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SEPTEMBA 4-10
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LAKAZIMU | HEZEKIYELI 42-45
“Ukulotjha UZimu Ngeqiniso Kubuyiselwe!”
(Hezekiyeli 43:10-12) “Wena ndodana yomuntu, yazisa indlu ka-lsrayeli ngethempeli ukuze ibe neenhloni ngamacalayo. Ayiyelele isilinganiso salo. 11 “Nakube ineenhloni ngakho koke ekwenzileko, yazise umtlamo wethempeli, okutjho ukuhleleka kwalo, ubuphumo nobungeno balo, woke umtlamalo nazo zoke iimiso zalo, iye, woke umtlamo kanye nayo yoke imithethwalo. Yenza lokho ngokutlola phambi kwayo ukuze ilonde umtlamo lowo kanye neemiso zalo zoke, yenze koke lokho. 12 “Naku umthetho wethempeli: Isiqongolo sentaba nendawo yoke emagegana naso izakuba ngecwenge khulu. Iye, lokho-ke kumthetho wamambala 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 nguHezekiyeli. Ngo-593, eminyakeni eli-14 ngemva kokutjhatjalaliswa kweJerusalema nethempeli lakaSolomoni, umphorofidi uHezekiyeli embonweni, wazibona asentabeni ephakeme khulu, okulithempeli lakaJehova elikhulu. (Hez 40:1, 2) UHezekiyeli walayelwa bona alandise ngakho koke akubone ‘ngendlini ka-Israyeli,’ ukuthi ibe neenhloni ngamacalayo begodu akhulume ngamaJuda aphendukileko ebekathunjiwe, aduduze nabathembekileko. (Hez 40:4; 43:10, 11) Umbono owabonwa nguHezekiyeli bewunemininingwana enesilinganiso esithileko. Nakumedwako bekusetjenziswa isilinganiso ‘sehlanga’ (ubude behlanga, 3.11 m) ‘ne-cubit’ (ubude be-cubit, 51.8 cm). (Hez 40:5) Isilinganiswesi senza abanye bakholelwa ukuthi umbono wethempeli bewufanekisela ithempeli elakhiwa nguZerubhabheli ngesikhathi esithileko sokuthunjwa. Nanyana kunjalo, akunabufakazi bendaba le.
(Hezekiyeli 44:23) Kumele bafundise abantu bami umahluko phakathi kokucwengileko nokujayelekileko kanye nokuhlukanisa phakathi kokuhlanzekileko nokusilapheleko.
(Hezekiyeli 45:16) “Boke abantu enarheni bazazibandakanya kilesi sipho esikhethekileko, basinikele ikosana kwa-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.
Rhubhula Ngezinto ZakaZimu Eziligugu
(Hezekiyeli 43:8, 9) Lokha nayibeka imibunjwanayo hlanu kweyami neengoseni zayo hlanu kwezami, sihlukaniswe mthangala kwaphela phakathi kwami nayo, yasilaphaza ibizo lami elicwengileko ngezenzo zayo ezikghabhudlhako. Ngalokho ngayirhayila ekuthukutheleni kwami. 9 Manje-ke ayidedisele kude nami ubungwadla bayo namatje wesikhumbuzo wamakhosayo. Yeke ngizakuphila. hlangana nayo mlibe.
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Ibizo
Njengombana abantu bakaZimu, ama-Israyeli abhalelwa kuphila ngemithethokambiswakhe yokulunga asilaphaza ibizo lakaZimu. (Hez 43:8; Amo 2:7) Ngokungathembeki kwawo uZimu wawajezisa, lokho kwenza bona ezinye iintjhaba zikhulume kumbi ngebizo lakaZimu. (Madanisa neRhu 74:10, 18; Isa 52:5.) Ukubhalelwa kwazo ukubona ukuthi isijeziswesi sivela kuJehova, kwenza iintjhabezi zaphetha ngokuthi iinhlekelele ezehlele ama-Israyeli ziveza bona uJehova ubhalelwe kuvikela abantu bakhe. Bona ahlwengise ibizo lakhe, uJehova wathatha igadango ngebanga lebizo lakhe begodu wabuyisela ama-Israyeli aseleko enarheni yekhabo.—Hez 36:22-24.
