ISambulo KuJohane 7:1-17
7 Ngemva kwalokho ngabona izingilosi ezine zimi emagumbini amane omhlaba, ziyibambe zayiqinisa imimoya emine yomhlaba ukuze kungabi lomoya ovunguzayo emhlabeni kumbe elwandle lakuloba yisiphi isihlahla.
2 Ngasengibona enye ingilosi ikhwela ivela empumalanga ilophawu lukaNkulunkulu ophilayo. Yamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu ikhuluma lezingilosi ezine ezazivunyelwe ukuthi zilimaze umhlaba lolwandle,
3 yathi: “Lingawulimazi umhlaba loba ulwandle loba izihlahla size sifake uphawu+ emabunzini+ ezinceku zikaNkulunkulu wethu.”
4 Ngasengisizwa inani lalabo ababefakwe uphawu. Babeyi-144 000+ njalo babevela kuzo zonke izizwana zamadodana ako-Israyeli:+
5 Esizwaneni sakoJuda babengu-12 000 ababefakwe uphawu,esizwaneni sakoRubheni babengu-12 000,esizwaneni sakoGadi babengu-12 000,
6 esizwaneni sako-Asheri babengu-12 000,esizwaneni sakoNafithali babengu-12 000,esizwaneni sakoManase+ babengu-12 000,
7 esizwaneni sakoSimiyoni babengu-12 000,esizwaneni sakoLevi babengu-12 000,esizwaneni sako-Isakhari babengu-12 000,
8 esizwaneni sakoZebhuloni babengu-12 000,esizwaneni sakoJosefa babengu-12 000,esizwaneni sakoBhenjamini babengu-12 000 ababefakwe uphawu.
9 Ngemva kwalokho ngabona ixuku elikhulu njalo kakho owayengenelisa ukulibala! Laliphuma kuzo zonke izizwe, lezizwana, labantu kanye lezindimi+ futhi lalimi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi laphambi kweMvana ligqoke izembatho ezimhlophe,+ liphethe ingatsha zelala ezandleni.+
10 Ixuku leli liqhubeka limemeza ngelizwi elikhulu lisithi: “Insindiso ivela kuNkulunkulu wethu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi,+ lakuyo iMvana.”+
11 Zonke izingilosi zazimi zigombolozele isihlalo sobukhosi labadala+ kanye lezidalwa ezine eziphilayo njalo zazilahla phansi zakhothama phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi zakhonza uNkulunkulu,
12 zisithi: “Ameni! Udumo, lenkazimulo, lokuhlakanipha, lokubonga, lenhlonipho, lamandla lokuqina akube kuNkulunkulu wethu kuze kube nini lanini.+ Ameni.”
13 Omunye wabadala wasesithi kimi: “Kanti laba abagqoke izembatho ezimhlophe+ ngobani njalo bavela ngaphi?”
14 Mina ngahle ngathi kuye: “Nguwe okwaziyo nkosi yami.” Yena wathi kimi: “Laba yibo abaphuma ekuhluphekeni okukhulu+ njalo sebegezise izembatho zabo egazini leMvana,+ bazenza zaba mhlophe.
15 Yikho bephambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu njalo bemenzela inkonzo engcwele ethempelini lakhe emini lebusuku futhi lowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi+ uzakwelulela itende lakhe phezu kwabo.+
16 Ngeke baphinde balambe njalo ngeke baphinde bome, lelanga kalisoze libahangule futhi ukutshisa okuvuthayo akusoze kubaxathule+
17 ngoba iMvana+ ephakathi* kwesihlalo sobukhosi izabelusa,+ ibakhokhele ibase emithonjeni yamanzi okuphila+ njalo uNkulunkulu uzakwesula zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abo.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “eseceleni.”
