akuyumya matwi aabo kuti bataswiilili’ mulumbe wakwe.

4:6, 7. Muuya wa Jehova kunyina nowakaalilwa kucita kuti mulimo wakuyakulula tempele umane. Kufwumbwa mapenzi ngotujana mumulimo wa Leza alakonzya kumana kwiinda mukusyoma Jehova.—Matayo 17:20.

4:10. Kwiinda mukusololelwa a Jehova, Zerubabeli abantu bakwe bakaumanizya mulimo wakuyakulula tempele kweelana ambwaakali kuyanda Leza. Bantu batalondokede balakonzya kupona kweelana ambwayanda Jehova.

7:8-10; 8:16, 17. Kutegwa tumukkomanisye Jehova tuyandika kucita bululami, kufwida bamwi luse aluzyalo akwaamba camasimpe kuli umwi aumwi.

8:9-13. Jehova ulatulongezya ‘notuyumya maanza eesu’ kucita mulimo ngwaakatupa. Kulongezyegwa ooku kubikkilizya luumuno, kukwabililwa akuzumanana kumvwana a Jehova.

12:6. Aabo balanganya bamwi akati kabantu ba Jehova beelede kuba “mbuli lukaye lwamulilo”—kabali basungu.

13:3. Kusyomeka kuli Leza wakasimpe akumbunga yakwe kweelede kwiinda mbotucita kubantu mbotumvwana limwi.

13:8, 9. Aabo bazangi Jehova mbaakakaka bakali banji kapati, bakazwa muzibeela zyobilo. Cibeela catatu cakasalazigwa amulilo. Imazuba aano Bunakristo Bwanyika, cibeela cipati cabaabo boonse balyaamba kuti Mbanakristo, Jehova ulabakaka. Kuli buyo kabunga kasyoonto ka Banakristo bananike ‘bakwiilila izina lya Jehova’ akulyaaba kutegwa basalazigwe. Balo abasyominyina balalitondezya oobo kutali kwiinda mukuzibwa buyo zina kuti Mbaakamboni ba Jehova.

Tweelede Kuba Basungu Mumicito

Ino mbuti mbozitujatikizya nzyobakasinsima ba Hagai a Zekariya? Notuyeeya mulumbe ngobakaamba mbowakabakulwaizya bama Juda kubikkila maano kumulimo wakuyakulula tempele, sena andiswe tatukulwaizigwi kutola lubazu cabusungu mumulimo wakukambauka Bwami akugwasya bamwi kuba basikwiiya?

Zekariya wakasinsima kuti Mesiya wakali kuyoosika “[ka]tantide ambongolo” alimwi wakali kuyooabwa a “mali aansiliva aali makumi otatwe” akuti uyakuumwa mpoonya ‘mbelele ziya kumwaika.’ (Zekariya 9:9; 11:12; 13:7) Masimpe, ikuzuzikizigwa kwabusinsimi bwa Mesiya mbwakaamba Zekariya kulayumya lusyomo lwesu! (Matayo 21:1-9; 26:31, 56; 27:3-10) Lusyomo lwesu mu Jwi lya Jehova amuzintu nzyapa kutegwa tufwutuke lulayumizigwa.—Ba-Hebrayo 4:12.

kapati? Sena tulijisi lusyomo lwakuti Jehova uli anguzu zyakutufwutula? Sena tulasyoma kuti uyootugwasya muciindi ceelede alimwi munzila yiinda kubota kuli zyoonse? Notwiingula mibuzyo eeyi iigeme umwi aumwi, tweelede kuyeeya ncaakaamba mwaapostolo Paulo ku Banakristonyina baku Roma ategwa: “Makani aali boobo aakalembwa kalekale, nkukwiiya kwesu nkwaakalembelwa, kuti kubukakatilo akubukombelezyo bwamalembe tujane bulangizi bwakutontozya moyo.” (Ba-Roma 15:4) Akati kamakani aakalembelwa kutuyiisya, ikutontozya myoyo yesu alimwi akutupa bulangizi, kuli yaayo aamba mbuli Jehova mbwaakafwutula bana Israyeli kuzwa mubuzike kubana Egepita ibakali kubatundulula. Ikulangisya zintu eezi zikondelezya nzyaakacita Jehova naakafwutula bana Israyeli kweelede kutukulwaizya kapati mbotulangila mapenzi aayo mapati aboola cakufwambaana.

Jehova Wabavwuna Bantu Bakwe

7. Mu 1513 B.C.E., mbukkale nzi bukatazya bwakali mu Egepita?

⁷ Muumwaka wa 1513 B.C.E. Jehova wabapenzya kale bana Egepita azipenzyo zili fwuka. Nocamana cipenzyo cafwuka, Farao wamutanda Musa calunyansyo ategwa: “Zwa kulindime. Cenjela kuti utaboni busyu bwangu limbi, nkaambo mubuzuba oobo mboyoobona busyu bwangu uyoofwa.” Musa wati: “Waamba kabotu. Nsikooyoobona busyu bwako limbi.”—Kulonga 10:28, 29.

8. Malailile nzi ngobakapegwa bana Israyeli kutegwa bafwutuke, alimwi ino ncinzi cakacitika?

⁸ Mpawo Jehova waambila Musa kuti kuli cipenzyo comwe camamanino citimusikile Farao alimwi abana Egepita boonse. Mubuzuba bwa 14 mumwezi wa Abibi (Nisani), ibana bakusaanguna babana Egepita alimwi abanyama boonse bayoofwa. Nokuba boobo, mikwasyi yabana Israyeli ilakonzya kuvwunwa kumapenzi aaya kwiinda mukutobela malailile aa Leza ngaapa Musa. Beelede kulambaika bulowa bumwi bwa kabelele kuminsende alimwi akucikunguzyo camaanda aabo alimwi akukkalilila mumaanda. Ncinzi cakacitika masiku aayo? Musa utwaambila kuti: “Kumalungasiku Jehova wakauma bana boonse bataanzi bamucisi ca-Egepita.” Mpawo, cakutasowa ciindi Farao wabweza ntaamu. Waita Musa a Aroni akubaambila kuti: “Amunyampuke, muzwe akati kabantu bangu, . . . Kamuya, mukakombe Jehova, mbubonya mbumwaamba.” Eelyo masimpe bana Israyeli baunka, ambweni kabainda kutuulunzuma totatwe antoomwe “amakamu amwi aabantu bamisyobo misyobo” batali bana Israyeli.—Kulonga 12:1-7, 29, 31, 37, 38.

9. Ninzila nzi njaakabainzya Leza bana Israyeli kuzwa mu Egepita, alimwi nkaambo nzi?

⁹ Inzila iikosola njobakonzya kutola bana Israyeli njeeyo yiinda kumbali aa Lwizi Lupati lwa Mediterranean akwiinda mucisi caba