IsAmbulo Esiya KuJohane
4 Ngemva kwalokhu ngabona umnyango ovulekile ezulwini, izwi lokuqala engalizwa likhuluma nami lalinjengecilongo, lithi: “Khuphukela lapha, ngizokubonisa izinto okumele zenzeke.” 2 Ngemva kwalokhu masinyane ngaba semandleni omoya, bheka! isihlalo sobukhosi sasisendaweni yaso ezulwini, kwakukhona ohlezi kulesi sihlalo sobukhosi. + 3 Lowo owayehlezi wayebukeka njengetshe lejaspi + netshe elibomvu,* isihlalo sobukhosi sasizungezwe uthingo olubukeka njenge-emeraldi. *+
4 Isihlalo sobukhosi sasizungezwe yizihlalo zobukhosi ezingu-24, kulezi zihlalo zobukhosi ngabona kuhlezi abadala abangu-24 + begqoke izingubo ezimhlophe, emakhanda abo kunemiqhele yegolide. 5 Esihlalweni sobukhosi kwakuphuma imibani, + amazwi kanye nokuduma kwezulu; + kukhona izibani zomlilo eziyisikhombisa ezivuthayo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, lezi zisho imimoya eyisikhombisa kaNkulunkulu. + 6 Phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi kwakukhona okufana nolwandle lwengilazi, + njengekristalu.
Kwakunezidalwa ezine eziphilayo + zigcwele amehlo ngaphambili nangemuva, ziphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi* futhi zisizungezile. 7 Isidalwa esiphilayo sokuqala sasinjengebhubesi, + isidalwa esiphilayo sesibili sinjengenkunzi, + isidalwa esiphilayo sesithathu + sasinobuso obunjengobomuntu, kanti isidalwa esiphilayo sesine + sasinjengokhozi olundizayo. + 8 Ngokuqondene nalezi zidalwa ezine eziphilayo, ngasinye sazo sasinamaphiko ayisithupha; zigcwele amehlo nxazonke nangaphansi kwamaphiko. + Aziphumuli, imini nobusuku zithi: “Ungcwele, ungcwele, ungcwele uJehova *+ uNkulunkulu, uMninimandla Onke, owayekhona nokhona nozayo.” +
9 Noma nini lapho izidalwa eziphilayo zinikela inkazimulo nodumo nokubonga kuLowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, Lowo ophila kuze kube phakade naphakade, + 10 abadala abangu-24 + bawa phansi phambi kwaLowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi bakhulekele Lowo ophila kuze kube phakade naphakade, baphonse imiqhele yabo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, bathi: 11 “Kukufanele Jehova* Nkulunkulu wethu, ukwamukela inkazimulo + nodumo + namandla, + ngoba wadala zonke izinto, + nangenxa yentando yakho zaba khona zadalwa.”