Isigodlo Sesihlanu Siyavuthelwa
Inzonzobila ivuleka, kuphume iinkumbi ezinobuso babantu ezithuthumbisa wonke umntu ongenatywina likaBawo wethu iinyanga ezihlanu; abantu bafuna ukufa bangakwazi ukufa. Kulandele umkhosi wamahashe wamakhulu amabini ezigidi obulala isahlulo sesithathu sabantu. Abasindileyo bagcina izithixo zabo, nokubulala kwabo, nobusela babo. Akukho nto apha izisa nabani na enguqukweni.
9 1Isithunywa sesihlanu savuthela, ndaza ndabona inkwenkwezi iwe emazulwini isiya emhlabeni, saza sanikwa isitshixo somngxunya wenzonzobila. 2Sawuvula umngxunya wenzonzobila, kwenyuka umsi onjengomsi weziko elikhulu; lathi lamnyama ilanga nesibhakabhaka ngenxa yomsi walo mngxunya. 3Kwaza emsini kwaphuma iinkumbi zisiya emhlabeni, zanikwa igunya elinjengegunya loonomadudwane bomhlaba. 4Zaxelelwa ukuba zingabenzakalisi utyani bomhlaba, nanto iluhlaza, nemithi, koko zenzakalise abantu kuphela abangenatywina likaBawo wethu emabunzini abo. a a v4 Itywina liphawula abo bangabakaBawo wethu — kwalolo tywina lwabakhonzi bakhe lwalatywa kwisahluko sesixhenxe. 5Azivunyelwanga ukuba zibabulale, koko ukuba zibathuthumbise iinyanga ezihlanu—ithuthumbo elinjengelonomadudwane xa ehlaba umntu. 6Ngaloo mihla abantu baya kukufuna ukufa bangakufumani, banqwenele ukufa, kodwa ukufa kuya kubabaleka.
7Iinkumbi zazifana namahashe alungele imfazwe; ezintlokweni zazo kwakukho izithsaba ezinjengegolide, bube ubuso bazo bunjengobuso babantu. 8Zazineenwele ezinjengeenwele zabafazi, amazinyo azo enjengamazinyo eengonyama. 9Zazinezikhuselo-sifuba ezinjengesinyithi, amaphiko azo ehlokoma njengamahashe amaninzi neenqwelo zokulwa zigidima ukuya emfazweni. 10Imisila yazo yayifana noonomadudwane inemiva; kuyo kwakukho igunya lokwenzakalisa abantu iinyanga ezihlanu. 11Ukumkani wazo sisithunywa senzonzobila—nguAbhadon ngesiHebhere, nguApoliyon ngesiGrike. b b v11 Omabini la magama athetha ukuthi "uMtshabalalisi."
12Usizi lokuqala ludlule; yabona, usizi ezimbini zisasele ziza kufika emva kwezi zinto.
13Saza isithunywa sesithandathu savuthela isigodlo saso, ndeva izwi liphuma kwiimpondo zone zesibingelelo segolide esiphambi koBawo wethu, 14lisithi kwisithunywa sesithandathu esiphethe isigodlo: “Khulula izithunywa ezine ezikhonkxwe emlanjeni omkhulu umEfrati.”
15Zakhululwa izithunywa ezine ezazilungiselelwe loo lixa, naloo mhla, naloo nyanga, nalo mnyaka, ukuze zibulale isinye kwizahlulo ezithathu zoluntu. 16Inani lomkhosi wabamahashe lalingamakhulu amabini amawaka amawaka; ndeva inani lawo. 17Nanku indlela endawabona ngayo amahashe embonweni, nabo bawakhweleyo: zazinezikhuselo-sifuba ezibala libomvu njengomlilo, nelimsi njengesafire, nelithe fumfu njengesulfure; iintloko zamahashe zazinjengeentloko zeengonyama, kwaza emilonyeni yawo kwaphuma umlilo nomsi nesulfure. 18Esi sibetho sithathu sabulala isinye kwizahlulo ezithathu zoluntu—umlilo, nomsi, nesulfure, eziphuma emilonyeni yawo. 19Kaloku igunya lamahashe liphakathi emilonyeni yawo nasemisileni yawo—imisila yawo, njengeenyoka, inazintloko, ibe ngazo isenzakalisa.
20Abaseleyo boluntu, abangabulawanga sesi sibetho, kodwa abazange baguquke ezintweni ezenziwe zizandla zabo—baqhubeka bekhonza iidemon nezithixo zegolide, nezesilivere, nezobhedu, nezamatye, nezemithi, ezingenako ukubona nokuva nokuhamba. 21Abazange baziguqukele neziphapha-mlomo zabo, nobugqwirha babo, nobuhenyu babo, nobusela babo.
