35, 36. Ekugcwalisekeni kuka-Isaya 19:23-25, ikuphi ukuhlangana okwaba khona endulo phakathi kweGibithe, i-Asiriya no-Israyeli?

³⁵ Umprofethi ube esebona isenzakalo esimangalisayo: “Ngalolo suku kuyoba khona umgwaqo omkhulu ophuma eGibithe oya e-Asiriya, futhi i-Asiriya empeleni liyongena eGibithe, neGibithe lingene e-Asiriya; ngokuqinisekile ayonikela inkonzo, iGibithe kanye ne-Asiriya. Ngalolo suku u-Israyeli uyoba owesithathu kanye neGibithe ne-Asiriya, okungukuthi, isibusiso phakathi komhlaba, ngoba uJehova wamabutho uyobe elibusisile, ethi: ‘Masibusiswe isizwe sami, iGibithe, nomsebenzi wezandla zami, i-Asiriya, nefa lami, u-Israyeli.’” (Isaya 19:23-25) Yebo, ngelinye ilanga iGibithe ne-Asiriya kuyoba nobuhlobo obuhle. Kanjani?

37. Izigidi namuhla ziphila kanjani njengokungathi kunomgwaqo omkhulu phakathi ‘kwe-Asiriya neGibithe’?

³⁷ Namuhla, insali yama-Israyeli agcotshiwe angokomoya ‘iyisibusiso phakathi komhlaba.’ Igqugquzela ukukhulekela kweqiniso futhi imemezela isigijimi soMbuso kubantu bazo zonke izizwe. Ezinye zalezi zizwe zinjenge-Asiriya, zihlome ziyizingovolo. Ezinye zinombono ovulekile, mhlawumbe njengeGibithe—elake laba “inkosi yaseningizimu” esiprofethweni sikaDaniyeli. (Daniyeli 11:5, 8) Izigidi zabantu abavela ezizweni ezihlomile nakwezinemibono evulekile ziye zamukela indlela yokukhulekela kweqiniso. Ngakho, abantu bazo zonke izizwe bamunye ‘ekunikeleni inkonzo.’ Abahlukaniswa ubuzwe. Bayathandana, futhi kungashiwo ngempela ukuthi ‘i-Asiriya lingena eGibithe neGibithe lingena e-Asiriya.’ Kusengathi kunomgwaqo omkhulu osuka ngapha uye ngapha.—1 Petru 2:17.

38. (a) Kuyokwenzeka kanjani ukuba u-Israyeli ‘abe owesithathu kanye neGibithe ne-Asiriya?’ (b) Kungani uJehova ethi “Masibusiswe isizwe sami”?

³⁸ Kwenzeka kanjani-ke kodwa ukuthi u-Israyeli ‘abe owesithathu kanye neGibithe ne-Asiriya’? Ekuqaleni ‘kwesikhathi sokuphela,’ iningi lalabo abakhonza uJehova emhlabeni babengamalungu ‘ka-Israyeli kaNkulunkulu.’ (Daniyeli 12:9; Galathiya 6:16) Kusukela ngawo-1930 kuye kwavela isixuku esikhulu ‘sezinye izimvu,’ esinethemba lasemhlabeni. (Johane 10:16a; IsAmbulo 7:9) Njengoba sivela ezizweni—ezifanekiselwa iGibithe ne-Asiriya—sigobhozela endlini kaJehova yokukhulekela futhi simema abanye ukuba beze. (Isaya 2:2-4) Senza umsebenzi wokushumayela ofanayo nowenziwa abafowabo abagcotshiwe, sikhuthazelela uvivinyo olufanayo, sibonisa ukukholeka nobuqotho obufanayo futhi sidla etafuleni elifanayo elingokomoya. Ngempela, abagcotshiwe “nezinye izimvu” ‘bamhlambi munye, namalusi munye.’ (Johane 10:16b) Ukhona yini ongabaza ukuthi uJehova, uma ebona intshiseko nokukhuthazela kwabo, uyawujabulela umsebenzi wabo? Akumangazi ukuthi ubafisela okuhle, ethi: “Masibusiswe isizwe sami”!