Isambulo 3
1 “Ingilosi yebandla laseSadisi ilobele uthi: La ngamazwi akhe lowo ophethe omoya abayisikhombisa bakaNkulunkulu kanye lezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa. Ngiyazazi izenzo zakho; ulodumo lokuba ngophilayo, kodwa ufile.
Kung'wa malaika witekeelo lakusardi, yang'wa yuyu nuambie inkolo izo nimupungate niyang'wi Tunda ni nzota mpungate. Nungile ike nuitumile ukete lukumo kina umupanga, kuite ukule.
2 Vuka! Qinisa okuseleyo osekuseduze lokufa, ngoba izenzo zakho angizifumananga ziphelele emehlweni kaNkulunkulu.
Uka uzipilye nasagie, kuite akole pakupi kusha kunsoko singaniine intendo yako ikondaniie pamiho nang'wi Tunda wane.
3 Ngakho, khumbula okwamukeleyo lokuzwileyo; kulalele, uphenduke. Kodwa nxa ungavuki, ngizakuza njengesela njalo kawusoze wazi ukuthi ngizafika kuwe ngasiphi isikhathi.
Kuite, kembuka, naumasigiye nukija magombe nukila ituma. Ite anguhite kuuka, nzile anga umuhimbi, hangi shanga ukulinga itungo nileule ninikiza kung'waako.
4 Kodwa ulabantu abalutshwana eSadisi abangangcolisanga izigqoko zabo. Bazahamba lami begqoke ezimhlophe, ngoba bazifanele.
Kuite akole mina mashenyi naantu musardi niang'wi shangaiashapue inguo yao. Akugenda palung'wi nunene, atugae inguo nzelu, kunsoko agombilwe.
5 Lowo onqobayo uzagqoka ezimhlophe njengabo. Ibizo lakhe kangisoze ngilesule encwadini yokuphila, kodwa ibizo lakhe ngizalivuma phambi kukaBaba lezingilosi zakhe.
Nuanso niakuhuma wikakumbwa ngala ni nzelu, hangikwee, shangakuliheja ilina lakwe kupuma mumbugulu naupanga, hangi kulita elina lakwe ntongeela ang'wa Tata wane hange ntongeela amalaika.
6 Lowo olendlebe, akezwe okutshiwo nguMoya emabandleni.”
Angeze ukete ukutwe, tegeelya ung'waung'welu nukung'wa malaika nuitekeelo.
7 “Ingilosi yebandla laseFiladelifiya ilobele uthi: La ngamazwi akhe lowo ongcwele loqotho, ophethe isihluthulelo sikaDavida. Akuvulileyo kakho ongakuvala; lakuvalileyo kakho ongakuvula.
Kung'wa malaika nuitekeelo, kung'wa philadelfia andeke. Nkani naiya mtakatifu nitai - nukete ifunguo yang'wa Daudi, wilugula hangi kutile nukulugaila, wilugaila hangi kutile nuhumile kulugula.
8 Ngiyazazi izenzo zakho. Khangela phambi kwakho sengibeke umnyango okungelamuntu ongawuvala. Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ulamandla amancinyane, kodwa ilizwi lami uligcinile njalo ibizo lami kawuliphikanga.
Ningile ike nuikitumile. Goza nukuikiiye ntongeela ako mumulango nulugue inge kutile nuhumile kuulugula. Ningile ukete ngulu nshenyi, ite ugombile ulukani lane hangi shawakana ilina lane.
9 Ngizakwenza labo abangabesinagogu likaSathane, abathi bangamaJuda bona bengayisiwo, kodwa beqamba amanga beze kuwe bawele phansi ngasezinyaweni zakho bavume ukuthi ngikuthandile.
Goza! Ehi niakole misinagogi nilamulugu, awa niilunga ayahudi kumbe singa enso, kumbe ekongelana. Niikaatenda aze akusujudu ntongeela amigulu ako, hangi ekalinga kina ainukuloilwe.
10 Njengoba ugcine umlayo wami ukuba ubekezele ngesineke, lami ngizakugcina esikhathini sokulingwa esizafika emhlabeni wonke ukuhlola labo abahlala emhlabeni.
Kunsoko utunzile ilago lane ikizewigigimieye kutai, kusunga ganimatungo ako nakugeng'wa ayo napembilye muunkumbigulu wihi, kuagema awa ehi niakee mihe.
