IsAmbulo
ISAHLUKO1
1IsambulosikaJesuKristu,uNkulunkuluamnikasona, ukubaaboniseizincekuzakheizintoezimelweukwenzeka masinyane;wathumelangengelosiyakhewabonakalisa encekwiniyakheuJohane.
2owafakazangezwilikaNkulunkulu,nangobufakazi bukaJesuKristu,nangazozonkeizintoazibonayo
3Ubusisiweofundalalaboabezwayoamazwialesi siprofetho,bagcineokulotshiweyokuso,ngokubaisikhathi siseduze
4UJohanekuwoamabandlaayisikhombisaase-Asiya: Makubekiniumusanokuthulaokuvelakuyeokhona nowayekhonanozayo;nakuMoyaabayisikhombisa abaphambikwesihlalosakhesobukhosi;
5nakuJesuKristu,ufakaziothembekileyo,nezibulo kwabafileyo,nombusiwamakhosiomhlabaKuye owasithandayonowasigezaezonwenizethungegazilakhe.
6wasenzaamakhosilabapristikuNkulunkuluuYise; makubekuyeinkazimulonamandlakuzekubephakade naphakade.Amen.
7Bhekani,uyezanamafu;namehloonkeayakumbona, nabamgwazayo,nezizwezonkezomhlabaziyakulilangaye NomakunjaloAmen.
8Minangingu-Alfano-Omega,isiqalonesiphetho,isho iNkosi,ekhona,neyayikhona,nezayo,uMninimandlaonke 9MinaJohane,engingumzalwanewenu,nomhlanganyeli wenuosizini,embusweninasekubekezelenikukaJesu Kristu,ngangisesiqhinginiesithiwaiPhatmosengenxa yezwilikaNkulunkulunangenxayobufakazibukaJesu Kristu
10NgangikuMoyangosukulweNkosi,ngezwaemva kwamiizwielikhulukungathingelecilongo;
11ethi:“Minangingu-Alfano-Omega,owokuqala nowokugcina;e-Efesu,naseSmirna,nasePhergamo, naseThiyathira,naseSardesi,naseFiladelfiya, naseLawodikeya
12Ngaphendukaukubangiboneizwielalikhulumanami Ngithengiphenduka,ngabonaizintizezibani eziyisikhombisazegolide;
13Naphakathikwezintizezibanieziyisikhombisa onjengeNdodanayomuntu,embetheinguboefika ezinyaweni,ebopheisifubangebhandelegolide
14Ikhandalakhenezinwelezakhekwakumhlophe njengoboyabezimvu,njengeqhwa;amehloakhe enjengelangabilomlilo;
15izinyawozakhezazifananethusielicwengekileyo, kungathizishisweesithandweni;lelizwilakhe linjengomsindowamanziamanengi
16Esandlenisakhesokunenewayephetheizinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa,emlonyeniwakhekuphumainkemba ebukhaliesikanhlangothizombili,nobusobakhe bunjengelangaelikhanyangamandlaalo.
17Ngathingimbona,ngawangasezinyawenizakhe njengofileyo;Wayesebekaisandlasakhesokunenephezu kwami,ethikimi:“Ungesabi;ngingowokuqala nowokugcina;
18Minanginguyeophilayo,futhingangifile;futhibheka, ngiyaphilakuzekubephakade,Amen;futhi nginezihluthulelozesihogonezokufa.
19Bhalaizintoozibonileyo,nezintoezikhona,neziyakuba khonaemvakwalokho;
20Imfihlakaloyezinkanyezieziyisikhombisaozibonileyo esandlenisamisokunene,nezintizezibanieziyisikhombisa zegolideIzinkanyezieziyisikhombisaziyizingelosi zamabandlaayisikhombisa,nezintizezibani eziyisikhombisazingamabandlaayisikhombisa
ISAHLUKO2
1Kuyoingelosiyebandlalase-Efesulobaukuthi:“Nakhu akushoyoophetheizinkanyezieziyisikhombisaesandleni sakhesokunene,ohambaphakathikwezintizezibani eziyisikhombisazegolide;
2Ngiyayaziimisebenziyakho,nomshikashikawakho, nokubekezelakwakho,nokuthiungebekezeleleababi;
3Wabekezela,wabekezela,ngenxayegamalami wakhandleka,awuphelaamandla.
4Nokhonginentongawe,ukuthiuluyekileuthandolwakho lokuqala.
5Ngakhokhumbulalaphouwekhona,uphenduke,wenze imisebenziyakuqala;umakungenjalo,ngizakuzakuwe masinyane,ngilususeuthilwesibanesakhoendaweniyalo, ngaphandlekokuthiuphenduke.
6Kephalokhuonakho,ukuthiuyazizondaizenzo zamaNikolawu,engizizondayonami
7OnendlebemakezwelokhoakushoyouMoya emabandleni;Onqobayongiyakumnikaukubaadlekuwo umuthiwokuphila,ophakathikwepharadesi likaNkulunkulu
8NakuyoingelosiyebandlalaseSmirnalobaukuthi:Nakhu akushoyoowokuqalanowokugcina,owayefile,futhi wabuyewaphila;
9Ngiyayaziimisebenziyakho,nosizi,nobumpofubakho, (kodwaucebile)nenhlambayalaboabathibangamaJuda, bengesiwo,kodwabeyisinagogelikaSathane
10Ungesabilezozintoozahluphekangazo;futhiniyakuba nosiziizinsukueziyishumi:thembekakuzekubesekufeni, futhingizokunikaumqhelewokuphila
11OnendlebemakezwelokhoakushoyouMoya emabandleni;Onqobayokayikulinyazwangukufakwesibili. 12NakuyoingelosiyebandlalasePhergamulobaukuthi; “Nakhuakushoyoonenkembaebukhaliesikanhlangothi zombili;
13Ngiyayaziimisebenziyakho,lalaphoohlalakhona, lalaphoisihlalosikaSathanesikhona;njaloulibambileibizo lami,kawuphikangaukhololwami,langalezonsuku uAntipaseengumfakaziwamiothembekileyo,owabulawa phakathikwenu,laphouSathaneuhlala
14Kodwangilezintoezimbalwangawe,ngobaunabo laphoababambelelaemfundiswenikaBalamiowafundisa uBalakiukubekaisikhubekisophambikwabantwana bakoIsrayeli,ukuthibadleokuhlatshelweizithombe lokuphinga
15KanjalonaweunababambeisifundisosamaNikolawu, intoengiyizondayo.
16Phendukani;umakungenjalo,ngizakuzakuwe masinyane,ngilwenabongenkembayomlomowami
17OnendlebemakezwelokhoakushoyouMoya emabandleni;Onqobayongiyakumnikaukubaadleimana
IsAmbulo
elifihliweyo,ngimnikeitsheelimhlophe,nasetshenikulo igamaelishaelingaziwamuntu,kuphelaolamukelayo.
18NakuyoingelosiyebandlalaseThiyathiralobaukuthi: “NakhuikushoyoiNdodanakaNkulunkulu,enamehlo anjengelangabilomlilo,nezinyawozayozifananethusi elikhazimulayo;
19Ngiyayaziimisebenziyakho,nothando,nenkonzo, nokukholwa,nokubekezelakwakho,nemisebenziyakho; futhiabokugcinababebaningikunezokuqala
20Nokhonginezintoeziyingcosanangawe,ngokuba uvumelaowesifazaneu-Izebeli,ozibizangomprofethikazi, ukufundisanokudukisaizincekuzamiukubazenzeubufebe, zidleokuhlatshelweizithombe.
21Ngamnikaisikhathisokuthiaphendukeebufebenibakhe; futhikaphendukanga
22Bheka,ngiyakumphonsaembhedeni,nabaphingayo nayeekuhluphekeniokukhulu,umabengaphenduki ezenzwenizabo
23Njalongizabulalaabantwanabakhengokufa; namabandlaonkeayakwaziukuthiminanginguyeohlola izinsonezinhliziyo;
24KephangithikininakubobonkeabanyeabaseThiyathira, nonkeeningenasolesisifundiso,eningakwaziyoukujula kukaSathane,njengokushokwabo;angiyikubekaphezu kwenuomunyeumthwalo.
25Kodwalokhoeninakhobambelelaningizengifike
26Onqobayonogcinaimisebenziyamikuzekube sekupheleni,ngiyakumnikaamandlaphezukwezizwe;
27Futhiuyozibusangentongayensimbi;njengezitsha zombumbiziyakuphahlazwa,njengalokhonamingamukele kuBaba.
28Futhingizamnikainkanyeziyokusa
29OnendlebemakezwelokhoakushoyouMoya emabandleni.
ISAHLUKO3
1NakuyoingelosiyebandlalaseSardesilobaukuthi: NakhuakushoyoonawoMoyaabayisikhombisa bakaNkulunkulu,nezinkanyezieziyisikhombisa;Ngiyayazi imisebenziyakho,ukuthiunegamalokuthiuyaphila,kanti ufile
2Linda,uqiniseokuseleyoobesezakufa,ngokuba angifumanangaimisebenziyakhoiphelelephambi kukaNkulunkulu
3Ngakhokhumbulaukuthiwamukelewezwanjani, ubambelele,uphendukeNgakhoumaungalindi,ngizakuza kuwenjengesela,njalokawusozewalaziiholaengizakuza ngalophezukwakho
4“UnamagamaayingcosananaseSardesialabo abangangcolisangaizingubozabo;bayakuhambanami bembetheezimhlophe,ngokubabafanele.
