Itokozo ezulwini
1Emva kwalokhu ngezwa ekungathi lilizwi lesiqubuthu esikhulu elihlokomako ezulwini lisithi:
“Haleluya!
Isindiso, iphazimulo namandla
ngekwakaZimethu
2ngombana ukugweba kwakhe
kulungile bekumsulwa.
Ugwebe ingwadla eyaziwako
neyonakalise iphasi ngobungwadla bayo
begodu iingazi zeenceku zakhe
uzibuyiselele kiyo.”
3Barhuwelela godu bathi:
“Haleluya!
Intuthu yenyuka kiyo ngokungapheliko.”
4Abaphathi abamatjhumi amabili nane neembunjwa ezine eziphilako zaguqa zalotjha uZimu onzinze esihlalweni sobukhosi zithi:
“Amen! Haleluya!”
IMvana nebandla
5Kwezwakala ilizwi livela esihlalweni sobukhosi lisithi:
“Dumisani uZimethu
noke nina nceku zakhe,
iye, noke nina enimesabako,
abancani nabakhulu!”
6Ngezwa godu ekungathi lilizwi lesiqubuthu esikhulu elihlokoma njengokurhuba kwamanzi amanengi nomdumo omkhulu wokuraramba lirhuwelela lisithi:
“Haleluya!
USomnini uZimethu, uMninimandlawoke uyabusa.
7Asithokoze sithabe,
siphakamise idumo lakhe
ngombana ubukhazi beMvana sebufikile,
umlobokazi wayo selazilungisile.
8Unikelwe bona embathe
itjhila elidarhileko nelihlanzekileko.”
Mbala, itjhila elidarhileko lizizenzo ezilungileko zabacwengileko.
9Nje-ke ingilozi yathi kimi: “Tlola uthi babusisiwe labo abamenyelwe ebukhazini beMvana.” Begodu yangezelela ngokuthi: “La mamezwi wakaZimu aqinisileko.”
10Ngalokho ngaguqa eenyaweni ngayilotjha kodwana yona yathi kimi: “Ungakwenzi lokho! Ngiyinceku kanye nawe nabazalwane bakho ababambelele ebufakazini bakaJesu. Lotjha uZimu ngombana ubufakazi bakaJesu bumumoya wokuphorofida.”
Umkhweli wenjomani emhlophe
11Ngabona izulu livulekile, kwaba khona injomani emhlophe. Umkhweli wayo ubizwa bona nguThembekile noQiniso begodu ngokulunga ugweba asuse ipi. 12Amehlo wakhe anjengamalangabu womlilo, ehloko yakhe kuneenhlohlo ezinengi; begodu unebizo elitloliweko kodwana lingekhe laziwa mumuntu ngaphandle kwakhe kwaphela. 13Wembethe iphuraphura edlhunywe ngeengazini nebizo lakhe kuthiwa nguLizwi lakaZimu. 14Amabutho wezulwini amlandela akhwele iinjomani ezimhlophe; embethe itjhila elidarhe okumhlophe nokunganamphambo. 15Emlonyenakhe kuphuma isabula ebukhali, ngayo urhayila izizwe begodu uzazibusa ngentonga yesimbi. Uzakugadangela ubutlhodlhelo bobukhali nebelaka lakaZimu uMninimandlawoke. 16Esambathweni sakhe nenyonga yakhe kutlolwe ngokugobhodlhwa ibizo elithi: “IKosi yamakhosi noMbusi wababusi.”
17Ngabona ingilozi ijame elangeni, irhuwelela zoke iinyoni eziphapha esibangeni ngelizwi elikhulu ithi: “Yizani nibuthane esidlweni esikhulu sakaZimu, 18iye, nizozitika ngenyama yamakhosi, yeenduna, yeengorho, yeenjomani neyabakhweli bazo; ngitjho nenyama yabo boke abatjhaphulukileko nabamakhoboka, abancani nabakhulu.”
19Nje-ke ngabona isibandana namakhosi wephasi kanye namabutho wawo kubuthenwe bona kususwe ipi nalowo okhwele injomani namabutho wakhe. 20Sabanjwa isibandanasabotjhwa kanye nomphorofidi wamanga ogade agila iimangaliso phambi kwaso alutha ngazo labo ebebamukele iphawu lesibandana nalabo ebebalotjha umfanekiso waso. Labo bobabili baphoswa basaphila ngelitsheni lomlilo ovutha isibabuli. 21Inengi labulawa ngesabula eyaphuma emlonyeni waloyo okhwele injomani; nje-ke zoke iinyoni zayidla bezayiqala nje inyama yeendumbu zabo.
