖s
3>tj whhm, sjlwg fg Qoedh ?, fs o rhoslgoedh osshssbhgt l` tjh shquhgkh oga
tfbfgc l` tjh oplkodyptfk hvhgts lkkurrfgc aurfgc tjfs phrfla, wh mglw tjot
lur gorrotfvh bust eh ghor tjh hga l` tjh crhot trfeudotflg ot tjfs plfgt. Sh
odsl mglw tjot tjh crhot trfeudotflg storts o`thr tjh bfaadh l` tjh whhm, wjhg
tjh oelbfgotflg l` ahsldotflg fs sht fg tjh thbpdh. Sh ossubh tjot tjh crhot
trfeudotflg hxthgas lvhr o phrfla l` tfbh dlgc hglucj `lr lkkurrhgkhs sukj os
bortyralb, wor, sthhfgc l` tjh rhbgogt, fbpdhbhgtotflg l` tjh borm l` tjh
ehost, oga tjh rst sfx trubpht iuacbhgts tl eh hxhkutha. Ghor tjh hga l` tjh
crhot trfeudotflg tjh ropturh/rhsurrhktflg lkkurs oga wh hgthr tjh phrfla l`
tfbh mglwg os tjh crhot aoy l` tjh Dlra‖s wrotj. Sh mglw tjot tjh tfbfgc l`
tjh ropturh/rhsurrhktflg aurfgc tjh crhot trfeudotflg wfdd eh sjlrthgha `lr tjh
somh l` tjh hdhkt " Bott. 51955 #, wjfkj wh ossubh tl bhog tjot tjh tfbfgc l` tjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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ropturh/rhsurrhktflg fs okkhdhrotha fg lrahr tl tomh tjh sofgts `rlb tjh hortj sl
tjot slbh wfdd eh sovha `rlb bortyralb. Ogltjhr ossubptflg wh bfcjt bomh
fs tjot tjh sofgts wfdd eh lg hortj ot tjh tfbh l` tjh dlkusts, sfgkh tjhy orh tlda
tl jorb lgdy tjlsh tjot Cla jos glt bormha. Ossubfgc tjot o phrfla l` ot
dhost ? ?/5! yhors wluda eh rhqufrha `lr tjh hvhgts ogglugkha ey tjh rst vh
trubphts tl eh klbpdhtha tjh pdocuh l` tjh dlkust s wluda lkkur oelut vh
yhors fgtl tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla. [fgkh tjh pdocuh l` dlkusts dosts `lr vh
blgtjs, hvhgts sueshquhgt tl tjfs " tjh dost twl wlhs oga tjh shvhg vfods l`
wrotj # wluda jovh tl lkkur aurfgc tjh dost ? ?/5 yhors l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla.
Uhvhdotflg 69?5 fgafkoths tjot tjh rst wlh fs glw post oga tjhrh orh twl
blrh wlhs tl klbh jhrho`thr.
Qjh [fxtj Ogchd [lugas
—Oga tjh sfxtj ogchd slugaha, oga F jhora o vlfkh $ lb tjh `lur jlrgs l` tjh cldahg odtor wjfkj fs eh`lrh Cla, [oyfgc tl tjh sfxtj ogchd wjfkj joa tjh trubpht, Dllshtjh `lur ogchds wjfkj orh eluga fg ( ot ) tjh crhot rfvhr Hupjroths. Oga tjh `lur ogchds whrh dllsha, wjfkj whrh prhporha `lr og jlur, oga o aoy, oga o blgtj, oga o yhor, `lr tl sdoy tjh tjfra port l` bhg. Oga tjh gubehr l` tjh orby l` tjh jlrsh# bhg whrh twl jugarha tjlusoga tjlusoga9 oga F jhora tjh gubehr l` tjhb. Ogatjus F sow tjh jlrshs fg tjh vfsflg, oga tjhb tjot sot uplg tjhb, jovfgc erhost # pdoths l` rh, oga l` iokfgtj, oga erfbstlgh9 oga tjh jhoas l` tjh jlrshs whrh os tjh jhoas l` dflgs= oga lut l` tjhfr blutjs fssuha rh oga sblmh oga erfbstlgh. Eytjhsh tjrhh wos tjh tjfra port l` bhg mf % ha, ey tjh rh, oga ey tjh sblmh, oga eytjh erfbstlgh, wjfkj fssuha lut l` tjhfr blutjs. @lr tjhfr plwhr fs fg tjhfr blutj, oga fg tjhfr tofds9 `lr tjhfr tofds whrh dfmh ugtl shrphgts, oga joa jhoas, oga wftj
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjhb tjhy al jurt. Oga tjh rhst l` tjh bhg wjfkj whrh glt mf % ha ey tjhsh pdocuhs yht rhphgtha glt l` tjh wlrms l` tjhfr jogas, tjot tjhy sjluda glt wlrsjfp ahvfds, oga falds l` clda, oga sfdvhr, oga eross, oga stlgh, oga l` wlla, wjfkj ghftjhr kog shh, glr jhor, glr wodm9 ghftjhr rhphgtha tjhy l` tjhfr burahrs, glr l` tjhfr `lrgfko#
tflg, glr l` tjhfr tjh & s‒ ! Uh. 69?;# 5? ".
Sh bhgtflgha hordfhr tjot tjhrh orh bhg lg hortj wjl ehdlgc tl Cla ot tjh
tfbh l` tjh `tj trubpht, `lr tjh dlkusts whrh prljfeftha `rlb jorbfgc tjlsh
wjl jovh tjh tjh shod l` Cla lg tjhfr `lrhjhoas. [fgkh tjh ropturh/
rhsurrhktflg fs tjlucjt tl eh klfgkfahgt wftj tjh dost, lr shvhgtj trubpht, tjfs
sjluda glt eh surprfsfgc= jlwhvhr, tjh hga l` tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg fs op!
prlokjfgc, oga f` Cla fs clfgc tl sjlrthg tjh tfbh tl ropturh/rhsurrhktflg " B‖t.
51955 #, Jh fs ruggfgc lut l` tfbh.
Sjhg tjh sfxtj ogchd slugas `lur ogchds eluga ot tjh crhot rfvhr Hupjroths
orh dllsha. Sh ghha tl dllm ot Uhvhdotflg ?09?5 `lr `urtjhr fg`lrbotflg oelut
wjl tjhsh ogchds orh, oga wjot tjhy whrh prhporha tl al. Okklrafgc tl tjfs
vhrsh wh shh tjot lgh l` tjhsh ogchds koushs tjh wothrs l` tjh Hupjroths tl ary
up sl tjot tjh mfgcs l` tjh host kog poss lvhr tl tjh eottdh l` Orbochaalg. Sh
al glt mglw jlw bukj dothr tjh orbfhs krlss lvhr, eut ft shhbs rhoslgoedh tl
ossubh tjot tjh tfbh ehtwhhg tjh slugafgc l` tjh sfxtj oga shvhgtj ogchd fs
rhdotfvhdy sjlrt. Sh orh ghor tjh hga l` tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg wjhg tjh sfxtj
ogchd slugas, oga wh mglw tjh ropturh bust lkkur sllg " f` ft jos glt ehhg
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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blvha tl og hordfhr tfbh #. @lddlwfgc tjfs, tjh shvhg vfods l` wrotj bust eh
plurha lut eh`lrh tjh eottdh l` Orbochaalg. Os fgafkotha oelvh, wh jovh
surbfsha tjot tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg hgas oelut vh!oga!lgh!jod` tl sfx yhors
fgtl tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla. Qjfs succhsts tjot tjh Crhot Aoy l` tjh Dlra's
Srotj bust eh oelut o yhor fg aurotflg. Fg Ihwfsj whaafgc troaftflg, o`thr tjh
erfahcrllb oga jfs erfah jovh klgsubbotha tjh ugflg, troaftflg jos ft tjot
tjhy al glt port `lr ogy rhoslg " wor, htk. # `lr o yhor. F` Kjrfst‖s tomfgc Jfs
erfah " tjh kjurkj # ot rhsurrhktflg/ropturh fs ogodlclus tl tjfs, tjh Crhot Aoy
l` tjh Dlra‖s Srotj bust eh ot dhost lgh yhor fg aurotflg, sfgkh wh mglw tjot ft
kogglt ehcfg ugtfd tjh sofgts orh rhblvha `rlb hortj9 Kjrfst wluda glt dhovh
Jfs erfah tl rhturg tl hortj `lr tjh eottdh l` Orbochaalg `lr ot dhost lgh yhor.
Okklrafgc tl Chghsfs ?89?:, tjh Hupjroths Ufvhr fs tjh glrtjhosthrg eluga!
ory l` tjh doga cfvhg tl Fsrohd ey Cla. Qjfs fs o rfvhr tjot glrtjhrg oga hosthrg
orbfhs wluda ghha tl krlss tl hgthr fgtl tjh jldy doga. Sh mglw tjot tjfs pos!
soch fs todmfgc oelut tjh orbfhs tjot orh klbfgc tl bomh wor wftj Kjrfst ot tjh
eottdh l` Orbochaalg. Qjh sfzh l` tjh orby tjot krlsshs tjh rfvhr fs cfvhg ey
Iljg tl eh twl bfddflg. Qjfs orby fs ahskrfeha os rfafgc lg `hrlkflus dllmfgc
jlrshs wjlsh blutjs fssuha `lrtj rh, sblmh, oga erfbstlgh oga wjlsh tofds
opphor os shrphgts. Ey tjhsh tjrhh pdocuhs " rh, sblmh oga erfbstlgh # whrh o
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjfra l` bhg mfddha. Qjh CGQ wlrafgc jhrh shhbs tl fbpdy tjot o tjfra l` tjh
bhg fgvldvha fg tjh eottdh whrh mfddha, rotjhr tjog o tjfra l` odd bhg lg hortj,
os fbpdfha ey ltjhr vhrsflgs l` tjh Efedh. Qjh ahskrfptflg l` tjh vhjfkdhs
" jlrshs # lg wjfkj tjfs crhot orby blvhs fs af'kudt `lr us tl rhdoth tl ogy bfdf!
tory vhjfkdh wh orh `obfdfor wftj. Qjh erhostpdoths orh ahskrfeha os ehfgc
— hry‒ , oga lgh fgthrprhtotflg l` tjh Crhhm wlra usha jhrh fs —cdfsthgfgc‒,
wjfkj kluda fbpdy slbh slrt l` wfgasjfhda, eut tjfs boy eh o eft l` o strhtkj.
Sh kluda hgvfsflg o vhjfkdh wjlsh rhplwhr kobh `rlb tjh `rlgt " blutj #, oga
wjlsh rhor odsl joa whoplgs tjot kluda jurt bhg, eut tjh bfdftory vhjfkdh tjot
klbhs tl bfga " o togm # alhs glt shhb tl hgtfrhdy t tjh ahskrfptflg cfvhg ey
Iljg. Sh bust rhbhbehr tjot Iljg fs tryfgc tl ahskrfeh slbhtjfgc tjot fs tl!
toddy lvhrwjhdbfgc tl jfs vfsuod shgshs oga ugahrstogafgc, oga hvhg tjlucj tjh
Dlra fs cfvfgc jfb tjh vfsflg, tjh ahskrfptflgs cfvhg fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg
bust klbh tjrlucj Iljg‖s bfga oga elay, os fgstuhgkha ey tjh Jldy [pfrft.
Uhvhdotflg 695> shhbs tl fbpdy tjot f` tjh bhg tjot rhbofgha odfvh o`thr
tjhsh pdocuhs joa rhphgtha l` tjhfr hvfd wlrms tjhy kluda jovh rhkhfvha `lr!
cfvhghss. Qjh wlrafgc l` Uhvhdotflg 695> fg tjh CGQ kdhordy stoths tjh bhog!
fgc tjot tjhy afa glt rhphgt9
—Oga tjh rhst l` tjh bhg wjl whrh glt mf % ha ey tjhsh pdocuhs, rhphgtha glt hvhg l`tjh wlrms l` tjhfr jogas, tjot tjhy sjluda glt al jlboch tl ahblgs . . .‒
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Kjopthr ?>
Qjh Bysthry l` Cla fs @fgfsjha
—Oga F sow ogltjhr bfcjty ogchd klbh alwg $ lb jhovhg, kdltjha wftj o kdlua9 oga o rofgelw wos uplg jfs jhoa, oga jfs okh wos os ft whrh tjh sug, oga jfs hht os pf % ors l` rh9 Oga jh joa fg jfs joga o dfttdh ellm lphg9 oga jh sht jfs rfcjt `llt
uplg tjh sho, oga jfs dh & `llt lg tjh hortj, Oga krfha wftj o dlua vlfkh, os wjhg o dflg rlorhtj9 oga wjhg jh joa krfha, shvhg tjugahrs utthrha tjhfr vlfkhs. Ogawjhg tjh shvhg tjugahrs joa utthrha tjhfr vlfkhs, F wos oelut tl wrfth9 oga F jhora o vlfkh $ lb jhovhg soyfgc ugtl bh, [hod up tjlsh tjfgcs wjfkj tjh shvhgtjugahrs utthrha, oga wrfth tjhb glt. Oga tjh ogchd wjfkj F sow stoga uplg tjh sho oga uplg tjh hortj df & ha up jfs joga tl jhovhg, Oga sworh ey jfb tjot dfvhtj `lrhvhr oga hvhr, wjl krhotha jhovhg oga tjh tjfgcs tjot tjhrhfg orh, oga tjhhortj, oga tjh tjfgcs tjot tjhrhfg orh, oga tjh sho, oga tjh tjfgcs tjot orh tjhrhfg,tjot tjhrh sjluda eh tfbh gl dlgchr9 Eut fg tjh aoys l` tjh vlfkh l` tjh shvhgtj og#
chd, wjhg jh sjo % ehcfg tl sluga, tjh bysthry l` Cla sjluda eh gfsjha, os jh jotj ahkdorha tl jfs shrvogts tjh prlpjhts.‒ ! Uhvhdotflg ?>9?# 3 "
Fg tjfs skrfpturh wh shh ogltjhr bfcjty ogchd ahskhgafgc `rlb jhovhg fg o
kdlua. Qjhrh orh shvhrod tjfgcs oelut tjfs skrfpturh tjot shhb tl fbpdy tjot
tjfs bfcjty ogchd fs lur Dlra Ihsus Kjrfst. Qjh Dlra fs bhgtflgha shvhg tfbhs
fg klgiugktflg wftj o kdlua, lr kdluas, fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg. Qjh ogchd‖s
`okh fs ahskrfeha os ehfgc dfmh tjh sug, oga jfs `hht os pfddors l` rh, wjfkj fs
vhry sfbfdor tl tjh ahskrfptflg l` Kjrfst fg Uhvhdotflg ?9?1!?8 oga 59?:. Jh jos
fg jfs joga o dfttdh ellm tjot bust eh rhdotha fg slbh woy tl tjh ellm tjot tjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?1?
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Dobe " Kjrfst # tllm fg Uhvhdotflg 893. Jh klbhs tl ogglugkh tjh rhkdofbfgc l`
tjh hortj, oga Jh rlors os o dflg rlors fg vfktlry, os lvhr o vogqufsjha `lh. Jh
shts jfs rfcjt `llt uplg tjh sho oga jfs dh`t lg tjh hortj, wjfkj shhbs tl eh
sybeldfk l` tjh `okt tjot eltj sho oga doga orh oelut tl eh rhkdofbha. Lg tjh
ltjhr joga tjhrh orh shvhrod orcubhgts ocofgst tjfs ogchd ehfgc Kjrfst. Qjh
ush l` tjh wlra — ogltjhr‒ , fg vhrsh ?, shhbs tl fbpdy tjot tjfs ogchd fs dfmh ltjhr
ogchds tjot jovh erlucjt bhssochs oga rhdhosha pdocuhs prflr tl tjfs tfbh. Fg
oaaftflg, fg vhrsh 0 tjh ogchd shhbs tl swhor ey Kjrfst, `lr jh swhors ey Jfb
wjl dfvhs `lrhvhr= ey Jfb wjl krhotha tjh jhovhg oga tjh hortj, oga odd tjot fs
tjhrhfg= oga tjh sho oga odd tjot fs tjhrhfg= tjot tfbh sjodd eh gl dlgchr. Uhvhdo !
tflg ?>93 shhbs tl fbpdy tjot tjfs bfcjty ogchd kluda eh tjh shvhgtj ogchd wjl
fs oelut tl sluga, eut rh`rofgs `rlb alfgc sl ugtfd dothr fg Uhvhdotflg ??9?8. Jh
kluda odsl eh tjh sobh — strlgc ‒ ogchd fg Uhvhdotflg 895, wjl prlkdofbs wftj o
dlua vlfkh, —wjl fs wlrtjy tl lphg tjh ellm, oga dllsh tjh shods tjhrhl` <‒ F al glt eh!
dfhvh tjot tjh — strlgc ‒ ogchd l` Kjopthr ?> fs Kjrfst, eut jh bust eh lgh l` tjh
blst fbplrtogt oga bfcjty ogchds fg odd l` jhovhg.
Xgahrstogafgc tjh klgthgt l` tjh dfttdh ellm fg tjh strlgc ogchd's joga, fs
af'kudt f` glt fbplssfedh. Sh mglw tjot tjh Dobe " Kjrfst # tllm tjh ellm l`
Cla‖s iuacbhgt l` tjh hortj `rlb tjh joga l` Cla tjh @otjhr fg Uhvhdotflg
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?15
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893, oga ft alhs glt opphor tjot tjh dfttdh ellm l` Kjopthr ?> fs tjot ellm. Iljg
fs dothr tlda tl tomh tjh dfttdh ellm oga hot ft, sl tjot jh bfcjt prlpjhsy eh`lrh
bogy phlpdh, gotflgs, tlgcuhs, oga mfgcs. Sjhg Iljg hots tjh ellm fg Uhvhdo !
tflg ?>9?>!??, ft fs swhht os jlghy fg jfs blutj oga eftthr fg jfs ehddy. Qjh dfttdh
ellm l` Kjopthr ?> kluda plssfedy eh tjh dost ellm fg tjh Efedh9 tjh ellm l`
Uhvhdotflg. Qjh wlras l` tjfs crhot prlpjhky whrh swhht fg Iljg‖s blutj, eut
tjh thrrfedh kotostrlpjhs tl klbh uplg bogmfga, oga Cla's ehoutf`ud krhotflg,
boah jfs ehddy eftthr. Iljg wos tlda tl —hot‒ tjh ellm sl tjot jh kluda prlpj!
hsy tl bogy phlpdh, gotflgs, tlgcuhs, oga mfgcs. Qjfs khrtofgdy ts tjh ah!
skrfptflg l` wjot jos jopphgha wftj tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg.
Sjhg tjh strlgc ogchd krfhs fg o dlua vlfkh, shvhg tjugahrs utthr tjhfr
vlfkhs. Jh fs oelut tl ogglugkh tjh blst sfcgfkogt hvhgt l` odd tfbh9 tjh hga
l` tjfs och. Qjh shvhg tjugahrs bust eh jhovhg‖s rhsplgsh, okmglwdhacfgc tjfs
blbhgtlus lkkurrhgkh, oga tjh hga l` [otog‖s rudh lg tjh hortj " Iljg ?59;?= 5
Klrfgtjfogs 191 #. ^sodb 56 prlvfahs o vfvfa pfkturh l` tjh tjugahrfgc plwhr l`
tjh Dlra‖s vlfkh9 ft erhoms tjh khaors l` Dheoglg oga bomhs tjhb — smfp dfmh o
kod` ‒, ft afvfahs stobhs l` rh, ft sjomhs tjh wfdahrghss, ft koushs tjh ahhr tl
kodvh, oga ft strfps tjh `lrhsts eorh. Iljg wos oelut tl alkubhgt tjhsh utthr!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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ogkhs wjhg o vlfkh `rlb jhovhg tlda jfb tl shod up tjlsh tjfgcs tjot whrh ut!
thrha oga wrfth tjhb glt.
Fg tjfs skrfpturh tjh ogchd vlws tl Kjrfst tjot tjh hga wfdd gl dlgchr eh ah!
doyha. Ot tjh ehcfggfgc l` lur klbbhgtory lg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg wh
gltha tjot Cla wos woftfgc `lr tjh kup l` trogscrhssflg tl eh ddha tl fgftfoth
Aogfhd‖s shvhgtfhtj! whhm prlpjhky. Jhrh tjh ogglugkhbhgt fs boah tjot tjh
hga l` tfbh jos klbh, oga tjh ogchd oaas tjh stothbhgt tjot tjh — bysthry l`
Cla sjluda eh gfsjha, os jh jotj ahkdorha tl jfs shrvogts tjh prlpjhts‒. Sjhg tjh
shvhgtj ogchd fs oelut tl sluga tjh trubpht tjh bysthry l` Cla wfdd eh g!
fsjha. Cla jos gfsjha Jfs iuachbhgt l` tjh hortj, oga odd tjot fs dh`t fs Jfs
wrotj, wjfkj Jh fs oelut tl plur lut. Qjh —bysthry l` Cla‒ boy rh`hr tl tjh
skrfpturh fg Kldlssfogs ?950, wjfkj fgafkoths tjot tjh bysthry fs —Kjrfst fg ylu,
tjh jlph l` cdlry‒ " shh odsl Hpjhsfogs ;9:!6 #. Og oaaftflgod orcubhgt supplrtfgc
tjfs fgthrprhtotflg rhdoths tl 5 Qjhssodlgfogs 59?!0, fg wjfkj ^oud hxpdofgs tl
tjh Qjhssodlgfogs tjot tjh ropturh wfdd glt lkkur ugtfd o `oddfgc owoy lkkurs
rst, oga tjh bog l` sfg " ogtfkjrfst # fs rhvhodha. 5 Qjhssodlgfogs 590 soys — Oga
yh mglw wjot wftjjldahtj tjot jh bfcjt eh rhvhodha fg jfs lwg tfbh‒. Qjfs skrfpturh
rh`hrs tl slbh plwhr tjot rhstrofgs [otog `rlb rhvhodfgc ogtfkjrfst fg jfs `udd
`ury ugtfd tjh prlphr tfbh. [fgkh lgdy Cla, Kjrfst, lr tjh Jldy [pfrft jos tjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?11
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plwhr tl rhstrofg [otog, F ehdfhvh tjfs rh`hrs tl tjh Jldy [pfrft wftjfg ehdfhvhrs
tjot wfdd eh rhblvha `rlb hortj ot tjh ropturh. Sh rhkhfvh Kjrfst wjhg wh orh
spfrftuoddy elrg ocofg, os Ihsus tlda Gfklahbus fg Iljg ;9;!8. Sh rhkhfvh
Kjrfst‖s [pfrft " tjh Jldy [pfrft # os tjh horghst " lr wftghss # tjot wh ehdlgc tl
Jfb, oga orh o kjfda l` Cla " Ul. :9?0= ? Ilj. 89?> #. [hvhrod LQ skrfpturhs odsl
rh`hr tl Cla cfvfgc ehdfhvhrs o ghw " jubog # spfrft, oga Hzhmfhd ;0950!53 oaas
tjot Jh wfdd cfvh us Jfs Jldy [pfrft, os whdd.
@lr tjh oelvh rhoslgs, Uhvhdotflg ?>93 fs tjlucjt tl oppdy tl tjh tfbh l` tjh
ropturh, wjhg ehdfhvhrs " stfdd odfvh #, wjl jovh tjh Jldy [pfrft wftjfg, ilfg
Kjrfst fg tjh kdluas. Sftj tjh kjurkj gl dlgchr lg hortj, tjh Jldy [pfrft's
bfgfstry wftjfg ehdfhvhrs, fgftfotha ey Kjrfst o`thr Jh oskhgaha fgtl jhovhg,
wluda shhb tl eh gfsjha. Sh mglw tjot Kjrfst‖s elay " tjh kjurkj # fs Jfs
prhshgkh lg hortj. Sjhg tjfs —elay l` Kjrfst‒ fs rhblvha `rlb hortj gltjfgc
fs dh`t tl rhstrofg [otog `rlb rhvhodfgc jfs bog9 ogtfkjrfst.
F` tjhrh orh ogy tjot rhkhfvh sodvotflg o`thr tjfs tfbh tjhy wfdd opporhgtdy glt
eh edhssha wftj tjh fgthrgod bfgfstry l` —klb`lrthr‒ " tjh Jldy [pfrft #. Qjhy
boy eh dfmh tjh rhahhbha `rlb tjh LQ9 tjhy orh phrsuoaha ey tjh prlbfshs,
hberokh tjhb oga klg`hss tjot tjhy orh pfdcrfbs oga strogchrs lg hortj " Jh!
erhws ??9?; #. Sjhg Kjrfst rhturgs tl hortj `lr tjh eottdh l` Orbochaalg, Jfs
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?18
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erfah wfdd okklbpogy Jfb. Qjlsh rhbofgfgc lg hortj tjot jovh klbh tl eh!
dfhvh o`thr tjh ropturh, oga jovh rh`usha tl tomh tjh borm l` tjh ehost, wfdd glt
jovh tjh Jldy [pfrft wftjfg, eut tjhy wfdd jovh tjh oktuod prhshgkh oga klb`lrt
l` lur Dlra oga [ovflr, Ihsus Kjrfst os Jh rhfcgs aurfgc tjh bfddhggfub.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?10
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Kjopthr ??
Qjh [hvhgtj Ogchd [lugas
Fg tjh Efedh Cla l`thg ahskrfehs hvhgts `rlb blrh tjog lgh phrsphktfvh,
tjhrhey prlvfafgc oaaftflgod fg`lrbotflg wjfkj jhdps fbbhgshdy fg fgthrprht!
fgc oga ugahrstogafgc skrfpturh. Sh shh tjfs fg tjh stlry l` krhotflg fg tjh
rst oga shklga kjopthrs l` Chghsfs, os whdd os fg tjh GQ clsphds l` Bottjhw,
Borm, Dumh, oga Iljg. Qjfs fs o thkjgfquh usha odsl fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg.
Os wh ehcfg tjfs kjopthr wh glth tjot tjh vfsflg rhvhrts tl tjh tfbh ghor
tjh kdlsh l` tjh phrfla fahgtfha hordfhr os tjh ehcfggfgc l` slrrlws " shh Qoedh ?
#.
Uhvhdotflg ?? ehcfgs wftj Iljg ehfgc cfvhg o rhha wftj wjfkj tl bhosurh tjh
thbpdh l` Cla, tjh odtor, oga tjlsh tjot wlrsjfp tjhrhfg. Jh fs tlda tl dhovh
lut tjh klurt dlkotha lutsfah l` tjh thbpdh, `lr ft fs cfvhg tl tjh chgtfdh go !
tflgs tl trobpdh ugahr`llt `lr 15 blgtjs. Fg tjfs possoch l` skrfpturh tjh
thbpdh oga odtor orh tjlucjt tl rh`hr tl tjh Jldy ^dokh " [ogktuory # oga tjh
Jldy l` Jldfhs. Qjh luthr klurt fs tjh dorch hgkdlsurh tjot hgkdlshs tjh thbpdh
wjhrh odd Fsrohdfths kluda klbh tl wlrsjfp. Sh ugahrstoga `rlb tjfs tjot Cla
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?13
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kdofbs os Jfs lwg oga prlthkts tjh thbpdh " tjh [ogktuory oga tjh Jldy l` Jl!
dfhs #, oga tjlsh tjot wlrsjfp tjhrhfg, eut tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s klg`hahroky " chgtfdh
gotflgs # wfdd eh fg klgtrld l` Ihrusodhb " hvhrytjfgc lutsfah tjh thbpdh # ugtfd
tjh tfbh tjot Kjrfst rhturgs tl hortj. Sjhg Cla bhosurhs slbhtjfgc ft usu!
oddy bhogs tjot Jh fs oelut tl kdofb lwghrsjfp9 Jh wogts tl hstoedfsj kdhordy
wjot Jh fs kdofbfgc oga wjot Jh klbbfts Jfbshd` tl prlthkt. Ql Cla, tjh
thbpdh fs tjh ehdfhvhrs wjl orh klbbfttha tl, oga wlrsjfp wftjfg, tjh thbpdh.
Uhvhdotflg ??9;!?; thdds oelut twl wftghsshs fg Ihrusodhb, wjlsh prlpjhsfhs
stort aurfgc tjh phrfla wh jovh fahgtfha os —Qjh Ehcfggfgc l` [lrrlws‒, o`thr
tjh ogtfkjrfst ehcfgs jfs phrshkutflg l` tjh Ihws oga klgtfguhs `lr `lrty !twl
blgtjs, hgafgc iust eh`lrh tjh shvhgtj ogchd slugas.
—Oga F wf % cfvh plwhr tl by twl wftghsshs, oga tjhy sjo % prlpjhsy o tjlusogatwl jugarha oga tjrhhsklrh aoys, kdltjha wftj sokmkdltj. Qjhsh orh tjh twl ldfvhtrhhs, oga tjh twl kogadhstfkms stogafgc eh`lrh tjh Cla l` tjh hortj. Oga f` ogy bog wf % jurt tjhb, rh prlkhhahtj lut l` tjhfr blutj, oga ahvlurhtj tjhfr hgh# bfhs9 oga f` ogy bog wf % jurt tjhb, jh bust fg tjfs bogghr eh mf % ha. Qjhsh jovh plwhr tl sjut jhovhg, tjot ft rofg glt fg tjh aoys l` tjhfr prlpjhky9 oga jovh plwhr lvhr wothrs tl turg tjhb tl edlla, oga tl sbfth tjh hortj wftj o % pdocuhs, os l & hg os tjhy wf % . Oga wjhg tjhy sjo % jovh gfsjha tjhfr thstfblgy, tjh ehosttjot oskhgahtj lut l` tjh elttlbdhss pft sjo % bomh wor ocofgst tjhb, oga sjo % lvhrklbh tjhb, oga mf % tjhb. Oga tjhfr ahoa elafhs sjo % dfh fg tjh strhht l` tjh crhot kfty, wjfkj spfrftuo % y fs ko % ha [lalb oga Hcypt, wjhrh odsl lur Dlra woskrukfha. Oga tjhy l` tjh phlpdh oga mfgarhas oga tlgcuhs oga gotflgs sjo % shhtjhfr ahoa elafhs tjrhh aoys oga o jod`, oga sjo % glt su ' hr tjhfr ahoa elafhs tl eh put fg crovhs. Oga tjhy tjot awh % uplg tjh hortj sjo % rhilfkh lvhr tjhb, oga bomh bhrry, oga sjo % shga cf & s tl lgh ogltjhr= ehkoush tjhsh twl prlpjhts tlr #
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?1:
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bhgtha tjhb tjot awh % lg tjh hortj. Oga o & hr tjrhh aoys oga o jod` tjh [pfrft l` df`h $ lb Cla hgthrha fgtl tjhb, oga tjhy stlla uplg tjhfr `hht= oga crhot `hor `h % uplg tjhb tjot sow tjhb. Oga tjhy jhora o crhot vlfkh $ lb jhovhg soyfgc ugtltjhb= Klbh up jftjhr. Oga tjhy oskhgaha up tl jhovhg fg o kdlua= oga tjhfr hgh#
bfhs ehjhda tjhb. Oga tjh sobh jlur wos tjhrh o crhot hortjquomh, oga tjh thgtj port l` tjh kfty `h % , oga fg tjh hortjquomh whrh sdofg l` bhg shvhg tjlusoga9 ogatjh rhbgogt whrh o + fcjtha, oga covh cdlry tl tjh Cla l` jhovhg.
Fg tjfs skrfpturh wh shh Cla `udddfgc prlpjhky ey erfgcfgc Jfs twl wftghsshs
tl prlpjhsy oga prhokj tjh clsphd. Qjhy orh ahskrfeha os tjh twl ldfvh trhhs
oga twl kogadhstfkms9 vhry sfbfdor tl tjh ahskrfptflg l` tjh Cldahg Kogadh!
stfkm dlkotha fg tjh [ogktuory l` tjh Qoehrgokdh, tjot sybeldfzhs tjh klgtfgu!
lus hxfsthgkh, ugfgthrruptha wlrsjfp, oga ugkhosfgc dfcjt prlvfaha ey Cla‖s
phlpdh. Qjfs shhbs opprlprfoth tl tjh bfssflg l` tjhsh twl wftghsshs wjl
bomh o dost opphod tl tjh Ihws fg Ihrusodhb, oga ltjhrs tjrlucjlut tjh wlrda
tjot jhor tjhfr prlpjhsfhs tjrlucj tjh bhafub l` roafl oga thdhvfsflg, tl rh!
khfvh Kjrfst. Qjhfr bfgfstry fs okklbpogfha ey bfrokdhs, ugaluethady tl vodf!
aoth tjhfr bhssoch. Sjhg tjhy jovh gfsjha tjhfr wlrm, tjh ogtfkjrfst fs cfvhg
plwhr tl mfdd tjhb, oga tjhfr elafhs orh dh`t fg tjh strhht `lr tjrhh!oga!lgh!
jod` aoys, prleoedy `lr tjh ogtfkjrfst tl bomh tjh blst pldftfkod bfdhoch jh kog
lut l` wjot jh shhs os o crhot vfktlry. Fbocfgh jfs kjocrfg wjhg o`thr tjh
tjrhh!oga!lgh!jod` aoys tjh twl wftghsshs orfsh oga stoga lg tjhfr `hht, oga ot
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?16
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tjh ehkmlgfgc kodd l` o vlfkh `rlb jhovhg, tjhy oskhga fg o kdlua. Sjot joa
opphorha os o crhot vfktlry `lr tjh ogtfkjrfst wos turgha fgtl o crhot ah`hot.
Qjh quhstflg osslkfotha wftj tjh twl wftghsshs fs, wjl orh tjhy< Qjh
gobhs blst l`thg jhora fg rhsplgsh tl tjfs quhstflg orh Blshs, Hdfioj, oga
Hglkj. Ghftjhr Hdfioj glr Hglkj afha, tjus tjhy orh klgsfahrha kogafaoths.
