99 – Haleluya!

₁Emva koko ndeva ngathi kukho intswahla yehlokondiba ezulwini, lidanduluka lisithi: “Mayibongwe iNkosi! Uloyiso nesihomo namandla ngakaThixo wethu. ₂Kaloku zinyanisekile, zilungile izigqibo zakhe. Eli henyukazi ebelifudula lidyobha ihlabathi ngoluchwe lokurheletya uligwebile. Ulohlwayile ngenxa yokuphalala kwegazi lezicaka zakhe.” ₃Liphindile lathi kwakho ihlokondiba: “Huntshu! Nanko unyuka ngonaphakade umsi wesixeko esitshayo!” ₄Iinkonde zomashumi omabini nane, nezilwanyana zozine, zathi qubudu zinqula uThixo osesihlalweni sobukhosi, zathi: “Ewe, kunjalo! Huntshu!”

₅Kwavakala ilizwi livela esihlalweni sobukhosi, lisithi: “Mbongeni uThixo wethu, nonke nina zicaka zakhe, nonke nina bamhlonelayo, baphakamileyo nabaphantsi!” ₆Ndibuye ndeva intswahla ekwangathi yeyehlokondiba. Yaba ngathi sisandi samanzi engxangxasi, nokugqekreza kweendudumo, isithi: “Huntshu! INkosi uThixo wethu onguSomandla yiKumkani. ₇Vuyani, nimemelele yimincili, nimnike imbeko. Ifikile kaloku imini yomtshato weXhwane. Umtshakazi selezilungiselele. ₈Wambeswe umwunduwundu omhle womchako omhlophe welinen eqaqambileyo.” (Kaloku ilinen entle yalatha imisebenzi elungileyo yemilowo kaThixo.)

₉Sithe ke kum isithunywa: “Bhala uthi: ‘Banoyolo abo bamenyelwe kwisidlo somtshato weXhwane.’ ” Satsho sisithi: “Ngamazwi kaThixo ngenkqu lawo.”

₁₀Ndazikhahlela ngasezinyaweni zaso ndinqula. Suka sathi sona kum: “Mus' ukuyenza loo nto. Nam ndisisicaka njengawe namawenu angamangqina kaYesu. NguThixo omakanqulwe. Abo bangamangqina kaYesu banikwa ifuthe loMoya *njengabashumayeli.”

₁₁Ndabona izulu livuleka, kwathi gqi ihashe elimhlophe. Igama lalowo wayelikhwele ihashe elo nguThembekile noNyaniso. Kaloku ugweba ngobulungisa, enze nemfazwe kwangobulungisa. ₁₂Wayetsho ngamehlo abukhali ngathi avutha umlilo; ethe jize izithsaba ezininzi entloko. Wayenombhalo wegama elalingaziwa bani ngaphandle kwakhe. ₁₃Wayethe wambu ingubo eyayilijaja ligazi. Igama abizwa ngalo nguLizwi kaThixo. ₁₄Wayelandelwa yimikhosi yasezulwini, ikhwele amahashe amhlophe, yambethe iingubo ezimhlophe eziqaqambileyo zelinen. ₁₅Kwaphuma ikrele elibukhali emlonyeni wakhe. Wayeza kuxabela iintlanga ngalo, azifake phantsi kolawulo olungqongqo. Yena wozikhama iinkani ngesohlwayo sengqumbo kaThixo uSomandla. ₁₆Engubeni yakhe nasethangeni kwakukho umbhalo othi: “IKumkani yeekumkani neNkosi yeenkosi.”

₁₇Ndabona isithunywa simi elangeni. Sazikhwaza zonke iintaka ezazibhabha esibhakabhakeni, sathi: “Qokelelanani nize kwisidlo esenziwe nguThixo. ₁₈Yizani nitye inyama yeekumkani neengqwayi-ngqwayi, eyamajoni amahashe nabo bawakhweleyo, eyabantu bonke: amakhoboka nabakhululekileyo, abakhulu nabaphantsi.”