11 Ngiyeza masinyane. Bambelela kulokho olakho, ukuze kungabikhona othatha umqhele wakho.
Kukaya kiza. Ambeela kukila eke inge watule kutile umuntu nukuhegelya ingala ako.
12 Lowo onqobayo ngizamenza abe yinsika ethempelini likaNkulunkulu. Kasoze asuke kulo futhi. Ngizaloba phezu kwakhe ibizo likaNkulunkulu wami kanye lebizo ledolobho likaNkulunkulu wami, iJerusalema elitsha, elehlela phansi liphuma ezulwini livela kuNkulunkulu wami; njalo ngizaloba phezu kwakhe lebizo lami elitsha.
Niikamutenda uyu nukuma kutula kimpandwa mitekeelo lang'wi Tunda wane, lina lakisale kang'wi Tunda wane (Yerusalemu mpya, nukusima pihe kupumiila kilunde kung'wa kilunde kung'wi Tunda wane), nelina lane ipya.
13 Lowo olendlebe, akezwe okutshiwo nguMoya emabandleni.”
Uyu nukete ukutwi, nuije ehi nung'waung'welu nukulunga kumatekeelo.
14 “Ingilosi yebandla laseLodikheya ilobele uthi: La ngamazwi ka-Ameni, ufakazi othembekileyo loqotho, umbusi wendalo kaNkulunkulu.
“Kung'wa malaika nuitekeelo nilakulaudikia andike: Kunkani yakwe nuanso numuhueli, nuakutegemelwa hangi mukueli numuhueli, mutemi nuaunkumbigulu nawang'wi Tunda.
15 Ngiyazazi izenzo zakho, ukuthi kawuqandi njalo kawutshisi. Ngifisa ukuthi ngabe uyilokhu loba lokhuyana.
Mine kihi nukitumile, hangi singa uewe singawiampeepuang'wi singa wimupyu, nsumbiye kina wizatula wiampepo ang'wi wimupyu.
16 Ngakho-ke, njengoba ubuthukuthuku, ungatshisi njalo ungaqandi, sekuseduze ukuba ngikukhafule emlonyeni wami.
Ite, kunsoko uewe umupyupyu singa umupyu ang'wi wiampepo, kuluuka upume mukilakala kane.
17 Wena uthi, ‘Nginothile; sengazuza inotho njalo kangisweli lutho.’ Kodwa kawunanzeleli ukuthi uyahlupheka, ulusizi, ungumyanga, uyisiphofu njalo unqunu.
Kunsoko ukulinga, “Une ninungile, nukutula ninsao yedu hangi singandoilwe kehi.” Kuite shangaulingile kina uewe umuula kukele, umukia, umuhembi mupoku nuikwepwa.
18 Ngiyakucebisa ukuba uthenge kimi igolide elihlanjululwe emlilweni ukuze unothe; ugqoke izigqoko ezimhlophe ukuze uvale ubunqunu bakho obulihlazo, lamafutha okugcoba amehlo akho ukuze ubone.
Tegeelya nukusegye une: Gula kung'wane ezahabu nogigwe numoto ite ulije ugole niang'wenda nielo niakumiligenta. Ite wikumbe ulekekigeelya iminyala akipwi kako, nimakula naiwipaka muilomo ako uhume kuona.
19 Labo engibathandayo ngiyabakhuza ngibajezise. Ngakho-ke, woba lokutshiseka uphenduke.
Wehi ninumuloilwe, nimulagila nukumumanyisa ninonee kikie kuite gwa, tula wiatai nukuungama.
20 Mina ngilapha! Ngimi emnyango ngiqoqoda. Nxa kukhona ozwa ilizwi lami avule umnyango, ngizangena ngidle laye, laye adle lami.
Goza nimekile pamulango nukuupendola. Wihe nukija ululi lane nukumulugwila umulango, kupembya nukingila munyumbakwe, nukulya indya nung'wenso, nung'wenso palung'wi nunene.
21 Lowo onqobayo, ngizamnika ilungelo lokuhlala lami esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, njengoba lami nganqoba ngasengihlala loBaba esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi.
Nuanso nuikahuma, kumupa itai kikie pihe palung'wi nunene pigulya lituntu nilautemi, anga unene nainihumile nikikie pihe palung'wi nutata wane pigulya lintuntu nilautemi.
22 Lowo olendlebe, akezwe okutshiwo nguMoya emabandleni.”
Uyu nukete ukutwi, nuwije eke nung'waung'welu ukumaila imatekeelo.
