ISambulo 11

11 ¹Nganikwa umhlanga onjengenduku yokulinganisa, kwathiwa kimi: “Vuka ulinganise ithempeli likaBaba wethu, nelathi, nalabo abakhonza khona. ²Shiya igceke elingaphandle kwethempeli; ungalilinganisi—linikelwe izizwe, zizakunyathela umuzi ongcwele izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili. ^a a v2 Izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili — njengezinsuku eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisithupha nokuthi “isikhathi, izikhathi, nengxenye yesikhathi” kwenye indawo encwadini yesAmbulo — ziyisikhathi esingokomfanekiso sovivinyo olulinganiselwe, olunomkhawulo, hhayi ukubalwa kwekhalenda okungokoqobo. ³Ngizakunika amandla ofakazi bami ababili, bazakuprofetha izinsuku eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisithupha, begqoke izingubo zokulila.” ^b b v3 Izinsuku eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisithupha ziyisikhathi esifanayo nezinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili evesini lesi-2 — cishe iminyaka emithathu nengxenye.

⁴Laba yizihlahla ezimbili zomnqumo nezinti ezimbili zezibani ezimi phambi kukaBaba womhlaba. ⁵Uma umuntu efuna ukubalimaza, umlilo uphuma emilonyeni yabo, ushwabadele izitha zabo; noma ubani ofuna ukubalimaza kumele abulawe kanjalo. ⁶Laba banegunya lokuvala isibhakabhaka ukuze imvula ingani ngesikhathi beprofetha, negunya phezu kwamanzi lokuwaguqula abe yigazi, nokushaya umhlaba ngazo zonke izinhlupheko noma nini uma befuna.

⁷Lapho sebeqedile ukufakaza, isilo esikhuphuka emgodini ongenamkhawulo sizakulwa nabo, sibanqobe, sibabulale. ⁸Izidumbu zabo zizakulala emgwaqeni womuzi omkhulu, obizwa ngokomfanekiso ngokuthi iSodoma neGibhithe, lapho iNkosi yabo—uJesu—yabethelwa khona esiphambanweni. ⁹Abanye kubo bonke abantu, nezinhlanga, nezilimi, nezizwe bazakubuka izidumbu zabo izinsuku ezintathu nengxenye, bangavumi ukuba zingcwatshwe. ¹⁰Abakhileyo emhlabeni bazakuthokoza ngabo bajabule, bathumelelane izipho, ngokuba laba baprofethi ababili babahlupha abakhileyo emhlabeni.

¹¹Emva kwezinsuku ezintathu nengxenye, umoya wokuphila ovela kuBaba wethu wangena kubo, bema ngezinyawo zabo, ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela phezu kwalabo ababebabukele.

¹²Bezwa izwi elikhulu liphuma ezulwini libatshela, lithi: “Khuphukelani lapha.” Benyukela ezulwini ngefu, izitha zabo zababukela.

¹³Ngaleso sikhathi kwaba khona ukuzamazama okukhulu komhlaba; ingxenye yeshumi yomuzi yawa, kwabulawa abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa kuwo, abaseleyo, bethukile, banika uBaba wethu osezulwini inkazimulo.

¹⁴Usizi lwesibili seludlulile; bheka, usizi lwesithathu seluza masinyane.

Umbuso Uba ngokaBaba Wethu

¹⁵Ingelosi yesikhombisa yase ishaya icilongo layo, kwavela amazwi amakhulu ezulwini athi: “Umbuso wezwe usuphenduke umbuso kaBaba wethu nokaKhristu wakhe, uzakubusa kuze kube phakade naphakade.” ^c c v15 Icilongo lesikhombisa limemezela ukuthi umbuso wezwe usuphenduke ukubusa okuhlanganyelwe kukaBaba wethu noGcotshiweyo wakhe — uJesu. UBaba neNdodana babelana isihlalo sobukhosi kuze kube phakade (kuvumelana neHubo lesi-2 — uBaba wethu unika iNdodana yakhe izizwe).

¹⁶Amalunga angamashumi amabili nane, ayehlezi ezihlalweni zawo zobukhosi phambi kukaBaba wethu, awa ngobuso bawo akhuleka kuye, ¹⁷athi: “Siyakubonga, Baba oMbusi oNamandla onke, wena okhona nowayekhona, ngokuba uwathathile amandla akho amakhulu usuqalile ukubusa. ¹⁸Izizwe zazithukuthele, kodwa ulaka lwakho selufikile, nesikhathi sokuba abafileyo bahlulelwe, nokuvuza izinceku zakho abaprofethi nabangcwele nalabo abesaba igama lakho, abancane nabakhulu, nokubhubhisa labo ababhubhisa umhlaba.”

¹⁹Ithempeli likaBaba wethu elisezulwini lase livuleka, kwabonakala umphongolo wesivumelwano sakhe ngaphakathi. Kwavela imibani, nemidumo, nokuduma kwezulu, nokuzamazama komhlaba, nesichotho esikhulu.