Sigaba 66
Sembulo lesaniketwa ngaJoseph Smith umPhrofethi, eHiram, e-Ohio, mhlaka 29 iMphala, 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, nangabe ubufulatsele bubi bakho, wawemukela emaciniso ami, kusho iNkhosi uMhlengi wakho, uMsindzisi wemhlaba, ngisho nabo bonkhe labakholelwa egameni lami.
2 Ngicinisile ngitsi kuwe, ubusisiwe ngekwemukela sivumelwano sami saphakadze, nekuphelela kwelivangeli lami, lelitfunyelwe kubantfwana bebantfu, kute batfole kuphila futsi babe ngulabahlanganyela ebukhosini lobutawukwembulwa ngetikhatsi tekugcina, njengoba bekubhaliwe baphrofethi nebaphostoli ngetikhatsi tasemandvulo.
3 Ngicinisile ngitsi kuwe, nceku yami William, uhlantekile, kodvwa hhayi ngalokuphelele, ngako-ke, phendvuka, kuleto tintfo letingajabulisi emehlweni ami, kusho iNkhosi, ngoba Nkhosi itawukukhombisa tona.
4 Manje, ngicinisile, mine, iNkhosi, ngitawukukhombisa lengikubhekile kuwe, noma lokuyintsandvo yami ngawe.
5 Buka, ngicinisile ngitsi kuwe, kuyintsandvo yami kutsi ushumayele livangeli lami kusuka eveni kuya kulelinye, kusuka edolobheni kuya kulelinye, yebo, kuleto tifundza letisedvute lapho lingakashunyayelwa khona.
6 Ungahlali emalanga lamaningi kulendzawo; ungayi eveni laseSiyoni kwanyalo; kodvwa nangabe ungatfumela, tfumela, kungenjalo, ungacabangi ngemphahla yakho.
7 Hamba uye emaveni lasemphumalanga, ufakaze etindzaweni tonkhe, kubantfu bonkhe nasemasinagogeni abo, ucocisane nebantfu.
8 Inceku yami Samuel H. Smith ayihambe nawe, ungayishiyi, uyinikete imiyaleto yakho; futsi loyo lowetsembekile uyawukwentiwa acine kuto tonkhe tindzawo; mine, iNkhosi, ngitawuhamba nawe.
9 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.
11 Gcina lemiyaleto, ngoba iliciniso futsi yetsembekile; udvumise umsebenti wakho, udvungulule bantfu labaningi eSiyoni ngemaculo enjabulo yaphakadze etinhloko tabo
12 Chubeka kuleti tintfo kute kube sekugcineni, uyawutfola umchele wekuphila lokuphakadze ngesekudla saBabe, logcwele umusa neliciniso.
13 Ngicinisile, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Nkulunkulu wakho, uMhlengi wakho, ngisho Jesu Khristu. Amen.