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IsAmbulo 13 : 18
18 Nakhu ukuhlakanipha. Ohlakaniphileyo makabale isibalo sesilo, ngokuba siyisibalo somuntu; inombolo yakhe ingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha.
IsAmbulo 13 : 1 – 18
1 Ngase ngimi esihlabathini solwandle, ngabona isilo sikhuphuka elwandle, sinamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi, nasezimpondweni zaso kukhona imiqhele eyishumi, nasemakhanda aso kunegama lenhlamba.
2 Isilo engasibonayo sasifana nengwe, nezinyawo zaso zinjengezebhere, nomlomo waso unjengomlomo wengonyama, udrako wamnika amandla akhe, nesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi, negunya elikhulu.
3 Ngase ngibona elinye lamakhanda aso kungathi lilimele lokufa; nenxeba laso elibulalayo lelashwa; umhlaba wonke wamangala ulandela isilo.
4 Bakhuleka kudrako owanika isilo amandla, bakhuleka kuso isilo, bathi: “Ngubani ofana nesilo na? ngubani ongalwa naye na?
5 Sanikwa umlomo wokukhuluma izinto ezinkulu nenhlamba; kwasekunikwa kuye ukuthi aqhubeke izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili.
6 Savula umlomo waso ukuhlambalaza uNkulunkulu, ukuhlambalaza igama lakhe netabernakele lakhe, nabahlezi ezulwini.
7 Sanikwa sona ukulwa nabangcwele, nokubanqoba, sanikwa amandla phezu kwezizwe zonke, nezilimi, nezizwe.
8 Nabo bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni bayakukhuleka kuso, abamagama abo angalotshwanga encwadini yokuphila yeWundlu elihlatshiweyo kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba.
9 Uma umuntu enendlebe, makezwe.
10 Oyisa ekuthunjweni uyakuya ekuthunjweni; obulala ngenkemba umelwe ukubulawa ngenkemba. Nakhu ukubekezela nokukholwa kwabangcwele.
11 Ngase ngibona esinye isilo sikhuphuka emhlabeni; yayinezimpondo ezimbili njengewundlu, ikhuluma njengodrako.
12 Sasebenzisa onke amandla esilo sokuqala phambi kwaso, senza umhlaba nabakhileyo kuwo ukuba bakhulekele isilo sokuqala, esinxeba laso elibulalayo lelashwa.
13 Senza izimangaliso ezinkulu, size sehlise nomlilo ezulwini, wehle emhlabeni phambi kwabantu;
14 Sidukisa abakhileyo emhlabeni ngezibonakaliso esase sinamandla ukuzenza phambi kwesilo; sitshela abakhileyo emhlabeni ukuthi basenzele umfanekiso isilo, esasinenxeba lenkemba, kodwa saphila.
15 Sanikwa amandla okwenza umfanekiso wesilo uphile, ukuze umfanekiso wesilo ukhulume, senze ukuba babulawe abangawukhulekeli umfanekiso wesilo.
16 Lenza ukuthi bonke, abancane nabakhulu, abacebile nabampofu, abakhululekileyo nezigqila, babe nophawu esandleni sabo sokunene noma emabunzini abo;
17 Nokuba kungabikho muntu othenga noma athengise, kuphela onophawu, igama lesilo, noma isibalo segama laso.
18 Nakhu ukuhlakanipha. Ohlakaniphileyo makabale isibalo sesilo, ngokuba siyisibalo somuntu; inombolo yakhe ingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha.
IsAmbulo 13 : 16 – 18
16 Lenza ukuthi bonke, abancane nabakhulu, abacebile nabampofu, abakhululekileyo nezigqila, babe nophawu esandleni sabo sokunene noma emabunzini abo;
17 Nokuba kungabikho muntu othenga noma athengise, kuphela onophawu, igama lesilo, noma isibalo segama laso.
18 Nakhu ukuhlakanipha. Ohlakaniphileyo makabale isibalo sesilo, ngokuba siyisibalo somuntu; inombolo yakhe ingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha.
IsAmbulo 14 : 1 – 20
1 Ngase ngibona, bheka, iWundlu limi entabeni yaseSiyoni, kumi kanye nalo abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, benegama likaYise lilotshwe emabunzini abo.
