ISambulo 14

14 ¹Ngabona iWundlu, uJesu, limi eNtabeni iZiyoni, kanye nabayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane benegama lalo negama likaYise kubhaliwe emabunzini abo. ²Ngezwa izwi livela ezulwini linjengomsindo wamanzi amaningi nanjengokuduma okukhulu kwezulu; izwi engalizwa lalinjengabashayi bamahabhu beshaya amahabhu abo. ³Bahlabelela ihubo elisha phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, naphambi kwezidalwa ezine eziphilayo, naphambi kwamalunga; kwakungekho owayengalifunda ngaphandle kwabayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane ababehlengwe emhlabeni. ⁴Yibo laba abangazange bazingcolise ngabesifazane, ngokuba bazintombi nto. Balandela uJesu, iWundlu, nomaphi lapho eya khona; bathengwa kubantu, baba yizithelo zokuqala kuBaba wethu nakwiWundlu, ⁵emilonyeni yabo akutholakalanga manga; abanasici.

Ivangeli Elaphakade Liyamenyezelwa

⁶Ngabona enye ingelosi indiza emkhathini, inevangeli elaphakade ukuze ilimemezele kwabakhileyo emhlabeni—kuzo zonke izizwe, nezizwana, nezilimi, nabantu. ⁷Yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu yathi: “Yesabani uBaba wethu, nimnike inkazimulo, ngokuba ihora lokwahlulela kwakhe selifikile. Khulekani kulowo owenza izulu, nomhlaba, nolwandle, nemithombo yamanzi.”

⁸Ingelosi yesibili yalandela yathi: “Liwile, liwile iBhabhiloni elikhulu, elenza zonke izizwe zaphuza iwayini lenkanuko yobufebe balo.”

⁹Ingelosi yesithathu yalandela, imemeza, yathi: “Noma ngubani okhulekela isilo nomfanekiso waso, athathe uphawu ebunzini lakhe noma esandleni sakhe, ¹⁰naye uyakuliphuza iwayini lolaka lukaBaba wethu, elingaxutshwanga, elithululelwe enkomishini yentukuthelo yakhe, abesehlushwa ngomlilo nangesibabule phambi kwezingelosi ezingcwele naphambi kweWundlu. ¹¹Intuthu yosizi lwabo ithunqa iye phezulu kuze kube phakade naphakade; abanakho ukuphumula emini nasebusuku labo abakhulekela isilo nomfanekiso waso, nalowo owamukela uphawu lwegama laso.”

¹²Nakhu ukubekezela kwabangcwele: yilabo abagcina imiyalo kaBaba wethu nababambelela ekukholweni kwabo kuJesu.

¹³Ngezwa izwi livela ezulwini lithi: “Bhala: Babusisiwe abafileyo abafela eNkosini kusukela manje.” “Yebo,” usho uMoya oNgcwele, “bayaphumula ekusebenzeni kwabo, ngokuba imisebenzi yabo iyabalandela.”

OnjengeNdodana Yomuntu

¹⁴Ngabuka: ngabona ifu elimhlophe, naphezu kwalo kuhlezi onjengeNdodana yomuntu—uJesu—enomqhele wegolide ekhanda lakhe, nesikela elibukhali esandleni sakhe. ¹⁵Enye ingelosi yaphuma ethempelini, yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kulowo owayehlezi efwini, yathi: “Faka isikela lakho uvune; ihora lokuvuna selifikile, ngokuba isivuno somhlaba sesivuthwe ngokupheleleyo.” ¹⁶Ngakho lowo owayehlezi efwini wazunguzela isikela lakhe phezu komhlaba, umhlaba wavunwa.

¹⁷Kwathi enye ingelosi yaphuma ethempelini elisezulwini, nayo yayinesikela elibukhali. ¹⁸Enye ingelosi, enamandla phezu komlilo, yaphuma e-altare yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kulowo owayephethe isikela elibukhali, yathi: “Thumela isikela lakho elibukhali, ubuthe amahlukuzo omvini womhlaba, ngokuba amagilebhisi awo asevuthiwe.” ¹⁹Ingelosi yafaka isikela layo emhlabeni, yavuna umvini womhlaba, yawuphonsa esikhamweni esikhulu sewayini solaka lukaBaba wethu. ²⁰Isikhamo sewayini sanyathelwa ngaphandle komuzi, kwagobhoza igazi esikhamweni, laphakama laze lafinyelela ematomini ehhashi, cishe amamayela ayikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili.