1, 2. (a) Yiphi indawo okwakungamelanga iphiwe abantu? (Khangela umfanekiso osegwalibeni lebhuku.) (b) Umbono lo wawanceda njani amaJuda ayethunjiwe?

 EMBONWENI wakhe wokucina, uHezekheli wabona enye indawo okwakungamelanga iphiwe loba yisiphi isizwana. Indawo leyo yayizanikelwa kuJehova ibe ngeyakhe. UHezekheli wabona ledolobho elalingafanani laloba yiliphi elinye idolobho futhi lalilebizo elingajayelekanga. Lokho uHezekheli akubonayo kwakuzakwenza amaJuda ayethunjiwe akholwe ukuthi uJehova wayezakuba lawo ngesikhathi esebuyela elizweni lawo ayelithanda.

² UHezekheli wachasisa ukuthi indawo eyayinikelwe kuJehova yayinjani. Asihloleni akubhalayo sibone ukuthi yiziphi izifundo esingazithola.

3. Yiziphi ingxenye ezinhlanu ezazisendaweni eyayinikelwe kuJehova njalo ingxenye ngayinye yayingeyani? (Khangela ibhokisi elithi, “Indawo Ezakuba Ngumnikelo.”)

³ Indawo enikelweyo yayizingalo ezingu-25 000 loba amakhilomitha angu-13 ukusuka enyakatho usiya eningizimu, lezingalo ezingu-25 000 ukusuka empumalanga usiya entshonalanga. ‘Indawo yonke le enikelweyo’ yayehlukaniswe yaba zingxenye ezintathu. Ingxenye engaphezulu yayingeyamaLevi, engaphakathi yona  yayingeyabaphristi futhi yikho lapho okwakulethempeli khona. Ingxenye lezi ezimbili zazibizwa ngokuthi “ngumnikelo ongcwele.” ‘Indawo encane eseleyo’ yona ‘yayizasetshenziswa ngabantu.’ Yikho lapho okwakuzakuba ledolobho khona.—Hez. 48:15, 20.

4. Kuyini esikufunda endleleni ilizwe elabiwa ngayo?

⁴ Kuyini esikufundayo? UJehova watshela abantu bakhe ukuthi nxa sebesabelana ilizwe kwakumele baqale ngokunika yena indawo, ngemva kwalokho besebesabela izizwana. Lokhu kwakutshengisa ukuthi indawo le yokukhonza yayiqakatheke ukwedlula loba yiphi enye indawo elizweni. (Hez. 45:1) Kumele ukuthi lokhu kwafundisa amaJuda ayethunjiwe ukuthi kwakufanele aqakathekise ukukhonza uJehova ukwedlula loba yini. Nxa singaqakathekisa ukukhonza uJehova ukwedlula loba yini empilweni, siyabe sitshengisa ukuthi siyasilingisela isibonelo sakhe. Siyakwazi ukuthi izinto eziphathelane lokukhonza yizo eziqakatheke kakhulu. Yikho sikuqakathekisa ukubala iLizwi likaNkulunkulu lokungena imihlangano yebandla kanye lokutshumayela.

5, 6. (a) Idolobho kanye lendawo eyayiligombolozele kwakungokwabobani? (b) Kuyini okwakungamelwa lidolobho elabonwa nguHezekheli futhi kungani sisitsho njalo?

⁵ Bala uHezekheli 48:15. Laliqakatheke ngani “idolobho” kanye lendawo eyayiligombolozele? (Hez. 48:16-18) UJehova watshela uHezekheli wathi: ‘Indawo yedolobho izakuba ngeyabantu bonke bako-Israyeli.’ (Hez. 45:6, 7) Ngakho idolobho kanye lendawo eyayiligombolozele kwakungabalwanga phakathi ‘kwendawo engcwele eyayizanikelwa kuJehova.’ (Hez. 48:9) Asihloleni ukuthi indlela idolobho leli elalimi ngayo isifundisani.

⁶ Okungasinceda sizizwisise kuhle izifundo esizithola edolobheni leli, yikuqala sizwisise ukuthi limelani. Idolobho leli lalingameli iJerusalema kanye lethempeli layo ngenxa yokuthi uHezekheli wathi elibona embonweni lalingelathempeli phakathi kwalo. Kanti njalo lalingameli loba yiliphi elinye idolobho elaliselizweni lako-Israyeli ngenxa yokuthi akuladolobho elinjalo elakhiwa ngama-Israyeli loba yizizukulwane zawo esebuyele elizweni lawo. Kalimeli idolobho elisezulwini ngoba lalakhiwe endaweni ‘engangcwele.’ Phela izakhiwo ezazisetshenziswa ekukhonzeni zazisakhiwa endaweni engcwele eyayinikelwe kuJehova.—Hez. 42:20.

