IsAmbulo 19:1-21

Emva kwalokho ngezwa izwi elikhulu lesixuku esikhulu ezulwini, lithi: “Haleluya! Insindiso, nenkazimulo, nodumo, namandla, makube eNkosini uNkulunkulu wethu; Ngokuba ziqinisile, zilungile izahlulelo zakhe, ngokuba usahlulele isifebe esikhulu esonakalisa umhlaba ngobufebe baso, waliphindisela igazi lezinceku zakhe esandleni saso. Baphinda bathi: Haleluya. Futhi umusi wawo wenyuka kuze kube phakade naphakade. Awa phansi amalunga angamashumi amabili nane nezidalwa ezine eziphilayo, akhuleka kuNkulunkulu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, athi: “Amen! Alleluya. Kwavela izwi esihlalweni sobukhosi, lithi: “Dumisani uNkulunkulu wethu nina nonke zinceku zakhe, nina enimesabayo, abancane nabakhulu. Ngezwa kungathi izwi lesixuku esikhulu, kungathi izwi lamanzi amaningi, nanjengezwi lokuduma okukhulu, lithi: “Haleluya! Asijabule, sithokoze, simnike udumo, ngokuba umshado weWundlu usufikile, nomkalo uzilungisile. Wavunyelwa ukuthi embathe ilineni elicolekileyo, elihlanzekileyo nelimhlophe, ngokuba ilineni elicolekileyo lingukulunga kwabangcwele. Yathi kimi: “Loba ukuthi: Babusisiwe abamenyelwe esidlweni somshado weWundlu. Yathi kimi: Lawa angamazwi kaNkulunkulu aqinisileyo. Ngawa ngasezinyaweni zayo ukuba ngiyikhonze. Yathi kimi: “Bheka, ungakwenzi; mina ngiyinceku kanye nawe nabazalwane bakho abanobufakazi bukaJesu; Ngabona izulu livulekile, bheka, ihhashi elimhlophe; nohlezi phezu kwalo ubizwa ngokuthi, oThembekileyo noQinisileyo, futhi ngokulunga uyahlulela, enze impi. Amehlo akhe enjengelangabi lomlilo, nasekhanda lakhe kukhona imiqhele eminingi; wayelebizo elilotshiweyo elalingaziwa muntu, ngaphandle kwakhe. Wayembethe ingubo ecwiliswe egazini, negama lakhe ubizwa ngokuthi nguLizwi likaNkulunkulu. Amabutho asezulwini amlandela ekhwele amahhashi amhlophe, embethe ilineni elicolekileyo, elimhlophe nelihlanzekileyo. Emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma inkemba ebukhali, ukuze ashaye ngayo izizwe, azibusa ngentonga yensimbi, unyathela isikhamo sewayini solaka nolaka lukaNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke. Esembathweni sakhe nasethangeni lakhe kunegama lilotshiwe ukuthi: INKOSI YAMAKHOSI, NOMBUSI WABABUSI. Ngase ngibona ingelosi imi elangeni; yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ithi kuzo zonke izinyoni ezindizayo emkhathini wezulu: Wozani nibuthane esidlweni sikaNkulunkulu omkhulu; ukuze nidle inyama yamakhosi, nenyama yezinduna, nenyama yamadoda anamandla, nenyama yamahhashi, neyabakhweleyo, nenyama yabo bonke abantu, abakhulule nabayizigqila, nabancane. Futhi kukhulu. Ngase ngibona isilo, namakhosi omhlaba, namabutho awo, ebuthene ukuba alwe nohlezi ehhashini, nebutho lakhe. Sabanjwa isilo, kanye naso nomprofethi wamanga owenza izibonakaliso phambi kwaso, adukisa ngazo labo abamukela uphawu lwesilo, nabakhuleka emfanekisweni waso. Laba bobabili baphonswa besezwa echibini lomlilo elivutha isibabule. Abaseleyo babulawa ngenkemba yohlezi ehhashini, inkemba ephuma emlonyeni wakhe, nezinyoni zonke zasutha inyama yabo.