ISityhilelo
13:1 Ndaza ndema phezu kwentlabathi yolwandle, ndabona irhamncwa linyuka liphuma elwandle
Ulwandle, luneentloko ezisixhenxe neempondo ezilishumi, ezimpondweni zalo izizithsaba ezilishumi.
entlokweni yakhe iligama lonyeliso.
13:2 Laye irhamncwa elo ndalibonayo lifana nengwe, iinyawo zalo zinjengengwe
iinyawo zebhere, umlomo wayo unjengomlomo wengonyama; inamba
wamnika amandla akhe, nesihlalo sakhe, negunya elikhulu.
13:3 Ndabona enye yazo iintloko zalo, ingathi ixatyelwe yafa; kunye nokufa kwakhe
Inxeba laphila. Lamangaliswa ihlabathi liphela, lilandela irhamncwa.
13:4 Bayinqula inamba eyalinika igunya irhamncwa;
balinqula irhamncwa, besithi, Ngubani na ofana nerhamncwa? ngubani na onako
wenze imfazwe nayo?
13:5 Sanikwa umlomo othetha izinto ezinkulu, othetha izinto ezinkulu
izinyeliso; lanikwa igunya lokuhlala amashumi amane anesibini
iinyanga.
13:6 Lawuvulela umlomo walo ekumnyeliseni uThixo, ukuba lilinyelise igama lakhe;
nomnquba wakhe, nabo bahleli emazulwini.
13:7 Lanikwa igunya lokulwa nabangcwele, libeyise
lanikwa igunya kuzo zonke izizwe, neelwimi, neelwimi
izizwe.
13:8 Baya kulinqula bonke abemi behlabathi, abamagama angengawo
ebhalwe encwadini yobomi yeMvana exheliweyo kwasekusekweni kweNkosi
ihlabathi.
13:9 Ukuba ubani unendlebe, makeve.
13:10 Okhokelela ekuthinjweni uya ekuthinjweni: lowo ubulalayo
ikrele limelwe kukubulawa ngekrele. Nantsi umonde kwaye
ukholo lwabangcwele.
13:11 Ndabona elinye irhamncwa linyuka liphuma emhlabeni; wayenababini
iimpondo njengemvana, sathetha njengenamba.
13:12 Lenza lonke igunya lelokuqala irhamncwa, phambi kwalo;
owenza ihlabathi, nabahleli kulo, ukuba baqubude kwezokuqala;
irhamncwa, elinxeba lalo lokufa laphiliswayo.
13:13 Wenza imiqondiso emikhulu, ngokokude enze umlilo uhle ezulwini
emhlabeni emehlweni abantu;
13:14 Ilahlekisa abo bemiyo phezu komhlaba ngabo
imiqondiso elabe inegunya lokuyenza emehlweni erhamncwa; esithi ku
abo bemiyo phezu komhlaba, ukuba babenzele umfanekiso oqingqiweyo
irhamncwa, elibe linenxeba lekrele, laphila.
13:15 Laye lanegunya lokuwunika umfanekiselo werhamncwa umoya
Umfanekiselo werhamncwa ufanele uthethe, ubangele ukuba kubekho abo bathanda ukuthetha
ukuba bangawunquli umfanekiselo werhamncwa, mababulawe.
13:16 Ubenza bonke, abancinane nabakhulu, abazizityebi nabangamahlwempu, abakhululekileyo nabangamakhoboka;
ukuba bathabathe uphawu esandleni sabo sokunene, nokuba kusebunzi;
13:17 nokuze kungabikho mntu unako ukuthenga nokuthengisa, ingenguye lowo unophawu, nokuba ngulowo unophawu
igama lerhamncwa, nokuba linani legama lalo.
13:18 Nabu ubulumko. Lowo unengqiqo makabale inani leengelosi
irhamncwa: kuba linani lomntu; kwaye inani lakhe ngamakhulu amathandathu
amashumi amathandathu anesithandathu.