Amabhuku Asetshenziswe Ku-Gwalo Lwempilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu

SEPTEMBER 4-​10

AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UHEZEKHELI 42-​45

“Ukukhonza Okumsulwa Kwabuyiselwa”

(UHezekheli 43:10-​12) “Ndodana yomuntu, chazela abantu bako-Israyeli ngethempeli ukuze bayangeke ngezono zabo. Wothi kabacabange ngosekumiselwe ukwenziwa, ¹¹ njalo uma belenhloni ngalokhu konke abakwenzayo, bazise ngesifanekiso sethempeli—ukuma kwalo, izindawo zalo zokuphuma lezokungena—isifanekiso salo sonke lezimiso zalo zonke kanye lemithetho. Bhala lokhu phansi phambi kwabo ukuze bathembeke kuso isifanekiso salo njalo balandele zonke izimiso zalo. ¹² “Nanku umthetho wethempeli: Wonke ummango oseduze phezu kwentaba uzakuba ngcwele kakhulu. Lowo yiwo umthetho wethempeli.

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‘Beka Inhliziyo Yakho’ Ethempelini LikaNkulunkulu!

³ Lo mbono obanzi, othatha izahluko ezingu-9 zencwadi kaHezekeli, wanika abaseJudiya ababedingisiwe isithembiso esiqinisa ukholo. Ukukhulekela okuhlanzekile kwakuzobuyiselwa! Emakhulwini eminyaka kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, kuze kube ngisho nasosukwini lwethu, lo mbono uye waba umthombo wesikhuthazo kubathandi bakaJehova. Kanjani? Ake sihlole lokho okwakushiwo umbono kaHezekeli ongokwesiprofetho kuma-Israyeli adingisiwe. Wakhiwa yizingxenye ezine eziyinhloko: ithempeli, abapristi, isikhulu nezwe.

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Ithempeli

Umbono wethempeli owabonwa nguHezekheli. Ngomnyaka ka-593 B.C.E., ngemva kweminyaka engu-14 ithempeli likaSolomoni kanye leJerusalema kubhujisiwe, umphristi owayengumphrofethi, uHezekheli waphiwa umbono. Embonweni lo wathathwa wahanjiswa esiqongweni sentaba ende wasebona ithempeli likaJehova. (Hez 40:​1, 2) UHezekheli walaywa ukuthi atshele “indlu yako-Israyeli” konke ayekubonile. Lokho kwakunganceda ama-Juda ayethunjiwe ukuthi ayangeke ngezono zawo abesephenduka. Akuthandabuzwa lokuthi lokhu kwakuzaduduza abathembekileyo. (Hez 40:4; 43:10, 11) Embonweni lo uHezekheli waphiwa izilinganiso ezicacileyo zethempeli. Ithempeli alibonayo lalinganiswa kusetshenziswa ‘uluthi’ kumbe umhlanga (umhlanga omude yi-3.11m) kanye ‘lengalo’ (ingalo ende yi-51.8 cm.). (Hez 40:5) Njengoba uHezekheli waphiwa izilinganiso ezicace kangaka embonweni lo, abanye baphetha ngokuthi ithempeli leli alibonayo yilo elalizakuba yisibonelo sethempeli elalizakwakhiwa nguZerubhabheli ngemva kokukhululwa kwamaJuda eBhabhiloni. Kodwa akulabufakazi obuqinileyo obusekela lokho abakutshoyo.

(UHezekheli 44:23) Kumele bafundise abantu bami umahluko phakathi kokungcwele lokwabantu bonke babatshengise indlela yokwehlukanisa phakathi kokungcolileyo lokuhlanzekileyo.

(UHezekheli 45:16) Bonke abantu belizwe bazahlanganyela kulesisipho esiqakathekileyo ukuba sisetshenziswe yinkosana yako-Israyeli.

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‘Beka Inhliziyo Yakho’ Ethempelini LikaNkulunkulu!

¹⁰ Yeka indlela konke lokhu okumelwe ukuba kwabakhuthaza ngayo labo badingiswa! Umkhaya ngamunye waqinisekiswa ukuthi wawunefa ezweni. (Qhathanisa noMika 4:4.) Ukukhulekela okuhlanzekile kwakuyoba sendaweni ephakeme, enkabeni yalelo lizwe. Futhi phawula ukuthi embonweni kaHezekeli, isikhulu, njengabapristi, sasiyohlala ezweni elinikelwe abantu. (Hezekeli 45:16) Ngakho ezweni elibuyiselwe, abantu babeyonikelela umsebenzi walabo uJehova ayebamisele ukuba bahole, babasekele ngokubambisana nesiqondiso sabo. Kukonke, leli lizwe lalifanekisela ukuhleleka, ukubambisana nokulondeka.

Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo

(UHezekheli 43:​8, 9) Lapho babeka iminyango yabo phansi komnyango wami lemigubazi yabo eceleni kwemigubazi yami, kulomduli nje kuphela phakathi kwami labo, bangcolisa ibizo lami ngezenzo zabo ezinengekayo. Ngakho ngabaqeda ekuthukutheleni kwami. ⁹ Khathesi-ke kabasusele kude lami ubuwule babo kanye lezithombe zamakhosi abo ezingaphiliyo, njalo ngizahlala phakathi kwabo kuze kube laphakade.

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Ibizo

Abantu bako-Israyeli babebizwa ngebizo likaNkulunkulu. Ukwehluleka kwabo ukulandela imithetho kaNkulunkulu elungileyo kwenza ibizo lakhe langcoliswa. (Hez 43:8; Amo 2:7) UNkulunkulu wabajezisa abako-Israyeli ngenxa yokungathembeki kwabo, kodwa lokhu kwabangela ukuthi ezinye izizwe zikhulume kubi ngebizo lakhe. (Qathanisa leHu 74:10, 18; Isay 52:5.) Izizwe lezi kazizange zinanzelele ukuthi abako-Israyeli babejeziswa nguJehova, yikho zacabanga ukuthi ubunzima obabusehlela abako-Israyeli babutshengisa ukuthi uJehova kenelisi ukuvikela abantu bakhe. Yikho uJehova wathatha inyathelo lokuthi angcwelise ibizo lakhe. Wakhulula abako-Israyeli ekuthunjweni wababuyisela elizweni labo.​—Hez 36:22-​24.

