IWundlu nababekwé uphawu lukaNkulunkulu bemi entabeni yaseSiyoni
1Ngase ngibona; bheka, iWundlu limi entabeni yaseSiyoni, kumi kanye nalo abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, benegama lalo negama likaYise lilotshwé emabunzini abo.
2Ngase ngizwa izwi livela ezulwini, linjengezwi lamanzi amaningi nanjengezwi lokuduma okukhulu; nezwi engalizwayo lalinjengelababetha amahabhu*, bebetha amahabhu abo.
3Bahlabelela igama elisha phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, naphambi kwezidalwa ezine, namalunga; kepha akubangakho onamandla okufunda lelogama, kuphela abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane abathengiweyo emhlabeni.
4Labo yibo abangangcoliswanga yisifazane, ngokuba bayizintombi. Labo yibo abalandela iWundlu noma liyaphi. Labo bathengwa ebantwini, babe-lulibo kuNkulunkulu nakulo iWundlu,
5nasemlonyeni wabo akufunyaniswanga amanga; kabanasici.
Izingelosi ezintathu zimemezela ukwahlulela
6Ngase ngibona enye ingelosi indiza emkhathini wezulu, inevangeli eliphakade ilishumayele kwabahlezi emhlabeni, nakuzo zonke izizwe, nemindeni, nezilimi, nabantu,
7isho ngezwi elikhulu, ithi: Mesabeni uNkulunkulu, nimnike inkazimulo, ngokuba ihora lokwahlulela kwakhe selifikile; nikhuleke kuye owenza izulu nomhlaba nolwandle nemithombo yamanzi.
8Yayisilandela enye ingelosi, ithi: Liwile, liwile iBabiloni elikhulu, eliphuzisé izizwe zonke iwayini lolaka lobufebe balo.
9Yalandela enye ingelosi yesithathu, ithi ngezwi elikhulu: Uma kukhona okhuleka kuso isilo nomfanekiso waso, elwamukela futhi uphawu ebunzini lakhe noma esandleni sakhe,
10naye uyakuliphuza iwayini lolaka lukaNkulunkulu elilungisiwe esitsheni solaka lwakhe, lingaxutshiwe, ahlushwe ngomlilo nesibabule phambi kwezingelosi ezingcwele naphambi kweWundlu.
11Nomusi wokuhlushwa kwabo uyenyuka kuze kube-phakade naphakade; abasenakuphumula imini nobusuku abakhuleka kuso isilo nomfanekiso waso nalowo owamukela uphawu lwegama laso.
12Nakhu ukubekezela kwabangcwele abagcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu nokukholwa nguJesu.
13Ngase ngizwa izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: Loba ukuthi: Babusisiwe abafileyo abafele eNkosini kusukela kulesisikhathi. Yebo, usho uMoya, ukuze baphumule ekukhandlekeni kwabo; ngokuba imisebenzi yabo iyabalandela.
Izingelosi ezimbili zokuvuna
14Ngase ngibona; bheka, nanto ifu elimhlophe, naphezu kwefu kuhlezi ofana nendodana yomuntu enomqhele wegolide ekhanda lakhe nasesandleni sakhe enesikela elibukhali.
15Enye ingelosi yayisiphuma ethempelini, imemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ithi kohlezi phezu kwefu: Faka isikela lakho, uvune, ngokuba kufikile isikhathi sokuvuna, ngokuba sekomile okuvunwayo komhlaba.
16Ohlezi phezu kwefu wayeseliphonsa isikela emhlabeni; wawusuvunwa umhlaba.
17Enye ingelosi yayisiphuma ethempelini elisezulwini, nayo inesikela elibukhali.
18Nenye ingelosi futhi yaphuma ealtare, inamandla phezu komlilo, yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kuyo ebinesikela elibukhali, ithi: Faka isikela lakho elibukhali, ubuthe amahlukuzo omvini womhlaba, ngokuba izithelo zomvini zivuthiwe.
19Ingelosi yayisiliphonsa isikela layo emhlabeni, yawuvuna umvini womhlaba, yawuphonsa esikhamweni sewayini esikhulu solaka lukaNkulunkulu.
20Isikhamo sanyathelwa ngaphandle komuzi, kwaphuma igazi esikhamweni, laze lafika ematomini amahashi, liqeda amastadiyu* ayinkulungwane namakhulu ayisithupha.
