ISambulo KuJohane 19:1-21
19 Ngemva kwalokho ngezwa okwakungathi lilizwi elikhulu elalivela exukwini elikhulu elisezulwini. Lathi: “Dumisani uJah!*+ Insindiso lenkazimulo lamandla ngokukaNkulunkulu wethu
2 ngoba izahlulelo zakhe ziliqiniso njalo zilungile.+ Usesahlulele isifebe esikhulu ebesisonakalisa umhlaba ngobufebe* baso futhi useliphindisele igazi lezinceku zakhe elisezandleni zaso.”*+
3 Khonokho nje ixuku lelo lakhuluma okwesibili lathi: “Dumisani uJah!*+ Intuthu yokutsha kwaso iqhubeka ithunqa isiya phezulu kuze kube nini lanini.”+
4 Abadala abangu-24+ lezidalwa ezine eziphilayo+ bazilahla phansi bakhonza uNkulunkulu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, bathi: “Ameni! Dumisani uJah!”*+
5 Kwasekuzwakala ilizwi livela esihlalweni sobukhosi lisithi: “Mdumiseni uNkulunkulu wethu lonke lina zinceku zakhe,+ lina elimesabayo, abancane labakhulu.”+
6 Ngasengisizwa okwakuzwakala angathi lilizwi lexuku elikhulu, kungathi ngumdumo wamanzi amanengi lomdumo omkhulu wezulu. Ixuku lelo lathi: “Dumisani uJah,*+ ngoba uJehova* uNkulunkulu wethu uSomandla+ useqalisile ukubusa eyinkosi!+
7 Kasithabeni futhi sithokoze kakhulu, simnike inkazimulo ngoba umtshado weMvana usufikile lenkosikazi yayo isizilungiselele.
8 Inkosikazi yayo isivunyelwe ukuthi igqoke ilineni elohlonzi ekhazimulayo njalo ehlanzekileyo ngoba ilineni elohlonzi imela izenzo ezilungileyo zabangcwele.”+
9 Ingilosi yathi kimi, “Bhala uthi: Bayathokoza abanxuswe edilini lantambama lomtshado weMvana.”+ Yaphinda yathi kimi: “La ngamazwi kaNkulunkulu aliqiniso.”
10 Ngasengizilahla phansi enyaweni zayo ukuze ngiyikhonze. Kodwa yona yathi kimi: “Nanzelela! Ungakwenzi lokho!+ Mina ngiyinceku nje esebenza lawe labafowenu abalomsebenzi wokufakaza ngoJesu.+ Khonza uNkulunkulu!+ Phela ubufakazi obuphathelane loJesu yibo obenza isiphrofetho siphefumulelwe.”+
11 Ngabona izulu livulekile, ngasengibona nanto ibhiza elimhlophe!+ Owayeligadile ubizwa ngokuthi nguThembekile+ loQiniso.+ Wahlulela futhi alwe impi ngokulunga.+
12 Amehlo akhe alilangabi lomlilo ovuthayo+ njalo ekhanda lakhe kulemiqhele eminengi. Ulebizo elibhaliweyo elingaziwa muntu kodwa elaziwa nguye kuphela.
13 Ugqoke isembatho sangaphandle esingcoliswe ligazi* njalo ubizwa ngokuthi nguLizwi+ kaNkulunkulu.
14 Amabutho asezulwini lawo ayemlandela egade amabhiza amhlophe njalo ayegqoke ilineni elohlonzi emhlophe futhi ehlanzekileyo.
15 Emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma inkemba ende ebukhali+ agalela ngayo izizwe futhi uzazelusa ngentonga yensimbi.+ Phezu kwalokho, unyathenyathela isikhamelo sewayini* sentukuthelo yolaka lukaNkulunkulu uSomandla.+
16 Esembathweni sakhe sangaphandle, emlenzeni wakhe, kubhalwe ibizo elithi uMbusi wababusi leNkosi yamakhosi.+
17 Ngabona lengilosi imi elangeni njalo yamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu yathi kuzo zonke inyoni eziphapha emoyeni: “Wozani lapha libuthane edilini elikhulu likaNkulunkulu elantambama+
18 ukuze lidle inyama yamakhosi, lenyama yezinduna zamabutho, leyamadoda aqinileyo,+ leyamabhiza leyalabo abawagadileyo,+ lenyama yabo bonke abantu, abakhululekileyo labayizigqili, abancane labakhulu.”
19 Ngasengibona isilo lamakhosi omhlaba elamabutho awo, bebuthene ndawonye ukuze balwe lalowo owayegade ibhiza kanye lebutho lakhe.+
20 Isilo sabanjwa kanye lomphrofethi wamanga+ owayesenza izibonakaliso phambi kwaso, lezo ayedukisa ngazo ababemukele uphawu lwesilo+ lababekhonza isithombe saso.+ Bobabili baphoselwa bephila echibini lomlilo ovutha isalufa.+
21 Bonke abanye babulawa ngenkemba ende eyayiphuma emlonyeni walowo owayegade ibhiza.+ Zonke inyoni zadla inyama yabo zasutha.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ihabhu lichacho elilentambo ezifanana lezekatali.
^ Kumbe, “Haleluya!” Ukuthi “Jah” yikufitshaniswa kwebizo elithi Jehova.
^ NgesiGrikhi, por·nei′a. Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ NgesiGrikhi, “elivela esandleni saso.”
^ Kumbe, “Haleluya!” Ukuthi “Jah” yikufitshaniswa kwebizo elithi Jehova.
^ Kumbe, “Haleluya!” Ukuthi “Jah” yikufitshaniswa kwebizo elithi Jehova.
^ Kumbe, “Haleluya!” Ukuthi “Jah” yikufitshaniswa kwebizo elithi Jehova.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “esichelwe ngegazi.”
