Amabhuku Asetshenziswe Ku-Gwalo Lwempilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu
OCTOBER 2-8
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UDANYELI 7-9
“UDanyeli Waphrofetha Ngokuza KukaMesiya”
(UDanyeli 9:24) “Amatshumi ayisikhombisa ‘ezikhombisa’ (amaviki) asequnyelwe abantu bakini ledolobho lenu elingcwele ukuqedisa ukona, ukukhawula isono, ukuhlawulela ububi, ukuletha ukulunga okungapheliyo, ukuphetha umbono lesiphrofetho lokugcoba indawo engcwelengcwele.
it-2-E 902 ¶2
Amaviki Angu-70
Ukuqedwa kwesiphambeko lesono. Ukuqunywa loba ukubulawa kukaJesu, lokuvuswa kwakhe kanye lokufika kwakhe ezulwini ‘kwaqeda ukona, kwakhawula isono njalo kwahlawulela ububi.’ (Da 9:24) Isivumelwano soMthetho saveza ukuthi amaJuda ayelesono njalo aqalekiswa ngenxa yokwephula isivumelwano. Kodwa lapho isono ‘sisanda’ sivezwa egcekeni nguMthetho kaMosi, umusa kaNkulunkulu wanda kakhulukazi ngoMesiya. (Ro 5:20) Umhlatshelo kaMesiya wenza ukuthi isiphambeko lesono salabo abaphendukayo kuthethelelwe bangatholi isijeziso esibafaneleyo.
(UDanyeli 9:25) “Yazi njalo uzwisise lokhu: Kusukela ekukhutshweni kwesimemezelo sokuthi kuvuselelwe njalo kwakhiwe kutsha iJerusalema kuze kufike umbusi ongo-Gcotshiweyo kuzakuba ‘lezikhombisa’ (amaviki) eziyisikhombisa ‘lezikhombisa’ ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lambili. Lizakwa-khiwa libe lemigwaqo lomgelo, kodwa kuyi-zikhathi zohlupho.
it-2-E 900 ¶7
Amaviki Angu-70
Ukufika KukaMesiya Ngemva ‘Kwamaviki Angu-69.’ ‘Amaviki angu-62’ (Da 9:25, NW) aphakathi kwamaviki angu-70 njalo aqanjwa ngemva ‘kwamaviki ayisikhombisa.’ Ngakho kusukela “ekukhutshweni kwesimemezelo” sokuthi kwakhiwe kutsha iJerusalema kuze kufike ‘oGcotshiweyo’ kumbe uMesiya kwakuzakuba ngamaviki angu-69 (‘amaviki’ angu-7 ahlanganiswe ‘lamaviki’ angu-62 kusinika ‘amaviki’ angu-69.) Le kwakuzakuba yiminyaka engu-483 nxa kubalwa kusukela ngo-455 B.C.E. kusiya ku-29 C.E. Njengoba kutshiwo phezulu, ngomnyaka ka-29 C.E., uJesu wabhabhathizwa emanzini, wagcotshwa ngomoya ongcwele waseqalisa umsebenzi wakhe ‘esengumbusi oGcotshiweyo’ kumbe umkhokheli onguMesiya.—Luk 3:1, 2, 21, 22.
(UDanyeli 9:26, 27a) “Ngemva ‘kwezikhombisa’ lezo ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lambili oGcotshiweyo uzaqunywa afe engelalutho. Abantu bombusi ozakuza bazalibhidliza idolobho lendlu yenkonzo. Ukuphela kuzafika njengesikhukhula: Impi izaqhubeka kuze kube sekupheleni, sekumenyezelwe izincithakalo. 27 Uzaqinisa isivumelwano labanengi ‘okwesikhombisa’ esisodwa. Phakathi ‘kwesikhombisa’ uzacinisa imihlatshelo leminikelo.
it-2-E 901 ¶2
Amaviki Angu-70
‘Ukuqunywa’ phakathi laphakathi kweviki. UGabhriyeli waqhubeka wathi: “Ngemva ‘kwezikhombisa’ lezo ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lambili [‘amaviki angu-62,’ NW] oGcotshiweyo uzaqunywa afe engelalutho.” (Da 9:26) Ngemva kwesikhathi kuphele amaviki angu-69 (amaviki angu-7 ahlanganiswe lamaviki angu-62,) sekudlule phose iminyaka emithathu lezinyanga eziyisithupha, uKhristu waqunywa lapho ebulawa esigodweni sokuhlutshwa. Wadela konke ayelakho waba ngumhlatshelo wabantu bonke. (Isay 53:8) Ubufakazi buveza ukuthi kusukela ekuqaliseni ‘kweviki’ kusiya phakathi laphakathi kwayo, uJesu wayetshumayela. Ngomnyaka ka-32 C.E., wafanisa amaJuda lesihlahla somkhiwa (qathanisa loMt 17:15-20; 21:18, 19, 43) esasingazange sithele izithelo ‘okweminyaka emithathu.’ Indoda eyayigcina isivini yatshela umnikazi wesivande yathi: “‘Mnumzana, ake usiyekele nje okomnyaka owodwa, kengisihlakulele kuhle ngithele umvundiso. Uma sizathela ngomnyaka ozayo, kuzabe kulungile! Uma singatheli, usungasigamula.” (Luk 13:6-9) Kungenzeka lapha wayekhuluma ngomsebenzi wakhe wokutshumayela ayesewenze okweminyaka emithathu njalo esezangena kowesine kodwa isizwe leso singelandaba lalokho ayekukhuluma.
