12 Lokha iMvana nayinamulula iphawu lesithandathu, ngaqala, qala bekunokusikinyeka kwephasi okukhulu: Ilanga lafiphala laba nzima njengomsizi, inyanga yaba njengeengazi;
Inyezi egcweleko izakudana, ilanga libe neenhloni ngombana uSomnini uMninimandlawoke uzakubusa, entabeni yeZiyoni neJerusalema, aveze iphazimulwakhe ebaphathini babantu bakhe.”
Uzakukhanjelwa nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke ngomdumo, ukusikinyeka kanye netjhada elikhulu; ngesivunguvungu nangesiwuruwuru kanye namalangabi womlilo oqothulako.
Woke umkhambathi womkayi uzakuncithika nesibhakabhaka sisongwe njengomsongo. Iye, woke umkhambathi wakhona uzakukokorana, njengekari elitjhwaba esidiribeni, namkha isithelo esikhuna emkhiwaneni.
Ngembathisa isibhakabhaka ngobumnyama, ngenze iinzilo zibe sigubuzeso saso.”
Phambi kwabo kudengezela iphasi, isibhakabhaka sihlengezele. Ilanga nenyanga kufiphale, iinkwekwezi zingasakhanyi.
Ilanga nenyezi zizakufiphala, iinkwekwezi zingasakhanyi.
La mamezwi waka-Amosi ogade angumelusi wezimvu eTekhowa. Wembulelwa iimphorofidezwi ngo-Israyeli eminyakeni emibili ngaphambi kokuhlengezela kwephasi, lokha u-Uziya asese yikosi yakwaJuda begodu noJerobhowamu umsa kaJowatjhi asese yikosi kwa-Israyeli.
USomnini uSomandla wathi: “Mhlokho ngizakwenza ilanga bona litjhinge emini, bese ephasini kuba mnyama, emini kwa bha.
(Umrhoba weKhidroni onabela e-Atshali uzakuqintwa. Uzakuqintwa njengamhla uqintwa kuhlengezela kwephasi emihleni yabo-Uziya ikosi yakwaJuda.) Yeke uSomnini uZimakho uzakufika, kabacwengileko bakho wena Jerusalema.
wathi: “Uzazizwa wena Rhorazini! Uzazizwa nawe Bhethe-Sayida! Nakube imikarisomraro eyenziwe kuwe le beyenziwe eTirosi neTsidoni, ngabe kade baphenduka ngokwembatha iinzilo bebazirhatjhe ngomlotha.
“Khonokho ngemva kweenhlupheko zemihleni leyo, “ilanga lizakufiphala, inyezi ingakhanyisi, iinkwekwezi zizakuwa emkayini, amandla wezulwini asikinywe.
Isizwe sizakuvukela isizwe nombuso uvukele umbuso. Kuzakuba khona indlala nokusikinyeka kwephasi eendaweni ezahlukahlukeneko.
Kusukela ngesimbi yetjhumi nambili bekube ngesimbi yesithathu ubumnyama bembatha inarha yoke.
Kwathi lokha umphathimabutho nalabo ebebanaye ebebaqaphe uJesu nababona ukusikinyeka kwephasi nakho koke okwenzakeleko, besaba bebathi: “Kwamambala bekayiNdodana kaZimu!”
Khonokho kwaba khona ukusikinyeka kwephasi okukhulu ngombana kwehla ingilozi kaSomnini ivela ezulwini, yaya ethuneni yafese yageda ilitje yalisusa, yahlala phezu kwalo.
Kwathi ngesimbi yetjhumi nambili emini, ubumnyama bembatha iphasi loke bekwaba yisimbi yesithathu ngemva kwedina.
Khonokho kwaba khona ukusikinyeka kwephasi bekwadilika kwetjhumi komuzi. Kwafa abantu abaziinkulungwana ezilikhomba ekusikinyekeni lokho; inengi lesaba beladumisa uZimu wezulwini.
Kwabonakala imibani, ukuraramba, ukutletlebula kokuduma kwezulu nokusikinyeka okukhulu kwephasi okungazange khekube khona soloko kwaba khona abantu ephasini; mbala kwaba kusikinyeka okukhulu!
Ingilozi yesine yathululela isitja sayo elangeni; lavunyelwa bona litjhise abantu ngesivuthevuthe salo,
Ingilozi yesine yavuthela iporompita yayo, kwathi ingcenye yesithathu yelanga, ingcenye yesithathu yenyezi nengcenye yesithathu yeenkwekwezi, iye, koke kwengcenye yesithathu yomkhanyo wakhona kwafiphala; azange kusaba khona ukukhanya engcenyeni yesithathu yemini, ngokunjalo nobusuku.
Nje-ke ingilozi yathatha idengela yalizalisa ngomlilo we-aldarini, yawurhatjha ephasini; kwaba khona ukuduma nokuraramba, ukuphazima kombani nokusikinyeka kwephasi.