2 Ngasengisizwa ilizwi livela ezulwini, linjengelizwi lamanzi amanengi, lelizwi lokuduma okukhulu, ngezwa ilizwi labahlabeleli bebetha amahabhu abo;
3 Bahlabelela kungathi ihubo elisha phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, naphambi kwezidalwa ezine eziphilayo, namalunga; kwakungekho owayengasifunda lelo ngoma, kuphela abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane abahlengiwe emhlabeni.
4 Laba yibo abangangcoliswanga ngabesifazane; ngoba bayizintombi. Laba yibo abalandela iWundlu nomaphi lapho liya khona. Laba bahlengwa phakathi kwabantu, balibo kuNkulunkulu nakulo iWundlu.
5 Emlonyeni wabo akufunyanwanga nkohliso, ngokuba bengenacala phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu.
6 Ngase ngibona enye ingelosi indiza emkhathini wezulu, inevangeli laphakade ukubalishumayele kwabakhileyo emhlabeni, nakuzo zonke izizwe, nemindeni, nezilimi, nabantu;
7 Lithi ngezwi elikhulu: Mesabeni uNkulunkulu, nimnike inkazimulo; ngokuba ihora lokwahlulela kwakhe selifikile, nikhuleke kuye owenza izulu, nomhlaba, nolwandle, nemithombo yamanzi.
8 Kwase kulandela enye ingilosi, ithi: Liwile, liwile iBhabhiloni, umuzi omkhulu, ngoba liphuzise izizwe zonke iwayini lolaka lobufebe balo.
9 Ingelosi yesithathu yabalandela, isithi ngezwi elikhulu: “Uma umuntu ekhuleka isilo nomfanekiso waso, amukele uphawu ebunzini lakhe, noma esandleni sakhe,
10 Yena uyakuphuza iwayini lolaka lukaNkulunkulu, elithululwa ngaphandle kokuxutshaniswa nendebe yentukuthelo yakhe; futhi uyohlushwa ngomlilo nesibabule phambi kwezingelosi ezingcwele naphambi kweWundlu.
11 Umusi wokuhlushwa kwabo ukhuphuka kuze kube phakade naphakade; abanakuphumula imini nobusuku abakhuleka kuso isilo nomfanekiso waso, nalowo owamukela uphawu lwegama laso.
12 Nakhu ukubekezela kwabangcwele, nabagcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu nokukholwa nguJesu.
13 Ngase ngizwa izwi livela ezulwini, lithi kimi: Loba: Babusisiwe abafileyo abafele eNkosini kusukela manje. Yebo, usho uMoya, ukuze baphumule ekukhandlekeni kwabo; nemisebenzi yabo iyabalandela.
14 Ngase ngibona, bheka, ifu elimhlophe, naphezu kwefu kwakuhlezi ofana neNdodana yomuntu, enomqhele wegolide ekhanda layo, nasesandleni sakhe isikela elibukhali.
15 Enye ingelosi yaphuma ethempelini, imemeza ngezwi elikhulu kohlezi efwini, ithi: “Faka isikela lakho uvune, ngokuba isikhathi sokuvuna sesifikile; ngoba isivuno somhlaba sesivuthiwe.
16 Ohlezi phezu kwefu waliphonsa isikela lakhe emhlabeni; futhi umhlaba wavunwa.
17 Kwaphuma enye ingelosi ethempelini elisezulwini, nayo inesikela elibukhali.
18 Kwaphuma enye ingelosi e-altare, inamandla phezu komlilo; yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kophethe isikela elibukhali, yathi: “Faka isikela lakho elibukhali, ubuthe amahlukuzo omvini womhlaba; ngoba izithelo zayo sezivuthiwe.
19 Ingelosi yaliphonsa isikela layo emhlabeni, yawukha umvini womhlaba, yawuphonsa esikhamweni sewayini esikhulu solaka lukaNkulunkulu.
20 Isikhamo sanyathelwa ngaphandle komuzi, kwaphuma igazi esikhamweni sewayini laze lafika ematomini amahhashi, lihamba amastadiyu ayinkulungwane namakhulu ayisithupha.
