ISambulo 10

₁Ngase ngibona enye ingelosi enamandla yehla ivela ezulwini, yembethe ifu, nothingo lwenkosazana luphezu kwekhanda layo, ubuso bayo babunjengelanga, izinyawo zayo zinjengezinsika zomlilo, ₂iphethe esandleni sayo incwadi encane evuliweyo. Yayisibeka unyawo lwayo lwesokunene phezu kolwandle, kwathi olwesokhohlo yalubeka phezu kwezwe, ₃yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu elinjengokubhodla kwengonyama, lapho imemeza, imidumo eyisikhombisa yakhuluma ngamaphimbo ayo. ₄Seyikhulumile imidumo eyisikhombisa, ngase ngizobhala, kodwa ngezwa izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Sicilela ngophawu olukhulunywe yimidumo eyisikhombisa, kodwa ungakubhali.”

₅Ingelosi engayibona ime phezu kolwandle naphezu komhlabathi, yaphakamisa isandla sayo sokunene yasibhekisa ezulwini, ₆yafunga Yena ophilayo kuze kube phakade naphakade, owadala izulu nakho konke okukulo, umhlaba nakho konke okukuwo, nolwandle nakho konke okukulo, yathi: “Akusayukuba bikho kubambezeleka. ₇Kepha kuyakuthi ngezinsuku lapho ingelosi yesikhombisa isizakubetha icilongo layo, kulapho-ke imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu iyakube isifeziwe, njengalokhu amemezela ezincekwini zakhe, abaphrofethi, ngezindaba ezijabulisayo.”

₈Izwi engalizwa livela ezulwini laphinda futhi lakhulma nami, lathi: “Hamba uthabathe incwadi evulekileyo esesandleni sengelosi emi phezu kolwandle naphezu komhlaba.”

₉Ngaya-ke engelosini; ngayitshela ukuba inginike incwadi encane. Yathi kimi: “Yithathe, uyidle; izakubaba esiswini sakho, kodwa emlonyeni wakho izakuba mnandi njengoju.”

₁₀Ngayithatha incwadi encane esandleni sengelosi, ngayidla. Yayimnandi njengoju emlonyeni wami, nalapho sengiyidlile, yababa esiswini sami. ₁₁Zase zithi kimi: “Kufanele ukuba uphrofethe futhi ngabantu abaningi, izizwe, izilimi, namakhosi.”