Jehova ‘Ungumembuli Wetimfihlo’

“Impela, loNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu wabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu, neNkhosi yemakhosi, neMembuli [wetimfihlo].”—DAN. 2:47.

UNGAPHENDVULA NJANI?

Ngumiphi imininingwane lephatselene nelikusasa Jehova lasembulele yona?

Timelelani timphondvo letisitfupha tesilo?

Ngubuphi budlelwane lobukhona emkhatsini wesilo nesitfombe lesikhulu lesabonwa nguNebukhadnezari?

1, 2. Yini Jehova lasembulele yona, futsi ukwenteleni loko?

NGUMIPHI imibuso letawube ibusa umhlaba ngalesikhatsi uMbuso waNkulunkulu ubhubhisa imibuso yebantfu? Imphendvulo isebaleni—sivetelwe yona ‘nguMembuli wetimfihlo,’ Nkulunkulu Jehova. Usembulele yona ngaloko lokwabhalwa ngumphrofethi Danyela nemphostoli Johane.

² Jehova wembulela lamadvodza imibono lemayelana netilo. Waphindze wachazela Danyela ngeliphupho lelisiphrofetho lesitfombe lesikhulu lesicwebetelako. Jehova wenta kutsi lokulandzisa kubhalwe eBhayibhelini futsi kulondvolotwe kute sizuze. (Rom. 15:4) Wakwenta loko kute acinise litsemba letfu lekutsi ngekushesha uMbuso wakhe utawubhubhisa bonkhe bohulumende bebantfu.—Dan. 2:44.

 3. Kute siticondze kahle tiphrofetho, yini lokufanele siyati kucala, futsi ngani?

³ Lokulandzisa kwaDanyela naJohane, akwembuli nje kuphela emakhosi lasiphohlongo nobe bohulumende bebantfu, kodvwa kuphindze kukhombise nekutsi leyo mibuso beyitawulandzelana njani. Nobe kunjalo, singaticondza kahle letiphrofetho nangabe siyati inchazelo yesiphrofetho sekucala ngca lesiseBhayibhelini. Kungani kunjalo? Kungobe lonkhe liBhayibheli netiphrofetho letikulo tihlobene naso.

INTALO YENYOKA NESILO

 4. Yakhiwa bobani intalo yemfati, futsi yini letawentiwa nguleyontalo?

⁴ Ngemuva kwekuba bo-Adamu bavukele e-Edeni, Jehova wenta setsembiso sekutsi ‘umfati’ utawuveta ‘intalo.’a (Fundza Genesisi 3:15.) Ngemuva kwesikhatsi, leyontalo beyitawufihlita lenyoka lenguSathane enhloko. Jehova wembula kutsi lentalo beyitawuvela nga-Abrahama, ibe yesive saka-Israyeli, ibe ngumJuda futsi ibe yintalelwane yeNkhosi Davide. (Gen. 22:15-18; 49:10; Hla. 89:3, 4; Luk. 1:30-33) Jesu Khristu uyincenye leyinhloko yalentalo. (Gal. 3:16) Incenye yesibili yayo yakhiwa ngemalunga elibandla lemaKhristu lagcotjwe ngemoya. (Gal. 3:26-29) Jesu nalaba labagcotjiwe bakha uMbuso waNkulunkulu. Nkulunkulu utawusebentisa lowo Mbuso kute abhubhise Sathane.—Luk. 12:32; Rom. 16:20.

5, 6. (a) Mingakhi imibuso lemikhulu Danyela kanye naJohane labayichazako? (b) Timelelani tinhloko tesilo letichazwe encwadzini yeSembulo?

