Kuwa kweBhabhulona
1Emvakwaloko ngabona lenye ingilosi lenkhulu yehla iphuma ezulwini, ineligunya lelikhulu. Inkhatimulo yayo yakhanyisa umhlaba wonkhe. 2Yamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu yatsi:
“Iwile, yebo,
iwile iBhabhulona lenkhulu!
Seyigucuke yaba likhaya lemadimoni,
nesihhehle sekubhaca bonkhe bomoya lababi,
nesato tonkhe tinyoni letingcolile
naletenyanyekako.
3Ngobe tonkhe tive tilinatsile
liwayini lelinenkhanuko yebugwadla bayo.
Emakhosi emhlaba aphinga nayo,
nebahwebi basemhlabeni bacebile
ngekutamasa kwayo.”
4Ngase ngiphindze ngiva lelinye livi liphuma ezulwini litsi:
“Sive sami, phumani kuyo,
ningahlanganyeli nayo etonweni tayo,
funa nehlelwe kuhlushwa kanye nayo.
5Ngobe tono tayo timponge tancwabelana,
taze tefika etulu esibhakabhakeni,
naNkulunkulu uwakhumbulile emacala ayo.
6Yiphatseni njengobe beyibaphetse labanye,
nibuyisele kuyo ngalokuphindziwe,
kuye ngemisebenti yayo.
Nigcwalise indzebe yayo
ibe nemandla
ngalokuphindziwe kuloko leyakwenta
kini.
7Niyihluphe kakhulu,
kutfoswa kwayo ngetinhlupho
nelusizi lwayo
kube ngangekutiphakamisa kwayo
nangangekutamasa kwayo.
Ngobe enhlitiyweni yayo itsi:
‘Ngihleti njengendlovukazi!
Angisiye umfelokati,
ngeke ngifelwe, ngilile.’
8Ngako-ke tinhlupheko tayo
tiyawufika ngalanga linye:
kufa, lusizi, nendlala.
Iyawushiswa ngemlilo,
ngobe inemandla iNkhosi
Nkulunkulu leyehlulelako.”
Emakhosi alilela kuwa kweBhabhulona
9“Emakhosi emhlaba labephinga nayo atamase nayo ayawukhala alile kamatima ngayo, nasabona intfutfu yekusha kwayo. 10Ayawuma bucalu ngobe ayawube esaba kutfoswa kwayo ngetinhlupho, ayawutsi: ‘Maye! Maye! Hhawu, Bhabhulona! Dolobha lelikhulu lelinemandla! Kwehlulelwa kwakho sekwenteke ngesikhashana nje!’ ”
Bahwebi balilela kuwa kweBhabhulona
11“Bahwebi bemhlaba bayawuyikhalela bayililele, ngobe kuyawube sekute losatitsenga timphahla tabo: 12imphahla yegolide, neyesiliva, neyematje ladulile, neyemapharele, neyelineni lecolisakele, nalebubendze, neyesilika, nalebovu, neyato tonkhe tihlahla temakha, naletentiwe ngematinyo etindlovu, nato tonkhe letilitfusi, netensimbi, netemabuli, 13nesinamoni, netinandzisi, nemphepho, nemakha, nenhlaka, neliwayini, nemafutsa, nafulaha locolisakele, nakolo, netinkhomo, netimvu, nemahhashi, netincola, netigcili kanye nemiphefumulo yebantfu. 14Bahwebi bayawutsi kuyo: ‘Tonkhe titselo lebewutifisa atisekho kuwe, konkhe kutamasa nebucwebecwebe bakho abusekho, futsi ngeke uphindze ubutfole!’ 15Bahwebi baletimphahla labadzimate baceba ngalengwadla, bayawuma bucalu, ngobe bayawube besaba kutfoswa kwayo ngetinhlupho. Bayawukhala, balile 16batsi: ‘Maye! Waze wabhubha dolobha lelikhulu! Yeka kwembatsiswa kwakho ngelineni lecolisakele, nalebukhwebeletane, nalebovu, nekuhlotjiswa ngegolide, nangematje laligugu, nangemapharele! 17Ngesikhashana nje yonkhe lengcebo seyicitsekile.’ ”
Labahamba elwandle balilela kuwa kweBhabhulona
“Bonkhe bashayeli bemikhumbi, kanye nalabahamba ngayo, nematilosi ayo, nabo bonkhe labasebenta elwandle bema bucalu. 18Bakhala nababona iphakama lentfutfu yekusha kwalelidolobha batsi: ‘Kute lidolobha lelikhulu lelase laba ngangalo!’ 19Batitsela ngetintfuli etinhloko, balila, bakhala, bamemeta batsi: ‘Maye! Maye! Hhawu, yehheni, lelidolobha lelikhulu kangaka lelicebise bonkhe labanemikhumbi elwandle! Ngesikhashana nje lilahlekelwe ngiko konkhe.’ ”
20Jabulani, nitfokote, nine mazulu. Jabulani nani labangcwele, nani baphostoli, nani baphrofethi; ngobe Nkulunkulu sewuyehlulele iBhabhulona, waniphindziselela kuyo!
IBhabhulona iwile, ingeke iphindze ivuke
21Kwase kusuka ingilosi lenemandla yatsatsa inguzanguza yelitje lelingangelekusila, yalijikijela elwandle, ikhuluma itsi:
“Iyakwentiwa njalo-ke neBhabhulona,
lidolobha lelikhulu,
iyawujikijelwa phansi
ngemandla lamakhulu,
ilahlwe, ingaphindzi ibonakale.
22Ingeke iphindze ivakale kuwe imisindvo
yebashayi bemahabhu, neyebahlabeli,
neyebashayi bemintjingozi,
neyebashayi bemacilongo.
Kungeke kuphindze kwateke kutsi
kwase kwaba khona babati
betintfo letitinhlobonhlobo.
Ungeke uphindze uvakale
nemsindvo wesigayo.
23Kungeke kuphindze kubonakale kuwe
kukhanya kwesibane.
Kungeke kuphindze kuvakale kuwe
liphimbo lemyeni nelamakoti.
Bahwebi bakho
bekutikhulu temhlaba,
wedukisa tonkhe tive
ngebutsakatsi bakho.
24Kwatfolakala kuwe ingati
yebaphrofethi, neyalabangcwele,
neyabo bonkhe lababulawa emhlabeni.”