(UHezekheli 45:​9, 10) “‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: Eselikwenzile kwanele, lina makhosana ako-Israyeli! Yekelani udlakela lwenu lokucindezela lenze okufaneleyo lokulungileyo. Khawulani ukuxotsha abantu bami ezindaweni zabo, kutsho uJehova Wobukhosi. ¹⁰ Kumele lisebenzise izikali eziqotho, ihefa eliqotho kanye lebhathi eliqotho.

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Ukwahlulela Okuhle

Yikho uJehova uhlala elindele ukuthi labo abafuna ukumthokozisa, kumele bayazi indlela ahlulela ngayo besebeyilandela. (Isa 1:​17, 18; 10:​1, 2; Jer 7:​5-7; 21:12; 22:​3, 4; Eze 45:​9, 10; Am 5:​15; Mic 3:​9-​12; 6:8; Zec 7:​9-​12)

Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili

(UHezekheli 44:​1-9) Emva kwalokho umuntu lowo wangibuyisela esangweni langaphandle lendlu engcwele, leli elikhangele empumalanga, njalo lalivaliwe. ² UJehova wasesithi kimi, “Isango leli kumele lihlale livaliwe. Akumelanga livulwe; akulamuntu ongangena ngalo. Kumele lihlale livaliwe ngoba uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ungene ngalo. ³ Inkosana yona ngokwayo yiyo kuphela engahlala phakathi kwesango ukuba idle phambi kukaJehova. Kuzamele ingene ngendlela yengenelo lesango njalo iphume ngayonaleyo indlela.” ⁴ Indoda leyo yangisa phambi kwethempeli ngendlela yesango lasenyakatho. Ngakhangela ngabona inkazimulo kaJehova igcwele ethempelini likaJehova, ngathi mbo phansi ngobuso. ⁵ UJehova wasesithi kimi, “Ndodana yomuntu, khangela ngokunanzelela, ulalelisise njalo uqaphele konke engikutshela khona mayelana lemithetho yonke eqondane lethempeli likaJehova. Qaphela ingenelo lethempeli layo yonke iminyango yokuphuma yendlu engcwele. ⁶ Tshono kuyo indlu ehlamukayo ka-Israyeli uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: Wena ndlu ka-Israyeli, kaziphele izenzo zakho ezinengayo! ⁷ Phezu kwazo zonke ezinye izenzo zakho ezinengayo ungenise abezizweni abangasokanga enhliziyweni lasenyameni endlini yami engcwele, ungcolisa ithempeli lami lapho unginika ukudla, amafutha legazi, njalo wephula isivumelwano sami. ⁸ Ekubeni wenze okumele ukwenze mayelana lezinto zami ezingcwele, wena wabeka abanye ukuba baphathe indlu yami engcwele. ⁹ Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: Akulamuntu wezizweni ongasokanga enhliziyweni lasenyameni ozangena endlini yami engcwele ngitsho labezizweni abahlala phakathi kwama-Israyeli.

SEPTEMBER 11-​17

AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UHEZEKHELI 46-​48

“Izibusiso Ezazizatholwa Ngama-Israyeli Ayevela Ekuthunjweni”

(UHezekheli 47:1) Umuntu lowo wangibuyisela entubeni yethempeli, ngasengibona amanzi ephuma ngaphansi kwasekungeneni kwethempeli esiya empumalanga (ngoba ithempeli lalikhangele empumalanga.) Amanzi ayegelezela phansi evela ngaphansi kwecele langaseningizimu lethempeli, eningizimu kwe-alithare.

(UHezekheli 47:​7-​12) Sengifike lapho ngabona izihlahla ezinengi kakhulu eceleni ngalinye lomfula. ⁸ Wasesithi kimi, “Amanzi la agelezela esigabeni sempumalanga njalo ehlela phansi e-Arabha lapho angena khona ulwandle. Lapho esengene elwandle amanzi azakuba mahle. ⁹ Uquqaba lwezidalwa eziphilayo luzahlala loba kungaphi lapho umfula ogelezela khona. Kuzakuba lezinhlanzi ezinengi kakhulu, ngoba amanzi la agelezela khona njalo enza amanzi aletshwayi abe mahle; ngakho lapho umfula ogelezela khona izinto zonke zizaphila. ¹⁰ Abagoli bezinhlanzi bazakuma besekele ulwandle; kusukela e-Eni Gedi kusiya e-Eni Egilayimi kuzakuba lezindawo zokwendlala amambule. Izinhlanzi zizakuba ngezezinhlobo ezinengi—njengenhlanzi yoLwandle olukhulu. ¹¹ Kodwa amaxhaphozi lamatete kawayikuba mahle. Azasala eyizindawo zetshwayi. ¹² Izinhlobo zonke zezihlahla zezithelo zizakhula emakhunjini womabili omfula. Amahlamvu azo kawayikubuna, lezithelo zazo kazisoze ziphuthe. Zizathela nyanga zonke ngoba amanzi avela endlini engcwele agelezela kuzo. Izithelo zazo zizakuba yikudla kuthi amahlamvu azo abe ngawokwelapha.”

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‘Beka Inhliziyo Yakho’ Ethempelini LikaNkulunkulu!

¹¹ Ingabe uJehova wayezolibusisa izwe labo? Isiprofetho siphendula lo mbuzo ngomfanekiso okhuthazayo. Kunomsele ogeleza usuka ethempelini, uya uvuleka njengoba wehla, uze ungenele oLwandle Olufile usuwumfula. Ufika khona uvuselele amanzi angenakuphila, bese kuchuma ibhizinisi lokudoba ogwini. Osebeni kunemithi eminingi ethela izithelo unyaka wonke, ezinikeza ukudla neziphilisayo.—Hezekeli 47:1-12.

