Sigaba 66
Sembulo lesaniketwa ngaJoseph Smith umPhrofethi, eHiram, e-Ohio, mhlaka 29 ngeMphala, ngemnyaka we-1831. William E. McLellin bekacele iNkhosi ngasekusitsekeni kutsi yembule ngemPhrofethi imphendvulo yemibuto lesihlanu, Joseph Smith lebekangayati. Ngenca yesicelo saMcLellin, umPhrofethi wabuta eNkhosini wabese sewutfola lesi sembulo.
1–4, Sivumelwano saphakadze sikuphelela kwelivangeli; 5–8, Babonisi kufanele bashumayele, bafakaze, baphindze bacocisane nebantfu; 9–13, Kwenta umsebenti wekushumayela ngekwetsembeka kucinisekisa lifa lekuphila lokuphakadze.
1 Buka, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi encekwini yami William E. McLellin—Ubusisiwe, njengobe ubufulatsele bubi bakho, wawemukela emaciniso ami, kusho iNkhosi uMhlengi wakho, uMsindzisi wemhlaba, ngisho nabo bonkhe labakholwa egameni lami.
2Â Ngicinisile ngitsi kuwe, ubusisiwe ngekwemukela sivumelwano sami saphakadze, nekuphelela kwelivangeli lami, lelitfunyelwe kubantfwana bebantfu, kute batfole kuphila futsi babe ngulabahlanganyela ebukhosini lobutawukwembulwa ngetikhatsi tekugcina, njengobe bekubhaliwe baphrofethi nebaphostoli ngetikhatsi tasemandvulo.
3Â Ngicinisile ngitsi kuwe, nceku yami William, uhlantekile, kodvwa hhayi ngalokuphelele, ngako-ke, phendvuka, kuleto tintfo letingajabulisi emehlweni ami, kusho iNkhosi, ngoba Nkhosi itawukukhombisa tona.
4Â Manje, ngicinisile, mine, iNkhosi, ngitawukukhombisa lengikubhekile kuwe, noma lokuyintsandvo yami ngawe.
5Â Buka, ngicinisile ngitsi kuwe, kuyintsandvo yami kutsi umemetele livangeli lami kusuka eveni kuya kulelinye, kusuka edolobheni kuya kulelinye, yebo, kuleto tifundza letisedvute lapho lingakamenyetelwa khona.
6Â Ungahlali emalanga lamanyenti kulendzawo; ungayi eveni laseZion kwanyalo; kodvwa nangabe ungatfumela, tfumela, kungenjalo, ungacabangi ngemphahla yakho.
7Â Hamba uye emaveni lasemphumalanga, ufakaze etindzaweni tonkhe, kubantfu bonkhe nasemasinagogeni abo, ucocisane nebantfu.
8Â Inceku yami Samuel H. Smith ayihambe nawe, ungayishiyi, uyinikete imiyalelo yakho; futsi loyo lowetsembekile uyawukwentiwa acine kuto tonkhe tindzawo; mine, iNkhosi, ngitawuhamba nawe.
9Â Beka tandla takho kulabagulako, batawusindza. Ungabuyi ngite mine, iNkhosi, ngikutfumele. Beketela etinhluphekweni. Cela, utawuphiwa; nconcotsa utawuvulelwa.
10 Musa kukhatsateka. Shiya konkhe kungalungi. Ungaphingi—silingo lesesike sakuhlupha.
11Â Gcina lemiyaleto, ngoba iliciniso futsi yetsembekile; ukhulise sikhundla sakho, udvungulule bantfu labanyenti eSiyoni ngemaculo enjabulo yaphakadze etinhloko tabo
12Â Chubeka kuleti tintfo kute kube sekugcineni, uyawutfola umchele wekuphila lokuphakadze ngasesandleni sangesekudla saBabe, logcwele umusa neliciniso.
13Â Ngicinisile, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Nkulunkulu wakho, uMhlengi wakho, ngisho Jesu Khristu. Amen.