‘Umubomfi Nkomamatwi Kabili Impofu’

26, 27. Bushe Israele alanga shani ukuti ‘mubomfi nkomamatwi kabili impofu,’ kabili cinshi cikamucitikila?

²⁶ Yesu Kristu, Umubomfi Wasalwa uwa kwa Lesa, atwalilile uwa busumino ukufikile mfwa. Lelo, abantu ba kwa Yehova abena Israele, bena bailanga ukuba umubomfi wabulwo busumino, nkomamatwi kabili impofu lwa ku mupashi. Yehova abebo kuti: “Mwe bankomamatwi, umfweni, mwe mpofu, lolesheni ukuti mumone! Nani uwabe mpofu, kano umubomfi wandi, kabili nkomamatwi nge nkombe yandi intu natuma? Nani uwabe mpofu nga camata wandi, nani uwaba nkomamatwi ngo mubomfi wa kwa Yehova? Wamone fintu ifingi, lelo tawamwensekesha, waba no kukomoka amatwi, lelo tawaumfwapo. Yehova abekelwe, pa mulandu wa bulungami bwakwe, ku kukusha amalango yakwe, no kuyacindamika.”—Esaya 42:18-21.

²⁷ Ku ca bulanda Israele afilililwa fye ukucite ci! Libili libili abantu bakwe bawila mu kupepa balesa ba fibanda aba nko. Yehova atwalilila fye ukubatumina inkombe shakwe libili libili, lelo abantu bakwe te ba kumfwa nakalya. (2 Imilandu 36:14-16) Esaya asobela icili no kubacitikila, atila: “Aba bantu baletapwa no kukunkuntwa, ukucilikilwa mu filindi bonse bene, bafiswa na mu mayanda ya cifungo; baba abatapwa kabili tapali wa kupokolola, baba abakunkuntwa kabili tapali uwa kutila, Bwesha. Nani uwa muli imwe akutika kuli ici, uukapeepeka no kuumfwa ku nshita iikakonkapo, ilyo nkatila, Nani apeele Yakobo ku kubo wakunkuntwa, na Israele ku kuba ku baletapa? Bushe te Yehova uo twabembukako, uo tabatemenwe ukwenda mu mibele yakwe, no kukanaumfwa ku malango yakwe? Nani apongolwelele pali bene icipyu ca bukali bwakwe, no bukalushi bwa bulwi, icabasonteka konse konse, lelo tabaishiba, kabili caboca, lelo tababikapo imitima?”—Esaya 42:22-25.

28. (a) Finshi twingasambililako ku ca kumwenako ca bekashi ba mu Yuda? (b) Kuti twafwaya shani ukuti Yehova alecankilwa muli ifwe?

²⁸ Pa mulandu wa kubulwo busumino ukwa bekashi bakwe, Yehova aleka icalo ca Yuda ukutapwa no kukunkuntwa mu 607 B.C.E. Abena Babele baoca itempele lya kwa Yehova, basha Yerusalemu amapopa, kabili basenda na baYuda bunkole. (2 Imilandu 36:17-21) Shi natuleibukisha ici ca kumwenako ca kusoka kabili twikatala atukoma amatwi no kukanaumfwila ukufunda kwa kwa Yehova atemwa ukuba impofu no kusuula Icebo cakwe icalembwa.

2. (a) Bushe imibele ya ku mupashi iya bena Israele ili shani mu nshiku sha kwa Esaya? (b) Yehova aisula shani amenso ya bantu bakwe?

² Ku ca bulanda, pa nshita Esaya ali no mweo, Israele ali mu mibele ya bulanda nga nshi ica kuti kuli Yehova abantu bali nga abalemana lwa ku mupashi. Atila, “Fumyeni bese kuno abantu impofu abo amenso yabo yalipo, na bankomamatwi abo abali na matwi.” (Esaya 43:8) Bushe abantu impofu kabili bankomamatwi lwa ku mupashi kuti babombela shani Yehova nge nte shakwe isha mweo? Kuli fye inshila imo mpo. Amenso yabo yalingile ukwisulwa na matwi yabo yalingile ukukomonwa mu cipesha amano. Kabili cine cine Yehova abesula amenso no kubakomona amatwi! Mu nshila nshi? Ica ntanshi, Yehova abasalapula ukusalapula kwaluma—abekashi ba mu bufumu bwa kwa Israele ubwa ku kapinda ka ku kuso basendwa bunkole mu 740 B.C.E., na bekashi ba mu Yuda, basendwa mu 607 B.C.E. Lyene, Yehova abomfya amaka yakwe ukulwila abantu bakwe pa kubalubula no kubwesesha abashalapo abalapila kabili abapuupuutulwa lwa ku mupashi ku calo ca ku mwabo mu 537 B.C.E.