¹² Kubadingiswa, lesi sithembiso sasenanela futhi siqinisekisa iziprofetho zokubuyiselwa zangaphambili ababezazisa kakhulu. Izikhathi ezingaphezu kwesisodwa, abaprofethi bakaJehova abaphefumulelwe babelichaze ngamagama achaza ipharadesi izwe lakwa-Israyeli eselivuselelwe laphinde lahlalwa. Ukuvuselelwa kwezingwadule kwakuyisiprofetho esiphindaphindwayo. (Isaya 35:1, 6, 7; 51:3; Hezekeli 36:35; 37:1-14) Ngakho abantu babengalindela ukuthi izibusiso zikaJehova ezinikeza ukuphila zaziyogeleza njengomfula zisuka ethempelini elivuselelwe. Ngenxa yalokho, isizwe esifile ngokomoya sasiyovuseleleka. Abantu ababuyiselwe babeyobusiswa ngamadoda angokomoya avelele—amadoda alungile naqine njengemithi egudle usebe embonweni, amadoda ayeyohola ekuvuseleleni izwe eliyincithakalo. No-Isaya wayebhale ‘ngemithi yokulunga eyayiyokwakha izincithakalo ezindala.’​—Isaya 61:3, 4.

(UHezekheli 47:13, 14) Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: “Le yimingcele ozakwehlukanisa ngayo ilizwe lokuba yilifa phakathi kwezizwana ezilitshumi lambili zako-Israyeli, kulezigaba ezimbili zikaJosefa. ¹⁴ Kumele ulehlukanise ngokulingana, ngoba ngafunga isandla siphakanyiselwe phezulu ukulinika okhokho benu, ilizwe leli lizakuba yilifa lenu.

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‘Beka Inhliziyo Yakho’ Ethempelini LikaNkulunkulu!

¹⁰ Yeka indlela konke lokhu okumelwe ukuba kwabakhuthaza ngayo labo badingiswa! Umkhaya ngamunye waqinisekiswa ukuthi wawunefa ezweni. (Qhathanisa noMika 4:4.) Ukukhulekela okuhlanzekile kwakuyoba sendaweni ephakeme, enkabeni yalelo lizwe. Futhi phawula ukuthi embonweni kaHezekeli, isikhulu, njengabapristi, sasiyohlala ezweni elinikelwe abantu. (Hezekeli 45:16) Ngakho ezweni elibuyiselwe, abantu babeyonikelela umsebenzi walabo uJehova ayebamisele ukuba bahole, babasekele ngokubambisana nesiqondiso sabo. Kukonke, leli lizwe lalifanekisela ukuhleleka, ukubambisana nokulondeka.

(UHezekheli 48:​9, 10) “Isigaba esiqakathekileyo ozasipha uJehova sizakuba zingalo eziyizi-25 000 ubude lengalo eziyizi- 10 000 ububanzi. ¹⁰ Lesi sizakuba yisigaba esingcwele sabaphristi. Sizakuba zingalo eziyizi-25 000 ubude ngasenyakatho, ingalo eziyizi-10 000 ububanzi ngasentshonalanga, ingalo eziyizi-10 000 ububanzi ngasempumalanga kanye lengalo eziyizi-25 000 ubude ngaseningizimu. Phakathi enkabeni yaso kuzakuba lendlu engcwele kaJehova.

Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo

(UHezekheli 47:1) Umuntu lowo wangibuyisela entubeni yethempeli, ngasengibona amanzi ephuma ngaphansi kwasekungeneni kwethempeli esiya empumalanga (ngoba ithempeli lalikhangele empumalanga.) Amanzi ayegelezela phansi evela ngaphansi kwecele langaseningizimu lethempeli, eningizimu kwe-alithare.

(UHezekheli 47:8) Wasesithi kimi, “Amanzi la agelezela esigabeni sempumalanga njalo ehlela phansi e-Arabha lapho angena khona ulwandle. Lapho esengene elwandle amanzi azakuba mahle.

(UHezekheli 48:30) “Lezi zizakuba zintuba zedolobho zokuphuma: Kusukela eceleni lenyakatho, elizingalo eziyizi-4 500 ubude,

(UHezekheli 48:32-​34) “Eceleni langempumalanga, elizingalo eziyizi-4 500 ubude, kuzakuba lamasango amathathu: isango likaJosefa, isango likaBhenjamini lesango likaDani. ³³ “Eceleni langeningizimu, elizingalo eziyizi-4 500, kuzakuba lamasango amathathu: isango likaSimeyoni, isango lika-Isakhari lesango likaZebhuluni. ³⁴ “Eceleni langentshonalanga, elizingalo eziyizi-4 500 ubude, kuzakuba lamasango amathathu: isango likaGadi, isango lika-Asheri lesango likaNafthali.

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‘Beka Inhliziyo Yakho’ Ethempelini LikaNkulunkulu!

¹⁴Ingabe lezi zenzakalo zaziwukuphela kokugcwaliseka kombono kaHezekeli? Cha; kunokungaphezulu kakhulu kwalokho okuboniswayo. Cabanga: Ithempeli elabonwa uHezekeli lalingenakwakhiwa ngempela ngendlela elichazwe ngayo. Yiqiniso, amaJuda awuthatha ngokungathi sína lowo mbono futhi aze ayisebenzisa ngokoqobo eminye yemininingwane yawo. Nokho, ithempeli lasembonweni lilonke lalilikhulu kakhulu kangangokuthi lalingenakulingana nakulingana eNtabeni iMoriya, okwakwakhiwe kuyo ithempeli langaphambili. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ithempeli likaHezekeli lalingekho emzini kodwa lalisendaweni ethé qékelele, kanti ithempeli lesibili lakhiwa lapho elokuqala lalikade likhona, emzini waseJerusalema. (Ezra 1:1, 2) Futhi, akukho mfula ongokoqobo owake wageleza usuka ethempelini laseJerusalema. Ngakho u-Israyeli wasendulo wabona ukugcwaliseka okuncane kuphela kwesiprofetho sikaHezekeli. Lokhu kusikisela ukuthi kumelwe kube khona ukugcwaliseka okukhulu okungokomoya kwalo mbono.

(UHezekheli 47:6) Wangibuza wathi, “Ndodana yomuntu, uyakubona lokhu na?” Emva kwalokho wangibuyisela emuva ekhunjini lomfula.

