Sembulo 13
Tilo letimbili
1Ngabona silo siphuma elwandle, sasinetimphondvo letilishumi, netinhloko letisikhombisa, kuleyo nakuleyo nhloko kwakuneligama lelihlambalatako. 2Lesilo sasifanana nengwe, tinyawo taso tatifanana netelibhele, umlomo waso wawufanana newelibhubesi. Nyokangwenya wasinika emandla akhe, nesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi, nemagunya akhe lamakhulu. 3Lenye yetinhloko taso yayilinyatwe yakhehletwa sakufa, kodvwa lelinceba laso lekufa lelashwa laphola, wonkhe umhlaba wamangala wasilandzela lesilo. 4Bantfu bakhonta lonyokangwenya, ngobe emandla akhe abewanike lesilo; lesilo basikhonta batsi: “Ngubani longalwa naso?”
5 Lesilo saphiwa umlomo wekukhuluma emavi lamakhulu lasinengiso newekuhlambalata. Savunyelwa kutsi sisebentise emandla aso tinyanga letingema-42. 6Sahlambalata Nkulunkulu, sihlambalata libito lakhe, nalapho ahlala khona, nabo bonkhe labahlala khona ezulwini. 7Savunyelwa nekutsi silwe nalabangcwele sibehlule, sanikwa nemandla etikwayo yonkhe imindeni, nebantfu, netilimi, netive. 8Bonkhe labahlala emhlabeni bayawusikhonta, bokhe labo lekwatsi umhlaba ungakasekelwa emabito abo angete abhalwa encwadzini yekuphila yeliWundlu lelahlatjwa.
9Lowo lonendlebe akeve!
10Nakukhona lofanele kutfunjwa, akatfunjwe; nakukhona lofanele kubulawa ngenkemba, akabulawe ngayo. Loku kubita kucinisela nekukholwa kwalabangcwele.
11Ngase ngibona lesinye silo lesaphuma emhlabatsini, sasinetimphondvo letimbili letatifanana netelizinyane lemvu, sakhuluma njenganyokangwenya. 12Sasebentisa onkhe emandla esilo sekucala ngeligunya laso; saphocelela umhlaba nabo bonkhe labahlala kuwo kutsi bakhonte lesilo sekucala leselashwa saphiliswa encebeni laso lekufa. 13Senta tibonakaliso letinkhulu, ngisho nekwehlisa umlilo ezulwini wehlele emhlabeni embikwebantfu bonkhe babuka. 14Silo sesibili savunyelwa kutsi sikhohlise bonkhe bantfu labahlala emhlabeni ngaletibonakaliso lesasitenta ngeligunya lesilo sekucala. Lesilo sesibili sabatjela kutsi bakhe umfanekiso, bakhele lesilo sekucala lesasinelinceba lenkemba lelelashwa laphiliswa. 15Silo sesibili sanikwa emandla ekuphefumulela lomfanekiso wesilo, kuze kutsi ukhulume, sente nekutsi labo labangawukhonti lomfanekiso babulawe. 16Lesilo saphocelela bonkhe labancane nalabakhulu, ticebi netimphuya, labakhululekile netigcili, kutsi babekwe luphawu ngulowo nalowo esandleni sakhe sangesekudla nome ebuntini. 17Loko kwentelwa kutsi kubete lotsengako nome lotsengisako ngaphandle kwekutsi abe neluphawu lekulibito lesilo nome inombolo yelibito laso.
18Loku-ke kubita kuhlakanipha: Lowo lonekucondza akabale inombolo yalesilo; ngobe lenombolo imele umuntfu. Lenombolo ingema-666.
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