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₁Ndabona izulu elitsha nehlabathi elitsha. Kaloku elokuqala izulu nelokuqala ihlabathi laliselidlule. Kwakungasekho nolwandle olu. ₂Ndabona nesixeko esingcwele, iJerusalem entsha, isihla ivela kuThixo ezulwini. Yayingasentle! Yayingathi ngumtshakazi ehombele umyeni. ₃Ndive ilizwi elikhulu, livela ngasesihlalweni sokulawula, lisithi: “Uyasibona esi sixeko? Kulapho uThixo ahlala khona nabantu. Uya kuhlala phakathi kwabo, babe yimilowo yakhe, yena abe nguThixo wabo. UThixo ngenkqu uya kuhlala nabo. ₄Uya kubosula zonke iinyembezi. Akusayi kubuye kubekho kufa, nalusizi, nasikhalo, nazintlungu. Kaloku lidlule ilizwe lokuqala.”

₅Ke lowo uhleli esihlalweni sokulawula wathi: “Ngoku yonke indalo ndiyenza ntsha.” Ubuye wathi: “Bhala kaloku! La mazwi ndiwathethayo athembekile, ayinyaniso.” ₆Wabuya wathi: “Sekwenzekile. Ndim u-A kwano-Z, ndim isiqalo nesiphelo. Nabani na onxaniweyo ndomnika ngesisa amanzi aphuma emthonjeni odlisa ubomi. ₇Lowo woyisayo wozixhamla zibe lilifa lakhe ezi zinto. Mna ndoba nguThixo wakhe, yena abe ngunyana wam. ₈Kodwa ilifa lamagwala, abangakholwayo, izingcoli, izigwinta, abarheletyi, amagqwirha, abanquli-zithixo, nawo onke amaxoki, loba kukufa kwesibini kwidike lomlilo ovutha yisalfa.”

₉Kusuke esinye sezithunywa ezisixhenxe ezaziphethe izitya ezisixhenxe zezibetho zokugqibela sathi kum: “Yiza ngapha ndikubonise umtshakazi walo iXhwane.” ₁₀Sandithatha ndisemandleni kaMoya, sandisa encotsheni yentabakazi enkulu. Sandibonisa iJerusalem, isiXeko esiNgcwele, isihla ivela kuThixo ezulwini. ₁₁Yayiqaqambile bubuqaqawuli bukaThixo, ibengezela okwelitye lexabiso elicwenge okwedayimani. ₁₂Yayineendonga eziphakamileyo kakhulu, inamasango alishumi elinambini. Kwisango ngalinye kwakukho isithunywa. Phezu kwamasango kwakubhalwe amagama ezizwe ezilishumi elinambini zakwaSirayeli. ₁₃Ngasempumalanga kwakukho amasango amathathu, emathathu emntla, emathathu emzantsi, nangasentshonalanga. ₁₄Iindonga zesixeko zazimi phezu kweziseko zamatye alishumi elinambini. Ilitye ngalinye lalinegama *lomthunywa ngamnye kubathunywa beXhwane abalishumi elinambini.

₁₅Isithunywa esasithetha nam sasiphethe induku yegolide yokulinganisa. Sasiza kulinganisa ngayo ubukhulu besixeko, amasango, neendonga zaso. ₁₆Amacala omane ayelingana, ubude bungangobubanzi. Isithunywa salinganisa ubukhulu besixeko ngenduku yaso. Safumana buziikhilomitha ezilishumi elinesibini lamawaka, ubude kwanobubanzi baso. Sasikwangako ukuphakama. ₁₇Salinganisa iindonga, sazifumana ziziinyawo ezilikhulu linamashumi mane anane ukuphakama. Sasisebenzisa umlinganiso oqhelekileyo ebantwini. ₁₈Udonga lwalwenziwe ngeedayimani. Sona isixeko sasenziwe ngegolide; sasingathi siyiglasi egudisiweyo. ₁₉Iziseko zaso zazihonjiswe ngazo zonke iintlobo zamatye exabiso. Kuqala yayiyidayimani, kulandele ilitye lexabiso ekuthiwa yisafire, iagati, iemeraldi, ₂₀isadonisi, ikorneli, ikrizoli, ibherilo, itopazi, ikrizoprazi, ihakinto, eleshumi elinambini yayiametiste. ₂₁Amasango alishumi elinambini *ayeziiperile ezilishumi elinambini. Isango ngalinye laliyiperile enye, nesitalato sesixeko siyigolide ecwengileyo, sifana neglasi.

₂₂Andizange ndiyibone *indlu kaThixo esixekweni apho. Kaloku iNkosi uThixo uSomandla kunye nalo iXhwane ngabo ngenkqu loo ndlu. ₂₃Isixeko sasingadingi langa nanyanga yakusikhanyisela. Sasikhanyiselwa bubuqaqawuli bukaThixo nalo iXhwane. ₂₄Izizwe ziya kuhamba ekukhanyeni kwaso; iikumkani zehlabathi zowazisa kuso amagugu azo. ₂₅Akasayi kuvalwa emini amasango aso, yaye akusayi kubakho busuku khona. ₂₆Izizwe ziya kuza ziphethe amagugu azo neendyebo zazo. ₂₇Akuyi kungena bubi khona; akuyi kungena nasingcoli naxoki; kuphela kongena abo babhaliweyo encwadini yeXhwane, leyo yeenkcukacha zobomi.