it-2-E 901 ¶5
Amaviki Angu-70
‘Phakathi kweviki’ kwakuzakuba phakathi laphakathi kweminyaka eyisikhombisa kumbe ngemva kweminyaka emithathu lezinyanga eziyisithupha ngoba ‘iviki’ le yayimela iminyaka eyisikhombisa. Njengoba ‘iviki’ yesi-70 yaqalisa ngo-29 C.E. ngesikhathi uJesu ebhabhathizwa njalo egcotshwa ngomoya ongcwele ukuze abe nguKhristu, iminyaka emithathu lezinyanga eziyisithupha (phakathi kweviki) yayizaphela ngentwasa ka-33 C.E. kumbe ngesikhathi sePhasika (ngoNisani 14) lalowomnyaka. Kukhanya ilanga leli kwakungumhlaka 1 April, 33 C.E., ekhalendeni kaGregory leyo esetshenziswa lamuhla. (Khangela isihloko esithi LORD’S EVENING MEAL [Time of Its Institution].) Umphostoli uPhawuli usitshela ukuthi uJesu ‘walanda ukuzakwenza intando kaNkulunkulu.’ Intando yakhe yayiyikuthi ‘asuse okokuqala [okutsho imihlatshelo leminikelo eyayinikelwa kulandelwa uMthetho] ukuze amise okwesibili.’ Lokhu wakwenza ngokunikela ngomzimba wakhe ukuthi ube ngumhlatshelo.—Heb 10:1-10.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(UDanyeli 9:24) “Amatshumi ayisikhombisa ‘ezikhombisa’ (amaviki) asequnyelwe abantu bakini ledolobho lenu elingcwele ukuqedisa ukona, ukukhawula isono, ukuhlawulela ububi, ukuletha ukulunga okungapheliyo, ukuphetha umbono lesiphrofetho lokugcoba indawo engcwelengcwele.
w01-ZU 5/15 27
Imibuzo Evela Kubafundi
Yagcotshwa nini ‘iNgcwelengcwele,’ njengobakubikezelwe kuDaniyeli 9:24?
UDaniyeli 9:24-27 uyisiprofetho esiphathelene nokubonakala ‘koGcotshiweyo, uMbusi’—uKristu. Ngakho, ukugcotshwa ‘kweNgcwelengcwele’ okwabikezelwa akubhekisele ekugcotshweni kweNgcwelengcwele yethempeli laseJerusalema. Kunalokho, elithi ‘iNgcwelengcwele’ libhekisela endlini engcwele kaNkulunkulu esezulwini—iNgcwelengcwele yasezulwini—ethempelini elikhulu likaJehova elingokomoya.—Heberu 8:1-5; 9:2-10, 23.
Laqala nini ukusebenza ithempeli likaNkulunkulu elingokomoya? Cabanga ngalokho okwenzeka lapho uJesu eziletha ukuba azobhapathizwa ngo-29 C.E. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi ekuphileni kwakhe, uJesu wagcwalisa amazwi eHubo 40:6-8. Kamuva umphostoli uPawulu wabonisa ukuthi uJesu wayethandaze wathi kuNkulunkulu: “Umhlatshelo nomnikelo awukufunanga, kodwa ungilungiselele umzimba.” (Heberu 10:5) UJesu wayazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ‘wayengafunanga’ ukuba kuqhutshekwe kunikelwa imihlatshelo yezilwane ethempelini laseJerusalema. Kunalokho, uJehova wayelungiselele uJesu umzimba ophelele wobuntu ukuze anikele ngawo njengomhlatshelo. Ebonisa isifiso sakhe esisuka enhliziyweni, uJesu waqhubeka wathi: “Bheka! Ngizile (emqulwini wencwadi kulotshiwe ngami) ukuba ngenze intando yakho, O Nkulunkulu.” (Heberu 10:7) Wasabela kanjani uJehova? IVangeli likaMathewu lithi: “Ngemva kokubhapathizwa uJesu wakhuphuka masinyane emanzini; futhi, bheka! amazulu avuleka, wabona umoya kaNkulunkulu wehla njengejuba uza phezu kwakhe. Bheka! Futhi, kwaba khona izwi livela emazulwini elathi: ‘Lena iNdodana yami, ethandekayo, engiyamukele.’”—Mathewu 3:16, 17.
Ukwamukela kukaJehova uNkulunkulu ukulethwa komzimba kaJesu njengomhlatshelo kwasho ukuthi kwase kune-altare elikhulu kune-altare elingokoqobo lasethempelini laseJerusalema. Leli kwakuyi-altare ‘lentando’ kaNkulunkulu, noma ilungiselelo lokwamukela ukuphila kukaJesu kobuntu njengomhlatshelo. (Heberu 10:10) Ukugcotshwa kukaJesu ngomoya ongcwele kwasho ukuthi manje uNkulunkulu wayeseliveze lonke ilungiselelo lethempeli lakhe elingokomoya. Ngakho, lapho uJesu ebhapathizwa, indawo kaNkulunkulu yokuhlala yasezulwini yagcotshwa, noma yahlukaniselwa ukuba ‘yiNgcwelengcwele’ elungiselelweni lethempeli elikhulu elingokomoya.
(UDanyeli 9:27) “Uzaqinisa isivumelwano labanengi ‘okwesikhombisa’ esisodwa. Phakathi ‘kwesikhombisa’ uzacinisa imihlatshelo leminikelo. Kuzakuthi eceleni lethempeli uzabeka isinengiso esibanga incithakalo, kuze kuthi ukucina okumisiweyo kuchithelwe kuye.”
