ISAHLUKO 2 1. Qaphelani konke okwenzekayo ezulwini, ukuthi azishintshi kanjani imijikelezo yazo, kanye nezinkanyiso ezisezulwini, ukuthi zonke ziyavuka futhi zihleleke kanjani ngesikhathi sazo, futhi zingaphambuki endleleni ezimisiwe ngayo. 2. Bhekani umhlaba, niqaphele izinto ezenzeka kuwo kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni, ukuthi ziqinile kangakanani, ukuthi azikho yini izinto emhlabeni eziguqukayo, kodwa yonke imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu ibonakala kini. 3. Bheka ihlobo nobusika, ukuthi umhlaba wonke ugcwele amanzi, namafu, namazolo, nemvula kulele phezu kwawo. ISAHLUKO 3
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Bheka futhi ubone ukuthi ebusika yonke imithi ibonakala sengathi ibunile futhi ilahle wonke amaqabunga ayo, ngaphandle kwemithi eyishumi nane, engalahlekelwa amaqabunga ayo kodwa igcina amaqabunga amadala kusukela eminyakeni emibili kuya kwemithathu kuze kufike entsha.
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1. Amazwi esibusiso sika-Enoke, lapho abusisa khona abakhethiweyo nabalungile, abayobe bephila ngosuku lokuhlupheka, lapho bonke ababi nabangenaNkulunkulu bezosuswa. 2. Wathatha umfanekiso wakhe wathi—U-Enoke, indoda elungileyo, amehlo ayo avulwa nguNkulunkulu, wabona umbono woNgcwele ezulwini, izingelosi ezangibonisa wona, futhi ngezwa konke kubo, futhi ngabona njengoba ngibonile, kodwa hhayi kulesi sizukulwane, kodwa ngesikude esizayo. 3. Ngasho ngabakhethiweyo, futhi ngathatha umfanekiso wami ngabo: ONgcwele Omkhulu uyophuma endlini yakhe yokuhlala, 4. UNkulunkulu ongunaphakade uzohamba emhlabeni, ngisho naseNtabeni iSinayi, avele ekamu lakhe, abonakale ngamandla akhe amakhulu evela ezulwini lasezulwini. 5. Bonke bazoshaywa ukwesaba, abalindi bazothuthumela, futhi ukwesaba okukhulu nokuthuthumela kuzobabamba kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba. 6. Izintaba eziphakeme zizozamazama, amagquma aphakeme azoncibilika, ancibilike njenge-wax phambi komlilo. 7. Umhlaba uzoqhekeka ngokuphelele, konke okusemhlabeni kuzobhubha, futhi kuzoba khona ukwahlulelwa kubo bonke abantu. 8. Kodwa nabalungileyo uyokwenza ukuthula. Futhi uyobavikela abakhethiweyo, futhi isihawu siyoba phezu kwabo. Futhi bonke bayoba ngabakaNkulunkulu, Futhi bayochuma, Futhi bonke bayobusiswa. Futhi uyobasiza bonke, Futhi ukukhanya kuyovela kubo, Futhi uyokwenza ukuthula nabo. 9. Bheka, uyeza nezinkulungwane eziyishumi zabangcwele bakhe, ukuze ahlulele bonke, abhubhise bonke abangamesabi uNkulunkulu, futhi ajezise yonke inyama ngayo yonke imisebenzi yabo yokungamesabi uNkulunkulu abayenzile, nangazo zonke izinto ezinzima izoni ezingamesabi uNkulunkulu ezizikhulumile ngaye.
Futhi, qaphelani izinsuku zasehlobo ukuthi ilanga lingaphezulu komhlaba maqondana nalo. Futhi nifuna umthunzi nendawo yokukhosela ngenxa yokushisa kwelanga, futhi umhlaba ushiswa ukushisa okwandayo, ngakho-ke anikwazi ukunyathela emhlabeni, noma edwaleni ngenxa yokushisa kwalo. ISAHLUKO 5 1. Bhekani ukuthi imithi izimboza kanjani ngamaqabunga aluhlaza futhi ithela izithelo. Ngakho-ke qaphelani futhi nazi yonke imisebenzi Yakhe, futhi niqaphele ukuthi Lowo ohlala kuze kube phakade ubenze kanjani baba njalo. 2. Yonke imisebenzi yakhe iyaqhubeka unyaka nonyaka, futhi yonke imisebenzi abayifezayo ngenxa yakhe ayishintshi, kodwa njengoba uNkulunkulu emisile, kwenziwa kanjalo. 3. Bheka ukuthi ulwandle nemifula ngendlela efanayo kufeza futhi akuguquki imisebenzi yabo emiyalweni Yakhe. 4. Kodwa anizange nibe qotho, futhi anizange nenze imiyalo yeNkosi, kodwa niphenduke futhi nikhulume amazwi okuqhosha nalukhuni ngemilomo yenu engcolile ngokumelene nobukhulu baKhe. O, nina eninenhliziyo elukhuni, aniyikuthola ukuthula. 5. Ngakho-ke niyoziqalekisa izinsuku zenu, futhi iminyaka yokuphila kwenu iyoshabalala, futhi iminyaka yokubhujiswa kwenu iyokwandiswa ngokuqalekiswa okuphakade, futhi ngeke nithole isihawu. 6. Ngalezo zinsuku niyokwenza amagama enu abe yisiqalekiso esiphakade kubo bonke abalungileyo, futhi kini nonke niyoqalekisa, niqalekise, futhi bonke aboni nabangenaNkulunkulu bayoniqalekisa, futhi kini nonke niyobe niqalekisiwe. Futhi bonke... bayojabula, futhi kuyoba khona ukuthethelelwa kwezono, kanye nesihe sonke nokuthula nokubekezela: Kuyoba khona insindiso kubo, ukukhanya okuhle. Futhi kini nonke nina zoni ngeke 1
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kube khona insindiso, kodwa kini nonke niyobe ninesiqalekiso. 7. Kodwa kwabakhethiweyo kuyoba khona ukukhanya, injabulo nokuthula, futhi bayodla ifa lomhlaba. 8 Khona-ke abakhethiweyo bayonikwa ukuhlakanipha, futhi bonke bayophila futhi bangaphinde bone, Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngokungamesabi uNkulunkulu noma ngokuziqhenya: Kodwa abahlakaniphileyo bayothobeka. 9 Futhi ngeke baphinde baphule umthetho, futhi ngeke bone zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwabo, futhi ngeke bafe ngentukuthelo noma ulaka lukaNkulunkulu, kodwa bazoqeda inani lezinsuku zokuphila kwabo. Futhi ukuphila kwabo kuzokwanda ngokuthula, Futhi iminyaka yenjabulo yabo izokwanda, Ngenjabulo nokuthula okuphakade, Zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwabo.
1. U-Azâzêl wafundisa amadoda ukwenza izinkemba, imimese, nezihlangu, nezivikelo zesifuba, futhi wawazisa ngezinsimbi zomhlaba kanye nobuciko bokuzisebenza, namasongo, nemihlobiso, nokusetshenziswa kwe-antimony, nokuhlobisa izinkophe, nazo zonke izinhlobo zamatshe abizayo, nazo zonke izinhlobo zokuhlobisa imibala. 2. Kwavela ukungamesabi uNkulunkulu okuningi, benza ubufebe, badukiswa, bonakala kuzo zonke izindlela zabo. USemjâzâ wafundisa imilingo, nokusika izimpande, uArmârôs ukuxazulula imilingo, uBarâqîjâl, wafundisa izinkanyezi, uKôkabêl amaqoqo ezinkanyezi, u-Ezêqêêl ulwazi lwamafu, u-Araqiêl izimpawu zomhlaba, uShamsiêl izimpawu zelanga, noSariêl umzila wenyanga. Njengoba abantu bebhubha, bakhala, ukukhala kwabo kwakhuphukela ezulwini . . .
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1. Kwathi lapho abantwana babantu sebebaningi, ngalezo zinsuku bazalelwa amadodakazi amahle nathandekayo. 2. Izingelosi, abantwana basezulwini, zababona futhi zabafisa, bathi omunye komunye: 'Wozani, masikhethe abafazi phakathi kwabantwana babantu, sizalele abantwana.' 3. USemjâzâ, owayengumholi wabo, wathi kubo: 'Ngiyesaba ukuthi ngeke nivume ngempela ukwenza lesi senzo, futhi mina ngedwa ngizokhokha isijeziso sesono esikhulu.' 4. Bonke bamphendula bathi: 'Sonke masifunge, futhi sonke sizibophe ngezifungo ezimbili zokuthi singaliyeki leli cebo kodwa senze lokhu.' 5. Base befunga bonke ndawonye futhi bazibopha ngezifungo ezifanayo ngakho. 6. Futhi bonke babengamakhulu amabili; abehla ezinsukwini zikaJarede esiqongweni seNtaba iHermoni, futhi bayibiza ngokuthi iNtaba iHermoni, ngoba babefungile futhi bazibopha ngezifungo ezifanayo kuyo. 7. Lawa angamagama abaholi bawo: uSêmîazâz, umholi wabo, u-Arâkîba, uRâmêêl, uKôkabîêl, uTâmîêl, uRâmîêl, uDânêl, u-Êzêqêêl, uBarâqîjâl, u-Asâêl, i-Armârôs, iAnânêl, i-Batânêl, Samsâpêl, Satarêl, Tûrêl, Jômjâêl, Sariêl. 8. Laba yizinduna zabo zamashumi.
1. UMikayeli, u-Uriel, uRafayeli, noGabriyeli babheka phansi besezulwini babona igazi eliningi lichitheka emhlabeni, kanye nokungabi namthetho konke okwenziwa emhlabeni. 2. Bathi omunye komunye: ‘Umhlaba ongahlali muntu umemeza izwi lokukhala kwawo lize lifike emasangweni ezulu.’ 3. Manje kini, bangcwele basezulwini, imiphefumulo yabantu ifaka icala layo, ithi, "Lethani udaba lwethu phambi koPhezukonke." 4. Bathi eNkosini yaphakade: ‘Nkosi yamakhosi, Nkulunkulu wonkulunkulu, Nkosi yamakhosi, noNkulunkulu waphakade, isihlalo sobukhosi senkazimulo yakho simi kuzo zonke izizukulwane zaphakade, futhi igama lakho malibe ngcwele, likhazimula futhi lidunyiswe kuze kube phakade! 5. Wena wenzile zonke izinto, futhi unamandla phezu kwazo zonke izinto; zonke izinto zize futhi zivulekile emehlweni Akho, futhi Ubona zonke izinto, futhi akukho lutho olungacasha Kuwe. 6. Uyabona lokho u-Azâzêl akwenzile, owafundisa konke ukungalungi emhlabeni futhi wembula izimfihlo zaphakade ezazigcinwe ezulwini, abantu ababezama ukuzifunda: 7. NoSemjâzâ, omnike igunya lokuphatha abalingani bakhe. 8. Futhi baye emadodakazini abantu emhlabeni, balala nabesifazane, bazingcolisa, futhi baveze kubo zonke izinhlobo zezono. 9. Futhi abesifazane bazale iziqhwaga, futhi umhlaba wonke ugcwele igazi nokungalungi. 10. Manje, bhekani, imiphefumulo yalabo abafileyo iyakhala futhi ifaka isicelo sayo emasangweni asezulwini, futhi ukukhala kwabo kukhuphukele phezulu: futhi akukwazi ukuyeka ngenxa yezenzo zokungabi namthetho ezenziwa emhlabeni. 11. Futhi uyazi zonke izinto ngaphambi kokuba zenzeke, futhi ubona lezi zinto futhi uyabekezelela, futhi awusitsheli ukuthi sizokwenzenjani kuzo ngalezi zinto.
ISAHLUKO 7 1. Bonke abanye kanye nabo bazithathela abafazi, ngamunye wazikhethela oyedwa, baqala ukungena kubo bazingcolisa ngabo, babafundisa izintelezi nemilingo, nokusika izimpande, babajwayelanisa nezitshalo. 2. Bakhulelwa, bazala iziqhwaga ezinkulu, ubude bazo babuyizinkulungwane ezintathu zama-ells. 3. Owadla konke okwatholwa ngabantu. Futhi lapho abantu bengasakwazi ukubanakekela, 4. Iziqhwaga zaphenduka zawahlasela futhi zadla isintu. 5. Baqala ukona ezinyonini, nasezilwaneni, nasezinwabuzelayo, nasezinhlanzini, badlana inyama, baphuze igazi. 6. Khona-ke umhlaba wabamangalela labo abangenamthetho. 2
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18 Khona-ke umhlaba wonke uyolinywa ngokulunga, futhi wonke uyotshalwa ngemithi futhi ugcwale isibusiso. 19. Yonke imithi emihle iyotshalwa kuyo, futhi bayotshala izivini kuyo. Umvini abawutshalayo uyothela iwayini eliningi, futhi yonke imbewu ehlwanyelwe kuwo iyothela inkulungwane, futhi yonke imbewu yomnqumo iyothela izingcezu eziyishumi zamafutha. 20. Futhi uhlanze umhlaba kukho konke ukucindezelwa, nakukho konke ukungalungi, nakukho konke ukungamesabi uNkulunkulu, futhi ubhubhise konke ukungcola okwenziwe emhlabeni. 21. Bonke abantwana babantu bayoba ngabalungile, futhi zonke izizwe ziyodumisa futhi zingidumise, futhi zonke zizongikhulekela. Umhlaba uzohlanzwa kukho konke ukungcola, nakuzo zonke izono, nakuzo zonke izijeziso, nakuzo zonke izinhlupho, futhi angisoze ngibathumele kuwo kusukela ezizukulwaneni kuya ezizukulwaneni naphakade.
1. Khona-ke uPhakathi wathi, "Ongcwele noNgcwele wakhuluma, wathumela u-Uriel endodaneni kaLameki, wathi kuye: 2. Hamba uye kuNowa umtshele egameni lami ukuthi “Zifihle!” bese umtshela ukuthi ukuphela kuzofika: ukuthi wonke umhlaba uzobhujiswa, futhi uzamcolo uzofika phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba, futhi uzobhubhisa konke okukuwo. 3. Manje myale ukuba abaleke futhi inzalo yakhe ilondolozwe kuzo zonke izizukulwane zomhlaba. 4. INkosi yaphinda yathi kuRafayeli: 'Bopha u-Azazêl izandla nezinyawo, umphonse ebumnyameni; bese uvula imbobo ehlane, eliseDûdâêl, umphonse kulo.' 5. Beka phezu kwakhe amatshe aqinile naqinile, ummboze ngobumnyama, ahlale lapho kuze kube phakade, ummboze ubuso bakhe ukuze angaboni ukukhanya. 6. Futhi ngosuku lokwahlulela okukhulu, uzophonswa emlilweni, aphulukise umhlaba obonakaliswe yizingelosi, amemezele ukuphulukiswa komhlaba, ukuze aphulukise isifo, futhi bonke abantwana babantu bangabhubhi ngenxa yazo zonke izinto eziyimfihlo ezivezwe futhi zifundiswe amadodana abo. 8. Futhi wonke umhlaba wonakele ngemisebenzi eyafundiswa ngu-Azâzêl: mnike zonke izono. 9. Futhi iNkosi yathi kuGabriyeli: "Hambani nilwe nabaphangi, nabaphambuki, nabantwana bobufebe, nibhubhise abantwana bobufebe, nabantwana babaqaphi, nibasuse phakathi kwabantu; bathumele omunye nomunye, ukuze babhubhisane empini, ngoba ngeke babe nezinsuku eziningi." 10. Futhi akukho sicelo abasenzayo kuwe, esizonikezwa oyise ngenxa yabo; ngoba banethemba lokuphila impilo ephakade, nokuthi ngamunye wabo uzophila iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu. 11. INkosi yathi kuMikayeli: 'Hamba uyobopha uSemjâz kanye nabangane bakhe abazihlanganise nabesifazane baze bazingcolisa nabo kukho konke ukungcola kwabo.' 12. Lapho amadodana abo ebulalana, futhi ebona ukubhujiswa kwabathandekayo babo, babophe ngokuqinile ezigodini zomhlaba izizukulwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa, kuze kube usuku lokwahlulela kwabo nokuphela kwabo, kuze kube yilapho isahlulelo esiphakade sigcwaliseka. 13. Ngalezo zinsuku bayoholwa baye kwalasha lomlilo, nasekuhlushweni nasejele lapho bezoboshwa khona kuze kube phakade. 14. Futhi noma ngubani olahlwa futhi abhujiswe uzoboshwa kanye nabo kuze kube sekupheleni kwezizukulwane zonke. 15. Futhi ubhubhise yonke imimoya yabalahlekileyo nabantwana babaqaphi, ngoba baphathe kabi isintu. 16. Susa konke okubi ebusweni bomhlaba, futhi makuphele yonke imisebenzi emibi: kuvele isitshalo sokulunga neqiniso, sibe yisibusiso; imisebenzi yokulunga neqiniso iyotshalwa eqinisweni nasenjabulweni kuze kube phakade. 17 Khona-ke bonke abalungileyo bayophunyuka, baphile baze bazale izinkulungwane zabantwana, futhi zonke izinsuku zobusha babo nokuguga kwabo bayoziqeda ngokuthula.
ISAHLUKO 11 1. Ngalezo zinsuku ngiyakuvula amakamelo esibusiso asezulwini, ukuze ngiwathumele emhlabeni phezu komsebenzi nomsebenzi wabantwana babantu. 2. Futhi iqiniso nokuthula kuyohlanganiswa ndawonye kuzo zonke izinsuku zomhlaba nakuzo zonke izizukulwane zabantu. ISAHLUKO 12 1. Ngaphambi kwalezi zinto u-Enoke wayefihliwe, futhi akekho kubantwana babantu owayazi ukuthi ufihliwe kuphi, nokuthi uhlala kuphi, nokuthi kwenzekani ngaye. 2. Futhi imisebenzi yakhe yayiphathelene nabalindi, futhi izinsuku zakhe zazikanye nabangcwele. 3. Mina, u-Enoke, ngangidumisa iNkosi yobukhosi neNkosi yaphakade. Bheka, abalindi bangibiza ngokuthi uEnoke, umbhali, bathi kimi: 4. 'Enoke, wena mbhali wokulunga, hamba, utshele abalindi bezulu ukuthi bashiye izulu eliphakeme, indawo engcwele yaphakade, bazingcolise ngabesifazane, benze njengabantwana bomhlaba, bazithathela abafazi: "Nilethe incithakalo enkulu emhlabeni; 5. Ngeke nibe nokuthula noma ukuthethelelwa kwesono; futhi uma bejabula ngabantwana babo, 6. Bazobona ukubulawa kwabathandekayo babo, futhi ngenxa yokubhujiswa kwezingane zabo bazolila, futhi bazonxusa kuze kube phakade, kodwa ngeke nithole umusa nokuthula. ISAHLUKO 13 1. U-Enoke wahamba wathi: “Azazêl, ngeke ube nokuthula; kuphumile isigwebo esinzima ngawe ukukubopha.” 2. Futhi ngeke unikezwe ukubekezelelwa noma isicelo ngenxa yokungalungi okufundisile, nangenxa yayo yonke imisebenzi yokungamesabi uNkulunkulu, ukungalungi nesono osibonisile kubantu. 3. Ngabe sengiyahamba ngakhuluma nabo bonke ndawonye, futhi bonke babesaba, futhi ukwesaba nokuthuthumela kwababamba. 3
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4. Bangincenga ukuba ngibhale isicelo sabo ukuze bathole intethelelo, futhi ngifunde isicelo sabo phambi kweNkosi yezulu. 5. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke babengenakukwazi ukukhuluma naye noma ukuphakamisela amehlo abo ezulwini ngenxa yehlazo lezono zabo ababelahlwe ngazo. 6. Ngabe sengibhala isicelo sabo, kanye nomthandazo maqondana nemimoya yabo kanye nezenzo zabo ngabanye kanye nezicelo zabo zokuthi bathethelelwe futhi baphile izinsuku eziningi. 7. Ngahamba ngaya kuhlala phansi emanzini aseDani, ezweni lakwaDani, eningizimu yentshonalanga yeHermoni. Ngafunda isicelo sabo ngaze ngalala. 8. Ngaphupha iphupho, imibono yangithinta. Ngabona imibono yokujeziswa. Izwi lafika kimi, lingitshela ukuthi ngitshele abantwana basezulwini, ngibasole. 9. Lapho ngivuka, ngafika kubo, bonke babehlezi ndawonye, bekhala e-'Abelsjâîl, ephakathi kweLebhanoni neSênêsêr, ubuso babo bumboziwe. 10. Ngabalandisa phambi kwabo yonke imibono engangiyibonile ebuthongweni. Ngaqala ukukhuluma amazwi okulunga nokusola abalindi basezulwini.
nephansi elihlanganisiwe elenziwe ngamakristalu, futhi isisekelo salo sasiyikristalu. 11. Uphahla lwayo lwalufana nendlela yezinkanyezi nemibani, futhi phakathi kwazo kwakukhona amakherubi avuthayo, nezulu lawo lalicwebezela njengamanzi. 12. Umlilo ovuthayo wawuzungeza izindonga, neminyango yawo yayivutha umlilo. 13. Ngangena kuleyo ndlu, yayishisa njengomlilo, ibanda njengeqhwa; kwakungekho injabulo yokuphila kuyo; ukwesaba kwangimboza, nokuthuthumela kwangibamba. 14. Njengoba ngangithuthumela futhi ngithuthumela, ngawa ngobuso bami. 15. Ngabona umbono, futhi kwakukhona indlu yesibili enkulu kuneyokuqala, futhi yonke iminyango yayivulekile phambi kwami, yakhiwe ngamalangabi omlilo. 16. Futhi kuzo zonke izici yayivelele kakhulu ngobuhle nobukhulu kanye nezinga kangangokuthi angikwazi ukukuchazela ubuhle bayo kanye nezinga layo. 17. Iphansi lalo lalinomlilo, futhi ngaphezu kwalo kwakukhona imibani, indlela yezinkanyezi, kanye nophahla lwalo kwakukhona umlilo ovuthayo. 18. Ngabuka, ngabona isihlalo sobukhosi esiphakeme, esibonakala njengekristalu, namasondo aso njengelanga elikhanyayo. Kwakukhona umbono wamakherubi. 19. Ngaphansi kwesihlalo sobukhosi kwaphuma imifula yomlilo ovuthayo, kangangokuthi angikwazanga ukuyibona. 20. Inkazimulo Enkulu yayihlezi phezu kwayo, futhi izingubo Zakhe zazikhanya kakhulu kunelanga futhi zazimhlophe kuneqhwa. 21. Akukho nezingelosi ezazingangena futhi zibone ubuso Bakhe ngenxa yobukhulu nenkazimulo futhi akukho nyama eyayingambona. 22. Umlilo ovuthayo wawumzungezile, nomlilo omkhulu wema phambi kwakhe, futhi akekho owayengasondela kuye: izinkulungwane eziyishumi eziphindwe kazinkulungwane eziyishumi zazimi phambi kwakhe, kodwa wayengadingi umeluleki. 23. Futhi abangcwele kakhulu ababeseduze naye abazange baphume ebusuku noma basuke kuye. 24. Kuze kube yileso sikhathi ngangilokhu ngiguqe ngobuso, ngithuthumela; iNkosi yangibiza ngomlomo wayo, yathi kimi: 'Woza lapha, Enoke, uzwe izwi lami.' 25. Omunye wabangcwele weza kimi wangivusa, wangivusa, wangiphakamisa, ngasondela emnyango. Ngakhothama ubuso bami phansi.
ISAHLUKO 14 1. Incwadi yamazwi okulunga, kanye nokusola kwabalindi baphakade ngokuvumelana nomyalo woNgcwele Omkhulu kulowo mbono. 2. Ngabona ebuthongweni bami lokho engizokusho manje ngolimi lwenyama nangomoya womlomo wami: lokho uMkhulu akunike abantu ukuba baxoxe ngakho futhi baqonde ngenhliziyo. 3. Njengoba edale futhi wanikeza umuntu amandla okuqonda izwi lokuhlakanipha, kanjalo wangidala nami futhi wanginika amandla okusola abalindi, abantwana basezulwini. 4. Ngibhale isicelo sakho, futhi embonweni wami kwabonakala kanje, ukuthi isicelo sakho ngeke sinikezwe kuwe kuzo zonke izinsuku zaphakade, nokuthi isahlulelo sesidlulile kuwe ekugcineni: yebo isicelo sakho ngeke sinikezwe kuwe. 5. Kusukela manje ngeke ukhuphukele ezulwini kuze kube phakade. Futhi uzobe uvinjelwe ezibophweni zomhlaba ukuze uboshwe izinsuku zonke zomhlaba. 6. Futhi ngaphambilini, nibonile ukubhujiswa kwamadodana enu athandekayo, futhi ngeke nijabule ngawo, kodwa azowa phambi kwenu ngenkemba. 7. Futhi isicelo sakho ngenxa yabo ngeke samukelwe, noma ngabe wedwa: noma ukhala, uthandaza, ukhuluma wonke amazwi aqukethwe kulo mbhalo engiwubhalile. 8. Ngaboniswa umbono kanje: Bheka, amafu angimema embonweni, inkungu yangibiza. Izinkanyezi nemibani yangisheshisa ngokushesha. Imimoya embonweni yangenza ngandiza, yangiphakamisa, yangiyisa ezulwini. 10. Ngangena ngaze ngasondela odongeni, olwaluzungezwe yizinhlayiya zomlilo, futhi lwaqala ukungethusa. 10. Ngangena ezindimini zomlilo, ngasondela endlini enkulu eyakhiwe ngamakristalu. Izindonga zendlu zazifana
ISAHLUKO 15 1. Waphendula wathi kimi, ngezwa izwi lakhe: “Ungesabi, Enoke, wena muntu olungileyo nombhali wokulunga. Sondela lapha uzwe izwi lami.” 2. Hambani niyotshela abalindi basezulwini abakuthumileyo ukuba ubanxusele: "Kufanele ninxusele" abantu, hhayi abantu ngenxa yenu. 3. Kungani nishiye izulu eliphakeme, elingcwele, neliphakade, nalala nabesifazane, nazingcolisa ngamadodakazi abantu, nazithathela abafazi, nazenza njengabantwana bomhlaba, nazala iziqhwaga njengamadodana enu? 4
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4. Nakuba ningcwele, ningokomoya, niphila impilo ephakade, nizingcolisile ngegazi labesifazane, nazala abantwana ngegazi lenyama, futhi, njengabantwana babantu, niye nafisa inyama negazi njengalabo abafayo nababhubhayo. 5. Ngakho-ke ngibanikile abafazi ukuze babakhulelise, bazale abantwana ngabo, ukuze bangabi nalutho emhlabeni. 6. Kodwa wawukade ungowomoya, uphila ukuphila okuphakade, futhi ungafi kuzo zonke izizukulwane zomhlaba. 7. Ngakho-ke angizange ngininike abafazi, ngoba ngokuqondene nabasezulwini abangokomoya, indawo yabo yokuhlala isezulwini. 8. Manje, iziqhwaga, ezidalwe yimimoya nenyama, zizobizwa ngokuthi imimoya emibi emhlabeni, futhi emhlabeni kuyakuba yindawo yazo yokuhlala. 9. Imimoya emibi iphume emizimbeni yayo; ngoba izalwa ngabantu, futhi kusukela kubaLindi abangcwele kuyisiqalo sabo nemvelaphi yabo yokuqala; bayoba imimoya emibi emhlabeni, futhi bayobizwa ngokuthi imimoya emibi. 10. Ngokuphathelene nemimoya yasezulwini, izoba yindawo yokuhlala yabo ezulwini, kodwa ngokuphathelene nemimoya yomhlaba eyazalelwa emhlabeni, izoba yindawo yokuhlala yabo emhlabeni. 11. Imimoya yama-giant iyahlupha, icindezele, ibhubhise, ihlasele, ilwe, futhi ibhubhise umhlaba, futhi ibangele inkathazo: ayidli ukudla, kodwa ilambile futhi yomile, futhi ibangela ukucasula. Le mimoya iyovukela abantwana besilisa nabesifazane, ngoba isuke kubo.
5. Ngafika emfuleni womlilo, lapho umlilo ugeleza khona njengamanzi, ugeleza olwandle olukhulu ngasentshonalanga. 6. Ngabona imifula emikhulu ngafika emfuleni omkhulu nasebumnyameni obukhulu, ngaya endaweni lapho kungekho nyama ehamba khona. 7. Ngabona izintaba zobumnyama basebusika nendawo lapho wonke amanzi okugeleza okujulile avela khona. 8. Ngabona imilomo yayo yonke imifula yomhlaba kanye nomlomo wolwandle. ISAHLUKO 18 1. Ngabona ingcebo yazo zonke imimoya: Ngabona indlela ayezinike ngayo yonke indalo kanye nezisekelo eziqinile zomhlaba. 2. Ngabona itshe legumbi lomhlaba, ngabona imimoya emine ephethe umhlaba nomkhathi wezulu. 3. Ngabona imimoya ivula amagumbi asezulwini, imisa phakathi kwezulu nomhlaba. Lezi yizinsika zezulu. 4. Ngabona imimoya yezulu ephendukayo futhi iletha umjikelezo welanga nazo zonke izinkanyezi ekushoneni kwazo. 5. Ngabona imimoya emhlabeni ithwele amafu: Ngabona izindlela zezingelosi. Ngabona ekugcineni komhlaba umkhathi wezulu phezulu. 7. Ngaqhubeka ngabona indawo evuthayo imini nobusuku. Kwakukhona izintaba eziyisikhombisa zamatshe amahle, ezintathu ngasempumalanga nezintathu ngaseningizimu. 7. Ngokuqondene nalawo asempumalanga, elinye laliyitshe elinemibala, elinye liyiparele, elinye liyijacinth, kanti elinye liseningizimu laliyitshe elibomvu. 8. Kodwa isihlalo esiphakathi sasifana nesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu, esenziwe nge-alabaster, futhi isihloko sesihlalo sobukhosi sasiyi-safire. 9. Ngabona umlilo ovuthayo. Ngaphesheya kwalezi zintaba kukhona indawo ekugcineni komhlaba omkhulu: lapho amazulu aqedwa khona. 10. Ngabona umgodi ojulile, ogcwele izinsika zomlilo wasezulwini. 11. Ngabona izinsika zomlilo ziwa phakathi kwazo, ezazilingana kakhulu nokuphakama nokujula. 11. Ngaphesheya kwale ndawo, ngabona indawo engenawo umkhathi wezulu, nomhlaba oqinile ngaphansi kwayo; kwakungekho manzi phezu kwayo, akukho zinyoni, kodwa kwakuyihlane nesabekayo. 12. Ngabona izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa, njengezintaba ezinkulu ezivuthayo, futhi kimi, lapho ngibuza ngazo, 13. Ingelosi yathi: 'Le ndawo ingukuphela kwezulu nomhlaba: lokhu sekuphenduke ijele lezinkanyezi nebutho lezulu.' 14. Izinkanyezi ezigingqika phezu komlilo yilabo abaphule umyalo weNkosi ekuqaleni kokuvuka kwabo, ngoba abazange baphume ngesikhathi sabo esibekiwe. 15. Wabathukuthelela, wababopha kwaze kwaba yisikhathi lapho icala labo lizoqedwa khona iminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyishumi.