Blshs afha, eut wos eurfha ey Cla, tjus jh fs klgsfahrha o plssfefdfty. Blshs
wos odsl tjh prlpjht osslkfotha wftj tjh pdocuhs fg Hcypt. [fgkh tjh twl wft!
ghsshs jovh plwhr tl sbfth tjh hortj wftj pdocuhs, Blshs jos blrh tjog lgh
rhoslg `lr ehfgc klgsfahrha. Dfmhwfsh, Hdfioj prlpjhsfha oga ft afa glt rofg fg
Fsrohd `lr tjrhh yhors. Qjfs fs sfbfdor tl tjh bfrokdh phr`lrbha ey tjh twl wft!
ghsshs wjhg tjhy sjut jhovhg `lr tjh phrfla l` tjhfr prlpjhky. Blshs oga Hdf!
ioj whrh eltj wftj Ihsus ot tjh trogscurotflg, wjfkj boy eh ogltjhr orcu!
bhgt fg `ovlr l` tjhfr ehfgc tjh twl wftghsshs. Bodokjf 198!0 odsl prhafkts tjot
Hdfioj wfdd opphor lg hortj eh`lrh tjh crhot oga thrrfedh aoy l` tjh Dlra. Iljg
?95? odsl supplrts tjh klgthgtflg tjot Hdfioj oga/lr Blshs wos hxphktha tl rh!
turg tl tjh hortj fg tjh `uturh. Odtjlucj wh al glt mglw tjh fahgtfty l` tjhsh
twl wftghsshs `lr khrtofg, tjh prhplgahrogkh l` tjh hvfahgkh shhbs tl plfgt tl
Blshs oga Hdfioj.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?8>
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Sjhg tjhsh twl wftghsshs oskhgaha up tl jhovhg tjhrh wos o crhot hortj!
quomh oga o thgtj l` tjh kfty l` Ihrusodhb wos ahstrlyha, oga 3,>>> bhg whrh
sdofg. Qjfs `rfcjthgha tjh Ihwfsj rhbgogt oga kousha tjhb tl cdlrf`y Cla. Od!
tjlucj tjh rhbgogt joa supplshady stha tl tjh wfdahrghss hordfhr, ghor tjh
bfaadh l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla, tjhy orh opporhgtdy kdlsh hglucj tl Ihrusodhb
tl `hhd tjh h$ hkt l` tjh hortjquomh, oga tl eh oworh l` tjh hvhgts klgkhrgfgc
tjh twl wftghsshs. Qjhy opphor tl eh arowfgc ghorhr tl Cla oga Jfs Kjrfst os
o rhsudt l` tjhsh hvhgts.
Uhvhdotflg ??9?8!?6 erfgcs tl o kdlsh Kjrfst‖s rst thddfgc l` tjh hvhgts tjot
lkkur aurfgc Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm.
—Oga tjh shvhgtj ogchd slugaha= oga tjhrh whrh crhot vlfkhs fg jhovhg, soyfgc, Qjh mfgcalbs l` tjfs wlrda orh ehklbh tjh mfgcalbs l` lur Dlra, oga l` jfs Kjrfst=
oga jh sjo % rhfcg `lr hvhr oga hvhr. Oga tjh `lur oga twhgty hdahrs, wjfkj sot eh# `lrh Cla lg tjhfr shots, `h % uplg tjhfr `okhs, oga wlrsjfppha Cla, [oyfgc, Sh cfvhtjhh tjogms, L Dlra Cla Odbfcjty, wjfkj ort, oga wost, oga ort tl klbh= ehkoushtjlu jost tomhg tl tjhh tjy crhot plwhr, oga jost rhfcgha. Oga tjh gotflgs whrh ogcry, oga tjy wrotj fs klbh, oga tjh tfbh l` tjh ahoa tjot tjhy sjluda eh iuacha, oga tjot tjlu sjludahst cfvh rhwora tl tjy shrvogts tjh prlpjhts, oga tl tjh sofgts, oga tjhb tjot `hor tjy gobh, sbo % oga crhot= oga sjludahst ahstrly tjhb wjfkj ahstrly tjh hortj. Oga tjh thbpdh wos lphgha fg jhovhg, oga tjhrh wos shhg fg jfsthbpdh tjh orm l` jfs thstobhgt9 oga tjhrh whrh dfcjtgfgcs, oga vlfkhs, oga tjug# ahrfgcs, oga og hortjquomh, oga crhot jofd.‒
Sh shh lur Dlra Ihsus Kjrfst kdofbfgc tjh mfgcalbs l` tjh hortj os Jfs lwg fg
tjfs possoch l` skrfpturh, tl rhfcg `lrhvhr oga hvhr. Oktuoddy, os wh wfdd shh fg
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?8?
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tjh rhthddfgc l` tjfs prlpjhky fg Uhvhdotflg ?; !55, Kjrfst wfdd rhfcg os Mfgc
lvhr tjh hortj `lr ?>>> yhors, oga wfdd tjhg ossubh Jfs rhfcg fg tjh ghw
jhovhg oga ghw hortj, `lrhvhr. Os wh gltha fg Uhvhdotflg ?>93, wjhg tjh shv !
hgtj ogchd prhporhs tl sluga, Cla‖s mfgcalb wfdd gl dlgchr eh wftjfg bog‖s
jhort, os ft fs fg tjfs prhshgt aoy, oga sjlrtdy tjhrho`thr Kjrfst wfdd ossubh Jfs
rhfcg wftj oga lvhr us os lur hortjdy Mfgc, wjl kog eh tlukjha, hberokha, oga
wlrsjfppha9 wh kog todm tl Jfb `okh!tl!`okh. Odtjlucj tjhrh orh gl ahtofds l`
tjh eottdh l` Orbochaalg fg tjfs possoch, wh shh tjot tjfs kjopthr erfgcs tjh
shvhg! yhor phrfla tl o kdlsh, `lr tjh tfbh l` tjh iuacbhgt fs ot joga, tjh tfbh
`lr Cla tl rhwora Jfs sofgts, oga tjh tfbh `lr Cla tl ahstrly tjlsh tjot ah!
strlyha tjh hortj.
Qjhrh jos ehhg klgsfahroedh fgthrhst, oga gl sbodd oblugt l` klgihkturh fg
rhkhgt yhors oelut wjot jopphgha tl tjh Orm l` tjh Klvhgogt, jhrhfg rh`hrrha
tl os tjh Orm l` Jfs Qhstobhgt. Qjh Orm wos sybeldfk l` Cla‖s prhshgkh, oga
ft wos dlkotha fg tjh Jldy l` Jldfhs wftjfg tjh Qoehrgokdh, oga dothr fg tjh
Qhbpdh eufdt ey [ldlblg. Okklrafgc tl skrfpturh tjh Orm klgtofgha tjh twl
toedhs l` stlgh fgskrfeha wftj tjh thg klbbogabhgts " Hxlaus 5895?= Ahu!
thrlglby ?>9;!8 #, o plt l` boggo, Oorlg‖s rla tjot edlsslbha, oga tjh ellm l`
tjh dow " Hxlaus ?09;;!;1= Ahuthrlglby ;?950= oga Jherhws 691 #. Fg spfth l`
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?85
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tjh klgihkturh oelut fts dlkotflg, tjh wjhrhoeluts l` tjh Orm jovh rhbofgha
ugmglwg sfgkh tjh ahstruktflg l` Ihrusodhb ey Gheukjoaghzzor oga tjh Kjod!
ahogs fg 8:0 EK. Sh ossubh tjot Cla rhblvha Jfs prhshgkh `rlb Fsrohd ot
tjfs tfbh, rhopphorfgc os tjh Oglfgtha Lgh " Ihsus # fg 1 EK. Sftj tjh krukfx !
flg l` Ihsus fg ;> OA, Cla turgha Jfs otthgtflg tl tjh kjurkj, tjh erfah l`
Kjrfst. Odtjlucj Cla wos gl dlgchr rhprhshgtha ey tjh Orm l` tjh Klvhgogt
fg tjh Qhbpdh o`thr 8:0 EK, tjh Ihwfsj gotflg rhbofgha Cla‖s kjlshg, tjh op!
pdh l` Jfs hyh. Cla‖s klvhgogts orh hvhrdostfgc, oga jh erfgcs tjhb tl ruftflg
fg spfth l` lur `ofdurhs oga rhehddflg. Fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg wh shh Cla
koddfgc tjh Ihwfsj phlpdh tl rhklcgfzh Ihsus os tjh Bhssfoj tjrlucj tjh h$ lrts
l` tjh twl wftghsshs, oga tjh shodfgc l` tjh ?11,>>> vfrcfgs. Cla prlbfshs tl
sovh o rhbgogt " lgh!tjfra # l` tjh Ihws ot tjh hga l` tjfs shvhg! yhor phrfla.
Ql rhturg tl tjh oelvh skrfpturh, jlw kog tjh Orm l` tjh Klvhgogt eh fg
jhovhg wjhg tjh dost bhgtflg l` ft wos shhbfgcdy wftj tjh Kjodahogs< Qjh
Orm rhprhshgts Cla‖s prhshgkh oga ft shhbs dlcfkod tjot ft sjluda eh fg jhovhg
wjhrh Cla fs fg Jfs tjrlgh rllb. Aurfgc tjh LQ wjhg Cla dha tjh Fsrohdfths,
Jh bfgfsthrha tl tjhb spfrftuoddy tjrlucj Jfs prhshgkh fg tjh Jldy l` Jldfhs,
wjhrh Jh wluda eh shotha lg tjh bhrky shot, tjh klvhr lvhr tjh Orm. Aurfgc
tjh kjurkj och, Cla fs prhshgt wftjfg ehdfhvhrs fg tjh phrslg l` tjh Jldy
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?8;
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[pfrft= Jh fs gl dlgchr shotha lg tjh bhrky shot bfgfsthrfgc tjrlucj tjh jfcj
prfhst tl tjh Fsrohdfth gotflg. Qjh vfsflg l` tjh Orm fg tjh thbpdh fs tjh rst
tfbh tjot o bothrfod ortfkh `rlb hortj jos ehhg bhgtflgha os ehfgc fg jhovhg,
sl ft strhtkjhs lur ugahrstogafgc l` tjh goturh oga bothrfod suestogkh l` krh!
otha tjfgcs tl ogltjhr dhvhd. Cla kluda jovh trogsplrtha tjh Orm `rlb hortj
tl jhovhg, eut blrh dfmhdy tjh Kjodahogs ahstrlyha tjh hortjdy Orm " lgdy wftj
Cla's phrbfssflg, l` klursh #, oga wjot fs leshrvha jhrh fs o jhovhgdy, lr phr!
`hktha " rhsurrhktha # vhrsflg.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?81
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Kjopthr ?5
[otog fs Kost Lut l` Jhovhg
Fg tjfs kjopthr wh hgklugthr o poush fg tjh rhvhdotflg l` Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm
prlpjhky, oga Iljg fs cfvhg o vfsflg l` twl crhot eottdhs fg jhovhg afrhktdy o` !
`hktfgc tjh Ihwfsj gotflg oga fts udtfboth sodvotflg. Okklrafgcdy, skhghs ug`lda
tjot shhb tl ehcfg wftj Cla‖s pdog `lr hstoedfsjfgc tjh Ihwfsj gotflg " ~?6>> E.
K. #, ugtfd tjh god eottdh ot tjh hga l` tfbh, wjhg tjh aroclg " [otog # bomhs wor
wftj tjh rhbgogt. Uhvhdotflg ?59?!?3 soys,
—Oga tjhrh opphorha o crhot wlgahr fg jhovhg= o wlbog kdltjha wftj tjh sug, ogatjh bllg ugahr jhr `hht, oga uplg jhr jhoa o krlwg l` twhdvh stors9 Oga sjh ehfgcwftj kjfda krfha, trovofdfgc fg efrtj, oga pofgha tl eh ahdfvhrha. Oga tjhrh op# phorha ogltjhr wlgahr fg jhovhg= oga ehjlda o crhot rha aroclg, jovfgc shvhg jhoas oga thg jlrgs, oga shvhg krlwgs uplg jfs jhoas. Oga jfs tofd arhw o tjfra port l` tjh stors l` jhovhg, oga afa kost tjhb tl hortj9 oga tjh aroclg stlla eh`lrhtjh wlbog wjfkj wos rhoay tl eh ahdfvhrha, `lr tl ahvlur jhr kjfda os sllg os ftwos elrg. Oga sjh erlucjt `lrtj o bog kjfda, wjl wos tl rudh o % gotflgs wftj o rla l` frlg9 oga jhr kjfda wos koucjt up tl Cla, oga tl jfs tjrlgh. Oga tjh
wlbog stha fgtl tjh wfdahrghss, wjhrh sjh jotj o pdokh prhporha l` Cla, tjot tjhy sjluda `hha jhr tjhrh o tjlusoga twl jugarha oga tjrhhsklrh aoys. Oga tjhrh woswor fg jhovhg9 Bfkjohd oga jfs ogchds `lucjt ocofgst tjh aroclg= oga tjh aroclg `lucjt oga jfs ogchds, Oga prhvofdha glt= ghftjhr wos tjhfr pdokh `luga ogy blrhfg jhovhg. Oga tjh crhot aroclg wos kost lut, tjot lda shrphgt, ko % ha tjh Ahvfd, oga [otog, wjfkj ahkhfvhtj tjh wjldh wlrda9 jh wos kost lut fgtl tjh hortj, oga jfs ogchds whrh kost lut wftj jfb. Oga F jhora o dlua vlfkh soyfgc fg jhovhg,
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?88
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Glw fs klbh sodvotflg, oga strhgctj, oga tjh mfgcalb l` lur Cla, oga tjh plwhrl` jfs Kjrfst9 `lr tjh okkushr l` lur erhtjrhg fs kost alwg, wjfkj okkusha tjhb eh# `lrh lur Cla aoy oga gfcjt. Oga tjhy lvhrkobh jfb ey tjh edlla l` tjh Dobe, oga ey tjh wlra l` tjhfr thstfblgy= oga tjhy dlvha glt tjhfr dfvhs ugtl tjh ahotj.
Qjhrh`lrh rhilfkh, yh jhovhgs oga yh tjot awh % fg tjhb. Slh tl tjh fgjoefthrs l`tjh hortj oga tjh sho `lr tjh ahvfd fs klbh alwg ugtl ylu, jovfgc crhot wrotj, eh#koush jh mglwhtj jh jotj eut o sjlrt tfbh. Oga wjhg tjh aroclg sow tjot jh woskost ugtl tjh hortj, jh phrshkutha tjh wlbog wjfkj erlucjt `lrtj tjh bog kjfda.
Oga tl tjh wlbog whrh cfvhg twl wfgcs l` o crhot hocdh, tjot sjh bfcjt sty fgtltjh wfdahrghss, wjhrh sjh fs glurfsjha `lr o tfbh, oga tfbhs, oga jod` o tfbh, $ lbtjh `okh l` tjh shrphgt. Oga tjh shrphgt kost lut l` jfs blutj wothr os o stlla o & hrtjh wlbog, tjot jh bfcjt koush jhr tl eh korrfha owoy l` tjh stlla. Oga tjh hortj jhdpha tjh wlbog, oga tjh hortj lphgha jhr blutj, oga swo % lwha up tjh stlla
wjfkj tjh aroclg kost lut l` jfs blutj. Oga tjh aroclg wos wrltj wftj tjhwlbog, oga whgt tl bomh wor wftj tjh rhbgogt l` jhr shha, wjfkj mhhp tjhklbbogabhgts l` Cla, oga jovh tjh thstfblgy l` Ihsus Kjrfst.‒
Qjh wlbog wh shh fg Uhvhdotflg ?59?!5 rhprhshgts tjh gotflg l` Fsrohd. Qjh
wlrafgc jhrh fs vhry sfbfdor tl tjot fg Ilshpj‖s arhob fg Chghsfs ;396, wjhrh
Iokle, Uokjhd, oga tjh erltjhrs l` Ilshpj whrh fahgtfha os tjh sug, bllg,
oga stors, rhsphktfvhdy. Iokle, Uokjhd, oga tjhfr twhdvh slgs " fgkduafgc Ilshpj #,
rhprhshgt tjh Ihwfsj gotflg fg tjh LQ, oga jhrh wh shh o sybeldfk rhprhshgto !
tflg l` Fsrohd fg tjh GQ ey tjh wlbog. [jh fs trovofdfgc fg efrtj, ehfgc fg pofg
tl erfgc `lrtj jhr kjfda. Qjh Ihwfsj gotflg wos fg afrh strofcjts fg tjh tfbh
iust eh`lrh Ihsus‖ efrtj. Qjhy dlgcha `lr tjh prlbfsha Bhssfoj tl klbh oga
ahdfvhr tjhb `rlb tjh Ulbogs, oga tl rhhstoedfsj tjh plwhr oga prhstfch l`
Fsrohd. [oady, tjhy `ofdha tl ugahrstoga tjh prlpjhkfhs oelut Ihsus, oga tjus
tjhy `ofdha tl rhklcgfzh Jfb wjhg Jh afa klbh.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Qjh shklga wlgahr wh shh fg tjfs skrfpturh levflusdy rhprhshgts [otog. Qjh
shvhg jhoas wftj krlwgs orh tjlucjt tl rhprhshgt tjh sfx wlrdady hbpfrhs l`
tjh post " Hcypt, Ossyrfo, Eoeydlg, ^hrsfo, Crhhkh, oga Ulbh # wftj tjh shvhgtj,
oga god hbpfrh, tl eh dha ey tjh ogtfkjrfst. Qjh thg jlrgs orh tjlucjt ey
blst hxplsftlrs tl rhprhshgt thg mfgcalbs tjot bomh up tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s hb!
pfrh. Aogfhd 393!: odsl bhgtflgs tjfs ehost wftj tjh thg jlrgs, oga rhdoths Aog!
fhd‖s vfsflg oelut o dfttdh jlrg tjot rfshs up oga pdukms up tjrhh l` tjh lrfcfgod thg
jlrgs. Fg Aogfhd :96!?1 wh shh tjot tjh dfttdh jlrg fs tjh ogtfkjrfst, oga ft wluda
opphor tjot jh tomhs klgtrld l` tjfs god hbpfrh ey klgquhrfgc, lr fg slbh
ltjhr woy lvhrklbfgc, tjrhh l` tjh thg mfgcalbs. Aogfhd :9: fgafkoths tjot
tjh dfttdh jlrg rfshs up lut l` lgh l` o jh clot's `lur jlrgs, tjlucjt tl rhprhshgt
tjh `lur mfgcalbs fgtl wjfkj Odhxogahr‖s hbpfrh wos afvfaha o`thr jfs ahotj.
Qjfs fs tjh eosfs `lr klgihkturh tjot tjh ogtfkjrfst wfdd rfsh lut l` lgh l` tjh
`lur chlcropjfkod orhos tjot boah up Odhxogahr‖s afvfaha Crhkfog hbpfrh.
Bogy ehdfhvh tjot Ogtflkjus Hpfpjoghs, wjl rlsh tl rudh tjh [yrfog plrtflg l`
Odhxogahr‖s afvfaha rhcfbh, wos tjh prhkurslr tl tjh ogtfkjrfst. Qjus, tjh og!
tfkjrfst fs tjlucjt tl eh ahstfgha tl rfsh `rlb tjfs rhcflg l` tjh wlrda.
Dukf`hr wos lrfcfgoddy o vhry fbplrtogt ogchd wjl kjlsh tl rhehd ocofgst
Cla oga, os o rhsudt, dlst jfs plsftflg fg jhovhg oga joa jfs gobh kjogcha tl
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?83
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[otog " odsl ahvfd lr aroclg # tl rhsthkt jfs goturh. O`thr jfs rhehddflg jh gl
dlgchr rhsfaha fg jhovhg, eut jh opporhgtdy rhtofgha vfsftfgc rfcjts, ot dhost
wjhg subblgha lr fgvftha. Fg tjh ellm l` Ile, wjhg tjh slgs l` Cla " fbplr!
togt ogchds # prhshgtha tjhbshdvhs eh`lrh tjh Dlra, [otog kobh wftj tjhb.
Sjhg tjh Dlra osmha jfb wjhrh jh joa klbh `rlb, [otog rhpdfha, — $ lb clfgc
tl oga $ l fg tjh hortj oga $ lb wodmfgc up oga alwg fg ft‒ . Jh oga tjh ogchds wjl
ilfgha jfb fg tjfs rhehddflg whrh gl dlgchr rhsfahgts l` jhovhg wjhrh Cla rh!
sfahs, eut [otog rhtofgha rfcjt l` okkhss. Qjh quhstflg Cla osmha [otog oelut
wjhrh jh joa ehhg fbpdfhs tjot jh wos gl dlgchr o rhsfahgt l` jhovhg, eut wos
lg hortj, oga lut l` tjh fbbhafoth prhshgkh l` Cla fg jhovhg. Uhvhdotflg ?591
alhs glt stoth tjot [otog wos kost lut l` jhovhg os o rhsudt l` tjfs rhehddflg,
eut tjot —jfs tofd arocs o tjfra l` tjh stors l` jhovhg, oga jh kosts tjhb tl tjh hortj.‒
Qjh ogchds wjl ilfgha [otog‖s rhehddflg shhbfgcdy dlst tjhfr pdokh fg jhovhg os
o rhsudt l` tjhfr kjlfkh, oga tjhy orh tjhrho`thr rh`hrrha tl os hvfd ogchds, lr
ahblgs. Qjfs fs sfbfdor tl wjot jopphgha tl Oaob fg tjh Corahg l` Hahg
wjhg jh kjlsh tl —mglw‒ hvfd= jh dlst jfs okkhss tl Cla. @rlb tjfs okt l` rh!
ehddflg wh cotjhr tjot ogchds jovh tjh oefdfty tl kjllsh ehtwhhg clla oga hvfd.
[otog oga jfs ahblgs opporhgtdy tllm up rhsfahgkh fg tjh oeyss " elttlbdhss
pft, [jhld, lr jhdd # ot tjfs tfbh, eut tjhy whrh cfvhg `rhhalb tl rlob tjh hortj
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?8:
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oga fts otblspjhrh tl al [otog's efaafgc. Uhcorafgc tjfs Iuah ?90 soys, — Oga tjh
ogchds wjfkj mhpt glt tjhfr rst hstoth, eut dh & tjhfr lwg joeftotflg, jh jotj rhshrvha fg
hvhrdostfgc kjofgs ugahr aormghss ugtl tjh iuacbhgt l` tjh crhot aoy.‒ Qjhsh orh glt
kjofgs wh orh `obfdfor wftj, eut kjofgs ugtl aormghss, bhogfgc klgghbhgt tl
tjh hortj oga fts hgvfrlgs, wftj tjhfr oelah ehfgc tjh oeyss, lr Jhdd.
[otog‖s efc clod wos tl stlp Cla‖s pdog `lr rhahbptflg l` bogmfga, tjus jh
stlla eh`lrh tjh wlbog rhoay tl — ahvlur‒ jhr kjfda os sllg os ft wos ahdfvhrha.
Bottjhw 59?0 alkubhgts Jhrla‖s ahkrhh tl mfdd odd elys twl! yhors lda, oga ug!
ahr, elrg fg Ehtjdhjhb oga fg odd fts elrahrs. Levflusdy, Jhrla wos ugahr [o !
tog‖s fgstuhgkh wjhg jh fssuha tjfs hafkt. Eut Cla joa `lrhshhg tjfs otthbpt
tl mfdd tjh eoey Ihsus, oga Jh usha tjh wfsh bhg tl `rustroth Jhrla‖s hvfd pdogs.
O`thr Ihsus‖ wlrm lg hortj wos klbpdhtha, Jh wos koucjt up tl Cla‖s tjrlgh,
os stotha fg tjfs possoch l` skrfpturh. @fgoddy, wjhg tjh tfbh `lr Kjrfst‖s rhturg
tl hortj arows ghor, tjh wlbog sthhs fgtl tjh wfdahrghss, wjhrh Cla prlthkts
jhr `lr o phrfla l` ?,50> aoys. Sh rhklcgfzh tjfs os o rh`hrhgkh tl tjh stfcjt l`
tjh rhbgogt `rlb Fsrohd ot tjh bfaplfgt l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla. Bogy phl!
pdh ehdfhvh tjot tjot tjh thrb —wfdahrghss‒ rh`hrs tl og orho l` Halb, lr Faubho
" prhshgt!aoy slutjwhst Ilraog # tjot wos tjh dlkotflg l` tjh ogkfhgt `lrtrhss
kfty, ^htro. Qjfs orho fs jfcjdy fgokkhssfedh, ehfgc surrlugaha ey blugtofgs oga
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?86
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kdf$ s, oga tjus ft o $ lras crhot prlthktflg ocofgst ottokms ey hghbfhs. Ogltjhr
orcubhgt `lr tjfs ehfgc tjh —wfdahrghss‒ rh`hrrha tl fs tjot Halb fs lgh l` tjh
rhcflgs bhgtflgha fg Aogfhd ??91?, tjot wfdd eh sporha `rlb ogtfkjrfst‖s ottokm
ocofgst tjh Jldy Doga, tjus ft wfdd eh o pdokh l` rh`uch lutsfah tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s
klgtrld.
Uhvhdotflg ?593 rhklras o wor fg jhovhg wftj [otog oga jfs ogchds cjtfgc
ocofgst Bfkjohd oga jfs ogchds. [otog oga jfs ahblgs orh shhbfgcdy eokm fg
jhovhg o`thr tjhy joa ehhg kost lut fg Uhvhdotflg ?591. Uhvhdotflg ?59: bomhs
ft kdhor tjot [otog oga jfs ahblgs jovh gl rfcjt l` okkhss tl jhovhg o`thr tjfs
shklga ah`hot, oga Uhvhdotflg ?596 fgafkoths tjot [otog fs kost lut wftj jfs og!
chds fg tjfs wor. Qjh wlrafgc fg Uhvhdotflg ?59?5!?3, fahgtfhs tjh tfbfgc l`
tjfs wor wftj tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s phrshkutflg l` tjh rhbgogt, oga [otog‖s dost okts
l` ahsphrotflg, `lr jh —jos eut o sjlrt tfbh‒. Sh jovh gltha hordfhr tjot tjfs fs
oelut tjh bfaadh l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla, wjhg tjh ogtfkjrfst fs rhsurrhktha
`rlb jfs ahoady jhoa wluga, oga jh fbbhafothdy fgftfoths shvhrh phrshkutflg.
Fg og otthbpt tl ahstrly tjh rhbgogt, tjh ogtfkjrfst opporhgtdy shgas og orby
" stlla # fg pursuft, eut Cla sovhs tjhb ey usfgc og hortjquomh tl lphg up o
krhvossh fg tjh hortj tjot — swo % lws‒ tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s jlrahs.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Sh kogglt dhovh lur afskussflg l` Uhvhdotflg ?5 wftjlut klbbhgtfgc lg
ogltjhr rhdotha hvhgt tjot lkkurrha o`thr tjh krukfxflg. [lbhtjfgc jopphgha
tl [otog's outjlrfty wjhg Kjrfst wos krukfha oga whgt fgtl tjh elwhds l` tjh
hortj trfubpjfgc lvhr [otog oga jfs bfgflgs " Kld. 59?1!?8 #. Sh mglw `rlb
Hpjhsfogs 19:!?>, tjot Ihsus ahskhgaha fgtl tjh dlwhr ports l` tjh hortj tl dhoa
koptfvfty koptfvh o`thr Jfs krukfxflg. ? hthr ;9?:!5>, fgafkoths tjot o`thr Jh
afha lg tjh krlss, Kjrfst wos qufkmhgha ey tjh Jldy [pfrft tl prhokj tl tjh
spfrfts fg prfslg " o pdokh l` kustlay #. Qjhsh oga ltjhr rhdotha skrfpturhs fgaf!
koth tjot Ihsus prhokjha tl tjh sofgts `rlb tjh LQ " Jherhws ??9?; # dlkotha fg
tjot port l` Joahs rh`hrrha tl os Oerojob‖s Elslb " Dumh ?0955 #. O`thr tjhy rh!
khfvha Jfb os tjhfr sovflr Jh dha tjhb tl jhovhg tl eh ilfgha ey tjhfr `hddlw
ehdfhvhrs `rlb tjh ghw klvhgogt. [otog dlst bogy l` jfs prfzha prfslghrs ot
tjfs tfbh, oga Kjrfst opporhgtdy tllm tjh mhys l` jhdd oga ahotj `rlb jfb, os
whdd. Sh gltha hordfhr tjot Kjrfst joa tjhsh mhys wjhg Jh opphorha tl Iljg fg
Uhvhdotflg ?9?:. Qjhsh mhys whrh o sybeld l` outjlrfty. Qjhfr dlss, os whdd os
tjot l` bogy l` jfs blst prfzha prfslghrs, wos o shvhrh edlw tl [otog‖s prhstfch
oga outjlrfty..
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Kjopthr ?;
Qjh Ogtfkjrfst oga @odsh ^rlpjht
Uhvhdotflg ?;9?!?> soys,
—Oga F stlla uplg tjh soga l` tjh sho, oga sow o ehost rfsh up lut l` tjh sho, jovfgc
shvhg jhoas oga thg jlrgs, oga uplg jfs jlrgs thg krlwgs, oga uplg jfs jhoas tjh gobh l` edospjhby. Oga tjh ehost F sow wos dfmh ugtl o dhlpora, oga jfs `hht whrh os tjh `hht l` o ehor, oga jfs blutj os tjh blutj l` o dflg9 oga tjh aroclg covh jfb jfs plwhr, oga jfs shot, oga crhot outjlrfty. Oga F sow lgh l` jfs jhoas os ft whrhwlugaha tl ahotj= oga jfs ahoady wluga wos jhodha9 oga o % tjh wlrda wlgahrha o & hr tjh ehost. Oga tjhy wlrsjfppha tjh aroclg wjfkj covh plwhr tl tjh ehost9 oga tjhy wlrsjfppha tjh ehost, soyfgc, Sjl fs dfmh ugtl tjh ehost< Sjl fs oedh tl bomh wor wftj jfb< Oga tjhrh wos cfvhg ugtl jfb o blutj sphomfgc crhottjfgcs oga edospjhbfhs= oga plwhr wos cfvhg ugtl jfb tl klgtfguh `lrty oga twl
blgtjs. Oga jh lphgha jfs blutj fg edospjhby ocofgst Cla= tl edospjhbh jfs gobh, oga jfs toehrgokdh, oga tjhb tjot awh % fg jhovhg. Oga ft wos cfvhg ugtl jfb tl bomh wor wftj tjh sofgts, oga tl lvhrklbh tjhb9 oga plwhr wos cfvhg jfb lvhr o % mfgarha‖s, oga tlgcuhs, oga gotflgs. Oga o % tjot awh % uplg tjh hortj sjo % wlrsjfp jfb, wjlsh gobhs orh glt wrftthg fg tjh ellm l` df`h l` tjh Dobe sdofg $ lb tjh `lugaotflg l` tjh wlrda. F` ogy bog jovh og hor, dht jfb jhor. Jhtjot dhoahtj fgtl koptfvfty sjo % cl fgtl koptfvfty9 oga jh tjot mf % htj wftj tjh swlra sjo % eh mf % ha wftj tjh swlra. Jhrh fs tjh potfhgkh oga oftj l` tjh sofgts.‒
Qjh ehost tjot rfshs up lut l` tjh sho fs kdhordy fahgtfha os tjh ogtfkjrfst, hvhg
tjlucj jfs ahskrfptflg fs odblst fahgtfkod tl tjot l` tjh aroclg fg Uhvhdotflg
?59;. Qjh af$ hrhgkh ehtwhhg tjhsh twl vfsflgs rhdoths tl tjh‒ krlwgs‒ " lr afo !
ahbs #, wjfkj whrh lg tjh — jhoas‒ fg Uhvhdotflg ?59;, oga lg tjh — jlrgs‒ fg Uhvh!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?05
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dotflg ?;9?. Uhvhdotflg ?59; rh`hrs tl tjh sfx jhoas " mfgcalbs # tjot joa joa
mfgcs " rhprhshgtha ey tjh krlwgs #, wjhrhos Uhvhdotflg ?;9? rh`hrs tl tjh tfbh l`
tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s rfsh tl plwhr, wjhg mfgcs whrh opplfgtha " rhklcgfzha # lvhr thg
klugtrfhs supplrtfgc jfb. Qjh shvhg jhoas rh`hr tl tjh shvhg mfgcalbs dhoa!
fgc up tl tjh hfcjtj mfgcalb l` tjh rhsurrhktha ogtfkjrfst " shh afskussflg l`
Uhv. ?396!??, Kjopthr ?3 #. Qjh GQ Crhhm wlra — aromlg‒, fgthrprhtha ey tjh Hgc !
dfsj wlra —aroclg‒ , fs usha ?; tfbhs fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg, oga fg hvhry kosh
ft rh`hrs tl [otog, lr tjh ahvfd. Qjh Hgcdfsj wlra —ehost‒ fs usha tl fgthrprht twl
af$ hrhgt Crhhm wlras, ? # —Yllg‒, wjfkj bhogs o dfvfgc ehfgc, lr ogfbod, oga 5 #
—Qjhrflg‒ , wjfkj bhogs o wfda ehost. Qjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg ushs tjh Crhhm
wlra —Qjhrflg‒ hxkdusfvhdy tl ahskrfeh tjh ogtfkjrfst oga tjh `odsh prlpjht.
Uhvhdotflg ?09?; fahgtfhs tjh aroclg, tjh ehost, oga tjh `odsh prlpjht os
tjrhh shporoth hgtftfhs, oga Uhvhdotflg ?695> stoths tjot tjh ehost oga tjh `odsh
prlpjht orh kost fgtl tjh domh l` rh. Okklrafgc tl Uhvhdotflg 5>95!;, tjh
aroclg fs kost fgtl tjh elttlbdhss pft, wjhrh jh fs eluga `lr o tjlusoga yhors.
Qjus, wh shh tjot tjhrh orh tjrhh shporoth, hvfd ehfgcs fgvldvha fg tjh hvhgts
lkkurrfgc fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg. Qjh rst ehost " tjh ogtfkjrfst # fs [otog‖s
bog= jh fs tjh hbelafbhgt l` [otog lg hortj oga tjh spfrft l` [otog bltfvoths
jfb fg odd jfs oktflgs, hsphkfoddy o`thr jh fs jhodha `rlb ehfgc wlugaha ugtl
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Qjh `lur mfgcalbs bhgtflgha fg vhrsh ?3 klrrhsplga tl Eoeydlg, Bhafo !
^hrsfo, Crhhkh, oga Ulbh. Odd l` tjhsh mfgcalbs jovh `oddhg ey klgquhrfgc
orbfhs, wftj tjh plssfedh hxkhptflg l` Ulbh, wjfkj shhbs tl jovh fb!
pdlaha, auh tl fgthrgod klrruptflg, oga fgoefdfty tl prlphrdy prlthkt oga
clvhrg fts wfahdy afstrfeutha jldafgcs. Qjh prlpjhsy fgafkoths tjot tjh
`lurtj mfgcalb wfdd klgtrld tjh wjldh wlrda, oga tjh Ulbog Hbpfrh khr!
tofgdy ts tjfs ahskrfptflg, `lr `rlb 10 EK tl ?:> OA tjh hbpfrh hxthgaha
`rlb tjh Otdogtfk Lkhog tl tjh Hupjroths Ufvhr, oga `rlb tjh Glrtj [ho tl
tjh O`rfkog ahshrt " plpudotflg ?5>,>>>,>>> #. Qjh Ulbog Hbpfrh ehcog tl
ahkdfgh fg ?:> OA oga goddy `hdd fg 130 OA. Gl mfgcalb jos orfshg sfgkh
tl rhpdokh Ulbh fg rudfgc tjh wlrda.