w07-ZU 9/1 20 ¶4
Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaDaniyeli
9:27—Isiphi isivumelwano ‘esagcinwa sisebenza ngenxa yabaningi’ kwaze kwaphela isonto lama-70 leminyaka, noma ngo-36 C.E.? Isivumelwano soMthetho saqedwa ngo-33 C.E. lapho uJesu ebethelwa. Kodwa, ngokugcina isivumelwano sika-Abrahama sisebenza ku-Israyeli wenyama kuze kube ngu-36 C.E., uJehova welula inkathi yokubonisa amaJuda umusa okhethekile ngenxa yokuthi ayeyinzalo ka-Abrahama. Isivumelwano sika-Abrahama siyaqhubeka sisebenza ngokuqondene ‘no-Israyeli kaNkulunkulu.’—Galathiya 3:7-9, 14-18, 29; 6:16.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
(UDanyeli 7:1-10) Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaBhelishazari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, uDanyeli waphupha iphupho, kwaphithika imibono engqondweni yakhe elele embhedeni wakhe. Wakubhala phansi okwakuqukethwe liphupho lakhe. 2 UDanyeli wathi: “Embonweni wami ebusuku ngakhangela ngabona phambi kwami imimoya emine yasezulwini iqubula ulwandle olukhulu. 3 Izilo ezine ezinkulu, yileso singafanani lezinye, zaqhamuka olwandle. 4 “Esakuqala sasinjengesilwane, njalo silamaphiko engqungqulu. Ngabukela amaphiko aso aze ajumbulwa sase siphakanyiswa emhlabathini sema ngezinyawo ezimbili njengomuntu, sase siphiwa inhliziyo yomuntu. 5 “Khonapho phambi kwami kwakujame isilo sesibili esasifana lebhere. Sasiphakanyisiwe kwelinye icele laso, njalo emlonyeni waso sasilezimbambo ezintathu emazinyweni aso. Satshelwa kwathiwa, ‘Sukuma udle inyama usuthe!’ 6 “Ngemva kwalokho ngakhangela ngabona phambi kwami esinye isilo esasikhangeleka njengengwe. Emhlane waso sasilamaphiko amane afana lawenyoni. Isilo lesi sasilamakhanda amane, saphiwa amandla okuba sibuse. 7 “Ngemva kwalokho, embonweni wami ebusuku ngakhangela, kwathi phambi kwami kwema isilo sesine—sithuthumelisa, sisesabeka njalo silamandla amakhulu. Sasilamazinyo ensimbi amakhulu; safohloza esikubambileyo sakudla, okuseleyo sakugxobela phansi. Sasingafanani lazo zonke izilo zakuqala, sona silezimpondo ezilitshumi. 8 “Ngisalokhu ngicabanga ngezimpondo lezo, thutshu phambi kwami olunye uphondo oluncinyane olwema phakathi kwazo; kwathi ezintathu zezimpondo zakuqala zagunyulwa phambi kwalo. Uphondo lolu lwalulamehlo anjengamehlo omuntu lomlomo owawukhuluma okokuzikhukhumeza. 9 “Ngisakhangele, “kwabekwa izihlalo zobukhosi, uSimakade wahlala kwesakhe. Izigqoko zakhe zazimhlophe njengeqhwa; izinwele zekhanda lakhe zimhlophe njengoboya bezimvu. Isihlalo sakhe sasilavuka umlilo, lamavili aso wonke evutha umlilo. 10 Kwakugeleza umfula womlilo, uphethuka ngaphambi kwakhe. Izinkulungwane lezinkulungwane zazimkhonza; izinkulungwane ezilitshumi ziphindwe ngezinkulungwane ezilitshumi zema phambi kwakhe. Inkundla yokwahlulela yahlala phansi, kwasekuvulwa izincwadi.
OCTOBER 9-15
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UDANYELI 10-12
“UJehova Wabona Okwakuzakwenzakala Emakhosini Ayezabusa”
(UDanyeli 11:2) “Manje-ke ngikutshela iqiniso: Kuzavela amanye amakhosi amathathu ePhesiya, kulandele eyesine, ezanotha kakhulu okudlula amanye. Izakuthi ingazuza amandla ngenxa yenotho yayo izakhuthaza bonke abanye ukuxabana lombuso waseGirisi.
dp-ZU 212-213 ¶5-6
Amakhosi Amabili Angqubuzanayo
5 Amakhosi okuqala amathathu kwakunguKoresi Omkhulu, uCambyses II noDariyu I. Njengoba uBardiya (noma mhlawumbe umzenzisi ogama lakhe linguGaumata) abusa izinyanga ezingu-7 kuphela, lesi siprofetho asizange sikuhlanganise ukubusa kwakhe okufushane. Ngo-490 B.C.E., inkosi yesithathu, uDariyu I, wazama ukuhlasela iGrisi okwesibili. Kodwa abasePheresiya banqotshwa eMarathon futhi babalekela e-Asia Minor. Nakuba uDariyu akulungiselela ngokucophelela ukubuye ahlasele iGrisi, akakwazanga ukukwenza lokho waze washona ngemva kweminyaka emine. Lokho kwasalela indodana yakhe eyamlandela, inkosi “yesine,” uXerxes I. WayeyiNkosi u-Ahashiveroshi eyashada no-Esteri.—Esteri 1:1; 2:15-17.
6 Uxerxes I ngempela ‘wabavusa bonke ukulwa nombuso waseJavani,’ okusho ukuthi izifundazwe zamaGreki ezizimele njengeqoqo. “Enxenxwa izinduna ezifuna ukuvelela,” kusho incwadi ethi The Medes and Persians—Conquerors and Diplomats, “uXerxes wahlasela esebenzisa ibutho lasezweni nelasolwandle.” Isazi-mlando esingumGreki uHerodotus, wekhulu lesihlanu B.C.E., ubhala athi “asikho isenzo esingaqhathaniswa nalesi.” Ukulandisa kwakhe kuthi ibutho lasolwandle “selilonke lalingamadoda angu-517 610. Inani lemigundatshani lalingu-1 700 000; abamahhashi babengu-80 000; kuleli nani kumelwe kwenezelwe nama-Arabhu ayehamba ngamakamela, nabaseLibya ababelwa ngezinqola zempi, engingabalinganisela ku-20 000. Khona-ke, ingqikithi yamabutho asezweni nawasolwandle ifinyelela emadodeni angu-2 317 610.”
(UDanyeli 11:3) Besekuvela inkosi enkulu ezabusa ngamandla amakhulu, yenze njengokuthanda kwayo.
dp-ZU 213 ¶8
Amakhosi Amabili Angqubuzanayo
8 “Kuyakuvela inkosi enamandla eyakubusa ngokubusa okukhulu, yenze njengentando yayo,” kusho ingelosi. (Daniyeli 11:3) U-Alexander oneminyaka engu-20 ubudala ‘wavela’ njengenkosi yaseMakedoniya ngo-336 B.C.E. Waba “inkosi enamandla”—u-Alexander Omkhulu. Efuqwa yicebo likayise, uPhilip II, wadla izifundazwe zasePheresiya eMpumalanga Ephakathi. Lapho ewela umfula i-Ewufrathe neTigris, ibutho lakhe lamadoda angu-47 000 lahlakaza amabutho kaDariyu III angu-250 000 eGaugamela. Ngemva kwalokho, uDariyu wabaleka futhi wabulawa, lwaphela kanjalo uhlu lwamakhosi asePheresiya. Manje iGrisi yaba umbuso wezwe, futhi u-Alexander ‘wabusa ngokubusa okukhulu, wenza njengentando yakhe.’
