IsAmbulo
17:1 Kwafika enye yezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezazinezitsha eziyisikhombisa, futhi
wakhuluma nami, wathi kimi: Woza lapha; ngizokukhombisa
ukwahlulelwa kwesifebe esikhulu esihlezi phezu kwamanzi amaningi;
17:2 Amakhosi omhlaba aphinge nayo, ne
abakhileyo emhlabeni badakwe ngewayini lakhona
ubufebe.
17:3 Ngakho wangiyisa ehlane ngoMoya, futhi ngabona a
owesifazane uhlezi phezu kwesilo esibomvu, esigcwele amagama enhlamba;
inamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi.
17:4 Owesifazane wayevunule okububende nokubomvu, evunule ngengubo.
igolide namatshe anenani namaparele, enendebe yegolide esandleni sakhe
egcwele amanyala nokungcola kobufebe balo;
17:5 Ebunzini lakhe kwakulotshwe igama elithi: IMFIHLO, IBHABHELI ELIKHULU.
UNINA WEZIFEBE NEZINENGAKA ZOMHLABA.
17:6 Ngabona owesifazane edakwe igazi labangcwele kanye
igazi labafel’ ukholo lukaJesu: futhi lapho ngimbona, ngamangala ngokukhulu
ukutuswa.
17:7 Futhi ingelosi yathi kimi: "Kungani umangele? Ngizokutshela
wena imfihlakalo yowesifazane, neyesilo esimthweleyo
inamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi.
17:8 Isilo owasibonayo sasikhona, kodwa asisekho; futhi uyokwenyuka aphume
kwalasha, baye ekubhujisweni, nabakhileyo emhlabeni
bayakumangala abamagama abo angalotshwanga encwadini yokuphila kusukela kuJehova
ekusekelweni komhlaba, lapho bebona isilo esasikhona, nesikhona
hhayi, futhi nokho kunjalo.
17:9 Futhi nansi ingqondo enokuhlakanipha. Amakhanda ayisikhombisa ayisikhombisa
izintaba, lapho owesifazane ehlezi phezu kwazo.
17:10 Futhi kukhona amakhosi ayisikhombisa: amahlanu asewile, futhi enye ikhona, futhi omunye ukhona
ongakafiki; futhi nxa ifika, imelwe ukuhlala isikhashana.
17:11 Isilo esasikhona kodwa esingasekho, sona singesesishiyagalombili, futhi singowomhlaba.
eyisikhombisa, isiya ekubhujisweni.
17:12 Futhi izimpondo eziyishumi owazibonayo zingamakhosi ayishumi, abamukele
awukho umbuso okwamanje; kodwa amukele amandla njengamakhosi ihora linye kanye nesilo.
17:13 Laba banomqondo munye, futhi bayonikela amandla abo namandla kubo
isilo.
17:14 Laba bayakulwa neWundlu, futhi iWundlu liyobanqoba.
ngokuba uyiNkosi yamakhosi, neNkosi yamakhosi, nabakanye naye
ababiziweyo, nabakhethiweyo, nabathembekile.
17:15 Wathi kimi, Amanzi owabonileyo, lapho isifebe
kuhlezi, abantu, nezixuku, nezizwe, nezilimi.
17:16 Futhi izimpondo eziyishumi owazibona phezu isilo, lezi ziyokuzonda
isifebe, simenze incithakalo, sibe nqunu, sidle inyama yaso;
ulishise ngomlilo.
17:17 Ngoba uNkulunkulu ubeke ezinhliziyweni zabo ukufeza intando yakhe, futhi ukuvumelana, futhi
nikelani isilo umbuso wabo, aze abe khona amazwi kaNkulunkulu
kugcwalisekile.
17:18 Futhi owesifazane owambonayo ungumuzi omkhulu, obusa phezu kwawo
amakhosi omhlaba.