IsAmbulo
5:1 Ngase ngibona esandleni sokunene salowo owayehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi incwadi
ngaphakathi nangemuva, evalwe ngezimpawu eziyisikhombisa.
5:2 Ngase ngibona ingelosi enamandla imemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ithi: Ngubani ofanele
nivule incwadi, nithukulule izimpawu zayo na?
5:3 Futhi kwakungekho muntu ezulwini, noma emhlabeni, noma ngaphansi komhlaba, owayekwazi
uvule incwadi, futhi ungabheki kuyo.
5:4 Futhi Ngakhala kakhulu, ngoba kwakungekho muntu owatholakala efanelekela ukuvula futhi ukufunda
incwadi, noma ukubheka kuyo.
5:5 Futhi omunye wabadala wathi kimi: "Ungakhali; bheka, iNgonyama yenkosi."
isizwe sakwaJuda, iMpande kaDavide, sinqobile ukuyivula incwadi, futhi
ukuthukulula izimpawu zalo eziyisikhombisa.
5:6 Futhi ngabona, futhi, bheka, phakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi futhi ezine
izilo, naphakathi kwamalunga, kwakumi iWundlu linjengoba linjalo
ebulewe, enezimpondo eziyisikhombisa namehlo ayisikhombisa, angoMoya abayisikhombisa
UNkulunkulu wathumela emhlabeni wonke.
5:7 Futhi weza wathatha incwadi esandleni sokunene salowo owayehlezi phezu kwayo
isihlalo sobukhosi.
5:8 Futhi lapho eseyithathile incwadi, izidalwa ezine namashumi amabili nane
abadala bawa phansi phambi kweWundlu, yilowo nalowo enamahabhu, futhi
izitsha zegolide ezigcwele iphunga, okuyimithandazo yabangcwele.
5:9 Bahlabelela ingoma entsha, bathi: "Uyakufanelekela ukuthatha incwadi, futhi."
ukuze uvule izimpawu zalo, ngokuba wena wahlatshwa, wasihlenga ukuba sibe khona
Nkulunkulu ngegazi lakho kuzo zonke izihlobo, nezilimi, nabantu, kanye
isizwe;
5:10 Futhi uye wasenza kuNkulunkulu wethu amakhosi nabapristi, futhi siyobusa phezu
Umhlaba.
5:11 Futhi ngabona, futhi ngezwa izwi lezingelosi eziningi nxazonke
isihlalo sobukhosi, nezilwane, namalunga, nenani lawo laliyishumi
izinkulungwane ziphindwe ngezinkulungwane eziyishumi, nezinkulungwane zezinkulungwane;
5:12 bethi ngezwi elikhulu: Lifanele iWundlu elihlatshiweyo ukwamukela
amandla, nengcebo, nokuhlakanipha, namandla, nodumo, nenkazimulo, kanye
isibusiso.
5:13 Futhi zonke izidalwa ezisezulwini, nasemhlabeni, nangaphansi
umhlaba, nabasolwandle, nakho konke okukukho, ngakuzwa
bethi: Isibusiso, nodumo, nenkazimulo, namandla makube kuye lowo
uhlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, nakulo iWundlu kuze kube phakade naphakade.
5:14 Futhi izidalwa ezine zathi, Amen. Ayesewa phansi abadala abangamashumi amabili nane
bakhuleka kuye ophilayo kuze kube phakade naphakade.