1, 2. (a) Ngiyiphi ingcenye ekhethekileko yenarha ebekufuze ibekelwe ngeqadi? (Qala isithombe esisekuthomeni.) (b) Umbono lo, ubaqinisekisa ngani abadingisiweko?

 EMBONWENAKHE wamaswaphela, uHezekiyeli ufunda ngengcenye yenarha ezokubekelwa ihloso eqakathekileko. Ingcenye leyo kunikelwa ngayo ingasi njengelifa lekoro yama-Israyeli kodwana iba mnikelo kaJehova. UHezekiyeli ubuye afunde ngedorobho eliphuma phambili elinegama elikarisako. Ingcenye le yombono inikela abadingisiweko ukuqakatheka kwesiqinisekiswesi: UJehova uzokuba nabo nababuyela endawenabo abayithandako.

² UHezekiyeli usinikela ihlathululo enabileko yomnikelo loyo. Akhe sihlolisise indaba le, enokunengi esingakufunda njengombana siziinceku zakaJehova zeqiniso.

3. Ngiziphi iindawo ezihlanu ezenza inarha uJehova ayikhethileko begodu bezisetjenziselwa ini? (Funda ibhoksi elithi, “Umnikelo Enizowubekela Ngeqadi.”)

³ Ingcenye ekhethekileko yenarha beyingaba makhubithi azii-25 000 (amakhilomitha ali-13) kusukela etlhagwini kufikela esewula begodu ibe makhubithi azii-25 000 kusukela epumalanga kufikela etjingalanga. Ingcenye le yenarha beyibizwa ngokuthi “mnikelo opheleleko.” Beyihlukaniswe ngeengcenye ezintathu. Ingcenye  ephezulu bekungeyamaLevi bese ephakathi beyibekelwe ithempeli nabaphristi. Iingcenye ezimbilezi bezenza ‘umnikelo ocwengileko.’ Ingcenye encani ephasi, namkha “indawo eseleko,” beyisetjenziselwa izinto “ezijayelekileko.” Bekungeyedorobho.—Hez. 48:15, 20.

4. Singafundani endabeni yomnikelo oya kuJehova?

⁴ Singafundani endabeni le ngeminikelo eya kuJehova? Ngokuthi athome ngokubekela eqadi inarha yomnikelo okhethekileko bese ngemva kwalokho inarha yeenkoro, uJehova watjengisa indlela okuqakatheke ngayo ukubeka indawo le yokumlotjha phambili. (Hez. 45:1) Akunakuzaza bona kunengi abadingisiweko abakufunda endleleni inarha eyabiwa ngayo. Ukulotjha uJehova bekufuze kuze qangi ekuphileni kwabo. Nanamhlanjesi, siqala indlela esilotjha ngayo uJehova, njengokufunda iliZwi lakhe, ukuya emhlanganweni yobuKrestu nokutjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi, njengezinto eziza qangi kithi. Nasilingisa uJehova ngokwenza izinto eziza qangi ekuphileni kwethu, sitjengisa bona ukumlotjha kwethu kuza qangi ekuphileni kwethu.

5, 6. (a) Bekungelabobani idorobho? (b) Idorobheli belingakaqaliseli kuphi begodu kubayini?

⁵ Funda uHezekiyeli 48:15. Bekuyini ukuqakatheka ‘kwedorobho’ nendawo eliyizungezileko? (Hez. 48:16-18) Embonweni, uJehova watjela uHezekiyeli ukuthi: ‘Isabelo sedorobho . . . sizokuba ngesendlu yakwa-Israyeli.’ (Hez. 45:6, 7) Nje-ke, idorobho nenarha ezonjwe lidorobheli ‘bezingasingezomnikelo ocwengileko’ kaJehova ebekufuze ‘ubekelwe ngeqadi.’ (Hez. 48:9) Njengombana sinalokhu engqondweni, akhe sihlole lokho idorobheli elingasifundisa khona namhlanjesi.

