1 Lesi Sembulo saJesu Khristu, lasiniketwa nguNkulunkulu kutsi akhombise tinceku takhe loko lokufanele kwenteke masinyane. Letintfo watembula ngekutfumela ingilosi yakhe encekwini yakhe lenguJohane.
2 Nguye futsi lowabhala lelivi laNkulunkulu, afakazela Jesu Khristu ngako konkhe labekubona.
3 Ubusisiwe lofundza lamavi alesiphrofetho, babusisiwe nalabo labawevako bese benta loko lokubhalwe kuso, ngobe sikhatsi sesisondzele.
4 Lencwadzi iphuma kuJohane, iya emabandleni lasikhombisa lase-Asiya. Akube kini umusa nekuthula lokuvela kuye labekhona, nalokhona, nalotako, nakuyo imimoya lesikhombisa lesembikwesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi,
5 nakuJesu Khristu, fakazi lowetsembekile, litubulo lalabafile nembusi wemakhosi onkhe emhlaba. Kuye, lositsandzako nalowasikhulula etonweni tetfu ngengati yakhe,
6 wasenta emakhosi nebaphristi kuNkulunkulu uYise, akube ludvumo nebukhosi phakadze naphakadze! Amen.
7 Lalelani la, uyeta ngemafu, onkhe emehlo ayawumbona, ngisho nabo bonkhe labamgwaza, nato tonkhe tive temhlaba tiyawukhala tilile ngaye. Yebo, akube njalo. Amen.
8 “Mine ngingu-Alfa na-Omega,” kusho iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu, Somandla lokhona, nalabekhona, nalotako.
9 Mine Johane, umzalwane wenu, nginesabelo kanye nani kuJesu ekuhlushweni, nasebukhosini, nasekuciniseleni. Ngangisesichingini, lesibitwa ngekutsi yiPhatmose, ngenca yekushumayela livi laNkulunkulu ngekufakaza ngaJesu.
10 Ngelilanga leNkhosi ngangikuMoya, ngase ngiva emvakwami livi lelikhulu, shangatsi lelicilongo,
11 litsi: “Bhala encwadzini loko lokubonako, bese uyitfumela emabandleni lasikhombisa: lase-Efesu, nelaseSmuna, nelasePhegamu, nelaseThiyathira, nelaseSadesi, nelaseFiladelfiya, nelaseLawodisiya.”
12 Ngase ngiyagucuka, ngentela kubona lona labekhuluma kimi; ngatsi nangigucukako, ngabona tibane tegolide letisikhombisa.
13 Emkhatsini wato kwakukhona labefanana neNdvodzana yemuntfu, embetse umjiva lomudze, abophe ngembhenso wegolide esifubeni sakhe.
14 Inhloko netinwele takhe kwakumhlophe njengeboya betimvu, kumhlophe njengangcocwane; emehlo akhe afanana nelilangabi lemlilo.
15 Tinyawo takhe tatifanana nelitfusi lelilolongwe lacoliswa ngemlilo, livi lakhe lalifanana nekudvuma kwemanti lamanyenti.
16 Esandleni sakhe sangesekudla abephetse tinkhanyeti letisikhombisa, emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma inkemba leyayikhalipha tinhlangotsi totimbili, buso bakhe bumengetela njengelilanga emini.
17 Ngatsi kube ngimbone, ngawa ngasetinyaweni takhe, ngadzimate ngaba njengemuntfu lofile. Wangibamba ngesandla sakhe sangesekudla watsi: “Ungesabi, mine ngiwekucala newekugcina,
18 nalophilako. Ngafa, kodvwa ase ubheke nyalo, sengiyaphila, kuze kube phakadze, futsi nginetikhiya tekufa neteHayidesi.
19 Manje-ke, bhala konkhe lokubonako: lokukhona nalokutakwenteka ngemvakwaloko.
20 Imfihlakalo yaletinkhanyeti letisikhombisa lotibone esandleni sami sangesekudla, naletibane letisikhombisa ngule: Letinkhanyeti letisikhombisa tingilosi temabandla lasikhombisa; naletibane letisikhombisa ngemabandla lasikhombisa.”
1 “Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla lase-Efesu utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lophetse tinkhanyeti letisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sangesekudla, lohamba emkhatsini wetibane letisikhombisa tegolide, utsi:
2 Ngiyayati imisebenti yakho, nekuphishaneka kwakho, nekubeketela kwakho, nekutsi ungeke ubamele bantfu lababi, kangangekutsi nalabo labatibita ngekutsi baphostoli, kantsi abasibo, ubahlolile, wavele wabakhandza bacala emanga.
3 Ngiyati kutsi uyabubeketelela bulukhuni, uhlupheke kakhulu ngenca yelibito lami; kodvwa awuzange sewudzinwe.
4 Kodvwa tsine nawe sehlukana la ekutseni wena awusangitsandzi njengobe bewungitsandza kucala.
5 Khumbula-ke lapho uwe khona. Phendvuka wente loko lowawukwenta ekucaleni. Nakungenjalo, ungaphendvuki, ngitawuta kuwe, ngisuse sibane sakho endzaweni yaso.
6 Noko, naku lokuhle ngawe: Uyayitondza imisebenti yemaNikholawu, njengobe nami ngiyitondza.
7 “ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni! “ ‘Loncobako ngiyawumnika kutsi adle esihlahleni sekuphila, lesisePharadisi yaNkulunkulu.’ ”
8 “Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla laseSmuna utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lokucala nekugcina, lowafa wabuye waphila, utsi:
9 Ngiyakwati kuhlupheka kwakho; ngiyabati buphuya bakho, kodvwa ube unjingile. Ngiyakwati lokubi lokushiwo ngulabo labatsi bangemaJuda kantsi abasiwo, kodvwa babe balisinagoge laSathane.
10 Ungakwesabi loko lotakuhluphekela. Buka la, Sathane utawufaka labanye benu ejele, kuze nitewuvivinywa; nitawuhlushwa emalanga lalishumi. Yetsembeka kuze kube ngusekufeni, ngiyawukupha umchele wekuphila.
11 “ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni! “ ‘Lowo loncobako ngeke kumente lutfo kufa kwesibili.’ ”
12 “Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla lasePhegamu utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lonenkemba lekhalipha tinhlangotsi totimbili, utsi:
13 Ngiyati lapho uhlala khona; uhlala lapho Sathane anesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi khona. Libito lami ulibambisisile, awuzange ungihlubuke ngisho namhlazane Antipasi, fakazi wami lowetsembekile, abulawa emkhatsini wenu, lapho kuhlala khona Sathane.
14 Kodvwa tsine nawe sehlukana la ekutseni kusenebantfu labanemfundziso yaBhalamu emkhatsini wenu. Phela Bhalamu wafundzisa Bhalaki kutsi abekele baka-Israyeli lugibe, ngekubadlisa kudla lokunikelwe etithicweni, wabafundzisa kuphinga nebugwadla.
15 Nawe futsi unebantfu lababambelele kulemfundziso yemaNikholawu.
16 Phendvuka-ke. Nakungenjalo, ngitawuta kuwe masinyane, ngilwe nabo ngenkemba yemlomo wami.
17 “ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni! “ ‘Loncobako ngiyawumnika lokukwemana lefihliwe, ngiphindze ngimnike litje lelimhlophe, nelibito lelisha, lelibhalwe etjeni, lelingatiwa ngumuntfu ngaphandle kwalowo lolemukelako.’ ”
18 “Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla laseThiyathira utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye loyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, lonemehlo lavutsako kube shangatsi ngemalangabi emlilo, nalonetinyawo letifanana nelitfusi lelilolongiwe, utsi:
19 Ngiyayati imisebenti yakho, nelutsandvo, nekukholwa, nekukhonta, nekucinisela kwakho, nekutsi imisebenti yakho yamuva iyayendlula leya yakucala.
20 Kodvwa tsine nawe sehlukana la ekutseni wena uyamvumela lomfati longuJezebeli, lotibita ngekutsi ungumphrofethikati, edukise tinceku tami ngekutifundzisa buphingi, nebugwadla, nekudla kudla lokuhlatjelwe tithico.
21 Ngimnikile litfuba lekuphendvuka, kodvwa wala kuphendvuka ebugwadleni bakhe.
22 Manje-ke, ngitamlalisa ngesifo ecansini; labo labaphinga naye ngitawubafaka ekuhluphekeni lokukhulu, ngaphandle kwekutsi baphendvuke kulemihambo yakhe lemibi.
23 Bantfwabakhe ngiyawubashaya bafe. Onkhe emabandla ayawukwati kutsi nginguye lophenyisisa ingcondvo nenhlitiyo. Ngulowo nalowo emkhatsini wenu ngiyawumnika njengekwemisebenti yakhe.
24 “ ‘Kodvwa nonkhe nine lenisasele lapho eThiyathira, lenisengakangeni kulemfundziso, nani lenisengakatifundzi letintfo, labanye labatibita ngekutsi tintfo letijulile taSathane, kini-ke ngitsi: Anginetfwesi lomunye umtfwalo.
25 Kuphela nje bambelelani kuloko leninako, ngize ngifike.
26 “ ‘Lowo loncobako ente intsandvo yami kuze kubesekupheleni ngiyawumnika emandla etikwetive,
27 “atibuse ngendvuku yensimbi, atiphihlite tidzimate tibe ticucu njengetincetu tembita leyakhiwe ngelibumba,”
28 njengobe nami ngemukele emandla kuBabe. “ ‘Ngiyawumnika inkhanyeti yekusa.
29 “ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni!’ ”
1 “Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla laseSadesi utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lonemimoya yaNkulunkulu lesikhombisa, netinkhanyeti letisikhombisa utsi: Ngiyayati imisebenti yakho; unelibito lekutsi uyaphila, kantsi ufile.
2 Vuka, ucaphele, ucinise loko lokusasele lobese kutakufa, ngobe imisebenti yakho ngiyibonile kutsi ayikapheleli ebusweni baNkulunkulu wami.
3 Khumbula-ke loko lokwemukele wakuva, ukugcine, uphendvuke. Nangabe awuvuki ucaphele, ngitawuta kuwe ngikutume njengelisela, ngeke usati sikhatsi lengiyawukufikela ngaso.
4 Noko usenabo bantfu labambalwa lapho eSadesi labangakatingcolisi tingubo tabo, bayawuhamba nami bagcoke letimhlophe, ngobe vele bakufanele.
5 “ ‘Lowo loncobako uyakwembatsiswa tingubo letimhlophe, nelibito lakhe ngingeke ngilesule encwadzini yekuphila. Ngiyawumfakazela embikwaBabe nasembikwetingilosi takhe kutsi wami.