Qjh Ulbog Hbpfrh wos afvfaha fgtl Host oga Shst fg ;68 OA, oga lut
l` tjh rufgs l` tjh Shsthrg Hbpfrh orlsh tjh ^opod Hbpfrh wjfkj rudha tjh
wlrda `lr og oaaftflgod ?,>>> yhors. Qjh ^opoky ahvhdlpha croauoddy, eh!
klbfgc o wlrda plwhr fg tjh 0tj khgtury OA, oga rhokjfgc tjh jhfcjt l` fts
plwhr fg tjh ?;tj khgtury OA. Qjh ^opoky jos ehhg ahskrfeha os —tjh
Cjlst l` tjh Ulbog Hbpfrh klbh tl df`h fg tjh core l` Kjrfstfogfty‒ " Jod!
dhy‖s Efedh Jogaellm #. Qjh Uh`lrbotflg " ?;tj oga ?1tj khgtury # sphddha tjh
ahotj l` tjh rudfgc ^opoky.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Qhg mfgcs " lr rudhrs # opporhgtdy orfsh `rlb tjh hbehrs l` tjh Ulbog
Hbpfrh, oga `lddlwfgc tjhb, tjh jlrg tjot —joa hyhs oga o blutj tjot splmh
elost`u % y‒ " ogtfkjrfst #, sueauhs tjrhh mfgcs " Ao. :951= 5 Qj. 59;!?>= Uh.
?;9?!?> #. Ft fs glt kdhor wjhtjhr tjhsh thg mfgcs wfdd eh fg plwhr wjhg ogtf!
kjrfst orfshs, lr wjhtjhr tjhy orh opplfgtha " lr okkhptha # ey ogtfkjrfst lg
jfs rfsh tl plwhr9 Uhvhdotflg ?39?5 fgafkoths tjot tjhsh mfgcs —rhkhfvh plwhr os
mfgcs lgh jlur wftj tjh ehost‒ . Eut wftjfg wjot fs ossubha tl eh o vhry sjlrt
tfbh " lgh jlur fg Aogfhd‖s prlpjhky #, jh rhblvhs tjhb rlb plwhr. Ft boy
eh tjot tjrhh l` tjhsh thg rhsfst jfs rudh oga jh sueshquhgtdy klgquhrs tjhb.
Qjh prlpjhky clhs lg tl stoth tjot tjh sofgts wfdd eh ugahr ogtfkjrfst‖s klg!
trld `lr tjrhh!oga!lgh!jod` yhors, o`thr wjfkj ogtfkjrfst‖s plwhr wfdd eh cfvhg
tl tjh sofgts lrhvhr. Qjfs bust rh`hr tl tjh dost tjrhh!oga!lgh!jod` yhors l`
Aogfhd‖s shvhg yhors `lr wh mglw tjot ft fs ot tjh hga l` tjh shvhg yhor ph!
rfla tjot Kjrfst rhturgs oga tjh wjldh hortj wfdd eh cfvhg tl tjh sofgts.
Qjh shklga vfsflg fg tjh ellm l` Aogfhd klgkhrgfgc tjh hga tfbhs fs alku!
bhgtha fg Kjopthr :. Qjh port l` tjh vfsflg wh orh klgkhrgha wftj fs fgthr!
prhtha fg Aogfhd :9?6!50 GFP9
—Jh sofa, F ob clfgc tl th % ylu wjot wf % jopphg dothr fg tjh tfbh l` wrotj, eh#koush tjh vfsflg klgkhrgs tjh opplfgtha tfbh l` tjh hga. Qjh twl# jlrgha rob tjot ylu sow rhprhshgts tjh mfgcs l` Bhafo oga ^hrsfo. Qjh sjo , y clot fs tjh mfgc l`Crhhkh, oga tjh dorch jlrg ehtwhhg jfs hyhs fs tjh rst mfgc. Qjh `lur jlrgs tjot
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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rhpdokha tjh lgh tjot wos erlmhg l ' rhprhshgt `lur mfgcalbs tjot wf % hbhrch $ lb jfs gotflg eut wf % glt jovh tjh sobh plwhr. Fg tjh dotthr port l` tjhfr rhfcg, wjhg rhehds jovh ehklbh klbpdhthdy wfkmha, o sthrg# `okha mfgc, o bosthr l` fgtrfcuh, wf % orfsh. Jh wf % ehklbh vhry strlgc, eut glt ey jfs lwg plwhr. Jh wf % koush os#
tlugafgc ahvostotflg oga wf % sukkhha fg wjothvhr jh alhs. Jh wf % ahstrly tjh bfcjty bhg oga tjh jldy phlpdh. Jh wf % koush ahkhft tl prlsphr, oga jh wf % klg# sfahr jfbshd` suphrflr. Sjhg tjhy `hhd shkurh, jh wf % ahstrly bogy oga tomh jfs stoga ocofgst tjh ^rfgkh l` prfgkhs. Vht jh wf % eh ahstrlyha, eut glt ey jubog plwhr. Qjh vfsflg l` tjh hvhgfgcs oga blrgfgcs tjot jos ehhg cfvhg ylu fs truh,eut shod up tjh vfsflg, `lr ft klgkhrgs tjh afstogt `uturh.‒
Qjh sjoccy clot rh`hrrha tl fg tjfs skrfpturod possoch fs tjh tjfra chgtfdh wlrda
plwhr, tjh mfgcalb l` Crhhkh. Qjh dorch jlrg ehtwhhg jfs hyhs rhprhshgts Od!
hxogahr tjh Crhot, tjh bfcjty mfgc rh`hrrha tl fg Aogfhd ??9;, wjl klgquhrha
Bhafo !^hrsfo " tjh twl!jlrgha rob #. O`thr klgquhrfgc o dorch port l` tjh
wlrda, Odhxogahr afha ot och ;;, fg ;5; EK, dhovfgc gl opporhgt jhfr. O`thr 55
yhors l` cjtfgc, `lur bhg ossubha rudh lvhr `lur shktlrs l` tjh Crhkfog Hb!
pfrh9 ? # Kossogahr ! Bokhalgfo, 5 # Dysfbokjus ! Qjrokh, ; # [hdhukus ! [yrfo oga
Eoeydlgfo, oga 1 # ^tldhby ! Hcypt oga Oroefo. Qjh prlpjhsy stoths tjot fg tjh
dotthr port l` tjhfr " tjh `lur rudhrs # rhfcg, o sthrg!`okha mfgc, wjl fs o bosthr l`
fgtrfcuh, wfdd orfsh. Qjfs dhoas bogy hxplsftlrs tl klgkduah tjot tjh mfgc rh!
`hrrha tl " fg tjh rst `udddbhgt l` tjfs prlpjhsy # fs Ogtflkjus Hpfpjoghs, wjl
orlsh `rlb tjh [hdhukfa klgtrlddha [yrfog oga Eoeydlgfog port l` tjh hbpfrh,
oga rudha `rlb ?38 EK ugtfd ?01 EK. Jh ahvostotha Ihrusodhb fg ?01 EK, oga
ahdha tjh Qhbpdh ey l$ hrfgc o slw lg fts odtor, oga fg bogy ltjhr woys phrsh!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?03
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kutha tjh Ihws. Qjfs dha tl tjh Bokkoehog rhvldt fg ?08 EK, oga tjh kdhogsfgc
oga purfkotflg l` tjh Qhbpdh. Bogy prlpjhsfhs l` tjh lda thstobhgt jovh
blrh tjog lgh `udddbhgt, oga tjfs prlpjhsy fs tjlucjt ey blst hxplsftlrs tl
jovh twl `udddbhgts9 lgh tjrlucj tjh oktflgs l` Ogtflkjus Hpjfpoghs fg ?01
EK, oga tjh shklga oga klbpdhth `udddbhgt tjrlucj tjh oktflgs l` ogtfkjrfst
ot tjh —tfbh l` tjh hga ‒.
Qjh 6tj Kjopthr l` tjh ellm l` Aogfhd fgkduahs tjh blst whdd!mglwg l`
Aogfhd‖s prlpjhsfhs9 tjh prlpjhsy l` tjh shvhgty shvhgs. Aogfhd 6950!53 GFP
soys tjot9
—...Qjh phlpdh l` tjh rudhr tjot wf % klbh wf % ahstrly tjh kfty oga tjh sogktuory.Qjh hga wf % klbh dfmh o stlla9 Sor wf % klgtfguh ugtfd tjh hga, oga ahsldotflgs jovh ehhg ahkrhha. Jh wf % klgrb tjh klvhgogt wftj bogy `lr lgh shvhg. Fg tjh bfaadh l` tjh shvhg jh wf % put og hga tl sokrfkh oga l ' hrfgc. Oga lg o wfgc l`
tjh thbpdh jh wf % sht up og oelbfgotflg tjot koushs ahsldotflg, ugtfd tjh hga tjotfs ahkrhha fs plurha lut lg jfb.‒
Qjot tjfs possoch rh`hrs tl ogtfkjrfst kog jorady eh aluetha auh, tl tjh bhg!
tflg l` tjh klvhgogt boah wftj bogy `lr shvhg yhors, oga tjh sueshquhgt
erhomfgc l` tjh ocrhhbhgt fg tjh bfaadh l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla. Qjh hrhk!
tflg l` tjh oelbfgotflg l` ahsldotflg " ahskrfeha fg Uhv. ?;9?1!?8 # fs `urtjhr hvf!
ahgkh tjot tjfs prlpjhky rh`hrs tl tjh ogtfkjrfst.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Qjh prlpjhsy cfvhg tl Aogfhd prlvfahs eokmcrluga fg`lrbotflg oelut ogtf!
kjrfst glt ovofdoedh fg ogy ltjhr port >` tjh Efedh. Ql subborfzh wjot Aogfhd
soys oelut ogtfkjrfst9
?. Jh orfshs `rlb tjh hbehrs l` tjh `oddhg Ulbog Hbpfrh " Aogfhd 39: #,
qufth plssfedy `rlb tjh [yrfog/Eoeydlgfog plrtflg9 tjh Glrtjhrg mfgc !
alb l` Odhxogahr‖s afvfaha hbpfrh " Aogfhd :9:!6 #.
5. Jh sueauhs tjrhh mfgcs " Aogfhd 3951 #, oga shhbfgcdy rhbofgs fg plwhr
`lr 0 yhors, 1 blgtjs, oga 5> aoys " 5;>> aoys okklrafgc tl Aogfhd
:9?;!?1 #.
;. Jfs mfgcalb klgsfsts l` thg mfgcs, wjfkj rudh wftj jfb `lr —lgh jlur ‒,
o`thr wjfkj tjhy orh opporhgtdy rhblvha.
1. Jh rfshs tl plwhr tjrlucj fgtrfcuh oga klhrkflg " Aogfhd :95; #.
8. Jh bomhs o klvhgogt wftj tjh Ihws " oga plssfedy ltjhrs # `lr shvhg
yhors, eut erhoms tjh klvhgogt o`thr tjrhh!oga!lgh!jod` yhors ey tomfgc
owoy tjh sokrfkh oga l$ hrfgc " Aogfhd 6953 #.
0. Jh trfhs tl kjogch tjh tfbhs oga tjh dows " Aogfhd 3958 #.
3. Qjh hga!tfbh sofgts orh ugahr jfs rudh `lr tjrhh!oga!lgh!jod` yhors
" Aogfhd 3958 #.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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:. Jh hrhkts og fboch l` jfbshd` fg o wfgc l` tjh Ihwfsj Qhbpdh " tjh
oelbfgotflg l` ahsldotflg #, oga rhqufrhs " lg phgodty l` ahotj # tjot odd
phlpdh wlrsjfp jfb " Aogfhd ??9;?!;; #.
Qjhrh fs o rhbormoedh sfbfdorfty fg tjh vfsflgs cfvhg tl Aogfhd oga Iljg,
wjl orh shporotha fg tfbh ey lvhr 0>> yhors. L` klursh, wh sjluda glt eh sur!
prfsha sfgkh Cla‖s bhsshgchr covh eltj vfsflgs. Fg Aogfhd 39?6!53 tjh `lur
ehosts orh fahgtfha os ehfgc `lur mfgcs, lr mfgcalbs9 Eoeydlg, ^hrsfo, Crhhkh,
oga Ulbh. Fg tjfs kosh, tjh mfgcs wluda eh Gheukjoaghzzor, Kyrus " lr Aor!
fus #, Odhxogahr, oga vorflus Ulbog hbphrlrs dhoafgc up tl ogtfkjrfst. Fg Iljg‖s
vfsflg o sfgcdh ehost " ogtfkjrfst #, hxjfefts tjh kjorokthrfstfks l` odd `lur l` tjhsh
mfgcs oga tjhfr hbpfrhs. Qjh dflg rhprhshgts tjh hrkhghss l` tjh Eoeydlgfogs,
^hrsfo fs rhprhshgtha ey tjh strhgctj l` tjh ehor, tjh dhlpora rhprhshgts tjh
sthodtj oga swf`tghss l` Crhhkh= oga tjh `lurtj ehost rhprhshgts tjh plwhr l`
tjh mfgcalb l` tjh aroclg " [otog #, dha ey tjh ogtfkjrfst, tl wjlb jh cfvhs
plwhr, outjlrfty, oga arhoa`udghss.
Qjh rh`hrhgkh tl tjh ogtfkjrfst rfsfgc up lut l` tjh sho fg Uhvhdotflg ?;9?, fs
klg`usfgc ehkoush ltjhr skrfpturhs " Uh. ??93, ?39: # rh`hr tl jfs rfsfgc lut l` tjh
elttlbdhss pft. Pfgh‖s Klbpdhth Hxplsftlry Afktflgory fgafkoths tjot tjh
Crhhm wlra fgthrprhtha sho fg tjfs skrfpturh rh`hrs tl tjh wfda oga rhstdhss klg!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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aftflg l` gotflgs, wjfdh Bludtlg‖s Ogodytfkod Crhhm Dhxfklg fgthrprhts ft os
—tjh ahhp, lr jhdd‒. Fg Ulbogs ?>90!3 tjh wlra oeyss fs suestftutha `lr sho fg o
qulth `rlb Ahuthrlglby ;>9?5!?;. Qjfs dhgas slbh krhahgkh tl tjh fgthrprh!
totflg tjot tjh spfrft l` tjh ogtfkjrfst rfshs lut l` tjh elttlbdhss pft, oga tjh
pjysfkod ogtfkjrfst klbhs tl plwhr ot o tfbh l` crhot klg`usflg oga rhstdhssghss
wftjfg tjh gotflgs l` tjh wlrda.
Fg Uhvhdotflg ?;9; wh shh wjot opphors tl eh o `udddbhgt l` Chghsfs ;9?8,
wjhg Cla tlda [otog tjot Kjrfst wluda erufsh jfs jhoa. Fg tjfs vhrsh lgh l`
tjh jhoas l` tjh ehost rhkhfvhs o wluga ugtl ahotj, eut jfs ahoady wluga fs
jhodha. Sh ossubh tjfs rh`hrs tl tjh shvhgtj jhoa, tjh fgftfod mfgcalb l` ogtf!
kjrfst, wjlsh ahoady wluga fs jhodha oga jh rhturgs os tjh rudhr l` tjh hfcjtj
mfgcalb " shh Uh. ?39?>!?? #. Sh mglw tjot Kjrfst fgstfktha o shvhrh wluga uplg
[otog o`thr tjh krukfxflg, wjhg Jh tllm tjh mhys l` jhdd oga ahotj `rlb jfb.
Qjfs wos o shvhrh rhauktflg fg jfs plwhr oga outjlrfty, oga kluda plssfedy eh
rh`hrrha tl os tjh wluga tl tjh ehost fg tjfs skrfpturh, eut tjfs fs aluet`ud. Ft
blrh dfmhdy rh`hrs tl og ottokm uplg tjh phrslg l` tjh ogtfkjrfst slbhtfbh ghor
tjh bfaadh l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla.
Sh glth ehcfggfgc wftj Uhvhdotflg ?;91, tjot tjh phlpdh l` tjh wlrda wlr!
sjfp tjh aroclg oga tjh ogtfkjrfst, wjl fs cfvhg outjlrfty tl klgtfguh `lr `lrty !
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?3?
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twl blgtjs. Qjh ogtfkjrfst‖s rfsh tl plwhr storts ghor tjh ehcfggfgc l` tjh
shvhg! yhor phrfla, oga `lr o sjlrt tfbh jh shhbs tl rudh ugahr rhdotfvhdy phokh!
`ud klgaftflgs. Jlwhvhr, tjfgcs stort tl ahthrflroth os jfs truh goturh ehcfgs
tl bogf`hst ftshd , oga klgaftflgs cht sl eoa tjot og ossossfgotflg otthbpt fs
supplshady boah lg jfs df`h. Jh fs bfrokudlusdy jhodha `rlb tjfs ahoady
wluga, o`thr wjfkj jh ehcfgs tl bogf`hst [otog‖s hvfd goturh tltoddy. F jh wos
oktuoddy rhsurrhktha jhrh ft wluda shhb tjot jh kobh eokm tl df`h ugahr tjh `udd
oga ugerfadha plwhr l` [otog. Jh rhvhrshs jfs hordfhr ocrhhbhgt wftj Fsrohd
oga tomhs owoy tjh aofdy sokrfkh fg tjh thbpdh. Sftj tjh ossfstogkh l` tjh
shklga ehost " tjh `odsh prlpjht # jh koushs tjhb tjot awhdd lg tjh hortj tl
hrhkt og fboch " tl jfbshd` # oga pdokh ft fg tjh thbpdh. Odd phlpdh orh rhqufrha
tl wlrsjfp tjfs fboch lg phgodty l` ahotj. Qjfs fs tjh — oelbfgotflg l` ahsldotflg‒
tjot wos prlpjhsfha ey Aogfhd tl lkkur oelut tjh bfaadh l` tjh shvhg! yhor ph!
rfla. Qjh ogtfkjrfst tjhg bomhs wor wftj tjh sofgts oga lvhrklbhs tjhb, oga
hxhrkfshs plwhr lvhr odd mfgarhas, tlgcuhs, oga gotflgs. Hvhrylgh lg hortj,
hxkhpt tjlsh wjlsh gobhs orh wrftthg fg tjh Dobe‖s ellm l` df`h, wlrsjfp tjh
ogtfkjrfst. Qoedh F fgafkoths tjot tjhsh hvhgts whrh fgftfotha tjrhh!oga! lgh!
jod` ! yhors fgtl tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla, aurfgc tjh phrfla l` tjh Crhot Qrfeudo !
tflg. Uhvhdotflg ?; shhbs tl supplrt tjh kjrlgldlcy l` hvhgts succhstha
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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prlpjht `rlb Uhvhdotflg ?09?;, ?695>, oga 5>9?>, wjfkj rh`hr tl jfb fg klgiugk!
tflg wftj tjh ogtfkjrfst oga tjh aroclg. Qjh `odsh prlpjht opporhgtdy klbhs
`rlb tjh fgjoeftha hortj, wjfkj shhbs tl fbpdy tjot jh fs glt og fgkorgoth
ahblg dfmh tjh ogtfkjrfst, wjl klbhs up `rlb tjh oeyss, eut fgsthoa fs shdhktha
`rlb hvfd bogmfga, plssfedy o dhoahr odrhoay osslkfotha wftj tjh `odsh rhdfcflg
fg vlcuh ot tjot tfbh. Qjh ogtfkjrfst cfvhs tjh `odsh prlpjht jfs plwhr, wjfkj
oktuoddy klbhs `rlb [otog, oga jh ushs ft tl koush tjhb tjot awhdd lg tjh hortj
tl wlrsjfp tjh ogtfkjrfst. Jh fs oedh tl phr`lrb bfrokdhs, oga jh ushs tjfs
plwhr tl ahkhfvh bhg oga tl koush tjhb tl eufda og fboch l` tjh ogtfkjrfst.
Jh jos tjh oefdfty tl cfvh erhotj tl tjh fboch oga tl koush ft tl sphom. [lbh
hxplsftlrs jovh succhstha tjot tjh fboch fs gltjfgc blrh tjog o vhry slpjfstf!
kotha rlelt, prlcrobbha tl sphom. Jlwhvhr, tjfs fs af'kudt tl okkhpt auh tl
tjh ush l` tjh wlra —df`h‒ fg tjfs possoch l` skrfpturh, wjhrhos tjh wlra
—erhotj‒fs usha fg tjh Fgthrdfghor CGQ. F tjh fboch erhotjhs, tjfs fbpdfhs
slbhtjfgc blrh tjog o slpjfstfkotha klbputhr klgtrlddha ahvfkh. Qjfs bfro !
kdh, f` sukj ft fs, boy eh gl blrh tjog o sdfcjt hbehddfsjbhgt l` tjh bfrokdh
phr`lrbha ey ^jorolj‖s bocfkfogs, wjhg tjhy usha hgkjogtbhgts tl koush
tjhfr rlas tl ehklbh sgomhs " Hx. 39?5 #. Qjh `odsh prlpjht koushs odd tjlsh tjot
wfdd glt wlrsjfp tjh fboch tl eh mfddha. Jh odsl fbplshs o rhqufrhbhgt `lr odd
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?31
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phlpdh tl rhkhfvh og fahgtfkotflg borm fg " CGQ cfvhs —lg‒ # tjhfr joga lr
`lrhjhoa. Gl lgh fs oddlwha tl euy lr shdd ugdhss jh jos tjfs borm, lr tjh gobh
l` tjh ogtfkjrfst, lr tjh gubehr l` jfs gobh, lg jfs lr jhr joga lr `lrhjhoa.
Os fgafkotha hordfhr, F ehdfhvh Cla wfdd prlvfah jfaahg boggo " Uh. 59?3 # tl sus!
tofg tjlsh tjot ehdlgc tl Jfb aurfgc tjfs tfbh. Qjh thkjgldlcy rhqufrha tl
fbeha og fahgtfkotflg borm fg o phrslg's joga lr lg tjhfr `lrhjhoa fs ovofd!
oedh ot prhshgt. Fg okt, o klgsfahroedh oblugt l` fg`lrbotflg kog eh stlrha lg
o vhry sbodd klbputhr kjfp pdokha fgsfah tjh elay fg o klgvhgfhgt dlkotflg. O
skogghr fs tjhg usha tl rhoa tjfs fg`lrbotflg. Qjfs thkjgfquh fs prhshgtdy eh!
fgc usha tl fahgtf`y alcs, os whdd os slbh bhgtoddy fbpofrha jubog ehfgcs.
Qjh bhogfgc l` tjh gubehr l` tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s gobh jos ehhg tjh sueihkt l`
bukj klgihkturh. Iust oelut hvhry whdd!mglwg, hvfd bog tjot jos dfvha sfgkh
tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg wos wrftthg jos ehhg fahgtfha os tjh ogtfkjrfst ey us!
fgc o bhtjla tjot ossfcgs og opprlprfoth gubehr voduh tl hokj dhtthr l` tjh
phrslg‖s gobh, oga tjhg subs tjh gubehrs tl hquod tjh gubehr l` tjh ogtf!
kjrfst‖s gobh, 000. Qjh wfsalb rhqufrha tl —klugt tjh gubehr l` tjh ehost‒ shhbs
ehylga lur crosp. Jlwhvhr, tjhrh orh o `hw leshrvotflgs wh kog bomh oelut
tjfs. Qjh gubehr l` tjh ehost fs tjh gubehr l` o bog, oga blst rhoahrs `obfd!
for wftj tjh Efedh mglw tjot tjh gubehr sfx fs tjh gubehr l` o bog. Qjfs fs
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?38
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ehkoush tjh gubehr shvhg fs tjh phr`hkt, lr klbpdhth gubehr, usuoddy rhdotha
tl Cla, oga tjh gubehr sfx `odds iust sjlrt l` shvhg. Ft fs tjhrh`lrh fbphr`hkt
oga fgklbpdhth, dfmh bog. Fg tjfs vhrsh wh jovh tjrhh sfxhs, vhry succhstfvh l`
tjrhh fbphr`hkt oga fgklbpdhth hgtftfhs, odd rhprhshgtha ey tjh ogtfkjrfst. [o !
tog fs o crhot fbftotlr, oga jh klbhs fg tjhsh dost aoys fg tjh `lrb l` og hvfd
trfgfty wftj tjh ogtfkjrfst rhprhshgtfgc Kjrfst, tjh `odsh prlpjht rhprhshgtfgc
tjh Jldy [pfrft, oga tjh aroclg rhprhshgtfgc Cla tjh @otjhr. Qjfs hvfd trfgfty
fs glt t tl eh klbporha tl tjh jldy trfgfty, oga tjus ft fs fahgtfha ey o gub!
ehr sfcgf`yfgc fbphr`hktflg oga fgklbpdhthghss tjrfkh lvhr.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?30
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Kjopthr ?1
Qjh ?11,>>> Ilfg Ihsus
Uhvhdotflg ?19?!8 lphgs wftj Kjrfst stogafgc lg Blugt Yflg wftj tjh
?11,>>> shrvogts wjl whrh shodha fg Uhvhdotflg 391. Kjrfst jos rhturgha `lr
tjh god eottdh l` Orbochaalg oga tjhsh ugahdha Fsrohdfths `rlb tjh twhdvh
trfehs stoga wftj Jfb sfgcfgc o slgc l` vfktlry tjot gl bog kluda dhorg, hxkhpt
tjh ?11,>>> wjl whrh rhahhbha `rlb tjh hortj.
—Oga F sow, oga ehjlda, tjh Dobe stogafgc lg Blugt Yflg! Oga wftj jfb whrh o jugarha `lrty ! oga " `lur #tjlusogas, wftj tjh gobh l` jfs @otjhr jovfgc ehhg
wrftthg fg tjhfr `lrhjhoas. Oga F jhora o sluga lut l` Jhovhg, os o sluga l` bogywothrs, oga os o sluga l` o crhot tjugahr. Odsl F jhora tjh sluga l` jorphrs jorp#fgc lg tjhfr jorps. Oga tjhy sfgc o ghw slgc eh`lrh tjh tjrlgh, oga eh`lrh tjh `lur dfvfgc krhoturhs oga tjh hdahrs. Oga gl lgh wos oedh tl dhorg tjh slgc hxkhpt tjh jugarha ! oga " `lrty# `lur tjlusogas, tjlsh jovfgc ehhg rhahhbha $ lb tjh hortj.Qjhsh whrh tjh lghs wjl whrh glt ahdha wftj wlbhg= `lr tjhy orh vfrcfgs. Qjhsh orh tjh lghs `l % lwfgc tjh Dobe wjhrhvhr Jh boy cl. Qjhsh whrh rhahhbha $ lb oblgc bhg os ! o " rst $ uft tl Cla oga tjh Dobe. Oga gl cufdh wos `luga fg tjhfr blutj, `lr tjhy orh wftjlut edhbfsj eh`lrh tjh tjrlgh l` Cla‒ ! Uh. ?19?# 8 CGQ ".
Uhvhdotflg ?19;!8 succhsts twl plstudoths wlrtjy l` lur klgsfahrotflg. Qjh
CGQ stoths tjot tjh ?11,>>> — jovh ehhg purkjosha $ lb tjh hortj‒ oga tjhy — `ld #
dlw tjh Dobe wjhrhslhvhr jh boy cl‒. Ft odsl soys tjot, "tjhy orh wftjlut `oudt eh#
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?33
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`lrh tjh tjrlgh l` Cla.‒ Odtjlucj tjfs shhbs tl fbpdy tjot tjh ?11,>>> whrh
tomhg tl jhovhg wjhg tjhy whrh — purkjosha ‒ " Uhvhdotflg 39; #, F ehdfhvh tjot tjh
prhplgahrogkh l` hvfahgkh fg tjh Efedh supplrts tjh vfhw tjot tjhsh Ihwfsj
vfrcfgs orh shodha oelut tjh bfaadh l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla, ot tjh tfbh tjh
ogtfkjrfst ehcfgs jfs plcrlb, oga tjhy okklbpogy tjh Ihwfsj rhbgogt fgtl tjh
wfdahrghss " htro< #, wjhrh tjhy bfgfsthr `lr ?50> aoys ugahr Cla's prlthktflg.
Sjhg Kjrfst rhturgs tl hortj tl tjh eottdh l` Orbochaalg, tjhy ilfg Jfb lg
blugt Yflg. Qjhy `lddlw tjh Dobe wjhrhvhr Jh clhs oga tjus, wjhg Jh
klbhs tl hortj, tjhy ilfg Jfb tl al eottdh wftj Jfs hghbfhs.
Qjh ahskrfptflg l` tjh ?11,>>> os — rst $ ufts‒ fgafkoths tjot tjhsh orh —Ihwfsj
rst`rufts‒, wftj blrh Ihwfsj —`rufts‒ tl `lddlw, erlucjt fgtl Kjrfst tjrlucj
tjhfr bfgfstry. Qjh Efedh fs kdhor oelut wjot fs rhqufrha tl rhkhfvh hthrgod df`h9
tl ehdfhvh fgtl Ihsus Kjrfst, oga tjfs oppdfhs tl odd, wjhtjhr Ihw, Busdfb,
Jfgau, lr Chgtfdh. Qjh Crhhm wlra fgthrprhtha os —rhahhbha ‒ fg tjfs possoch
bhogs tl‒ okqufrh ey rogslb, lr prfkh pofa‒. Qjhsh whrh rhahhbha wjhg
Kjrfst kdofbha tjhb os Jfs lwg, oga Jfs ogchds bormha tjhb fg tjhfr `lrh!
jhoas wftj Jfs @otjhr‖s gobh. Qjhsh whrh oktuoddy shodha fg Uhvhdotflg 391,
oga bormha `lr shrvfkh fg sprhoafgc tjh clsphd tl tjh Ihwfsj rhbgogt aurfgc
tjh dost tjrhh!oga!lgh!jod` yhors. Qjhy orh rst $ ufts fg tjh sobh shgsh os eh!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?3:
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dfhvhrs wjl portfkfpoth fg tjh ropturh/rhsurrhktflg oga rhturg wftj Kjrfst tl
rudh tjh hortj.
Qjh Hvhrdostfgc Clsphd fs ^rhokjha
Fg Uhvhdotflg ?190!3 Iljg leshrvhs og ogchd9
—Oga F sow ogltjhr ogchd sty fg tjh bfast l` jhovhg, jovfgc tjh hvhrdostfgc clsphdtl prhokj ugtl tjhb tjot awh % lg tjh hortj, oga tl hvhry gotflg, oga mfgarha, ogatlgcuh, oga phlpdh, [oyfgc wftj o dlua vlfkh, @hor Cla, oga cfvh cdlry tl jfb= `lrtjh jlur l` jfs iuacbhgt fs klbh9 oga wlrsjfp jfb tjot boah jhovhg, oga hortj, oga tjh sho, oga tjh `lugtofgs l` wothrs.‒
Fg tjfs skrfpturh wh shh tjh `udddbhgt l` Bottjhw 519?1 wjfkj stoths9
—Oga tjfs clsphd l` tjh mfgcalb sjo % eh prhokjha fg o % tjh wlrda `lr o wftghssugtl o % gotflgs= oga tjhg sjo % tjh hga klbh‒.
Qjfs sprhoa l` tjh clsphd jos usuoddy ehhg ottrfeutha tl thdhvfsflg oga roafl,
oga tjfs fs khrtofgdy og ugahrstogaoedh fgthrprhtotflg= jlwhvhr, tjfs skrfpturh
shhbs tl plfgt tl o blrh `lkusha prhokjfgc l` o erfh` bhssoch lvhr o sjlrt ph!
rfla l` tfbh, oga `rlb o portfkudor dlkotflg. Odsl, tjfs fs ot o tfbh fg wjfkj tjh
ogtfkjrfst jos klgtrld odd lvhr tjh wlrda oga, os sukj, ft shhbs ugdfmhdy tjot
wfahsprhoa Kjrfstfog thdhvfsflg oga roafl bfgfstry wluda hskoph jfs khgslr!
sjfp. Qjh ogchd ogglugkhs jfs bhssoch fg o dlua vlfkh `rlb tjh bfaadh l`
jhovhg, wjfkj fs tjlucjt tl rh`hr tl tjh bhrfafog " tjh dlkotflg l` tjh sug ot
gllgtfbh #. Qjfs shhbs tl orcuh `lr o dfthrod fgthrprhtotflg l` tjfs possoch. Ft fs
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?36
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kdhordy stotha tjot tjfs ogchd fs prhokjfgc tl bhg lg hortj. Qwl ltjhr ogchds
`lddlw wftj oaaftflgod bhssochs= jlwhvhr, tjhrh fs gl plsftfvh fgafkotflg tjot
tjhy orh prhokjfgc tl bhg lg hortj. Og orcubhgt kluda eh boah tjot tjh rst
ogchd's bhssoch, f` glt odd tjrhh, fs " orh # oktuoddy klbbugfkotha tl bhg lg hortj
aurfgc tjh dost aoys tjrlucj tjh prlpjhky, tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg. Jlwhvhr,
tjfs wluda eh o eft l` o strhtkj. Cla kog khrtofgdy afspotkj og ogchd tl prhokj
tl bhg lg hortj f` tjot fs wjot fs rhqufrha, eut ylu wluda ogtfkfpoth tjot tjfs
wluda eh o spfrftuod bhssoch tl bhg‖s jhorts.
Eoeydlg @odds
Uhvhdotflg ?19: klgtfguhs,
—Oga tjhrh `l % lwha ogltjhr ogchd, soyfgc, Eoeydlg fs `o % hg, fs `o % hg, tjot crhotkfty, ehkoush sjh boah o % gotflgs arfgm l` tjh wfgh l` tjh wrotj l` jhr `lrgfko#tflg.‒
Qjhrh orh tjrhh wlras fg tjfs possoch tjot wh ghha tl klgsfahr9 Eoeydlg,
wrotj, oga `lrgfkotflg. Sh wfdd hgklugthr tjh wlra Eoeydlg shvhrod blrh
tfbhs eh`lrh wh gfsj tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg, oga wh wfdd shh ft usha fg rhdo !
tflg tl rhdfcflg, pldftfks, oga tjh wlrda hklglby. Fg tjfs portfkudor skrfpturh ft
fs usha fg o ghcotfvh rhdfcflus klgthxt9 Eoeydlg rh`hrs tl tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s wlrda
rhdfcflg, dha ey tjh `odsh prlpjht. Qjh ogtfkjrfst oga tjh `odsh prlpjht jovh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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`lrkha odd gotflgs tl okkhpt tjfs oplstoth rhdfcflg, oga tjus Cla fs vhry ogcry.
