5, 6. Yini lesingaphetsa ngayo mayelana nalabo lababekwa luphawu? (Buka sitfombe lesisekucaleni kwalesehluko.)

⁵ Yini lebeyitawentiwa ngulendvodza lebeyinesipatji setintfo tekubhala? Lendvodza yanikwa umsebenti lomatima lebewuvela kuJehova matfupha. Watsi: “Lihambe lonkhe lelidolobha iJerusalema, ubeke luphawu emabuntini abo bonkhe bantfu labakhalako nalabakhononako ngenca yato tonkhe letintfo letenyanyekako letentiwa kulelidolobha.” Ngaleso sikhatsi, kungenteka Hezekeli wacabanga ngebatali labangema-Israyeli lebebatsembekile lebekufanele bafafate ingati ngetulu kweminyango yabo nasetinsikeni tayo, lebekuluphawu lwekutsi bantfwana babo labangematibulo basindze ekubhujisweni. (Eks. 12:7, 22, 23) Embonweni waHezekeli, loluphawu lebelubekwa ngulendvodza emabuntini ebantfu belutawufeza injongo lefanako yini, kube luphawu lwekutsi labo lababekwe lona batawusindza nakubhujiswa iJerusalema?

⁶ Imphendvulo ivele icace nasicabanga ngesizatfu sekubekwa loluphawu. Bekufanele lubekwe emabuntini alabo “labakhalako nalabakhononako” ngenca yetintfo letenyanyekako “letentiwa kulelidolobha.” Ngako singaphetsa ngekutsini mayelana nalabo lababekwa luphawu? Lokunye kwako kutsi bebeva buhlungu kakhulu etinhlitiyweni tabo, hhayi nje ngenca yekukhontwa kwetithico lebekwentiwa ethempelini, kodvwa nangenca yebudlova, kutiphatsa kabi kanye nekukhohlakala lebekugcwele eJerusalema. (Hez. 22:9-12) Ngetulu kwaloko, kungenteka bebangayifihli indlela lebebativa ngayo. Asingabati kutsi emavi kanye netento talabo lebebanetinhlitiyo leticotfo bekukhombisa indlela lebebakwenyanya ngayo loko bekwenteka kulelive, futsi bekukhombisa nendlela bebatinikele ngayo ekukhonteni lokuhlantekile. Ngako, Jehova bekatabentela umusa futsi abasindzise.

9, 10. Bobani labanye labetsembekile labasindza nakubhujiswa iJerusalema, futsi yini lesingaphetsa ngayo mayelana nabo?

⁹ Fundza 2 Tikhronike 36:17-20. Siphrofetho saHezekeli sagcwaliseka nga-607 B.C.E., ngesikhatsi libutfo laseBhabhulona libhubhisa iJerusalema nelithempeli. “Njengendzebe esandleni saJehova,” libutfo laseBhabhulona laba lithulusi lelasetjentiswa nguJehova kuze ajezise bantfu baseJerusalema labangaketsembeki. (Jer. 51:7) Bonkhe bantfu babhujiswa yini? Cha. Umbono waHezekeli bewuvetile kutsi labanye bebangeke bacotfulwe libutfo laseBhabhulona.—Gen. 18:22-33; 2 Phet. 2:9.

¹⁰ Bantfu labanyenti labetsembekile basindza, lokufaka ekhatsi emaRekhabi, Ebedi-meleki umTopiya, umphrofethi Jeremiya kanye naBharukhi mabhalane wakhe. (Jer. 35:1-19; 39:15-18; 45:1-5) Kulombono waHezekeli, singaphetsa ngekutsi labantfu laba ngulabo “labakhalako nalabakhononako ngenca yato tonkhe letintfo letenyanyekako” letentiwa eJerusalema. (Hez. 9:4) Ngaphambi kwekutsi kubhujiswe iJerusalema, labantfu bakhombisa ngalokusuka enhlitiyweni kutsi abatemukeli tintfo letimbi futsi batinikele ekukhonteni lokuhlantekile, ngaleyo ndlela bebatibeka ematfubeni ekusindziswa.  

11. Amelela bobani lamadvodza lasitfupha lebekaphetse tikhali tekuphihlita, kanye nalendvodza lebeyinesipatji samabhalane setintfo tekubhala?

¹¹ Labo labetsembekile babekwa mbamba yini luphawu lwekusindza? Kute lakubhalwe khona kutsi Hezekeli nobe lomunye umphrofethi waya eJerusalema, wayobeka labetsembekile luphawu emabuntini abo. Ecinisweni, umbono waHezekeli wembula loko bekwenteka ezulwini futsi bekungabonakali emehlweni ebantfu. Kulombono, lendvodza lebeyinesipatji samabhalane setintfo tekubhala kanye nemadvodza lasitfupha lebekaphetse tikhali tekuphihlita bekamelela tidalwa temoya taJehova letetsembekile, letihlale tikulungele kwenta intsandvo yakhe nome kunini. (Hla. 103:20, 21) Akungabateki kutsi Jehova wasebentisa tingilosi takhe kute ehlulele bantfu baseJerusalema labangaketsembeki. Kwaba shengatsi tibeka luphawu emabuntini alabo bekufanele basindze, letingilosi beticinisekisa kutsi lesehlulelo asehleli bonkhe bantfu, kepha sehlela labo labatsintsekako.