Icipandwa 3
Bali aba Busumino Kuli Yehova te Mulandu no Kweshiwa!
1, 2. Fintu nshi ifikalamba ifyatangilile ifyebo fya kusesema ifya kwa Daniele?
IBUUKU lya cebo ca kusesema ilya kwa Daniele lyatendeka pa nshita lintu kuli ukwaluka kukalamba pa fyalo. Tapakokwele apo Ashuri alufishe umusumba wakwe uwa bwangalishi, Ninebe. Egupti nomba akwete fye amaka yanono ku lubali lwa ku kapinda ka ku kulyo aka Yuda. Kabili icalo ca Babele calelunduluka lubilo lubilo mu kushashala kwa kuteke calo conse.
2 Mu 625 B.C.E., Farao-neko imfumu ya ku Egupti yaeseshe ukulesha Babele ukutanunukila ku kapinda ka ku kulyo. Pa kuti engacite fyo, atungulwile umulalo wakwe ku Karikemishi, iyali ku fituntu lwa ku muulu wa mumana wa Yufrate. Lelo uku kwali kusensela ilyo kawa, pantu ubu bulwi ubo baishiletendeko kwita ati bulwi bwa Karikemishi, bwali bwa kapeleko, ubwa lulumbi. Umulalo wa bena Babele uwaletungululwa na Nebukadnesari uwali Impyani ya Bufumu, waumine umulalo wa kwa Farao-neko icabipisha. (Yeremia 46:2) Apo aobelwe no kucimfya alecimfya, Nebukadnesari acimfishe Aramu (Suria) na Palestine kabili, alipwishishishe imitekele ya bena Egupti muli ici cifulo. Imfwa ya kwa Nabopolassar wishi, e yalengele ukuti atale aleke uyu lulu.
3. Finshi fyafumine muli lulu wa kwa Nebukadnesari ku Yerusalemu umuku wa kubalilapo?
3 Umwaka wakonkelepo, Nebukadnesari uwali nomba ni mfumu ya Babele abukulwile lulu wakwe pali Aramu na Palestine. Ni muli iyi ine nshita emo aishile ku Yerusalemu umuku wa kubalilapo. Baibolo ishimika ukuti: “Mu nshiku shakwe e mo aninine Nebukadnesari imfumu ya ku Babele, na Yehoyakimu aishilebo mubomfi wakwe imyaka itatu; lelo alibwelele, no kumusangukila.”—2 Ishamfumu 24:1.
NEBUKADNESARI MU YERUSALEMU
4. Bushe tufwile ukumfwikisha shani amashiwi yaba pali Daniele 1:1 ayatila, “mu mwaka wa citatu ku bufumu bwa kwa Yehoyakimu”?
4 Amashiwi ya kuti “imyaka itatu” yalingile ukubebetwa sana, pantu amashiwi ya kutendeka aye buuku lya kwa Daniele yatila: “Mu mwaka wa citatu ku bufumu bwa kwa Yehoyakimu imfumu ya kwa Yuda, e mo aishile Nebukadnesari imfumu ya Babele ku Yerusalemu, no kucandilako.” (Daniele 1:1) Mu mwaka wa citatu uwa kuteka kwa kwa Yehoyakimu, uwatekele ukufuma mu 628 ukufika mu 618 B.C.E., Nebukadnesari ali talaba “imfumu ya Babele” lelo ali ni mpyani ya bufumu. Mu 620 B.C.E., Nebukadnesari apatikishe Yehoyakimu ukutendeka ukutuula umutuulo. Lelo pa numa ya myaka mupepi na itatu, Yehoyakimu alipondweke. E co ni mu 618 B.C.E., nelyo mu mwaka wa citatu ku bufumu bwa kwa Yehoyakimu nge mfumu yalenakila Babele, e mo Imfumu Nebukadnesari yaile ku Yerusalemu umuku wa cibili, ku kukanda Yehoyakimu apondweke.
5. Finshi fyafumine muli lulu wa kwa Nebukadnesari ku Yerusalemu umuku wa bubili?
5 Icafumine muli uku kucandila cali ca kuti “Shikulu apeele mu kuboko kwakwe Yehoyakimu imfumu ya kwa Yuda, na fimo fya mu fipe fya mu ng’anda ya kwa Lesa.” (Daniele 1:2) Yehoyakimu napamo alipaiwe, atemwa ku batuminwe ukumwipaya nelyo ilyo ali mu bulwi, pa mubalo fye wa kucandila Yerusalemu. (Yeremia 22:18, 19) Mu 618 B.C.E., Yehoyakini mwane, uwa myaka 18 e wamupyene nge mfumu. Lelo pa numa ya kuteka fye imyeshi itatu ne nshiku 10, Yehoyakini alicimbile mu 617 B.C.E.—Linganyeniko 2 Ishamfumu 24:10-15.
