ISityhilelo
8:1 Xa yalivulayo elesixhenxe itywina, kwabakho ukuzola ezulwini
malunga nesiqingatha seyure.
8:2 Ndazibona izithunywa zezulu ezisixhenxe, ezimayo phambi koThixo; kwaye kubo
kunikwa amaxilongo asixhenxe.
8:3 Kweza esinye isithunywa, sema esibingelelweni, sinesiqhumiso segolide.
wanikwa isiqhumiso esikhulu, ukuba anikele ngaso
Imithandazo yabangcwele bonke iphezu kwesibingelelo segolide esiphambi koYehova
itrone.
8:4 nomsi weziqhumiso, owafikayo kunye nemithandazo yabangcwele.
wenyuka phambi koThixo esandleni sesithunywa eso.
8:5 Saza isithunywa sathabatha isitya sokuqhumisela, sazalisa ngomlilo wesibingelelo, sathi
wawuphosa emhlabeni; kwabakho izandi, neendudumo, nezandi
nemibane, nenyikima.
8:6 Zaza izithunywa ezisixhenxe ezinamaxilongo osixhenxe, zazilungiselela
isandi.
8:7 Esokuqala isithunywa savuthela ixilongo, kwabakho isichotho nomlilo ziphithikezwe
zaphoswa emhlabeni, nesahlulo sesithathu semithi
yatsha, yatsha yonke ingca eluhlaza.
8:8 Sathi esesibini isithunywa savuthela ixilongo, kwakungathi yintaba enkulu esitshayo
saphoswa ngomlilo elwandle, saza isahlulo sesithathu solwandle saba
igazi;
8:9 nesahlulo sesithathu sezinto eziphilileyo eziselwandle,
wafa; saza isahlulo sesithathu semikhombe satshatyalaliswa.
8:10 Sathi esesithathu isithunywa savuthela ixilongo, kwawa inkwenkwezi enkulu ezulwini.
yavutha njengesibane, yawa phezu kwesahlulo sesithathu somlilo
imilambo, naphezu kwemithombo yamanzi;
8:11 Igama lenkwenkwezi leyo kuthiwa nguMhlonyane;
amanzi aba ngumhlonyane; kwaye into eninzi yabantu yafa ngawo amanzi lawo, ngokuba efile
zenziwa zakrakra.
8:12 Sathi esesine isithunywa savuthela ixilongo, saza sabethwa isahlulo sesithathu selanga.
nesahlulo sesithathu senyanga, nesahlulo sesithathu seenkwenkwezi; njenge
isahlulo sesithathu sazo saba mnyama, yathi ke isahlulo sesithathu imini ayibengezeli
inxalenye yawo, nobusuku ngokunjalo.
8:13 Ndabona, ndasiva isithunywa sezulu, siphaphazela esazulwini sezulu.
sisithi ngezwi elikhulu, Yeha, yeha, yeha, abo bawumiyo umhlaba!
ngenxa yamanye amazwi amaxilongo ezithunywa zezulu ezithathu, awathi
zisavakala!