ISambulo 6:9-17

Kuthe nalapho selivula uphawu lwesihlanu, ngabona phansi kwe-althare imiphefumulo yababebulewe ngenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu nangenxa yobufakazi ababenabo. Bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, bathi: “Kuyoze kube nini, Mbusi ongcwele noqinisileyo, ungehluleli, uphindiselele igazi lethu kulaba abakhileyo emhlabeni na?” Base benikwa, yilowo nalowo ingubo emhlophe, batshelwa ukuthi kusazokuba yisikhashana baphumule, size sipheleliswe isibalo sabayizinceku kanye nabo, nabazalwane babo ababesazobulawa njengabo. Ngase ngibona lapho livula uphawu lwesithupha, kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, ilanga laba mnyama bhuqe njengendwangu eyisaka loboya, nenyanga yonke yaba njengegazi, izinkanyezi esibhakabhakeni zawela emhlabeni njengomkhiwane uvuthulula amakhiwane awo angakavuthwa, lapho unyakaziswa ngumoya omkhulu, izulu lagoqwa njengomqulu wencwadi usongwa, izintaba zonke neziqhingi zazimbulwa ezindaweni zazo. Amakhosi omhlaba, izikhulu, izinduna, abacebileyo, iziphathimandla, izigqila zonke, nabakhululekileyo bacasha emigedeni nasemaweni ezintaba, base bethi ezintabeni nasemaweni: “Welani phezu kwethu, nisifihle ebusweni balowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, nasolakeni lweWundlu, ngokuba usuku olukhulu lolaka lwabo selufike qathatha; ngubani onamandla okuma na?”