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Ndodana Yomuntu

EMibhalweni yesiHebheru, amazwi la atholakala kakhulu ebhukwini likaHezekheli. Ebhukwini leli uNkulunkulu ubiza umphrofethi lo ngokuthi ‘yindodana yomuntu’ izikhathi ezedlula 90. (Hez 2:1, 3, 6, 8) Indlela amazwi la asetshenziswe ngayo kungenzeka agcizelela ukuthi umphrofethi lo ngumuntu wasemhlabeni njengabanye futhi acacisa lomehluko okhona phakathi komkhulumeli ongumuntu loNkulunkulu oPhezukonke onguye okhipha umlayezo. Amazwi afananayo asetshenziswa lakumphrofethi uDanyeli kuDanyeli 8:17.

Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili

(UHezekheli 48:13-​22) “AbaLevi bazakuba lesabelo esizingalo eziyizi-25 000 ubude lengalo eziyizi-10 000 ububanzi njalo sisekelane lesabaphristi. Ubude baso sonke buzakuba zingalo eziyizi-25 000 ububanzi baso buzingalo eziyizi-10 000. ¹⁴ Akumelanga basithengise loba bantshintshe ngokunye kwaso. Lesi ngesihle kakhulu selizwe njalo akumelanga siphiwe abanye abantu ngoba singcwele kuJehova. ¹⁵ “Indawo eseleyo, ingalo eziyizi-5 000 ububanzi lengalo eziyizi-25 000 ubude, izasetshenziswa nguzulu wedolobho, ngeyezindlu lamadlelo. Idolobho lizakuba phakathi kwayo ¹⁶ njalo lizakuba lalezi izilinganiso: Icele lasenyakatho izingalo eziyizi-4 500, icele laseningizimu izingalo eziyizi-4 500, icele lasempumalanga izingalo eziyizi-4 500, lecele lasentshonalanga izingalo eziyizi-4 500. ¹⁷ Amadlelo edolobho azakuba zingalo ezingama-250 ngasenyakatho, izingalo ezingama-250 ngaseningizimu, izingalo ezingama-250 ngasempumalanga, lezingalo ezingama-250 ngasentshonalanga. ¹⁸ Indawo esalayo, engcelelane lesigaba esingcwele njalo ilandela ubude baso izakuba zingalo eziyizi-10 000 ngaseceleni lasempumalanga lezingalo eziyizi-10 000 ngaseceleni lasentshonalanga. Izithelo zayo zizakuba yikudla kwezisebenzi zedolobho. ¹⁹ Izisebenzi ezivela edolobheni eziyilimayo zizavela kuzo zonke izizwana zako-Israyeli. ²⁰ Isigaba sonke sizalingana inxa zonke, izingalo eziyi-25 000 icele ngalinye. Njengesipho esiqakathekileyo uzaphawula isigaba esingcwele ndawonye lempahla yedolobho. ²¹ “Okusalayo emaceleni womabili endawo eyisigaba esingcwele lempahla yedolobho kuzakuba ngokwenkosana. Kuzaqhubekela empumalanga kusukela ezingalweni eziyizi-25 000 zesigaba esingcwele kusiya emngceleni wasempumalanga, kuphinde kuye entshonalanga kusukela kuzingalo eziyizi-25 000 kusiya emngceleni wasentshonalanga. Izindawo lezi zombili ezilandela ubude bezigaba zezizwana zizakuba ngezenkosana, njalo isigaba esingcwele esilendawo engcwele yethempeli sizakuba phakathi kwazo. ²² Ngakho impahla yabaLevi lempahla yedolobho kuzakuba phakathi kwendawo engeyenkosana. Indawo yenkosana izakuba phakathi komngcele kaJuda lomngcele kaBhenjamini.

SEPTEMBER 18-​24

AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UDANYELI 1-3

“UJehova Uyababusisa Abaqotho Kuye”

(UDanyeli 3:​16-​20) OShadreki, loMeshaki lo-Abhediniko bayiphendula inkosi bathi, “Yebo Nebhukhadinezari, kakusweleki ukuthi sizivikele kuwe kule indaba. ¹⁷ Singaphoselwa esithandweni somlilo olavuzayo, uNkulunkulu esimkhonzayo ulamandla okusisindisa kuwo, njalo uzasilamulela esandleni sakho, wena nkosi. ¹⁸ Loba engasisindisi, sithanda ukuba ukwazi, wena nkosi, ukuthi sivele kasisoze sibakhonze onkulunkulu bakho kumbe sisidumise isifanekiso segolide leso osimisileyo.” ¹⁹ Lapho-ke uNebhukhadinezari waphuphuma ngolaka kuShadreki, loMeshaki lo-Abhediniko, wahle waguqula indlela aye esebaphatha ngayo. Walaya ukuthi isithando somlilo sibaselwe sitshise okuphindwe kakhombisa kulenjayelo ²⁰ waphinda walaya ukuthi abanye bamabutho angobambapheqe bempi yakhe bababophe oShadreki, loMeshaki lo-Abhediniko babaphosele esithandweni somlilo olavuzayo.

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Hlala Uqotho EMbusweni KaNkulunkulu

¹⁵ Kwezinye izikhathi umzwangedwa wabantu bakaJehova ungabavimbela ukuthi benze izinto ezenziwa ngabanye, kungaba yizihlobo, omakhelwana, abantu abasebenza labo, abafunda labo kumbe abanye nje. (1 Phet. 2:19, The Holy Bible in Ndebele) Kodwa akumelanga sesabe ukuzehlukanisa labo! UJesu wayevele exwayisile ukuthi umhlaba uzasizonda singazehlukanisa lawo ngakho akumelanga kusimangalise nxa sekusenzakala. Abantu abanengi abasiphikisayo kabazwisisi ukuthi kungani amaKhristu kungamelanga angene ezindabeni zomhlaba lo. Kodwa kithi yindaba eqakatheke kakhulu.

