“NAKUCITO KUBO WA KUCEFYA”

(Esekiele 1:1–19:14)

Pa numa ya kulanga Esekiele icimonwa ca kutiinya ica cipuna ca bufumu bwa kwa Yehova, e lyo Lesa amwebele umulimo aali no kubomba. Yehova amwebele ati: “Nakucito kubo wa kucefya ku ba ng’anda ya kwa Israele; lyonse ilyo waumfwe cebo ku kanwa kandi, e lyo ubasoke ukusoka ukufuma kuli ine.” (Esekiele 3:17) Ilyo Esekiele alesobela ukushingwa kwa Yerusalemu ku fita ne cali no kutumbukamo, Yehova amwebele ukucita ifyali no kulangilila ifikacitika ilyo ubu busesemo bukafikilishiwa. Ilyo alelanda pa calo ca Yuda, Yehova asobele icali no kucitika ukupitila muli Esekiele ati: “Moneni, nkaleta pali imwe ulupanga, no kulofye misansama yenu.” (Esekiele 6:3) Pa kusobela icali no kucitikila abekashi ba mu calo, atile: “Kwaisa amayobwele kuli iwe, we mwikashi wa mu calo!”—Esekiele 7:7.

Mu 612 B.C.E., umupashi wa kwa Yehova watwala Esekiele ku Yerusalemu mu cimonwa. Ala ifyo amwene ifyalecitika mwi tempele lya kwa Lesa, fyali fya makankamike! Ilyo Yehova atumine umulalo wa fita fyakwe ifya ku muulu (“abantu mutanda” abo Esekiele amwene mu cimonwa) ku kuyakanda abasangu, abapuswike fye, ni balya bantu abali na “kashilwa pa mpumi” epela. (Esekiele 9:2-6) Lelo ilyo ifyo tafilacitika, kwali no kuba ukukuba “amakala ya mulilo” pa musumba, e kutila ukubila ubukombe bwaluma ubwa kuti umusumba uli no konaulwa. (Esekiele 10:2) Nangu ca kuti ‘Yehova ali no kubika imibele ya bantu babipa pa mitwe yabo,’ abalaile no kuti ali no kulonganya abena Israele abasalangene.—Esekiele 11:17-21.

Mu cimonwa, umupashi wa kwa Lesa wabwesha Esekiele ku calo ca bena Kaldi. Yehova aebele Esekiele ukucita ifyali no kulangilila ukufulumuka kwa Mfumu Sidekia mu Yerusalemu pamo na bantu bakwe. Yehova akalipile sana bakasesema ba bufi abaume na banakashi. Yehova alikeene bakapepa wa filubi. Lesa apashenye abena Yuda ku mwangashi uwa fye. Umulumbe wa kwa kapumpe mukalamba uulya ifisabo fya mwangashi walangilile icali no kucitikila Yerusalemu pa mulandu wa kucetekela Egupti. Umulumbe wapwa no bulayo bwa kuti ‘Yehova ali no kubuula akantongolilo ka mukedari uwatumpuka, no kukalimba pa lupili ulwasansama.’ (Esekiele 17:22) Lelo kwena mu Yuda mwena tamwakabe “uwa kubo mulumbu wa bukateka.”—Esekiele 19:14.

“UKUWISHA, UKUWISHA, UKUWISHA E FYO NKACITA”

(Esekiele 20:1–24:27)

Mu mwaka wa cinelubali mu busha, mu 611 B.C.E., abakalamba ba mu Israele baile kuli Esekiele “ku kwipusha kuli Yehova.” Abalondolwelele ifyo abena Israele bapondokele Yehova pa myaka iingi nga nshi, kabili abasokele ukuti ‘Yehova akabasomwena ulupanga lwakwe’ no kubakanda. (Esekiele 20:1; 21:3) Ifyebo Yehova alandile ku mukankaala wa mu Israele (Sidekia), fya kuti: “Fumye citebo, no kufuule cilongwe; tafyakabelele ifyo fili; sansabalike cacendwa, kabili cende casansabala. Ukuwisha, ukuwisha, ukuwisha, e fyo nkacita; tacakaleke ukube fi, akasuke esa [Yesu Kristu] uo bucibinda bwakwe; kabili nkacipeela kuli wene.”—Esekiele 21:26, 27.

Yerusalemu napeelwa umulandu. Ulubembu lwa kwa Ohola (Israele) no lwa kwa Oholiba (Yuda) nalwishibikwa bwino bwino. Ohola balimupeela kale “mu minwe ya bacibusa bakwe, mu minwe ya bena Ashuri abo apoosako umweo.” (Esekiele 23:9) Ubonaushi bwa kwa Oholiba buli mupepi. Mu 609 B.C.E., ifita fyalishile no kushinga Yerusalemu pa myeshi 18. Ilyo umusumba waonaulwa, abaYuda bapeshiwa amano ica kuti bafilwa no kuloosha. Esekiele talingile ukweba bankole ubukombe bwa kwa Lesa mpaka fye ilyo ‘uukapusuka’ akamweba ukuti umusumba nabaonaula.—Esekiele 24:26, 27.