MU DECEMBER, mu 609 B.C.E., imfumu ya bena Babele yashingile Yerusalemu umuku wa kupelako. Ukufika pali iyi nshita, ubukombe Esekiele alebila kuli bankole abali mu Babele bwali bwa kuti: umusumba wa Yerusalemu uo batemenwe wali no kuwa e lyo no konaulwa. Esekiele ayalula ubukombe bwa kusesema, nomba atendeka ukubila ubonaushi ubuli no kwishila inko ishisenshi ishikasekelela pa kayofi akakeshila abantu ba kwa Lesa. Ilyo Yerusalemu yaonaulwa pa numa ya kushingwa pa myeshi 18, Esekiele ayalula ubukombe bwakwe na kabili, nomba atendeka ukubila ukuti ukupepa kwa cine kuli no kubweshiwa kabili abakabweshiwa bakasekelela.

Muli Esekiele 25:1 ukushinta ku cipandwa 48:35 mwaba ukusesema kwa kusoka ifyalo fyali mupepi na Israele e lyo no kulubulwa kwa bantu ba kwa Lesa.a Muli ifi fipandwa, ilyashi lyalembwa ukulingana ne fyo ifintu fyalecitika ne fyo fyakonkene. Lelo, Esekiele 29:17-20 yena, yalanda pa fyali no kwisacitikila abena Egupti inshita imbi. Apo ibuuku lya kwa Esekiele na lyo lyaba lubali lwa Malembo ayapuutwamo, ubukombe bwabamo ‘bwa mweo kabili bwa maka.’—AbaHebere 4:12.

‘CILYA CALO CIKABA NGE BALA LYA EDENE’

(Esekiele 25:1–39:29)

Yehova alimwenene libeela ifyo inko shali no kucita ilyo umusumba wa Yerusalemu ukonaulwa, e co aeba Esekiele ukusoka abena Amone, abena Moabu, abena Edomu, abaPelishiti, abena Turi, na bena Sidone. Abantu bali no kutapa ifipe mu Egupti. ‘Farao imfumu ya bena Egupti na cinkupiti wakwe’ babapashanya ku mukedari uukaputulwa ku “lupanga lwa mfumu ya bena Babele.”—Esekiele 31:2, 3, 12; 32:11, 12.

Ilyo papitile imyeshi napamo 6 ukutula apo umusumba wa Yerusalemu waonawililwe mu 607 B.C.E., uwapuswike umo aishile kuli Esekiele no kumwebo kuti: “Nauumwo musumba.” Kasesema ‘taswimine’ kuli bankole. (Esekiele 33:21, 22) Aali no busesemo bwa kubila ukuti bankole bali no kubwela ku Yerusalemu. Yehova ‘akemika pali bene umucemi umo, umubomfi [wakwe] Davidi.’ (Esekiele 34:23) Icalo ca Edomu cili no kuba amapopa, lelo icalo ca mupepi ica Yuda cena ‘cikaba nge bala lya Edene.’ (Esekiele 36:35) Yehova alaya ukucingilila abantu bakwe abakabwela ilyo “Goge” akabasansa.—Esekiele 38:2.

“BIKA UMUTIMA OBE PALI CONSE ICO NDEKULENGO KUMONA”

(Esekiele 40:1–48:35)

Ni mu mwaka walenga 14 ukutula apo umusumba wa Yerusalemu waonawililwe. (Esekiele 40:1) Kwashele imyaka 56 iya kuba muli bunkole. (Yeremia 29:10) Esekiele nomba ali mupepi no kukumanya imyaka 50. Mu cimonwa, bamulanga ifilecitika mu calo ca Israele. Bamweba ati: “We mwana wa muntu, mona mu menso yobe, umfwa na mu matwi yobe, bika no mutima obe pali conse ico ndekulengo kumona.” (Esekiele 40:2-4) Esekiele afwile alyumfwile bwino sana ilyo bamulangile itempele lipya mu cimonwa!

Itempele lya lulumbi ilyo Esekiele amwene mu cimonwa lyakwete impongolo 6, imiputule ya kuliilamo 30, Umwashila, Umwashilisha, iciipailo ca cimuti, e lyo ne ciipailo ca malambo. Amenshi ‘ayalefuma’ mwi tempele yaisaba umumana wa mukuku. (Esekiele 47:1) Na kabili, Esekiele amwene icimonwa umo cila mukowa baupeele impanga—balebakanya impanga ukufuma ku kabanga ukulola ku masamba kabili pa kati ka mpanga ya kwa Yuda na Benyamini e pali impanga ya mukankaala, e kutila intungulushi. “Umwashila mwa kwa Yehova” no “musumba” uwaleitwa ati Yehova-e-mo-ali, na fyo fyali pali iyi yine mpanga ya ntungulushi.—Esekiele 48:9, 10, 15, 35.