₁₉Ndalibona irhamncwa neekumkani zehlabathi nemikhosi yazo zixhontelene. Zazize kuqubisana nalowo ukhwele ihashe elimhlophe, kunye nomkhosi wakhe. ₂₀Lathinjwa irhamncwa, ngokunjalo *nomshumayeli oxokayo obefudula esenza imilingo phambi kwalo. (Wabalahlekisa ngemilingo abo babenophawu lwerhamncwa, benqula umfanekiso walo.) Elo rhamncwa ndawonye nomshumayeli oxokayo baphoswa edikeni lomlilo ovutha yisalfa besahleli. ₂₁Imikhosi yabo yabulawa ngekrele elaliphuma emlonyeni walowo wayekhwele ihashe. Iintaka zonke zazitsho zabomvu izisu yinyama.

₁Ndabona isithunywa sivela ezulwini sisiphethe ngesandla isitshixo senzonzobila. Sasiphethe nento enkulu yetyathanga. ₂Salibamba igongqongqo, inyoka endala, umtyholi, uSathana. Salikhonkxa iwaka leminyaka. ₃Salifaka enzonzobileni, sawuvala umnyango, sawutywina, sisenzela ukuba lingabe liphinde lilulahlekise uluntu kude kuphele iwaka leminyaka. Emva kwelo thuba igongqongqo limelwe kukukhululwa; phofu okwethutyana nje elingephi.

₄Emva koko ndabona izihlalo. Ndabona kuhlala kuzo abo babenikwe igunya lokugweba. Ndababona nâbo babenqunyulwe iintloko ngenxa yokuba ngamangqina kaYesu nangenxa yokushumayela ilizwi likaThixo. Ndababona nabo bangavumanga ukulinqula irhamncwa okanye umfanekiso walo, kwanabo bangavumanga ukuphawulwa kumabunzi okanye esandleni ngophawu lwerhamncwa. Bavuka ekufeni, balawula kunye noKrestu iminyaka eliwaka. ₅Luvuko lokuqala ke olu. Inxalenye yabafi yona ayizange ivuke kwade kwaphela iminyaka eliwaka. ₆Unoyolo engokaThixo lowo uluxhamleyo uvuko lokuqala. Ukufa kwesibini akunamandla kuye. Kaloku woba ngumbingeleli kaThixo nokaKrestu, axhamle ulawulo kunye noKrestu iminyaka eliwaka.

₇Iya kuthi ke yakuphela iminyaka eliwaka, akhululwe umtyholi enzonzobileni. ₈Ekhululekile ke uya kuzilahlekisa izizwe kumagumbi omane ehlabathi; ezo ke nguGogi noMagogi. Umtyholi uya kuziqokelela zibe zininzi njengentlabathi eselunxwemeni lolwandle, aye nazo emfazweni. ₉Nazo ke zicombuluka ehlabathini liphela, zirhawula impi yomkhosi wosapho lukaThixo, ndawonye neso sixeko asithandayo. Kuthe kusenjalo suka kwehla umlilo phezulu, wazithi lence-lence. ₁₀Okokwakhe umtyholi, umlahlekisi wazo, yena wathiwa dywa echibini lomlilo onesalfa, apho irhamncwa kunye *nomshumayeli oxokayo bebesebephoswe khona. Apho ke baya kungcungcutheka imini nobusuku ngonaphakade kanaphakade.

₁₁Ndaza ke ndabona isihlalo sokulawula esimhlophe, kukho ohleli kuso. Umhlaba namazulu ambaleka, awaba sabonakala. ₁₂Ndababona abafileyo, abakhulu kwanabanci, bemile phambi kwesihlalo sokulawula. Zavulwa iincwadi, kwaza kwavulwa nenye incwadi eneenkcukacha zobomi. Abo bafileyo bagwetywa ngokwengxelo yezenzo zabo eyayibhalwe kwezo ncwadi. ₁₃Ulwandle, ukufa, nelabafileyo labakhuphela ngaphandle abafileyo ababekulo. Umntu ngamnye wagwetywa ngokwezenzo zakhe. ₁₄Ukufa nelabafileyo kwaphoswa echibini elivuthayo. Eli chibi lomlilo ke kukufa kwesibini. ₁₅Wonke umntu ogama lingabhalwanga encwadini yeenkcukacha zobomi waphoswa echibini elivuthayo.