Isambulo 18
1 Emva kwalezizinto-ke ngabona enye ingilosi isehla ivela ezulwini, ilamandla amakhulu; lomhlaba wakhanyiswa yikukhazimula kwayo.
Bada eyevintu evi ehalolile ontumi owamwabho ahwiha pansi afume amwanya. Omwene ali na madalaka amagosi, na pansi palabhilwe nowuzuvyo wakwe.
2 Yasimemeza ngamandla, ngelizwi elikhulu isithi: Iwile, iwile iBhabhiloni enkulu, isiyindawo yokuhlala amadimoni, lentolongo yawo wonke umoya ongcolileyo, lezongo layo yonke inyoni engcolileyo lezondekayo.
Alilile husauti engosi, wayanga, “Ongwiye, ogwiye, lilaiboma igosi Babeli! Ulisehemu yagakhala amapepo, ne sehemu pekhala kila empepo enchafu ne sehemu yakhala nchafu ne nyonyi yevisya.
3 Ngoba izizwe zonke zinathe okwewayini lolaka lobufebe bayo, lamakhosi omhlaba aphingile layo, labathengisi bomhlaba banothile ngamandla okuzitika ngenotho yayo.
Hwa huje amataifa gonti gamwelile amakholwe egensongwe eyemalaya wakwe gashele gahuletela egadhabu. Hwa mwene bhensi. Bhabhombile omalaya nawo. Bhabhabhombile ebiashala hunsi bhali matajili hunguvu yemaisha yakwe eyekhatwe.”
4 Ngasengisizwa elinye ilizwi livela ezulwini, lisithi: Phumani kuyo, bantu bami, ukuze lingahlanganyeli kanye lezono zayo, lokuze lingemukeli okwezinhlupheko zayo;
Nantele ehonvwa esauti eyamwabho afume amwanya eyanga, “Epihwa mwene bhantu bhane, aje msahenze mgabha pandwemo hudhambe zyakwe aje msahenze mweje amakhomo gakwe gogonti.
5 ngoba izono zayo zixhumene zize zifike ezulwini, loNkulunkulu ukhumbule ukungalungi kwayo.
Edhambe zyakwe zilondene pamwanya nashi emwanya no Ngolobhe ayizushe embombo yakwe embibhi.
6 Phindiselani kuyo njengokuphindisela kwayo kini, liphinde kabili kuyo njengokwemisebenzi yayo; enkezweni eyixubanisileyo, xubanisani kiyo kabili.
Lipi nanshi sabhalipile abhanje, namlipe mala habhele nanshi salengenye hushikombe shashisangenye, sanganyizi mala habhele kwajili yakwe.
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.
Nanshi shahwizuvya omwene yoyo, akheye hushitagwe, pelaji amayemba gaminji ne nsebho. Afwataje ayanga hu mwoyo gwakwe, 'Eheye nanshi oshe wa mwene, sagaofwele; wala sembalole enzondo.'
8 Ngakho zizafika ngosuku lunye izinhlupheko zayo, ukufa lokulila lendlala, futhi izatshiswa ngomlilo; ngoba ilamandla iNkosi uNkulunkulu eyigwebayo.
Hwesho mhati eisiku limo ehomo zyakwe zyaihuletela: efwo, nenzondo, nenzala. Abhalongolezeweno mwoto, afwatanaje Ogosi Ongolobhe we nguvu, yalonga hwa mwene.”
9 Lamakhosi omhlaba aphinga layo ezitika enothweni azayikhalela alile ngenxa yayo, lapho ebona intuthu yokutsha kwayo,
Amwene ebhensi bhabhabhombile omalaya na zyalangane pandwemo nomwene bhailila na ahuzondele nabhailola ilyosi nalongolele wakwe.
10 esima khatshana ngokwesaba kobuhlungu bayo, esithi: Maye, maye, umuzi omkhulu, iBhabhiloni, umuzi olamandla, ngoba ngehola elilodwa isigwebo sakho sifikile!
Bhayemelela patali no mwene, eshayete naabhawe hwakwe bhayanga, “Palwabho, palwabho hwiboma igosi, Babeli, iboma elye nguvu! Hwisala limo alongwe hwaho hwenzele.”
