ISambulo KuJohane 5:1-14
5 Esandleni sokudla salowo owayehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi+ ngabona kulencwadimgoqwa eyayibhalwe emaceleni womabili* njalo ivalwe yananyekwa ngezimpawu eziyisikhombisa.
2 Ngabona lengilosi elamandla imemeza ngelizwi elikhulu isithi: “Ngubani ofaneleyo ukuvula incwadimgoqwa lokuthukulula izimpawu zayo?”
3 Kodwa kakho loyedwa ezulwini lasemhlabeni langaphansi komhlaba owenelisa ukuvula incwadimgoqwa loba ukukhangela phakathi kwayo.
4 Ngakhala kabuhlungu ngoba akutholakalanga loyedwa okwakumfanele ukuvula incwadimgoqwa loba ukukhangela phakathi kwayo.
5 Kodwa omunye wabadala wathi kimi: “Thula ungakhali. Khangela! Isilwane sakoJuda,+ impande+ kaDavida+ isinqobile,+ yikho isingavula incwadimgoqwa kanye lezimpawu zayo eziyisikhombisa.”
6 Ngabona imvana+ imi phakathi* kwesihlalo sobukhosi laphakathi kwezidalwa ezine eziphilayo, laphakathi kwabadala.+ Yayikhanya angathi ibulewe+ futhi yayilempondo eziyisikhombisa lamehlo ayisikhombisa+ njalo amehlo la amela imimoya kaNkulunkulu eyisikhombisa ethunywe emhlabeni wonke.
7 Imvana yahle yeza phambili yathatha incwadimgoqwa esandleni sokudla salowo owayehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi.+
8 Ithe isithethe incwadimgoqwa, izidalwa ezine eziphilayo kanye labadala abangu-24+ bazilahla phansi phambi kweMvana njalo ngamunye wabo wayephethe ihabhu* kanye lemiganu yegolide eyayigcwele impepha. (Impepha imela imithandazo yabangcwele.)+
9 Bahlabela ingoma entsha+ besithi: “Kukufanele ukuthatha incwadimgoqwa uvule izimpawu zayo ngoba wahlatshwa futhi ngegazi lakho wathengela uNkulunkulu abantu+ abavela kuzo zonke izizwana, lezindimi, lemihlobo yabantu kanye lezizwe+
10 njalo wabenza baba ngumbuso+ labaphristi kuNkulunkulu wethu+ futhi bazakuba ngamakhosi+ babuse umhlaba.”
11 Ngaphinda ngabona izingilosi ezinengi zigombolozele isihlalo sobukhosi, lezidalwa eziphilayo kanye labadala futhi ngezwa amazwi azo. Inani lazo lalingamatshumi ezinkulungwane aphindwe ngamatshumi ezinkulungwane kanye lezinkulungwane zezinkulungwane.+
12 Zazimemeza ngelizwi eliphezulu zisithi: “IMvana eyahlatshwayo+ ifanele ukwamukela amandla, lenotho, lokuhlakanipha, lokuqina, lodumo, lenkazimulo kanye lesibusiso.”+
13 Ngasengisizwa zonke izidalwa ezisezulwini lasemhlabeni langaphansi komhlaba+ laselwandle kanye lazo zonke izinto ezikhona kukho zisithi: “Isibusiso, lodumo,+ lenkazimulo, lamandla+ akube kulowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi+ lakuyo iMvana+ kuze kube nini lanini.”
14 Izidalwa ezine eziphilayo zazisithi: “Ameni!” Abadala bona basebezilahla phansi bakhonza.
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiGrikhi, “phakathi langemuva.”
^ Kumbe, “phakathi laphakathi.”
^ Ihabhu lichacho elilentambo ezifanana lezekatali.
