Isambulo 18
1 Emva kwalezizinto-ke ngabona enye ingilosi isehla ivela ezulwini, ilamandla amakhulu; lomhlaba wakhanyiswa yikukhazimula kwayo.
Gakapiteje genego, gunimmwene malaika juna alituluka kukopoka kunnungu. Ashinkukola mashili ga punda, na shilambolyo shikulangaywaga kwa ukonjelo gwakwe.
2 Yasimemeza ngamandla, ngelizwi elikhulu isithi: Iwile, iwile iBhabhiloni enkulu, isiyindawo yokuhlala amadimoni, lentolongo yawo wonke umoya ongcolileyo, lezongo layo yonke inyoni engcolileyo lezondekayo.
Bhai, gwakweshiye lilobhe alinkuti, “Shigwile, shilambo shikulu sha Bhabhuloni shigwile! Nnaino shishibha ndamo ja mashetani, na ashimaoka bhangali bha mmbone, ndamo ja ijuni yangali ya mmbone na ya nyata.
3 Ngoba izizwe zonke zinathe okwewayini lolaka lobufebe bayo, lamakhosi omhlaba aphingile layo, labathengisi bomhlaba banothile ngamandla okuzitika ngenotho yayo.
Pabha ilambo yowe ishikolelwa ukana gwa labhalabha, na bhapalume bha shilambolyo bhashigona nabhonji. Na bhaatendanga upindi bha pa shilambolyo, gubhapatilenje mali kwa ligongo lya shonanga shakwe.”
4 Ngasengisizwa elinye ilizwi livela ezulwini, lisithi: Phumani kuyo, bantu bami, ukuze lingahlanganyeli kanye lezono zayo, lokuze lingemukeli okwezinhlupheko zayo;
Kungai gumbilikene lilobhe lina kukopoka kunnungu lilinkuti, “Mmandu bhangu, nshokangane shene shilambosho, nnaikundikanyanje mwilebho yakwe, mwiiembuyanje na mboteko yakwe.
5 ngoba izono zayo zixhumene zize zifike ezulwini, loNkulunkulu ukhumbule ukungalungi kwayo.
Pabha ilebho yakwe ishipunda kushuluka, ishigumbala mpaka niika kunnungu, na a Nnungu bhaikumbushile ilebho yakwe.
6 Phindiselani kuyo njengokuphindisela kwayo kini, liphinde kabili kuyo njengokwemisebenzi yayo; enkezweni eyixubanisileyo, xubanisani kiyo kabili.
Muntendelanje malinga shantendelenje mmanganya, muntendelanje pabhili yantendelenjeyo. Nshing'welo shakwemo munngumbashiyanje pabhili.
7 Njengokuzidumisa kwayo okungaka, izitika enothweni, ngokunjalo kupheni yona ubuhlungu lokulila okungaka; ngoba ithi enhliziyweni yayo: Ngihlezi ngiyindlovukazi, njalo kangisuye umfelokazi, futhi kangisoze ngabona ukulila.
Mumpanganje mboteko na kuinjika, malinga shaitapaga, na malinga shaikonjaga. Pabha sha muntima akuti. ‘Ndemi apano, nne akongwa a mpalume. Nne nngabha najwankongwe nshitenga, na wala nangali sha kwiigutanjila!’
8 Ngakho zizafika ngosuku lunye izinhlupheko zayo, ukufa lokulila lendlala, futhi izatshiswa ngomlilo; ngoba ilamandla iNkosi uNkulunkulu eyigwebayo.
Kwa lyene ligongolyo mambukute shiganng'imane lyubha limope, shiwo na shililo na shibhanga. Shatiniywe na moto, pabha bhakunng'ukumula, ni a Nnungu Bhakwete Mashili gowe.”
9 Lamakhosi omhlaba aphinga layo ezitika enothweni azayikhalela alile ngenxa yayo, lapho ebona intuthu yokutsha kwayo,
Bhapalume bha pa shilambolyo bhagonilenje nagwe jwenejo, akuno bhalikwiikonjanga kwa shonanga, shibhagutanje na kunngutanjila, pushibhalibhonanje lyoi lya tiniywa kwakwe.
