1. Yini ezokwenzeka eHar-Magedoni isigaba so“mphathi” esibhekene nayo, futhi “umphathi” wamelelwa ubani osukwini lukaHezekiya iNkosi yaseJerusalema?

IHAR-MAGEDONI igama lesiHeberu lendawo lapho ‘impi yosuku olukhulu lukaMninimandla onke’ izolwelwa khona emva kwesikhashana. Insali yesigaba so“mphathi” manje ibhekene naleyo‘mpi’ lesisimiso sezinto sezwe esiyophela kuyo phakade. Ngakho isigaba so“mphathi” sihlala siphapheme ngokomoya ukuze sibone indlela inkosi ebuyile, uJesu Kristu okhazinyulisiwe, eyobhubhisa ngayo izitha ezibonakalayo zoMbuso eziwukhulekela kuJehova uNkulunkulu: “Mawufike umbuso wakho; mayenziwe intando yakho emhlabeni njengasezulwini.” (Math. 6:9, 10; IsAm. 16:14-16) Lesisimo sezwe lonke sezindaba safanekiswa noma sabikezelwa yilokho okwenzeka phakathi nokuphatha komIsrayeli iNkosi uHezekiya waseJerusalema eyamenza umphathi wayo wasebukhosini phakathi nesikhathi esinzima kakhulu.

 2. Ubani owayengumJuda, futhi wangena esikhundleni sikabani ebuphathini basebukhosini, ngokukaIsaya 22:15-25?

² “Umphathi” kwakungumJuda ogama lakhe linguEliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya. Izikhathi ezintathu kukhulunywa ngaye njengendoda eyayi“phezu kwendlu” yeNkosi uHezekiya. (Isaya 36:3, 22; 37:2) Wayethathe isikhundla sendoda egama layo linguShebina kulesisikhundla sasebukhosini. Isimemezelo sikaNkulunkulu ngokuqondene noEliyakimi noShebina silotshwe kuIsaya 22:15-25. Lapho siyafunda:

“Kuyakuthi ngalolosuku ngiyibize inceku yami uEliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya; ngiyakumembathisa ingubo yakho, ngimqinise ngebhande lakho, nginikeze ukubusa kwakho esandleni sakhe, abe-nguyise kwabakhileyo eJerusalema nakuyo indlu yakwaJuda. Ngiyakubeka isihluthulelo sendlu kaDavide ehlombe lakhe; uyakuvula kungavali-muntu, avale kungavuli-muntu. Ngiyakumbethelisa okwesipikili endaweni eqinileyo, abe-yisihlalo sobukhosi esikhazimulayo endlini kayise. Bayakuphanyeka phezu kwakhe lonke udumo lwendlu kayise, inzalo nabantwana, zonke izitsha ezincane, imicengezi nezinkamba.