IsAmbulo 21

₁Ngase ngibona izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha; ngokuba izulu lokuqala nomhlaba wokuqala kudlulile, nolwandle alusekho. ₂Ngabona umuzi ongcwele, iJerusalema elisha, wehla uvela ezulwini kuNkulunkulu, ulungisiwe njengomlobokazi ohlotshiselwe umyeni wakhe. ₃Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu livela esihlalweni sobukhosi, lithi: “Bheka, itabernakele* likaNkulunkulu likubantu; uyakuhlala nabo, babe ngabantu bakhe, yena uNkulunkulu abe nabo, ₄azesule izinyembezi zonke emehlweni abo; ukufa akusayikuba khona; nokudabuka, nokukhala, nobuhlungu akusayikuba khona; ngokuba okokuqala kudlulile.”

₅Wayesethi ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi: “Bheka, ngenza konke kube kusha.” Wathi: “Loba, ngokuba lawa mazwi athembekile, aqinisile.”

₆Wayesethi kimi: “Sekwenzekile. Ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, ukuqala nokugcina. Owomileyo ngiyakumphuzisa ngesihle emthonjeni wamanzi okuphila. ₇Onqobayo uyakulidla ifa lalezo zinto, futhi ngiyakuba nguNkulunkulu kuye, yena abe yindodana kimi. ₈Kepha amagwala, nabangakholwayo, nabanengekayo, nababulali, nezifebe, nabathakathi, nabakhonza izithombe, nabo bonke abaqamba amanga, isabelo sabo siyakuba sechibini elivutha umlilo nesibabule, okungukufa kwesibili.”

₉Kwase kufika enye yezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezazinezitsha eziyisikhombisa ezigcwele izinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zokugcina, yakhuluma nami, yathi: “Woza lapha, ngikukhombise umlobokazi, umkaWundlu.” ₁₀Yamuka nami ngikuMoya, yaya entabeni enkulu nephakemeyo, yangikhombisa umuzi ongcwele waseJerusalema wehla ezulwini kuNkulunkulu, ₁₁unenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu; ukukhanya kwawo kwakunjengetshe elinenani elikhulu sengathi yitshe lejaspi* elicwebezelayo, ₁₂unogange olukhulu noluphakemeyo, unamasango ayishumi nambili, nasemasangweni kukhona izingelosi eziyishumi nambili, kulotshwe kuwo amagama angawezizwe eziyishumi nambili zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; ₁₃ngasempumalanga kwakukhona amasango amathathu, nangasenyakatho amasango amathathu, nangaseningizimu amasango amathathu, nangasentshonalanga amasango amathathu. ₁₄Ugange lomuzi lwalunezisekelo eziyishumi nambili, naphezu kwazo amagama ayishumi nambili abaphostoli abayishumi nambili beWundlu.

₁₅Owayekhuluma nami wayenohlanga lwegolide ukuba alinganise umuzi, namasango awo, nogange lwawo. ₁₆Umuzi umi unezinhlangothi ezine, nobude bawo bungangobubanzi bawo. Walinganisa umuzi ngohlanga, amastadiyu* ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, ubude nobubanzi nokuphakama kwawo kulingene. ₁₇Walinganisa ugange lwawo, izingalo eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, yisilinganiso somuntu esingesengelosi. ₁₈Nogange lwawo lwakhiwe ngejaspi*, nomuzi wawungowegolide elihle, linjengengilazi ecwebezelayo. ₁₉Izisekelo zogange lomuzi zivunulisiwe ngawo onke amatshe anenani elikhulu; isisekelo sokuqala siyijaspi*, esesibili yisafire*, esesithathu yikhalkedoni*, esesine yisimaragidu*, ₂₀esesihlanu yisaridonikisi,* esesithupha yisardiyu,* esesikhombisa yikrisolithe,* esesishiyagalombili yibherile,* esesishiyagalolunye yitopazi,* eseshumi yikrisoprasi,* eseshumi nanye yihiyakinte,* eseshumi nambili yi-amethiste.* ₂₁Amasango ayishumi nambili ayengamaparele* ayishumi nambili; yilelo nalelo sango ngalinye laliyiparele linye. Isitaladi somuzi sasiyigolide elicwengekileyo, linjengengilazi ekhanyayo.

₂₂Angibonanga ithempeli kuwo, ngokuba iNkosi uNkulunkulu, uMninimandla onke, iyithempeli lawo kanye neWundlu. ₂₃Umuzi awudingi ilanga nenyanga ukuba kukhanye kuwo, ngokuba inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu iyawukhanyisa, nesibani sawo siyiWundlu. ₂₄Izizwe ziyakuhamba ekukhanyeni kwawo, namakhosi omhlaba aletha kuwo ubukhosi bawo; ₂₅namasango awo awasoze avalwa emini, ngokuba ubusuku abuyikuba khona lapho; ₂₆bayakuletha ubukhosi nodumo lwezizwe. ₂₇Akusoze kwangena lutho olungcolileyo kuwo nowenza amanyala namanga, kuphela abalotshiwe encwadini yokuphila yeWundlu.