5, 6. Babengobani u-Eliyashibi loThobhiya njalo kuyini okungabe kwenza ukuthi u-Eliyashibi abe lobungane loThobhiya?

⁵ Bala uNehemiya 13:4-9. Siphila labantu ababi, ngakho kunzima ukuthi sihlale singcwele. Cabanga ngo-Eliyashibi loThobhiya. U-Eliyashibi wayengumphristi omkhulu, njalo uThobhiya wayengum-Amoni futhi kungenzeka ukuthi wayelesikhundla esiphansi ohlelweni lokubusa lwesiPhesiya eJudiya. UThobhiya labangane bakhe babelwisana lemizamo kaNehemiya yokwakha kutsha imiduli yeJerusalema. (Neh. 2:10) Kwakulicala ukuthi ama-Amoni angene emagumeni ethempeli. (Dute. 23:3) Pho-ke, umphristi omkhulu wayengakwenzelani ukuthi anike indoda enjengoThobhiya indawo yokuhlala endlini yokudlela eyayisethempelini?

⁶ UThobhiya lo-Eliyashibi basebejayelene kakhulu. UThobhiya lendodana yakhe uJehohanani babetshade labesifazana abangamaJuda njalo amaJuda amanengi ayemncoma kakhulu uThobhiya. (Neh. 6:17-19) Omunye wabazukulu baka-Eliyashibi wayetshade lendodakazi kaSanibhalathi umbusi waseSamariya owayengumngane omkhulu kaThobiya. (Neh. 13:28) Ubuhlobo lobu yibo obungenza kuzwisiseke ukuthi kungani uMphristi oMkhulu u-Eliyashibi wavuma ukuyengwa ngumuntu ongakholwayo owayengumphikisi. Kodwa uNehemiya watshengisa ukuthi wayethembekile kuJehova ngokuthatha yonke impahla kaThobhiya ayikhiphele phandle kwendlu yokudlela.

8. Zonke izinceku zikaJehova ezizinikeleyo kumele zihlale zikhumbulani mayelana labangane?

⁸ Kuhle ukuthi sikhumbule ukuthi “abangane ababi bayasona isimilo esihle.” (1 Kor. 15:33) Ezinye izihlobo zethu zingasiyenga ukuthi senze okubi. U-Eliyashibi wayebe yisibonelo esihle ebantwini ngokusekela uNehemiya ngokugcweleyo ekwakheni kutsha imiduli yeJerusalema. (Neh. 3:1) Kodwa kukhanya angani ukuyengwa nguThobhiya labanye yikho okwacina kwenze ukuthi u-Eliyashibi enze izinto ezamtshiya esengcolile phambi kukaJehova. Abangane abahle basikhuthaza ukuthi senze imisebenzi yobuKhristu encedayo ngokwesibonelo ukubala iBhayibhili, ukungena imihlangano yobuKhristu, kanye lokutshumayela. Siyabathanda kakhulu njalo siyabaqakathekisa abasemulini yethu abasikhuthaza ukwenza okuhle.