ISambulo 6

6 ¹Ngabuka uJesu, iWundlu, evula olunye lwezimpawu eziyisikhombisa, ngezwa esinye sezidalwa eziphilayo ezine, ngezwi elidumayo, sithi: “Woza!” ²Ngabheka: nanko ihhashi elimhlophe, umgibeli walo ephethe umnsalo. Wanikwa umqhele, waphuma enqoba, eyonqoba.

³Lapho iWundlu livula uphawu lwesibili, ngezwa isidalwa esiphilayo sesibili sithi: “Woza!” ⁴Kwaphuma elinye ihhashi elibomvu njengomlilo. Umgibeli walo wanikwa amandla okususa ukuthula emhlabeni, ukuze abantu babulalane, futhi wanikwa inkemba enkulu.

⁵Lapho iWundlu livula uphawu lwesithathu, ngezwa isidalwa esiphilayo sesithathu sithi: “Woza!” Ngabheka—nanko ihhashi elimnyama, umgibeli walo ephethe izikali esandleni. ⁶Phakathi kwezidalwa eziphilayo ezine ngezwa into enjengezwi: “Isilinganiso sikakolweni ngenkokhelo yosuku, izilinganiso ezintathu zebhali ngenkokhelo yosuku—ungalimazi amafutha newayini!”

⁷Lapho iWundlu livula uphawu lwesine, ngezwa izwi lesidalwa esiphilayo sesine lithi: “Woza!” ⁸Ngabona ihhashi eliphaphathekile. Umgibeli walo igama lakhe kwakunguKufa, neliba limlandela. UKufa neliba banikwa amandla phezu kwengxenye yesine yomhlaba, ukuze babulale ngenkemba, ngendlala, ngesifo, nangezilo zasendle zomhlaba.

⁹Lapho evula uphawu lwesihlanu, ngabona ngaphansi kwe-altare imiphefumulo yalabo ababulawa ngenxa yezwi likaBaba wethu nangenxa yobufakazi ababebuphethe. ¹⁰Bamemeza bathi: “Koze kube nini, Baba oMbusi, ongcwele noqotho, ungakahluleli uphindisele igazi lethu kulabo abahlala emhlabeni?” ^a a v10 Igama elithi ‘oMbusi’ yisihloko iTestamente eLisha elisigcinela amandla aphakeme kunawo wonke kaBaba wethu — ababulawelwa ukholo banxusa kuye njengoyedwa ophethe onke amandla okulungisa izinto. ¹¹Ngamunye wanikwa ingubo emhlophe, watshelwa ukuba aphumule okwesikhashana, kuze kuphelele isibalo sezinceku ezikanye nabo nabazalwane babo, abazobulawa njengabo.

¹²Ngabuka iWundlu livula uphawu lwesithupha: kwaba khona ukuzamazama okukhulu komhlaba, ilanga laba mnyama njengendwangu yoboya, inyanga egcwele yaba njengegazi, ¹³nezinkanyezi zezulu zawela emhlabeni, njengamakhiwane angavuthiwe awiswa isihlahla somkhiwane lapho sinyakaziswa umoya onamandla. ¹⁴Isibhakabhaka sagoqeka njengomqulu, zonke izintaba neziqhingi zasuswa ezindaweni zazo. ¹⁵Amakhosi omhlaba, izikhulu, izinduna zempi, abacebileyo, abanamandla, zonke izigqila nabakhululekileyo, bacasha emihumeni nasemadwaleni ezintaba. ¹⁶Bathi ezintabeni nasemadwaleni: “Welani phezu kwethu nisifihle ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, nasentukuthelweni yeWundlu! ¹⁷Ngokuba usuku olukhulu lwentukuthelo yabo selufikile, intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu neyeWundlu; pho ngubani ongema?”