6. Finshi Nebukadnesari acitile ne fipe fyashila ifye tempele lya mu Yerusalemu?
6 Nebukadnesari atapile ifipe fyashila ifye tempele lya mu Yerusalemu kabili “atwele bankole ku calo ca Shinari, ne fipe aingishe mu ng’anda ya kututilamo ya mulungu wakwe,” Marduk, nelyo Merodaki mu ciHebere. (Daniele 1:2; Yeremia 50:2) Icalembwa ca bena Babele calisangwa umo Nebukadnesari alesosa pa lwe tempele lya kwa Marduk ukuti: “Nabikilemo silfere na golde na mabwe yaumo mutengo . . . kabili eyo napangile ing’anda ya kututilamo iya bufumu bwandi.” Tuli no kusanga na fimbi pali ifi fipe fyashila mu nshiku sha Mfumu Belshasari.—Daniele 5:1-4.
ABA MANO PA BACAICE BA MU YERUSALEMU
7, 8. Pali Daniele 1:3, 4, na 6, finshi twingasendapo pa lwa cikulilo ca kwa Daniele na banankwe batatu?
7 Te fyuma fye tempele lya kwa Yehova fyeka fye ifyaletelwe ku Babele. Baibolo itila: “Kabili imfumu yasosele kuli Ashipenasi umukalamba wa bamutungwi bakwe, ku kuletapo abana ba kwa Israele aba mu bufyashi bwa mfumu na ba mu bakankaala, abalumendo abashabamo akalema, abasuma ku kumoneka, abashilimuka ku misango yonse ya mano, abasalapuka mu kusambilila, abeluke fya kwishiba, abo mwabamo na maka aya kwiminina mwi sano lya mfumu.”—Daniele 1:3, 4.
8 Ni bani basalilwe? Twaebwa ukuti: “Muli abo mwali aba mu bana ba kwa Yuda, Daniele, Hanania, Mishaele, na Asaria.” (Daniele 1:6) Ici citwebako fimo pa lwa cikulilo cishaishibikwa bwino ica kwa Daniele na banankwe. Ku ca kumwenako, twamonapo ukuti bali “bana ba kwa Yuda,” umukowa wa cifumu. Nampo nga bali mu lupwa lwa bufumu nelyo iyo, calibamo amano ukutontonkanya ukuti bafumine ku ndupwa shacindamako kabili ishakweteko amaka. Ukulunda pa kuba abatekanya no kuba ne mibili isuma, bali abashilimuka, aba mano, abaishiba, kabili aba mucetekanya, lintu bali fye ne myaka iinono iyo bengetilwapo nga “bana,” napamo lintu baingile fye mu bupungwe. Daniele na banankwe bafwile balipulilemo, bali ba mano pa bacaice ba mu Yerusalemu.
9. Mulandu nshi cimonekela icashininkishiwa ukuti Daniele na banankwe batatu bakwete abafyashi batiina Lesa?
9 Baibolo taitweba abafyashi ba bacaice aba. Nangu cibe fyo, cimoneka kwati bali ni bakapepa abapooseleko amano ku mulimo wabo nga bafyashi. Ukutontonkanya pa lwa kubotelela kwa mibele no kwa ku mupashi ukwali mu Yerusalemu pali ilya nshita, maka maka ku “ba mu bufyashi bwa mfumu na ba mu bakankaala,” kulenga twaumfwikisha ukuti imibele yawamisha iyakwete Daniele na banankwe batatu tayali ya mankumanya. Ukwabula ukutwishika cifwile cali ca bulanda ku bafyashi ukumona abana babo baletwalwa ku calo ca kutali. Abeshiba ifyali no kufumamo, nga balitemenwe nga nshi! Fintu cacindama ku bafyashi ukulela abana babo “mu kufunda no kukonkomesha kwa kwa Shikulu”!—Abena Efese 6:4.
