Sigaba 97
Sembulo lesaniketwa ngaJoseph Smith umPhrofethi, eKirtland, e-Ohio, mhlaka 2 ngeNgci, ngemnyaka we-1833. Lesi sembulo siphatselene ikakhulukati netindzaba talabaNgcwele eZion, eSifundzeni saseJackson, eMissouri, kuphendvula kubuta kwemPhrofethi eNkhosini kute atfole lwati. Emalunga eliBandla eMissouri ngalesi sikhatsi abekangephansi kwekuhlushwa lokukhulu futsi, mhlaka 23 Kholwane, ngemnyaka we-1833, aphocelelwa kusayina sivumelwano sekushiya Sifundza iJackson.
1–2, Labanyenti balabaNgcwele eZion (eSifundzeni saseJackson, eMissouri) babusisiwe ngekwetsembeka kwabo; 3–5, Parley P. Pratt uyanconywa ngemsebenti wakhe esikolweni eSiyoni; 6–9, Labo labagcina tivumelwano tabo bemukelwa yiNkhosi; 10–17, Indlu kufanele yakhiwe eZion lapho labahlantekile enhlitiyweni batawumbona Nkulunkulu; 18–21, ISiyoni ngulabahlatekile enhlitiyweni; 22–28, ISiyoni itawuphunyula esijezisweni seNkhosi uma yetsembekile.
1Â Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini bahlobo bami, ngikhuluma kini ngelivi lami, ngisho livi laMoya wami, kute nginikhombise intsandvo yami ngabomnakenu labaseveni laseZion, labanyenti babo labatitfobe ngekweliciniso futsi bafuna ngekukhutsala kutsi bafundze kuhlakanipha nekutfola liciniso.
2Â Ngicinisile, ngicinisile ngitsi kini, babusisiwe labanjalo, ngoba bayawukutfola loko; ngoba mine, iNkhosi, ngikhombisa bubele kubo bonkhe labamnene, nakubo bonkhe lengikhetsa kubakhombisa bubele, kute ngibe ngulongenacala uma ngibaletsa ekwehlulelweni.
3Â Bukani, ngitsi kini, mayelana nesikolwa eSiyoni, mine, iNkhosi, ngitfokotile kakhulu kutsi kube khona sikolwa eSiyoni, kanjalo nangenceku yami Parley P. Pratt, ngoba ihlala kimi.
4Â Futsi nangabe ichubeka ihlala kimi iyawuchubeka nekwengamela sikolwa eveni laseZion ngite ngiyinike leminye imiyaleto.
5Â Futsi ngitawuyibusisa ngetibusiso letinyenti, ekuchazeni kabanti yonkhe imibhalo lengcwele netimfihlo kute kwakheke sikolwa, nelibandla eSiyoni.
6Â Futsi kulabasele besikolwa, mine, iNkhosi, ngitimisele kukhombisa bubele; noko, kunalabo lokufanele bajeziswe, nemisebenti yabo iyawukwembulwa.
7Â Lizembe libekiwe etimphandzeni tetihlahla; futsi sonkhe sihlahla lesingatseli titselo letinhle siyawujutjwa sifakwe emlilweni. Mine, iNkhosi, sengikukhulumile.
8 Ngicinisile ngitsi kini, bonkhe emkhatsini wabo labatiko kutsi tinhlitiyo tabo ticotfo, futsi tidzabukile, nemimoya yabo yephukile, futsi nalabo emkhatsini wabo labatimisele kugcina tivumelwano tabo ngemhlatjelo—yebo, wonkhe umhlatjelo mine, iNkhosi, lengiyawuyaleta—bemukelekile kimi.
9Â Ngoba mine, iNkhosi, ngiyawubenta batsele njengesihlahla lesitsela kakhulu lesihlanyelwe emhlabatsini lovundzile, ngasemtfonjeni locwebile, lesikhipha sitselo lesiligugu kakhulu.
10Â Ngicinisile ngitsi kini, kuyintsandvo yami kutsi indlu kufanele yakhelwe mine eveni laseZion, njengesifanekiso lengininike sona.
