6. Kutheni uYehova eyeka nje ukulisikelela eli lizwe?

⁶ Ukuze aphelise nakuphi na ukungaqondi okusenokubakho, uIsaya uchaza ukuphelela kwale ntlekele izayo aze acacise isizathu sayo, esithi: “Ilizwe lizilile, liphelelwe. Ilizwe elinemveliso libunile, liphelelwe. Abo baphakamileyo ebantwini belizwe babunile. Yaye lona kanye ilizwe lingcolile phantsi kwabemi balo, kuba bayicezele imithetho, bawutshintsha ummiselo, bawaphula umnqophiso ohlala ngokungenammiselo. Kungenxa yoko le nto isiqalekiso silidle saligqiba ilizwe, nabo bangabemi kulo bagqalwa benetyala. Kungenxa yoko le nto abemi belizwe benciphile ngenani, yaye kusele abantu abafayo abambalwa kakhulu.” (Isaya 24:4-6) Xa amaSirayeli anikwa ilizwe lakwaKanan, alifumana ‘lililizwe eliqukuqela ubisi nobusi.’ (Duteronomi 27:3) Sekunjalo, aqhubeka exhomekeke kwintsikelelo kaYehova. Ukuba ayeyigcina ngokuthembekileyo imimiselo nemiyalelo yakhe, ilizwe laliya ‘kuwanika imveliso yalo,’ kodwa ukuba ayeyigatya imithetho nemiyalelo yakhe, imigudu yawo yokuhlwayela ilizwe yayiya kuba ‘lilize’ yaye nomhlaba ‘wawungayi kunika imveliso yawo.’ (Levitikus 26:3-5, 14, 15, 20) Isiqalekiso sikaYehova sasiya ‘kulidla ilizwe.’ (Duteronomi 28:15-20, 38-42, 62, 63) Ngoku uYuda umele alindele ukufika kweso siqalekiso.

 8. (a) Abantu baye ‘bayicezela njani imithetho’ baza “bawutshintsha ummiselo”? (b) Kungaziphi iindlela abathi “abo baphakamileyo” baba ngabokuqala ‘ukubuna’?

⁸ Kodwa aba bantu baye “bawaphula umnqophiso ohlala ngokungenammiselo.” Baye bayicezela imithetho yobuthixo, abayisa so. Baye “bawutshintsha ummiselo,” balandela mimiselo yimbi engeyiyo leyo babeyinikwe nguYehova. (Eksodus 22:25; Hezekile 22:12) Ngenxa yoko, aba bantu baza kushenxiswa kwelo lizwe. Abayi kwenzelwa nceba kulo mgwebo uzayo. Phakathi kwabokuqala abaza ‘kubuna’ ngenxa yokuyisusa kukaYehova inkuselo nenkoloseko yakhe kubo, iza kuba ‘ngabo baphakamileyo,’ izidwangube. Oku kuzaliseka ngokuthi, ngaphambi nje kokutshatyalaliswa kweYerusalem, ookumkani bakwaYuda bakhotyokiswa ngamaYiputa kuqala kwanangamaBhabhiloni kamva. Ngoko ke, uKumkani uYehoyakin namanye amalungu entsapho yasebukhosini baba phakathi kwabokuqala ukuthinjelwa eBhabhiloni.—2 Kronike 36:4, 9, 10.