Lamadvodza amelela libutfo lasezulwini lebelinencenye ekubhujisweni kweJerusalema futsi latawuphindze abe nencenye ekubhujisweni kwelive laSathane lelibi nge-Amagedoni. Loku kucondza lokulungisiwe. Kungani kudzingeka?

Ngaphambi kwa-607 B.C.E., Jehova waniketa Hezekeli umbono waloko lokutawenteka eJerusalema ngaphambi kwekutsi libhujiswe. Kulombono Hezekeli wabona tintfo letinyenti letimbi lebetenteka eJerusalema. Wabese sewubona emadvodza lasitfupha, nguleyo naleyo iphetse “silimato lesibi ngesandla sayo.” Bekuphindze kube nendvodza lebeyihamba nawo “leyayembetse telineni” futsi ‘inesipatji setintfo tekubhala.’ (Hezekeli 8:6-12; 9:2, 3) Lendvodza yatjelwa kutsi ayihambe kulo lonkhe lidolobha, ‘ibeke luphawu emabuntini abo bonkhe labakhatsatekile babubula ngenca yato tonkhe letintfo letinengekako letentiwa lapha kulo.’ Ngemuva kwaloko, lamadvodza lesitfupha lebekaphetse tilimato atjelwa kutsi abulale bonkhe kulelidolobha labete luphawu. (Hezekeli 9:4-7) Yini lesingayifundza kulombono, futsi ingubani lendvodza lenesipatji sekwekubhala?

Hezekeli wabona lombono nga-612 B.C.E. Lombono bewusiphrofetho lebesitawugcwaliseka ngemuva kweminyaka lesihlanu ngesikhatsi Jehova avumela libutfo laseBhabhulona kutsi libhubhise iJerusalema. Ngaleyo ndlela, Jehova wasebentisa baseBhabhulona kute ajezise bantfu bakhe labangalaleli. (Jeremiya 25:9, 15-18) Kodvwa kutsiwani ngemaJuda lebekatsembekile labekangahambisani nato tonkhe letintfo  letimbi lebetenteka kulelodolobha? Jehova wawasindzisa.

Kulombono, Hezekeli kute lambeka luphawu mbamba futsi akazange abe nencenye ekubhujisweni kwalelidolobha. Esikhundleni saloko, bekutingelosi lebeticondzisa kubhujiswa kweJerusalema. Ngako lesiphrofetho sisiniketa litfuba lekutsi sibone loko lokwenteka ezulwini. Jehova watjela tingelosi takhe kutsi tihlele lokubhujiswa kwebantfu lababi futsi ticinisekise kutsi bantfu labalungile bayasindza. *

Lesiphrofetho sitawuphindze sigcwaliseke esikhatsini lesitako. Esikhatsini lesengcile besivame kutsi lendvodza lenesipatji sekwekubhala imelela labo labagcotjiwe labasaphila emhlabeni. Besiphindze sitsi bantfu bebabekwa loluphawu nangabe balalela futsi bemukela tindzaba letimnandzi lesitishumayelako. Nobe kunjalo, muva nje kube sebaleni kutsi kudzingeka siyishintje indlela lesisichaza ngayo lesiphrofetho. KuMatewu 25:31-33 sifundze kutsi Jesu nguye lohlulela bantfu. Utakwenta loko esikhatsini lesitako ngekuhlupheka lokukhulu. Ngaleso sikhatsi labo labatawehlulelwa njengetimvu batawusindza, futsi labo labatawehlulelwa njengetimbuti batawubhujiswa.

Ngako sifundzani embonweni waHezekeli? Nati tifundvo letisihlanu:

1.  Ngaphambi kwekubhujiswa kweJerusalema, Hezekeli, Jeremiya kanye na-Isaya becwayisa bantfu ngaloko lebekutawenteka kulelidolobha. Bebafana nabogadzi. Lamuhla, Jehova usebentisa licembu lelincane lalabagcotjiwe kute afundzise bantfu bakhe futsi ecwayise labanye ngaphambi kwekutsi kucale kuhlupheka lokukhulu. Ecinisweni, bonkhe bantfu baNkulunkulu, lokusho tisebenti taKhristu, banencenye kulomsebenti wekwecwayisa bantfu.​—Matewu 24:45-47.

2.  Hezekeli, akazange ababeke luphawu labo lebebatawusindza. Nebantfu baNkulunkulu namuhla abalubeki. Bamane nje bayashumayela futsi bayabecwayisa ngaloko lokutawenteka esikhatsini lesitako. Lomsebenti wekushumayela emhlabeni wonkhe wentiwa ngelusito lwetingelosi.​—Sembulo 14:6.

3.  Labo labasindza esikhatsini saHezekeli, bebete luphawu lolubonakalako emabuntini abo. Nalamuhla labo labatawusindza angeke babe neluphawu lolubonakalako. Yini lokufanele bantfu bayente kute basindze ekuhluphekeni lokukhulu? Nabeva lesecwayiso, kufanele bafundze kulingisa Khristu, batinikele kuNkulunkulu futsi basekele bomnakabo Khristu ngekutsi bashumayele tindzaba letimnandzi. (Matewu 25:35-40) Ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka lokukhulu, batawutfola loluphawu, lokusho kutsi batawuba semkhatsini walabo labatawusindza.

4.  Lendvodza lenesipatji sekwekubhala imelela Jesu. Ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka lokukhulu, Jesu utawubeka sicumbi lesikhulu luphawu nakasehlulela njengetimvu. Ngemuva kwaloko sitawubese siba nelitfuba lekuphila phakadze lamhlabeni.​—Matewu 25:34, 46. *

5.  Namuhla lamadvodza lasitfupha laphetse tilimato letimbi, amelela libutfo lasezulwini lelitawube liholwa nguJesu. Ngekushesha litawubhubhisa tive futsi licedze bonkhe bubi.​—Hezekeli 10:2, 6, 7; Sembulo 19:11-21.

Tifundvo lesititfolako kulombono tisisita siciniseke ngekutsi Jehova angeke abhubhise labalungile kanye nalababi. (2 Phetro 2:9; 3:9) Tifundvo lesititfolako tiphindze tisikhumbute kutsi umsebenti wekushumayela lowentiwa esikhatsini setfu ubaluleke kakhulu. Wonkhe umuntfu kufanele asive lesecwayiso ngaphambi kwekutsi kuphela kufike!​—Matewu 24:14.