¹⁶ Nxa sifuna ukuba qotho kuJehova kumele sihlale sibambelele kuye lanxa sisethuselwa. (Dan. 3:16-18) Ukwesaba abantu akulakuthi ungakanani, kodwa abasakhulayo yibo abangakuthola kunzima kakhulu ukuba yindlubu ewele ephokweni. Ngakho-ke, ungathikazi ukuncedisa abantwabakho nxa belohlupho ezindabeni eziphathelane lokuhlonipha ifulegi kumbe ukuphatheka emikhosini yesizwe. Xoxa labo ngesikhathi sokuKhonza Kwemuli, ubancede bazwisise ukuthi kungani kungamelanga baphatheke ezintweni lezi. Basize lokuthi benelise ukuchaza abakukholwayo ngendlela ecacileyo langenhlonipho. Lokhu kuzabenza babe lesibindi sokumelana lezinhlupho lezi. (Rom. 1:16) Nxa kusenza, lawe ungayakhuluma lababalisi babo ubachazele ukuthi kungani bengaphatheki ezintweni lezi.

(UDanyeli 3:​26-​29) UNebhukhadinezari wasesondela emlonyeni wesithando somlilo olavuzayo wamemeza wathi, “Shadreki, loMeshaki lo-Abhediniko, zinceku zikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, phumani! Wozani lapha!” Ngakho oShadreki, loMeshaki lo-Abhediniko baphuma emlilweni, ²⁷ kwathi ababusi bezigaba, labalisa, lababusi bemikhono yelizwe labeluleki besikhosini bababunganyela. Babona ukuthi umlilo wawungabalimazanga imizimba yabo, njalo kungahaqazekanga lalunye unwele lwamakhanda abo; izambatho zabo zingahangulekanga, njalo kunganuki mlilo kubo. ²⁸ UNebhukhadinezari wasesithi, “Kadunyiswe uNkulunkulu waboShadreki, loMeshaki lo-Abhediniko, othume ingilosi yakhe wasindisa izinceku zakhe! Bathemba kuye badelela umlayo wenkosi njalo bazimisela ukunikela izimpilo zabo kulokuthi bakhonze loba badumise omunye unkulunkulu ngaphandle kowabo uNkulunkulu. ²⁹ Ngakho sengimisa isimemezelo ukuthi abantu loba ngabasiphi isizwe kumbe ulimi abakhuluma okubi ngoNkulunkulu kaShadreki, loMeshaki lo-Abhediniko kabaqunywaqunywe izicucu, lezindlu zabo zenziwe izinqwaba zezibi, ngokuba kakho omunye unkulunkulu ongasindisa ngale indlela.”

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Yiba Nesibindi—UJehova Unawe!

¹³ Ngekhulu lesikhombisa B.C.E., izinceku zikaJehova ezingamaHebheru ezintathu zanikezwa ubufakazi obucacile bokuthi uNkulunkulu uyaluvuza ukholo nesibindi. INkosi uNebukhadinezari yaqoqela ndawonye izikhulu zaseBhabhiloni futhi yayala ukuba zikhulekele isithombe esikhulu segolide. Noma ubani owayengeke asikhulekele wayeyophonswa esithandweni somlilo. AmaHebheru amathathu atshela uNebukhadinezari ngenhlonipho: “UNkulunkulu wethu esimkhonzayo uyakwazi ukusophula. Uyosophula esithandweni somlilo esivuthayo nasesandleni sakho nkosi. Kodwa uma kungenjalo, makwazeke kuwe, nkosi, ukuthi onkulunkulu bakho akubona onkulunkulu esibakhonzayo, futhi umfanekiso wegolide owumisile ngeke siwukhulekele.” (Dan. 3:16-18) Ukukhululwa kwala maHebheru amathathu ngokumangalisayo kuchazwe ngokucacile kuDaniyeli 3:19-30. Nakuba cishe kuyinto engase ingenzeki ukuba sisongelwe ngokuphonswa esithandweni somlilo, siyabhekana novivinyo lobuqotho bethu futhi singaqiniseka ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyosibusisa uma sibonisa ukholo nesibindi.

Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo

(UDanyeli 1:5) Inkosi yababela ukudla okukhethiweyo okwansuku zonke kanye lewayini kuthathwa kokwakulungiselwe inkosi. Babezafundiswa okweminyaka emithathu, kuthi ngemva kwalokho baqalise ukusebenza esigodlweni.

(UDanyeli 1:8) Kodwa uDanyeli wazimisela ukuthi angazingcolisi ngokudla kwesikhosini lewayini lakhona, yikho wasecela kundunankulu imvumo yokuthi angazingcolisi kanjalo.

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UMeshaki

Kungenzeka kulezizathu ezintathu ezenza babona ukudla kwesikhosini kuyinto ‘engcolisayo’: (1) Abantu beBhabhiloni babesidla izinyamazana okwakuthiwa zingcolile eMthethweni kaMosi; (2) babengelandaba kangako lokophisa izinyamazana, kungenzeka ezinye zaziklinywa; (3) abahedeni babeqala banikele izinyamazana kubonkulunkulu babo, ikanti ukudla inyama leyo babekubona kuyindlela yokukhonza onkulunkulu labo.​—Da 1:8; qathanisa lo-1Khor 10:18-​20, 28.

(UDanyeli 2:​44) “Ngalesosikhathi samakhosi lawo uNkulunkulu wasezulwini uzabeka umbuso ongasoze wabhidlizwa lanini njalo ongasoze utshiyelwe abanye abantu. Uzayibhidliza yonke leyomibuso iphele, kodwa wona uzakuma laphakade.

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INKULUMO ETHI “YONKE LE MIBUSO” IBHEKISELA KUMIPHI IMIBUSO?

Isiprofetho esikuDaniyeli 2:44 sithi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu “uyochoboza uqede yonke le mibuso.” Leso siprofetho sibhekisela kuphela emibusweni efanekiselwa izingxenye ezihlukahlukene zesithombe.

Kuthiwani ngayo yonke eminye imibuso yabantu? Isiprofetho esifanayo esikusAmbulo sembula umbono obanzi kunalowo osencwadini kaDaniyeli. Sibonisa ukuthi ‘amakhosi omhlaba wonke owakhiwe’ ayobuthwa ukuba alwe noJehova ‘osukwini olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke.’ (IsAm. 16:14; 19:19-21) Ngakho, akuyona kuphela imibuso esesithombeni ezobhujiswa e-Armagedoni, kodwa nayo yonke eminye imibuso yabantu.

