17 Yena ngokwakhe waba khona koke kungakabikhona begodu koke kudzimelele ngaye.
Wena uthi: “Ngesikhathi esifaneleko, ngizakugweba ngeqiniso.
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini iKosi nomhlengi wakwa-Israyeli, iye, uSomnini uMninimandlawoke uthi: “Ngingowokuthoma newokugcina, ngaphandle kwami akunaZimu omunye.
Nje-ke uSomnini uzakunikela abantu beJerusalema ezandleni zezitha; kufikela lapha kubelethwa khona othileko, bese abafowabo abasekuthunjweni babuye bazihlanganise namanye ama-Israyeli.
Kwanjesi Baba, ngiphazimulise phambi kwakho ngephazimulo egade nginayo kuwe iphasi lingakabi ukubakhona.
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Kwamambala ngithi kini: Angakabikho u-Abrahamu, mina besele ngikhona.”
Ngaye siyaphila, siyakhambakhamba begodu sikhona, njengombana abanye beembongi zenu batjhwile bona, “ ‘Nathi siziinzukulwana zakhe.’
nokho kithi munye uZimu, uBaba, okuvela kuye zoke izinto begodu nesiphilela yena; yinye kwaphela iKosi, nguJesu Krestu, ngaye okwavela koke okukhona begodu nesiphila ngaye.
UKrestu umfanekiso wakaZimu ongabonakaliko, ulizibulo lakho koke okubunjiweko
Yona isibonakaliso sephazimulo kaZimu nomfuziselo wamambala wobuyena bakhe; iphethe izinto zoke ngelizwi layo elinamandla. Lapho sele ikwenzile ukuhlanjululwa kwezono, yahlala ngesigomeni sakaSomandla ezulwini.
UJesu Krestu unguye izolo, namhlanje nanini nanini.
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;
“Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega,” kutjho uSomnini uZimu, okhona nogade avele akhona nozako.
“Godu kiyo ingilozi yebandla leSmirna tlola uthi: Naka amezwi avela kiloyo ongowokuthoma newokuphela, owafako wabuye waphila godu:
Uvusa abakhwahlileko ebhudwini, asikimise abatlhogileko ezaleni; abahlalise namakhosana, abaphe isikhundla esiphakamileko. “Ngambala iinsekelo zephasi ngezakaSomnini, ubeke inarha phezu kwazo.