(UDanyeli 11:4) Isivelile, umbuso wayo uzachitheka uhlakazekele kuyo yonke yomine imimoya yezulu. Kawuzukuya ezizukulwaneni zayo, njalo kawusayikuba lamandla owawulawo ngokuba umbuso wakhe uzaqutshunwa uphiwe abanye.
dp-ZU 214 ¶11
Amakhosi Amabili Angqubuzanayo
11 Ngemva kokufa kuka-Alexander, umbuso wakhe ‘wahlukaniselwa emimoyeni yomine yezulu.’ Ojenene bakhe abaningi baxabana njengoba babephangelana ngezindawo. UJenene Antigonus I owayeyichide wazama ukulawula wonke umbuso ka-Alexander. Kodwa wabulawa empini yase-Ipsus ePhrygia. Ngonyaka ka-301 B.C.E., ojenene abane baka-Alexander babephethe izintambo endaweni enkulu eyayinqotshwe umkhuzi wabo. UCassander wabusa eMakedoniya naseGrisi. ULysimachus waphatha e-Asia Minor naseThrace. USeleucus I Nicator wathola iMesopotamiya neSiriya. Kanti uPtolemy Lagus wathola iGibithe nePalestina. Njengokusho kwezwi lesiprofetho, umbuso omkhulu ka-Alexander wahlukana waba imibuso yamaGreki emine.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(UDanyeli 12:3) Labo abahlakaniphileyo bazakhazimula njengokubenyezela kwamazulu, lalabo abaholela abanengi ekulungeni, bazakhazimula njengezinkanyezi okwanini lanini.
w13 7/15 13 ¶16, amanothi asekucineni
“Khangelani, Mina Ngilani Insuku Zonke”
UDanyeli 12:3 uthi “labo abahlakaniphileyo [amaKhristu agcotshiweyo] bazakhazimula njengokubenyezela kwamazulu.” Ngesikhathi besesemhlabeni bakhazimula ngokwenza umsebenzi wokutshumayela. Kodwa uMathewu 13:43 uqamba isikhathi lapho abazakhazimula khona njengelanga eMbusweni wezulu. Kuqala sasicabanga ukuthi amavesi la womabili ayekhuluma ngomsebenzi owodwa, umsebenzi wokutshumayela.
(UDanyeli 12:13) “Kodwa wena, zihambele nje kuze kube sekucineni. Uzaphumula, bese kusithi ekucineni kwezinsuku uzavuka ukuba wamukele elakho ilifa olabelweyo.”
dp-ZU 315 ¶18
UJehova Uthembisa UDaniyeli Umvuzo Omuhle Kakhulu
18 Incwadi kaDaniyeli iphetha ngesithembiso esimnandi kakhulu uNkulunkulu ake wasenza kumuntu. Ingelosi kaJehova yatshela uDaniyeli: “Uyosukuma umele isabelo sakho ekupheleni kwezinsuku.” Yayisho ukuthini ingelosi? Njengoba ‘ukuphumula’ ebisanda kukhuluma ngakho kuwukufa, isithembiso sokuthi uDaniyeli ‘wayeyosukuma’ esikhathini esithile kamuva sasisho into eyodwa—uvuko! Eqinisweni, ezinye izazi ziye zagomela ngokuthi uDaniyeli isahluko 12 ungowokuqala ukukhuluma ngovuko ngendlela ecacile emiBhalweni YesiHeberu. (Daniyeli 12:2) Nokho, kulokhu zishaye phansi. UDaniyeli wayelazi kahle ithemba lovuko.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
(UDanyeli 11:28-39) Inkosi yaseNyakatho izabuyela elizweni layo ikhithika ngenotho, kodwa inhliziyo yayo izabe ilokozela isivumelwano esingcwele. Kukhona ezakwenza ngaso anduba ibuyele elizweni layo. 29 “Ngesikhathi esimisiweyo izahlasela eNingizimu njalo, kodwa ngalesi isikhathi imiphumela yakhona kayizukufana leyakuqala. 30 Imikhumbi evela emakhunjini olwandle lwasentshonalanga izamelana layo ihle iphele amandla. Izabuyela emuva iyobhodlisela ulaka lwayo phezu kwesivumelwano esingcwele. Izaphinda ibuye izithandanise lalabo abadela isivumelwano esingcwele. 31 “Amabutho ayo ahlomileyo azasuka angcolise inqaba yethempeli, acinise umhlatshelo wansuku zonke. Yikho-ke abesemisa lawomanyala azaletha incithakalo. 32 Ngobuqili bayo izabaxhwalisa labo asebesephulile isivumelwano, kodwa labobantu abamaziyo uNkulunkulu wabo bazajamelana layo yehluleke. 33 “Labo abahlakaniphileyo bazafundisa abanengi, lokuba nje okwesikhathi esithile bezakuwa ngenkemba, kumbe batshiswe, kumbe bathunjwe loba baphangwe. 34 Ekumeni kwabo bazazuza uncedo oluncinyane, kuthi abanengi abangazimiselanga bazihlanganise lezitha. 35 Abanye babahlakaniphileyo bazakhubeka, ukuze bacoliswe, bahlanjululwe njalo benziwe bangabi latshatha kuze kufike isikhathi sokucina, ngoba sijinge sizafika ngesikhathi leso esimisiweyo. 36 “Inkosi izakwenza njengokuthanda kwayo. Izaziphakamisa njalo izikhukhumeze ngaphezu kwabonkulunkulu bonke ikhihlize izibozi ngoNkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu. Izaphumelela kuze kugcwaliseke isikhathi sentukuthelo, ngokuba lokho okumisiweyo kusamele kwenzeke. 37 Kayizukubananza onkulunkulu baboyise, kumbe lowo olangathwa ngabesifazana, njalo kayiyikunanza lawuphi unkulunkulu, kodwa izaziphakamisa ngaphezulu kwabo bonke. 38 Esikhundleni sabo izakhonza unkulunkulu wezinqaba, unkulunkulu owayengaziwa ngoyise izamkhonza ngegolide langesiliva langamatshe aligugu lezipho ezidulayo. 39 Izahlasela izinqaba eziqine okudlulayo incediswa ngunkulunkulu wezizweni njalo ibahloniphe kakhulu labo abayivumayo. Izababeka ukuba ngababusi babantu abanengi njalo umhlaba izawaba ngokuphiwa intengo.
OCTOBER 16-22
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UHOSEYA 1-7
“Uyamlingisela Yini UJehova Ngokuba Lothando Oluqotho?”