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Isihluthulelo Sezwe Elinenjabulo

Impendulo itholakala kuDaniyeli 2:44: “Ezinsukwini zalawo makhosi uNkulunkulu wasezulwini uyakumisa umbuso ongasoze wachithwa nobukhosi bawo bungayikushiyelwa kwabanye abantu, kepha uyakuchoboza, uqede yonke le mibuso [eyenziwe abantu], wona uqobo ume phakade.” (Omalukeke sizenzele.) Kungani uMbuso kaNkulunkulu kuyodingeka ‘uyichoboze’ imibuso yasemhlabeni? Yingoba le mibuso iyaphikelela ibhebhethekisa umoya wokwedelela uNkulunkulu wokuzinqumela ngokwabo, umoya owahlwanyelwa nguSathane lé ensimini yase-Edene. Ngaphezu kokuphikisana nalokho okulungele isintu, labo abazama ukubhebhethekisa lowo moya baziqhatha noMdali. (IHubo 2:6-12; IsAmbulo 16:14, 16) Ngakho, kumelwe sizibuze, ‘Ingabe thina sisekela ukubuswa nguNkulunkulu noma siphikisana nakho?’

Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili

(UDanyeli 2:​31-​43) “Wathi uyakhangela, O nkosi, wabona kumi phambi kwakho isithombe esikhulukazi—inkalakatha yesithombe esikhazimulayo, sisesabeka ukukhangeleka kwaso. ³² Ikhanda lesithombe lalenziwe ngegolide elicengekileyo, isifuba saso lezingalo kubunjwe ngesiliva, isisu lemilenze kubunjwe ngethusi, ³³ imibala ibunjwe ngensimbi, izinyawo zaso zilengxenye yensimbi lenye ingxenye yebumba elitshisiweyo. ³⁴ Wathi ulokhu usabukele, kwaqetshulwa ilitshe, kungesingazandla zamuntu. Lasigxoba isithombe ezinyaweni zaso zensimbi lebumba lazihlifiza. ³⁵ Kwasekusithi insimbi, lebumba, lethusi, lesiliva kanye legolide kwachobozeka kwaba yizicucu kanyekanye kwaba njengomule esizeni ehlobo. Umoya waziphephula izicucu wazikhucula du. Kodwa ilitshe elagxoba isithombe laba yintaba enkulu yagcwala umhlaba wonke. ³⁶ “Leli bekuyilo iphupho, manje-ke sesizalichazela inkosi. ³⁷ Wena, O nkosi uyinkosi yamakhosi. UNkulunkulu wasezulwini ukunikile umbuso, lamandla lobukhulu lodumo; ³⁸ uluntu lonke ulunikele ezandleni zakho kanye lezinyamazana zeganga lezinyoni zemoyeni. Loba zihlala ngaphi, ukwenze wena waba ngumbusi wakho konke. Ulikhanda leliyana legolide. ³⁹ “Ngemuva kwakho, kuzakuba khona omunye umbuso, ophansi kulowakho. Kuzalandela owesithathu owethusi ozabusa umhlaba wonke. ⁴⁰ Ekucineni kuzakuba lombuso wesine oqinileyo njengensimbi ngoba insimbi iyephula ivodloze yonke into—yikho njengoba insimbi isephula izinto zibe yizicucu, kanjalo umbuso lowo uzayichoboza yonke eminye. ⁴¹ Njengoba ubonile ukuthi izinyawo lamazwane bekulengxenye yebumba elitshisiweyo lengxenye yensimbi, yikho lo uzakuba ngumbuso odabukene phakathi; loba nje uzakuba lamanye amandla ensimbi phakathi kwawo, njengalokhu uyibonile insimbi ixubene lebumba. ⁴² Njengoba amazwane abelengxenye yensimbi, lengxenye yebumba, kanjalo umbuso lo uzakuba lamandla nganxanye, nganxanye ubucuzeke. ⁴³ Njalo njengoba ubonile insimbi ixubene lebumba elitshisiweyo, kanjalo abantu bazakuba yinhlanganisela bahlale bengamanyananga, njengoba insimbi ingahlangani lebumba.

SEPTEMBER 25–OCTOBER 1

AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UDANYELI 4-6

“Uzaqhubeka Umkhonza Yini UJehova?”

(UDanyeli 6:​7-​10) Abongameli besikhosini, labalisa, lababusi bezigaba, labeluleki lababusi bemikhono yelizwe bonke sebevumelene ukuthi inkosi kayikhuphe isimemezelo iwugcizelele umlayo othi noma ngubani othandaza kuwuphi unkulunkulu noma umuntu phakathi kwalezi izinsuku ezingamatshumi amathathu, ngaphandle kokukhuleka kuwe wena, O nkosi, uzaphoselwa emgodini wezilwane. ⁸ Manje, O nkosi, sikhuphe lesosimemezelo sibhalwe phansi ukuze singaguqulwa—njengoba kunjalo ngemithetho yamaMede lamaPhesiya, engaguqulwayo.” ⁹ Ngakho inkosi uDariyu yawubhala phansi lowomthetho. ¹⁰ Kwathi uDanyeli esezwile ukuthi umthetho wawusukhutshiwe, waya ekhaya endlini yakhe ephezulu esitezi eyayilamawindi avulwe akhangela eJerusalema. Kathathu ngelanga wayezilahla phansi ngamadolo akhuleke, ebonga uNkulunkulu wakhe, njengalokho ayevele ekwenza mandulo.

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Basha—Qondiswani Yizwi LikaNkulunkulu

¹⁶ Kungani kufanele ufune ukulalela uJehova ngisho nalapho uwedwa? Khumbula lokhu: Ungamzwisa ubuhlungu uJehova noma wenze inhliziyo yakhe ijabule. (Gen. 6:5, 6; IzAga 27:11) Izenzo zakho ziyamthinta uJehova ngoba ‘uyakukhathalela.’ (1 Pet. 5:7) Ufuna ukuba umlalele ukuze kuzuze wena. (Isaya 48:17, 18) Lapho ezinye zezinceku zikaJehova kwa-Israyeli wasendulo zingasinaki iseluleko sakhe, zamzwisa ubuhlungu. (IHu. 78:40, 41) Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uJehova wamthanda kakhulu umprofethi uDaniyeli, ngoba ingelosi yambiza ngokuthi ‘umuntu ofiseleka kakhulu.’ (Dan. 10:11) Kungani? Ngoba wahlala eqotho kuNkulunkulu hhayi kuphela lapho ephambi kwabantu kodwa nasekusithekeni.—Funda uDaniyeli 6:10.

