Umsongo neMvana
1Nje-ke ngabona umsongo ngesidleni saloyo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi utlolwe ngaphakathi nangaphandle, unanyathiselwe amaphawu alikhomba. 2Ngabese ngibona ingilozi enamandla imemezela ngelizwi elikhulu ithi: “Ngubani ofanele ukunamulula amaphawu alikhomba abe avule umsongo na?” 3Bekungekho namunye ezulwini, ephasini nangaphasi kwephasi owaba namandla wokusongulula umsongo alunguze ngaphakathi kwawo. 4Ngadinda isililo ngombana bekunganamuntu ongasongulula umsongo alunguze ngaphakathi kwawo. 5Yeke omunye wabaphathi wathi kimi: “Ungalili! Qala, iNgwenyama yekoro yakwaJuda emurabhu kaDavida ihlulile kobana ikwazi ukunamulula umsongo namaphawu wawo alikhomba.”
6Nje-ke ngabona iMvana ijame kwanga ihlatjiwe, iphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi naphakathi kwezinye iimbunjwa eziphilako kanye nahlangana nabaphathi. Beyineempondo ezilikhomba namehlo alikhomba okumimoya elikhomba yakaZimu ethunyelwe kilo loke iphasi. 7Yaya yawuthatha umsongo esidleni saloyo ogade ahlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. 8Kuthe bona iwuthathe, iimbunjwa ezine eziphilako nabaphathi abamatjhumi amabili nane baguqa phambi kweMvana, omunye nomunye aphethe iharibha nezitja zegolide zizele itjhwalo, okumithandazo yabacwengileko.
9Zavuma irhubo elitjha zathi:
“Ufanele wena ukuthatha umsongo,
unamulule amaphawu
ngombana gade uhlatjiwe,
ngeengazi zakho
wahlengela uZimu abacwengileko
abavela kenye nenye ikoro,
ilimi, abantu nesizwe,
10wabenza umbuso,
baba baphristi bokulotjha uZimethu,
begodu bazakubusa ephasini.”
11Nje-ke ngaqala, ngezwa ilizwi leengilozi ezinengi zizombe isihlalo sobukhosi, iindalwa ezine eziphilako nabaphathi. Bekuziingidigidi neenkulungwana ngeenkulungwana, 12zirhuba ngelizwi elikhulu zithi:
“Ikufanele iMvana eyahlatjwako
ukwamukela amandla nomnono,
ukuhlakanipha nobukhosi,
idumo, iphazimulo nokubatjazwa!”
13Yeke ngezwa zoke iimbunjwa ezulwini nephasini, iye, nezingaphasi kwephasi nangelwandle, ngitjho nakho koke okukikho kukhalela kusithi:
“Kiloyo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi
nakiyo iMvana akube lidumo,
iphazimulo namandla ngokungapheliko
nini nanini.”
14Iimbunjwa ezine eziphilako zathi: “Amen,” nabaphathi bawa phasi, balotjha.