(UHoseya 6:4, 5) “Ngingenzani ngawe, Efrayimi na? Ngingenzani ngawe, Juda na? Uthando lwenu lunjengenkungu yekuseni, lunjengamazolo ekuseni anyamalalayo. 5 Ngakho ngaliqumaquma ngabaphrofethi bami, ngalibulala ngamazwi omlomo wami; ukwahlulela kwami kwaphazima njengombane phezu kwenu.
w10-ZU 8/15 25 ¶18
Vumela ‘Umthetho Womusa Wothando’ Uqaphe Ulimi Lwakho
18 Uthando oluqotho kufanele lube sobala kukho konke ukusebenzelana kwethu nabanye abakhulekeli bakaJehova. Ngisho nasezimweni ezinzima, umthetho womusa wothando kufanele ungasuki olimini lwethu. UJehova akazange ajabule lapho umusa wothando wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli uba “njengamazolo amukayo ekuseni.” (Hos. 6:4, 6) Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uJehova uyajabula lapho esibona siwubonisa njalo umusa wothando. Cabanga ngendlela abusisa ngayo labo abawuphishekelayo.
(UHoseya 6:6) Ngoba mina ngifuna isihawu, hatshi umhlatshelo, lokwamukela uNkulunkulu kuleminikelo yokutshiswa.
w07-ZU 9/15 16 ¶8
Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaHoseya
6:6. Ukusenza umkhuba isono kubonisa ukuntula uthando oluqotho ngoNkulunkulu. Awukho umhlatshelo ongokomoya ongakwenza kuthetheleleke lokhu.
w07-ZU 6/15 27 ¶7
UJehova Ukwazisa Kakhulu Ukulalela Kwakho
7 Kule ndaba, khumbula ukuthi esikhathini esidlule, uJehova wembulela abantu bakhe basendulo ukuthi ukulalela kwakubaluleke ngisho nangaphezu kwemihlatshelo yezilwane. (IzAga 21:3, 27; Hoseya 6:6; Mathewu 12:7) Kungani kwakunjalo, kanti nguye uJehova owayeyale abantu bakhe ukuba benze leyo mihlatshelo? Kakade, umuntu owenza umhlatshelo uwenza ngasiphi isisusa? Ingabe uwenzela ukujabulisa uNkulunkulu? Noma ingabe umane nje ugcina isiko elithile? Uma umkhulekeli efisa ngempela ukujabulisa uNkulunkulu, uyoqikelela ukuthi ulalela yonke imiyalo yakhe. UNkulunkulu akayidingi imihlatshelo yezilwane, kodwa into eyigugu esingamnika yona ukumlalela.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(UHoseya 1:7) Kodwa ngizakuba lothando endlini kaJuda, njalo ngizabakhulula–kungayisikho ngedandili, inkemba kumbe impi, loba ngamabhiza langabagadi bamabhiza, kodwa ngoJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.”
w07-ZU 9/15 14 ¶7
Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaHoseya
1:7—Indlu yakwaJuda yaboniswa nini isihe futhi yasindiswa? Lokhu kwagcwaliseka ngo-732 B.C.E., ezinsukwini zeNkosi uHezekiya. Ngaleso sikhathi, uJehova waqeda usongo lwabase-Asiriya eJerusalema ngokuthumela ingelosi ukuba ibulale abantu abangu-185 000 emabuthweni esitha ngobusuku obubodwa. (2 AmaKhosi 19:34, 35) Ngaleyo ndlela uJehova wasindisa uJuda ngengelosi, hhayi “ngomnsalo noma ngenkemba noma ngempi, ngamahhashi noma ngezinkweli zamahhashi.”
(UHoseya 2:18) Ngalolosuku ngizabenzela isivumelwano lezinyamazana zeganga lezinyoni zasemoyeni kanye lezidalwa ezihuquzela emhlabathini. Idandili lenkemba kanye lempi ngizakuqeda elizweni ukuze konke kulale phansi kuvikelekile.
w05-ZU 11/15 20 ¶16
Isiprofetho SikaHoseya Sisisiza Ukuba Sihambe NoNkulunkulu
16 UNkulunkulu wafeza nalesi sithembiso: “Ngokuqinisekile ngiyobenzela isivumelwano ngalolo suku ngokuphathelene nesilo sasendle nesidalwa esindizayo samazulu nento enwabuzelayo yasemhlabathini, futhi umnsalo nenkemba nempi ngiyokwephula kuphele ezweni, ngiyobalalisa ngokulondeka.” (Hoseya 2:18) Insali yamaJuda eyabuyela ezweni layo yahlala ngokulondeka, ingesabi zilwane. Lesi siprofetho sagcwaliseka nango-1919 C.E., lapho insali ka-Israyeli ongokomoya ikhululwa ‘eBhabhiloni Elikhulu,’ umbuso wezwe wenkolo yamanga. Manje ihlala ngokulondeka futhi ijabulela ukuphila epharadesi elingokomoya nabangane bayo, abanethemba lokuphila phakade emhlabeni. Azikho izici zobulwane phakathi kwala maKristu eqiniso.—IsAmbulo 14:8; Isaya 11:6-9; Galathiya 6:16.