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Ingabe Unombono KaJehova Ngezinto Ezingcwele?

¹² Akumangalisi ukuthi izinto eziningi ezihlobene nokuphila kwamalungu agcotshiwe ebandla lobuKristu nabangane bawo zibhekwa njengezingcwele. Ubuhlobo bethu noJehova buyinto engcwele. (1 IziKronike 28:9; IHubo 36:7) Buyigugu kakhulu kithi kangangokuthi asivumeli lutho nanoma ubani ukuba angene phakathi kwethu noNkulunkulu wethu, uJehova. (2 IziKronike 15:2; Jakobe 4:7, 8) Umthandazo ufeza indima ebalulekile ekulondolozeni kwethu ubuhlobo obuseduze noJehova. Umthandazo wawungcwele kakhulu kumprofethi uDaniyeli kangangokuthi wanamathela emkhubeni wakhe wokuthandaza kuJehova ngisho noma lokho kwakufaka ukuphila kwakhe engozini. (Daniyeli 6:7-11) “Imithandazo yabangcwele” noma yamaKristu agcotshiwe ifaniswa nempepho eyayisetshenziswa ekukhulekeleni ethempelini. (IsAmbulo 5:8; 8:3, 4; Levitikusi 16:12, 13) Lokhu kufaniswa kwayo nempepho kugcizelela ubungcwele bomthandazo. Yeka ukuthi kuyilungelo elingakanani ukuthi siyakwazi ukukhuluma noMbusi wendawo yonke! Shono sibheka umthandazo njengongcwele ekuphileni kwethu!

(UDanyeli 6:​16) Ngakho inkosi yasikhupha umlayo, basebemletha uDanyeli bamphosela emphandwini wezilwane. Inkosi yathi kuDanyeli, “Sengathi uNkulunkulu wakho omkhonzayo njalonjalo angakuhlenga!”

(UDanyeli 6:​20) Ithe isifikile emgodini, yamemeza uDanyeli ngelizwi losizi yathi, “Danyeli, nceku kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, uNkulunkulu wakho omkhonza njalonjalo ukuphephisile yini ezilwaneni?”

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Kungani Kufanele Sithandaze Singaphezi?

² UJehova wayembheka kanjani uDaniyeli? Lapho ingelosi uGabriyeli ifika izophendula omunye wemithandazo kaDaniyeli, yathi lo mprofethi “ungumuntu ofiseleka kakhulu,” noma “indoda ethandeka kakhulu.” (Daniyeli 9:20-23; The New English Bible) Esiprofethweni sikaHezekeli, uJehova wakhuluma ngoDaniyeli njengendoda elungileyo. (Hezekeli 14:14, 20) Kusobala ukuthi njengoba isikhathi sihamba imithandazo kaDaniyeli yamakhela ubuhlobo obuseduze noNkulunkulu wakhe, into eyavunywa nanguDariyu.—Daniyeli 6:16.

(UDanyeli 6:​22, 23) UNkulunkulu wami uthume ingilosi yakhe yayivala imilomo yezilwane. Kazingilimazanga ngokuba ngifunyanwe ngingelacala phambi kwakhe. Njalo kangikaze ngenze okubi kuwe, O nkosi.” ²³ Inkosi yathaba yafa yakhupha umlayo wokuba uDanyeli akhutshulwe emgodini lowo. UDanyeli esekhutshiwe emgodini, kakubonakalanga nxeba kuye, ngokuba wathemba kuNkulunkulu wakhe.

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“Umoya Nomlobokazi Bathi: ‘Woza!’ ”

¹⁵ Ngemva kokuba uDaniyeli ehlale ubusuku emphandwini wezingonyama, inkosi uqobo lwayo yaya lapho yafike yamemeza: “O Daniyeli, nceku kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, ingabe uNkulunkulu wakho oqiniselayo ekumkhonzeni ukwazile ukukophula ezingonyameni?” UDaniyeli waphendula ngokushesha: “O nkosi, phila kuze kube nini nanini. UNkulunkulu wami uthumele ingelosi yakhe yavala umlomo wezingonyama, futhi azizange zingibhubhise, njengoba nje ngitholakale ngimsulwa phambi kwakhe; naphambi kwakho futhi nkosi, akukho senzo esilimazayo engisenzile.” UJehova wambusisa uDaniyeli ngoba ‘waqinisela ekumkhonzeni.’—Dan. 6:19-22.

Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo

(UDanyeli 4:​10, 11) Yile imibono eyangivelelayo ngilele embhedeni wami: Ngakhangela, ngabona kumi phambi kwami isihlahla phakathi kommango. Ubude baso babule. ¹¹ Isihlahla sakhula saba sikhulu saqina, isiqongo saso sakhotha umkhathi; sasibonakala lasemikhawulweni yomhlaba.

(UDanyeli 4:​20-​22) Isihlahla osibonileyo, esakhula saba sikhulu saqina, isiqongo saso sikhotha isibhakabhaka size sibonakale emhlabeni wonke, ²¹ silamahlamvu abukekayo lezithelo ezinengi, sisipha ukudla kukho konke, siphe isiphephelo izinyamazana zeganga, emagatsheni aso silezindawo zezidleke zezinyoni zemoyeni— ²² wena, O nkosi, uyilesosihlahla! Usube mkhulu waba lamandla; ubukhulu bakho sebandile sebuze buthinta isibhakabhaka, lombuso wakho usufinyelela ezindaweni ezikude ezomhlaba.