⁵ Siphrofetho sekucala lesashiwo e-Edeni saphindze satsi Sathane abetawuveta “intalo.” Intalo yakhe beyingeke iyitsandze intalo yemfati. Ngubani lowakha intalo yenyoka? Yakhiwa ngibo bonkhe labalingisa Sathane ngekwenyanya Nkulunkulu nangekuphikisa bantfu baKhe. Emlandvweni, Sathane uhlele kutsi intalo yakhe ibe semacenjini etepolitiki lehlukehlukene nobe emibusweni leminyenti. (Luk. 4:5, 6) Leminye yalemibuso ilwe nebantfu baNkulunkulu ngalokucondzile. Labo bantfu baNkulunkulu bafaka ekhatsi sive saka-Israyeli nobe libandla lemaKhristu lagcotjiwe. Kungani kubalulekile kucabanga ngaloku? Kungobe kusenta sicondze sizatfu lesenta Danyela naJohane bachaza imibuso lesiphohlongo nje kuphela lenemandla.

⁶ Ngasekupheleni kwelikhulu lekucala C.E., Jesu lovusiwe wakhombisa umphostoli Johane imibono lesimanga. (Semb. 1:1) Kulomunye walemibono, Johane wabona Develi lofaniswa nanyokangwenya eme elusentseni lwelwandle. (Fundza Sembulo 13:1, 2.) Johane waphindze wabona silo lesingaketayeleki siphuma elwandle futsi sitfola emagunya lamakhulu kuDeveli. Ngemuva kwesikhatsi ingilosi yachazela Johane kutsi tinhloko letisikhombisa talesilo lesibovu, lesingumfanekiso wesilo lesichazwe kuSembulo 13:1, timelela ‘emakhosi lasikhombisa’ nobe bohulumende. (Semb. 13:14, 15; 17:3, 9, 10) Ngalesikhatsi Johane abhala lencwadzi, lasihlanu awo abesawile, yinye yayibusa, lena lenye-ke ‘beyisengakefiki.’ Kwakunguyiphi leyo mibuso? Asesicoce ngenhloko ngayinye yalesilo lesichazwe encwadzini yeSembulo. Sitawuphindze sibone kutsi loko lokwabhalwa nguDanyela kwayengeta njani imininingwane leyenabile mayelana nalemibuso kusesele emakhulu eminyaka ngembikwekutsi icale kubusa.

IGIBHITHE NE-ASIRIYA—TINHLOKO LETIMBILI TEKUCALA

 7. Imelelani inhloko yekucala yesilo, futsi ngani?

⁷ Inhloko yekucala yalesilo imelela iGibhithe. Kungani? Kungobe umbuso waseGibhithe kwakunguwo umbuso wekucala lonemandla lowenyanya waphindze walwa nebantfu baNkulunkulu. Intalelwane ya-Abrahama lebeyitawuveta intalo letsenjisiwe yemfati, yandza kakhulu eGibhithe. BaseGibhithe bawacindzetela kakhulu ema-Israyeli. Sathane wetama kubacedza bonkhe labantfu baNkulunkulu ngembikwekutsi intalo ivele. Kanjani? Wabangela kutsi Faro afune kubulala bonkhe bantfwana bebafana bema-Israyeli. Jehova akakuvumelanga loko kutsi kwenteke futsi wabakhulula bantfu bakhe ekugcilatweni eGibhithe. (Eks. 1:15-20; 14:13) Ngemva kwaloko wangenisa ema-Israyeli eVeni Lesetsembiso.

 8. Imelelani inhloko yesibili, futsi yini leyetama kuyenta?

⁸ Inhloko yesibili yesilo imelela i-Asiriya. Lombuso lomkhulu nawo wetama kubacedza bantfu baNkulunkulu. Kuliciniso kutsi Jehova wasebentisa ema-Asiriya njengelithulusi lakhe kute ajezise umbuso wetive letilishumi ngekukhonta kwawo titfombe kanye nekuvukela. Nobe kunjalo, ema-Asiriya abese ahlasela liJerusalema. Kungenteka Sathane bekafuna kuphatamisa luhla lwentalo lobelutawuholela ekutalweni kwaJesu. Jehova abengafuni kutsi bantfu bakhe babulawe, kungako abhubhisa titsa takhe waphindze wakhulula tinceku takhe letetsembekile ngalokusimangaliso.—2 Khos. 19:32-35; Isa. 10:5, 6, 12-15.

