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4 Ngemva kwalokhu, qala! Ngabona umnyango ovulekileko ezulwini, nelizwi lokuthoma engalizwa likhuluma nami belinjengebhorompita, lithi: “Iza phezulwapha, ngizokutjengisa izinto ekufuze zenzeke.” 2 Msinyana ngemva kwalokhu ngaba semandleni wommoya, begodu qala, isihlalo sobukhosi besisendawenaso ezulwini, kunothileko ohlezi kiso. 3 Loyo ohleziko bekabonakala njengelitje lejasiperi nelitje lesaridiyu,* isihlalo sobukhosi besibhodwe lizungu lekosi elibonakala njenge-emeraldi.
4 Isihlalo sobukhosi besibhodwe ziinhlalo zobukhosi ezima-24, eenhlalweni zobukhosezi ngabona abadala abama-24 bahlezi kizo bambethe izambatho ezimhlophe, begodu eenhloko zabo bekuneenhlohlo zegolide. 5 Eenhlalweni zobukhosezi bekuvela umbani namezwi nokuduma; godu bekunamalampa alikhomba womlilo ovuthako phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, lawo atjho imimoya elikhomba kaZimu. 6 Ngaphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi bekunokuthileko okufana nelwandle elinjengerhalasi, njengekhristali.
Phakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi namahlangothi woke abhode isihlalo sobukhosi bekuneembunjwa ezine eziphilako ebezizele amehlo phambili nangemuva. 7 Isibunjwa esiphilako sokuthoma besinjengebhubezi, isibunjwa esiphilako sesibili besinjengekunzi, isibunjwa esiphilako sesithathu besinobuso obunjengebomuntu, begodu isibunjwa esiphilako sesine besinjengekhozi eliphaphako. 8 Ngokuphathelene neembunjwa ezine, ngasinye besinamaphiko asithandathu; amaphiko lawo bewanamehlo mazombe nangaphasi. Godu imini nobusuku bezisolo zithi: “Ucwengile, ucwengile, ucwengile uJehova uZimu, uMninimandla woke, obekakhona okhona begodu ozako.”
9 Qobe iimbunjwa eziphilako naziphazimulisa, zidumise begodu zithokoze loyo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, loyo ophila phakade naphakade, 10 abadala abama-24 baguqa phambi kwaloyo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi balotjhe loyo ophila phakade naphakade, baphose iinhlohlo zabo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, bathi: 11 “Ufanele, Jehova Zimethu, ukwamukela iphazimulo, idumo namandla, ngombana wadala zoke izinto, begodu ngebanga lentando yakho zaba khona zadalwa.”