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       6. Yimaphi amaqembu amabili okukhulunywa nawo manje?

      6 UJehova manje ukhuluma namaqembu amabili afuna ukumkhonza kodwa ngaphansi koMthetho KaMose angavunyelwe ukungena ebandleni lamaJuda. Siyafunda: “Ongowesinye isizwe ozihlanganise noJehova makangasho ukuthi, ‘Ngokuqinisekile uJehova uzongihlukanisa nabantu bakhe.’ Nomthenwa makangasho ukuthi, ‘Bheka! Ngiwumuthi owomileyo.’” (Isaya 56:3) Ongowesinye isizwe wesaba ukuthi uzonqunywa kwa-Israyeli. Umthenwa ukhathazeke ngokuthi ngeke nanini abe nezingane eziyolondoloza igama lakhe. Womabili la maqembu kufanele aqine idolo. Singakatholi ukuthi kungani, ake sicabangele isimo sawo ngaphansi koMthetho uma eqhathaniswa nesizwe sakwa-Israyeli.

       7. UMthetho ubabekela miphi imingcele abezinye izizwe kwa-Israyeli?

      7 Abezinye izizwe abangasokile abavunyelwe neze ukuhlanganyela no-Israyeli ekukhulekeleni. Ngokwesibonelo, abavunyelwe ukudla iPhasika. (Eksodusi 12:43) Abezinye izizwe abangayephuli ngendelelo imithetho yezwe bathola ubulungisa, baboniswe nomoya wokungenisa izihambi, kodwa ababophekile unomphela esizweni. Yebo, abanye bawemukela ngokuphelele uMthetho, futhi ukuze bafakazele lokhu, amadoda ayasokwa. Babe sebeba amaproselithe, babe nelungelo lokukhulekela emagcekeni endlu kaJehova futhi babhekwe njengabayingxenye yebandla lika-Israyeli. (Levitikusi 17:10-14; 20:2; 24:22) Kodwa kwawona amaproselithe awabona abahlanganyeli abagcwele esivumelwaneni sikaJehova no-Israyeli, futhi awanalo izwe eliyifa eZweni Lesithembiso. Abanye bezinye izizwe bangase babheke ethempelini lapho bekhuleka, futhi cishe bangayenza nemihlatshelo besebenzisa abapristi, inqobo nje uma leyo mihlatshelo ivumelana noMthetho. (Levitikusi 22:25; 1 AmaKhosi 8:41-43) Kodwa ama-Israyeli akumelwe adlelane nawo eduze.

      Abathenwa Bathola Igama Elihlala Njalo

       8. (a) Ngaphansi koMthetho, babebhekwa kanjani abathenwa? (b) Izizwe ezingamaqaba zazibenzani abathenwa, futhi igama elithi “umthenwa” lingabhekisela kobani ngezinye izikhathi?

      8 Abathenwa, ngisho noma bezalwa abazali abangamaJuda, abavunyelwe ukuba babe amalungu agcwele esizwe sakwa-Israyeli.a (Duteronomi 23:1) Ezizweni ezithile ezingamaqaba ngezikhathi zeBhayibheli, abathenwa babenendawo ekhethekile futhi kwakuyisiko ukuthena ezinye zezingane ezazithunjwe empini. Abathenwa babemiswa babe izikhulu emagcekeni asebukhosini. Umthenwa wayengase abe “umqaphi wabesifazane,” “umqaphi wezancinza,” noma umlindi wendlovukazi. (Esteri 2:3, 12-15; 4:4-6, 9) Abukho ubufakazi bokuthi ama-Israyeli ayekwenza lokhu noma ukuthi abathenwa babefunwa ngokukhethekile ukuze basebenzele amakhosi akwa-Israyeli.b

      9. Yimaphi amazwi aduduzayo uJehova awatshela abathenwe emzimbeni?

      9 Ngaphandle kokuhlanganyela ngendlela elinganiselwe ekukhulekeleni uNkulunkulu weqiniso, abathenwe emzimbeni kwa-Israyeli bahlazeka kakhulu ngenxa yokungakwazi ukuzala izingane eziyoqhuba igama lomndeni. Yeka indlela aduduza ngayo-ke la mazwi alandelayo esiprofetho! Siyafunda: “Yilokhu uJehova akushilo kubathenwa abagcina amasabatha ami abaye bakhetha lokho okungijabulisile futhi ababamba isivumelwano sami: ‘Ngizobanika endlini yami nangaphakathi kwezindonga zami isikhumbuzo negama, okuthile okungcono kunamadodana namadodakazi. Ngizobanika igama elihlala njalo, igama elingeke linqunywe.’”—Isaya 56:4, 5.