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4 Emva kwezi zinto, ndabona umnyango ovulekileyo ezulwini, yaye ilizwi lokuqala endalivayo lithetha nam lalingathi sisandi sexilongo. Elo lizwi lalisithi: “Nyuka uze apha, ndiza kukubonisa izinto ezimele zenzeke.” 2 Ngokukhawuleza emva koko ndaba nomoya kaThixo, yaye jonga! Ndabona nantso itrone ikwindawo yayo ezulwini, kukho umntu ohleli kuyo.+ 3 Lowo wayehleli etroneni wayekhazimla njengelitye leyaspisi+ nelitye elixabisekileyo elimbala ubomvu, itrone yonke ijikelezwe ngumnyama onjenge-emeraldi.+
4 Le trone yayijikelezwe zezinye iitrone eziyi-24, kuzo ndabona kuhleli abadala abayi-24+ benxibe iimpahla ezimhlophe, bethwele izithsaba zegolide entloko. 5 Kule trone kwakuphuma nemibane,+ amazwi neendudumo,+ yaye kukho izibane zomlilo ezisixhenxe ezivuthayo phambi kwayo, zona zimela oomoya abasixhenxe bakaThixo.+ 6 Phambi kwetrone kwakukho into engathi lulwandle lweglasi+ enjengekristale.
Ngakwitrone* nakwindawo eyijikelezileyo kwakukho izidalwa eziphilayo ezine+ ezigcwele amehlo ngaphambili nangasemva. 7 Isidalwa esiphilayo sokuqala sasinjengengonyama,+ esesibini isidalwa esiphilayo sinjengethole lenkomo eliyinkunzi,+ esesithathu isidalwa esiphilayo+ sinobuso obunjengobomntu, yaye esesine isidalwa esiphilayo+ sinjengokhozi olubhabhayo.+ 8 Isidalwa ngasinye esiphilayo kwezo zine, sasinamaphiko amathandathu anamehlo kuyo yonke indawo nangaphantsi.+ Kwaye imini nobusuku zazisithi: “Ungcwele, ungcwele, ungcwele uYehova*+ uThixo, uSomandla, lowo wayekho nokhoyo nozayo.”+
9 Xa ezi zidalwa ziphilayo zimzukisa, zimnika imbeko yaye zimbulela Lowo uhleli etroneni, Lowo uphila ngonaphakade kanaphakade,+ 10 abadala abayi-24+ baguqa phambi kwaLowo uhleli etroneni, bamnqule Lowo uphila ngonaphakade kanaphakade, baze baphose izithsaba zabo phambi kwetrone, besithi: 11 “Ufanele Yehova* Thixo wethu onamandla,+ ukwamkela uzuko+ nembeko,+ kuba wadala zonke izinto,+ nangenxa yokuthanda kwakho zabakho yaye zadalwa.”