Zonke Izinto Zisiba Ntsha
Icandelo elidala limkile, uBawo wethu uza kuhlala nabantu — yena ngokwakhe uBawo wabo, ezisula ubuso babo bome. Umzi uhla ulinganisiwe, uhonjiswe ngamatye anqabileyo, unamasango kuwo onke amacala, ungenatempile ngaphakathi kuba yena neMvana bayitempile yawo, ungenabusuku bokuvala amasango.
21 1Ndaza ndabona izulu elitsha nehlabathi elitsha, kuba izulu lokuqala nehlabathi lokuqala adlula, nolwandle lwangabi sabakho. 2Ndawubona umzi ongcwele, iYerusalem entsha, usihla iphuma ezulwini, ivela kuBawo wethu, ilungile njengomtshakazi evathiselwe indoda yakhe.
3Ndeva izwi elikhulu livela etroneni lisithi: “Khangela, ikhaya likaBawo wethu likubantu. Uya kuhlala nabo; babe ngabantu bakhe, naye ngokwakhe, uBawo wabo, abe nabo.
4UBawo wethu uya kuzisula zonke iinyembezi emehlweni abo, nokufa kungabi sabakho, kungabi sabakho kulila, nakukhala, nantlungu, kuba izinto zangaphambili zidlule.”
5Lowo wayehleli etroneni wathi: “Khangela, ndenza zonke izinto zibe ntsha.” Wongeza wathi: “Bhala oku: la mazwi athembekile, ayinyaniso.” 6Wathi kum: “Kwenziwe. Ndim u-Alfa no-Omega, isiqalo nesiphelo. Lowo unxaniweyo ndiya kumnika simahla kuwo umthombo wamanzi obomi. 7Lowo woyisayo uya kuzidla ilifa ezi zinto, ndibe nguYise wakhe, abe ngunyana wam. 8Kodwa amagwala, abangathembekanga, abanezothe, ababulali, abahenyuza, abenza ubugqi, abanqula izithixo, nabo bonke abaxokiyo—isabelo sabo sikwidike elivutha umlilo nesulfure, kukufa kwesibini oko.”
9Esinye sezithunywa ezisixhenxe ezaziphethe izitya ezisixhenxe ezizele zizibetho ezisixhenxe zokugqibela seza, sathi kum: “Yiza, ndikubonise uMtshakazi, umfazi kaYesu, iMvana.” 10Sandithabatha ngoMoya sandisa entabeni enkulu, ephakamileyo, sandibonisa umzi ongcwele iYerusalem usihla uphuma ezulwini, uvela kuBawo wethu, 11ubonisa ubuqaqawuli bukaBawo wethu, uqaqamba njengelitye elinqabileyo kunawo onke, njengeyaspisi, ucikizeke njengekristale. 12Wawunodonga olukhulu, oluphakamileyo, olunamasango alishumi elinamabini, nezithunywa ezilishumi elinazibini zimi kuwo, nawabhalwe kuwo amagama ezizwe ezilishumi elinazibini zoonyana bakaSirayeli, 13ngasempumalanga amasango mathathu, ngasentla amasango mathathu, ngasezantsi amasango mathathu, ngasentshonalanga amasango mathathu. 14Udonga lomzi lwaluneziseko ezilishumi elinazibini, zithwele amagama alishumi elinazibini abapostile bakaYesu, iMvana.
15Lowo wayethetha nam wayephethe intonga yegolide yokulinganisela, ukuze alinganise umzi lowo, namasango awo, nodonga lwawo. 16Umzi lowo umbombo-ne, ubude bawo bulingana nobubanzi bawo. Wawulinganisa ngentonga yakhe: waba ziimayile ezimawaka anamakhulu amane—ubude, nobubanzi, nokuphakama kulingene. 17Walulinganisa udonga lwawo—lwaziikubhite ezingamakhulu amabini anesishumi elinesithandathu, ngomlinganiso womntu, okwanguwo nowesithunywa. 18Udonga lwakhiwe ngeyaspisi, umzi uyigolide ecocekileyo, ucikizeke njengeglasi. 19Iziseko zodonga lomzi zazigutyungelwe ngamatye anqabileyo eentlobo zonke: ukrozo lokuqala yiyaspisi, olwesibini yisafire, olwesithathu yiagati, olwesine yismarado, 20olwesihlanu yionike, olwesithandathu yisardiyo, olwesixhenxe yikrizolite, olwesibhozo yibherilo, olwesithoba yitopazi, olweshumi yikrizoprase, olweshumi elinanye yihakinto, nolweshumi elinazibini yiametiste. 21Amasango alishumi elinazibini ayeziiperile ezilishumi elinazibini, lasango ngalinye lenziwe ngeperile enye. Isitrato somzi yigolide ecocekileyo, ucikizeke njengeglasi.
22Andabona tempile emzini lowo, kuba itempile yawo nguBawo oyiNkosi uSomandla noYesu, iMvana. 23Umzi lowo awudingi langa nenyanga ukuba zikhanyise kuwo—ubuqaqawuli bukaBawo wethu buyawukhanyisa, nesibane sawo nguYesu, iMvana. 24Iintlanga ziya kuhamba ngokukhanya kwawo, nookumkani bomhlaba baya kungenisa ubuqaqawuli babo kuwo. 25Amasango awo akayi kuze avalwe emini—ngokuba akuyi kubakho busuku khona. 26Baya kungenisa kuwo ubuqaqawuli nembeko yeentlanga. 27Akukho nto ingcolileyo iya kuze ingene kuwo, nokuba ngubani owenza okulisikizi nobuxoki—kodwa ngabo kuphela babhaliweyo encwadini yobomi kaYesu, iMvana.
