IsAmbulo
22 Yangitjengisa umlambo wamanzi wokuphila, utsenge njengekhristali, ugeleza uvela esihlalweni sobukhosi sakaZimu neMvana 2 wehlela hlangana nendlela ekulu yedorobho. Mahlangothi womabili womlambo bekunemithi ethela imihlobo eli-12 yeenthelo, ithela iinthelo zayo qobe nyanga. Amakari wemithi leyo bekungewokulapha iintjhaba.
3 Angekhe kusaba nesiqalekiso. Kodwana isihlalo sobukhosi sakaZimu neseMvana sizokuba sedorobhenelo, iinceku zakhe zizokunikela kuye umsebenzi ocwengileko; 4 zizokubona ubuso bakhe, nebizo lakhe lizokuba seempandla zazo. 5 Godu, ubusuku angekhe busaba khona, angekhe zisatlhoga nokukhanya kwesibani namkha ukukhanya kwelanga, ngombana uJehova uZimu uzozikhanyisela, begodu zizokubusa njengamakhosi bekube phakade naphakade.
6 Wathi kimi: “Amezwi la athembekile begodu aliqiniso; iye, uJehova, uZimu ophefumulele abaphorofidi, uthumele ingilozakhe bona itjengise iinceku zakhe izinto okufuze zenzeke msinyana. 7 Qala! Ngiyeza msinyana. Uyathaba nanyana ngubani olalela amezwi wesiphorofido somsongo lo.”
8 Mina Jwanisi, ngimi obekezwa begodu abona izintwezi. Ngathi nangizizwako begodu ngizibona, ngaguqa eenyaweni zengilozi ebeyingitjengisa izintwezi bona ngiyilotjhe. 9 Kodwana yathi kimi: “Yelela! Ungakwenzi lokho! Ngiyinceku nje kwaphela ekunye nawe neyabafowenu abaphorofidi neyalabo abaphetha amezwi womsongo lo. Lotjha uZimu.”
10 Godu yathi kimi: “Ungawavali amezwi womsongo lo, ngombana isikhathi esibekiweko sitjhidele. 11 Ongakalungi akarage ngokungalungi, osilapheleko akarage ekusilaphaleni kwakhe; kodwana olungileko akarage ekulungeni, nocwengileko akarage ngokucwengeka.
12 “ ‘Qala! Ngiyeza msinyana, umvuzo engiphana ngawo unami, bona ngibuyisele ngamunye ngokomsebenzakhe. 13 Ngingu-Alfa no-Omega,* wokuthoma newamaswaphela, isithomo nesiphetho. 14 Bayathaba labo abahlanza izambatho zabo, ukuze bafumane ilungelo lokuya emithini yokuphila nokobana bangene edorobheni ngamasangwalo. 15 Ngaphandle kunezinja* nalabo abenza ubungoma nalabo abenza izenzo zomseme ezisisono* nababulali nabalotjha iinthombe nawo woke umuntu othanda begodu aphile ngokuleya amala.’
16 “ ‘Mina, Jesu, ngathumela ingilozami bona inikele ubufakazi malungana nezintwezi ngebanga lamabandla. Ngimrabhu nesizukulwana sakaDavida nekhwezi eliphazimulako.’ ”
17 Ummoya nomakoti basolo bathi, “Yiza!” Godu nanyana ngubani ozwako akathi, “Yiza!” Godu nanyana ngubani owomileko akeze; nanyana ngubani othandako akathathe amanzi wokuphila ngesihle.
18 “Nginikela ubufakazi ngananyana ngubani ozwa amezwi womsongo lo: Nangabe kukhona ongezelela ezintwenezi, uZimu uzomngezelelela iimbetho ezitlolwe emsongweni lo; 19 godu nangabe kukhona okhupha ilitho emezwini womsongo wesiphorofidwesi, uZimu uzokukhupha isabelo sakhe emithini yokuphila nedorobheni elicwengileko, okuzizinto ezitlolwe emsongweni lo.
20 “Loyo ofakaza ngezintwezi uthi, ‘Kwamambala, ngiyeza msinyana.’ ”
“Amen! Yiza, Kosi Jesu.”
21 Kwangathi umusa omkhulu weKosi uJesu ungaba nabacwengileko.