ISAHLUKO 16 1. Kusukela ezinsukwini zokubulawa nokubhujiswa nokufa kwama-giant, emiphefumulweni yawo imimoya, esephumile, iyobhubhisa ngaphandle kokuthola isahlulelo kanjalo iyobhubhisa kuze kube usuku lokuqedwa, isahlulelo esikhulu lapho inkathi izoqedwa khona, phezu kwabalindi nabangamesabi uNkulunkulu, yebo, iyoqedwa ngokuphelele. 2. Manje khuluma ngabalindi abakuthumile ukuba ubanxusele, ababekade besezulwini, uthi kubo: 3. "Ubukade usezulwini, kodwa zonke izimfihlakalo bezingakambulwa kuwe, futhi wawazi ezingenamsebenzi, futhi lezi ngobulukhuni bezinhliziyo zakho uzazisile kwabesifazane, futhi ngalezi zimfihlakalo abesifazane nabesilisa benza ububi obuningi emhlabeni." 4. Ngakho-ke yisho kubo ukuthi: "Aninakuthula." ISAHLUKO 17 1. Bangithatha bangiyisa endaweni lapho labo ababelapho babefana nomlilo ovuthayo, futhi lapho befisa, babonakala njengabantu. 2. Bangiyisa endaweni yobumnyama, entabeni lapho isihloko sayo sifinyelela ezulwini. 3. Ngabona izindawo zezinkanyiso, ingcebo yezinkanyezi, ukuduma, kanye nokujula okukhulu; lapho kwakukhona khona umnsalo ovuthayo, imicibisholo, umgodla, inkemba yomlilo, nemibani yonke. 4. Bangiyisa emanzini aphilayo, nasemlilweni wasentshonalanga, othola ukushona kwelanga.
ISAHLUKO 19 1. U-Uriel wathi kimi: ‘Lapha kuzoma izingelosi ezizihlanganise nabesifazane, nemimoya yazo ethatha 5
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izinhlobo eziningi ezahlukene ingcolisa isintu futhi izobadukisa ekuhlabeleni amademoni njengonkulunkulu, lapha bazoma, kuze kube usuku lokwahlulela okukhulu lapho bezokwahlulelwa khona baze baqedwe.’ 2. Futhi abesifazane bezingelosi ezaphambuka bayoba yizinsika. 3. Mina, u-Enoke, ngedwa ngabona umbono, ukuphela kwazo zonke izinto: futhi akekho oyobona njengoba ngibonile.
10. Wathi kimi: “Le ndawo iyijele lezingelosi, futhi lapha zizoboshwa kuze kube phakade.” ISAHLUKO 22 1. Ngaya kwenye indawo. Wangibonisa entshonalanga enye intaba enkulu nephakeme, idwala eliqinile. 2. Kwakukhona kuwo izindawo ezine eziyizigodi, ezijulile nezibanzi futhi ezibushelelezi kakhulu. Yeka ukuthi izindawo eziyizigodi zibushelelezi kangakanani futhi zijulile futhi zimnyama uma uzibuka! 3. URafayeli, enye yezingelosi ezingcwele ezazinami, waphendula wathi kimi: 4. 'Lezi zindawo ezingenalutho zenzelwe le njongo, ukuthi imimoya yemiphefumulo yabafileyo ihlangane khona, yebo ukuthi yonke imiphefumulo yabantwana babantu ihlangane lapha. Futhi lezi zindawo zenzelwe ukubamukela kuze kube usuku lokwahlulela kwabo futhi kuze kube yisikhathi sabo esimisiwe kuze kube yisikhathi esimisiwe, kuze kube yilapho isahlulelo esikhulu sifika phezu kwabo.' 5. Ngabona imimoya yabantwana babantu ababefile, futhi izwi labo laphuma laya ezulwini lavumelana. 6. Ngabe sengibuza uRafael, ingelosi eyayinami, ngathi kuye: Lo moya, obani okhulumayo futhi ovumelana nami? 7. Wangiphendula wathi: Lona umoya owaphuma kuAbela, owabulawa ngumfowabo uKhayini, futhi uyaqhubeka nokumphikisa kuze kube yilapho inzalo yakhe ibhujiswa ebusweni bomhlaba, futhi inzalo yakhe ibhujiswe phakathi kwenzalo yabantu. 8. Ngabe sengibuza ngakho, futhi ngazo zonke izindawo ezingenalutho: 'Kungani omunye ehlukene nomunye?' 9. Wangiphendula wathi: “Lezi zintathu zenziwe ukuze imimoya yabafileyo ihlukaniswe. Futhi ukuhlukaniswa okunjalo kwenziwe ngemimoya yabalungileyo, lapho kukhona khona umthombo wamanzi okhanyayo.” 10. Futhi lokhu kwenzelwe izoni lapho zifa futhi zingcwatshwa emhlabeni futhi isahlulelo asikakhishwa kuzo ngesikhathi sokuphila kwazo. 11. Lapha imimoya yabo izohlukaniswa kulobu buhlungu obukhulu kuze kube usuku olukhulu lokwahlulela kanye nesijeziso kanye nokuhlushwa kwalabo abaqalekisayo kuze kube phakade, kanye nokujeziswa kwemimoya yabo. Lapho uyobabopha kuze kube phakade. 12. Futhi ukuhlukaniswa okunjalo kwenziwe ngenxa yemimoya yalabo abenza icala labo, abaveza ukubhujiswa kwabo, lapho bebulawa ezinsukwini zezoni. 13. Lokhu kwenzelwe imimoya yabantu ababengebona abalungileyo kodwa abayizoni, ababephelele ekuphambukeni, kanye neyezoni. Bayoba abangane: kodwa imimoya yabo ngeke ibulawe ngosuku lokwahlulela futhi ngeke ivuswe lapho. 14. Ngase ngidumisa iNkosi yenkazimulo, ngathi: “Makabongwe iNkosi yami, iNkosi yokulunga, ebusa kuze kube phakade.”
ISAHLUKO 20 1. Futhi lawa amagama ezingelosi ezingcwele ezibukelayo. 2. U-Uriel, enye yezingelosi ezingcwele, ephezu komhlaba naphezu kweTartarus. 3. URafayeli, omunye wezingelosi ezingcwele, ophethe imimoya yabantu. 4. URaguel, omunye wezingelosi ezingcwele eziphindiselela ezweni lezinkanyiso. 5. UMikayeli, omunye wezingelosi ezingcwele, okungukuthi, obekwe phezu kwengxenye enhle kakhulu yesintu naphezu kwesiphithiphithi. 6. USaraqâêl, enye yezingelosi ezingcwele, ebekwe phezu kwemimoya, eyona emoyeni. 7. UGabriyeli, enye yezingelosi ezingcwele, ophezu kwePharadesi nezinyoka namaKherubi. 8. URemiyeli, omunye wezingelosi ezingcwele, uNkulunkulu azibeke phezu kwalabo abavukayo. ISAHLUKO 21 1. Ngaqhubeka ngaya lapho izinto zaziphazamisekile khona. 2. Ngabona into eyesabekayo lapho: Angibonanga izulu phezulu noma umhlaba oqinile, kodwa indawo ephithizelayo neyesabeka. 3. Ngabona izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa zezulu ziboshwe ndawonye, zifana nezintaba ezinkulu, zivutha umlilo. 4. Ngathi: “Baboshelwe siphi isono, futhi baphonswe lapha ngenxa yani?” 5. U-Uriel, omunye wezingelosi ezingcwele, owayenami futhi eyinhloko yazo, wathi: “Enoke, kungani ubuza, futhi kungani ulangazelela iqiniso?” 6. Laba bangabanye bezinkanyezi zezulu, abaye baphula umyalo weNkosi, futhi baboshwe lapha kuze kube yilapho iminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyishumi, isikhathi esibangelwa izono zabo, siqediwe. 7. Ukusuka lapho ngaya kwenye indawo, eyayisabisa kakhulu kuneyokuqala. Ngabona into embi kakhulu. Kwakukhona umlilo omkhulu, owawuvutha futhi uvutha, futhi wawuqhekeka waze wafika egodini, ugcwele izinsika ezinkulu zomlilo eziwela phansi. Angikwazanga ukubona ubukhulu bawo, futhi angikwazanga ukucabanga. 8. Ngabe sengithi: 'Yeka ukuthi le ndawo iyesabeka kangakanani futhi yeka ukuthi iyesabeka kangakanani ukuyibuka!' 9. U-Uriel, omunye wezingelosi ezingcwele ezazinami, wangiphendula wathi: “Enoki, kungani wesaba kangaka futhi wesaba kangaka?” Ngaphendula ngathi: “Ngenxa yale ndawo eyesabekayo, nangenxa yobuhlungu.”
ISAHLUKO 23 1. Ukusuka lapho ngaya kwenye indawo entshonalanga yemikhawulo yomhlaba.
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2. Ngabona umlilo ovuthayo, oqhubeka ugijima ngaphandle kokuphumula, futhi awuzange ume emini noma ebusuku, kodwa uqhubeka njalo. 3. Ngabuza ngathi: 'Kuyini lokhu okungaphumuli?' 4. URaguel, omunye wezingelosi ezingcwele ezazinami, wangiphendula wathi: “Lo mzila womlilo owubonile ungumlilo osentshonalanga oshushisa zonke izibani zezulu.”
7. Ngamdumisa uNkulunkulu wenkazimulo, iNkosi yaphakade, olungiselele abalungileyo izinto ezinjalo, wabadala, wathembisa ukubanika zona. ISAHLUKO 26 1. Ngasuka lapho ngaya enkabeni yomhlaba, ngabona indawo ebusisiwe, lapho kwakukhona khona izihlahla ezinamagatsha ahlala futhi aqhakaza izihlahla eziqothukile. 2. Ngabona intaba engcwele. Ngabona umfudlana ogeleza ngaseningizimu ngaphansi kwentaba ngasempumalanga. 3. Ngasempumalanga ngabona enye intaba ephakeme kunalena, futhi phakathi kwabo kwakukhona umfula ojulile nowomncane. Futhi kwakukhona umfula ngaphansi kwentaba. 4. Ngasentshonalanga kwakukhona enye intaba, ephansi kuneyokuqala, intaba encane, phakathi kwayo kwakukhona umfula ojulile nowomile. Omunye umfula ojulile nowomile wawusemaphethelweni ezintaba ezintathu. 5. Zonke izigodi zazijulile futhi zincane, zenziwe ngamatshe aqinile, futhi izihlahla azizange zitshalwe phezu kwazo. 6. Ngamangala ngamadwala, futhi ngamangala ngomfula, yebo, ngamangala kakhulu.
ISAHLUKO 24 1. Ukusuka lapho ngaya kwenye indawo emhlabeni. Wangibonisa izintaba ezivutha umlilo imini nobusuku. 2. Ngadlula lapho, ngabona izintaba eziyisikhombisa ezinhle kakhulu, zonke zihlukile komunye nomunye. Amatshe awo ayemangalisa futhi amahle, emangalisa ngokuphelele, ebukeka ekhazimulayo futhi ebukeka kahle; ezintathu zibheke empumalanga, enye isekelwe komunye, ezintathu zibheke eningizimu, enye ibheke komunye; kanye nezigodi ezijulile, lapho kungekho khona enye ehlangana nomunye. 3. Intaba yesikhombisa yayiphakathi kwazo, yayiphakeme kakhulu, ifana nesihlalo sobukhosi, futhi isihlalo sobukhosi sasizungezwe yizihlahla ezimnandi. 4. Phakathi kwabo kwakukhona umuthi engingakaze ngiwunuke, futhi akekho phakathi kwabo noma omunye onjengawo. Wawunephunga elimnandi kakhulu, amaqabunga awo, izimbali, nokhuni akusoze kwaphela. Izithelo zawo zinhle, izithelo zawo zifana nesundu. 5. Ngathi: “Yeka ukuthi lo muthi muhle kangakanani, unephunga elimnandi kangakanani, amaqabunga awo amahle, nezimbali zawo zibukeka zinhle kakhulu.” 6. UMikayeli, enye yezingelosi ezingcwele nezihloniphekile ezazinami, futhi wayengumholi wazo, waphendula wathi:
ISAHLUKO 27 1. Ngathi: “Ingabe leli zwe elibusisiwe liyinjongo yalo, eligcwele izihlahla, nesigodi esiqalekisiwe phakathi kwalo?” 2. U-Uriel, omunye wezingelosi ezingcwele ezazinami, waphendula wathi: Lesi sigodi siqalekisiwe singesalabo abaqalekisiwe kuze kube phakade. Bonke abaqalekisiwe bazobuthana ndawonye, abakhuluma amazwi angcolile ngokumelene neNkosi ngezindebe zabo, nabakhuluma izinto ezinzima ngenkazimulo yayo. Bazobuthana ndawonye, futhi lapha kuyindawo yabo yokwahlulela. 3. Ezinsukwini zokugcina kuyoba khona umbukiso wokwahlulela okulungile phambi kwabalungileyo kuze kube phakade: lapha abanomusa bayakumbonga iNkosi yenkazimulo, iNkosi yaphakade. 4. Ezinsukwini zokwahlulela phezu kwabokuqala, bayombonga ngesihe abanike sona ngokuvumelana nalokho abanike khona isabelo sabo. 5. Ngabe sengidumisa iNkosi yenkazimulo, ngaveza inkazimulo yayo, ngayidumisa kakhulu.
ISAHLUKO 25 1. Wathi kimi: “Enoke, kungani ungibuza ngephunga lomuthi, futhi kungani ufuna ukwazi iqiniso?” 2. Ngabe sengimphendula ngithi: 'Ngifisa ukwazi konke, kodwa ikakhulukazi ngalesi sihlahla.' 3. Waphendula wathi: “Le ntaba ephakeme oyibonile, ephezu kwayo kufana nesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu, yisihlalo sobukhosi sakhe. 3. Lapho iNkosi Engcwele, iNkosi Ephakeme, iNkosi Engunaphakade, izohlala khona lapho yehla ukuzovakashela umhlaba ngobuhle.” 4. Futhi lo muthi onephunga elimnandi awuvunyelwe ukuwuthinta kuze kube sekwahlulelweni okukhulu, lapho uNkulunkulu eyophindisela kubo bonke futhi alethe konke esiphelweni sawo kuze kube phakade. Khona-ke uyonikwa abalungileyo nabangcwele. 5. Izithelo zalo ziyoba ukudla kwabakhethiweyo: liyotshalwa endaweni engcwele, ethempelini leNkosi, iNkosi yaphakade. 6 Khona-ke bayojabula ngenjabulo bajabule, bangene endaweni engcwele; iphunga layo liyoba semathanjeni abo, baphile isikhathi eside emhlabeni, njengoba oyihlo babephila: ezinsukwini zabo akuyikubakho usizi, noma isifo, noma ukuhlushwa, noma inhlekelele.
ISAHLUKO 28 1. Ngasuka lapho ngaya empumalanga, ngaya phakathi kwezintaba zasehlane. Ngabona ihlane, elalingenalutho, ligcwele izihlahla nezitshalo. 2. Amanzi aphuma phezulu. 3. Njengoba yayigeleza njengomfula omkhulu owawugeleza enyakatho-ntshonalanga, yabangela ukuba amafu namazolo kukhuphuke nxazonke. ISAHLUKO 29 1. Ngasuka lapho ngaya kwenye indawo ngasondela empumalanga yalolu hlu lwezintaba. 7
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2. Lapho ngabona izihlahla ezinuka kamnandi, zikhipha iphunga lenhlaka yempepho ne-mure, futhi zazifana nezihlahla zom-alimondi.
4. Ngabona izinkanyezi zezulu ziphuma, futhi ngabala iminyango lapho ziphuma khona. Ngabhala yonke iminyango yazo, ngayinye ngokwayo, ngokwenani lazo, amagama azo, imigqa yazo, izindawo zazo, izikhathi zazo nezinyanga zazo. Njengoba u-Uriel, ingelosi engcwele, owayenami, wangibonisa. 4. Wangibonisa zonke izinto futhi wazibhala phansi kimi: futhi wangibhalela amagama abo, kanye nemithetho yabo kanye neqembu labo.
ISAHLUKO 30 1. Ngaphesheya kwalezi, ngaya kude ngasempumalanga, ngabona enye indawo, isigodi esigcwele amanzi. 2. Kwakukhona umuthi lapho, umbala wemithi enuka kamnandi njenge-mastic. 3. Ngabona isinamoni enuka kamnandi ezinhlangothini zalezo zigodi, ngaya ngasempumalanga ngale kwazo.
ISAHLUKO 34 1. Ukusuka lapho ngaya enyakatho, ngaya emaphethelweni omhlaba. Ngabona khona icebo elikhulu nelikhazimulayo, emaphethelweni omhlaba wonke. 2. Ngabona iminyango emithathu yezulu ivulekile ezulwini. Ngaphakathi kwayo kwaphuma imimoya yasenyakatho. Lapho ivunguza, kwavela ubanda, isichotho, iqhwa, iqhwa, amazolo nemvula. 3. Futhi bashaya insimbi eyodwa, kodwa uma beshaya iminyango emibili, bashaya insimbi ngobudlova nangokuhlupheka emhlabeni.
ISAHLUKO 31 1. Ngabona ezinye izintaba, phakathi kwazo kwakukhona izihlahla eziqinile, futhi kwaphuma umpe, okuthiwa isarara ne-galbanum. 2. Ngaphesheya kwezintaba ngabona enye intaba empumalanga yemikhawulo yomhlaba, lapho kwakukhona khona izihlahla ze-aloe. Zonke izihlahla zazigcwele i-stacte, zifana nezihlahla ze-alimondi. 3. Futhi lapho umuntu eyishisa, yayinuka kamnandi kunanoma yiliphi iphunga elimnandi.
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1. Kusukela lapho ngaya entshonalanga ngaya emikhawulweni yomhlaba, ngabona lapho iminyango emithathu yezulu ivulekile njengaleyo engangiyibonile empumalanga, inani elifanayo leminyango, kanye nenani elifanayo lezindlela zokungena.
1. Ngemva kwalezi phunga elimnandi, njengoba ngibheke enyakatho phezu kwezintaba ngabona izintaba eziyisikhombisa zigcwele inadi elihle kakhulu nemithi enuka kamnandi, isinamoni nepelepele. 2. Ngasuka lapho ngadlula iziqongo zazo zonke lezi zintaba, ngasempumalanga yomhlaba, ngadlula uLwandle i-Erythraean ngaya kude nalo, ngadlula ingelosi uZotîêl. 3. Ngafika eNsimini Yokulunga, ngabona imithi eminingi emikhulu ekhula lapho, iphunga elimnandi, imikhulu, inhle kakhulu futhi inhle kakhulu, kanye nomuthi wokuhlakanipha abawudlayo futhi abazi ukuhlakanipha okukhulu. 4. Lowo muthi uphakeme njengesihlahla somsayipuresi, namaqabunga awo afana nalawo omuthi weCarob: izithelo zawo zifana namahlumela omvini, amahle kakhulu: futhi iphunga lomuthi lifinyelela kude. 5. Ngase ngithi: 'Yeka ubuhle bomuthi, futhi yeka ukubukeka kwawo okukhangayo!' 6. Ingelosi engcwele uRafayeli, owayenami, yangiphendula yathi: “Lona umuthi wokuhlakanipha, odliwe nguyihlo nonyoko, abaneminyaka eminingi ngaphambi kwakho, bafunda ukuhlakanipha, amehlo abo avuleka, bazi ukuthi bahamba ze, baxoshwa ensimini.”
ISAHLUKO 36 1. Ukusuka lapho ngaya eningizimu, ngaya emaphethelweni omhlaba, ngabona iminyango emithathu evulekile yezulu, lapho kwavela khona amazolo, imvula nomoya. 2. Ukusuka lapho ngaya empumalanga, ngaya emaphethelweni ezulu. Ngabona iminyango emithathu empumalanga yezulu ivulekile, neminyango emincane phezu kwayo. 3. Ngaphakathi kwala masango amancane kudlula izinkanyezi zezulu bese zigijima indlela yazo ziye entshonalanga endleleni eziboniswa yona. 4. Njalo lapho ngibona, ngangimbonga njalo iNkosi yenkazimulo, futhi ngaqhubeka ngimbonga iNkosi yenkazimulo, owenze izimangaliso ezinkulu nezikhazimulayo, ukuze abonise ubukhulu bomsebenzi wakhe ezingelosini, emimoyeni nakubantu, ukuze badumise umsebenzi wakhe nayo yonke indalo yakhe: ukuze babone umsebenzi wamandla akhe futhi badumise umsebenzi omkhulu wezandla zakhe futhi bambusise kuze kube phakade.
ISAHLUKO 33 1. Ukusuka lapho ngaya emikhawulweni yomhlaba, ngabona izilwane ezinkulu, ezazihlukile komunye nomunye, futhi ngabona nezinyoni ezihlukile ngokubukeka, ubuhle, izwi, kanye nemisindo. 2. Ngasempumalanga yezilwane ngabona imikhawulo yomhlaba lapho izulu likhona khona, neminyango yezulu ivulekile.
ISAHLUKO 37 1. Umbono wesibili awubonayo, umbono wokuhlakanipha—owabonwa ngu-Enoke indodana kaJarede, indodana kaMahalalele, indodana kaKhenani, indodana ka-Enoshe, indodana kaSeti, indodana ka-Adamu. 8
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2. Lokhu kungukuqala kwamazwi okuhlakanipha engawakhuluma kubantu abahlala emhlabeni. Lalelani, nina bantu basendulo, futhi nibone amazwi oNgcwele engizowakhuluma phambi kweNkosi yamimoya. 3. Bekungcono ukumemezela lokhu kubantu basendulo kuphela, kodwa ngisho nakulabo abazolandela ngeke sigodle ukuqala kokuhlakanipha. 4. Kuze kube namuhla iNkosi yemimoya ayikaze inginike ukuhlakanipha okunjalo njengoba ngikwamukele ngokuqonda kwami, ngokwentando yeNkosi yemimoya enginike ngayo isabelo sokuphila okuphakade. 5. Ngatshelwa imizekeliso emithathu, futhi ngaphakamisa izwi lami ngabalandisa labo abahlala emhlabeni.
7a. Ngabona indawo yakhe yokuhlala ngaphansi kwamaphiko eNkosi yemimoya. 6b. Ukulunga kuyonqoba ezinsukwini zakhe, futhi abalungile nabakhethiweyo bayobe bengenakubalwa phambi kwakhe kuze kube phakade naphakade. 7b. Bonke abalungileyo nabakhethiweyo phambi kwaKhe bayoba namandla njengezibani zomlilo, nomlomo wabo ugcwale isibusiso, nezindebe zabo zidumisa igama leNkosi yemimoya, nokulunga phambi kwaKhe akusoze kwaphela, nobuqotho abusoze baphela phambi kwaKhe. 8. Ngangifisa ukuhlala lapho, futhi umoya wami wawulangazelela leyo ndawo yokuhlala; futhi isabelo sami besikhona namanje, ngoba simiswe kanjalo kimi phambi kweNkosi yemimoya. 9. Ngalezo zinsuku ngangidumisa futhi ngidumisa igama leNkosi yemimoya ngezibusiso nezindumiso, ngoba ingimisele isibusiso nenkazimulo ngokwentando yeNkosi yemimoya. 10. Amehlo ami abuka leyo ndawo isikhathi eside, ngambusisa futhi ngadumisa, ngathi: 'Makabusiswe, futhi makabusiswe kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube phakade.' 11. Futhi phambi kwakhe akukho ukuphela. Uyazi ngaphambi kokudalwa komhlaba ukuthi yini ekhona phakade nokuthi yini eyoba khona kusukela esizukulwaneni kuya esizukulwaneni. 12. Labo abangalali bayakubusisa: bema phambi kwenkazimulo yakho, babusise, badumise, futhi baphakamise, bethi: "Ingcwele, ingcwele, ingcwele, iNkosi yemimoya: Igcwalisa umhlaba ngemimoya." 13. Futhi lapha amehlo ami abona bonke labo abangalali. Bema phambi kwakhe, bembusisa, bethi: "Makabusiswe wena, futhi makabusiswe igama likaJehova kuze kube phakade naphakade." 14. Ubuso bami bashintsha, ngoba ngangingasakwazi ukubona.
ISAHLUKO 38 1. Umfanekiso Wokuqala. Lapho ibandla labalungileyo livela, Izoni ziyokwahlulelwa ngezono zazo, Futhi ziyoxoshwa ebusweni bomhlaba: 2. Futhi lapho oLungileyo ebonakala phambi kwamehlo abalungileyo, imisebenzi yakhe ekhethiwe ibambelele eNkosini yemimoya, nokukhanya kubonakale kwabalungileyo nabakhethiweyo abahlala emhlabeni, khona-ke kuyoba kuphi indawo yokuhlala yezoni, futhi kuphi indawo yokuphumula yalabo abaphikile iNkosi yemimoya? Bekuyoba kuhle kubo ukube babengazalwanga. 3. Lapho izimfihlo zabalungileyo zembulwa nezoni zahlulelwa, nabangenaNkulunkulu bexoshwa phambi kwabalungileyo nabakhethiweyo, 4. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi labo abaphethe umhlaba ngeke besaba namandla futhi baphakame, futhi ngeke bakwazi ukubona ubuso bongcwele. Ngoba iNkosi yemimoya ibangele ukukhanya kwayo ebusweni babangcwele, abalungile nabakhethiweyo. 5. Khona-ke amakhosi nabanamandla bayobhubha, banikelwe ezandleni zabalungileyo nabangcwele. 6. Kusukela manje akekho oyozifunela isihe eNkosini yemimoya, ngoba impilo yakhe isiphelile.
ISAHLUKO 40 1. Ngemva kwalokho ngabona izinkulungwane zezinkulungwane, izinkulungwane eziyishumi eziphindwe kazinkulungwane eziyishumi, futhi ngabona isixuku esikhulu kakhulu, esasimi phambi kweNkosi yemimoya. 2. Ngabona izinhlangothi ezine zeNkosi yemimoya, ngokungafani nalezo ezingalali. Ngafunda amagama azo. Ingelosi eyayihamba nami yangitshela amagama azo, yangibonisa zonke izinto ezifihliwe. 3. Ngazwa amazwi alabo bantu abane, bedumisa iNkosi yenkazimulo. 4. Izwi lokuqala lidumisa iNkosi yemimoya kuze kube phakade naphakade. 5. Izwi lesibili ngalizwa libusisa abakhethiweyo kanye nabakhethiweyo ababambelele eNkosini yemimoya. 6. Izwi lesithathu ngalizwa lithandaza futhi lincengela labo abahlala emhlabeni futhi linxusa egameni leNkosi yemimoya. 7. Ngazwa izwi lesine livikela oSathane futhi libavimbela ukuba beze phambi kweNkosi yemimoya ukuze bamangalele labo abahlala emhlabeni. 8. Ngemva kwalokho ngabuza ingelosi yokuthula eyayihamba nami, eyangibonisa konke okufihliwe: 'Obani
ISAHLUKO 39 1. Ngalezo zinsuku, abantwana abakhethiweyo nabangcwele bazokwehla bevela ezulwini, futhi inzalo yabo iyoba munye nabantwana babantu. 2. Ngalezo zinsuku u-Enoke wathola izincwadi zentshiseko nentukuthelo, izincwadi zokukhathazeka nokuxoshwa, futhi abasoze baboniswa umusa, kusho iNkosi yemimoya. 3. Ngalezo zinsuku isivunguvungu sangithwala emhlabeni, sangibeka phansi ekugcineni kwezulu. 4. Ngabona omunye umbono lapho: izindawo zokuhlala zabangcwele, izindawo zokuphumula zabalungileyo. 5. Lapha amehlo ami abona izindawo zabo zokuhlala nezingelosi zakhe ezilungileyo, nezindawo zabo zokuphumula nabangcwele. Banxusa, banxusa, bathandazela abantwana babantu, ukulunga kwageleza phambi kwabo njengamanzi, nomusa njengamazolo emhlabeni: Ngakho-ke kuphakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade naphakade. 6a. Kuleyo ndawo amehlo ami ambona oKhethiweyo wokulunga nokholo, 9
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laba bantu abane engibabonile futhi engibazwile futhi ngababhala phansi amazwi abo?' 9. Wathi kimi: “Lona owokuqala nguMikayeli, onesihe nobekezelayo; owesibili, obekwe phezu kwazo zonke izifo nazo zonke izilonda zabantwana babantu, nguRafayeli; owesithathu, obekwe phezu kwawo wonke amandla, nguGabriyeli; owesine, obekwe phezu kokuphenduka ukuze kube nethemba kulabo abazuza ukuphila okuphakade, ubizwa ngokuthi uFanuweli.” Lawa yizingelosi ezine zeNkosi yemimoya kanye namazwi amane engawezwa ngalezo zinsuku.
2. Ukuhlakanipha kwaphuma ukuze kuhlale phakathi kwabantwana babantu, kodwa akutholanga ndawo yokuhlala. Ukuhlakanipha kwabuyela endaweni yako, kwahlala phakathi kwezingelosi. 3. Ububi baphuma emakamelweni akhe; lowo angamfunanga, wahlala nabo, njengemvula ehlane, namazolo ezweni elomile. ISAHLUKO 43 1. Ngabona eminye imibani nezinkanyezi zezulu, futhi ngabona ukuthi wayebabiza ngamagama abo bonke, futhi bamlalela. 2. Ngabona ukuthi balinganiswa kanjani ngesilinganiso esilungile ngokwesilinganiso sokukhanya kwabo. Ngabona ububanzi besikhala sabo, usuku lokuvela kwabo, nokuthi ukujikeleza kwabo kuveza kanjani umbani; Ngabona ukujikeleza kwabo ngokwenani lezingelosi, nokuthi bagcina kanjani ukholo komunye nomunye. 3. Ngabuza ingelosi eyayihamba nami eyangibonisa okufihliwe: “Ziyini lezi?” 4. Wathi kimi: "INkosi yemimoya ikutshengisile incazelo yayo engokomfanekiso. Lawa amagama abangcwele abahlala emhlabeni futhi bakholwa egameni leNkosi yemimoya kuze kube phakade naphakade."