5Onqobayouyakwembathiswaizinguboezimhlophe;futhi ngekengilesuleigamalakheencwadiniyokuphila,kodwa ngiyolivumaigamalakhephambikukaBabanaphambi kwezingelosizakhe
6OnendlebemakezwelokhoakushoyouMoya emabandleni
7NakuyoingelosiyebandlalaseFiladelfiyalobaukuthi; Nakhuakushoyoongcwele,oqinisileyo,onesihluthulelo sikaDavide,ovulakungavalimuntu;avalekungavuli muntu;
8Ngiyayaziimisebenziyakho
9Bheka,ngiyakubakhiphaesinagogenilikaSathane,abathi bangamaJuda,bengesiwo,kodwabeqambaamanga;bheka, ngiyakubenzaukubabezebakhulekephambikwezinyawo zakho,baziukuthingikuthandile.
10Ngokubauligcinileizwilokubekezelakwami,nami ngiyakukulondolozaehorenilokulingwaeliyakufikaphezu komhlabawonke,ukulingabonkeabakhileyoemhlabeni.
11Bheka,ngiyezamasinyane;bambisisalokhoonakho, ukuzekungabikhomuntuokwamukaumqhelewakho
12Onqobayongiyakumenzainsikaethempelini likaNkulunkuluwami,futhiakasayikuphumaephuma; futhingiyobhalaphezukwakheigamalikaNkulunkulu wami,negamalomuzikaNkulunkuluwami,oyiJerusalema elisha,owehlaezulwinikuNkulunkuluwami:futhi ngizobhalaphezukwakheigamalamielisha.
13OnendlebemakezwelokhoakushoyouMoya emabandleni
14NakuyoingelosiyebandlalaseLawodikeyalobaukuthi: Nakhuakushoyou-Amen,ufakaziothembekileyo noqinisileyo,isiqalosokudaliweyokukaNkulunkulu; 15Ngiyayaziimisebenziyakho,ukuthikawubandi, kawushisi;
16Ngakho-kengenxayokubausivivi,ungashisifuthi ungabandi,ngizokuhlanzauphumeemlonyeniwami.
17Ngokubauthi:Ngicebile,ngicebile,angiswelilutho; kantikawaziukuthiulusizi,lolusizi,lompofu,lesiphofu, njalouhambaze;
18Ngiyakululekaukubauthengekimiigolide elicwengisisweemlilweni,ukuzeucebe;nezingubo ezimhlophe,ukuzewembathe,kungabonakaliihlazo lobunqunubakho;futhiugcobeamehloakhongomuthi wamehlo,ukuzeubone
19Bonkeengibathandayongiyabasolangibayale;ngakho shiseka,uphenduke
20Bheka,ngimingasemnyangongingqongqotha;uma umuntuezwaizwilami,avuleumnyango,ngiyakungena kuye,ngidlenaye,nayeadlenami
21Onqobayongiyakumnikaukubaahlalenamiesihlalweni samisobukhosi,njengalokhonaminganqoba,ngahlala noBabaesihlalwenisakhesobukhosi
22OnendlebemakezwelokhoakushoyouMoya emabandleni.
ISAHLUKO4
1Emvakwalokhongabona,bheka,umnyangouvuliwe ezulwini,nezwilokuqalaengalizwayolalinjengelecilongo likhulumanami;lathi:Yenyukelalapha,ngizakutshengisa okuzakwenzekaemvakwalokhu
2MasinyanengabakuMoya;bheka,isihlalosobukhosi sasimisiweezulwini,nohleziesihlalwenisobukhosi.
3Ohleziyowayebonakalaenjengetshelejaspi*nesardiyu,* kunothingouzungezaisihlalosobukhosi,ufana nesimaragidungokubonakala
4Isihlalosobukhosisasihanqeizihlalozobukhosi ezingamashumiamabilinane,naphezukwezihlalo zobukhosikuhleziamalungaangamashumiamabilinane, embetheizinguboezimhlophe;futhibabenemiqhele yegolideemakhandaabo.
5Nasesihlalwenisobukhosikwaphumaimibani,nokuduma, namazwi,nezibanizomliloeziyisikhombisazivutha
phambikwesihlalosobukhosi,ezingoMoya abayisikhombisabakaNkulunkulu.
6Phambikwesihlalosobukhosikwakukhonaulwandle lwengilazilufananekristalu,naphakathikwesihlalo sobukhosinasekuzungezeniisihlalosobukhosikukhona izidalwaezineezigcweleamehlongaphambili nangasemuva
7Isidalwaesiphilayosokuqalasasifananengonyama, nesidalwaesiphilayosesibilisasifananethole,nesidalwa esiphilayosesithathusasinobusoobunjengobomuntu, nesidalwasesinesasifananokhoziolundizayo
8Nezidalwaezine,yilesonalesokuzozinamaphiko ayisithupha;zazigcweleamehlongaphakathi,futhi aziphumuliimininobusuku,zithi:Ingcwele,ingcwele, ingcwele,iNkosiuNkulunkuluuMninimandlaonke, owayekhona,nokhona,nozayo.
9Futhilapholezozilwanezinikainkazimulonodumo nokubongakuyeohleziesihlalwenisobukhosi,ophilayo kuzekubephakadenaphakade.
10Amalungaangamashumiamabilinaneawaphansi phambikwalowoohleziesihlalwenisobukhosi,akhuleka kuyeophilayokuzekubephakadenaphakade,ephonsa imiqheleyawophambikwesihlalosobukhosi,ethi:
11Ufanele,Nkosi,ukwamukelainkazimulonodumo namandla,ngokubawenawadalazonkeizinto, nangokwentandoyakhozikhona,zadalwa
ISAHLUKO5
1Ngasengibonaesandlenisokunenesalowoohlezi esihlalwenisobukhosiincwadiilotshiwengaphakathi nangaphandle,inamathelisiwengezimpawu eziyisikhombisa
2Ngasengibonaingelosienamandlaimemezangezwi elikhulu,ithi:“Ngubaniofaneleukuvulaincwadi nokuthukululaizimpawuzayona?
3Futhikwakungekhomuntuezulwini,nasemhlabeni, nangaphansikomhlaba,owayenamandlaokuyivulaincwadi, nomaayibuke
4Ngakhalakakhulu,ngokubakungafunyanwangamuntu ofaneleukuyivulanokuyifundaincwadi,nokubhekakuyo 5Omunyewamalungawathikimi:“Ungakhali;bheka, inqobileiNgonyamayesizwesakwaJuda,iMpande kaDavide,ukuvulaincwadinokuthukululaizimpawuzayo eziyisikhombisa
6Ngasengibona,bheka,phakathikwesihlalosobukhosi nezidalwaezineeziphilayo,naphakathikwamalunga,kumi iWundlulinjengokuhlatshiwe,linezimpondo eziyisikhombisanamehloayisikhombisa,angoMoya abayisikhombisakaNkulunkuluwathumelaemhlabeni wonke
7Yezayathathaugwaloesandlenisokunenesalowoohlezi esihlalwenisobukhosi
8Kutheseliyithabathileincwadi,izidalwaeziphilayoezine namalungaangamashumiamabilinaneawaphansiphambi kweWundlu,yileyonaleyoinehabhunezitshazegolide zigcweleimpephoeyimikhulekoyabangcwele.
9Bahlabelelaingomaentsha,bathi:“Ufaneleukuthatha incwadinokuvulaizimpawuzayo,ngokubawahlatshwa, wasihlengelauNkulunkulungegazilakhoabavelakuzo zonkeizizwana,nezilimi,nabantu;nesizwe;
10WasenzakuNkulunkuluwethuamakhosinabapristi, futhisiyakubusaemhlabeni. 11Ngasengibona,ngezwaizwilezingelosieziningizihaqe isihlalosobukhosi,nezilwane,namalunga;
12bethingezwielikhulu:“LifaneleiWundluelahlatshwa ukwamukelaamandla,nengcebo,nokuhlakanipha, namandla,nodumo,nenkazimulo,nokubusiswa 13Zonkeizidalwaezisezulwini,nasemhlabeni,naphansi komhlaba,neziselwandle,nakhokonkeokukukho, ngazizwangithi:Isibusiso,nodumo,nenkazimulo, namandlamakubekuwekuyeohleziesihlalweni sobukhosinakuloiWundlukuzekubephakadenaphakade
14Nezidalwaezineeziphilayozathi:Ameni.Abadala abangamashumiamabilinanebawaphansi,bakhuleka kuyeophilayokuzekubephakadenaphakade
ISAHLUKO6
1NgasengibonalaphoiWundlulivulaolunyelwezimpawu, ngezwaesinyesezidalwaezineeziphilayosithi, njengelizwilokuduma:“Wozaubone
2Ngabona,bheka,nantoihhashielimhlophe,nohlezi phezukwalowayenomnsalo;wanikwaumqhele,waphuma enqoba,futhieyakunqoba
3Lalaphoselivuleuphawulwesibili,ngezwaisidalwa esiphilayosesibilisithi:Wozaubone
4Kwaphumaelinyeihhashielibomvu,ohleziphezukwalo wanikwaamandlaokususaukuthulaemhlabeninokuba babulalane,wanikwanenkembaenkulu
5Lalaphoselivuleuphawulwesithathu,ngezwaisidalwa sesithathuesithi:Wozaubone.Ngasengibona,bheka, nantoihhashielimnyama;nohleziphezukwalowayephethe isikaliesandlenisakhe
6Ngasengisizwailizwiphakathikwezidalwaezine eziphilayolisithi:Iseyayengqoloyingodenariyo,lamaseya amathathuebhalingodenariyo;futhiungawoniamafutha newayini.