(Hezekiyeli 45:9, 10) ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: “Sekwanele kwanjesi khona nina makhosana wakwa-lsrayeli! Lahlani inturhwenu nokuphanga, nenze ubulungiswa nokulunga. Lisani ukuqotjha abantu bami.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla. 10 Sebenzisani iinlinganiso zeqiniso, umthamo kapumpana weqiniso nomgqomu weqiniso.
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Ubulungiswa
UJehova ulindele ukuthi labo abafuna ukwamukelwa nguye kufuze bazi imithethokambiswakhe yokulunga begodu baphile ngayo. (Isa 1:17, 18; 10:1, 2; Jor 7:5-7; 21:12; 22:3, 4; Hez 45:9, 10; Amo 5:15; Mik 3:9-12; 6:8; Zak 7:9-12)
Ukufundwa KweBhayibheli
(Hezekiyeli 44:1-9) USomnini wangibuyisela esangweni langaphandle lomakho ocwengileko, eliqale ngepumalanga, kodwana lalivaliwe. 2 Wathi kimi: “Isangweli kumele lihlale livaliwe. Akukameli livulwe; akunamuntu omele angene ngalo. Lizakuhlala livaliwe ngombana uSomnini, uZimu wakwa-lsrayeli ungene ngalo. 3 Yikosana yodwa engahlala ngaphakathi kobungeno kobana igome phambi kwakaSomnini. Izakungena ngendlela yesirhodlwana<u5E> sesango beyiphume ngayo indlela leyo.” 4 Wangisa esangweni langetlhagwini ngaphambi kwethempeli. Ngathi ngisaqalile, iphazimulo kaSomnini yagcwala ithempeli lakhe. Nje-ke ngawa phasi ngobuso. 5 USomnini wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, yelela kuhle, uzibonele ngamehlwakho, uzizwele ngeendlebe zakho ngakho koke engikutjela khona mayelana nazo zoke iimiso eziphathelene nethempeli lakaSomnini nayo yoke imithethwalo. Yelela ubungeno bethempeli ngokuqala ofanele angene nofanele akhutjhwe emasangweni womakho ocwengileko. 6 Yithi endlini ehlubukileko yakwa-Israyeli, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: Sekwanele ngeenkghabhudlho zakho zoke wena ndlu ka-Israyeli! 7 Ngokuvumela imiqhamuka engakasoki enyameni ngitjho neenhliziyweni kobana ingene emakhiwenami ocwengileko nokobana isilaphaze ithempeli lami lokha naniletha iminekelo yomhlwehlwe neengazi, nephula isivumelwano sami ngaphezu kwazo zoke iinkghabhudlho zenu. 8 Godu azange niyelele izinto zami ezicwengileko, kodwana nabeka imiqhamuka esikhundleni senu kobana kube ngiyo eyelela ukulotjhwa kwami emakhiwenami ocwengileko.’ 9 Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, ‘Akunamqhamuka ongakasoki ehliziyweni ngitjho nenyameni ozakungena emakhiwenami ocwengileko, iye, ngitjho nomqhamuka ohlala phakathi kwama-Israyeli.
SEPTEMBA 11-17
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LAKAZIMU | HEZEKIYELI 46-48
“Iimbusiso Ezizokuthatjelwa Ma-Israyeli Abuyiselweko”
(Hezekiyeli 47:1) Umuntu loyo wangibuyisela ebungenweni bethempeli. Qala, amanzi avinyilika ngaphasi kombunjwana wethempeli, agelezela ngepumalanga njengombana ithempeli beliqale ngepumalanga. Amanzi gade ehlela phasi avela ngesewula yethempeli, ngesewula ye-aldari.
