ISityhilelo
18:1 Ndaza emva koko ndabona isithunywa sezulu sisihla, siphuma emazulwini, siphethe
amandla amakhulu; kwaye umhlaba wakhanyiselwa bubuqaqawuli bakhe.
18:2 Wadanduluka ngamandla, ngezwi elikhulu, esithi, IBhabheli, le inkulu
iwile, yawa, yaba likhaya leedemon, nentolongo
noomoya bonke abangcolileyo, nesihogo seentaka zonke ezingcolileyo, ezithiyekileyo.
18:3 Ngokuba zonke iintlanga zisele ewayinini yomsindo wobuhenyu bayo;
ookumkani bomhlaba bahenyuza naye, kwanaye
abarhwebi behlabathi baba zizityebi ngobuninzi balo
izimuncumuncu.
18:4 Ndeva elinye izwi liphuma ezulwini, lisithi, Phuma kuyo, wethu
abantu, ukuze ningadlelani nabo ngezono zayo, nokuze ningamkeliswa
izibetho zakhe.
18:5 Ngokuba izono zayo ziye zafikelela emazulwini, noThixo uyikhumbule
ubugwenxa.
18:6 Mbuyekezeni njengoko naye wanibuyekezayo, niphindaphinde kabini
ngokwemisebenzi yakhe; ngendebe leyo wayizalisayo, yizaliseni
kabini.
18:7 Yazizukisayo, yaxhamla iziyolo, yangako?
mnikeni intuthumbo nesijwili; ngokuba ithi entliziyweni yayo, Ndihleli ndingukumkanikazi;
andimhlolokazi, andiboni sijwili.
18:8 Ngenxa yoko ziya kufika ngamini-nye izibetho zayo, Ukufa, nesijwili, nesijwili
indlala; Iya kutsha ngumlilo, ngokuba unamandla uYehova
Nkosi, uThixo omgwebayo.
18:9 Kwaye ookumkani bomhlaba, abaye bahenyuza kwaye baphila
kunye naye ziya kumbambazela, ziyimbambazele, xa zithe zayimbambazela
uya kuwubona umsi wokutsha kwayo;
18:10 Emi kude, ngenxa yokoyika intuthumbo yayo, esithi, Yeha!
Mzi omkhulu iBhabheli, loo mzi mkhulu! Ngokuba ulixa linye umgwebo wakho
yiza.
18:11 Kwaye abarhwebi bomhlaba baya kulila, benze isijwili ngenxa yayo; ngokuba akukho mntu
babuye baluthenge urhwebo lwabo;
18:12 Urhwebo lwegolide, nesilivere, namatye anqabileyo, neeperile;
nelinen ecikizekileyo, nemfusa, nesilika, nebomvu, nomthi wakho wonke;
neempahla zonke zeempondo zeendlovu, neempahla zonke ezinqwenelekayo
ngomthi, nobhedu, nesinyithi, nelitye lenyengane;
18:13 nesinamon, neziqhumiso, namafutha aqholiweyo, nentlaka emhlophe, newayini, neziqholo.
ioli, nomgubo ocoliweyo, nengqolowa, namaqegu, nempahla emfutshane, namahashe, namahashe;
iinqwelo, namakhoboka, nemiphefumlo yabantu.
18:14 Neziqhamo ezikhanukwa ngumphefumlo wakho zimkile kuwe;
Zonke izinto ezityebileyo neziqaqambileyo zimkile kuwe, nawe
anisayi kuba sazifumana.
18:15 Abarhwebi bezo zinto, abaye baba zizityebi ngayo, baya kuma
bekude, ngenxa yokoyika intuthumbo yayo, ukulila nokumbambazela;
18:16 Besithi, Yeha, yeha, mzi mkhulu Owawuthiwe wambu ngelinen ecikizekileyo!
nemfusa, nemfusa, nengubo yegolide, nelitye elinqabileyo
iiperile!
18:17 Ngokuba buphanziswe ngalixa linye ubutyebi obungaka. Kwaye wonke umphathi weenqanawa,
nalo lonke ibandla lasezinqanaweni, nakoomatiloshe, nabo bonke abashishina ngolwandle;
wema kude;
18:18 Bamana bedanduluka, bakuwubona umsi wokutsha kwayo, Besithi, Nguwuphi na umzi?
njengalo mzi mkhulu!
18:19 Bagalela uthuli entloko, Bamana bedanduluka, belila, besenza isijwili.
Besithi, Yeha, yeha, loo mzi mkhulu, Apho baba nobutyebi khona bonke ababenawo!
Iinqanawa zaselwandle, ngenxa yexabiso layo! ngokuba ulixa linye
yenziwe inkangala.
18:20 Wenzele imihlali, nina mazulu, Nani bapostile bangcwele, nani baprofeti; ngenxa
UThixo ukuphindezele kuye.
18:21 Saza isithunywa esinamandla safunqula ilitye, langa lilitye lokusila, ukuba likhulu kwalo;
elwandle, besithi, Iya kwenjenjalo ke ukugonyamela loo mzi mkhulu, iBhabheli
sikhahlelwe phantsi, singabi safunyanwa.
18:22 nesandi sababethi beehadi, neseemvumi, nesabagwali, nesabavutheli-maxilongo;
Akusayi kuba saviwa kuwe; akukho ngcibi nokuba yeyiphi na
Uya kuphinda afumaneke kuwe; kunye nesandi se-a
Akusayi kuba saviwa kuwe ilitye lokusila;
18:23 Nokukhanya kwesibane akusayi kuba sakhanya kuwe; kwaye i
ilizwi lomyeni nelomtshakazi alisayi kuba saviwa;
Ngokuba abarhwebi bakho bebengamanene omhlaba; ngenxa yakho
ubugqwirha bakhohliswa zonke iintlanga.
18:24 Kuso kwafunyanwa igazi labaprofeti, nelabangcwele, nelabo bonke
ababuleweyo emhlabeni.