g05-ZU 9/8 12 ¶2
Lapho Sekubusa Ubumbano Emhlabeni Wonke
Empeleni, okuphilayo emhlabeni kuyojabulela uhlobo olusha lobumbano, ngoba uNkulunkulu uyofundisa abantu bakhe abaqotho indlela yokulinakekela kahle ikhaya labo eliwumhlaba. Ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, ‘uyokwenza nesivumelwano’ nazo zonke izilwane zasendle, azenze zizithobe ngokuthula kubantu.—Hoseya 2:18; Genesise 1:26-28; Isaya 11:6-8.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
(UHoseya 7:1-16) lapho ngingelapha u-Israyeli, izono zika-Efrayimi ziyadalulwa lobubi beSamariya buyembulwa. Benza inkohliso, amasela agqekeza izindlu, izigebenga ziyaphanga emigwaqweni 2 kodwa kabananzeleli ukuthi mina ngiyazikhumbula zonke izenzo zabo ezimbi. Izono zabo ziyabaminza; zihlezi ziphambi kwami. 3 “Bathokozisa inkosi ngobuxhwali babo, lababusi ngamanga abo. 4 Bonke bayizifebe, batshisa njengeziko elimlilo walo akusweleki ukuba umpheki wezinkwa awukhwezele kusukela ekuvoxeni inhlama ize ikhukhumale. 5 Ngosuku lwedili lenkosi yethu ababusi bathukutheliswa liwayini, inkosi izihlanganise labaklolodayo. 6 Izinhliziyo zabo zinjengeziko, inkosi bayilanda ngamacebo ensitha. Ukufutheka kwabo kuyadeda ubusuku bonke; ekuseni kuyavutha njengomlilo obhebhayo. 7 Bonke batshisa njengeziko; batshwabadele ababusi babo. Wonke amakhosi abo ayawa, kayikho ekhuleka kimi. 8 “U-Efrayimi uxubana lezizwe; u-Efrayimi ulikhekhe eliyisicecedu elingaphendulwanga. 9 Abezizweni bacikiza amandla akhe, kodwa yena kakunanzeleli. Izinwele zakhe sezilezimvu kodwa yena kakunanzeleli. 10 Ubuqholo buka-Israyeli bufakaza okubi ngaye, kodwa phezu kwakho konke lokhu kabuyeli kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe loba amdinge. 11 “U-Efrayimi unjengejuba, ukhohliseka lula kalangqondo—ucela usizo eGibhithe, abuye alucele e-Asiriya. 12 Lapho sebehamba, ngizaphosa umbule wami phezu kwabo; ngizabadonsela phansi njengezinyoni zasemoyeni. Ngizabezwa behamba bonke, ngizababamba. 13 Maye kubo ngoba bedukile kimi! Akube lencithakalo kubo ngoba bangihlamukele! Ngiyafisa ukubahlenga kodwa bona bakhuluma amanga ngami. 14 Kabakhalazi kimi ngezinhliziyo zabo kodwa bakhalela emibhedeni yabo. Babuthanela amabele lewayini elitsha kodwa mina basuka bangidele. 15 Ngabafundisa ngabaqinisa, kodwa baceba okubi ngami. 16 Kabaphendukeli koPhezulu banjengedandili elisolekayo. Abakhokheli babo bazabulawa ngenkemba ngenxa yamazwi abo okweyisa. Ngalokhu bazahlekwa elizweni laseGibhithe.
OCTOBER 23-29
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UHOSEYA 8-14
“Nika UJehova Okungcono Kakhulu”
(UHoseya 14:2) Thatha amazwi ubuyele kuJehova. Uthi kuye, “Sithethelele zonke izono zethu njalo usamukele ngomusa ukuba sinikele isithelo sezindebe zethu.
w07-ZU 4/1 20 ¶2
Ukunikela Imihlatshelo Ejabulisa UNkulunkulu
Ngaphezu kwalokho, iBhayibheli libonisa ukuthi amazwi ethu okudumisa angabhekwa njengemihlatshelo esiyinikela kuJehova. Umprofethi uHoseya wasebenzisa inkulumo ethi “amaduna ezinkomo ezindebe zethu,” ebonisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubheka amazwi ethu okumdumisa njengomunye wemihlatshelo emihle kakhulu. (Hoseya 14:2) Umphostoli uPawulu wanxusa amaKristu angamaHebheru: “[Nikelani] kuNkulunkulu umhlatshelo wokudumisa, okuwukuthi, isithelo sezindebe ezivuma obala igama lakhe.” (Hebheru 13:15) Namuhla, oFakazi BakaJehova bazigcina bematasa kakhulu beshumayela izindaba ezinhle futhi benza abantu bazo zonke izizwe babe abafundi. (Mathewu 24:14; 28:19, 20) Banikela imihlatshelo yokudumisa uNkulunkulu imini nobusuku emhlabeni wonke.—IsAmbulo 7:15.
(UHoseya 14:4) “Ngizakwelapha ubuphakaphaka babo ngibathande ngokukhululeka, ngoba ukuthukuthela kwami sekusukile kubo.
w11-ZU 2/15 16 ¶15
Ukwamukelwa UNkulunkulu Kuholela Ekuphileni Okuphakade
15 Inkunzi yayiyisilwane esibiza kakhulu umIsrayeli ayengasinikela kuJehova. Ngakho, “amaduna ezinkomo ezindebe zethu” ayebhekisela emazwini aqotho, acatshangelwe kahle okudumisa uNkulunkulu weqiniso. UJehova wasabela kanjani kulabo abenza leyo mihlatshelo? Wathi: “Ngizobathanda ngokuzithandela.” (Hos. 14:4) Labo abanikela leyo mihlatshelo yokudumisa, uJehova wabathethelela, wabamukela futhi wabenza abangane bakhe.
(UHoseya 14:9) Ngubani ohlakaniphileyo? Uzazibona lezizinto. Ngubani oqedisisayo? Uzazizwisisisa. Izindlela zikaJehova zilungile abalungileyo bahamba kuzo, kodwa abahlamuki bayakhubeka kuzo.
jd-ZU 87 ¶11
Khonza UJehova Ngokwezindinganiso Zakhe Eziphakeme
11 UHoseya 14:9 usibonisa nemiphumela emihle yokulandela indlela eqondile. Izibusiso nezinzuzo zitholakala ngokufinyelela izimfuneko zikaNkulunkulu. NjengoMdali, uyakwazi ukwakheka kwethu. Lokho akulindele kithi kuzuzisa thina. Ukuze sifanekise ubuhlobo bethu noNkulunkulu, singase sicabange ngemoto nomakhi wayo. Umakhi uyazi ukuthi iklanywe futhi yahlanganiswa kanjani. Uyazi ukuthi idinga ukushintshwa uwoyela ngezikhathi ezithile. Kungenzekani uma ungayinaki leyo ndinganiso, mhlawumbe uthi, isahamba kahle nje? Injini ingasheshe iguge futhi ife. Kunjalo nangabantu. UMdali wethu usinike imiyalo. Ukuyigcina kuzuzisa thina. (Isaya 48:17, 18) Ukuqonda ukuthi izindinganiso ziyasizuzisa kusinikeza isizathu esengeziwe sokuphila ngazo, sigcine imiyalo yakhe.—IHubo 112:1.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(UHoseya 10:12) Zihlanyeleleni ukulunga, vunani isithelo sothando olungapheliyo, liqeqebule lomhlabathi wenu ongalinywanga; ngoba kuyisikhathi sokudinga uJehova, aze abuye athele ukulunga phezu kwenu.
w05-ZU 11/15 28 ¶7
“Izindlela ZikaJehova Ziqondile”
7 Uma uJehova simkhulekela ngendlela eqondile nengenabo ubuzenzisi, siyothola umusa wakhe wothando, noma uthando lwakhe oluqotho. Ama-Israyeli angalawuleki atshelwa: “Zihlwanyeleleni imbewu ngokulunga; vunani ngokomusa wothando. Zilimeleni umhlabathi olimekayo, lapho kusenesikhathi sokufuna uJehova aze afike anifundise ngokulunga.”—Hoseya 10:12.
