Izitsha Eziyisikhombisa Zithululwa
Izitsha ziza zingenakuphumula phakathi: izilonda, ulwandle olunjengegazi lesidumbu, imifula, ilanga elishisayo, ubumnyama, i-Ewufrathe yomiswa ukuze kungene amakhosi ahlaselayo. Beshiswa futhi besezinhlungwini, abantu bathuka uBaba wethu benqabe ukuphenduka. Isitsha sesikhombisa siyakuqeda — Kuphelile — futhi iBabiloni liyakhunjulwa.
16 1Ngezwa izwi elikhulu livela ethempelini lithi kuzo izingelosi eziyisikhombisa: “Hambani, nithululele izitsha eziyisikhombisa zolaka lukaNkulunkulu emhlabeni.”
2Ingelosi yokuqala yathululela isitsha sayo emhlabeni; kwaqubuka izilonda ezibuhlungu nezilimazayo kulabo ababenophawu lwesilo nababekhonza umfanekiso waso.
3Eyesibili yathululela isitsha sayo olwandle; lwaphenduka igazi elinjengelesidumbu, kwafa konke okuphilayo olwandle.
4Ingelosi yesithathu yathululela isitsha sayo emifuleni nasemithonjeni yamanzi, kwaphenduka igazi. 5Ngezwa ingelosi yamanzi ithi: “Ulungile, Baba wethu, wena okhona nowayekhona, oNgcwele, ngokuba wazahlulela lezi zinto. 6Ngokuba bachitha igazi labantu bakho abangcwele nabaprofethi, wabanika igazi ukuba baliphuze. Yilokho abakufanelekele.”
7Ngezwa i-altare liphendula lithi: “Yebo, Baba oMbusi, Somandla, ukwahlulela kwakho kuyiqiniso futhi kulungile.”
8Ingelosi yesine yathululela isitsha sayo elangeni, lanikwa amandla okusha abantu ngomlilo. 9Abantu bashiswa ukushisa okukhulu, bathuka igama likaBaba wethu, onamandla phezu kwalezi zinhlupho, benqaba ukuphenduka nokumnika inkazimulo.
10Ingelosi yesihlanu yathululela isitsha sayo esihlalweni sobukhosi sesilo, umbuso waso waba mnyama; abantu baluma izilimi zabo ngenxa yobuhlungu, 11bathuka uBaba wethu wasezulwini ngenxa yobuhlungu bazo nezilonda zabo, benqaba ukuphenduka ezenzweni zabo.
12Ingelosi yesithupha yathululela isitsha sayo emfuleni omkhulu i-Ewufrathe; amanzi awo oma, kwavulwa indlela yamakhosi avela empumalanga. 13Ngabona omoya abangcolile abathathu abanjengamaxoxo bephuma emilonyeni yodrako, neyesilo, neyomprofethi wamanga. 14Bangomoya bamademoni abenza izibonakaliso, baphuma baya emakhosini omhlaba wonke ukuba bawabuthele empini yosuku olukhulu lukaBaba wethu, uSomandla.
15“Bheka, ngiza njengesela! Ubusisiwe lowo ohlala ephapheme, agcine izingubo zakhe, ukuze angahambi enqunu, babone ihlazo lakhe.” a a v15 Lapha kukhuluma uJesu — isithembiso akhuluma ngqo ngaye uqobo esifakwe phakathi kwendaba yezitsha, siphindaphinda amazwi akhe angaphambili akusAmbulo 3:3.
16Base bewabuthela ndawonye amakhosi endaweni ebizwa ngesiHeberu ngokuthi i-Aramagedoni. b b v16 I-Aramagedoni lisho ukuthi ‘intaba yaseMegido’ — isigodi esisenyakatho ye-Israyeli, indawo yezimpi zasendulo ezinqamulayo, elisetshenziswa lapha ngokubuthana kokugcina kwamakhosi amelene noBaba wethu.
17Ingelosi yesikhombisa yathululela isitsha sayo emoyeni, kwavela izwi elikhulu livela esihlalweni sobukhosi ethempelini lithi: “Sekwenziwe!” 18Kwaphazima imibani, kwaduma izindumo, kwaduma nezulu, kwaba khona ukuzamazama okukhulu komhlaba—okungakaze kube khona okunjalo selokhu abantu baba khona emhlabeni—lwaba lukhulu kangaka lolo kuzamazama. 19Umuzi omkhulu wahlukana waba izingxenye ezintathu; amadolobha ezizwe awa. IBabiloni elikhulu lakhunjulwa phambi kukaBaba wethu, ukuba liphuziswe inkomishi yewayini lolaka lwakhe oluvuthayo. 20Zonke iziqhingi zabaleka, kwangabe kusatholakala zintaba. 21Isichotho esikhulu, nganye cishe engamaphawundi alikhulu, sawa sivela ezulwini phezu kwabantu, abaqalekisa uBaba wethu ngenxa yenhlupho yesichotho, ngokuba inhlupho yayesabeka kakhulu.