6 “ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni!’ ”
7 “Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla laseFiladelfiya utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye longcwele, loliciniso, lonesikhiya saDavide, lovula kungavali muntfu, avale kungavuli muntfu, utsi:
8 Ngiyayati imisebenti yakho. Lalela la, ngikuvulele umnyango, kute namunye longawuvala; ngiyati kutsi unemandla lamancane, kantsi livi lami uligcinile, nelibito lami awuzange uliphike.
9 Lalela la, labo labalisinagoge laSathane, labatsi bangemaJuda babe bangesiwo, bacala emanga, ngitawubenta bete bakhotsame etinyaweni takho, baze babone kutsi wena ngikutsandzile.
10 Njengobe uligcinile livi lami lekucinisela ngekubeketela, ngitakugcina ngesikhatsi sekulingwa lesitawufika emhlabeni wonkhe, sitewulinga bonkhe labo labahlala emhlabeni.
11 Ngiyeta masinyane, bambisisa loko lonako, kuze kubete umuntfu lokwemuka umchele wakho.
12 “ ‘Loncobako ngiyawumenta insika ethempelini laNkulunkulu wami, angeke aphume kulo, ngiyawubhala kuye libito laNkulunkulu wami, ngibhale nelibito lemuti waNkulunkulu wami, iJerusalema lensha leyehla iphuma ezulwini kuNkulunkulu wami, nelibito lami lelisha ngilibhale kuye.
13 “ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni!’ ”
14 “ ‘Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla laseLawodisiya utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye longu-Amen; nguye longufakazi lowetsembekile nalocinisile, ungumtfombo wendalo yaNkulunkulu utsi:
15 Ngiyayati imisebenti yakho, awucandzi, awushisi. Maye, bengingatsandza kutsi umane ushise nome ucandze!
16 Njengobe usivuvu, ungacandzi ungashisi, ngitakukhafula emlonyeni wami.
17 Wena utsi: “Nginjingile, nginako konkhe, angidzingi lutfo.” Kodvwa awati kutsi ungumuntfu wenhlupheko, newekuhawukelwa, uphuyile, uyimphumphutse, ungcunu.
18 Ngako-ke ngiyakuyala kutsi utsenge kimi igolide lelolongwe ngemlilo, khona utewuceba, utsenge tingubo letimhlophe tekwembatsa, khona utewufihla bungcunu bakho kutsi bungabonakali, utsenge nemutsi wekugcobisa emehlo akho kutsi ubone.
19 Labo lengibatsandzako ngiyabakhalimela ngibajezise; ngako-ke shisekela lokuhle, uphendvuke.
20 Lalela la, ngime emnyango ngiyanconcotsa; nangabe umuntfu eva livi lami, avule umnyango, mine ngiyawungena kuye, ngidle naye, naye adle nami.
21 “ ‘Lowo loncobako, ngiyawumhlalisa kanye nami esihlalweni sami sebukhosi, njengobe nami ngancoba ngahlala naBabe esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi.
22 “ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni!’ ”
1 Emvakwaloko ngatsi ngiyabuka, ngabona umnyango uvuliwe ezulwini. Livi lekucala lengaliva likhuluma kimi lalifanana nelelicilongo, latsi: “Yenyukela la, ngitakukhombisa loko lokufanele kwenteke emvakwaloku.”
2 Masinyane ngaba kuMoya, kwabonakala ezulwini kume sihlalo sebukhosi, kukhona bekahleti kuso.
3 Nalowo labehleti kuso abenebuso lobukhatimulisa kwelitje lejasiphe nesadiyu; lesihlalo sebukhosi sasitungeletwe ngumushi wenkosazana lowawufanana nelitje leliluhlata leliligugu.
4 Sihlalo sebukhosi sasitungeletwe nguletinye tihlalo tebukhosi letatingema-24, lekwakuhleti kuto emalunga langema-24. Lamalunga abembetse tingubo letimhlophe, afake nemichele yegolide etinhloko tawo.
5 Kulesihlalo sebukhosi bekuphuma imibane, nemavi, nekudvuma. Embikwaso bekuvutsa tidlwane letisikhombisa letingimimoya lesikhombisa yaNkulunkulu.
6 Embikwesihlalo sebukhosi kwakukhona lokwakunjengelwandle loluyingilazi, lolwalukhanya kubonakale ngale. Kwakutungelete sihlalo sebukhosi kulolo nakulolo luhlendlo, tidalwa letine, leso naleso sinemehlo lamanyenti ngembili nangemuva.
7 Sidalwa sekucala sasifanana nelibhubesi, sesibili sifanana nelitfole, sesitsatfu sifanana nebuso bemuntfu, sesine sifanana nelusweti lolundizako.
8 Tonkhe letidalwa letine tatinemaphiko lasitfupha sisinye, tinemehlo yonkhe indzawo, ngephandle nangekhatsi. Tatihlabelela imini nebusuku tingakhawuli titsi: “Ingcwele, ingcwele, ingcwele iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu, Somandla, labekhona, nalokhona, nalotako!”
9 Njalo nje nangabe letidalwa letine tatibabata bukhosi bakhe, timdvumise, tibonga lowo lohleti esihlalweni sebukhosi, nalophila kuze kube phakadze,
10 lamalunga langema-24 awa phansi embikwakhe lohleti esihlalweni sebukhosi, amkhonte lowo lophila kuze kube phakadze. Etfula imichele yawo ayibeke embikwesihlalo sebukhosi, ahlabelele atsi:
11 “Ufanele wena, Nkulunkulu, loyiNkhosi yetfu, kutsi wemukele bukhosi, neludvumo, nemandla, ngobe konkhe kwadalwa nguwe. Konkhe kwenteka ngentsandvo yakho, kwadalwa ngayo.”
1 Esandleni sekudla salowo lohleti esihlalweni sebukhosi ngabona incwadzi legocotiwe ibhalwe ngekhatsi nangephandle, ivalwe yananyatseliswa ngetimphawu letisikhombisa.
2 Ngabona ingilosi lenemandla imemeta ngelivi lelikhulu itsi: “Ngubani lofanele kuvula lencwadzi acatulule letimphawu tayo?”
3 Kwabate ngisho namunye ezulwini, nasemhlabeni, nangaphansi kwemhlaba, lowaba nemandla ekuyivula lencwadzi ayifundze.
4 Ngakhala kakhulu, ngobe kwabate ngisho namunye lowafaneleka kuyivula lencwadzi ayifundze.
5 Lelinye lalamalunga latsi kimi: “Ungakhali! Asubuke! INgwenyama yesive sakaJuda, lengumliba waDavide incobile. Yona-ke ingaticatulula letimphawu letisikhombisa ivule lencwadzi.”
6 Ngabona liWundlu sengatsi lihlatjiwe. Lalime ngasesihlalweni sebukhosi lesasitungeletwe tidalwa letine nemalunga. LeliWundlu lalinetimphondvo letisikhombisa nemehlo lasikhombisa, lekuyimimoya yaNkulunkulu lesikhombisa leyayitfunyelwe emhlabeni wonkhe.
7 Lasondzela lafike layitsatsa lencwadzi leyayisesandleni sangesekudla salowo labehleti esihlalweni sebukhosi.
8 Latsi kube liyitsatse lencwadzi, letidalwa letine kanye nemalunga langema-24 awa phansi embikweliWundlu, lelo nalelo liphetse ihabhu, netitja tegolide tigcwele imphepho lengimithandazo yalabangcwele.
9 Kwahlatjelwa ingoma lensha, letsi: “Ufanele wena kuyitsatsa lencwadzi legocotiwe, ufanele futsi kuticatulula netimphawu tayo, yebo, ngobe wena wahlatjwa, ngengati yakho wahlawulela bantfu kuNkulunkulu. Labantfu bachamuka emindenini yonkhe, nasetilimini tonkhe, nasetiveni tonkhe, nasemaveni onkhe.
10 Wabenta baba ngemakhosi nebaphristi kuNkulunkulu wetfu, bayawubusa etikwemhlaba wonkhe.”
11 Ngatsi ngiyabuka, ngeva livi letingilosi letitungelete sihlalo sebukhosi netidalwa nemalunga. Letingilosi letatitinyenti titigidzi ngetigidzi netinkhulungwane ngetinkhulungwane,
12 tatihlabela ngelivi lelikhulu titsi: “Lifanele liWundlu lelahlatjwa, kutsi lemukele emandla, nengcebo, nekuhlakanipha, nekuncoba, neludvumo, nebukhosi, nesibusiso!”
13 Ngase ngiva tidalwa tonkhe nendalo yonkhe ezulwini, nasemhlabeni, nangephansi kwemhlaba, naselwandle, nako konkhe lokukuko, titsi: “Kuye lohleti esihlalweni sebukhosi, nakulo liWundlu, akube sibusiso, neludvumo, nebukhosi, nemandla, kuze kube phakadze naphakadze!”
14 Tidalwa letine tatsi: “Amen!” Nemalunga onkhe awa phansi akhuleka.
1 Ngabona liWundlu licatulula lolunye lwaletimphawu letisikhombisa, ngeva lesinye saletidalwa letine sikhuluma ngelivi lekudvuma sitsi: “Wota!”
2 Kwatsi chamu lihhashi lelimhlophe, nalona labeligibele aphetse butjoki, wanikwa umchele, wahamba ancoba, ayawuncoba.
3 Latsi liWundlu nalicatulula luphawu lwesibili, ngeva sidalwa sesibili sitsi: “Wota!”
4 Kwaphindze kwatsi chamu lihhashi lelibovu. Lowo labeligibele wavunyelwa kutsi ayewususa kuthula emhlabeni, kuze bantfu babulalane bodvwana; wanikwa inkemba lenkhulu.
5 LiWundlu laphindze lacatulula luphawu lwesitsatfu, ngase ngiva sidalwa sesitsatfu sitsi: “Wota!” Kwachamuka lihhashi lelimnyama, lona labeligibele aphetse silinganiso esandleni sakhe.
6 Ngase ngiva livi shangatsi liphuma emkhatsini wetidalwa letine litsi: “Libinta lakolo wekudliwa ngelilanga lelingatsengwa ngeliholo lelilanga, nemabinta lamatsatfu emabele langatsengwa ngeliholo lelilanga; kepha ungawoni emafutsa neliwayini!”
7 Latsi liWundlu nalicatulula luphawu lwesine, ngeva livi lesidalwa sesine litsi: “Wota!”
8 Kwatsi chamu lihhashi lelimphofu, libito lemgibeli walo bekunguKufa, iHayidesi yamlandzela. Banikwa emandla etikwencenye yesine kukwemhlaba, kutsi bayibulale ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesingelapheki, nangetilwane tesiganga.
9 Latsi liWundlu nalicatulula luphawu lwesihlanu, ngabona lilati, ngaphansi kwalo kunemiphefumulo yalabo lababebulawelwe livi laNkulunkulu nebufakazi lababenabo.
