ISityhilelo
11:1 Ndaza ndanikwa ingcongolo, ifana nentonga;
esithi, Suk’ ume, uyilinganise itempile kaThixo, nesibingelelo, nazo
abanqula kuyo.
11:2 Kodwa intendelezo engaphandle kwetempile yiphose phandle, ungayilinganisi;
ngokuba linikwe iintlanga, ziwunyathelele phantsi umzi ongcwele
phantsi kweenyawo iinyanga ezimashumi mane anesibini.
11:3 Ndiya kuwanika amandla amangqina am amabini, aprofete a
iintsuku eziliwaka elinamakhulu mabini anamanci mathandathu, zambethe ezirhwexayo.
11:4 Lawo yile minquma mibini, nezi ziphatho zezibane zibini zimi phambi kwayo
uThixo womhlaba.
11:5 Ukuba kukho bani ufuna ukuwonakalisa, kuphuma umlilo emlonyeni wawo, kwaye
Ukuba kukho bani unga angawonakalisa, umelwe kukuwenza oku
indlela yokubulawa.
11:6 Aba banegunya lokuvala izulu, ukuze kungabikho mvula ngemihla yabo
banegunya phezu kwamanzi ukuwaguqula abe ligazi, nokubetha
umhlaba nazo zonke izibetho, ngokufuthi kangangoko uya kuthanda.
11:7 Kwaye xa athe abufeza ubungqina bawo, irhamncwa
enyuka ephuma enzonzobileni, enze imfazwe nabo;
ziya kuboyisa, zibabulale;
11:8 Kwaye izidumbu zabo ziya kulala esitratweni somzi omkhulu, apho
Ngokomoya kuthiwa yiSodom neYiputa, apho yayikhona iNkosi yethu
wabethelelwa emnqamlezweni.
11:9 Kwaye baya kubona abantu nezizwe neelwimi neentlanga
izidumbu zawo imihla emithathu enesiqingatha somhla, aniyi kuwayeka
izidumbu mazifakwe emangcwabeni.
11:10 Kwaye abo bemiyo phezu komhlaba baya kuba nemihlali ngabo, kwaye benze
vuyani, nithumele izipho; ngokuba aba baprofeti babini
wabathuthumbisa abo bemiyo phezu komhlaba.
11:11 Ke kaloku, emva kweentsuku ezintathu ezinesiqingatha uMoya wobomi ophuma kuThixo, wangena
bangena kuwo, bema ngeenyawo; bawelwa luloyiko olukhulu
owababonayo.
11:12 Beva izwi elikhulu liphuma ezulwini, lisithi kubo, Nyukani
apha. Benyuka baya ezulwini besefini; neentshaba zabo
wababona.
11:13 Kwangelo lixa kwabakho unyikimo lomhlaba olukhulu, nesahlulo seshumi sayo
Umzi wawa, kwabulawa lunyikimo lwamadoda angamawaka asixhenxe;
Bathi ke abaseleyo bangenelwa kukoyika, bamzukisa uThixo wezulu.
11:14 Uyeha wesibini udlule; uyabona, uyeha wesithathu uyeza kamsinya.
11:15 Sathi esesixhenxe isithunywa savuthela ixilongo; kwabakho amazwi amakhulu ezulwini;
besithi, Izikumkani zehlabathi zithe zaba zezeNkosi yethu;
nangoKristu wakhe; uya kulawula ngonaphakade kanaphakade.
11:16 namadoda amakhulu amashumi mabini anamane, ahleliyo phambi koThixo ezitroneni zawo.
bawa ngobuso babo, bamnqula uThixo;
11:17 sisithi, Siyabulela kuwe, Nkosi, Thixo Somandla, lowo ukhoyo, wawukho,
kwaye ndiseza; ngokuba uwathabathele kuwe amandla akho amakhulu;
uye walawula.
11:18 Zaqumba iintlanga, leza ingqumbo yakho, nexesha leNkosi
abafileyo, ukuze bagwetywe, nawe ubuyekeze
kubakhonzi bakho abaprofeti, nabangcwele, naboyikayo
igama lakho, elincinane nelikhulu; kwaye uya kubatshabalalisa abo batshabalalisayo
umhlaba.
11:19 Yavulwa itempile kaThixo ezulwini, kwabonakala kweyakhe
etempileni ityeya yomnqophiso wakhe; kwabakho imibane nezandi;
neendudumo, nenyikima, nesichotho esikhulu.