Isambulo 7

Abazinkulungwane Ezilikhulu Lamatshumi Amane Lane Bafakwa Uphawu

1Emva kwalokhu ngabona izingilosi ezine zimi emagumbini womane omhlaba, zivimbele imimoya emine yomhlaba zisenqabela loba yiwuphi umoya ukuvunguza elizweni loba olwandle loba kwesinye isihlahla. 2Ngabuya ngabona enye ingilosi isiza ivela empumalanga, ilophawu lukaNkulunkulu ophilayo. Yamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu ezingilosini ezine ezaziphiwe amandla okulimaza umhlaba lolwandle, isithi: 3“Lingawulimazi umhlaba loba ulwandle loba izihlahla size sibeke uphawu emabunzini ezinceku zikaNkulunkulu wethu.” 4Ngasengisizwa inani lalabo ababekwa uphawu: Abazinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi amane lane (144,000) abezizwana zonke zako-Israyeli.

5Abesizwana sakoJuda abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili (12,000) bafakwa uphawu,

abesizwana sakoRubheni abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili (12,000),

abesizwana sakoGadi abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili (12,000),

6abesizwana sako-Asheri abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili (12,000),

abesizwana sakoNafithali abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili (12,000),

abesizwana sakoManase abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili (12,000),

7abesizwana sakoSimiyoni abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili (12,000),

abesizwana sakoLevi abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili (12,000),

abesizwana sako-Isakhari abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili (12,000),

8abesizwana sakoZebhuluni abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili (12,000),

abesizwana sakoJosefa abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili (12,000),

abesizwana sikaBhenjamini abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili (12,000).

Ixuku Elikhulukazi Elabembethe Ezimhlophe

9Emva kwalokhu ngakhangela khonapho phambi kwami kwakulexuku elikhulukazi elingela kubalwa livela ezizweni zonke lezizwaneni lasebantwini kanye lasezindimini zonke limi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi laphambi kweWundlu. Babegqoke izembatho ezimhlophe bephethe ingatsha zelala ngezandla zabo. 10Bamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu besithi:

“Ukusindisa ngokukaNkulunkulu wethu,

ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi,

kanye lokweWundlu.”

11Izingilosi zonke zazimi zizingeleze isihlalo sobukhosi njalo zizingeleze abadala kanye lezidalwa ezine eziphilayo. Zathi mbo phansi ngobuso bazo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi zakhonza uNkulunkulu 12zisithi:

“Ameni!

Udumo lobukhosi

lokuhlakanipha lokubongwa lokuhlonitshwa

lamandla kanye lokuqina

kakube kuNkulunkulu wethu nini lanini.

Ameni!”

13Emva kwalokho omunye wabadala wangibuza wathi, “Laba abezembatho ezimhlophe ngobani, njalo bavele ngaphi?”

14Ngaphendula ngathi, “Nkosi, uyakwazi.”

Wasesithi, “Laba yibo abaphume ekuhluphekeni okukhulu; bagezise izembatho zabo egazini leWundlu bazenza zaba mhlophe. 15Ngakho-ke,

baphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu

bemkhonza emini lebusuku ethempelini lakhe;

njalo yena ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi

uzakubavikela ngobukhona bakhe.

16‘Kabasoze balambe futhi;

njalo kabasoze bome futhi.

Ilanga kalisayikuhlaba phezu kwabo’1

loba ukutshisa okuhangulayo.

17Ngoba iWundlu elingaphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi lizakuba ngumelusi wabo;

lizabaholela emithonjeni yamanzi okuphila.

‘UNkulunkulu uzazesula zonke

inyembezi emehlweni abo.’2”3