(Hezekiyeli 47:7-12) Kwathi ngisakhamba njalo, Qala, bekunemithi eminengi ngapha nangapha komlambo. 8 Wathi kimi: “Amanzi la agelezela ngesifundeni sangepumalanga bese ehlela ngemrhobeni weJordani lapha afese angene khona elwandle. Lokha nawuthululela ngelwandle, amanzi walapho aba matjha.” 9 Nanyana kukuphi lapha amanzi agelezela khona, kuzakuba neemphili eziphithizelako. Kuzakuba nejuma leenhlambi ngombana amanzi la agelezela lapho bese enza amanzi wetswayi abe matjha. Iye, nanyana kukuphi lapha umlambo ugelczela khona, koke okulapho kuzakuphila. 10 Abathiyiinhlambi bazakujama magegana neligu lelwandle eliFilileko ukusuka e-Eni-Gedi ukuya e-Eni-Egilayimu kuzakuba neendawo zokomisa iinrhurhulanede. Iinhlambi zizakuba ngemihlobohlobo njengeenhlambi zelwandle eliKhulu. 11 Kodwana amachibi neenzibi angeze zibe zitjha, zizakuhlala zinetswayi. 12 Imithi yemihlobohlobo yeenthelo izakumila ngapha nangapha kwesebe lomlambo. Amakarayo angeze atjhwaba neenthelo zakhona angeze zaphela. Inyanga nenyanga izakuhloma ngombana amanzi wendawo ecwengileko agelezela kiyo. Iinthelo zayo zizakuba ngezokudla bese amakarayo abe yintatha.
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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.
(Hezekiyeli 47:13, 14) Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: “Nasi imikhawulo enizakuhlukanisa ngayo inarha yelifa hlangana neenkoro ezilitjhumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli, uJosefa abe nezabelo ezimbili. 14.Nizazihlukanisela ngokulinganako. Ngafunga ngokuphakamisa isandla bonyana ngizakunikela aboyihlo inarha le; izakuba lilifa 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
(Hezekiyeli 48:9, 10) Isabelo esikhethekileko enizasinikela uSomnini sizakuba makhilomitha alitjhumi nambili nesiquntu ubude namakhilomitha alitjhumi ububanzi. “Soke isipho esikhethekileko sizakuba ngeseenqhema ezilandelako: “Ingcenye yabaphristi “Ngetlhagwini nangesewula izakuba makhilomitha alitjhumi nambili nesiquntu ubude namakhilomitha amahlanu ububanzi. Ngaphakathi kwayo kuzakuba nomakhiwo ocwengileko kaSomnini.
Rhubhula Ngezinto ZakaZimu Eziligugu
(Hezekiyeli 47:1) Umuntu loyo wangibuyisela ebungenweni bethempeli. Qala, amanzi avinyilika ngaphasi kombunjwana wethempeli, agelezela ngepumalanga njengombana ithempeli beliqale ngepumalanga. Amanzi gade ehlela phasi avela ngesewula yethempeli, ngesewula ye-aldari.
(Hezekiyeli 47:8) Wathi kimi: “Amanzi la agelezela ngesifundeni sangepumalanga bese ehlela ngemrhobeni weJordani lapha afese angene khona elwandle. Lokha nawuthululela ngelwandle, amanzi walapho aba matjha.”
(Hezekiyeli 48:30) “Lokhu kuzakuba buphumo bedorobho: “Emthangaleni wedorobho ongetlhagwini nomakhilomitha amabili nesiquntu ubude,
(Hezekiyeli 48:32-34) “Emthangaleni wedorobho ongepumalanga nomakhilomitha amabili nesiquntu ubude, kuzakuba namasango amathathu okutjho isango linye lakaJosefa, linye lakaBhenjamini nalinye lakaDani. Emthangaleni wedorobho ongesewula nomakhilomitha amabili nesiquntu ubude, kuzakuba namasango amathathu okutjho isango linye lakaSimeyoni, linye laka-Isakari nalinye lakaZebuloni. Emthangaleni wedorobho ongetjingalanga nomakhilomitha amabili nesiquntu ubude, kuzakuba namasango amathathu okutjho isango linye lakaGadi, linye laka-Atjheri nalinye lakaNafitali.
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‘Beka Inhliziyo Yakho’ Ethempelini LikaNkulunkulu!
14 Ingabe 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.
(Hezekiyeli 47:6) Wangibuza wathi: “Ndodana yomuntu, ubonile na?” Nje-ke wangibuyisela emuva ngesebe lomlambo.