ISAHLUKO 41 1. Ngemva kwalokho ngabona zonke izimfihlo zasezulwini, ukuthi umbuso uhlukaniswe kanjani, nokuthi izenzo zabantu zilinganiswa kanjani esilinganisweni. 2. Ngabona lapho izindlu zabakhethiweyo, izindlu zabangcwele, namehlo ami abona zonke izoni eziphika igama leNkosi yemimoya, futhi zidonswa kude. Ngenxa yesijeziso esivela eNkosini yemimoya, azikwazanga ukumelana naso. 3. Amehlo ami abona izimfihlo zombani, ukuduma, imimoya, imimoya ehlukene ukuze ivunguze phezu komhlaba, kanye nezimfihlo zamafu namazolo. Ngabona lapho besuka khona, futhi lapho begcwalisa umhlaba othuli. 4. Lapho ngabona amakamelo avaliwe, lapho imimoya yahlukaniswa khona, igumbi lesichotho nemimoya, igumbi lenkungu namafu. Ifu lalo lihamba phezu komhlaba kusukela ekuqaleni komhlaba. 5. Ngabona amakamelo elanga nenyanga, lapho bephuma khona, lapho bebuya khona, kanye nokubuya kwabo okukhazimulayo, ukuthi omunye uphakeme kunomunye, nokuthi umzila wabo uphakeme kangakanani, nokuthi abashiyi umzila wabo, futhi abafaki lutho emjikelezweni wabo, futhi bagcina ukholo komunye nomunye, ngokuvumelana nesifungo ababophe ngaso ndawonye. 6. Ilanga liyaphuma kuqala futhi lihambe endleleni yalo, ngokusho komyalo weNkosi yemimoya. Igama lakhe linamandla kuze kube phakade naphakade. 7. Ngemva kwalokho ngabona indlela efihliwe nebonakalayo yenyanga, futhi iphetha uhambo lwayo emini nasebusuku, omunye ephethe isikhundla esiphambene nomunye phambi kweNkosi yemimoya, futhi bayambonga, bamdumise, futhi abaphumuli, ngoba ukuphumula kwabo kukubo. 8. Ngoba ilanga lishintsha kaningi njengesibusiso noma isiqalekiso, Futhi indlela yenyanga ingukukhanya kwabalungileyo nobumnyama kuboni egameni leNkosi, eyahlukanisa ukukhanya nobumnyama, Yahlukanisa imimoya yabantu, Yaqinisa imimoya yabalungileyo, Egameni lokulunga Kwayo. 9. Ngoba akukho ngelosi evimbelayo futhi akukho mandla angakwazi ukuvimbela; ngoba umisa umahluleli wabo bonke futhi uyabahlulela bonke phambi kwaKhe.
ISAHLUKO 44 Futhi esinye isenzakalo engisibonile mayelana nemibani: indlela ezinye zezinkanyezi ezivuka ngayo futhi zibe yimibani futhi zingakwazi ukuhlukana nesimo sazo esisha. ISAHLUKO 45 1. Lona umfanekiso wesibili ophathelene nalabo abaphika igama lendlu yabangcwele neNkosi yemimoya. 2. Ngeke bakhuphukele ezulwini, futhi ngeke bafike emhlabeni. Lokhu kuyoba yisabelo sezoni, eziphike igama leNkosi yemimoya, ezilondolozwe usuku lokuhlupheka nosizi. 3. Ngalolo suku, abakhethiweyo bami bayohlala esihlalweni sobukhosi senkazimulo, bavivinye imisebenzi yabo, izindawo zabo zokuphumula zingenakubalwa, imiphefumulo yabo iyoqina ngaphakathi kwabo lapho bebona abakhethiweyo bami, nalabo ababize igama lami elikhazimulayo. 4. Khona-ke ngiyokwenza oKhethiweyo wami ahlale phakathi kwabo, futhi ngiyoguqula izulu ngilenze libe yisibusiso nokukhanya okuphakade. 5. Ngizoguqula umhlaba, ngiwenze ube yisibusiso, futhi ngizobangela abakhethiweyo bami ukuba bahlale kuwo; kodwa izoni nabenzi bokubi ngeke bahambe kuwo. 6. Ngoba ngibaphe abalungileyo bami futhi ngibanelisile ngokuthula, futhi ngibenze bahlala phambi kwami; kodwa izoni zingilindele isahlulelo, ukuze ngibabhubhise ebusweni bomhlaba.
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1. Ukuhlakanipha akukutholanga indawo lapho kungahlala khona; khona-ke kwabekwa indawo yokuhlala ezulwini.
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obufana nobomuntu, ubuso bakhe bugcwele umusa, njengobuso bezingelosi ezingcwele. 2. Ngabuza ingelosi eyayihamba nami, yangibonisa zonke izinto ezifihliwe, mayelana neNdodana yomuntu, ukuthi yayingubani, nokuthi ivelaphi, nokuthi kungani yahamba noNkulu wezinsuku? 3. Yaphendula yathi kimi: Lona indodana yomuntu enokulunga, okuphila kuyo ukulunga, futhi oveza yonke ingcebo yezinto ezifihliwe, 3. Ngoba iNkosi yemimoya ikhethile yena, futhi isabelo sakhe siphezulu phambi kweNkosi yemimoya ngobuqotho kuze kube phakade. 4. Le Ndodana yomuntu oyibonile izophakamisa amakhosi nabanamandla ezihlalweni zabo zobukhosi, nabanamandla ezihlalweni zabo zobukhosi, futhi izokhulula izinso zabanamandla, futhi izophula amazinyo ezoni. 5. Uyowasusa amakhosi ezihlalweni zawo zobukhosi nasemibusweni yawo, ngoba awamdumisi futhi awamdumisi, futhi awaqapheli ngokuthobeka ukuthi umbuso uvelaphi kuwo. 6. Uyothobisa ubuso babanamandla, abagcwalise ngehlazo, ubumnyama bube yindawo yabo yokuhlala, nezimpethu zibe umbhede wabo, futhi ngeke babe nethemba lokuvuka emibhedeni yabo, ngoba abaphakamisi igama leNkosi yemimoya. 7. Yilabo abahlulela izinkanyezi zezulu, baphakamise izandla zabo ngokumelene noPhezukonke, banyathele umhlaba bahlale kuwo. Zonke izenzo zabo ziveza ukungabi nabulungisa, amandla abo asekelwe engcebweni yabo, ukholo lwabo lukunkulunkulu ababenza ngezandla zabo, futhi bayaphika igama leNkosi yemimoya. 8. Futhi bashushisa izindlu zamabandla Akhe, kanye nabathembekile ababambelela egameni leNkosi yemimoya.
futhi izindlu zabo zazikanye nabalungileyo, abangcwele nabakhethiweyo. 2. Ngaleso sikhathi iNdodana yomuntu yaqanjwa phambi kweNkosi yemimoya, negama layo phambi kweNhloko yezinsuku. 3. Yebo, ngaphambi kokuba kudalwe ilanga nezibonakaliso, ngaphambi kokuba kwenziwe izinkanyezi zezulu, igama lakhe laqanjwa phambi kweNkosi yemimoya. 4. Uyoba yinduku kwabalungileyo ukuze bazivikele futhi bangawi, futhi uyoba ukukhanya kwabezizwe, nethemba lalabo abakhathazekile enhliziyweni. 5. Bonke abahlala emhlabeni bayokhothama bakhuleke phambi kwakhe, futhi bayodumisa, babusise futhi bagubhe ngengoma iNkosi yemimoya. 6. Futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu ukhethiwe futhi wafihlwa phambi Kwakhe, Ngaphambi kokudalwa komhlaba naphakade. 7. Ukuhlakanipha kweNkosi yemimoya kwamveza kwabangcwele nabalungileyo, ngoba ulondoloze isabelo sabalungileyo, ngoba beye baluzonda futhi baludelela lolu mhlaba olungalungile, futhi beye bazonda yonke imisebenzi nezindlela zalo egameni leNkosi yemimoya. Ngoba egameni lakhe bayasindiswa, futhi ngokwentando yakhe kube ngokuphathelene nokuphila kwabo. 8. Kulezi zinsuku amakhosi omhlaba ayobe edangele, futhi ngenxa yemisebenzi yezandla zawo, amakhosi omhlaba ayobe edangele, ngoba ngeke bakwazi ukuzisindisa ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwabo. 9. Ngizobanikela ezandleni zabakhethiweyo bami. Njengotshani emlilweni, bazoshisa phambi kobuso babangcwele. Bazocwila njengethusi emanzini, futhi ngeke kusatholakala lutho kubo. 10. Futhi ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwabo kuyoba nokuphumula emhlabeni, futhi phambi kwabo bayokuwa futhi bangaphinde bavuke. Futhi ngeke kube khona muntu ozobabamba ngezandla zakhe futhi abaphakamise. Ngoba baphikile iNkosi yemimoya noGcotshiweyo wakhe. Igama leNkosi yemimoya malibusiswe.
ISAHLUKO 47 1. Ngalezo zinsuku, umthandazo wabalungileyo uzokwenyuka, negazi labalungileyo lizophuma emhlabeni phambi kweNkosi yemimoya. 2. Ngalezo zinsuku abangcwele abahlala ezulwini bayohlangana ngazwi linye, bathandaze, badumise, babonge futhi badumise igama leNkosi yemimoya, ngenxa yegazi labalungileyo elichithwe, nokuthi umthandazo wabalungileyo ungabi yize phambi kweNkosi yemimoya, ukuze isahlulelo senziwe kubo, futhi bangahlupheki kuze kube phakade. 3. Ngalezo zinsuku ngabona uMdala Wezinsuku ehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi senkazimulo yakhe, nezincwadi zabaphilayo zavulwa phambi kwakhe. Futhi wonke umkhosi wakhe osezulwini phezulu nabeluleki bakhe babemi phambi kwakhe. 4. Izinhliziyo zabangcwele zagcwala injabulo, ngoba inani labalungileyo lalinikeziwe, umthandazo wabalungileyo wezwakala, negazi labalungileyo lalifunwa phambi kweNkosi yemimoya.
ISAHLUKO 49 l. Ngoba ukuhlakanipha kuthululwa njengamanzi, Futhi inkazimulo ayisoze yaphela phambi kwakhe kuze kube phakade. 2. Ngoba unamandla kuzo zonke izimfihlo zokulunga, futhi ukungalungi kuzonyamalala njengesithunzi, futhi ngeke kuqhubeke; ngoba oKhethiweyo umi phambi kweNkosi yemimoya, futhi inkazimulo yakhe ihlala kuze kube phakade naphakade, namandla akhe ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. 3. Kuye kuhlala umoya wokuhlakanipha, nomoya onika ukuqonda, nomoya wokuqonda namandla, nomoya walabo abalele ekulungeni. 4. Uyokwahlulela izinto ezifihliwe, futhi akekho oyokwazi ukukhuluma amanga phambi kwakhe, ngoba ungoKhethiweyo phambi kweNkosi yemimoya ngokwentando yakhe.
ISAHLUKO 48 1. Ngabona umthombo wokulunga ongapheli, futhi wawuzungezwe yimithombo eminingi yokuhlakanipha, bonke abomileyo baphuza kuyo, bagcwala ukuhlakanipha, 11
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phambi koKhethiweyo, njengenhlaka, phambi komlilo, nanjengamanzi ageleza evela phezulu phezu kwalezo zintaba, futhi aziyikuba namandla phambi kwezinyawo zakhe. 7. Kuyokwenzeka ngalezo zinsuku ukuthi akekho oyosindiswa, noma ngegolide noma ngesiliva, futhi akekho oyosinda. 8. Ngeke kube khona insimbi yokulwa, futhi akekho ozogqoka isivikelo sesifuba. Ithusi ngeke libe yinto ewusizo, futhi ithini ngeke libe yinto ewusizo futhi ngeke lihlonishwe, futhi ithusi ngeke lifiseleke. 9. Futhi zonke lezi zinto zizophikwa futhi zibhujiswe ebusweni bomhlaba, lapho okhethiweyo ebonakala phambi kobuso beNkosi yemimoya.
1. Ngalezo zinsuku, abangcwele nabakhethiweyo bazoshintsha, futhi ukukhanya kwezinsuku kuzohlala phezu kwabo, futhi inkazimulo nodumo kuzophendukela kwabangcwele. 2. Ngosuku lokuhlupheka lapho ububi buyobe bugcinelwe izoni. Abalungileyo bayonqoba egameni leNkosi yemimoya: Futhi uyobangela abanye ukuba bafakaze ngalokhu ukuze baphenduke futhi bayeke imisebenzi yezandla zabo. 3. Ngeke bathole udumo ngegama leNkosi yemimoya, kodwa ngegama laKhe bayakusindiswa, futhi iNkosi yemimoya izoba nesihawu kubo, ngoba isihawu saKhe sikhulu. 4. Futhi ulungile futhi ekwahluleleni kwakhe, futhi ukungalungi akusoze kwahlala phambi kwenkazimulo yakhe: Ekwahluleleni kwakhe abangaphendukiyo bayobhubha phambi kwakhe. 5. Kusukela manje angisayikuba nesihawu kubo, kusho iNkosi yemimoya.
ISAHLUKO 53 1. Amehlo ami abona isigodi esijulile, imilomo evulekile, futhi bonke abahlala emhlabeni, olwandle naseziqhingini bazoletha izipho kuye, izipho, nezimpawu zokuhlonipha; kodwa leso sigodi esijulile asiyikugcwala. 2. Izandla zabo zenza izenzo zokungabi namthetho, futhi izoni ziyodla bonke ababacindezelayo ngokungenamthetho. Kodwa izoni ziyobhujiswa phambi kobuso beNkosi yemimoya, futhi ziyoxoshwa ebusweni bomhlaba wayo, futhi ziyobhubha kuze kube phakade naphakade. 3. Ngoba ngibone zonke izingelosi zesijeziso zihlala lapho futhi zilungiselela zonke izikhali zikaSathane. 4. Ngabuza ingelosi yokuthula eyayihamba nami: “Balungiselela bani lezi zinsimbi?” 5. Wathi kimi: “Balungiselela amakhosi nababusi bomhlaba, ukuze babhujiswe.” 6. Ngemva kwalokho, oLungileyo noKhethiweyo uzoveza indlu yebandla lakhe; kusukela manje ngeke besavinjelwa egameni leNkosi yemimoya. 7. Lezi zintaba ngeke zime njengomhlaba phambi kokulunga kwakhe, kodwa amagquma ayoba njengomthombo wamanzi, futhi abalungileyo bayophumula ekucindezelweni yizoni.
ISAHLUKO 51 1. Ngalezo zinsuku umhlaba uzobuyisela lokho okuphathisiwe kuwo, iSheoli lizobuyisela lokho elikutholile, nesihogo sizobuyisela lokho elikukweletayo. 2. Uyokhetha abalungile nabangcwele phakathi kwabo, ngoba usuku lokusindiswa kwabo selusondele. 3. Ngalezo zinsuku, okhethiweyo uzohlala esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, futhi umlomo wakhe uzothulula zonke izimfihlo zokuhlakanipha nezeluleko, ngoba iNkosi yemimoya imnike zona futhi yamdumisa. 4. Ngalezo zinsuku izintaba ziyakugxuma njengezinqama, namagquma ayakugxuma njengamawundlu agcwele ubisi, futhi ubuso bazo zonke izingelosi ezulwini buyokhanya ngenjabulo. 5. Ngoba ngalezo zinsuku oKhethiweyo uyovuka, umhlaba uyojabula, abalungileyo bayohlala kuwo, nabakhethiweyo bayohamba kuwo.
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1. Ngabheka ngabheka kwenye ingxenye yomhlaba, ngabona lapho isigodi esijulile esinomlilo ovuthayo. 2. Baletha amakhosi nabanamandla, baqala ukubaphonsa kulesi sigodi esijulile. 3. Amehlo ami abona lapho ukuthi babenza kanjani lezi zinto, izinsimbi zensimbi, isisindo esingenakulinganiswa. 4. Ngabuza ingelosi yokuthula eyayihamba nami, ngathi: "Lezi zibopho zilungiselelwa bani?" 5. Wathi kimi: “Lezi zilungiselelwa amabutho ase-Azâzêl, ukuze azithathe aziphonse egodini lokulahlwa okuphelele, futhi zimboze imihlathi yazo ngamatshe aqinile njengoba iNkosi yemimoya iyalile.” 6. UMikayeli, uGabriyeli, uRafayeli, noPhanuweli bazobabamba ngalolo suku olukhulu, babaphonse esithandweni esivuthayo ngalolo suku, ukuze iNkosi yemimoya iphindisele kubo ngenxa yokungalungi kwabo ngokuzithoba kuSathane nangokudukisa labo abahlala emhlabeni.
l. Ngemva kwalezo zinsuku kuleyo ndawo lapho ngangibone khona yonke imibono yalokho okufihliwe— ngoba ngangithathwe ngesivunguvungu futhi bangithwala ngasentshonalanga. 2. Amehlo ami abona zonke izinto ezifihliwe zasezulwini, intaba yensimbi, intaba yethusi, intaba yesiliva, intaba yegolide, intaba yensimbi ethambile, nentaba yomthofu. 3. Ngabuza ingelosi eyayihamba nami, ngathi: “Yini le engiyibonile ngasese?” 4. Wathi kimi: “Konke lokhu okubonile kuzokhonza umbuso wogcotshiweyo wakhe, ukuze abe namandla emhlabeni.” 5. Ingelosi yokuthula yaphendula yathi kimi: “Linda kancane, futhi uzokwambulelwa zonke izinto ezifihliwe ezizungeze iNkosi yemimoya.” 6. Lezi zintaba amehlo akho azibonile, intaba yensimbi, intaba yethusi, intaba yesiliva, intaba yegolide, intaba yensimbi ethambile, nentaba yomthofu, zonke lezi ziyoba 12
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7. Ngalezo zinsuku isijeziso sizovela eNkosini yemimoya, futhi izovula wonke amakamelo amanzi angaphezu kwamazulu, kanye nemithombo engaphansi komhlaba. 8. Wonke amanzi ayohlangana namanzi; okungaphezu kwamazulu kuyisilisa, kanti amanzi angaphansi komhlaba ayisifazane. 9. Bazobhubhisa bonke abahlala emhlabeni kanye nalabo abahlala ngaphansi kwezulu. 10. Futhi lapho sebeqaphele ububi babo ababubangele emhlabeni, bazobhubha ngenxa yalokhu.
1. Ngemva kwalokho ngabona elinye ibutho lezinqola, amadoda egibele kuzo, efika emimoyeni evela empumalanga, nasentshonalanga kuya eningizimu. 2. Umsindo wezinqola zabo wezwakala, futhi lapho kwenzeka lesi siphithiphithi, abangcwele basezulwini baphawula. Izinsika zomhlaba zasuswa endaweni yazo, futhi umsindo wazo wezwakala kusukela komunye umkhawulo wezulu kuya komunye, ngosuku olulodwa. 3. Bonke bayokhothama phansi bakhulekele iNkosi yemimoya. Futhi lokhu yisiphetho somzekeliso wesibili.
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1. Ngemva kwalokho uMbusi Wezinsuku waphenduka wathi: “Ngibabhubhise ngeze bonke abahlala emhlabeni.” 2. Wafunga ngegama lakhe elikhulu: 'Kusukela manje ngeke ngikwenze lokho kubo bonke abahlala emhlabeni, futhi ngizobeka isibonakaliso ezulwini: futhi lokhu kuzoba yisithembiso sokwethembeka okuhle phakathi kwami nabo kuze kube phakade, uma nje izulu lingaphezu komhlaba. Futhi lokhu kuhambisana nomyalo wami.' 3. Lapho sengifisa ukubabamba ngesandla sezingelosi ngosuku lokuhlupheka nobuhlungu ngenxa yalokhu, ngizokwenza isijeziso sami nentukuthelo yami kuhlale phezu kwabo, kusho uNkulunkulu, iNkosi yemimoya. 4. Nina makhosi anamandla ahlala emhlabeni, kuyodingeka nibone oKhethiweyo wami, ukuthi uhlezi kanjani esihlalweni sobukhosi senkazimulo futhi wahlulela uAzâzêl, nabo bonke abalingani bakhe, nawo wonke amabutho akhe egameni leNkosi yemimoya.
1. Ngaqala ukukhuluma umzekeliso wesithathu mayelana nabalungileyo nabakhethiweyo. 2. Nibusisiwe nina balungileyo nabakhethiweyo, Ngoba isabelo senu siyakuba sikhulu. 3. Abalungileyo bayoba sekukhanya kwelanga, nabakhethiweyo babe sekukhanya kokuphila okuphakade: Izinsuku zokuphila kwabo ziyoba ezingapheli, nezinsuku zabangcwele zingenakubalwa. 4. Bayofuna ukukhanya futhi bathole ukulunga eNkosini yemimoya. Kuyoba nokuthula kwabalungileyo egameni leNkosi yaphakade. 5. Kuyothiwa kwabangcwele ezulwini: “Bafune izimfihlo zokulunga, ifa lokholo; ngoba likhanya njengelanga emhlabeni, ubumnyama budlulile.” 6. Kuzoba nokukhanya okungapheli, futhi ngeke kufike kuze kube yizinsuku ezimbalwa. Ngoba ubumnyama buzoqala ukubhujiswa, ukukhanya kuzomiswa phambi kweNkosi yemimoya, nokukhanya kobuqotho kuzohlala kuze kube phakade phambi kweNkosi yemimoya.
ISAHLUKO 56 1. Ngabona amabutho ezingelosi ezijezisayo ehamba, ephethe izibhaxa, izinsimbi zethusi nezinsimbi ezisindayo. 2. Ngabuza ingelosi yokuthula eyayihamba nami, ngathi: “Baya kubani laba abaphethe izinhlupho?” 3. Wathi kimi: “Kubakhethiweyo babo nabathandekayo babo, ukuze baphonswe emgodini wesigodi esingenalutho.” 4. Khona-ke leso sigodi sizogcwala abakhethiweyo babo nabathandekayo babo, izinsuku zabo zokuphila zizophela, futhi izinsuku zabo zokudukiswa ngeke zisabalwa. 5. Ngalezo zinsuku izingelosi zizobuya, ziphonse empumalanga phezu kwamaParthi namaMede, zivuse amakhosi, ukuze umoya wokungalawuleki ufike phezu kwawo, futhi ziwavuse ezihlalweni zawo zobukhosi, ukuze aphume njengezingonyama ezindlini zawo, njengezimpisi ezilambile phakathi kwemihlambi yazo. 6. Bayokhuphuka banyathele phansi izwe labakhethiweyo bakhe, futhi izwe labakhethiweyo bakhe liyoba yindawo yokubhula nomgwaqo phambi kwabo. 7. Kodwa umuzi wabalungileyo bami uyoba yisithiyo kumahhashi abo, futhi bayoqala ukulwa bodwa, isandla sabo sokunene siyoba namandla ngokumelene nabo, futhi umuntu ngeke amazi umfowabo, noma indodana, noma uyise noma unina, kuze kube yilapho kungenakubalwa izidumbu ngokubulawa kwabo, futhi isijeziso sabo singabi yize. 8. Ngalezo zinsuku iSheoli liyovula imihlathi yalo, futhi liyogwinywa kulo, futhi ukubhujiswa kwabo kuyophela; iSheoli liyodla izoni phambi kwabakhethiweyo.
ISAHLUKO 59 1. Ngalezo zinsuku amehlo ami abona izimfihlo zemibani, izibani, izahlulelo ezizenzayo, futhi zikhanya njengesibusiso noma isiqalekiso, njengoba iNkosi yemimoya ithanda. 2. Lapho ngabona izimfihlo zokuduma, futhi lapho kuzwakala phezulu ezulwini, umsindo walo uzwakala. Wangibonisa izahlulelo eziphathelene nomhlaba, noma ngabe ziphathelene nenhlalakahle nesibusiso, noma isiqalekiso, ngokusho kwezwi leNkosi yemimoya. 3. Ngemva kwalokho zonke izimfihlo zokukhanya nemibani zaboniswa kimi, futhi zakhanya njengesibusiso nokwaneliseka. ISAHLUKO 60 1. Ngonyaka wamakhulu amahlanu, ngenyanga yesikhombisa, ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga empilweni ka-Enoke. Kulowo Mzekeliso ngabona ukuthi ukuzamazama okukhulu kwenza izulu lamazulu lazamazama kanjani, futhi ibutho loPhezukonke, nezingelosi, izinkulungwane zezinkulungwane nezinkulungwane eziyishumi eziphindwe kazinkulungwane eziyishumi, zaphazamiseka ngokukhathazeka okukhulu. 13
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2. INkosi yezinsuku yayihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi senkazimulo yayo, izingelosi nabalungileyo bemi bemzungezile. 3. Ngathuthumela kakhulu, ukwesaba kwangibamba, izinkalo zami zaphela amandla, nezinso zami zancibilika, ngawa ngobuso bami. 4. UMikayeli wathumela enye ingelosi evela kwabangcwele, wangiphakamisa, futhi lapho engiphakamisa, umoya wami wabuya; ngoba ngangingakwazi ukubekezelela ukubukeka kwaleli butho, isiyaluyalu nokuzamazama kwezulu. UMikayeli wathi kimi: Kungani ukhathazekile ngombono onjalo? Usuku lomusa wakhe luyaqhubeka kuze kube yilolu suku; futhi ube nomusa futhi ebekezela kulabo abahlala emhlabeni. 5. Futhi lapho kufika usuku, namandla, nesijeziso, nokwahlulela, iNkosi yemimoya elungiselele labo abangamkhonzi umthetho olungileyo, nalabo abaphika isahlulelo esilungileyo, nalabo abaphatha igama lakhe ngeze, lolo suku lulungiselwe abakhethiweyo isivumelwano, kodwa izoni ziyophenya. 6. Lapho isijeziso seNkosi yemimoya sihlala phezu kwabo, siyophumula ukuze isijeziso seNkosi yemimoya singafiki, ngeze, futhi sizobulala abantwana nonina nezingane noyise. Ngemva kwalokho isahlulelo sizokwenzeka ngokwesihe saKhe nokubekezela kwaKhe. 7. Ngalolo suku izilo ezimbili zahlukaniswa, isilo sesifazane esibizwa ngokuthi uLeviyathani, ukuze sihlale emigodini yolwandle phezu kwemithombo yamanzi. 8. Kodwa le ndoda ibizwa ngokuthi uBehemoti, owayehlala esifubeni sakhe ehlane elingenalutho elibizwa ngokuthi uDûidâin, empumalanga yensimu lapho kuhlala khona abakhethiweyo nabalungileyo, lapho umkhulu wami athathwa khona, owesikhombisa ku-Adamu, umuntu wokuqala owadalwa yiNkosi yemimoya. 10. Ngancenga enye ingelosi ukuthi ingibonise amandla alezi zilo, ukuthi zahlukaniswa kanjani ngosuku olulodwa, zaphonswa, esinye sazo saya elwandle, esinye sazo saya ehlane. 10. Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, lapha ufuna ukwazi okufihliwe.” 11. Enye ingelosi eyayihamba nami, yangibonisa okufihliwe, yangitshela ukuthi yini yokuqala neyokugcina ezulwini, ekuphakameni, ekujuleni komhlaba, ekugcineni kwezulu, naphezu kwesisekelo sezulu. 12. Amakamelo omoya, indlela imimoya ehlukaniswe ngayo, indlela elinganiswa ngayo, indlela iminyango yomoya ebalwa ngayo, ngayinye ngokwamandla omoya, amandla okukhanya kwenyanga, namandla afanele; kanye nezigaba zezinkanyezi ngokwamagama azo, nokuthi zonke izigaba zihlukaniswe kanjani. 13. Futhi ukuduma kuya ezindaweni lapho kuwela khona; zonke izigaba ezenziwe phakathi kwemibani ukuze zikhanyise; futhi zonke izithunywa zazo zilalele ngokushesha. 14. Ngoba ukuduma kunezindawo zokuphumula ezibekelwe lona ngenkathi lilinde ukuduma kwalo; futhi ukuduma nombani akuhlukaniseki, futhi nakuba kungekona okukodwa futhi kuhlukene, kokubili kuhamba ndawonye ngomoya futhi akuhlukani. 15. Ngoba lapho umbani ukhanya, ukuduma kuzwakalisa izwi lawo, futhi umoya uphoqelela ikhefu ngesikhathi
sokuduma, futhi uhlukanise ngokulinganayo phakathi kwabo; ngoba ingcebo yamaphiko abo injengesihlabathi, futhi ngamunye wabo njengoba eduma ubanjwe ngetomu, futhi ubuyiselwa emuva ngamandla omoya, futhi uqhutshelwa phambili ngokwezindawo eziningi zomhlaba. 16. Umoya wolwandle unamandla futhi unamandla, futhi ngamandla akhe ubuyisela emuva ngentambo. Ngendlela efanayo uqhutshwa phambili futhi uhlakazeka phakathi kwezintaba zomhlaba. 17. Umoya weqhwa uyingelosi yakhe, nomoya wesichotho uyingelosi enhle. 18. Umoya weqhwa ushiye amakamelo akhe ngenxa yamandla akhe—Kukhona umoya okhethekile kuwo, futhi lokho okuphuma kuwo kunjengomusi, futhi igama lawo liyiqhwa. 19. Umoya wenkungu awuhlangene nabo emakamelweni abo, kodwa unekamelo elikhethekile, ngoba umzila wawo ukhazimula kokubili ekukhanyeni nasebumnyameni, nasebusika nasehlobo, futhi ekamelweni lawo kukhona ingelosi. 20. Umoya wamazolo uhlala emaphethelweni ezulu, uxhumene namakamelo emvula, futhi umzila wawo usebusika nasehlobo. Amafu awo namafu enkungu axhumene, futhi elinye linika elinye. 21. Lapho umoya wemvula uphuma ekamelweni lawo, izingelosi ziyafika zivule igumbi bese zilikhipha, futhi lapho lisakazeka emhlabeni wonke lihlangana namanzi asemhlabeni. Futhi noma nini lapho lihlangana namanzi asemhlabeni . . . 22. Ngoba amanzi angawalabo abahlala emhlabeni, ngoba ayisondlo somhlaba esivela koPhezukonke osezulwini; ngakho-ke kukhona isilinganiso semvula, futhi izingelosi ziyayithatha. 23. Futhi lezi zinto ngazibona ngaseNsimini Yabalungileyo. 24. Ingelosi yokuthula eyayinami yathi kimi: 'Lezi zilwane ezimbili, ezilungiselelwe ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu, zizodla... ISAHLUKO 61 1. Ngalezo zinsuku ngabona ukuthi izingelosi zazinikezwa izintambo ezinde kangakanani. Zathatha amaphiko azo zandiza, zaya enyakatho. 2. Ngabuza ingelosi, ngathi kuyo: "Kungani lezi zingelosi zithathe lezi zintambo zahamba?" Yathi kimi: "Ziye zahamba ukuze zilinganise." 3. Ingelosi eyayihamba nami yathi kimi: “Lokhu kuzoletha izilinganiso zabalungileyo, nezintambo zabalungileyo kwabalungileyo, ukuze bahlale egameni leNkosi yemimoya kuze kube phakade naphakade.” 4. Abakhethiweyo bazoqala ukuhlala nabakhethiweyo, Futhi lezo yizilinganiso ezizonikezwa ukholo, Futhi ezizoqinisa ukulunga. 5. Lezi zilinganiso zizokwembula zonke izimfihlo zomhlaba, labo ababhujiswe yihlane, labo abadliwe yizilwane, nalabo abadliwe yizinhlanzi zolwandle, ukuze babuye bazigcine ngosuku lwabakhethiweyo, ngoba akekho ozobhujiswa phambi kweNkosi yemimoya, futhi akekho ongabhujiswa. 6. Bonke abahlala ezulwini bathola umyalo, amandla, izwi elilodwa nokukhanya okukodwa okufana nomlilo. 14
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7. Ngamazwi abo okuqala, bambusisa, bamdumisa ngokuhlakanipha, futhi babehlakaniphile ekukhulumeni nasemoyeni wokuphila. 8. INkosi yemimoya yabeka abakhethiweyo esihlalweni sobukhosi senkazimulo, futhi izokwahlulela yonke imisebenzi yabangcwele ezulwini, futhi izenzo zabo ziyolinganiswa esilinganisweni. 9. Futhi lapho ephakamisa ubuso bakhe, ukuze ahlulele izindlela zabo eziyimfihlo ngokwezwi leNkosi yemimoya, nendlela yabo ngokwendlela yokwahlulela okulungile kweNkosi yemimoya, khona-ke bonke bayokhuluma ngazwi linye, babuse, badumise, baphakamise futhi bangcwelise igama leNkosi yemimoya. 10. Uzobiza wonke umkhosi wasezulwini, bonke abangcwele abaphezulu, kanye nomkhosi kaNkulunkulu, iKherubi, iSeraphin ne-Ophannin, nazo zonke izingelosi zamandla, nazo zonke izingelosi zezikhulu, kanye nabakhethiweyo, kanye namanye amandla emhlabeni naphezu kwamanzi. 11. Ngalolo suku kuzophakanyiswa izwi elilodwa, kubusiswe, kudunyiswe futhi kuphakanyiswe ngomoya wokholo, nangomoya wokuhlakanipha, nangomoya wokubekezela, nangomoya wesihe, nangomoya wokwahlulela nokuthula, nangomoya wobuhle, futhi bonke bazothi ngezwi elilodwa: "Ubusisiwe, futhi igama leNkosi yemimoya malidunyiswe kuze kube phakade naphakade." 12. Bonke abangalali phezulu ezulwini bayakumbonga: Bonke abangcwele abasezulwini bayakumbonga, nabo bonke abakhethiweyo abahlala ensimini yokuphila: Nawo wonke umoya wokukhanya okwazi ukumbonga, ukudumisa, nokuphakamisa, nokungcwelisa igama lakho elibusisiweyo, Futhi yonke inyama iyodumisa futhi ibonge igama lakho kuze kube phakade naphakade. 13. Ngoba mkhulu umusa weNkosi yemimoya, futhi uyabekezela, Futhi yonke imisebenzi yakhe nakho konke akudalile ukwambulele abalungileyo nabakhethiweyo, egameni leNkosi yemimoya.