7. Idolobho elabonwa nguHezekheli lingabe limelani? (Khangela umfanekiso osekuqaliseni.)

⁷ Manje limelani idolobho elabonwa nguHezekheli? Kumele ukuthi limela okuthile okuphathelane lokukhonza kweqiniso. ILizwi likaNkulunkulu litshengisa ukuthi ilizwe elabonwa nguHezekheli limela indlela abantu bakaNkulunkulu abamkhonza ngayo. Khumbula ukuthi idolobho elabonwa nguHezekheli laliselizweni alibona embonweni. (Hez. 40:2; 45:1, 6) Nxa usizwa ibala elithi “idolobho” kufikani engqondweni yakho? Mhlawumbe uhle ucabange ngendawo ehlala abantu abanengi, eyakhiwe ngendlela  ehlelekileyo futhi eleziphathamandla eziyikhangeleyo. Ngakho idolobho elalilamacele alinganayo elabonwa nguHezekheli kukhanya angani limela inhlanganiso ehlelwe kuhle.

8. Chasisa ukuthi inhlanganiso emelwa lidolobho elabonwa nguHezekheli ingaphi futhi isebenza njani.

⁸ Inhlanganiso le isebenza njani futhi ingaphi? UHezekheli wabona idolobho lelo elizweni elihle alibona embonweni. Lokhu kutsho ukuthi inhlanganiso le ikhangela umsebenzi owenziwa ngabantu bakaNkulunkulu lamuhla. Sibone lokuthi idolobho lelo lalakhiwe endaweni engangcwele. Manje lokhu kutshoni? Kusitshengisa ukuthi idolobho leli alikho ezulwini kodwa lisemhlabeni. Ngakho inhlanganiso le esemhlabeni inceda bonke abantu bakaNkulunkulu ukuthi bamkhonze ngendlela ayamukelayo.

9. (a) Ngobani abakhangela umsebenzi owenziwa ngabantu bakaNkulunkulu lamuhla? (b) Kuyini uJesu azakwenza ngesikhathi esebusa okweminyaka eyinkulungwane?

⁹ Ngobani abakhangela umsebenzi owenziwa ngabantu bakaNkulunkulu lamuhla? Embonweni kaHezekheli sitshelwa ‘ngomkhokheli’ oyisiphathamandla esasikhangela konke okwakusenzakala edolobheni. (Hez. 45:7) Wayelomsebenzi wokukhokhela abantu lanxa wayengayisuye mphristi futhi engayisuye wesizwana samaLevi. Lokhu kusikhumbuza ngabadala abakhokhelayo emabandleni lamuhla kodwa abangayisiwo maKhristu agcotshiweyo. Abelusi laba abalothando ‘abangabezinye izimvu’ basekela uhulumende kaKhristu osezulwini ngenhliziyo yonke. (Joh. 10:16) Ngesikhathi uJesu esebusa okweminyaka eyinkulungwane uzakhetha abadala abawenza kuhle umsebenzi wabo ababeke ukuthi babe “yiziphathamandla emhlabeni wonke.” (Hubo. 45:16) Abadala laba bazanakekela abantu bakaNkulunkulu ngesikhathi uJesu ebusa okweminyaka eyinkulungwane, bazakwenza umsebenzi wabo bekhokhelwa nguMbuso kaNkulunkulu osezulwini.

10. Idolobho elabonwa nguHezekheli embonweni lalibizwa ngokuthini, njalo lokho kwawaqinisa njani amaJuda?

¹⁰ Bala uHezekheli 48:35. Idolobho elabonwa nguHezekheli lalibizwa ngokuthi: “UJehova Ulapho.” Ibizo leli litshengisa ukuthi abantu ababesedolobheni lelo babekuzwa ukuthi uJehova ukhona phakathi kwalo. Ngesikhathi uJehova etshengisa uHezekheli idolobho leli elaliphakathi laphakathi kwelizwe, kwakungani utshela amaJuda ayethunjiwe ukuthi uzaphinda abe lawo. Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi lokho kwawaqinisa amaJuda lawo.