UKUCUSHIWA NA KAMPINGU WABO
10. Finshi aba baHebere bacaice basambilishiwe, kabili mulandu nshi?
10 Ilyo line fye, kampingu wa aba bankole bacaice atendeke ukucushiwa. Ku kushininkisha ukuti aba bapungwe ba ciHebere bamumungwa ukulingana ne mikalile ya cina Babele, Nebukadnesari akambishe abalashi bakwe “ukubasambilisha amabuuku no lulimi lwa bena Kaldi.” (Daniele 1:4) Uku kusoma kwali ukwaibela. Icitabo ca The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia cilondolola ukuti “kwabimbilemo ukusambilila icina Sumer, icina Akkad, iciAramaiki . . . , ne ndimi shimbi, pamo ne fyebo ifingi ifyalembelwe muli isho ndimi.” Ifyo “fyebo ifingi” fyasanshishemo ilyashi lya kale, amapendo, ukusambilila amaplaneti, na fimbipo. Lelo, “mwasanshishe ifyebo ifingi ifya mipepele ya finjelengwe no kupendule ntanda.”
11. Finshi fyacitilwe ku kushininkisha ukuti aba baHebere bacaice bapokelele imikalile ya kwi sano lya mu Babele?
11 Pa kuti aba baHebere bacaice bapokelele umupwilapo imyata ne ntambi sha mikalile ya bena Babele ba kwi sano, “imfumu yabalingile icakaniko ca bushiku no bushiku ica mu fya maliila ya mfumu, ne ca mu mwangashi uo yalenwa, no kubakusha imyaka itatu, ukuti pa kupwa kwa iko bakalaiminina ku cinso ca mfumu.” (Daniele 1:5) Kabili, “cilolo wa bamutungwi abenike amashina: ainike Daniele Belteshasari, na Hanania amwinike Shadraki, na Mishaele amwinike Meshaki, na Asaria amwinike Abednego.” (Daniele 1:7) Mu nshita sha mu Baibolo cali icaseeka ku muntu ukwinikwa ishina lipya ku kwishibisha icikalamba icamucitikila. Ku ca kumwenako, Yehova ainike Abramu ukuba Abrahamu na Sarai ukuba Sara. (Ukutendeka 17:5, 15, 16) Umuntunse nga ainika umo ishina limbi cilangilila ukuti nakwata amaka pali wene. Lintu Yosefe asangwike cilolo wa filyo mu Egupti, Farao amwinike ishina lya Safenati-panea.—Ukutendeka 41:44, 45; linganyeniko 2 Ishamfumu 23:34; 24:17.
12, 13. Mulandu nshi twingasosela ukuti ukwalula amashina ya aba baHebere bacaice kwali kwesha ukonaula icitetekelo cabo?
12 Ukwisa kuli Daniele na banankwe abaHebere batatu, amashina bainikwe yali no bupilibulo. Amashina abafyashi babo babenike yaleumfwana no kupepa Yehova. “Daniele” lipilibula ukuti “Lesa E Kapingula Wandi.” “Hanania” lipilibula ukuti “Yehova Nasenamina.” “Mishaele” lifwile lipilibula ukuti “Ni Ani Waba Nga Lesa?” “Asaria” lipilibula ukuti “Yehova Ayafwa.” Ukwabula ukutwishika abafyashi babo balesubila sana ukuti abana babo bakakula mu kutungululwa na Yehova Lesa ku kuba ababomfi bakwe aba busumino kabili aba bucishinka.
13 Lelo, amashina yapya ayo aba baHebere bane bainikwe yakumine sana kuli balesa ba bufi, ukulangilila ukuti Lesa wa cine tali uwacindama pali aba balesa. Mwandi kwali kubeleleka kwa mucenjelo ukwa kufwaya aba bacaice bonaule icitetekelo cabo!
14. Bushe amashina yapya ayainikwe Daniele na banankwe batatu yapilibula nshi?
14 Daniele ainikwe Belteshasari, ilyalepilibula ukuti “Cingilileni Umweo wa Mfumu.” Aya mashiwi yafwile yali ya kwipifya aya kulombelamo ubwafwilisho kuli Bel, nelyo Marduk, lesa mukalamba uwa Babele. Nampo Nebukadnesari alibimbilwemo mu kusala ili shina nelyo iyo, ali ne nsansa ukwishiba ukuti lyali “nge shina lya mulungu [wakwe].” (Daniele 4:8) Hanania ainikwe Shadraki, ilyo incenshi shimo shitontonkanya ukuti lyali lishina lyakwete amashiwi yambi ilyalepilibula “Icipope ca kwa Aku.” Ica kupapusha ca kuti Aku lyali lishina lya kwa lesa wa bena Sumer. Mishaele ainikwe Meshaki (napamo, Mi·sha·aku), cimoneke fyo mu bucenjeshi banyongenye amashiwi ya kuti “Ni Ani Aba Nga Lesa?” ku kuba “Ni Ani Walingana na Aku?” Ishina lya kwa Asaria ilya cina Babele lyali ni Abednego, lifwile lyalepilibula “Umubomfi wa kwa Nego.” Kabili “Nego” cimo na “Nebo,” ishina lya kwa lesa ilyo bakateka ba Babele abengi baleinikwa.