⁶ Nasizakufumana iimfundo edorobheneli, akhe sibone lokho idorobheli ebelingekhe libe ngikho. Belingekhe liqalisele eJerusalema elakhiwe kabutjha nethempeli lalo. Kubayini? Ngombana idorobho elabonwa nguHezekiyeli embonweni belingekhe libe nethempeli phakathi kwalo. Okhunye, idorobheli belingakaqaliseli kinanyana ngiliphi idorobho ebelisenarheni ebuyiselweko kwa-Israyeli. Kubayini? Ngombana akunadorobho ebelinezinto ezihlathululwe embonweni lo elakhiwa badingiswa ababuyileko namkha iinzukulwana zabo. Ukungezelela kilokho, idorobheli belingekhe liqalisele edorobheni lezulwini. Kubayini? Ngebanga lokuthi lakhiwa endaweni ebeyibekelwe ‘okujayelekileko [namkha, engakacwengeki]’ ebekuhlukile emakhiweni eyakhiwa enarheni ebeyibekelwe ukulotjha okucwengileko.—Hez. 42:20.

7. Beliyini idorobho uHezekiyeli alibona begodu bekubonakala lijameleni? (Qala isithombe esisekuthomeni.)

⁷ Liyini idorobho uHezekiyeli alibonako? Khumbula ukuthi wabona idorobho embonweni ofanako, lapho abona khona inarha. (Hez. 40:2; 45:1, 6) lliZwi lakaZimu liveza bona inarha iqalisele enarheni engokomfanekiso, nje-ke idorobho nalo kufuze liqalisele  edorobheni elingokomfanekiso. Litjho ukuthini ibizo elithi “idorobho”? Ibizweli linomqondo wabantu abahlala ndawonye basiqhema begodu bahlelekile bebanobunye. Ngikho, idorobho elabonwa nguHezekiyeli lihleleke kuhle begodu kubonakala lijamele ihlangano enqophisako.

8. Abanqophisi bebanqotjhiswa yini begodu kubayini kunjalo?

⁸ Ilungiselelweli lokunqophisa elisephasini lakhiwa bobani? Umbono kaHezekiyeli uveza bona idorobheli lisebenza ngaphakathi enarheni engokomfanekiso. Nje-ke, ihlangano enqophisako namhlanjesi inqophisa abantu bakaZimu kikho koke abakwenzako. Khuyini etjengisa bona idorobho lijame phezu kwenarha ejayelekileko namkha engakacwengeki? Kusikhumbuza bona idorobho alikaqaliseli elungiselelweni lokunqophisa lezulwini kodwana lephasini, ebelilokhu lisebenza bona kuzuze boke abahlala epharadesi elingokomfanekiso.

9. (a) Bobani abanqophisi bephasini namhlanjesi? (b) Khuyini uJesu azoyenza hlangana nemiNyaka eyiKulungwana?

⁹ Bobani abakha ilungiselelweli lokunqophisa ephasini? Embonweni kaHezekiyeli, odosa phambili kurhulumende wedorobho bekabizwa ngokuthi ‘yikosana.’ (Hez. 45:7) Bekamtlhogomeli wabantu kodwana bekangasuye umLevi namkha umphristi. Ikosana le, isenza sicabange ngabatlhogomeli bamabandla namhlanjesi abangakazeswa ngommoya. Abelusaba abanendaba abavela ‘kwezinye izimvu’ baziinceku ezithembekileko zombuso kaKrestu wezulwini. (Jwa. 10:16) Hlangana nemiNyaka eyiKulungwana ezako, uJesu uzokukhetha bekabeke “ephasini loke” abadala abafanelekako, namkha ‘amakhosana.’ (Rhu. 45:16) Banqotjhiswa mBuso wezulwini, bazokutlhogomela abantu bakaZimu hlangana nemiNyaka eyiKulungwana.

10. Idorobheli belibizwa ngokuthini begodu lokhu kusiqinisekisa ngani?

¹⁰ Funda uHezekiyeli 48:35. Igama ledorobho lithi “UJehova Ulapho.” Igameli lisiqinisekisa bona uJehova ukhona edorobheneli. Ngokutjengisa uHezekiyeli idorobheli eliphakathi nendawo, bekufana nokuthi uJehova watjela abadingisiweko ukuthi: ‘Ngizokuba nani godu!’ Kusikhuthazo tle lesi!

