IsAmbulo 13:1-18

IsAmbulo 13:1-18 ZULUNT

Ngase ngimi esihlabathini solwandle, ngabona isilo sikhuphuka elwandle, sinamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi, nasezimpondweni zaso kukhona imiqhele eyishumi, nasemakhanda aso kunegama lenhlamba. Isilo engasibonayo sasifana nengwe, nezinyawo zaso zinjengezebhere, nomlomo waso unjengomlomo wengonyama, udrako wamnika amandla akhe, nesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi, negunya elikhulu. Ngase ngibona elinye lamakhanda aso kungathi lilimele lokufa; nenxeba laso elibulalayo lelashwa; umhlaba wonke wamangala ulandela isilo. Bakhuleka kudrako owanika isilo amandla, bakhuleka kuso isilo, bathi: “Ngubani ofana nesilo na? ngubani ongalwa naye na? Sanikwa umlomo wokukhuluma izinto ezinkulu nenhlamba; kwasekunikwa kuye ukuthi aqhubeke izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili. Savula umlomo waso ukuhlambalaza uNkulunkulu, ukuhlambalaza igama lakhe netabernakele lakhe, nabahlezi ezulwini. Sanikwa sona ukulwa nabangcwele, nokubanqoba, sanikwa amandla phezu kwezizwe zonke, nezilimi, nezizwe. Nabo bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni bayakukhuleka kuso, abamagama abo angalotshwanga encwadini yokuphila yeWundlu elihlatshiweyo kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba. Uma umuntu enendlebe, makezwe. Oyisa ekuthunjweni uyakuya ekuthunjweni; obulala ngenkemba umelwe ukubulawa ngenkemba. Nakhu ukubekezela nokukholwa kwabangcwele. Ngase ngibona esinye isilo sikhuphuka emhlabeni; yayinezimpondo ezimbili njengewundlu, ikhuluma njengodrako. Sasebenzisa onke amandla esilo sokuqala phambi kwaso, senza umhlaba nabakhileyo kuwo ukuba bakhulekele isilo sokuqala, esinxeba laso elibulalayo lelashwa. Senza izimangaliso ezinkulu, size sehlise nomlilo ezulwini, wehle emhlabeni phambi kwabantu; Sidukisa abakhileyo emhlabeni ngezibonakaliso esase sinamandla ukuzenza phambi kwesilo; sitshela abakhileyo emhlabeni ukuthi basenzele umfanekiso isilo, esasinenxeba lenkemba, kodwa saphila. Sanikwa amandla okwenza umfanekiso wesilo uphile, ukuze umfanekiso wesilo ukhulume, senze ukuba babulawe abangawukhulekeli umfanekiso wesilo. Lenza ukuthi bonke, abancane nabakhulu, abacebile nabampofu, abakhululekileyo nezigqila, babe nophawu esandleni sabo sokunene noma emabunzini abo; Nokuba kungabikho muntu othenga noma athengise, kuphela onophawu, igama lesilo, noma isibalo segama laso. Nakhu ukuhlakanipha. Ohlakaniphileyo makabale isibalo sesilo, ngokuba siyisibalo somuntu; inombolo yakhe ingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha.