IsAmbulo
7:1 Ngemva kwalezi zinto, ngabona izingelosi ezine zimi emagumbini omane
umhlaba, ubambe imimoya emine yomhlaba, ukuze umoya ungangeni
vunguza emhlabeni, naphezu kolwandle, naphezu kwanoma yimuphi umuthi.
7:2 Ngase ngibona enye ingelosi ikhuphuka empumalanga, inophawu
uNkulunkulu ophilayo: wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kuzo izingelosi ezine, kuzo
sanikwa ukona umhlaba nolwandle.
7:3 Ethi, Ungalimazi umhlaba, noma ulwandle, nemithi, size sibe nakho
wabeka uphawu izinceku zikaNkulunkulu wethu emabunzini azo.
7:4 Ngase ngizwa isibalo salabo ababekwa uphawu
izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane kuzo zonke izizwe zabantwana
yakwa-Israyeli.
7:5 Esizweni sakwaJuda, kwaphawulwa abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili. Owesizwe sakwaRubeni
babekwa uphawu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili. Esizweni sakwaGadi kwatywinwa ishumi nambili
inkulungwane.
7:6 Esizweni sakwa-Ashere kwatywinwa ishumi elinambini lamawaka. Owesizwe sa
Kwaphawulwa amaNafetali ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili. Esizweni sakwaManase kwakukhona
batywinwa izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili.
7:7 Esizweni sakwaSimeyoni, kwatywinwa ishumi elinambini lamawaka. Owesizwe sakwaLevi
babekwa uphawu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili. Esizweni sakwa-Isakare kwatywinwa ishumi nambili
inkulungwane.
7:8 Esizweni sakwaZabuloni kwatywinwa ishumi elinambini lamawaka. Owesizwe sa
uJosefa babekwa uphawu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili. Esizweni sakwaBenjamini kwatywinwa
izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili.
7:9 Ngemva kwalokhu ngabona, futhi, bheka, isixuku esikhulu, okungekho muntu owayekwazi
inani, labo bonke izizwe, nemindeni, nabantu, nezilimi, wema
phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, naphambi kweWundlu, embethe izingubo ezimhlophe, futhi
izintende zezandla ezandleni zabo;
7:10 Futhi wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: "Insindiso kuNkulunkulu wethu ohlezi."
esihlalweni sobukhosi, nakulo iWundlu.
7:11 Futhi zonke izingelosi zazimi zizungeze isihlalo sobukhosi futhi zizungeze abadala
nezidalwa ezine, zawa phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi ngobuso bazo, futhi
wakhonza uNkulunkulu,
7:12 bethi: Amen: Isibusiso, nenkazimulo, nokuhlakanipha, nokubonga, futhi
Udumo, namandla, namandla makube kuNkulunkulu wethu kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen.
7:13 Futhi omunye wabadala waphendula, wathi kimi: Bayini laba abakhona?
bembethe izembatho ezimhlophe? bavela ngaphi na?
7:14 Futhi ngathi kuye, Nkosi, wena uyazi. Wathi kimi: Laba
abaphuma osizini olukhulu, bahlanza izingubo zabo;
wabenza mhlophe egazini leWundlu.
7:15 Ngakho baphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu, futhi bamkhonza imini nobusuku
ethempelini lakhe: nohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi uyakuhlala phakathi kwabo.
7:16 Abasayikulamba, futhi ngeke bephinde bome; futhi ngeke
ukukhanya kwelanga phezu kwabo, nanoma yikuphi ukushisa.
7:17 Ngoba iWundlu eliphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi liyobelusa, futhi
iyakubaholela emithonjeni yamanzi okuphila; uNkulunkulu uyakuzesula
zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abo.