ISambulo KuJohane 8:1-13
8 IMvana+ yathi ivula uphawu lwesikhombisa,+ kwathula kwathi cwaka ezulwini phose okwengxenye yehora.
2 Ngasengibona izingilosi eziyisikhombisa+ ezima phambi kukaNkulunkulu futhi zaphiwa amacilongo ayisikhombisa.
3 Enye ingilosi eyayibambe isitsha segolide sokutshisela impepha yafika yama e-alithareni+ yaphiwa impepha enengi+ ukuze inikele ngayo phezu kwe-alithare legolide+ elaliphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi ngesikhathi kulalelwe imithandazo yabo bonke abangcwele.
4 Intuthu yempepha eyayisesandleni sengilosi kanye lemithandazo+ yabangcwele kwaphakama kwaya phezulu phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
5 Kodwa ingilosi yahle yathatha isitsha sokutshisela impepha yasigcwalisa ngomlilo ovela e-alithareni, yawuphosela emhlabeni. Kwezwakala imidumo yezulu, lamazwi, kwaphazima umbane+ njalo umhlaba wazamazama.
6 Izingilosi eziyisikhombisa ezazilamacilongo ayisikhombisa+ zalungiselela ukuwatshaya.
7 Eyokuqala yatshaya icilongo layo. Kwaba lesiqhotho lomlilo okuhlangene legazi futhi kwaphoselwa emhlabeni,+ ingxenye yesithathu yomhlaba yatsha, lengxenye yesithathu yezihlahla yatsha, kwatsha lezilimo zonke eziluhlaza.+
8 Ingilosi yesibili yatshaya icilongo layo. Kwaphoselwa elwandle into engathi yintaba enkulu evutha umlilo.+ Ingxenye yesithathu yolwandle yaba ligazi,+
9 ingxenye yesithathu yezidalwa eziphilayo* ezaziselwandle yafa+ futhi ingxenye yesithathu yemikhumbi yabhidlika.
10 Ingilosi yesithathu yatshaya icilongo layo. Inkanyezi enkulu eyayibhebha njengesibane yawa ivela ezulwini, yawela engxenyeni yesithathu yemifula lasemithonjeni yamanzi.+
11 Ibizo lenkanyezi leyo kuthiwa nguMhlonyane.* Ingxenye yesithathu yamanzi yatshintsha yaba ngumhlonyane futhi amanzi lawo abulala abantu abanengi ngoba ayesebaba gamu.+
12 Ingilosi yesine yatshaya icilongo layo. Ingxenye yesithathu yelanga yatshaywa,+ kwatshaywa lengxenye yesithathu yenyanga kanye lengxenye yesithathu yezinkanyezi ukuze ingxenye yesithathu yezinto lezi ibe mnyama+ lengxenye yesithathu yosuku ingabi lokukhanya, kube njalo langobusuku.
13 Ngabona futhi ngezwa ukhozi olwaluphapha emoyeni lumemeza ngelizwi elikhulu lusithi: “Maye, maye, maye+ kulabo abahlala emhlabeni ngenxa yokukhala kwamacilongo ezingilosi ezintathu esezizatshaya amacilongo azo!”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “yezidalwa ezilemiphefumulo.”
^ Umhlonyane yisihlahlakazana esibaba gamu.
