INtshumayeli 1:1 Amazwi eNtshumayeli, unyana kaDavide, ukumkani waseYerusalem. 1:2 Amampunge awo amampunge, itsho iNtshumayeli, amampunge awo amampunge; yonke into amampunge. 1:3 Unalungelo lini umntu emigudwini yakhe yonke, ayenzayo phantsi kwelanga? 1:4 Kumka esinye isizukulwana, kuse esinye isizukulwana; ihlabathi limi ngonaphakade. 1:5 Ilanga liyaphuma, ilanga libuya litshone, liphikele endaweni yalo apho avuke khona. 1:6 Umoya uya ezantsi, ujikeleze usinge entla; yona Umoya ubuya ubuya umva ngokwaloo nto iisekethe zakhe. 1:7 Yonke imilambo iya elwandle; ukanti ulwandle aluzali; kwindawo apho ivela khona imilambo, ibuya ibuye. 1:8 Zonke izinto ziyazixhamla; umntu akanako ukuthetha; iliso alikho yahlutha kukubona, nendlebe ingazali kukuva. 1:9 Into eyayikho yeya kubuya ibekho; kwaye yintoni na Yenzekile ke leyo eya kwenzeka; akukho nto intsha phantsi kolawulo ilanga. 1:10 Ukuba kukho into ekuthiwa, Yabona, le intsha! inalo ibiselikho kwamandulo, ebikho phambi kwethu. 1:11 Akukho kukhumbula izinto zangaphambili; akuyi kubakho namnye isikhumbuzo sezinto ezizayo, nabaza kuza emva kwabo. 1:12 Mna, Ntshumayeli, ndibe ndingukumkani kwaSirayeli eYerusalem. 1:13 Intliziyo yam ndayinikela ukuba ingxoke, isingasinge ngobulumko; izinto ezenzekayo phantsi kwezulu, ngulo msebenzi mkhulu uThixo uwunikeyo oonyana boluntu ukuba baxhaswe ngabo. 1:14 Ndazikhangela zonke izenzo ezenziwayo phantsi kwelanga; nabo bonke ngamampunge nokusukelana nomoya. 1:15 Into egoso ayinakolulwa; into engekhoyo ke, ayinakolulwa ayinakubalwa. 1:16 Ndathetha mna nentliziyo yam, ndisithi, Yabona, mna ndikhulile. ndaye ndizuze ubulumko ngaphezu kwabo bonke ababengaphambi kwam Yerusalem: Ewe, intliziyo yam ibone ubulumko nokwazi okuninzi. 1:17 Intliziyo yam ndayinikela ekwazini ubulumko, nasekwazini ubugeza nobuyatha; eqonda, ukuba kwanako oku kukusukelana nomoya. 1:18 Ngokuba ebuninzini bobulumko kukho ukuhlelwa sisiyengelezane esininzi; wandisa umvandedwa.