To The Word – Day 208

₁Ngabuye ngaphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona; bheka, kwaphuma izinqola ezine phakathi kwezintaba ezimbili; izintaba zaziyizintaba zethusi. ₂Enqoleni yokuqala kwakukhona amahhashi abomvu, nasenqoleni yesibili amahhashi amnyama, ₃nasenqoleni yesithathu amahhashi amhlophe, nasenqoleni yesine amahhashi anala alufipha. ₄Ngase ngithatha, ngithi kuyo ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami: “Ayini lana, nkosi?”

₅Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kimi: “Lana ayimimoya yomine yezulu ephuma ekumeni phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba wonke. ₆Enamahhashi amnyama iphumela ezweni lasenyakatho; amhlophe ayawalandela; anala aphumela ezweni laseningizimu.”

₇Alufipha aphuma, afuna ukuhambahamba emhlabeni; yathi: “Hambani, nihambahambe emhlabeni.” Ayesehambahamba emhlabeni.

₈Yayisimemeza kimi, yakhuluma kimi, yathi: “Bheka, aphumela ezweni lasenyakatho, ayakuthulisa uMoya wami ezweni lasenyakatho.”

₉Lase lifika izwi likaJehova, lathi; ₁₀“Yamukela kubathunjwa, kuHelidayi, nakuThobiya, nakuJedaya izipho, uhambe wena ngalona lolo suku, ungene endlini kaJosiya indodana kaZefaniya, lapho befike khona bevela eBabele. ₁₁Lapho wamukele isiliva negolide, yenza umqhele, uwubeke ekhanda likaJoshuwa indodana kaJehosadaki, umpristi omkhulu, ₁₂usho kuye, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Bheka, kukhona indoda egama layo linguHlumela; uyakumila endaweni yakhe, akhe ithempeli likaJehova. ₁₃Yebo, yena uyakulakha ithempeli likaJehova, athwale ubukhosi, ahlale, abuse esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, kube khona nompristi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, kube khona ukululekana ngokuthula phakathi kwabo bobabili.’ ₁₄Imiqhele iyakuba yisikhumbuzo sikaHelemi, nesikaThobiya, nesikaJedaya, nesikaHeni, indodana kaZefaniya, ethempelini likaJehova. ₁₅Abakude bayakufika, bakhe ithempeli likaJehova, nazi ukuthi nguJehova Sebawoti ongithumile kini. Kuyakwenzeka, uma nilalela nokulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.”

₁Kwathi ngomnyaka wesine wenkosi uDariyu izwi likaJehova lafika kuZakariya ngolwesine lwenyanga eyisishiyagalolunye, ekaKhisilevi. ₂IBethele lalithume oSareseri noRegemi Meleki namadoda abo ukunxusa kuJehova ₃nokukhuluma kubapristi abasendlini kaJehova Sebawoti nakubaprofethi ngokuthi: “Ngikhale ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngizile, njengalokho ngenzile le minyaka eminingi, na?”

₄Lase lifika izwi likaJehova Sebawoti kimi, lathi: ₅“Khuluma kubo bonke abantu bezwe nakubo abapristi, uthi: ‘Ekuzileni kwenu nasekulileni ngenyanga yesihlanu nangeyesikhombisa le minyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa nangizilela nokungizilela mina na? ₆Lapho nidlayo nalapho niphuzayo, anizidleli, niziphuzela nina, na? ₇Akusiwo lawa mazwi uJehova awamemezayo ngesandla sabaprofethi bokuqala, lapho iJerusalema lalakhiwe lisabusa, nalapho imizi yalo nxazonke zalo nelaseningizimu nehlanze kwakwakhiwe, na?’ ”

₈Izwi likaJehova lafika kuZakariya, lathi: ₉“Washo kanje uJehova Sebawoti, wathi: ‘Yahlulelani izahlulelo eziqinisileyo, nenze umusa nobubele, kube yilowo nalowo kumfowabo, ₁₀ningacindezeli abafelokazi, nezintandane, nabafokazi, nabampofu, kungabi ngoceba okubi ngomfowabo enhliziyweni yakhe.’

₁₁“Kepha bala ukulalela, baphekula ihlombe, benza izindlebe zabo zaba buthuntu ukuba bangezwa. ₁₂Benza izinhliziyo zabo zaba yidayimani,* funa bezwe umthetho namazwi ayewathume uJehova Sebawoti ngoMoya wakhe ngesandla sabaprofethi bokuqala; ngalokho kwavela intukuthelo enkulu ivela kuJehova Sebawoti.