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Ndodana yoMuntu
EmiTlolweni yesiHebheru isiqwesi kukhulunywa ngaso khulu encwadini yakaHezekiyeli, kusencwadini le lapho uZimu abiza khona umphorofidi ngokuthi “ndodana yomuntu” iinkhathi ezima-90. (Hez 2:1, 3, 6, 8) UJehova usebenzise isiqwesi ukugandelela ukuthi umphorofidi mumuntu wephasini, lokhu kuveza umehluko phakathi komkhulumeli womuntu nomThombo womlayezwakhe, onguZimu oPhezulu. Isiqu esifanako sasetjenziswa nakumphorofidi uDanyela kuDanyela 8:17.
Ukufundwa KweBhayibheli
(Hezekiyeli 48:13-22) Ingcenye yamaLevi “Ukulinganisana nomkhawulo wabaphristi izakuba makhilomitha alitjhumi nambili nesiquntu ubude namakhilomitha amahlanu ububanzi. Boke ubude becngcenye zabaphristi nezamaLevi buzakuba makhilomitha alitjhumi nambili nesiquntu namakhilomitha alitjhumi ububanzi. 14.Akukameli bathengise namkha benane ngazo. Ziyingcenye ekhetheke khulu enarheni ngombana zicwengile kuSomnini. 15 Indawo cseleko emakhilomitha amabili nesiquntu ububanzi namakhilomitha alitjhumi nambili nesiquntu ubude, izakuba ngesetjenziselwa okujayelekileko, ibe ngeyedorobho okutjho amadlelo nokwakha iinkumba. Idorobho lizakuba sekabenayo. 16 lsilinganiso sendawo yedorobho sizakuba makhilomitha amabili nesiqunjwana mahlangothi woke. 17 Amadlelo wedorobho azakuba mamitha alikhulu namatjhumi amabili nahlanu mahlangothi woke wedorobho. 18 Indawo yedorobho eseleko elinganisene nendawo ecwengileko izakuba makhilomitha amahlanu ukuya ngepumalanga namakhilomitha amahlanu ukuya ngetjingalanga. Umkhiqizwayo uzakondla abasebenza ngedorobheni. 19 Abasebenza ngedorobheni abavela kizo zoke iinkoro zakwa-Israyeli bazakulima indawo leyo. 20 Soke isipho esikhethekileko sizakufaka hlangana iingcenye ezicwengileko nesabelo sedorobho. Sizakulingana mahlangothi woke, sibe makhilomitha alitjhumi nambili nesiquntu. 21 “Okusele ngapha nangapha eengcenyeni ezicwengileko u nesabelweni sedorobho kuzakuba ngokwekosana. Ukusuka emkhawulweni omakhilomitha alitjhumi nambili nesiquntu wangepumalanga wesipho esikhethekileko ukuya emkhawulweni wenarha ngepumalanga nokusuka emkhawulweni wangetjingalanga wesipho esikhethekileko ukuya emkhawulweni wenarha ngetjingalanga kuzakuba sisabelo sekosana. Zombili iindawezo zilinganisene nezabelo zeenkoro. Isipho esicwengileko esinomakhiwo ocwengileko ngaphakathi kwaso 22 nesabelo samaLevi kanye nendawo yedorobho, koke kusekabeni yeendawo zekosana. Iindawo zekosana zizakuba hlangana nomkhawulo wakwaJuda nowakwaBhenjamini.
SEPTEMBA 18-24
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LAKAZIMU | DANYELA 1-3
“Ukuthembela KuJehova Kuletha Iimbusiso”
(Danyela 3:16-20) UTjhedreke, uMitjhaka no-Abhedinigo baphendula ikosi bathi: “Nebukadinetsari, akudingeki bona thina sikuphendule ngendaba le. 17 Nakube silahlelwa emlilwenapho, uZimethu esimesabako uyakwazi ukusisindisa ekehleni yomlilo begodu uzosisindisa esandleni sakho, kosi. 18 Nanyana lokho kungasenzeki, akwazeke kuwe kosi, bonyana thina angeze salotjha abozinyana bakho besiguqele isithombesibunjwa segolide osijamisileko.” 19 UNebukadinetsari wabila khulu ngalokho nobuso bakhe batjhuguluka, wanyukubala ngoTjhedreke, uMitjhaka no-Abhedinigo. Nje-ke wayala bonyana ikehla yomlilo ibaselelwe ngokubuyelelwe kalikhomba kunalokho okujayelekileko. 20 Wabiza iindlakela ezithileko zamadoda webutho lakhe kobana azokubopha uTjhedreke, uMitjhaka no-Abhedinigo abaphosele ngekehleni yomlilo.
