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Umqulu LeWundlu
1 Esandleni sokunene salowo owayehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi ngabona umqulu ulombhalo emaceleni womabili ungcinwe ngempawu eziyisikhombisa. 2 Ngabuya ngabona ingilosi elamandla imemeza ngelizwi eliphakemeyo isithi, “Ngubani ofanele ukuqhaqha impawu avule umqulu na?” 3 Kodwa kakho ezulwini loba emhlabeni loba ngaphansi komhlaba owayengawuvula umqulu kumbe akhangele phakathi kwawo. 4 Ngakhala, ngakhala ngoba kakho owatholakala efanele ukuwuvula umqulu loba ukukhangela phakathi kwawo. 5 Omunye wabadala wathi kimi, “Ungakhali! Khangela, iNgonyama yesizwe sakoJuda, iMpande kaDavida, sinqobile. Sizakwanelisa ukuwuvula umqulu lezimpawu zawo eziyisikhombisa.”
6 Ngabona iWundlu, kukhanya angathi lalibulewe, limi phakathi laphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, lizingelezwe yizidalwa eziphilayo ezine labadala. Lalilempondo eziyisikhombisa lamehlo ayisikhombisa, okungomoya abayisikhombisa bakaNkulunkulu abathunywe emhlabeni wonke. 7 Leza lathatha umqulu esandleni sokunene salowo owayehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. 8 Esewuthethe, izidalwa ezine eziphilayo labadala abangamatshumi amabili lane bawela phansi phambi kweWundlu. Omunye lomunye wabo wayelechacho njalo babephethe imiganu yegolide igcwele impepha, eyimikhuleko yabangcwele. 9 Bahlabela ingoma entsha besithi:
“Wena ufanele ukuwuthatha umqulu
lokuvula impawu zawo,
ngoba wahlatshwa,
kwathi ngegazi lakho wahlengela uNkulunkulu
abantu bezizwana zonke lezindimi labantu kanye lezizwe.
10 Usubenze baba ngumbuso labaphristi ukuba bakhonze uNkulunkulu wethu,
njalo bazabusa emhlabeni.”
11 Ngakhangela ngasengisizwa amazwi ezingilosi ezinengi, ezaziyizinkulungwane lezinkulungwane, lezinkulungwane ezilitshumi ziphindwe okuzinkulungwane ezilitshumi. Zazizingeleze isihlalo sobukhosi lezidalwa eziphilayo kanye labadala. 12 Zahlabela ngamazwi aphezulu zisithi:
“Lifanele iWundlu, elahlatshwayo,
ukwamukela amandla lenotho lenhlakanipho lokuqina
lodumo lenkazimulo kanye lokudunyiswa!”
13 Ngezwa izidalwa zonke ezulwini lasemhlabeni langaphansi komhlaba lasolwandle lakho konke okukukho, kuhlabela kusithi:
“Kuye ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi lakulo iWundlu
kakube lenhlonipho lodumo lenkazimulo kanye lamandla kuze
kube nininini!”
14 Izidalwa ezine eziphilayo zathi, “Ameni,” kwathi abadala bawela phansi bakhonza.