IsAmbulo
12:1 Kwabonakala isimangaliso esikhulu ezulwini; owesifazana owembethe
ilanga, nenyanga iphansi kwezinyawo zakhe, nasekhanda lakhe kukhona umqhele wabayishumi nambili
izinkanyezi:
12:2 Futhi yena ekhulelwe wakhala, futhi ebeletha, futhi ebuhlungu ngokuba
ilethiwe.
12:3 Kwabonakala esinye isimangaliso ezulwini; futhi bheka okubomvu okukhulu
udrako, enamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi, naphezu kwakhe imiqhele eyisikhombisa
amakhanda.
12:4 Futhi umsila wakhe wadonsa ingxenye yesithathu yezinkanyezi zezulu, futhi waphonsa
emhlabeni: udrako wema phambi kowesifazane owayekulungele
ukuba abelethe, ukuze adle umntwana wakhe esezelwe.
12:5 Wazala umntwana wesilisa, owayezobusa izizwe zonke nge
induku yensimbi: nomntwana wakhe wahlwithwa wayiswa kuNkulunkulu, nasesihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi.
12:6 Owesifazane wabalekela ehlane, lapho ayenayo indawo
kaNkulunkulu, ukuze balundle lapho inkulungwane namakhulu amabili nambili
izinsuku ezingamashumi ayisithupha.
12:7 Futhi kwaba khona impi ezulwini: Mikayeli nezingelosi zakhe balwa bemelene
udrako; nodrako walwa nezingelosi zakhe;
12:8 Futhi akazange anqobe; nendawo yabo ayibange isatholakala ezulwini.
12:9 Wayesephonswa phansi udrako omkhulu, inyoka endala ethiwa uDeveli.
noSathane, odukisa izwe lonke, waphonswa ngaphandle
emhlabeni, nezingelosi zakhe zaphonswa phansi kanye naye.
12:10 Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu ezulwini, lithi: Manje isifikile insindiso, futhi
amandla, nombuso kaNkulunkulu wethu, namandla kaKristu wakhe: ngokuba
uphonswe phansi ummangaleli wabazalwane bethu obamangaleleyo phambi kwethu
UNkulunkulu imini nobusuku.
12:11 Futhi bamnqoba ngegazi leWundlu, futhi ngezwi labo
ubufakazi; futhi abakuthandanga ukuphila kwabo kwaze kwaba sekufeni.
12:12 Ngakho thokozani, nina mazulu, nani enihlala kuwo. Maye kini
abakhileyo emhlabeni nasolwandle! ngoba uSathane wehlele
ninolaka olukhulu, ngokuba iyazi ukuthi unesikhathi esifushane
isikhathi.
12:13 Futhi lapho udrako ebona ukuthi uphonswe emhlabeni, washushisa
owesifazana owazala umntwana wendoda.
12:14 Owesifazane wanikwa amaphiko amabili okhozi olukhulu, ukuze akwazi
andizele ehlane, endaweni yalo, lapho ondliwa khona ukudla
isikhathi, nezikhathi, nengxenye yesikhathi, ebusweni benyoka.
12:15 Inyoka yakhipha emlonyeni wayo amanzi anjengomfula emva kowesifazane.
ukuze amsuse nguzamcolo.
12:16 Futhi umhlaba wamsiza owesifazane, futhi umhlaba wavula umlomo wakhe, futhi
wagwinya umfula udrako awukhipha emlonyeni wakhe.
12:17 Futhi udrako wamthukuthelela owesifazane, futhi wahamba ayokulwa naye
insali yenzalo yakhe, egcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu, ibe nayo
ubufakazi bukaJesu Kristu.