Yewuhlale Ungehlangothini LomBuso KaZimu
15 Asifuni ukutshwenywa sisazelo nasilotjha uJehova, yeke sizokuhluka khulu ebantwini esisebenza nabo, esifunda nabo, abomakhelwana neenhlobo zethu. (1 Pitrosi 2:19) UJesu wakhe wasiyelelisa bona abantu bazosizonda ngombana singaphili ipilo abayiphilako. Khumbula ukuthi inengi labantu abasiphikisako zibetha ubumnyama kibo ngomBuso kaZimu. Ngikho bangazwisisi ukuthi kubayini kuqakatheke kangaka kithi ukusekela umBuso lo kunaborhulumende babantu.
16 Nasizakuhlala singehlangothini lakaJehova kufuze simlalele kungakhathaliseki bona abantu bathini namtjhana benzani. (Danyela 3:16-18) Ukuhluka ebantwinaba kungaba budisi khulu nawusesemutjha. Babelethi, sizani abantwabenu bona babe nesibindi sokuzijamela esikolweni. Kungenzeka abantwana benu bayasaba ukwala ukugobela iflege nemigidingo thize yezombanganarha. Yeke, khenistaditjhe ngendlela uJehova azizwa ngayo ngezintwezi hlangana nokukhulekela komndeni. Bafundiseni bona babahloniphe ababatjhumayezako, nibafundise nendlela yokuyiqhisa kuhle indaba izakwale. (Roma 1:16) Nakukghonakala, basizeni ngokuthi niye esikolweni nikhulume nabotitjhere babo, nibahlathululele kuhle iimfundiso zethu.
(Danyela 3:26-29) Nje-ke uNebukadinetsari watjhidela etjhubeni lekehla yomlilo wathi: “Tjhedreke, Mitjhaka, Abhedinigo, nina nceku zakaZimu oPhezulu, phumani nize lapha!” Ngalokho uTjhedreke, uMitjhaka no-Abhedinigo baphuma ngekehleni yomlilo. 27 Lokha amakhosana angaphasi kwakhe, abaphathi beemfunda, ababusi nabeluleki nabahlanganako, bafese babona bonyana umlilo akhange uthinte imizimba yamadoda lawo, ngitjho iinhluthu nezambatho zawo azange zirhabuke namkha kuzwakale umnuko wekghode phezu kwawo. 28 Yeke uNebukadinetsari wathi: “Akudunyiswe uZimu kaTjhedreke, uMitjhaka no-Abhedinigo othumele ingilozakhe, watjhaphulula iinceku zakhe ezethembe yena. Zaphayela umyalo wekosi eqadi bezadela imizimbazo kobana zingesabi namkha zilotjhe nanyana ngiwuphi uzinyana ngaphandle kwakaZimazo. 29 Ngalokho ngikhupha isimemezelo: Nanyana ngibaphi abantu, isizwe namkha ilimi elikhuluma kumbi ngoZimu kaTjhedreke, uMitjhaka no-Abhedinigo, abantwabo bazakuhlahlelwa iinquqwana nemizabo yenziwe amarubhi ngombana mbala akakho omunye uzimu onamandla wokusindisa ngendlela enje.”
Yiba NesiBindi—UJehova Unawe!
