IsAmbulo
21 Ngabona izulu elitjha nephasi elitjha; ngombana izulu laphambilini nephasi laphambilini kudlulile, nelwandle alisekho. 2 Godu ngabona idorobho elicwengileko, iJerusalema eliTjha, lehla livela ezulwini kuZimu lilungiswe njengomakoti ahlotjiselwe indodakwakhe. 3 Ngalokho ngezwa ilizwi elikhulu livela esihlalweni sobukhosi lithi: “Qala! Itende lakaZimu lihlangana nabantu, uzokuhlala nabo, bona bazokuba babantu bakhe. UZimu ngokwakhe uzokuba nabo. 4 Uzokusula zoke iinyembezi emehlwenabo, ukufa angekhe kusaba khona, namkha isizi namkha ukulila namkha ubuhlungu angekhe kusaba khona. Izinto zaphambilini zidlulile.”
5 Loyo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi wathi: “Qala! Ngenza zoke izinto zibe zitjha.” Godu wathi: “Tlola, ngombana amezwi la athembekile begodu aliqiniso.” 6 Wathi kimi: “Sewenzekile! Ngingu-Alfa no-Omega,* isithomo nesiphetho. Nanyana ngubani owomileko ngizomnikela amanzi emthonjeni wokuphila ngesihle. 7 Nanyana ngubani ohlulako uzokuzuza izintwezi njengelifa, begodu ngizokuba nguZimakhe yena abe yindodanami. 8 Kodwana amatjhatjha nalabo abangakholwako nalabo abanyenyisako ekusilaphakeni kwabo nababulali nabenza izenzo zomseme ezisisono* nalabo abenza ubungoma nabalotjha iinthombe nabo boke abaleya amala, isabelo sabo sizokuba selitsheni elivutha umlilo nesibabuli. Lokhu kutjho ukufa kwesibili.”
9 Enye yeengilozi ezilikhomba eziphethe izitja ezilikhomba ebezizele iimbetho ezilikhomba zamaswaphela yeza kimi yathi: “Yizapha, ngizokutjengisa umakoti, umfazi weMvana.” 10 Nje-ke yangithatha ngamandla wommoya yangisa entabeni ekulu ephakemeko, yangitjengisa idorobho elicwengileko iJerusalema lehla livela ezulwini kuZimu 11 linephazimulo kaZimu. Ukuphazimula kwalo bekunjengelitje eliligugu khulu, njengelitje lejasiperi elimanyazela njengekristalu elikhanyako. 12 Belineboda elikhulu eliphakemeko begodu linamasango ali-12 neengilozi ezili-12 emasangweni, begodu emasangweni lawo bekutlolwe amabizo weenkoro ezili-12 zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. 13 Epumalanga bekunamasango amathathu, etlhagwini bekunamasango amathathu, esewula bekunamasango amathathu netjhingalanga bekunamasango amathathu. 14 Iboda ledorobho belinesisekelo samatje ali-12, begodu kiwo bekunamabizo ali-12 wabapostoli abali-12 beMvana.
15 Nje-ke loyo ebekakhuluma nami bekaphethe umhlanga wegolide njengesilinganiso ukuze alinganise idorobho namasangwalo neboda lalo. 16 Idorobho belilingana mahlangothi womane, ubude balo bebulingana nobubanzi balo. Walinganisa idorobho ngomhlanga laba mastadiyu azi-12 000;* ubude, ububanzi nokuphakama kwalo bekulingana. 17 Walinganisa neboda lawo, laba makhyubithi ali-144* ngokwesilinganiso somuntu, ngesikhathi esifanako isilinganiso sengilozi. 18 Ibodelo belenziwe ngejasiperi, idorobho beliyigolide ecwengileko njengerhalasi elikhanyako. 19 Iinsekelo zeboda ledorobho bezihlotjiswe ngayo yoke imihlobo yamatje aligugu: isisekelo sokuthoma besiyijasiperi, sesibili siyisafire, sesithathu siyikhalkedoni, sesine siyi-emeraldi, 20 sesihlanu siyisaridoniksi, sesithandathu siyisaridiyu, sekhomba siyikhrisolithe, sobunane siyibherili, sethoba siyithophazi, setjhumi siyikhrisoprasi, setjhumi nanye siyihiyasinti, setjhumi nambili siyi-amethisi. 21 Godu amasango ali-12 bewamaparele; isango ngalinye belenziwe ngeparele linye. Indlela ekulu yedorobho beyiligolide elicwengileko, njengerhalasi elikhanyelako.
22 Akhenge ngibone ithempeli kilo, ngombana uJehova uZimu uMninimandla woke ulithempeli lalo, neMvana ingilo. 23 Idorobheli alitlhogi ilanga namkha inyezi bona ilikhanyisele, ngombana iphazimulo kaZimu iyalikhanyisela, neMvana isibani salo. 24 Iintjhaba zizokukhamba ngokukhanya kwalo, namakhosi wephasi azokuletha iphazimulo yawo kilo. 25 Amasangwalo angekhe avalwe emini, ngombana ubusuku ngeze bube khona.26 Bazokuletha iphazimulo nedumo leentjhaba kilo. 27 Kodwana nanyana yini esilapheleko nananyana ngubani owenza okunyenyisako nokukhohlisako angekhe angene kilo; kuzokungena kwaphela labo abatlolwe emsongweni wokuphila weMvana.