Titja telulaka lwaNkulunkulu1 Ngase ngiva livi lelikhulu liphuma ethempelini litjela tingilosi letisikhombisa litsi: “Hambani niyewutfululela emhlabeni letitja letisikhombisa letinelulaka lwaNkulunkulu.” Ingilosi yekucala2 Ingilosi yekucala yahamba yafike yatfululela sitja sayo emhlabeni. Kwatsi bonkhe bantfu lababeneluphawu lwesilo, labebakhonta umfanekiso waso, bamilwa tilondza letibi. Ingilosi yesibili3 Ingilosi yesibili yatfululela sitja sayo elwandle. Emanti agucuka, aba njengengati yemuntfu lofile. Kwafa konkhe lokwakuphila elwandle. Ingilosi yesitsatfu4 Ingilosi yesitsatfu yatfululela sitja sayo emifuleni nasetiyalwini temanti. Emanti agucuka, aba yingati. 5 Ngase ngiva ingilosi lephetse emanti itsi: “Wena, Longcwele, lokhona, nalabekhona, ulungile; tehlulelo takho timsulwa: 6 Bantfu bacitse ingati yalabangcwele, neyebaphrofethi, ngako sewubanike ingati kutsi bayinatse. Kubafanele loko!” 7 Ngase ngiva livi liphuma elatini litsi: “Nkhosi, Nkulunkulu, Somandla! Tiliciniso, futsi timsulwa tehlulelo takho!” Ingilosi yesine8 Ingilosi yesine yatfululela sitja sayo elangeni; lavunyelwa kutsi lishise bantfu ngekushisa lokukhulu. 9 Bantfu bashiswa kakhulu, badzimate bacalekisa libito laNkulunkulu lonemandla etikwaletinhlupho; kodvwa abazange baphendvuke badvumise nebukhosi bakhe. Ingilosi yesihlanu10 Ingilosi yesihlanu yatfululela sitja sayo esihlalweni sebukhosi sesilo; umbuso waso wehlelwa bumnyama, bantfu batiluma tilwimi ngenca yebuhlungu. 11 Bacalekisa Nkulunkulu wasezulwini ngenca yebuhlungu babo netilondza tabo, kodvwa bangete baphendvuka emisebentini yabo lemibi. Ingilosi yesitfupha12 Ingilosi yesitfupha yatfululela sitja sayo etikwemfula lomkhulu i-Yufrathe. Emanti awo oma, kwavuleka indlela yemakhosi laphuma emphumalanga. 13 Ngase ngibona imimoya lemibi lemitsatfu: Lomunye wawuphuma emlonyeni wanyokangwenya, lomunye uphuma emlonyeni wesilo, lomunye uphuma emlonyeni wemphrofethi wemanga. Lemimoya beyinjengetigogodvolo. 14 Bekungimimoya yemadimoni, lanemandla ekwenta tibonakaliso. Beyiphumele kuyawuhlanganisa emakhosi emhlaba wonkhe, iwalungiselela imphi yelilanga lelikhulu laNkulunkulu, Somandla. 15 “Lalelani! Ngiyawufika njengelisela! Ubusisiwe lolindzile, agcine tingubo takhe kutsi angahambi ngcunu, kudzimate kubonakale lihlazo lakhe.” 16 Lemimoya yabutsela ndzawonye emakhosi endzaweni lekutsiwa yi-Amagedoni ngesiHebheru. Ingilosi yesikhombisa17 Ingilosi yesikhombisa yatfululela sitja sayo emoyeni, kwevakala livi lelikhulu liphuma ethempelini esihlalweni sebukhosi litsi: “Sekwentekile!” 18 Kwaba nebumanyamanya bemibane, nemisindvo lemikhulu, nekudvuma, nekutamatama kwemhlaba lokungazange sekube khona seloku kwadalwa umuntfu; ngempela kwaba kutamatama kwemhlaba lokukhulu kakhulu. 19 Lidolobha lelikhulu lajubeka laba tincamu letintsatfu, nemadolobha etive abhidlika. Nkulunkulu wayikhumbula iBhabhulona lenkhulu, wayinatsisa endzebeni yentfukutselo yakhe. 20 Tonkhe tichingi tabaleka, kwabate tintsaba. 21 Kwehla lesikhulu sangcotfo, lesingematje lamakhulu, sisindvo sawo lilinye litje bekungaba ngemakhilogremu langema-50. Lesangcotfo sehlela kubantfu labacalekisa Nkulunkulu ngenca yeluswati lababeshaywa ngalo, ngobe lwalwesabeka kakhulu. |
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