IsAmbulo
16:1 Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu liphuma ethempelini, lithi kuzo izingelosi eziyisikhombisa.
Hambani, nithulule izitsha zolaka lukaNkulunkulu emhlabeni.
16:2 Eyokuqala yahamba, yathululela isitsha sayo emhlabeni; futhi lapho
kwavela isilonda esibi nesibuhlungu phezu kwamadoda anophawu lwesifo
isilo, naphezu kwabakhuleka kumfanekiso waso.
16:3 Ingelosi yesibili yathululela isitsha sayo olwandle; kwase kuba njenge
igazi lomuntu ofileyo; futhi yonke imiphefumulo ephilayo yafa olwandle.
16:4 Ingelosi yesithathu yathululela umganu wayo emifuleni nasemithonjeni
amanzi; zaba ligazi.
16:5 Ngase ngizwa ingelosi yamanzi ithi: "Wena ulungile, O Nkosi.
okhona nowayekhona noyakuba khona ngokuba wahlulele kanjalo.
16:6 Ngoba baye bachitha igazi labangcwele nelabaprofethi, futhi uye wanikela
igazi ukuba baliphuze; ngoba bafanele.
16:7 Ngase ngizwa elinye livela e-altare lithi: “Yebo, Nkosi Nkulunkulu Somandla!
ziqinisile zilungile izahlulelo zakho.
16:8 Ingelosi yesine yathululela isitsha sayo elangeni; namandla ayenjalo
linikiwe ukuba lishise abantu ngomlilo.
16:9 Futhi abantu bahangulwa ukushisa okukhulu, futhi bahlambalaza igama likaNkulunkulu.
olamandla phezu kwalezizinhlupho, kodwa kabaphendukanga ukumnika
inkazimulo.
16:10 Ingelosi yesihlanu yathululela isitsha sayo esihlalweni sobukhosi sesilo. futhi
umbuso wakhe waba mnyama; badla ulimi lwabo ngenxa
ubuhlungu,
16:11 Futhi bahlambalaza uNkulunkulu wezulu ngenxa yobuhlungu babo nezilonda zabo.
njalo kabaphendukanga ezenzweni zabo.
16:12 Ingelosi yesithupha yathululela isitsha sayo emfuleni omkhulu u-Ewufrathe.
amanzi awo atsha, yaba indlela yamakhosi asezweni
impumalanga ingase ilungiswe.
16:13 Ngabona imimoya engcolile emithathu efana amaxoxo ephuma emlonyeni weNkosi
udrako, nasemlonyeni wesilo, nasemlonyeni wesilo
umprofethi wamanga.
16:14 Ngoba bayimimoya yamademoni, eyenza izimangaliso, ephuma
emakhosini omhlaba nezwe lonke ukubaqoqela ndawonye
impi yalolosuku olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke.
16:15 Bheka, ngiza njengesela. Ubusisiwe olindayo, agcine owakhe
izingubo, funa ahambe nqunu, futhi babone ihlazo lakhe.
16:16 Futhi wabahlanganisela ndawonye endaweni ebizwa ngesiHebheru
I-Armagedoni.
16:17 Ingelosi yesikhombisa yathululela isitsha sayo emoyeni; futhi kwafika a
izwi elikhulu livela ethempelini lasezulwini, esihlalweni sobukhosi, lithi: Kunjalo
kwenziwe.
16:18 Futhi kwaba khona amazwi, nokuduma, nemibani; futhi kwakukhona a
ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu okungakaze kube khona kusukela abantu baba khona emhlabeni
ukuzamazama komhlaba okunamandla, kukhulu kakhulu.
16:19 Futhi umuzi omkhulu wahlukaniswa waba izingxenye ezintathu, kanye nemizi yaso
izizwe zawa: neBabiloni elikhulu lakhunjulwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuba linikele
kuye indebe yewayini lolaka lolaka lwakhe.
16:20 Futhi zonke iziqhingi zabaleka, nezintaba azitholakalanga.
16:21 Futhi kwehlela phezu kwabantu isichotho esikhulu sivela ezulwini, yonke itshe nxazonke
isisindo setalenta; abantu bahlambalaza uNkulunkulu ngenxa yenhlupho ye
isichotho; ngoba isifo sawo sasisikhulu kakhulu.