Imimoya Emine Evinjelwe
Ngaphambi kokuba ukulimala kuqhubeke, izingelosi ezine zibamba imimoya ngenkathi izinceku zikaBaba wethu zibekwa uphawu. Bese kuba nesixuku esikhulu kakhulu ukuba sibalwe, sivela kuzo zonke izilimi, siphuma osizini olukhulu. Ilunga libachaza: ngeke baphinde balambe, futhi zonke izinyembezi zisuliwe.
7 1Emva kwalokhu ngabona izingelosi ezine zimi emagumbini amane omhlaba, zibambe imimoya yawo emine ukuze kungabikho omoya ovunguza emhlabeni, elwandle, noma kunoma yisiphi isihlahla. 2Ngabe sengibona enye ingelosi ikhuphuka ivela empumalanga iphethe uphawu lukaBaba wethu ophilayo. Yamemeza kulezo zingelosi ezine ezanikwa amandla okulimaza umhlaba nolwandle, 3yathi: “Ningawulimazi umhlaba, ulwandle, nezihlahla size sibeke uphawu ezinceku zikaBaba wethu emabunzini azo.” 4Ngezwa inani lababephawuliwe: izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, abaphawulwa kuzo zonke izizwe zamadodana ka-Israyeli. a a v4 Inani elingu-144 000 — izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili kuzo zonke izizwe eziyishumi nambili ngayinye — luwuphawu lokuphelela, lufanekisela abantu bakaBaba wethu bonke, hhayi ukubalwa kwamakhanda ngempela. 5Esizweni sakwaJuda kwaphawulwa izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaRubeni izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaGadi izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, 6esizweni sakwa-Asheri izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaNafetali izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaManase izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, 7esizweni sakwaSimeyoni izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaLevi izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwa-Isakare izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, 8esizweni sakwaZebuloni izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaJosefa izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaBhenjamini kwaphawulwa izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili.
Isixuku Esingenakubalwa Muntu
9Emva kwalokhu ngabona isixuku esikhulu okungekho owayengasibala, sivela kuzo zonke izizwe, imindeni, abantu, nezilimi, simi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi naphambi kweWundlu, sembethe izingubo ezimhlophe, siphethe amagatsha esundu ezandleni. 10Samemeza ngezwi elikhulu, sathi: “Insindiso ingekaBaba wethu, ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, neyeWundlu!”
11Zonke izingelosi zazimi zihaqe isihlalo sobukhosi, nabadala, nezidalwa ezine eziphilayo, zase ziwa ngobuso phansi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi zakhuleka kuBaba wethu, 12zathi: “Ameni! Isibusiso, inkazimulo, ukuhlakanipha, ukubonga, udumo, amandla, nengalo makube kuBaba wethu kuze kube phakade naphakade! Ameni.”
13Omunye wabadala wase engibuza, wathi: “Laba abembethe izingubo ezimhlophe — bangobani, baphumaphi na?”
14Ngathi: “Nkosi yami, uyazi wena.” Wathi: “Laba bavela osizini olukhulu; bahlanza izingubo zabo bazenza mhlophe egazini leWundlu.”
15Yingakho bephambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaBaba wethu, bemkhonza imini nobusuku ethempelini lakhe; lowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi uyakubasibekela. 16Abasayikulamba futhi, abasayikoma futhi; ilanga aliyikubashisa, nanoma yikuphi ukushisa okuhangulayo. 17Ngokuba iWundlu eliphakathi nesihlalo sobukhosi liyakubelusa, futhi liyakubaholela emithonjeni yamanzi okuphila; uBaba wethu uyakwesula zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abo. b b v17 UBaba wethu ngokwakhe — hhayi ingelosi, hhayi inceku — uyazesula izinyembezi emehlweni abantwana bakhe.
