ISAMBULO 7

₁Emva kwalokho ngabona izingelosi ezine zimi emagumbini omane omhlaba, zibamba imimoya emine yomhlaba, ukuze kungavunguzi-moya emhlabeni, naselwandle, nakowodwa umuthi.

₂Ngase ngibona enye ingelosi yenyuka empumalanga, inophawu lukaNkulunkulu ophilayo, yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kuzo izingelosi ezine ezanikwa ukuba ziwone umhlaba nolwandle,

₃yathi: Ningoni umhlaba, nolwandle, nemithi, size sizibeke uphawu izinceku zikaNkulunkulu wethu emabunzini azo.

₄Ngase ngizwa umumo wababekwa uphawu, izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, ababekwa uphawu ezizweni zonke zabantwana bakwaIsrayeli:

₅esizweni sakwaJuda babekwa uphawu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,

esizweni sakwaRubeni abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,

esizweni sakwaGadi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,

₆esizweni sakwa-Aseri abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,

esizweni sakwaNafetali abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,

esizweni sakwaManase abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,

₇esizweni sakwaSimeyoni abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,

esizweni sakwaLevi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,

esizweni sakwaIsakare abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,

₈esizweni sakwaZabuloni abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,

esizweni sakwaJosefa abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,

esizweni sakwaBenjamini abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili.

₉Emva kwalokho ngabona, bhekake, isixuku esikhulu ebesingenakubalwa-muntu, sivela kuzo zonke izizwe, nemindeni, nabantu, nezilimi, simi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi naphambi kweWundlu, sembethe izingubo ezinde ezimhlophe, siphethe amahlamvu esundu ngezandla zaso,

₁₀samemeza ngezwi elikhulu, sithi:

Insindiso ngekaNkulunkulu wethu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi neyeWundlu.

₁₁Nezingelosi zonke ezazimi zihaqé isihlalo sobukhosi namalunga nezidalwa ezine zawa phansi ngobuso phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, zakhuleka kuNkulunkulu, zathi:

₁₂Amen, isibusiso, nenkazimulo, nokuhlakanipha, nokubongwa, nodumo, namandla, nokunqoba makube-kuNkulunkulu wethu kuze kube-phakade naphakade. Amen.

₁₃Elinye lamalunga lase liphendula, lithi kimi: Laba abembethe izingubo ezimhlophe bangobani, bavelaphi, na?

₁₄Ngase ngithi kulo: Nkosi yami, nguwe owaziyo. Lase lithi kimi: Laba yibo abaphuma osizini olukhulu, bahlanza izingubo zabo, bazenza zaba-mhlophe egazini leWundlu.

₁₅Ngalokho-ke baphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu bemkhonza imini nobusuku ethempelini lakhe, nohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi uyakumisa itabernakele* phezu kwabo.

₁₆Kabasayikulamba, kabasayikoma, kabasoze bahlatshwa yilanga nakushisa kuni,

₁₇ngokuba iWundlu elingaphakathi nesihlalo sobukhosi liyakubelusa, libaholele emithonjeni yamanzi okuphila; noNkulunkulu uyakwesula izinyembezi zonke emehlweni abo.