10 Bamemeta kakhulu, ngelivi lelikhulu, batsi: “Nkhosi Somandla, longcwele naloliciniso, kuyawudzimate kube ngunini ungehluleli uphindzisele ingati yetfu kulabo labahleti emhlabeni?”
11 Ngamunye ngamunye wabo wase unikwa ingubo lemhlophe; batjelwa kutsi ase baphumule kancane, kuze kuphelele linani lalababetinceku kanye nabo nebazalwane babo, lababesetawubulawa njengabo.
12 Latsi liWundlu nalicatulula luphawu lwesitfupha, ngabona kutamatama lokukhulu kwemhlaba. Lilanga laba mnyama njengendvwangu yelisaka leboya, inyanga yaba njengengati.
13 Tinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka tavutfuteleka emhlabeni njengekuhhohloka kwemakhiwa lasengakavutfwa emkhiweni, nakuhhusha umoya lomkhulu.
14 Sibhakabhaka sanyamalala njengekugocotwa kwelicansi; tonkhe tintsaba netichingi tesuswa etindzaweni tato.
15 Onkhe emakhosi emhlaba, netikhulu, netindvuna, nalabacebile, nalabanemandla, nabo bonkhe labatigcili, nalabakhululekile, babhaca emigedzeni nasemihumeni emkhatsini wemadvwala etintsaba.
16 Bamemeta tintsaba nemadvwala batsi: “Welani etikwetfu, nisifihle ebusweni balowo lohleti esihlalweni sebukhosi, naselulakeni lweliWundlu,
17 ngobe lilanga lelikhulu lelulaka labo selifikile. Ngubani longaba nemandla ekuma?”
1 Emvakwaloko ngabona tingilosi letine time emagumbini omane emhlaba, tibambe imimoya yomine yemhlaba kutsi kubete umoya lohhusha emhlabeni, nome elwandle, nome kukusiphi sihlahla.
2 Ngase ngibona lenye ingilosi yenyuka iphuma emphumalanga, iphetse luphawu lwaNkulunkulu lophilako; yamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu, imemeta letingilosi letine letatinikwe emandla ekulimata umhlaba nelwandle,
3 yatsi: “Ningawulimati umhlaba, nome lwandle, nome tihlahla, singakatibeki luphawu emabuntini tisebenti taNkulunkulu wetfu.”
4 Ngase ngitjelwa sibalo salababekwe luphawu kutsi bati-144 000. Babephuma kuto tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli:
5 Lababekwa luphawu esiveni sakaJuda baba ti-12 000, esiveni sakaRubeni baba ti-12 000, esiveni sakaGadi baba ti-12 000,
6 esiveni saka-Asheri baba ti-12 000, esiveni sakaNaftali baba ti-12 000, esiveni sakaManase baba ti-12 000,
7 esiveni sakaSimeyoni baba ti-12 000, esiveni sakaLevi baba ti-12 000, esiveni saka-Isakhari baba ti-12 000,
8 esiveni sakaZebuloni baba ti-12 000, esiveni sakaJosefa baba ti-12 000, esiveni sakaBhenjamini baba ti-12 000.
9 Emvakwaloko ngatsi ngiyabuka ngabona sicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu lesingeke sibalwe ngumuntfu. Kwakubantfu lababephuma etiveni tonkhe, nasemindenini yonkhe, nasemaveni onkhe, nasetilimini tonkhe. Babeme embikwesihlalo sebukhosi nasembikweliWundlu, bembetse tingubo letimhlophe, etandleni baphetse emagala elisundvu.
10 Sakhala ngelivi lelikhulu satsi: “Insindziso yaNkulunkulu wetfu, lohleti esihlalweni sebukhosi, neyeliWundlu.”
11 Tonkhe tingilosi tema tatungeleta sihlalo sebukhosi, nemalunga, netidalwa letine, tawa phansi ngebuso embikwesihlalo sebukhosi, takhonta Nkulunkulu,
12 tatsi: “Amen! Sibusiso, nebukhosi, nekuhlakanipha, nekubongwa, neludvumo, nemandla, nekuncoba akube kuNkulunkulu phakadze naphakadze! Amen!”
13 Lelinye lemalunga lakhuluma kimi latsi: “Bobani laba labembetse tingubo letimhlophe, empeleni baphumaphi?”
14 Ngatsi kulo: “Nkhosi, nguwe lobatiko.” Lase litsi kimi: “Laba-ke ngibo labaphume ekuhluphekeni lokukhulu. Bageze tingubo tabo taba mhlophe ngengati yeliWundlu.
15 Kungako nje basembikwesihlalo sebukhosi saNkulunkulu, bamkhonta imini nebusuku ethempelini lakhe; lowo lohlala esihlalweni sebukhosi uyawubasingatsa ngebukhona bakhe.
16 Bangeke baphindze balambe, bangeke baphindze bome, lilanga lingeke liphindze libahlabe ngekubashisa, kute nome ngayini leyawubashisa.
17 Ngobe liWundlu laNkulunkulu lelisenkhabeni yesihlalo sebukhosi, liyawubelusa, libaholele emitfonjeni yemanti ekuphila. Nkulunkulu uyakwesula tonkhe tinyembeti tabo emehlweni abo.”
1 Latsi kube liWundlu licatulule luphawu lwesikhombisa, kwathula ezulwini kwatsi dvu, sikhashane.
2 Ngase ngibona tingilosi letisikhombisa time embikwaNkulunkulu, tanikwa emacilongo lasikhombisa.
3 Lenye ingilosi yeta yema ngaselatini iphetse sitja segolide semphepho, yanikwa imphepho lenyenti kutsi iyengete iyihlanganise nemithandazo yabo bonkhe labangcwele, inikele ngayo etikwelilati legolide lelalisembikwesihlalo sebukhosi.
4 Intfutfu yemphepho yenyukela kuNkulunkulu kanye nemithandazo yalabangcwele, isuka esandleni sengilosi.
5 Lengilosi yasitsatsa lesitja yasigcwalisa ngemlilo lowawuselatini, yawujikijela emhlabeni; kwase kuba khona kudvuma, nemavi, nemibane nekutamatama kwemhlaba.
6 Tingilosi letatisikhombisa letatiphetse emacilongo lasikhombisa tatilungiselela kuwashaya.
7 Ingilosi yekucala yalishaya licilongo layo, kwase kulandzela sangcotfo nemlilo kuhlangene nengati lokwawela emhlabeni; incenye yesitsatfu yemhlaba yasha yaphela, nencenye yesitsatfu yetihlahla yasha yaphela, kanye netjani bonkhe lobuluhlata basha baphela.
8 Ingilosi yesibili yalishaya licilongo layo. Kwabonakala intfo leyayinjengentsaba lenkhulu ivutsa umlilo, ijikijelwa ekhatsi elwandle. Incenye yesitsatfu yelwandle yaba yingati.
9 Kwafa incenye yesitsatfu yako konkhe lokuphilako elwandle, kwabhujiswa nencenye yesitsatfu yemikhumbi.
10 Ingilosi yesitsatfu yalishaya licilongo layo, kwase kuwa inkhanyeti lenkhulu ezulwini, ivutsisa kwesibane, yawela etikwencenye yesitsatfu yemifula nasetikwemitfombo yemifula.
11 Libito lalenkhanyeti bekunguMhlonyane. Incenye yesitsatfu yemanti yababa, kwafa bantfu labanyenti babulawa ngulamanti, ngobe abebaba.
12 Ingilosi yesine yalishaya licilongo layo; kwashaywa incenye yesitsatfu yelilanga, nencenye yesitsatfu yenyanga, nencenye yesitsatfu yetinkhanyeti, loko kwenta kutsi incenye yesitsatfu yekukhanya kwako ibe mnyama; nencenye yesitsatfu yemini yangete yakhanya, kanjalo futsi nencenye yesitsatfu yebusuku.
13 Kwatsi kusenjalo ngabona lusweti lundiza emkhatsini welizulu. Ngaluva lumemeta ngelivi lelikhulu lutsi: “Maye! Maye! Maye kulabakhile emhlabeni, nasekukhala emacilongo lasetawushaywa tingilosi letintsatfu!”
1 Ingilosi yesihlanu yalishaya licilongo layo, ngabona inkhanyeti iwa ezulwini iwela emhlabeni, yanikwa sikhiya semgodzi longenamkhawulo.
2 Lenkhanyeti yawuvula lomgodzi longenamkhawulo, kwase kuphuma intfutfu leyayifanana nentfutfu yemlilo lomkhulu; lilanga nemoya kwaba mnyama ngenca yalentfutfu leyayiphuma kulomgodzi.
3 Kulentfutfu kwaphuma sikhonyane sehlela emhlabeni, sanikwa emandla lafanana nemandla abofecela bemhlaba.
4 Satjelwa kutsi singaboni tjani bemhlaba, nome yini leluhlata lekhulako, nome sihlahla, intfo nje sicondzane ngco nebantfu labangenalo luphawu lwaNkulunkulu emabuntini abo.
5 Savunyelwa kutsi sibatfose ngetinhlupho tinyanga letisihlanu, kodvwa singababulali. Lokuhlushwa kwabo kuyawuba njengebuhlungu bafecela, nakasutela umuntfu.
6 Kulawo malanga bantfu bayawukufuna kufa, kodvwa bangete bakutfola; bayawufisa kutsi bafe, kodvwa kufa kuyakubabalekela.
7 Lesikhonyane sasibonakala sifanana nemahhashi lalungiselwe imphi; etinhloko taso kunalokwakufana nemichele yegolide, buso baso bufanana nebemuntfu.
8 Tinwele taso tatifanana netalabasikati, ematinyo aso afanana nematinyo emabhubesi.
9 Esifubeni sasinetivikelo tesifuba tensimbi, imisindvo yetimphiko taso yayifanana nemdvumo wetincola temphi letinyenti tidvonswa ngemahhashi, lagijimela ekulweni.
10 Sasinemisila lefanana neyabofecela, inetindvonsi. Kulemisila yaso bekungulapho kunemandla aso ekuhlupha nekulimata bantfu tinyanga letisihlanu.
11 Inkhosi yaso lesibusako bekuyingilosi yemgodzi longenamkhawulo. Libito layo ngesiHebheru ngu-Abadoni, ngesiGriki ngu-Apoliyoni.
12 Maye wekucala sewendlulile, kodvwa kusasele bomaye lababili.
13 Ingilosi yesitfupha yase ishaya licilongo layo. Ngeva livi liphuma etimphondvweni letine telilati legolide lelisembikwaNkulunkulu,
14 likhuluma kulengilosi yesitfupha leyayinelicilongo litsi: “Tfukulula letingilosi letine letiboshwe emfuleni lomkhulu iYufrathe.”
