1, 2. (a) UHezekiyeli wafumana ziphi iinqophiso ezivela kuJehova? (b) Sizokucoca ngamiphi imibuzo?

 UHEZEKIYELI uqeda ukubona umbono omenze wakhumbula okwenzeke pheze eminyakeni engaba ma-900 ngesikhathi sakaMosi noJotjhuwa. Ngesikhatheso, uJehova wahlathululela uMosi bona imikhawulo yeNarha yesiThembiso izokuphelela kuphi, kwathi ekukhambeni kwesikhathi, watjela uJotjhuwa bona iinkoro zakwa-Israyeli kufuze zihlukaniselane njani inarha leyo. (Num. 34:1-15; Jotj. 13:7; 22:4, 9) Kodwana nje, ngomnyaka ka-593 B.C.E., uJehova uyala uHezekiyeli nadingiswe nabo bona babe iNarha yesiThembiso hlangana neenkoro zakwa-Israyeli godu!—Hez. 45:1; 47:14; 48:29.

² Umbono lo bewunamuphi umlayezo oya kuHezekiyeli nalabo adingiswe nabo? Kubayini umbono lo ukhuthaza abantu bakaZimu namhlanjesi? Kghani uzokuzaliseka ngendlela ekulu esikhathini esizako?

3, 4. (a) Umbono kaHezekiyeli wabaqinisekisa ngaziphi iindlela ezine abadingisiweko? (b) Ngisiphi isiqinisekiso esizokufunda ngaso esahlukwenesi?

³ Umbono wamaswaphela uHezekiyeli awufumanako usezahlukweni ezilithoba zencwadakhe. (Hez. 40:1–48:35) Bewuqinisekisa  abadingiswa ngeendlela ezine ngokubuyiselwa kwesitjhaba sakwa-Israyeli. Bewubaqinisekisa njani? Kokuthoma, ukulotjhwa kwakaZimu okuhlwengileko bekuzokubuyiselwa ethempelini lakhe. Kwesibili, abaphristi abalungileko nabelusi bebazokurhola isitjhaba esibuyiselweko. Kwesithathu, ilifa eliyinarha belizokubekelwa labo abazokubuyela kwa-Israyeli. Kwesine, uJehova bekazokuba nabo ahlale hlangana nabo godu.

⁴ Isahluko se-13 nese-14 zencwadi le zikhulume ngokuthi izinto ezimbili zokuthoma ebezizokwenzeka kwamambala, okukubuyiselwa kokulotjha kweqiniso nokurholwa belusi abalungileko bezizokwenzeka njani. Esahlukwenesi, sizokudzimelela entweni yesithathu, isithembiso selifa lenarha. Esahlukweni esilandelako, sizokufunda ngesithembiso sokuba khona kwakaJehova.—Hez. 47:13-21; 48:1-7, 23-29.

5, 6. (a) Embonweni kaHezekiyeli ngiyiphi indawo ebekufuze yabiwe? (Qala isithombe esisekuthomeni.) (b) Beyiyini ihloso yombono wokwabiwa kwenarha?

⁵ Funda uHezekiyeli 47:14. Embonweni, uJehova wenza uHezekiyeli waqala isiqetjhana senarha ingasikade ebesizokufana “nesimu ye-Edeni.” (Hez. 36:35) Ngemva kwalokho, uJehova wathi: “Le yindawo ozoyaba njengenarha elilifa yeenkoro ezili-12 zakwa-Israyeli.” (Hez. 47:13) ‘Indawo’ ebeyizokwabiwa beyiyinarha ebuyiselweko yakwa-Israyeli, leyo abadingiswa ebebazokubuyela kiyo. Ngokulandelako, njengombana kutlolwe kuHezekiyeli 47:15-21, uJehova wahlathulula imininingwana yangaphandle yemikhawulo yenarha yoke ngokunembileko.

⁶ Beyiyini ihloso yombono lo wokwabiwa kwenarha? Ihlathululo yokulinganiswa kwemikhawulo ngokunembileko, beyiqinisekisa uHezekiyeli nalabo adingiswe nabo ukuthi inarhabo abayithandako beyizokubuyiselwa. Cabanga indlela isiqinisekisweso esivela kuJehova esihlathululwe kuhle ngayo, ukuthi yazithinta njani iinhliziyo zabadingisiweko! Kghani abantu bakaZimu bakade bayifumana inarhabo leyo abayifumana njengelifa? Iye bayifumana.

7. (a) Khuyini eyathoma ukwenzeka ngo-537 B.C.E. begodu isikhumbuzani? (b) Ngimuphi umbuzo esizokucoca ngawo kokuthoma?