₁₃“ ‘Kwathi njengalokho wamemeza, bona bengezwanga, kanjalo,’ usho uJehova Sebawoti, ‘bayakumemeza bona, ngingezwa mina. ₁₄Ngiyakubahlakazela phakathi kwezizwe zonke abangazazanga. Izwe selichithekile emva kwabo, ukuze kungabikho muntu odlulayo nobuyayo, ngokuba benza izwe elihle laba yincithakalo.’ ”

₁Izwi likaJehova Sebawoti lafika lathi: ₂Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Ngihawukela iJerusalema ngokuhawukela okukhulu, yebo, ngilihawukela ngokufutheka okukhulu.”

₃Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngiyakubuyela eSiyoni, ngihlale phakathi kweJerusalema; iJerusalema liyakuthiwa uMuzi Weqiniso nentaba kaJehova Sebawoti iNtaba Engcwele.”

₄Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Kusazakuhlala amaxhegu nezalukazi ezitaladini zaseJerusalema, yilowo nalowo abe nodondolo esandleni sakhe ngenxa yobuningi bezinsuku zakhe. ₅Izitaladi zasemzini ziyakugcwala abafana namantombazana bedlala ezitaladini zawo.”

₆Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Uma kuyisimangaliso emehlweni ensali yalaba bantu ngalezo zinsuku, kuyakuba yisimangaliso emehlweni ami na?” usho uJehova Sebawoti.

₇Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Bhekani, ngiyakusindisa abantu bami ezweni lasempumalanga nasezweni lasentshonalanga, ₈ngibahambise, bakhe phakathi kweJerusalema, babe ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo ngeqiniso nangokulunga.”

₉Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Maziqine izandla zenu nina enizwa kulezi zinsuku lawa mazwi avela emlonyeni wabaprofethi ababe khona mhla sibekwa isisekelo sendlu kaJehova Sebawoti, ithempeli, ukuba yakhiwe. ₁₀Ngokuba ngaphambi kwalezo zinsuku kwakungekho nkokhelo yomuntu nanzuzo yenkomo, nakophumayo nakongenayo kwakungekho ukuthula ngenxa yesitha, ngokuba ngakhulula bonke abantu, kwaba yilowo nalowo wamelana nomfowabo. ₁₁Kepha angisayikuba njalo kuyo insali yalaba bantu njengasezinsukwini zakuqala,” usho uJehova Sebawoti.

₁₂“Ngokuba kuyakuba khona imbewu yokuthula; umvini uyakuthela izithelo zawo, umhlabathi uveze ukudla kwawo, amazulu anike amazolo awo, ngenze ukuba insali yalaba bantu idle ifa lazo zonke lezi zinto. ₁₃Kuyakuthi, njengalokho wawuyisiqalekiso phakathi kwabezizwe wena ndlu yakwaJuda nawe ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, kanjalo nginisindise, nibe yisibusiso; ningesabi, kepha maziqine izandla zenu.”

₁₄Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Njengalokho ngahlosa ukwenza okubi kini, lapho oyihlo babengithukuthelisa,” usho uJehova Sebawoti, “ngingazisolanga, ₁₅kanjalo ngibuye ngahlosa kulezi zinsuku ukwenzela iJerusalema nendlu yakwaJuda okuhle; ningesabi. ₁₆Yilezi zinto eniyakuzenza: khulumani iqiniso, kube yilowo nalowo nomfowabo, nahlulele izahlulelo zeqiniso nezokuthula emasangweni enu, ₁₇ningacebi okubi ezinhliziyweni zenu, kube yilowo nalowo ngomakhelwane wakhe, ningathandi izifungo zamanga, ngokuba lezo zinto yilezo engizizondayo,” usho uJehova.

₁₈Izwi likaJehova Sebawoti lafika kimi, lathi: ₁₉Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Ukuzila kwenyanga yesine, nokuzila kweyesihlanu, nokuzila kweyesikhombisa, nokuzila kweyeshumi kuyakuba ngukujabula nokuthokoza nemikhosi emihle kuyo indlu yakwaJuda; thandani iqiniso nokuthula.”

₂₀Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Kusazakufika izizwe nabakhe emizini eminingi, ₂₁bahambe abakhileyo komunye, baye komunye, bathi: ‘Masiye impela ukunxusa ebusweni bukaJehova, simfune uJehova Sebawoti; nami ngiyakuhamba.’ ₂₂Kuyakufika abantu abaningi nezizwe ezinamandla ukufuna uJehova Sebawoti eJerusalema nokunxusa ebusweni bukaJehova.”

₂₃Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Ngalezo zinsuku amadoda ayishumi azo zonke izilimi zabezizwe ayakubamba umphetho womuntu wakwaJuda ngokuthi: ‘Siyakuhamba nani, ngokuba sizwile ukuthi uNkulunkulu unani.’ ”

₁Isiprofetho sezwi likaJehova phezu kwezwe lakwaHadiraki; nalo iDamaseku liyakuba yindawo yokuhlala kwaso, ngokuba uJehova uneso kubantu, ikakhulu kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli, ₂kanye neHamati elikhawula kulo, neTire neSidoni, ngokuba kuhlakaniphile kakhulu.