BAPAMPAMINE FYE PA KUBA ABA BUSUMINO KULI YEHOVA
15, 16. Busanso nshi ubo Daniele na banankwe balolenkene na bo nomba, kabili cinshi bacitilepo?
15 Amashina ya cina Babele, ukusambilishiwa cipya cipya, ne fya kulya fyaibela—fyonse fi fyali fya kwesha ukulenga Daniele na banankwe bacaice batatu abaHebere ukupokelela imikalile ya bena Babele no kubatalusha kuli Lesa wabo, Yehova, na ku fya mipepele basambilishiwe na ku cikulilo cabo. Bushe cinshi aba bacaice bali no kucita pa kupatikishiwa konse uku na matunko?
16 Amalembo yapuutwamo yatila: “Daniele apangile mu mutima wakwe ukukanaikowesha ku fya maliila ya mfumu, nangu ni ku mwangashi uo yalenwa.” (Daniele 1:8a) Nangu cingati ni Daniele fye eka uwalumbulwa, ukulingana ne fyakonkelepo, cimoneke fyo abanankwe batatu balisuminishe ifyo apingwilepo. Amashiwi ya kuti “apangile mu mutima wakwe” yalangilila ukuti ifyo Daniele asambilishiwe ku bafyashi bakwe na bambi mu Yerusalemu fyalimufikile pa mutima. Ukwabula ukutwishika ukusambilishiwa kwapalako kufwile e kwatungulwile abaHebere batatu bambi mu fyo bapingwilepo. Ici cilangilila bwino ubucindami bwa kusambilisha abana besu, nangu fye balemoneka ukuti tabengomfwikisha pantu bacili abanono.—Amapinda 22:6; 2 Timote 3:14, 15.
17. Mulandu nshi Daniele na banankwe bakaanine fye ifya kulya fya mfumu ifya cila bushiku ukwabula ukukaana fimbi ifyatantikwe?
17 Mulandu nshi aba baHebere bacaice bakaanine fye ifya maliila no mwangashi ukwabula ukukaana ifyatantikwe fimbi? Ifyo Daniele aletontonkanya filangilila bwino icalengele: ‘Apangile ukukanaikowesha.’ Ukusambilishiwa “amabuuku no lulimi lwa bena Kaldi” no kwinikwa ishina lya cina Babele, nangu cingati fyalibipile, tafingakowesha umuntu. Tontonkanyeni pa ca kumwenako ca kwa Mose, icacitike mupepi ne myaka 1,000 ilyo ifi fishilacitika. Nangu cingati “asambilishiwe amano yonse ya bena Egupti,” ali uwa bucishinka kuli Yehova. Ifyo abafyashi bakwe bamukushishe fyamulengele ukukwata intendekelo yakosa. Icakonkelepo ca kuti, “ni ku citetekelo e ko Mose, ilyo akulile, akene ukwitwo mwana wa mwana mwanakashi wa kwa Farao; asalile ukucitwo bubi pamo na bantu ba kwa Lesa ukucilo kukwate nshita ya bwanalale iya lubembu.”—Imilimo 7:22; AbaHebere 11:24, 25.
18. Ni mu nshila nshi umo ifya maliila ya mfumu fyali no kukowesha aba baHebere bacaice?
18 Ni mu nshila nshi umo ifya maliila ya mfumu ya ku Babele fyali no kukowesha aba balumendo? Ica ntanshi, ifya maliila pambi fyasanshishemo ifya kulya ifyo Ifunde lya kwa Mose lyabindile. Ku ca kumwenako, abena Babele balelya inama shishasanguluka, isho Ifunde lyabindile abena Israele. (Ubwina Lebi 11:1-31; 20:24-26; Amalango 14:3-20) Ica bubili, abena Babele tabalecinja inama ilyo bashilalya. Ukulya inama iyatitilwa nga kwali kutoba ifunde lya kwa Yehova pa lwa mulopa. (Ukutendeka 9:1, 3, 4; Ubwina Lebi 17:10-12; Amalango 12:23-25) Ica butatu, bakapepa ba balesa ba bufi bali no mwata wa kupeela ifya kulya fyabo ku filubi ilyo bashilalya capamo. Ababomfi ba kwa Yehova tabengaibimba muli fyo! (Linganyeniko 1 Abena Korinti 10:20-22.) Ica kulekelesha, ukulya ifya kulya fya mafuta no kunwa umwangashi cila bushiku tafyawama ku uli onse, maka maka ku bacaice.