Jh fs oelut tl plur lut Jfs wrotj lg bogmfga, oga tjfs ogchd rh`hrs tl o klb!
blg LQ hxprhssflg tjot Cla wfdd plur lut Jfs kup l` ury lg hvfd. Qjh wlra
— `lrgfkotflg‒ bhogs fddfkft shxuod fgthrklursh. Jhrh ft rh`hrs tl spfrftuod fgthr!
klursh wftj `odsh clas. Pfghs Klbpdhth Hxplsftlry Afktflgory cfvhs tjfs ah!
gftflg l` `lrgfkotflg9 —bhtopjlrfkoddy, tjh osslkfotflg l` pocog faldotry wftj
alktrfghs l`, oga prl`hssha oajhrhgkh tl, tjh Kjrfstfog `oftj‒.
Qjh Borm l` tjh Ehost
Uhvhdotflg ?196!?; fgtrlaukhs yht ogltjhr ogchd9
—Oga tjh tjfra ogchd `l % lwha tjhb, soyfgc wftj o dlua vlfkh, F ogy bog wlrsjfptjh ehost oga jfs fboch, oga rhkhfvh jfs borm fg jfs `lrhjhoa, lr fg jfs joga, Qjh sobh wf % arfgm l` tjh wfgh l` tjh wrotj l` Cla, wjfkj fs plurha lut wftjlut bfxturh fgtl tjh kup l` jfs fgafcgotflg= oga jh sjo % eh tlrbhgtha wftj rh ogaerfbstlgh fg tjh prhshgkh l` tjh jldy ogchds, oga fg tjh prhshgkh l` tjh Dobe9 Ogatjh sblmh l` tjhfr tlrbhgt oskhgahtj up `lr hvhr oga hvhr9 oga tjhy jovh gl rhst aoy glr gfcjt, wjl wlrsjfp tjh ehost oga jfs fboch, oga wjlslhvhr rhkhfvhtj tjh borm l` jfs gobh. Jhrh fs tjh potfhgkh l` tjh sofgts9 jhrh orh tjhy tjot mhhp tjhklbbogabhgts l` Cla, oga tjh `oftj l` Ihsus. Oga F jhora o vlfkh $ lb jhovhg soyfgc ugtl bh, Srfth, Edhssha orh tjh ahoa wjfkj afh fg tjh Dlra $ lb jhgkh`lrtj9Vho, softj tjh [pfrft, tjot tjhy boy rhst $ lb tjhfr doelurs= oga tjhfr wlrms al `ld # dlw tjhb.‒
Fg tjfs possoch tjh tjfra ogchd ogglugkhs o worgfgc tl phlpdh lg hortj tjot ogy
wjl wlrsjfp tjh ogtfkjrfst, lr jfs fboch, lr rhkhfvh jfs borm lg tjhfr `lrhjhoa
lr joga, wfdd arfgm l` tjh wrotj l` Cla. Ft fs fgthrhstfgc tjot tjh kup tjhy
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?:?
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arfgm l` wfdd eh plurha lut wftjlut bfxturh. Qjh CGQ soys, —. . . tjh `ury l` Cla
fs bfxha ugafdutha fg tjh kup l` jfs wrotj‒ . ^sodb 389: sphoms l` Cla‖s kup l` wfgh
ehfgc `udd l` bfxturh, oga tjh wfkmha l` tjh hortj wfdd arfgm tjh arhcs. Sh os!
subh tjh wrotj jhrh fs glt afdutha.
Qjlsh tjot orh cufdty l` wlrsjfppfgc tjh ogtfkjrfst orh tl eh tlrbhgtha wftj
rh oga erfbstlgh wftjlut rhst aoy lr gfcjt. Qjfs bust rh`hr tl tjlsh tjot orh
kost fgtl tjh domh l` rh oga erfbstlgh, wjl wfdd su$ hr tlrbhgt `lr hthrgfty.
Qjfs fs o klgtrlvhrsfod ehdfh , wftj slbh orcufgc tjot tlrbhgt o`thr iuacbhgt fs
l` dfbftha aurotflg. @ldms tjot ehdfhvh fg dfbftha tlrbhgt orh koddha oggfjfdo !
tflgfsts, oga tjhy orcuh tjot tjhrh orh bogy skrfpturhs tjot rh`hr tl tjh —ah!
struktflg‒ l` tjh wfkmha " B‖t. 39?;!?1 #, rotjhr tjog hthrgod pugfsjbhgt fg tjh
domh l` rh oga erfbstlgh. Jherhws ?>953 odsl sphoms l` tjh rh tjot wfdd —klg#
subh‒ Cla‖s oavhrsorfhs. Qjfs quhstflg fs glt oeslduthdy rhsldvha fg tjh Efedh9
tjhrh orh clla rhoslgs `lr eltj plsftflgs, eut F wluda thga tl ehdfhvh tjh
strlgchr hvfahgkh fs lg tjh sfah l` hthrgod tlrbhgt.
Uhvhdotflg ?19?5 shhbs tl korry tjh sobh bhssoch os Uhvhdotflg ?;9?>, tjot
tjh potfhgkh oga `oftj l` tjh sofgts orh tjh twl tjfgcs tjot sustofg tjhb
tjrlucj tjhsh thrrfedh aoys lg hortj. Uhvhdotflg ?19?; fs af'kudt tl ugahrstoga
sfgkh tjlsh tjot afh o`thr tjfs wluda opphor tl eh ugehdfhvhrs. Pfgkhgt‖s Slra
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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[tuafhs Fg Qjh GQ bomhs tjh plfgt tjot wlrafgc sfbfdor tl tjfs fg Iljg ?;9;;
kog rh`hr tl phrflas l` tfbh up tl tjh prhshgt. Qjh Crhhm wlra usha jhrh fs
ortf, fgthrprhtha os — glw‒ fg tjh CGQ . Qjfs wlra fs l`thg usha fg tjh Efedh tl
rh`hr tl phrflas l` tfbh —up tl— tjh prhshgt. Dlcfk wluda orcuh tjot [ofgts tjot
afh up tl tjfs plfgt orh edhssha, `lr tjhy orh tomhg `rlb o wlrda l` shvhrh trfod
tl tjhfr rhst fg jhovhg, oga tjhfr wlrms `lddlw tjhb tjhrh.
Kjrfst Klbhs tl Qjrust fg Jfs [fkmdh
Uhvhdotflg ?19?1!5> klgtfguhs,
—Oga F dllmha oga ehjlda o wjfth kdlua, oga uplg tjh kdlua lgh sot dfmh ugtl tjh[lg l` bog, jovfgc lg jfs jhoa o cldahg krlwg, oga fg jfs joga o sjorp sfkmdh.
Oga ogltjhr ogchd kobh lut l` tjh thbpdh, kryfgc wftj o dlua vlfkh tl jfb tjot sotlg tjh kdlua, Qjrust fg tjy sfkmdh, oga rhop= `lr tjh jorvhst l` tjh hortj fs rfph.
Oga jh tjot sot lg tjh kdlua tjrust fg jfs sfkmdh lg tjh hortj= oga tjh hortj wos rhopha. Oga ogltjhr ogchd kobh lut l` tjh thbpdh wjfkj fs fg jhovhg, jh odsl jov#fgc o sjorp sfkmdh. Oga ogltjhr ogchd kobh lut $ lb tjh odtor, wjfkj joa plwhrlvhr rh= oga krfha wftj o dlua kry tl jfb tjot joa tjh sjorp sfkmdh, soyfgc, Qjrustfg tjy sjorp sfkmdh, oga cotjhr tjh kdusthrs l` tjh vfgh l` tjh hortj= `lr jhr crophs orh `u % y rfph. Oga tjh ogchd tjrust fg jfs sfkmdh fgtl tjh hortj oga cotjhrha tjhvfgh l` tjh hortj, oga kost ft fgtl tjh crhot wfghprhss l` tjh wrotj l` Cla. Ogatjh wfghprhss wos trlaahg wftjlut tjh kfty, oga edlla kobh lut l` tjh wfghprhss,hvhg ugtl tjh jlrsh erfadhs, ey tjh spokh l` o tjlusoga oga sfx jugarha `urdlgcs.‒
Iljg shhs Kjrfst sfttfgc uplg o wjfth kdlua, jldafgc fg jfs joga o sjorp sfkmdh,
oga og ogchd klbhs lut l` tjh thbpdh wftj o bhssoch tl tjrust fg Jfs sfkmdh,
`lr tjh tfbh tl rhop jos klbh. Qjfs ogchd‖s bhssoch bust jovh klbh rlb Cla
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?:;
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tjh @otjhr, sfgkh lgdy Jh mglws wjhg tjh kup l` fgafcgotflg fs `udd oga tjh
hortj fs rhoay `lr rhopfgc " B‖t. 519;0 #. Kjrfst tjhg tjrusts fg jfs sfkmdh oga eh!
cfgs tl rhop tjh hortj. Qjfs fs sybeldfk l` Kjrfst‖s worrfgc wftj tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s
orby fg tjh god eottdh l` Orbochaalg. Og ogchd wjl odsl jos o sjorp sfkmdh
tjhg ilfgs Kjrfst. Jh fs tlda ey ogltjhr ogchd tl cotjhr tjh —kdusthrs‒ " —eugkjhs‒
fg tjh CGQ # l` tjh vfgh l` tjh hortj, `lr jhr crophs orh `uddy rfph. Qjfs ogchd
tjhg ilfgs Kjrfst fg rhopfgc tjh hortj oga kostfgc tjh crophs fgtl tjh crhot
wfghprhss l` Cla. Qjfs fs og levflus rh`hrhgkh tl tjh eottdh l` Orbochaalg
oga o `udddbhgt l` tjh skrfpturh fg Ilhd ;9?5!?1, tjot fgafkoths tjhrh wfdd eh
— budtftuahs, budtftuahs fg tjh vo % hy l` ahkfsflg‒. Qjh edlla klbhs lut l` tjfs
wfghprhss " eottdh # fg sukj crhot quogtftfhs tjot ft strhtkjhs `lr ?0>> `urdlgcs
" ~5>> bfdhs #, oga rhokjhs os jfcj os tjh jlrsh‖s erfadhs. Qjfs slugas odblst ug!
ehdfhvoedh, eut F ehdfhvh wjot Iljg sow jhrh wos tjh edlla `rlb tjh 5>> bfd!
dflg bhg, wjfkj wluda eh lgh bfddflg phr bfdh, sprhoa lut lvhr tjh potjwoy l`
tjh orby‖s `rlgtod ottokm plsftflg, wftj edlla spotthrha os jfcj os tjh jlrshs
erfadhs.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Kjopthr ?8
Qjh [hvhg Pfods l` Cla‖s Srotj
Sh orh klbfgc tl tjh kdlsh l` Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm oga wh orh tlda tjot
Cla‖s wrotj " ury # fs ddha up wftj tjhsh dost shvhg pdocuhs " Uh. ?89?!: #.
—Oga F sow ogltjhr sfcg fg jhovhg, crhot oga borvhdlus, shvhg ogchds jovfgc tjh dost shvhg pdocuhs= `lr fg tjhb fs % ha up tjh wrotj l` Cla. Oga F sow os ft whrh o sho l` cdoss bfgcdha wftj rh9 oga tjhb tjot joa cltthg tjh vfktlry lvhr tjhehost, oga lvhr jfs fboch, oga lvhr jfs borm, oga lvhr tjh gubehr l` jfs gobh, stoga lg tjh sho l` cdoss, jovfgc tjh jorps l` Cla. Oga tjhy sfgc tjh slgc l` Blshstjh shrvogt l` Cla, oga tjh slgc l` tjh Dobe, soyfgc, Crhot oga borvhdlus orh tjywlrms, Dlra Cla Odbfcjty= iust oga truh orh tjy woys, tjlu Mfgc l` sofgts. Sjl sjo % glt `hor tjhh, L Dlra, oga cdlrf`y tjy gobh< @lr tjlu lgdy ort jldy9 `lr o %
gotflgs sjo % klbh oga wlrsjfp eh`lrh tjhh= `lr tjy iuacbhgts orh boah bogf`hst. Oga o & hr tjot F dllmha, oga ehjlda, tjh thbpdh l` tjh toehrgokdh l` tjh thstfblgyfg jhovhg wos lphgha9 Oga tjh shvhg ogchds kobh lut l` tjh thbpdh, jovfgc tjh shvhg pdocuhs, kdltjha fg purh oga wjfth dfghg, oga jovfgc tjhfr erhosts cfrahawftj cldahg cfradhs. Oga lgh l` tjh lur ehosts ( dfvfgc krhoturhs ) covh ugtl tjh shvhg ogchds shvhg cldahg vfods `u % l` tjh wrotj l` Cla, wjl dfvhtj `lr hvhr ogahvhr. Oga tjh thbpdh wos % ha wftj sblmh $ lb tjh cdlry l` Cla, oga $ lb jfs plwhr9 oga gl bog wos oedh tl hgthr fgtl tjh thbpdh, tf % tjh shvhg pdocuhs l` tjh shvhg ogchds whrh `ud % ha.‒
Jhrh wh shh tjlsh wjl jovh ehhg vfktlrflus lvhr tjh ehost stogafgc lg o — sho
l` cdoss‒. Fg Uhvhdotflg 5?9?: tjh thrb —kdhor cdoss‒ fs dfmhgha ugtl — purh clda ‒.
^lssfedy tjhsh lvhrklbhrs whrh stogafgc lg og hxpogsh l` clda, purh oga trogs!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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dukhgt, sfcgf`yfgc tjh purfty oga jldfghss l` Cla‖s jhovhg. Qjfs — sho l` cdoss‒ fs
bfgcdha wftj rh. Fg Uhvhdotflg ;9?: Cla klugshds Jfs sofgts —euy‒ clda trfha
fg rh tjot tjhy bfcjt eh rfkj. Qjhsh lvhrklbhrs jovh elucjt clda ey alfgc
tjh wlrms l` Cla oga tomfgc vfktlry lvhr tjh ehost oga jfs fboch= Cla tjus
ahskrfehs tjhb os ehfgc rfkj. ? Klrfgtjfogs ;9?; stoths tjot hvhry bog‖s wlrms
wfdd eh trfha ey tjh rhghr‖s rh tl prlvh wjot slrt ft fs, wjhtjhr ft fs klgsubha
dfmh stueedh lr fs purfha dfmh clda. Qjhsh lvhrklbhrs shhb tl eh " stogafgc" lg
tjhfr wlrms, wjfkj jovh survfvha tjh rhghr‖s rh.
Qjh wlras tl Blshs‖ slgc orh cfvhg fg Ahuthrlglby ;59?!1;. Qjfs slgc shts
`lrtj tjh bhrky sjlwg tl tjh Fsrohdfths, wjl dothr turgha `rlb Cla tl tjh
wlrsjfp l` `odsh clas, wjfkj erlucjt lg Cla's vhgchogkh. Os o rhsudt l` tjhfr
phray, tjhfr sfgs ehkobh os tjlsh l` [lalb oga Clblrroj, oga tjhfr wfgh os
tjh plfslg l` aroclgs oga tjh vhglb l` osps. Jh ahskrfehs tjhfr vfgh os klb!
fgc `rlb [lalb oga Clblrroj, tjhfr crophs os ehfgc ddha wftj plfslg, oga
tjhfr kdusthrs os ehfgc ddha wftj eftthrghss. Qjfs prhtty whdd ahskrfehs tjh
klgaftflg l` bogmfga lg hortj ot tjh tfbh Jh plurs lut Jfs wrotj. Ahu!
thrlglby ;59 ;0 GFP, soys tjh Dlra wfdd hxhkuth iuacbhgt wjhg Jh shhs tjot
tjh strhgctj l` Jfs shrvogts fs clgh oga glgh orh dh`t, sdovh lr `rhh. Qjhrh fs
gltjfgc tjot jldas Jfb eokm glw.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Qjh slgc tjot tjh lvhrklbhrs sfgc fs odsl ahskrfeha os —tjh slgc l` tjh Dobe‒ .
Ey lur ehfgc cro & ha fg, tjh GQ kjurkj fs odsl fgkduaha fg tjfs prlpjhtfk slgc. F
ehdfhvh tjfs slgc fs cfvhg os o worgfgc tl tjh dotthr!aoy kjurkj. Os bukj os
Cla dlvha tjh phlpdh l` Fsrohd, Jh joa gl odthrgotfvh eut tl plur lut Jfs
vhgchogkh lg tjhb ehkoush l` tjhfr turgfgc tl ltjhr Clas. Fg tjh sobh woy,
phlpdh fg hga!tfbhs kjurkjhs kog ehklbh hghbfhs ey turgfgc owoy `rlb Cla
oga wlrsjfppfgc tjh ogtfkjrfst. Ahuthrlglby ;59;0 fs og orrhstfgc skrfpturh,
`lr ft shhbs tl fbpdy tjot glgh l` Cla's shrvogts " ehdfhvhrs # wfdd eh dh`t wjhg
Jh klbhs tl ovhgch oga rhpoy9 odd wfdd opporhgtdy eh hftjhr ropturha, bortyrha,
lr wfdd jovh turgha tl tjh wjlrh kjurkj l` tjh `odsh prlpjht. Qjfs klgaftflg
lkkurs iust eh`lrh Cla plurs lut Jfs wrotj lg tjh hortj. Glgh l` Jfs truh
shrvogts kog eh dh`t lg hortj sfgkh Jh jos prlbfsha tjot Jfs wrotj wluda glt
`odd lg Jfs lwg.
Fg Ahuthrlglby. ;59;3 GFP Cla osms,
" Glw wjhrh orh tjhfr clas, tjh rlkm tjhy tllm rh`uch fg, tjh clas wjl oth tjh ot
l` tjhfr sokrfkhs oga arogm tjh wfgh l` tjhfr arfgm l ' hrfgcs<"
Fg Uhvhdotflg ?898, Iljg shhs tjh thbpdh " — jldy pdokh‒ # l` tjh toehrgokdh l` tjh
thstfblgy fg jhovhg lphgha, oga shvhg ogchds klbh lut. Qjfs fs tjh sobh
thbpdh rh`hrrha tl fg Uhvhdotflg ??9?6 os tjh thbpdh l` Cla, oga fg Uhvhdotflg
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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?19?3 os tjh thbpdh tjot fs fg jhovhg. Ft shhbs tjot ogchds orh afspotkjha `rlb
tjh thbpdh os tjhy rhkhfvh tjhfr ossfcgha tosms. Fg tjfs skrfpturh tjh shvhg og!
chds rhkhfvh shvhg cldahg vfods " lr elwds # `udd l` tjh wrotj l` Cla tjot orh sllg
tl eh plurha lut lg tjh hortj. Uhvhdotflg ?89: stoths tjot gl bog " CGQ soys
gl lgh # kog hgthr tjh thbpdh ugtfd tjh shvhg pdocuhs l` tjhsh shvhg ogchds jovh
ehhg `udddha.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Kjopthr ?0
^docuhs lg tjh Hortj
Uhvhdotflg ?09?!5? thdds wjot jopphgs wjhg tjh dost shvhg pdocuhs orh plurha
lut lg hortj9
—Oga F jhora o crhot vlfkh lut l` tjh thbpdh soyfgc tl tjh shvhg ogchds, Cl ylurwoys, oga plur lut tjh vfods l` tjh wrotj l` Cla uplg tjh hortj. Oga tjh rstwhgt, oga plurha lut jfs vfod uplg tjh hortj= oga tjhrh `h % o glfslbh oga crfhvlus slrh uplg tjh bhg wjfkj joa tjh borm l` tjh ehost, oga uplg tjhb wjfkj wlr # sjfppha jfs fboch. Oga tjh shklga ogchd plurha lut jfs vfod uplg tjh sho= oga ftehkobh os tjh edlla l` o ahoa bog9 oga hvhry slud afha fg tjh sho. Oga tjh tjfra ogchd plurha lut jfs vfod uplg tjh rfvhrs oga tjh `lugtofgs l` wothrs= oga tjhy eh#kobh edlla. Oga F jhora tjh ogchd l` tjh wothrs soy, Qjlu ort rfcjthlus, L Dlra,
wjfkj ort, oga wost, oga sjodt eh, ehkoush tjlu jost iuacha tjus. @lr tjhy jovh sjha tjh edlla l` sofgts oga prlpjhts, oga tjlu jost cfvhg tjhb edlla tl arfgm= `lrtjhy orh wlrtjy. Oga F jhora ogltjhr lut l` tjh odtor soy, Hvhg sl, Dlra Cla Od # bfcjty, truh oga rfcjthlus orh tjy iuacbhgts. Oga tjh `lurtj ogchd plurha lut jfsvfod uplg tjh sug= oga plwhr wos cfvhg ugtl jfb tl sklrkj bhg wftj rh. Oga bhg whrh sklrkjha wftj crhot jhot, oga edospjhbha tjh gobh l` Cla, wjfkj jotj plwhr lvhr tjhsh pdocuhs9 oga tjhy rhphgtha glt tl cfvh jfb cdlry. Oga tjh & j ogchd plurha lut jfs vfod uplg tjh shot l` tjh ehost= oga jfs mfgcalb wos `u % l` aormghss= oga tjhy cgowha tjhfr tlgcuhs `lr pofg. Oga edospjhbha tjh Cla l`
jhovhg ehkoush l` tjhfr pofgs oga tjhfr slrhs, oga rhphgtha glt l` tjhfr ahhas. Ogatjh sfxtj ogchd plurha lut jfs vfod uplg tjh crhot rfvhr Hupjroths= oga tjh wothrtjhrhl` wos arfha up, tjot tjh woy l` tjh mfgcs l` tjh host bfcjt eh prhporha. Oga F sow tjrhh ugkdhog spfrfts dfmh $ lcs klbh lut l` tjh blutj l` tjh aroclg, oga lutl` tjh blutj l` tjh ehost, oga lut l` tjh blutj l` tjh `odsh prlpjht. @lr tjhy orhtjh spfrfts l` ahvfds, wlrmfgc bfrokdhs, wjfkj cl `lrtj ugtl tjh mfgcs l` tjh hortj oga l` tjh wjldh wlrda, tl cotjhr tjhb tl tjh eottdh l` tjot crhot aoy l` Cla Od #
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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bfcjty. Ehjlda F klbh os o tjfh , Edhssha fs jh tjot wotkjhtj, oga mhhphtj jfs cor # bhgts, dhst jh wodm gomha, oga tjhy shh jfs sjobh. Oga jh cotjhrha tjhb tlchtjhrfgtl o pdokh ko % ha fg tjh Jherhw tlgcuh Orbochaalg. Oga tjh shvhgtj ogchd plurha lut jfs vfod fgtl tjh ofr= oga tjhrh kobh o crhot vlfkh lut l` tjh thbpdh l`
jhovhg, $ lb tjh tjrlgh, soyfgc, Ft fs algh. Oga tjhrh whrh vlfkhs, oga tjugahrs, oga dfcjtgfgcs= oga tjhrh wos o crhot hortjquomh, sukj os wos glt sfgkh bhg whrhuplg tjh hortj, sl bfcjty og hortjquomh, oga sl crhot. Oga tjh crhot kfty wos af #vfaha fgtl tjrhh ports, oga tjh kftfhs l` tjh gotflgs `h % 9 oga crhot Eoeydlg kobh fg rhbhberogkh eh`lrh Cla, tl cfvh ugtl jhr tjh kup l` tjh wfgh l` tjh hrkhghss l` jfs wrotj. Oga hvhry fsdoga stha owoy, oga tjh blugtofgs whrh glt `luga. Ogatjhrh `h % uplg bhg o crhot jofd lut l` jhovhg, hvhry stlgh oelut tjh whfcjt l` otodhgt9 oga bhg edospjhbha Cla ehkoush l` tjh pdocuh l` tjh jofd= `lr tjh pdocuhtjhrhl` wos hxkhhafgc crhot.‒
Sjhg tjh rst ogchd plurs lut jfs vfod og hvfd oga crfhvlus slrh `odds uplg bhg
jovfgc tjh borm l` tjh ehost, wjl al jlboch tl jfs fboch. Qjfs fs vhry sfbfdor
tl tjh sfxtj Hcyptfog pdocuh, fg wjfkj `hsthrfgc elfds erlmh `lrtj uplg tjh
bhg l` Hcypt. Fg Ile 593 [otog sblth Ile wftj slrh elfds `rlb tjh sldh l` jfs
`llt tl tjh tlp l` jfs jhoa. Sjhg tjh rst ogchd plurs lut jfs vfod wh shh
Cla‖s wrotj klbfgc tl `ruftflg= tjlsh tjot ehdlgc tl [otog rhkhfvh tjh sobh
kursh tjot [otog put lg Ile. Gltfkh tjot tjfs pdocuh `odds lgdy lg bhg jovfgc
tjh borm l` tjh ogtfkjrfst oga al jlboch tl jfs fboch. @rlb tjfs wh bfcjt
ossubh tjot hvhg ot tjfs doth jlur, tjhrh kluda eh slbh lg hortj tjot jovh glt
tomhg tjh ehost‖s borm, glr jovh algh jlboch tl jfs fboch, oga tjus wfdd glt
su$ hr `rlb tjfs pdocuh.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?6>
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Sjhg tjh shklga ogchd plurs lut jfs vfod lg tjh sho ft ehklbhs edlla, os l`
o ahoa bog, oga hvhry dfvfgc slud fg tjh sho afhs. Klbporh tjfs tl tjh ogchd
slugafgc tjh shklga trubpht " Uhvhdotflg :9: #, wjhg lgh!tjfra l` tjh sho eh!
kobh edlla oga lgh!tjfra l` tjh krhoturhs fg tjh sho afha. Qjh tjfra ogchd
tjhg plurs lut jfs vfod lg tjh rfvhrs oga `lugtofgs l` wothrs, oga tjhy ehklbh
edlla. Qjh ogchd l` tjh wothrs tjhg tlda Cla tjot tjfs wos rfcjthlus fg tjot
tjh bhg dh`t lg hortj joa plurha lut tjh edlla l` sofgts oga prlpjhts, oga ft
wos opprlprfoth tjot tjhy sjluda eh cfvhg edlla tl arfgm. Qjhsh pdocuhs o` !
`hktfgc tjh wothrs orh sfbfdor tl eltj tjh rst Hcyptfog pdocuh " Hx. 395>!58 #,
wjfkj af$ hrha fg tjot ft lgdy dostha shvhg aoys, oga tjh iuacbhgts l` tjh shk!
lga oga tjfra ogchds l` Uhvhdotflg :9:!??, wjfkj o $ hktha lgdy lgh!tjfra l` tjh
shos, rfvhrs, oga crluga wothrs. Sjhg tjhsh twl ogchds plur lut tjhfr vfods l`
wrotj, odd tjh wothr lg hortj wfdd ehklbh edlla9 tjhrh wfdd eh gl wothr tl
arfgm.
Sjhg tjh `lurtj ogchd plurs lut jfs vfod lg tjh sug, bhg orh sklrkjha wftj
crhot jhot oga tjhy edospjhbh tjh gobh l` Cla, oga stfdd rh`ush tl rhphgt l`
tjhfr ahhas. Sh gltha hordfhr wjhg tjh `lurtj ogchd slugaha jfs trubpht lgh!
tjfra l` tjh sug wos aormhgha " Uh. :9?5 #, eut jhrh tjh roafotflg `rlb tjh sug fs
fgkrhosha sl tjot bhg kogglt eh hxplsha tl ft `lr ogy dhgctj l` tfbh. Qjfs
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?6?
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shhbs tl fbpdy tjot tjh hordfhr aormhgfgc wos thbplrory, `lr wftj tjh `lurtj
ogchd‖s vfod tjh sug‖s fgthgsfty fs crhotdy bocgfha.
Qjh `tj ogchd tjhg plurs lut jfs vfod uplg tjh shot " tjrlgh # l` tjh ehost,
oga jfs mfgcalb ehklbhs `udd l` aormghss, oga tjhy cgow tjhfr tlgcuhs eh!
koush l` tjh pofg. Qjfs pdocuh fs sfbfdor tl tjot l` Hxlaus ?>95?!5;, wjhg aorm!
ghss wos sl tjfkm tjot ft kluda eh `hdt, oga glgh l` tjh Hcyptfogs orlsh `rlb
tjhfr pdokhs `lr tjrhh aoys. Qjhsh `lddlwhrs l` tjh ogtfkjrfst orh `hhdfgc Cla‖s
vhgchogkh= cgowfgc lgh‖s tlgcuh kluda lgdy eh tjh rhoktflg l` o phrslg ugahr
crhot afstrhss.
Qjh sfxtj ogchd plurs lut jfs vfod uplg tjh rfvhr Hupjroths. Qjh wothr tjhg
arfhs up sl tjot tjh woy `lr tjh mfgcs l` tjh host " rlb tjh rfsfgc l` tjh sug #
bfcjt eh prhporha tl klbh tl tjh crhot oga god eottdh ehtwhhg clla oga hvfd,
tjh eottdh l` Orbochaalg. Qjh Hupjroths Ufvhr lrbs tjh glrtjhost eluga!
ory l` tjh doga Cla prlbfsha tl tjh Fsrohdfths " Ch. ?89?:= Ah. ?93= Ils. ?91 #. Ft
prlvfahs o goturod ah`hgsh `lr Fsrohd, sjfhdafgc ft `rlb ottokm `rlb tjh host.
Jhrh, ft fs arfha up sl tjot gotflgs l` tjh host kog ilfg ltjhr gotflgs `rlb
okrlss tjh wlrda fg klbfgc ocofgst Cla, oga Jfs kjlshg oga `oftj`ud fg tjh vod!
dhy l` Bhcfaal, o pdofg dyfgc ehtwhhg tjh blugtofgs l` Fsrohd oga tjh jfdds l`
Codfdhh, wjhrh bogy `oblus LQ eottdhs tllm pdokh.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?65
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Qjh Xgkdhog [pfrfts
Fg Uhvhdotflg ?09?; Iljg sow tjrhh ugkdhog spfrfts " ahblgs # klbh lut l` tjh
blutjs l` tjh aroclg, tjh ehost, oga tjh `odsh prlpjht. Ql Iljg tjhy dllmha
dfmh `rlcs, wjfkj whrh hsphkfoddy vfdh tl Ihws. Cla usha og fg`hstotflg l` `rlcs
fg lgh l` tjh Hcyptfog pdocuhs oga tjhy klvhrha tjh doga oga whrh fg tjh
jlushs. Fg tjfs kosh tjhsh `rlc !dfmh ahblgs whrh shgt `lrtj wftj tjh oefdfty tl
phr`lrb bfrokudlus sfcgs fg lrahr tl cotjhr tjh mfgcs l` tjh hortj tl tjh eottdh
l` Orbochaalg, tl tjh eottdh l` tjot — crhot aoy l` Cla Odbfcjty‒ . Qjhsh mfgcs
`rlb odd lvhr tjh wjldh hortj ilfg tjh mfgcs `rlb tjh host fg prhporotflg `lr
tjh god kdfboktfk eottdh ocofgst Cla, Kjrfst, oga tjh kjlshg oga `oftj`ud.
Pfgkhgt‖s Slra [tuafhs fg tjh Ghw Qhstobhgt fgafkoths tjot Orbochaalg fs o
wlra klbplugaha l` tjh Jherhw Jor blugtofg oga Bhcfaal9 tjh blugtofg l`
Bhcfaal. Bhcfaal wos dlkotha fg tjh pdofg l` Hsarohdlg, oelut 0> bfdhs glrtj
l` Ihrusodhb. Ft wos sftuotha sukj tjot ft wos o kjlshg dlkotflg `lr orby hg!
kobpbhgts fg hvhry boilr hgklugthr fg ^odhstfgh `rlb tjh tfbh l` Gheukjoa!
ghzzor, tl tjh borkj l` Gopldhlg Elgoporth `rlb Hcypt tl [yrfo. Ehdfhvhrs fg
tjh X[ jovh af'kudty okkhptfgc tjh `okt tjot tjfs klugtry fs glt port l` tjh
Dlra‖s orby ot Orbochaalg, eut tjh `okt fs tjot wh jovh blvha owoy `rlb eh!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?6;
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fgc tjh Cla!`horfgc gotflg wh whrh `lr ~5>> yhors. Hvhg glw lur klbbftbhgt
tl Fsrohd fs susphkt, ot ehst. Lj, tjot wh wluda ehdfhvh Cla‖s worgfgc fg Jfs
klvhgogt wftj Oerojob fg Chghsfs ?59;9 — F wf % edhss tjhb tjot edhss tjhh %Fsrohd&
oga kursh tjhb tjot kurshtj tjhh %Fsrohd&‒ " porhgtjhtfkod wlras oaaha #.
Qjh [hvhgtj Ogchd ^lurs Lut Jfs Pfod
Sjhg tjh shvhgtj ogchd plurs lut jfs vfod fgtl tjh ofr o crhot vlfkh lut l`
tjh thbpdh soys, — Ft fs algh‒, oga tjhrh whrh vlfkhs, tjugahrs, dfcjtgfgcs, oga o
crhot hortjquomh, dfmh glgh sfgkh bhg jovh ehhg lg tjh hortj. @rlb tjfs
hortjquomh Ihrusodhb wfdd eh spdft fgtl tjrhh ports, kftfhs l` tjh wlrda wfdd `odd,
fsdogas wfdd afsopphor, oga blugtofgs wfdd eh dhvhdha. Qjfs fs vhry sfbfdor tl tjh
ahskrfptflg fg Uhvhdotflg 09?5!?3, wjhg tjh sfxtj shod fs lphgha oga o `lrhtosth
l` tjh aoy l` tjh Dlra's wrotj wos cfvhg tl Iljg. Crhot jofd wfdd `odd `rlb jhovhg
wftj jofdstlghs whfcjfgc os bukj os 38 des., crhothr hvhg tjog tjh shvhgtj
pdocuh l` jofd rhdhosha ey tjh Dlra lg Hcypt. Yhkjorfoj ?19?!5? prlvfahs slbh
fgthrhstfgc ahtofds oelut tjh eottdh l` Orbochaalg9 vhrsh ?5 ahskrfehs tjh
pdocuh tjot tjh Dlra wfdd ush ocofgst Jfs hghbfhs fg hxtrhbhdy durfa dogcuoch,
—Oga tjfs sjo % eh tjh pdocuh wjhrhwftj tjh Dlra wf % sbfth o % tjh phlpdh tjot jovh `lucjt ocofgst Ihrusodhb= Qjhfr sthsj sjo % klgsubh owoy wjfdh tjhy stogalg tjhfr `hht, oga tjhfr hyhs sjo % klgsubh owoy fg tjhfr jldhs, oga tjhfr tlgcuh sjo % klgsubh owoy fg tjhfr blutj.‒
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?61
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Qjfs slugas vhry bukj dfmh wjot jopphgha fg tjh o`thrbotj l` tjh otlbfk
elbes, arlppha ghor tjh hga l` Slrda Sor FF lg tjh Iopoghsh kftfhs l` Go !
cosomf oga Jfrlsjfbo.
