1, 2. (a) Ngutiphi ticondziso Jehova latiniketa Hezekeli? (b) Ngumiphi imibuto lesitawucoca ngayo?

HEZEKELI usandza kubona umbono lokungenteka wamenta wacabanga emuva eminyakeni lengaba ngu-900 leyendlulile, ngemalanga aMosi naJoshuwa. Ngaleso sikhatsi, Jehova wachazela Mosi ngemincele yeLive Lesetsembiso futsi ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi watjela Joshuwa indlela bekufanele alehlukanise ngayo lelive emkhatsini wetive taka-Israyeli. (Num. 34:1-15; Josh. 13:7; 22:4, 9) Kodvwa nyalo, nga-593 B.C.E., Jehovah utjela Hezekeli kanye nalabo latfunjwe nabo kutsi abaphindze behlukanisele tive taka-Israyeli leLive Lesetsembiso!—Hez. 45:1; 47:14; 48:29.

² Lombono bewunamuphi umlayeto loya kuHezekeli nakulabo bekatfunjwe nabo? Kungani lombono ubakhutsata bantfu baNkulunkulu lamuhla? Utawugcwaliseka ngelizinga lelikhulu yini esikhatsini lesitako?

3, 4. (a) Umbono waHezekeli wekugcina wacinisekisa bantfu lebebatfunjiwe ngatiphi tintfo letine? (b) Kulesehluko, ngusiphi sicinisekiso lesitawucoca ngaso?

³ Umbono wekugcina lowabonwa nguHezekeli ubhalwe etehlukweni letingu-9 tencwadzi yakhe. (Hez. 40:1–48:35) Lombono wanika lebebatfunjiwe ticinisekiso letine letitikhutsato mayelana  nesive saka-Israyeli lesibuyiselwe. Bekungutiphi letintfo letikhutsatako? Kwekucala, kukhonta lokuhlantekile bekutawubuyiselwa ethempelini laNkulunkulu. Kwesibili, lesive lesibuyiselwe besitawuholwa baphristi nebelusi labalungile. Kwesitsatfu, indzawo lelifa beyitawubekelwa bonkhe lebebatawubuyela ka-Israyeli. Kwesine, Jehova bekatawuba nabo, aphindze ahlale nabo.

⁴ Tehluko 13 na-14 talencwadzi tikhulume ngekutsi betitawugcwaliseka njani leticinisekiso tekucala letimbili—kubuyiselwa kwekukhonta kweliciniso kanye nekuholwa belusi labalungile. Kulesehluko, sitawucoca ngesicinisekiso sesitsatfu, lokusetsembiso selive lelilifa. Esehlukweni lesilandzelako, sitawucoca ngesetsembiso lesimayelana nekuba khona kwaJehova.—Hez. 47:13-21; 48:1-7, 23-29.

5, 6. (a) Embonweni waHezekeli, nguyiphi indzawo lebekufanele yabiwe? (Buka sitfombe lesisekucaleni kwalesehluko.) (b) Beyiyini injongo yalombono lomayelana nekwabiwa kwelive?

⁵ Fundza Hezekeli 47:14. Embonweni, Jehova wenta Hezekeli kutsi anake incenye yalelive lebeyitawufana ‘nengadze yase-Edeni’ ngekushesha. (Hez. 36:35) Jehova wabese utsi: “Lena yindzawo lotayehlukanisa ibe lifa letive letingu-12 taka-Israyeli.” (Hez. 47:13) ‘Lendzawo’ lebeyitawehlukaniswa bekungulelive lelibuyiselwe laka-Israyeli lapho bekutawuhlala khona labantfu lababuya ekutfunjweni. Ngemuva kwaloko, njengobe kubhaliwe kuHezekeli 47:15-21, Jehova wachubeka achaza ngalokucacile mayelana nemincele lengephandle yalo lonkhe lelive.