19. Bushe aba baHebere bacaice nga bailungamike shani, lelo cinshi cabaafwile ukusondwelela icalungika?
19 Ukwishiba ifya kucita kwalipusana ku kukwata ubukose bwa kucicita lintu umo aletunkwa nelyo ukupatikishiwa. Daniele na banankwe batatu nga batontonkenye ukuti abafyashi babo ne fibusa tabengeshiba ifyo balecita pantu bali ukutali. Na kabili, nga baliilungamike ukuti lyali likambisho lya mfumu no kuti tapali mwa kulosha. Na kabili, tatwingatwishika ukuti abacaice bambi balisumine ukulalyako kabili kuli bena tacayafishe. Na kuba balecimona ukuti lishuko. Lelo ukutontonkanya kwa musango yu ukwalubana kuti kwalenga umo ukucito lubembu mu bumfisolo, icaba citeyo ku bacaice abengi. Aba baHebere bacaice balishibe ukuti “amenso ya kwa Yehova yali mu ncende shonse” no kuti “umulimo onse Lesa akauleta mu bupingushi ubwa pali conse icafiswa, napamo icisuma napamo icibi.” (Amapinda 15:3; Lukala Milandu 12:14) Bonse natusambilileko ku fyacitile aba bacaice ba busumino.
BALILAMBWILWE PA BUKOSE BWABO NO MUPAMPAMINA
20, 21. Cinshi Daniele acitile, kabili finshi fyafuminemo?
20 Ilyo Daniele apangile mu mutima wakwe ukucincintila ukusonga kwabipa, atwalilile ukucita umwabelele ifyo apingwilepo. “Alombele kuli cilolo wa bamutungwi ukuti amusuminishe ukukanaikowesha.” (Daniele 1:8b) Mu lulimi lwabomfiwe pano, amashiwi yapilibulo kuti “atwalilile ukulomba.” Cili icalinga ukupoosa amano kuli aya mashiwi. Ilingi, umupampamina ulakabilwa nga tulefwaya ukucincintila bwino amatunko nelyo ukucimfya ubunake bumo.—Abena Galatia 6:9.
21 Daniele wene alilambwilwe pa mupampamina wakwe. “Lesa apeele Daniele ukumono luse ne nkumbu ku cinso ca kwa cilolo wa bamutungwi.” (Daniele 1:9) Ubusuma na mano te fyalengele ukuti ifintu fisuke fiwamine Daniele na banankwe. Lelo, ipaalo lya kwa Yehova e lyalengele. Ukwabula ukutwishika Daniele aleibukishe pinda lya ciHebere ilitila: “Tetekela Yehova umutima obe onse, na ku kwiluka kobe we mwine wishintililako; uko konse wenda umwishibe, na o akatambalike nshila shobe.” (Amapinda 3:5, 6) Balilambwilwe nga nshi pa kukonka kulya kufunda.
22. Mulandu nshi uusuma uo cilolo wa bumutungwi akaaninepo?
22 Pa kubala, cilolo wa bamutungwi alikeene, atile: “Ine natiina shikulu imfumu uwalingile ica kulya cenu ne ca kunwa cenu, epali engamone finso fyenu fyaonda ukucile fya balumendo aba nkulo yenu. Kuti mwaletelelo mutwe wandi ku mfumu.” (Daniele 1:10) Imilandu akaaninepo no mwenso akwete fyali fye bwino. Takwali uwalekaanina Nebukadnesari Imfumu kabili cilolo ailwike ukuti “umutwe” wakwe wali no kuletelelwa nga taleumfwila amakambisho ya mfumu. Cinshi Daniele ali no kucita?
23. Ukupitila mu fyo acitile, ni shani fintu Daniele alangishe ukushilimuka na mano?
23 Apa epo ukushilimuka na mano fyabombele. Daniele wacaice afwile aibukishe pinda litila: “Ukwasuka ukwafuuka kubweshe cipyu, lelo icebo ca kulungulusha ciimyo bukali.” (Amapinda 15:1) Mu cifulo ca kukosapo mu bumankonso ukuti apeelwe ico alelomba napamo no kuikolomwena imfwa, Daniele alekelepo fye. Pa nshita iyene, alanshenye no “mulinshi,” napamo uwaipeeleshepo sana ukubaleka bacite co balefwaya pantu te walelubulula ku mfumu.—Daniele 1:11.