15 Ngako-ke letingilosi letine tatfukululwa. Tativele tilungiselwe li-awa, nelilanga, nenyanga, nemnyaka kutsi tibulale incenye yesitsatfu yabo bonkhe bantfu emhlabeni.
16 Ngeva kutsi lamabutfo labegibele emahhashi abengahle abe tigidzi letingema-200.
17 Embonweni wami lamahhashi ngawabona anje: Labagibeli babefake tivikelo tetifuba letatibovu njengemlilo, netesafire, netesibabule; tinhloko temahhashi tatinjengetinhloko temabhubesi, emilonyeni yawo kuphuma umlilo, nentfutfu, nesibabule.
18 Incenye yesitsatfu yebantfu yafa ibulawa nguletinhlupheko letintsatfu: umlilo, nentfutfu, nesibabule, lokwakuphuma emilonyeni yawo.
19 Ngobe emandla alamahhashi abesemilonyeni yawo nasemisileni yawo. Imisila yawo yayinetinhloko, ifanana netinyoka. Abelimata ngayo lemisila.
20 Kepha bantfu lababesele bangete bafa kuletinhlupho, abazange baphendvuke emisebentini yetandla tabo. Kodvwa bachubeka bakhonta emadimoni netithico tegolide, netesiliva, netelitfusi, netelitje, netemitsi: tintfo letingaboni, naletingeva, naletingahambi.
21 Abazange baphendvuke ekubulaleni kwabo, nasekutsakatseni kwabo, nasebugwadleni babo, nasebuphingini babo, nasekwebeni kwabo.
1 Ngase ngibona lenye ingilosi lenemandla lamakhulu yehla ezulwini yehlela phansi, yembetse lifu, inemushi wenkosazana etikwenhloko yayo, buso bayo bunjengelilanga, imilente yayo injengetinsika temlilo.
2 Yayiphetse incwajana levulekile esandleni sayo. Ngelunyawo lwayo lwangesekudla yema etikwelwandle, ngelwangesancele yema etikwemhlabatsi.
3 Yamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu lelalinjengelekubhodla kwelibhubesi. Yatsi kube imemete, kwevakala kudvuma lokusikhombisa.
4 Kwatsi kube kuvakale lokudvuma lokusikhombisa, ngase ngilungiselela kubhala, kodvwa ngeva livi liphuma ezulwini litsi: “Loko lokushiwo kudvuma lokusikhombisa ungakubhali phansi; kugcine kuyimfihlo.”
5 Lengilosi lengayibona ime elwandle nasemhlabatsini, yaphakamisela sandla sayo sangesekudla ezulwini,
6 yamfunga yena lophila kuze kube phakadze, lowadala lizulu nako konkhe lokukulo, nemhlaba nako konkhe lokukuwo, nelwandle nako konkhe lokukulo, yatsi: “Kutawubate lokutawubambelela!
7 Kodvwa kutawutsi ngesikhatsi selivi lengilosi yesikhombisa, nase itawushaya licilongo layo, kufezeke imfihlakalo yaNkulunkulu, njengobe abetsembisile etisebentini takhe, baphrofethi.”
8 Ngaphindza ngaliva livi liphuma ezulwini likhuluma kimi litsi: “Hamba uyewutsatsa lencwajana levulekile lesesandleni sengilosi leme etikwelwandle nasetikwemhlabatsi.”
9 Ngako ngaya kulengilosi, ngayitjela kutsi ayinginike lencwajana. Yatsi kimi: “Yitsatse, uyidle. Itawuluma esiswini, kodvwa ibe mnandzi njengeluju emlonyeni.”
10 Ngayitsatsa-ke lencwajana esandleni salengilosi, ngayidla. Yaba mnandzi njengeluju emlonyeni wami, kodvwa ngatsi nase ngiyidlile yaluma esiswini sami.
11 Ngatjelwa kwatsiwa: “Kufanele uphrofethe ngebantfu labanyenti, nangetive, nangetilimi, nangemakhosi.”
1 Ngase nginikwa umhlanga lowawufana nendvuku yekulinganisa, ngatjelwa naku: “Sukuma ulinganise lithempeli laNkulunkulu, nelilati, nalabo labakhonta kulo.
2 Kodvwa ungasilinganisi sibuya lesingephandle kwalelithempeli, ngobe siniketwe betive labayakuwugcobagcoba lomuti longcwele tinyanga letingema-42.
3 Bofakazi bami lababili labembetse emasaka ngiyawubanika emandla ekuphrofetha emalanga layi-1 260.”
4 Labofakazi lababili bayimincumo lemibili, netibane letimbili letime embikweNkhosi yemhlaba.
5 Nakukhona lotama kubalimata, kutawuphuma umlilo emlonyeni wabo utishise uticedze tonkhe leto titsa tabo; nangabe-ke kukhona lotama kubalimata, nakanjani uyawubulawa.
6 Laba banemandla ekuvala litulu kutsi lingani ngesikhatsi sekuphrofetha kwabo. Banemandla etikwemanti kutsi bawagucule abe yingati. Banemandla futsi ekushaya umhlaba ngako konkhe kuhlupheka nome kukangaki, kuye njengekutsandza kwabo.
7 Nase bacedze kufakaza, silo lesiphuma emgodzini longenamkhawulo siyawulwa nabo, sibehlule, sibabulale.
8 Tidvumbu tabo tiyawulala esitaladini selidolobha lelikhulu lelibitwa ngekufanekisa kutsi yiSodoma neGibhithe, lapho iNkhosi yabo yabetselwa khona.
9 Kuyawuphela emalanga lamatsatfu nesigamu seloku bantfu bemindeni, netive, netilimi batibuka letidvumbu bangavumi kutsi tingcwatjwe.
10 Bantfu labahlala emhlabeni bayawukutsakasela kufa kwabo labo bofakazi. Bayawugubha imikhosi, bephane netipho, ngobe phela labaphrofethi lababili bese babahluphile emhlabeni.
11 Kodvwa emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu nesigamu umoya wekuphila lophuma kuNkulunkulu wangena kubo, basukuma, bema ngetinyawo; bonkhe labakubona loku befikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu.
12 Base beva livi lelikhulu liphuma ezulwini litsi kubo: “Yenyukani nite la!” Tatiloku tibabuka titsa tabo, nabenyuka ngelifu baya ezulwini.
13 Ngaso leso sikhatsi kwaba khona kutamatama lokukhulu kwemhlaba, incenye yelishumi yelidolobha yabhidlika. Kwafa bantfu lababeti-7 000 kuloko kutamatama, laba labanye batfutfumela badvumisa Nkulunkulu welizulu.
14 Maye wesibili sewendlulile, kodvwa masinyane maye wesitsatfu sewutawufika.
15 Ingilosi yesikhombisa yashaya licilongo layo, kwase kuba nemisindvo lemikhulu kakhulu ezulwini itsi: “Umbuso walomhlaba sengumbuso weNkhosi yetfu, naKhristu wakhe; iyawubusa kuze kube phakadze naphakadze!”
16 Emalunga langema-24 labehleti etihlalweni tawo tebukhosi embikwaNkulunkulu, awa phansi ngebuso, akhuleka kuNkulunkulu,
17 atsi: “Siyakubonga, Nkhosi Nkulunkulu, Somandla, lokhona, nalabekhona, ngekutsi utsatse emandla akho lamakhulu, wabusa.
18 Tive tatfukutsela, kepha kwefika lulaka lwakho kanye nesikhatsi sekwehlulelwa kwalabafile. Kwefika nekuniketwa imivuzo etisebentini takho, nakubaphrofethi kanye nakulabangcwele, nakulabo labesaba libito lakho, kulabakhulu nakulabancane. Kwefika nekubhujiswa kwebabhubhisi bemhlaba.”
19 Kwavuleka lithempeli laNkulunkulu ezulwini, kwabonakala libhokisi lesivumelwane lingekhatsi kwelithempeli lakhe. Kwaba nemibane, nemisindvo lemikhulu, nekudvuma, nekutamatama kwemhlaba, nesangcotfo lesikhulu.
1 Kwase kuba khona sibonakaliso lesikhulu ezulwini, umfati embetse lilanga, inyanga ingaphansi kwetinyawo takhe, enhloko kunemchele wetinkhanyeti letili-12.
2 Abetetfwele, wakhala ngenca yemihelo, nekusikwa buhlungu bekubeleka.
3 Kwavela lesinye sibonakaliso ezulwini. Kwakungunyokangwenya lobovu lomkhulu anetinhloko letisikhombisa, netimphondvo letilishumi, nemichele lesikhombisa etinhloko takhe.
4 Umsila wakhe wahudvula incenye yesitsatfu yetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka, watilahla emhlabeni. Nyokangwenya wema embikwalomfati labesatawubeleka, entela kutsi alumite lusabelekwa nje loluswane.
5 Wabeleka indvodzana, letawubusa tonkhe tive ngesandla lesimatima. Loluswane lwakhe lwahlwitselwa kuNkulunkulu, esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi.
6 Lomfati wabaleka waya ehlane, lapho Nkulunkulu amlungiselela indzawo yekutsi anakekelwe emalanga layi-1 260.
7 Kwesuka imphi ezulwini. Mikhayeli netingilosi takhe balwa nanyokangwenya; nyokangwenya akanye netingilosi takhe naye walwa,
8 kodvwa behlulwa bonyokangwenya; kwabate indzawo yabo ezulwini.
9 Nyokangwenya lomkhulu walahlelwa phansi, leya nyoka yasemandvulo, lebitwa ngekutsi nguMhlebi nome nguSathane, uMkhohlisi wemhlaba wonkhe. Wajikijelwa phansi emhlabeni kanye netingilosi takhe.
10 Ngeva livi lelikhulu ezulwini litsi: “Nyalo insindziso, nemandla, nebukhosi sekwaNkulunkulu wetfu, neligunya selaKhristu wakhe; ngobe sewulahlelwe phansi ummangaleli lomangalela bazalwane betfu kuNkulunkulu, imini nebusuku.
11 Bamehlule ngengati yeliWundlu nangelivi lebufakazi babo, ngobe abakutsandzanga kuphila kwabo kwaze kwabasekufeni.
12 Tfokotani-ke, nine mazulu, nani lenihlala kuwo! Kodvwa maye kuwe, mhlaba nelwandle, ngobe Mhlebi sewehlele kini ngentfukutselo lenkhulu, ngobe uyati kutsi sikhatsi sakhe sesifishane!”
13 Watsi kube nyokangwenya abone kutsi sewulahlelwe phansi emhlabeni, watingela lomfati labetele indvodzana.
14 Kodvwa lomfati wanikwa timphiko letimbili telusweti lolukhulu, kuze atewundiza abalekele lenyoka aye ehlane endzaweni lapho kufanele ondliwe khona, kuze kube sikhatsi netikhatsi nencenye yesikhatsi.