6. Amakhosi, abanamandla, nabo bonke abaphethe umhlaba, bayodumisa, badumise futhi baphakamise lowo obusa phezu kwabo bonke, owayefihliwe. 7. Ngoba kusukela ekuqaleni iNdodana yomuntu yayifihliwe, futhi oPhezukonke wayilondoloza phambi kwamandla akhe, futhi wayiveza kwabakhethiweyo. 8. Ibandla labakhethiweyo nabangcwele liyohlwanyelwa, futhi bonke abakhethiweyo bayokuma phambi kwakhe ngalolo suku. 9. Onke amakhosi, abanamandla, abaphakeme, kanye nalabo ababusa umhlaba, bayokhothama phambi kwakhe, bakhulekele futhi babeke ithemba labo kuNdodana yomuntu, bamcele futhi bamcelele isihawu. 10. Noma kunjalo iNkosi yemimoya izobacindezela kangaka, kangangokuthi bayophuma ngokushesha ebusweni bayo, ubuso babo bugcwale ihlazo, nobumnyama bube bukhulu ebusweni babo. 11. Futhi uzobanikela ezingelosini ukuze bajeziswe, ukuze baphindisele kubo ngoba bacindezele abantwana bakhe nabakhethiweyo bakhe, 12. Futhi bayoba umbukwane kwabalungileyo nabakhethiweyo bakhe; bayojabula ngabo, ngoba ulaka lweNkosi yemimoya luphezu kwabo, futhi inkemba yakhe idakiwe yigazi labo. 13. Abalungileyo nabakhethiweyo bayosindiswa ngalolo suku, futhi ngeke babone ubuso bezoni nabangalungile. 14. INkosi yemimoya iyakuhlala phezu kwabo, futhi bayodla kanye neNdodana yomuntu, balale phansi, bavuke kuze kube phakade naphakade. 15. Abalungileyo nabakhethiweyo bayovuka emhlabeni, futhi ubuso babo buyophela, futhi bayogqokiswa izingubo zenkazimulo. 16. Lezi ziyoba yizingubo zokuphila ezivela eNkosini yemimoya: izingubo zakho ngeke ziguge, nenkazimulo yakho ngeke idlule phambi kweNkosi yemimoya.
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1. Ngalezo zinsuku, amakhosi anamandla namakhosi omhlaba azomncenga ukuba abanike ikhefu elincane ezingelosini zakhe zokujeziswa, ukuze bakhothame phansi bakhulekele iNkosi yemimoya, bavume izono zabo phambi kwayo. 2. Bayodumisa futhi badumise iNkosi yemimoya, bathi: "Ubusisiwe iNkosi yemimoya, iNkosi yamakhosi, iNkosi yamandla, iNkosi yabacebile, iNkosi yenkazimulo, iNkosi yokuhlakanipha, 3. Futhi amandla akho aqhakazile kuzo zonke izinto ezifihliwe kusukela esizukulwaneni kuya kwesinye, nenkazimulo yakho kuze kube phakade naphakade. Zonke izimfihlo zakho zijulile futhi azinakubalwa, nokulunga kwakho akunakubalwa. 4. Sesifundile manje ukuthi kufanele sidumise, futhi sidumise iNkosi yamakhosi kanye nalowo oyinkosi phezu kwawo wonke amakhosi. 5. Futhi bayothi: 'Sengathi besinokuphumula ukuze sidumise futhi sibonge, futhi sivume ukholo lwethu phambi kwenkazimulo yaKhe!' 6. Manje silangazelela ukuphumula okuncane kodwa asikutholi; silandela kanzima futhi asikutholi; ukukhanya
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1. Ngakho-ke iNkosi yayala amakhosi, abanamandla, abaphakeme, kanye nalabo abahlala emhlabeni, yathi: "Vula amehlo akho, uphakamise izimpondo zakho, uma ukwazi ukubona okhethiweyo." 2. INkosi yemimoya yamhlalisa esihlalweni sobukhosi senkazimulo yayo, umoya wokulunga wathululelwa phezu kwayo. Izwi lomlomo wayo libulala bonke izoni, bonke abangalungile babhujiswe ebusweni bayo. 3. Ngalolo suku, wonke amakhosi, abanamandla, nabaphakeme, nalabo abaphethe umhlaba, bazobona futhi babone ukuthi uhlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, futhi ubulungisa buzokwahlulelwa phambi kwakhe, futhi akukho zwi lamanga elizokhulunywa phambi kwakhe. 4. Khona-ke ubuhlungu buyofika phezu kwabo njengowesifazane obelethayo, futhi uyoba nobuhlungu ekubeletheni, lapho umntwana wakhe engena emlonyeni wesibeletho, futhi uyoba nobuhlungu ekubeletheni. 5. Ingxenye eyodwa yabo iyobheka enye, futhi bayokwesaba, futhi bayodabuka ebusweni, futhi ubuhlungu buyobabamba lapho bebona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi. 15
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sekunyamalele phambi kwethu; ubumnyama buyindawo yethu yokuhlala kuze kube phakade naphakade. 7. Ngoba asikholwanga phambi kwakhe, futhi asikhazimulisanga igama leNkosi yemimoya, futhi asikhazimulisanga iNkosi yethu, kodwa ithemba lethu laliyintonga yombuso wethu, nasenkazimulweni yethu. 8. Futhi ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwethu nosizi lwethu akasisindisi, futhi asitholi khefu lokuvuma, ukuthi iNkosi yethu iqinisile kuyo yonke imisebenzi yayo, nakwezahlulelo zayo nakulungeni kwayo, futhi izahlulelo zayo azikhethi muntu. 9. Futhi siyadlula ebusweni bakhe ngenxa yemisebenzi yethu, futhi zonke izono zethu zibalwe ngokulunga. 10. Manje bazothi phakathi kwabo: 'Imiphefumulo yethu igcwele inzuzo engalungile, kodwa ayisithinti ukuba sehle phakathi kwayo siye emthwalweni weSheoli.' 11. Ngemva kwalokho ubuso babo buyogcwala ubumnyama, namahloni phambi kweNdodana yomuntu, futhi bayoxoshwa ebusweni bayo, nenkemba iyohlala phambi kwayo phakathi kwabo. 12. INkosi yemimoya yathi: “Lokhu kuyisimiso nesahlulelo maqondana nabanamandla, amakhosi, nabaphakanyisiwe, nalabo abaphethe umhlaba phambi kweNkosi yemimoya.”
9. Ngemva kwalokho umkhulu wami u-Enoke wangibamba ngesandla wangiphakamisa, wathi kimi: Hamba, ngoba ngicele iNkosi yemimoya mayelana nalesi siphithiphithi emhlabeni. 10. Wathi kimi: "Ngenxa yokungalungi kwabo isahlulelo sabo sinqunyiwe futhi ngeke ngisivimbele kuze kube phakade. Ngenxa yobuthakathi ababuhlolile futhi ababufundile, umhlaba nabakhileyo kuwo bayakubhujiswa." 11. Futhi laba—abanandawo yokuphenduka kuze kube phakade, ngoba babatshengise okufihliwe, futhi bangabantu abalahliwe; kodwa wena, ndodana yami, iNkosi yemimoya iyazi ukuthi umsulwa futhi awunacala kulokhu kuhlanjalazwa mayelana nezimfihlo. 12. Umise igama lakho phakathi kwabangcwele, futhi uzokulondoloza phakathi kwalabo abahlala emhlabeni, futhi umise inzalo yakho elungileyo kokubili ubukhosi nodumo olukhulu, futhi kuyophuma inzalo yakho umthombo wabalungileyo nabangcwele ongenakubalwa kuze kube phakade. ISAHLUKO 66
1. Nezinye izinhlobo engazibona zifihliwe kuleyo ndawo. 2. Ngezwa izwi lengelosi lithi: 'Lezi yizingelosi ezehlela emhlabeni, zembula okufihliwe kubantwana babantu futhi zayenga abantwana babantu ukuba benze isono.'
1. Ngemva kwalokho wangibonisa izingelosi zesijeziso ezazilungele ukuza zikhulule wonke amandla angaphansi komhlaba, ukuze zilethe isahlulelo nembubhiso kubo bonke abahlala emhlabeni. 2. INkosi yemimoya yayala izingelosi ezaziphuma ukuthi zingabangeli amanzi ukuba akhuphuke, kodwa ziwavimbele, ngoba zaziphezu kwamandla amanzi. 3. Ngasuka phambi kuka-Enoke.
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1. Ngalezo zinsuku uNowa wabona umhlaba ushonile, nokuthi ukubhujiswa kwawo kwase kuseduze. 2. Wasuka lapho waya emikhawulweni yomhlaba, wamemeza umkhulu wakhe u-Enoke. UNowa wamemeza kathathu ngezwi elinomunyu, wathi: “Ngilaleleni, ngilaleleni, ngilaleleni.” 3. Ngathi kuye: “Ngitshele ukuthi yini ewela emhlabeni ukuze umhlaba ube sesimweni esibi kangaka futhi unyakaze, mhlawumbe ngizobhubha nawo?” 4. Kwaba khona umsindo omkhulu emhlabeni, futhi izwi lavela ezulwini, ngawa ngobuso bami. 5. U-Enoke, umkhulu wami, weza wema eduze kwami, wathi kimi: “Ukhalelani kimi ngokukhala okubabayo nokukhala?” 6. Futhi kwaphuma umyalo ovela ebusweni beNkosi mayelana nalabo abahlala emhlabeni, ukuthi incithakalo yabo iphelile, ngoba bafundile zonke izimfihlo zezingelosi, ubudlova bukaSathane, nawo wonke amandla abo, lawo ayimfihlo kakhulu, nawo wonke amandla alabo abenza ubuthakathi, namandla obuthakathi, namandla alabo abenza izithombe ezibunjiweyo zomhlaba wonke. 7. Nokuthi isiliva likhiqizwa kanjani ngothuli lomhlabathi, nokuthi insimbi ethambile ivela kanjani emhlabeni. 8. Ngoba i-lead ne-tin akuveli emhlabeni njengakuqala: kungumthombo okukhiqizayo, futhi ingelosi imi lapho, futhi leyo ngelosi ivelele.
1. Ngalezo zinsuku izwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kimi, lathi kimi: “Nowa, isabelo sakho sifikile phambi kwami, sigcwele ukungabi nacala, uthando olukhulu nobuqotho.” 2. Manje izingelosi zakha isakhiwo sokhuni. Lapho seziqedile lowo msebenzi, ngizobeka isandla sami phezu kwaso futhi ngisilondoloze, futhi kuzovela imbewu yokuphila kuso, futhi kuzokwenzeka ushintsho ukuze umhlaba ungahlali ungenamuntu. 3. Ngizoqinisa inzalo yakho phambi kwami kuze kube phakade naphakade, futhi ngizosabalalisa labo abahlala nawe; ngeke ithele emhlabeni, kodwa izobusiswa futhi yande emhlabeni egameni leNkosi. 4. Uzobopha izingelosi eziye zabonisa ukungalungi kuleso sigodi esivuthayo umkhulu wami u-Enoke angibonise sona entshonalanga phakathi kwezintaba zegolide, isiliva, insimbi, insimbi ethambile nethini. 5. Ngabona leso sigodi lapho kwakukhona khona ukudlidliza okukhulu nokudlidliza kwamanzi. 6. Ngemva kwalokho konke lokhu kwenzeka, kusukela ensimbi ecibilikisiwe evuthayo kanye nokuqhaqhazela kwayo, kwavela iphunga lesibabule, futhi lahlanganiswa namanzi. Leso sigodi sezingelosi ezazidukisa abantu sasha ngaphansi kwalowo mhlaba. 7. Futhi phakathi kwezigodi zalo kuphuma imifula yomlilo, lapho lezi zingelosi ezazidukisa labo abahlala emhlabeni zijeziswa khona.
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8. Ngalezo zinsuku lawo manzi ayosebenza emakhosini, kwabanamandla, nabaphakeme, nalabo abahlala emhlabeni, ukuze baphulukise umzimba, kodwa ukuze bajeziswe ngomoya; manje umoya wabo ugcwele isifiso, ukuze bajeziswe emizimbeni yabo, ngoba bephike iNkosi yemimoya futhi babona isijeziso sabo nsuku zonke, kodwa abakholwa egameni lakhe. 9. Futhi njengoba imizimba yabo ishisa kakhulu, kuzokwenzeka ushintsho olufanayo emoyeni wabo kuze kube phakade naphakade, ngoba akekho ozokhuluma izwi elingenalutho phambi kweNkosi yemimoya. 10. Ngoba isahlulelo sizobafikela, ngoba bakholelwa enkanukweni yemizimba yabo futhi baphika uMoya weNkosi. 11. Lawo manzi afanayo azoshintsha ngalezo zinsuku, ngoba lapho izingelosi zijeziswa emanzini, la manzi azoshintsha izinga lokushisa lawo; futhi lapho izingelosi zikhuphuka, la manzi azoshintsha abe amakhaza. 12. Ngamzwa uMikayeli ephendula ethi: “Lesi sahlulelo lapho izingelosi ziyokwahlulelwa khona siwubufakazi bamakhosi nabanamandla abaphethe umhlaba.” 13. Ngoba la manzi okwahlulela akhonza ekwelapheni imizimba yamakhosi kanye nenkanuko yemizimba yawo; ngakho-ke ngeke babone futhi ngeke bakholwe ukuthi lawo manzi azoshintsha abe ngumlilo ovutha kuze kube phakade.
nguDânjâl, elesishiyagalombili nguNêqâêl, elesishiyagalolunye nguBarâqêl, eleshumi nguAzâzêl, eleshumi nanye nguArmârôs, eleshumi nambili nguBatarjâl, eleshumi nantathu nguBusasêjal, eleshumi nane nguHanânêl, eleshumi nanhlanu nguTûrêl, kanye neleshumi nesithupha nguSîmâpêsîêl, eleshumi nesikhombisa nguJetrêl, eleshumi nesishiyagalombili nguTûmâêl, eleshumi nesishiyagalolunye nguTûrêl, eleshumi nambili nguRumâêl, eleshumi nambili nguAzâzêl. 3. Lawa angabaholi bezingelosi zabo, amagama abo, kanye nabaholi babo phezu kwamakhulu, phezu kwamashumi amahlanu namashumi. 4. Igama lowokuqala uJeqôn: okungukuthi, lowo owadukisa wonke amadodana kaNkulunkulu, wawabeka phansi emhlabeni, wawadukisa ngamadodakazi abantu. 5. Owesibili kwakungu-Asbeel. Wanikeza amadodana kaNkulunkulu angcwele iseluleko esibi, wabadukisa kangangokuthi bangcolisa imizimba yabo ngamadodakazi abantu. 6. Owesithathu kwakunguGâdreêl: nguye owabonisa abantwana babantu zonke izishayo zokufa, futhi wadukisa u-Eva, futhi wabonisa amadodana abantu izikhali zokufa, isihlangu nejazi lensimbi, nenkemba yokulwa, nazo zonke izikhali zokufa kubantwana babantu. 7. Kusukela ngalolo suku kuze kube phakade, baqhubekela phambili belwa nalabo abahlala emhlabeni. 8. Igama lesine kwakunguPênêmûe: wafundisa abantwana babantu okubabayo nokumnandi, wabafundisa zonke izimfihlo zokuhlakanipha kwabo. 9. Wafundisa abantu ukubhala ngoyinki nephepha, futhi ngenxa yalokho abaningi bona kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade kuze kube namuhla. 10. Ngoba abantu abadalelwanga injongo enjalo, ukuze baqinisekise ukholo lwabo oluhle ngosiba noyinki. 11. Ngoba abantu badalwa njengezingelosi, ngenhloso yokuthi baqhubeke bemsulwa futhi belungile, futhi ukufa, okubhubhisa konke, bekungeke kubabambe, kodwa ngalokhu ulwazi lwabo bayabhubha, futhi ngaleli gunya liyangidla. 12. Owesihlanu kwakuthiwa uKâsdejâ: nguyena owabonisa abantwana babantu konke ukuhlaselwa okubi kwemimoya namademoni, kanye nokuhlaselwa kwengane esibelethweni, ukuze idlule, kanye nokuhlaselwa komphefumulo ukulunywa yinyoka, kanye nokuhlaselwa okwenzeka ngesikhathi sokushisa kwasemini, indodana yenyoka egama linguTabââ'ĕt. 13. Futhi lo ngumsebenzi kaKâsbeêl, isifungo esiyinhloko asibonisa abangcwele lapho ehlala phezulu enkazimulweni, futhi igama laso nguBîqâ. 14. Le ngelosi yacela uMikayeli ukuba ambonise igama elifihliwe, ukuze alibize ngesifungo, ukuze labo bathuthumele phambi kwalelo gama nesifungo esambula konke okwakuyimfihlo kubantwana babantu. 15. Futhi lokhu kungamandla alesi sifungo, ngoba sinamandla futhi sinamandla, futhi wabeka lesi sifungo uAkâe esandleni sikaMikayeli. 16. Futhi lezi yizimfihlo zalesi sifungo ... Futhi ziqinile ngesifungo sakhe: Futhi izulu lamiswa ngaphambi kokudalwa komhlaba, Futhi kuze kube phakade. 17. Futhi umhlaba wasungulwa ngawo phezu kwamanzi, Futhi kusukela ekusithekeni kwezintaba kuvela amanzi
ISAHLUKO 68 1. Ngemva kwalokho umkhulu wami u-Enoke wangifundisa zonke izimfihlo ezisencwadini yeMizekeliso ayezinikiwe, futhi wazihlanganisa nami ngamazwi encwadi yeMizekeliso. 2. Ngalolo suku uMikayeli waphendula uRafayeli wathi: “Amandla omoya angithutha futhi angenza ngithuthumele ngenxa yobunzima bokwahlulela kwezimfihlo, ukwahlulela kwezingelosi; ngubani ongabekezelela isahlulelo esinzima esiye sakhishwa, futhi ngaphambi kwaso bancibilike?” 3. UMikayeli waphendula futhi, wathi kuRafayeli: “Ngubani lowo inhliziyo yakhe ingathambile ngalokhu, futhi izinso zakhe azikhathazwa yileli zwi lokwahlulela eliye laphuma kubo ngenxa yalabo ababaholele lapha?” 4. Kwathi lapho emi phambi kweNkosi yemimoya, uMikayeli wathi kuRafayeli: 'Angiyikuthatha indawo yabo ngaphansi kweso leNkosi; ngoba iNkosi yemimoya ibathukuthelele ngoba benza sengathi bayiNkosi. Ngakhoke konke okufihliweyo kuzobehlela kuze kube phakade naphakade; ngoba ingelosi noma umuntu ngeke abe nesabelo sakhe kukho, kodwa bona bodwa abathole isahlulelo sabo kuze kube phakade naphakade.' ISAHLUKO 69 1. Ngemva kwalokhu kwahlulelwa, bayokwesaba futhi babenze bathuthumele, ngoba babonise lokhu kulabo abahlala emhlabeni. 2. Bheka amagama alezo zingelosi futhi lawa amagama azo: elokuqala kuzo nguSamjâzâ, elesibili nguArtâqîfâ, elesithathu nguArmên, elesine nguKôkabêl, elesihlanu nguTûrâêl, elesithupha nguRûmjâl, elesikhombisa 17
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amahle, Kusukela ekudalweni komhlaba kuze kube phakade. 18. Ngaleso sifungo ulwandle lwadalwa, futhi wabeka isihlabathi phezu kwalo njengesisekelo salo ngesikhathi solaka lwalo, futhi alilokothi lidlule kusukela ekudalweni komhlaba kuze kube phakade. 19. Ngaleso sifungo, izinzulu ziyaqiniswa, futhi aziguquki endaweni yazo kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade. 20. Ngaleso sifungo ilanga nenyanga ziqeda umzila wazo, futhi aziphambuki esimisweni sazo kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade. 21. Ngaleso sifungo izinkanyezi ziqedela umzila wazo, Futhi uzibiza ngamagama azo, Futhi ziyamphendula kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade. 22. Ngokufanayo, imimoya yamanzi, nemimoya, nayo yonke imimoya ye-zephyr, nemizila yayo evela kuzo zonke izingxenye zomoya. 23. Futhi kukhona amazwi okuduma nokukhanya kwemibani, kanye namakamelo esichotho, namakamelo eqhwa, namakamelo enkungwini, namakamelo emvula namazolo. 24. Bonke laba bayakholwa futhi babonge phambi kweNkosi yemimoya, futhi bayikhazimulise ngamandla abo onke, futhi ukudla kwabo kukukho konke ukubonga: babonga futhi badumise futhi badumise igama leNkosi yemimoya kuze kube phakade naphakade. 25. Lesi sifungo sinamandla phezu kwabo, futhi ngaso bayalondolozwa futhi izindlela zabo ziyalondolozwa, futhi indlela yabo ayichithwa. 26. Kwakukhona injabulo enkulu phakathi kwabo, futhi badumisa, badumisa, badumisa ngoba igama leNdodana yomuntu lalembulwe kubo. 27. Wahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi senkazimulo yakhe, iNdodana yomuntu yanikwa isigwebo, futhi wenza izoni zadlula futhi zabhujiswa ebusweni bomhlaba, kanye nalabo abadukisile umhlaba. 28. Bazoboshwa ngamaketanga, baboshwe endaweni yabo yokubhujiswa, yonke imisebenzi yabo izonyamalala ebusweni bomhlaba. 29. Kusukela manje akuyikuba khona lutho olubolayo; ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ibonakele, ihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi, ububi bonke buyodlula phambi kobuso bayo, nezwi laleyo Ndodana yomuntu liyophuma liqine phambi kweNkosi yemimoya.
1. Kwathi ngemva kwalokhu, umoya wami waguqulwa, wenyukela ezulwini. Ngabona amadodana angcwele kaNkulunkulu, enyathela ilangabi lomlilo. Izingubo zawo zazimhlophe, nezingubo zawo zazimhlophe, ubuso bawo bukhanya njengeqhwa. 2. Ngabona imifula emibili yomlilo, futhi ukukhanya komlilo kwakhanya njenge-hyacinth. Ngawa ngobuso phambi kweNkosi yemimoya. 3. Ingelosi uMikayeli, enye yezingelosi ezinkulu, yangibamba ngesandla sami sokunene, yangiphakamisa, yangiholela kuzo zonke izimfihlo. Yangibonisa zonke izimfihlo zokulunga. 4. Wangibonisa zonke izimfihlo zemikhawulo yezulu, zonke izinkanyezi, nazo zonke izikhanyiso, lapho zivela khona phambi kwabangcwele. 5. Waguqula umoya wami waba yizulu lamazulu, futhi ngabona lapho isakhiwo esakhiwe ngamakristalu, futhi phakathi kwalawo makristalu izilimi zomlilo ophilayo. 6. Umoya wami wabona ibhande elalibopha indlu yomlilo, futhi ezinhlangothini zalo ezine kwakukhona imifula egcwele umlilo ophilayo. 7. Futhi kwakukhona uSeraphin, uKherubiki, no-Ophannin nxazonke; laba yibo abangalali, futhi baqapha isihlalo sobukhosi senkazimulo yakhe. 8. Ngabona izingelosi ezingenakubalwa, izinkulungwane eziyinkulungwane, nezinkulungwane eziyishumi eziphindwe kazinkulungwane eziyishumi, zizungeza leyo ndlu. UMikayeli, noRafayeli, noGabriyeli, noPhanuweli, kanye nezingelosi ezingcwele ezisezulwini, zingena ziphuma kuleyo ndlu. 9. Baphuma kule ndlu, uMikayeli, uGabriyeli, uRafayeli noPhanuweli, kanye nezingelosi eziningi ezingcwele ezingenakubalwa. 10. Futhi kanye nabo iNhloko Yezinsuku, ikhanda Lakhe limhlophe futhi lihlanzekile njengoboya, Nezingubo Zakhe azichazeki. 11. Ngawa ngobuso bami, umzimba wami wonke waphumula, nomoya wami waguqulwa; Ngamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ... ngomoya wamandla, Ngabusiswa, ngakhazinyuliswa futhi ngadunyiswa. 12. Lezi zibusiso eziphuma emlonyeni wami zazijabulisa kakhulu phambi kwalowo Mkhulu Wezinsuku. 13. Futhi lowo Mkhulu Wezinsuku weza noMikayeli noGabriyeli, uRafayeli noPhanuweli, izinkulungwane nezinkulungwane eziyishumi zezingelosi ezingenakubalwa. 14. Weza kimi wangibingelela ngezwi lakhe, wathi kimi: 'Lo uyiNdodana yomuntu ozelwe ukulunga; ukulunga kuhlala phezu kwakhe, nokulunga kweNhloko yezinsuku akumshiyi.' 15. Wathi kimi: “Uyakumemezela ukuthula egameni lezwe elizayo; ngokuba kusukela lapho kwavela ukuthula kusukela ekudalweni komhlaba, futhi kuyoba njalo kuwe kuze kube phakade naphakade.” 16. Bonke bayohamba ezindleleni zakhe njengoba ukulunga kungamshiyi. Izindawo zabo zokuhlala ziyoba naye, nefa labo liyoba naye, futhi ngeke bahlukaniswe naye kuze kube phakade naphakade. 17. Ngakho-ke kuyakuba khona izinsuku eziningi neNdodana yomuntu, futhi abalungileyo bayoba nokuthula
ISAHLUKO 70 1. Kwathi ngemva kwalokho, igama lakhe laphakanyiswa phakathi nokuphila kwakhe, laya eNdodaneni yomuntu naseNkosini yemimoya, phakathi kwalabo abahlala emhlabeni. 2. Waphakanyiswa ezinqoleni zomoya, igama lakhe lanyamalala phakathi kwabo. 3. Kusukela ngalolo suku angizange ngibalwe phakathi kwabo. Wangimisa phakathi kwemimoya emibili, phakathi kweNyakatho neNtshonalanga, lapho izingelosi zathatha khona izintambo ukuze zilinganisele indawo yabakhethiweyo nabalungile. 4. Ngabona lapho obaba bokuqala kanye nabalungileyo ababehlala lapho kusukela ekuqaleni. 18
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nendlela eqondile, egameni leNkosi yemimoya kuze kube phakade naphakade.
eziyishumi nambili, ubusuku bufinyezwe bube yizingxenye eziyisithupha. 16. Ilanga liphuma ukuze usuku lube lufushane, nobusuku bube bude. 17. Ilanga libuyela empumalanga, lingena emnyango wesithupha, liphuma kuwo bese lishona izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu. 16. Lapho sekuphele izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, usuku luyancipha ngengxenye eyodwa, lube yizingxenye eziyishumi nanye, nobusuku bube yisikhombisa. 16. Ilanga liphuma emnyango wesithupha entshonalanga, liphuma empumalanga, liphuma emnyango wesihlanu izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, bese lishona entshonalanga futhi emnyango wesihlanu entshonalanga. 18. Ngalolo suku usuku luncipha ngezingxenye ezimbili, futhi luba yizingxenye eziyishumi kanti ubusuku buba yizingxenye eziyisishiyagalombili. 18. Ilanga liphuma kulowo mnyango wesihlanu, lishona kumnyango wesihlanu entshonalanga, liphuma kumnyango wesine, liphuma ekuseni kakhulu, lishona entshonalanga. 20. Ngalolo suku usuku lulingana nobusuku, futhi ubude bulingana, ubusuku bulingana nezingxenye eziyisishiyagalolunye kanye nosuku lube nezingxenye eziyisishiyagalolunye. 21. Ilanga liphuma kulowo mnyango, lishone entshonalanga, libuyele empumalanga, liphume ekuseni ngamashumi amathathu emnyango wesithathu, lishone entshonalanga emnyango wesithathu. 22. Ngaleso sikhathi ubusuku buzoba bude kunosuku, ubusuku bube bude kunobusuku, nosuku lube mfushane kunosuku kuze kube ngu-30 ekuseni. Ubusuku buzoba izingxenye eziyishumi, nosuku lube izingxenye eziyisishiyagalombili. 24. Ilanga liphuma emnyango wesithathu, lishona emnyango wesithathu entshonalanga, libuyela empumalanga; 25. Ilanga liphuma emnyango wesibili empumalanga, izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, futhi lishona emnyango wesibili entshonalanga yezulu. 24. Ngalolo suku ubusuku buyizingxenye eziyishumi nanye kanye nosuku luyizingxenye eziyisikhombisa. 25. Ilanga liphuma ngalolo suku lisuka kumnyango wesibili, lishona entshonalanga, libuyela empumalanga, lingene emnyango wokuqala, lize lifike ekuseni ngamashumi amathathu nanye, bese lishona emnyango wokuqala entshonalanga yezulu. 26. Ngalelo langa ubusuku buyanda futhi buphindwe kabili ngosuku; ubusuku bulingana nezingxenye eziyishumi nambili kanye nosuku lulingana nesithupha. 28. Ilanga lidlula kuzo zonke izigaba zomjikelezo walo, liphinde liphendukele kuzo zonke izigaba zomjikelezo walo. 29. Ilanga lingena kulowo mnyango izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, bese lishona entshonalanga ngaphesheya kwawo. 28. Ngalobo busuku ubusuku bunciphile ngengxenye yesishiyagalolunye, ubusuku bube yizingxenye eziyishumi nanye, nosuku lube yizingxenye eziyisikhombisa. 29. Ilanga libuyele emuva, lingena esangweni lesibili empumalanga, libuyela emuva ezinyathelweni zalo zomjikelezo izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, liphuma futhi lishona.
