IsAmbulo Esiya KuJwanisi
1 Isambulo ngoJesu Krestu, asinikelwe nguZimu,+ ukutjengisa iinceku zakhe+ izinto ekufuze zenzeke msinyana. Wathumela ingilozakhe begodu wasiveza ngeembonakaliso asebenzisa yona encekwinakhe uJwanisi,+ 2 onikele ubufakazi elizwini elivela kuZimu nebufakazini obuvela kuJesu Krestu, iye, ezintweni zoke azibonileko. 3 Uyathaba loyo ofunda ngokuzwakalako nalabo abezwa amezwi wesiphorofidwesi nabalalela izinto ezitlolwe kiso+ ngombana isikhathi esibekiweko sitjhidele.
4 UJwanisi emabandleni alikhomba+ asesifundeni se-Asiya:
Kwanga ningaba nomusa omkhulu nokuthula okuvela “kiloyo okhona nobekakhona nozako”+ nemimoyeni elikhomba+ ephambi kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi 5 nakuJesu Krestu, “uFakazi oThembekileko,”+ “izibulo elivela kwabafileko,”+ “uMbusi wamakhosi wephasi.”+
Kuye osithandako+ nositjhaphulula ezonweni zethu ngeengazi zakhe,+ 6 usenze saba mbuso,+ saba baphristi+ kuZimakhe, uBaba, iye iphazimulo namandla awabe kuye ngokungapheliko. Amen.
7 Qalani! Uza ngamafu+ begodu woke amehlo azombona nalabo abamgwazako nazo zoke iintjhaba zephasi zizozibetha zisesizini ngebanga lakhe.+ Amen.
8 “Ngingu-Alfa no-Omega,”*+ kutjho uJehova* uZimu, “loyo okhona nobekakhona nozako, uMninimandla Woke.”+
9 Mina Jwanisi, umfowenu nomhlanganyeli nani esizini,+ embusweni+ nekukghodlheleleni+ njengomlandeli kaJesu,+ bengisesihlengeleni esibizwa ngokuthi yiPatmosi ngebanga lokukhuluma ngoZimu nokunikela ubufakazi malungana noJesu. 10 Ngokuphefumulelwa ngaba selangeni leKosi, ngezwa ngemva kwami ilizwi elinamandla njengebhorompita, 11 lithi: “Okubonako, kutlole emsongweni begodu ukuthumele emabandleni alikhomba: e-Efesu,+ eSmirna,+ ePhergamu,+ eThiyathira,+ eSardisi,+ eFiladelfiya+ neLawodikeya.”+
12 Ngaphenduka bona ngiqale ukuthi ngubani ebekakhuluma nami, nangiphendukako, ngabona amalithi weembani wegolide alikhomba,+ 13 hlangana namalithi weembani ngabona othileko onjengendodana yomuntu,+ ambathiswe isambatho esifika phasi eenyaweni begodu abophe ibhande legolide esifubeni sakhe. 14 Ihlokwakhe neenhluthu zakhe bezimhlophe njengewulu emhlophe, njengegabhogo namehlwakhe bewanjengelangabi lomlilo,+ 15 iinyawo zakhe bezinjengekhopha etsengisiweko+ nayincibilikiswa emlilweni omkhulu nelizwi lakhe belinjengetjhada lamanzi amanengi. 16 Bekaphethe iinkwekwezi ezilikhomba+ ngesandla sakhe sokudla, emlonyenakhe kuphuma isabula ebukhali, ede, esika mahlangothi womabili,+ ubuso bakhe bebunjengelanga nalifike esitlhorini sokuphazimula kwalo.+ 17 Ngithe nangimbonako, ngawela eenyaweni zakhe njengofileko.
Wabeka isandla sakhe sokudla phezu kwami wathi: “Ungasabi. NgingewokuThoma+ newamaSwaphela+ 18 nophilako+ begodu khengafa+ kodwana qala! Ngiphila ngokungapheliko+ begodu ngineenlodlhelo zokufa nezeThuna.*+ 19 Nje-ke tlola phasi izinto ozibonileko, izinto ezikhona nje nezinto ezizokwenzeka ngemva kwalokhu. 20 Malungana nefihlo ecwengileko yeenkwekwezi ezilikhomba owazibona ngesandleni sami sokudla neyamalithi weembani wegolide alikhomba: Iinkwekwezi ezilikhomba zijamele iingilozi zamabandla alikhomba begodu amalithi weembani alikhomba ajamele amabandla alikhomba.+