15 Lenyoka yona yacitsa emanti ngemlomo wayo, kwaba sengatsi ngewemfula, alandzela lomfati, kuze atewumkhukhula lamanti.
16 Kodvwa umhlaba wasita lomfati ngekutsi uvule umlomo wawo umite lomfula lowawucitfwe ngunyokangwenya ngemlomo wakhe.
17 Nyokangwenya wamtfukutselela kakhulu lomfati, wahamba wayawulwa nensali yentalo yakhe, labo labagcina imiyalo yaNkulunkulu nalabanebufakazi baJesu.
18 Nyokangwenya wema esihlabatsini selwandle.
1 Ngabona silo siphuma elwandle, sasinetimphondvo letilishumi, netinhloko letisikhombisa, kuleyo nakuleyo nhloko kwakuneligama lelihlambalatako.
2 Lesilo sasifanana nengwe, tinyawo taso tatifanana netelibhele, umlomo waso wawufanana newelibhubesi. Nyokangwenya wasinika emandla akhe, nesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi, nemagunya akhe lamakhulu.
3 Lenye yetinhloko taso yayilinyatwe yakhehletwa sakufa, kodvwa lelinceba laso lekufa lelashwa laphola, wonkhe umhlaba wamangala wasilandzela lesilo.
4 Bantfu bakhonta lonyokangwenya, ngobe emandla akhe abewanike lesilo; lesilo basikhonta batsi: “Ngubani longalwa naso?”
5 Lesilo saphiwa umlomo wekukhuluma emavi lamakhulu lasinengiso newekuhlambalata. Savunyelwa kutsi sisebentise emandla aso tinyanga letingema-42.
6 Sahlambalata Nkulunkulu, sihlambalata libito lakhe, nalapho ahlala khona, nabo bonkhe labahlala khona ezulwini.
7 Savunyelwa nekutsi silwe nalabangcwele sibehlule, sanikwa nemandla etikwayo yonkhe imindeni, nebantfu, netilimi, netive.
8 Bonkhe labahlala emhlabeni bayawusikhonta, bokhe labo lekwatsi umhlaba ungakasekelwa emabito abo angete abhalwa encwadzini yekuphila yeliWundlu lelahlatjwa.
9 Lowo lonendlebe akeve!
10 Nakukhona lofanele kutfunjwa, akatfunjwe; nakukhona lofanele kubulawa ngenkemba, akabulawe ngayo. Loku kubita kucinisela nekukholwa kwalabangcwele.
11 Ngase ngibona lesinye silo lesaphuma emhlabatsini, sasinetimphondvo letimbili letatifanana netelizinyane lemvu, sakhuluma njenganyokangwenya.
12 Sasebentisa onkhe emandla esilo sekucala ngeligunya laso; saphocelela umhlaba nabo bonkhe labahlala kuwo kutsi bakhonte lesilo sekucala leselashwa saphiliswa encebeni laso lekufa.
13 Senta tibonakaliso letinkhulu, ngisho nekwehlisa umlilo ezulwini wehlele emhlabeni embikwebantfu bonkhe babuka.
14 Silo sesibili savunyelwa kutsi sikhohlise bonkhe bantfu labahlala emhlabeni ngaletibonakaliso lesasitenta ngeligunya lesilo sekucala. Lesilo sesibili sabatjela kutsi bakhe umfanekiso, bakhele lesilo sekucala lesasinelinceba lenkemba lelelashwa laphiliswa.
15 Silo sesibili sanikwa emandla ekuphefumulela lomfanekiso wesilo, kuze kutsi ukhulume, sente nekutsi labo labangawukhonti lomfanekiso babulawe.
16 Lesilo saphocelela bonkhe labancane nalabakhulu, ticebi netimphuya, labakhululekile netigcili, kutsi babekwe luphawu ngulowo nalowo esandleni sakhe sangesekudla nome ebuntini.
17 Loko kwentelwa kutsi kubete lotsengako nome lotsengisako ngaphandle kwekutsi abe neluphawu lekulibito lesilo nome inombolo yelibito laso.
18 Loku-ke kubita kuhlakanipha: Lowo lonekucondza akabale inombolo yalesilo; ngobe lenombolo imele umuntfu. Lenombolo ingema-666.
1 Ngatsi ngiyabuka ngabona liWundlu eNtsabeni yaseSiyoni lime nebantfu labati-144 000; babenelibito lalo, neleYise libhalwe emabuntini abo.
2 Ngeva livi liphuma ezulwini lelevakala lifanana nemabhudlo emanti, lifanana nekudvuma lokukhulu. Lelivi lalifanana nekuhlabela kwetingitali tishaywa bashayi bato.
3 Labantfu lababenelibito leliWundlu neleYise emabuntini abo, basukuma bahlabela ingoma lensha embikwesihlalo sebukhosi, nasembikwetidalwa letine, nasembikwemalunga. Kute lomunye labengahle abe nemandla ekufundza lengoma, ngaphandle kwabo kuphela lababehlengiwe emhlabeni lababeti-144 000.
4 Laba bangemadvodza langazange asatingcolise ngalabasikati, bamsulwa. Ngibo laba labalandzela liWundlu nome kukuphi lapho liya khona. Kubo bonkhe bantfu ngibo labahlengiwe, balulibo lwaNkulunkulu nelweliWundlu.
5 Akuzange sekutfolakale emanga emilonyeni yabo, abanasici.
6 Ngase ngibona lenye ingilosi indiza emkhatsini esibhakabhakeni, iphetse liVangeli lelingunaphakadze lekushunyayelwa kulabo labahlala emhlabeni, etiveni tonkhe, nasemindenini yonkhe, nasetilimini tonkhe, nakubantfu bonkhe.
7 Yakhuluma ngelivi lelikhulu yatsi: “Yesabani Nkulunkulu, nimnike ludvumo, ngobe sikhatsi sekwehlulela kwakhe sesifikile; mkhonteni yena lowo lowenta lizulu nemhlaba, nelwandle, nemitfombo yemanti!”
8 Ingilosi yesibili yalandzela yatsi: “Iwile, iwile iBhabhulona lenkhulu, leyenta tonkhe tive tinatse liwayini lebugwadla bayo!”
9 Kwalandzela ingilosi yesitsatfu; yakhuluma ngelivi lelikhulu yatsi: “Nakukhona lokhonta silo nemfanekiso waso, emukele neluphawu lwaso ebuntini lakhe nasesandleni sakhe,
10 uyawunatsa liwayini lentfukutselo yaNkulunkulu lelinekuphelela kwemandla alo latselwa endzebeni yelulaka lwakhe. Uyawuhlushwa aviswe buhlungu ngemlilo nangesibabule, embikwetingilosi letingcwele nasembikweliWundlu.
11 Intfutfu yekuhlupheka kwabo yenyuka, kuze kube nini nanini. Abanako kuphumula, imini nebusuku, labo labakhonta silo nemfanekiso waso, nome ngangubani lowemukela luphawu lwelibito laso.”
12 Loku kubita kucinisela kwalabangcwele, labo labagcina imiyalo yaNkulunkulu nekukholwa nguJesu.
13 Ngase ngiva livi ezulwini litsi: “Bhala naku: Babusisiwe labafile bafela eNkhosini kusukela kulesikhatsi.” Moya waphendvula watsi: “Babusisiwe ngempela! Bayawuphumula ekusebenteni kwabo kamatima, ngobe tento tabo tiyabalandzela.”
14 Ngase ngibona lifu lelimhlophe, lona bekahleti etikwalo afanana neNdvodzana yemuntfu, anemchele wegolide enhloko yakhe, ngesandla sakhe aphetse lisikela lelikhaliphako.
15 Lenye ingilosi yaphuma ethempelini, imemeta lona bekahleti etikwelifu ngelivi lelikhulu itsi: “Tfumela lelo sikela lakho, kuvunwe, ngobe sikhatsi sekuvuna sesifikile, tonkhe tilimo sekufanele tivunwe.”
16 Ngako lowo bekahleti etikwelifu walijikijela emhlabeni lelisikela lakhe, umhlaba wase uyavunwa-ke.
17 Kwaphuma lenye ingilosi ethempelini lelisezulwini; nayo futsi yayinelisikela lelikhaliphako.
18 Kwase kuphuma lenye ingilosi elatini, lengilosi inemandla etikwemlilo, nayo yamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu imemeta lona bekaphetse lisikela lelikhaliphako yatsi: “Tfumela lelo sikela lakho, kujutjwe emagelebisi esivinini semhlaba, ngobe lamagelebisi asavutsiwe.”
19 Ngako lengilosi yalijikijela emhlabeni lisikela layo, yajuba emagelebisi emvinini, yawafaka etjeni lekuhluta lentfukutselo yaNkulunkulu.
20 Lamagelebisi ahluteka kulelitje lekuhluta lelingephandle kwelidolobha lelikhulu. Kulelitje kwaphuma ingati leyageleta; libanga lebudze lalingemastadiyu layi-1 600, kujula kwakungangekusuka phansi kuye ematomini elihhashi.
1 Ngase ngibona ezulwini lesinye sibonakaliso lesikhulu lesimangalisako. Tingilosi letisikhombisa taletsa tinhlupho letisikhombisa. Leti tinhlupho tekugcina, ngobe ngato lulaka lwaNkulunkulu luyapheleliswa.
2 Ngabona shangatsi lwandle lolusangilazi, luhlanganiswe nemlilo. Labo lababehlule silo, nemfanekiso waso, nenombolo yelibito laso, babeme ngakulo lolwandle lolusangilazi, baphetse emahabhu aNkulunkulu etandleni tabo.
3 Babehlabela ingoma yaMosi, sisebenti saNkulunkulu, nengoma yeliWundlu, batsi: “Tinkhulu tiyamangalisa tento takho, Nkhosi, Nkulunkulu, Somandla! Tilungile tiliciniso tindlela takho, Nkhosi yetive tonkhe.
4 Ngubani longayikwesaba advumise libito lakho, Nkhosi? Ngobe nguwe wedvwana longcwele. Tonkhe tive tiyawufika kuwe tikukhonte, ngobe tehlulelo takho letilungile setibonakalisiwe.”
5 Emvakwaloko ngatsi ngiyabuka ngabona lithempeli lasezulwini livuleka, linelithende lebukhona baNkulunkulu ekhatsi kwalo.
6 Kwaphuma kulo tingilosi letisikhombisa tiphetse tinhlupho letisikhombisa tatembetse tingubo telineni lehlantekile, tikhanya timhlophe. Etifubeni tatitibophe ngemibhenso yegolide.