2 IziKronike 9 : 13
13 Isisindo segolide elatholwa nguSolomoni ngomnyaka owodwa sasingamatalenta angamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha;
Ezra 6 : 1 – 22
1 Khona-ke inkosi uDariyu yakhipha umyalo, kwaphenywa endlini yezincwadi, lapho okwakugcinwa khona ingcebo eBhabhiloni.
2 Kwatholakala e-Akimetha esigodlweni esisesifundeni samaMede umqulu, nombhalo wemilando owawulotshwe kanje:
3 Ngomnyaka wokuqala wenkosi uKoresi, inkosi uKoresi yakhipha umyalo ngendlu kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema, yathi: “Makwakhiwe indlu, indawo lapho bekuhlatshelwa khona imihlatshelo, zimiswe izisekelo zayo, ziqine; ukuphakama kwawo kube yizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, nobubanzi bawo buyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha;
4 nezinhla ezintathu zamatshe amakhulu nohla lwamapulangwe amasha; nezindleko mazikhishwe endlini yenkosi.
5 Futhi izitsha zegolide nezesiliva zendlu kaNkulunkulu uNebukadinesari azikhipha ethempelini eliseJerusalema waziyisa eBhabhiloni, mazibuyiswe, zibuyiselwe ethempelini eliseJerusalema, kube yileso naleso endaweni yaso nendawo yaso endlini kaNkulunkulu.
6 Ngakho-ke, Thathenayi, mbusi ongaphetsheya komfula, leSetharibhozenayi, labangane benu, amaAfarzagi aphetsheya komfula, makube khatshana lalapho.
7 Yekani umsebenzi wale ndlu kaNkulunkulu; umbusi wamaJuda namalunga abaJuda mabakhe le ndlu kaNkulunkulu endaweni yayo.
8 Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngiyaleza ukuba nenze kumalunga alaba baJuda ekwakheni le ndlu kaNkulunkulu: empahleni yenkosi, yebo, kusukela enteleni ngaphesheya koMfula, kumelwe kukhishwe ngokushesha izindleko kulawa madoda, ukuze bangavimbeli.
9 Futhi abakudingayo, amaduna, nezinqama, namawundlu, okomnikelo wokushiswa kaNkulunkulu wezulu, ukolweni, nosawoti, newayini, namafutha, njengokumisa kwabapristi abaseJerusalema, kube usuku lwabo. Ngosuku olunikezwe ngaphandle kokulibala:
10 ukuze banikele iminikelo enephunga elimnandi kuNkulunkulu wasezulwini, bathandazele ukuphila kwenkosi namadodana ayo.
11 Futhi ngakhipha umyalo wokuthi noma ubani oguqula leli zwi kumelwe adilize izinkuni zendlu yakhe azimise, kumelwe alengiswe kuzo; futhi indlu yakhe mayenziwe iduli ngenxa yalokhu.
12 UNkulunkulu obeke igama lakhe lapho uchitha wonke amakhosi nabantu abayoshaya esandleni sabo ukushintsha nokuchitha le ndlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema. Mina, Dariyu, ngakhipha umyalo; makwenziwe ngesivinini.
13 Khona-ke uThathenayi, umbusi nganeno komfula, neSetharibhozenayi nabangane babo, njengoba nje uDariyu inkosi wayethumele, benza kanjalo ngokushesha.
14 Abadala bamaJuda basebesakha, baphumelela ngomprofethi kaHagayi umprofethi loZakariya indodana kaIdo. Bakha, baqeda njengomyalo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli nanjengomyalo kaKoresi noDariyu no-Aritahishashita inkosi yasePheresiya.
15 Le ndlu yaqedwa ngosuku lwesithathu lwenyanga ka-Adari, ngomnyaka wesithupha wokubusa kwenkosi uDariyu.
16 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abapristi namaLevi nabanye abantwana babathunjwa bagcina ukunikezelwa kwale ndlu kaNkulunkulu ngokujabula.
17 Nasekuhlukaniseni le ndlu kaNkulunkulu izinkunzi eziyikhulu, nezinqama ezingamakhulu amabili, namawundlu angamakhulu amane; nezimpongo eziyishumi nambili zibe ngumnikelo wesono ka-Israyeli wonke, ngokwenani lezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.