Uhvhdotflg ?09?3 stoths tjot wjhg tjh shvhgtj ogchd plurs jfs vfod fgtl tjh
ofr o crhot vlfkh lut l` tjh thbpdh sofa, " Ft fs algh". Qjfs slugas vhry bukj dfmh
tjh dost wlra tjot Ihsus splmh `rlb tjh krlss, " Ft fs gfsjha " " Ilj. ?69;> #. Sh
mglw tjot Ihsus wos rh`hrrfgc tl tjh `okt tjot tjh wlrm tjot Jh wos shgt tl al
os lur [ovflr lg hortj wos gfsjha, oga odd tjot rhbofgha `lr Jfb tl al wos tl
erfgc tjhsh kjlshg lghs jlbh tl hthrgod df`h tjrlucj Jfs rldh os Bhafotlr l`
tjh ghw klvhgogt, ot tjh rfcjt joga l` Cla fg jhovhg. Qjh Mfgcalb l` Cla
lg hortj wos hstoedfsjha fg tjh jhort l` bhg, oga tjlsh tjot rhkhfvha Kjrfst
whrh cfvhg kftfzhgsjfp fg tjfs mfgcalb l` tjh jhort. Fg Uhvhdotflg ?09?3 tjh
wlras " Ft fs algh" rh`hrs tl tjh hga l` tjh prhshgt wlrda lrahr os wh mglw ft,
tjh hga l` bog's rudh lg hortj, oga tjh hga l` tjh Mfgcalb l` Cla fg tjh
jhorts l` bhg. O`thr tjfs Kjrfst wfdd rudh Jfs mfgcalb `rlb Jfs tjrlgh fg tjh
hortjdy kfty l` Ihrusodhb `lr o phrfla l` o tjlusoga yhors, oga tjhg `rlb ghw
Ihrusodhb `lrhvhr.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?68
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Kjopthr ?3
Qjh Crhot Sjlrh
Uhvhdotflg ?39?!?: prlvfahs oaaftflgod kdorf`yfgc, lr eokmcrluga fg`lrbotflg,
slbhwjot dfmh o sfaheor fg o boguskrfpt. Fg tjfs kjopthr Iljg fs koddha osfah ey
lgh l` tjh ogchds tjot plurha lut tjh shvhg pdocuhs, oga jh fs sjlwg tjh iuac !
bhgt l` tjh crhot wjlrh " wlrda # kjurkj hstoedfsjha ey tjh ogtfkjrfst oga tjh
`odsh prlpjht.
—Oga tjhrh kobh lgh l` tjh shvhg ogchds wjfkj joa tjh shvhg vfods, oga todmha wftj bh, soyfgc ugtl bh, Klbh jftjhr= F wf % sjlw ugtl tjhh tjh iuacbhgt l` tjh crhot
wjlrh tjot sftthtj uplg bogy wothrs9 Sftj wjlb tjh mfgcs l` tjh hortj jovhklbbfttha `lrgfkotflg, oga tjh fgjoeftogts l` tjh hortj jovh ehhg boah arugmwftj tjh wfgh l` jhr `lrgfkotflg. [l jh korrfha bh owoy fg tjh spfrft fgtl tjh wfd # ahrghss9 oga F sow o wlbog sft uplg o skordht kldlurha ehost, `u % l` gobhs l` edos# pjhby, jovfgc shvhg jhoas oga thg jlrgs. Oga tjh wlbog wos orroyha fg purpdh oga skordht kldlur, oga ahkmha wftj clda oga prhkflus stlghs oga phords, jovfgc o cldahg kup fg jhr joga `u % l` oelbfgotflgs oga dtjfghss l` jhr `lrgfkotflg9 Ogauplg jhr `lrhjhoa wos o gobh wrftthg, BV[QHUV, EOEVDLG QJH CUHOQ,QJH BLQJHU L@ JOUDLQ[ OGA OELBFGOQFLG[ L@ QJH
HOUQJ. Oga F sow tjh wlbog arugmhg wftj tjh edlla l` tjh sofgts, oga wftjtjh edlla l` tjh bortyrs l` Ihsus9 oga wjhg F sow jhr, F wlgahrha wftj crhot oa # bfrotflg. Oga tjh ogchd sofa ugtl bh, Sjhrh`lrh afast tjlu borvhd< F wf % th % tjhh tjh bysthry l` tjh wlbog, oga l` tjh ehost tjot korrfhtj jhr, wjfkj jotj tjh shvhg jhoas oga thg jlrgs. Qjh ehost tjot tjlu sowhst wos, oga fs glt= oga sjo % oskhga lut l` tjh elttlbdhss pft, oga cl fgtl phraftflg9 oga tjhy tjot awh % lg tjhhortj sjo % wlgahr, wjlsh gobhs whrh glt wrftthg fg tjh ellm l` df`h $ lb tjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?60
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`lugaotflg l` tjh wlrda, wjhg tjhy ehjlda tjh ehost tjot wos, oga fs glt, oga yhtfs. Oga jhrh fs tjh bfga l` wfsalb. Qjh shvhg jhoas orh shvhg blugtofgs, lgwjfkj tjh wlbog sftthtj. Oga tjhrh orh shvhg mfgcs9 vh orh `o % hg, oga lgh fs, oga tjh ltjhr fs glt yht klbh= oga wjhg jh klbhtj, jh bust klgtfguh o sjlrt spokh.
Oga tjh ehost tjot wos, oga fs glt, hvhg jh fs tjh hfcjtj, oga fs l` tjh shvhg, oga clhtj fgtl phraftflg. Oga tjh thg jlrgs wjfkj tjlu sowhst orh thg mfgcs, wjfkj jovh rhkhfvha gl mfgcalb os yht= eut rhkhfvh plwhr os mfgcs lgh jlur wftj tjhehost. Qjhsh jovh lgh bfga, oga sjo % cfvh tjhfr plwhr oga strhgctj ugtl tjh ehost.Qjhsh sjo % bomh wor wftj tjh Dobe, oga tjh Dobe sjo % lvhrklbh tjhb9 `lr jh fs Dlra l` dlras, oga Mfgc l` mfgcs9 oga tjhy tjot orh wftj jfb orh ko % ha, oga kjlshg, oga `oftj`ud. Oga jh softj ugtl bh, Qjh wothrs wjfkj tjlu sowhst, wjhrh tjhwjlrh sftthtj, orh phlpdhs, oga budtftuahs, oga gotflgs, oga tlgcuhs. Oga tjh thg jlrgs wjfkj tjlu sowhst uplg tjh ehost, tjhsh sjo % joth tjh wjlrh, oga sjo % bomh
jhr ahsldoth oga gomha, oga sjo % hot jhr sthsj, oga eurg jhr wftj rh. @lr Cla jotj put fg tjhfr jhorts tl `ud % jfs wf % , oga tl ocrhh, oga cfvh tjhfr mfgcalb tltjh ehost, ugtfd tjh wlras l` Cla sjo % eh `ud % ha. Oga tjh wlbog wjfkj tjlu sowhst fs tjot crhot kfty, wjfkj rhfcghtj lvhr tjh mfgcs l` tjh hortj.‒
Qjh wjlrh fs ahskrfeha os sfttfgc uplg bogy wothrs, wjfkj rhprhshgts phlpdhs,
budtftuahs, gotflgs, oga tlgcuhs " Uhv ?39?8 #. Qjus, wh mglw tjot tjh wjlrh‖s
fgstuhgkh oga plwhr orfsh `rlb jhr fgstuhgkh lvhr bogy phlpdh oga gotflgs.
Qjh wlra wjlrhalb fs usha bogy tfbhs fg tjh Efedh tl ahskrfeh rhdfcflus
oplstosy, o turgfgc owoy `rlb Cla tl tjh wlrsjfp l` falds. Qjh mfgcs l` tjh
hortj jovh klbbfttha spfrftuod `lrgfkotflg wftj tjfs wjlrh kjurkj9 tjhy jovh
suebfttha tl, oga okkhptha tjh wjlrh kjurkj alktrfgh, wjfkj prlblths pocog
faldotry ugahr tjh cufsh l`, oga prl`hssha oajhrhgkh tl, tjh Kjrfstfog oftj. Os
o rhsudt, fgjoeftogts l` tjh hortj jovh ehklbh fgtlxfkotha " boa # wftj tjh wfgh
l` jhr `lrgfkotflg. [oady, bogy ahglbfgotflgs oga fgafvfauod kjurkjhs fg lur
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?63
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doga shhb edfga tl tjh wfdhs l` tjh ahvfd fg tjfs rhcora. Qjhy arfgm tjh wfgh l`
tjh wjlrh‖s `lrgfkotflg ugtfd tjhy orh wfddfgc tl okkhpt odblst ogy oelbfgo !
tflg9 jlblshxuodfty, sobh!shx borrfoch, phalpjfdfo, plrglcropjy, oelrtflg,
oaudthry, oga `lrgfkotflg, os whdd os bogy ltjhr dhss crfhvlus l$ hgshs. [otog
kog rofsh up `lrbs l` rhdfcflg tjot fgklrplroth iust oelut hvhry Kjrfstfog prh!
khpt, hxkhpt ehdfh` fg sodvotflg, eosha lg tjh sjha edlla l` Ihsus Kjrfst. Hvhg
[otog's bfgfsthrs prhshgt tjhbshdvhs os bfgfsthrs l` rfcjthlusghss " 5 Kl. ??9?8 #.
[otog jos ehhg sukkhss`ud fg prhporfgc o sfcgfkogt port l` tjh klgthbplrory
Kjrfstfog kjurkj `lr tjh klbfgc l` tjh ogtfkjrfst oga jfs wjlrh kjurkj.
Qjh wjlrh fs jldafgc o cldahg kup fg jhr joga `udd l` oelbfgotflgs oga ug!
kdhogghss l` jhr `lrgfkotflgs. Ihrhbfoj 8?93 rh`hrs tl o cldahg kup tjot rhprh!
shgts Eoeydlg, o `lkus l` crhot hvfd fg tjh LQ, oga wh glth tjot Uhvhdotflg
?09?6 soys tjot Cla rhbhbehrha Eoeydlg, tl cfvh jhr tjh kup l` tjh wfgh l`
tjh hrkhghss l` jfs wrotj. Qjus, wh jovh klgsfahroedh hvfahgkh tjot tjh
cldahg kup fg tjh joga l` tjh wjlrh rhprhshgts Eoeydlg. Jlwhvhr, wh ossubh
tjfs rh`hrs tl o spfrftuod Eoeydlg, oga tjh tjrhh kftfhs tjot jovh ehhg succhstha
os dfmhdy kogafaoths fgkduah Eoeydlg, Ihrusodhb, oga Ulbh.
Xplg tjh jhoa l` tjh wjlrh wos wrftthg, BV[QHUV, EOEVDLG QJH
CUHOQ, QJH BLQJHU L@ JOUDLQ[ OGA OELBFGOQFLG[ L@ QJH
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?6:
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HOUQJ. Qjh bysthry l` fgfqufty " 5 Qjhssodlgfogs 593 #, wos odrhoay ot wlrm
aurfgc ^oud‖s df`h, eut tjh `udd rhvhdotflg l` tjfs bysthry fs jhda fg kjhkm ugtfd
tjh —lgh tjot rhstrofghtj‒ fs tomhg lut l` tjh woy. Sjhg ehdfhvhrs orh ropturha
ghor tjh hga l` tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg, tjh fgstuhgkh l` tjh Jldy [pfrft lg hortj
wfdd eh crhotdy afbfgfsjha. Sjhg Kjrfst rhturgha tl jhovhg o`thr Jfs rhsur!
rhktflg Jh shgt tjh Jldy [pfrft tl rhsfah wftjfg, oga bfgfsthr tl oga tjrlucj,
fgafvfauod ehdfhvhrs. Sjhg tjhsh ehdfhvhrs orh tomhg `rlb tjh hortj, tjfs os!
phkt l` tjh Jldy [pfrft‖s bfgfstry fs klbpdhtha, oga Cla tjhg prhporhs tl plur
lut Jfs wrotj lg tjh hortj oga tjlsh dh`t ehjfga. Qjh prhshgkh l` tjh Jldy
[pfrft fg tjh ehdfhvhrs lg hortj eh`lrh tjh ropturh rhstrofgs tjh hvfd pdogs oga
oktfvftfhs l` [otog, eut wjhg tjh ehdfhvhrs orh ropturha tjot wfkmha lgh " ogtf!
kjrfst # wfdd eh wftjlut rhstrofgt. Fgfqufty wftjfg tjh jordlt kjurkj wfdd tjhg eh
`uddy rhvhodha.
Fg Uhvhdotflg ?393, tjh ogchd ehcfgs tl hxpdofg tl Iljg tjh bysthry l` tjh
wlbog oga tjh ehost tjot korrfhs jhr. Qjh ehost fs ahskrfeha os lgh tjot dfvha,
oga afha, oga dfvha ocofg wjhg jh orlsh lut l` tjh elttlbdhss pft. Klbporh
tjfs tl Uhvhdotflg ?91, wjfkj ahskrfehs Cla os —. . . jfb wjfkj fs, oga wjfkj wos,
oga wjfkj fs tl klbh‒. Qjfs fs ogltjhr fgstogkh l` [otog tryfgc tl klugthr`hft
Cla oga Jfs Kjrfst. Sh klbbhgtha hordfhr fg Kjopthr ?; lg tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh ?66
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" ehost‖s # rfsfgc lut l` tjh elttlbdhss pft. Jhrh wh jovh oaaftflgod hvfahgkh
tjot tjh ogtfkjrfst fs wlugaha ugtl ahotj, eut jfs ahoady wluga fs jhodha, oga
jh dfvhs ocofg. Sh gltha prhvflusdy tjot tjh ogtfkjrfst rfshs tl plwhr prlkdofb!
fgc phokh, oga bomfgc o trhoty wftj tjh Ihws, oddlwfgc tjhb tl rhsubh aofdy
sokrfkhs fg tjh thbpdh. Jh opporhgtdy rhfcgs `lr tjrhh!oga!lgh!jod` ! yhors fg
rhdotfvh qufhtuah eh`lrh tjfgcs ehcfg tl cht lut l` joga oga jh ehcfgs tl bhht
rhsfstogkh, os jfs truh goturh sur`okhs. Qjfs shhbs dfmh og opprlprfoth tfbh `lr
og ossossfg tl strfmh o edlw tl jfs jhoa, eut fgsthoa l` ahotj oga sueshquhgt
eurfod, jh fs rhstlrha tl df`h. Qjh skrfpturh soys tjot jh oskhgas lut l` tjh elt!
tlbdhss pft. Sh mglw tjot tjh elttlbdhss pft fs tjh oelah l` tjh aroclg oga
jfs ahblgs. Qjh ogtfkjrfst's spfrft, wjfkj clhs tl jhdd ot jfs ahotj, fs oppor!
hgtdy rhpdokha ey tjh spfrft l` [otog jfbshd` wjhg jh fs rhstlrha tl df`h, `lr jh
ehklbhs og oeslduth hga o`thr jfs rhsurrhktflg. Qjfs fs odd port l` o cfcogtfk
kjoroah tl bfbfk Kjrfst‖s ahotj oga rhsurrhktflg, `lr ehdfhvhr‖s odsl jovh tjhfr
jubog spfrft rhpdokha ey tjh [pfrft l` Ihsus Kjrfst wjhg tjhy portfkfpoth fg
Kjrfst‖s ahotj oga rhsurrhktflg " Ul. :9?8= ? Kl. 59?5 #. Odd tjlsh tjot klgtfguh tl
awhdd lg tjh hortj wjlsh gobhs orh glt wrftthg fg tjh ellm l` df`h `rlb tjh
`lugaotflg l` tjh wlrda wfdd wlgahr ot tjfs shhbfgc rhsurrhktflg. Qjhy wfdd
ugaluethady dllm lg tjfs rhsurrhktha ehost os o cla.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5>>
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Uhvhdotflg ?396 stoths tjot tjh shvhg jhoas orh shvhg blugtofgs, lr mfgc !
albs, lg wjfkj tjh wlbog fs sfttfgc, oga fg Uhvhdotflg ?39?>, wh shh tjot tjhrh
orh shvhg mfgcs, vh l` wjfkj orh `oddhg, lgh stfdd hxfsts, oga lgh fs yht tl klbh.
Fg lur prhvflus afskussflg lg Uhvhdotflg ?;95, wh fahgtfha `lur mfgcalbs os!
slkfotha wftj tjh ehost " ogtfkjrfst #9 Eoeydlg, ^hrsfo, Crhhkh, oga Ulbh. Fg
tjfs vhrsh wh ga tjhrh orh shvhg mfgcalbs " oga mfgcs # dhoafgc up tl tjh god
rhfcg l` tjh ehost, wjl fs fahgtfha fg Uhvhdotflg ?39?? os tjh hfcjtj mfgc, eut
l` tjh shvhg. Qwl mfgcalbs tjot prhkhaha tjh Eoeydlgfog hbpfrh orh fgkduaha
jhrh, Hcypt oga Ossyrfo. Ulbh fs tjh sfxtj mfgcalb tjot stfdd rhbofgs wjhg
tjh ogtfkjrfst klbhs tl plwhr. Odtjlucj tjh kurrhgt Ulbog hbpfrh fs fg afsor!
roy, oga crhotdy whomhgha, tjh fbpdfkotflg `rlb tjfs possoch l` skrfpturh fs tjot
tjh ogtfkjrfst rfshs up `rlb tjfs hbpfrh. Ql prlphrdy hxpdofg tjfs skrfpturh tjh
ogtfkjrfst‖s rhfcg bust rhprhshgt eltj tjh shvhgtj oga hfcjtj mfgcalbs. Jfs
fgftfod rhfcg, ehcfggfgc wjhg jh orfshs lut l` tjh sho, dosts `lr tjh rst tjrhh!
oga!lgh!jod` ! yhors, oga ugaluethady rhprhshgts tjh shvhgtj mfgcalb. Jfs
shklga rhfcg dosts `lr tjh god tjrhh!oga!lgh!jod` yhors, oga plssfedy ehcfgs
wjhg jh orfshs lut l` tjh oeyss o`thr jfs ahoady wluga. Qjfs shklga rhfcg rhp!
rhshgts tjh hfcjtj mfgcalb. Qjfs wluda hxpdofg tjh bhogfgc l` Uhvhdotflg
?39??, oga eh fg okklra wftj tjh gubehr l` mfgcalbs fg Uhvhdotflg ?39?>.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5>?
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Qjh thg jlrgs lg tjh ehost rhprhshgt thg mfgcs tjot wfdd rhkhfvh tjhfr mfgc !
albs klfgkfahgt wftj tjh rfsh l` tjh ogtfkjrfst. Qjhy wfdd rudh `lr lgh jlur,
wjfkj fs fgthrprhtha os ehfgc o dfbftha phrfla l` tfbh, oga tjhy wfdd cfvh tjhfr
plwhr oga strhgctj tl tjh ehost. Sh klgkduah `rlb tjfs tjot ot tjh ehcfggfgc
l` Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm o phrslg l` hrkh klugthgogkh, ugahrstogafgc aorm shg!
thgkhs, rfshs up wftjfg o klg`hahrotflg l` thg gotflgs, dllshdy fahgtfha wftj
tjh Ulbog Hbpfrh, os ft hxfstha o`thr Klgstogtfgh‖s ahotj. Qjhsh thg mfgcs
shhbfgcdy orh cfvhg rudh aurfgc tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s rfsh tl plwhr, eut sllg o`thr jh
klgsldfaoths jfs rudfgc outjlrfty, jh rhblvhs tjhb. Aurfgc tjh klgsldfaotflg
l` jfs rhfcg tjfs mfgc " ogtfkjrfst # sueauhs tjh rudhrs l` tjrhh gotflgs. Jfs
plwhr fs crhotdy fgkrhosha lvhr tjh ghxt `hw yhors ugtfd jh klgtrlds tjh wjldh
hortj " Ao. 395; #. Fg hstoedfsjfgc jfs hxpogafgc mfgcalb jh hgklurochs tjh
crlwtj l` tjh jordlt kjurkj " rhprhshgtha ey tjh wjlrh # ugahr tjh klgtrld oga
cufaogkh l` jfs ossfstogt, wjl wh rhklcgfzh os tjh `odsh prlpjht. Qjh rutjdhss
hg`lrkhbhgt l` jfs pldfkfhs hvhgtuoddy ehcfg tl koush ugrhst tjot dhoas tl jfs
ossossfgotflg `rlb o ahoady wluga tl tjh jhoa. [otog shfzhs tjfs lpplrtugfty
tl hg`lrkh oeslduth `hodty `rlb tjlsh dh`t lg tjh hortj, sl jh rhsurrhkts tjh
elay l` tjh ogtfkjrfst wftj jfs lwg hvfd spfrft. Qjh ogtfkjrfst tjus ts tjh ah!
skrfptflg l` Uhvhdotflg ?39:, wjfkj soys tjot tjh ehost wos, oga fs glt, oga os!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5>5
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khgas lut l` tjh elttlbdhss pft, oga clhs fgtl phraftflg. Sjhrhos tjh ogtf!
kjrfst wos tltoddy hvfd eh`lrh jfs ossossfgotflg, jh rhturgs os og oeslduth hga,
ahbogafgc tjh wlrsjfp l` odd phlpdh, shvhrhdy phrshkutfgc tjh Ihws oga Kjrfs!
tfogs, oga oddlwfgc gl lgh tl euy lr shdd ugdhss tjhy rhkhfvh jfs borm l` fahgtf!
kotflg. Ft fs ot tjfs tfbh tjot jh pdokhs tjh oelbfgotflg l` ahsldotflg " jfs fb!
och # fg tjh thbpdh oga ahbogas tjot odd phlpdh wlrsjfp jfb. Qjfs fs wjot jh
jos ahsfrha sfgkh tjh ehcfggfgc9 wlrsjfp, `lr jh dlgcs tl eh Cla‖s hquod. Ft fs
odsl tjh tfbh odduaha tl fg Uhvhdotflg ?39?0, wjfkj stoths tjot tjh thg mfgcs od!
dfha wftj tjh ogtfkjrfst turg ocofgst tjh wjlrh, bomh jhr ahsldoth, hot jhr
sthsj, oga eurg jhr wftj rh. @lr slbh rhoslg tjot fs glt cfvhg tjh ogtfkjrfst
oga jfs thg!gotflg mfgcalb turg ocofgst tjh jordlt kjurkj tjot jh oga jfs
jhgkjbog " tjh `odsh prlpjht # lrcogfzha oga gurturha. Os fgafkotha oelvh, tjh
ogtfkjrfst fs vhry ihodlus l` ogy phrslg lr hgtfty tjot rhkhfvhs wlrsjfp= plssfedy
tjh jordlt kjurkj turgs owoy `rlb wlrsjfppfgc jfb oga jfs fboch oga tjus
horgs jfs frh.
Uhvhdotflg ?39?: CGQ stoths tjot tjh wjlrh fs —tjh crhot kfty, wjfkj jos mfgc #
sjfp lvhr tjh mfgcs l` tjh hortj‒ . Os fgafkotha oelvh, efedfkod hxplsftlrs jovh ug!
ahrstlla tjfs tl bhog Eoeydlg, Ulbh, lr Ihrusodhb. Qjh klgthxt l` tjfs skrfp!
turh dhovhs dfttdh aluet tjot ft rh`hrs tl tjh dlkotflg l` tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s plwhr
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5>;
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eosh= tjh tjfgc tjot fs glt kdhor fs wjhtjhr tjfs rh`hrs tl jfs hklglbfk oga pl!
dftfkod plwhr eosh, lr jfs rhdfcflus plwhr eosh. Sh jovh fgthrprhtha tjh skrfp!
turh rh`hrhgkhs tl tjh wjlrh fg Uhvhdotflg ?3 os oppdyfgc tl jhr rhprhshgtotflg
l` tjh jordlt kjurkj, jovfgc rhdfcflus outjlrfty lvhr phlpdhs, gotflgs, budtf!
tuahs, oga tlgcuhs. Fg Uhvhdotflg ?: wh wfdd shh jhr rhprhshgtfgc tjh wlrda‖s
klbbhrkh, jovfgc plwhr lvhr troah, eusfghss, eogmfgc, oga trogsplrtotflg. Ft
fs glt kdhor wjhtjhr tjfs —kfty‒ fs tjh shot l` tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s rhdfcflus outjlrfty
tjrlucj tjh jordlt kjurkj, lr wjhtjhr tjfs rh`hrs tl tjh shot l` jfs klbbhrkfod
plwhr eosh tjrlucj tjh thg ugahrdfgc mfgcs.
Dht us blvh lg tl Kjopthr ?: tl shh f` wh kog ehcfg tl ugahrstoga tjfs bys!
thry.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5>1
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Kjopthr ?:
Qjh @odd l` Eoeydlg
Uhvhdotflg ?:9?!51 ahskrfehs tjh `odd l` tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s hklglbfk plwhr eosh.
Qjh hklglbfk klddopshs fg ?656 oga 5>>6 orh tjh lgdy hvhgts fg rhkhgt bhb!
lry tjot bfcjt eh klbporha tl tjfs, eut tjhrh wfdd eh gl rhklvhry `rlb tjh kld!
dopsh ahskrfeha jhrh. Cla‖s iuacbhgt lg spfrftuod Eoeydlg fgkduahs bukj
blrh tjog iust tjh krosj l` bormhts l` troah.
—Oga o & hr tjhsh tjfgcs F sow ogltjhr ogchd klbh alwg $ lb jhovhg, jovfgc crhot plwhr= oga tjh hortj wos dfcjthgha wftj jfs cdlry. Oga jh krfha bfcjtfdy wftj o
strlgc vlfkh, soyfgc, Eoeydlg tjh crhot fs `o % hg, fs `o % hg, oga jos ehklbh tjh joef #totflg l` ahvfds, oga tjh jlda l` hvhry `lud spfrft, oga o koch l` hvhry ugkdhog oga joth`ud efra. @lr o % gotflgs jovh arugm l` tjh wfgh l` tjh wrotj l` jhr `lrgfko#tflg, oga tjh mfgcs l` tjh hortj jovh klbbfttha `lrgfkotflg wftj jhr, oga tjh bhr #kjogts l` tjh hortj orh woxha rfkj tjrlucj tjh oeugaogkh l` jhr ahdfkokfhs. Oga F jhora ogltjhr vlfkh $ lb jhovhg, soyfgc, Klbh lut l` jhr, by phlpdh, tjot yh glt eh portomhrs l` jhr sfgs, oga tjot yh glt rhkhfvh jhr pdocuhs. @lr jhr sfgs jovh rhokjhaugtl jhovhg, oga Cla jotj rhbhbehrha jhr fgfquftfhs. Uhwora jhr os hvhg sjh rhworaha ylu, oga aluedh ugtl jhr aluedh okklrafgc tl jhr wlrms9 fg tjh kup tjot
sjh jotj % ha % tl jhr aluedh. Jlw bukj sjh jotj cdlrfha jhrshd , oga dfvha ahdfkflusdy, sl bukj tlrbhgt oga slrrlw cfvh jhr9 `lr sjh softj fg jhr jhort, F sft os o quhhg, oga ob gl wfalw, oga sjo % shh gl slrrlw. Qjhrh`lrh, sjo % jhr pdocuhsklbh fg lgh aoy, ahotj, oga blurgfgc, oga `obfgh= oga sjh sjo % eh utthrdy eurghawftj rh9 `lr strlgc fs tjh Dlra Cla wjl iuachtj jhr. Oga tjh mfgcs l` tjh hortj,wjl jovh klbbfttha `lrgfkotflg oga dfvha ahdfkflusdy wftj jhr, sjo % ehwofd jhr, oga dobhgt `lr jhr, wjhg tjhy sjo % shh tjh sblmh l` jhr eurgfgc. [togafgc o or l '
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5>8
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`lr `hor l` jhr tlrbhgt, soyfgc, Odos, odos tjot crhot kfty Eoeydlg, tjot bfcjty kfty! @lr fg lgh jlur fs tjy iuacbhgt klbh. Oga tjh bhrkjogts l` tjh wlrda sjo % whhp oga blurg lvhr jhr= `lr gl bog euyhtj tjhfr bhrkjogafsh ogy blrh9 Qjh bhr #kjogafsh l` clda, oga sfdvhr, oga prhkflus stlghs, oga l` phords, oga gh dfghg, oga
purpdh, oga sfdm, oga skordht, oga o % tjyfgh wlla, oga o % bogghr vhsshds l` fvlry, oga o % bogghr vhsshds l` blst prhkflus wlla, oga l` eross, oga frlg, oga boredh, Oga kfggoblg, oga lalurs, oga lfgtbhgts, oga $ ogmfgkhgsh, oga wfgh, oga lfd, oga gh stlur, oga wjhot, oga ehosts, oga sjhhp, oga jlrshs, oga kjorflts, oga sdovhs, oga sluds l` bhg. Oga tjh $ ufts tjot tjy slud dustha o & hr orh ahportha $ lbtjhh, oga o % tjfgcs wjfkj whrh aofgty oga cllady orh ahportha $ lb tjhh, oga tjlu sjodt ga tjhb gl blrh ot o % . Qjh bhrkjogts l` tjhsh tjfgcs, wjfkj whrh boah rfkj ey jhr, sjo % stoga o`or l ' `lr tjh `hor l` jhr tlrbhgt, whhpfgc oga wofdfgc, Oga soyfgc, Odos, odos tjot crhot kfty, tjot wos kdltjha fg gh dfghg, oga purpdh,
oga skordht, oga ahkmha wftj clda, oga prhkflus stlghs, oga phords! @lr fg lgh jlur sl crhot rfkjhs fs klbh tl glucjt. Oga hvhry sjfpbosthr, oga o % tjh klbpogy fg sjlps, oga sofdlrs, oga os bogy os troah ey sho, stlla o or l ' , Oga krfha wjhg tjhy sow tjh sblmh l` jhr eurgfgc, soyfgc, Sjot kfty fs dfmh tjfs crhot kfty! Oga tjhykost aust lg tjhfr jhoas, oga krfha, whhpfgc oga wofdfgc, soyfgc, Odos, odos tjot crhot kfty, wjhrhfg whrh boah rfkj o % tjot joa sjfps fg tjh sho ey rhoslg l` jhrklstdfghss! @lr fg lgh jlur fs sjh boah ahsldoth. Uhilfkh lvhr jhr, tjlu jhovhg, oga yh jldy oplstdhs, oga prlpjhts= `lr Cla jotj ovhgcha ylu lg jhr. Oga o bfcjty og# chd tllm o stlgh dfmh o crhot bf % stlgh, oga kost ft fgtl tjh sho, soyfgc, Qjus wftj
vfldhgkh sjo % tjot crhot kfty Eoeydlg eh tjrlwg alwg, oga sjo % eh `luga gl blrh ot o % . Oga tjh vlfkh l` tjh jorphrs, oga busfkfogs, oga l` pfphrs, oga trubphthrs, sjo % eh jhora gl blrh ot o % fg tjhh= oga gl kro & sbog, l` wjotslhvhr kro & jh eh, sjo % eh `luga ogy blrh fg tjhh= oga tjh sluga l` o bf % stlgh sjo % eh jhora gl blrh ot o % fg tjhh= Oga tjh dfcjt l` o kogadh sjo % sjfgh gl blrh ot o % fg tjhh= oga tjhvlfkh l` tjh erfahcrllb oga tjh erfah sjo % eh jhora gl blrh ot o % fg tjhh9 `lr tjy bhrkjogts whrh tjh crhot bhg l` tjh hortj= `lr ey tjy slrkhrfhs whrh o % gotflgs ah#khfvha. Oga fg jhr wos `luga tjh edlla l` prlpjhts, oga sofgts, oga l` o % tjotwhrh sdofg uplg tjh hortj.‒
Fg tjfs kjopthr Iljg shhs o vhry plwhr`ud ogchd klbh alwg `rlb jhovhg wftj
cdlry tjot sjfghs lvhr bukj l` tjh hortj. Ft fs thbptfgc tl fgthrprht tjfs os rh!
`hrrfgc tl Kjrfst, eut tjhrh fs glt hglucj fg`lrbotflg cfvhg oelut tjfs ogchd tl
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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ossubh tjot jh fs ltjhr tjog lgh l` Kjrfst‖s crhothst oga blst plwhr`ud ogchds,
wjl fs cfvhg tjh jlglr l` ogglugkfgc tjh `odd l` tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s klbbhrkfod
hbpfrh. Qjh ogchd krfhs wftj o bfcjty vlfkh tjot Eoeydlg fs `oddhg, fs oddhg.
Odtjlucj tjfs fs o qulth `rlb Fsofoj 5?96, tjh rhphtftflg fs fgthrhstfgc. Qjh Fg!
thrdfghor Jherhw !Hgcdfsj LQ rhgahrs tjfs, —sjh `h % , sjh `h % ‒, oga tjh klgthxt fb!
pdfhs tjot tjh rhphtftflg fs auh tl tjh hxkfthbhgt l` tjh bhssoch ehorhr. Ft
shhbs kdhor `rlb tjfs skrfpturh tjot bhrkjogts oga troahsbhg `rlb okrlss tjh
wlrda hstoedfsj dukrotfvh eusfghss rhdotflgsjfps " klbbfttha `lrgfkotflg # wftj
tjfs crhot klbbhrkfod khgthr oga fts ahstruktflg chghroths bukj afstrhss.
Qjhsh bhrkjogts troah gh bhrkjogafsh l` clda oga sfdvhr, prhkflus stlghs,
sfdm, dfghg, oga tjyfgh wlla, usha `lr fgkhgsh oga fgdoyfgc, tl tjhfr klgtokts
wftjfg tjh kfty.
Fg Uhvhdotflg ?:91 wh shh o worgfgc `rlb jhovhg osmfgc Cla‖s phlpdh tl
klbh lut l` tjh kfty eh`lrh fts ahstruktflg sl tjot tjhy wfdd glt eh portomhrs l`
jhr sfgs oga pdocuhs. Ft shhbs ugdfmhdy tjot ehdfhvhrs wluda eh fg tjfs kfty ot
tjfs tfbh wjhg Cla‖s wrotj fs ehfgc plurha lut. Qjfs vhrsh kluda eh fgthr!
prhtha os phrtofgfgc tl o phrfla l` tfbh dhoafgc up tl tjh kfty‖s ahstruktflg
sfgkh ft rh`hrs tl portomfgc l` sfgs, o pjrosh tjot boy fbpdy okts lkkurrfgc lvhr
o klgsfahroedh phrfla l` tfbh. Qjh blst dfmhdy fgthrprhtotflg fs tjot ft fs o kodd
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s wlrdawfah hklglby. Qjus, ft curha strlgcdy fg tjh ahotj l`
prlpjhts oga sofgts odd lvhr tjh wlrda, oga tjhfr edlla krfha lut `lr rhvhgch.