11. Ngiziphi iimfundo esizifunda embonweni kaHezekiyeli wedorobho nalokho okutjhiwo ligama lawo?

¹¹ Ngiziphi iimfundo esizifunda engcenyeni le yesiphorofido sakaHezekiyeli? Igameli labanqophisi abanjengedorobho liyasiqinisekisa namhlanjesi njengombana siziinceku zakaZimu, ukuthi uJehova unabantu bakhe abathembekileko ephasini nje begodu uzokuhlala anabo. Igameli ligandelela neqinisweli: Idorobho likhona, ingasi ukunikela amandla kunanyana ngimuphi umuntu kodwana ukuveza indlela uJehova anethando nazwisisa ngayo. Ngokwesibonelo, uJehova akakanikeli abanqophisako ilungelo lokuhlukanisa inarha, ngendlela abantu abangabona ngayo. Kunalokho, uJehova ulindele bona abanqophisi bahloniphe ilungiselelo lokwaba  namkha ilungelo, lelo alinikele iinceku zakhe, kuhlanganise ‘abatlhagako.’—IzA. 19:17; Hez. 46:18; 48:29.

12. (a) Khuyini eqakathekileko ngedorobheli begodu lokhu kufanekiselani? (b) Ingcenye le yombono inikela abelusi abamaKrestu siphi isikhumbuzo esiqakathekileko?

¹² Khuyini okhunye okukarisako ngedorobho elibizwa ngokuthi “UJehova Ulapho”? Njengombana amadorobho wekadeni bekanamaboda awavikelako anamasango ambalwa, idorobheli belinamasango ali-12. (Hez. 48:30-34) Amasango amanengi la (amathathu ehlangothini ngalinye ledorobho) kutjengisa ukuthi abanqophisi bedorobheli bayangeneka begodu woke umuntu olotjha uZimu angakghona ukuya kibo. Ukungezelela kilokho, ukuba kwedorobho namasango ali-12 kugandelela ukuthi idorobheli livulekele woke umuntu, ‘yoke indlu yakwa-Israyeli.’ (Hez. 45:6) Ukwazi bona idorobheli linamasango amanengi, kwenza kube bulula ukungena kilo, yeke lokho kusikhumbuzo esiqakathekileko kubatlhogomeli abamaKrestu. UJehova ufuna kube bulula ukukhuluma nabo begodu ufuna bakulungele ukusiza boke abahlala epharadesi elingokomfanekiso.

13. Khuyini uJehova ayitjho ngemisebenzi ehlukahlukeneko abantu ebebazoyenza?

¹³ Akhe sibuyeleni emva esikhathini sakaHezekiyeli sifumane imininingwana engeziweko ayitlola ngombono wokwabiwa kwenarha. UJehova wakhuluma ngabantu abenza imisebenzi ehlukahlukeneko. Abaphristi “abasebenza endaweni ecwengileko” bekufuze benze imihlatjelo begodu batjhidele kuJehova bebamlotjhe. Bese amaLevi ‘asebenza ethempelini’ bekufuze “atlhogomele imisebenzi yalo nazo zoke izinto okufuze zenziwe kilo.” (Hez. 44:14-16; 45:4, 5) Ukungezelela kilokho, bekuzokuba neensebenzi hlanu kwedorobho. Bezibobani iinsebenzezi?

14. Iinsebenzi ezihlanu kwedorobho zisikhumbuza ini?

¹⁴ Iinsebenzi ezihlanu kwedorobho bezivela “kizo zoke iinkoro zakwa-Israyeli.” Bezisiza. Umsebenzazo bekukutjala iintjalo ‘ezizokunikela abasebenzi bedorobheni ukudla.’ (Hez. 48:18, 19) Kghani ilungiselelweli alisikhumbuzi ngethuba esinalo namhlanjesi? Iye. Namhlanjesi boke abahlali abasepharadesi elingokomfanekiso banethuba lokusekela umsebenzi wabafowabo bakaKrestu abazesiweko nomsebenzi owenziwa ‘siqubuthu esikhulu’ uJehova ababeke bona badose phambili. (IsAm. 7:9, 10) Indlela eyihloko esibasekela ngayo, kuzimisela ukulalela isinqophiso senceku ethembekileko.

15, 16. (a) Ngimiphi eminye imininingwana esingayifumana embonweni kaHezekiyeli? (b) Sinethuba lokuhlanganyela kimiphi imisebenzi efanako?

