ISambulo 21:9-27

Kwase kufika enye yezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezaziphethe izitsha eziyisikhombisa zigcwele izinhlupheko zokugcina eziyisikhombisa, yakhuluma nami, yathi: “Woza, ngikukhombise umlobokazi, umakoti weWundlu.” Yahamba nami ngikuMoya, yaya nami entabeni enkulu nephakeme, yangikhombisa umuzi ongcwele, iJerusalema, wehla ezulwini kuNkulunkulu. Wawunenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu; ukucwazimula kwawo kunjengetshe eliyigugu sengathi yitshe ijasphi elicwebezelayo. Wawunogange olukhulu noluphakeme, unamasango ali-12; emasangweni kukhona izingelosi ezili-12, kuwo kulotshwe amagama ezizwana ezili-12 zakwa-Israyeli. Ngasempumalanga kwakunamasango amathathu, ngasenyakatho kunamasango amathathu, ngaseningizimu kunamasango amathathu, nangasentshonalanga kunamasango amathathu. Ugange lomuzi lwalunezisekelo ezili-12, phezu kwazo kulotshwe amagama abaphostoli beWundlu abali-12. Owayekhuluma nami wayephethe induku yegolide yokulinganisa, ayezolinganisa ngayo umuzi, amasango awo, nogange lwawo. Umuzi wawunezinhlangothi ezine, ubude bawo bulingana nobubanzi bawo. Wawukala umuzi ngenduku; ubude, ububanzi, nokuphakama kwawo kwakulingana, kungamastadiyu ayizi-12 000. Walukala nogange lwawo, lwalungamakhubhithi ayi-144, ngokulinganisa kwengelosi, okungokwabantu futhi. Ugange nalo lwalwakhiwe ngejasphi, umuzi wenziwe ngegolide elihle elinjengengilazi ecwebezelayo. Izisekelo zogange lomuzi zihlotshiswe ngawo wonke amatshe ayigugu. Isisekelo sokuqala kwakuyijasphi, esesibili kuyisafire, esesithathu kuyikhalkedoni, esesine kuyisimaragidu, esesihlanu kuyisaridonikisi, esesithupha kuyisardiyu, esesikhombisa kuyikhrisolithe, esesishiyagalombili kuyibherile, esesishiyagalolunye kuyithophazi, eseshumi kuyikhrisophrasi, ese-11 kuyihiyakhinte, ese-12 kuyi-amethiste. Amasango ali-12 ayengamapharele ali-12; yilelo nalelo sango ngalinye, laliyipharele elilodwa. Umgwaqo womuzi wawuyigolide elicwengekileyo, elifana nengilazi ekhanyayo. Angilibonanga ithempeli kuwo, ngokuba iNkosi uNkulunkulu, uSomandla, iyithempeli lawo kanye neWundlu. Umuzi awudingi ilanga nenyanga ukuze kuwukhanyise, ngokuba inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu iyawukhanyisa, nesibani sawo yiWundlu. Izizwe ziyakuhamba ekukhanyeni kwawo, namakhosi omhlaba alethe kuwo ubukhosi bawo. Amasango awo awasoze avalwa emini, ngokuba ubusuku abuyukuba bikho lapho. Bayakuletha kuwo ubukhosi nodumo lwezizwe. Akukho lutho olungcolileyo oluyakungena kuwo nanini, owenza amanyala noqamba amanga, kuphela labo abalotshiwe encwadini yokuphila yeWundlu.