ISAHLUKO 72 1. Incwadi yemizila yezinkanyiso zezulu, ubudlelwano bomuntu ngamunye, ngokwezigaba zakhe, ubukhosi bakhe nezinkathi zakhe, ngokwamagama akhe nezindawo asuka kuzo, nangokwezinyanga zakhe, u-Uriel, ingelosi engcwele, owayenami, ongumqondisi wabo, angibonisa yona; futhi wangibonisa yonke imithetho yakhe njengoba injalo, nokuthi injani ngokuphathelene nayo yonke iminyaka yomhlaba kuze kube phakade, kuze kube yilapho kufezwa indalo entsha ehlala kuze kube phakade. 2. Lona umthetho wokuqala wezinkanyiso: iLanga liphuma ezinyangweni ezisempumalanga zezulu, futhi lishona ezinyangweni ezisentshonalanga zezulu. 3. Ngabona iminyango eyisithupha lapho ilanga liphuma khona, iminyango eyisithupha lapho ilanga lishona khona, inyanga iphuma futhi ishona khona. 4. Ngabona izinkanyezi eziyinhloko nalabo abaziholayo; eziyisithupha empumalanga neziyisithupha entshonalanga; zonke zilandelana ngokulandelana okuhambisanayo; kanye namafasitela amaningi ngakwesokudla nangakwesobunxele. 4. Okokuqala kuvela isibani esikhulu, esibizwa ngokuthi iLanga. Umjikelezo waso ufana nomjikelezo wezulu. Ugcwele umlilo okhanyayo noshisayo. 5. Inqola akhuphukela kuyo, umoya uyayiqhuba, bese ilanga lishona ezulwini bese libuya enyakatho ukuze lifike empumalanga, futhi liqondiswa kangangokuthi lifika esangweni elifanele futhi likhanye ebusweni bezulu. 6. Ngale ndlela uvuka ngenyanga yokuqala engosini enkulu, okungowesine kulawo masango ayisithupha eqenjini. 7. Kulelo sango lesine lapho ilanga liphuma khona ngenyanga yokuqala, kukhona amafasitela ayishumi nambili avulekayo, lapho ilangabi liphuma khona uma livuliwe ngesikhathi salo. 8. Lapho ilanga liphuma ezulwini, liphuma ngalowo mnyango wesine, izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu zilandelana, bese lifika ngokunembile emnyango wesine entshonalanga yezulu. 9. Futhi phakathi nalesi sikhathi usuku luba lude nsuku zonke nobusuku bube bufushane ebusuku kuze kube ngu30 ekuseni. 10. Ngalolo suku usuku lude kunobusuku ngengxenye yesishiyagalolunye, futhi usuku lulingana ngqo nezingxenye eziyishumi nobusuku bulingana nezingxenye eziyisishiyagalombili. 12. Ilanga liphuma kulowo mnyango wesine, lishona ngo-4, libuyela emnyango wesihlanu empumalanga, izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, liphuma kuwo futhi lishona ngo-5. 12. Bese usuku luba lude ngezingxenye ezimbili futhi lube yizingxenye eziyishumi nanye, bese ubusuku bufinyela bube yizingxenye eziyisikhombisa. 14. Ibuyela empumalanga, ingena esangweni lesithupha, bese iphuma futhi ingena esangweni lesithupha ekuseni ngakusasa. 11:30. 14. Ngalolo suku usuku luba lude kunobusuku, usuku luba luphindwe kabili ubusuku, usuku lube yizingxenye 19
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30. Ngalolo suku ubusuku buyancipha ngobude, ubusuku bube yizingxenye eziyishumi, usuku lube yisishiyagalombili. 31. Ngalolo suku ilanga liphuma kulowo mnyango, lishone entshonalanga, libuyele empumalanga, liphume emnyango wesithathu ekuseni ngamashumi amathathu nanye, lishone entshonalanga yezulu. 32. Ngalolo suku ubusuku buyancipha futhi bube yizingxenye eziyisishiyagalolunye, nosuku lube yizingxenye eziyisishiyagalolunye, kanti ubusuku bulingana nosuku futhi unyaka ufana ncamashi nezinsuku zawo ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha nane. 33. Futhi ubude bemini nobusuku, kanye nokufushane kwemini nobusuku kuyavela—ngokuhamba kwelanga lokhu kwehlukaniswa kwenziwa. 34. Ngakho-ke kufika ukuthi indlela yayo iba yinde nsuku zonke, futhi indlela yayo ibe mfushane ebusuku. 35. Futhi lo ngumthetho kanye nomzila welanga, kanye nokubuya kwalo kaningi njengoba libuya kangamashumi ayisithupha futhi liphuma, okungukuthi isibani esikhulu esibizwa ngokuthi ilanga, kuze kube phakade naphakade. 36. Lokho okuphumayo kuyinkanyiso enkulu, futhi kubizwa kanjalo ngokubonakala kwayo, njengoba iNkosi iyalile. 37. Njengoba ephakama, kanjalo uyashona futhi akanciphi, futhi akaphumuli, kodwa ugijima imini nobusuku, futhi ukukhanya kwakhe kukhanya kasikhombisa kunokwenyanga; kodwa ngobukhulu bobabili bayalingana.
8. Iphuma ngalolo suku kanye nengxenye yesikhombisa, iphuma futhi ibuyele emuva ekuphumeni kwelanga. 9. Ezinsukwini zayo ezisele, ikhanya ngezingxenye eziyishumi nantathu ezisele. ISAHLUKO 74 1. Ngabona enye indlela, umthetho wakhe, nokuthi wenza kanjani ngokuvumelana nalowo mthetho uguquko lwakhe lwanyanga zonke. 2. Bonke laba bantu, ingelosi engcwele, u-Uriel, bangibonisa izikhundla zabo. Ngabhala phansi izikhundla zabo njengoba nje engibonisile. Ngabhala phansi izinyanga zabo njengoba zazinjalo, futhi ngabhala phansi ukukhanya kwabo kwaze kwaba yizinsuku eziyishumi nanhlanu. 3. Engxenyeni eyodwa yesikhombisa ufeza konke ukukhanya kwakhe empumalanga, kanti engxenyeni eyodwa yesikhombisa ufeza bonke ubumnyama bakhe entshonalanga. 4. Futhi ezinyangeni ezithile uyashintsha izimo zakhe, futhi kwezinye izinyanga ulandela indlela yakhe eyingqayizivele. 5. Ezinyangeni ezimbili inyanga iyashona nelanga: kulezo zicabha ezimbili eziphakathi, eyesithathu neyesine. 6. Uyaphuma izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, aphenduke futhi abuyele emuva ngomnyango lapho ilanga liphuma khona, futhi afeze konke ukukhanya kwakhe. Uyaphuma elangeni, futhi ezinsukwini eziyisishiyagalombili ungena emnyango wesithupha lapho ilanga liphuma khona. 10. Lapho ilanga liphuma emnyango wesine, liphuma izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, kuze kube yilapho liphuma emnyango wesihlanu. 11. Libuyela emuva emnyango wesine ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa, futhi likhanyise konke. 12. Liyaphuma futhi lingene emnyango wokuqala ezinsukwini eziyisishiyagalombili. 8. Ubuyela emuva ngezinsuku eziyisikhombisa esangweni lesine lapho ilanga liphuma khona. 9. Ngakho-ke ngabona indawo yazo—indlela izinyanga ezaziphuma ngayo nelanga elalishona ngayo ngalezo zinsuku. 10. Uma iminyaka emihlanu ihlanganiswa ndawonye, ilanga linezinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, futhi zonke izinsuku ezihlanganiswa ngalo komunye waleyo minyaka emihlanu, uma sezigcwele, zifinyelela ezinsukwini ezingu364. 11. Futhi inani elingaphezulu lelanga nezinkanyezi lifinyelela ezinsukwini eziyisithupha: eminyakeni emi-5 izinsuku eziyisithupha minyaka yonke zifika ezinsukwini ezingama-30: kanti inyanga iwela ngemuva kwelanga nezinkanyezi ifinyelela ezinsukwini ezingama-30. 12. Ilanga nezinkanyezi ziletha yonke iminyaka, ukuze zingaqhubeki noma zilibazise indawo yazo ngosuku olulodwa kuze kube phakade, kodwa ziqede iminyaka ngobulungisa obuphelele ngezinsuku ezingu-364. 13. Eminyakeni emi-3 kunezinsuku eziyi-1092, kanti eminyakeni emi-5 kunezinsuku eziyi-1820, ngakho-ke eminyakeni eyi-8 kunezinsuku ezingama-2912. 14. Ngenyanga yodwa izinsuku zilingana neminyaka emi-3 kuya ezinsukwini eziyi-1062, futhi eminyakeni emi-5 isala ngemuva ngezinsuku ezingama-50: [okungukuthi, esibalweni (sika-1770) kuzonezelwa izinsuku (eziyi-1000 kanye) nezingama-62.]
ISAHLUKO 73 1. Ngemva kwalomthetho ngabona omunye umthetho ophathelene nokukhanya okuncane, okubizwa ngokuthi iNyanga. 2. Umjikelezo wakhe ufana nomjikelezo wezulu. Inqola yakhe, lapho egibele khona, iqhutshwa umoya, futhi ukukhanya kunikezwa kuye ngesilinganiso esithile. 3. Ukukhanya kwelanga kuyashintsha njalo ngenyanga. Izinsuku zakhe zifana nezinsuku zelanga. Uma ukukhanya kwakhe kufana, kuba yingxenye yesikhombisa yokukhanya kwelanga. 4. Futhi ivuka kanjalo. Futhi isigaba sayo sokuqala empumalanga siphuma ekuseni kwamashumi amathathu: futhi ngalolo suku iyabonakala, futhi ikwenzela isigaba sokuqala senyanga ngosuku lwamashumi amathathu kanye nelanga emnyango lapho ilanga liphuma khona. 5. Ingxenye eyodwa yayo iphuma ngengxenye yesikhombisa. Yonke indawo yayo ayinalutho, ngaphandle kokukhanya, ngaphandle kwengxenye eyodwa kweziyisikhombisa kanye nengxenye yeshumi nane yokukhanya kwayo. 6. Lapho ethola ingxenye eyodwa kweziyisikhombisa zengxenye yokukhanya kwakhe, ukukhanya kwakhe kufinyelela ingxenye eyodwa kweziyisikhombisa nengxenye yayo. 7. Lapho ilanga liphuma, inyanga iphuma kanye naye, ithola ingxenye eyodwa yokukhanya. 8. Ngalobo busuku, ekuqaleni kokusa kwayo, ekuqaleni kosuku lwenyanga, inyanga ishona nelanga, futhi ayibonakali ngalobo busuku, inezingxenye eziyishumi nane nengxenye eyodwa yazo. 20
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15. Futhi eminyakeni emi-5 kunezinsuku ezingu-1770, ngakho-ke enyangeni izinsuku ezineminyaka engu-8 zilingana nezinsuku ezingu-2832. 16. [Ngoba eminyakeni engu-8 usala ngemuva izinsuku ezingu-80], zonke izinsuku asala ngemuva ngazo eminyakeni engu-8 zingu-80. 17. Futhi unyaka uqedwa ngokunembile ngokuvumelana neziteshi zabo zomhlaba kanye neziteshi zelanga, eziphuma ezinyangweni lapho liphuma khona futhi lishone khona izinsuku ezingama-30.
1. Ngabona iminyango eyishumi nambili evulekile kuzo zonke izingxenye zezulu, lapho umoya uphuma khona uvunguza phezu komhlaba. 2. Ezintathu zazo zivulekile ebusweni bezulu, ezintathu entshonalanga, ezintathu ngakwesokudla kwezulu, kanti ezintathu ngakwesobunxele. 3. Amaqembu amathathu okuqala asempumalanga, amathathu asenyakatho, amathathu alandela lawo angakwesobunxele eningizimu, amathathu asentshonalanga. 4. Ngemimoya emine yalena kuvela imimoya yesibusiso nokuchuma, futhi kuleyo eyisishiyagalombili kuvela imimoya elimazayo: lapho ithunyelwa, iletha incithakalo emhlabeni wonke naphezu kwamanzi akuwo, naphezu kwabo bonke abahlala kuwo, naphezu kwakho konke okusemanzini nasemhlabeni. 5. Umoya wokuqala uphuma kulawo masango, obizwa ngokuthi umoya wasempumalanga, uphuma ngomnyango wokuqala osempumalanga, ubheke eningizimu. Kuwo kuvela incithakalo, isomiso, ukushisa, incithakalo. 6. Kusuka esangweni lesibili eliphakathi, kuvela imvula, ukuchuma, ukuchuma namazolo, futhi kusukela esangweni lesithathu elibheke enyakatho kuvela ukubanda nesomiso. 7. Ngemva kwalokhu, imimoya yaseningizimu iphuma ngeminyango emithathu. 8. Ngomnyango wokuqala, umoya oshisayo uphuma, ubheke empumalanga. 8. Ngaphakathi kwesango eliphakathi, kuvela iphunga elimnandi, amazolo, imvula, ukuchuma nempilo. 10. Ngaphakathi kwesango lesithathu, elisentshonalanga, kuphuma amazolo, imvula, izinkumbi kanye nencithakalo. 10. Ngemva kwalokhu, imimoya yasenyakatho iphuma emnyango wesikhombisa empumalanga, amazolo, imvula, izinkumbi kanye nencithakalo. 11. Ukusuka emnyango ophakathi, impilo, imvula, amazolo, ukuchuma, kanye nomnyango wesithathu entshonalanga, kuvela amafu, iqhwa, iqhwa, imvula, amazolo nezinkumbi. 12. Ngemva kwalezi zinto ezine, imimoya yasentshonalanga iphuma. Ngomnyango wokuqala oseduze nenyakatho, amazolo, iqhwa elimnyama, ubanda, iqhwa nesithwathwa. 13. Kusukela emnyango ophakathi kuphuma amazolo, imvula, ukuchuma nesibusiso, futhi kusukela emnyango wokugcina oseduze neningizimu kuphuma isomiso, incithakalo, ukusha nokubhujiswa. 14. Futhi iminyango eyishumi nambili yezingxenye ezine zezulu isiqediwe ngayo. Futhi ngikubonise yonke imithetho yabo, zonke izinhlupho zabo, nazo zonke izinzuzo zabo, ndodana yami uMethusela.
ISAHLUKO 75 1. Abaholi bezinhloko zezinkulungwane, ababekwe phezu kwayo yonke indalo naphezu kwazo zonke izinkanyezi, nabo baphathelene nezinsuku ezine ezihlanganisiwe, ezingenakuhlukaniswa nesikhundla sazo, ngokwesibalo sonyaka, futhi lezi zinkonzo zisebenza ezinsukwini ezine ezingabalwanga ekubalweni konyaka. 2. Ngenxa yalokhu, abantu bayaphambuka, ngoba labo bantu abakhazimulayo bakhonza ngempela eziteshini zomhlaba, esinye emnyango wokuqala, esinye emnyango wesithathu wezulu, esinye emnyango wesine, nesinye emnyango wesithupha. Ukunemba konyaka kufezwa ngeziteshi zalo ezihlukene ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha nane. 3. Ngezibonakaliso nezikhathi neminyaka nezinsuku ingelosi u-Uriel eyangibonisa zona, iNkosi yenkazimulo eyimisile phezu kwazo zonke izikhanyiso zezulu, ezulwini nasemhlabeni, ukuze babuse ebusweni bezulu futhi babonakale emhlabeni, futhi babe ngabaholi bemini nobusuku, okungukuthi ilanga, inyanga nezinkanyezi, nazo zonke izidalwa ezikhonzayo ezenza ukujikeleza kwazo kuzo zonke izinqola zezulu. 4. Ngendlela efanayo, u-Uriel wangibonisa iminyango eyishumi nambili, ivulekile nxazonke zenqola yelanga ezulwini, lapho imisebe yelanga iphuma khona; futhi ukufudumala kusakazeka kuwo phezu komhlaba lapho kuvulwa ngezikhathi zazo ezimisiwe. 5. Futhi ngenxa yemimoya nomoya wamazolo lapho zivulwa, zimi zivulekile emazulwini emaphethelweni. 6. Ngokuphathelene neminyango eyishumi nambili ezulwini, emaphethelweni omhlaba, lapho kuphuma khona ilanga, inyanga, nezinkanyezi, nayo yonke imisebenzi yasezulwini empumalanga nasentshonalanga. 7. Kukhona amafasitela amaningi avulekile ngakwesobunxele nangakwesokudla, futhi ifasitela elilodwa ngesikhathi salo esimisiwe likhipha ukufudumala, njengoba kunjalo nangalawo masango lapho izinkanyezi ziphuma khona njengoba eyalile, futhi lapho zibekwe khona ngokuhambisana nenani lazo. 8. Ngabona izinqola ezulwini, zigijima emhlabeni, ngaphezu kwamasango lapho izinkanyezi ezihlala khona zingafinyeleli khona. 9. Futhi enye inkulu kunazo zonke ezinye, futhi yiyo ehamba emhlabeni wonke.
ISAHLUKO 77 1. Ingxenye yokuqala ibizwa ngokuthi impumalanga, ngoba iyona yokuqala: eyesibili, eningizimu, ngoba oPhezukonke uzokwehla lapho, yebo, lapho ngomqondo okhethekile kakhulu Lowo obusisiwe kuze kube phakade uzokwehla khona. 2. Ingxenye esentshonalanga ibizwa ngokuthi i-“depth”, ngoba lapho zonke izikhanyiso zezulu ziyanyamalala futhi ziyawa. 21
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3. Ingxenye yesine, ebizwa ngokuthi inyakatho, ihlukaniswe izingxenye ezintathu: eyokuqala iyindawo yokuhlala yabantu; eyesibili iqukethe ulwandle lwamanzi, izigodi, amahlathi, imifula, ubumnyama namafu; kanti eyesithathu iqukethe insimu yokulunga. 4. Ngabona izintaba eziyisikhombisa eziphakeme, eziphakeme kakhulu kunezintaba zonke emhlabeni, futhi kusukela lapho kwavela ungqoqwane, izinsuku, izinkathi, neminyaka kuyadlula. 5. Ngabona imifula eyisikhombisa emhlabeni emikhulu kuneminye imifula: omunye wayo uvela entshonalanga uthululela amanzi awo oLwandle Olukhulu. 6. Lezi ezimbili zivela enyakatho ziye olwandle futhi zithululela amanzi azo oLwandle i-Erythraean empumalanga. 7. Abanye abane baphuma ohlangothini olusenyakatho baya olwandle lwabo, ababili baya oLwandle i-Eritrea, ababili baya oLwandle Olukhulu, abanye bathi: baya ehlane. 8. Iziqhingi ezinkulu eziyisikhombisa engizibonile olwandle nasezwenikazi: ezimbili ezwenikazi kanye nezinhlanu oLwandle Olukhulu.
nantathu kuya kwesikhombisa, kusukela kweshumi nane kuya kwengxenye yesikhombisa, kusukela kweshumi nane kuya kwengxenye yesikhombisa, kusukela kweshumi nanye kuya kwengxenye yesikhombisa. Konke ukukhanya kwayo okusele kuyanyamalala ngokuphelele ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu. 9. Futhi kwezinye izinyanga inyanga inezinsuku ezingamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye kanye nezinsuku ezingamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili. 10. U-Uriel wangibonisa omunye umthetho: lapho ukukhanya kudluliselwa enyangeni, futhi ngakwelinye icala kudluliselwa kuye yilanga. 11. Phakathi naso sonke isikhathi lapho inyanga ikhula ekukhanyeni kwayo, iyidlulisela kuye lapho ukukhanya kwayo kuphelela phambi kwelanga phakathi nezinsuku eziyishumi nane, futhi lapho ikhanyiswa yonke indawo, ukukhanya kwayo kuphelela ezulwini. 12. Ngosuku lokuqala ubizwa ngokuthi inyanga entsha, ngoba ngalolo suku ukukhanya kuyamkhanyela. 13. Uba yinyanga egcwele ngosuku lapho ilanga lishona entshonalanga, futhi kusukela empumalanga uphuma ebusuku, futhi inyanga ikhanya ubusuku bonke kuze kube yilapho ilanga liphuma phambi kwakhe futhi inyanga ibonakale phambi kwelanga. 14. Ohlangothini lapho ukukhanya kwenyanga kuvela khona, lapho futhi iyanyamalala kuze kube yilapho konke ukukhanya kunyamalala futhi zonke izinsuku zenyanga ziphelile, futhi umjikelezo wayo ungenalutho, awunakukhanya. 15. Izinyanga ezintathu zithatha izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, futhi ngesikhathi sazo zithatha izinyanga ezintathu zithatha izinsuku ezingamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye. 16. Lapho efika enkathini yokuqala, ufika esangweni lokuqala izinsuku eziyikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa. 16. Ngesikhathi sokuphuma kwakhe, ubonakala izinyanga ezintathu, izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, nezinyanga ezintathu, izinsuku ezingamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye. 17. Ebusuku ubonakala njengomuntu izinsuku ezingamashumi amabili isikhathi ngasinye, futhi emini ubonakala njengezulu, futhi akukho okunye kuye ngaphandle kokukhanya kwakhe.
ISAHLUKO 78 1. Amagama elanga yilawa alandelayo: i-Orjârês yokuqala, kanye ne-Tomâs yesibili. 2. Inyanga inamagama amane: igama lokuqala ngu-Asônjâ, elesibili ngu-Eblâ, elesithathu ngu-Benâsê, kanye nelesine ngu-Erâe. 3. Lezi yizinkanyiso ezimbili ezinkulu: umjikelezo wazo ufana nomjikelezo wezulu, futhi ubukhulu bomjikelezo wazo zombili buyafana. 4. Engxenyeni yelanga kunezingxenye eziyisikhombisa zokukhanya ezenezelwa kulo ngaphezu kwenyanga, futhi ngezilinganiso eziqondile zidluliselwa kuze kube yilapho ingxenye yesikhombisa yelanga isiphelile. 5. Bangena eminyango yasentshonalanga, baphendukela enyakatho, baphume ngeminyango yasempumalanga ebusweni bezulu. 11. Lapho inyanga iphuma, ingxenye yeshumi nane iyabonakala ezulwini, futhi ukukhanya kugcwele kuyo. Ngosuku lweshumi nane, i-altare ligcwalisa ukukhanya kwayo. 10. Izingxenye eziyishumi nanhlanu zokukhanya zidluliselwa kuye kuze kube usuku lweshumi nanhlanu, lapho ukukhanya kwakhe kuqediwe, ngokusho kwesibonakaliso sonyaka. 11. Inyanga ikhula ngokwengeza izingxenye eziyishumi nane. 8. Futhi lapho inyanga iphela, ngosuku lokuqala inyanga iyancipha ibe yizingxenye eziyishumi nane zokukhanya kwayo, kusukela kwesibili kuya kweshumi nantathu, kusukela kwesithathu kuya kweshumi nambili, kusukela kwesine kuya kweshumi nanye, kusukela kwesihlanu kuya kweshumi, kusukela kwesithupha kuya kwesishiyagalolunye, kusukela kwesikhombisa kuya kwesishiyagalombili, kusukela kwesishiyagalombili kuya kwesikhombisa, kusukela kwesishiyagalolunye kuya kwesithupha, kusukela kweshumi kuya kwesihlanu, kusukela kweshumi nanye kuya kwesine, kusukela kweshumi nambili kuya kwesithathu, kusukela kweshumi
ISAHLUKO 79 1. Manje, ndodana yami, ngikubonisile konke, futhi umthetho wezinkanyezi zonke zezulu usuqediwe. 2. Wangibonisa yonke imithetho yalezi zinto, yonke imihla, yonke iminyaka, yonke iminyaka, yonke iminyaka, yonke inyanga, yonke isonto. 3. Futhi inyanga iphela emnyango wesithupha, ngoba ukukhanya kwayo kuyatholakala kulo mnyango wesithupha, futhi emva kwalokho ukukhanya kwayo kuqala. 4. Futhi ukuncipha okwenzeka esangweni lokuqala ngesikhathi salo, kuze kube yizinsuku eziyikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa, kubalwa ngokwezinsuku zamasonto, amasonto angamashumi amabili nanhlanu nezinsuku ezimbili. 22
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5. Uwela ngemuva kwelanga kanye nohlelo lwezinkanyezi izinsuku ezinhlanu ngesikhathi esisodwa, futhi lapho le ndawo oyibonayo isidlulile. 6. Yileso isithombe nomdwebo wazo zonke izikhanyiso uUriel ingelosi enkulu, ongumholi wazo, angibonisa zona.
bonke abantwana bakho; futhi ngonyaka wesibili bazokususa phakathi kwabo. 7. Inhliziyo yakho mayibe namandla, ngokuba abalungileyo bayakumemezela ukulunga kwabalungileyo; abalungileyo kanye nabalungileyo bayakujabula, bahalalisele omunye nomunye. 8. Kodwa izoni ziyakufa nezoni, futhi isihlubuki siyakufa kanye nesihlubuki. 9. Labo abenza ukulunga bayokufa ngenxa yezenzo zabantu, futhi bayosuswa ngenxa yezenzo zabantu abangamesabi uNkulunkulu. 10. Ngalezo zinsuku bayeka ukukhuluma nami. Ngafika kubantu bakithi, ngidumisa iNkosi yomhlaba.
ISAHLUKO 80 1. Ngalezo zinsuku ingelosi u-Uriel yaphendula yathi kimi: Bheka, ngikubonisile konke, Enoke, futhi ngikutshelile konke, ukuze ubone leli langa nenyanga, kanye nabaholi bezinkanyezi zezulu, kanye nabo bonke abaphendukayo, imisebenzi yabo, izikhathi zabo kanye nokuhamba kwabo. 2. Ezinsukwini zezoni, iminyaka izofinyezwa, imbewu yabo izohlala isikhathi eside emasimini abo, futhi konke okusemhlabeni kuzoshintsha, futhi ngeke kuvele ngesikhathi sako; imvula izovinjelwa, futhi izulu lizoyivimba. 3. Ngalezo zikhathi izithelo zomhlaba zizobuyela emuva, zingakhuli ngesikhathi sazo, nezithelo zemithi zizogodlwa ngesikhathi sazo. 4. Inyanga izoshintsha ukuhleleka kwayo, futhi ingaveli ngesikhathi sayo. 5. Ngalezo zinsuku ilanga lizobonakala, futhi uzohamba kusihlwa enqoleni enkulu entshonalanga, futhi uzokhanya kakhulu kunokukhanya. 6. Izikhulu eziningi zezinkanyezi zizophula umthetho omisiwe, futhi lezi zizoshintsha imizila yazo nemisebenzi yazo, futhi ngeke zivele ngezikhathi ezimisiwe. 7. Futhi yonke inkanyezi izofihlwa ezonini, futhi imicabango yabantu basemhlabeni iyophambuka kubo, futhi bayoguqulwa ezindleleni zabo zonke, futhi bayophambuka futhi bathathe onkulunkulu. 8. Ububi buyokwanda phezu kwabo, futhi isijeziso sizobafikela ukuze sibhubhise bonke.
