IsAmbulo Esiya KuJohane 2:1-29
2 “Yibhalele lokhu ingelosi + yebandla lase-Efesu: + Yilezi izinto azishoyo lowo ophethe izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sokudla, ohamba phakathi kwezinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zegolide: +
2 ‘Ngiyazazi izenzo zakho, nokuzikhandla kwakho nokukhuthazela kwakho, nokuthi awukwazi ukubekezelela abantu ababi, nokuthi wabavivinya labo abathi bangabaphostoli + bengebona, wabathola bengabaqambimanga.
3 Ubonisa nokukhuthazela futhi uye wabekezela ngenxa yegama lami, + wangakhathala. +
4 Noma kunjalo, nginalokhu ngawe, ukuthi awusenalo uthando owawunalo ekuqaleni.
5 “ ‘Ngakho-ke khumbula lapho uwe khona, uphenduke, + wenze izenzo owazenza ekuqaleni. Uma ungenzi kanjalo, ngizoza kuwe futhi ngizosusa uthi lwakho lwesibani + endaweni yalo, ngaphandle uma uphenduka. +
6 Kodwa kunento eyodwa oyenza kahle: uyazizonda izenzo zeqembu lenkolo likaNikolawu + engizizondayo nami.
7 Onendlebe makezwe lokho umoya okushoyo emabandleni: + Onqobayo + ngiyomenza ukuba adle esihlahleni sokuphila, + esisepharadesi likaNkulunkulu.’
8 “Ingelosi yebandla laseSmirna yibhalele lokhu: Yilezi izinto azishoyo ‘owokuQala nowokuGcina,’ + owafa wabuye waphila: +
9 ‘Ngiyalwazi usizi nobumpofu bakho—kodwa ucebile +—nokuhlambalaza kwalabo abathi bangamaJuda bebe bengewona kodwa beyisinagoge likaSathane. +
10 Ungazesabi izinto osazohlupheka ngazo. + Bheka! UDeveli uzoqhubeka ephonsa abanye kini ejele ukuze nivivinywe ngokugcwele, futhi nizoba nosizi izinsuku eziyishumi. Zibonakalise uthembekile kuze kube ngisho nasekufeni, khona-ke ngiyokunika umqhele wokuphila. +
11 Onendlebe makezwe + lokho umoya okushoyo emabandleni: Onqobayo + akasoze athintwa ukufa kwesibili.’ +
12 “Ingelosi yebandla lasePhergamu yibhalele lokhu: Yilezi izinto azishoyo lowo onenkemba ende ebukhali, esika nhlangothi zombili: +
13 ‘Ngiyazi lapho uhlala khona, okungukuthi, lapho isihlalo sobukhosi sikaSathane sikhona; nokho uyaqhubeka ulibambe ngokuqinile igama lami, + awuzange uluphike ukholo lwakho kimi + ngisho nasezinsukwini zika-Antipase, ufakazi wami othembekile, + owabulawa + lapho nihlala khona, lapho uSathane ehlala khona.
14 “ ‘Noma kunjalo, nginezinto ezimbalwa ngawe, ukuthi unabo lapho ababambelele ngokuqinile emfundisweni kaBhalami, + owafundisa uBhalaki + ukubeka isikhubekiso phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuba badle izinto ezihlatshelwe izithixo nokuba baziphathe kabi ngokocansi. *+
15 Ngendlela efanayo, nawe unabo ababambelele ngokuqinile emfundisweni yeqembu lenkolo likaNikolawu. +
16 Ngakho phenduka. Uma ungaphenduki, ngiyeza kuwe masinyane, futhi ngizolwa nabo ngenkemba ende yomlomo wami. +
17 “ ‘Onendlebe makezwe lokho umoya okushoyo emabandleni: + Onqobayo + ngiyomnika ingxenyana yemana elifihliwe, + futhi ngiyomnika itshe elincane elimhlophe, okubhalwe kulo igama elisha elingaziwa muntu ngaphandle kwalowo olamukelayo.’
18 “Ingelosi yebandla laseThiyathira + yibhalele lokhu: Yilezi izinto iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezishoyo, leyo enamehlo anjengelangabi lomlilo, + nezinyawo ezinjengethusi elihle: +
19 ‘Ngiyazazi izenzo zakho, nothando lwakho nokholo, nenkonzo, nokukhuthazela, nokuthi izenzo zakho zamuva zingaphezu kwalezo owazenza ekuqaleni.
20 “ ‘Noma kunjalo, nginalokhu ngawe, ukuthi ubekezelela lowo wesifazane uJezebeli, + ozibiza ngokuthi ungumprofethikazi, ofundisa, adukise izinceku zami ukuba ziziphathe kabi ngokocansi *+ nokuba zidle izinto ezihlatshelwe izithixo.
21 Ngamnika isikhathi sokuba aphenduke, kodwa akazimisele ukuphenduka ekuziphatheni kabi kwakhe ngokocansi.*
22 Bheka! Ngizomphonsa okhukhweni lwabagulayo,* nalabo abaphinga naye ngibaphonse osizini olukhulu, ngaphandle uma bephenduka ezenzweni zakhe.
23 Abantwana bakhe ngizobabulala ngesifo esibulalayo, ukuze wonke amabandla azi ukuthi nginguye ohlola imicabango ejulile* nezinhliziyo, futhi ngizoninika ngabanye ngokwezenzo zenu. +
24 “ ‘Nokho, ngithi kini nonke nina abanye eniseThiyathira, nonke nina eningayilandeli le mfundiso, nina eningazange nizazi izinto okuthiwa “izinto ezijulile zikaSathane”: + Angibeki noma yimuphi omunye umthwalo phezu kwenu.
25 Noma kunjalo, bambelelani ngokuqinile kulokho eninakho ngize ngifike. +
26 Onqobayo futhi agcine izenzo zami kuze kube sekupheleni, ngiyomnika igunya phezu kwezizwe, +
27 uyokwelusa abantu ngenduku yensimbi + kangangokuthi bayophihlizwa babe izicucu njengezitsha zobumba, njengoba nami ngilamukele kuBaba.
28 Ngiyomnika nenkanyezi yokusa. +
29 Onendlebe makezwe lokho umoya okushoyo emabandleni.’
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Bheka uHlu Lwezincazelo Zamagama.
^ Bheka uHlu Lwezincazelo Zamagama.
^ NgesiGreki, i-por·neiʹa. Bheka uHlu Lwezincazelo Zamagama.
^ Noma, “embhedeni wabagulayo.”
^ Noma, “imizwa ejulile.” NgesiGreki, “izinso.”