11. Umbono owabonwa nguHezekheli usinceda njani?

¹¹ Umbono lo owabonwa nguHezekheli usinceda njani? Ibizo ledolobho leli lisiqinisekisa ukuthi uJehova ulathi lamuhla lokuthi uzaqhubeka elathi nxa singahlala sithembekile. Liphinda ligcizelele elinye iqiniso eliqakathekileyo. Liveza ukuthi okwenza idolobho lelo laba khona yikuthi uJehova ufuna abantu bakhe banakekelwe hatshi ukuthi kube labanye okukhanya angathi balamandla kulabanye. Ngokwesibonelo, embonweni lo uJehova kazange avumele iziphathamandla ukuthi zabele abantu ilizwe ngendlela  zona ezazifuna ngayo. Kodwa wayekhangelele ukuthi zilandele lokho yena ayekutshilo nxa zinika abantu ilizwe kugoqele ‘labantukazana.’ Ngakho lalamuhla uJehova ukhangelele ukuthi labo abakhokhelayo balandele lokho okutshiwo liLizwi lakhe nxa benika abanye imisebenzi.—Zaga. 19:17; Hez. 46:18; 48:29.

12. (a) Kuyini okunye okumangalisayo ngedolobho leli, futhi kutshengisani? (b) Umbono kaHezekheli ubakhumbuzani abadala bamabandla?

¹² Kuleyinye into emangalisayo ngedolobho leli elilebizo elithi “UJehova Ulapho.” Amadolobho akudala ayevikelwe ngemiduli futhi ayelamagedi amalutshwana, kodwa idolobho leli lilamagedi angu-12! (Hez. 48:30-34) Icele ngalinye lilamagedi amathathu. Ubunengi bamagedi la butshengisa ukuthi iziphathamandla zedolobho leli ziyangeneka futhi zihlala zizimisele ukuncedisa abantu bakaNkulunkulu. Kanti njalo ukuba lamagedi angu-12 kutshengisa ukuthi ‘bonke abantu’ bakhululekile ukufika kubo. (Hez. 45:6) Lokhu kukhumbuza abadala bamabandla ukuthi uJehova ufuna babe ngabantu abangenekayo lokuthi bahlale bekulungele ukuncedisa bonke abantu bakhe abamkhonza ngendlela ayamukelayo.

13. Yiphi imisebenzi etshiyeneyo uJehova athi abantu bakhe babezayenza?

¹³ Asibuyeleni futhi embonweni kaHezekheli sibone ukuthi kuyini okunye akubhalayo mayelana lokwabiwa kwelizwe. UJehova ukhuluma ngabantu ababezakwenza imisebenzi etshiyeneyo. Abaphristi ababezasebenza ‘endaweni engcwele’ kwakumele benze imihlatshelo njalo basondele kuJehova bamenzele inkonzo engcwele. AmaLevi ‘ayesebenza ethempelini ayezakhangela imisebenzi eyenziwa ethempelini lakho konke okumele kwenziwe kulo.’ (Hez. 44:14-16; 45:4, 5) Kanti njalo kwakuzakuba labanye abantu ababezasebenza eduze kwedolobho. Kwakungobani labo?

14. Abantu ababesebenza duzane ledolobho basikhumbuzani okwenzakala lamuhla?

¹⁴ Abantu ababezasebenza eduze kwedolobho babevela kuzo ‘zonke izizwana zako-Israyeli.’ Ababezakwenza kwakuzanceda labo ababesebenza edolobheni. Umsebenzi wabo wawungowokulima ‘amabele ayezadliwa yizisebenzi ezisedolobheni.’ (Hez. 48:18, 19) Kukhona yini okuhambelana lalokhu okwenzakalayo lamuhla? Ye, kukhona. Bonke abakhonza uJehova ngendlela ayamukelayo balethuba lokuncedisa abafowabo bakaKhristu kanye ‘labexuku elikhulu’ abaphiwe umsebenzi wokukhokhela enhlanganisweni kaJehova. (Isam. 7:9, 10) Indlela eqakathekileyo esingancedisa ngayo yikulalela konke esikutshelwa yinceku ethembekileyo lehlakaniphileyo.

15, 16. (a) Kuyini okunye uJehova akhuluma ngakho embonweni kaHezekheli? (b) Yiphi imisebenzi esingayenza enhlanganisweni kaJehova?