ISAHLUKO 82 1. Manje, ndodana yami, Methusela, ngiyakutshela konke lokhu futhi ngikubhalela phansi. Ngikwembulele konke, futhi ngikunike izincwadi eziphathelene nakho konke lokhu. Ngakho-ke, ndodana yami, Methusela, gcina izincwadi esandleni sikayihlo, futhi uqiniseke ukuthi uziletha ezizukulwaneni zomhlaba. 2. Ngikunikile wena nabantwana bakho ukuhlakanipha, nabantwana bakho abazoba ngabakho, ukuze bakunike abantwana babo izizukulwane ngezizukulwane, lokhu kuhlakanipha okungukuthi okudlula ukucabanga kwabo. 3. Labo abakuqondayo ngeke balale, kodwa bayolalela ngezindlebe ukuze bafunde lokhu kuhlakanipha, futhi kuyobajabulisa labo abakudlayo kunokudla okuhle. 4. Babusisiwe bonke abalungileyo, babusisiwe bonke abahamba ngendlela yokulunga futhi abangoni njengezoni, ngokubala zonke izinsuku zabo lapho ilanga lihamba khona ezulwini, lingena futhi liphuma eminyango izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu kanye nezinhloko zezinkulungwane zezinkanyezi, kanye nezine ezihlanganisiwe ezihlukanisa izingxenye ezine zonyaka, eziziholayo futhi zingene nazo izinsuku ezine. 5. Ngenxa yabo abantu bayoba nephutha futhi bangababali kulo lonke unyaka: yebo, abantu bayoba nephutha, futhi bangabaqapheli ngokunembile. 6. Ngoba zibalwa ngokwezibalo zonyaka, futhi zilotshwe kuwo kuze kube phakade: eyodwa emnyango wokuqala, enye emnyango wesithathu, enye emnyango wesine, enye emnyango wesithupha. Unyaka uphela ngezinsuku ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha nane. 7. Indaba inembile, futhi ukubalwa kwayo kunembile; ngoba u-Uriel wangibonisa futhi wangitshela ukuthi ngibone izikhanyiso, izinyanga, imikhosi, iminyaka, nezinsuku, iNkosi yendalo yonke yomhlaba ibeke phansi ibutho lasezulwini. 8. Unamandla phezu kobusuku nemini ezulwini ukuze abangele ukukhanya kukhanyise abantu—ilanga, inyanga nezinkanyezi, nawo wonke amandla ezulu ajikeleza ezinqoleni zawo eziyindilinga. 9. Lezi yiziqondiso zezinkanyezi ezihlala ezindaweni zazo, ngezikhathi zazo, emikhosini nasezinyangeni. 10. Lawa ngamagama alabo abaholayo, abaqapha ukuthi bangena ngezikhathi zabo, ngokulandelana kwabo, ngezikhathi zabo, ezinyangeni zabo, ngezikhathi zabo zokubusa, nasezikhundleni zabo.
ISAHLUKO 81 1. Wathi kimi: “Bheka, Enoke, lawa maphilisi asezulwini, ufunde okulotshwe kuwo, futhi ubhale wonke amaqiniso.” 2. Ngabuka amaphilisi asezulwini, ngafunda konke okulotshwe kuwo, ngaqonda konke, ngafunda incwadi yazo zonke izenzo zabantu, kanye nabo bonke abantwana benyama abazohlala emhlabeni kuze kube sezizukulwaneni ezikude. 3. Ngamdumisa iNkosi enkulu, iNkosi yenkazimulo, kuze kube phakade, ngoba nguye odale yonke imisebenzi yomhlaba. Ngamdumisa iNkosi ngenxa yokubekezela kwakhe, ngambusisa ngenxa yabantwana babantu. 4. Ngemva kwalokho ngathi: Ubusisiwe umuntu ofayo ekulungeni nasebuhleni, okungekho ncwadi yokungalungi ebhalwe ngaye, futhi okungekho usuku lokwahlulela oluyotholakala kuye. 5. Labo abangcwele abayisikhombisa bangiletha, bangibeka phansi phambi komnyango wendlu yami. Bathi kimi: Memezela indodana yakho uMethusela konke, futhi ubonise bonke abantwana bakho ukuthi akukho muntu olungile emehlweni kaJehova, ngoba unguMdali wabo. 6. Unyaka owodwa sizokushiya nendodana yakho, uze unikeze imiyalo yakho yokugcina, ukuze ufundise abantwana bakho futhi ubabhalele yona, futhi ufakazise 23
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11. Abaholi babo abane abahlukanisa izingxenye ezine zonyaka bangena kuqala; bese kuthi ngemva kwabo kube abaholi abayishumi nambili bezinhlelo abahlukanisa izinyanga; futhi ezinsukwini ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha kukhona izinhloko phezu kwezinkulungwane ezihlukanisa izinsuku; futhi ezinsukwini ezine ezihlanganisiwe kukhona abaholi abahlukanisa izingxenye ezine zonyaka. 12. Futhi laba baholi phezu kwezinkulungwane bahlangana phakathi komholi nomholi, ngamunye ngemuva kwesikhundla, kodwa abaholi babo benza ukwahlukana. Futhi lawa amagama abaholi abahlukanisa izingxenye ezine zonyaka ezibekwe: uMîlkî'êl, uHel'emmêlêk, noMêl'êjal, noNârêl. 13. Futhi amagama alabo ababaholayo: u-Adnâr'êl, noÎjâsûsa'êl, no-'Elômê'êl--laba abathathu balandela abaholi bemiyalelo, 14. futhi kukhona eyodwa elandela abaholi abathathu bemiyalelo elandela labo baholi beziteshi abahlukanisa izingxenye ezine zonyaka. 15. Ekuqaleni konyaka uMelkejâl uphuma kuqala abuse, ogama lakhe linguTam'âinî nelanga, futhi zonke izinsuku zokubusa kwakhe ngesikhathi esabusa ziyizinsuku ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanye. 16. Lezi yizibonakaliso zezinsuku ezizobonakala emhlabeni ezinsukwini zokubusa kwakhe: ukujuluka, ukushisa, nokuzola; futhi yonke imithi ithela izithelo, amaqabunga aphuma kuzo zonke izihlahla, isivuno sikakolweni, izimbali ze-rose, nazo zonke izimbali eziphuma ensimini, kodwa imithi yesikhathi sasebusika iyabuna. 17. Futhi lawa amagama abaholi abangaphansi kwabo: uBerka'êl, uZêlebs'êl, nomunye owengezwa inhloko yenkulungwane, obizwa ngokuthi uHîlûjâseph: futhi izinsuku zokubusa kwalo mholi seziphelile. 18. Umholi olandelayo emva kwakhe nguHêl'emmêlêk, umuntu amqamba ngokuthi ilanga elikhanyayo, futhi zonke izinsuku zokukhanya kwakhe ziyizinsuku ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanye. 19. Lezi yizibonakaliso zezinsuku zakhe emhlabeni: ukushisa okukhulu nokoma; izihlahla zivuthwa, zithela izithelo zazo zivuthiwe futhi zilungele; izimvu ziyazalana, zikhulelwe; zonke izithelo zomhlaba, konke okusemasimini, kanye nesitsha sewayini; lezi zinto zenzeka ezinsukwini zokubusa kwakhe. 20. Lawa ngamagama, nemiyalelo, nabaholi balabo babaholi bezinkulungwane: uGîdâ'îjal, uKê'êl, noHê'êl, kanye negama lenhloko yenkulungwane elingeziwe kubo, u-Asfâ'êl': futhi izinsuku zokubusa kwakhe ziphelile.
3. Ngangingilalise endlini kamkhulu wami uMahalalele, lapho ngibona embonweni ukuthi izulu lawa kanjani futhi lathathwa lawela emhlabeni. 4. Lapho umhlaba uwela phansi, ngabona ukuthi umhlaba wawugwinywa elangeni elikhulu, izintaba zazilenga ezintabeni, amagquma ayehla emagqumeni, izihlahla eziphakeme zaqhekeka eziqwini zazo, zaphonswa phansi futhi zacwila elangeni. 5. Ngase ngimemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ngathi: "Umhlaba ubhujisiwe." 6. Umkhulu uMahalalele wangivusa njengoba ngangilele eduze kwakhe, wathi kimi: 'Kungani ukhala kangaka, ndodana yami, futhi kungani ukhala kangaka?' 7. Ngamtshela yonke into engangiyibonile. Wathi kimi: “Ubonile into embi kakhulu, ndodana yami. Futhi umbono wakho wephupho uyisimangaliso esikhulu: kufanele ucwile egodini futhi ubhujiswe ngokubhujiswa okukhulu.” 8. Manje-ke, ndodana yami, vuka ucele eNkosini yenkazimulo, njengoba ukholwa, ukuthi kusale insali emhlabeni, nokuthi ingabhubhisi umhlaba wonke. 9. Ndodana yami, konke lokhu kuzofika emhlabeni kuvela ezulwini, futhi emhlabeni kuzoba khona ukubhujiswa okukhulu. 10. Ngemva kwalokho ngavuka ngathandaza, nganxusa, ngancenga, ngabhala phansi umthandazo wami wezizukulwane zomhlaba, futhi ngizokukhombisa konke, ndodana yami uMethusela. 11. Lapho ngiphuma phansi, ngabona izulu, ilanga liphuma empumalanga, inyanga ishona entshonalanga, izinkanyezi ezimbalwa, nomhlaba wonke, konke njengoba ayekwazi ekuqaleni, ngambonga iNkosi yokwahlulela futhi ngamdumisa ngoba wayekhiphe ilanga emafasiteleni asempumalanga. Wakhuphuka, waphakama ebusweni bezulu, wahamba ngendlela eyaboniswa kuye. ISAHLUKO 84 1. Ngaphakamisa izandla zami ngokulunga, ngadumisa uNgcwele noNgcwele, ngakhuluma ngomoya womlomo wami nangolimi lwenyama uNkulunkulu alwenzele abantwana babantu, ukuze bakhulume ngalo. Wabanika umoya, ulimi, nomlomo, ukuze bakhulume ngalo. 2. 'Mawubongwe, Nkosi, Nkosi, Omkhulu futhi onamandla ngobukhulu bakho, Nkosi yayo yonke indalo yasezulwini, Nkosi yamakhosi noNkulunkulu womhlaba wonke. Futhi amandla akho nobukhosi bakho nobukhulu bakho buhlala kuze kube phakade naphakade, Futhi kuzo zonke izizukulwane ubukhosi bakho; Futhi wonke amazulu ayisihlalo sakho sobukhosi kuze kube phakade, nomhlaba wonke uyisihlalo sakho sezinyawo kuze kube phakade naphakade.' 3. Ngoba wena wenzile futhi ubusa zonke izinto, futhi akukho lutho olunzima kuwe, ukuhlakanipha akusuki endaweni yesihlalo sakho sobukhosi, futhi akusuki ebusweni bakho. Futhi wena uyazi, ubona futhi uzwa konke, futhi akukho lutho olufihliwe kuwe ngoba ubona konke. 4. Manje izingelosi zasezulwini lakho zinecala lokweqa umthetho, futhi ulaka lwakho luhlala phezu kwenyama yabantu kuze kube usuku olukhulu lokwahlulela.
ISAHLUKO 83 1. Manje, ndodana yami uMethusela, ngizokukhombisa yonke imibono yami engiyibonile, ngiyilandise phambi kwakho. 2. Imibono emibili engayibona ngaphambi kokuba ngithathe umfazi, kanti omunye wawungafani nhlobo nomunye: owokuqala lapho ngisafunda ukubhala: owesibili ngaphambi kokuba ngithathe unyoko, lapho ngibona umbono owesabekayo. Ngathandaza eNkosini ngawo. 24
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5. Manje, Nkulunkulu, Nkosi, neNkosi Enkulu, ngiyakuncenga futhi ngiyakuncenga ukuba ugcwalise umthandazo wami, Ungishiyele inzalo emhlabeni, Ungabhubhisi yonke inyama yomuntu, Futhi wenze umhlaba ungabi namuntu ohlala kuwo, ukuze kube nokubhujiswa okuphakade. 6. Manje, Nkosi yami, susa inyama evuse intukuthelo yakho emhlabeni, kodwa inyama yokulunga nobuqotho mayibe yisitshalo sembewu yaphakade, futhi ungafihli ubuso bakho emthandazweni wenceku yakho, Nkosi.
5. Zonke izinkomo zazesaba kakhulu, zaqala ukuluma ngamazinyo azo, ukudla, nokuhlaba izimpondo zazo. 6. Futhi baqala ukudla lezo zinkomo, futhi bheka, bonke abantwana bomhlaba baqala ukuthuthumela, ukuthuthumela phambi kwazo, nokubaleka. ISAHLUKO 87 1. Ngabona futhi ukuthi baqala ukugwazana nokushwabana, umhlaba waqala ukukhala kakhulu. 2. Ngaphakamisa amehlo ami ezulwini futhi, ngabona embonweni. 2. Ngabona izidalwa ezinjengamadoda amhlophe zivela ezulwini, ezine zaphuma lapho, ezintathu nazo. 3. Labo abathathu abaphuma ekugcineni bangibamba ngesandla, bangisusa ezizukulwaneni zomhlaba. Bangiphakamisela endaweni ephakeme. Bangibonisa umbhoshongo ophakeme ngaphezu komhlaba. Amagquma aphansi. 4. Omunye wathi kimi: Hlala lapha uze ubone konke okuzokwenzeka ezindlovu, amakamela, izimbongolo, izinkanyezi nezinkabi nazo zonke lezi zinto.
ISAHLUKO 85 1. Ngemva kwalokhu ngibone elinye iphupho, futhi ngizokukhombisa lonke iphupho, ndodana yami. 2. U-Enoke waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wakhuluma nendodana yakhe uMethusela, wathi: “Ngizokhuluma nawe, ndodana yami; lalela amazwi ami; lalela indlebe yakho embonweni kayihlo.” 3. Ngaphambi kokuba ngithathe unyoko u-Edna, ngabona embonweni embhedeni wami, bheka inkunzi iphuma emhlabathini, leyo nkunzi yayimhlophe; emva kwayo kwaphuma ithole, kanye naleli lokugcina kwaphuma izinkunzi ezimbili, enye imnyama nenye ibomvu. 4. Le nkunzi emnyama yahlaba inkunzi ebomvu, yamxosha emhlabeni wonke. Ngakho angikwazanga ukuyibona leyo nkunzi ebomvu. 5. Kodwa leyo nkunzi emnyama yakhula, leyo nkomo yahamba nayo, ngabona ukuthi izinkabi eziningi zazimlandela futhi zifana naye. 6. Le nkomo, leyo yokuqala, yasuka phambi kwenkunzi yokuqala ukuze iyofuna leyo nkomo ebomvu, kodwa ayizange imthole. Yakhala kakhulu futhi yamfuna. 7. Ngabheka kwaze kwaba yilapho inkunzi yokuqala ifika kuye, yamthulisa, futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi akaphindanga wakhala. 8. Ngemva kwalokho wazala enye inkunzi emhlophe, futhi ngemva kwayo wazala izinkunzi eziningi nezinkomo ezimnyama. 9. Ngabona ebuthongweni bami ukuthi inkunzi emhlophe nayo yakhula yaba yinkunzi enkulu emhlophe, futhi kwavela izinkunzi eziningi ezimhlophe kuye, ezazifana naye, futhi zaqala ukuzala izinkunzi eziningi ezimhlophe, ezazifana nazo, enye ilandela enye, ngisho neziningi.
ISAHLUKO 88 1. Ngabona omunye walabo abane abaphuma kuqala. Wabamba inkanyezi yokuqala eyayiwile ezulwini, wayibopha izandla nezinyawo, wayiphonsa egodini. Manje, igodini lalilincane, lijulile, libi futhi limnyama. 2. Omunye wabo wakhipha inkemba wayinika izindlovu, amakamela nezimbongolo. Baqala ukubulalana, umhlaba wonke wazamazama ngenxa yabo. 3. Njengoba ngangibona embonweni, omunye walabo abane waphuma wabakhanda ngamatshe evela ezulwini. Waqoqa izinkanyezi ezinkulu, ezazinamalungu angaphakathi afana namahhashi, wazibopha zonke izandla nezinyawo, waziphonsa elangeni lomhlaba. ISAHLUKO 89 1. Omunye walaba abane waya enkunzi emhlophe, wamfundisa ngasese, ngaphandle kokwesaba. Wazalwa eyinkunzi, waba ngumuntu, wazakhela isitsha esikhulu, wahlala kuso, nezinkunzi ezintathu zahlala naye esitsheni, zambozwa. 2. Ngaphakamisa amehlo ami ezulwini futhi ngabona uphahla oluphakeme, olunezikhukhula eziyisikhombisa phezu kwalo. 3. Lezi zikhukhula zazigeleza ngamanzi amaningi endaweni ebiyelwe. 3. Ngabona futhi, futhi bheka, imithombo yavuleka phezu kwale ndawo enkulu, amanzi aqala ukukhukhumala futhi akhuphukela phezulu. Ngabona leyo ndawo, kwaze kwaba yilapho yonke indawo imbozwe ngamanzi. 4. Amanzi, ubumnyama, nenkungu kwanda phezu kwawo; futhi njengoba ngibheka ukuphakama kwawo, lawo manzi ayekhuphuke ngaphezu kokuphakama kwawo, futhi ayegeleza phezu kwawo, futhi ema phezu kwawo. 5. Zonke izinkomo zaleso sibaya zabuthana ndawonye, kwaze kwaba yilapho ngibona ukuthi zacwila kanjani, zagwinywa futhi zabhubha emanzini.
ISAHLUKO 86 1. Ngaphinde ngabona ngamehlo ami, ngilele, ngabona izulu phezulu. 2. Inkanyezi yawa ezulwini, yavuka yadla, yadla phakathi kwezinkabi. 2. Ngemva kwalokho ngabona izinkunzi ezinkulu nezimnyama. Zonke zashintsha izibaya zazo, amadlelo azo, nezinkomo zazo, zaqala ukuhlala ndawonye. 3. Ngaphinda ngabona embonweni, ngabheka ezulwini. Ngabona izinkanyezi eziningi zihla, zawela phansi zisuka ezulwini zaya enkanyezini yokuqala. Zaba yizinkunzi phakathi kwezinkomo, zadla nazo phakathi kwazo. 4. Ngabheka futhi ngabona, futhi bheka, bonke bakhipha amalungu abo angasese, njengamahhashi, baqala ukumboza izinkomo. Bakhulelwa, bazala izindlovu, amakamela nezimbongolo. 25
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6. Kodwa lowo mkhumbi wantanta emanzini, kwathi zonke izinkabi, izindlovu, amakamela nezimbongolo zacwila phansi kanye nazo zonke izilwane, kangangokuthi angibange ngisakwazi ukuzibona, futhi azikwazanga ukubaleka, kodwa zabhubha zacwila ekujuleni. 7. Ngaphinda ngabona embonweni, kwaze kwaba yilapho izikhukhula zamanzi zisuswa ophahleni oluphakeme, imigodi yomhlaba yalungiswa, kwavuleka nezinye izigodi. 8. Amanzi aqala ukugeleza kuwo, kwaze kwaba yilapho umhlaba ubonakala; kodwa lowo mkhumbi wahlala emhlabeni, ubumnyama baphela, kwavela ukukhanya. 10. Kodwa inkunzi emhlophe eyayisiphenduke indoda yaphuma esitsheni, kanye nezinkunzi ezintathu ezazikanye naye. Enye yalezo nkunzi yayimhlophe njengaleyo nkunzi, enye yayibomvu njengegazi, enye imnyama. Le nkunzi emhlophe yaphuma kubo.
20. INkosi yafika ezimvini, yaqala ukushaya izimpisi, izimpisi zaqala ukukhala, kodwa izimvu zathula futhi zayeka ukukhala. 21. Ngabona izimvu zaze zaphuma phakathi kwezimpisi, kodwa amehlo ezimpisi ayephuphuthekile, futhi lezi zimpisi zahamba zilandela izimvu ngamandla azo onke. 22. INkosi yezimvu yahamba nabo, njengomholi wabo. Zonke izimvu Zakhe zamlandela. Ubuso bakhe babukhazimula, bukhazimula futhi besabeka ukububona. 23. Kodwa izimpisi zaqala ukuzilandela lezo zimvu zaze zafika olwandle lwamanzi. 24. Ulwandle lwahlukana, amanzi ema ngapha nangapha phambi kwabo, iNkosi yabo yabahola, yazibeka phakathi kwabo nezimpisi. 25. Njengoba izimpisi zazingakaboni izimvu, zangena phakathi kolwandle. Izimpisi zalandela izimvu, futhi izimpisi zagijima zangena olwandle. 26. Lapho bebona iNkosi yezimvu, baphenduka babaleka phambi kobuso bakhe. Kodwa ulwandle lwahlangana ndawonye, lwaba njengoba lwaludalwe. Amanzi akhukhumala futhi aphakama aze amboze izimpisi. 27. Ngabona kwaze kwaba yilapho zonke izimpisi ezazilandela izimvu zibhubha futhi zaminza.
10-27. Kusukela Ekufeni KukaNowa Kuya Ekuphumeni Kwakhe. 10. Baqala ukuzala izilwane zasendle nezinyoni, kwavela izinhlobo ezahlukene: amabhubesi, amahlosi, izimpisi, izinja, izimpisi, izingulube zasendle, izimpungushe, izingwe, izingulube, ama-falcon, amanqe, ama-kite, izinkozi, namagwababa; futhi phakathi kwabo kwazalwa inkunzi emhlophe. 11. Baqala ukulumana, kodwa inkunzi emhlophe eyazalelwa phakathi kwabo yazala imbongolo yasendle nenkunzi emhlophe, futhi izimbongolo zasendle zanda. 12. Kodwa le nkunzi eyazalwa nguye yazala ingulube yasendle emnyama nemvu emhlophe, kanti eyokuqala yazala ingulube eziningi, kodwa leyo mvu yazala izimvu eziyishumi nambili. 14. Lapho lezo zimvu eziyishumi nambili sezikhulile, zanikela ngemvu eyodwa ezimbongolweni, futhi lezo zimbongolo zanikela ngemvu ezimpisini. Futhi lezo zimvu zakhula phakathi kwezimpisi. 14. INkosi yaletha izimvu eziyishumi nanye ukuze zihlale nazo futhi zidle nazo phakathi kwezimpisi. Zanda zaba yimihlambi eminingi yezimvu. 16. Izimpisi zaqala ukwesaba, zacindezela izingane zazo, zaze zabhubhisa izingane zazo. 17. Zaphonsa izingane zazo emfuleni wamanzi amaningi. Kodwa izimvu zaqala ukukhala ngenxa yezingane zazo, zakhononda eNkosini yazo. 16. Imvu eyayisindisiwe ezimpisini yabaleka yabalekela ezimbongolweni zasendle. Ngabona izimvu zikhala, zakhala, zancenga iNkosi yazo ngamandla azo onke, kwaze kwaba yilapho iNkosi yezimvu yehla ngezwi lezimvu isuka endaweni ephakeme, yaya kuzo yazalusa. 17. Wabiza lezo zimvu ezaziphunyukile ezimpisini, wakhuluma nazo ngezimpisi ukuthi zixwayise ukuthi zingayithinti. 18. Izimvu zaya ezimpisini, ngokusho kwezwi leNkosi. Enye imvu yahlangana nayo, yahamba nayo. 19. Lezi zimyu ezimbili zahamba ndawonye zangena embuthanweni wezimpisi, zakhuluma nazo, zayala ukuba zingayithinti. 19. Ngabona izimpisi, ukuthi zazicindezela kanjani izimvu ngamandla azo onke, futhi izimvu zamemeza kakhulu.
28-40. U-Israyeli Ehlane, Ukungena EPalestina.
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28. Kodwa izimvu zaphunyuka emanzini, zaya ehlane, lapho kungekho manzi noma utshani, zavula amehlo azo, zabona; ngabona iNkosi yezimvu izinakekela, izinika amanzi notshani, futhi lezo zimvu zihamba futhi zizihola. 39. Le mvu yakhuphukela esiqongweni sedwala eliphakeme, iNkosi yezimvu yathumela le mvu kubo. 30. Ngemva kwalokho ngabona iNkosi yezimvu eyayimi phambi kwabo, futhi ubuso bayo babubukhulu, bubesabekayo futhi bukhazimula. Zonke lezo zimvu zambona futhi zesaba phambi kwakhe. 31. Bonke besaba futhi bethuthumela ngenxa Yakhe, bamemeza kuleyo mvu eyayinabo phakathi kwabo: "Asikwazi ukuma phambi kweNkosi yethu noma ukuyibona." 32. Izimvu ezazihola zakhuphukela esiqongweni sedwala. Kodwa izimvu zaqala ukungaboni futhi zaphambuka endleleni ayezibonise yona, kodwa lezo zimvu azizange zikwazi. 34. INkosi yezimvu yabathukuthelela kakhulu. 35. Le mvu yayithola, yehla esiqongweni sedwala, yafika ezimvu, yathola iningi labo liphuphuthekile futhi liwile. 34. Lapho beyibona, besaba futhi bethuthumela lapho beyibona, futhi bafisa ukubuyela ezibayeni zabo. 35. Leyo mvu yathatha ezinye izimvu nayo, yafika kulezo zimvu ezaziwile, yaqala ukuzibulala, futhi yesaba ukuba khona kwayo, futhi ngaleyo ndlela yabuyisa lezo zimvu ezaziwile, zabuyela ezibayeni zazo. 36. Ngabona embonweni, kwaze kwaba yilapho le mvu iba yindoda, yakha indlu yeNkosi yezimvu, futhi yabeka zonke izimvu kuleyo ndlu. 37. Ngabona kwaze kwaba yilapho le mvu eyayihlangane naleyo mvu eyayibahola ilele; futhi ngabona kwaze kwaba yilapho zonke izimvu ezinkulu zibhubha, kwathi ezincane 26
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zavuka endaweni yazo; zafika emadlelweni, zasondela emfuleni wamanzi. 38. Khona-ke le mvu, umholi wabo, owayeseyindoda, yasuka kubo yalala, futhi zonke izimvu zayifuna futhi zayikhalela ngokukhala okukhulu. 49. Ngabona baze bayeka ukukhala ngenxa yezimvu, bawela umfula. 40. Futhi izimvu ezimbili zavuka, esikhundleni salabo ababezihola, zalala. 40. Ngabona izimvu zaze zafika endaweni enhle, ezweni elihle nelikhazimulayo, futhi ngazibona zaneliseka, futhi le ndlu yayimi phakathi kwazo ezweni elihle.
52. Futhi omunye wabo wasindiswa kodwa akabulawanga, wagijima wahamba ngesivinini esikhulu ememeza kakhulu phezu kwemvu; futhi bafuna ukuyibulala, kodwa iNkosi yezimvu yayisindisile emvu, yayiletha kimi, yayenza yahlala lapho. 53. Wathumela ezinye izimvu eziningi kulezo zimvu ukuze zifakaze ngazo futhi zililele ngazo. 54. Ngemva kwalokho ngabona ukuthi lapho beshiya indlu yeNkosi nombhoshongo wayo bawa ngokuphelele, amehlo abo aphuphutheka; futhi ngabona iNkosi yezimvu ukuthi yabulala kakhulu phakathi kwabo emihlambini yabo kwaze kwaba yilapho lezo zimvu zibiza lokho kuhlatshwa futhi zakhaphela indawo yaYo. 55. Wabanikela ezandleni zezingonyama, izingwe, izimpisi, izimpisi, nezimpungushe, nazo zonke izilwane zasendle. Lezo zilwane zasendle zaqala ukudwengula izimvu. 56. Ngabona ukuthi washiya indlu yabo nombhoshongo wabo, wabanikela bonke ezandleni zezingonyama, ukuze zibaqothule futhi zibadle, esandleni sezilwane zasendle zonke. 57. Ngaqala ukukhala ngamandla ami onke, nganxusa iNkosi yezimvu, ngamela izimvu ezazidliwe yizo zonke izilwane zasendle. 58. Kodwa wahlala enganyakazi, yize ekubona, wajabula ngokuthi badliwe, bagwinywa, baphangwa, wabashiya ukuba badliwe ezandleni zezilwane zonke. 59. Wabiza abelusi abangamashumi ayisikhombisa, waphonsa lezo zimvu kubo ukuze baziluse, wakhuluma nabelusi nabangane babo: “Yilowo nalowo kini makaluse izimvu kusukela manje, nakho konke engizoniyala ngakho nina enikwenzayo.” 60. Ngizozinikela kini ngenani elifanele, futhi ngizonitshela ukuthi obani kuzo abazobhujiswa—futhi bona babhubhise.” Wabanika lezo zimvu. 61. Wabiza omunye wathi kuye: “Qaphela futhi uqaphele konke abelusi abazokwenza kulezo zimvu; ngoba bazobhubhisa okuningi kunalokho engibayalile.” 62. Futhi konke ukweqisa kanye nokubhujiswa okuzokwenziwa ngabelusi, bhala phansi ukuthi bangaki ababhubhisayo ngokomyalo wami, nokuthi bangaki ngokwesithuko sabo: bhala phansi ngokumelene nomelusi ngamunye konke ukubhujiswa akwenzayo. 63. Futhi ngifundele phambi kwami ngenani ukuthi bangaki ababhubhisayo, nokuthi bangaki abanikela ekubhujisweni, ukuze ngibe nobufakazi obumelene nabo, futhi ngazi yonke imisebenzi yabelusi, ukuze ngiqonde futhi ngibone ukuthi benzani, ukuthi bayawugcina yini umyalo wami engibayale ngawo noma cha. 64. Kodwa ngeke bakwazi, futhi ungabatsheli, ungabaxwayisi, kodwa bhala phansi ngokumelene nomuntu ngamunye yonke inhlekelele ebangelwa abelusi yilowo nalowo ngesikhathi sakhe bese uyibeka yonke phambi kwami. 75. Ngabona ukuthi abelusi badla ngesikhathi sabo, baqala ukubulala nokubhubhisa okungaphezu kwalokho ababekuceliwe. Banikela izimvu ezandleni zamabhubesi. 66. Amabhubesi nezingwe badla futhi badla ingxenye enkulu yalezo zimvu, nezingulube zasendle zidla kanye nabo, bashisa lowo mbhoshongo futhi babhidliza lowo ndlu. 78. Ngadabuka kakhulu ngalo mbhoshongo ngoba indlu yezimvu yabhidlizwa, futhi ngemva kwalokho
41-50. Kusukela Esikhathini Sabahluleli kuze kube sekwakhiweni kweThempeli. 41. Ngezinye izikhathi amehlo abo ayevuleka, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ayephuphutheka, kuze kube yilapho enye imvu ivuka futhi ibahole futhi ibabuyisele bonke, futhi amehlo abo avuleka. 42. Izinja, izimpungushe nezingulube zasendle zaqala ukudla lezo zimvu, kwaze kwaba yilapho iNkosi yezimvu iphakamisa enye imvu, eyayihola. 43. Leyo nqama yaqala ukuqhubukusha izinja, izimpungushe, nezingulube zasendle macala onke yaze yababhubhisa bonke. 44. Leyo mvu eyayinamehlo avulekile yabona inqama eyayiphakathi kwezimvu, yaze yashiya inkazimulo yayo, yaqala ukugwaza lezo zimvu, yazinyathela, yaziphatha kabi. 45. INkosi yezimvu yathumela iwundlu kwelinye iwundlu, yaliphakamisa laba yinqama nomholi wezimvu esikhundleni saleyo nqama eyayishiye inkazimulo yayo. 46. Yaya kuyo, yakhuluma nayo yodwa, yayiphakamisa yaba yinqama, yayenza isikhulu nomholi wezimvu, kodwa phakathi nazo zonke lezi zinja zazicindezela izimvu. 47. Inqama yokuqala yalandela inqama yesibili, futhi inqama yesibili yasukuma yabaleka phambi kwayo, futhi ngabona izinja zidonsa inqama yokuqala. 48. Leyo nqama yesibili yasukuma yahola izimvu ezincane. 49. Lezo zimvu zakhula zanda; kodwa zonke izinja, izimpungushe, nezingulube zasendle zesaba zabaleka phambi kwayo, leyo nqama yashaya yabulala izilwane zasendle, futhi lezo zilwane zasendle azisenawo amandla phakathi kwezimvu futhi azizange zisakwazi ukuziphanga. Leyo nqama yazala izimvu eziningi yalala; imvu encane yaba yinqama esikhundleni sayo, yaba yisikhulu nomholi walezo zimvu. 50. Leyo ndlu yaba nkulu futhi ibanzi, yakhiwa ngenxa yalezo zimvu. Kwakhiwa umbhoshongo omkhulu futhi ophakeme endlini yeNkosi yezimvu. Le ndlu yayiphansi, kodwa umbhoshongo wawuphakeme futhi uphakeme. 51. INkosi yezimvu yayimi kulowo mbhoshongo futhi banikela ngetafula eligcwele phambi kwayo. 51-67. Imibuso Emibili ka-Israyeli ekubhujisweni kweJerusalema.
noJuda,
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51. Ngaphinde ngabona lezo zimvu ukuthi zaphambuka futhi zahamba izindlela eziningi, zashiya leyo ndlu yazo, iNkosi yezimvu yabiza ezinye phakathi kwezimvu yazithumela ezimvini, kodwa izimvu zaqala ukuzibulala. 27
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njengakuqala, abanye bamukela izimvu ezandleni zabo ukuze bazinakekele. 2. Ngemva kwalokho ngabona embonweni wami zonke izinyoni zezulu ziza, izinkozi, amanqe, ama-kites, namagwababa, kodwa izinkozi zahola zonke izinyoni, zaqala ukudla izimvu, zakhipha amehlo azo, zadla inyama yazo. 3. Izimvu zakhala ngoba inyama yazo yayidliwa yizinyoni. Mina, ngabuka futhi ngalila ebuthongweni ngenxa yomalusi owayelusa izimvu. 4. Ngabona izimvu zidliwa yizinja, izinkozi, amakati, futhi azizange zishiye inyama, isikhumba, noma imisipha phezu kwazo, kwaze kwaba yilapho kuphela amathambo azo ahlala lapho. Amathambo azo nawo awela phansi, futhi izimvu zaba zimbalwa. 5. Ngabona ukuthi amashumi amabili nantathu ayeseluse futhi aqede izikhathi eziningana.