18 Bamisa abapristi ngezigaba zabo namaLevi ngezigaba zabo enkonzweni kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema; njengokulotshiweyo egwalweni lukaMozisi.
19 Abantwana babathunjwa bagcina iphasika ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga yokuqala.
20 Ngokuba abapristi namaLevi babehlanjululwe kanyekanye, bonke babehlambulukile, bazihlabela zonke iziboshwa, nabafowabo, nabapristi, nabo ngokwabo iphasika.
21 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababebuyile ekuthunjweni, nabo bonke ababezahlukanisile nokungcola kwezizwe zezwe, ukuba bafune uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, badla;
22 bagubha umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngokuthokoza, ngokuba uJehova wabathokozisa, waletha kubo inhliziyo yenkosi yase-Asiriya ukuba iqinise izandla zabo emsebenzini wendlu kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
IsAmbulo 12 : 1 – 17
1 Kwabonakala isibonakaliso esikhulu ezulwini; owesifazane embethe ilanga, nenyanga iphansi kwezinyawo zakhe, nasekhanda lakhe kukhona umqhele wezinkanyezi eziyishumi nambili;
2 Kwathi ekhulelwe wakhala, enemihelo, ebuhlungu ngokuzala.
3 Kwabonakala esinye isimangaliso ezulwini; bheka, udrako omkhulu obomvu, enamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi, nasemakhanda akhe imiqhele eyisikhombisa.
4 Umsila wawo wadonsa okwesithathu kwezinkanyezi zezulu, waziphonsa emhlabeni;
5 Wazala umntwana wesilisa, obeyakubusa izizwe zonke ngentonga yensimbi, nomntwana wakhe wahlwithwa wayiswa kuNkulunkulu nasesihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi.
6 Owesifazane wabalekela ehlane, lapho enendawo ayilungiselwe nguNkulunkulu, ukuba bamondle khona izinsuku eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisithupha.
7 Kwaba khona impi ezulwini: UMikayeli nezingelosi zakhe balwa nodrako; nodrako walwa nezingelosi zakhe;
8 Kodwa kazange anqobe; nendawo yabo ayibange isatholakala ezulwini.
9 Waphonswa phansi udrako omkhulu, inyoka endala ethiwa uDeveli noSathane, odukisa izwe lonke; waphonswa phansi emhlabeni, nezingelosi zakhe zaphonswa phansi kanye naye.
10 Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu ezulwini, lithi: Manje isifikile insindiso, namandla, nombuso kaNkulunkulu wethu, namandla kaKristu wakhe; ebusuku.
11 Bona bamehlula ngegazi leWundlu langezwi lobufakazi babo; futhi abakuthandanga ukuphila kwabo kwaze kwaba sekufeni.
12 Ngakho thokozani lina mazulu, lani elihlala kuwo. Maye kwabakhileyo emhlabeni nolwandle! ngokuba uSathane wehlele kini enolaka olukhulu, azi ukuthi unesikhathi esifushane.
13 Kwathi udrako esebonile ukuthi uphonswe emhlabeni, wazingela owesifazana owazala umntwana wesilisa.
14 Owesifazane wanikwa amaphiko amabili okhozi olukhulu, ukuze andizele ehlane, endaweni yakhe, lapho ondliwa khona isikhathi, nezikhathi, nenxenye yesikhathi, kude nobuso benyoka.
15 Inyoka yakhipha emlonyeni wayo amanzi anjengomfula emva kowesifazane, ukuze immukise nomfula.
16 Umhlaba wamsiza owesifazane, umhlaba wavula umlomo wawo, wawugwinya umfula udrako awukhipha emlonyeni wakhe.
17 Udrako wamthukuthelela owesifazane, wahamba wayokulwa nensali yenzalo yakhe, egcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu, enobufakazi bukaJesu Kristu.
IsAmbulo 17 : 9
9 Nansi ingqondo enokuhlakanipha. Amakhanda ayisikhombisa ayizintaba eziyisikhombisa owesifazane ehlezi phezu kwazo.
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