ISityhilelo
21:1 Ndabona izulu elitsha, nomhlaba omtsha, kuba elokuqala izulu, nawokuqala
umhlaba wokuqala udlule; akwaba sabakho lwandle.
21:2 Ndaza mna, Yohane, ndawubona umzi ongcwele, iYerusalem entsha, usihla uphuma kuThixo, uphuma kuThixo
izulu, lilungisiwe njengomtshakazi ehonjiselwe indoda yakhe.
21:3 Ndeva izwi elikhulu liphuma ezulwini, lisithi, Nanku umnquba
UThixo unabantu, uya kuhlala nabo, babe ngabakhe
abantu, yena uThixo abe nabo, abe nguThixo wabo.
21:4 Azisule uThixo zonke iinyembezi emehlweni abo; kwaye akuyi kubakho
kungabi sabakho kufa, kungabi sabakho nasijwili, nakukhala, kungabi sabakho;
ngokuba izinto zokuqala zigqithile.
21:5 Wathi lowo uhleli phezu kwetrone, Uyabona, izinto zonke ndizenza ntsha. Kwaye
Athi kum, Bhala; ngokuba la mazwi ayinyaniso, athembekileyo.
21:6 Wathi kum, Kwenzekile; Mna ndinguAlfa no-Omega, isiqalo no-Omega
isiphelo. ndiya kumnika lowo unxaniweyo emthonjeni welizwe
amanzi obomi ngesisa.
21:7 Lowo weyisayo uya kuzidla ilifa izinto zonke; kwaye ndiya kuba nguThixo wakhe, kwaye
yena uya kuba ngunyana wam.
21:8 Ke wona amagwala, nabangakholwayo, nabangamasikizi, nababulali, nabangendawo
abenzi bombulo, nabakhafuli, nabakhonzi bezithixo, nawo onke amaxoki, aya kuba nayo
isabelo sabo sisedikeni elivutha umlilo nesulfure;
ukufa kwesibini.
21:9 Kwaza kweza kum esinye sezithunywa zezulu zosixhenxe, ezineengqayi zosixhenxe
ezele zizibetho zosixhenxe zokugqibela, wathetha nam, esithi, Yiza apha;
Ndiya kukubonisa umtshakazi, umfazi wayo iMvana.
21:10 Yandithwala ndikuMoya, yandisa entabeni enkulu, ephakamileyo
wandibonisa umzi omkhulu, iYerusalem engcwele, usihla uphuma emazulwini
evela kuThixo,
21:11 unobuqaqawuli bukaThixo;
Ixabiso, njengelitye leyaspisi, libengezela njengekristale;
21:12 Unodonga olukhulu oluphakamileyo, unamasango alishumi elinamabini, kunye namasango
izithunywa zezulu ezilishumi elinazibini, kubhalwe kuwo amagama angawo angawo
izizwe ezilishumi elinazibini zoonyana bakaSirayeli;
21:13 Ngasempumalanga ngamasango mathathu; ngasentla ngamasango mathathu; emazantsi amathathu
amasango; nangasentshonalanga ngamasango mathathu.
21:14 Udonga lomzi lunamatye eziseko alishumi elinamabini, anamagama kuzo
yabapostile abalishumi elinababini bayo iMvana.
21:15 Lowo ubethetha nam wayenengcongolo yegolide, ukuba awulinganise umzi lowo;
namasango ayo, nodonga lwayo.
21:16 Umzi lowo umbombo-ne, ubude bangalo bungangomo
Wawulinganisa umzi lowo ngengcongolo, walishumi elinamabini amawaka
ubude. ubude nobubanzi nokuphakama kwawo kuyalingana.
21:17 Walulinganisa udonga lwaso, iikubhite ezilikhulu elinamanci mane anesine.
ngokomlinganiso womntu, oko kukuthi, owengelosi.
21:18 Isakhiwo sodonga lwaso yiyaspisi, umzi ubunyulu
igolide njengegilasi ecwengileyo.
21:19 Neziseko zodonga lomzi ziye zavathiswa ngeento zonke
uhlobo lwamatye anqabileyo. Isiseko sokuqala yiyaspisi; umzuzwana,
isafire; eyesithathu yaba yikalkedoni; esesine yiemeraldi;
21:20 elesihlanu yisardoniki; eyesithandathu ibiyisardiyo; eyesixhenxe yikrizolite; i
eyesibhozo, ikrizolite; elesithoba yitopazi; eleshumi yikrisopraso; i
eleshumi elinanye libe yihakinto; eleshumi elinesibini yiametiste.
21:21 Namasango lawo alishumi elinamabini aziiperile ezilishumi elinambini, lalelo isango ngalinye lelinye;
nesitrato somzi yigolide engcwengekileyo, njengebengezelayo
iglasi.
21:22 Andibonanga tempile kuwo, kuba iNkosi uThixo uSomandla nayo iMvana
itempile yayo.
21:23 Umzi lowo awufuni langa, kwanayo inyanga;
kuba ubuqaqawuli bukaThixo buwukhanyisela, nayo iMvana isisikhanyiso
ngayo.
21:24 Iintlanga zabo basindiswayo ziya kuhamba ekukhanyeni kwawo;
ookumkani behlabathi bazise kuwo uzuko nembeko yabo.
21:25 Amasango awo akasayi kuvalwa mini konke konke;
akukho busuku apho.
21:26 Baya kuzisa uzuko nembeko yeentlanga kuwo.
21:27 Akusayi kungena kuwo nanye into eyenza inqambi;
kwanabo benza isikizi, nobuxoki;
zibhaliwe encwadini yobomi yeMvana.