7 Lesinye saletidalwa letine sanika letingilosi letisikhombisa titja tegolide letisikhombisa tigcwele lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lophila kuze kube phakadze.
8 Lithempeli lagcwaliswa ngentfutfu yenkhatimulo nemandla aNkulunkulu, bekute muntfu labengahle abe nemandla ekungena ethempelini tingakapheli tinhlupho letisikhombisa tetingilosi letisikhombisa.
1 Ngase ngiva livi lelikhulu liphuma ethempelini litjela tingilosi letisikhombisa litsi: “Hambani niyewutfululela emhlabeni letitja letisikhombisa letinelulaka lwaNkulunkulu.”
2 Ingilosi yekucala yahamba yafike yatfululela sitja sayo emhlabeni. Kwatsi bonkhe bantfu lababeneluphawu lwesilo, labebakhonta umfanekiso waso, bamilwa tilondza letibi.
3 Ingilosi yesibili yatfululela sitja sayo elwandle. Emanti agucuka, aba njengengati yemuntfu lofile. Kwafa konkhe lokwakuphila elwandle.
4 Ingilosi yesitsatfu yatfululela sitja sayo emifuleni nasetiyalwini temanti. Emanti agucuka, aba yingati.
5 Ngase ngiva ingilosi lephetse emanti itsi: “Wena, Longcwele, lokhona, nalabekhona, ulungile; tehlulelo takho timsulwa:
6 Bantfu bacitse ingati yalabangcwele, neyebaphrofethi, ngako sewubanike ingati kutsi bayinatse. Kubafanele loko!”
7 Ngase ngiva livi liphuma elatini litsi: “Nkhosi, Nkulunkulu, Somandla! Tiliciniso, futsi timsulwa tehlulelo takho!”
8 Ingilosi yesine yatfululela sitja sayo elangeni; lavunyelwa kutsi lishise bantfu ngekushisa lokukhulu.
9 Bantfu bashiswa kakhulu, badzimate bacalekisa libito laNkulunkulu lonemandla etikwaletinhlupho; kodvwa abazange baphendvuke badvumise nebukhosi bakhe.
10 Ingilosi yesihlanu yatfululela sitja sayo esihlalweni sebukhosi sesilo; umbuso waso wehlelwa bumnyama, bantfu batiluma tilwimi ngenca yebuhlungu.
11 Bacalekisa Nkulunkulu wasezulwini ngenca yebuhlungu babo netilondza tabo, kodvwa bangete baphendvuka emisebentini yabo lemibi.
12 Ingilosi yesitfupha yatfululela sitja sayo etikwemfula lomkhulu i-Yufrathe. Emanti awo oma, kwavuleka indlela yemakhosi laphuma emphumalanga.
13 Ngase ngibona imimoya lemibi lemitsatfu: Lomunye wawuphuma emlonyeni wanyokangwenya, lomunye uphuma emlonyeni wesilo, lomunye uphuma emlonyeni wemphrofethi wemanga. Lemimoya beyinjengetigogodvolo.
14 Bekungimimoya yemadimoni, lanemandla ekwenta tibonakaliso. Beyiphumele kuyawuhlanganisa emakhosi emhlaba wonkhe, iwalungiselela imphi yelilanga lelikhulu laNkulunkulu, Somandla.
15 “Lalelani! Ngiyawufika njengelisela! Ubusisiwe lolindzile, agcine tingubo takhe kutsi angahambi ngcunu, kudzimate kubonakale lihlazo lakhe.”
16 Lemimoya yabutsela ndzawonye emakhosi endzaweni lekutsiwa yi-Amagedoni ngesiHebheru.
17 Ingilosi yesikhombisa yatfululela sitja sayo emoyeni, kwevakala livi lelikhulu liphuma ethempelini esihlalweni sebukhosi litsi: “Sekwentekile!”
18 Kwaba nebumanyamanya bemibane, nemisindvo lemikhulu, nekudvuma, nekutamatama kwemhlaba lokungazange sekube khona seloku kwadalwa umuntfu; ngempela kwaba kutamatama kwemhlaba lokukhulu kakhulu.
19 Lidolobha lelikhulu lajubeka laba tincamu letintsatfu, nemadolobha etive abhidlika. Nkulunkulu wayikhumbula iBhabhulona lenkhulu, wayinatsisa endzebeni yentfukutselo yakhe.
20 Tonkhe tichingi tabaleka, kwabate tintsaba.
21 Kwehla lesikhulu sangcotfo, lesingematje lamakhulu, sisindvo sawo lilinye litje bekungaba ngemakhilogremu langema-50. Lesangcotfo sehlela kubantfu labacalekisa Nkulunkulu ngenca yeluswati lababeshaywa ngalo, ngobe lwalwesabeka kakhulu.
1 Lenye ingilosi kuleti letisikhombisa letatinetitja letisikhombisa yeta kimi, yefike yatsi: “Kota, ngitekukhombisa kwehlulelwa kwalengwadla leyatiwa kakhulu, lehleti emantini lamanyenti.
2 Emakhosi emhlaba aphingana nayo. Bonkhe bantfu bemhlaba badzakwa kunatsa liwayini lebugwadla bayo.”
3 Lengilosi yangitsatsa, ngikuMoya, yangimikisa ehlane, ngulapho ngabona khona umfati ahleti etikwesilo lesibovu lesasinemagama lahlambalata Nkulunkulu. Lesilo sasinetinhloko letisikhombisa netimphondvo letilishumi.
4 Lomfati bekagcoke ingubo lebukhwebeletane nalebovu, abembeswe ngemihlobiso yegolide, nangematje laligugu, nangemapharele. Esandleni sakhe abephetse indzebe yegolide igcwele emanyala nekungcola kwebugwadla bakhe.
5 Ebuntini lakhe kwakubhalwe libito leliyimfihlakalo litsi: “IBhabhulona lenkhulu, unina wetingwadla nemanyala emhlaba.”
6 Ngabona kutsi lomfati abesadzakwe yingati yalabangcwele, nengati yalabo labafela kufakaza ngaJesu. Ngatsi nangimbona lomfati, ngamangala kakhulu.
7 Kodvwa ingilosi yangibuta yatsi: “Umangaliswa yini? Ngitakutjela imfihlakalo yalomfati, neyalesilo lesimetfwele lesinetinhloko letisikhombisa netimphondvo letilishumi.
8 Lesilo losibonile sake saphila, kodvwa nyalo asisaphili; sesitawuphuma kulomgodzi longenamkhawulo siye ekubhujisweni. Bantfu labakhe emhlabeni labamabito abo langabhalwanga encwadzini yekuphila, seloku kwasekelwa umhlaba, bayawumangala, nababona lesilo, ngobe sasiphila, kodvwa nyalo asisaphili, noko siyawuphindze sivele.
9 “Loku kubita ingcondvo lenekuhlakanipha: Tinhloko letisikhombisa tingemagcuma lasikhombisa lapho kuhleti khona umfati, tingemakhosi lasikhombisa.
10 Lasihlanu awo awile, yinye lekhona, lena lenye-ke isengakefiki. Nayifika, iyawubusa sikhashana.
11 Lesilo lesasiphila, nyalo asisaphili, siyinkhosi yesiphohlongo kulawo lasikhombisa. Lesilo siya ekubhujisweni.
12 “Letimphondvo letilishumi lotibonile tingemakhosi lalishumi lasengakacali kubusa, kodvwa ayakwemukeliswa emandla ekubusa kanye nesilo sikhashana nje.
13 Onkhe lawa lalishumi acondze intfo yinye: Kutsi anike silo emandla awo neligunya.
14 Ayawulwa neliWundlu; kodvwa liyakuwehlula, ngobe liyiNkhosi yemakhosi neMbusi webabusi. Liyawuwancoba likanye nalababitiwe balo, labakhetsiwe nalabetsembekile.”
15 Lengilosi yase itsi kimi: “Lamanti lowabonile, lapho kuhleti khona lengwadla, abantfu, nemindeni, netive, netilimi ngetilimi.
16 Letimphondvo letilishumi lotibonile nesilo tiyawuyitondza lengwadla; tiyawukutsatsa konkhe lenako tiyishiye ingcunu, tidle inyama yayo, tiyishise ngemlilo.
17 Ngobe Nkulunkulu ukufake etinhlitiyweni tato kutsi tifeze injongo yakhe, ngekutsi tibe mcondvo munye, tinikete bukhosi bato kulesilo, kuze kugcwaliseke emavi aNkulunkulu.
18 “Lomfati lombonile lidolobha lelikhulu lelibusa emakhosi emhlaba.”
1 Emvakwaloko ngabona lenye ingilosi lenkhulu yehla iphuma ezulwini, ineligunya lelikhulu. Inkhatimulo yayo yakhanyisa umhlaba wonkhe.
2 Yamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu yatsi: “Iwile, yebo, iwile iBhabhulona lenkhulu! Seyigucuke yaba likhaya lemadimoni, nesihhehle sekubhaca bonkhe bomoya lababi, nesato tonkhe tinyoni letingcolile naletenyanyekako.
3 Ngobe tonkhe tive tilinatsile liwayini lelinenkhanuko yebugwadla bayo. Emakhosi emhlaba aphinga nayo, nebahwebi basemhlabeni bacebile ngekutamasa kwayo.”
4 Ngase ngiphindze ngiva lelinye livi liphuma ezulwini litsi: “Sive sami, phumani kuyo, ningahlanganyeli nayo etonweni tayo, funa nehlelwe kuhlushwa kanye nayo.
5 Ngobe tono tayo timponge tancwabelana, taze tefika etulu esibhakabhakeni, naNkulunkulu uwakhumbulile emacala ayo.
6 Yiphatseni njengobe beyibaphetse labanye, nibuyisele kuyo ngalokuphindziwe, kuye ngemisebenti yayo. Nigcwalise indzebe yayo ibe nemandla ngalokuphindziwe kuloko leyakwenta kini.
7 Niyihluphe kakhulu, kutfoswa kwayo ngetinhlupho nelusizi lwayo kube ngangekutiphakamisa kwayo nangangekutamasa kwayo. Ngobe enhlitiyweni yayo itsi: ‘Ngihleti njengendlovukazi! Angisiye umfelokati, ngeke ngifelwe, ngilile.’
8 Ngako-ke tinhlupheko tayo tiyawufika ngalanga linye: kufa, lusizi, nendlala. Iyawushiswa ngemlilo, ngobe inemandla iNkhosi Nkulunkulu leyehlulelako.”
9 “Emakhosi emhlaba labephinga nayo atamase nayo ayawukhala alile kamatima ngayo, nasabona intfutfu yekusha kwayo.
