Uyajabula umuntu okwenzayo lokhu, indodana yesintu ekubambayo, ogcina isabatha ukuze angalingcolisi, ogcina isandla sakhe ukuze angenzi noma yiluphi uhlobo lobubi.’” (Isaya 56:1, 2)

 4. Kungani kubalulekile ukugcina iSabatha kwa-Israyeli njengesimiso?

⁴ Lesi siprofetho siqokomisa ukugcinwa kweSabatha ngoba iSabatha liyisici esibalulekile eMthethweni KaMose. Empeleni, esinye sezizathu ezenza ukuba izakhamuzi zakwaJuda zigcine zithunjiwe ukungalinaki kwazo iSabatha. (Levitikusi 26:34, 35; 2 IziKronike 36:20, 21) ISabatha liwuphawu lobuhlobo obukhethekile uJehova anabo namaJuda, futhi labo abaligcinayo babonisa ukuthi bayabazisa lobo buhlobo. (Eksodusi 31:13) Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukugcina iSabatha kwakuyokhumbuza abantu abaphila no-Isaya ukuthi uJehova unguMdali. Kwakuyobakhumbuza nangesihe ababonisa sona. (Eksodusi 20:8-11; Duteronomi 5:12-15) Okokugcina, ukugcina iSabatha kwakuzokwenza kube nelungiselelo lasikhathi sonke nelihlelekile lokukhulekela uJehova. Ukuphumula kwezakhamuzi zakwaJuda kanye ngesonto emisebenzini yazo evamile kwakuzozinikeza ithuba lokuthandaza, lokutadisha nelokuzindla.

 5. AmaKristu angasisebenzisa kanjani iseluleko sokugcina iSabatha?

⁵ Kuthiwani-ke ngamaKristu? Ingabe siyasebenza kuwo isikhuthazo sokugcina iSabatha? Asisebenzi ngokuqondile, kwazise amaKristu awekho ngaphansi koMthetho futhi ngenxa yalokho akudingeki agcine iSabatha. (Kolose 2:16, 17) Noma kunjalo, umphostoli uPawulu wachaza ukuthi kukhona “ukuphumula kwesabatha” kwamaKristu athembekile. Lokhu “kuphumula kwesabatha” kuhilela ukuba nokholo emhlatshelweni wesihlengo kaJesu ukuze asindiswe futhi ayeke ukuthembela emisebenzini yodwa. (Heberu 4:6-10) Ngakho, amazwi esiprofetho sika-Isaya aphathelene neSabatha akhumbuza izinceku zikaJehova namuhla ngesidingo esibalulekile sokuba nokholo elungiselelweni likaNkulunkulu lensindiso. Ayisikhumbuzo esihle futhi sesidingo sokuhlakulela ubuhlobo obuseduze noJehova nokuphishekela inkambo yokumkhulekela yasikhathi sonke nengaguquki.