4 UJwanisi, kiwo amabandla alikhomba we-Asiya: Kini akube mumusa nokuthula okuvela kuye okhona nogade avele akhona nozako, nakiyo imimoya elikhomba ephambi kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi
Wena bewunguZimu nini nanini, iintaba zingakabi khona, iye, ungakavezi iphasi nelizwe.
UZimu wathi kuMosi: “Nginguye enginguye. Nakhu ozakutjela ama-Israyeli, ‘UNginguye ungithume kini.’ ”
UMoya kaSomnini uzakuba phezu kwalo, uMoya wokuhlakanipha nokuzwisisa, uMoya wokweluleka namandla, uMoya wokwazi nowokwesaba uSomnini.
Ngubani owenze nobangele lokhu nolawule iinzukulwana kusuka ekuthomeni na? Ngimi, mina Somnini osithomo nekupheleni ngikhona.
Kodwana kwanje, nakhu okutjhiwo nguZimu ophakemeko nophezulu, ophila nini nanini, obizo lakhe licwengile, uthi: “Ngihlala endaweni ephakemeko necwengileko, godu ngihlala naloyo onommoya owephukileko nothobekileko. Ngivuselela ummoya waloyo odanileko, nehliziyo yowurubajekileko.
Nje-ke uSomnini uzakunikela abantu beJerusalema ezandleni zezitha; kufikela lapha kubelethwa khona othileko, bese abafowabo abasekuthunjweni babuye bazihlanganise namanye ama-Israyeli.
Ngambala idwala engiliphathise uJotjhuwa, okulidwala elikhethekileko lifanekisa ukuba khona kwami, iye, ngizokuvula umthombalo bengirhurhule isono senarha le ngelanga linye tere.” Kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
“Ngubani odelela ilanga lezinto ezincani? Abantu bazakujabula lokha nababona uZerubhabheli aphethe isinqophisamakho. “Iimbani ezikhombezi, mamehlo kaSomnini athalaza ephasini loke.”
Isithunywa sangiphendula sathi: “Le, mimoya emine yezulwini, ephumako negade ijame phambi kwakaSomnini, umniniphasi loke.
Ekuthomeni uLizwi bekakhona, uLizwi bekakuZimu, uLizwi bekanguZimu.
Lokho kwathatha iminyaka emibili, kangangobana zoke izakhamuzi ze-Asiya, amaJuda nabatjhili, zezwa ilizwi leKosi.
AmaPhathiya, amaMede ama-Elamu, abahlali beMesopotamiya, beJudiya beKaphadosiya, bePontusi nebe-Asiya;
Kibo boke abathandekako kuZimu abaseRoma, ababizelwe ekubeni ngabacwengileko: Akube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuZimu uBaba wethu neKosini uJesu Krestu.
Akube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuZimu uBaba neKosini uJesu Krestu.
UJesu Krestu unguye izolo, namhlanje nanini nanini.
Zoke izipho ezilungileko nazo zoke iimphiwo ezipheleleko zivela phezulu; zehla zivela kuBaba wokukhanya okungekho kuye ukuhlanuka ngitjho nesithunzi esitjhugulukako.
Isambulo sakaKrestu asinikelwa nguZimu bonyana abonise iinceku zakhe okufanele kwenzeke msinyana. Lokho wakwenza ngokuthumela ingilozi ukuyobonisa inceku yakhe uJwanisi,
lisithi: “Tlola lokho okubonako encwadini, ukuthumele emabandleni alikhomba, okutjho e-Efesu, eSimirna, ePherigamo, eThiyathira, eSaridisi, eFiladelfiya neLawodikeya.”
Ngathi nangimbonako ngaduleka phasi eenyaweni zakhe njengofileko. Wabeka isandla sakhe sesidla phezu kwami wathi: “Ungesabi, ngingewokuthoma newokuphela;
Ifihlakalo yeenkwekwezi ezilikhomba ozibonileko ngesidleni sami kanye nezinti zegolide zeembani ezilikhomba zingilokhu: Iinkwekwezi ezilikhomba ziziingilozi zamabandla alikhomba nezinti zeembani ezilikhomba zegolide zimabandla alikhomba.”
“Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega,” kutjho uSomnini uZimu, okhona nogade avele akhona nozako.
Mina Jwanisi, umzalwana wenu nomhlanganyeli kanye nani ekuhluphekeni, embusweni nekubekezeleni; bengisesihlengeleni sePatmosi ngebanga lelizwi lakaZimu nobufakazi ngoKrestu.
Ngezwa ingilozi yamanzi ithi: “Ulungile wena okhona nogade uvele ukhona; iye, wena ocwengileko ngombana ugwebile ngalokho.
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla lePhergamu tlola uthi: Naka amezwi waloyo ophethe isabula ebukhali ngapha nangapha:
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla leThiyathira tlola uthi: Naka amezwi weNdodana kaZimu, enamehlo inga malangabi womlilo, iinyawo zayo ziphazima njengedzila etsengiswe ngemlilweni ithi:
“Godu kiyo ingilozi yebandla leSmirna tlola uthi: Naka amezwi avela kiloyo ongowokuthoma newokuphela, owafako wabuye waphila godu:
“Ngimi mina Jesu engithumele ingilozi yami kini kobana izokufakaza ngezintwezi emabandleni. Ngimurabhu nomlibo kaDavida, ikhwezi lokusa elinyamazelako.”
Mina Jwanisi nginguye owezwako bewabona izintwezi. Kuthe lokha nangizizwako ngizibona, ngawela phasi eenyaweni zengilozi ebigade ingitjengisa zona,
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla leSardisi tlola uthi: Naka amezwi waloyo ophethe imimoya elikhomba yakaZimu kanye neenkwekwezi ezilikhomba, uthi ngiyayazi imisebenzakho begodu udume ngelokuthi uyaphila kanti ufile.
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla leLawodikhiya tlola uthi: Naka amezwi ka-Amen, ufakazi othembekileko noqinisileko, osisusa salokho okubunjwe nguZimu, uthi:
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla leFiladelfiya tlola uthi, Naka amezwi waloyo ocwengileko noqinisileko, loyo ophethe isihluthulelo sakaDavida, ovula kungavali muntu, avale kungavuli muntu, uthi:
Khona esihlalweni sobukhosi lapho kwabaneka imibani, kwezwakala umdumo neensaba zokuraramba. Phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi leso kwavutha iimbani ezilikhomba ezimimoya elikhomba yakaZimu.
Iimbunjwa ezine lezi bezineempiko ezisithandathu ngasinye, zembethwe mamehlo ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Bezingaqedi ukurhuba imini nobusuku zithi: “Ucwengile, ucwengile, ucwengile, uSomnini uZimu uMninimandlawoke, obekavele akhona, okhona nozako!”
Nje-ke ngabona iMvana ijame kwanga ihlatjiwe, iphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi naphakathi kwezinye iimbunjwa eziphilako kanye nahlangana nabaphathi. Beyineempondo ezilikhomba namehlo alikhomba okumimoya elikhomba yakaZimu ethunyelwe kilo loke iphasi.
Nje-ke ngabona iingilozi ezilikhomba zijame phambi kwakaZimu; zanikelwa iimpalapala ezilikhomba.