⁶ Beyiyini injongo yalombono lomayelana nekwabiwa kwelive? Inchazelo yalemincele lekaliwe yacinisekisa Hezekeli nalatfunjwe nabo kutsi lelive labo labalitsandzako belitawubuyiselwa nakanjani. Kungenteka kutsi laba labatfunjiwe badvudvuteka kakhulu nabeva sicinisekiso lesivela kuJehova lesinemininingwane lechazwe kahle! Bantfu baNkulunkulu balitfola mbamba yini lelive lebebabelwe lona kutsi libe lifa labo? Yebo balitfola.

7. (a) Ngutiphi tintfo letenteka nga-537 B.C.E., futsi tisikhumbuta ini? (b) Ngumuphi umbuto lesitawucale sicoce ngawo?

⁷ Nga-537 B.C.E., ngemuva kweminyaka lengaba ngu-56 Hezekeli atfole lombono, tinkhulungwane tebantfu labatfunjiwe tacala kubuyela eveni laka-Israyeli futsi tacala kuhlala khona. Letintfo letibalulekile letenteka kadzeni tisikhumbuta ngetintfo letifanako letenteka kubantfu baNkulunkulu lamuhla. Ngemcondvo lotsite, nabo batfola live lababelwe lona. Kanjani? Jehova uvumele tinceku takhe kutsi tingene eveni lakhe futsi tihlale kulo. Ngako kubuyiselwa kweLive Lesetsembiso lasendvulo kungasifundzisa lokunyenti ngekubuyiselwa kwelive laNkulunkulu labahlala kulo bantfu bakhe lamuhla. Kodvwa ngaphambi kwekutsi sicoce ngaletifundvo, ase sicale siphendvule nangu umbuto: “Kungani singaphetsa ngekutsi live laNkulunkulu likhona mbamba lamuhla?”

8. (a) Jehova wente kutsi Israyeli longekwemvelo atsatselwe indzawo ngusiphi sive? (b) Liyini live laNkulunkulu nobe lipharadisi laNkulunkulu? (c) Lacala nini kuba khona, futsi bobani labahlala kulo?

 ⁸ Embonweni lowanikwa Hezekeli ekucaleni, Jehova waveta kutsi tiphrofetho letimayelana nekubuyiselwa kwa-Israyeli betitawugcwaliseka ngelizinga lelikhulu ngemuva kwekutsi ‘inceku yakhe Davide,’ lokunguJesu Khristu, icale kubusa njengeNkhosi. (Hez. 37:24) Loko kwenteka nga-1914 C.E. Ngako, bese kusikhatsi lesidze sive sema-Israyeli satsatselwa indzawo ngu-Israyeli waNkulunkulu, lokungemaKhristu lagcotjwe ngemoya. (Fundza Matewu 21:43; 1 Phetro 2:9.) Kodvwa Jehova akagcinanga nje ngekwenta kutsi Israyeli longekwemvelo atsatselwe sikhundla ngu-Israyeli wakhe, kepha wenta nekutsi live laka-Israyeli litsatselwe sikhundla live lakhe. (Isa. 66:8) Njengobe sibonile eSehlukweni 17 salencwadzi, live laNkulunkulu lisho simo sekutiva ulondzekile nobe sekuba nebuhlobo lobuhle naye, lebesisolo sijatjulelwa ngulabasele kulabagcotjiwe kusekela nga-1919. (Buka libhokisi lelitsi “Leni Kube Ngu-1919?”) Njengobe sikhatsi sichubeka, bantfu labanelitsemba  lekuphila emhlabeni, nobe “letinye timvu,” nabo bacala kuhlala kulelive laNkulunkulu. (Joh. 10:16) Nanobe lelive lichubeka litfutfuka futsi landza lamuhla, kodvwa sitawubona tibusiso talo ngalokugcwele ngemuva kwe-Amagedoni.