IBHABHULONA—INHLOKO YESITSATFU

9, 10. (a) Yini Jehova lavumela baseBhabhulona kutsi bayente? (b) Kute lesiphrofetho sigcwaliseke, yini lobekufanele yenteke?

⁹ Inhloko yesitsatfu yalesilo lesabonwa nguJohane imelela umbuso inhlokodolobha yawo lokwakuyiBhabhulona. Jehova wavumela baseBhabhulona kutsi babhubhise liJerusalema bese batfumba bantfu bakhe. Ngembikwekutsi akuvumele loku kutsi kwenteke, Jehova wawecwayisa ema-Israyeli lavukelako ngekutsi liJerusalema litawubhujiswa. (2 Khos. 20:16-18) Wawatjela kutsi luhla lwemakhosi labekabekwa “esihlalweni sebukhosi saSimakadze” eJerusalema lutawuphatamiseka. (1 Khr. 29:23) Nobe kunjalo, Jehova waphindze wetsembisa kutsi intalelwane yeNkhosi Davide “lowo lokunguyena kungelakhe sibili” ligunya, itawufika itsatse bukhosi.—Hez. 21:25-27.

¹⁰ Lesinye siphrofetho saveta kutsi emaJuda abetawube solo akhulekela ethempelini leliseJerusalema nakufika Mesiya nobe Logcotjiwe. (Dan. 9:24-27) Siphrofetho lesabhalwa ngembikwekutsi ema-Israyeli atfunjelwe eBhabhulona, sasho kutsi loyo muntfu abetawutalelwa eBhetlehema. (Mik. 5:2) Betingeke tigcwaliseke leto tiphrofetho emaJuda angakakhululwa eBhabhulona futsi abuyele eveni lawo ayowakha kabusha lithempeli. BaseBhabhulona bebangakavami kukhulula bantfu labatfunjiwe. Bebatawubuyela njani-ke bantfu baNkulunkulu eveni labo? Imphendvulo yalombuto Jehova wayembulela baphrofethi bakhe.—Amo. 3:7.

11. UMbuso waseBhabhulona uvetwe njani ngetindlela letehlukehlukene? (Fundza umbhalo longentansi.)

¹¹ Umphrofethi Danyela abengulomunye walabo labebatfunjelwe eBhabhulona. (Dan. 1:1-6) Jehova wamsebentisa kute embule leminye imibuso lebeyitawulandzela lona waseBhabhulona. Jehova wayembula lemfihlo ngekutsi asebentise imifanekiso leyehlukehlukene. Sibonelo saloku kutsi wabangela iNkhosi yaseBhabhulona Nebukhadnezari kutsi ibhudze sitfombe lesikhulu lesicwebetelako. (Fundza Danyela 2:1, 19, 31-38.) Asebentisa Danyela, Jehova wembula kutsi inhloko yalesitfombe yeligolide imelela uMbuso waseBhabhulona.b Umbuso lowalandzela lona waseBhabhulona umelelwa sifuba nemikhono yesiliva. Kwakungumuphi lowo mbuso, futsi bewutawubaphatsa njani bantfu baNkulunkulu?

IMEDE NEPHERESIYA—INHLOKO YESINE

12, 13. (a) Yini Jehova layembula mayelana nekubhujiswa kweliBhabhulona? (b) Kungani emaMede nemaPheresiya ayifanekisela kahle inhloko yesine yalesilo?

¹² Kusesele iminyaka lengetulu kwelikhulu ngembikwesikhatsi saDanyela, Jehova wembulela umphrofethi Isaya ngembuso lobewutawubhubhisa iBhabhulona. Jehova akazange embule nje kuphela indlela iBhabhulona lebeyitawubhujiswa ngayo, kodvwa waphindze washo nelibito laloyo lobekatayibhubhisa. Umholi walelibutfo kwakunguKhuresi longuPheresiya. (Isa. 44:28–45:2) Danyela waphindze wembulelwa leminye imibono lemibili ngalokuphatselene naloMbuso wemaMede nemaPheresiya. Kulomunye umbono, lombuso wavetwa unjengelibhele lelaliphakamise lomunye umhlubulo walo. Latjelwa kutsi ‘lidle, lesutse inyama.’ (Dan. 7:5) Kulona lomunye umbono, Danyela wabona lombuso ufananiswe nesihhanca lesinetimphondvo letimbili.—Dan. 8:3, 20.