68-71. Isikhathi Sokuqala Sababusi Abayizingelosi— kusukela Ekubhujisweni KweJerusalema Kuya Ekubuyeni Ekuthunjweni. 68. Abelusi nabangane babo banikela lezo zimvu kuzo zonke izilwane zasendle ukuze bazidle. Ngamunye wabo wathola inani elithile ngesikhathi sakhe. Kwabhalwa encwadini ngomunye ukuthi bangaki ababhujiswa yilowo nalowo kubo. 69. Ngamunye wabulala futhi wabhubhisa okuningi kunalokho okwakunqunyiwe, futhi ngaqala ukukhala nokulila ngenxa yalezo zimvu. 70. Ngakho-ke embonweni ngabona lowo owabhala, ukuthi wabhala kanjani yonke into eyabhujiswa yilabo belusi, usuku nosuku, wayithwala wayibeka phansi, wayibonisa iNkosi yezimvu yonke incwadi—ngisho nakho konke ababekwenzile, nakho konke ababekuthathile, nakho konke ababekunikele ekubhujisweni. 71. Incwadi yafundwa phambi kweNkosi yezimvu, yathatha incwadi esandleni sayo, yayifunda, yayisivala, yayifaka phansi.
6-12. Isigaba Sesine -- kusukela ekubusweni kweGraecoSyrian kuya ekuvukeleni kweMaccabæan. 6. Kodwa bheka, izimvu ezimhlophe zathwala amawundlu, zaqala ukuvula amehlo azo, zabona, zamemeza izimvu. 7. Yebo, babamemeza, kodwa abazange balalele lokho ababekusho kubo, kodwa babeyizithulu kakhulu, namehlo abo ayephuphuthekile kakhulu. 8. Ngabona embonweni ukuthi amagwababa andiza phezu kwalawo mawundlu, athatha elinye lawo, aphula izimvu, azidle. 10. Ngabona izimpondo zakhula phezu kwamawundlu, futhi amagwababa aphonsa izimpondo zawo phansi. 11. Ngabona uphondo olukhulu lwemvu eyodwa, futhi amehlo abo avuleka. 10. Wabuka, amehlo abo avuleka. Wamemeza izimvu. Izinqama zambona, zagijimela kuye. 11. Kodwa naphezu kwakho konke lokhu, izinkozi, amavukuthu, amagwababa, ama-kites, aqhubeka nokuklebhula izimvu, ezama ukuzidla. 12. Izimvu zathula, kodwa izimpongo zakhala futhi zakhala. 12. Lawo magwababa alwa nayo, alwa nayo, afuna ukuyibeka phansi, kodwa ayengenawo amandla phezu kwayo.
72-77. Inkathi Yesibili—kusukela esikhathini sikaKoresi kuya kwesika-Alexander Omkhulu. 72. Ngabona ngokushesha ukuthi abelusi badla kanjani amahora ayishumi nambili, futhi bheka, ezintathu zalezo zimvu zaphenduka, zafika zangena, zaqala ukwakha konke okwakuwile endlini leyo, kodwa izingulube zasendle zazama ukuzivimba, kodwa azikwazanga. 73. Baqala ukwakha futhi njengakuqala, bamisa lowo mbhoshongo, waqanjwa ngokuthi umbhoshongo ophakeme; baqala futhi ukubeka itafula phambi kombhoshongo, kodwa sonke isinkwa phezu kwawo sasingcolile futhi singemsulwa. 74. Futhi ngakho konke lokhu, amehlo ezimvu aphuphuthekiswa kangangokuthi azibonanga, namehlo abelusi bazo ngokufanayo, futhi banikela ngobuningi kubelusi babo ukuba babhujiswe, futhi banyathela izimvu ngezinyawo zabo bazidla. 75. INkosi yezimvu yahlala inganyakazi kwaze kwaba yilapho zonke izimvu zihlakazeka ensimini futhi zixubene nazo, futhi azizange zizisindise esandleni sezilwane. 76. Lona owabhala incwadi wayiphakamisa, wayibonisa futhi wayifunda phambi kweNkosi yezimvu, wayincenga ngenxa yabo, wayincenga ngenxa yabo njengoba embonise zonke izenzo zabelusi, futhi wafakaza phambi kwakhe ngokumelene nabo bonke abelusi. 77. Wathatha incwadi uqobo wayibeka eceleni kwakhe wahamba.
13-19. Ukuhlaselwa Kokugcina KwabeZizwe KumaJuda (lapho u-13-15 no-16-18 kungama-doublet). 14. Ngabona kwaze kwaba yilapho abelusi, izinkozi, amavukuthu, nama-kites, futhi bamemeza amagwababa ukuba aphule uphondo lwenqama. 15. Balwa nayo, balwa nayo, futhi yalwa nayo, yamemeza ukuthi izobasiza. 15. Ngabona ukuthi lowo muntu, owabhala phansi amagama abelusi, wakhuphukela eNkosini yezimvu, wafika, wasiza futhi wabonisa konke. Wehla ukuze asize le nqama. 15. Ngabona iNkosi yezimvu ifika kubo ngentukuthelo. Bonke abambonayo babaleka, bawa emthunzini wakhe ebusweni bakhe. 16. Zonke izinkozi, amanqe, amagwababa, nama-kites babuthana ndawonye, futhi zonke izimvu zasendle zafika nazo, yebo, zonke zahlangana, zasizana ukuze ziphule uphondo lwenqama.
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17. Ngambona lowo muntu, owabhala incwadi, ngokwemiyalelo yeNkosi, waze wavula incwadi ephathelene nokubhujiswa okwakwenziwa yilabo abelusi abayishumi nambili bokugcina, futhi wabonisa ukuthi babhubhise okungaphezu kwalokho okwakulindelwe yiNkosi yezimvu. 18. Ngabona iNkosi yezimvu ifika kubo, yathatha induku yentukuthelo yayo, yashaya umhlaba, umhlaba waqhekeka. Zonke izilwane nezinyoni zezulu zawa phakathi kwalezo zimvu, zagwinywa emhlabeni, zambozwa. 19. Ngabona, izimvu zanikwa inkemba enkulu, futhi izimvu zahlasela zonke izilwane zasendle ukuze zizibulale. 20. Zonke izilwane nezinyoni zezulu zabaleka phambi kwazo.
30. Ngabona zonke izimvu ezazisele, zonke izilwane zasendle, nazo zonke izinyoni zezulu, ziwa phansi, zikhothamela lezo zimvu, zithandaza futhi zilalela kuzo zonke izinto. 31. Ngemva kwalokho, labo abathathu ababegqoke izingubo ezimhlophe bangibamba ngesandla sami, ababengiphakamisele phezulu ngaphambili, kanye nesandla senqama, bangiphakamisa bangibeka phakathi kwezimvu ngaphambi kokuba kuqale ukwahlulela. 32. Zonke lezo zimvu zazimhlophe, uboya bazo babubuningi futhi buhlanzekile. 33. Bonke ababebhujisiwe nabahlakazekile, zonke izilwane zasendle, nazo zonke izinyoni zezulu, babuthana kuleyo ndlu. INkosi yezimvu yajabula kakhulu ngoba zonke zazilungile futhi zibuyele endlini yayo. 45. Ngabona ukuthi babeka phansi inkemba eyayinikwe izimvu, bayibuyisela endlini. 46. Yayivalwe phambi kobuso beNkosi. 47. Zonke izimvu zamenywa endlini, kodwa azizange zibambe. 35. Amehlo abo bonke avuleka, babona okuhle; futhi akekho kubo owayengaboni. 36. Ngabona ukuthi leyo ndlu yayinkulu futhi ibanzi futhi igcwele kakhulu. 37. Ngabona inkunzi emhlophe ezelwe, enezimpondo ezinkulu. Zonke izilwane zasendle nazo zonke izinyoni zezulu zazimesaba futhi zazimnxusa ngaso sonke isikhathi. 38. Ngabona kwaze kwaba yilapho zonke izizukulwane zabo ziguqulwa, futhi bonke baba yizinkunzi ezimhlophe; futhi eyokuqala phakathi kwabo yaba yiwundlu, futhi lelo wundlu laba yisilwane esikhulu futhi linezimpondo ezinkulu ezimnyama ekhanda laso; futhi iNkosi yezimvu yajabula ngayo kanye nazo zonke izinkomo. 39. Ngalala phakathi kwabo: futhi ngavuka ngabona konke. 40. Lona umbono engawubona ngilele, ngavuka ngayidumisa iNkosi yokulunga ngayinika inkazimulo. 41. Ngabe sengikhala kakhulu, izinyembezi zami azizange zihlale kwaze kwaba yilapho ngingasakwazi ukukubekezelela: lapho ngibona, zageleza ngenxa yalokho engangikubonile; ngoba konke kuzokwenzeka futhi kugcwaliseke, futhi zonke izenzo zabantu ngokulandelana kwazo zaboniswa kimi. 42. Ngalobo busuku ngakhumbula iphupho lokuqala, futhi ngenxa yalo ngakhala futhi ngakhathazeka - ngoba ngangiwubonile lowo mbono.
20-27. Ukwahlulelwa Kwezingelosi Eziwile, Abelusi, kanye Nezihlubuki. 20. Ngabona isihlalo sobukhosi simiswa ezweni elihle, iNkosi yezimvu yahlala phezu kwaso. 21. Omunye wathatha izincwadi ezivaliwe wavula lezo zincwadi phambi kweNkosi yezimvu. 21. INkosi yabiza amadoda ayisikhombisa okuqala amhlophe, yayala ukuba alethe phambi kwayo, kusukela enkanyezini yokuqala eyahola indlela, zonke izinkanyezi ezazinamalungu angaphakathi afana namahhashi. 22. Washo kulowo muntu owayebhala ngaphambi Kwakhe, engomunye walabo abayisikhombisa abamhlophe, wathi kuye: "Thatha labo belusi abangamashumi ayisikhombisa engibanike izimvu, futhi abazithatha ngokwabo babulala okungaphezu kwalokho engibayale ngakho." 23. Futhi bheka bonke babeboshiwe, ngabona, futhi bonke babemi phambi kwaKhe. 24. Ukwahlulela kwaqala phezu kwezinkanyezi, bahlulelwa futhi batholwa benecala, baya endaweni yokulahlwa. Baphonswa elangeni eligcwele umlilo, ilangabi, nezinsika zomlilo. 25. Labo belusi abangamashumi ayisikhombisa bahlulelwa futhi batholwa benecala, baphonswa kulowo mlilo ovuthayo. 26. Ngabona ngaleso sikhathi ukuthi kwavuleka kanjani umgodi ofana nomlilo phakathi komhlaba, futhi baletha izimvu eziyimpumputhe. Bonke bahlulelwa futhi batholwa benecala, baphonswa kulo mgodi ovuthayo, basha. Lo mgodi wawungakwesokudla salowo ndlu. 27. Ngabona lezo zimvu zivutha namathambo azo evutha.
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28-38. IJerusalema Elisha, Ukuguqulwa Kwabezizwe Abasindile, Uvuko Lwabalungile, uMesiya.
1. 'Manje-ke, ndodana yami Methusela, biza bonke abafowenu kimi, futhi uqoqele ndawonye kimi wonke amadodana kanyoko; ngoba izwi liyangibiza, futhi umoya uthululwe phezu kwami, ukuze ngikubonise konke okuzokwehlela kuze kube phakade.' 2. Khona-ke uMethusela wahamba, wabiza bonke abafowabo, wabutha izihlobo zakhe. 3. Wakhuluma kubo bonke abantwana bokulunga wathi: “Lalelani, madodana ka-Enoke, wonke amazwi kayihlo, nilalele kahle izwi lomlomo wami. Ngiyanincenga futhi ngithi kini, bathandekayo, thandani ubuqotho, nihambe kubo.” 4. Ningasondeli ebuqothweni ngenhliziyo embaxambili, Ningazihlanganisi nalabo abanenhliziyo embaxambili,
28. Ngasukuma ukuze ngibone baze bagoqa leyo ndlu endala, bathatha zonke izinsika, futhi zonke izinkuni nemihlobiso yendlu yagoqwa kanyekanye nayo, bayithatha bayibeka endaweni ethile eningizimu yezwe. 39. Ngabona iNkosi yezimvu iletha indlu entsha enkulu nephakeme kuneyokuqala, futhi yayifaka esikhundleni sendlu yokuqala eyayisongiwe. Zonke izinsika zayo zazintsha, imihlobiso yayo yayimisha futhi inkulu kuneyokuqala, endala eyayiyithathile, futhi zonke izimvu zazingaphakathi kwayo. 29
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Kodwa hambani ngokulunga, madodana ami, futhi kuzonihola ezindleleni ezinhle, Futhi ukulunga kuyoba umngane wenu. 5. Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi ubudlova buzokwanda emhlabeni, futhi isijeziso esikhulu sizokwenziwa emhlabeni, futhi konke ukungalungi kuzophela: Yebo, kuzonqunywa ezimpandeni zawo, futhi sonke isakhiwo sawo sizobhujiswa. 6. Futhi ububi buyophinde buphele emhlabeni, nazo zonke izenzo zobubi nobudlova, futhi ukweqa kuzonqoba ngezinga eliphindwe kabili. 7. Futhi lapho isono, ukungalungi, ukuhlambalaza, ubudlova kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezenzo, kanye nokuhlubuka, ukweqa umthetho, nokungcola, kuzovela isijeziso esikhulu phezu kwabo bonke laba bantu, futhi iNkosi engcwele izophuma nolaka nokujezisa ukuze ikhiphe isahlulelo emhlabeni. 8. Ngalezo zinsuku ubudlova buyonqunywa ezimpandeni zabo, kanye nezimpande zobubi kanye nenkohliso, futhi bayobhujiswa ngaphansi kwezulu. 9. Zonke izithombe zezizwe ziyoshiywa, amathempeli ayoshiswa ngomlilo, futhi ziyosuswa emhlabeni wonke, futhi ziyophonswa ekwahlulelweni komlilo, futhi ziyobhubha ngentukuthelo nangesahlulelo esinzima kuze kube phakade. 10. Abalungileyo bayovuka ebuthongweni babo, ukuhlakanipha kuyovuka kunikwe bona. 11. Ngemva kwalokho izimpande zokungalungi ziyonqunywa, nezoni ziyobhujiswa ngenkemba... ziyonqunywa kwabahlambalazayo kuyo yonke indawo, futhi labo abaceba ubudlova nalabo abahlambalazayo bayobhubha ngenkemba. 12. Ngemva kwalokho kuzoba khona elinye isonto lesishiyagalombili lokulunga, futhi kuzonikezwa inkemba ukuze kukhishwe isahlulelo esilungile kubacindezeli, futhi izoni ziyonikelwa ezandleni zabalungileyo. 13. Ekupheleni kosuku, bazothola izindlu ngokulunga kwabo, futhi indlu izokwakhiwa eNkosini Enkulu ngenkazimulo kuze kube phakade. 14. Bonke abantu bayobheka endleleni yobuqotho. Ngemva kwalokho, ngesonto lesishiyagalolunye, isahlulelo esilungile siyokwembulwa emhlabeni wonke, futhi yonke imisebenzi yabangenaNkulunkulu iyonyamalala emhlabeni wonke, futhi umhlaba uyobhalwa phansi ukuze ubhujiswe. 15. Ngemva kwalokhu, ngesonto leshumi engxenyeni yesikhombisa, kuzoba khona isahlulelo esikhulu saphakade, lapho ezophindisela khona phakathi kwezingelosi. 16. Izulu lokuqala lizohamba futhi lidlule, futhi izulu elisha lizovela, futhi wonke amandla asezulwini azokhanyisa kasikhombisa. 17. Ngemva kwalokho kuzoba khona amasonto amaningi angenakubalwa kuze kube phakade, futhi bonke bayoba sebuhleni nasekulungeni, futhi isono asisayikukhunjulwa kuze kube phakade. 18. Manje ngiyanitshela, madodana ami, futhi nginibonise izindlela zokulunga nezindlela zobudlova. Yebo, ngizonikhombisa futhi ukuze nazi ukuthi kuzokwenzekani. 19. Manje-ke, ngilaleleni, madodana ami, nihambe ezindleleni zokulunga, ningahambi ezindleleni zobudlova; ngokuba bonke abahamba ezindleleni zobubi bayakubhubha kuze kube phakade.
1. Incwadi eyabhalwa ngu-Enoke—u-Enoke ngempela wabhala le mfundiso ephelele yokuhlakanipha, edunyiswa yibo bonke abantu kanye noMahluleli womhlaba wonke wabo bonke abantwana bami abazohlala emhlabeni. Futhi izizukulwane ezizayo ezizogcina ubuqotho nokuthula. 2. Umoya wakho ungakhathazwa yizikhathi; Ngoba oNgcwele noMkhulu umisile izinsuku zazo zonke izinto. 3. Olungileyo uzovuka ebuthongweni, avuke ahambe ezindleleni zokulunga, futhi yonke indlela yakhe nengxoxo yakhe kuyoba sebuhleni nomusa waphakade. 4. Uzoba nomusa kwabalungileyo, amnike ubuqotho obuphakade, futhi uzomnika amandla ukuze anikezwe ubuhle nokulunga. Futhi uzohamba ekukhanyeni okuphakade. 5. Isono sizoshabalala ebumnyameni kuze kube phakade, futhi asisayikubonwa kusukela ngalolo suku kuze kube phakade. ISAHLUKO 93 1. Ngemva kwalokho u-Enoke wanikeza futhi waqala ukulandisa ezincwadini. U-Enoke wathi: ‘Ngokuphathelene nabantwana bokulunga nangabakhethiweyo bomhlaba, nangokuphathelene nesitshalo sobuqotho, ngizokhuluma lezi zinto, Yebo, mina Enoke ngizozimemezela kini, madodana ami: 2. Ngokusho lokho okwabonakala kimi embonweni wasezulwini, Futhi engikwaziyo ngezwi lezingelosi ezingcwele, Futhi engikufundile ezibhebheni zasezulwini. 3. U-Enoke waqala ukubala ezincwadini wathi: “Ngazalwa ngowesikhombisa ngesonto lokuqala, ukwahlulela nokulunga kusaqhubeka.” 4. Ngemva kwami kuzovela ububi obukhulu ngesonto lesibili, futhi inkohliso izovela; futhi kuyo kuyoba khona ukuphela kokuqala. Futhi kuyo umuntu uyosindiswa; futhi ngemva kokuphela kwayo kuyokhula ububi, futhi kuyokwenziwa umthetho wezoni. 5. Ngemva kwalokho, ngesonto lesithathu ekupheleni kwalo, indoda izokhethwa njengesitshalo sokwahlulela okulungile, futhi inzalo yayo iyoba yisitshalo sokulunga kuze kube phakade. 6. Ngemva kwalokho, ngesonto lesine, ekupheleni kwalo, kuzobonakala imibono yabangcwele nabalungile, futhi kuzobekwa umthetho wezizukulwane zonke kanye nesisekelo sabo. 7. Ngemva kwalokho, ngesonto lesihlanu, ekupheleni kwalo, indlu yenkazimulo nobukhosi iyokwakhiwa kuze kube phakade. 8. Ngemva kwalokho, ngesonto lesithupha bonke abahlala kulo bayophuphutheka, nezinhliziyo zabo bonke ziyoshiya ukuhlakanipha ngokungamesabi uNkulunkulu. Kuyovuka umuntu; ekupheleni kwayo indlu yobukhosi iyoshiswa ngomlilo, futhi lonke uhlanga lwempande ekhethiwe luyohlakazeka. 9. Ngemva kwalokho, ngesonto lesikhombisa, isizukulwane esihlubukayo sizovela, futhi imisebenzi yaso eminingi iyoba miningi, futhi yonke imisebenzi yaso iyoba miningi. 30
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10. Ekupheleni kwayo kuyokhethwa, abakhethiweyo abalungile besitshalo saphakade sokulunga, ukuze bathole iziyalezo eziyisikhombisa mayelana nayo yonke indalo Yakhe. 11. Ngoba ngubani kubo bonke abantwana babantu okwazi ukuzwa izwi loNgcwele ngaphandle kokukhathazeka? Futhi ngubani ongacabanga imicabango yakhe? Futhi ngubani ongabona yonke imisebenzi yasezulwini? 12. Futhi kungaba kanjani umuntu ongabona izulu, futhi ubani okhona ongaqonda izinto zasezulwini abone umphefumulo noma umoya futhi akwazi ukukutshela, noma akhuphuke abone zonke iziphetho zazo futhi azicabange noma enze njengazo? 13. Ngubani phakathi kwabo bonke abantu owayengazi ukuthi ububanzi nobude bomhlaba buyini, futhi ngubani oboniswe isilinganiso sazo zonke? 14. Noma ukhona yini ongaqonda ubude bezulu nokuthi bukhulu kangakanani ukuphakama kwalo, nokuthi lisekelwe kuphi, nokuthi lingakanani inani lezinkanyezi, nokuthi zonke izibani zimi kuphi?
11. Abalungileyo bakho bayoba yihlazo kulabo ababi nabangenaNkulunkulu ngalezo zinsuku. ISAHLUKO 95 1. Sengathi amehlo ami abe yifu lamanzi, ukuze ngikukhalele, futhi ngithulule izinyembezi zami njengefu lamanzi: Ukuze ngiphumule ekuhluphekeni kwenhliziyo yami! 2. Ngubani onivumele ukuba nenze izenzo zokuhlambalaza nobubi? Ngakho-ke ukwahlulelwa kuyonifica nina zoni. 3. Ningabesabi izoni, nina balungileyo; ngokuba iNkosi izophinde ibanikele ezandleni zenu, ukuze nibahlulele ngokwezifiso zenu. 4. Maye kini enigcwalisa iziqalekiso ezingenakuguqulwa: Ngakho-ke ukuphulukiswa kuyoba kude nani ngenxa yezono zenu. 5. Maye kini eniphindisela umakhelwane wenu okubi, ngoba niyophiwa ngokwemisebenzi yenu. 6. Maye kini, ofakazi abaqamba amanga, kanye nalabo abalinganisa ukungalungi, ngoba nizobhubha ngokuzumayo. 7. Maye kini, zoni, ngoba nishushisa abalungileyo, ngoba nizonikelwa futhi nishushiswe ngenxa yokungabi nabulungisa, futhi ijoka lalo lizoba nzima kini.
ISAHLUKO 94 1. Manje ngithi kini, madodana ami, thandani ukulunga nihambe kukho; Ngoba izindlela zokulunga zifanelwe ukwamukelwa, kodwa izindlela zokungalungi zizobhujiswa ngokuzumayo futhi zinyamalale. 2. Kubantu abathile besizukulwane esithile izindlela zobudlova nokufa zizokwembulwa, futhi bayozigcina kude nazo futhi ngeke bazilandele. 3. Manje ngithi kini abalungileyo: Ningahambi ezindleleni zobubi, noma ezindleleni zokufa, futhi ningasondeli kubo, funa nibhujiswe. 4. Kodwa funani futhi nizikhethele ukulunga nokuphila okukhethiweyo, nihambe ezindleleni zokuthula, niphile futhi nichume. 5. Futhi gcinani amazwi ami emicabangweni yezinhliziyo zenu, futhi ningawavumeli ukuba asuswe ezinhliziyweni zenu; Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi izoni zizolinga abantu ukuba basebenzise ukuhlakanipha ngendlela embi, ukuze kungabikho ndawo yokumthola, futhi kungabikho nhlobo isilingo esizophela. 6. Maye kulabo abakha ukungalungi nokucindezela, futhi ababeka inkohliso njengesisekelo, ngoba bazobhujiswa ngokuzumayo, futhi ngeke babe nokuthula. 7. Maye kulabo abakha izindlu zabo ngesono, ngoba bazochithwa kuzo zonke izisekelo zabo, futhi bazowa ngenkemba, futhi labo abathola igolide nesiliva ekwahlulelweni bazobhubha ngokuzumayo. 8. Maye kini nina bacebile, ngoba nithembele engcebweni yenu, futhi nizosuka engcebweni yenu, ngoba animkhumbulanga oPhezukonke ezinsukwini zengcebo yenu. 9. Niye nahlambalaza futhi nalungisa ukungalungi, futhi senilungele usuku lokuhlatshwa, kanye nosuku lobumnyama kanye nosuku lokwahlulela okukhulu. 10. Ngikhuluma kanje futhi ngiyamemezela kini: Lowo owanidalayo uzokuchitha, futhi ngenxa yokuwa kwenu ngeke kube khona uzwela, futhi uMdali wenu uzojabula ngokubhujiswa kwenu.
ISAHLUKO 96 1. Yiba nethemba, nina balungileyo; ngoba izoni zizobhubha ngokuzumayo phambi kwenu, futhi nizobabusa ngokwezifiso zenu. 2. Futhi ngosuku losizi lwezoni, abantwana bakho bayokhuphuka futhi bakhuphuke njengezinkozi, futhi isidleke sakho siyoba phezulu kunezinkozi. Futhi uzokhuphuka ungene emihumeni yomhlaba, kanye nemigodi yedwala kuze kube phakade njengemikhomo phambi kwabangalungile. Futhi izinhlabamkhosi zizobubula ngenxa yakho futhi zikhale. 3. Ngakho-ke ningesabi, nina enihluphekile; Ngoba ukuphulukiswa kuyoba isabelo senu, Nokukhanya okukhanyayo kuzonikhanyisela, Nezwi lokuphumula niyolizwa livela ezulwini. 4. Maye kini, nina zoni, ngoba ingcebo yenu ikwenza ubonakale ulungile, kodwa izinhliziyo zenu ziyanenza nibe yizoni, futhi lokhu kuyoba ubufakazi obumelene nani njengesikhumbuzo sezenzo zenu ezimbi. 5. Maye kini enidla ukolweni omuhle kakhulu, niphuze iwayini ezitsheni ezinkulu, ninyathele phansi abampofu ngamandla enu. 6. Maye kini nina eniphuza amanzi emithonjeni yonke, ngoba ngokuzumayo nizobhubha, ngoba nishiye umthombo wokuphila. 7. Maye kini abenza okubi, kanye nenkohliso nokuhlambalaza: Kuyoba yisikhumbuzo kini ngenxa yobubi. 8. Maye kini nina banamandla, enicindezela abalungileyo ngamandla; ngokuba usuku lokubhujiswa kwenu luyeza. Ngalezo zinsuku izinsuku eziningi nezinhle ziyofika kwabalungileyo—ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kwenu.
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8. Kusukela manje uyazi ukuthi konke ukucindezelwa kwakho okucindezelayo kubhalwe phansi nsuku zonke kuze kube usuku lokwahlulela kwakho. 9. Maye kini, nina ziwula, ngoba ngobuwula benu nizobhubha; futhi nizophambuka kwabahlakaniphileyo, ngakho-ke injabulo ngeke ibe yisabelo senu. 10. Manje, yazini ukuthi nilungele usuku lokubhujiswa: kungani ningathembi ukuthi nizophila, nina zoni, kodwa nizohamba nife; ngoba aniyazi inhlawulo; ngoba nilungele usuku lokwahlulela okukhulu, usuku lokuhlupheka kanye nehlazo elikhulu emimoyeni yenu. 11. Maye kini nina eninenhliziyo elukhuni, abenza okubi, nidle igazi: Nivelaphi ukudla nokuphuza nokwaneliswa? Kuzo zonke izinto ezinhle uJehova oPhezukonke azibekele inqwaba emhlabeni, ngakho-ke aniyikuba nokuthula. 12. Maye kini enithanda izenzo zobubi! Kungani nithemba ukuthi okuhle kuzonifikela? Yazini ukuthi nizonikelwa ezandleni zabalungileyo, futhi bazoninquma izintamo, banibulale, futhi bangabi namusa kini. 13. Maye kini enijabula ngokuhlupheka kwabalungileyo, ngoba akukho thuna eliyokwembiwa. 14. Maye kini enidelela amazwi abalungileyo, ngoba aniyikuba nethemba lokuphila. 15. Maye kini enibhala phansi amanga namazwi angenaNkulunkulu, ngoba babhala phansi amanga abo ukuze abantu bawezwe futhi benze ngokungamesabi umakhelwane wabo. 16. Ngakho-ke ngeke babe nokuthula kodwa bafe ngokuzumayo.