(UHoseya 11:1) “U-Israyeli esesengumntwana, ngangimthanda njalo indodana yami ngayikhupha eGibhithe.
w11-ZU 8/15 10 ¶10
Balinda Ukufika KukaMesiya
10 Njengama-Israyeli, uMesiya wayeyobizwa aphume eGibhithe. (Hos. 11:1) Ngaphambi kokuba uHerode akhiphe isimemezelo sokuba kubulawe izingane, ingelosi yayala uJosefa, uMariya noJesu ukuba baye eGibhithe. Bahlala lapho “kwaze kwaba sekushoneni kukaHerode, ukuze kugcwaliseke lokho okwakhulunywa nguJehova ngomprofethi wakhe [uHoseya], ethi: ‘Ngayibiza indodana yami ukuba iphume eGibhithe.’” (Math. 2:13-15) Yebo, uJesu wayengeke aziqondise ngokwakhe noma iziphi zalezi zenzakalo ezabikezelwa ezihlobene nokuzalwa neminyaka yokuqala yokuphila kwakhe.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
(UHoseya 8:1-14) “Faka icilongo ezindebeni zakho! Ukhozi lungaphezu kwendlu kaJehova ngoba abantu basephule isivumelwano sami bahlamukela lomthetho wami. 2 U-Israyeli uyakhalaza kimi esithi, ‘O Nkulunkulu wethu, siyakwamukela!’ 3 Kodwa u-Israyeli ukwalile okuhle; isitha sizaxotshana laye. 4 Babeka amakhosi kungekho mvumo yami; bakhetha ababusi kungekho mvumo yami. Ngesiliva sabo langegolide, bazenzela izithombe zibe yikubhujiswa kwabo. 5 Lahla isithombe sakho sethole, wena Samariya! Ulaka lwami luyavutha ngawe. Koze kube nini bengelamandla okuhlambuluka na? 6 Bavela ko-Israyeli! Ithole leli labunjwa yingcwethi; kalisuye Nkulunkulu. Lizachobozwa libe yizicucu, ithole lelo laseSamariya. 7 “Bahlanyela umoya bavune isivunguzane. Ihlanga kalilasikhwebu; kaliyikuthela ifulawa. Aluba belingathela amabele, abezizweni kade bezawamimiliza. 8 U-Israyeli useginyiwe; khathesi phakathi kwezizwe unjengento engelasizo. 9 Ngoba sebeye e-Asiriya njengobabhemi weganga entula yedwa. U-Efrayimi uzithengisile kuzithandwa. 10 Lanxa bezithengisile phakathi kwezizwe, ngizabaqoqela ndawonye. Bazaqalisa ukucikizeka bengaphansi kwencindezelo yenkosi elamandla. 11 “Lanxa u-Efrayimi wakha amaalithare amanengi aweminikelo yezono, asebe ngama-alithare okwenza izono. 12 Ngabalobela izinto ezinengi zomthetho wami kodwa bona bazithatha njengento engaziwayo. 13 Banikela imihlatshelo engiyiphiweyo babuye badle inyama yakhona, kodwa uJehova kathokozi ngabo. Khathesi usezakhumbula ukuxhwala kwabo abajezisele izono zabo: Bazabuyela eGibhithe. 14 U-Israyeli usemkhohliwe uMenzi wakhe wakha izindlu zamakhosi; uJuda usevikele amadolobho amanengi ngezinqaba. Kodwa ngizathumela umlilo emadolobheni abo ozaqothula izinqaba zabo.”
OCTOBER 30–NOVEMBER 5
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UJOWELI 1-3
“Amadodana Enu Lamadodakazi Enu Azaphrofetha”
(UJoweli 2:28, 29) “Emva kwalokho, ngizathela uMoya wami ebantwini bonke. Amadodana enu lamadodakazi enu azaphrofetha, abadala benu bazaphupha amaphupho, izinsizwa zakini zizabona imibono. 29 Lakuzinceku zami, ezesilisa lezesifazana, ngizathela uMoya wami ngalezonsuku.
w02-ZU 8/1 15 ¶4-5
Bashukunyiswa ‘Yizinto Ezinhle Kakhulu ZikaNkulunkulu’
4 Njengoba base bethole umoya ongcwele, abafundi eJerusalema abapholisanga maseko ekuxoxeleni abanye izindaba ezinhle zensindiso, baqala ngesixuku esasibuthene ekuseni nje. Ukushumayela kwabo kwagcwalisa isiprofetho esimangalisayo, esasilotshwe nguJoweli indodana kaPhethuweli eminyakeni engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili ngaphambili: “[Ngiyakuthulula] uMoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama; amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuprofetha, abadala benu baphuphe amaphupho, izinsizwa zenu zibone imibono; naphezu kwezinceku nezincekukazi ngalezo zinsuku ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami. . . lungakafiki usuku olukhulu nolwesabekayo lukaJehova.”—Joweli 1:1; 2:28, 29, 31; IzEnzo 2:17, 18, 20.
5 Ingabe lokhu kwakusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayezovusa sonke isizukulwane sabaprofethi, abesilisa nabesifazane, abanjengoDavide, uJoweli noDebora, abasebenzisele ukubikezela izenzakalo zesikhathi esizayo? Cha. ‘Amadodana namadodakazi, izinceku nezincekukazi’ bonke abangamaKristu babeyoprofetha ngomqondo wokuthi babeyoshukunyiswa umoya kaJehova ukuba bamemezele ‘izinto ezinhle kakhulu’ uJehova ayezenzile nayesazozenza. Ngakho babeyoba abakhulumeli boPhezukonke. Nokho, sasabela kanjani isixuku?—Heberu 1:1, 2.