7Lalaphoselivuleuphawulwesine,ngezwailizwi lesidalwasesinelithi:Wozaubone
8Ngasengibona,bheka,nantoihhashielimpofunohlezi phezukwaloigamalakhelalinguKufa,neHayidese lamlandelaBanikwaamandlaphezukwengxenyeyesine yomhlaba,ukubulalangenkemba,nendlala,nangokufa, nangezilwanezomhlaba
9Laphoselivuleuphawulwesihlanu,ngabonaphansikwealtareimiphefumuloyalaboababebulewengenxayezwi likaNkulunkulunangenxayobufakaziababenabo
10Bamemezangezwielikhulu,bathi:“Kozekubenini, Nkosi,ongcwelenoqinisileyo,ungahluleliuphindisele igazilethukwabakhileyoemhlabenina?
11Basebenikwayilowonalowoizinguboezimhlophe; Kwathiwakuboukuthibasaphumuleisikhashana,kuze kugcwalisekenezincekuezikanyenabonabafowabo ababezobulawanjengabo
12Ngabonalaphoselivulauphawulwesithupha,bheka, kwabakhonaukuzamazamakomhlabaokukhulu;ilanga labamnyamanjengendwanguyesakayoboya,nenyanga yabanjengegazi;
13Izinkanyezizezuluzawelaemhlabeni,njengalokhu umkhiwaneuwisaamakhiwaneawoamadukile,lapho unyakaziswangumoyaonamandla
14Izululamukanjengomquluogoqwayo;zonkeizintaba neziqhingizasuswaezindawenizazo.
15Amakhosiomhlaba,nezikhulu,nezinduna,nezicebi, nezigqila,nezigqilazonke,nabakhululekileyo,bacasha emihumeninasemadwaleniezintaba;
16bathiezintabeninasemaweni:“Welaniphezukwethu, nisisitheebuswenibalowoohleziesihlalwenisobukhosi naolakenilweWundlu;
17Ngokubausukuolukhululolakalwayoselufikile; ngubaniongemana?
ISAHLUKO7
1Emvakwalokhongabonaizingelosiezinezimi emagumbiniomaneomhlaba,zibambeimimoyayomine yomhlaba,ukuzekungavuthuzimoyaemhlabeni,naphezu kolwandle,naphezukwanomayisiphiisihlahla
2Ngasengibonaenyeingelosiyenyukaempumalanga, inophawulukaNkulunkuluophilayo,yamemezangezwi elikhuluezingelosiniezineezazinikelweukubazilimaze umhlabanolwandle
3esithi:Lingawoniumhlaba,lolwandle,lemithi,size sibekeuphawuizincekuzikaNkulunkuluwethu emabunziniazo
4Ngasengisizwaisibalosalaboababekwauphawu,futhi kwabekwauphawuabayizinkulungwaneeziyikhulu namashumiamanenaneezizwenizonkezabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
5EsizwenisakwaJudakwaphawulwaabayizinkulungwane eziyishuminambiliEsizwenisakwaRubenikwatywinwa ishumielinambinilamawaka.EsizwenisakwaGadi kwatywinwaishumielinambinilamawaka
6Esizwenisakwa-Asherekwatywinwaishumielinambini lamawaka.EsizwenisakwaNafetalikwatywinwaishumi elinambinilamawakaEsizwenisakwaManase kwatywinwaishumielinambinilamawaka
7EsizwenisakwaSimeyonikwatywinwaishumielinambini lamawakaEsizwenisakwaLevikwatywinwaishumi elinambinilamawakaEsizwenisakwa-Isakare kwatywinwaishumielinambinilamawaka.
8EsizwenisakwaZebulonikwatywinwaishumielinambini lamawakaEsizwenisakwaJosefakwatywinwaishumi elinambinilamawaka.EsizwenisakwaBenjamini kwatywinwaishumielinambinilamawaka
9Emvakwalokhongabona,bheka,isixukuesikhulu ebesingenakubalwamuntu,siphumakuzozonkeizizwe, nemindeni,nabantu,nezilimi,simiphambikwesihlalo sobukhosi,naphambikweWundlu,zembetheizingubo ezimhlophe,namasunduezandlenizabo; 10Bamemezangezwielikhulu,bathi:“Insindiso kuNkulunkuluwethuohleziesihlalwenisobukhosinakulo iWundlu.
11Zonkeizingelosizazimizizungezeisihlalosobukhosi, namalunganezidalwaezineeziphilayo,zawangobusobazo phambikwesihlalosobukhosi,zakhulekakuNkulunkulu
12bethi:Amen:Isibusiso,nenkazimulo,nokuhlakanipha, nokubonga,nodumo,namandla,namandlamakube kuNkulunkuluwethukuzekubephakadenaphakadeAmen 13Omunyewamalungawaphendula,wathikimi:“Laba abembetheizinguboezimhlophebangobanina?bavela ngaphina?
14Ngathikuye:Nkosi,nguweowaziyoYathikimi:Laba yiboabaphumaosiziniolukhulu,bahlanzaizingubozabo, bazenzazabamhlopheegazinileWundlu
15Ngakho-kebaphambikwesihlalosobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu,futhibamkhonzaimininobusuku ethempelinilakhe,futhilowoohleziesihlalwenisobukhosi uyohlalaphakathikwabo
16Abasayikulamba,bangabebesakoma;nelanga aliyikubakhanyisela,nomayikuphiukushisa
17NgokubaiWundlueliphakathikwesihlalosobukhosi liyobelusa,libaholeleemithonjeniyamanziokuphila;
ISAHLUKO8
1Nalivulauphawulwesikhombisa,kwabakhonaukuthula ezulwinikwangabayingxenyeyehora.
2Ngasengibonaizingelosieziyisikhombisazimiphambi kukaNkulunkulu;banikwaamacilongoayisikhombisa
3Kwafikaenyeingelosi,yemangase-altare,inesitsha segolidesempepho;yanikwaimpephoeningiukuba iyinikelekanyenemithandazoyabangcwelebonkephezu kwe-altarelegolideeliphambikwesihlalosobukhosi.
4Kwenyukaumusiwempephokanyenemikhuleko yabangcwelephambikukaNkulunkuluuphumaesandleni sengelosi.
5Ingelosiyasithathaumcengeziwempepho,yawugcwalisa ngomlilowe-altare,yawuphonsaemhlabeni;kwasekuba khonaamazwi,nokuduma,nemibani,nokuzamazama komhlaba
6Izingelosieziyisikhombisaezazinamacilongo ayisikhombisazazilungiselelaukubetha.
7Ingelosiyokuqalayayisibetha,kwavelaisichothonomlilo kuxutshaniswenegazi,kwaphonswaemhlabeni;
8Ingilosiyesibiliyasilukhalisauphondo,kwasekungathi intabaenkuluevuthaumliloyaphoselwaelwandle, ingxenyeyesithathuyolwandleyabaligazi;
9Kwafaingxenyeyesithathuyezidalwaezisolwandle ezinempilo;nengxenyeyesithathuyemikhumbiyachithwa 10Ingelosiyesithathuyayisibetha,kwawaezulwini inkanyezienkulu,ivuthanjengesibani,yawelaphezu kwengxenyeyesithathuyemifulanaphezukwemithombo yamanzi;
11IgamalenkanyezilibizwangokuthiuMhlonyane, nengxenyeyesithathuyamanziyabangumhlonyane;abantu abaningibafangamanzi,ngokubaabaaba
12Ingelosiyesineyayisibetha,kwasekushaywaingxenye yesithathuyelanga,nengxenyeyesithathuyenyanga, nengxenyeyesithathuyezinkanyezi;njengokubaingxenye yesithathuyazoyabamnyama,nengxenyeyesithathu yeminiayikhanyi,nobusukungokunjalo
13Ngasengibona,ngezwaingilosiindizaemkhathini wezulu,isithingelizwielikhulu:Maye,maye,maye kwabakhileyoemhlabeningenxayamanyeamazwi ecilongolengilosiezintathuezikhonakusazozwakala!
ISAHLUKO9
1Ingelosiyesihlanuyayisibetha,ngasengibonainkanyezi ivelaezulwini,iwelaemhlabeni,yanikwaisihluthulelo sakwalasha.
2Yasivulaumgodiwakwalasha;kwenyukaumusi emgodininjengomusiwesithandosomliloesikhulu;ilanga nomkhathikwabamnyamangomusiwomgodi
3Kwaphumaisikhonyaneemsini,sezaemhlabeni,saphiwa amandlaanjengamandlaofezelabomhlaba.
4Kwathiwazingoniutshanibomhlaba,lobayinieluhlaza, lobayisiphiisihlahla;kodwayilabokuphelaabantu abangenalouphawulukaNkulunkuluemabunziniabo.
5Sanikwaukuthisingababulali,kephabahlushwe izinyangaeziyisihlanu;
6Ngalezonsukuabantubazadingaukufa,kodwa kabayikukuthola;bayakufisaukufa,kephaukufa kubabalekela.
7Nesimosesikhonyanesasifananamahhashialungiselwe ukulwa;emakhandaazokukhonaokunjengemiqheleefana negolide,nobusobazobunjengobusobabantu.
