Rev 7 | NdeIBE | STEP | Emva kwalokhu ngabona izingilosi ezine zimi emagumbini amane omhlaba, zivimbele imimoya emine yomhlaba zisenqabela loba yiwuphi umoya ukuvunguza elizweni loba elwandle loba kwesinye isihlahla.

Revelation of John 7

Abayizi-144,000 Babekwa Uphawu

1 Emva kwalokhu ngabona izingilosi ezine zimi emagumbini amane omhlaba, zivimbele imimoya emine yomhlaba zisenqabela loba yiwuphi umoya ukuvunguza elizweni loba elwandle loba kwesinye isihlahla. 2 Ngabuya 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.”

4 Ngasengisizwa inani lalabo ababekwa uphawu: Izi-144,000 abezizwana zonke zako-Israyeli.

5 Abesizwana sakoJuda abayizi – 12,000 babekwa uphawu, abesizwana sakoRubheni abayizi – 12,000, abesizwana sakoGadi abayizi – 12,000,

6 abesizwana sako-Asheri abayizi – 12,000, abesizwana sakoNafithali abayizi – 12,000, abesizwana sakoManase abayizi – 12,000,

7 abesizwana sakoSimeyoni abayizi – 12,000, abesizwana sakoLevi abayizi – 12,000, abesizwana sako-Isakhari abayizi – 12,000,

8 abesizwana sakoZebhuluni abayizi – 12,000, abesizwana sakoJosefa abayizi – 12,000, abesizwana sikaBhenjamini abayizi – 12,000.

Ixuku Elikhulukazi Elabembethe Ezimhlophe.

9 Emva kwalokhu ngakhangela, khonapho phambi kwami kwakulexuku elikhulukazi okungelamuntu owayengalibala, livela ezizweni zonke, lezizwaneni, lasebantwini kanye lasezindimini zonke, limi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi laphambi kweWundlu. Babegqoke izambatho ezimhlophe bephethe izingatsha zelala ngezandla zabo. 10 Bamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu besithi: “Ukusindisa ngokukaNkulunkulu wethu, ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, kanye lokweWundlu.”

11 Izingilosi zonke zazimi zizingeleze isihlalo sobukhosi njalo zizingeleze abadala kanye lezidalwa ezine eziphilayo. Zathi mbo phansi ngobuso bazo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi zakhonza uNkulunkulu 12 zisithi: “Ameni! Udumo lobukhosi lokuhlakanipha lokubongwa lokuhlonitshwa lamandla kanye lokuqina kakube kuNkulunkulu wethu nini lanini. Ameni!”

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

14 Ngaphendula ngathi, “Nkosi, uyakwazi.” Wasesithi, “Laba yibo abaphume ekuhluphekeni okukhulu; bagezise izambatho zabo egazini leWundlu bazenza zaba mhlophe.

15 Ngakho-ke, “baphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu bemkhonza emini lebusuku ethempelini lakhe; njalo yena ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi uzakwendlala ithente lakhe ngaphezu kwabo.

16 Kabasoze balambe futhi; njalo kabasoze bome futhi. Ilanga kalisayikuhlaba phezu kwabo loba ukutshisa okuhangulayo.

17 Ngoba iWundlu elingaphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi lizakuba ngumelusi wabo; lizabaholela emithonjeni yamanzi okuphila. UNkulunkulu uzazesula zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abo.”