9. Ngutiphi ticondziso leticacile Jehova latiniketa mayelana nekwehlukaniselana lelive?

⁹ Fundza Hezekeli 48:1, 28. Ngemuva kwekubeka imincele yangephandle yalelive, Jehova wabese uchaza kabanti kutsi lelive bekufanele balehlukanise njani. Wabese ucondzisa kutsi letive letingu-12 lebetitawutfola lelifa tehlukaniselane lendzawo ngalokulinganako kusukela enyakatfo kuya eningizimu, kucale ngesive sakaDani lebesitawabelwa incenye lesekugcineni yenyakatfo yalelive bese kugcina sive sakaGadi emnceleni loseningizimu. Indzawo ngayinye kuleti letingu-12 letilifa, beyinemncele losemaceleni losuka emnceleni longephandle walelive ngasemphumalanga kuyofika eLwandle Lolukhulu nobe Lwandle iMedithera ngasenshonalanga.—Hez. 47:20.

10. Ngutiphi ticinisekiso lokungenteka tavetwa ngulencenye yalombono kubantfu bebatfunjiwe?

¹⁰ Ngusiphi sicinisekiso lokungenteka savetwa ngulencenye yalombono kubantfu lebebatfunjiwe? Inchazelo lebanti leyavetwa nguHezekeli mayelana nekwehlukaniswa kwalelive kungenteka yabajabulisa labantfu lebebatfunjiwe kutsi lokwabelana lelive bekutawuba ngumsebenti lohlelekile. Ngetulu kwaloko, kwehlukanisa lelive ngalokulinganako emkhatsini wetive letingu-12 bekugcizelela kutsi ngamunye webantfu lebebabuya ekutfunjweni nakanjani bekatawutfola lifa kulelive lelibuyiselwe. Kute lebekatawubuyela emuva afike angabi nendzawo nobe umuti.

11. Ngutiphi tifundvo lesititfola kulombono losiphrofetho lomayelana nekuhlukaniswa kwalelive? (Buka libhokisi lelitsi “Kwehlukaniswa Kwelive.”)

¹¹ Ngutiphi tifundvo letisicinisako lamuhla lesingatitfola kulombono? Live Lesetsembiso lelibuyiselwe belingagcini nje ngekuba nendzawo yebaphristi, yemaLevi neyebaholi kuphela, kodvwa beliphindze libe neyawo onkhe emalunga etive letingu-12. (Hez. 45:4, 5, 7, 8) Ngendlela lefanako lamuhla, lipharadisi laNkulunkulu alisiyo indzawo yalabagcotjiwe labasele kanye nalabaholako labayincenye ‘yesicumbi lesikhulu’ nje kuphela, kepha liphindze libe yindzawo yawo onkhe emalunga esicumbi lesikhulu. * (Semb. 7:9) Ngisho nobe umsebenti lesiwentako uphansi kangakanani enhlanganweni, kodvwa sinendzawo levikelekile nemsebenti loligugu epharadisi laNkulunkulu. Lesi sicinisekiso lesijabulisa kakhulu!

12, 13. Ngutiphi ticondziso leticacile Jehova latiniketa mayelana nekwabela tive indzawo?

¹² Kungenteka tamdida Hezekeli letinye teticondziso letakhishwa nguJehova mayelana nekwehlukaniselana lelive ngobe betehlukile kuleto bekatinikete Mosi. Cabanga ngaletintfo letimbili letehlukile. Lesinye sifaka ekhatsi live; kantsi lelesinye sifaka ekhatsi bantfu labahlala kulo.

 ¹³ Kwekucala, live. Mosi bekayalwe kutsi tive letinkhulu atinike live lelikhulu kunaleto letincane. (Num. 26:52-54) Kodvwa embonweni waHezekeli, Jehova bekakhiphe ticondziso leticacile tekutsi tonkhe tive tehlukaniselwe “indzawo lelinganako [“ngamunye ahlale njengemnakabo,” umbhalo longentasi].” (Hez. 47:14) Ngako libanga lesive ngasinye kusuka emnceleni losenyakatfo kuye kuloseningizimu bekufanele lifanane ncamashi kuto tonkhe tindzawo letingu-12 lebetehlukaniselwe letive. Onkhe ema-Israyeli, ngisho nobe awasiphi sive, bewatfola umkhicito wekudla lolinganako eVeni Lesetsembiso lebe linemanti lenele.