8Zazinezinweleezinjengezabesifazana,namazinyoazo enjengamazinyoezingonyama
9Babenezivikelozesifubaezinjengezivikelozensimbi; umsindowamaphikoazowawunjengomsindowezinqola zamahhashiamaningiagijimelaempini
10Zazinemisilaefananeyofezela,zinezindosiemisileni yazo,namandlaazookulimazaabantuizinyanga eziyisihlanu
11Futhizazinenkosiphezukwazo,ingelosiyakwalasha, egamalayongesiHeberulingu-Abadoni,kephangesiGreki inegamalayou-Apoliyoni
12Umayeoyedwausudlulile;bheka,kuyezaabanye omayeababilingasemuva
13Ingelosiyesithuphayayisibetha,ngezwaizwilivela ezimpondweniezineze-altarelegolideeliphambi kukaNkulunkulu
14lathikuyoingilosiyesithuphaeyayilecilongo:Thukulula ingilosiezineezibotshiweyoemfuleniomkhuluuYufrathe.
15Zasezithukululwaizingelosiezine,ezazilungiselwe ihora,nosuku,nenyanga,nomnyaka,ukubazibulale ingxenyeyesithathuyabantu.
16Inanilempiyabamahhashilaliyizinkulungwane ezingamakhuluamabili;ngezwaumumowabo
17Ngawabonakanjaloamahhashiembonweninabahlezi phezukwawo,benezivikelozesifubazomlilo, nezehiyakinte,nezesibabule,namakhandaamahhashi ayenjengamakhandaezingonyama;emilonyeniyazo kwakuphumaumlilo,nomusi,nesibabule
18Ngalokhokwabulawaingxenyeyesithathuyabantu ngomlilo,nangomusi,nesibabule,okwakuphuma emilonyeniyawo
19Ngokubaamandlaawoasemlonyeniwawonasemisileni yawo,ngokubaimisilayawoyayifananezinyoka, inamakhanda,futhialimazangayo
20Kephabonkeabanyeabantuabangabulawangayilezi zinhluphoabaphendukangaemisebenziniyezandlazabo, ukuzebangakhulekikumademoni,nezithombezegolide, nezesiliva,nezethusi,nezetshe,nezemithi;akaboni, angezwa,akahambi;
21futhiabaphendukangaekubulalenikwabo, nasekuthakathenikwabo,nasebufebenibabo,nasekwebeni kwabo
ISAHLUKO10
1Ngasengibonaenyeingelosienamandlayehlaezulwini, yembetheifu,kunothingoekhandalayo,nobusobayo bunjengelanga,nezinyawozayozinjengezinsikazomlilo; 2Yayiphetheincwadiencaneevuliweesandlenisayo, yabekaunyawolwayolokunenephezukolwandle, nonyawolwayolwesobunxeleemhlabeni.
3Yamemezangezwielikhulunjengokubhodla kwengonyama;
4Kwathiimidumoeyisikhombisaisikhulumeamazwiayo, ngasengizabhala,ngezwailizwilivelaezulwinilisithikimi: Valangophawulokhookushiwoyimidumoeyisikhombisa, ungakulobi
5Ingelosiengayibonaimiphezukolwandlenaphezu komhlabayasiphakamiselaisandlasayoezulwini.
6futhiwafungangayeophilayokuzekubephakade naphakade,owadalaizulu,nokukhona,nomhlaba, nokukhona,nolwandle,nokukhona,ukuthimakubekhona isikhathiakusenjalo:
7Kodwaezinsukwinizezwilengelosiyesikhombisa,lapho iqalaukubethaicilongo,imfihlakalokaNkulunkuluiyobe iphelelisiwe,njengobanjeazimemezeleezincekwinizakhe abaprofethi
8Izwiengalizwalivelaezulwinilaphindalakhulumakimi, lathi:“Hambauthatheincwadiencaneevuliweesandleni sengelosiemiphezukolwandlenasemhlabeni
9Ngayaengelosini,ngathikuyo:"Nginikeincwadi encane"Wasesithikimi:Lithathe,ulidle,uliqede; kuyakubabaisisusakho,kephaemlonyeniwakho kuyakubamnandinjengezinyosi.
10Ngasengiyithathaincwadiencaneesandlenisengelosi, ngayidlangayiqeda;lasemlonyeniwamilimnandi njengezinyosi:kwathingilidlile,sabamunyuisisusami.
11Yathikimi:Kumelweuprofethefuthingabantuabaningi, nezizwe,nezilimi,namakhosi
ISAHLUKO11
1Ngasenginikwaumhlangaonjengodondolo; 2Kephaigcekeelingaphandlekwethempeliulishiye ngaphandle,ungalilinganisi;ngokubalinikiweabezizwe; umuziongcwelebayakuwunyathelaphansiizinyanga ezingamashumiamanenambili
3Futhingizonikaofakazibamiababiliamandla,futhi bayoprofethaizinsukueziyinkulungwanenamakhulu amabilinamashumiayisithupha,bembetheindwangu yamasaka.
4Lababayiminqumoemibilinezintizezibaniezimbili ezimiphambikukaNkulunkuluwomhlaba
5Umaumuntuethandaukubalimaza,kuphumaumlilo emlonyeniwabo,uqedeizithazabo;
6Lababanamandlaokuvalaizuluukuzelingani ngezinsukuzokuprofethakwabo,futhibanamandlaphezu kwamanziokuwaphendulaabeyigazi,nokushayaumhlaba ngazozonkeizinhlupho,nomaniningokuthandakwabo 7Laphosebebuqedileubufakazibabo,isiloesiphuma kwalashasiyakulwanabo,sibanqobe,sibabulale
8Izidumbuzaboziyakubasemgwaqweniwomuziomkhulu othiwangokomoyaiSodomaneGibithe,laphoneNkosi yethuyabethelwakhona
9Abantunemindenineziliminezizwebayakuzibona izidumbuzaboizinsukuezintathunengxenye,bangavumi ukubaizidumbuzabozingcwatshwe
10Abakhileyoemhlabenibayakujabulangabo,bajabule, bathumeleiziphoomunyekomunye;ngobalababaprofethi ababilibabahluphaabakhileyoemhlabeni
11EmvakwezinsukuezintathunenxenyeuMoya wokuphilaovelakuNkulunkuluwangenakubo,bema ngezinyawozabo;ukwesabaokukhulukwehlelalabo abababonayo
12Bezwaizwielikhululivelaezulwini,lithikubo: YenyukelanilaphaBenyukelaezulwiningefu;nezitha zabozababona.
13Ngalesosikhathikwabakhonaukuzamazamakomhlaba okukhulu,ingxenyeyeshumiyomuziyawa,kwabulawa ukuzamazamakomhlabaabantuabayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa;
14Umayewesibiliusedlulile;bheka,umayewesithathu uyezamasinyane.
15Ingelosiyesikhombisayayisibetha;kwasekubakhona amazwiamakhuluezulwini,ethi:“Imibusoyezweisibe imibusoyeNkosiyethunekaKristuwayo;futhiiyakubusa kuzekubephakadenaphakade
16Amalungaangamashumiamabilinaneahleziphambi kukaNkulunkuluezihlalwenizawozobukhosi,awa ngobuso,akhulekakuNkulunkulu;
17besithi:Siyakubonga,NkosiNkulunkuluSomandla, okhonalowayekhonalozakuza;ngobauzithatheleamandla akhoamakhulu,wabusa
18Izizwezathukuthela,kwafikaulakalwakho,nesikhathi sabafileyosokubabahlulelwe,unikeizincekuzakho abaprofethiumvuzo,nabangcwele,nabesabayoigama lakho;ezincanenezinkulu;futhikufaneleabhubhiselabo ababhubhisaumhlaba.
19KwavulwaithempelilikaNkulunkuluezulwini, kwabonakalaumphongolowesivumelwanosakhe ethempelinilakhe,kwabakhonaimibani,namazwi, nokuduma,nokuzamazamakomhlaba,nesichothoesikhulu
ISAHLUKO12
1Kwabonakalaisibonakalisoesikhuluezulwini; owesifazaneembetheilanga,nenyangaiphansi kwezinyawozakhe,nasekhandalakhekukhonaumqhele wezinkanyezieziyishuminambili;
2Ekhulelwewakhala,enemihelo,ebuhlungungokuzala.
3Kwabonakalaesinyeisimangalisoezulwini;bheka, udrakoomkhuluobomvu,enamakhandaayisikhombisa nezimpondoeziyishumi,nasemakhandaakheimiqhele eyisikhombisa
4Umsilawawowadonsaingxenyeyesithathuyezinkanyezi zezulu,waziphonsaemhlabeni;
5Wazalaumntwanawesilisa,owayezabusaizizwezonke ngentongayensimbi,nomntwanawakhewahlwithwa wayiswakuNkulunkulunasesihlalwenisakhesobukhosi
6Owesifazanewabalekelaehlane,laphoenendawo ayilungiselwenguNkulunkulu,ukubabamondlekhona izinsukueziyinkulungwanenamakhuluamabilinamashumi ayisithupha
7Kwabakhonaimpiezulwini:UMikayelinezingelosi zakhebalwanodrako;nodrakowalwanezingelosizakhe;
8Futhikazangeanqobe;nendawoyaboayibange isatholakalaezulwini.
