Ukuthi cwaka emazulwini
Izulu lithi cwaka malunga nesiqingatha selixa. Isithunywa siphakamisa imithandazo yabangcwele ngesiqhumiso phambi koBawo wethu, size sijule umlilo wogcedevu phantsi emhlabeni. Kulandela izigodlo ezine, nganye yonakalisa isahlulo sesithathu—umhlaba, ulwandle, imilambo, ukukhanya—size ukhozi lukhale lusithi kuza okubi ngakumbi.
8 1Kwathi iMvana ilutyhila uphawu lwesixhenxe, kwathi cwaka emazulwini malunga nesiqingatha selixa. 2Ndabona izithunywa ezisixhenxe ezimiyo phambi koBawo wethu, zaza zaphiwa izigodlo ezisixhenxe.
3Kweza esinye isithunywa, sema ngasesibingelelweni siphethe ugcedevu lwegolide, saza saphiwa isiqhumiso esininzi ukuze siqhumisele kunye nemithandazo yabo bonke abangcwele phezu kwesibingelelo segolide esiphambi kwetrone. 4Umsi wesiqhumiso, kunye nemithandazo yabangcwele, wenyuka phambi koBawo wethu uphuma esandleni sesithunywa. a a v4 Nasephakathi komgwebo, uBawo wethu uyawamkela ngokwakhe wonke umthandazo wabantwana bakhe — izikhalo zabangcwele zinyukela kuye esibingelelweni sasezulwini. 5Isithunywa sathabatha ugcedevu, saluzalisa ngomlilo osesibingelelweni, saza salujula emhlabeni: kwalandela iindudumo, nokugquma, nemibane, nenyikima.
Izigodlo ezisixhenxe ziyalungiselela
6Zaza ke izithunywa ezisixhenxe ezaziphethe izigodlo ezisixhenxe zazilungiselela ukuvuthela.
7Isithunywa sokuqala savuthela isigodlo saso: kwabetha emhlabeni isichotho nomlilo oxutywe negazi. Isahlulo sesithathu somhlaba satsha, isahlulo sesithathu semithi satsha, nalo lonke utyani oluluhlaza latsha.
8Isithunywa sesibini savuthela: into enjengentaba enkulu, ivutha ngumlilo, yajulwa elwandle. Isahlulo sesithathu solwandle saba ligazi. 9Isahlulo sesithathu sezidalwa eziphilayo eziselwandle safa, saza isahlulo sesithathu seenqanawa satshatyalaliswa.
10Isithunywa sesithathu savuthela isigodlo saso. Inkwenkwezi enkulu, ivutha njengesikhuni, yawa isuka ezulwini yehla kwisahlulo sesithathu semilambo nemithombo yamanzi. 11Igama lenkwenkwezi leyo nguMhlonyane. Isahlulo sesithathu samanzi saba krakra, baza abantu abaninzi bafa ngenxa yamanzi lawo, ngokuba ayekrakra. b b v11 UMhlonyane sisityalo esidume ngokukrakra kwaso kakhulu — igama lenkwenkwezi lihambelana nesiphumo saso esibulalayo emanzini.
12Isithunywa sesine savuthela: kwabethwa isahlulo sesithathu selanga, nenyanga, neenkwenkwezi, ukuze kube mnyama isahlulo sesithathu sazo; isahlulo sesithathu semini sasingenakukhanya, nobusuku ngokunjalo. 13Ndaza ndabona, ndeva ukhozi oluphaphazela phezulu lukhala ngezwi elikhulu, lusithi: Yeha, yeha, yeha kubo abahleli emhlabeni, ngenxa yezigodlo zezithunywa ezithathu eziseleyo eziza kuvuthela!
