2 Yavula umgodi onganamkhawulo kwaphuma intuthu ngesiwulwini kwanga intuthu yekehla yomlilo; ilanga nesibanga kwafiphala ngebanga lentuthu ephuma ngesiwulwini.
Kuthe bona ilanga litjhinge sele kurhwalele, qala kwakhamba umtjhitjhi wentuthu nesihlothi esivuthako hlangana namahlangothi weenyama.
Waqalela enzasi iSodoma neGomora, inarha nomrhoba woke. Wabona ilifu lentuthu lithunya liphuma ehlabathini njengentuthu yembawula.
Intaba yeSinayi gade ithe kupe ngentuthu ngombana uSomnini wehlela phezu kwayo ngomlilo. Intuthu yakhona yakhuphukela phezulu kwanga yintuthu ye-ondo ekulu. Intaba yoke yahlengezela ngamandla.
Lila wena sango; rhahlawula nawe dorobho, phelani amandla noke nina eFilistiya ngombana kuvela intuthu ngetlhagwini begodu akakho otjhiyiweko ekampeni yebutho.
Loyo ongafuni ukuguqa alotjhe, uzakuphoselwa khonokho ngekehleni yomlilo.”
Phambi kwabo kudengezela iphasi, isibhakabhaka sihlengezele. Ilanga nenyanga kufiphale, iinkwekwezi zingasakhanyi.
Lilanga elimnyama nelifipheleko, ilanga lamafu nesigayegaye. Njengokusa kugubuzesa iintaba, kuza ibutho elikhulu; elingazange khelibekhona elinjalo nekadeni, nelingasoze labakhona eenkhathini ezizako.
Ngizakuveza amabono ezulwini nephasini: iingazi nomlilo nesimukumuku sentuthu.
Ngizakuveza amabono ezulwini nephasini okutjho iingazi nomlilo nesimukumuku sentuthu.
Intuthu yomlilo walabo abahlunguphaziweko yenyuka nini nanini. Ubusuku nemini akukho ukuphumula kilabo abalotjha isibandananomfanekiso waso, iye, komunye nomunye owamukela iphawu lebizo laso.”
Ingilozi yesihlanu yathululela isitja sayo phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi sesibandana, umbuso waso wabhijwa lilifu elinzima; abantu baziluma amalimu ngebanga lobuhlungu.
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.
Ingilozi yesihlanu yavuthela iporompita, ngabona ikwekwezi ebeyikhithike ezulwini yawela ephasini; yona-ke yanikelwa isihluthulelo somgodi onganamkhawulo.
Sinekosi yaso ekuyingilozi yomgodi onganamkhawulo; ibizo layo ngesiHebheru ngu-Abadoni, ngesiGirigi kuthiwa ngu-Apholiyoni.
Nje-ke nasi indlela engabona ngayo iinjomani embonweni wami: Abakhweli bazo bebafake iimvikelo zeemfuba zombala onjengomlilo, umbala ohlaza njengesibhakabhaka nezimthubi. Iinhloko zeenjomani bezifana neenhloko zamabhubezi; emilonyeni yazo kwaphuma umlilo, intuthu nesibabuli.