⁷ Ngo-537 B.C.E., eminyakeni ema-56 ngemva kokuthi uHezekiyeli afumane umbono, iinkulungwana zabadingisiweko zathoma ukubuyela enarheni yakwa-Israyeli nokuhlala kiyo. Izenzakalwezo zakade zisikhumbuza izinto ezifanako ezenzeka ebantwini bakaZimu namhlanjesi. Ngendlela efanako, nabo babelwe inarha. Ngayiphi indlela? UJehova uvumele abantu bakhe bona bangene enarheni engokomfanekiso begodu bayithathe kube ngeyabo. Yeke ukubuyiselwa kweNarha yesiThembiso yakade, kungasifundisa okunengi ngokubuyiselwa kwenarha engokomfanekiso yabantu bakaZimu namhlanjesi. Kodwana ngaphambi kokuthi sifunde ngeemfundwezo, kokuthoma akhe siphendule umbuzo othi, “Kubayini  singaphetha ngokuthi inarha engokomfanekiso ikhona namhlanjesi?”

8. (a) UJehova wajamiselela u-Israyeli ngasiphi isitjhaba? (b) Iyini inarha engokomfanekiso namkha ipharadesi? (c) Yaba khona nini begodu bobani ebebahlala kiyo?

⁸ Embonweni awunikela uHezekiyeli esikhathini esidlulileko, uJehova watjengisa ukuthi iimphorofido ngokubuyiselwa kwaka-Israyeli bezizokuzaliseka khulu ngemva kokuthi ‘incekwakhe uDavida,’ okunguJesu Krestu athome ukubusa abe yiKosi. (Hez. 37:24) Lokho kwenzeka ngo-1914 C.E. Ngesikhatheso u-Israyeli besele ajanyiselelwe babantu bakaZimu, okungu-Israyeli ongokomfanekiso, owenziwa maKrestu azesiweko. (Funda uMatewu 21:43; 1 Pitrosi 2:9.) Nanyana kunjalo, uJehova akhenge ajamiselele isitjhaba sakwa-Israyeli ngesitjhaba esingokomfanekiso kwaphela kodwana nenarha yakwa-Israyeli ngenarha engokomfanekiso namkha ipharadesi. (Isa. 66:8) Njengombana sibonile esaHlukweni se-17 sencwadi le, inarha engokomfanekiso yindawo ehle namkha la kwenziwa khona umsebenzi,lapho abazesiweko abaseleko bebalotjha khona  uJehova kusukela ngo-1919. (Funda ibhoksi 9B, elithi “Kubayini Sithi Ngo-1919?”) Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, labo abanethemba lokuphila ephasini ‘okungezinye izimvu’ nabo bathoma ukuhlala enarheni engokomfanekiso. (Jwa. 10:16) Njengombana ipharadesi elingokomfanekiso liragela phambili lithuthuka namhlanjesi, iimbusiso zalo zizokubonwa kuhle ngokungeneleleko kwaphela ngemva kwe-Armagedoni.

9. Ngiziphi iinqophiso ezinemininingwana uJehova azikhuphako ngokwabiwa kwenarha?

⁹ Funda uHezekiyeli 48:1, 28. Ngemva kokwenza imikhawulo yenarha, uJehova wahlathulula imininingwana yokuthi inarha kufuze ihlukaniswe njani. Walayela bona amafa weenkoro ezili-12 ahlukaniswe ngokulingana nangokunembileko kusukela etlhagwini kufikela esewula, ukuthoma ngekoro yakwaDani emkhawulweni wenarha wetlhagwini kufikela ekorweni yakwaGadi emkhawulweni wesewula. Ngalinye lamafa ali-12 la, belinomuda otjhinga phasi wendawo esuka ngaphandle komkhawulo wenarha ongepumalanga kufikela eLwandle eliKhulu namkha eLwandle leMedithera, ngetjingalanga.—Hez. 47:20.

10. Kungenzeka bona ingcenye le yombono yabaqinisekisa ngani abadingisiweko?

¹⁰ Kungenzeka bona ingcenye le yombono yabaqinisekisa ngani abadingisiweko? Imininingwana uHezekiyeli ayinikelako ngokuhlukaniswa kwenarha, kufuze ukuthi yabathabisa abadingisiweko ngebanga lokuthi inarha beyizokuhlukaniswa kuhle. Ukungezelela kilokho, ukuhlukaniswa kwenarha ngendlela elinganako kizo zoke iinkoro ezili-12 kwaqinisekisa ukuthi woke umuntu oye ekudingisweni uzokufumana ilifa lakhe enarheni ebuyiselweko. Akakho ebekazokubuya azifumane angananarha namkha anganakhaya.

11. Ngiziphi iimfundo esingazifunda esiphorofidweni sombono wokwabiwa kwenarha? (Funda ibhoksi elithi “Ukwabiwa KweNarha.”)

¹¹ Ngiziphi iimfundo ezikhuthazako ezifumaneka embonweni lo esingazifunda namhlanjesi? INarha yesiThembiso ebuyiselweko beyinganandawo yabaphristi, amaLevi namakhosana kwaphela kodwana beyinendawo yawo woke amalunga weenkoro ezili-12. (Hez. 45:4, 5, 7, 8) Kuyafana nanamhlanjesi, ipharadesi elingokomfanekiso alinandawo yabaseleko abazesiweko nalabo abahlangana ‘nesiqubuthu esikhulu’ abadosa phambili kwaphela kodwana libuye libe nendawo yawo woke amalunga wesiqubuthu esikhulu. a (IsAm. 7:9) Nanyana ungaba mncani kangangani umsebenzi esiwenza ehlanganweni, sinendawo evikelekileko nomsebenzi oqakathekileko enarheni engokomfanekiso. Qala bona kududuza kangangani ukuzwa lokho!

