IsAmbulo Esiya KuJohane 5:1-14
5 Esandleni sokudla saLowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi + ngabona umqulu ubhalwe ngaphakathi nangaphandle,* uvalwe waqiniswa ngezimpawu eziyisikhombisa.
2 Ngabona ingelosi enamandla imemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ithi: “Ngubani okufanelekelayo ukuvula umqulu aqaqe izimpawu zawo?”
3 Kodwa kwakungekho noyedwa ezulwini noma emhlabeni noma ngaphansi komhlaba owayekwazi ukuwuvula umqulu noma ukuwufunda.
4 Ngakhala kakhulu ngoba engekho owatholakala ekufanelekela ukuwuvula lo mqulu noma ukuwufunda.
5 Kodwa omunye wabadala wathi kimi: “Yeka ukukhala. Bheka! IBhubesi* lesizwe sakwaJuda, + impande + kaDavide, + linqobile + ukuze liwuvule umqulu nezimpawu zawo eziyisikhombisa.”
6 Ngabona kumi iwundlu + eceleni* kwesihlalo sobukhosi naphakathi kwezidalwa eziphilayo ezine kanye nabadala, + kunjengokungathi lihlatshiwe, + linezimpondo eziyisikhombisa namehlo ayisikhombisa—amehlo asho imimoya eyisikhombisa kaNkulunkulu + ethunyelwe emhlabeni wonke.
7 Ngaso leso sikhathi lasondela lawuthatha esandleni sokudla saLowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. +
8 Lapho lithatha lo mqulu, izidalwa ezine eziphilayo nabadala abangu-24 + bawa phansi phambi kweWundlu, yilowo nalowo enehabhu nezitsha zegolide ezazigcwele impepho. (Impepho isho imithandazo yabangcwele.) +
9 Bahlabelela ingoma entsha, + bethi: “Uyakufanelekela ukuthatha umqulu uvule izimpawu zawo, ngoba wahlatshwa futhi ngegazi lakho wathengela uNkulunkulu abantu + kuzo zonke izinhlanga nezilimi nabantu nezizwe, +
10 wabenza baba ngumbuso + nabapristi kuNkulunkulu wethu, + futhi bayobusa njengamakhosi + phezu komhlaba.”
11 Ngabona, futhi ngezwa izwi lezingelosi eziningi ezizungeze isihlalo sobukhosi nezidalwa eziphilayo nabadala, isibalo sazo sasingamashumi ezinkulungwane aphindwe ngamashumi ezinkulungwane nezinkulungwane zezinkulungwane, +
12 zazithi ngezwi elikhulu: “IWundlu elahlatshwa + liyakufanelekela ukwamukela igunya nengcebo nokuhlakanipha namandla nodumo nenkazimulo nesibusiso.” +
13 Zonke izidalwa ezisezulwini nasemhlabeni nangaphansi komhlaba + nezisolwandle, yebo, zonke izinto ezikukho, ngazizwa zithi: “KuLowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi + nakulo iWundlu + makube isibusiso nodumo + nenkazimulo namandla kuze kube phakade naphakade.” +
14 Izidalwa ezine eziphilayo zazithi: “Amen!” abadala bawa phansi bakhuleka.