UKWESHA KWA NSHIKU 10 KWATUBULULWA
24. Kwesha nshi uko Daniele atubulwile?
24 Daniele atubulwile ku mulinshi ukuti abeshe, atile: “Shi esha ababomfi bobe inshiku ikumi, no kuleka batupeelepo ifilimwa ku kulya na menshi ku kunwa. E lyo imoneke ku cinso cobe imimonekele yesu ne mimonekele ya balumendo abalye fya maliila ya mfumu, kabili ukulingana ne fyo ukamona e fyo ukacite ababomfi bobe.”—Daniele 1:12, 13.
25. Bushe finshi napamo fyasanshiwe mu “filimwa” ifyo Daniele na banankwe batatu balepeelwa?
25 Bushe nga balye ‘filimwa no kunwa menshi’ pa nshiku 10 kuti ‘baonda’ ukucila bambi? Ishiwi lya kuti “ifilimwa” lyafuma kwi shiwi lya ciHebere ilipilibula “imbuto.” AmaBaibolo yamo yabomfya ishiwi ilipilibula “imbuto balya isha filimwa (pamo nge ntongwe, cilemba, nelyo ilanda).” Abasoma bamo batontonkanya ukuti amashiwi yashingulukako yalangilila ifya kulya na fimbi ukucila pa mbuto shiliiwa. Icitabo cimo cisosa ukuti: “Ifyo Daniele na banankwe balelomba filimwa ifyo icinabwingi balelyako ukucila ifya maliila ya mfumu ifyanona.” E co ifilimwa fifwile fyabimbilemo ifya kulya fya mulyo pamo nga cilemba, ifibimbi, garliki, liki, ilanda, kanyense no mukate walepangwa ku ngano shalekanalekana. Mu kushininkisha ifi te filyo fingonsho muntu. Cimoneke fyo ulya mulinshi alyumfwikishe. “Awe, alibomfwile kuli ici cintu, no kubesha inshiku ikumi.” (Daniele 1:14) Cinshi cafuminemo?
26. Finshi fyafumine mu kwesha kwa nshiku 10, kabili mulandu nshi ifintu fyabelele muli uyo musango?
26 “Ku mpela ya nshiku ikumi imimonekele yabo yamoneke isuma kabili iyaino mubili ukucila abalumendo bonse abalelye fya maliila ya mfumu.” (Daniele 1:15) Ubu te bushinino bwa kuti ukulya ifilimwa kwaliwamapo ukucila ukulya ifyanona ifyakwatisha umulyo. Tapali ifilyo ifili fyonse ifingenya umuntu mu nshiku fye 10, shacepa. Lelo Yehova tengafilwa ukupwishishisha ifyo alefwaya muli isho shine nshiku. Icebo cakwe cisosa ukuti: “Ipaalo lya kwa Yehova lyene lilacindamika, kabili talundako ukulungulula.” (Amapinda 10:22) Aba baHebere bacaice bane batetekele Yehova no kumucetekela, na o tabalekeleshe. Ilyo Yesu Kristu aishile pe sonde ninshi palipita ne myaka iingi apo ifi fyacitikile, aikele inshiku 40 ukwabula ukulya. Pali ci, aambwile amashiwi yasangwa pa Amalango 8:3, apo tubelengo kuti: “Te ku cilyo ceka umuntu ekalila no mweo, lelo kuli conse icifuma mu kanwa ka kwa Yehova e ko umuntu ekalila no mweo.” Ifyo Daniele na banankwe bapitilemo fili ca kumwenako cawamisha ica aya mashiwi.
UKUSALAPO UKUSHILIMUKA NA MANO PA MALIILA NO MWANGASHI
27, 28. Bushe ifilyo Daniele na banankwe batatu baifwaile ukulalya fyabapekanishishe shani ku fikalamba fyali ku ntanshi?
27 Inshiku 10 shali fye kwesha, lelo ifyafuminemo fyalimushinine nga nshi. “E ico umulinshi alesende fya maliila no mwangashi wa kunwa kwabo, no kubapeele filimwa.” (Daniele 1:16) Natwishiba ne fyo abacaice bambi abalesambilishiwa baletontonkanya pali Daniele na banankwe. Ukukaana amaliila ya mfumu no kusalapo ukulya ifilimwa cila bushiku bena bafwile bamwene ati buwelewele. Lelo amesho yakalamba na matunko fyali mupepi no kwisa, kabili ifi fyali no kukabila aba baHebere bacaice ukuba abalola kabili abatekanya. Ifyali no kubaafwa sana ukucimfya amesho ya citetekelo cabo fyali kutetekela Yehova no kumucetekela.—Linganyeniko Yoshua 1:7.