Ql rhturg tl lur afskussflg l` hxoktdy wjfkj kfty fs rh`hrrha tl jhrh, F eh!
dfhvh wh ghha tl stort wftj wjot blst hxplsftlrs jovh klgkduaha oelut tjh `l!
kus l` Kjopthr ?3, oga Kjopthr ?:. Qjhrh fs klgsfahroedh ocrhhbhgt tjot Kjop!
thr ?3 rh`hrs tl tjh wjlrh‖s jhoaquorthrs, tjh kfty `rlb wjfkj tjh `odsh prlpjht
oabfgfsthrs tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s rhdfcflus eosh= wjhrhos Kjopthr ?: rh`hrs tl jfs
hklglbfk plwhr eosh, wjfkj levflusdy jos hgtogcdhbhgts tjrlucjlut tjh hga!
tfbhs wlrda. F phrslgoddy ehdfhvh o kosh kog eh boah `lr tjhsh twl kjopthrs tl
eh rh`hrrfgc tl tjh sobh kfty. Glth tjot Kjopthr ?: shhbfgcdy klgtfguhs tl ah!
skrfeh tjh ahstruktflg l` spfrftuod Eoeydlg, wjfkj wh fahgtfha os tjh cldahg
kup fg tjh wjlrh‖s joga. @urtjhr, Uhvhdotflg ?:9; rh`hrs tl Cla‖s ogchr ot tjh
`lrgfkotflg prhkfpftotha ey tjh wjlrh, os whdd os bogy rh`hrhgkhs tl — jhr ‒,
wjfkj wh odsl ossubh rh`hrs tl tjh wjlrh. Qjh quhstflg tjot rhbofgs fs,
Sjfkj kfty fs ft tjot fs rh`hrrha tl jhrh< Ql succhst ogy ogswhr tl tjfs wh bust
`odd eokm lg lur lwg jubog fgtuftflg, wjfkj fs odwoys susphkt. F l$ hr tjh `ld!
dlwfgc9
?. F wluda thga tl hdfbfgoth Eoeydlg sfbpdy ehkoush ft alhs glt hxfst ot tjfs
plfgt fg tfbh, oga F al glt shh ogy oktfvfty lg tjh jlrfzlg tl fgafkoth tjot
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5>6
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ft fs dfmhdy tl eh rh!eufdt oga ehklbh tjh khgthr l` rhdfcflg oga klbbhrkh
fg tjh tfbh wh shhb tl jovh dh`t ugtfd tjh —ehcfggfgc l` slrrlws‒.
5. F wluda odsl quhstflg tjot ft kluda eh rh`hrrfgc tl Ihrusodhb auh tl tjh
ltjhr shhbfgcdy ugrhdotha hvhgts tjot lkkur fg Fsrohd aurfgc tjh dost shvhg
yhors. Odsl, Ihrusodhb fs jfstlrfkoddy tjh jlbh l` tjh Ihws, Cla‖s kjlshg
gotflg oga glt o dfmhdy dlkotflg `lr o klbphtfgc rhdfcflus systhb.
;. Qjfs dhovhs us wftj Ulbh tjot jos shvhrod `hoturhs tjot wluda orcuh fg fts
`ovlr. Ft fs dlkotha lg shvhg jfdds, ft jos o jfstlry l` ehfgc tjh rhdfcflus
khgthr `lr bukj l` tjh Kjrfstfog wlrda sfgkh tjh tfbh l` Klgstogtfgh, oga
tjh ogtfkjrfst klbhs tl plwhr tjrlucj tjh hvldvha Ulbog mfgcalb. Hvh!
rytjfgc klgsfahrha Ulbh shhbs tl eh tjh dfmhdy dlkotflg l` tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s
rhdfcflus oga plwhr eosh ahskrfeha fg Uhvhdotflg ?3!?:.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5?>
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Kjopthr ?6
Qjh Borrfoch l` tjh Dobe
Qjh rst sfx vhrshs l` tjfs kjopthr " Uhv. ?69?!0 # rhklra tjh ilylus profsh fg
jhovhg lvhr Cla‖s iuacbhgt l` tjh crhot wjlrh,
—Oga o & hr tjhsh tjfgcs F jhora o crhot vlfkh l` bukj phlpdh fg jhovhg, soyfgc, O % h# dufo= [odvotflg, oga cdlry, oga jlglr, oga plwhr, ugtl lur Dlra oga Cla9 @lr truh oga rfcjthlus orh jfs iuacbhgts9 `lr jh jotj iuacha tjh crhot wjlrh, wjfkj afaklrrupt tjh hortj wftj jhr `lrgfkotflg, oga jotj ovhgcha tjh edlla l` jfs shrvogts ot jhr joga. Oga ocofg tjhy sofa, O % hdufo. Oga jhr sblmh rlsh up `lr hvhr ogahvhr. Oga tjh `lur oga twhgty hdahrs oga tjh `lur ehosts ( dfvfgc krhoturhs ) `h % alwg oga wlrsjfppha Cla tjot sot lg tjh tjrlgh, soyfgc, Obhg= O % hdufo. Oga ovlfkh kobh lut l` tjh tjrlgh, soyfgc, ^rofsh lur Cla, o % yh shrvogts, oga yh tjot
`hor jfb, eltj sbo % oga crhot. Oga F jhora os ft whrh tjh vlfkh l` o crhot budtf #tuah, oga os tjh vlfkh l` bfcjty tjugahrfgcs, soyfgc, O % hdufo9 `lr tjh Dlra Clalbgfplthgt rhfcghtj.‒
Fg tjfs skrfpturh odd jhovhg shhbs tl eh profsfgc Cla `lr Jfs iuacbhgt l` tjh
crhot wjlrh. Qjfs fs tjh tfbh l` tjh rhturg l` Kjrfst, oga hvfd lg hortj fs ehfgc
ahodt wftj arobotfkoddy. Sh glth tjh ush l` tjh wlra " O % hdufo" shvhrod tfbhs fg
tjfs possoch, oga, os blst rhoahrs mglw, tjfs fs o Jherhw wlra bhogfgc ^rofsh
yh Ihjlvoj. Sh hgklugthr tjfs wlra l`thg fg profsh slgcs aurfgc wlrsjfp, oga
ft shhbs tl df`t us up fgtl Cla‖s prhshgkh fg o sphkfod woy. Kog ylu fbocfgh tjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5??
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ehr koddha o kjuppoj . Sjhg tjh erfahcrllb‖s `otjhr soys tjot tjh whaafgc
kjobehr fs rhoay, tjh erfahcrllb clhs tl rhtrfhvh jfs erfah. Qjh whaafgc
kjobehr shhbs tl klrrhsplga tl tjh oelahs fg tjh `otjhr's jlush tjot Kjrfst
prhporhs `lr Jfs erfah " Iljg ?195!; CGQ #. Iljg 59?0 fgafkoths tjot tjh @otjhr's
jlush fs tjh thbpdh, oga Iljg 595? `urtjhr fahgtfhs tjh @otjhr's jlush os tjh
thbpdh l` Jfs " Kjrfst's # elay. Kjrfst's elay fs glw rhprhshgtha ey tjh kjurkj,
wjfkj fgkduahs odd ehdfhvhrs wjl jovh ehhg rhchghrotha tjrlucj Jfs ahotj oga
rhsurrhktflg. Os lg hortj, tjh bogy oelahs " lr elafhs # fg jhovhg orh tjh bogy
bhbehrs l` tjh elay l` Kjrfst, wjfkj klbprfsh Cla's thbpdh. Qjus, wh shh
tjot tjh whaafgc kjobehr, lr oelah, tjot Kjrfst fs prhporfgc `lr us fs tjh fb!
blrtod elay fg wjfkj wh wfdd eh kdltjha o`thr wh bhht Jfb fg tjh ofr. Kjrfst
`osjflgs tjfs fbblrtod elay oga ahdfvhrs ft tl lur spfrft/fbbothrfod slud= ft tjhg
ehklbhs lur oelah `lr hthrgfty. 5 Klrfgtjfogs 89?!5 CGQ fs jhdp`ud fg ugahr!
stogafgc tjfs9
—@lr wh mglw tjot f` lur hortjdy jlush l` ( tjfs ) toehrgokdh fs tomhg alwg, wh jovh o eufdafgc $ lb Cla, o jlush glt boah wftj jogas, hthrgod fg jhovhg. @lr odsl fgtjfs wh crlog, crhotdy ahsfrfgc tl eh kdltjha wftj lur awh % fgc pdokh $ lb jhovhg.‒
Fg tjh ropturh, Kjrfst klbhs fg tjh kdluas tl cotjhr Jfs hdhkt, okklbpogfha ey
ogchds oga tjh spfrft/sluds l` tjlsh wjl orh ropturha oga rhsurrhktha. Qjhrh fs
dfttdh fg`lrbotflg fg tjh efedh oelut wjot jopphgs o`thr tjfs. Bogy ehdfhvh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5?;
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tjot tjfs wfdd eh tjh tfbh wjhg tjh ehdfhvhr‖s wlrms orh iuacha ot tjh iuacbhgt
shot l` Kjrfst " Ul. ?19?> #. F sl, tjfs kluda eh klbporha tl tjh klgsubbotflg
l` tjh Ihwfsj borrfoch. O borrfoch fs klgsubbotha " klbpdhtha # wjhg tjh
erfah oga crllb klbh tlchtjhr fg tjh pjysfkod okt l` dlvh9 ey tjfs okt tjhy orh
sofa tl mglw lgh ogltjhr. Os lur iuach Kjrfst mglws us klbpdhthdy, oga
tjrlucj Jfs iuacbhgt l` lur wlrms wh klbh tl mglw Jfb fg o woy tjot wh
jovh glt hxphrfhgkha eh`lrh.
Qjh borrfoch supphr fs tjh dost sthp fg tjh Ihwfsj borrfoch rfth, oga ft khdh!
eroths tjh klgsubbotflg l` tjh borrfoch. Fg tjh sobh bogghr, wjhg Kjrfst
prhshgts jfs erfah tl tjh @otjhr orroyha fg gh dfghg, wjfkj rhprhshgts jhr
rfcjthlus okts, tjh khdherotflg fg jhovhg wfdd ehcfg. Lur Dlra wfdd jovh klb!
pdhtha Jfs wlrm l` sodvotflg oga sogktfkotflg.
? Klrfgtjfogs ?89 ;8!8> prlvfahs o wlgahr`ud ahskrfptflg l` tjh blrtod " gotu!
rod # elay tjot wh slw fg ahotj, oga tjh fbblrtod " spfrftuod # elay tjot wh orh
cfvhg ey Cla ot ropturh oga rhsurrhktflg.
"Eut slbh bog wf % soy, Jlw orh tjh ahoa rofsha up< Oga wftj wjot elay al
tjhy klbh< Qjlu `lld, tjot tjlu slwhst fs glt qufkmhgha, hxkhpt ft afh9 Oga tjotwjfkj tjlu slwhst, tjlu slwhst glt tjot elay tjot sjo % eh, eut eorh crofg, ft boykjogkh l` wjhot, lr l` slbh ltjhr crofg9 Eut Cla cfvhtj ft o elay os ft jotj pdhosha jfb, oga tl hvhry shha jfs lwg elay. O % sthsj fs glt tjh sobh sthsj9 eut tjhrh fs lgh mfga l` sthsj l` bhg, ogltjhr sthsj l` ehosts, ogltjhr l` sjhs, oga ogltjhr l` efras.Qjhrh orh odsl khdhstfod elafhs, oga elafhs thrrhstrfod9 eut tjh cdlry l` tjh khdhstfod fslgh, oga tjh cdlry l` tjh thrrhstrfod fs ogltjhr. Qjhrh fs tjh cdlry l` tjh sug, oga
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5?1
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ogltjhr cdlry l` tjh bllg, ogltjhr cdlry l` tjh stors9 `lr lgh stor af ' hrhtj $ lb ogltjhr stor fg cdlry. [l odsl fs tjh rhsurrhktflg l` tjh ahoa. Ft fs slwg fg klrrup#tflg= ft fs rofsha fg fgklrruptflg9 Ft fs slwg fg afsjlglur= ft fs rofsha fg cdlry9 ft fs slwg fg whomghss= ft fs rofsha fg plwhr9 Ft fs slwg o goturod elay= ft fs rofsha o
spfrftuod elay. Qjhrh fs o goturod elay, oga tjhrh fs o spfrftuod elay. Oga sl ft fswrftthg, tjh rst bog Oaob wos boah o dfvfgc slud= tjh dost Oaob wos boah o qufkmhgfgc spfrft. Jlwehft tjot wos glt rst wjfkj fs spfrftuod, eut tjot wjfkj fs goturod= oga o & hrwora tjot wjfkj fs spfrftuod. Qjh rst bog fs l` tjh hortj,hortjy9 tjh shklga bog fs tjh Dlra $ lb jhovhg. Os fs tjh hortjy, sukj orh tjhy odsltjot orh hortjy9 oga os fs tjh jhovhgdy, sukj orh tjhy odsl tjot orh jhovhgdy. Oga oswh jovh elrg tjh fboch l` tjh hortjy, wh sjo % odsl ehor tjh fboch l` tjh jhovhgdy. Glw tjfs F soy, erhtjrhg, tjot sthsj oga edlla kogglt fgjhrft tjh mfgcalb l` Cla= ghftjhr altj klrruptflg fgjhrft fgklrruptflg.
Qjfs possoch klbporhs lur goturod elay tl o shha pdokha fg tjh crluga. Qjh
ghw df`h, tjh potthrg l` wjfkj fs klgtofgha wftjfg tjh shha, rfshs lut l` tjh
shha lgdy o`thr tjh shha dlshs fts fahgtfty " afhs #. Odtjlucj Cla cfvhs lur rhsur!
rhktha elafhs tjh `lrb Jh kjllshs, eosha lg lur wlrms, tjhrh fs slbhtjfgc
oelut lur hortjdy elafhs tjot sjophs tjh potthrg `lr lur fbblrtod elafhs. Qjh
wlrafgc jhrh shhbs tl fbpdy tjot hokj lgh l` tjhsh spfrftuod elafhs fs ugfquh.
5 Klrfgtjfogs 89?> CGQ soys,
"@lr wh o % bust eh bogf`hstha eh`lrh tjh iuacbhgt shot l` Kjrfst, tjot hokj boy rhkhfvh tjh tjfgcs ( algh ) fg tjh elay, okklrafgc tl wjot jh afa, wjhtjhr clla lrhvfd."
Pfgkhgt's Slra [tuafhs fgafkoths tjot tjfs rhkhfvfgc fs dfthroddy tjrlucj tjh bh!
afub l` tjh elay. Qjus, tjh ehdfhvhr's fbblrtod elay fg slbh woy bogf`hsts
tjh rfcjthlus okts algh wjfdh lg hortj. Jlwhvhr, wh odsl mglw tjot lur fb!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5?8
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blrtod elay rhtofgs slbhtjfgc " AGO< # tjot fahgtfhs us os tjh phrslg wh
whrh lg hortj, `lr tjh efedh fgafkoths tjot wh wfdd rhklcgfzh phlpdh fg jhovhg.
@urtjhr, tjh oplstdhs oga bogy ltjhrs rhklcgfzha Kjrfst wjhg Jh opphorha tl
tjhb o`thr rhsurrhktflg, hvhg tjlucj Jfs opphorogkh wos kjogcha. Qjhrh wos
slbhtjfgc oelut Kjrfst's fbblrtod elay tjot oddlwha Jfs `rfhgas tl rhklcgfzh
Jfb, oga wh mglw tjot wjhg Jh opphorha tl Qjlbos Jh elrh tjh skors l`
Jfs ahotj lg tjh krlss. ? Klrfgtjfogs ?89;> stoths tjot hokj l` tjh —shhas‒
wfdd rhkhfvh fts lwg fbblrtod elay. Qjfs shhbs tl dhovh gl aluet tjot hokj eh!
dfhvhr wfdd rhkhfvh jfs/jhr lwg ugfquh fbblrtod elay wjhg wh bhht Kjrfst fg
tjh kdluas. Lur truh spfrftuod fahgtfty shhbs tl eh vhstha fg tjh spfrft/
fbbothrfod slud cfvhg tl us wjfdh wh orh stfdd fg tjh wlbe, oga wjfkj uplg
pjysfkod ahotj fbbhafothdy clhs tl jhovhg. Lur jubog spfrft fs rhoddy wjl wh
orh, oga lur pjysfkod elay fs iust tjh jlush wh dfvh fg wjfdh lg hortj. Lur slud
fgthcroths lur elay wftj tjh spfrft Cla cfvhs us fg tjh wlbe oga tjus, wh orh
elrg o trfportfth phrslg9 elay, slud, oga spfrft. Cla boah us o`thr Jfs trfugh
fboch9 @otjhr, [lg, oga Jldy Cjlst " Chghsfs ?950!53 #. Dfmh tjh shha, lur lda
jlush afhs " ahkoys # wjfdh wh orh fg tjh crluga, eut wh rhkhfvh o ghw jlush
uplg rhsurrhktflg. Dfmh tjh shha, lur lda jlush klgtofgha tjh hberyl `lr ghw
df`h wftjfg ftshd . Kjrfst tomhs tjfs hberyl oga `osjflgs og fbblrtod elay us!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5?0
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fgc lur rfcjthlus wlrms, bukj dfmh Jh afa lur lrfcfgod hortjdy elafhs wjfdh stfdd
fg tjh wlbe " sodbs ?;69?8!?0 #. Jh tjhg kdltjhs lur spfrft/fbbothrfod slud
wftj tjfs ghw elay o`thr wh orh rhsurrhktha. Lur ghw jlush " oelah, lr elay # fs
phr`hktdy ahsfcgha ey Cla tl rhsthkt lur fgghr spfrft. O`thr odd, lur spfrft " fg ah!
dfehrotflg wftj tjh Jldy [pfrft # fs tjh slurkh l` fgspfrotflg `lr tjh rfcjthlus
wlrms algh fg lur elay wjfdh lg hortj. Ot Jfs iuacbhgt shot, wjhg tjh ugflg
fs klgsubbotha " klbpdhtha #, Kjrfst wfdd ahthrbfgh lur rhwora, lr dokm tjhrhl`,
eosha lg lur df`h oga wlrms o`thr ehfgc sovha.
Uhvhdotflg ?69?> bomhs og fgthrhstfgc stothbhgt 9‒ tjh thstfblgy l` Ihsus fs tjh
spfrft l` prlpjhky.‒ Pfghs Klbpdhth Hxplsftlry Afktflgory fgafkoths tjot tjfs
oppdfhs tl tjh Ihwfsj rhbgogt " shh Uh. ?59?3 #, wjfkj wfdd cfvh thstfblgy klg!
khrgfgc Kjrfst oga Fsrohd aurfgc tjh tfbh l` Iokle‖s Qrluedh " tjh dost jod` l` tjh
shvhg! yhor phrfla #. Qjh klgthxt l` tjfs skrfpturh shhbs tl orcuh tjot ft kluda
whdd eh rhbfgafgc Iljg tjot tjh slurkh l` tjh prlpjhky " tjh ellm l` Uhvhdo !
tflg # fs tjh spfrft l` Ihsus.
Uhvhdotflg ?69??!5? rhklras tjh shklga klbfgc l` Kjrfst tl tjh hortj9
—Oga F sow jhovhg lphgha, oga ehjlda o wjfth jlrsh= oga jh tjot sot uplg jfbwos ko % ha @oftj`ud oga Qruh, oga fg rfcjthlusghss jh altj iuach oga bomh wor. Jfs hyhs whrh os o stobh l` rh, oga lg jfs jhoa whrh bogy krlwgs= oga jh joa o gobh wrftthg, tjot gl bog mghw, eut jh jfbshd . Oga jh wos kdltjha wftj o vhs#turh afppha fg edlla9 oga jfs gobh fs ko % ha Qjh Slra l` Cla. Oga tjh orbfhswjfkj whrh fg jhovhg `l % lwha jfb uplg wjfth jlrshs, kdltjha fg gh dfghg, wjfth
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5?3
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oga kdhog. Oga lut l` jfs blutj clhtj o sjorp swlra, tjot wftj ft jh sjluda sbfthtjh gotflgs= oga jh sjo % rudh tjhb wftj o rla l` frlg9 oga jh trhoahtj tjhwfghprhss l` tjh hrkhghss oga wrotj l` Odbfcjty Cla. Oga jh jotj lg jfs vhs#turh oga lg jfs tjfcj o gobh wrftthg, MFGC L@ MFGC[, OGA DLUA L@
DLUA[. Oga F sow og ogchd stogafgc fg tjh sug= oga jh krfha wftj o dlua vlfkh, soyfgc tl o % `lwds tjot sty fg tjh bfast l` jhovhg, Klbh oga cotjhr ylurshdvhs tl# chtjhr ugtl tjh supphr l` tjh crhot Cla= Qjot yh boy hot tjh sthsj l` mfgcs, oga tjh sthsj l` koptofgs, oga tjh sthsj l` jlrshs, oga l` tjhb tjot sft uplg tjhb, oga tjh sthsj l` o % bhg, eltj $ hh oga elga, eltj sbo % oga crhot. Oga F sow tjh ehost, ogatjh mfgcs l` tjh hortj, oga tjhfr orbfhs, cotjhrha tl bomh wor ocofgst jfb tjot sotlg tjh jlrsh, oga ocofgst jfs orby. Oga tjh ehost wos tomhg, oga wftj jfb tjh `odsh prlpjht tjot wrlucjt bfrokdhs eh`lrh jfb, wftj wjfkj jh ahkhfvha tjhb tjot joa rhkhfvha tjh borm l` tjh ehost, oga tjhb tjot wlrsjfppha jfs fboch. Qjhsh
eltj whrh kost odfvh fgtl o domh l` rh eurgfgc wftj erfbstlgh. Oga tjh rhbgogtwhrh sdofg wftj tjh swlra l` jfb tjot sot uplg tjh jlrsh, wjfkj swlra prlkhhahalut l` jfs blutj9 oga o % tjh `lwds whrh % ha wftj tjhfr sthsj.‒
Qjh rst `hw vhrshs fg tjfs possoch klgstftuth slbh l` tjh blst blvfgc wlras
fg odd skrfpturh. Jhrh wh shh lur Dlra oga [ovflr Ihsus Kjrfst, prhporha `lr Jfs
vfktlrflus rhturg tl hortj wftj odd tjh sybelds l` Jfs mfgcsjfp, eut arhssha fg o
vhsturh afppha fg edlla. Fsofoj 0;95!; fgafkoths tjot wjhg Kjrfst rhturgs tjh
edlla l` Jfs hghbfhs wfdd eh spdotthrha lg Jfs corbhgts aurfgc tjh eottdh l`
Orbochaalg, eut fg tjfs vhrsh Kjrfst jos glt yht hgcocha tjh hghby. Ft fs
tjrlucj Kjrfst‖s edlla sjha `lr us lg tjh krlss tjot wh jovh rhkhfvha sodvotflg,
oga Jfs sokrfkh fs sl bukj o port l` wjot Jh afa wjfdh lg hortj tjot ft shhbs
opprlprfoth `lr Jfb tl eh fahgtfha fg tjfs bogghr. Qjhrh`lrh, F ehdfhvh tjot
tjh edlla lg Jfs vhsturh fg tjfs skrfpturh sybeldfzhs Jfs edlla sjha lg tjh
krlss tjrlucj wjfkj lur sfgs orh `lrcfvhg oga wh orh rhklgkfdha tl Cla. Ft fs
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5?:
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Kjrfst's edlla, sjha lg tjh krlss tjot prlthkts us `rlb tjh hghby. Jh fs fahg!
tfha ey tjh gobh tjot Iljg sl l`thg usha tl ahskrfeh Kjrfst, tjh Slra l`
Cla.
Sjhg Kjrfst rhturgs Jh erfgcs Jfs orby l` sofgts oga ogchds wftj Jfb, eut
ft fs glt kdhordy stotha fg tjfs skrfpturh tjot tjhy orh oktfvhdy fgvldvha fg tjh
eottdh. Jlwhvhr, fg Yhkjorfoj ?19?1, ft soys tjot " Iuaoj odsl sjo % cjt ot Ihruso#
dhb". Qjfs bust eh o rh`hrhgkh tl tjh Ihwfsj rhbgogt " glw ehdfhvhrs # owoftfgc
ahdfvhrogkh. Kjrfst ushs tjh swlra l` Jfs blutj tl sdoy tjh gotflgs. Qjfs fs
ugaluethady tjh sobh twl!hacha swlra wh sow wjhg Jh afktotha tjh dhtthr tl
tjh kjurkj ot ^hrcobls. Sh shh jhrh ogltjhr hxobpdh l` tjh plwhr l` tjh
bogf`hstha oga splmhg wlra l` Kjrfst. Jfs wlras jovh krhotfvh plwhr, oga, fg
tjfs fgstogkh, ahstruktfvh plwhr. Yhkjorfoj ?19?5 fgafkoths tjot tjh Dlra wfdd
sbfth tjh phlpdh tjot cjt ocofgst Ihrusodhb sl tjot tjhfr sthsj wfdd —. klgsubh
owoy wjfdh tjhy stoga lg tjhfr `hht .‒ Qjfs fs o eottdh ehtwhhg Cla's spfrftuod orby
oga tjh jlrahs l` tjh ogtfkjrfst, oga ft wfdd eh gl klgthst. Qjh ehost oga tjh
`odsh prlpjht wfdd eh kost odfvh fgtl tjh domh l` rh oga erfbstlgh= eut tjh ltj!
hrs wfdd eh sdofg ey Kjrfst's twl!hacha swlra fg tjfs eottdh oga wfdd eh shgt tl
Jhdd, wjhrh tjhy owoft tjh hga l` tjh bfddhggfub tl eh ahdfvhrha up aurfgc tjh
shklga rhsurrhktflg.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5?6
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stlgh, oga gl bhgtflg fs boah oelut kdltjfgc tjhb wftj o elay. F ossubh
`rlb tjfs tjot fg slbh bysthrflus woy fbbothrfod spfrft/sluds jovh `hhdfgcs oga
hbltflgs oga kog rhokt tl tjh hgvfrlgbhgt tjhy orh fg.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 55?
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Kjopthr 5>
Uhsurrhktflg oga Iuacbhgt
Uhvhdotflg 5>9?!; fgtrlaukhs o shklga ogchd wftj tjh mhys tl Jhdd9
—Oga F sow og ogchd klbh alwg $ lb jhovhg, jovfgc tjh mhy l` tjh elttlbdhss pft
oga o crhot kjofg fg jfs joga. Oga jh dofa jlda lg tjh aroclg, tjot lda shrphgt,wjfkj fs tjh Ahvfd, oga [otog, oga eluga jfb o tjlusoga yhors, Oga kost jfb fgtltjh elttlbdhss pft, oga sjut jfb up, oga sht o shod uplg jfb, tjot jh sjluda ahkhfvhtjh gotflgs gl blrh, tf % tjh tjlusoga yhors eh `ud % ha9 oga o & hr tjot jh bust eh dllsha o dfttdh shoslg.‒
Fg tjhsh rst tjrhh vhrshs l` tjfs kjopthr wh hgklugthr twl l` tjh bogy bys!
thrfhs fg tjh Slra9 wjy afa Cla glt kost [otog fgtl tjh domh l` rh oga erfb!
stlgh wftj tjh ehost oga tjh `odsh prlpjht ot tjh ehcfggfgc l` tjh bfddhggfub,
oga wjy fs jh rhdhosha ot tjh hga l` tjh bfddhggfub< Qjhsh twl quhstflgs orh
levflusdy dfgmha9 Cla bust jovh slbh oaaftflgod tosm `lr [otog tl phr`lrb
tjot koushs Jfb tl wftjjlda god iuacbhgt ugtfd tjh hga l` tjh bfddhggfub.
Sh orh tlda fg Uhvhdotflg 5>9:, tjot o`thr tjh bfddhggfub [otog clhs lut tl ah!
khfvh tjh gotflgs, oga tl cotjhr tjhb tl eottdh, sl wh mglw wjot [otog alhs,
eut tjh purplsh l` tjfs plst!bfddhggfub fgsurrhktflg fs glt cfvhg. Os wh rhoa
`urtjhr fg Uhvhdotflg 5>, wh shh tjot [otog fs oedh tl ottrokt og orby, tjh gub!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 555
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ehr l` wjfkj fs os tjh soga l` tjh sho. Sjhrh al odd tjhsh phlpdh klbh `rlb<
Sh ossubh tjot odd ugehdfhvhrs whrh hdfbfgotha eh`lrh tjh bfddhggfub ehcog,
oga [otog oga odd jfs ahblgs whrh eluga `lr tjh tjlusoga yhors, sl wjhrh afa
odd tjhsh ghw `lddlwhrs klbh rlb< Qjh clvhrgbhgt l` Kjrfst aurfgc tjh bfd!
dhggfub wfdd eh lgh l` oeslduth plwhr oga outjlrfty9 Jh wfdd rudh wftj o rla l`
frlg, os wh sow fg tjh dost kjopthr " Uh. ?69?8 #. Jlwhvhr, wjhg Kjrfst iuachs tjh
gotflgs o`thr Orbochaalg, slbh l` tjh — sjhhp‒ " B‖t. 589;5 # wjl hgthr tjh bfd!
dhggfub wfdd ugaluethady eh ghw ehdfhvhrs wjlsh bfgas jovh glt ehhg rh!
ghwha tjrlucj sogktfkotflg. [fgkh tjh Jldy [pfrft‖s bfgfstry os sogktfhr " 5
Qj. 59?; # wfdd opporhgtdy hga wftj tjh ropturh, slbh l` tjhsh boy turg tl sfg`ud
woys, oga hvhgtuoddy `odd owoy fgtl oplstosy. F` kjfdarhg elrg aurfgc tjfs tfbh
klgtfguh tl eh ugahr tjh kursh l` Oaob oga jovh o sfg goturh, wjot jlph al
tjhy jovh `lr sodvotflg< Sh mglw tjot Cla jos gl crogakjfdarhg9 tjh kjfdarhg
l` ehdfhvhrs wfdd glt ehdlgc tl Kjrfst iust ehkoush tjhfr porhgts al. F` tjhsh
kftfzhgs l` tjh bfddhggfub wlrda rhkhfvh sodvotflg os o rhsudt l` bfxfgc sovfgc
`oftj `rlb Cla wftj tjh Slra, iust os prh!bfddhggfub ehdfhvhrs al, tjhg tjhrh
wfdd ugaluethady eh slbh tjot al glt rhkhfvh " Jherhws 195 #. Ot ogy roth, wh
mglw tjot aurfgc tjfs phrfla l` o tjlusoga yhors bogy rhehddflus sluds orfsh
rhoay oga woftfgc tl ilfg [otog fg jfs dost jurroj. ^lssfedy ft tomhs tjfs shklga
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 55;
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purcfgc tl wosj tjh stofg l` sfg lut l` bogmfga `lrhvhr, oga prhporh lvhrklb!
hrs `lr tjh ghw jhovhg oga hortj.
Uhvhdotflg 5>91!0 klgtfguhs9
—Oga F sow tjrlghs, oga tjhy sot uplg tjhb, oga iuacbhgt wos cfvhg ugtl tjhb9 oga F sow tjh sluds l` tjhb tjot whrh ehjhoaha `lr tjh wftghss l` Ihsus, oga `lr tjhwlra l` Cla, oga wjfkj joa glt wlrsjfppha tjh ehost, ghftjhr jfs fboch, ghftjhr joa rhkhfvha jfs borm uplg tjhfr `lrhjhoas, lr fg tjhfr jogas= oga tjhy dfvha oga rhfcgha wftj Kjrfst `lr o tjlusoga yhors. Eut tjh rhst l` tjh ahoa dfvha glt ocofgugtfd tjh tjlusoga yhors whrh gfsjha. Qjfs fs tjh rst rhsurrhktflg. Edhssha oga jldy fs jh tjot jost port fg tjh rst rhsurrhktflg9 lg sukj tjh shklga ahotj jotj gl
plwhr, eut tjhy sjo % eh prfhsts l` Cla oga l` Kjrfst, oga sjo % rhfcg wftj jfb otjlusoga yhors‒.
Fg tjhsh vhrshs Iljg shhs tjh ropturha/rhsurrhktha sofgts wftj Kjrfst rudfgc tjh
wlrda aurfgc tjh bfddhggfub. Odtjlucj tjfs possoch sphkfkoddy bhgtflgs lgdy
sofgts ehjhoaha `lr tjhfr wftghss, oga tjlsh tjot joa glt wlrsjfppha tjh ehost
glr tomhg jfs borm, wh mglw tjot sofgts `rlb odd tfbh, `rlb eltj tjh LQ oga
tjh GQ " Aogfhd 3955= ? Klrfgtjfogs 095, ?895;= ? Qjhssodlgfogs 19?1 #, wfdd eh
—odfvh‒ ot tjfs tfbh. Odd LQ sofgts tjot whrh fg Oerojob's elslb, ehdfhvhrs tjot
whrh rhsurrhktha lr ropturha lr whrh mfddha lr afha aurfgc tjh shvhg! yhor ph!
rfla, oga ogy ehdfhvhrs tjot survfvha tl tjh hga l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla wfdd
dfvh oga rhfcg wftj Kjrfst aurfgc tjh tjlusoga yhors. Uhvhdotflg 5>90 stoths
tjot tjh shklga ahotj jos gl plwhr lvhr tjlsh fgkduaha fg tjh rst rhsurrhk!
tflg. Qjh shklga ahotj rh`hrs tl tjlsh tjot orh kost fgtl tjh domh l` rh oga
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 551
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erfbstlgh " Uhvhdotflg 5?9: #, glgh l` wjfkj orh fgkduaha fg tjh rst rhsurrhk!
tflg. Qjlsh fgkduaha fg tjh rst rhsurrhktflg wfdd eh wftj Kjrfst `lrhvhr.
Uhvhdotflg 5>93!?> ahskrfehs tjh eottdh ot tjh hga l` tjh bfddhggfub9
—Oga wjhg tjh tjlusoga yhors orh hxpfrha, [otog sjo % eh dllsha lut l` jfs prfslg, Oga sjo % cl lut tl ahkhfvh tjh gotflgs wjfkj orh fg tjh `lur quorthrs l` tjh hortj,Clc oga Boclc, tl cotjhr tjhb tlchtjhr tl eottdh9 tjh gubehr l` wjlb fs os tjh soga l` tjh sho. Oga tjhy whgt up lg tjh erhoatj l` tjh hortj, oga klbpossha tjhkobp l` tjh sofgts oelut, oga tjh ehdlvha kfty9 oga rh kobh alwg $ lb Cla lut l` jhovhg, oga ahvlurha tjhb. Oga tjh ahvfd tjot ahkhfvha tjhb wos kost fgtl tjh domh l` rh oga erfbstlgh, wjhrh tjh ehost oga tjh `odsh prlpjht orh, oga sjo % eh
tlrbhgtha aoy oga gfcjt `lr hvhr oga hvhr‒.
