Sehluko 12
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Kwase kuba khona sibonakaliso lesikhulu wezulwini, umfati embetse lilanga, inyanga ingaphansi kwetinyawo takhe, enhloko kunemchele wetinkhanyeti letili 12.
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Abetetfwele, wakhala ngenca yemihelo, nekusikwa buhlungu bekubeleka.
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Kwavela lesinye sibonakaliso ezulwini. Kwakungunyokangwenya lobovu lomkhulu letimphondvo letilishumi, nemichele lesikhombisa etinhloko takhe.
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Umsila wakhe wahudvula incenye yesitsatfu yetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka, watilahla emhlabeni. Nyokangwenya wema embikwalo,fati labesatawubeleka, entela kutsi alumite lusabelekwanje loluswane.
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Wabeleka indvodzana, letawubusa tonkhe tive ngesandla lesimatima. Loluswane lwakhe lwahlwitselwa kuNkulunkulu, esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi.
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Lomfati wabaleka waya ehlane, lapho Nkulunkulu amlungiselela indzawo yekutsi anakekelwe amalanga layi 1260.
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Kwesuka imphi ezulwini. Mikhayeli netingelosi takhe balwa nanyokangwenya, nyokangweya akanye netingilosi takhe naye walwa,
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Kodvwa behlulwa bonyokangwenya, kwabate indzawo yabo ezulwini.
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Nyokangwenya lomkhulu walahlelwa phansi, leya nyoka yasemandvulo, lebitwa ngekutsi nguMhlebi nome nguSathane, umkhohlisi wemhlaba wonkhe. Wajikelwa phansi emhlabeni kanye netingilosi takhe.
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Ngeva livi lelikhulu ezulwini litsi, '''Nyalo insindziso, nemandla, nebukhosi sekwaNkulunkulu wetfu, neligunya selaKhristu wakhe, ngobe sewulahlelwe phansi ummangaleli lomangalela bazalwane betfu kuNkulunkulu, imini nebusuku.
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Bamehlule ngengati yeliWundlu nangelivi lebufakazi babo, ngobe abakutsandzanga kuphila kwabo kwaze kwabasekufeni.
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Tfokotani ke, nine mazulu, nani lenihlala kuwo! Kodvwa maye kuwe, mhlaba nelwandle, ngobe Mhlebi sewehlele kini ngentfukutselo lenkhulu, ngobe uyati kutsi sikhatsi sakhe sesifishane!"
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Watsi kube nyokangwenya abone kutsi sewelahlelwe phansi emhlabeni, watingela lomfati labetele indvodzana.
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Kodvwa lomfati wanikwa timphiko letimbili telusweti lolukhulu, kuze atewundiza abalekele lenyoka aye ehlane endzaweni lapho kufanele ondliwe khona, kuze kube sikhatsi netikhatsi nencenye yesikhatsi.
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Lenyoka yona yacitsa emanti ngemlomo wayo, kwaba sengatsi ngewemfula, alandzela lomfati, kuze atewumkhukhula lamanti.
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Kodvwa umhlaba wasita lomfati ngekutsi uvule umlomo wawo umite lomfula lowawucitfwe ngunyokangwenya ngemlomo wakhe.
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Nyokangwenya wamtfukutselela kakhulu lomfati, wahamba wayawulwa nensali yentalo yakhe, labo labagcina imiyalo yaNkulunkulu nalabanebufakazi baJesu.
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Nyokangwenya wema esihlabatsini selwandle.