Landzela Ntila Wa Vaprofeta—Sofaniya
1. Sofaniya u profete exiyin’weni xa njhani naswona i xikombiso lexinene eka hina namuntlha hi ndlela yihi?
1 A ka ha sele malembe yo tlula 600 leswaku Yesu a ta laha misaveni naswona vanhu a va gandzela Bali va ntshunxekile eYuda. Hosi Amoni wo homboloka a ha ku dlayiwa naswona a ku fuma Hosi Yosiya loyi a ha ri ntsongo. (2 Tikr. 33:21–34:1) Hi nkarhi wolowo Yehovha u rhume Sofaniya leswaku a ya twarisa rungula ra Yena ra vuavanyisi. Hambileswi swi nga ha endlekaka leswaku Sofaniya a a ri xirho xa ndyangu wa le vuhosini bya Yuda, a nga tshikanga ku vula rungula ra Yehovha ra vuavanyisi eka varhangeri va Yuda. (Sof. 1:1; 3:1-4) Hilaha ku fanaka, hi tikarhatela ku tekelela xivindzi lexi Sofaniya a a ri na xona naswona hi papalata ku pfumelela maxaka ya hina leswaku ma hi kavanyeta ku gandzela Yehovha. (Mat. 10:34-37) Hi rihi rungula leri Sofaniya a ri twariseke naswona ku ve ni vuyelo byihi?
2. Hi fanele hi endla yini leswaku hi ta tumbetiwa esikwini ra ku hlundzuka ka Yehovha?
2 Lava Yehovha: I Yehovha ntsena la nga ponisaka vanhu esikwini ra ku hlundzuka ka yena. Hikwalaho, Sofaniya u khutaze vanhu va le Yuda ku lava Yehovha, ku lava ku lulama ni ku lava ku rhula loko nkarhi wa ha ri kona. (Sof. 2:2, 3) Swi tano ni le nkarhini wa hina. Ku fana na Sofaniya, hi khutaza vanhu leswaku va lava Yehovha, kambe na hina hi fanele hi teka goza, hi tiyimisela ku nga tshuki hi ‘tlhelela endzhaku hi tshika ku landzela Yehovha.’ (Sof. 1:6) Ku ri na sweswo, hi lava Yehovha hi ku dyondza Rito ra yena hi vukheta ni hi ku khongela hi kombela nkongomiso wakwe. Hi lava ku lulama hi ku va ni mahanyelo lamanene. Hi lava ku rhula hi ku tikarhatela ku titsongahata ni hi ku hatla hi landzela nkongomiso lowu humaka enhlengeletanweni ya Yehovha.
3. Ha yini hi fanele hi tshama hi ri ni langutelo lerinene loko hi ri ensin’wini?
3 Vuyelo Lebyinene: Rungula ra vuavanyisi ra Sofaniya ri khutaze van’wana eYuda kambe swi tikomba ri khumbe ngopfu Yosiya loyi a a ha ri ntsongo, loyi a sunguleke ku lava Yehovha loko a ha ri mufana. Endzhakunyana Yosiya u endle tsima lerikulu ro herisa vugandzeri bya swikwembu swa hava etikweni. (2 Tikr. 34:2-5) Namuntlha, hambileswi mbewu yin’wana ya Mfumo yi welaka etlhelo ka gondzo, etindhawini ta maribye kumbe exikarhi ka mitwa, yin’wana yi wela emisaveni leyinene kutani yi humesa mihandzu. (Mat. 13:18-23) Ha tiyiseka leswaku Yehovha u ta ya emahlweni a katekisa matshalatshala ya hina loko hi tshama hi khomekile hi ku haxa mbewu ya Mfumo.—Ps. 126:6.
4. Ha yini hi fanele hi ‘tshama hi langutele Yehovha’?
4 Vanhu van’wana eYuda a va anakanya leswaku Yehovha a nge pfuki a teke goza. Hambiswiritano, Yehovha u tiyisekise vanhu hinkwavo leswaku siku ra yena lerikulu a ri tshinerile. (Sof. 1:12, 14) A ku ta pona ntsena vanhu lava tumbelaka eka yena. (Sof. 3:12, 17) Loko ha ha ‘tshamile hi langutela Yehovha,’ onge hi nga tsakela ku tirhela Xikwembu xa hina lexikulu swin’we ni vagandzeri-kulorhi!—Sof. 3:8, 9.