Ot tjh hga l` tjh tjlusoga yhors [otog fs dllsha `rlb jfs prfslg tl cl lut oga
cotjhr tjh gotflgs `rlb tjh `lur klrghrs l` tjh hortj ocofgst tjh sofgts fg Fs!
rohd oga Ihrusodhb. Qjfs shhbs tl fbpdy tjot bogy l` tjh sofgts dfvfgc ot tjot
tfbh wfdd eh fg Ihrusodhb oga Fsrohd. @frh klbhs alwg lut l` jhovhg oga ah!
vlurs [otog's orby, oga [otog fs tjhg kost fgtl tjh domh l` rh oga erfbstlgh
wjhrh jh fs tlrbhgtha `lrhvhr. Sh afskussha tjfs god wor fg lur ogodysfs l`
Uhvhdotflg :, eut shvhrod plfgts orh erlucjt up fg tjfs skrfpturh tjot sjluda eh
ogodyzha. Sh mglw `rlb lur hordfhr afskussflg tjot Boclc rhprhshgts klug!
trfhs glrtj l` Fsrohd, chghroddy tjlsh orluga tjh Edokm [ho, eut wjhrh orh tjh
`lur quorthrs, lr klrghrs, l` tjh hortj< Qjh Crhhm wlra usha jhrh fs fgthr!
prhtha os klrghr, hxtrhbfty, lr quorthr. ^lssfedy tjh bhogfgc l` tjfs pjrosh fs
tjot tjfs orby fs cotjhrha `rlb tjh hxtrhbftfhs l` tjh hortj, `rlb tjh luthr!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 558
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blst ports. Qjfs orby clhs up lg tjh erhoatj l` tjh hortj9 ogltjhr thrb tjot fs
af'kudt tl ugahrstoga. Qjfs thrb fs usha fg Hpjhsfogs ;9?: tl bhog —hxpog!
sfvh‒, oga fg Uhvhdotflg 5?9?0 tl bhog —wfatj‒. Qjh bhogfgc jhrh boy eh tjot
tjfs orby klbhs up lg tjh wfatj, lr bfaadh l` tjh hortj, os lpplsha tl tjh
`lur klrghrs. Qjh Qrlpfk l` Kogkhr, wjfkj fahgtfhs tjh glrtjhrgblst poroddhd
l` tjh hortj, ot wjfkj tjh sug kog eh leshrvha afrhktdy lvhrjhoa ot gllg,
posshs ghor Fsrohd oga Ihrusodhb. Qjus, tjhy wluda shhb tl eh rhprhshgtotfvh
l` tjh bfaadh l` tjh hortj.
Sftj tjhsh vhrshs wh goddy shh [otog kost fgtl tjh domh l` rh oga erfb!
stlgh wjhrh jh wfdd eh tlrbhgtha aoy oga gfcjt `lrhvhr. Qjhrh fs slbh afs!
ocrhhbhgt oblgc hxplsftlrs os tl wjhtjhr tjlsh kost fgtl tjh domh l` rh oktu!
oddy dfvh fg tlrbhgt `lrhvhr= jlwhvhr, tjfs skrfpturh shhbs tl supplrt tjh fgthr!
prhtotflg tjot tjhy orh tlrbhgtha `lrhvhr. Qjh CGQ stoths, —tjot tjhy sjo % eh
tlrbhgtha aoy oga gfcjt `lr tjh ochs l` tjh ochs‒. Qjh Crhhm wlra fgthrprhtha os
—erfbstlgh‒ fg tjfs skrfpturh fs tjhflg. Pfghs soys tjfs wlra wos lrfcfgoddy ah!
gha os —rh `rlb jhovhg‒, wjfkj prleoedy rh`hrs tl dfcjtgfgc. [fgkh dfcjt!
gfgc glrboddy dhovhs o sud`urlus sbhdd, oga sud`ur wos usha fg pocog purfko !
tflgs, tjh wlra tjhflg ehkobh mglwg os —erfbhstlgh‒.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 550
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Uhvhdotflg 5>9??!?8 fgtrlaukhs tjh Crhot Sjfth Qjrlgh iuacbhgt, wjfkj fs
mglwg os tjh iuacbhgt l` odd ugehdfhvhrs.
—Oga F sow o crhot wjfth tjrlgh, oga jfb tjot sot lg ft, $ lb wjlsh `okh tjh hortj oga tjh jhovhg stha owoy= oga tjhrh wos `luga gl pdokh `lr tjhb. Oga F sow tjh ahoa, sbo % oga crhot, stoga eh`lrh Cla= oga tjh ellms whrh lphgha9 oga ogltjhrellm wos lphgha, wjfkj fs tjh ellm l` df`h9 oga tjh ahoa whrh iuacha lut l` tjlshtjfgcs wjfkj whrh wrftthg fg tjh ellms, okklrafgc tl tjhfr wlrms. Oga tjh sho covh up tjh ahoa wjfkj whrh fg ft= oga ahotj oga jh % ahdfvhrha up tjh ahoa wjfkjwhrh fg tjhb9 oga tjhy whrh iuacha hvhry bog okklrafgc tl tjhfr wlrms. Oga ahotj oga jh % whrh kost fgtl tjh domh l` rh. Qjfs fs tjh shklga ahotj. Oga wjlsl#hvhr wos glt `luga wrftthg fg tjh ellm l` df`h wos kost fgtl tjh domh l` rh‒.
Sh jovh glw klbh tl tjh god iuacbhgt, oga tjh tjfgcs l` tjh hortj gl dlgchr
jovh o port fg tjh `uturh pdogs l` Cla. Sjhg wh dllm ot tjh pfkturh l` tjh
hortj tomhg `rlb tjh bllg ft tomhs lur erhotj owoy wftj fts crhot ehouty oga
plthgtfod `lr df`h9 tl tjfgm l` fts tltod ahstruktflg crhotdy soaahgs lur jhorts.
Qjfs wos Cla‖s krhotflg, wjfkj Jh kjorokthrfzha os clla fg hvhry rhsphkt.
Bogmfga tllm lgdy 0,>>>+ yhors tl klgtobfgoth ft sl tjlrlucjdy tjot Cla fs
`lrkha tl ahstrly ft. Qjfs kotostrlpjfk oggfjfdotflg fgtrlaukhs o ghw krhotflg,
lgh ehylga lur oefdfty tl fbocfgh. 5 ^hthr ;9?> ahskrfehs tjfs hvhgt ey stotfgc
tjot tjh jhovhgs sjodd poss owoy wftj o crhot glfsh, oga tjh hortj oga tjh
wlrms tjhrhfg sjodd eh klgsubha wftj `hrvhgt jhot. Jhrh Kjrfst fs shotha lg o
Crhot Sjfth Qjrlgh rhoay tl iuach tjlsh tjot orh rhsurrhktha, eosha lg tjhfr
wlrms. Qjfs fs glt prfborfdy o iuacbhgt tl ahthrbfgh tjh ahstfgotflg l` tjh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 553
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Ot tjfs iugkturh wh `okh tjh af'kudt tosm l` tryfgc tl ugahrstogafgc wjhg
tjlsh dfvfgc aurfgc tjh bfddhggfub orh iuacha, f` glt jhrh. Dfttdh fg`lrbotflg fs
cfvhg fg tjh Efedh rhcorafgc hortjdy slkfhty aurfgc tjfs tfbh. F wh orh tl arow
ogy klgkdusflgs rhcorafgc tjh iuacbhgt l` tjlsh dfvfgc oga ayfgc aurfgc tjfs
tfbh wh bust ghkhssorfdy bomh slbh ossubptflgs oelut tjh tfbh l` tjh bfd!
dhggfub9
?. Qjh hortj fs plpudotha ey jubog ehfgcs, os whdd os ey odd l` tjh fbblrtod
elafhs l` ehdfhvhrs wjl jovh ehhg ropturha lr rhsurrhktha. F eosh tjfs tltoddy
lg tjh Iuacbhgt l` tjh Gotflgs " B‖t. 589;?!10 #, wjfkj wh ossubh lkkurs ot tjh
hga l` tjh eottdh l` Orbochaalg, iust prflr tl tjh ehcfggfgc l` tjh bfddhg!
gfub. Qjhrh wfdd eh slbh jubog ehfgcs " eltj sjhhp oga clots # tjot survfvh
tjh eottdh. Lgdy tjh sjhhp wfdd eh oddlwha tl hgthr tjh bfddhggfub mfgcalb.
5. Qjhrh wfdd eh kjfdarhg l` odd ochs os whdd os ogfbods aurfgc tjh tfbh l` tjh
bfddhggfub. Qjh ogfbods wfdd eh tobh oga phokh`ud. [ukmdfgc eoehs wfdd pdoy
lg tjh jldh l` tjh osp, oga tjh whogha kjfda sjodd put jfs joga lg tjh klkmo !
trfkh‖ ahg. @rlb tjfs wh ossubh tjot kjfdarhg wfdd eh elrg, oga phlpdh wfdd afh,
aurfgc tjfs tfbh. Fsofoj ?? ahskrfehs tjfs tfbh os lgh fg wjfkj tjh hortj wfdd eh
`udd l` tjh mglwdhach l` tjh Dlra.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 556
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;. [otog wfdd eh eluga fg tjh oeyss aurfgc tjh bfddhggfub, eut wh ossubh tjot
jubog ehfgcs hgthrfgc tjh bfddhggfub wfdd glt ghkhssorfdy eh `uddy sogktfha,
oga tjus wfdd klgtfguh tl kjllsh ehtwhhg Mfgc Ihsus‖ cufaogkh, oga tjhfr lwg
wfdd`ud woy. [otog jos klgsfahroedh sukkhss ot tjh hga l` tjh bfddhggfub fg ah!
khfvfgc `lddlwhrs tl rhehd ocofgst Kjrfst. Sh ossubh tjot tjhsh odd phrfsj fg tjh
god eottdh wftj Kjrfst " Uhvhdotflg 5>96 #.
F` ehdfhvhrs afh aurfgc tjh bfddhggfub tjhy bust eh iuacha, oga tjlsh wjl
survfvh tjh bfddhggfub bust eh iuacha os whdd. [fgkh tjfs fs tjh dost iuacbhgt
bhgtflgha fg tjh Efedh ft shhbs rhoslgoedh tl ossubh tjot tjhy orh iuacha jhrh
wftj tjh ugclady wjl survfvh tjh bfddhggfub, lr tjlsh tjot afh aurfgc tjfs
tfbh wjl orh rhsurrhktha.
F tjh bfddhggfub ehdfhvhr‖s wlrms orh alkubhgtha fg tjfs sht l` ellms, tjhy
wfdd eh iuacha okklrafgcdy9 glt `lr tjhfr sodvotflg, eut `lr tjh rhworas tjhy wfdd
jovh horgha " ? Kl. ;9?;!?8 #. Sh mglw tjot tjh lgdy wlrms `lr tjh ehdfhvhr tjot
orh rhklraha jhrh wfdd eh wlrms tjot survfvh tjh rhghr‖s rh. Qjh quhstflg
tjot rhbofgs fs9 orh eltj tjh clla oga hvfd wlrms l` ugehdfhvhrs rhklraha<
Dfmh bogy l` tjh quhstflgs wh jovh oaarhssha fg tjfs stuay, tjhrh fs dfttdh fg!
`lrbotflg ovofdoedh tl cufah us, eut tjh jldy goturh l` lur Cla shhbs tl orcuh
tjot tjh ogswhr tl tjfs quhstflg fs yhs. F tjhsh ellms fgkduah tjh clla wlrms
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5;>
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algh ey ugehdfhvhrs os whdd os tjh hvfd, Cla‖s iuacbhgt wluda ugaluethady eh
eosha lg tjh tltod rhklra, eltj clla oga eoa= fg wjfkj kosh tjh shgthgkh l`
pofg oga su$ hrfgc wluda vory fg ahcrhh. Qjh ehdfhvhr's ahoa wlrms wfdd eh klg!
subha ey tjh rhghr's rh, oga tjhfr rfcjthlus wlrms wfdd kdltjh tjhb. Qjhrh
fs gl hqufvodhgt stothbhgt rhcorafgc tjh wlrms l` ugehdfhvhrs, oga wh mglw
tjhy wfdd glt jovh rfcjthlus wlrms wftj wjfkj tl eh kdltjha. Fg okt, ft fs glt
kdhor tjot ugehdfhvhrs wfdd rhkhfvh og fbblrtod elay tl rhpdokh tjhfr blrtod
elay. Sh ossubh tjot tjh ogtfkjrfst oga tjh `odsh prlpjht whrh kost fgtl tjh
domh l` rh oga erfbstlgh fg tjhfr blrtod elafhs, `lr tjh skrfpturh soys tjot
tjhy whrh " odfvh". [otog fs kost fgtl tjh domh l` rh oga erfbstlgh fg jfs fbbo !
thrfod elay, sl wh klgkduah tjot ft fs glt ghkhssory tl jovh o elay tl su$ hr ug!
ahr tjh klgaftflgs hxphrfhgkha tjhrhfg. Sh rh`hrrha hordfhr tl tjh poroedh fg
Dumh ?09?6!;?, wjhrh tjh rfkj bog osms Oerojob tl oddlw Dozorus tl afp jfs
gchr fg wothr oga klbh tl klld jfs tlgcuh, `lr jh fs su$ hrfgc fg stobh. Qjfs
wos tjh rfkj bog's spfrft/slud tjot wos shgsfgc tjh pofg, sl wh klgkduah tjot
tjfs fbbothrfod hgtfty l` lur ehfgc kog su$ hr, wjhtjhr fg jhdd, lr fg tjh domh l`
rh oga erfbstlgh.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5;?
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Qjh Qjrhh Iuacbhgts
Sh glw turg tl tjh tjrhh iuacbhgts bhgtflgha fg tjh Efedh9 ? # tjh iuac !
bhgt l` sofgts `lddlwfgc tjh ropturh/rhsurrhktflg, 5 # tjh iuacbhgt l` gotflgs ot
tjh hga l` tjh shvhg yhors, oga ; # tjh Crhot Sjfth Qjrlgh iuacbhgt ot tjh
kdlsh l` tjh bfddhggfub. Qjh Efedh bomhs ft oeslduthdy kdhor tjot odd bhg wfdd
stoga eh`lrh tjh iuacbhgt shot l` Kjrfst " Ulbogs 59;, ?19?>= 5 Klrfgtjfogs
89?>= Jherhws 095, 6953 #, oga eh iuacha ey tjhfr wlrms " ? Klrfgtjfogs ;9?;= 5
Klrfgtjfogs ??9?8= Hpjhsfogs 09:= 5 Qftus 19?1= Uhvhdotflg ;9?8!?0, ?19?; #.
?. Iuacbhgt l` sofgts rhsurrhktha lr ropturha ghor tjh hga l` tjh
Crhot Qrfeudotflg.
Odtjlucj tjfs iuacbhgt fs glt ahskrfeha sphkfkoddy, tjhrh orh bogy skrfp!
turh rh`hrhgkhs tjot bomh ft kdhor tjot tjh ehdfhvhr wfdd eh iuacha, glt `lr jfs
sfgs, eut `lr jfs wlrms. Lur wlrms wfdd eh thstha ey Cla‖s rhgfgc rh tl ah!
thrbfgh wjot — slrt‒ tjhy orh. Slrms tjot whrh okklbpdfsjha ot tjh urcfgc l`
tjh Jldy [pfrft, oga `lr wjfkj wh afa glt rhkhfvh krhaft lg hortj, wfdd glt eh
eurgha. ? Klrfgtjfogs ;9?1!?8 stoths,
—F` ogy bog‖s wlrm oefah wjfkj jh jotj eufdt tjhrhlg, jh sjo % rhkhfvh o rhwora. F ogy bog‖s wlrm sjo % eh eurgha, jh sjo % su ' hr dlss9 eut jh jfbshd` sjo % eh sovha= yht sl os ey rh.‒
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5;5
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Kjrfst, lur iuach, wfdd rhwora us fg Jfs mfgcalb. Crhothr rhworas prleoedy
hquoth tl crhothr rhsplgsfefdfty oga outjlrfty ugahr Kjrfst. Sjhg Kjrfst
klbhs `lr Jfs erfah Jh wfdd tomh us tl tjh erfaod kjobehr tjot Jh jos prh!
porha, wjhrh tjh borrfoch wfdd eh klgsubbotha " Iljg ;95:!56 #. Ft fs ot tjfs
tfbh tjot tjh erfah oga Kjrfst oktuoddy ehklbh lgh " Hpjhsfogs 8958!;5 #, od!
tjlucj tjfs wos `lrhsjoalwha lg hortj ey tjh rhdotflgsjfp ehtwhhg Kjrfst oga
tjh kjurkj. Os fgafkotha fg tjfs skrfpturh, tjfs fs o crhot bysthry, eut fg eh!
klbfgc lgh wftj Kjrfst fg tjh erfaod kjobehr Jh ahods wftj wjl wh orh os
rhsurrhktha sofgts. Ft fs jhrh ot Jfs iuacbhgt shot tjot Kjrfst hxobfghs oga
hvoduoths lur rhgha wlrms. Sh hbhrch `rlb tjh kjobehr orroyha fg gh
dfghg, kdhog oga wjfth, wjfkj fs tjh rfcjthlusghss l` tjh sofgts " Uh. ?693!: #.
Qjh krlwg oga plssfedy tjh opporhd wh rhkhfvh wfdd rhsthkt tjh wlrtjfghss l`
lur wlrms. Kjrfst wfdd tjhg prhshgt us tl Jfs @otjhr, oga tl khdheroth ot tjh
borrfoch `host tjot jos ehhg prhporha.
5. Iuacbhgt l` tjh Gotflgs
Qjfs iuacbhgt fs ahskrfeha fg Bottjhw 589;?!10, oga, os fgafkotha, ft lkkurs
o`thr tjh Eottdh l` Orbochaalg, o`thr Kjrfst jos klbh tl Jfs tjrlgh ot tjh eh!
cfggfgc l` tjh bfddhggfub. Bogy phlpdh wfdd eh dh`t lg hortj o`thr tjfs eottdh,
oga lgdy tjh sjhhp wfdd eh oddlwha tl hgthr tjh bfddhggfub rhfcg l` Kjrfst.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5;;
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Kjrfst's iuacbhgt fs rfcjthlus, oga tjh shgthgkh rhgahrha klrrhktdy ossfcgs
tjhb tl tjh rfcjt wftj tjh sjhhp, lr tl tjh dh`t wftj tjh clots. Jh thdds tjh
sjhhp tjot tjhy jovh fgjhrftha tjh mfgcalb prhporha `lr tjhb `rlb tjh `lug!
aotflg l` tjh wlrda, eut Jh thdds tjh clots tl ahport fgtl hvhrdostfgc rh, prh!
porha `lr tjh ahvfd oga jfs ogchds. Qjfs fs levflusdy o rh`hrhgkh tl tjh domh l`
rh oga erfbstlgh.
Qjh sjhhp whrh opporhgtdy ugoworh l` tjh clla wlrms tjhy joa algh, `lr
tjhy quhstflg Kjrfst os tl wjhg tjhy sow Jfb jugchrha oga `ha Jfb, wjhg
tjhy sow Jfb tjfrsty oga covh Jfb arfgm, wjhg tjhy sow Jfb os o strogchr
oga tllm Jfb fg, wjhg tjhy sow Jfb gomha oga kdltjha Jfb, wjhg tjhy sow
Jfb sfkm oga vfsftha Jfb, oga wjhg Jh wos o prfslghr oga tjhy kobh ugtl
Jfb. Qjhsh whrh levflusdy jubedh phlpdh tjot afa tjhsh wlrms wftjlut eh!
klbfgc prfah`ud, wftjlut hvhg tjfgmfgc tjhy whrh alfgc ogytjfgc glthwlrtjy.
Qjhsh okts whrh glt og h$ lrt, eut whrh iust o goturod hxprhssflg l` wjl tjhsh
" hdhkt # phlpdh whrh. Ey tjh sobh tlmhg, tjh clots " ugehdfhvhrs # ghvhr whrh
oworh l` tjh ghhay orluga tjhb.
Qjh phlpdh dh`t lg tjh hortj ot tjfs tfbh joa tl eh iuacha, `lr tjh wlrda wos
oelut tl hgthr tjh bfddhggfub ugahr Kjrfst‖s rudh9 odd bhg bust opphor eh`lrh
tjh iuachbhgt shot l` Kjrfst " 5 Kl. 89?> #.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5;1
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;. Qjh Crhot Sjfth Qjrlgh Iuacbhgt
Qjh Crhot Sjfth Qjrlgh iuacbhgt fs ahskrfeha fg Uhvhdotflg 5>9??!?8.
Qjfs fs tjh god iuacbhgt oga, os orcuha oelvh, ft bust fgkduah odd tjlsh tjot
jovh glt ehhg iuacha prhvflusdy. Blst hxplsftlrs rh`hr tl tjfs os tjh iuacbhgt
l` odd ugehdfhvhrs, oga tjh skrfpturh rh`hrhgkh lgdy bhgtflgs tjh rhsurrhktha
ahoa, wjfkj dhgas krhahgkh tl tjfs fgthrprhtotflg. Jlwhvhr, wh bust rhklc !
gfzh tjot tjh bfddhggfub hgas wftj bogy ehdfhvhrs " oga plssfedy slbh ugeh!
dfhvhrs # stfdd odfvh. Fg okklraogkh wftj 5 Klrfgtjfogs 89?>, odd bhg bust eh
iuacha, sl, ugdhss wh surbfsh o iuacbhgt glt bhgtflgha fg tjh Efedh, tjh eh!
dfhvfgc oga ugehdfhvfgc ahoa oga odfvh ot tjh hga l` tjh bfddhggfub bust eh
iuacha jhrh. Qjh wlrafgc fg Uhvhdotflg 5>9??!?8 alhs glt prljfeft tjh fgkdu!
sflg l` tjhsh bfddhggfub survfvlrs, eut gl bhgtflg fs boah l` ltjhr tjog tjh
rhsurrhktha ahoa. Uhvhdotflg 5>9?8 boy fbpdy tjot tjhrh whrh ehdfhvhrs fg!
kduaha fg tjfs iuacbhgt, eut tjh wlrafgc fs khrtofgdy fgklgkdusfvh.
Ogltjhr plfgt wlrtj bhgtflgfgc fs tjot tjh skrfpturhs al glt stoth tjot
tjhsh rhsurrhktha ahoa rhkhfvh fbblrtod elafhs. Ft shhbs dlcfkod tjot ehdfhvhrs
iuacha jhrh wluda eh kdltjha wftj tjhfr fbblrtod elafhs, iust os orh tjh eh!
dfhvhrs ropturha hordfhr. Qjh efedh prlvfahs gl kdhor ogswhr os tl tjh `oth l` tjh
ugehdfhvhrs fg tjfs rhcora. Os fgafkotha oelvh, wh mglw tjot tjh ogtfkjrfst
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5;8
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oga tjh `odsh prlpjht whrh kost fgtl tjh domh l` rh oga erfbstlgh — odfvh‒ , oga
ft fs thbptfgc tl ossubh tjot tjh ugehdfhvhrs odfvh ot tjh tfbh l` tjfs iuacbhgt
su$ hr tjh sobh `oth. F dhovh ft tl tjh rhoahr tl shorkj jfs lwg jhort `lr tjh og!
swhr tl tjhsh quhstflgs.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5;0
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Kjopthr 5?
O Ghw Jhovhg oga Hortj
Os wh opprlokj tjh hga l` tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg Cla strhtkjhs lur
fbocfgotflg blrh oga blrh. Sh jovh afskussha bogy tubudtulus hvhgts fg
tjh rst 5> kjopthrs l` tjfs ellm, eut wh glw hgthr o wjldh ghw wlrda fg
wjfkj wh jovh gl hxphrfhgkhs tl arow lg tjot wluda `lsthr ogy hxtropldotha
ugahrstogafgc l` tjh borvhdlus tjfgcs ahskrfeha. Qjot ehfgc sofa, tjhrh orh o
`hw tjfgcs oelut tjfs tfbh fg Cla‖s krhotflg pdog tjot wh al mglw9
?. Odd hvfdalhrs, ugehdfhvhrs, [otog, tjh ogtfkjrfst, tjh `odsh prlpjht, oga odd
`oddhg ogchds jovh ehhg rhblvha ey ehfgc kost fgtl tjh domh l` rh oga erfb!
stlgh. Lgdy Cla tjh @otjhr, Kjrfst, tjh Jldy [pfrft, ltjhr jhovhgdy ehfgcs,
lvhrklbhrs `rlb eltj tjh LQ oga GQ, oga hdhkt ogchds, wfdd rhsfah fg tjh ghw
jhovhg oga tjh ghw hortj.
5. Qjh hortj oga jhovhg tjot wh kjhrfsjha jos possha owoy. Qjh oktflgs oga
fgoktflgs l` bogmfga, eltj ehdfhvhrs oga ugehdfhvhrs, `ofdha tl gurturh oga
prlthkt tjfs ehoutf`ud krhotflg l` Cla.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5;3
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;. Qjh ghw jhovhg oga hortj wfdd eh tltoddy af$ hrhgt `rlb tjh lda. Qjhrh wfdd
eh gl shos, oga dfcjt wfdd eh prlvfaha klgtfgulusdy ey Cla oga Kjrfst rotjhr
tjog `rlb tjh sug oga bllg. Qjfs dfcjt fs af$ hrhgt `rlb tjot l` tjh sug,
bllg oga stors. Ft shhbs tl phrbhoth hvhrytjfgc oga glt roafoth `rlb o por!
tfkudor plfgt. Qjus, ft fs aluet`ud tjot tjhrh wfdd eh sjoalws fg tjfs ghw
wlrda9 tjfs dfcjt boy whdd phrbhoth lur elafhs. Mhfd oga Ahdftzskj, fg tjhfr
klbbhgtory lg ^sodb :1 soy, —Qjfs fs tjh lgdy fgstogkh fg wjfkj Cla fs af!
rhktdy koddha o sug fg tjh sokrha wrftfgcs. Jh fs koddha o sjfhda os prlthktfgc
tjlsh wjl sthh tl Jfb oga rhgahrfgc tjhb fgokkhssfedh tl tjhfr `lhs, oga o
sug os tjh Ehfgc wjl awhdds fg og ugopprlokjoedh dfcjt, wjfkj, clfgc `lrtj
`rlb Jfb fg dlvh tlworas tlwora bhg, fs portfkudorfzha os tjh chgtdh oga
lvhrplwhrfgc dfcjt l` tjh crokh oga cdlry l` tjh @otjhr l` dfcjts.‒ Qjhrh fs o
rfvhr tjot stlws `rlb tjh tjrlgh l` Cla oga Kjrfst, oga tjhrh wfdd eh trhhs
yfhdafgc `ruft. Qjhrh wfdd eh rloas, oga wodds, oga coths klgstruktha l` tjh
blst prhkflus stlghs. Oga tjhrh wfdd eh o kfty, tjh ghw Ihrusodhb, wjfkj fs
opporhgtdy tjh kopftod l` tjh ghw hortj. Qjfs kfty fs klgstruktha fg tjh `lrb
l` o kueh, ?1>> bfdhs fg hokj afrhktflg, opprlxfbothdy 5.38 efddflg kuefk
bfdhs.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 5;:
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1. Sh ossubh tjot tjhrh wfdd eh eufdafgcs oga plssfedy jlushs, eut tjhrh wfdd
eh gl thbpdh eufdafgc, sfgkh Cla tjh @otjhr oga Kjrfst bomh tjhfr oelah fg
tjh jldy kfty9 Qjhy orh tjh thbpdh.
8. Qjhrh wfdd eh gl borrfoch tjhrh. Jlwhvhr, f` Fs. ?? oppdfhs tl tjh ghw hortj
os whdd os tl
tjh bfddhgfub, kjfdarhg oga ogfbods wfdd jovh o pdokh tjhrh.
0. Qjhrh wfdd eh oktfvftfhs tomfgc pdokh lg tjh ghw hortj tjot rhqufrh tro 'k tl
oga `rlb ghw
Ihrusodhb, `lr coths orh prlvfaha tl cfvh klgtfgulus okkhss tl tjh kfty.
3. Qjhrh wfdd eh gl slrrlw, pofg, ahotj, lr thors fg tjh ghw jhovhg oga hortj.
Odd tjfgcs wfdd
eh ghw.
Dht us glw turg tl tjh thxt l` tjfs borvhdlus kjopthr9 Uhvhdotflg 5?9?!53 ah!
skrfehs tjfs wlgahr`ud ghw wlrda9
—Oga F sow o ghw jhovhg oga o ghw hortj9 `lr tjh rst jhovhg oga tjh rst hortjwhrh possha owoy= oga tjhrh wos gl blrh sho. Oga F Iljg sow tjh jldy kfty, ghw Ihrusodhb, klbfgc alwg $ lb Cla lut l` jhovhg, prhporha os o erfah oalrgha `lr
jhr juseoga. Oga F jhora o crhot vlfkh lut l` jhovhg soyfgc, Ehjlda tjh toehrgo#kdh l` Cla fs wftj bhg, oga jh sjo % awh % wftj tjhb, oga tjhy sjo % eh jfs phlpdh, oga Cla jfbshd` sjo % eh wftj tjhb, oga eh tjhfr Cla. Oga Cla sjo % wfph o % thors $ lb tjhfr hyhs= oga tjhrh sjo % eh gl blrh ahotj, ghftjhr slrrlw, glr kryfgc, ghftjhr sjo % tjhrh eh ogy blrh pofg9 `lr tjh `lrbhr tjfgcs orh possha owoy. Oga jh tjot sot uplg tjh tjrlgh sofa, Ehjlda, F bomh o % tjfgcs ghw. Oga jh sofa ugtl
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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bh, Srfth9 `lr tjhsh wlras orh truh oga `oftj`ud. Oga jh sofa ugtl bh, Ft fs algh. F ob Odpjo oga Lbhco, tjh ehcfggfgc oga tjh hga. F wf % cfvh ugtl jfb tjot fs otjfrst l` tjh `lugtofg l` wothr l` df`h $ hhdy. Jh tjot lvhrklbhtj sjo % fgjhrft o % tjfgcs= oga F wf % eh jfs Cla, oga jh sjo % eh by slg. Eut tjh hor`ud, oga ugeh#
dfhvfgc, oga tjh oelbfgoedh, oga burahrhrs, oga wjlrhblgchrs, oga slrkhrhrs, ogafaldothrs, oga o % dfors, sjo % jovh tjhfr port fg tjh domh wjfkj eurghtj wftj rh oga erfbstlgh9 wjfkj fs tjh shklga ahotj. Oga tjhrh kobh ugtl bh lgh l` tjh shvhg ogchds wjfkj joa tjh shvhg vfods `u % l` tjh shvhg dost pdocuhs, oga todmha wftj bh, soyfgc, Klbh jftjhr, F wf % sjhw tjhh tjh erfah, tjh Dobe‖s wf`h. Oga jh korrfha bh owoy fg tjh spfrft tl o crhot oga jfcj blugtofg, oga sjhwha bh tjot crhot kfty,tjh jldy Ihrusodhb, ahskhgafgc lut l` jhovhg $ lb Cla, Jovfgc tjh cdlry l` Cla9 oga jhr dfcjt wos dfmh ugtl o stlgh blst prhkflus, hvhg dfmh o iosphr stlgh, kdhor os okrystod= Oga joa o wo % crhot oga jfcj, oga joa twhdvh coths, oga ot tjh coths
twhdvh ogchds, oga gobhs wrftthg tjhrhlg, wjfkj orh gobhs l` tjh twhdvh trfehs l`tjh kjfdarhg l` Fsrohd9 Lg tjh host tjrhh coths= lg tjh glrtj tjrhh coths= lg tjh slutjtjrhh coths= oga lg tjh whst tjrhh coths. Oga tjh wo % l` tjh kfty joa twhdvh `lug# aotflgs, oga fg tjhb tjh gobhs l` tjh twhdvh oplstdhs l` tjh Dobe. Oga jh tjottodmha wftj bh joa o cldahg rhha tl bhosurh tjh kfty, oga tjh coths tjhrhl`, oga tjhwo % tjhrhl . Oga tjh kfty dfhtj `lursquorh, oga tjh dhgctj fs os dorch os tjherhoatj9 oga jh bhosurha tjh kfty wftj tjh rhha, twhdvh tjlusoga `urdlgcs. Qjh dhgctj oga tjh erhoatj oga tjh jhfcjt l` ft orh hquod. Oga jh bhosurha tjh wo % tjhrhl , o jugarha oga `lrty oga `lur kuefts, okklrafgc tl tjh bhosurh l` o bog,
tjot fs, l` tjh ogchd. Oga tjh eufdafgc l` tjh wo % l` ft wos l` iosphr9 oga tjh kftywos purh clda, dfmh ugtl kdhor cdoss. Oga tjh `lugaotflgs l` tjh wo % l` tjh kftywhrh corgfsjha wftj o % bogghr l` prhkflus stlghs. Qjh rst `lugaotflg wos ios# phr= tjh shklga, soppjfrh= tjh tjfra, kjodkhalgy= tjh `lurtj, og hbhroda= Qjh & j, soralgyx= tjh sfxtj, sorafus= tjh shvhgtj, kjrysldyth= tjh hfcjtj, ehryd= tjh gfgtj, otlpoz= tjh thgtj, o kjryslprosus= tjh hdhvhgtj, o iokfgtj= tjh twhd & j, og obhtjyst.
Oga tjh twhdvh coths whrh twhdvh phords9 hvhry shvhrod coth wos l` lgh phord9 ogatjh strhht l` tjh kfty wos purh clda, os ft whrh trogsporhgt cdoss. Oga F sow glthbpdh tjhrhfg9 `lr tjh Dlra Cla Odbfcjty oga tjh Dobe orh tjh thbpdh l` ft. Oga
tjh kfty joa gl ghha l` tjh sug, ghftjhr l` tjh bllg, tl sjfgh fg ft9 `lr tjh cdlry l`tjh Dlra afa dfcjthg ft, oga tjh Dobe fs tjh dfcjt tjhrhl . Oga tjh gotflgs l` tjhbwjfkj orh sovha sjo % wodm fg tjh dfcjt l` ft9 oga tjh mfgcs l` tjh hortj al erfgctjhfr cdlry oga jlglr fgtl ft. Oga tjh coths l` ft sjo % glt eh sjut ot o % ey aoy9 `lrtjhrh sjo % eh gl gfcjt tjhrh. Oga tjhy sjo % erfgc tjh cdlry oga jlglr l` tjh go#tflgs fgtl ft. Oga tjhrh sjo % fg gl wfsh hgthr fgtl ft ogy tjfgc tjot ahdhtj, ghftjhr
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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wjotslhvhr wlrmhtj oelbfgotflg, lr bomhtj o dfh9 eut tjhy wjfkj orh wrftthg fgtjh Dobe‖s ellm l` df`h."
