< Isambulo 12 >
1 Kwasekubonakala isibonakaliso esikhulu ezulwini, owesifazana embethe ilanga, lenyanga ingaphansi kwenyawo zakhe, njalo kukhona ekhanda lakhe umqhele wenkanyezi ezilitshumi lambili;
Lino kayi cingashilo cinene ciyosha calaboneka mwilu. Kwalaboneka mutukashi walikuba wafwala lisuba, walikuba wekala kali walyata myendo yakendi pa mwenshi, ku mutwi walikuba wafwala cishoti ca bwami cikute nyenyenshi likumi ne shibili.
2 njalo ekhulelwe, wakhala ngobuhlungu bomhelo, futhi wayesebuhlungwini bokubeletha.
Walikukute libunda, nomba mutukashuyo mpwalikuba pepi kutumbuka, walikulila cebo cakubabwa kwa pakutumbuka.
3 Kwasekubonakala esinye isibonakaliso ezulwini, khangela-ke umgobho omkhulu obomvu, olamakhanda ayisikhombisa lempondo ezilitshumi, lemiqhele eyisikhombisa emakhanda awo.
Lino kayi cingashilo nacimbi calaboneka mwilu. Ndalabona cishinshimwe cinene calikukute mitwi isanu ne ibili ne meca likumi kayi ne tushoti tusanu ne tubili twa bwami ku mutwi umo ne umo.
4 Lomsila wawo wadonsa ingxenye yesithathu yenkanyezi zezulu, waziphosela emhlabeni; njalo umgobho wema phambi kowesifazana obesezabeletha, ukuze kuthi, esebelethile, umimilize umntwana wakhe.
Mucila waco walakulumuna mbasu shitatu sha nyenyenshi mwilu ne kushiwala pa cishi capanshi. Cishinshimwe ico calatankamana kuntangu pepi ne mutukashi kwambeti atumbukowa cimulye mwana.
5 Wasebeletha indodana, isilisa, ezabusa izizwe zonke ngentonga yensimbi; lomntanakhe wahluthulelwa kuNkulunkulu lesihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi.
Usa mutukashi walatumbuka mwana mutuloba, eshakendeleshe mishobo yonse ne nkoli ya cela. Nomba mwanoyo walasompolwa ne kutwalwa kuli Lesa kuya kwikala pa cipuna cakendi ca bwami.
6 Lowesifazana wabalekela enkangala, lapho ayelendawo eyayilungiswe nguNkulunkulu, ukuze bamondle khona insuku eziyinkulungwane lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisithupha.
Neye mutukashi walafwambila ku cinyika, uko Lesa nkwalamubambila musena wakumulelelako kwa masuba cina cimo ne myanda ibili ne makumi asanu ne limo.
7 Kwasekusiba lempi ezulwini; uMikayeli lengilosi zakhe balwa bemelene lomgobho; lomgobho walwa ulengilosi zawo,
Lino nkondo yalabalamuka kwilu. Mikayeli ne bangelo bakendi balalwana ne Shinshimwe, nendi Shinshimwe walikuba ne bangelo bakendi balalwanisha,
8 njalo babengelakunqoba, lendawo yawo kayabe isatholakala ezulwini.
nomba Shinshimwe ne bangelo baco balakomwa, nkabalasuminishiwa kwikala mumusena wabo kwilu.
9 Umgobho omkhulu wasuphoswa, inyoka endala, ebizwa ngokuthi nguDiyabhola njalo uSathane, okhohlisa umhlaba wonke; waphoselwa emhlabeni, lengilosi zakhe zaphoswa kanye laye.
Cishinshimwe cinene calawalwa panshi, Shinshimwe wakaindi mwipishi ukute kukwiweti Satana, Muyungaushi wacishi capanshi conse. Balaciwala pa cishi capanshi pamo ne bangelo bakendi.
10 Ngasengisizwa ilizwi elikhulu ezulwini, lisithi: Khathesi sekufike usindiso lamandla lombuso kaNkulunkulu wethu, lamandla kaKristu wakhe; ngoba uphoselwe phansi ummangaleli wabazalwane bethu, obamangalelayo emini lebusuku phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
Pa cindi copeleco, ndalanyumfwa liswi lyakompolola kwilu akwambeti, Lino Lesa latupulushu! Lesa laleshe ngofu shakendi sha Bwami! Lino neye Wananikwa laleshe bwendeleshi bwakendi! Pakwinga usa wemananga pa menso a Lesa wetu, Wabepeshelanga banse betu pamenso a Lesa munshi ne mashiku lawalwa pa cishi capanshi.
11 Njalo bona bamnqobile ngegazi leWundlu langelizwi lobufakazi babo, njalo kabathandanga impilo yabo kwaze kwaba sekufeni.
Banse betu balamukomo cebo ca milopa ya Mwana Mbelele kayi ne cancine ncine ncebali kukambauka. Balikuba balibambila kuyaba buyumi bwabo pacindi ncebali kulangana ne lufu.
12 Ngalokho thokozani, mazulu lani elihlala kuwo. Maye kulabo abakhileyo emhlabeni lolwandle, ngoba udiyabhola wehlele kini elolaka olukhulu, esazi ukuthi ulesikhathi esifitshane.
“Neco kokondwa obe kwilu, ne mwense mwekala kwiluko! Nsombi malele kuli njamwe mwekala pa cishi capanshi ne pa lwenje! Muyungaushi, lesa uko panshi kulinjamwe, wesula ne bukalu pakwinga ucinsheti kacindi nikang'ana kalamushalili.”
13 Kwathi umgobho usubonile ukuthi uphoselwe emhlabeni, wazingela owesifazana owayezele umntwana wesilisa.
Lino cishinshimwe mpocalenshibeti cilawalwa pa cishi capanshi, calatatika kukonka usa mutukashi walatumbuka mwana mutuloba.
14 Kwasekunikwa owesifazana impiko ezimbili zokhozi olukhulu, ukuze aphaphele enkangala endaweni yakhe, lapho ondliwa khona okwesikhathi, lezikhathi lengxenye yesikhathi, asuke ebusweni benyoka.
Mutukashuyo walapewa mapepe abili alyeti acikumbula munene, kwambeti acikonshe kuluka kuya ku musena wakendi ku cinyika. Nkwalakalelwa cena kwa byaka bitatu ne cintimbwi kuyuba cishinshimwe cisa.
15 Lenyoka yakhafula amanzi emlonyeni wayo ngemva kowesifazana kungathi ngumfula, ukuze immukise ngalumfula.
Lino cishinshimwe pakukonka mutukashi calapomona menshi angi mu mulomo waco alabeti mulonga kwambeti mutukashi usa enga ne menshi.
16 Lomhlaba wamsiza owesifazana, umhlaba wasukhamisa umlomo wawo, waginya umfula umgobho owawuwukhafule emlonyeni wawo.
Nomba cishi capanshi calamunyamfwa mutukashi, calacaluka ne kumina menshi ngocalapomona cishinshimwe mu mulomo waco.
17 Umgobho wasumthukuthelela owesifazana, wasusuka wayakulwa impi labaseleyo benzalo yakhe, labo abagcina imilayo kaNkulunkulu abalobufakazi bukaJesu Kristu.
Ici ecalapesheti cishinshimwe cikalale cikamba ne mutukashi usa, neco calaya kulwana ne banabendi mutukashi kayi ne bantu bonse balanyumfwilinga milawo ya Lesa abo bashoma cancinencine calayubululwa ne Yesu.