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Izhibhalo Ezingcwele
IsiTyhilelo 16
1 Ndeva izwi elikhulu liphuma etempileni, lisithi kuzo izithunywa zezulu zosixhenxe, Hambani, niye kuziphalaza iingqayi zomsindo kaThixo emhlabeni.2 Semka ke esokuqala, sayiphalaza ingqayi yaso emhlabeni; kwabakho isilonda esibi esinobuhlungu ebantwini, abo banophawu lwerhamncwa, abo baqubudayo kuwo umfanekiselo walo.3 Saza esesibini isithunywa sayiphalaza ingqayi yaso elwandle; lwaba ligazi elinjengelofileyo, yaza yonke imiphefumlo edla ubomi yafa elwandle.4 Saza esesithathu isithunywa sayiphalaza ingqayi yaso emilanjeni nasemithonjeni yamanzi; yaba ligazi.5 Ndeva isithunywa samanzi, sisithi: Unobulungisa, Nkosi, wena ukhoyo, wawukho, uyingcwele, ngokuba ugwebile wenjenje;6 Ngokuba baliphalazile igazi labangcwele nelabaprofeti; Wabanika igazi ukuba balisele, ngokuba belifanele.7 Ndeva esinye siphuma esibingelelweni, sisithi: Ewe, Nkosi, Thixo Somandla, Iyinyaniso, inobulungisa imigwebo yakho.
8 Saza esesine isithunywa sayiphalaza ingqayi yaso elangeni; sanikwa igunya lokutshisa abantu ngomlilo.9 Batsha abantu bubushushu obukhulu; balinyelisa igama likaThixo, onalo igunya kwezo zibetho; abaguquka bamzukise.10 Saza esesihlanu isithunywa sayiphalaza ingqayi yaso etroneni yerhamncwa; baba mnyama ubukumkani balo; bamana beziluma iilwimi ngenxa yeentlungu;11 bamnyelisa uThixo wamazulu ngenxa yeentlungu zabo, nangenxa yezilonda zabo: abaguquka emisebenzini yabo.
12 Saza esesithandathu isithunywa sayiphalaza ingqayi yaso emlanjeni omkhulu ongumEfrati; atsha amanzi awo, ukuze ilungiswe indlela yookumkani abo bavela empumalanga.13 Ndabona kuphuma emlonyeni wenamba, nasemlonyeni werhamncwa, nasemlonyeni womprofeti wobuxoki, oomoya abathathu abangcolileyo, befana namasele.14 Kuba bangoomoya beedemon, besenza imiqondiso; abaphuma baye kubo ookumkani bomhlaba, nabelimiweyo liphela, ukubahlanganisela emfazweni yaloo mini inkulu kaThixo, uSomandla.15 Yabona, ndiza njengesela. Unoyolo lowo uphaphileyo, uzigcinayo iingubo zakhe, ukuze angahambi ze, balibone ihlazo lakhe.16 Babahlanganisela endaweni ekuthiwa ngesiHebhere yiArmagedon.
17 Saza esesixhenxe isithunywa sayiphalaza ingqayi yaso esibhakabhakeni; kwaphuma izwi elikhulu, livela etempileni yamazulu, livela etroneni, lisithi, Kwenzekile.18 Kwabakho imibane, nezandi, neendudumo; kwabakho nonyikimo lomhlaba olukhulu, ekungazanga kubekho lunjalo unyikimo ukuha lukhulu, kuseloko kwabakhoyo abantu emhlabeni.19 Umzi omkhulu lowo waba zahlulo zithathu; yathi imizi yeentlanga yawa; iBhabheli enkulu yakhunjulwa emehlweni kaThixo, ukuba inikwe indebe yewayini yomsindo wengqumbo yakhe.20 Into yonke eziziqithi yabaleka, neentaba zafunyanwa.21 Kwesuka kwehla ezulwini phezu kwabantu isichotho esikhulu, esimatye ngathi ubunzima bawo yitalente ngalinye; baza abantu bamnyelisa uThixo ngenxa yesibetho sesichotho eso, ngokuba sisikhulu kakhulu isibetho saso.