Izitja zobukhali bakaZimu
1Nje-ke ngezwa ilizwi elikhulu livela ethempelini likhuluma eengilozini ezilikhomba lithi: “Khambani niyokuthululela phezu kwephasi izitja ezilikhomba zelaka lakaZimu!”
2Yasuka ingilozi yokuthoma yafese yathulula isitja sayo ephasini. Kwathumbuka iinlonda ezimbi phezu kwalabo ebebanephawu lesibanda begodu balotjha nesithombe somfanekiso waso.
3Ingilozi yesibili yathululela isitja sayo phezu kwelwandle, laphenduka labangathi ziingazi zesidumbu, kwafa koke okuphilako ngelwandle.
4Ingilozi yesithathu yathululela isitja sayo ngemilanjeni nangemithonjeni, khona kwaphenduka iingazi. 5Ngezwa ingilozi yamanzi ithi:
“Ulungile wena okhona
nogade uvele ukhona;
iye, wena ocwengileko
ngombana ugwebile ngalokho.
6“Ngebanga lokobana baphalaze iingazi zabacwengileko nabaphorofidi, ngikho nje ubanikele iingazi bona bazisele ngombana kubafanele!” 7Ngezwa i-aldari liphendula lithi:
“Iye, Somnini Zimu Mninimandla,
iingwebo zakho zilungile
begodu ziliqiniso!”
8Ingilozi yesine yathululela isitja sayo elangeni; lavunyelwa bona litjhise abantu ngesivuthevuthe salo, 9batjha ngomtjhiso obukhali kodwana bathuka ibizo lakaZimu okunguye ogade alawula phezu kweenhlupheko lezo; begodu azange baphenduke bona bamdumise.
10Ingilozi yesihlanu yathululela isitja sayo phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi sesibandana, umbuso waso wabhijwa lilifu elinzima; abantu baziluma amalimu ngebanga lobuhlungu. 11Bahlambalaza uZimu wezulwini ngebanga leenhlungu neenlonda zabo, begodu azange baphenduke ezenzweni zabo.
12Yesithandathu ingilozi yathululela isitja sayo ngemlanjeni omkhulu iYufrathe, amanzi wakhona atjha ukuze kulungiselwe amakhosi avela epumalanga indlela. 13Ngabona imimoya emithathu esilapheleko efana neenrhwarhwa iphuma ngemlonyeni wakanomrhaso nangemlonyeni wesibanda godu nangemlonyeni womphorofidi wamanga. 14Lokhu kumimoya yamadimoni agila iziga; begodu iya emakhosini wephasi loke ukuwabutha bona alwe ipi ngelanga elikhulu lakaZimu uMninimandlawoke.
15Yelela, ngiza njengesela! Ubusisiwe loyo ohlala aphapheme begodu embethe ukuze angazukukhamba bhunubhunu bekubonwe ihlazo lakhe.
16Yeke imimoya yahlanganisa amakhosi endaweni ebizwa ngesiHebheru bona yi-Arimagedoni.
17Ingilozi yekhomba yathululela isitja sayo esibangeni; kwaphuma ilizwi elikhulu ethempelini livela esihlalweni sobukhosi lathi: “Sekwenzekile!” 18Kwabonakala imibani, ukuraramba, ukutletlebula kokuduma kwezulu nokusikinyeka okukhulu kwephasi okungazange khekube khona soloko kwaba khona abantu ephasini; mbala kwaba kusikinyeka okukhulu! 19Umuzi omkhulu waphadlhuka iingcenye ezintathu nemizi yezizwe yawa. UZimu wakhumbula iBhabheli elikhulu, walinikela iwayini lelaka lobukhali bakhe. 20Zoke iinhlengele zabaleka neentaba azange zisatholakala. 21Isinanja esineengidija ezinobudisi obungaba makhilogremu amatjhumi amane nahlanu, sawulukela phezu kwabantu sehla ezulwini. Abantu bahlambalaza uZimu ngebanga lobuhlungu besinanja ngombana besesabeka kokufa.
