Revelation 4
1 Emveni kwalokho, ngase ngibona umnyango uvulekile ezulwini, nezwi engangilizwe kuqala linjengelecilongo lakhuluma nami, lathi: “Yenyukela lapha, ngizakukutshengisa okumele ukuba kwenzeke emva kwalokhu.”
2 Masinyane ngaba kuMoya. Kwase kumiswa isihlalo sobukhosi ezulwini, kukhona ohlezi phezu kwaso;
3 ohleziyo wayefana netshe lejasphi nesardiyu ngendlela ayebukeka ngayo, nothingo lwenkosazana luzungeze isihlalo sobukhosi, lufana nesimaragidu ukubukeka kwalo.
4 Isihlalo sobukhosi sasizungezwe yizihlalo zobukhosi ezingama-24; phezu kwezihlalo zobukhosi kuhlezi amalunga angama-24, embethe izingubo ezimhlophe, ethwele imiqhele yegolide emakhanda.
5 Esihlalweni sobukhosi kwaphuma imibani, amazwi, nokuduma. Izibani zomlilo eziyisikhombisa zavutha phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, ezingoMoya bakaNkulunkulu abayisikhombisa.
6 Phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi kwakukhona okunjengolwandle lwengilazi, lunjengekhristalu; ngaphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi nasekuzungezeni isihlalo sobukhosi kukhona izidalwa ezine zigcwele amehlo phambili nasemuva.
7 Isidalwa sokuqala sasifana nengonyama, esesibili sifana nethole, esesithathu sinobuso obunjengobomuntu, nesesine sinjengokhozi olundizayo.
8 Kwakukhona nezidalwa ezine, yileso naleso kuzo sinamaphiko ayisithupha. Nhlangothi zonke nangaphakathi zigcwele amehlo, zingakhawuli imini nobusuku ukuthi: “Ingcwele, ingcwele, ingcwele, iNkosi uNkulunkulu uSomandla owayekhona nokhona nozayo.”
9 Kwakuthi lapho izidalwa zimdumisa zimbonga ohleli esihlalweni sobukhosi, Yena ophilayo kuze kube phakade naphakade,
10 amalunga angama-24 awe phansi, athi mbo ngobuso phansi, phambi kwakhe ohleli esihlalweni sobukhosi, akhuleka kuye ophilayo kuze kube phakade, aphonse imiqhele yawo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, ethi:
11 “Ufanele Wena Nkosi noNkulunkulu wethu ukwemukela inkazimulo nodumo namandla, ngokuba wadala izinto zonke, futhi zonke zikhona, zadalwa, ngokuthanda kwakho.”