Bofakazi lababili1 Ngase nginikwa umhlanga lowawufana nendvuku yekulinganisa, ngatjelwa naku: “Sukuma ulinganise lithempeli laNkulunkulu, nelilati, nalabo labakhonta kulo. 2 Kodvwa ungasilinganisi sibuya lesingephandle kwalelithempeli, ngobe siniketwe betive labayakuwugcobagcoba lomuti longcwele tinyanga letingema-42. 3 Bofakazi bami lababili labembetse emasaka ngiyawubanika emandla ekuphrofetha emalanga layi-1 260.” 4 Labofakazi lababili bayimincumo lemibili, netibane letimbili letime embikweNkhosi yemhlaba. 5 Nakukhona lotama kubalimata, kutawuphuma umlilo emlonyeni wabo utishise uticedze tonkhe leto titsa tabo; nangabe-ke kukhona lotama kubalimata, nakanjani uyawubulawa. 6 Laba banemandla ekuvala litulu kutsi lingani ngesikhatsi sekuphrofetha kwabo. Banemandla etikwemanti kutsi bawagucule abe yingati. Banemandla futsi ekushaya umhlaba ngako konkhe kuhlupheka nome kukangaki, kuye njengekutsandza kwabo. 7 Nase bacedze kufakaza, silo lesiphuma emgodzini longenamkhawulo siyawulwa nabo, sibehlule, sibabulale. 8 Tidvumbu tabo tiyawulala esitaladini selidolobha lelikhulu lelibitwa ngekufanekisa kutsi yiSodoma neGibhithe, lapho iNkhosi yabo yabetselwa khona. 9 Kuyawuphela emalanga lamatsatfu nesigamu seloku bantfu bemindeni, netive, netilimi batibuka letidvumbu bangavumi kutsi tingcwatjwe. 10 Bantfu labahlala emhlabeni bayawukutsakasela kufa kwabo labo bofakazi. Bayawugubha imikhosi, bephane netipho, ngobe phela labaphrofethi lababili bese babahluphile emhlabeni. 11 Kodvwa emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu nesigamu umoya wekuphila lophuma kuNkulunkulu wangena kubo, basukuma, bema ngetinyawo; bonkhe labakubona loku befikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu. 12 Base beva livi lelikhulu liphuma ezulwini litsi kubo: “Yenyukani nite la!” Tatiloku tibabuka titsa tabo, nabenyuka ngelifu baya ezulwini. 13 Ngaso leso sikhatsi kwaba khona kutamatama lokukhulu kwemhlaba, incenye yelishumi yelidolobha yabhidlika. Kwafa bantfu lababeti-7 000 kuloko kutamatama, laba labanye batfutfumela badvumisa Nkulunkulu welizulu. 14 Maye wesibili sewendlulile, kodvwa masinyane maye wesitsatfu sewutawufika. Licilongo lesikhombisa liyashaywa15 Ingilosi yesikhombisa yashaya licilongo layo, kwase kuba nemisindvo lemikhulu kakhulu ezulwini itsi: “Umbuso walomhlaba sengumbuso weNkhosi yetfu, naKhristu wakhe; iyawubusa kuze kube phakadze naphakadze!” 16 Emalunga langema-24 labehleti etihlalweni tawo tebukhosi embikwaNkulunkulu, awa phansi ngebuso, akhuleka kuNkulunkulu, 17 atsi: “Siyakubonga, Nkhosi Nkulunkulu, Somandla, lokhona, nalabekhona, ngekutsi utsatse emandla akho lamakhulu, wabusa. 18 Tive tatfukutsela, kepha kwefika lulaka lwakho kanye nesikhatsi sekwehlulelwa kwalabafile. Kwefika nekuniketwa imivuzo etisebentini takho, nakubaphrofethi kanye nakulabangcwele, nakulabo labesaba libito lakho, kulabakhulu nakulabancane. Kwefika nekubhujiswa kwebabhubhisi bemhlaba.” 19 Kwavuleka lithempeli laNkulunkulu ezulwini, kwabonakala libhokisi lesivumelwane lingekhatsi kwelithempeli lakhe. Kwaba nemibane, nemisindvo lemikhulu, nekudvuma, nekutamatama kwemhlaba, nesangcotfo lesikhulu. |
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