‘Ihlumela LikaJehova’

5, 6. (a) U-Isaya usichaza kanjani isikhathi esinokuthula esilandela isiphepho esizayo? (b) Lisho ukuthini igama elithi “ihlumela,” futhi libonisani ngezwe lakwaJuda?

⁵ Indlela ka-Isaya yokukhuluma iba eyomusa njengoba ebuka ngalé kwesiphepho esizayo abone isikhathi sokuthula okukhulu. Uyabhala: “Ngalolo suku lokho uJehova akwenza ukuba kuhlume [“ihlumela likaJehova,” umbhalo waphansi] kuyoba ngokokuhlobisa nenkazimulo, futhi izithelo zezwe ziyoba yinto yokuziqhenya ngayo nento enhle kulabo abangabakwa-Israyeli abaphunyukileyo.”—Isaya 4:2.

⁶ U-Isaya lapha ukhuluma ngokubuyiselwa. Ibizo lesiHeberu elihunyushwe ngokuthi “ihlumela” libhekisela kulokho ‘okumilayo, iklume, igatsha.’ Lihlobene nokuchuma, ukwanda nezibusiso ezivela kuJehova. Ngaleyo ndlela u-Isaya udweba umfanekiso wethemba—incithakalo ezayo ngeke ihlale unomphela. Ngesibusiso sikaJehova, izwe lakwaJuda elake lachuma liyophinde likhiqize insada yezithelo.a—Levitikusi 26:3-5.

 7. Kungamuphi umqondo ihlumela likaJehova liyoba ‘elokuhlobisa nenkazimulo’?

⁷ U-Isaya usebenzisa amagama acacile ukuze achaze ubuhle bezinguquko ezisazokwenzeka. Ihlumela likaJehova liyoba ‘elokuhlobisa nenkazimulo.’ Igama elithi ‘ukuhlobisa’ lisikhumbuza ubuhle beZwe Lesithembiso lapho uJehova elinikeza ama-Israyeli emakhulwini eminyaka ngaphambili. Lalilihle kangangokuba lalibhekwa ‘njengeliwumhlobiso [“itshe eliyigugu,” New American Bible] odlula wonke amazwe.’ (Hezekeli 20:6) Ngakho amazwi ka-Isaya aqinisekisa abantu ukuthi izwe lakwaJuda liyobuyiselwa enkazimulweni nasebuhleni balo bangaphambili. Ngempela, liyofana netshe eliyigugu eliwedlula wonke emhlabeni.

 8. Obani abayobe bekhona ukuze bajabulele ubuhle bezwe obubuyiselwe, futhi u-Isaya uyichaza kanjani imizwa yabo?

⁸ Nokho, obani abayobe bekhona ukuze bajabulele ubuhle bezwe obubuyiselwe? ‘Yilabo abangabakwa-Israyeli abaphunyukileyo,’ kubhala u-Isaya. Yebo, abathile bayosinda ekubhujisweni okuhlazisayo okubikezelwe ngaphambili. (Isaya 3:25, 26) Insali yabasindileyo iyobuyela ezweni lakwaJuda futhi ifake isandla ekubuyiselweni kwalo. Kulaba ababuyayo—“abaphunyukileyo”—insada yomkhiqizo wezwe labo elibuyiselwe iyoba “yinto yokuziqhenya ngayo nento enhle.” (Isaya 4:2; umbhalo waphansi) Esikhundleni sehlazo lokubhujiswa kuyoba nomuzwa omusha wokuziqhenya.

 9. (a) Ekugcwalisekeni kwamazwi ka-Isaya, kwenzekani ngo-537 B.C.E.? (b) Kungani kungase kuthiwe “abaphunyukileyo” bahlanganisa nabathile abazalelwe ekudingisweni? (Bheka umbhalo waphansi.)

