Rev 1 | NdeIBE | STEP | Isambulo sikaJesu Khristu, asiphiwa nguNkulunkulu ukuba atshengise izinceku zakhe okufanele kwenzakale masinyane. Wakwenza kwazakala ngokuthuma ingilosi yakhe encekwini yakhe uJohane,

Revelation of John 1

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1 Isambulo sikaJesu Khristu, asiphiwa nguNkulunkulu ukuba atshengise izinceku zakhe okufanele kwenzakale masinyane. Wakwenza kwazakala ngokuthuma ingilosi yakhe encekwini yakhe uJohane, 2 ofakaza konke akubonayo – okutsho ilizwi likaNkulunkulu kanye lobufakazi bukaJesu Khristu. 3 Ubusisiwe lowo ofunda amazwi esiphrofetho lesi, njalo babusisiwe lalabo abalizwayo bakugcine ezinhliziyweni okulotshwe kulo, ngoba isikhathi sesisondele.

Ukubingelela Lehubo Lokubonga

4 UJohane, Emabandleni ayisikhombisa esifundeni sase-Asiya: Umusa lokuthula kakube kini kuvela kuye okhona, lowayekhona, lozakuza, lokuvela kubomoya abayisikhombisa phambi kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi, 5 lokuvela kuJesu Khristu, ongufakazi othembekileyo, izibulo elivela kwabafileyo, lombusi wamakhosi asemhlabeni. Kuye osithandayo lowasikhululayo ezonweni zethu ngegazi lakhe, 6 njalo osenze saba ngumbuso labaphristi ukuba sisebenzele uNkulunkulu wakhe loYise – kakube kuye udumo lamandla kuze kube nininini! Ameni.

7 Khangelani uyeza ngamayezi, amehlo wonke azambona, lalabo abamgwazayo; labantu bonke basemhlabeni bazalila ngenxa yakhe. kuzakuba njalo! Ameni.

8 “Mina nginguKuqala loKucina,” kutsho iNkosi uNkulunkulu, “okhona, lowayekhona, lozakuza, uSomandla.”

Lowo Onjengendodana Yomuntu

9 Mina Johane, umzalwane wenu lomkhula wenu ekuhluphekeni lasembusweni kanye lekubekezeleni ngesineke okungokwethu kuJesu, ngangisesihlengeni sasePhathimosi ngenxa yelizwi likaNkulunkulu lobufakazi bukaJesu. 10 NgoSuku lweNkosi ngangenwa nguMoya, kwathi ngemuva kwami ngezwa ilizwi elikhulu kungathi licilongo, 11 elathi: “Loba emqulwini lokhu okubonayo uwuthumele emabandleni ayisikhombisa: kwelase-Efesu, lelaseSimina, lelasePhegamumi, lelaseThiyathira, lelaseSadisi, lelaseFiladelifiya kanye lelaseLawodikheya.”

12 Ngatshibilika ukuze ngimbone lowo owayengikhulumisa. Sengiphendukile ngabona izinti zezibane zegolide eziyisikhombisa, 13 njalo phakathi kwezinti zezibane kwakulomuntu “owayenjengendodana yomuntu,” egqoke isambatho esasifika phansi ezinyaweni zakhe, ibhanti legolide libophe isifuba sakhe.

14 Ikhanda lakhe lezinwele zakhe kwakumhlophe njengewulu, kumhlophe nke njengongqoqwane, lamehlo akhe ayenjengomlilo ovuthayo. 15 Izinyawo zakhe zazinjengethusi elikhazimulayo emvuthweni, ilizwi lakhe linjengokuhuba kwamanzi agelezayo. 16 Esandleni sakhe sokunene wayephethe izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa, emlonyeni wakhe kwaphuma inkemba ebukhali enhlendlambili. Ubuso bakhe babunjengelanga likhanyisa ngenkazimulo yalo yonke.

17 Kwathi ngimbona, ngawela ezinyaweni zakhe njengofileyo. Wabeka isandla sakhe sokunene phezu kwami, wathi: “Ungesabi. Mina ngingowokuQala lokuCina. 18 NgingoPhilayo; ngangifile, njalo khangela ngiyaphila kuze kube nininini! Njalo ngiphethe izivulo zokufa kanye leNdawo yabafileyo.

19 “Ngakho-ke loba lokhu okubonileyo, okukhona khathesi kanye lokuzakwenzakala muva. 20 Imfihlakalo yezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa ozibone esandleni sami sokunene kanye lezinti zezibane zegolide eziyisikhombisa yile: Izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa yizingilosi zamabandla ayisikhombisa, izinti zezibane ngamabandla ayisikhombisa.