5, 6. Bekungubani Eliyashibi naThobiya, futsi mhlawumbe yini leyabangela Eliyashibi kutsi atihlanganise naThobiya?

⁵ Fundza Nehemiya 13:4-9. Situngeletwe bantfu lababi, ngako akusimelula ngatsi kuhlale singcwele. Cabanga nga-Eliyashibi naThobiya. Eliyashibi abengumphristi lomkhulu, Thobiya abengumAmoni, futsi kungenteka abesisebenti senkhosi yasePheresiya. Thobiya nebangani bakhe bebaphikisana nemetamo yaNehemiya yekwakha kabusha lithempeli eJerusalema. (Neh. 2:10) Ema-Amoni bekangakavunyelwa kutsi aye emabaleni elithempeli. (Dut. 23:3) Kungani-ke umphristi lomkhulu bekangavulela indvodza lefana naThobiya sikhala endlini yekudlela yelithempeli?

⁶ Thobiya abesangumngani losedvute wa-Eliyashibi. Thobiya nendvodzana yakhe Jehohanani bebashade nebafati labangemaJuda, ngako-ke emaJuda lamanyenti abemkhuluma kahle Thobiya. (Neh. 6:17-19) Lomunye webatukulu ba-Eliyashibi bekashade nendvodzakati yaSanbalati, umbusi waseSamariya lobekangumngani lomkhulu waThobiya. (Neh. 13:28) Lokuhlobana kungase kuchaze kutsi kungani umPhristi Lomkhulu Eliyashibi avumela kutsi umuntfu longakholwa futsi longumphikisi kutsi amtjele loko lokufanele akwente. Kodvwa Nehemiya wakhombisa kutsi wetsembekile kuJehova ngekukhipha timphahla taThobiya endlini yekudlela atilahlele ngephandle kwelithempeli.

8. Yini lokufanele kutsi tonkhe tinceku taJehova letitinikele tiyikhumbule endzabeni yalabo letitihlanganisa nabo?

⁸ Senta kahle ngekukhumbula kutsi “bangani lababi bonakalisa similo lesihle.” (1 Khor. 15:33) Letinye tihlobo tetfu tingahle tingasikhutsati ngendlela lefanele. Eliyashibi wababekela sibonelo lesihle bantfu ngekusekela Nehemiya ekwakheni kabusha lithempeli eJerusalema. (Neh. 3:1) Nobe kunjalo, ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi ngenca yekulalela imibono yaThobiya neyalabanye, Eliyashibi wenta tintfo letingamjabulisi Jehova. Bangani labakahle basikhutsata kutsi sihlanganyele emisebentini yebuKhristu lefaka ekhatsi kufundza liBhayibheli, kuya emihlanganweni yebuKhristu kanye nekuhlanganyela emsebentini wekushumayela. Emalunga emndeni lasikhutsata kutsi sente lokuhle siwatsandza kakhulu.