ISambulo 19:1-21

Emveni kwalokho, ngezwa sengathi izwi elikhulu lesixuku esikhulu ezulwini, lithi: “Haleluya! Insindiso, inkazimulo, namandla ngokukaNkulunkulu wethu, ngokuba ziqotho, futhi zilungile izehlulelo zakhe, ngokuba usehlulele isifebe esikhulu esonakalisa umhlaba ngobufebe baso, uliphindiselele igazi lezinceku zakhe esandleni saso.” Bathi ngokwesibili: “Haleluya! Intuthu evela kuso yenyuka kuze kube phakade naphakade.” Amalunga angama-24 ayesethi mbo ngobuso, kanye nezidalwa ezine, akhuleka kuNkulunkulu ohleli esihlalweni sobukhosi, athi: “Amen! Haleluya!” Kwase kuphuma izwi esihlalweni sobukhosi, lithi: “Dumisani uNkulunkulu wethu nonke nina zinceku zakhe, nina enimesabayo, abancane nabadala.” Ngase ngizwa okungathi yizwi lesixuku esikhulu, linjengokuhlokoma kwamanzi amaningi, nanjengezwi lokuduma okunamandla, lithi: “Haleluya! Ngokuba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, uSomandla, iyabusa. Masithokoze, sethabe, futhi simnike udumo, ngokuba umshado weWundlu ufikile, nomakoti walo uzilungiselele. Wanikwa ukuba embathe ilineni elicolekileyo, elikhazimulayo nelihlanzekileyo.” Ngokuba ilineni elicolekileyo liyizenzo zabangcwele ezilungileyo. Yayisithi kimi: “Loba ukuthi: ‘Babusisiwe labo abamenyelwe esidlweni somshado weWundlu.’ ” Yayisithi futhi kimi: “Lawo ngamazwi aqinisileyo kaNkulunkulu.” Ngawa phansi phambi kwezinyawo zayo, ngakhuleka kuyo. Yayisithi kimi: “Ungakwenzi lokho; ngiyinceku kanye nawe, nabazalwane bakho abaphethe ubufakazi bukaJesu; khuleka kuNkulunkulu, ngokuba ubufakazi bukaJesu bungumoya wokuphrofetha.” Ngase ngibona izulu livulekile: nanto ihhashi elimhlophe nogibele kulo, obizwa ngokuthi ngoThembekileyo noQinisileyo, uyahlulela, futhi ulwa ngokulunga. Amehlo akhe anjengamalangabi omlilo, ekhanda lakhe kukhona imiqhele eminingi, enegama elilotshiwe elingaziwa muntu, ngaphandle kwakhe uqobo. Wayembethe ingubo ecwiliswe egazini; igama lakhe nguLizwi kaNkulunkulu. Amaviyo empi yasezulwini amlandela, egibele amahhashi amhlophe, embethe ilineni elicolekileyo, elimhlophe nelihlanzekileyo. Emlonyeni wakhe kwaphuma inkemba ebukhali, ukuze ashaye izizwe ngayo. Uyakuzibusa ngentonga yensimbi, Yena anyathele isikhamo sewayini lentukuthelo yolaka lukaNkulunkulu uSomandla. Engutsheni yakhe nasethangeni lakhe kulotshwe igama elithi: INKOSI YAMAKHOSI NOMBUSI WABABUSI. Ngase ngibona ingelosi imi elangeni, yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu ezinyonini zonke ezindizayo emkhathini wezulu, ithi: “Wozani, nibuthane esidlweni esikhulu sikaNkulunkulu, ukuze nidle inyama yamakhosi, inyama yezinduna, inyama yamaqhawe, inyama yamahhashi neyabagibele kuwo, inyama yabo bonke abakhululekileyo neyalabo abayizigqila, abancane nabadala.” Ngase ngibona isilo, amakhosi omhlaba kanye nempi yawo kubuthene ukuze balwe nalowo ohleli ehhashini nempi yakhe. Isilo sabanjwa kanye nomphrofethi wamanga owenza izibonakaliso phambi kwaso, abadukisa ngazo labo abemukela uphawu lwesilo nabakhuleka emfanekisweni waso. Labo bobabili baphonswa bephila echibini lomlilo elivutha isibabuli. Kwathi ababesele babulawa ngenkemba eyayiphuma emlonyeni wakhe lowo owayehleli ehhashini, izinyoni zonke zasutha yinyama yabo.