10 Ayawuma bucalu ngobe ayawube esaba kutfoswa kwayo ngetinhlupho, ayawutsi: ‘Maye! Maye! Hhawu, Bhabhulona! Dolobha lelikhulu lelinemandla! Kwehlulelwa kwakho sekwenteke ngesikhashana nje!’ ”
11 “Bahwebi bemhlaba bayawuyikhalela bayililele, ngobe kuyawube sekute losatitsenga timphahla tabo:
12 imphahla yegolide, neyesiliva, neyematje ladulile, neyemapharele, neyelineni lecolisakele, nalebubendze, neyesilika, nalebovu, neyato tonkhe tihlahla temakha, naletentiwe ngematinyo etindlovu, nato tonkhe letilitfusi, netensimbi, netemabuli,
13 nesinamoni, netinandzisi, nemphepho, nemakha, nenhlaka, neliwayini, nemafutsa, nafulaha locolisakele, nakolo, netinkhomo, netimvu, nemahhashi, netincola, netigcili kanye nemiphefumulo yebantfu.
14 Bahwebi bayawutsi kuyo: ‘Tonkhe titselo lebewutifisa atisekho kuwe, konkhe kutamasa nebucwebecwebe bakho abusekho, futsi ngeke uphindze ubutfole!’
15 Bahwebi baletimphahla labadzimate baceba ngalengwadla, bayawuma bucalu, ngobe bayawube besaba kutfoswa kwayo ngetinhlupho. Bayawukhala, balile
16 batsi: ‘Maye! Waze wabhubha dolobha lelikhulu! Yeka kwembatsiswa kwakho ngelineni lecolisakele, nalebukhwebeletane, nalebovu, nekuhlotjiswa ngegolide, nangematje laligugu, nangemapharele!
17 Ngesikhashana nje yonkhe lengcebo seyicitsekile.’ ” “Bonkhe bashayeli bemikhumbi, kanye nalabahamba ngayo, nematilosi ayo, nabo bonkhe labasebenta elwandle bema bucalu.
18 Bakhala nababona iphakama lentfutfu yekusha kwalelidolobha batsi: ‘Kute lidolobha lelikhulu lelase laba ngangalo!’
19 Batitsela ngetintfuli etinhloko, balila, bakhala, bamemeta batsi: ‘Maye! Maye! Hhawu, yehheni, lelidolobha lelikhulu kangaka lelicebise bonkhe labanemikhumbi elwandle! Ngesikhashana nje lilahlekelwe ngiko konkhe.’ ”
20 Jabulani, nitfokote, nine mazulu. Jabulani nani labangcwele, nani baphostoli, nani baphrofethi; ngobe Nkulunkulu sewuyehlulele iBhabhulona, waniphindziselela kuyo!
21 Kwase kusuka ingilosi lenemandla yatsatsa inguzanguza yelitje lelingangelekusila, yalijikijela elwandle, ikhuluma itsi: “Iyakwentiwa njalo-ke neBhabhulona, lidolobha lelikhulu, iyawujikijelwa phansi ngemandla lamakhulu, ilahlwe, ingaphindzi ibonakale.
22 Ingeke iphindze ivakale kuwe imisindvo yebashayi bemahabhu, neyebahlabeli, neyebashayi bemintjingozi, neyebashayi bemacilongo. Kungeke kuphindze kwateke kutsi kwase kwaba khona babati betintfo letitinhlobonhlobo. Ungeke uphindze uvakale nemsindvo wesigayo.
23 Kungeke kuphindze kubonakale kuwe kukhanya kwesibane. Kungeke kuphindze kuvakale kuwe liphimbo lemyeni nelamakoti. Bahwebi bakho bekutikhulu temhlaba, wedukisa tonkhe tive ngebutsakatsi bakho.
24 Kwatfolakala kuwe ingati yebaphrofethi, neyalabangcwele, neyabo bonkhe lababulawa emhlabeni.”
1 Emvakwaloko ngeva shangatsi livi lelikhulu lesicumbi lesikhulu sihlabela ezulwini sitsi: “Haleluya! Insindziso, nenkhatimulo, nemandla kwaNkulunkulu wetfu;
2 ngobe tehlulelo takhe tiliciniso timsulwa. Sewuyehlulele lengwadla lenkhulu leyabhubhisa umhlaba wonkhe ngebugwadla bayo; wakhiphela kuyo sibhongo sengati yetinceku takhe.”
3 Saphindze sahlabela satsi: “Haleluya! Intfutfu yekusha kwayo iyawubhunya yenyuke phakadze naphakadze.”
4 Emalunga langema-24 netidalwa letine tawa phansi takhonta Nkulunkulu lohleti esihlalweni sebukhosi tatsi: “Amen! Haleluya!”
5 Kwevakala livi liphuma esihlalweni sebukhosi litsi: “Dvumisani Nkulunkulu wetfu, nonkhe nine tinceku takhe, nine labancane nani labakhulu lenimesabako.”
6 Ngase ngiva lokwakungatsi livi lesicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu, linjengemsindvo wemanti lamanyenti nanjengekudvuma lokukhulu litsi: “Haleluya! INkhosi yetfu, Nkulunkulu Somandla, iyabusa.
7 Asitfokote, siyiphakamise, siyinike ludvumo, ngobe umshado weliWundlu sewufikile, namakoti sewutilungiselele.
8 Uphiwe kutsi embatsiswe ingubo yelineni lecolisakele, nalekhanyako, nalemsulwa.” Lelineni lecolisakele itento nemisebenti lelungile yalabangcwele.
9 Lengilosi yatsi kimi: “Bhala utsi: Babusisiwe labo labamenyelwe edzilini lemshado weliWundlu.” Yachubeka yatsi kimi: “Lawa ngemavi aNkulunkulu laliciniso.”
10 Ngase ngiwela ngasetinyaweni tayo ngayikhotsama, kodvwa yatsi kimi: “Ungakwenti loko! Nami ngisisebenti kanye nawe nebazalwane bakho labanebufakazi baJesu. Khotsama Nkulunkulu.” Ngobe bufakazi baJesu bunguMoya wesiphrofetho.
11 Ngase ngibona lizulu livulekile, bekunelihhashi lelimhlophe. Lona bekaligibele abebitwa ngekutsi nguLotsembekile naLiciniso; umsulwa ekwehluleleni kwakhe nasekulweni kwakhe.
12 Emehlo akhe abenjengemalangabi emlilo, enhloko yakhe bekunemichele leminyenti; abenelibito lebelibhaliwe lelingatiwa ngumuntfu ngaphandle kwakhe.
13 Abembetse ingubo leyayenyiwe engatini. Libito lakhe nguLivi laNkulunkulu.
14 Emabutfo asezulwini amlandzela agibele emahhashi lamhlophe, embetse tingubo letimhlophe letihlantekile telineni.
15 Emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma inkemba lekhaliphako latawushaya tive ngayo, uyawutibusa ngesandla lesimatima. Uyawunyatsela litje lesikhamo seliwayini. Leliwayini liyintfukutselo yelulaka lwaNkulunkulu Somandla.
16 Engutjeni yakhe nasetsangeni lakhe kubhalwe libito lelitsi: “INkhosi yemakhosi, uMbusi webabusi.”
17 Ngase ngibona ingilosi ime elangeni, yamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu ibita tonkhe tinyoni letindiza emoyeni yatsi: “Butsanani nonkhe nite edzilini lelikhulu laNkulunkulu.
18 Wotani nitewudla inyama letidvumbu temakhosi, netetindvuna, netemadvodza lanemandla, netemahhashi kanye netebagibeli bawo, netabo bonkhe bantfu, labakhululekile netigcili, labancane nalabakhulu.”
19 Ngabona silo, nemakhosi emhlaba, nemabutfo awo ahlanganela kuyawulwa nalowo labegibele lihhashi lelimhlophe, kanye nelibutfo lakhe.
20 Kodvwa lesilo satfunjwa, kanye nemphrofethi wemanga labenta tibonakaliso tekudukisa labo labaneluphawu lwesilo nalabasikhonta ngekukhotsamela lomfanekiso waso. Bobabili bajikijelwa baphila echibini lemlilo lelivutsa sibabule.
21 Laba labanye babulawa ngenkemba lephuma emlonyeni walowo logibele lihhashi. Tonkhe tinyoni tesutsa inyama yetidvumbu tabo.
1 Ngase ngibona ingilosi yehla ezulwini, esandleni sayo yayiphetse sikhiya semgodzi longenamkhawulo neluketane lolukhulu.
2 Yabamba nyokangwenya, inyoka lendzala, lekutsiwa nguMhlebi nome nguSathane; yambopha ngeluketane iminyaka leyinkhulungwane.
3 Yamjika emgodzini longenamkhawulo, yamvalela yase ibeka luphawu etikwakhe, kutsi angasaphindzi edukise tive, kuze kuphele leminyaka leyinkhulungwane. Emvakwaloko kufanele akhululwe sikhashane.
4 Ngase ngibona tihlalo tebukhosi, labo bebahleti kuto banikwa emandla ekwehlulela. Ngabona nemiphefumulo yalabo bebancunywe tinhloko ngenca yekufakaza kwabo ngaJesu, nangenca yekushumayela kwabo livi laNkulunkulu. Abazange bavume kusikhonta lesilo nome umfanekiso waso, abazange balwemukela neluphawu lwaso emabuntini abo nasetandleni tabo. Bavuka ekufeni, babusa naKhristu iminyaka leyinkhulungwane.
5 Laba labanye lababefile abazange bavuke ekufeni, kwadzimate kwaphela iminyaka leyinkhulungwane. Loku kuvuka ekufeni kwekucala.
6 Babusisiwe futsi bangcwele labo labahlanganyela ekuvukeni kwekucala. Kufa kwesibili kute emandla etikwabo, kodvwa bayawuba baphristi baNkulunkulu naKhristu, bayawubusa naye iminyaka leyinkhulungwane.
7 Kuyawutsi kube kuphele iminyaka leyinkhulungwane, Sathane uyawukhululwa ekuboshweni kwakhe.
8 Uyawutsi nasaphumile ahambe ayewudukisa boGogi naMagogi, tive letisemagunjini omane emhlaba, kutsi atihlanganisele imphi. Letinye tingangesihlabatsi saselwandle.
9 Tenyuka tahlakateka nemhlaba wonkhe, tafike tatungeleta inkambu yebantfu baNkulunkulu nemuti lotsandzekako. Kwehla umlilo uphuma ezulwini, watidla tonkhe.
10 Sathane labedukise leto tive wabanjwa, wajikwa echibini lemlilo lonesibabule, lapho bekukhona khona silo kanye nemphrofethi wemanga. Bayawuhlushwa batfoseke imini nebusuku phakadze naphakadze.
