Umfazi nonomrhaso
1Kwavela isibonakaliso esimangazako ezulwini: Umfazi embethe ilanga, inyezi ingaphasi kweenyawo zakhe, ehloko athwele isihlohlo seenkwekwezi ezilitjhumi nambili. 2Bekasidisi begodu alila ngemirhelo.
3Kwabonakala esinye isibonakaliso ezulwini. Qala nango unomrhaso omkhulu obomvu, oneenhloko ezilikhomba, iimpondo ezilitjhumi neenhlohlo ezilikhomba eenhlokweni zakhe. 4Umsila wakhe wawola ingcenye yesithathu yeenkwekwezi zezulu, waziwululela ephasini. Nje-ke unomrhaso wajama phambi komfazi obekasele azokubeletha ukuze azokudla umntwanakhe loyo emva kobana abelethiwe. 5Wabeletha umsana oyokubusa izizwe zoke ngentonga yesimbi. Nje-ke umntwana womfazi loyo wahlwithwa wasiwa esihlalweni sakaZimu sobukhosi; 6umfazi yena wabalekela erhalawumbeni lapha bekanendawo ayilungiselwa nguZimu ukuze ondliwe lapho amalanga ayikulungwana namakhulu amabili anamatjhumi asithandathu.
7Kwaba khona ipi ezulwini; uMikhayeli neengilozi zakhe bekalwa nonomrhaso; unomrhaso neengilozi zakhe bazibuyiselela, 8kodwana bebanganamandla aneleko yeke bahlulwa nendawabo yangasabikhona ezulwini. 9Ngalokho waphoswa phasi unomrhaso omkhulu, inyoka endala ekuthiwa nguMtjoli noSathana, umkhohlisi wephasi loke; iye, waphoselwa ephasini neengilozi zakhe zalahlwa naye.
10Yeke ngezwa ilizwi elikhulu ezulwini lisithi:
“Nje-ke kufike isindiso,
amandla nombuso kaZimethu;
igunya lingelakaKrestu
ngombana ummangaleli
wabazalwana bethu
wehliselwe phasi;
iye, loyo obamangalela
phambi kwakaZimu ubusuku nemini.
11Bona bamhlula ngeengazi zeMvana
nangelizwi lobufakazi babo
begodu akhange banconcosele ipilo yabo
bekwaba sekufeni.
12Ngalokho thokozani-ke nina mazulu,
nani noke enihlala kiwo!
Kodwana maye kuwe phasi,
nawe lwandle!
Mbala uSathana wehlela kini,
ugcwele ilaka uyadlhabhaza
ngombana uyazi bona
isikhathi sakhe sifitjhani.”
13Kuthe bona unomrhaso abone bonyana upharwe phasi ephasini, wazuma umfazi osanda ukubeletha umntwana womsana. 14Kodwana umfazi waphiwa iimpiko ezimbili zekhozi elikhulu bona aphaphele endaweni alungiselelwe yona ngerhalawumbeni, lapha azakondliwa khona kwesikhatjhana, iinkhatjhana nengcenye yesikhathi, lapha inyoka ingeze yamfikela khona. 15Nje-ke kwabhubhudlha amanzi aphuma ngemlonyeni wenyoka kwaba inga mlambo ngemva komfazi kobana akhukhulwe. 16Kodwana iphasi laba lisizo emfazini loyo; lavula umlomo walo laginya amanzi agade abhubhudlha emlonyeni wakanomrhaso. 17Ngalokho unomrhaso wabila khulu ngomfazi loyo, nje-ke wasuka wayokusahlela boke abantwana bakhe, okutjho labo abalalela imiyalo yakaZimu nababambelele ebufakazini bakaJesu.
Isibandana sokuthoma
18Nje-ke unomrhaso wajama eligwini lelwandle.