¹³ Jehova wasebentisa uMbuso wemaMede nemaPheresiya kute ugcwalise siphrofetho ngekutsi ubhubhise liBhabhulona futsi ema-Israyeli akhululwe abuyele eveni lawo. (2 Khr. 36:22, 23) Nobe kunjalo, lombuso wemaMede nemaPheresiya nawo wetama kubacedza bantfu baNkulunkulu. Encwadzini yeliBhayibheli ya-Esta sifundza kutsi ndvunankhulu wasePheresiya, Hamani, wahlela kubulala emaJuda labekahlala kuleyondzawo futsi besekabeke nelilanga lekukwenta loko. Jehova waphindze wabavikela bantfu bakhe kulentalo yaSathane. (Esta 1:1-3; 3:8, 9; 8:3, 9-14) Kuyacaca-ke kutsi emaMede nemaPheresiya amelela inhloko yesine yalesilo lesikuSembulo.

IGRISI—INHLOKO YESIHLANU

14, 15. Ngumiphi imininigwane Jehova layembula ngalokumayelana neMbuso waseGrisi?

¹⁴ Inhloko yesihlanu yalesilo lesikuSembulo imelela iGrisi. Njengobe Danyela abeshilo ekucaleni nakachaza liphupho laNebukhadnezari, umbuso waseGrisi uphindze ufanekiselwe sisu nematsanga lalitfusi alesitfombe. Danyela waphindze wembula leminye imibono lemibili lenemininingwane leyenabile ngembuso waseGrisi nenkhosi yawo lenemandla.

¹⁵ Kulomunye umbono, Danyela wabona iGrisi ifananiswe nengwe lenetimphiko letine, lokwakusho kutsi lombuso utawuncoba tive ngekushesha. (Dan. 7:6) Kulomunye umbono, Danyela uchaza kutsi siphongo lesasineluphondvo lunye lolukhulu sasibulala njani sihhanca lesasinetimphondvo letimbili, lesasimelela iMede nePheresiya. Jehova watjela Danyela kutsi lesiphongo simelela iGrisi bese kutsi luphondvo lunye lolukhulu lumelele yinye yemakhosi ayo. Danyela wachubeka walandzisa kutsi loluphondvo lolukhulu belutawuphuka bese kuhluma letine esikhundleni salo. Nanobe lesiphrofetho sabhalwa kusesele iminyaka lengetulu kwemakhulu ngembikwekutsi iGrisi icale kubusa, yonkhe imininingwane lephatselene naso yaba liciniso. Alexander Lomkhulu, abeyinkhosi lenkhulu yaseGrisi futsi nguye lobekahola libutfo lebeliyobhubhisa iMede nePheresiya. Ngekushesha loluphondvo lwaphuka, futsi lenkhosi leyayinemandla yashona ineminyaka lengu-32 budzala. Ngaleso sizatfu, lombuso wehlukaniswa waba ngimibuso lemine.—Fundza Danyela 8:20-22.

