IsAmbulo 16:1-21

Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu liphuma ethempelini, lithi kuzo izingelosi eziyisikhombisa: “Hambani nithululele emhlabeni izitsha zolaka lukaNkulunkulu. Eyokuqala yahamba, yathululela isitsha sayo emhlabeni; kwasekuvela isilonda esibi esibuhlungu phezu kwabantu ababelophawu lwesilo, labo abakhonza umfanekiso waso. Eyesibili yathululela isitsha sayo olwandle; kwaba njengegazi lomuntu ofileyo, futhi yonke imiphefumulo ephilayo yafa elwandle. Eyesithathu yathululela isitsha sayo emifuleni nasemithonjeni yamanzi; zaba ligazi. Ngase ngizwa ingelosi yamanzi ithi: “Ulungile, Nkosi, okhona nowayekhona nosekhona, ngokuba wahlulele kanje. Ngokuba bachitha igazi labangcwele nelabaprofethi, ubanikile igazi ukuba baliphuze; ngoba bafanele. Ngezwa elinye livela e-altare lithi: “Yebo, Nkosi Nkulunkulu Somandla, ziyiqiniso futhi zilungile izahlulelo zakho. Eyesine yathululela isitsha sayo elangeni; lanikwa amandla okutshisa abantu ngomlilo. Abantu bashiswa ukushisa okukhulu, bahlambalaza igama likaNkulunkulu onegunya phezu kwalezi zinhlupho, kepha abaphendukanga ukuba bamkhazimulise. Eyesihlanu yathululela isitsha sayo esihlalweni sobukhosi sesilo; nombuso wakhe waba mnyama; baluma ulimi lwabo ngenxa yobuhlungu. Bahlambalaza uNkulunkulu wezulu ngenxa yobuhlungu babo nezilonda zabo, futhi abaphendukanga emisebenzini yabo. Eyesithupha yathululela isitsha sayo emfuleni omkhulu u-Ewufrathe; amanzi awo atsha, ukuze ilungiswe indlela yamakhosi asempumalanga. Ngabona kuphuma emlonyeni kadrako, nasemlonyeni wesilo, nasemlonyeni womprofethi wamanga omoya abathathu abangcolileyo, befana namasele. Ngokuba bayimimoya yamademoni, eyenza izibonakaliso, ephumela emakhosini omhlaba wonke ukubabuthela ekulweni kosuku olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke. Bheka, ngiza njengesela; Ubusisiwe olindayo, ogcina izingubo zakhe, funa ahambe nqunu, babone ihlazo lakhe. Wabahlanganisela endaweni ethiwa ngesiHeberu iArmagedoni. Eyesikhombisa yathululela isitsha sayo emoyeni; kwavela izwi elikhulu ethempelini lasezulwini, livela esihlalweni sobukhosi, lithi: “Sekwenzekile.” Kwase kuba khona amazwi, nokuduma, nemibani; kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu okungazange kube khona okunjalo selokhu kwaba khona abantu emhlabeni, ukuzamazama komhlaba okunamandla okungaka, okungaka. Umuzi omkhulu wahlukaniswa waba izingxenye ezintathu, nemizi yezizwe yawa, neBabiloni elikhulu lakhunjulwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ukuba alinike indebe yewayini lolaka lolaka lwakhe. Zonke iziqhingi zabaleka, nezintaba azatholwa. Kwase kwehlela phezu kwabantu isichotho esikhulu sivela ezulwini, ilitshe ngalinye isisindo salo liyitalenta; abantu bahlambalaza uNkulunkulu ngenxa yenhlupho yesichotho; ngoba isifo sawo sasisikhulu kakhulu.