9Udrakoomkhuluwaphonswaphansi,inyokaendala ebizwangokuthiuDevelinoSathane,odukisaumhlaba wonke,waphonswaphansiemhlabeni,nezingelosizakhe zaphonswaphansikanyenaye
10Ngasengizwaizwielikhuluezulwini,lithi:“Manje sekufikileinsindiso,namandla,nombusokaNkulunkulu wethu,namandlakaKristuwakhe;kanyenobusuku
11BamnqobangegazileWundlunangezwilobufakazibabo; futhiabakuthandangaukuphilakwabokwazekwaba sekufeni
12Ngakhothokozanilinamazulu,lanielihlalakuwo. Mayekwabakhileyoemhlabeninolwandle!ngokuba uSathanewehlelekinienolakaolukhulu,aziukuthi unesikhathiesifushane.
13Kwathiudrakoebonaukuthiuphonsweemhlabeni, wazingelaowesifazanaowazalaumntwanawesilisa
14Owesifazanewanikwaamaphikoamabiliokhozi olukhulu,ukuzeandizeleehlane,endaweniyakhe,lapho ondliwakhonaisikhathi,nezikhathi,nenxenyeyesikhathi, kudenobusobenyoka.
15Inyokayakhiphaemlonyeniwayoamanzianjengomfula emvakowesifazane,ukuzeimmukisenomfula
16Umhlabawamsizaowesifazane,umhlabawavula umlomowawo,wawugwinyaumfulaudrakoawukhipha emlonyeniwakhe
17Udrakowamthukuthelelaowesifazane,wahamba wayokulwanensaliyenzaloyakhe,egcinaimiyalo kaNkulunkulu,enobufakazibukaJesuKristu
ISAHLUKO13
1Ngasengimiesihlabathinisolwandle,ngabonaisilo sikhuphukaelwandle,sinamakhandaayisikhombisa nezimpondoeziyishumi,nasezimpondwenizasokukhona imiqheleeyishumi,nasemakhandaasokunegama lenhlamba
2Isiloengisibonileyosasifananengwe,nezinyawozaso zinjengezebhere,nomlomowasounjengomlomo wengonyama,udrakowamnikaamandlaakhe,nesihlalo sakhesobukhosi,negunyaelikhulu
3Ngasengibonaelinyelamakhandaasokungathililimele lokufa;nenxebalasoelibulalayolelashwa;umhlabawonke wamangalaulandelaisilo
4Bakhulekakudrakoowanikaisiloamandla,bakhuleka kusoisilo,bathi:“Ngubaniofananesilona?ngubani ongalwanayena?
5Kwasekunikelwakusoumlomookhulumaizintoezinkulu lenhlamba;kwasekunikwakuyoukuthiiqhubekeizinyanga ezingamashumiamanenambili
6SavulaumlomowasoukuhlambalazauNkulunkulu, ukuhlambalazaigamalakhenetabernakelelakhe,nabahlezi ezulwini
7Sanikwaukubasilwenabangcwele,sibanqobe,sanikwa amandlaphezukwezizwezonke,nezilimi,nezizwe
8Bonkeabakhileyoemhlabenibayakukhulekakuso, abamagamaaboangalotshwangaencwadiniyokuphila yeWundluelihlatshiweyokusukelaekusekelweni komhlaba.
9Umaumuntuenendlebe,makezwe
10Oholelaekuthunjweniuyakuyaekuthunjweni;obulala ngenkembaumelweukubulawangenkemba.Nakhu ukubekezelanokukholwakwabangcwele
11Ngasengibonaesinyeisilosikhuphukasiphuma emhlabeni;yayinezimpondoezimbilinjengewundlu, ikhulumanjengodrako
12Sasebenzisawonkeamandlaesilosokuqalaphambi kwaso,futhisenzaumhlabanabakhileyokuwoukuba bakhulekeleisilosokuqala,esinxebalasoelibulalayo lelashwa
13Senzaizimangalisoezinkulu,sizesehlisenomlilo ezulwini,wehleemhlabeniphambikwabantu;
14Sidukisaabakhileyoemhlabeningezibonakaliso ebesinamandlaukuzenzaphambikwesilo;sisho kwabakhileyoemhlabeniukubabasenzeleumfanekisoisilo, esasinenxebalenkemba,saphila.
15Sanikwaamandlaokunikaumfanekisowesiloukuphila, ukuzeumfanekisowesiloukhulume,senzaukuba babulawebonkeabangawukhulekeliumfanekisowesilo.
16Senzaukuthibonke,abancanenabakhulu,abacebile nabampofu,abakhululekilenezigqila,babenophawu esandlenisabosokunenenomaemabunziniabo; 17futhikungabikhomuntuothenganomaathengise, kuphelaonophawu,nomaigamalesilo,nomaisibalo segamalaso.
18NankuukuhlakaniphaOhlakaniphileyomakabale isibalosesilo,ngokubasiyisibalosomuntu;inombolo yakheingamakhuluayisithuphanamashumiayisithupha nesithupha
ISAHLUKO14
1Ngasengibona,bheka,iWundlulimientabeniyaseSiyoni, kumikanyenaloabayizinkulungwaneeziyikhulu namashumiamanenane,benegamalikaYiselilotshwe emabunziniabo
2Ngasengizwaizwilivelaezulwini,linjengezwilamanzi amaningi,nezwilokudumaokukhulu,ngezwaizwi labahlabelelibebethaamahabhuabo;
3Bahlabelelakungathiingomaentshaphambikwesihlalo sobukhosi,naphambikwezidalwaezineeziphilayo, namalunga;
4Labayiboabangangcoliswangangabesifazane;ngoba bayizintombiLabayiboabalandelaiWundlunomaphi lapholiyakhonaLababahlengwaphakathikwabantu, balibokuNkulunkulunakuloiWundlu.
5Emlonyeniwaboakutholwangankohliso,ngokuba bengenacalaphambikwesihlalosobukhosisikaNkulunkulu.
6Ngasengibonaenyeingelosiindizaemkhathiniwezulu, inevangelilaphakadeukubailishumayelekwabakhileyo emhlabeni,nakuzozonkeizizwe,nemindeni,nezilimi, nabantu;
7isithingezwielikhulu:MesabeniuNkulunkulu,nimnike inkazimulo;ngokubaihoralokwahlulelakwakheselifikile, nikhulekekuyeowenzaizulu,nomhlaba,nolwandle, nemithomboyamanzi
8Kwalandelaenyeingilosi,ithi:Liwile,liwileiBhabhiloni, umuziomkhulu,ngobaliphuziseizizwezonkeiwayini lolakalobufebebalo
9Ingelosiyesithathuyabalandela,isithingezwielikhulu: “Umaumuntuekhulekaisilonomfanekisowaso,amukele uphawulwakheebunzinilakhenomaesandlenisakhe,
10YenauyakuphuzaiwayinilolakalukaNkulunkulu, elithululwangaphandlekokuxutshwaendebeni yentukutheloyakhe;futhiuyohlushwangomlilonesibabule phambikwezingelosiezingcwelenaphambikweWundlu.
11Umusiwokuhlushwakwaboukhuphukakuzekube phakadenaphakade,futhiabanakuphumulaimininobusuku abakhulekakusoisilonomfanekisowaso,nalowo owamukelauphawulwegamalaso.
12Nakhuukubekezelakwabangcwele,nabagcinaimiyalo kaNkulunkulunokukholwanguJesu
13Ngasengisizwailizwilivelaezulwinilisithikimi:Bhala uthi:BabusisiweabafileyoabafelaeNkosinikusukela khathesi.nemisebenziyaboiyabalandela.
14Ngasengibona,bheka,ifuelimhlophe,naphezukwefu kwakuhleziofananeNdodanayomuntu,enomqhele wegolideekhandalayo,nasesandlenisakheisikela elibukhali
15Enyeingelosiyaphumaethempelini,imemezangezwi elikhulukohleziefwini,ithi:“Fakaisikelalakhouvune, ngokubaisikhathisokuvunasesifikile;ngobaisivuno somhlabasesivuthiwe
16Ohleziphezukwefuwaliphonsaisikelalakheemhlabeni; futhiumhlabawavunwa
17Enyeingelosiyaphumaethempelinielisezulwini,nayo inesikelaelibukhali.
18Enyeingelosiyaphumae-altare,inamandlaphezu komlilo;yamemezangezwielikhulukophetheisikela elibukhali,yathi:“Fakaisikelalakhoelibukhali,ubuthe amahlukuzoomviniwomhlaba;ngobaizithelozayo sezivuthiwe
19Ingelosiyaliphonsaisikelalayoemhlabeni,yawukha umviniwomhlaba,yawuphonsaesikhamwenisewayini esikhulusolakalukaNkulunkulu
20Isikhamosewayinisanyathelwangaphandlekomuzi, kwaphumaigaziesikhamwenisewayinilazelafika ematominiamahhashi,lihambaibangalamastadiyu ayinkulungwanenamakhuluayisithupha.
ISAHLUKO15
1Ngasengibonaesinyeisibonakalisoezulwini,esikhulu nesimangalisayo:izingelosieziyisikhombisazinezinhlupho eziyisikhombisazokugcina;ngobaulakalukaNkulunkulu lugcwaliswangazo
2Ngabonakungathiulwandlelwengilaziluxubenenomlilo, nababephumeleleukunqobaisilo,nomfanekisowaso, nophawulwaso,nenomboloyegamalasobemiphezu kolwandlelwengilazi.,enamahabhukaNkulunkulu.