13 Ngekhulu lekhomba B.C.E., iinceku zakaJehova ezimaHebheru zanikelwa ubufakazi obukhanyako bokobana uZimu uvuza ikholo nesibindi. IKosi uNebukadinezari yabuthelela iinkhulu zeBhabhiloni begodu yayala bona kuthandazwe esithombeni esikhulu segolide. Nanyana ngubani ongeze enze njalo bekazokufakwa emlilweni otjhisa bhe. Ngehlonipho, amaHebheru amathathu atjela uNebukadinezari athi: “UZimethu esimkhonzako uyakwazi ukusiphulusa. Uzosiphulusa emlilweni otjhisa bhe nesandleni sakho kosi. Kodwana nekungasinjalo, sifuna wazi kosi bona ngekhe sibakhonze abozimu bakho, nesithombe segolide osijamisileko angekhe sisikhothamele.” (Dan. 3:16-18) Ukuphuluswa kwamaHebheru amathathu okukarisakokhu kuhlathululwa ngokukhanyako kuDanyela 3:19-30. Nanyana singeze sisongelwe ngokubulawa emlilweni otjhisa bhe, siyaqalana neenlingo zokuthembeka begodu singaqiniseka bona uZimu uzosibusisa ngokubonisa kwethu ikholo nesibindi.
Rhubhula Ngezinto ZakaZimu Eziligugu
(Danyela 1:5) Ikosi yahlosa kobana amasokana lawo anikelwe isabelo sangemihla sokudla okudliwa yikosi newayini eliselwa ngiyo. Bekufuze abandulwe iminyaka emithathu, kuthi emva kwalokho angene emsebenzini wekosi ngesigodlweni.
(Danyela 1:8) Kodwana nakunguDanyela waqeda nehliziywakhe bonyana akazokuzisilaphaza ngokudla okudliwa yikosi newayini eliselwa ngiyo. Ngalokho wabawa induna ekulu bonyana imvumele kobana angazisilaphazi ngendlela enjalo.
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UMitjhaka
Kunamabanga amathathu enza bona bathi ukudla kwekosi ‘kusilaphele’: (1) Abantu beBhabhele bebadla iinlwana umThetho kaMosi ebewuthi zisilaphele; (2) bebanganandaba ukuthi iingazi ziphume ngendlela efaneleko, ezinye kungenzeka bezikghanyiwe; (3) kanengi abantu beBhabhele bebathoma ngokunikela iinlwanezo kibosingazimu, ukudla inyama leyo bekufana nokulotjha abosingazimu.—Dan 1:8; madanisa 1Ko 10:18-20, 28.
(Danyela 2:44) Khona emalangeni wamakhosi lawo, uZimu wezulwini uzakujamisa umbuso ongasoze wapheliswa namkha udluliselwe kabanye abantu. Uzakutshidlha bewuphelise yoke imibuso eminye, kodwana wona uzakujama nini nanini.
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AMEZWI ATHI “YOKE IIMBUSO” AQALISELWE KUPHI?
Isiporofido esikuDanyela 2:44 sithi uMbuso kaZimu “uzoyiphihliza uyiqede yoke eminye iimbuso le.” Isiporofidweso siqalisela kwaphela eembusweni efanekiselwa ziingcenye ezihlukahlukeneko zesithombe.
Kuthiwani ngabanye boke aborhulumende babantu? Isiporofido esifanako esikuSambulo sembula indaba le ngokunabileko. Sitjengisa bona “woke amakhosi wephasi” azokubuthwa ajamelane noJehova ‘ngelanga elikhulu lakaZimu uMninimandla woke.’ (ISam. 16:14; 19:19-21) Ngalokho, ngeze kutjhatjalaliswe iimbuso yesithombe kwaphela e-Amagedoni kodwana nabo boke aborhulumende babantu.
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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?’
