IsAmbulo
13:1 Futhi ngema phezu kwesihlabathi solwandle, futhi ngabona isilo sikhuphuka siphuma emanzini
ulwandle lunamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi, nasezimpondweni zalo imiqhele eyishumi;
nasemakhanda akhe kunegama lenhlamba.
13:2 Isilo engasibonayo sasifana nengwe, nezinyawo zaso zazingathi
izinyawo zebhere, nomlomo walo njengomlomo wengonyama, nodrako
wamnika amandla akhe, nesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi, negunya elikhulu.
13:3 Ngabona elinye lamakhanda aso kungathi lilimele ukufa; futhi yakhe ebulalayo
inxeba lelashwa; umhlaba wonke wamangala ulandela isilo.
13:4 Bakhuleka kudrako owanika isilo amandla;
sakhuleka kuso isilo, sithi: “Ngubani ofana nesilo na? okwaziyo
enze impi naye?
13:5 Futhi wanikwa kuye umlomo okhuluma izinto ezinkulu futhi
ukuhlambalaza; kwasekunikwa kuye amandla okwenza amashumi amane nambili
izinyanga.
13:6 Savula umlomo waso ukuhlambalaza uNkulunkulu, ukuhlambalaza igama lakhe.
netabernakele lakhe, nabahlezi ezulwini.
13:7 Futhi lanikwa kuye ukulwa nabangcwele, futhi anqobe
kubo: futhi wanikwa amandla phezu kwezizwe zonke, nezilimi, futhi
izizwe.
13:8 Futhi bonke abahlala emhlabeni bayokhuleka kuye, ogama lakhe lingekho
elotshwe encwadini yokuphila yeWundlu elihlatshiweyo kusukela ekusekelweni kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu
umhlaba.
13:9 Uma umuntu enendlebe, makezwe.
13:10 Lowo oholela ekuthunjweni uya ekuthunjweni: lowo obulalayo
ngenkemba kumelwe babulawe ngenkemba. Nasi isineke futhi
ukukholwa kwabangcwele.
13:11 Ngase ngibona esinye isilo sikhuphuka siphuma emhlabeni; futhi wayenamabili
izimpondo njengewundlu, wakhuluma njengodrako.
13:12 Futhi sisebenzisa wonke amandla esilo sokuqala phambi kwaso, futhi
wenza umhlaba nabakhileyo kuwo ukuba bakhonze okokuqala
isilo, esinxeba laso lokufa lelashwa.
13:13 Futhi wenza izimangaliso ezinkulu, ukuze enze umlilo wehle ezulwini
emhlabeni phambi kwamehlo abantu.
13:14 Futhi udukisa labo abahlala emhlabeni ngokusebenzisa labo
izimangaliso esasinamandla ukuzenza phambi kwesilo; ethi ku
abakhileyo emhlabeni, ukuba benzele uJehova umfanekiso
isilo esasinenxeba lenkemba, saphila.
13:15 Futhi waba namandla okunikeza ukuphila emfanekisweni wesilo, ukuze i
umfanekiso wesilo kufanele ukhulume, futhi ubangele ukuthi abaningi abathanda
bangakhulekeli umfanekiso wesilo kufanele babulawe.
13:16 Futhi wenza bonke, abancane nabakhulu, abacebile nabampofu, abakhululekileyo nezigqila,
ukuba bamukele uphawu esandleni sabo sokunene, noma emabunzini abo;
13:17 Futhi ukuze kungabikho muntu ukuthenga noma ukuthengisa, ngaphandle kwalowo uphawu noma
igama lesilo, noma inombolo yegama laso.
13:18 Nakhu ukuhlakanipha. Ohlakaniphileyo makabale isibalo sezwe
isilo: ngokuba yisibalo somuntu; inombolo yakhe ingamakhulu ayisithupha
amashumi ayisithupha nesithupha.