ISambulo 12

12 ¹Kwabonakala isibonakaliso esikhulu ezulwini: owesifazane embethe ilanga, inyanga ingaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe, umqhele wezinkanyezi eziyishumi nambili usekhanda lakhe. ²Wayekhulelwe ekhala ngemihelo yokubeletha, esebuhlungwini bokuzala.

³Kwase kubonakala esinye isibonakaliso ezulwini: udrako omkhulu obomvu njengomlilo, onamakhanda ayisikhombisa, nezimpondo eziyishumi, neminqhele eyisikhombisa emakhanda akhe. ⁴Umsila wakhe wahudula ingxenye yesithathu yezinkanyezi zezulu wayiphonsa emhlabeni. Udrako wema phambi kowesifazane oseyobeletha, elungele ukushwabadela umntwana wakhe ngaso leso sikhathi ezalwayo. ⁵Wazala indodana, umntwana wesilisa—uJesu—oyakubusa zonke izizwe ngentonga yensimbi. Kodwa umntwana wakhe wahlwithelwa kuBaba wethu nasesihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. ⁶Owesifazane wabalekela ehlane, endaweni ayilungisayo uBaba wethu, ukuze ondliwe khona izinsuku eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisithupha.

⁷Kwaqubuka impi ezulwini: uMikayeli nezingelosi zakhe balwa nodrako, nodrako nezingelosi zakhe balwa nabo. ⁸Kodwa akabanga namandla anele, futhi balahlekelwa yindawo yabo ezulwini. ⁹Udrako omkhulu—inyoka yasendulo ethiwa uSathane nodeveli, umkhohlisi wezwe lonke—waphonswa emhlabeni, nezingelosi zakhe zaphonswa kanye naye.

¹⁰Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu ezulwini lithi: “Manje sekufikile ukusindiswa kukaBaba wethu, namandla, nombuso wakhe, negunya likaKhristu wakhe. Ngokuba ummangaleli wabazalwane bethu, obamangalela phambi kukaBaba wethu imini nobusuku, uphonsiwe phansi.” ¹¹Bamnqoba ngegazi leWundlu nangezwi lobufakazi babo; abazange bakuthande ukuphila kwabo, ngisho kuze kube sekufeni. ¹²Ngakho-ke jabulani, nina mazulu nani enihlala kuwo! Kodwa maye kuwo umhlaba nolwandle, ngokuba udeveli wehlele kini enolaka olukhulu, azi ukuthi isikhathi sakhe sifushane.

¹³Ebona ukuthi uphonswe emhlabeni, udrako waxosha owesifazane owayezele umntwana wesilisa. ¹⁴Owesifazane wanikwa amaphiko amabili okhozi olukhulu, ukuze andizele endaweni ayilungiselelwe ehlane, lapho ayakondliwa khona isikhathi, nezikhathi, nenxenye yesikhathi, ekude nokufinyelela kwenyoka. ¹⁵Inyoka yakhipha emlonyeni wayo amanzi anjengomfula emva kowesifazane, ukuze imkhukhule ngesikhukhula. ¹⁶Umhlaba wamsiza owesifazane, wavula umlomo wawo wagwinya umfula udrako awukhiphayo emlonyeni wakhe. ¹⁷Ethukuthelele owesifazane, udrako waya kolwa nensalela yenzalo yakhe—labo abagcina imiyalo kaBaba wethu nababambelela ebufakazini bukaJesu.