28 Ifyalandilwe mu kukonkapo fishinina ukuti Yehova ali na ba bacaice: “Aba balumendo bane, Lesa abapeele ukwishiba no kushilimuka ku malembo yonse na mano yonse; kabili Daniele ailwike icimonwa conse ne ciloto.” (Daniele 1:17) Pa kucimfya inshita shaafya ishaleisa, balekabila ifyacila pa maka ya ku mubili no bumi busuma. “Pantu amano yakengila mu mutima obe, no kwishiba kukabe cisuma ku mweo obe, ubupanda bukakubaka, umucetekanya ukakulinda, ku kukupokolola ku mibele ibi.” (Amapinda 2:10-12) Ifyo fine fye e fyo Yehova apeele aba bacaice ba busumino bane ku kubapangasha ku fyali ku ntanshi.
29. Mulandu Daniele ‘ailukiile icimonwa conse ne ciloto’?
29 Calembwa aciti Daniele “ailwike icimonwa conse ne ciloto.” Lelo taleilwila ifiloto mu maka yakwe umwine. Ku ca kupapusha, nangu cingati Daniele aba pali bakasesema bakalamba aba ciHebere, tapuutilwemo ukulanda ifyebo pamo nga “Shikulu Yehova atile fi” nelyo “e fyo Yehova wa milalo asosa.” (Esaya 28:15; Yeremia 6:9) Lelo kutungulula kwa mupashi wa mushilo fye ukwalengele Daniele ukwiluka no kulongola ifimonwa ne filoto fyalesokolola imifwaile ya kwa Yehova.
UKWESHA KWAKAKALA KWASUKA KWAISA
30, 31. Ni shani fintu imikalile yasalile Daniele na banankwe yabanonseshe?
30 Imyaka itatu iya kusambilishiwa cipya cipya no kukansha yalipwile kabili yakonkelwepo no kuyamonekela pa cinso ca mfumu no kwipushiwa ifipusho. Uku kwali kwesha kwakakala. “Ku mpela ya nshiku isho, imfumu yasosele ku kubengisha, e lyo cilolo wa bamutungwi abengishe beminine ku cinso ca kwa Nebukadnesari.” (Daniele 1:18) Yali ni nshita ya aba bacaice bane ukuisosela. Bushe ukukakatila ku mafunde ya kwa Yehova ukucila ukunakila imikalile ya bena Babele kwali no kubanonsha?
31 “Imfumu yalandile na bo; kabili takwasangilwe muli bonse bene abali nga Daniele, Hanania, Mishaele, na Asaria, e ico baleiminina ku cinso ca mfumu.” (Daniele 1:19) Mwandi kwali kwebelwa umupwilapo ukwa mikalile yabo pa myaka itatu iyapitile! Tacali buwelewele ukulalya fye ifya kulya ifyo icitetekelo cabo na kampingu fyasuminishe. Ukupitila mu kuba ne cishinka mu fyalemoneka nge fyacepesha, Daniele na banankwe bapaalilwe ne fintu fikalamba. Ishuko lya ‘kwiminina ku cinso ca mfumu’ e calefwaisha abacaice bonse abalesambilishiwa. Baibolo tailanda nga ca kuti aba baHebere bacaice bane e basalilwe fye beka. Lelo, imikalile yabo iya bucishinka cine cine yabaletele “icilambu cikalamba.”—Ilumbo 19:11.
32. Mulandu nshi twingasosela ukuti Daniele, Hanania, Mishaele, na Asaria bakwete ishuko lyacilile pa kubomba kwi sano?
32 Amalembo yatila: “Bushe wamono muntu uwakampuka mu mulimo wakwe? Ku cinso ca shamfumu e ko akeminina.” (Amapinda 22:29) E co, Daniele, Hanania, Mishaele, na Asaria basalilwe kuli Nebukadnesari ukwiminina ku cinso ca mfumu, e kuti, ukubombela kwi sano. Muli fyonse fi, kuti twamona ifyo Yehova alesesha ifintu ukuti muli aba balumendo maka maka muli Daniele, imilandu yacindama iya mifwaile ya bulesa ishibikwe. Nangu cingati ukusalwa ukubombela kwi sano lya kwa Nebukadnesari cali lishuko, ukubomfiwa na Yehova, Imfumu ya Kubumbwa konse mu nshila yawamishe fi cali lishuko lyacilapo ubukalamba.
33, 34. (a) Mulandu nshi imfumu yasansamushiwe kuli aba baHebere bacaice? (b) Finshi twingasambililako ku fyacitikile aba baHebere bacaice bane?