3BahlabelelaingomakaMoseincekukaNkulunkulu nengomayeWundlu,bethi:“Mikhulu,iyamangalisa imisebenziyakho,NkosiNkulunkulu,Mninimandlaonke; zilungile,ziqinisileizindlelazakho,Nkosiyabangcwele.
4Ngubaniongayikukwesaba,Nkosi,adumiseibizolakho? ngokubawenawedwaungcwele,ngokubazonkeizizwe ziyakuza,zikhulekephambikwakho;ngobaizahlulelo zakhozibonakalisiwe
5Emvakwalokhongabona,bheka,livuliweithempeli letabernakelelobufakaziezulwini;
6Izingelosieziyisikhombisazaphumaethempelini, zinezinhluphoeziyisikhombisa,zembetheilineni elihlanzekilenelimhlophe,zibopheizifubazazo amabhandeegolide
7Esinyesezidalwaezinesanikaizingelosieziyisikhombisa izitshazegolideezigcweleulakalukaNkulunkuluophilayo kuzekubephakadenaphakade
8Ithempelilagcwalaumusiovelaenkazimulweni kaNkulunkulunasemandleniakhe;futhikwakungekho muntuowayengangenaethempelini,zizezigcwaliseke izinhluphoeziyisikhombisazezingelosieziyisikhombisa
ISAHLUKO16
1Ngasengizwaizwielikhululiphumaethempelini,lithi kuzoizingelosieziyisikhombisa:"Hambaninithulule emhlabeniizitshazolakalukaNkulunkulu."
2Eyokuqalayahamba,yathululelaisitshasayoemhlabeni; kwasekuvelaisilondaesibiesibuhlunguphezukwabantu ababelophawulwesilo,laboabakhonzaumfanekisowaso.
3Eyesibiliyathululelaisitshasayoolwandle;kwaba njengegazilomuntuofileyo,futhiyonkeimiphefumulo ephilayoyafaelwandle.
4Ingelosiyesithathuyathululelaisitshasayoemifuleni nasemithonjeniyamanzi;zabaligazi
5Ngasengizwaingelosiyamanziithi:“Ulungile,Nkosi, okhonanowayekhonanoyakubakhona,ngokubawahlulele kanje
6Ngokubabachithaigazilabangcwelenelabaprofethi, ubanikileigaziukubabaliphuze;ngobabafanele
7Ngezwaelinyelivelae-altarelithi:“Yebo,Nkosi Nkulunkulu,Mninimandlaonke,ziqinisile,zilungile izahlulelozakho
8Ingelosiyesineyathululelaisitshasayoelangeni;lanikwa amandlaokutshisaabantungomlilo.
9Abantubashiswaukushisaokukhulu,futhibahlambalaza igamalikaNkulunkuluonegunyaphezukwalezizinhlupho, kodwaabaphendukangaukuzebamkhazimulise.
10Ingelosiyesihlanuyathululelaisitshasayoesihlalweni sobukhosisesilo;nombusowakhewabamnyama;baluma ulimilwabongenxayobuhlungu.
11bahlambalazauNkulunkuluwezulungenxayobuhlungu babonezilondazabo,kephaabaphendukangaemisebenzini yabo.
12Eyesithuphayathululelaisitshasayoemfuleniomkhulu u-Ewufrathe;amanziawoatsha,ukuzeilungisweindlela yamakhosiasempumalanga.
13Ngabonakuphumaemlonyenikadrako,nasemlonyeni wesilo,nasemlonyeniwomprofethiwamangaomoya abathathuabangcolileyo,befananamasele.
14Ngobaziyimimoyayamadimonieyenzaizibonakaliso, ephumaiyeemakhosiniomhlabawonke,ukuwabuthela ekulwenikosukuolukhululukaNkulunkuluuMninimandla onke
15Bheka,ngizanjengesela;Ubusisiweolindayo,ogcina izingubozakhe,funaahambenqunu,baboneihlazolakhe.
16WabahlanganiselaendaweniethiwangesiHeberu iArmagedoni
17Ingelosiyesikhombisayathululelaisitshasayoemoyeni; kwavelaizwielikhuluethempelinilasezulwini,livela esihlalwenisobukhosi,lithi:"Sekwenzekile."
18Kwasekubakhonaimibani,namazwi,nokuduma; kwabakhonaukuzamazamakomhlabaokukhulu okungazangekubekhonaokunjaloselokhukwabakhona abantuemhlabeni,ukuzamazamakomhlabaokunamandla okungaka,okungaka
19Umuziomkhuluwahlukaniswawabaizingxenye ezintathu,nemiziyezizweyawa,neBabilonielikhulu lakhunjulwaphambikukaNkulunkulu,ukubaalinike indebeyewayinilolakalolakalwakhe.
20Zonkeiziqhingizabaleka,nezintabaazatholwa.
21Kwasekwehlelaphezukwabantuisichothoesikhulu sivelaezulwini,ilitshengalinyeisisindosalolingaba yithalenta;ngobainhluphekoyakhonayayinkulukakhulu.
ISAHLUKO17
1Kwasekufikaenyeyezingelosieziyisikhombisa ezazinezitshaeziyisikhombisa,yakhulumanami,yathikimi: “Wozalapha;Ngiyakukukhombisaukwahlulelwa kwesifebeesikhuluesihleziphezukwamanziamaningi; 2ophinganayoamakhosiomhlaba,nabakhileyoemhlabeni badakwangewayinilobufebebayo
3YangithwalangikuMoyayangiyisaehlane;ngase ngibonaowesifazaneehleziphezukwesiloesibomvu, sigcweleamagamaenhlamba,sinamakhanda ayisikhombisanezimpondoeziyishumi
4Owesifazanewayevunuleokunsominokubomvu, ehlotshiswengegolidenamatsheanenaninamaparele, enendebeyegolideesandlenisakheigcweleamanyala nokungcolakobufebebakhe.
5Ebunzinilakhekwakulotshweigamaelithi:IMFIHLO, IBHABHILONIELIKHULU,UNINAWEZIFEBE NEZINYANYAYOZOMHLABA.
6Ngabonaowesifazaneedakweyigazilabangcwele, negazilabafakazibakaJesu;
7Ingelosiyathikimi:“Umangalanganina?Ngizokutshela imfihlakaloyowesifazane,neyesiloesimthwele, esinamakhandaayisikhombisanezimpondoeziyishumi
8Isiloowasibonayosasikhona,kodwaasisekho; bayakwenyukabephumakwalasha,bayeekubhujisweni; bayakumangalaabahlalaemhlabeni,abamagamaabo angalotshwangaencwadiniyokuphilakusukela ekusekelwenikomhlaba,laphobebonaisiloesasikhona, ayikho,kantinokhoikhona
9Nansiingqondoenokuhlakanipha.Amakhanda ayisikhombisaayizintabaeziyisikhombisaowesifazane ehleziphezukwazo
10Akhonaamakhosiayisikhombisa:ayisihlanuasewile, enyeikhona,enyeayikafiki;futhinxaisifikile,imelwe ukuhlalaisikhashana
11Isiloesasikhona,kodwaesingasekho, singesesishiyagalombili,futhisivelakweziyisikhombisa, futhisiyaekubhujisweni.
12Izimpondoeziyishumiowazibonayozingamakhosi ayishumiangakawamukeliumbuso;kodwaamukele amandlanjengamakhosiihoralinyekanyenesilo
13Lababanomqondomunye,futhibayakunikaisilo amandlanamandlaabo
14LababayakulwaneWundlu,iWundluliyakubanqoba, ngokubaliyiNkosiyamakhosi,neNkosiyamakhosi;
15Yathikimi:“Amanziowawabonayo,laphosihlezi khonaisifebe,angabantu,nezixuku,nezizwe,nezilimi.
16Izimpondoeziyishumiowazibonayonesilo,lezi ziyakusizondaisifebe,zisenzeincithakalo,zibenqunu, zidleinyamayaso,zisishisengomlilo.
17NgokubauNkulunkuluukufakileezinhliziywenizazo ukubazenzeintandoyakhe,zibemunye,zinikeisilo umbusowazo,azeagcwalisekeamazwikaNkulunkulu 18Owesifazanaombonileyoungumuziomkhuluobusa amakhosiomhlaba.
ISAHLUKO18
1Emvakwalokhongabonaenyeingelosiyehlaezulwini, inamandlaamakhulu;futhiumhlabawakhanyiswa ngenkazimuloyakhe
2Samemezangelizwielinamandla,sithi:“Liwile, iBhabhiloniElikhuluseliyikhayalamademoni,nendawo yokubophabonkeomoyaabangcolileyo,nenqabayazo zonkeizinyoniezingcolilenezizondekayo
3Ngokubaizizwezonkezinatheewayininilolakalobufebe balo,namakhosiomhlabaafebanalo,nabathengisi bomhlababanothilengokuchichimakwezibilibocozalo
4Ngasengizwaelinyeizwilivelaezulwini,lithi:“Phumani kuyo,bantubami,ukuzeningahlanganyeliezonwenizayo, nokuzeningamukeliizinhluphozayo
5Ngokubaizonozalozifinyeleleezulwini,noNkulunkulu ukhumbulileukungalungikwalo
6Linikeninjengalokholanivuzangakho,niliphindisele ngokuphindwekabilingokwemisebenziyalo;
7Linikeniukuhlutshwalosiziokungakaelizikhazimulise ngakhona,lazithokozisakangaka,ngobalithienhliziyweni yalo:Ngihlezingiyindlovukazi,kangisuyeumfelokazi, njalokangiyikubonausizi
8Ngakho-keziyakufikangalusukulunyeizinhluphekozalo, ukufa,nokulila,nendlala;iyakushiswanokushiswa ngomlilo,ngokubainamandlaiNkosiuJehova owahlulelayo
9Amakhosiomhlabaaphingayo,aphilakamnandinayo, ayakulilela,ayikhalele,laphoebonaumusiwokushiswa kwayo;
10emikhatshanangokwesabaukuhlutshwakwalo,esithi: Maye,maye,umuziomkhuluiBhabhiloni,umuzi onamandla!ngobangehoraelilodwaukwahlulelakwakho kufike.