¹⁵ Umbono kaHezekiyeli ubuye ube neminye imininingwana esingafunda kiyo malungana nomsebenzethu wokutjhumayela. Ngimiphi imininingwana leyo? UJehova wathi amalunga weenkoro ezili-12 ezingasimaLevi bewazokusebenza eendaweni ezimbili: esirhodlweni sethempeli nemadlelweni wedorobho. Bewuyini umsebenzawo  eendawenezi? Esirhodlweni sethempeli, zoke iinkoro ‘bezingena bona ziyokulotjha’ ngokwenza imihlatjelo kuJehova. (Hez. 46:9, 24) Endaweni le, woke amalunga weenkoro bekeza asekele idorobho ngokuthi alime kilo. Khuyini esingayifunda ngesibonelo seensebenzezi?

¹⁶ Namhlanjesi, amalunga wesiqubuthu esikhulu anethuba lokuhlanganyela emisebenzini efana nale ebeyenziwa embonweni kaHezekiyeli. Alotjha uJehova “ethempelini lakhe” ngokunikela ngemihlatjelo yokudumisa. (IsAm. 7:9-15) Lokhu akwenza ngokuhlanganyela emsebenzini wokutjhumayela nokukhuluma ngokukholwa kwawo emihlanganweni yobuKrestu. Aqala indlela le yokulotjha uJehova njengeqakatheke khulu. (1 Kron. 16:29) Ukungezelela kilokho, abantu abanengi bakaZimu bayakghona ukusekela ihlanganwakhe ngeendlela ezinengi. Ngokwesibonelo, basiza emisebenzini yokwakha nokutlhogomela amaWolo womBuso nemakhiwo yegatja begodu basiza nakweminye imisebenzi eyenziwa yihlangano kaJehova. Abanye basekela imisebenzi le ngokuthi banikele ngemali. Singatjho bona imisebenzi le bayenzela, “iphazimulo kaZimu.” (1 Kor. 10:31) Bawenza ngetjiseko umsebenzabo begodu  bathabile ngombana bayazi ukuthi uJehova “uthatjiswa khulu mihlatjelo enjalo.” (Heb. 13:16) Kghani uyawasebenzisa amathuba la?

17. (a) Ngikuphi ukuzaliseka okukhulu kombono kaHezekiyeli esizokubona esikhathini esizako? (b) Hlangana nemiNyaka eyiKulungwana, bobani abazokuzuza ebanqophisini abanjengedorobho?

¹⁷ Inga-kghani esikhathini esizako sizokubona ukuzaliseka kombono kaHezekiyeli ngendlela ekulu? Iye! Cabanga ngalokhu: UHezekiyeli wabona ukuthi ingcenye yenarha ebizwa ngokuthi “mnikelo ocwengileko” beyiphakathi nendawo. (Hez. 48:10) Ngendlela efanako, ngemva kwe-Arimagedoni, kunganandaba bona sizabe sihlala kuphi, uJehova uzabe anathi. (IsAm. 21:3) Hlangana nemiNyaka eyiKulungwana, abanqophisako abanjengedorobho, okuzabe kungilabo abakhethiweko bazokutlhogomela abantu bakaZimu ephasini, bazokutlhogomela iphasi loke ngokukhupha iinqophiso ngethando kibo boke ezabe baphila ‘ephasini elitjha.’—2 Pit. 3:13.

18. (a) Kubayini singaqiniseka bona abanqophisi abanjengedorobho bazokuvumelana nokubusa kwakaZimu? (b) Igama ledorobho lisiqinisekisa ngani?

¹⁸ Kubayini siqiniseka bona labo abanjengedorobho abanqophisako bazokuhlala basekela indlela uZimu abusa ngayo? Ngombana iliZwi lakaZimu likwenza kukhanye bona idorobho elisephasini elinamasango ali-12 lifanekisela idorobho elisezulwini elinamasango ali-12, okuliJerusalema eliTjha, elakhiwa ngilabo abayokubusa noKrestu abazii-144 000. (IsAm. 21:2, 12, 21-27) Lokhu kutjengisa bona labo abanqophisako ephasini bazokuqinisekisa bebenze zoke iinqunto ezenziwa mBuso kaZimu wezulwini. Igama ledorobho elithi “UJehova Ulapho” lisiqinisekisa ngokuthi ukulotjha okuhlwengileko kuzokuhlala kukhona begodu kuphuphuma ngokungapheliko ePharadesi. Qala bona silindelwe lingomuso elihle kangangani!