14. Ticondziso betikhishwe nguJehova mayelana nebantfu bekuhamba betingetulu kwaleto latisho eMtsetfweni waMosi ngayiphi indlela?

¹⁴ Kwesibili, bantfu labahlala kulo. UMtsetfo waMosi bewutivikela tihambi futsi utivumela kutsi tibe nencenye ekukhonteni Jehova, kodvwa betinganiketwa indzawo kulelive. (Lev. 19:33, 34) Nanobe kunjalo, loko Jehova lakutjela Hezekeli nyalo sekungetulu kwaloko lakusho eMtsetfweni. Wamyala watsi: “Kufanele unikete umuntfu wakulesinye sive lifa endzaweni yesive lahlala naso.” Ngalowo myalo, Jehova wawususa umehluko lomkhulu lebewukhona emkhatsini ‘wema-Israyeli’ nebantfu bakuletinye tive lebebahlala kulelive. (Hez. 47:22, 23) Kulelive lelibuyiselwe Hezekeli lalibona embonweni,  wabona kutsi bantfu bakhona bebakhonta Nkulunkulu ngendlela lelinganako futsi lenebunye.—Lev. 25:23.

15. Nguliphi liciniso ngaJehova lelingayuze lishintje lelacinisekiswa ticondziso latikhipha mayelana nelive kanye nebantfu labahlala kulo?

¹⁵ Lemiyalo lemibili lengakavami leyatfolwa nguHezekeli lemayelana nelive kanye nebantfu balo kungenteka yawacinisekisa ema-Israyeli lebekatfunjiwe. Bewati kutsi Jehova utawanika indzawo lelinganako, ngisho nobe angema-Israyeli ngekutalwa nobe atihambi lebetikhonta Jehova. (Ezra 8:20; Neh. 3:26; 7:6, 25; Isa. 56:3, 8) Leticondziso tiphindze tisicinisekise nganali liciniso lelisikhutsatako futsi lelingashintji lekutsi tonkhe tikhonti taJehova tiyalingana kuye futsi tiligugu. (Fundza Hagayi 2:7.) Lamuhla, ngisho nobe sinelitsemba lekuphila ezulwini nobe emhlabeni, sonkhe sijabulela leliciniso lelifanako.

16, 17. (a) Kusizuzisa njani kucoca kabanti ngalelive kanye nebantfu labahlala kulo? (b) Yini lesitawucoca ngayo esehlukweni lesilandzelako?

¹⁶ Kusizuzisa njani kucoca ngalemininingwane lemayelana nalelive kanye nebantfu labahlala kulo? Sikhunjutwa kutsi kulingana kanye nebunye kufanele kube tintfo letibonakala ngalokucacile kulobuzalwane betfu bemhlaba wonkhe lamuhla. Jehova akakhetsi. Ngako kufanele sitibute nayi imibuto: ‘Nami angikhetsi yini njengaJehova? Ngibahlonipha ngalokusuka enhlitiyweni yini labo lengikholwa nabo, ngisho nobe basive sini futsi baphila ngaphansi kwatiphi timo?’ (Rom. 12:10) Siyajabula kutsi Jehova usinike sonkhe incenye lelinganako kulelipharadisi lakhe, lapho sentela khona Babe wetfu wasezulwini umsebenti longcwele ngemphefumulo wonkhe futsi sijabulele netibusiso takhe.—Gal. 3:26-29; Semb. 7:9.

¹⁷ Nyalo ase sicoce nganasi sicinisekiso sesine lesisencenyeni yekugcina yembono waHezekeli, setsembiso sekutsi Jehova bekatawuba nalabantfu labatfunjiwe. Ngutiphi tifundvo lesingatitfola kulesetsembiso? Imphendvulo sitayitfola esehlukweni lesilandzelako.