11Futhiabathengisibomhlababayokhalafuthibalilele; ngobaakusekhomuntuothengaimpahlayabo
12Impahlayegolide,nesiliva,namatsheanenani, namaparele,nelinenielicolekileyo,nokububende,nosilika, nokubomvu,nazozonkeizingodozakho,nazozonke izitshazophondolwendlovu,nazozonkeizitshazokhuni oluyigugu,nethusi,nensimbi,netshelemabula; 13nesinamoni,nempepho,namafuthaokugcoba,nenhlaka, newayini,namafutha,nempuphuecolekileyo,nokolweni, nezinkomo,nezimvu,namahhashi,nezinqola,nezinceku, nemiphefumuloyabantu
14Nezitheloumphefumulowakhoozifisayozimukile kuwe,nazozonkeizintoezikhangayonezinhlezimukile kuwe,awusayikuzitholanhlobo
15Abathengisibalezozintoabacetshiswangalobayakuma kudengokwesabaukuhlushwakwalo,bekhalabelila; 16Bethi:“Maye,maye,umuziomkhuluowawumbethe ilinenielicolekileyo,nokububende,nokubomvu, uhlotshiswengegolide,namatsheanenani,namaparele!
17Ngokubangehoralinyeingceboengakaisichithiwe. Bonkeabaqhubibemikhumbi,nesixukusonkesemikhumbi, namatilosi,nabobonkeabahwebaolwandlebemakude;
18bamemezabebonaumusiwokushakwalo,bethi: “Ngumuphiumuziofananalomuziomkhuluna?
19Basebethelauthuliemakhandaabo,bamemezabekhala, belila,bethi:“Maye,maye,umuziomkhulu,lapho kwacetshiswakhonabonkeababenemikhumbiolwandle ngenxayokubizakwawookuhle!ngobangehoraelilodwa selichithekile
20Thokozangawowenazulu,nanibaphostoliabangcwele, nanibaprofethi;ngobauNkulunkuluukuphindiselekulo 21Ingelosienamandlayafukulaitsheelinjengelokusila elikhulu,yaliphonsaolwandle,ithi:“KanjaloiBabiloni umuziomkhululiyakuphonswaphansingamandla,lingabe lisafunyanwa.
22Ilizwilababethaamahabhu,labahlabeleli,lababetha imitshingo,labamacilongoalisayikuzwakalalakanyekuwe; nengcwetiyanomayimuphiumsebenziayiyo ayiyikutholwakuwe;umsindowetshelokugaya awusayikuzwakalakuwenakanye;
23Nokukhanyakwesibaniakusayikukhanyakuwenakanye; nezwilomyeninelomlobokazialisayikuzwakalakuwe nakanye;ngokubangobuthakathibakhoizizwezonke zikhohlisiwe.
24Kuyokwafunyanwaigazilabaprofethi,nelabangcwele, nelabobonkeababulawaemhlabeni
ISAHLUKO19
1Emvakwalokhongezwaizwielikhululesixukuesikhulu ezulwini,lithi:Haleluya!Insindiso,nenkazimulo,nodumo, namandla,makubeeNkosiniuNkulunkuluwethu;
2Ngokubaziqinisilefuthizilungileizahlulelozakhe, ngokubausahluleleisifebeesikhuluesonakalisaumhlaba ngobufebebaso,waliphindiselaigazilezincekuzakhe esandlenisaso.
3Baphindabathi:HaleluyaFuthiumusiwawowenyuka kuzekubephakadenaphakade
4Ayesewaphansiamalungaangamashumiamabilinane nezidalwaezineeziphilayo,akhulekakuNkulunkuluohlezi esihlalwenisobukhosi,athi:“Amen!Alleluya
5Kwavelaizwiesihlalwenisobukhosi,lithi:“Dumisani uNkulunkuluwethu,nonkeninazincekuzakhe,nani enimesabayo,abancanenabakhulu
6Ngezwakungathiizwilesixukuesikhulu,nanjengezwi lamanziamaningi,nanjengezwilokudumaokukhulu,lithi: “Haleluya,ngokubaiNkosiuNkulunkuluuMninimandla onkeiyabusa.”
7Kasijabulenisithokoze,simnikeudumo,ngobaumtshado weWundluusufikile,lomkalousezilungisile.
8Wavunyelwaukubaembatheilinenielicolekileyo, elihlanzekilenelimhlophe,ngokubailinenielicolekileyo lingukulungakwabangcwele
9Yathikimi:Bhalaukuthi:Babusisiweabamenyelwe esidlwenisomshadoweWundluYathikimi:Lawa angamazwikaNkulunkuluaqinisileyo
10NgawangasezinyawenizayoukubangiyikhonzeYathi kimi:“Bheka,ungakwenzi;minangiyincekukanyenawe nabazalwanebakhoabanobufakazibukaJesu;
11Ngabonaizululivulekile,bheka,ihhashielimhlophe; nohleziphezukwaloubizwangokuthioThembekileyo noQiniso,futhingokulungauyahlulelafuthienzeimpi.
12Amehloakheenjengelangabilomlilo,nasekhandalakhe kukhonaimiqheleeminingi;wayelebizoelilotshiweyo elalingaziwamuntu,ngaphandlekwakhe 13Wembetheinguboecwilisweegazini,negamalakhe ubizwangokuthinguLizwilikaNkulunkulu.
14Amabuthoasezulwiniamlandelaekhweleamahhashi amhlophe,embetheilinenielicolekileyo,elimhlophe nelihlanzekileyo.
15Emlonyeniwakhekuphumainkembaebukhali,ukuze ashayengayoizizwe,azibusangentongayensimbi, unyathelaisikhamosewayinisolakanolaka lukaNkulunkuluuMninimandlaonke
16Engutsheniyakhenasethangenilakhekunegama lilotshiweukuthi:INKOSIYAMAKHOSI,NOMKOSI WABABUSI
17Ngasengibonaingelosiimielangeni;yamemezangezwi elikhulu,ithikuzozonkeizinyoniezindizayoemkhathini wezulu:WozaninibuthaneesidlwenisikaNkulunkulu omkhulu;
18ukuzenidleinyamayamakhosi,nenyamayezinduna, nenyamayamadodaanamandla,nenyamayamahhashi, neyabahleziphezukwawo,nenyamayabobonkeabantu, abakhululekileyonabayizigqila,ezincanenezinkulu
19Ngabonaisilo,namakhosiomhlaba,namabuthoawo, ebutheneukubaalwenohleziehhashini,nebutholakhe.
20Isilosabanjwakanyenasonomprofethiwamanga owenzaizibonakalisophambikwaso,adukisangazolabo abamukelauphawulwesilonabakhulekelaumfanekiso wasoLababobabilibaphonswabesezwaechibinilomlilo elivuthaisibabule
21Abaseleyobabulawangenkembayohleziehhashini, inkembaephumaemlonyeniwakhe,nezinyonizonke zasuthainyamayabo
ISAHLUKO20
1Ngasengibonaingelosiyehlaezulwini,iphethe isihluthulelosakwalashaneketangaelikhuluesandlenisayo 2Yambambaudrako,inyokaendalaenguSathane noSathane,yambophaiminyakaeyinkulungwane.
3Yayiphoselakwalasha,yamvalela,yabekauphawuphezu kwayo,ukuzeingabeesazidukisaizizwe,izeigcwaliseke iminyakaeyinkulungwane,emvakwalokhoimelwe ukukhululwaisikhashana
4Ngasengibonaizihlalozobukhosi,bahlalakuzo,banikwa ukwahlulela,ngabonanemiphefumuloyalabo ababenqunyweamakhandangenxayobufakazibukaJesu nangenxayezwilikaNkulunkulunabangakhulekangakuso isilonomfanekisowakhe,bengalutholangauphawu emabunziniabo,nomaezandlenizabo;baphila,babusa kanyenoKristuiminyakaeyinkulungwane
5Kodwaabanyeabafileyoabaphindangabaphilayaze yaphelaiminyakaeyinkulungwaneLokhukungukuvuka kokuqala
6Ubusisiweungcwelelowoonesabeloekuvukenikokuqala, phezukwabanjaloukufakwesibiliakunamandla,kepha bayakubangabapristibakaNkulunkulunabakaKristu, babusekanyenayeiminyakaeyinkulungwane
7Laphoisiphelileiminyakaeyinkulungwane,uSathane uyakukhululwaetilongwenilakhe;
8Uyakuphumaukudukisaizizweezisemagumbiniomane omhlaba,uGoginoMagogi,zibaqoqeleempini,isibalo sabosingangesihlabathisolwandle
9Bakhuphukelaebubanzinibomhlaba,bahaqaikamu labangcwelenomuziothandekayo;kwehlaumlilouvela kuNkulunkuluuvelaezulwini,wabaqeda
10USathaneowabadukisayowaphonswaechibinilomlilo nesibabule,laphokukhonaisilonomprofethiwamanga, futhibayohlushwaimininobusukukuzekubephakade naphakade
11Ngasengibonaisihlalosobukhosiesikhuluesimhlophe, nohlezikuso,obusobakhebabalekelaubusobakhenezulu; kabafunyanwangaindawoyabo.
