IsAmbulo
21:1 Ngase ngibona izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha, ngokuba izulu lokuqala nomhlaba
umhlaba wokuqala udlulile; ulwandle lwalungasekho.
21:2 Futhi mina Johane ngabona umuzi ongcwele, iJerusalema elisha, wehla uvela kuNkulunkulu
ezulwini, elungisiwe njengomlobokazi ehlotshiselwe umyeni wakhe.
21:3 Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu livela ezulwini, lithi: "Bheka, itabernakele."
kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kwabantu, futhi uyohlala nabo, futhi bayoba abakhe
abantu, noNkulunkulu ngokwakhe uyakuba nabo, abe nguNkulunkulu wabo.
21:4 Futhi uNkulunkulu uyakwesula zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abo; futhi ngeke kube khona
ukufa kusaba khona, nokudabuka, nokukhala, akusayikuba-khona
ubuhlungu: ngokuba okokuqala kudlulile.
21:5 Futhi ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi wathi: "Bheka, Ngenza konke kube kusha. Futhi
wathi kimi: Bhala, ngokuba lawa mazwi aqinisile, athembekile.
21:6 Wathi kimi, Sekwenzekile. Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, isiqalo futhi
isiphetho. Owomileyo ngiyakumnika emthonjeni wezwe
amanzi okuphila ngesihle.
21:7 Lowo onqobayo uyodla ifa zonke; futhi ngiyoba nguNkulunkulu wakhe, futhi
uzakuba yindodana yami.
21:8 Kodwa amagwala, nabangakholwayo, nabanengekayo, nababulali, kanye
izifebe, nabathakathi, nabakhonza izithombe, nabo bonke abaqamba amanga, bayakuba nakho
isabelo sabo sisechibini elivutha umlilo nesibabule;
ukufa kwesibili.
21:9 Kwase kufika kimi enye yezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezaziphethe izitsha eziyisikhombisa
egcwele izinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zokugcina, wakhuluma lami, esithi: Woza lapha;
ngizokukhombisa umakoti, umkaWundlu.
21:10 Futhi wangiyisa emoyeni entabeni enkulu futhi ephakeme, futhi
wangikhombisa umuzi omkhulu, iJerusalema elingcwele, wehla uvela ezulwini
okuvela kuNkulunkulu,
21:11 Unenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, futhi ukukhanya kwakhe kwakufana netshe kakhulu
eliyigugu, njengetshe lejaspi, licwebezela njengekristalu;
21:12 Futhi wayenogange olukhulu futhi oluphakeme, futhi wayenamasango ayishumi nambili, futhi emasangweni
izingelosi eziyishumi nambili, namagama kulotshiwe kuwo angamagama kaNkulunkulu
izizwe eziyishumi nambili zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli;
21:13 Ngasempumalanga amasango amathathu; ngasenyakatho amasango amathathu; eningizimu ezintathu
amasango; nangasentshonalanga amasango amathathu.
21:14 Futhi ugange lomuzi yayinezisekelo eziyishumi nambili, futhi kuzo amagama
labaphostoli abalitshumi lambili beWundlu.
21:15 Lowo owayekhuluma nami wayenohlanga lwegolide ukuze alinganise umuzi, futhi
amasango alo, nogange lwalo.
21:16 Umuzi wawunezinhlangothi ezine ezilinganayo, ubude bawo bungangomuzi
walinganisa umuzi ngohlanga, izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili
ubude. ubude nobubanzi nokuphakama kwawo kuyalingana.
21:17 Walinganisa udonga lwawo, izingalo eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane.
ngesilinganiso somuntu, okungukuthi, sengelosi.
21:18 Futhi ukwakhiwa kodonga lwawo kwakuyijaspi, futhi umuzi wawuhlanzekile
igolide, njengengilazi ekhanyayo.
21:19 Futhi izisekelo zodonga lomuzi zazihlotshiswe ngazo zonke
indlela yamatshe ayigugu. Isisekelo sokuqala sasiyijaspi; okwesibili,
isafire; eyesithathu ikalkedoni; eyesine iyisimaragidu;
21:20 Eyesihlanu, isardonix; eyesithupha isardiyu; eyesikhombisa ikrisolithe; i
eyesishiyagalombili, ikrisolite; eyesishiyagalolunye yitopazi; eyeshumi yikrisoprasu; i
eyeshumi nanye, ijakinte; eyeshumi nambili, i-amethiste.
21:21 Futhi amasango ayishumi nambili ayengamaparele ayishumi nambili: ngalinye isango eziningana zavela kwelinye
iparele: nesitaladi somuzi sasiyigolide elicwengekileyo, licwebezela
ingilazi.
21:22 Futhi angizange ngabona ithempeli kuwo, ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke kanye neWundlu
ithempeli lakhona.
21:23 Futhi umuzi wawungasidingi ilanga, noma inyanga, ukuze kukhanye
ngoba inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu iyawukhanyisa, futhi iWundlu liwukukhanya
kwakho.
21:24 Futhi izizwe zabasindisiwe bayohamba ekukhanyeni kwawo.
namakhosi omhlaba aletha kuwo inkazimulo nodumo lwawo.
21:25 Futhi amasango ayo ngeke avalwe nhlobo emini, ngoba kuyoba khona
akukho busuku lapho.
21:26 Futhi bayoletha inkazimulo nodumo lwezizwe kuwo.
21:27 Futhi akuyikungena lutho olungcolisayo kulo,
noma yimuphi owenza isinengiso noma ongamanga, kodwa labo abakwenzayo
zilotshiwe encwadini yokuphila yeWundlu.