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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaDaniyeli

4:​10, 11, 20-​22​—Yini eyayifanekiselwa umuthi omkhulu owabonwa uNebukhadinezari ephusheni? Ekuqaleni umuthi wawumelela uNebukhadinezari njengenkosi yombuso wezwe. Nokho, njengoba lowo mbuso owawumelelwe wakhula waze wafinyelela “emkhawulweni wawo wonke umhlaba,” kumelwe ukuba umuthi ufanekisela okuthile okukhulu kakhulu. UDaniyeli 4:17 uhlobanisa leli phupho nokubusa ‘koPhezukonke’ isintu. Ngenxa yalokho umuthi wawufanekisela nobukhosi bukaJehova bendawo yonke, ikakhulukazi maqondana nomhlaba. Ngakho, leli phupho ligcwaliseka kabili—ekubuseni kukaNebukhadinezari nasebukhosini bukaJehova.

(UDanyeli 5:​17) UDanyeli wasephendula inkosi wathi, “Ungazigcinela lezozipho zakho, uphe leyomivuzo yakho omunye umuntu. Loba kunjalo ngizayibalela inkosi umbhalo lowo ngiyitshele ukuthi utshoni.

(UDanyeli 5:​29) Kwathi ngomlayo kaBhelishazari uDanyeli wagqokiswa eziyibubende, wagqiziswa iketane legolide entanyeni yakhe, kwamenyezelwa ukuthi usengumbusi wesikhundla sobuthathu elizweni.

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Imibuzo Evela Kubafundi

Lapho umHeberu obizwa ngokuthi uDaniyeli engeniswa ekugcineni, inkosi yaphinda yamemezela isipho sayo—ukugqokisa uDaniyeli okububende, ukumgqokisa umgexo wegolide, nokumenza abe umbusi wesithathu embusweni. Umprofethi waphendula ngenhlonipho: “Izipho zakho mazibe-kuwe, umuphe omunye imivuzo yakho, nokho ngiyakufundela inkosi umbhalo, ngiyazise incazo.”—Daniyeli 5:17.

Ngakho-ke uDaniyeli wayengadingi ukufumbathiswa noma ukukhokhelwa ukuze anikeze incazelo. Inkosi yayingazigcina izipho zayo noma izinikeze omunye umuntu. UDaniyeli wayeyonikeza incazelo, hhayi ngenxa yomvuzo, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi wayenikezwe amandla okwenza kanjalo uJehova, uNkulunkulu weqiniso, lowo osahlulelo sakhe ngeBabiloni sasisondela.

Njengoba sifunda kuDaniyeli 5:29, ngemva kokuba uDaniyeli efundile futhi wachaza amazwi njengoba ayeshilo ukuthi wayezokwenza, inkosi yayaleza ukuba okungenani imivuzo inikezwe uDaniyeli. UDaniyeli akazigqokanga ngokwakhe izingubo nomgexo. Wazigqokiswa ngokusho kombusi ongenakuphikiswa, iNkosi uBelishasari. Kodwa lokhu akuphikisani noDaniyeli 5:17, lapho umprofethi akwenza kwakhanya ukuthi isisusa sakhe sasingesona esobugovu.

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Amagama Amane Águqula Izwe

²² Yasombululwa kanjalo-ke impicabadala. IBabiloni elinamandla lase lizowela emabuthweni amaMede namaPheresiya. Nakuba ayedunyazwe yilesi simemezelo sembubhiso, uBelishasari waligcina izwi lakhe. Wayaleza izinceku zakhe ukuba zembathise uDaniyeli okububende, ahlobe ngomgexo wegolide, futhi wambeka waba umbusi wesithathu embusweni. (Daniyeli 5:29) UDaniyeli akakwenqabanga lokhu kudunyiswa, eqaphela ukuthi kwakubonisa udumo olufanele uJehova. Yebo, kungenzeka ukuthi uBelishasari wayenethemba lokwenza ngcono isahlulelo sikaJehova ngokuhlonipha umprofethi waKhe. Uma kunjalo, wayesindwe izinyawo.

Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili

(UDanyeli 4:​29-​37) Sekudlule izinyanga ezilitshumi lambili, inkosi ihambahamba ephahleni lwesigodlo saseBhabhiloni, ³⁰ yathi, “Kakusilo yini iBhabhiloni leli engalakha laba ngumuzi wobukhosi bami na?” ³¹ Kwathi amazwi la elokhu esesemlonyeni wakhe kwehla ilizwi livela ezulwini lathi, “Nanku osukunqunyelwe, nkosi Nebhukhadinezari: Amandla akho obukhosi asesusiwe kuwe. ³² Uzaxotshwa ebantwini uyehlala lezinyamazana zeganga; uzakudla utshani njengezinkomo. Kuzadlula iminyaka eyisikhombisa uze uvume ukuthi oPhezukonke uyabusa phezu kwemibuso yabantu ayiphe ingqe ngubani ngokuthanda kwakhe.” ³³ Masinyane nje okwakutshiwo ngoNebhukhadinezari kwagcwaliseka. Waxotshwa ebantwini wadla utshani njengezinkomo. Umzimba wakhe wagxanxwa ngamazolo aphezulu inwele zakhe zakhula njengezinsiba zengqungqulu, kwathi inzipho zakhe zaba njengenkumba zenyoni. ³⁴ Ekupheleni kwalesosikhathi, mina, Nebhukhadinezari, ngaphakamisela amehlo ami ezulwini, ingqondo yami yabuya. Ngasengimdumisa oPhezukonke; ngambabaza, ngambonga yena ohleziyo kuze kube phakade. Ubukhosi bakhe buyibukhosi baphakade; umbuso wakhe umi kulesi lakulesiyana isizukulwane. ³⁵ Imihlobo yonke yabantu bomhlaba babonakala bengasilutho. Wenza njengokuthanda kwakhe ezidalweni zasezulwini lasebantwini basemhlabeni. Kakho ongasivimbela isandla sakhe loba athi kuye: “Kanti usuwenzeni?” ³⁶ Ngasonalesosikhathi ingqondo yami yabuya, udumo lwami lenkazimulo yami kwabuyiswa kimi ukusekela ubukhosi bombuso wami. Abeluleki bami lezikhulu zami bangidinga bangibuyisela esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, ngase ngisiba mkhulu kulakuqala. ³⁷ Ngakho-ke mina, uNebhukhadinezari, ngiyamdumisa njalo ngiyambabaza ngimphakamise uJehova wezulu, ngokuba konke akwenzayo kuqondile futhi lezindlela zakhe zonke zilungile. Njalo bonke abazigqajayo uyabathobisa.