10 esima khatshana ngokwesaba kobuhlungu bayo, esithi: Maye, maye, umuzi omkhulu, iBhabhiloni, umuzi olamandla, ngoba ngehola elilodwa isigwebo sakho sifikile!
Shibhajimangane kwa talika kwa ligongo lya jogopa mboteko yakwe, bhalinkutinji, “Ole! Ole, nnole shilambo sha Bhabhuloni, shilambo shikulungwa shikwete mashili! Pabha kwa shaa jimope ukumu jako jikuishile.”
11 Labathengisi bomhlaba bazayikhalela bayililele, ngoba kakulamuntu othenga impahla yabo futhi;
Bhaatendanga upindi bha pa shilambolyo, shibhagutanje na kunngutanjila, pabha jwakwa auma kabhili upindi gwabhonji,
12 impahla yegolide, leyesiliva, leyelitshe eliligugu, leyepharele, leyelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu, leyibubende, leyesilika, leyokubomvu; laso sonke isihlahla esilephunga, laso sonke isitsha sempondo zendlovu, laso sonke isitsha sesihlahla esiligugu elikhulukazi, leyethusi, leyensimbi, leyelitshe elimhlophe;
Atendaga uma indu ya igwinji. Shaabhu na ela, na maganga ga ela yaigwinji, na lulu, na nngubho ya kitani ja mmbone, na nngubho ya langi ja shambalau, na alili, na nngubho yanashe, na kila nkongo gwa nunjila, na kila shikelelo shieleywe kwa mbembe, na kila shikelelo sha mikongo ja ela yaigwinji, na sha shabha, na sha shitale, na sha malumalu,
13 lekinamoni, lokulephunga elimnandi, lenhlaka, lempepha, lewayini, lamafutha, lempuphu ecolekileyo, lengqoloyi, lezifuyo, lezimvu, lamabhiza, lezinqola, lemizimba, lemiphefumulo yabantu.
na nndalashini, na ilunjilo, na lubhani, na mauta ga nunjila, na udi, na mvinyo, na mauta ga nsheituni, na utandi gwa mmbone, na ngano, na ng'ombe, na ngondolo, na palashi, na mutuka, na bhatumwa, yani bhandunji.
14 Lezithelo zesifiso somphefumulo wakho zisukile kuwe, lazo zonke izinto ezinonileyo lezikhazimulayo zisukile kuwe, kawusoze ubuye uzithole.
Bhaatendanga upindi bhalikummalanjilanga. “Mbwaiko yowe yugwaloleyaga ila iobhile, na utajili na kushuma kula kupelile, ukakombola kwiipata kabhili!”
15 Abathengisi balezizinto, abanothe ngayo, bazakuma khatshana ngokwesabeka kobuhlungu bayo, bekhala belila,
Bhaatendanga upindi bhapatilenje mali kwa upindi na shene shilambosho, shibhajimangane kwa taliya kwa ligongo lya jogopa mboteko yakwe, bhaligutanga kwa ililo,
16 njalo besithi: Maye, maye, lo umuzi omkhulu, owawembathiswe ngelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu lokuyibubende lokubomvu, uceciswe ngegolide lelitshe eliligugu lamapharele!
bhalinkutinji, “Ole! Ole, shene shilambo shikulungwashi. Gwayobhelele kuwalila nngubho ya kitani, ya langi ja shambalau, na yanashe, na kwiikwatula na shaabhu, na maganga ga ela yaigwinji, na lulu!