12Ngabonaabafileyo,abancanenabakhulu,bemiphambi kukaNkulunkulu;izincwadizavulwa,nenyeincwadi yavulwa,eyincwadiyokuphila;abafileyobahlulelwa ngalokhookulotshiweezincwadininjengokwemisebenzi yabo
13Ulwandlelwakhiphaabafileyoababekulo;nokufa nesihogokwakhiphaabafileyoababekukho,bahlulelwa yilowonalowonjengokwemisebenziyakhe
14Ukufanesihogokwaphonswaechibinilomlilo.Lokhu kungukufakwesibili
15Lowoongafunyanwangaelotshiweencwadiniyokuphila waphonswaechibinilomlilo.
ISAHLUKO21
1Ngasengibonaizuluelishanomhlabaomusha,ngokuba izululokuqalanomhlabawokuqalakudlulile;ulwandle lwalungasekho.
2Ngabonaumuziongcwele,iJerusalemaelisha,wehla uvelakuNkulunkuluezulwini,ulungisiwe njengomlobokaziohlotshiselweumyeniwakhe.
3Ngasengizwaizwielikhululivelaezulwini,lithi:Bheka, itabernakelelikaNkulunkululikubantu,uyakuhlalanabo, babengabantubakhe,yenauNkulunkuluabenabo,abe nguNkulunkuluwabo
4FuthiuNkulunkuluuyakwesulazonkeizinyembezi emehlweniabo;ukufaakusayikuba-khona,nokudabuka, nokukhala,nobuhlunguakusayikuba-khona;ngokuba okokuqalakudlulile
5Wayesethiohleziesihlalwenisobukhosi:“Bheka,ngenza konkekubekushaYathikimi:Bhala,ngokubalawamazwi aqinisile,athembekile
6Wathikimi:Sekwenzekile.Minangingu-Alfano-Omega, isiqalonesiphethoOwomileyongiyakumnikangesihle emthonjeniwamanziokuphila.
7Onqobayouyakudlaifalakhokonke;ngiyakuba nguNkulunkuluwayo,yonaibeyindodanayami
8Kephaamagwala,nabangakholwayo,nabanengekayo, nababulali,nezifebe,nabathakathi,nabakhonzaizithombe, nabobonkeabaqambaamanga,isabelosabosiyakuba sechibinielivuthaumlilonesibabule,okungukufakwesibili 9Kwasekufikakimienyeyezingelosieziyisikhombisa ezazinezitshaeziyisikhombisaezigcweleizinhlupho eziyisikhombisazokugcina,yakhulumanami,yathi:“Woza lapha,ngizokubonisaumlobokazi,umkaWundlu 10YangithwalangikuMoyayayaentabenienkulu nephakemeyo,yangikhombisaumuziomkhulu, iJerusalemaelingcwele,wehlauvelaezulwini kuNkulunkulu;
11UlenkazimulokaNkulunkulu; 12inogangeolukhulunoluphakemeyo,inamasango ayishuminambili,nasemasangweniizingelosieziyishumi nambili,kulotshwekuwoamagamaangawezizwe eziyishuminambilizabantwanabakwa-Israyeli.
13Ngasempumalangaamasangoamathathu; ngasenyakathoamasangoamathathu;eningizimuamasango amathathu;nangasentshonalangaamasangoamathathu.
14Ugangelomuzilwalunezisekeloeziyishuminambili, nakuzoamagamaabaphostoliabayishuminambili beWundlu
15Lowoowayekhulumanamiwayenohlangalwegolide ukuzealinganiseumuzi,namasangoawo,nogangelwawo.
16Umuziwawunezinhlangothiezineezilinganayo,ubude bawobungangobubanzibawo;walinganisaumuzi ngohlanga,amastadiyuayizinkulungwaneeziyishumi nambiliubudenobubanzinokuphakamakwawo kuyalingana
17Yalinganisaugangelwawo,izingaloeziyikhulu namashumiamanenane,ngesilinganisosomuntu, okungukuthi,sengelosi
18Ugangelwawolwakhiwengejaspi,nomuzi wawuyigolideelicwengekileyo,linjengengilazi ecwebezelayo
19Futhiizisekelozogangelomuzizazihlotshiswengazo zonkeizinhlobozamatsheayiguguIsisekelosokuqala sasiyijaspi;eyesibiliisafire;eyesithathuikalikedoni; eyesineiyisimaragidu; 20eyesihlanuyisardonikisi;eyesithuphayisardiyu; eyesikhombisaikrizolithe;eyesishiyagalombiliikrisolite; eyesishiyagalolunyeyitopazi;eyeshumiyikrisoprasu; eyeshuminanyeyihiyakinte;eyeshuminambili,i-amethiste 21Amasangoayishuminambiliayengamapareleayishumi nambili;isangongalinyelalingeleparelelinye,nesitaladi somuzisasiyigolideelicwengekileyonjengengilazi ekhanyayo
22Angibonangaithempelikuwo,ngokubaiNkosi uNkulunkuluuMninimandlaonkeneWundlubayithempeli lawo
23Umuziawudingiilanganenyangaukubakukhanye kuwo,ngokubainkazimulokaNkulunkuluiyawukhanyisa, nokukhanyakwawoiWundlu
24Izizwezabasindiswayoziyakuhambaekukhanyeni kwawo,namakhosiomhlabaalethakuwoinkazimulo nodumolwawo
25Amasangoawoawasozeavalwaemini,ngokuba ubusukuabuyikubakhonalapho
26Futhibayolethainkazimulonodumolwezizwekuwo.
27Kakusozekungeneluthoolungcolileyokulo,lobayini eyenzaamanyalalobaamanga,kodwaabalotshiweyo egwalwenilwempilolweWundlu
ISAHLUKO22
1Yangikhombisaumfulawamanziokuphilaucwebezela njengekristalu,uphumaesihlalwenisobukhosi sikaNkulunkuluneseWundlu.
2Phakathikwesitaladisawonangaphesheyakomfula kwakukhonaumuthiwokuphila,othelaizitheloeziyishumi nambili,uthelaizithelozawoinyanganenyanga;izizwe.
3Akusayikubakhonaisiqalekiso,kephaisihlalosobukhosi sikaNkulunkuluneseWundlusiyakubakuwo;nezinceku zakheziyakumkhonza;
4Futhibayobonaubusobakhe;negamalakheliyakuba semabunziniazo.
5Ubusukuabuyikubakhonalapho;futhiabadingi ikhandlela,nokukhanyakwelanga;ngokubaiNkosi uNkulunkuluiyakukhanyisela,futhibayobusakuzekube phakadenaphakade
6Yathikimi:“Lawamazwiathembekile,aqinisile, neNkosiuNkulunkuluwabaprofethiabangcweleyathuma ingelosiyayoukubonisaizincekuzayookumelwezenzeke masinyane.
7Bheka,ngiyezamasinyane;ubusisiweogcinaamazwi esiprofethosalencwadi
8MinaJohanenginguyeowazibonalezizintonowezwayo. Kwathisengizwile,sengibonile,ngawaphansiukuba ngikhulekephambikwezinyawozengelosieyayingibonise lezizinto.
9Yathikimi:“Bheka,ungakwenzi,ngokubangiyinceku kanyenawe,nabazalwanebakhoabaprofethi,nabagcina amazwialencwadi;
10Yathikimi:Ungavalingophawuamazwiesiprofetho salencwadi,ngokubaisikhathisiseduze
11Ongalungilemakaqhubekeengalungile,nongcolile makaqhubekeengcolile,nolungileyomakaqhubeke elungile,nongcwelemakahlalengcwele
12Bheka,ngiyezamasinyane;nomvuzowamiukimi, ukumnikayilowonalowonjengomsebenziwakhe
13Minangingu-Alfano-Omega,isiqalonesiphetho, owokuqalanowokugcina.
14Babusisiweabenzaimilayoyakhe,ukuzebabelelungelo esihlahlenisokuphila,lokungenaemziningamasango 15Ngaphandlekukhonaizinja,nabathakathi,nezifebe, nababulali,nabakhonzaizithombe,nabobonkeabathanda nabawenzaamanga
16MinaJesungithumileingelosiyamiukufakazakinilezi zintoemabandleniMinangiyimpandenenzalokaDavide, inkanyeziyokusaekhanyayo
17UMoyanomlobokazibathi:Woza.Nozwayomakathi: WozaNowomileyomakezeFuthiyilowonalowoothanda makathatheamanziokuphilangesihle
18Ngobangiyafakazakuyewonkeumuntuowezwayo amazwiesiprofethosalolugwalo:Ubaumuntuengeza kulezizinto,uNkulunkuluuzakwengezelelakuye izinhluphoezilotshwekulencwadi;
19Futhiumaumuntuesusaemazwiniencwadiyalesi siprofetho,uNkulunkuluuyakususaisabelosakhe encwadiniyokuphila,nasemziniongcwele,nakulokho okulotshiwekulencwadi
20Ofakazangalezizintouthi:“Nempelangiyeza masinyane.Amen.Nomakunjalo,woza,NkosiJesu. 21UmusaweNkosiyethuuJesuKristumawubenaninonke Amen