IsAmbulo
8:1 Futhi lapho selivule uphawu lwesikhombisa, kwaba khona ukuthula ezulwini
cishe isigamu sehora.
8:2 Ngase ngibona izingelosi eziyisikhombisa zimi phambi kukaNkulunkulu; futhi kubo
enikwe amacilongo ayisikhombisa.
8:3 Kwafika enye ingelosi, yema ngase-altare, inesitsha segolide sempepho;
futhi wanikwa kuye impepho eningi ukuba anikele ngayo
imikhuleko yabangcwele bonke phezu kwe-altare legolide eliphambi kukaJehova
isihlalo sobukhosi.
8:4 Nentuthu yempepho eyafika kanye nemithandazo yabangcwele.
wenyuka phambi kukaNkulunkulu esandleni sengelosi.
8:5 Ingelosi yasithatha isitsha sempepho, yasigcwalisa ngomlilo we-altare
wawuphonsa emhlabeni: kwase kuba khona amazwi, nokuduma, futhi
imibani, nokuzamazama komhlaba.
8:6 Izingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezazinamacilongo ayisikhombisa zazilungiselela
umsindo.
8:7 Ingelosi yokuqala yayisibetha, kwase kuba khona isichotho nomlilo kuxubene
igazi, zaphonswa emhlabeni, nengxenye yesithathu yemithi
washa, nabo bonke utshani obuluhlaza basha.
8:8 Ingelosi yesibili yayisibetha, kungathi intaba enkulu ivutha
nomlilo waphonswa olwandle, nengxenye yesithathu yolwandle yaba
igazi;
8:9 Nengxenye yesithathu yezidalwa ezisolwandle zazinokuphila;
wafa; nengxenye yesithathu yemikhumbi yachithwa.
8:10 Ingelosi yesithathu yayisibetha, kwawa ezulwini inkanyezi enkulu.
lavutha kungathi isibani, lawela phezu kwengxenye yesithathu yewayini
imifula, naphezu kwemithombo yamanzi;
8:11 Futhi igama inkanyezi ubizwa ngokuthi uMhlonyane, futhi ingxenye yesithathu
amanzi aba umhlonyane; futhi abantu abaningi bafa ngenxa yamanzi, ngoba
benziwa baba.
8:12 Ingelosi yesine yayisibetha, kwase kushaywa ingxenye yesithathu yelanga.
nengxenye yesithathu yenyanga, nengxenye yesithathu yezinkanyezi; Ngakho ke
ingxenye yesithathu yazo yaba mnyama, futhi usuku aluzange lukhanye okwesithathu
ingxenye yawo, nobusuku ngokunjalo.
8:13 Ngabona, ngezwa ingelosi indiza emkhathini wezulu.
lisithi ngezwi elikhulu: Maye, maye, maye kwabakhileyo emhlabeni!
ngenxa yamanye amazwi ecilongo lezingelosi ezintathu
zisazozwakala!