Ukufundwa KweBhayibheli
(Danyela 2:31-43) “Kosi, angitjho wathi usaqalile, wabona isithombesibunjwa esikhulu! Isithombeso besisikhulu kwamanikelela nokuphazimula kwaso bekurara. Sona besijame phambi kwakho sinesibumbeko esesabekako. 32 Isithombesibunjweso besinehloko yegolidembala; isifuba nemikhonwaso kulisiliva, amadinaso neenyonga kulikoporo, 33 imilenze neenyawo zaso kuyisimbi nomdaka otjhisiweko. 34 Uthe usaqalile njalo, kwaqephuka ilitje entabeni kungasi ngesandla somuntu, lafese latshidlha isithombesibunjweso eenyaweni eziyisimbi kanye nomdaka lazephula iinquqwana. 35 Nje-ke isimbi, umdaka, ikoporo, isiliva kanye negolide kwaba ziinquqwana njengomungu eselelweni nawuphephethwa mumoya ehlobo: Akukho nokukodwa kweenquqwanezo okwafunyanwako. Kodwana ilitje elatshidlha isithombesibunjweso laphenduka idwala elikhulu lazala iphasi loke. 36 “Bekungilelo-ke ibhudango. Kwanjesi sizokuhlathululela ikosi bona litjho ukuthini. 37 Wena kosi, kosi yamakhosi, wena onikelwe nguZimu wezulwini umbuso, amandla, iinkhwepha nobukhosi, 38 wabeka esandleni sakho abantu abaphila nanyana kuphi, iimbandana zommango, iinyoni zesibhakabhaka; iye wena owajanyiswa bona ulawule ngaphezu kwakho koke lokho, wena uyihloko yegolidelo. 39 Emva kwakho kuzakuvuka omunye umbuso omncani kunewakho, godu bekube nowesithathu wekoporo, ozakubusa iphasi loke. 40 Kuzakuba khona umbuso wesine ozakuba ngoqine njengesimbi. Iye, njengesimbi etshidlhako, ngaleyondlela uzakurhayila ugaye yoke eminye imibuso. 41 Njengombana ubone iinyawo namazwani ebekanengcenye emdaka wombumbi nesimbi, lokho kuzakuba mbuso ohlukeneko: Ukuqina kwesimbi kuzakuba kiwo. Njengombana ubone isimbi ihlanganiswe nomdaka, 42 iye, ingcenye yamazwani bekuyisimbi nengcenye imdaka, ngendlela enjalo ingcenye yombuso lowo izakuba ngeqinileko, enye ibe ngebuthakathaka. 43 Njengalokhu ubonile isimbi ivangene nomdaka, ngendlela enjalo abantu bazakuhlangana ngokwendiselana, kodwana angekhe babemunye njengombana nesimbi ayibumbani nomdaka.
SEPTEMBA 25–OKTOBA 1
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LAKAZIMU | DANYELA 4-6
“Kghani Ulotjha UJehova Mlibe?”
(Danyela 6:7-10) Boke abomengameli bombuso, iinkhulu, ababusi abangaphasi kwekosi, abeluleki nabaphathi bavumelana bonyana ikosi kufuze yakhe isimiso bese iqinisa isimemezelo sokobana nanyana ngubani owenza isibawo kinanyana ngiwuphi uzimu ngaphandle kwakho, kufanele aphoselwe ngemgodini wamabhubezi. 8 Manje-ke kosi, khupha isimemezelo bese utlikitla encwadini ukuze lokho kungatjhugululwa, kube njengomthetho wamaMede namaPherisi ongeze usatjhugululwa.” 9 Ngalokho ikosi uDariyasi yatlikitla incwadi yesimemezelo. 10 Kuthe lokha uDanyela nalemuka bonyana incwadi itlikitliwe, wenza njengesiqhelo: Wangena ngendlinakhe waya elawini elingehla, elinefesidere elivulekela nca ngeJerusalema. Waguqa kathathu ngelanga wathandaza athokoza uZimakhe.
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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!
(Danyela 6:16) Nje-ke ikosi yakhupha umyalo, uDanyela walethwa, waphoselwa ngemgodini wamabhubezi. Ikosi yathi kuye: “Kwanga uZimakho omlotjha mlibe, angakusindisa.”
(Danyela 6:20) Kuthe nasele itjhidele emgodini lapha uDanyela agade akhona, yarhuwelela ngelizwi lokutlhuwa yathi kuDanyela: “Danyela, nceku kaZimu ophilako! Ingabe uZimakho omlotjha mlibe ukusindisile emabhubezini na?”
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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.
(Danyela 6:22, 23) UZimami uthumele ingilozakhe yavala imilomo yamabhubezi. Nje-ke akhange angilimaze ngombana ngifunyenwe ngimsulwa phambi kwakhe begodu naphambi kwakho kosi, akunalitho elimbi engilenzileko.” Ngalokho ikosi yathaba kwamambala beyayala bonyana uDanyela akhutjhwe ngemgodini. Nje-ke uDanyela wakhutjhwa ngemgodini. Kwafunyanwa bonyana akakathinteki ndawo ngombana bekamethembile uZimakhe.
