IsAmbulo Esiya KuJohane 1:1-20
1 Isambulo sikaJesu Kristu, asinikwa uNkulunkulu, + ukuze abonise izinceku zakhe + izinto okumelwe zenzeke maduzane. Wathuma ingelosi yakhe, wasethula ngayo ngezibonakaliso encekwini yakhe uJohane, +
2 owafakazela izwi alinikezwa uNkulunkulu nobufakazi obanikezwa nguJesu Kristu, yebo, kuzo zonke izinto azibona.
3 Uyajabula lowo ofunda ngokuzwakalayo, nalabo abezwa amazwi alesi siprofetho futhi abagcina izinto ezilotshwe kuso, + ngoba isikhathi esibekiwe siseduze.
4 UJohane emabandleni ayisikhombisa + esifundazweni sase-Asiya:
Kwangathi ningaba nomusa omkhulu nokuthula okuvela “kuLowo okhona nowayekhona nozayo,” + nasemimoyeni eyisikhombisa + ephambi kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi,
5 nakuJesu Kristu, “uFakazi Othembekile,” + “izibulo kwabavela kwabafile,” + “noMbusi wamakhosi omhlaba.” +
Kuye osithandayo + nowasikhulula ezonweni zethu ngegazi lakhe +—
6 wasenza saba ngumbuso, + abapristi + kuNkulunkulu wakhe noYise—yebo, inkazimulo namandla makube kuye kuze kube phakade. Amen.
7 Bhekani! Uyeza kanye namafu, + wonke amehlo ayombona, nalabo abamgwaza; zonke izizwe zomhlaba ziyozishaya zilusizi ngenxa yakhe. + Yebo, Amen.
8 “Ngingu-Alfa no-Omega,” *+ kusho uJehova* uNkulunkulu, “okhona nowayekhona nozayo, uMninimandla Onke.” +
9 Mina Johane, umfowenu nomhlanganyeli kanye nani osizini + nasembusweni + nasekukhuthazeleni + kanye noJesu, + ngangisesiqhingini esibizwa ngokuthi iPhatmose ngenxa yokukhuluma ngoNkulunkulu nangenxa yokufakaza ngoJesu.
10 Ngokuphefumulelwa ngaba sosukwini lweNkosi, futhi ngezwa ngemva kwami izwi elinamandla elinjengelecilongo,
11 lithi: “Lokho okubonayo kubhale emqulwini, uwuthumele emabandleni ayisikhombisa: elase-Efesu, + elaseSmirna, + elasePhergamu, + elaseThiyathira, + elaseSardesi, + elaseFiladelfiya + nelaseLawodikeya.” +
12 Ngaphenduka ukuze ngibone owayekhuluma nami, lapho ngiphenduka, ngabona izinti zezibani zegolide eziyisikhombisa, +
13 phakathi kwezinti zezibani ngabona othile ofana nendodana yomuntu, + egqoke ingubo efika phansi ezinyaweni, esifubeni ebophe ibhande legolide.
14 Ngaphezu kwalokho, ikhanda nezinwele zakhe kwakumhlophe njengoboya obumhlophe, njengeqhwa, namehlo akhe enjengelangabi lomlilo, +
15 izinyawo zakhe zazinjengethusi elikhazimulayo + lapho libenyezela esithandweni somlilo, izwi lakhe lalinjengomsindo wamanzi amaningi.
16 Esandleni sakhe sokudla wayephethe izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa, + emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma inkemba ende ebukhali, esika nhlangothi zombili, + nobuso* bakhe bunjengelanga likhanya bha. +
17 Lapho ngimbona, ngawela ngasezinyaweni zakhe njengokungathi ngifile.
Wabeka isandla sakhe sokudla phezu kwami wathi: “Ungesabi. NgingowokuQala + nowokuGcina, +
18 nophilayo, + ngangifile + kodwa bheka! ngiyaphila kuze kube phakade naphakade, + futhi nginezihluthulelo zokufa nezeThuna. *+
19 Ngakho, bhala izinto ozibonile nezinto ezenzekayo nezinto ezizokwenzeka ngemva kwalezi.
20 Imfihlo engcwele yezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa ozibone esandleni sami sokudla neyezinti zezibani zegolide eziyisikhombisa yile: Izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa zisho izingelosi zamabandla ayisikhombisa, kanti izinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zisho amabandla ayisikhombisa. +
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Noma, “Ngingu-A no-Z.” U-Alfa uhlamvu lokuqala, u-Omega uhlamvu lokugcina ezinhlamvwini zesiGreki.
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A5.
^ Noma, “nokubukeka.”
^ Noma, “nezeHayidesi,” okuwukuthi, ithuna elivamile lesintu. Bheka uHlu Lwezincazelo Zamagama.
