ISambulo 19

19 ¹Emva kwalokhu ngezwa ezulwini into eyayizwakala njengesixuku esikhulu simemeza kakhulu, sithi: “Haleluya! Insindiso nenkazimulo namandla kungokukaBaba wethu, ^a a v1 U-Haleluya usho ukuthi “Dumisani uBaba wethu” — yisimemezelo sekwaya enkulu yasezulwini. ²ngokuba izahlulelo zakhe ziyiqiniso zilungile; usehlulele isifebe esikhulu esonakalisa umhlaba ngobufebe baso, futhi uphindisele kuso igazi lezinceku zakhe.”

³Baphinda bamemeza, bathi: “Haleluya! Intuthu yaso ikhuphuka kuze kube phakade naphakade.” ⁴Khona-ke abadala abangamashumi amabili nane nezidalwa eziphilayo ezine zawa zakhuleka kuBaba wethu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, zathi: “Ameni! Haleluya!”

⁵Izwi laphuma esihlalweni sobukhosi lathi: “Dumisani uBaba wethu, nina nonke zinceku zakhe enimesabayo, abancane nabakhulu.”

⁶Ngabe sengizwa into eyayizwakala njengezwi lesixuku esikhulu, njengokuhlokoma kwamanzi amaningi nanjengokuduma kwezulu elinamandla, imemeza, ithi: “Haleluya! Ngokuba uBaba oBusayo uSomandla uyabusa. ⁷Masithokoze sijabule futhi simnike inkazimulo, ngokuba umshado weWundlu usufikile, nomlobokazi walo usezilungiselele. ⁸Wanikwa ilineni elicolekileyo ukuba aligqoke, elikhanyayo nelihlanzekile” — ngokuba ilineni elicolekileyo kuyizenzo ezilungileyo zabangcwele bakaBaba wethu.

⁹Ingelosi yathi kimi: “Bhala uthi: Babusisiwe labo abamenyelwe esidlweni somshado weWundlu.” Yabe isithi: “Lawa ngamazwi eqiniso kaBaba wethu.”

¹⁰Ngawa ngasezinyaweni zayo ukuba ngiyikhonze. Kodwa yathi kimi: “Musa! Ngiyinceku kanye nawe nabazalwane bakho abaphethe ubufakazi bukaJesu. Khuleka kuBaba wethu! Ngokuba ubufakazi bukaJesu bungumoya wesiprofetho.”

oThembekileyo Noqinisileyo Uyaphuma

¹¹Ngase ngibona izulu livuliwe, bheka, ihhashi elimhlophe! Ogibele kulo — uJesu — ubizwa ngokuthi oThembekileyo Noqinisileyo, futhi wahlulela alwe impi ngokulunga. ^b b v11 Ogibele ihhashi elimhlophe nguJesu — obizwa kuyo yonke le mivesi ngokuthi oThembekileyo Noqinisileyo, uLizwi kaNkulunkulu, neNkosi yamakhosi neNkosi yezinkosi. Ubuya enkazimulweni ukuze abuse. ¹²Amehlo akhe anjengelangabi lomlilo, ekhanda lakhe kukhona imiqhele eminingi, enegama elilotshiweyo elaziwa nguye yedwa. ¹³Wembethe ingubo egxanyuzwe egazini, negama lakhe linguLizwi kaBaba wethu. ¹⁴Namabutho asezulwini, embethe ilineni elicolekileyo, elimhlophe nelihlanzekile, amlandela egibele amahhashi amhlophe. ¹⁵Emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma inkemba ebukhali ukuze ashaye izizwe; uyakuzibusa ngenduku yensimbi. Unyathela isikhamo sewayini sokufutheka kolaka lukaBaba wethu, uSomandla. ¹⁶Engutsheni yakhe nasethangeni lakhe kulotshiwe igama elithi: iNkosi yamakhosi neNkosi yezinkosi.

¹⁷Ngabona ingelosi imi elangeni, imemeza ngezwi elikhulu kuzo zonke izinyoni ezindiza phezulu esibhakabhakeni, ithi: “Wozani, buthanani esidlweni esikhulu sikaBaba wethu, ¹⁸ukuze nidle inyama yamakhosi, inyama yezinduna zempi, inyama yamadoda anamandla, inyama yamahhashi neyabagibeli bawo, inyama yabo bonke abantu — abakhululekileyo nezigqila, abancane nabakhulu.” ¹⁹Ngabona isilo, namakhosi omhlaba, namabutho awo ebuthene ukuze alwe impi nalowo ogibele ihhashi nebutho lakhe. ²⁰Isilo sabanjwa, kanye nomprofethi wamanga owenza izibonakaliso phambi kwaso, edukisa ngazo bonke labo abathatha uphawu lwesilo bakhuleka esithombeni saso. Bobabili baphonswa bephila echibini lomlilo elivutha isibabule. ²¹Abaseleyo babulawa ngenkemba ephuma emlonyeni walowo ogibele ihhashi, nazo zonke izinyoni zasutha inyama yabo.