11Â Yebo, ayakhiwe ngekushesha, ngekwelishumi kwebantfu bami.
12 Bukani, loku ngekwelishumi futsi kungumhlatjelo mine, iNkhosi, lengiwudzingako etandleni tabo, kute kwakhelwe mine indlu kute kusindziswe iSiyoni—
13Â Kube yindzawo yekubonga yabo bonkhe labangcwele, futsi kube yindzawo yekufundzisa bonkhe labo lababitelwe emsebentini wekushumayela kulo lonkhe lubito netikhundla tabo letehlukahlukene.
14Â Kute bapheleliswe ekucondzeni umsebenti wabo, ekufundziseni, emgomeni, nasemfundzisweni, kuto tonkhe tintfo letiphatselene nembuso waNkulunkulu emhlabeni, tikhiya talowo mbuso letiniketwe nine.
15Â Futsi nangabe bantfu bami bangakhela indlu yami egameni leNkhosi, futsi bangavumeli lutfo lolungakahlanteki lungene kuyo, kute ingangcoliswa, inkhatimulo yami iyawuhlala etikwayo;
16Â Yebo, nebukhona bami buyawuba lapho, ngoba ngiyawungena kuyo, futsi bonkhe labahlantekile enhlitiyweni bayawungena kuyo kuyawumbona Nkulunkulu.
17Â Kodvwa uma ingcolisiwe angeke ngingene kuyo, futsi nenkhatimulo yami angeke ibekhona lapho; ngoba angeke ngingene emathempelini langcolile.
18Â Manje, bukani, uma iSiyoni yenta leti tintfo iyawuphumelela, itandzise futsi ikhatimule kakhulu, ibe yinkhulu kakhulu, futsi yesabeke kakhulu.
19Â Netive temhlaba tiyawuyatisa, titsi: Ngempela iSiyoni lidolobha laNkulunkulu wetfu, futsi nakanjani iSiyoni angeke iwe, angeke isuswe endzaweni yayo, ngoba Nkulunkulu ulapho, nesandla seNkhosi silapho;
20Â Futsi ifungile ngemandla ebukhulu bayo kutsi ibe yinsindziso yayo nembhoshongo wayo lophakeme.
21 Ngako-ke, ngicinisile, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi, iSiyoni ayijabule, ngoba lena yiSiyoni—Labahlantekile Enhlitiyweni; ngako-ke ayijabule, kungulapho lababi bayawulila.
22Â Ngoba bukani, nibone, kuphindzisela kuta masinyane kulababi njengesivunguvungu; futsi ngubani loyawuphunyula kuko na?
23Â Sijeziso seNkhosi siyawukwendlula ebusuku nasemini, futsi lombiko waso uyawukhatsata bonkhe bantfu; yebo, angeke simiswe kute kubuye iNkhosi.
24Â Ngoba intfukutselo yeNkhosi iyavutsa ngekumelana netinengiso tabo nakuyo yonkhe imisebenti yabo yebubi.
25Â Noko, iSiyoni iyawuphunyula uma yetama kwenta tonkhe tintfo noma ngabe yini lengiyiyalete ngayo.
26Â Kodvwa uma ingetami kwenta noma ngabe yini lengiyiyalete ngayo, ngitawuyivakashela ngekwemisebenti yayo yonkhe, ngenhlupheko lematima, ngesifo lesingumashayabhuce, ngelubhubhane, ngenkemba, ngekuphindzisela, ngemlilo locotfulako.
27Â Noko, akukhulunywe kanye etindlebeni tayo, kutsi mine, iNkhosi, sengiwemukele umnikelo wayo; futsi uma ingeke isona futsi kute nakunye kwaleti tintfo lokuyawuyehlela;
28Â Futsi ngitawuyibusisa ngetibusiso, ngiphindzaphindze tibusiso letinyenti etikwayo, nasetikwetitukulwane tayo phakadze naphakadze, kusho iNkhosi Nkulunkulu wenu. Amen.