“Amulindile Ndime”

16. (a) Mbaani mbukwakaletela kukondwa ikuboola kwabuzuba bwa Jehova, alimwi nkaambo nzi? (b) Mmulumbe nzi wakubusya-busya iwakatolwa kubasyeede aaba ibasyomeka?

¹⁶ Iciindi caŋonzi zyakumuuya, kudooneka, kukomba mituni, lweeno, alimwi akuyandisya lubono nizyakavwulide akati kabasololi alimwi abantu bama Juda a Jerusalemu, kulibonya kuti kwakali bama Juda basyoonto ibakabumvwa businsimi bwa Zefaniya. Yakabausisya imicito iiyoosya yabami, babetesi, abapaizi bama Juda. Kwaambilizya kwa Zefaniya cakali cuumbulizyo kuli baaba basyomeka. Kulimbabo, muciindi cakuti kuboola kwabuzuba bwa Jehova cibe cintu cakulibilika, cakali cakukondwa, nkaambo cakali kuzoolesya micito iisesemya boobu. Aaba basyeede basyomeka bakamvwa kwiita kwa Jehova kwakubusya-busya kwakuti: “Lino amulindile ndime, mbwaamba Jehova. Amulindile buzuba mbwenti buke, mbe kamboni. Nkaambo ncindakosola nceeci. Njoobunganya zisi akuyobolola mami oonse, kuti nkabatilile bukali bwangu akupya kwamoyo wangu, nkaambo mulilo wabbivwe lyangu uyootenta nyika yoonse”—Zefaniya 3:8.

17. Ndilili milumbe ya Zefaniya niyakatalika kuzuzikizigwa kumasi ayo, alimwi buti?

¹⁷ Aabo bakamvwa kucenjezya teebakajanika kabatalibambilide. Banji bakapona kusikila bakubona kuzuzikizigwa kwabusinsimi bwa Zefaniya. Mu 632 B.C.E., munzi wa Nineve wakasaalwa akunyonyoonwa abasikalumamba bakavwelene abana Babuloni, bana Mede, alimwi amakamu-makamu aazwa kunyika ambweni ibana Sikitiya. Sikwiiya zyaciindi Will Durant ulaluula ategwa: “Inkamu yabasikalumamba bana Babuloni yakali kusololelwa a Nabopolasa yakakamantana abana Mede ibakali kusololelwa a Kaikisaresi alimwi ankamu yabana Sikitiya ibazwa ku Kaukasa, eelyo bakaide kusola-sola buyo akuzwela-zwela buyo kukoma minzi iili kunyika. . . . Lweendo lomwe buyo lwakazimaanya Asuri, tiiciwo pe.” Ncencico nceena eci ncaakasinsimide Zefaniya.—Zefaniya 2:13-15.

18. (a) Mbuti lubeta lwa Leza mbulwakacitwa kuli Jerusalemu, alimwi nkaambo nzi? (b) Mbuti businsimi bwa Zefaniya bujatikizya Moabu a Amoni mbubwakazuzikizigwa?

¹⁸ Banji bama Juda ibakali kulindilila Jehova bakapona kusikila nkobakazoobona lubeta nkolucitwa kuli Juda a Jerusalemu. Ikwaamba Jerusalemu, Zefaniya wakasinsima ategwa: “Maawe kuliyooyo uusampaula, uusofweede, munzi uukataazya. Teewakaswiilila ijwi, teewakazuminina lucenjezyo, teewakasyoma Jehova, teewakaswenenena kuli-Leza wawo.” (Zefaniya 3:1, 2) Akaambo kakutasyomeka kwayo, Jerusalemu yakazingwa ziindi zyobile kubana Babuloni mane limwi yakomwa akunyonyoonwa mu 607 B.C.E. (2 Makani 36:5, 6, 11-21) Abalo bana Moabu abana Amoni, mbuli bwaamba mulembi wazyaciindi zyabama Juda, Josifasi, mumwaanda wamyaka wasanu kuzwa lyakawa Jerusalemu, bana Babuloni bakabalwana akubazunda. Muciindi bakazoozimaanina limwi, mbuli bwakasinsimwa.

19, 20. (a) Mbuti Jehova mbwaakapa bulumbu kulibaabo ibakali kumulindilila? (b) Nkaambo nzi zintu ezi ncozitujatikizya, alimwi kuyoolangwa-langwa nzi mucibalo citobela?

¹⁹ Kuzuzikizigwa kwatupango-pango otu alimwi atumwi-tumwi twabusinsimi bwa Zefaniya cakali cintu ciyumya lusyomo kuli bama Juda abatali bama Juda aabo ibakali kulindilila Jehova. Akati kabaabo ibakafwutuka kunyonyoonwa kwa Juda a Jerusalemu kwakali Jeremiya, Ebedi-meleki muna Ethiopia, alimwi abamuŋanda ya Jonadabu, iwaluzubo lwa Rekabu. (Jeremiya 35:18, 19; 39:11, 12, df16-18) Bama Juda basyomeka bakagwisidwe mucisi alimwi abana babo, balo ibakazumanana kulindilila Jehova, bakaba akati kabasyeede aabo ibakaangululwa kuzwa ku Babuloni mu 537 B.C.E. akupiluka ku Juda kuyoobambulula bukombi busalala.—Ezara 2:1; Zefaniya 3:14, 15, 20.

2. Ino zikozyenye buti ziimo zyakali mumazuba aa Zefaniya ambuli mbozibede mukati ka Kristendomu sunu?

² Sunu, mulubeta lwakwe Jehova usalide kuyobolola masi aainda loko mweelwe kuliyaayo amumazuba aa Zefaniya kukwaanyonyoona. (Zefaniya 3:8) Ikapati aayo masi aalitaminina kuba aa Bunakristo eelede cisubulo kumeso aa Leza. Mbweena mbuli Jerusalemu mbuyakasubulwa ciyoosya akaambo kakutasyomeka kwayo kuli Jehova, Kristendomu yeelede kulungulula kuli Leza inzila zyayo zyabuyamba. Lubeta lwa Leza ilwakaambilizigwa kuli Juda a Jerusalemu mumazuba aa Zefaniya lulajatikizya abasizikombelo abasinkamu ziindene-indene bamu Kristendomu. Abalo babusofwaazya bukombi busalala kwiinda muziyiisyo zyabo izisampula Leza, izinji izizwa mubukombi bwabuhedeni. Batuula mamiliyoni aabana babo bazumi acipaililo camazubaano icankondo. Kunze lyaboobo, ibantu bamu Jerusalemu yamazubaano balabuvwelanya mbobati Mbunakristo akulingula zyamujulu, micito iijatikizya mizimo, akutalilemeka kwakoonana, izintu zituyeezya bukombi bwa Baala.—Zefaniya 1:4, 5.