IsAmbulo
1:1 Isambulo sikaJesu Kristu, uNkulunkulu amnika sona, ukuze asibonise
izinceku zakhe izinto okumelwe zenzeke masinyane; wathumela futhi
wakubonakalisa ngengelosi yakhe encekwini yakhe uJohane;
1:2 owafakaza ngezwi likaNkulunkulu nangobufakazi bukaJesu
uKristu, nakho konke akubonayo.
1:3 Ubusisiwe lowo ofunda, futhi labo abezwa amazwi alokhu
profetha, futhi ugcine okulotshwe kuyo: okwesikhathi
iseduze.
1:4 UJohane kuwo amabandla ayisikhombisa ase-Asiya: Umusa mawube kini, futhi
ukuthula, okuvela kuye okhona, nowayekhona, nozayo; futhi kusukela
oMoya abayisikhombisa abaphambi kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi;
1:5 Futhi kusukela kuJesu Kristu, ngubani ufakazi othembekile, futhi wokuqala
ozelwe kwabafileyo, nombusi wamakhosi omhlaba. Kuye
owasithandayo, wasigeza ezonweni zethu ngegazi lakhe.
1:6 Wasenza amakhosi nabapristi kuNkulunkulu noYise; kuye kube
inkazimulo nobukhosi kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen.
1:7 Bheka, uyeza namafu; futhi wonke amehlo ayombona, nabo
lalowo owamhlabayo: lezizwe zonke zomhlaba zizalila ngenxa
kwakhe. Noma kunjalo Amen.
1:8 Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, isiqalo nesiphetho, isho iNkosi.
okhona, nowayekhona, nozayo, uMninimandla onke.
1:9 Mina Johane, ngingumfowenu futhi, nomhlanganyeli osizini, futhi
umbuso nokubekezela kukaJesu Kristu, kwakusesiqhingini esibizwa
iPhatmose, ngenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu, langenxa yobufakazi bukaJesu Kristu.
1:10 NgangiseMoyeni ngosuku lweNkosi, futhi ngezwa ngemva kwami enkulu
izwi, njengelecilongo,
1:11 esithi: Mina nginguAlfa loOmega, owokuqala lowokugcina;
bheka, ulobe encwadini, uyithumele emabandleni ayisikhombisa aphakathi
E-Asia; e-Efesu, naseSmirna, nasePhergamo, nakulo
eThiyathira, naseSardesi, naseFiladelfiya, naseLawodikeya.
1:12 Ngaphenduka ukuze ngibone izwi elalikhuluma nami. Futhi ngiphenduka, I
wabona izinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zegolide;
1:13 Futhi phakathi kwezinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa kukhona ofana neNdodana yomuntu.
wembethe ingubo kwaze kwafika ezinyaweni, futhi ebhince emabeleni nge
ibhande legolide.
1:14 Ikhanda lakhe nezinwele zakhe kwakumhlophe njengoboya bezimvu, ezimhlophe njengeqhwa; kanye neyakhe
amehlo enjengelangabi lomlilo;
1:15 Izinyawo zakhe zazifana nethusi elicolekileyo, sengathi zishiswe esithandweni; futhi
izwi lakhe linjengomsindo wamanzi amaningi.
1:16 Wayephethe izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sokunene, futhi emlonyeni wakhe kwaphuma
inkemba ebukhali esika nhlangothi zombili, nobuso bakhe bunjengelanga elikhanyisa kuye
amandla.
1:17 Futhi lapho ngimbona, Ngawa ngasezinyaweni zakhe njengofileyo. Futhi wabeka ilungelo lakhe
isandla phezu kwami, sithi kimi: Ungesabi; ngingowokuqala nowokugcina;
1:18 Mina nginguye ophilayo, futhi ngafa; futhi bheka, ngiyaphila kuze kube phakade.
Amen; futhi nginezihluthulelo zesihogo nezokufa.
1:19 Bhala izinto ozibonile, nezinto ezikhona, futhi
izinto eziyoba khona emva kwalokhu;
1:20 Imfihlakalo yezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa owazibona esandleni sami sokunene, futhi
izinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zegolide. Izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa ziyizingelosi zikaNkulunkulu
amabandla ayisikhombisa: lezinti zezibane eziyisikhombisa ozibonileyo zingamabandla
amabandla ayisikhombisa.