23. Izwi elivela ezulwini likugcizelela kanjani ukuphuthuma kokubaleka eBhabhiloni Elikhulu?

²³ Ingabe ngempela kuphuthuma kangako ukubaleka eBhabhiloni Elikhulu, ukuyeka ukuba ilungu lezinkolo zezwe nokuzahlukanisa nazo ngokuphelele? Kuyaphuthuma, ngoba sidinga ukuba nombono kaNkulunkulu ngalesi simanga esidala esingokwenkolo, iBhabhiloni Elikhulu. Wayengagwegwesi lapho elibiza ngokuthi liyisifebe esikhulu. Ngakho manje izwi elivela ezulwini lazisa uJohane ngokwengeziwe ngokuqondene nalesi sifebe: “Ngoba izono zalo ziye zanqwabelana zaze zafika phezulu ezulwini, noNkulunkulu wazikhumbula izenzo zalo zokungalungi. Yenzani kulo njengokwenza kwalo, futhi nenze kulo ngokuphindwe kabili, yebo, siphindwe kabili isibalo sezinto elazenza; endebeni elafaka kuyo ingxube lifakeleni leyo ngxube iphindwe kabili. Ngezinga elazikhazimulisa futhi laphila ngalo ngokunethezeka kokungabi namahloni, linikeni ngalelo zinga ukuhlushwa nokulila. Ngoba enhliziyweni yalo liqhubeka lithi, ‘Ngihlezi njengendlovukazi, angiyena umfelokazi, futhi angisoze ngakubona ukulila.’ Kungakho zizofika ngalusuku lunye izinhlupho zalo, ukufa nokulila nendlala, futhi liyoshiswa ngomlilo liphele, ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu, olahlulele, unamandla.”—IsAmbulo 18:5-8.

27. Ikuphi ukufana okukhona phakathi kwezahlulelo zeBhabhiloni lasendulo nezeBhabhiloni Elikhulu?

²⁷ Ukuwa kweBhabhiloni lasendulo nokuba kwalo incithakalo ekugcineni kwakuyisijeziso ngenxa yezono zalo. “Ngoba isahlulelo salo sifinyelele emazulwini.” (Jeremiya 51:9) Ngokufanayo, izono zeBhabhiloni Elikhulu ziye “zanqwabelana zaze zafika phezulu ezulwini,” ukuze ziqashelwe uJehova ngokwakhe. Linecala lokwahlulela ngokungalungi, ukukhulekela izithombe, ukuziphatha okubi, ukucindezela, ukuphanga, nokubulala. Ngokwengxenye, ukuwa kweBhabhiloni lasendulo kwakuyimpindiselo ngenxa yalokho elalikwenzile ethempelini likaJehova nakubakhulekeli bakhe beqiniso. (Jeremiya 50:8, 14; 51:11, 35, 36) Ngokufanayo ukuwa kweBhabhiloni Elikhulu nokubhujiswa kwalo ekugcineni kuwukuboniswa kwempindiselo ngenxa yalokho elikwenzile kubakhulekeli beqiniso emakhulwini eminyaka adlule. Ngempela, ukubhujiswa kwalo kokugcina kuwukuqala ‘kosuku lwempindiselo kaNkulunkulu wethu.’—Isaya 34:8-10; 61:2; Jeremiya 50:28.

28. Iyiphi indinganiso yokwahlulela ngokulunga uJehova ayisebenzisa eBhabhiloni Elikhulu, futhi ngani?

²⁸ Ngaphansi koMthetho KaMose, uma umIsrayeli ayentshontshele amanye ama-Israyeli, kwakumelwe akhokhe okungenani ngokuphindwe kabili. (Eksodusi 22:1, 4, 7, 9) Ekubhujisweni okuzayo kweBhabhiloni Elikhulu, uJehova uyosebenzisa indinganiso efanayo yokulunga. Kumelwe lamukele okuphindwe kabili kwalokho elikunikile. Ngeke liboniswe musa ngoba iBhabhiloni Elikhulu alibonisanga musa ezisulwini zalo. Liye laxhaphaza abantu bomhlaba ukuze lizigcine ‘linethezekile lingenamahloni.’ Manje lizohlupheka futhi lilile. IBhabhiloni lasendulo lalinomuzwa wokuthi lilondeke ngokuphelele, liqhosha: “Ngeke ngihlale njengomfelokazi, futhi ngeke ngikwazi ukulahlekelwa abantwana.” (Isaya 47:8, 9, 11) IBhabhiloni Elikhulu nalo lizizwa lilondekile. Kodwa ukubhujiswa kwalo, okumenyezelwa uJehova ‘onamandla,’ kuyokwenzeka ngokushesha, njengokungathi “ngalusuku lunye”!