7, 8. Mmarima a na wokurakura nnade a wɔde sɛe ade no, sɛn na na wɔbɛyɛ wɔn adwuma no? Ɔbarima a ɔkyerɛwfo toa bɔ n’asen no, n’adwuma no kosii sɛn?

⁷ Ɛnde, mmarima nsia a na wokurakura nnade a wɔde bɛsɛe ade no, sɛn na na wɔbɛyɛ wɔn adwuma no? Hesekiel tee sɛ Yehowa rema wɔn akwankyerɛ sɛ: Sɛ ɔbarima a ɔkyerɛwfo toa bɔ n’asen no hyɛ nkurɔfo moma so agyirae wie a, munkum obiara, gye wɔn a wɔahyɛ wɔn moma so agyirae no. Yehowa de kaa ho sɛ: “Mumfi ase mfi me kronkronbea hɔ.” (Hes. 9:6) Wɔn a wobekunkum abɔnefo no, na wobefi ase wɔ Yerusalem asɔrefi hɔ pɛɛ; saa bere no, na asɔrefi no nyɛ kronkron wɔ Yehowa ani so bio. Wɔn a na wobedi kan akunkum wɔn ne “mpanyimfo a wɔwɔ asɔredan no anim no.” Mpanyimfo a yɛreka wɔn ho asɛm yi ne mpanyimfo 70 a na wɔrehyew aduhuam ama abosom wɔ asɔrefi hɔ no.—Hes. 8:11, 12; 9:6.

9, 10. Anokwafo a wonyaa wɔn ti didii mu bere a wɔsɛee Yerusalem no, wɔn mu bi ne henanom, na dɛn na yebetumi aka afa wɔn ho?

⁹ Kenkan 2 Beresosɛm 36:17-20. Hesekiel nkɔmhyɛ no baa mu afe 607 A.Y.B. mu. Saa bere no na Babilon asraafo sɛee Yerusalem ne n’asɔrefi no. Ná Babilonfo no akɔyɛ sɛ “kuruwa wɔ Yehowa nsam,” kyerɛ sɛ, wɔn na Yehowa nam wɔn so hwiee n’abufuw guu Yerusalem a anni nokware no so na ɔtwee kurow no mufo aso. (Yer. 51:7) Yemmisa sɛ, wokunkum obiara kɛkɛ anaa? Daabi. Hesekiel anisoadehu no kyerɛe sɛ ɛnyɛ obiara na Babilonfo no bɛsɛe no.—Gen. 18:22-33; 2 Pet. 2:9.