16. Yini leyentiwa ngu-Antiochus IV?

¹⁶ Ngemuva kwekubhujiswa kwePheresiya, uMbuso waseGrisi wabusa eveni laka-Israyeli. Ngaleso sikhatsi ema-Israyeli abesabuyele eVeni Lesetsembiso futsi sekalakhe kabusha lithempeli eJerusalema. Bekasolo asive lesikhetsiwe saNkulunkulu, futsi nelithempeli lelakhiwe kabusha belisolo liyindzawo leyinhloko yekukhonta kweliciniso. Nobe kunjalo, ngelikhulu lesibili leminyaka B.C.E., iGrisi, inhloko yesihlanu yalesilo, yahlasela bantfu baNkulunkulu. Antiochus IV, lomunye wetindlalifa tembuso wa-Alexander lowawehlukene, wakha li-altare lalabakhonta titfombe ethempelini lelaliseJerusalema watsi labo lebebachuba inkholo yebuJuda kufanele bajeziswe ngekutsi babulawe. Nalapha futsi incenye yentalo yaSathane beyihlupha bantfu baNkulunkulu. Ngekushesha lomunye umbuso watsatsela umbuso waseGrisi sikhundla. Inhloko yesitfupha yalesilo yayitawuba yini?

IROMA—INHLOKO YESITFUPHA ‘IYESABEKA, ITFUSA KAKHULU’

17. Inhloko yesitfupha yaba nayiphi indzima ekugcwalisekeni kwaGenesisi 3:15?

¹⁷ Umbuso waseRoma kwakunguwo lonemandla lamakhulu ngalesikhatsi Johane abona umbono walesilo. (Semb. 17:10) Lenhloko yesitfupha yaba nendzima lenkhulu ekugcwalisekeni kwesiphrofetho lesikuGenesisi 3:15. Sathane wasebentisa tiphatsimandla temaRoma kute tilimate ‘sitsendze sentalo’ sikhashana. Ngayiphi indlela? Tamangalela Jesu ngemanga tatsi uvukele umbuso futsi tambulala. (Mat. 27:26) Kodvwa loko kulimala kwaba kwesikhashana ngobe Jehova wamvusa Jesu.

18. (a) Ngusiphi sive lesisha Jehova lasikhetsa, futsi kungani asikhetsa? (b) Intalo yenyoka yachubeka njani ilwisana nentalo yemfati?

¹⁸ Baholi benkholo baka-Israyeli basita emaRoma ngalesikhatsi ahlasela Jesu, futsi labanyenti esiveni saka-Israyeli bamala Jesu. Loko kwabangela kutsi Jehova naye awale ema-Israyeli emvelo kutsi abe bantfu bakhe. (Mat. 23:38; Imis. 2:22, 23) Wabese ukhetsa sive lesisha, “ema-Israyeli aNkulunkulu.” (Gal. 3:26-29; 6:16) Leso sive sasilibandla lemaKhristu lagcotjiwe lebelakhiwa ngemaJuda nebeTive. (Ef. 2:11-18) Ngemuva kwekufa kanye nekuvuswa kwaJesu, intalo yenyoka yachubeka ilwisana nentalo yemfati. IRoma yetama emahlandla lamanyenti kucedza libandla lebuKhristu, leliyincenye yesibili yalentalo.c

19. (a) Danyela uwuchaza njani umbuso wesitfupha? (b) Lesinye sihloko sitawube sicoca ngani?

¹⁹ Kuleliphupho Danyela lalichazela Nebukhadnezari, imilente yensimbi yalesitfombe imelela iRoma. (Dan. 2:33) Danyela waphindze wabona lomunye umbono longachazi nje kuphela uMbuso wemaRoma kodvwa lochaza naleminye imibuso lebeyitawuvela eRoma. (Fundza Danyela 7:7, 8.) Emakhulwini eminyaka, umbuso waseRoma wawubonakala etitseni tawo ‘wesabeka, wetfusa kakhulu futsi unemandla lamakhulu.’ Nobe kunjalo, lesiphrofetho sabiketela kutsi ‘timphondvo letilishumi’ titawuphuma kulombuso waseRoma futsi bekutabese kuhluma lolunye luphondvo loluncane lube nemandla. Tiyini letimphondvo letilishumi, futsi luphondvo loluncane lumelela ini? Loluphondvo loluncane luhlobana njani nenchazelo yesitfombe lesikhulu lesabonwa nguNebukhadnezari? Sihloko lesisekhasini 14 sitayiphendvula lemibuto.

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