¹⁵ Umbono kaHezekheli uphinda ube lesinye isifundo esihle esingasinceda enkonzweni. UJehova wakhuluma ngalokho okwakuzakwenziwa endaweni ezimbili ngabantu bezizwana ezingu-12 ababengayisiwo  maLevi. Indawo lezo liguma lethempeli lamadlelo edolobho. Kuyini okwakuzakwenziwa ngabantu endaweni lezo? Abantu bezizwana zonke babezabuya egumeni lethempeli “bezokhonza” uJehova futhi bamenzele imihlatshelo. (Hez. 46:9, 24) Endaweni eseduze ledolobho, abantu bezizwana zonke babezalima ukuze abantu abahlala edolobheni bathole ukudla. Kuyini esingakufunda kulokho okwakuzakwenziwa ngabantu laba?

¹⁶ Lamuhla abexuku elikhulu balethuba lokwenza imisebenzi efanana laleyo uHezekheli abona abantu beyenza embonweni. Bakhonza uJehova “ethempelini lakhe” ngokunikela kuye imihlatshelo yokumdumisa. (Isam. 7:9-15) Lokhu bakwenza ngokutshumayela langokuphendula lokuhlabela emihlanganweni yebandla. Baqakathekisa ukukhonza uJehova ukwedlula loba yini. (1 Imilan. 16:29) Kanti njalo inengi labantu bakaNkulunkulu lenza izinto ezitshiyeneyo ukuze lisekele lokho okwenziwa yinhlanganiso kaJehova. Bayancedisa ekwakheni lasekunakekeleni amaWolu oMbuso lamawofisi amagatsha. Baphinda benze leminye imisebenzi eminengi enhlanganisweni kaJehova. Abanye banikela ngemali ukuze isetshenziswe emisebenzini eyenziwayo. Nxa besenza konke lokhu kuyabe kungathi balima eduze kwedolobho njalo bayabe  ‘bekhazimulisa uNkulunkulu.’ (1 Khor. 10:31) Bakhuthele emisebenzini yabo futhi basebenza bethokoza ngoba bayakwazi ukuthi “imihlatshelo enjalo iyamthokozisa kakhulu uNkulunkulu.” (Heb. 13:16) Wena kuyini okwenzayo ukuze uncedise emisebenzini eyenziwa enhlanganisweni kaJehova?

17. (a) Umbono kaHezekheli uzagcwaliseka njani ngemva kwe-Amagedoni? (b) Ngesikhathi sokubusa kukaJesu kweminyaka eyinkulungwane abantu bazancediswa njani?

¹⁷ Umbono kaHezekheli uzaphinda ugcwaliseke yini esikhathini esizayo? Ye uzagcwaliseka. UHezekheli wabona ukuthi ‘indawo engcwele’ eyayinikelwe kuJehova yayiphakathi laphakathi kwelizwe. (Hez. 48:10) Ngendlela efananayo, ngemva kwe-Amagedoni uJehova uzahlala labantu bakhe kungelani lokuthi bayabe bengaphi komhlaba. (Isam. 21:3) Phakathi kweminyaka eyinkulungwane yokubusa kukaJesu, labo abayabe bebekwe ukuthi bakhokhele abantu bakaNkulunkulu emhlabeni bazabaphatha ngothando bonke abayabe ‘besemhlabeni omutsha.’ Bazabafundisa lokho okukhangelelwe ukuthi bakwenze.—2 Phet. 3:13.

18. (a) Kuyini okwenza siqiniseke ukuthi labo abazabe bekhokhela abantu bakaNkulunkulu emhlabeni omutsha bazaqhubeka bezithoba ngaphansi kwakhe? (b) Ibizo ledolobho elabonwa nguHezekheli lisiqinisekisa ngani?

¹⁸ Kuyini okwenza siqiniseke ukuthi labo abazabe bekhokhela abantu bakaNkulunkulu emhlabeni bazaqhubeka bezithoba kuye? ILizwi likaNkulunkulu likwenza kucace ukuthi idolobho elisemhlabeni elilamagedi angu-12 elabonwa nguHezekheli lifanana leJerusalema Elitsha. IJerusalema Elitsha lidolobho elisezulwini elilamagedi angu-12 elibunjwa nguKhristu labangu-144 000 azabusa labo. (Isam. 21:2, 12, 21-27) Lokho kutshengisa ukuthi labo abazabe bekhangela abantu bakaNkulunkulu ngalesosikhathi bayabe bekhokhelwa nguMbuso kaNkulunkulu osezulwini. Bazabe besenza lokho abakutshelwa nguJesu lalabo azabe ebusa labo. Ibizo ledolobho lelo elithi “UJehova Ulapho” lisiqinisekisa ukuthi ukukhonza kweqiniso kuzaqhubeka kukhona lokuthi lasePharadayisi uJehova uzabe elabantu bakhe. Sisilindele ngabomvu sibili isikhathi leso!