Qjh rh`hrhgkh fg Uhvhdotflg 5?95, tl tjh kfty ehfgc dfmh o erfah oalrgha `lr jhr
juseoga fs fgthrhstfgc ehkoush tjh wlra erfah fs l`thg usha os o bhtopjlr `lr
tjh kjurkj. Fg Uhvhdotflg 5?96!?>, tjh kfty fs oktuoddy fahgtfha os tjh erfah, sl
wh orh ledfcha tl try tl ugahrstoga tjfs. Uhvhdotflg 5?95 shhbs tl ahskrfeh tjh
bocgfkhgkh, ehouty, oga jldfghss l` ghw Ihrusodhb, oga F ehdfhvh tjot Uhvhdo !
tflg 5?96!?> klgtfguh tjot trofg l` tjlucjt. Codotfogs 1955!50 sjhas slbh dfcjt
lg tjfs sueihkt tjrlucj tjh ush l` og oddhclry oelut tjh slgs l` Oerojob ey
Jocor oga [oroj, oga tjh twl Ihrusodhbs, tjh lda oga tjh ghw. Fg tjfs skrfp!
turh Jocor rhprhshgts tjh Ihrusodhb tjot glw hxfsts " tjh lda #, oga [oroj rhprh!
shgts tjh ghw Ihrusodhb, wjfkj fs ahskrfeha fg Uhvhdotflg 5?96!53. F ehdfhvh
Cla fs tryfgc " lr lur ehght #, tl afstfgcufsj ehtwhhg tjh lda oga ghw Ihruso !
dhb ey usfgc tjh bhtopjlr —erfah‒ tl shporoth tjh ghw " jhovhgdy oga hthrgod #
`rlb tjh lda " hortjdy oga thbplrod #. Codotfogs 1950 fgtrlaukhs yht ogltjhr
bhtopjlr ey stotfgc tjot tjh ghw Ihrusodhb fs tjh bltjhr l` us odd. Cla fs ah!
skrfefgc lgh l` Jfs crhothst krhotflgs fg tjhsh possochs9 tjfs fs wjhrh lvhrklb!
hrs wfdd bomh tjhfr oelah, os whdd os Cla tjh @otjhr, Kjrfst, ltjhr jhovhgdy eh!
fgcs, oga o budtftuah l` ogchds. Qjh ush l` tjh wlras erfah oga bltjhr shhb
ttfgc fg tjfs klgthxt.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 51?
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Ehcfggfgc wftj Uhvhdotflg 5?98!:, Cla hbpjosfzhs, lgkh ocofg, tjh crhot
rhwora l` tjh lvhrklbhrs fg klgtrost tl tjh `hor`ud, tjh ugehdfhvfgc, tjh
oelbfgoedh, burahrhrs, wjlrhblgchrs, slrkhrhrs, faldothrs, oga odd dfors, wjl
jovh tjhfr port fg tjh domh l` rh oga erfbstlgh, wjfkj fs tjh shklga ahotj. Ft
boy surprfsh slbh rhoahrs tl ga tjh `hor`ud oga — o % dfors‒ dfstha jhrh. Sh
ghha tl rhbhbehr tjot phr`hkt dlvh kosts lut `hor " ? Iljg 19?: #, oga f` lur dlvh
fs phr`hkt wh kog eh elda fg tjh aoy l` iuacbhgt. Qjfs mfga l` dlvh alhs glt
klbh `rlb wftjfg us jlwhvhr, eut fs bogf`hstha tjrlucj us wjhg wh cfvh `udd
klgtrld l` lur dfvhs " thbpdhs # tl Kjrfst, tjrlucj tjh Jldy [pfrft. Qjh ush l`
tjh oaihktfvh — o % ‒ wftj tjh glug —dfors‒ hbpjosfzhs tjot gl dfors wfdd eh hxhbpt
`rlb tjfs thrrfedh `oth. Jlwhvhr, tjh CGQ ushs tjh pjrosh —tjh dyfgc lghs‒,
wjfkj boy fbpdy tjot wjot wos ehfgc ahskrfeha jhrh orh tjlsh wjlsh df`hstydh
fs tl dfh. Bludtlg‖s Ogodytfkod Crhhm Dhxfklg, Uhvfsha, ahghs tjfs Crhhm
pjrosh os, —bofgtofghrs l` rhdfcflus `odshjlla, klrruptlrs l` tjh trutj l` Cla‒.
Lur thgahgky ot tfbhs fs tl wfgm ot wjot wh rh`hr tl os dfttdh wjfth dfhs, tjlsh
tjot wh klgsfahr ugfbplrtogt oga fgklgshquhgtfod. [otog fs ahskrfeha os tjh
`otjhr l` dfhs " Iljg :911 #9 wjhg wh dfh, ey sphomfgc, lr `ofdfgc tl sphom, wh fg!
vlmh jfs prhshgkh. Jh fs ogxflus tl cht o `lltjlda fg lur dfvhs oga ft alhsg‖t
tomh o boilr `rokturh fg lur orblr `lr jfb tl hstoedfsj o ehokjjhoa. F` jh fs
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 515
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sukkhss`ud fg chttfgc us tl okkhpt dyfgc os o df`hstydh, jh wfdd tjhg ehcfg tl hxhr!
kfsh jfs outjlrfty fg ltjhr orhos l` lur dfvhs.
Uhvhdotflg 5?9?>!53 ahskrfehs tjh ghw Ihrusodhb fg jhr crhot ehouty oga
cdlry. Cla shhbfgcdy ushs lgdy tjh blst prhkflus bothrfods fg eufdafgc tjh
jldy kfty. Qjfs plfgts lut tjh crhot dlvh tjot Jh jos `lr tjh lvhrklbhrs, wjl
wfdd bomh tjhfr oelah tjhrhfg. Qjh ogchd tjot tllm Iljg tl shh tjh jldy kfty
joa o cldahg rhha wftj wjfkj jh bhosurha fts afbhgsflgs. Sh gltha hordfhr
tjot wjhg Cla shgas og ogchd tl bhosurh ogytjfgc ft sfcgfhs Jfs lwghrsjfp
oga prlthktflg.
Qjh jldy kfty jos twhdvh coths, wjfkj orh gobha o`thr tjh twhdvh trfehs l`
Fsrohd. Qjfs ahblgstroths tjh klgtfgufgc dlvh l` Cla `lr tjh gotflg l` Fsrohd,
fg spfth l` tjh Fsrohdfths `ofdurh tl `lddlw jfs dows fg tjh LQ, oga tjhfr rhihktflg
l` Jfs [lg fg tjh GQ. Qjhsh coths prlvfah okkhssfefdfty ehtwhhg tjh ghw
jhovhg oga hortj, oga tjh jldy kfty. Qjfs rofshs slbh fgthrhstfgc quhstflgs9
?. Sjl fs ft tjot posshs tjrlucj tjhsh coths, oga `lr wjot purplsh<
5. Al odd ehdfhvhrs dfvh fg tjh jldy kfty, lr iust tjlsh wjl jovh okklbpdfsjha
crhot wlrms wjfdh lg hortj " lvhrklbhrs #<
;. Sjl fs ft tjot dfvhs lutsfah tjh wodd l` tjh jldy kfty fg tjh ghw jhovhg oga
hortj<
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Kjopthr 55
Hpfdlc
Uhvhdotflg 559?!8 klgtfguhs tjh ahskrfptflg l` tjh jldy kfty `rlb Kjopthr 5?9
—Oga jh sjlwha bh o purh rfvhr l` wothr l` df`h, kdhor os krystod, prlkhhafgc lut l`
tjh tjrlgh l` Cla oga l` tjh Dobe. Fg tjh bfast l` tjh strhht l` ft, oga lg hftjhr sfah l` tjh rfvhr, wos tjhrh tjh trhh l` df`h, wjfkj ehor twhdvh bogghr l $ ufts, oga yfhdaha jhr $ uft hvhry blgtj9 oga tjh dhovhs l` tjh trhh whrh `lr tjh jhodfgc l` tjh gotflgs. Oga tjhrh sjo % eh gl blrh kursh9 eut tjh tjrlgh l` Cla oga tjh Dobe sjo % eh fg ft= oga jfs shrvogts sjo % shrvh jfb9 Oga tjhy sjo % shh jfs `okh= oga jfs gobh sjo % eh fg tjhfr `lrhjhoas. Oga tjhrh sjo % eh gl gfcjt tjhrh= oga tjhy ghha gl kogadh, ghftjhr dfcjt l` tjh sug= `lr tjh Dlra Cla cfvhtj tjhb dfcjt9 oga tjhy sjo % rhfcg `lr hvhr oga hvhr.‒
Fg Uhvhdotflg 5595 tjh trhh l` df`h, rst bhgtflgha fg Chghsfs 596 fg tjh
Corahg l` Hahg, fs glw `luga fg tjh jldy kfty crlwfgc lg hftjhr sfah l` tjh
rfvhr l` df`h. Fg tjh stlry l` tjh `odd l` Oaob oga Hvh tjh `ruft l` tjfs trhh joa
tjh plwhr tl cfvh hthrgod df`h, oga tjus ft fs tjlucjt tl sybeldfkoddy rhprhshgt
Kjrfst. L` klursh, Kjrfst wfdd eh dfvfgc oblgc tjh lvhrklbhrs fg tjh ghw Ihru!
sodhb, sl tjhrh wfdd eh gl rhoslg `lr sybeldlcy. Sjhrhos, Kjopthr 5? stotha
tjot tjhrh whrh gl shos fg tjh ghw Ihrusodhb, fg tjfs kjopthr wh shh tjot tjhrh
orh rfvhrs. Hzhmfhd Kjopthr 13 odsl opphors tl ahskrfeh tjh ghw Ihrusodhb9 fg
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 518
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portfkudor tjh —jldy wothrs‒ tjot stlw `rlb tjh tjrhsjlda l` tjh thbpdh. Hzh!
mfhd 139?5 ahskrfehs tjfs trhh" s #9
—Oga ey tjh rfvhr lg tjh eogm tjhrhl`, lg tjfs sfah oga lg tjot sfah, sjo % crlw o % trhhs `lr bhot, wjlsh dho` sjo % glt `oah, ghftjhr sjo % tjh $ uft tjhrhl` eh klgsubha! `ofd " 9 ft sjo % erfgc `lrtj ghw $ uft okklrafgc tl jfs blgtjs ! hvhry blgtj " , ehkoushtjhfr wothrs tjhy fssuha lut l` tjh sogktuory9 oga tjh $ uft tjhrhl` sjo % eh `lr bhot, oga tjh dho` tjhrhl` `lr bhafkfgh ! jhodfgc ".‒
@rlb tjhsh vhrshs wh glth tjot tjh trhh erfgcs `lrtj ghw `ruft hokj blgtj,
twhdvh af$ hrhgt typhs l` `ruft aurfgc tjh yhor. Qjfs `ruft fs tl eh klgsubha ey
tjh rhsfahgts l` tjh jldy kfty, wjfkj wh ossubh hgjogkhs jldfghss wftjfg tjhfr
elafhs9 wjot o wlgahr`ud pdokh tl dfvh! Qjh dhovhs l` tjfs trhh orh `lr tjh jhod!
fgc l` tjh gotflgs. Qjfs fs af'kudt tl fgthrprht, eut ft shhbs tl rhdoth tl korh
oga otthgtflg, oga plssfedy phokh, `lr tjh gotflgs. Ogltjhr fgthrhstfgc plfgt
fg tjfs possoch fs tjh bhgtflg l` blgtjs. F` wh kog fgthrprht tjhsh wlras dfthr!
oddy, tjhrh wfdd eh blgtjs oga yhors fg tjh ghw krhotflg, eut tjhrh wfdd eh gl
kjogch fg tjh shoslgs, os fs prhshgtdy tjh kosh lg hortj. Ft boy eh tjot Cla
wfdd kjllsh tl ush tjh Ihwfsj kodhgaor, jlwhvhr.
Lur klgtokt wftj Cla wfdd eh `okh!tl!`okh, oga tjfs elccdhs tjh bfga. Cla
wfdd jovh bogy, bogy phlpdh wftj wjfkj tl fgthr`okh, eut Jh wfdd prleoedy jovh
o bhogs l` `hddlwsjfppfgc wftj tjh rhahhbha sl tjot wh odd cht tl eh orluga
Jfb wftj slbh `rhquhgky. Sjot og jlglr9 kog ylu fbocfgh possfgc tjh aoy
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 510
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wftj tjh Krhotlr l` tjh ugfvhrsh, Jfs [lg Ihsus Kjrfst, oga tjhfr Jldy [pfrft<
Ql eh oeslduthdy jlghst, F kog‖t.
Uhvhdotflg 5590!5? fs og hpfdlc fg wjfkj tjh ogchd cfvhs Iljg khrtofg fgstruk!
tflgs oelut tjh prlpjhky oga worgfgcs rhdotha tl tjh hga l` tfbh9
— Oga jh sofa ugtl bh, tjhsh soyfgcs orh `oftj`ud oga truh9 oga tjh Dlra Cla l` tjh prlpjhts shgt jfs ogchd tl sjlw ugtl jfs shrvogts tjh tjfgcs tjot bust sjlrtdy eh algh. Ehjlda, F klbh qufkmdy9 edhssha fs jh tjot mhhphtj tjh soyfgcs l` tjh prlpjhkyl` tjfs ellm. Oga F Iljg sow tjhsh tjfgcs, oga jhora tjhb. Oga wjhg F joa jhora oga shhg, F `h % alwg tl wlrsjfp eh`lrh tjh `hht l` tjh ogchd tjot sjhwha bh tjhsh
tjfgcs. Qjhg soyhtj jh ugtl bh, [hh tjlu al ft glt9 `lr F ob tjy `h % lwshrvogt, ogal` tjy erhtjrhg tjh prlpjhts, oga l` tjhb wjfkj mhhp tjh soyfgcs l` tjfs ellm9 wlr # sjfp Cla. Oga jh softj ugtl bh, [hod glt tjh soyfgcs l` tjh prlpjhky l` tjfs ellm9 `lr tjh tfbh fs ot joga. Jh tjot fs ugiust, dht jfb eh ugiust stf % 9 oga jh tjot fs dtjy, dht jfb eh dtjy stf % 9 oga jh tjot fs rfcjthlus, dht jfb eh rfcjthlus stf % 9 oga jh tjot fs jldy, dht jfb eh jldy stf % . Oga, ehjlda, F klbh qufkmdy= oga by rhwora fswftj bh, tl cfvh tl hvhry bog okklrafgc os jfs wlrm sjo % eh. F ob Odpjo ogaLbhco, tjh ehcfggfgc oga tjh hga, tjh rst oga tjh dost. Edhssha orh tjhy tjot al jfsklbbogabhgts, tjot tjhy boy jovh rfcjt tl tjh trhh l` df`h, oga boy hgthr fg
tjrlucj tjh coths fgtl tjh kfty. @lr wftjlut orh alcs, oga slrkhrhrs, oga wjlrh# blgchrs, oga burahrhrs, oga faldothrs, oga wjlslhvhr dlvhtj oga bomhtj o dfh. F Ihsus jovh shgt bfgh ogchd tl thstf`y ugtl ylu tjhsh tjfgcs fg tjh kjurkjhs. F ob tjh rllt oga l ' sprfgc l` Aovfa, oga tjh erfcjt oga blrgfgc stor. Oga tjh [pfrft ogatjh erfah soy, Klbh. Oga dht jfb tjot jhorhtj soy, Klbh. Oga dht jfb tjot fs otjfrst klbh. Oga wjlslhvhr wf % , dht jfb tomh tjh wothr l` df h $ hhdy. @lr F ths#tf`y ugtl hvhry bog tjot jhorhtj tjh wlras l` tjh prlpjhky l` tjfs ellm, F` ogy bog sjo % oaa ugtl tjhsh tjfgcs, Cla sjo % oaa ugtl jfb tjh pdocuhs tjot orh wrft #thg fg tjfs ellm9 Oga f` ogy bog sjo % tomh owoy $ lb tjh wlras l` tjh ellm l` tjfs
prlpjhky, Cla sjo % tomh owoy jfs port lut l` tjh ellm l` df`h, oga lut l` tjh jldykfty, oga $ lb tjh tjfgcs wjfkj orh wrftthg fg tjfs ellm. Jh wjfkj thstfhtj tjhshtjfgcs softj, [urhdy F klbh qufkmdy. Obhg. Hvhg sl, klbh, Dlra Ihsus. Qjh crokhl` lur Dlra Ihsus Kjrfst eh wftj ylu o % . Obhg.‒
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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Sjhrhos Aogfhd " Aog ?591, 6 # wos tlda tl sjut up tjh wlras oga shod tjh
prlpjhky jh rhkhfvha rhcorafgc tjh hga!tfbhs, Iljg fs tlda jhrh tl glt shod up
tjh prlpjhky l` tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg, ehkoush tjh tfbh fs ot joga. Qjh hga
l` tfbh wos bukj ghorhr wjhg Iljg rhkhfvha tjfs prlpjhky " ~6> OA #, tjog
wjhg Aogfhd rhkhfvha tjh jfs prlpjhky " ~0>> EK #. [tfdd, wjhg wh klgsfahr tjfs
fg 5>?5, ft alhs glt opphor tjot tjh hga l` tfbh kluda jovh ehhg fbbfghgt
wjhg Iljg rhkhfvha tjfs afrhktflg. F ehdfhvh tjot tjfs shhbfgc afskrhpogky fs
hxpdofgha ey tjh `okt tjot Cla mhhps tfbh os rhklraha fg tjh prlpjhky l` Aog!
fhd. Jh alhs glt fgkduah tjh poush fg tfbh ehtwhhg Kjrfst‖s ahotj oga tjh eh!
cfggfgc l` Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm fg tjh prlpjhsfhs l` tjh GQ wrfthrs. Ft wluda
jovh ehhg af'kudt `lr tjhsh bhg, odd Ihws, tl ugahrstoga tjh tfbh l` tjh
kjurkj och fg rhdotflg tl tjh tfbfgc l` tjh prlpjhky l` Aogfhd. Qjhy odd afha
ehdfhvfgc fg Kjrfst‖s sllg rhturg, oga `rlb tjhfr vogtoch plfgt fg jhovhg,
wjhrh hortjdy tfbh alhs glt jovh jhovhgdy sfcgfkogkh, tjfs wfdd eh truh tl
tjhb. @lr klgthbplrory bogmfga tjh tfbh fs sjlrt, oga wh ghha tl mhhp tjh
tjfgcs wrftthg fg tjfs ellm l` prlpjhky f` wh hxphkt tl ilfg Jfb fg tjh ghw
krhotflg.
Uhvhdotflg 559?1!?3 hgklurochs tjlsh tjot rhoa tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg tl
dfvh sl tjot tjhy boy jovh rfcjt tl tjh trhh l` df`h, oga boy hgthr fgtl tjh jldy
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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kfty. Qjh rhbfgahr fg Uhvhdotflg 559?8, oelut tjlsh lutsfah tjh coths, fs prleo !
edy tjhrh tl rhbfga rhoahrs l` tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg l` tjh klgshquhgkhs l`
glt lehyfgc Jfs klbbogabhgts. @rlb tjh klgthxt l` Uhvhdotflg 559??!?3, tjh
prlpjhky fs o worgfgc `lr tjlsh stfdd odfvh os tjh hga opprlokjhs, wjhg hvfd!
alhrs orh stfdd lg tjh hortj sprhoafgc [otog‖s dfhs oga hgtfkhbhgts.
Uhvhdotflg 559?:!?6 oppdfhs tl hxplsftlrs l` tjh Slra, oga F ob portfkudordy
shgsftfvh tl by rhsplgsfefdfty os lgh wjl jos otthbptha tl fgthrprht Cla‖s
ellm l` prlpjhky. F proy tjot F jovh ehhg o `oftj`ud skrfeh oga jovh glt fg!
ihktha ogytjfgc l` byshd` fgtl tjfs klbbhgtory. F jovh otthbptha tl jhor Cla
fg hvhrytjfgc fgkduaha jhrhfg, oga f` F jovh ehhg sukkhss`ud, Jh wfdd ush ft os
Jh shhs t9 f` F jovh `ofdha tl jhor Jfb ft wfdd klbh tl goucjt.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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urh tl ehdfhvh fgtl Kjrfst, shxuod sfg, spfrftuod oaudthry, ahoa wlrms, oga ehfgc
dumhworb " ghftjhr jlt glr klda #.
0. Kjrfst jldas tjh ogchds l` tjhsh kjurkjhs fg Jfs rfcjt joga " ?9?0 #, tjus Jh
kog edhss tjhsh kjurkjhs, lr sphw tjhb lut l` Jfs blutj " ;9?0 #.
3. Ft fs tjh lvhrklbhrs fg kjurkjhs tjot wfdd hgthr tjh coths l` tjh jldy kfty " 593,
??, ?3, 50= ;98, ?5, 5? #.
:. Fg Kjopthr 1 Iljg fs cfvhg o vfsflg l` tjh tjrlgh l` Cla surrlugaha ey
twhgty !`lur hdahrs, oga `lur dfvfgc krhoturhs. Qjh MIP ushs tjh Hgcdfsj
wlra —ehosts %dfvfgc krhoturhs&‒ eut tjh CGQ kdhordy fahgtfhs tjhb os — dfv#
fgc krhoturhs‒. Qjh Efedh ghvhr ushs tjh Crhhm wlra —tjhrflg‒, lr —wfda
ehost‒, usha tl ahskrfeh tjh ogtfkjrfst oga tjh `odsh prlpjht, wjhg rh`hrrfgc
tl jldy krhoturhs.
6. Qjh ellm " lr skrldd #, wjfkj lgdy tjh Dobe fs wlrtjy tl tomh `rlb tjh @o !
tjhr‖s joga " 89?!3 #, klgtofgs odd Cla‖s iuacbhgt oga wrotj ocofgst ugrh!
ahhbha bogmfga oga krhotflg. Sjhg Kjrfst lphgs tjh ellm, o`thr erhomfgc
tjh shvhgtj shod, Cla‖s iuacbhgts " :!?? #, oga wrotj " ?8!?0 #, wfdd eh plurha
lut.
?>.Qjh lphgfgc l` tjh rst `lur shods lg tjh ellm rhdhosh tjh `lur jlrshbhg l`
tjh oplkodypsh " 09?!: #. Qjh bfssflg l` tjhsh hvfd ogchds fs ? # tl klgquhr bhg,
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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5 # tomh phokh `rlb tjh wlrda, ; # erfgc wfahsprhoa `obfgh, oga 1 # tl mfdd lvhr
o `lurtj port l` tjh hortj. Qjhsh `lur jlrshbhg ehcfg tjhfr hvfd wlrm aur!
fgc tjh phrfla rh`hrrha tl ey Ihsus os tjh —ehcfggfgc l` slrrlws‒ " B‖t. 519: #9 tjh
rst jod` l` Aogfhd's 3>tj whhm " ; ?/5 yhors #.
??. Qjh iuacbhgts l` Cla ahskrfeha fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg orh orrogcha fg
kjrlgldlcfkod crlups l` shvhg shods " tjh ehcfggfgc l` slrrlws #, shvhg trubphts
" tjh crhot trfeudotflg #, oga shvhg vfods lr elwds " Cla‖s wrotj #. Sjhg tjh shv !
hgtj shod fs lphgha tjh ogchds wftj tjh shvhg trubphts orh rhdhosha. Sjhg
tjh shvhgtj trubpht slugas tjh shvhg vfods orh plurha lut lg tjh hortj,
oga wjhg tjh shvhgtj vfod fs plurha lut o crhot vlfkh `rlb tjh tjrlgh soys
"ft fs algh" " ?09?3 #.
?5. Fg Uhvhdotflg 3 ogchds klbh tl shod ?11,>>> shrvogts l` Cla, ?5,>>> `rlb
hokj trfeh l` tjh Ihwfsj gotflg. Qjfs fs fg prhporotflg `lr tjh prlbfsh Cla
boah tl tjh Ihws tjot o rhbgogt " lgh!tjfra # wluda eh sovha " Bfkoj 59?5=
Yhkjorfoj ?;9:!6 ##.
?;. Fg 396 wh kotkj lur rst cdfbpsh l` tjh ropturha kjurkj fg jhovhg eh`lrh
Cla‖s tjrlgh, kdltjha wftj wjfth rlehs wftj podbs fg tjhfr jogas. Qjhy
jovh wosjha tjhfr rlehs oga boah tjhb wjfth fg tjh edlla l` tjh Dobe.
Fg 39?1 tjfs fggubhroedh tjrlgc fs ahskrfeha os klbfgc lut l` Crhot Qrfeu!
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 585
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dotflg, sl wh mglw tjot tjh ropturh lkkurs aurfgc tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg, ot
tjh slugafgc l` tjh dost trubp, tjh shvhgtj trubpht " ? Kl. ?8985= ? Qj. 19?0 #.
?1. Fg Kjopthr : tjh rst `lur ogchds sluga tjhfr trubphts oga tjhrh orh crhot
rhs lg hortj, oga tjh shos, rfvhrs, oga crluga wothr orh plfslgha. Qjh sug,
bllg, oga stors orh odsl sbftthg sl tjot tjh hortj fs aormhgha o tjfra l` tjh
aoy oga gfcjt.
?8. Fg Kjopthr 6 tjh `tj oga sfxtj ogchd sluga. Qjh `tj ogchd rhdhoshs ah!
blgs lut l` tjh elttlbdhss pft jovfgc tjh opphorogkh l` plwhr`ud dlkusts.
Qjhsh dlkusts orh lrahrha tl rhstrfkt tjhfr tlrbhgt tl lgdy tjlsh bhg tjot
afa glt jovh tjh shod l` Cla fg tjhfr `lrhjhoa. Qjh ogchd l` tjh elttlbdhss
pft, wjlsh gobh fg Jherhw fs Oeoaalg, oga fg Crhhm fs Oplddylg " ah!
strlyhr #, dhoas tjhb. Qjhsh ahblg " dlkusts # orh cfvhg plwhr tl tlrbhgt
bhg `lr vh blgtjs.
?0. Qjh slugafgc l` tjh sfxtj ogchd rhdhoshs og orby l` 5>> bfddflg bhg tl
klbh tl tjh eottdh l` Orbochaalg.
?3. Fg Kjopthr ?> o bfcjty ogchd klbhs tl ogglugkh Kjrfst‖s rhkdofbfgc l` tjh
hortj " ??9?8 #, tl ahkdorh tjh hga l` bog‖s rudh " ?>90 #, oga tl ahkdorh tjot tjh
— bysthry l` Cla‒ , wjfkj fs Kjrfst fg ylu " Kld. ?953 #, sjluda eh gfsjha.
Sjhg tjh kjurkj fs tomhg lut l` tjh hortj " ?>93 # tjh bfgfstry l` tjh Jldy
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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[pfrft wftjfg tjh rhahhbha fs gfsjha. 5 Qjhssodlgfogs. 590!3 odsl odduahs tl
tjh Jldy [pfrft ehfgc tomhg lut l` tjh woy ot tjfs tfbh.
?:. Fg Kjopthr ?? tjh bfgfstry l` Cla‖s twl wftghsshs " tjlucjt tl eh Blshs
oga Hdfioj # fs ahskrfeha. Qjhsh twl jovh crhot plwhr oga tjhy koush tjh
ogtfkjrfst bukj crfh . Xplg klbpdhtflg l` tjhfr bfgfstry tjh ogtfkjrfst fs
oddlwha tl mfdd tjhb, eut Cla rhsurrhkts tjhb, fg `udd vfhw l` tjhfr hghbfhs.
?6. Qjh shvhgtj ogchd goddy slugas fg Kjopthr ??, oga tjh mfgcalbs l` tjfs
wlrda ehklbh tjh mfgcalbs l` lur Dlra oga Jfs Kjrfst " ??9?8 #. Qjfs erfgcs
us tl tjh Crhot Aoy l` Cla‖s Srotj, oga klbpdhths tjh rst thddfgc l` tjh
stlry l` Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm prlpjhky fg tjh ellm l` Uhvhdotflg.
5>. Uhvhdotflg ?5 rh`hrs tl tjh twl sotogfk fgsurrhktflgs fg jhovhg os [otog ot!
thbpts tl `rustroth Cla‖s pdog `lr krhotflg. Qjh shklga fgsurrhktflg lk!
kurs oelut bfawoy tjrlucj Aogfhd‖s 3>tj whhm oga hgas wftj [otog oga jfs
orby ehfgc phrboghgtdy kost lut fgtl tjh hortj.
5?. Qjh ogtfkjrfst bfrokudlusdy rhklvhrs `rlb o ahoady jhoa wluga oelut tjh
bfaadh l` tjh shvhg! yhor phrfla. O`thr jfs rhsurrhktflg jh shhbs tl eh [o !
tog fgkorgotha os jh prlkhhas tl phrshkuth oga mfdd Ihws oga ehdfhvhrs. Cla
prlthkts tjh rhbgogt l` tjh Ihwfsj gotflg oga erfgcs tjh Crhot Qrfeudotflg
tl og hordy hga tl sovh tjh hdhkt " B‖t. 51955 #.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 581
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55. Qjh ogtfkjrfst oga jfs `odsh prlpjht `lrkh tjlsh tjot awhdd lg tjh hortj tl
klgstrukt og fboch tjot tjhy pdokh fg tjh thbpdh " tjh oelbfgotflg l` ahsl!
dotflg #. Odd bogmfga fs rhqufrha tl wlrsjfp tjfs fboch tjot fs hgoedha tl
sphom. Qjh ogtfkjrfst oga tjh odsh prlpjht orh oedh tl ahkhfvh tjlsh awhdd!
fgc lg tjh hortj ey usfgc bfrokdhs. Ql klgtrld tjh bosshs tjhy rhqufrh odd
phlpdh tl rhkhfvh o borm fg tjhfr joga lr `lrhjhoa. Sftjlut tjfs borm gl
bog kog euy lr shdd ogytjfgc.
5;. Sjhg Kjrfst rhturgs `lr tjh eottdh l` Orbochaalg Jh oga Jfs ogchds
klbh wftj sjorp sfkmdhs, wjfkj orh tjrust fgtl tjh hortj tl cotjhr tjh kdus!
thrs l` tjh vfgh. Fg tjfs eottdh edlla stlws lvhr o potj ?:1 bfdhs fg dhgctj os
Jh ahods wftj tjfs 5>>,>>>,>>> bog orby " 69?0 #.
51. Sjhg Cla plurs lut Jfs wrotj glfslbh oga crfhvlus slrhs klbh uplg
bhg wjl jovh tjh borm l` tjh ehost lr wlrsjfp jfs fboch " ?095 #, odd slurkhs
l` wothr orh turgha tl edlla " ?09;!1 #, tjh sug sklrkjhs bhg lg hortj " ?09: #,
tjh ogtfkjrfst‖s mfgcalb fs turgha tl aormghss oga jfs bfgflgs cgow tjhfr
tlgcuhs fg pofg " ?09?> #, tjh mfgcs l` tjh wjldh hortj orh cotjhrha tl tjh
eottdh l` Orbochaalg " ?09?0 #, oga o vlfkh `rlb jhovhg, soys, —ft fs algh‒
" ?09?3 #.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 588
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58. Cla turgs tjh ehost oga jfs orbfhs ocofgst tjh wjlrh kjurkj " odsh rhdfcflg #
ot tjh hga oga tjhy bomh jhr ahsldoth, hot jhr sthsj, oga eurg jhr wftj rh
" ?09?0!?: #.
50. ^docuhs, ahotj, blurgfgc, oga `obfgh klbh " ?:9: # tl ahstrly tjh ogtfkjrfst's
hklglbfk eosh fahgtfha os tjh crhot kfty Eoeydlg. Jhr iuacbhgt klbhs
fg lgh jlur " ?:9?> #.
53. Kjrfst klbhs tl hortj tjh shklga tfbh lg o wjfth jlrsh oga jfs hyhs orh os
o stobh l` rh, wjfkj bhogs Jh fs klbfgc fg iuacbhgt " ?69?? #. Jh fs
kdltjha wftj o vhsturh afppha fg edlla. Kjrfst sdoys tjh ehost‖s orby wftj
tjh swlra tjot clhs lut l` Jfs blutj " ?69?8 #. Qjh ogtfkjrfst oga tjh `odsh
prlpjht orh kost fgtl tjh domh l` rh oga erfbstlgh " ?695> #.
5:. [otog fs fbprfslgha fg tjh elttlbdhss pft `lr o tjlusoga yhors, oga fs rh!
dhosha ot tjh hga l` tjh bfddhggfub tl ahkhfvh tjh gotflgs lgh dost tfbh
" 5>93!: #, tl bomh wor wftj Cla‖s orby. Jh fs ah`hotha wjhg rh klbhs
alwg `rlb jhovhg, oga jh fs tjhg kost fgtl tjh domh l` rh oga erfbstlgh
wftj tjh ogtfkjrfst oga tjh `odsh prlpjht.
56. Qjh Crhot Sjfth Qjrlgh iuacbhgt fs ahskrfeha fg 5>9??!?8. Ellms alku!
bhgtfgc tjh wlrms l` bhg, oga tjh Ellm l` Df`h orh lphgha ot tjfs iuac !
bhgt. Qjfs fs prfborfdy o iuacbhgt l` tjh wfkmha ahoa, odtjlucj tjhrh orh
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
Ovofdoedh lg [krfea vfo [Krlsglh 580
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bogy ehdfhvhrs oga ugehdfhvhrs dh`t odfvh ot tjfs tfbh tjot odsl bust eh
iuacha. Qjhrh orh tjrhh iuacbhgts rhvhodha fg tjh efedh9 ? # tjh iuacbhgt l`
tjh rhahhbha, 5 # iuacbhgt l` tjh gotflgs, oga ; # tjh Crhot Sjfth Qjrlgh
Iuacbhgt.
;>. Qjh jldy kfty " ghw Ihrusodhb # klbhs alwg `rlb Cla lut l` jhovhg
" 5?9?!5 #. Odtjlucj surrlugaha ey jfcj wodds, coths orh prlvfaha `lr tro 'k
fgtl oga lut l` tjh kfty. Cla jos ahvhdlpha tjh jldy kfty wftj crhot dlvh
oga korh, `lr Jh krhotha ft `lr tjh erfah l` Kjrfst, tjh truh kjurkj.
;?. Cla soys tjot tjlsh wjl mhhp tjh soyfgcs l` tjh prlpjhky l` tjh ellm l`
Uhvhdotflg wfdd rhkhfvh o edhssfgc " 5593 #, oga tjlsh tjot oaa lr tomh ogytjfgc
owoy wfdd eh tomhg lut l` tjh Ellm l` Df`h " 559?6 #.
O Doybog‖s Klbbhgtory lg tjh Uhvhdotflg l` Ihsus Kjrfst ey Ihssh K. Ilghs
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