Thimbu mwaka wa 607 B.C.E., kanda wete, Yehova wamwethele Ezekiyele chimona cha vyuma vikalingiwa mu Yelusalema thimbu kanda vainyongethe. Ezekiyele wamwene vilinga vyavingi vya kujwala vilingiwa. Cho wamwene lalo vanalume vatanu na umo vanambata umo na umo “chitwa chendi cha vuthunga.” Cho hakati kavo hakele munalume “wathzalele vuthzalo vwa linyu, wambatele chithoneketho.” (Ezekiyele 8:6-12; 9:2, 3) Ou munalume vamulekele aye na kwita mu nganda na “kwaka chithzivukitho ha luholo lwa munu na munu uje alinyenga, cho ali na vuthiwa, omwo a vyuma vya vunyengwe vije vili na kulingiwa mu nganda.” Cho vaje vanalume vatanu na umo vakwatele vitwa vavalekele vathsiye vanu va mu nganda vaje kuvakele na chithzivukitho. (Ezekiyele 9:4-7) Vika vitulilongetha omu mu chimona, cho uje munalume muka-chithoneketho ikeye iya?

Ezekiyele wamwene echi chimona mu 612 B.C.E. Ovu vupolofweto vwalishulithilile ha kulivanga munima ya myaka itanu omwo Yehova watavethele mashwalale va vaMbambilone vanyongethe Yelusalema. Yehova wapangethele vaMbambilone mu kunyanyametha vanu vendi va kujeneka kwononoka. (Njelemiya 25:9, 15-18) Oloni vika vyalingiwile kuli vaYunda vavavwa vaje kuvalikovelethele mu vilinga vya kujwala vivakele na kulinga mu nganda? Yehova wavovwele.

Mu chimona, Ezekiyele kethi ikeye vene wafundikile vanu vithzivukitho nambe kulikwatathana na vaka-kunyongetha nganda. Oloni tungelo vakevo vatwamenenene vaje vanyongethele Yelusalema. Ngechi ovu vupolofweto vutukwatha tuthzivuke vikalingiwa mwilu. Yehova walekele tungelo vendi vavwahethe vya kunyongetha vavavi na kuwana ngila ya kwovwelamo vavavwa.a

Ovu vupolofweto vukalishulithilila na kulutwe. Twakele na kuthzivithitha ngwetu uje munalume wambatele chithoneketho wemanenene vanu vakuvwavetha vaje vachili na kuyoya hano hathi. Twakele na kuthzivithitha lalo ngwetu vanu vaje vatambula muthzimbu utwambulula vavafundika chithzivukitho cha kukovoka. Oloni mu myaka inahu twamwene ngwetu tunapande kutengulula mutulumbunwinamo ovu vupolofweto. Ku mukanda wa Mateo 25:31-33, twalilongetha ngwetu chipangi cha kwakula vanu vavavwa ku vavavi chapwa cha Yesu. Akalinga ngocho kulutwe ha thimbu ya ñavava yakama. Ha thimbu oyo, vaje vavakakula ngwavo vimanga vakevo vakovoka, cho vaje vavakakula ngwavo vimembe vakanyonga.

3. Vaje vovokele mu thimbu ya Ezekiyele kuvakele na mifunda ya vithzivukitho ha maholo avo. Mukemwo na matangwa ano, vaje vakovoka kuvakakala na mifunda ya vithzivukitho. Vika vivanapande kulinga vanu mangana vakovoke mu ñavava yakama? Omwo vathzivuka vuthunga vanapande kulilongetha kutembwinina Kilisitu. Vanapande kulikundika kuli Njambi na kukwatha vandolome va Kilisitu mu chipangi cha kwambululula muthzimbu wauvwa. (Mateo 25:35-40) Ha thimbu ya ñavava yakama, vakavafundika chithzivukitho kulumbununa kuvangwila kukovoka.

4. Munalume nambata chithoneketho emanena Yesu. Ha thimbu ya ñavava yakama, Yesu akafundika vithzivukitho ha maholo a vaka-mbunga yakama omwo akavakula kupwa vimanga. Cho vakayoya myaka yoshe hano hathi.—Mateo 25:34, 46.b