ISambulo 21

21 ¹Ngabona izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha, ngokuba izulu lokuqala nomhlaba wokuqala kwase kudlulile, nolwandle lwalungasekho. ²Ngabona umuzi ongcwele, iJerusalema elisha, wehla uphuma ezulwini, uvela kuBaba wethu, ulungele njengomlobokazi ohlobele umyeni wakhe.

³Ngezwa izwi elikhulu livela esihlalweni sobukhosi lithi: “Bheka, ikhaya likaBaba wethu likanye nabantu. Uyakuhlala nabo; bayakuba ngabantu bakhe, yena uqobo, uBaba wabo, uyakuba nabo.

⁴UBaba wethu uyakwesula zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abo, nokufa kungabe kusaba khona, nokulila kungabe kusaba khona, nokukhala, nobuhlungu kungabe kusaba khona, ngokuba izinto zakuqala sezidlulile.”

⁵Lowo owayehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi wathi: “Bheka, ngenza konke kube kusha.” Wabe eseqhuba wathi: “Loba lokhu: la mazwi athembekile futhi ayiqiniso.” ⁶Wathi kimi: “Sekwenziwe. Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, isiqalo nesiphetho. Owomele ngiyakumnika ngesihle emthonjeni wamanzi okuphila. ⁷Lowo onqobayo uyakuzidla lezi zinto, mina ngiyakuba nguYise, naye uyakuba yindodana yami. ⁸Kodwa amagwala, nabangathembekile, nabanengekayo, nababulali, neziphingi, nabathakathi, nabakhonza izithombe, nabo bonke abaqamba amanga—isabelo sabo sisechibini elivutha umlilo nesibabule, okungukufa kwesibili.”

⁹Omunye wezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezaziphethe izitsha eziyisikhombisa ezazigcwele izinhlupho zokugcina eziyisikhombisa weza, wathi kimi: “Woza, ngiyakukutshengisa uMlobokazi, inkosikazi kaJesu, iWundlu.” ¹⁰Wangithwala ngaseMoyeni waya entabeni enkulu nende, wangitshengisa umuzi ongcwele iJerusalema wehla uphuma ezulwini, uvela kuBaba wethu, ¹¹ubonakalisa inkazimulo kaBaba wethu, ukhazimula njengamatshe ayigugu kakhulu, ijaspi, ucwebezela njengekristalu. ¹²Wawunodonga olukhulu nolude, unamasango ayishumi nambili, nezingelosi eziyishumi nambili zimi emasangweni, namagama ezizwe eziyishumi nambili zamadodana ka-Israyeli ebhalwe khona, ¹³ngasempumalanga amasango amathathu, ngasenyakatho amasango amathathu, ngaseningizimu amasango amathathu, ngasentshonalanga amasango amathathu. ¹⁴Udonga lomuzi lwalunezisekelo eziyishumi nambili, ziphethe amagama ayishumi nambili abaphostoli abayishumi nambili bakaJesu, iWundlu.

¹⁵Lowo owayekhuluma nami wayephethe uthi lwegolide lokulinganisa ukuze alinganise umuzi, namasango awo, nezindonga zawo. ¹⁶Umuzi ulingana inxanxathu, ubude bawo bulingana nobubanzi bawo. Wawulinganisa ngothi lwakhe: cishe amamayela ayinkulungwane namakhulu amane—ubude, nobubanzi, nokuphakama kuyalingana. ¹⁷Walilinganisa udonga lwawo—cishe amafidi angamakhulu amabili neshumi nesithupha, ngokulinganisa kwabantu, okuyikho nokwengelosi. ¹⁸Udonga lwalwakhiwe ngejaspi, kuthi umuzi wona wawuyigolide elicwengekileyo, licwebezela njengengilazi. ¹⁹Izisekelo zodonga lomuzi zazihlotshiswe ngazo zonke izinhlobo zamatshe ayigugu: isisekelo sokuqala siyijaspi, esesibili isafire, esesithathu i-agati, esesine i-emeralidi, ²⁰esesihlanu i-onikse, esesithupha ikharineliyani, esesikhombisa ikhrisolite, esesishiyagalombili ibherili, esesishiyagalolunye itopazi, eseshumi ikhrisoprase, eseshumi nanye ijasinte, eseshumi nambili i-ametiste. ²¹Amasango ayishumi nambili ayengamaparele ayishumi nambili, isango ngalinye lenziwe ngeparele elilodwa. Umgwaqo womuzi wawuyigolide elicwengekileyo, licwebezela njengengilazi.

²²Angibonanga thempeli emzini, ngokuba ithempeli lawo nguBaba oBusayo uSomandla kanye noJesu, iWundlu. ²³Umuzi awudingi langa noma inyanga ukuba kuwukhanyisele—inkazimulo kaBaba wethu iyawukhanyisa, nesibani sawo nguJesu, iWundlu. ²⁴Izizwe ziyakuhamba ngokukhanya kwawo, namakhosi omhlaba ayakungenisa inkazimulo yawo kuwo. ²⁵Namasango awo awasoze avalwa emini—njalo ubusuku abuyikuba khona lapho. ²⁶Bayakungenisa kuwo inkazimulo nodumo lwezizwe. ²⁷Akukho lutho olungcolileyo oluyakuke lungene kuwo, namuntu owenza okunengekayo noma amanga—kuphela labo ababhaliwe encwadini yokuphila kaJesu, iWundlu.