11 Ngase ngibona lesikhulu sihlalo sebukhosi lesimhlophe, nalohleti kuso. Lizulu nemhlaba kwambalekela kwanyamalala ebusweni bakhe, akuzange kuphindze kutfolakale ndzawo.
12 Ngabona labafile, labakhulu nalabancane, beme embikwaso lesihlalo sebukhosi. Tincwadzi tavulwa. Nalenye incwadzi yavulwa, incwadzi yekuphila. Labafile behlulelwa ngekwemisebenti yabo, ngaloko lokwakubhalwe etincwadzini.
13 Lwandle lwakhipha labafile lababekulo, kufa nendzawo yalabafile kwaniketa labafile lababekuko; bonkhe bantfu behlulelwa ngekwemisebenti yabo.
14 Kufa nendzawo yalabafile kwajikwa echibini lemlilo. Loku kufa kwesibili, lichibi lelivutsa umlilo.
15 Lowo libito lakhe lelalingakabhalwa encwadzini yekuphila, wajikwa echibini lelivutsa umlilo.
1 Ngase ngibona lizulu lelisha nemhlaba lomusha; ngobe lizulu lekucala nemhlaba wekucala bese kwendlulile, nelwandle lungasekho.
2 Ngabona likhaya lelingcwele, iJerusalema Lensha, lehla liphuma ezulwini kuNkulunkulu, lilungiswe kahle lahlotjiswa njengamakoti ahlobele kuyawuhlangabeta umyeni wakhe emshadweni.
3 Ngeva livi liphuma esihlalweni sebukhosi limemeta kakhulu litsi: “Nalo likhaya laNkulunkulu likubantfu. Nkulunkulu utawuhlala emkhatsini wabo, bona babe bantfu bakhe. Nkulunkulu cobo lwakhe uyawuhlala nabo, abe nguNkulunkulu wabo.
4 Uyakwesula tonkhe tinyembeti emehlweni abo, sekuyawubate kufa, nekulila, nekukhala, nebuhlungu, ngobe kwakucala sekwendlulile.”
5 Lona bekahleti esihlalweni sebukhosi watsi: “Konkhe sengikwenta kube kusha.” Wachubeka watsi: “Kubhale loku lengikukhulumako, ngobe kungemavi letsembekile nalacinisile.”
6 Wase utsi kimi: “Sekwentekile. Mine ngingu-Alfa na-Omega, sicalo nesiphetfo. Lowo lowomile ngiyawumnika lilungelo lekunatsa mahhala emtfonjeni wemanti ekuphila.
7 Lowo loncobako uyawudla lifa lato tonkhe letintfo: Mine ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wakhe, yena abe yindvodzana yami.
8 Kodvwa sabelo semagwala, nalabangakholwa, nalabanengekako, nebabulali, netingwadla, netiphingi, nebatsakatsi, nalabakhonta tithico, nalabacala emanga, kuyawuba lichibi lelivutsa umlilo nesibabule; loku kufa kwesibili.”
9 Lenye yaletingilosi letisikhombisa letatiphetse titja letatigcwele tinhlupheko tekugcina letisikhombisa yeta kimi, yafike yatsi: “Kota, ngitekukhombisa makoti, umkaWundlu.”
10 Yangitsatsa ngikuMoya, yangibeka esicongweni sentsaba lephakeme kakhulu. Yangikhombisa likhaya lelingcwele, iJerusalema Lensha, lehla, liphuma kuNkulunkulu ezulwini.
11 Lalinenkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu. Kukhanya kwalo kwakumengetela njengelitje leliligugu nalelidule kakhulu; lalinjengejasiphi lecwebetelako.
12 Belinelubondza loludze loluphakeme kakhulu, lunemasango lali-12. Kulamasango bekunetingilosi letili-12. Bekubhalwe kuwo emabito etive letili-12, emadvodzana a-Israyeli.
13 Bekunemasango lamatsatfu ngasemphumalanga, nangasenyakatfo amatsatfu, nangaseningizimu amatsatfu, nangasenshonalanga amatsatfu.
14 Lolubondza lwalelikhaya lwalunetisekelo tematje lali-12; etikwawo bekubhalwe emabito lali-12 ebaphostoli beliWundlu.
15 Lengilosi lebeyikhuluma nami beyiphetse indvuku yegolide yekukala lelikhaya, nemasango alo kanye nelubondza lwalo.
16 Lelikhaya belinetinhlendlo letine letilinganako; budze balo bebulingana nebubanti balo. Yase ilikala ngalendvuku-ke lelikhaya: Laba ngemastadiyu lati-12 000. Budze nebubanti nekuphakama kwalo bekulingana.
17 Yase ikala lubondza lwalo, lona-ke lwaba tinyatselo letili-144 kuphakama kwalo, isebentisa leso silinganiso lesivamile.
18 Lolubondza lwalwakhiwe ngejasiphi, likhaya lalakhiwe ngegolide, kucweba kwalo bekunjengekwengilazi.
19 Tisekelo talolubondza lwalelikhaya betihlotjiswe ngematje laligugu nalatinhlobonhlobo: Litje lesisekelo sekucala bekuyijasiphi, lesibili kuyisafire, lesitsatfu kuyikhalkedoni, lesine kuyisimaragidu,
20 lesihlanu kuyisadoniksi, lesitfupha kuyisadiyusi, lesikhombisa kuyikhrisolithe, lesiphohlongo kuyibherili, lemfica kuyithophazi, lelishumi kuyikhrisophrasi, leli-11 kuyihiyakinte, leli-12 kuyi-amethiste.
21 Lamasango lali-12 bekungemapharele lali-12; lelo nalelo sango lalakhiwe ngelipharele linye. Umgwaco walelo khaya bewuyigolide lecwebile lenjengengilazi lekubonakala ngale kwayo.
22 Angizange ngilibone lithempeli kulelo khaya, ngobe iNkhosi Nkulunkulu, Somandla, neliWundlu bekungulona lithempeli lalo.
23 Lelo khaya alilidzingi lilanga nenyanga, kutsi kulikhanyisele, ngobe inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu iyalikhanyisela, nesibane salo liWundlu.
24 Tive tiyawuhamba ekukhanyeni kwalo, nemakhosi emhlaba ayakwetfula kulo emagugu ebukhosi bawo.
25 Emasango alo ayawuhlala avuliwe sonkhe sikhatsi, ngobe sekuyawubate busuku.
26 Tive tiyawuletsa kulo emagugu ato nebukhosi bato.
27 Kute lokungcolile lokuyawungena kulo, ngisho nalowenta lokubi nalonemacebo angeke angene kulo; kodvwa kuyawungena kuphela labo emabito abo labhaliwe encwadzini yekuphila yeliWundlu.
1 Lengilosi yase ingikhombisa umfula wemanti ekuphila, wawukhanya njengengilazi lekhanya kubonakale ngale. Emanti awo abegeleta aphuma esihlalweni sebukhosi saNkulunkulu neseliWundlu.
2 Ageleta ehla nemgwaco welikhaya. Ngale nangale kwalomfula bekunesihlahla sekuphila. Besitsela titselo emahlandla lali-12 ngemnyaka, lokusho kutsi kanye ngenyanga. Emacembe aso abephilisa tive.
3 Konkhe lokucalekisiwe kuyawubate kulelo khaya. Sihlalo sebukhosi saNkulunkulu neseliWundlu siyawuba kulo. Tinceku takhe tiyawumkhonta.
4 Tiyawubonana naye buso nebuso; libito lakhe liyawubasemabuntini ato.
5 Kuyawubate busuku, tingeke tikudzinge nekukhanya kwesibane nome kwelilanga, ngobe iNkhosi Nkulunkulu iyakutikhanyisela, tiyawubusa phakadze naphakadze.
6 Ingilosi yatsi kimi: “Lamavi etsembekile, futsi acinisile. INkhosi Nkulunkulu legcwalisa baphrofethi ngaMoya wayo itfumele ingilosi yayo kutsi ikhombise tinceku tayo loko lokutakwenteka masinyane.”
7 Jesu watsi: “Lalela la, ngiyeta masinyane! Babusisiwe labo labeva lamavi alesiphrofetho bawente.”
8 Ngimi, Johane, loweva waphindze wakubona konkhe loku. Ngatsi kube ngikuve ngikubone konkhe loku, ngawa phansi ngasetinyaweni talengilosi lebeyingikhombisa letintfo, ngentela kuteyikhotsama.
9 Yatsi kimi: “Ungakwenti loko. Nami ngisisebenti nje njengawe, nebazalwane bakho lababaphrofethi, kanye nabo bonkhe labawentako lamavi alencwadzi. Khotsama Nkulunkulu.”
10 Yachubeka yatsi kimi: “Ungawafihli lamavi alesiphrofetho salencwadzi, ngobe sikhatsi sesisedvute.
11 Lomubi akachubeke nebubi bakhe, lowonako achubeke one, lolungile achubeke nekulunga kwakhe, longcwele achubeke nebungcwele.”
12 Jesu utsi: “Lalela la, ngiyeta masinyane! Ngita nemvuzo wami, ngitewunika ngulowo nalowo njengekwemisebenti yakhe.
13 Ngingu-Alfa na-Omega, wekucala newekugcina, sicalo nesiphetfo.
14 “Babusisiwe labo labatigezako tingubo tabo, kuze kutsi babe nelilungelo lekudla esihlahleni sekuphila, babe nelilungelo lekungena ngemasango ekhaya.
15 Kepha ngephandle kunetinja, nebatsakatsi, netingwadla, netiphingi, nebabulali, nalabakhonta tithico, nabo bonkhe labatsandza kucala emanga ngekukhuluma nangetento.
16 “Mine, Jesu, nginitfumele ingilosi yami kutsi itewuvakalisa letindzaba emabandleni. Ngisitukulwane nentalo yaDavide. Ngiyinkhanyeti yekusa lecwebetelako.”
17 Moya namakoti batsi: “Kota!” Wonkhe umuntfu lovako akatsi: “Kota!” Lowo lowomile akete; nalowo lofuna emanti ekuphila, akawanatse mahhala.
18 Mine, Johane, ngecwayisa wonkhe umuntfu lowevako emavi alesiphrofetho lesikulencwadzi ngitsi: Nakukhona lowengeta lutfo kuwo, Nkulunkulu uyakwengeta nakuye letinhlupho letichazwe kulencwadzi.
19 Nakukhona lowaphungulako lamavi alesiphrofetho lesikulencwadzi, naNkulunkulu uyawuphungula sabelo sakhe esihlahleni sekuphila nasekhaya lelingcwele, njengobe sekuchaziwe kulencwadzi.
20 Lowo lowetfula lobufakazi utsi: “Yebo, ngiyeta masinyane!” “Amen! Kota, Nkhosi Jesu!”
21 Umusa weNkhosi awube nabo bonkhe labangcwele.