ISambulo 4:1-11
4 Ngemva kwalokho ngakhangela ngabona umnyango owawuvulekile ezulwini, njalo ilizwi lokuqala engalizwa likhuluma lami lalinjengecilongo, lisithi: “Woza ngapha phezulu, ngizakutshengisa izinto okumele zenzakale.”
2 Ngemva kwalokho ngahle ngaba semandleni omoya, njalo ngabona isihlalo sobukhosi sisendaweni yaso ezulwini futhi kwakulomuntu owayehlezi kulesosihlalo sobukhosi.
3 Lowo owayehlezi kuso wayekhazimula angathi lilitshe lejaspa lelitshe lesadiyasi* futhi isihlalo sobukhosi sasigonjolozelwe ngumchilowamakhosikazi owawufanana le-emeraldi.
4 Isihlalo sobukhosi lesi sasigonjolozelwe yizihlalo zobukhosi ezingu-24 njalo ngabona abadala abangu-24 behlezi kulezozihlalo zobukhosi begqoke izembatho ezimhlophe, belemiqhele yegolide emakhanda abo.
5 Esihlalweni sobukhosi kwakuphuma umbane lamazwi kanye lemidumo yezulu, njalo kwakulezibane eziyisikhombisa zomlilo ezazibhebha phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi futhi izibane lezi zimela imimoya kaNkulunkulu eyisikhombisa.
6 Phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi kwakulento enjengolwandle lwengilazi njalo yayinjengelitshe lekristali.
Phakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi* kanye lasemaceleni aso wonke kwakulezidalwa ezine eziphilayo ezazigcwele amehlo phambili langemuva.
7 Isidalwa esiphilayo sokuqala sasinjengesilwane, isidalwa esiphilayo sesibili sasinjengenkunzi, isidalwa esiphilayo sesithathu sona sasilobuso obunjengobomuntu njalo isidalwa esiphilayo sesine sasinjengokhozi oluphaphayo.
8 Ngasinye sezidalwa ezine eziphilayo sasilempiko eziyisithupha futhi zazigcwele amehlo yonke indawo langaphansi. Ebusuku lemini ziqhubeka zisithi: “Ungcwele, ungcwele, ungcwele uJehova uNkulunkulu, uSomandla, lowo owayekhona lokhona lozayo.”
9 Zikhathi zonke nxa izidalwa eziphilayo zikhazimulisa Lowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, zimdumisa futhi zimbonga Lowo ophila kuze kube nini lanini,
10 abadala abangu-24 bayazilahla phansi phambi kwaLowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, bamkhonze Lowo ophila kuze kube nini lanini njalo babeka imiqhele yabo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, besithi:
11 “Ufanele Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu ukwamukela inkazimulo lodumo lamandla ngoba wadala zonke izinto njalo ngenxa yentando yakho zaba khona, zadalwa.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “lelitshe elibomvu eliligugu.”
^ Kumbe, “Phakathi laphakathi, lapho okwakulesihlalo sobukhosi.”
