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Sembulo lesaniketwa ngaJoseph Smith umPhrofethi, e-Independence, eSifundzeni saseJackson, eMissouri, mhlaka 8 iNgci. Kulesi sikhatsi babonisi lebebahambe baya eSifundzeni saseJackson baphindze bahlanganyela ekungcweliseni umhlaba nendzawo yekwakha lithempeli bafisa kwati lokufanele bakwente.
1–9, Babonisi kufanele bashumayele livangeli emabandleni alababi; 10–14, Kufanele bangamoshi sikhatsi sabo bangenti lutfo, noma bafihle emakhono abo; 15–17, Bangatigeza tinyawo tabo njengebufakazi ngekumelana nalabo labalahla livangeli.
1 Bukani, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi kubabonisi belibandla layo, lokufanele babuyele ngekushesha eveni labaphuma kulo: Bukani, kuyangitfokotisa, kutsi nigcine nifikile lapha;
2 Kodvwa ngalabanye angitfokoti kahle, ngoba abayivuli imilomo yabo, kodvwa bayalifihla likhono lengibanikete lona, ngenca yekwesaba bantfu. Maye kulabanjalo, ngoba intfukutselo yami iyokheleka kubo.
3 Futsi kuyawukwenteka, uma bangaketsembeki kimi, bayawukwemukwa naloko labanako.
4 Ngoba mine, iNkhosi, ngiyabusa emazulwini ngetulu, nasemkhatsini wemabutfo emhlaba; futsi ngelilanga lapho ngiyawukwakha khona emagugu ami, bonkhe bantfu bayawukwati kutsi kuyini loko lokukhombisa emandla aNkulunkulu.
5 Kodvwa, ngicinisile, ngitawukhuluma kini mayelana neluhambo lwenu loluya eveni lenaphuma kulo. Akube khona sikebhe lesakhiwako, noma sitsengwe njengekutsandza kwenu, akusho lutfo kimi, nitsatse luhambo lwenu ngekushesha niye endzaweni lebitwa ngekutsi yiSt. Louis.
6 Kusukela lapho tinceku tami, Sidney Rigdon, Joseph Smith, lomNcane, na-Oliver Cowdery, atitsatse luhambo lwato loluya eCincinnati;
7 Kulendzawo atiphakamise livi lato timemetele livi lami ngemaphimbo lasetulu, hhayi ngentfukutselo noma kungabata, tiphakamise tandla letingcwele kubo. Ngoba mine ngiyakwati kunenta nibe ngcwele, netono tenu titsetselelwe.
8 Futsi labasalako abatsatse luhambo lwabo lolusuka eSt. Louis, ngababili, bashumayeli livi, hhayi ngekuphangisa, emkhatsini wemabandla alababi, bate babuyele emabandleni labebasuke kuwo.
9 Konkhe loku kute kuzuze emabandla; ngalesi sizatfu ngibatfumele.
10 Futsi inceku yami Edward Partridge ayinike incenye yalemali lengiyinike yona, kubabonisi bami labayaletwe kutsi babuye;
11 Futsi loyo lokhonako, akayibuyisele ngendlela yesitfunywa; bese loyo longakhoni, kuye akudzingeki.
12 Manje sengikhuluma ngalabo labasele labatawukuta kulendzawo.
13 Bukani, batfunyelwe kushumayela livangeli lami emkhatsini wemabandla alababi; ngaloko-ke, ngibaniketa umyaleto, kanje: Ungamoshi sikhatsi ungenti lutfo, futsi ungalifihli likhono lakho kute lingatiwa.
14 Futsi emvakwekubuya eveni laseSiyoni, sewulimemetele livi lami, buya ngekushesha, umemetele livi lami emkhatsini wemabandla alababi, hhayi ngekuphangisa, futsi hhayi ngentfukutselo nangembango.
15 Nitsintsitse lutfuli etinyaweni tenu kulabo labanganemukeli, hhayi phambi kwabo, funa nibachukulute, kodvwa ngasekusitsekeni; futsi nihlante tinyawo tenu, njengebufakazi lobutawumelana nabo ngelilanga lekwehlulela.
16 Bukani, loku kwenele kini, nentsandvo yaloyo lonitfumile.
17 Futsi ngemlomo wenceku yami Joseph Smith, lomNcane, kuyawukwembulwa mayelana naSidney Rigdon na-Oliver Cowdery. Lokusele emvakwaloku. Kunjalo nje. Amen.