Umzekeliso Wezintombi Ezilitshumi
1 "Kulesosikhathi umbuso wezulu uzakuba njengezintombi ezigcweleyo ezilitshumi ezathatha izibane zazo zaphuma ukuyahlangabeza umyeni. 2 Ezinhlanu zazo zaziyiziwula, ezinhlanu zihlakaniphile. 3 Eziyiziwula zathatha izibane zazo, kodwa kazithathanga amafutha. 4 Kodwa ezihlakaniphileyo zathwala imbodlela zamafutha kanye lezibane zazo. 5 Umyeni waphuza ukufika zonke zaze zawozela zajunywa yibuthongo.
6 Phakathi kobusuku kwamenyezelwa kwathiwa, ‘Nangu umyeni! Phumani limhlangabeze!’
7 Zasezivuka zonke izintombi zalumathisa izibane zazo. 8 Lezo ezaziyiziwula zathi kwezihlakaniphileyo, ‘Ake lisiphe lathi amanye amafutha enu; izibane zethu sezicitsha.’
9 Zaphendula ezihlakaniphileyo zathi, ‘Hatshi, kakulamafutha angasanela thina lani. Hambani liye kulabo abathengisa amafutha liyezithengela awenu.’
10 Kodwa kwathi besayathenga amafutha umyeni wafika. Izintombi ezazizilungiselele zangena laye edilini lomthimba. Umnyango wasuvalwa.
11 Ngemva kwesikhathi ezinye lazo zatsho sezifikile. Zathi, ‘Nkosi! Nkosi! Ake usivulele umnyango!’
12 Kodwa waphendula wathi, ‘Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi, kangilazi.’
13 Ngakho lindani ngoba kalilwazi usuku loba ihola."
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