ISAMBULO 21

₁Ngase ngibona izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha; ngokuba izulu lokuqala nomhlaba wokuqala kudlulile, nolwandle alusekho.

₂Ngabona umuzi ongcwele, iJerusalema elisha, wehla uvela ezulwini kuNkulunkulu, ulungisiwe njengomlobokazi ohlotshiselwe umyeni wakhe.

₃Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu livela esihlalweni sobukhosi, lithi: Bheka, itabernakele* likaNkulunkulu likubantu; uyakuhlala nabo, babe-ngabantu bakhe, yena uNkulunkulu abe-nabo,

₄azesule izinyembezi zonke emehlweni abo; ukufa akusayikuba-khona; nokudabuka, nokukhala, nobuhlungu akusayikuba-khona; ngokuba okokuqala kudlulile.

₅Wayesethi ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi: Bheka, ngenza konke kube-kusha. Wathi: Loba, ngokuba lawamazwi athembekile, aqinisile.

₆Wayesethi kimi: Sekwenzekile. NginguAlfa no-Omega, ukuqala nokugcina. Owomileyo ngiyakumphuzisa ngesihle emthonjeni wamanzi okuphila.

₇Onqobayo uyakulidla ifa lalezozinto, futhi ngiyakuba-nguNkulunkulu kuye, yena abe-yindodana kimi.

₈Kepha amagwala, nabangakholwayo, nabanengekayo, nababulali, nezifebe, nabathakathi, nabakhonza izithombe, nabo bonke abaqamba amanga, isabelo sabo siyakuba-sechibini elivutha umlilo nesibabule, okungukufa kwesibili.

₉Kwase kufika enye yezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezazinezitsha eziyisikhombisa ezigcwele izinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zokugcina, yakhuluma nami, yathi: Woza lapha, ngikukhombise umlobokazi, umkaWundlu.

₁₀Yamuka nami ngikuMoya, yaya entabeni enkulu nephakemeyo, yangikhombisa umuzi ongcwele waseJerusalema wehla ezulwini kuNkulunkulu,

₁₁unenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu; ukukhanya kwawo kwakunjengetshe elinenani elikhulu sengathi yitshe lejaspi* elicwebezelayo,

₁₂unogange olukhulu noluphakemeyo, unamasango ayishumi nambili, nasemasangweni kukhona izingelosi eziyishumi nambili, kulotshwé kuwo amagama angawezizwe eziyishumi nambili zabantwana bakwaIsrayeli;

₁₃ngasempumalanga kwakukhona amasango amathathu, nangasenyakatho amasango amathathu, nangaseningizimu amasango amathathu, nangasentshonalanga amasango amathathu.

₁₄Ugange lomuzi lwalunezisekelo eziyishumi nambili, naphezu kwazo amagama ayishumi nambili abaphostoli abayishumi nambili beWundlu.

₁₅Owayekhuluma nami wayenohlanga lwegolide ukuba alinganise umuzi, namasango awo, nogange lwawo.

₁₆Umuzi umi unezinhlangothi ezine, nobude bawo bungangobubanzi bawo. Walinganisa umuzi ngohlanga, amastadiyu* ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, ubude nobubanzi nokuphakama kwawo kulingene.

₁₇Walinganisa ugange lwawo, izingalo eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, yisilinganiso somuntu esingesengelosi.

₁₈Nogange lwawo lwakhiwe ngejaspi*, nomuzi wawungowegolide elihle, linjengengilazi ecwebezelayo.

₁₉Izisekelo zogange lomuzi zivunulisiwe ngawo onke amatshe anenani elikhulu; isisekelo sokuqala siyijaspi*, esesibili yisafire*, esesithathu yikhalkedoni*, esesine yisimaragidu*,

₂₀esesihlanu yisaridonikisi*, esesithupha yisardiyu*, esesikhombisa yikrisolithe*, esesishiyagalombili yibherile*, esesishiyagalolunye yitopazi*, eseshumi yikrisoprasi*, eseshumi nanye yihiyakinte*, eseshumi nambili yiamethiste*.

₂₁Amasango ayishumi nambili ayengamaparele* ayishumi nambili; yilelo nalelosango ngalinye laliyiparele linye. Isitaladi somuzi sasiyigolide elicwengekileyo, linjengengilazi ekhanyayo.

₂₂Angibonanga ithempeli kuwo, ngokuba iNkosi uNkulunkulu, uMninimandla onke, iyithempeli lawo kanye neWundlu.

₂₃Umuzi awudingi ilanga nenyanga ukuba kukhanye kuwo, ngokuba inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu iyawukhanyisa, nesibani sawo siyiWundlu.

₂₄Izizwe ziyakuhamba ekukhanyeni kwawo, namakhosi omhlaba aletha kuwo ubukhosi bawo;

₂₅namasango awo awasoze avalwa emini, ngokuba ubusuku abuyikuba-khona lapho;

₂₆bayakuletha ubukhosi nodumo lwezizwe.

₂₇Akusoze kwangena-lutho olungcolileyo kuwo nowenza amanyala namanga, kuphela abalotshiwe encwadini yokuphila yeWundlu.