Isityilo sika‐Johane 18:1-20

NASEMVENI kwezizinto ndabona enye ingelosi isihla ezulwini, inalo igunya elikulu; wati umhlaba wakanyiswa ngobungcwalisa bayo. Yaza yadanduluka ngamandla, ngelizwi elikulu, isiti: Iwile, iwile i‐Babilone enkulu, yaba yindawo yokuhlala yedemoni, nesikundla sabo bonke omoya abanco̔lileyo, nesikundla sazo zonke intaka ezinco̔lileyo nezitiyekileyo: ngokuba intlanga zonke ziselile kuyo iveyine yomsindo wombulo wayo, nokumkani bomhlaba benza umbulo nayo, nabatengi bomhlaba batyeba ngenxa yobukulu bobuyolo bayo. Ndaza ndeva elinye ilizwi livela ezulwini, lisiti: Pumani kuyo, bantu bam! ukuze ningabi nabudlelana nezono zayo, nokuze ningamkeli kuzo izibetwa zayo: ngokuba izono zayo zilandelene kude kwasezulwini, nezenzo zayo ezingalungileyo UTIXO uzikumbule. Vuzani yona njengokuba nayo ivuzile nina, nipindise kuyo okupindiweyo ngokwemisebenzi yayo: endebeni yapitikezayo kuyo, yipitikezeleni okupindiweyo. Njengoko izizukisile yapila ngobuyolo ngako, yenzeleni kwa ngokunjalo ututumbo nosizi: ngokuba isitsho entliziyweni yayo ukuti: Nidhleli ndingukumkanikazi, andinguye umhlolokazi, andisayi kubona lusizi. Ngako oko kwa semhleni mnye ziya kufika izibetwa zayo, ukufa, nosizi, nendlala, yaiya kutshiswa ngomlilo; ngokuba yomelele INKOSI UTIXO eyigwebayo. Babeya kuti okumkani bomhlaba, abawenza umbulo bapila ngobuyolo nayo, bayililele, benze isijwili pezu kwayo, okuya bawubonayo umsi wokutsha kwayo, bemi bekude ngenxa yokwoyika ututumbo lwayo, besiti: Yo, yo, esosixeko esikulu i‐Babilone, esosixeko esomeleleyo! kuba kwiyure inye kufikile ukugwetywa kwako. Boti nabatengi bomhlaba balile bakale pezu kwayo, kuba intengelo yabo kungaseko mntu oyitengayo: intengelo yegolide, neyesilivere, neyamatye anqabileyo, neyeperule, neyeqiya eshiceneyo, neyencawe ebomvu, neyesilike, neyencawe ebomvumnyama; nemiti yonke enuka mnandi, nempahla zonke zopondo lwendlovu, nempahla zonke zemiti enqabileyo kakulu, nezexina, nezesincete, nezamatye akazimlayo; nekinamone, nento zokuqu̔misa, namafuta amnandi, nentlakamhlope, neveyine, neoli, nomgubo ocolekileyo, nenqolowa, nenkomo, negusha; neyamahashe, neyenqwelo, neyamakoboka; nemipefumlo yabantu. Ziti iziqa̔mo zenkanuko yompefumlo wako zimkile kuwe, nazo zonke izinto zako ezityebileyo nezintle zimkile kuwe, waungasayi kubuya uzifumane. Bona abatengi bezizinto, abatyeba ngayo, baya kuma bekude ngenxa yokwoyika ututumbo lwayo, belila, bekala, besiti nokuti: Yo, yo, esosixeko esikulu, esibe sambete izivato zeqiya eshiceneyo, nezibomvu, nezibomvumnyama, sahonjiswa ngegolide, nangamatye anqabileyo, nangeperule! kuba kwiyure inye buci̔takele ubutyebi obungaka. Kanjako bonke abakokeli benqanawa, nabo bonke abahambayo ezinqanaweni, nomatrose, nabo bonke abasebenzayo elwandle, bema bekude, badanduluka, bebona umsi wokutsha kwayo, besiti: Sisipina isixeko esifana nesisixeko esikulu? Baza baposa utuli ezintlokweni zabo, badanduluka, belila bekala nokukala, besiti: Yo, yo, esosixeko esikulu, abati kuso batyeba bonke ababenazo inqanawa elwandle ngenxa yendyebo yaso enqabileyo! kuba kwiyure inye sici̔takele. Gcoba pezu kwaso, wena zulu! nani bapostile nabaprofite abangcwele! kuba UTIXO enipindezelele kwa kuso.