ISambulo KuJohane 1:1-20
1 Isambulo* esethulwa nguJesu Khristu, asiphiwa nguNkulunkulu+ ukuze atshengise izinceku zakhe+ izinto okufanele zenzakale masinyane. Wathuma ingilosi yakhe, wethula ngayo isambulo leso encekwini yakhe uJohane+ esebenzisa izibonakaliso.
2 Inceku le yafakaza ilizwi likaNkulunkulu kanye lobufakazi bukaJesu Khristu, ifakaza zonke izinto eyazibonayo.
3 Uyathokoza obalela phezulu amazwi alesisiphrofetho lalabo abawezwayo kanye labenza izinto ezibhalwe kuso+ ngoba isikhathi esibekiweyo sesiseduze.
4 Mina Johane ngibhalela amabandla ayisikhombisa+ asesabelweni sase-Asiya:
Kawube kini umusa omkhulu lokuthula okuvela “kulowo okhona lowayekhona lozayo,”+ kanye lasemimoyeni eyisikhombisa+ ephambi kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi,
5 lakuJesu Khristu, “uFakazi Othembekileyo,”+ “izibulo ekuvusweni kwabafileyo”+ futhi “onguMbusi wamakhosi omhlaba.”+
Kulowo osithandayo+ njalo owasikhulula ezonweni zethu ngegazi lakhe+
6 wasenza saba ngumbuso+ labaphristi+ kuNkulunkulu wakhe loYise, kayibe kuye inkazimulo lamandla kuze kube nini lanini. Ameni.
7 Khangelani! Uyeza ngamayezi+ njalo amehlo abo bonke abantu azambona. Lalabo abamgwazayo bazambona futhi izizwana zonke ezisemhlabeni zizazitshaya ezifubeni zilila ngenxa yakhe.+ Lokhu kuzakwenzakala sibili. Ameni.
8 “Ngingu-Alfa lo-Omega,”*+ kutsho uJehova* uNkulunkulu, “Lowo okhona lowayekhona lozayo, uSomandla.”+
9 Mina Johane umfowenu olani ekuhluphekeni+ lasembusweni+ lasekuqiniseleni+ simanyene loJesu,+ ngangisesihlengeni esithiwa yiPhathimosi ngenxa yokukhuluma ngoNkulunkulu lokufakaza ngoJesu.
10 Ngaphefumulelwa ngaba sosukwini lweNkosi njalo ngezwa ilizwi ngemva kwami elalilamandla njengecilongo,
11 lisithi: “Okubonayo kubhale encwadinimgoqwa uyithumele emabandleni la ayisikhombisa: i-Efesu,+ leSimina,+ lePhegamu,+ leThiyathira,+ leSadisi,+ leFiladelifiya+ kanye leLawodikheya.”+
12 Ngatshibilika ngakhangela ukuthi ngubani owayekhuluma lami. Ngathi ngitshibilika ngabona izinti zezibane zegolide eziyisikhombisa+
13 futhi phakathi laphakathi kwezinti lezo kwakulomuntu onjengendodana yomuntu+ egqoke isembatho esasiside sitshaya enyaweni, ebophe lebhanti legolide esifubeni sakhe.
14 Kanti njalo ikhanda lenwele zakhe kwakumhlophe angathi yiwulu emhlophe, kumhlophe nke njengongqwaqwane futhi amehlo akhe ayengathi lilangabi lomlilo ovuthayo.+
15 Inyawo zakhe zazingathi yikhopha elohlonzi+ ecazimulayo ephakathi kwesithando somlilo njalo ilizwi lakhe lalingathi yikuhuba kwamanzi amanengi.
16 Esandleni sakhe sokudla wayephethe inkanyezi eziyisikhombisa+ njalo emlonyeni wakhe kwakuphuma inkemba ende, ebukhali esika inxa zombili.+ Ubuso bakhe babungathi lilanga likhanya ngenkazimulo yalo yonke.+
17 Ngathi ngimbona ngawela phansi phambi kwenyawo zakhe, ngaba njengomuntu ofileyo.
Wasebeka isandla sakhe sokudla phezu kwami wathi: “Ungesabi. NgingowokuQala+ lowokuCina+
18 njalo ngingophilayo.+ Ngangifile+ kodwa khangela, khathesi sengiphila kuze kube nini lanini+ futhi ngilamakhiye okufa lawengcwaba.+
19 Ngakho bhala phansi izinto ozibonileyo lezinto ezenzakala khathesi lezinto ezizakwenzakala ngemva kwalezi.
20 Nansi imfihlo engcwele yezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa ozibone esandleni sami sokudla, leyezinti zezibane zegolide eziyisikhombisa: Izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa zimela izingilosi zamabandla ayisikhombisa futhi izinti zezibane eziyisikhombisa zimela amabandla ayisikhombisa.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ukwambula yikuveza ulutho egcekeni.
^ Kumbe, “Ngingu-A lo-Z.” U-Alfa luhlamvu lokuqala ku-alifabhethi yesiGrikhi, u-Omega ngolokucina.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