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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.
Rhubhula Ngezinto ZakaZimu Eziligugu
(Danyela 4:10, 11) Imibono engayibonako ngisalele emkghadinami ngile: Qala, ngabona umuthi ujame ekabeni yephasi, ukuphakama kwawo bekukukhulu. Umuthi lowo wakhula waba mkhulu wadzimelela, nesitlhori sawo safika emkayini begodu bewubonakala emaphethelweni wephasi loke.
(Danyela 4:20-22) “Manje, mayelana nomuthi owawubona ukhula uba mkhulu udzimelela bekuthi isitlhori sawo sifike emkayini, nowabonakala emaphethelweni wephasi loke, amakarawo amahle, iinthelo zawo zandile, unokudla okwaneleko begodu neembandana zoke zommango zafunyana umthunzi kiwo, iinyoni zezulu zakhela eengaleni zawo: Nguwe lowo kosi okhule bewaba namandla. Ubukhulu bakho bukhule bebafika emkayini nombuswakho emaphethelweni wephasi.”
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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.
(Danyela 5:17) UDanyela waphendula aphambi kwekosi wathi: “Ikosi ayizilondele izipho zayo bese imivuzo iyinikele omunye. Nanyana kunjalo, ikosi ngizayifundela umtlolo bengiyiphe nehlathululo.
(Danyela 5:29) Nje-ke uBhelitjhatsari wakhupha umyalo, uDanyela wembathiswa ezibubende, kwafakwa iketani yegolide entanyenakhe bekwakhutjhwa nesimemezelo ngaye kobana kufuze abekwe abe mbusi wesithathu embusweni.
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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.
Ukufundwa KweBhayibheli
(Danyela 4:29-37) Ekupheleni kwenyanga yetjhumi nambili lokha nagade ngikhambakhamba ephahleni lesigodlo seBhabheli, ngathi: Angitjho ngiyo iBhabheli ekulu le engiyakhe ngamandlami amakhulu njengehloko yesigodlo bona ibe ngeyedumo nobukhosi bami na? Kwathi ilizwelo lingakaphumi emlonyenami, kwehla ilizwi ezulwini lathi: Kosi Nebukadinetsari, uyaziswa bonyana umbuso ususiwe kuwe. Uzokuqotjhwa emphakathini, indawakho yokuhlala izakuba hlangana neembandana zommango; uzakukateleleka ukudla utjani njengekomo bekudlule kuwe iinkhathi ezilikhomba ukufikela lapha uvuma khona bonyana ongoPhezulu unamandla phezu kwemibuso yababhubhako begodu uyinikela kinanyana ngubani amthandako. Masinyana ilizwelo lagcwaliseka kimi, mina Nebukadinetsari. Ngaqotjhwa emphakathini, ngadla utjani njengekomo nomzimbami waba manzi ngombethe womkayi ukufikela lapha uboya bami bukhula khona njengeensiba zekhozi neenzipho zami njengezenyoni. Ekupheleni kwesikhathi, mina Nebukadinetsari ngaphakamisela amehlwami ezulwini, ngacaculuka. Ngamdumisa ongoPhezulu, ngamphakamisa ngambabaza ophila isiphelani ngombana ubukhosi bakhe kubukhosi banini nanini nombuswakhe ujame iinzukulwana ngeenzukulwana. Zoke izizwe zephasi zithathwa njengelize, wenza akuthandako eendalweni zezulu, iye, ngokunjalo nebantwini bephasi. Akakho noyedwa ongaphaya isandla sakhe, namkha athi kuye: Wenzani na? Nangicaculukako idumo lobukhosi bami, iye, isithunzi nobuphaziphazi bami kwabuyela kimi: Lokha abeluleki neenkhulu zami nabangifunako, ngabuyiselwa ebukhosini bami, phezu kwalokho kwangezelelwa ubukhulu obukhulu kimi. Nje-ke mina Nebukadinetsari, ngiyadumisa ngiphakamisa begodu ngithobela iKosi yezulwini. Imisebenzayo iliqiniso neendlela zayo zilungile. Mbala, iyakwazi ukubathobisa labo abakhamba ngokuzigqaja.