1 Ke kaloku ndabona kukho ohleli esihlalweni sokulawula, esandleni sakhe sokunene ephethe incwadi. Yona ke yayibhalwe macala, futhi iyincwadi enamacandelo asixhenxe. Icandelo ngalinye lalinophawu olugunyazisa ukuba yovulwa ngonelungelo kuphela.
2 Kananjalo ndabona ingwanyalala yesithunywa sezulu esakhwaza sabuza sathi: “Ngaba ngubani ofanelekileyo onokuluqhaqha uphawu, ayivule le ncwadi?”
3 Kambe ke zange afumaneke onako ukuyivula ayifunde, nditsho nasezulwini, emhlabeni, naphantsi komhlaba.
4 Kuthe kwakungafumaneki bani ukufaneleyo ukuyivula ayifunde incwadi leyo, zehl' iinyembezi kum.
5 Kodwa ke enye yamadoda amakhulu yandikhalimela yathi: “Musa ukulila. Kaloku iNgonyama yesizwe sikaJuda, umnombo kaDavide, igqwesile, ikufanele ukuluqhaqha uphawu ngalunye, iyivule incwadi.”
6 Ndaza ke ndabona iXhwane limi bhuxe esazulwini sebhotwe. Lalingqongwe zizilwanyana ezine, ngokunjalo nangamadoda amakhulu. IXhwane eli lalibonakala ngathi lagwintwa. Lalineempondo ezisixhenxe, namehlo asixhenxe, angooMoya abasixhenxe bakaThixo abathunyelwe ehlabathini liphela.
7 IXhwane eli laya kulowo wayehleli esihlalweni sokulawula, lafika layithatha incwadi leyo esandleni sakhe sokunene.
8 Lithe iXhwane lakuyithatha incwadi leyo, izilwanyana ezine ndawonye namashumi amabini anesine amadoda amakhulu, asuka ee guqaqa phambi kwalo. Indoda nganye yayinehapu nesitya segolide esizele ziziqhumiso eziyimithandazo yosapho lukaThixo.
9 Ayevuma ingoma entsha, esithi:“Ukufanele wena ukuyithatha incwadi;ukufanele wena ukuluqhaqha uphawu lwayo.Ewe, kaloku wena wabulawa;ngegazi lakho waluthengela uThixo uluntukuzo zonke iintlanga neelwimi,kubantu ngabantu nezizwe ngezizwe.
10 Ubenze ababingeleli basebhotwe,ukuze bakhonze uThixo wethu.Ewe, baya kulilawula nehlabathi.”
11 Kwakhona ndakhangela, ndabona izigidi ngezigidi namawaka-waka ezithunywa zezulu! Zazingqonge ibhotwe, nezilwanyana ezine, ngokunjalo namadoda amakhulu.
12 Zazidanduluka zicula zisithi:“IXhwane elabulawayo likufaneleukuba namandla, ubutyebi, nolwazi,ukomelela, isithozela, ubungangamsha, nodumo!”
13 Ke kaloku ndaziva izidalwa nayo yonke indalo, ezulwini nasemhlabeni, phantsi komhlaba naselwandle, zidanduluka zisithi:“Kulowo uhleli esihlalweni sokulawula, nakulo iXhwane,mayibekho indumiso nesithozela, ubungangamsha namandla,ngonaphakade kanaphakade!”
14 Zavakala izilwanyana zozine zisithi: “*Amen!” Wona amadoda amakhulu athi guqaqa, akhahlela.