17 Ngoba ngehola elilodwa inotho engaka ichithiwe. Layo yonke induna yomkhumbi, lalo lonke ixuku emikhunjini, labomkhumbi, labo bonke abasebenza olwandle bema khatshana,
Kwa shaa jimope utajili gwako uobhile!” Na bhowe bhaendeshanga meli, na bhandunji bhowe bhakwendangana mmeli, na indu ina ikwenda mmashi, na bhandunji bhakwiipashilanga mmeli, na bhaakamulanga maengo mmeli, gubhajimimgene kwa taliya,
18 basebekhala bebona intuthu yokutsha kwayo, besithi: Yiwuphi ofanana lawo umuzi omkhulu?
pushibhalibhonanje lyoi lya moto gwa tiniywa kwakwe, shibhagutanje kwa utiya bhalinkutinji. “Shikanabhe koposhela shilambo shikulungwa malinga sheneshi!”
19 Basebethela uthuli emakhanda abo, bememeza bekhala belila, besithi: Maye, maye, umuzi omkhulu, khona lapho bonke ababelemikhumbi olwandle banothe ngawo ngenotho yawo; ngoba ngehola elilodwa uchithiwe!
Gubhaitutulilenje ndutuli mmitwe jabhonji, akuno bhaligutanga kwa shililo, bhalinkutinji. “Ole! Ole, nnole shilambo shikulungwa shila! Bhowe bhakwetenje meli, bhapwaikenje na utajili gwakwe. Kwa shaa jimope indu yowe ititimile!
20 Thokoza ngawo, zulu, lani baphostoli abangcwele labaprofethi; ngoba uNkulunkulu ugwebe isigwebo senu kuwo.
Nng'angalalanje kunnungu na mmandunji bha ukonjelo, ashimitume na ashinkulondola bha a Nnungu! Pabha a Nnungu bhashiukumula kwa ligongo lya itendi, yantendelenje mmanganya!”
21 Lengilosi eyamandla yaphakamisa ilitshe elinjengelitshe lokuchola elikhulu, yasiliphosela olwandle, isithi: Ngokunjalo ngodlakela iBhabhiloni umuzi omkhulu izaphoswa, njalo ingabe isaficwa lakanye.
Na malaika jumo akwete mashili, gwajinwile liganga lya mbuti liganga likulungwa lya yajila, gwalileshele mbhaali, alinkuti, “Nneyo na shilambo shikulu sha Bhabhuloni, shipinga leshelwa pai, na wala shikabhoneka kabhili.
22 Lomsindo wabatshaya amachacho lowabahlabeleli lowabatshaya imihlanga lowabatshaya izimpondo, kawusoze uphinde uzwakale phakathi kwakho, layo yonke ingcwethi loba eyawuphi umunwe kayisayikuficwa phakathi kwakho lakanye, lomsindo welitshe lokuchola kawusoze uphinde uzwakale phakathi kwakho,
Nyimbo ya bhaagomba ingushingushi na bhaajimba, na bhaagomba imbeta na mbalapala, wala ikapilikanika kabhili munngwako. Munngwako akabhoneka kabhili pundi, wala akwete shiloi shoshowe. Na liganga lya yajila likapilikanika kabhili munngwako.
23 lokukhanya kwesibane kakusoze kusakhanya phakathi kwakho, lelizwi lomyeni lomakoti kalisayikuzwakala phakathi kwakho lakanye; ngoba abathengisi bakho bebeyizikhulu zomhlaba; ngoba ngokuthakatha kwakho izizwe zonke zikhohlisiwe,
Shilangaya sha kandili shikalangaya kabhili munngwako, wala njobhela ya nng'angalo gwa ndoa, ukapilikanika kabhili munngwako. Pabha bhaatendanga upindi bhako, pubhalinginji bhandunji bha manyika pa shilambolyo. Ilambo yowe ishipuganywa kwa uabhi gwako.”
24 futhi kuyo kwaficwa igazi labaprofethi lelabangcwele, lelabo bonke ababebulewe emhlabeni.
Mmitala jako jibhoneshe minyai ja ashinkulondola, na bhandunji bha ukonjelo bha a Nnungu, na minyai ja bhandunji bhowe bhabhulegwenje pa shilambolyo.
