Ukuthula Ezulwini
Izulu lithula cishe isigamu sehora. Ingelosi iphakamisa imikhuleko yabangcwele nempepho phambi kukaBaba wethu, bese iphonsa umlilo wesitsha sempepho phansi emhlabeni. Kulandela amacilongo amane, ngalinye lonakalisa ingxenye yesithathu — umhlaba, ulwandle, imifula, ukukhanya — futhi ukhozi lumemeza ukuthi okubi kakhulu kuyeza.
8 1Kwathi iWundlu livula uphawu lwesikhombisa, kwaba khona ukuthula ezulwini cishe isigamu sehora. 2Ngabona izingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezimi phambi kukaBaba wethu, zase zinikwa amacilongo ayisikhombisa.
3Kweza enye ingelosi, yema e-altare iphethe udengezi lwegolide lwempepho, yanikwa impepho eningi ukuba iyinikele kanye nemithandazo yabangcwele bonke e-altare legolide eliphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi. 4Intuthu yempepho, kanye nemithandazo yabangcwele, yenyuka phambi kukaBaba wethu iphuma esandleni sengelosi. a a v4 Noma phakathi kokwahlulela, uBaba wethu ngokwakhe wemukela wonke umthandazo wabantwana bakhe — ukukhala kwabangcwele kwenyukela kuye e-altare lasezulwini. 5Ingelosi yathatha udengezi, yaligcwalisa ngomlilo we-altare, yaliphonsa emhlabeni: kwalandela ukuduma, imidumo, imibani, nokuzamazama komhlaba.
Amacilongo Ayisikhombisa Alungiselela
6Manje izingelosi eziyisikhombisa ebeziphethe amacilongo ayisikhombisa zalungiselela ukuwakhalisa.
7Ingelosi yokuqala yakhalisa icilongo layo: isichotho nomlilo okuxutshwe negazi kwashaya emhlabeni. Ingxenye yesithathu yomhlaba yasha, ingxenye yesithathu yezihlahla yasha, notshani obuluhlaza bonke basha.
8Ingelosi yesibili yakhalisa icilongo layo: into enjengentaba enkulu, evutha umlilo, yaphonswa olwandle. Ingxenye yesithathu yolwandle yaphenduka igazi. 9Ingxenye yesithathu yezidalwa eziphilayo zasolwandle yafa, nengxenye yesithathu yemikhumbi yabhujiswa.
10Ingelosi yesithathu yakhalisa icilongo layo. Kwawa inkanyezi enkulu ivela ezulwini, ivutha njengesibani, yawela engxenyeni yesithathu yemifula neyemithombo yamanzi. 11Igama lenkanyezi nguMhlonyane. Ingxenye yesithathu yamanzi yaba muncu, abantu abaningi bafa ngenxa yamanzi ngokuba ayesebe muncu. b b v11 UMhlonyane uhlobo lwesithombo olwaziwa kakhulu ngokubaba kwalo okukhulu — igama lenkanyezi lihambisana nomphumela wayo obulalayo emanzini.
12Ingelosi yesine yakhalisa icilongo layo: kwashaywa ingxenye yesithathu yelanga, neyenyanga, neyezinkanyezi, kwaba mnyama ingxenye yesithathu; ingxenye yesithathu yemini ayibanga nakukhanya, kanjalo nobusuku. 13Ngase ngibona futhi ngizwa ukhozi oluphapha phezulu lumemeza kakhulu, luthi: Maye, maye, maye kubo abahlala emhlabeni, ngenxa yokukhala kwamacilongo asele ezingelosi ezintathu, esezizakuwakhalisa!
