IsAmbulo 12

₁Kwaba khona ezulwini isibonakaliso esikhulu: owesifazane embethe ilanga, nenyanga iphansi kwezinyawo zakhe, nasekhanda lakhe kukhona umqhele wezinkanyezi eziyishumi nambili, ₂ekhulelwe wakhala, enemihelo esikwa ngubuhlungu bokubeletha. ₃Kwabonakala esinye isibonakaliso ezulwini; bheka, nango udrako* omkhulu obomvu, enamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi, nasemakhanda akhe enemiqhele eyisikhombisa; ₄umsila wakhe wadonsa okwesithathu kwezinkanyezi zezulu, waziphonsa emhlabeni. Nodrako wema phambi kowesifazane obezakubeletha, ukuze kuthi nxa esebelethile, ashwabadele umntwana wakhe. ₅Wabeletha umntwana wesilisa ozakubusa izizwe zonke ngentonga yensimbi, nomntanakhe wahlwithelwa kuNkulunkulu nasesihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. ₆Owesifazane wayesebalekela ehlane, lapho enendawo ayilungiselwe nguNkulunkulu, ukuba bamondle izinsuku eziyinkulumgwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisithupha.

₇Kwase kuba khona ukulwa ezulwini; uMikayeli nezingelosi zakhe balwa nodrako*. Nodrako walwa enezingelosi zakhe, ₈kepha kabaze banqoba, nendawo yabo kayabe isafunyanwa ezulwini. ₉Wayesephonswa phansi udrako omkhulu, inyoka endala ethiwa uMhlebi noSathane, odukisa izwe lonke, waphonswa phansi emhlabeni, nezingelosi zakhe zaphonswa kanye naye.

₁₀Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu ezulwini, lithi:

“Kalokhu insindiso namandla nobukhosi ngokukaNkulunkulu wethu, nombuso ngokaKristu wakhe, ngokuba uphonswe phansi ummangaleli wabazalwane bethu obamangalelayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu imini nobusuku. ₁₁Nabo uqobo lwabo bamnqoba ngegazi leWundlu nangezwi lobufakazi babo, futhi abakuthandanga ukuphila kwabo kwaze kwaba sekufeni. ₁₂Ngalokho thokozani nina mazulu nabahlala kuwo; maye kuwe mhlaba nakuwe lulwandle, ngokuba uSathane wehlele kini enolaka olukhulu, azi ukuthi unesikhathi esifushane!”

₁₃Kuthe udrako esebona ukuthi usephonswe phansi emhlabeni, wazingela owesifazane owayezale umntwana wesilisa. ₁₄Owesifazane wayesenikwa amaphiko amabili okhozi olukhulu ukuba andizele ehlane endaweni yakhe lapho ondliwa khona isikhathi, nezikhathi, nenxenye yesikhathi, engekho ebusweni benyoka. ₁₅Nenyoka yakhwifa, kwaphuma emlonyeni wayo emva kowesifazane amanzi kungathi umfula ukuba immukise nomfula. ₁₆Umhlaba wamsiza owesifazane, umhlaba wakhamisa umlomo wawo, wawuminza umfula owawukhwifa udrako ngomlomo wakhe. ₁₇Udrako wamthukuthelela owesifazane, wamuka, wayokulwa nabaseleyo benzalo yakhe, labo abagcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu nabanobufakazi bukaJesu. ₁₈Ngema esihlabathini solwandle.