12, 13. Ngisiphi isinqophiso esikhanyako uJehova asinikelako ngokwabelwa kweenkoro ingcenye yenarha?

¹² Ezinye zeenqophiso zokwabelana kwenarha kungenzeka zamrara uHezekiyeli ngebanga lokuthi bezingafani nalezo uZimu  azinikela uMosi. Cabanga ngeendlela ezimbili ezihluke ngazo. Enye imalungana nenarha bese enye nabahlali bayo.

¹³ Kokuthoma, inarha. UMosi wayalwa bona anikele iinkoro ezikulu indawo evulekileko ukudlula iinkoro ezincani. (Num. 26:52-54) Nanyana kunjalo, embonweni kaHezekiyeli uJehova wanikela iinqophiso ezikhanyako ukuthi kwabelwe zoke iinkoro “izabelo ezilinganako.” (Hez. 47:14) Ngikho amafa weenkoro ezili-12 bekufuze alingane kusukela emkhawulweni wetlhagwini kufikela emkhawulweni wesewula. Woke ama-Israyeli kungayi ngokuthi ngewayiphi ikoro, bewazokuzuza ngendlela efanako ezintweni ezivezwa yiNarha yesiThembiso enamanzi aneleko.

14. Iinqophiso zakaJehova malungana nalabo abavela kwezinye iinarha bezihluke njani kilezo ebezisemThethweni kaMosi?

¹⁴ Kwesibili, abahlali. UmThetho kaMosi bewuvikela abantu abavela kwezinye iinarha begodu ubavumela bona balotjhe uJehova kodwana bebangananarha ababelwe yona. (Lev. 19:33, 34) Nanyana kunjalo, lokho uJehova akutjela uHezekiyeli nje, bekungaphezu kwalokho akutjho emThethweni. UJehova wathi: “Ninikele umuntu ovela kwenye inarha ohlala nani ilifa endaweni yekoro yalapho ahlala khona.” Ngomyalo loyo, uJehova bekasusa umehluko omkhulu hlangana nama-Israyeli nabantu abahlala enarheni kodwana  abavela kwenye inarha. (Hez. 47:22, 23) Enarheni ebuyiselweko uHezekiyeli ayibona embonweni, wayelela bona abahlali bebalotjha uJehova ngobunye nangokulingana.—Lev. 25:23.

15. Ngiliphi iqiniso elingatjhugulukiko ngoJehova elaqinisekiswa ziinqophiso ngenarha nabantu abahlala kiyo?

¹⁵ Iinqophiso ezimbili uHezekiyeli azifumanako ngenarha nabantu kufuze bona zabaqinisekisa abadingisiweko. Bebazi bona uJehova uzobabela indawo elinganako, kungayi ngokuthi bama-Israyeli ngokubelethwa namkha babantu abavela kwezinye iinarha abalotjha uJehova. (Ezr. 8:20; Nerh. 3:26; 7:6, 25; Isa. 56:3, 8) Iinqophiswezi beziqinisekisa into eqakathekileko nengeze yatjhuguluka, ukuthi kuJehova boke abantu abamlotjhako baligugu begodu bayalingana. (Funda uHagayi 2:7.) Namhlanjesi kunganandaba ukuthi sinethemba lokuphila ephasini namkha ezulwini siyawazisa amaqiniso afanako.

16, 17. (a) Sizuzani ngokufunda imininingwana malungana nenarha nabantu abahlala kiyo? (b) Sizokucoca ngani esahlukweni esilandelako?

¹⁶ Sizuza njani ngokucabanga ngemininingwana yenarha nabahlali? Sikhunjuzwa bona ukulingana nebumbano kufuze kube bubuntu obukhamba phambili kubafowethu nabodadwethu ephasini loke. UJehova akakhethi. Yeke kufuze sizibuze ukuthi: ‘Inga-kghani nami angikhethi njengoJehova? Inga-kghani ngiphatha woke umuntu engilotjha naye ngehlonipho kunganandaba ukuthi ngewayiphi ikoro namkha ubujamo bakhe ekuphileni bunjani?’ (Rom. 12:10) Kuyasithabisa ukuthi uJehova usinikele ithuba elilinganako lepharadesi elingokomfanekiso, lapho senzela khona uBabethu wezulwini umsebenzi ocwengileko womphefumulo woke begodu sithabela iimbusiso zakhe.—Gal. 3:26-29; IsAm. 7:9.

¹⁷ Nje, akhe sicoce ngesiqinisekiso sesine sengcenye yamaswaphela yombono kaHezekiyeli, isithembiso sokuthi uJehova uzokuba nabadingisiweko. Ngiziphi iimfundo esingazifunda esithembisweneso? Sizokufumana ipendulo esahlukweni esilandelako.