33 Mu kwangufyanya, Nebukadnesari aishileishiba ukuti amano no kushilimuka ifyo Yehova apeele aba baHebere bacaice bane fyalicilile nga nshi pa fyo impanda mano na ba mano bonse aba mwi sano bakwete. “Ku milandu yonse ya mano aya kwiluka, iyo imfumu yaipwishe kuli bene, yabasangile abacilapo imiku itatu pali bonse aba bung’anga na ba finjelengwe abali mu bufumu bwa iko bonse.” (Daniele 1:20) E fyo calingile ukuba, pantu “aba bunga’anga” na “ba finjelengwe” bacetekele amasomo ya pano nse na ya fya mipashi aya ku Babele, lelo Daniele na banankwe bacetekele amano ya ku muulu. Tabengalinganishiwa no kulinganishiwa nelyo ukucimfyanya!
34 Te fingi fyaaluka mu kuya kwa nshita. Mu mwanda wa myaka uwa kubalilapo C.E., lintu amano ya ciGriki ne funde lya bena Roma fyaseekele, umutumwa Paulo apuutilwemo ukulemba ukuti: “Amano ya pano isonde buwelewele fye kuli Lesa. Pantu calembwa, aciti, E wikata aba mano mu bucenjeshi bwabo; na kabili, Shikulu aishiba amatontonkanyo ya ba mano ukuti ya fye. E ico umuntu nangu umo etakishisha mu bantunse.” (1 Abena Korinti 3:19-21) Ilelo, tufwile ukukakatila ku fyo Yehova atusambilisha no kukanalufiwa ku fya pano isonde ificebusha.—1 Yohane 2:15-17.
ABA BUSUMINO UKUFIKA KU MPELA
35. Bushe fingi twaebwa pa banankwe ba kwa Daniele batatu?
35 Icitetekelo cakosa ica kwa Hanania, Mishaele, na Asaria calilangililwa sana muli Daniele icipandwa 3, ukulosha ku cimpashanya ca golde ica kwa Nebukadnesari pa nika ya Dura no bwesho bwe lungu lya mulilo. Ukwabula no kutwishika, aba baHebere baletiina Lesa bali aba busumino kuli Yehova ukufikila imfwa. Twaishiba ici pantu umutumwa Paulo ukwabula ukutwishika ebo alelandapo lintu alembele ati, “ku citetekelo eko . . . bashimishe amaka ya mulimo.” (AbaHebere 11:33, 34) Baba fya kumwenako fyawamisha ku babomfi ba kwa Yehova abakalamba na banono.
36. Mulimo nshi uwaibela uo Daniele akwete?
36 Kumfwa kuli Daniele 1:21, icikomo ca kulekelesha ica cipandwa 1 cisosa ukuti: “Daniele abelelelepo ukufika ku mwaka wa ntanshi wa mfumu Koreshe.” Ilyashi lya kale litila Koreshe acandile Bebele mu cungulo bushiku cimo mu 539 B.C.E. Daniele afwile atwalilile ukubombela kwi sano lya kwa Koreshe pantu alishimikwe cisuma kabili no mulandu wa mushinku. Na kuba, Daniele 10:1 itweba ukuti “mu mwaka wa citatu kuli Koreshe imfumu ya ku Persia,” Yehova asokolwelele Daniele umulandu wakatama. Nga ca kuti aletelwe ku Babele lintu ali umupungwe mu 617 B.C.E., afwile ninshi ali ne myaka mupepi na 100 lintu apokelele cilya cimonwa ca kulekelesha. Mwandi mulimo wa pa nshita iitali, uwapaalwa, kabili uwa bucishinka kuli Yehova!
37. Finshi twingasambililako mu kubebeta icipandwa 1 ice buuku lya kwa Daniele?
37 Icipandwa ca kubalilapo ice buuku lya kwa Daniele cilanda ifingi ukucila pa lyashi lya bacaice ba busumino bane abacimfishe amesho ya citetekelo. Citulangilila ifyo Yehova engabomfya uuli onse uo alefwaya ku kupwishishisha ifyo afwaya. Ili lembo lishininkisha ukuti nga ca kuti Yehova asuminisha, icingamoneka nga kayofi kuti cabomba imifwaile isuma. Kabili litweba ukuti ukuba aba cishinka mu fyacepesha kulalambula apakalamba.
FINSHI MWAILUKAMO?
• Finshi twingalanda pa lwa cikulilo ca kwa Daniele na banankwe bacaice batatu?
• Bushe inshila aba baHebere bacaice bane bakulilemo yaeshiwe shani mu Babele?
• Ni shani Yehova alambwile aba baHebere bane pa bukose bwabo?
• Finshi ababomfi ba kwa Yehova aba nomba bengasambililako kuli Daniele na banankwe batatu?
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