jd-ZU 167 ¶4
“Memezelani Lokhu, Phakathi Kwezizwe”
4 Ake uyibheke ngolunye uhlangothi le ndaba. UJehova uNkulunkulu watshela umprofethi uJoweli ngesikhathi lapho abantu bazo zonke izinhlobo beyoprofetha ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso: “Ngemva kwalokho ngithululele umoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inhlobo yenyama, amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ngokuqinisekile ayoprofetha. Amaxhegu enu, aphuphe amaphupho. Izinsizwa zenu, zibone imibono.” (Joweli 2:28-32) Ngosuku lwePhentekoste lika-33 C.E., umphostoli uPetru wasebenzisa la mavesi ekuthululweni komoya ongcwele phezu kwalabo ababebuthene ekamelweni eliphezulu eJerusalema, nasekushumayeleni kwabo “ngezinto ezinhle kakhulu zikaNkulunkulu” okwakuzolandela. (IzEnzo 1:12-14; 2:1-4, 11, 14-21) Manje cabanga ngesikhathi sethu. Ukugcwaliseka okukhulu kwesiprofetho sikaJoweli bekulokhu kuqhubeka kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20. AmaKristu agcotshwe ngomoya—awesilisa nawesifazane, asekhulile nasemasha—aqala ‘ukuprofetha,’ okusho ukuthi, ukumemezela ‘izinto ezinhle kakhulu zikaNkulunkulu,’ ezihlanganisa nezindaba ezinhle zoMbuso manje osumisiwe emazulwini.
(UJoweli 2:30-32) Ngizabonakalisa izimangaliso emazulwini lasemhlabeni, igazi lomlilo lezikhatha zentuthu. 31 Ilanga lizaphendulwa libe ngumnyama lenyanga ibe ligazi phambi kokuba kufike usuku olukhulu lukaJehova olwesabekayo. 32 Njalo loba ngubani okhuleka ebizweni likaJehova uzasindiswa; ngoba eNtabeni iZiyoni leJerusalema kuzakuba lokukhululwa njengoba uJehova etshilo, phakathi kwabasindileyo labo ababizwa nguJehova.
w07-ZU 10/1 13 ¶2
Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaJoweli Neka-Amose
2:32—Kusho ukuthini ‘ukubiza igama likaJehova’? Ukubiza igama likaNkulunkulu kusho ukulazi, ukulihlonipha ngokujulile, ukuncika nokuthembela kumnikazi walo.—Roma 10:13, 14.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(UJoweli 2:12, 13) “Lakhathesi,” kutsho uJehova, “phendukelani kimi ngezinhliziyo zenu zonke, ngokuzila langokukhala lokulila.” 13 Dabulani izinhliziyo zenu hatshi izigqoko zenu. Buyelani kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ngoba ulomusa lesihawu, uyaphuza ukuthukuthela njalo ulothando olukhulu, njalo uyaxola ukuthumela umonakalo.
w07-ZU 10/1 13 ¶5
Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaJoweli Neka-Amose
2:12, 13. Ukuphenduka kweqiniso kusuka enhliziyweni. Kuhilela ‘ukuklebhula izinhliziyo zethu’ ngaphakathi, hhayi ‘ukuklebhula izingubo’ zangaphandle.
(UJoweli 3:14) Amaxuku, amaxuku esigodini sesinqumo! Ngoba usuku lukaJehova luseduze esigodini sezinqumo.
w07-ZU 10/1 13 ¶3
Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaJoweli Neka-Amose
3:14—Liyini ‘ithafa eliphansi lesinqumo’? Liyindawo engokomfanekiso uNkulunkulu akhiphela kuyo isahlulelo. Ezinsukwini zenkosi yakwaJuda uJehoshafati, egama layo lisho ukuthi “uJehova UngumaHluleli,” uNkulunkulu wakhulula uJuda ezizweni ezazimzungezile ngokukhungathekisa amabutho azo. Ngakho, le ndawo ibuye ibizwe ngokuthi ‘ithafa eliphansi likaJehoshafati.’ (Joweli 3:2, 12) Osukwini lwethu, limelela indawo engokomfanekiso izizwe eziyochotshozelwa kuyo njengamagilebhisi esikhamweni sewayini.—IsAmbulo 19:15.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
(UJoweli 2:28–3:8) “Emva kwalokho, ngizathela uMoya wami ebantwini bonke. Amadodana enu lamadodakazi enu azaphrofetha, abadala benu bazaphupha amaphupho, izinsizwa zakini zizabona imibono. 29 Lakuzinceku zami, ezesilisa lezesifazana, ngizathela uMoya wami ngalezonsuku. 30 Ngizabonakalisa izimangaliso emazulwini lasemhlabeni, igazi lomlilo lezikhatha zentuthu. 31 Ilanga lizaphendulwa libe ngumnyama lenyanga ibe ligazi phambi kokuba kufike usuku olukhulu lukaJehova olwesabekayo. 32 Njalo loba ngubani okhuleka ebizweni likaJehova uzasindiswa; ngoba eNtabeni iZiyoni leJerusalema kuzakuba lokukhululwa njengoba uJehova etshilo, phakathi kwabasindileyo labo ababizwa nguJehova.
3 “Ngalezozinsuku langalesosikhathi, lapho sengibuyisela inhlanhla kaJuda leJerusalema, 2 ngizaqoqa izizwe zonke ngizehlisele eSigodini sikaJehoshafathi. Lapho-ke ngizazahlulela mayelana lelifa lami, abantu bami u-Israyeli ngoba zahlakazela abantu bami phakathi kwezizwe, zabelana ilizwe lami. 3 Zenza inkatho ngabantu bami, zathenga amawule ngabafana; zathengisa amankazana ngewayini ukuze zinathe. 4 “Manje-ke lisolani ngami, lina Thire leSidoni lani lonke zifunda zaseFilistiya? Liyangiphindisela ngolutho engilwenzileyo na? Uma lingiphindisela, ngizaphanga ngibuyisele elakwenzayo phezu kwamakhanda enu ngokuphangisa. 5 Ngoba lathatha isiliva sami legolide lami lathwalela lenotho yami eligugu emathempelini enu. 6 Lathengisa abantu bakoJuda laseJerusalema kumaGriki, ukuze libase khatshana lelizwe labo.7 “Khangelani, ngizabavusa ezindaweni elabathengisa kuzo, njalo ngizabuyisela phezu kwamakhanda enu lokho elakwenzayo. 8 Ngizathengisa amadodana enu lamadodakazi enu ebantwini bakoJuda, njalo labo bazawathengisa kumaSabheya, isizwe esikhatshana.” UJehova usekhulumile.