2. Yini emaKhristu lobekufanele ayente nakabona emasotja aseRoma atungelete iJerusalema, futsi loko bekungenteka njani?

² Eminyakeni leyendlulile, Jesu abebacwayisile bafundzi bakhe ngaloku lokwenteka eJerusalema futsi wabayala, watsi: “Nanibona iJerusalema itungeletwe ngemabutfo, yatini kutsi kubhujiswa kwayo sekusondzele. Labo labaseJudiya babobalekela etintsabeni, futsi labo labangekhatsi kuyo babophuma, nalabo labasemaphandleni abangangeni kuyo.” (Lukha 21:20, 21) Bekungenteka njani kutsi balalele imiyalo yaJesu yekutsi baphume eJerusalema abe emasotja atungelete lelidolobha? Kwenteka intfo lesimanga. Kungakalindzeleki, libutfo lemaRoma lahamba eJerusalema. Njengobe Jesu abeshito, lokuhlaselwa ‘kwafinyetwa.’ (Matewu 24:22) Njengobe beselihambile lelibutfo, kwasekulitfuba lekutsi emaKhristu letsembekile alalele Jesu ngekutsi abalekele etintsabeni ngekushesha.a (Fundza umbhalo longentansi.) Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, ngemnyaka wanga-70 C.E., libutfo lelisha lemaRoma labuyela eJerusalema. Nalifika, lalibhubhisa lelidolobha. Kodvwa bonkhe labalalela imiyalo yaJesu basindza.

SIKHATSI SEKUVIVINYWA NEKWEHLULELWA

7, 8. Nguliphi litfuba lelitawuba khona ngemuva kwekubhujiswa kwenkholo yemanga, futsi ngaleso sikhatsi bantfu baNkulunkulu batawehluka njani kulabanye bantfu?

⁷ Yini letawenteka nasekubhujiswe inkholo yemanga? Kutawuba sikhatsi sekukhombisa kutsi yini lesetinhlitiyweni tetfu. Ngaleso sikhatsi, bantfu labanyenti batawetama kutfola sivikelo nelusito etinhlanganweni tebantfu, letifanana ‘nemadvwala lasetintsabeni.’ (Sembulo 6:15-17) Kodvwa bantfu baJehova batawetsembela kuye kuze abavikele. Ngesikhatsi kuhlaselwa ‘kufinyetwa’ ekhulwini lekucala, leso kwakungasiso sikhatsi sekutsi onkhe emaJuda agucukele enkholweni yebuKhristu. Esikhundleni saloko, bekusikhatsi sekutsi labo lebebasavele bangemaKhristu baphume eJerusalema njengobe Jesu abeyalile. Ngendlela lefanako, ‘nakufinyetwa’ kuhlaselwa kweBhabhulona Lenkhulu esikhatsini lesitako, ngeke silindzele kutsi bantfu labanyenti bagucukele enkholweni yeliciniso. Esikhundleni saloko, lesi kutawuba sikhatsi sekutsi onkhe emaKhristu eliciniso akhombise lutsandvo lwawo ngaJehova futsi asekele labagcotjiwe.​—Matewu 25:34-40.

⁸ Asikwati ngalokucondzile lokutawenteka ngalesikhatsi sekuvivinywa. Nobe kunjalo, silindzele kutsi kuphila kungabi melula futsi kutawudzingeka sitidzele. Ngelikhulu lekucala, emaKhristu kwadzingeka kutsi ashiye emakhaya awo futsi abeketelele bumatima kute asindze. (Makho 13:15-18) Kufanele sitibute: ‘Ngikulungele yini kulahlekelwa ngumcebo wami? Ngitimisele yini kwenta konkhe lokudzingekako kute ngihlale ngetsembekile kuJehova?’ Cabanga ngaloku! Ngaleso sikhatsi, kutawube kungitsi kuphela labalandzela sibonelo semphrofethi Danyela ngekuchubeka sikhonta Nkulunkulu wetfu ngisho nobe kungentekani.​—Danyela 6:10, 11.