UNkulunkulu wazenza izinkanyiso ezimbili ezinkulu , inkanyiso enkulu ukuba ibuse imini , nenkanyiso encane ukuba ibuse ubusuku , kanye nezinkanyezi.

Waphupha nelinye iphupho, wabalandisa lona abafowabo , wathi: Bhekani, ngiphuphe nelinye iphupho ; bhekani-ke ilanga nenyanga nezinkanyezi eziyishumi nanye kwangikhothamela.

funa uphakamisele amehlo akho ezulwini, nalapho ubona ilanga nenyanga nezinkanyezi, lonke ibandla lezulu , uyengwe, uze ukhuleke kukho , ukukhonze, okwabelwe izizwe zonke eziphansi kwezulu nguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

Yabasusa abapristi bezithombe amakhosi akwaJuda abamisele ukushisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo e mizini yakwaJuda nanxazonke zeJerusalema, kanye nabashisa impepho kuBali nakulo ilanga n enyanga nezinkanyezi nalo lonke ibandla lasezulwini.

yebo, lingakabi mnyama ilanga , nokukhanya, nenyanga, nezinkanyezi, namafu engakabuyi emva kwemvula,

Bheka, nenyanga ayinankazimulo, nezinkanyezi azihlambulukile emehlweni akhe.

Lapha ngibuka izulu lakho , umsebenzi weminwe yakho , inyanga nezinkanyezi ozimisileyo,

inyanga nezinkanyezi ukuba zibuse ebusuku, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade;

Umhlaba uyazamazama phambi kwabo, amazulu ayathuthumela ; ilanga nenyanga kuphenduka ubumnyama, nezinkanyezi zisusa ukukhanya kwazo.

Kepha masinyane emva kosizi lwalezo zinsuk u ilanga liyakufiphazwa , nenyanga ayiyikukhanya, nezinkanyezi ziyakuwa ezulwini , namandla ezulu ayakuzanyazanyiswa.

nezinkanyezi ziyakuwa ezulwini , namandla asezulwini ayakuzanyazanyiswa.

Khona-ke ilanga nezinkanyezi zingasabonakali izinsuku eziningi , nesiphepho esingesincane siqinisa njalo , lase liphela ithemba lonke lokuba singasindiswa.

Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseSardesi loba ukuthi : Nakhu akushoyo onawoMoya abayisikhombisa bakaNkulunkulu nezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa, uthi: Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho ukuba unegama lokuthi uyaphila , kanti ufile.

nezinkanyezi zezulu zawela emhlabeni njengomkhiwane uvuthulula umphobo wawo, nxa uzanyazanyiswa ngumoya omkhulu,