⁹ Njengokusho kuka-Isaya, isiphepho sesahlulelo safika ngo-607 B.C.E. lapho abaseBabiloni bebhubhisa iJerusalema, kufa inqwaba yama-Israyeli. Amanye asinda abe eseyiswa ekudingisweni eBabiloni, kodwa ukuba kwakungengenxa yesihe sikaNkulunkulu, babengeke babe khona nhlobo abasindayo. (Nehemiya 9:31) Ekugcineni, elakwaJuda lasala liyincithakalo ngokuphelele. (2 IziKronike 36:17-21) Kwathi ngo-537 B.C.E. uNkulunkulu wesihe wavumela “abaphunyukileyo” ukuba babuyele kwaJuda ukuze babuyisele ukukhulekela kweqiniso.b (Ezra 1:1-4; 2:1) Ukuphenduka okusuka enhliziyweni kwalaba abadingisiwe ababuyayo kuvezwe kamnandi kumaHubo 137, cishe alotshwa ngesikhathi besathunjiwe noma ngemva nje kwalokho. Sebephindele kwaJuda, balima umhlabathi, batshala. Cabanga indlela okumelwe ukuba bazizwa ngayo lapho bebona ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyayibusisa imizamo yabo, wenza izwe lihlume “njengensimu yase-Edene”!—Hezekeli 36:34-36.

10, 11. (a) AbaFundi BeBhayibheli babethunjwe ngayiphi indlela ‘eBabiloni Elikhulu’ ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20? (b) UJehova wayibusisa kanjani insali yama-Israyeli angokomoya?

¹⁰ Osukwini lwethu kuye kwenzeka ukubuyiselwa okufanayo. Ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, abaFundi BeBhayibheli, njengoba oFakazi BakaJehova babaziwa kanjalo ngaleso sikhathi, bathunjwa ngokomoya ‘yiBabiloni Elikhulu,’ umbuso wezwe wenkolo yamanga. (IsAmbulo 17:5) Nakuba babezilahlile izimfundiso eziningi zenkolo yamanga, abaFundi BeBhayibheli babesangcoliswe imiqondo nemikhuba ethile yobuBabiloni. Ngenxa yokuphikisa okwakugqugquzelwa abefundisi, abanye babo bavalelwa ejele. Izwe labo elingokomoya—isimo sabo esingokwenkolo noma esingokomoya—sasala siyincithakalo.

¹¹ Kodwa entwasahlobo ka-1919, uJehova waba nesihe kule nsali yama-Israyeli angokomoya. (Galathiya 6:16) Wakubona ukuphenduka kwayo nesifiso sayo sokumkhulekela ngeqiniso, ngakho wayenza yakhululwa ekuvalelweni ejele, futhi okubaluleke nakakhulu, wayikhulula ekuthunjweni okungokomoya. Laba “abaphunyukileyo” babuyiselwa esimweni sabo esingokomoya abasinikwe uNkulunkulu, asenza sahluma sakhephuzela. Lesi simo esingokomoya siye sakhanga, sadonsa izigidi zabanye abantu abesaba uNkulunkulu ukuba zihlanganyele nensali ekukhulekeleni kweqiniso.

12. Amazwi ka-Isaya asibabaza kanjani isihe uJehova anaso kubantu bakhe?

¹² Amazwi ka-Isaya lapha ababaza isihe uNkulunkulu anaso kubantu bakhe. Nakuba ama-Israyeli njengesizwe amphendukela uJehova, waba nesihe ensalini ephendukayo. Singathola induduzo ekwazini ukuthi ngisho nalabo abenza amaphutha angathi sína bangabuyela kuJehova benethemba. Abaphendukayo akudingeki babe nomuzwa wokuthi isihe sikaJehova asibafanele, ngoba akayideleli inhliziyo ephukileyo. (IHubo 51:17) IBhayibheli liyasiqinisekisa: “UJehova unesihe futhi unomusa, uyephuza ukuthukuthela futhi uchichima umusa wothando. Njengoba ubaba ebonisa umusa emadodaneni akhe, uJehova ubonisé umusa kulabo abamesabayo.” (IHubo 103:8, 13) Ngokuqinisekile, uNkulunkulu onesihe kanjalo uyakufanelekela ukuba simdumise!