Priljubljene svetopisemske vrstice iz Sembulo 21

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Uyakwesula tonkhe tinyembeti emehlweni abo, sekuyawubate kufa, nekulila, nekukhala, nebuhlungu, ngobe kwakucala sekwendlulile.”

Lona bekahleti esihlalweni sebukhosi watsi: “Konkhe sengikwenta kube kusha.” Wachubeka watsi: “Kubhale loku lengikukhulumako, ngobe kungemavi letsembekile nalacinisile.”

Ngeva livi liphuma esihlalweni sebukhosi limemeta kakhulu litsi: “Nalo likhaya laNkulunkulu likubantfu. Nkulunkulu utawuhlala emkhatsini wabo, bona babe bantfu bakhe. Nkulunkulu cobo lwakhe uyawuhlala nabo, abe nguNkulunkulu wabo.

Wase utsi kimi: “Sekwentekile. Mine ngingu-Alfa na-Omega, sicalo nesiphetfo. Lowo lowomile ngiyawumnika lilungelo lekunatsa mahhala emtfonjeni wemanti ekuphila.

Lowo loncobako uyawudla lifa lato tonkhe letintfo: Mine ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wakhe, yena abe yindvodzana yami.

Kodvwa sabelo semagwala, nalabangakholwa, nalabanengekako, nebabulali, netingwadla, netiphingi, nebatsakatsi, nalabakhonta tithico, nalabacala emanga, kuyawuba lichibi lelivutsa umlilo nesibabule; loku kufa kwesibili.”

Ngase ngibona lizulu lelisha nemhlaba lomusha; ngobe lizulu lekucala nemhlaba wekucala bese kwendlulile, nelwandle lungasekho.

Ngabona likhaya lelingcwele, iJerusalema Lensha, lehla liphuma ezulwini kuNkulunkulu, lilungiswe kahle lahlotjiswa njengamakoti ahlobele kuyawuhlangabeta umyeni wakhe emshadweni.

Lelo khaya alilidzingi lilanga nenyanga, kutsi kulikhanyisele, ngobe inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu iyalikhanyisela, nesibane salo liWundlu. Tive tiyawuhamba ekukhanyeni kwalo, nemakhosi emhlaba ayakwetfula kulo emagugu ebukhosi bawo.