1. Kholwani, nina balungileyo, ukuthi izoni ziyoba yihlazo, futhi zibhubhe ngosuku lokungalungi. 2. Kwazini nina zoni ukuthi oPhezukonke uyakukhumbula ukubhujiswa kwenu, nezingelosi zasezulwini ziyathokoza ngokubhujiswa kwenu. 3. Nizokwenzenjani nina zoni, Futhi nizobalekelaphi ngalolo suku lokwahlulela, Lapho nizwa izwi lomthandazo wabalungileyo? 4. Yebo, nizofana nabo, labo leli zwi lizoba ubufakazi kubo: "Nibe ngabangane bezoni." 5. Ngalezo zinsuku umthandazo wabalungileyo uyofika eNkosini, futhi izinsuku zokwahlulela kwakho zizofika kuwe. 6. Futhi wonke amazwi okungalungile kwenu ayofundwa phambi koNgcwele Omkhulu, futhi ubuso benu buyombozwa yihlazo, futhi uzolahla yonke imisebenzi esekelwe ekungalungini. 7. Maye kini, nina zoni, enihlala olwandle oluphakathi nasemhlabeni owomile, enikhumbula okubi kini. 8. Maye kini enithola isiliva negolide ngokungalungi, nithi: “Sicebile ngengcebo, sinempahla, sithole konke esikufisayo.” 9. Manje ake senze lokho esasikuhlosile: Ngoba siqoqe imali, futhi baningi abalimi ezindlini zethu. Futhi izinqolobane zethu zigcwele amanzi, 10. Yebo, namanga akho ayogeleza njengamanzi; Ngoba ingcebo yakho ngeke ihlale, kodwa izokhuphuka ngokushesha kuwe; Ngoba uzuze konke ngokungalungi, futhi uzonikelwa esiqalekisweni esikhulu.
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1. Maye kini nina eningamesabi uNkulunkulu, nizidumisa ngamanga futhi nibadumisa: Nizobhubha, futhi akukho ukuphila okujabulisayo okuyoba kini. 2. Maye kulabo abaguqula amazwi obuqotho, abaphula umthetho waphakade, futhi abaziguqula babe yizoni. Bazonyathelwa phansi emhlabeni. 3. Ngalezo zinsuku lungiselelani, nina balungileyo, ukuphakamisa imithandazo yenu njengesikhumbuzo, futhi niyibeke njengobufakazi phambi kwezingelosi, ukuze zibeke isono sezoni njengesikhumbuzo phambi koPhezukonke. 4. Ngalezo zinsuku izizwe ziyakuvuka, nemindeni yezizwe iyakuvuka ngosuku lokubhujiswa. 5. Ngalezo zinsuku, abampofu bayophuma bathathe abantwana babo, babashiye, futhi abantwana babo bayobhubha ngenxa yabo; yebo, bayoshiya abantwana babo abasancela, futhi ngeke babuyele kubo, futhi ngeke babe nesihawu ngabathandekayo babo. 6. Futhi ngiyafunga kini, nina zoni, ukuthi isono silungiselelwe usuku lokuchitheka kwegazi okungapheli. 7. Labo abakhulekela amatshe, izithombe zegolide, isiliva, ukhuni, itshe nobumba, imimoya engcolile, amademoni, nazo zonke izinhlobo zezithombe ezingezona ulwazi, ngeke bathole usizo kubo. 8. Futhi bayoba ngabangenaNkulunkulu ngenxa yobuwula bezinhliziyo zabo, namehlo abo ayophuphuthekiswa ukwesaba kwezinhliziyo zabo, namaphupho abo aphuphuthekiswe.
1. Manje ngifunga kini, kwabahlakaniphileyo nakwabayiziwula, ngoba nizoba nokuhlangenwe nakho okuningi emhlabeni. 2. Ngoba amadoda azogqoka imihlobiso eminingi kunowesifazane, nezingubo ezinemibala ngaphezu kwentombi: Ebukhosini, ebukhazikhazini, emandleni, esiliva, egolide, ephuzi, nasebukhazikhazini nasekudleni, kuzothululwa njengamanzi. 3. Ngakho-ke bayobe bengenalo imfundiso nokuhlakanipha, futhi bayobhubha kanye nempahla yabo, kanye nayo yonke inkazimulo yabo nobuhle babo, kanye nehlazo, nokubulawa, kanye nokuhlupheka okukhulu, imimoya yabo iyophonswa esithandweni somlilo. 4. Ngifungile kini, nina zoni, njengoba intaba ingazange ibe yisigqila, negquma lingabi yisigqila sowesifazane, kanjalo isono asizange sithunyelwe emhlabeni, kodwa umuntu ngokwakhe wasidala, futhi ngaphansi kwesiqalekiso esikhulu abasenzayo bayokuwa. 5. Futhi owesifazane akanikwanga ubunyumba, Kodwa ngenxa yezenzo zezandla zakhe uyafa engenabantwana. 6. Ngifungile kini, nina zoni, ngoNgcwele Omkhulu, ukuthi zonke izenzo zenu ezimbi ziyambulwa emazulwini, nokuthi azikho izenzo zenu zokucindezela ezifihliwe futhi ezifihliwe. 7. Ungacabangi emoyeni wakho noma uthi enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi awazi nokuthi awuboni ukuthi zonke izono zilotshwa nsuku zonke ezulwini phambi koPhezukonke. 32
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9. Ngalezi zinto bayoba ngabangenaNkulunkulu futhi besabe; ngoba bayobe besebenze yonke imisebenzi yabo ngamanga, futhi bayokhulekela itshe: Ngakho-ke bayobhubha ngokuphazima kweso. 10. Kodwa ngalezo zinsuku babusisiwe bonke abamukela amazwi okuhlakanipha, bawaqonde, bagcine izindlela zoPhezukonke, bahambe endleleni yokulunga kwaKhe, bangabi ngabangenaNkulunkulu kanye nabangenaNkulunkulu; ngoba bayakusindiswa. 11. Maye kini enisakaza ububi komakhelwane benu; ngoba nizobulawa eSheoli. 12. Maye kini nina enithatha izinyathelo ezikhohlisayo nezingalungile, nakubantu ababangela ukubaba emhlabeni, ngoba bazobhujiswa ngokuphelele. 13. Maye kini enakha izindlu zenu ngokusebenza kanzima kwabanye, futhi zonke izinto zabo zokwakha ziyizitini namatshe esono; ngithi kini ngeke nibe nokuthula. 14. Maye kulabo abenqaba isilinganiso nefa elingunaphakade loyise, futhi abamiphefumulo yabo ilandela izithombe; ngoba abayikuba nokuphumula. 15. Maye kulabo abenza okubi futhi basize ekucindezelweni, futhi babulale omakhelwane babo kuze kube usuku lokwahlulela okukhulu. 16. Ngoba uzokwehlisa inkazimulo yenu, alethe ukuhlupheka ezinhliziyweni zenu, avuse intukuthelo yakhe enamandla, anibhubhise nonke ngenkemba; bonke abangcwele nabalungileyo bazokhumbula izono zenu.
namusa kwenu, emalangabini avuthayo avutha kakhulu kunomlilo. 10. Manje, yazini ukuthi uzobuza ezingelosini ngezenzo zenu ezulwini, kusukela elangeni, enyangeni nasezinkanyezini, ngokuphathelene nezono zenu, ngoba emhlabeni nihlulela abalungileyo. 11. Uzobiza wonke amafu, inkungu, amazolo nemvula, ukuze afakaze ngawe, ngoba konke lokhu kuzovinjelwa ngenxa yakho, futhi bazokhumbula izono zakho. 12. Manje nikezani izipho emvuleni ukuze ingavinjelwanga ukuthi iwele phezu kwenu, noma amazolo, lapho esethole igolide nesiliva kuwe, ukuze iwele. 13. Lapho iqhwa elibandayo, iqhwa, ukubanda kwalo, nazo zonke iziphepho zeqhwa, nazo zonke izinhlupho zazo, kukuwe, ngeke ukwazi ukumelana nazo. ISAHLUKO 101 1. Bhekani izulu, nina bantwana bezulu, nayo yonke imisebenzi yoPhezukonke, nimesabe, ningenzi okubi phambi kwaKhe. 2. Uma evala amafasitela asezulwini, futhi evimbela imvula namazolo ukuthi kwehle emhlabeni ngenxa yenu, nizokwenzenjani-ke? 3. Uma ethumela intukuthelo yakhe phezu kwenu ngenxa yezenzo zenu, anikwazi ukumncenga, ngoba nikhulume amazwi okuqhosha nokudelela ngokumelene nokulunga kwakhe; ngakho-ke aniyikuba nokuthula. 4. Futhi aniboni yini amatilosi emikhumbi, ukuthi imikhumbi yawo ishukunyiswa kanjani ngamagagasi, ishukunyiswa yimimoya, futhi isenkingeni enkulu? 5. Ngakho-ke besaba ngoba yonke impahla yabo enhle ihamba nabo olwandle, futhi banezibikezelo ezimbi zokuthi ulwandle luzobagwinya futhi babhubhe kulo. 6. Ulwandle lonke nawo wonke amanzi alo, nakho konke ukuhamba kwalo, akusiwo yini umsebenzi woPhezukonke, futhi akabekanga yini imingcele yezenzo zalo, waluvala ngesihlabathi? 7. Futhi ngokusola kwakhe, iyesaba futhi yome, futhi zonke izinhlanzi zayo ziyafa nakho konke okukuyo; kodwa nina zoni emhlabeni animesabi. 8. Akazange yini enze izulu nomhlaba nakho konke okukuwo, onike ukuqonda nokuhlakanipha kukho konke okuhamba emhlabeni naselwandle? 9. Amatilosi emikhumbi awayesabi yini ulwandle? Kodwa izoni azimesabi oPhezukonke.
ISAHLUKO 100 1. Ngalezo zinsuku, obaba namadodana bazobulawa endaweni eyodwa, futhi abafowabo bazofa, kuze kube yilapho imifula igeleza ngegazi labo. 2. Ngoba umuntu ngeke abambe isandla sakhe ekubulaleni amadodana akhe namadodana akhe, futhi isoni ngeke sibambe isandla saso kumfowabo ohloniphekile: Kusukela ekuseni kuze kube sekushoneni kwelanga bayobulalana. 3. Ihhashi lizohamba liye esifubeni segazi lezoni, futhi inqola izocwiliswa endaweni yayo ephakeme. 4. Ngalezo zinsuku izingelosi zizokwehlela ezindaweni ezifihliwe, ziqoqe ndawonye bonke labo abawisa isono, futhi oPhezukonke uzovuka ngalolo suku lokwahlulela, ukuze akhiphe isahlulelo esikhulu phakathi kwezoni. 5. Futhi phezu kwabo bonke abalungile nabangcwele, uyomisa abaqaphi phakathi kwezingelosi ezingcwele, ukuze babavikele njenge-apula leso, kuze kube yilapho eqeda bonke ububi nesono. Futhi nakuba abalungileyo belala ubuthongo obude, abanakho ukwesaba. 6. Khona-ke abantwana bomhlaba bazobona abahlakaniphile bephephile, futhi bazoqonda wonke amazwi ale ncwadi, futhi baqaphele ukuthi ingcebo yabo ngeke ikwazi ukubasindisa, ekubhujisweni kwezono zabo. 7. Maye kini, zoni, ngosuku lokuhlupheka okukhulu, nina enihlupha abalungileyo futhi nibashise ngomlilo; niyothola umvuzo ngokwemisebenzi yenu. 8. Maye kini, nina eninenhliziyo elukhuni, eniqaphayo ukuze nicebe ububi! Ngakho-ke ukwesaba kuyofika phezu kwenu, futhi ngeke kube khona onisizayo. 9. Maye kini, nina zoni, ngenxa yamazwi omlomo wenu, nangenxa yezenzo zezandla zenu, ngenxa yokungabi
ISAHLUKO 102 1. Ngalezo zinsuku lapho eletha umlilo onzima phezu kwenu, nizobalekelaphi, futhi nizokutholaphi ukukhululwa? Futhi lapho ekhuluma izwi lakhe kini, ngeke yini nesabe futhi nesabe? 2. Zonke izikhanyiso zizokwesaba kakhulu, futhi wonke umhlaba uzothuthumela, ushaqeke. 3. Zonke izingelosi ziyokwenza imiyalo yazo, zifune ukuzifihla ebusweni benkazimulo enkulu, futhi abantwana bomhlaba bayothuthumela futhi bathuthumele, futhi nina zoni niyoqalekiswa kuze kube phakade, futhi ngeke nibe nokuthula. 33
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4. Ningesabi, nina miphefumulo yabalungileyo, futhi yibani nethemba nina enife nisekulungeni. 5. Ungadabuki uma umphefumulo wakho wehlela eSheolini ngosizi, nokuthi empilweni yakho umzimba wakho awuzange uphile ngokuvumelana nobuhle bakho, kodwa linda usuku lokwahlulelwa kwezoni, kanye nosuku lokuqalekiswa nokujeziswa. 6. Kodwa-ke, lapho nifa, izoni zikhuluma ngani: “Njengoba sifa, kanjalo nabalungileyo bayafa, futhi yini inzuzo abayivunayo ngemisebenzi yabo?” 7. Bheka, njengoba nathi sinjalo, bafa osizini nasebumnyameni, Futhi yini abanayo ngaphezu kwethu? Kusukela manje siyalingana. 8. Futhi bazokwamukelani futhi bazobonani kuze kube phakade? Bheka, nabo bafile, futhi kusukela manje ngeke babone ukukhanya kuze kube phakade. 9. Ngithi kini, nina zoni, niyaneliswa ukudla nokuphuza, nokuphanga nokona, nokuhlubula abantu, nokuzuza ingcebo nokubona izinsuku ezinhle. 10. Uke wababona abalungileyo ukuthi ukuphela kwabo kuzophela kanjani, ukuthi akukho budlova obutholakala kubo kuze kube sekufeni kwabo? 11. "Noma kunjalo babhubha baba sengathi abakaze babe khona, futhi imimoya yabo yehlela eSheolini ngosizi."
nobubi obuningi futhi saqedwa, futhi saba bambalwa nomoya wethu omncane." 10. Futhi sibhujisiwe futhi asitholanga muntu osisizayo ngisho nangezwi: Sihlukunyeziwe futhi sibhujisiwe, futhi asithembanga ukubona impilo usuku nosuku. 11. Besinethemba lokuba yinhloko futhi sesibe ngumsila: Sisebenze kanzima futhi asizange saneliseke ngomsebenzi wethu; futhi sesibe ukudla kwezoni nabangalungile, futhi basibeke ijoka labo elinzima. 12. Basibuse labo abasizondayo nabasishayayo, futhi sikhothamele izintamo zethu kulabo abasizondayo, kodwa abasihawukelanga. 13. Sasifisa ukubaleka kubo ukuze siphunyuke futhi siphumule, Kodwa asitholanga ndawo lapho singabalekela khona futhi siphephe kubo. 14. Futhi bakhononda kubabusi osizini lwethu, futhi bamemeza ngokumelene nalabo abasidlayo, kodwa abazange balalele ukukhala kwethu, futhi abazange balalele izwi lethu. 15. Basiza labo abasiphangayo, abasidlayo, nalabo abasenza sibe mbalwa, futhi bafihla ukucindezeleka kwabo, futhi abazange basisuse ijoka labo abasidlayo, abasihlakaza, abasibulala, futhi bafihla ukubulala kwabo, futhi abakhumbulanga ukuthi baphakamise izandla zabo kithi.
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1. Ngakho-ke, ngiyafunga kini, nina enilungile, ngenkazimulo yoMkhulu noDumile nonamandla ebukhosini, nangobukhulu bakhe ngiyafunga kini: 2. Ngiyazi imfihlakalo, futhi ngifunde amaphilisi asezulwini, futhi ngibone izincwadi ezingcwele, futhi ngithole zibhaliwe futhi ziqoshwe ngazo. 3. Ukuthi konke okuhle, injabulo, nenkazimulo kulungiselelwe bona, futhi kubhalwe phansi imimoya yalabo abafe belungile, nokuthi uzonikezwa okuhle okuningi njengenkokhelo yomsebenzi wakho, nokuthi isabelo sakho singaphezu kwesabelo sabaphilayo. 4. Imimoya yenu efile ekulungeni iyophila futhi ijabule, futhi imimoya yabo ngeke ishabalale, noma isikhumbuzo sabo ngeke siphele phambi kobuso boMkhulu kuze kube yizizukulwane zonke zomhlaba. Ngakho-ke, ningabe nisaba nokwesaba ukwesaba kwabo. 5. Maye kini, nina zoni, uma senifile, uma nifa nisenotho lwezono zenu, nalabo abanjengani bathi ngani: 'Babusisiwe izoni: zibonile zonke izinsuku zazo.' 6. Nokuthi bafe kanjani benothile futhi benengcebo, futhi ababonanga ukuhlupheka noma ukubulawa empilweni yabo; futhi bafe benodumo, futhi isahlulelo asikakhishwa kubo ngesikhathi besaphila. 7. Yazini ukuthi imiphefumulo yabo izokwehliselwa eSheoli, futhi bayohlupheka osizini lwabo olukhulu. 8. Imimoya yenu iyongena ebumnyameni nasezibophweni naselangabini elivuthayo lapho kukhona ukwahlulelwa okunzima khona, futhi ukwahlulelwa okukhulu kuyokwenzeka kuzo zonke izizukulwane zomhlaba. Maye kini, ngoba ngeke nibe nokuthula. 9. Ungasho ngokuphathelene nabalungile nabahle abaphila ukuthi: "Ezinsukwini zethu ezinzima sisebenze kanzima futhi sabhekana nazo zonke izinkinga, futhi sabhekana
1. Ngiyafunga kini, ukuthi ezulwini izingelosi ziyanikhumbula kahle phambi kwenkazimulo yoMkhulu, futhi amagama enu alotshiwe phambi kwenkazimulo yoMkhulu. 2. Yiba nethemba; ngoba ngaphambili nahlaziswa ngenxa yokugula nokuhlupheka; kodwa manje nizokhanya njengezibani zezulu, nizokhanya futhi nizobonakala, futhi iminyango yezulu izovulelwa nina. 3. Futhi ekukhaleni kwakho, khala ucele isahlulelo, futhi kuzobonakala kuwe; ngoba lonke usizi lwakho luzojeziswa phezu kwababusi, naphezu kwabo bonke abasiza labo abakuphanga. 4. Yiba nethemba, futhi ungalahli amathemba akho ngoba uzoba nenjabulo enkulu njengezingelosi zasezulwini. 5. Yini enizophoqeleka ukuyenza? Ngeke kudingeke nicashe ngosuku lokwahlulela okukhulu futhi ngeke nitholakale niyizoni, futhi isahlulelo saphakade siyoba kude nani kuzo zonke izizukulwane zomhlaba. 6. Manje ningesabi nina balungileyo, lapho nibona izoni ziqina futhi ziphumelela ezindleleni zazo; ningabi abangane nabo, kodwa hlalani kude nobudlova babo, ngoba nizoba abangane bebutho lasezulwini. 7. Nakuba nina zoni nithi: "Zonke izono zethu aziyikuphenywa futhi zibhalwe phansi," noma kunjalo, bazobhala zonke izono zenu nsuku zonke. 8. Manje sengikukhombisa ukuthi ukukhanya nobumnyama, imini nobusuku, kuzobona zonke izono zakho. 9. Ningabi ngabangenaNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zenu, ningaqambi amanga, ningawashintshi amazwi aqotho, ningamangaleli ngamazwi oNgcwele Omkhulu ngokuthi aqamba amanga, futhi ningacabangi ngezithombe zenu; ngoba wonke amanga enu kanye nokungamesabi kwenu uNkulunkulu akuveli ekulungeni kodwa esonweni esikhulu. 34
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10. Manje sengiyazi le mfihlakalo, ukuthi izoni zizoguqula futhi ziphendukezele amazwi okulunga ngezindlela eziningi, futhi zizokhuluma amazwi amabi, ziqambe amanga, futhi zenze amaqhinga amakhulu, futhi zibhale izincwadi mayelana namazwi azo. 11. Kodwa uma bebhala phansi wonke amazwi ami ngeqiniso ngezilimi zabo, futhi bengashintshi noma banciphise noma yini emazwini ami kodwa bawabhale wonke ngeqiniso—konke engakufakaza ngabo kuqala. 12. Bese ngiyazi enye imfihlakalo, ukuthi izincwadi zizonikwa abalungile nabahlakaniphileyo ukuze zibe imbangela yenjabulo nobuqotho nokuhlakanipha okuningi. 13. Bayonikwa izincwadi, futhi bayokholwa kuzo futhi bajabule ngazo, bese kuthi bonke abalungile abafunde kuzo zonke izindlela zobuqotho bayothola umvuzo.
10. Manje-ke, baba, ngilalele: indodana yami izelwe uLameki, okungekho onjengaye, futhi imvelo yakhe ayifani neyomuntu, nombala womzimba wakhe umhlophe kuneqhwa futhi ubomvu kunembali yembali, nezinwele zekhanda lakhe zimhlophe kuneboya obumhlophe, namehlo akhe afana nemisebe yelanga, wavula amehlo akhe wabe esekhanyisa indlu yonke. 11. Wavuka ezandleni zombelethisi, wavula umlomo wakhe, wadumisa iNkosi yezulu. 12. Uyise uLameki wesaba wabalekela kimi, futhi akakholwanga ukuthi uphume kuye, kodwa ukuthi wayefana nezingelosi zasezulwini; futhi bheka, ngize kuwe ukuze ungazise iqiniso. 13. Mina, u-Enoke, ngaphendula ngathi kuye: “INkosi izokwenza into entsha emhlabeni, futhi lokhu sengikubonile embonweni, futhi ngikwazise ukuthi esizukulwaneni sikababa uJarede ezinye zezingelosi zasezulwini zeqa izwi leNkosi.” 14. Bheka, benza isono, baphula umthetho, bazihlanganisa nabesifazane, benza isono nabo, bashada nabanye babo, bazala abantwana kubo. 15. Bazoveza iziqhwaga emhlabeni, hhayi ngokomoya, kodwa ngokwenyama. Kuzoba khona isijeziso esikhulu emhlabeni, futhi umhlaba uzohlanzwa kukho konke ukungcola. 16. Yebo, kuzofika imbubhiso enkulu phezu komhlaba wonke, kube khona uzamcolo kanye nembubhiso enkulu unyaka wonke. 17. Le ndodana ozalelwe yona izosala emhlabeni, nabantwana bayo abathathu bayosindiswa kanye nayo: lapho bonke abantu abasemhlabeni befa, yona namadodana ayo bayosindiswa. 18. Manje yazisa indodana yakho uLameka ukuthi lowo ozelwe uyindodana yakhe ngempela, uyiqambe ngokuthi uNowa; ngoba uzoshiywa kini, futhi yena namadodana akhe bazosindiswa ekubhujisweni, okuzofika emhlabeni ngenxa yesono sonke kanye nokungalungi konke, okuzoqedwa emhlabeni ezinsukwini zakhe. 19. Ngemva kwalokho kuzoba khona ukungalungi okukhulu kunalokho okwaqala ukuqedwa emhlabeni, ngoba ngiyazazi izimfihlakalo zabangcwele, ngoba iNkosi ingibonisile futhi yangitshela, futhi ngizifundile ezibhebheni zasezulwini.
ISAHLUKO 105 1. Ngalezo zinsuku iNkosi yabayala ukuba babize futhi bafakaze kubantwana bomhlaba ngokuhlakanipha kwabo: Baboniseni lokhu, ngoba ningabaqondisi babo, futhi niyinkokhelo phezu komhlaba wonke. 2. Ngoba mina nendodana yami sizoba nabo kuze kube phakade ezindleleni zobuqotho ekuphileni kwabo; futhi niyoba nokuthula: jabulani, nina bantwana bobuqotho. Amen. ISAHLUKO 106 1. Ngemva kwezinsuku ezithile indodana yami uMethusela yamthathela umfazi indodana yakhe uLameka, wakhulelwa yiyo, wazala indodana. 2. Umzimba wakhe wawumhlophe njengeqhwa futhi ubomvu njengembali yembali, izinwele zakhe ezinde nezinde zazimhlophe njengoboya bezimvu, namehlo akhe amahle. Lapho evula amehlo akhe, wakhanyisa indlu yonke njengelanga, futhi indlu yonke yayikhanya kakhulu. 3. Wasukuma ezandleni zombelethisi, wavula umlomo wakhe, wakhuluma neNkosi yokulunga. 4. Uyise uLameki wamesaba, wabaleka, waya kuyise uMethusela. 5. Wathi kuye: “Ngizele indodana engaziwa, ehlukile futhi engafani nomuntu, efana namadodana kaNkulunkulu wezulu; futhi isimo sakhe sihlukile futhi akafani nathi, namehlo akhe anjengemisebe yelanga, nobuso bakhe buyakhazimula.” 6. Futhi kubonakala kimi ukuthi akaveli kimi kodwa ezingelosini, futhi ngiyesaba ukuthi ezinsukwini zakhe kuzokwenzeka isimangaliso emhlabeni. 7. Manje, baba, ngilapha ukuzocela futhi ngikunxuse ukuthi uye ku-Enoke, ubaba wethu, ufunde iqiniso kuye, ngoba indawo yakhe yokuhlala iphakathi kwezingelosi. 8. Kwathi lapho uMethusela ezwa amazwi endodana yakhe, weza kimi emikhawulweni yomhlaba; ngoba wayezwile ukuthi ngilapho, wamemeza kakhulu, ngezwa izwi lakhe, ngeza kuye. Ngathi kuye: Bheka, ngilapha, ndodana yami, uzeleni kimi? 9. Waphendula wathi: “Ngize kuwe ngenxa yokukhathazeka okukhulu, futhi ngenxa yombono ophazamisayo ngifikile.”
ISAHLUKO 107 1. Futhi ngabona kubhaliwe kubo ukuthi izizukulwane ngezizukulwane ziyakweqa, kuze kube yilapho kuvela isizukulwane sokulunga, futhi ukuphambuka kubhujiswe futhi isono sidlule emhlabeni, futhi zonke izinhlobo ezinhle zifike phezu kwawo. 2. Manje-ke, ndodana yami, hamba uyokwazisa indodana yakho uLameka ukuthi le ndodana, ezelwe, empeleni iyindodana yayo, nokuthi lokhu akulona amanga. 3. Kwathi lapho uMethusela esezwile amazwi kayise uEnoke—ngoba wayemtshengise konke okuyimfihlo— wabuya wamtshengisa wona, waqamba leyo ndodana ngokuthi uNowa; ngoba uzoduduza umhlaba ngemva kwayo yonke imbubhiso.
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ISAHLUKO 108 1. Enye incwadi u-Enoke ayibhalela indodana yakhe uMethusela nalabo abazolandela, futhi abazogcina umthetho ezinsukwini zokugcina. 2. Nina enikwenzile okuhle niyolinda lezo zinsuku kuze kube sekupheleni kwalabo abenza okubi, kanye nokuphela kwamandla ezenzo ezimbi. 3. Lindani kuze kube yilapho isono sidlula, ngoba amagama abo azosulwa encwadini yokuphila nasezincwadini ezingcwele, futhi inzalo yabo iyobhujiswa kuze kube phakade, futhi imimoya yabo iyobulawa, futhi bayokhala futhi balile endaweni eyihlane eliyincithakalo, futhi bayoshiswa emlilweni, ngoba akukho mhlaba lapho. 4. Ngabona into efana nefu elingabonakali, ngoba ngenxa yokujula kwalo ngangingakwazi ukubheka, futhi ngabona ilangabi lomlilo elivutha kakhulu, izinto ezifana nezintaba ezikhanyayo zijikeleza futhi zisakazeka. 5. Ngabuza enye yezingelosi ezingcwele ezazinami, ngathi kuye: "Kuyini lokhu okukhanyayo? Akuyona izulu, kodwa ilangabi lomlilo ovuthayo, izwi lokukhala, ukukhala nobuhlungu obukhulu." 6. Wathi kimi: “Le ndawo oyibonayo iphonswe imimoya yezoni nabahlambalazayo, neyalabo abenza okubi, neyalabo abaguqula konke uJehova akukhulumile ngomlomo wabaprofethi, ngisho nezinto ezizokwenzeka.” 7. Ngoba ezinye zazo zibhaliwe futhi zibhalwe phezulu ezulwini, ukuze izingelosi zifunde futhi zazi ukuthi kuzokwehlela ini izoni, imimoya yabathobekile, kanye nalabo abaye bahlupha imizimba yabo, futhi babuyiselwa nguNkulunkulu; kanye nalabo abaye bahlaziswa ngabantu ababi. 8. Abathanda uNkulunkulu futhi abangazange bathande igolide, isiliva, noma yiziphi izinto ezinhle ezisezweni, kodwa banikela ngemizimba yabo ekuhlushweni. 9. Labo, selokhu baba khona, abazange balangazelele ukudla kwasemhlabeni, kodwa babheka konke njengomoya odlulayo, baphila ngokuvumelana nakho, futhi iNkosi yabavivinya kakhulu, futhi imimoya yabo yatholakala ihlanzekile ukuze badumise igama Layo. 10. Futhi zonke izibusiso ezibalindele ngizilandisile ezincwadini. Futhi ubanikeze umvuzo wabo, ngoba batholakale bethanda izulu kakhulu kunokuphila kwabo emhlabeni, futhi nakuba banyathelwa phansi kwabantu ababi, futhi bezwa ukuhlukunyezwa nokuthukwa yibo futhi behlaziswa, kodwa bangibusisa. 11. Manje ngizobiza imimoya yabalungile abangamalungu esizukulwane sokukhanya, futhi ngizoguqula labo abazalelwa ebumnyameni, abangazange bathole udumo olufanele enyameni. 12. Ngiyoletha labo abathanda igama lami elingcwele ekukhanyeni okukhanyayo, futhi ngizobeka ngamunye esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. 13. Futhi bayohlala bekhazimula kuze kube phakade, ngoba ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu kungukulunga, ngoba abathembekile uyobanika ukwethembeka endaweni yokuhlala yezindlela eziqondile. 14. Bayobona labo abazalelwa ebumnyameni beholwa ebumnyameni, kuyilapho abalungileyo bekhazimula. 15. Izoni zizokhala kakhulu futhi zibone ubuhle bazo, futhi zizohamba lapho izinsuku nezinkathi zibekwe khona. 36