ISambulo KuJohane 17:1-18
17 Enye yezingilosi eziyisikhombisa ezazilemiganu eyisikhombisa+ yafika yathi kimi: “Woza ngikutshengise ukwahlulelwa kwesifebe esikhulu esihlezi phezu kwamanzi amanengi,+
2 leso esifeba* lamakhosi omhlaba+ njalo esasidakisa abahlala emhlabeni ngewayini yobufebe* baso.”+
3 Yasingithwala ngamandla omoya yangisa enkangala. Ngabona owesifazana ehlezi phezu kwesilo esibomvu gebhu, esasigcwele amabizo ayinhlamba futhi silamakhanda ayisikhombisa lempondo ezilitshumi.
4 Owesifazana lo wayegqoke okulombala oyibubende*+ lokubomvu gebhu njalo ecece ngegolide langamatshe aligugu kanye lamaphareli.+ Esandleni sakhe wayephethe inkomitsho yegolide eyayigcwele izinto ezenyanyekayo lezinto ezingcolileyo zobufebe* bakhe.
5 Ebunzini lakhe kwakubhalwe ibizo eliyimfihlo elithi: “IBhabhiloni Enkulu, unina wezifebe+ lowezinto ezenyanyekayo zomhlaba.”+
6 Ngasengibona ukuthi owesifazana lo wayedakwe ligazi labangcwele legazi labofakazi bakaJesu.+
Ngathi ngimbona ngamangala kakhulu.
7 Ngakho ingilosi yathi kimi: “Kungani umangele? Ngizakutshela imfihlo emayelana lowesifazana+ lesilo esimthweleyo, esilamakhanda ayisikhombisa lempondo ezilitshumi:+
8 Isilo osibonileyo sasikhona kodwa asisekho njalo sesizaphuma emgodini ongelamkhawulo+ siye ekubhujisweni. Abahlala emhlabeni abalamabizo angabhalwanga encwadinimgoqwa yokuphila+ kusukela ekusungulweni komhlaba bazamangala bebona ukuthi isilo sasikhona njalo kasisekho kodwa sizaphinda sibe khona.
9 “Lapha yikho okufunakala khona ingqondo elokuhlakanipha: Amakhanda ayisikhombisa+ atsho intaba eziyisikhombisa, lapho owesifazana ahlezi khona.
10 Kulamakhosi ayisikhombisa: Amahlanu asewile, eyodwa ikhona njalo enye ayikafiki kodwa nxa ingafika kumele iqhubeke ikhona okwesikhatshana.
11 Isilo esasikhona kodwa esingasekho+ siphinda sibe yinkosi yesi-8 kodwa evela emakhosini ayisikhombisa njalo siya ekubhujisweni.
12 “Impondo ezilitshumi ozibonileyo zitsho amakhosi alitshumi angakatholi umbuso kodwa athola amandla okuba ngamakhosi ndawonye lesilo okwehora elilodwa.
13 Zilomcabango munye, yikho zinika isilo amandla azo kanye lelungelo lokubusa.
14 Zizakulwa leMvana+ kodwa iMvana izanqoba+ ngoba yona iyiNkosi yamakhosi loMbusi wababusi+ futhi labo abaleMvana, ababiziweyo labakhethiweyo njalo abathembekileyo, labo bazanqoba.”+
15 Yathi kimi: “Amanzi owabonileyo lapho okuhlezi khona isifebe atsho abantu, lamaxuku, lezizwe kanye lezindimi.+
16 Impondo ezilitshumi+ ozibonileyo kanye lesilo+ zizasizonda isifebe+ zisithathele konke esilakho futhi zisinqunule. Zizakudla inyama yaso zisitshise ngomlilo size siphele du+
17 ngoba uNkulunkulu ukufake ezinhliziyweni zazo ukuthi zenze umcabango wakhe.+ Zizawenza sibili umcabango munye ezilawo ngokunika isilo umbuso wazo,+ kuze kube yilapho sekugcwaliseke amazwi kaNkulunkulu.
18 Owesifazana+ ombonileyo umela idolobho elikhulu elilombuso obusa phezu kwamakhosi omhlaba.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ithalenta lamaGrikhi lalingamakhilogremu angu-20,4. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ NgesiGrikhi, por·nei′a. Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ NgesiNgisi umbala oyibubende yi-purple.
