12 “Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla lasePhegamu utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lonenkemba lekhalipha tinhlangotsi totimbili, utsi:
kodvwa labeswele uyawubehlulela ngekwemtsetfocotfo, labamphofu belive abehlulele ngekungakhetsi. Uyawushaya umhlaba ngendvuku yemlomo wakhe; ngekuphefumula kwemlomo wakhe uyawubulala lababi.
Umlomo wami wawenta waba njengenkemba leloliwe, wangitfukusa emtfuntini wesandla sakhe; wangenta ngaba ngumcibisholo lololongiwe, wangivalela emgodleni wetikhali takhe.
Livi laNkulunkulu liphilile, linemandla; likhalipha kwengca inkemba lesika ngetinhlangotsi totimbili. Lisika lidzimate lehlukanise umphefumulo nemoya, emalunga nemnkantja, lehlulele imicabango netifiso tenhlitiyo.
litsi: “Bhala encwadzini loko lokubonako, bese uyitfumela emabandleni lasikhombisa: lase-Efesu, nelaseSmuna, nelasePhegamu, nelaseThiyathira, nelaseSadesi, nelaseFiladelfiya, nelaseLawodisiya.”
Esandleni sakhe sangesekudla abephetse tinkhanyeti letisikhombisa, emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma inkemba leyayikhalipha tinhlangotsi totimbili, buso bakhe bumengetela njengelilanga emini.
Emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma inkemba lekhaliphako latawushaya tive ngayo, uyawutibusa ngesandla lesimatima. Uyawunyatsela litje lesikhamo seliwayini. Leliwayini liyintfukutselo yelulaka lwaNkulunkulu Somandla.
Laba labanye babulawa ngenkemba lephuma emlonyeni walowo logibele lihhashi. Tonkhe tinyoni tesutsa inyama yetidvumbu tabo.
“Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla lase-Efesu utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lophetse tinkhanyeti letisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sangesekudla, lohamba emkhatsini wetibane letisikhombisa tegolide, utsi:
Phendvuka-ke. Nakungenjalo, ngitawuta kuwe masinyane, ngilwe nabo ngenkemba yemlomo wami.
Ehudi abetentele inkemba lekhalipha tinhlangotsi totimbili leyayingaba yincenye yelimitha budze, abeyibophele etimphahleni takhe, ngasetsangeni langesekudla.