ISambulo KuJohane
4 Ngemva kwalokho ngakhangela ngabona umnyango owawuvulekile ezulwini njalo ilizwi lokuqala engalizwa likhuluma lami lalizwakala njengecilongo, lisithi: “Woza ngapha phezulu ngizakutshengisa izinto okumele zenzakale.” 2 Ngemva kwalokho umoya kaNkulunkulu waqalisa ukusebenza kimi, ngasengibona isihlalo sobukhosi sisendaweni yaso ezulwini futhi kwakulomuntu owayehlezi kuso.+ 3 Lowo owayehlezi kuso wayekhazimula angathi lilitshe lejaspa+ lelitshe lesadiyasi* futhi isihlalo sobukhosi sasigonjolozelwe ngumchilowamakhosikazi owawufanana le-emeraldi.+
4 Isihlalo sobukhosi lesi sasigonjolozelwe yizihlalo zobukhosi ezingu-24 njalo ngabona abadala abangu-24+ behlezi kulezozihlalo zobukhosi begqoke izembatho ezimhlophe, belemiqhele yegolide emakhanda abo. 5 Esihlalweni sobukhosi kwakuphuma umbane+ lamazwi kanye lemidumo yezulu+ njalo kwakulezibane zomlilo eziyisikhombisa ezazibhebha phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi. Izibane lezi zimela imimoya kaNkulunkulu eyisikhombisa.+ 6 Phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi kwakulento enjengolwandle lwengilazi+ njalo yayinjengelitshe lekhristali.
Phakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi* lasemaceleni aso wonke kwakulezidalwa ezine eziphilayo+ ezazigcwele amehlo phambili langemuva. 7 Isidalwa esiphilayo sokuqala sasinjengesilwane,+ isidalwa esiphilayo sesibili sasinjengenkunzi,+ isidalwa esiphilayo sesithathu+ sona sasilobuso obunjengobomuntu njalo isidalwa esiphilayo sesine+ sasinjengokhozi+ oluphaphayo. 8 Ngasinye sezidalwa ezine eziphilayo sasilempiko eziyisithupha futhi zazigcwele amehlo yonke indawo langaphansi.+ Ubusuku lemini ziqhubeka zisithi: “Ungcwele, ungcwele, ungcwele uJehova*+ uNkulunkulu uSomandla, lowo owayekhona lokhona lozayo.”+
9 Zikhathi zonke nxa izidalwa eziphilayo zikhazimulisa lowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, zimdumisa futhi zimbonga lowo ophila kuze kube nini lanini,+ 10 abadala abangu-24+ bayazilahla phansi phambi kwalowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, bamkhonze lowo ophila kuze kube nini lanini njalo babeka imiqhele yabo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi bathi: 11 “Ufanele Jehova* Nkulunkulu wethu ukwamukela inkazimulo+ lodumo+ lamandla+ ngoba wadala zonke izinto+ njalo ngenxa yentando yakho zaba khona, zadalwa.”