ISambulo KuJohane 21:1-27
21 Ngasengibona izulu elitsha lomhlaba omutsha+ ngoba izulu lakuqala lomhlaba wakuqala kwasekudlulile+ njalo lolwandle+ lwalungasekho.
2 Ngabona ledolobho elingcwele, iJerusalema Elitsha, lisehla livela ezulwini kuNkulunkulu+ lilungiswe njengomakoti ocecele umkakhe.+
3 Ngasengisizwa ilizwi elikhulu livela esihlalweni sobukhosi lisithi: “Khangela! Itende likaNkulunkulu lisebantwini, uzahlala labo njalo bazakuba ngabantu bakhe. UNkulunkulu ngokwakhe uzakuba labo.+
4 Uzakwesula zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abo.+ Ukufa akusoze kuphinde kubekhona,+ loba ukulila loba ukukhala loba ubuhlungu ngeke kusabakhona.+ Izinto ebezisenzakala sezidlulile.”
5 Lowo owayehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi+ wathi: “Khangela! Ngenza izinto zonke zibe zintsha.”+ Waphinda wathi: “Bhala ngoba amazwi la athembekile futhi aliqiniso.”
6 Wasesithi kimi: “Sekwenzakele! Mina ngingu-Alfa lo-Omega,* isiqalo lesiphetho.+ Loba ngubani owomileyo ngizamnika mahala* amanzi omthombo wamanzi okuphila.+
7 Loba ngubani onqobayo uzakudla ilifa lakho konke lokhu futhi ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wakhe, yena abe yindodana yami.
8 Kodwa abantu abangamagwala, labangelakholo,+ labangcole okwenyanyekayo, lababulali,+ labayizifebe*+ labasebenzelana lamadimoni, labakhonza izithombe, labo bonke abaqamba amanga,+ isabelo sabo sizakuba sechibini elivutha umlilo lesalufa.+ Lokhu kutsho ukufa kwesibili.”+
9 Enye yezingilosi eziyisikhombisa ezazilemiganu eyisikhombisa eyayigcwele inhlupho zokucina eziyisikhombisa+ yafika yathi kimi: “Woza ngizakutshengisa umakoti, inkosikazi yeMvana.”+
10 Ngakho yangithwala ngamandla omoya yangisa entabeni enkulu futhi ende, yasingitshengisa idolobho elingcwele iJerusalema, lisehla livela ezulwini kuNkulunkulu+
11 lilenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu.+ Ukukhazimula kwalo kwakunjengokwelitshe eliligugu ukwedlula wonke, angathi lilitshe lejaspa elicazimula njengekhristali ekhanyiselayo.+
12 Lalilomduli omkhulu futhi omude kakhulu, lilamagedi alitshumi lambili njalo kwakulezingilosi ezilitshumi lambili kulawomagedi. Emagedini la kwakubhalwe amabizo ezizwana ezilitshumi lambili zamadodana ako-Israyeli.
13 Empumalanga kwakulamagedi amathathu, enyakatho kulamagedi amathathu, eningizimu lakho kulamagedi amathathu, lasentshonalanga kulamagedi+ amathathu.
14 Umduli wedolobho wawulamatshe ayisisekelo alitshumi lambili futhi phezu kwawo kwakulamabizo alitshumi lambili abaphostoli+ beMvana abalitshumi lambili.
15 Ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami yayithwele umhlanga wegolide ukuze ilinganise ngawo idolobho kanye lamagedi alo lomduli walo.+
16 Idolobho lelo liyalingana amacele womane njalo ubude balo bulingana lobubanzi balo. Yalilinganisa idolobho ngomhlanga, laba ngamastadiya angu-12 000,* ubude lobubanzi balo kanye lokuphakama kwalo kuyalingana konke.
17 Yalinganisa umduli walo waba zingalo ezingu-144* ngokulinganisa komuntu, okufanana lokulinganisa kwengilosi.
18 Umduli wawenziwe ngejaspa+ njalo idolobho laliligolide elicengekileyo, linjengengilazi ekhanyiselayo.
19 Izisekelo zomduli wedolobho zaziceciswe ngayo yonke imihlobo yamatshe aligugu: Isisekelo sokuqala sasiyijaspa, esesibili siyisafire, esesithathu siyikhalisedoni, esesine siyi-emeraldi,
20 esesihlanu siyisadonikisi, esesithupha siyisadiyusi, esesikhombisa siyikhrisolithe, esesi-8 siyibherili, esesi-9 siyithophazi, esesi-10 siyikhrisophirase, esesi-11 siyihiyasinte, esesi-12 siyi-amethisithi.
21 Amagedi angu-12 ayengamaphareli angu-12, igedi ngalinye lenziwe ngephareli elilodwa. Umgwaqo omkhulu wedolobho wawuligolide elicengekileyo, unjengengilazi ekhanyiselayo.
22 Angizange ngibone ithempeli kulo ngoba uJehova* uNkulunkulu uSomandla+ ulithempeli lalo, leMvana ilithempeli lalo.
23 Idolobho lelo kalidingi langa loba inyanga ukuthi kukhanyise kulo ngoba inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu yayikhanyisa kulo+ futhi isibane salo kwakuyiMvana.+
24 Kanti njalo izizwe zizahamba ekukhanyeni kwalo+ futhi amakhosi omhlaba azaletha inkazimulo yawo kulo.
25 Amagedi alo awasoze avalwe emini loba sekutheni ngoba akusoze kube lobusuku edolobheni lelo.+
26 Kuzalethwa kulo inkazimulo yezizwe kanye lodumo lwazo.+
27 Kodwa loba yini engcolileyo njalo loba ngubani owenza izinto ezenyanyekayo futhi oliqili kasoze angene kulo.+ Kuzangena kuphela labo ababhalwe encwadinimgoqwa yokuphila yeMvana.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “ngingu-A lo-Z.” U-Alfa luhlamvu lokuqala ku-alifabhethi yesiGrikhi, u-Omega ngolokucina.
^ Kumbe, “kungelambadalo.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala ebaleni elithi, “Ubufebe.”
^ La ngamakhilomitha angaba ngu-2 220. Istadiya yayingamamitha angu-185. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ La ngamamitha angaba ngu-64. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
