17 kodvwa kulula kutsi lizulu nemhlaba kwendlule kunekutsi lichashatana lemtsetfo lendlule liphele.
Tjani buyabuna, netimbali tiyahhohloka, kodvwa livi laNkulunkulu wetfu limile kuze kube nguphakadze.”
Phakamiselani emehlo enu emazulwini, niwubuke nemhlaba phansi; emazulu ayawunyamalala njengentfutfu, nemhlaba uguge njengengubo, nalabahlala kuwo bafe njengetimphungane. Kodvwa insindziso yami iyawukhonsa phakadze naphakadze, kulunga kwami ngeke kuphele.
“Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kuyakudzimate kwendlule lizulu nemhlaba seloku kute ngisho nalelincane nje lichashatana lelitawususwa emtsetfweni, kuze kufezeke konkhe.
Lizulu nemhlaba kuyawushabalala, kodvwa emavi ami ngeke endlule.”
Pho, siyawulahla yini umtsetfo ngalokukholwa? Cha, asiwulahli, esikhundleni saloko siyawusekela umtsetfo.
Kodvwa livi leNkhosi limile, kuyawudzimate kube phakadze.” Lelivi ngilo lelo lelashunyayelwa kini.
Kepha lilanga leNkhosi liyawufika njengelisela, mhlazana emazulu ayakwendlula ngekuhlokoma; tonkhe tisekelo temkhatsi tiyakusha tincibilike, umhlaba nemisebenti lekuwo kuyawusha.
Ngase ngibona lesikhulu sihlalo sebukhosi lesimhlophe, nalohleti kuso. Lizulu nemhlaba kwambalekela kwanyamalala ebusweni bakhe, akuzange kuphindze kutfolakale ndzawo.
Ngase ngibona lizulu lelisha nemhlaba lomusha; ngobe lizulu lekucala nemhlaba wekucala bese kwendlulile, nelwandle lungasekho.
Uyakwesula tonkhe tinyembeti emehlweni abo, sekuyawubate kufa, nekulila, nekukhala, nebuhlungu, ngobe kwakucala sekwendlulile.”