11 Labathengisi bomhlaba bazayikhalela bayililele, ngoba kakulamuntu othenga impahla yabo futhi;
Afanyabiashara ebhensi lilaji nazonde hujili yakwe, afwatanaje nomo hata omo yakala evintu vyakwe nantele -
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;
evintu vye dhahabu, ehela, amawe egethamani, elulu, ekitani enyinza, ezambalau, ehalili, enshamwamu, ehaina zyonti ezye makwi ezyenunsi ogwinza, shila shombo, eshempeta, eyetembo shila shombo shashilenganyiziwe, namakwiege thamani eshaba, ijela, iwe,
13 lekinamoni, lokulephunga elimnandi, lenhlaka, lempepha, lewayini, lamafutha, lempuphu ecolekileyo, lengqoloyi, lezifuyo, lezimvu, lamabhiza, lezinqola, lemizimba, lemiphefumulo yabantu.
emdasini, evilongo, ouvumba, emanemane, evilozu, amafuta, owusu, ogwinza, engano, eng'ombe ne gole, efalasi na magali, na sontezo, ne mpepo ezya bhantu.
14 Lezithelo zesifiso somphefumulo wakho zisukile kuwe, lazo zonke izinto ezinonileyo lezikhazimulayo zisukile kuwe, kawusoze ubuye uzithole.
Endondo zyozilishe hunguvu zyaho zisogoye afumehuliwe entego zyaho zyonti namapambo gasogoye, segaibhoyela nantele.
15 Abathengisi balezizinto, abanothe ngayo, bazakuma khatshana ngokwesabeka kobuhlungu bayo, bekhala belila,
Afanyabiashala ebhevintu evi bhashele bhapete otajili hunsongwo zyakwe bhayemelela hutali afume hwa mwene husababu yewoga wabhabho zyakwe, balila ne sauti eyenzondo.
16 njalo besithi: Maye, maye, lo umuzi omkhulu, owawembathiswe ngelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu lokuyibubende lokubomvu, uceciswe ngegolide lelitshe eliligugu lamapharele!
Bhayanga, “Palwabho, palwabho ibomalila igosi wawukwete, omwenda ogwnza, ozambalau, noshamwamu, pambe hudhahabu, nevintu eve thamani ne lulu!”
17 Ngoba ngehola elilodwa inotho engaka ichithiwe. Layo yonke induna yomkhumbi, lalo lonke ixuku emikhunjini, labomkhumbi, labo bonke abasebenza olwandle bema khatshana,
Mhati yisala limo otajili wonti owu wahepile shila yagomba emeli shila yayinjie, na bhonti ebhemenze na bhonti bhabhabhomba embombo mnsombe, bhebhemeleye patali.
18 basebekhala bebona intuthu yokutsha kwayo, besithi: Yiwuphi ofanana lawo umuzi omkhulu?
Bhalilile nabhololile ilyosi lyalihulongolezya omwene. Bhayanga, “Liboma anshilyalilengana niboma eli igosi?”
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!
Bhaponyizye amankondi mmatwegabho, nabhalilile, gabhafuma amansozi na zonde, “Palwabho, palwabho iboma igosi paponti bhabhali nemele zyabho mnsombe bhali bhatajili afumilane ne mali zyakwe. Mhati mwisala limo ugogwilwe.”
20 Thokoza ngawo, zulu, lani baphostoli abangcwele labaprofethi; ngoba uNkulunkulu ugwebe isigwebo senu kuwo.
“Songwi pamwanya yakwe, pibhengo, amwe webhelweteho, mwasontetezo, namwakuwa, kwaana Ongolobhe aletile endongo yenyu pamwanya pakwe!”
21 Lengilosi eyamandla yaphakamisa ilitshe elinjengelitshe lokuchola elikhulu, yasiliphosela olwandle, isithi: Ngokunjalo ngodlakela iBhabhiloni umuzi omkhulu izaphoswa, njalo ingabe isaficwa lakanye.
Ontumi owe nguvu abhosezye iwe nanshi iwe igosi elyasyele aliponyizye mnsombi, wayanga, “Hwidala eli, Babeli, lila iboma igosi, gubhaponywe pansi eshehu katili nantele hulimwe.
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,
Esauti eyenonji, ebheng'oma, bhabha hwanga efilimbi, hata tsalamu wawonti saga ayibhoheha hulimwe. Hata sauti eshe nonji sehaionvwewa hulimwe.
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,
Omwanga owetala sewailabha mhati yakwe. Esauti ya bwana harusi nobibi harusi sezya yonvwehwa nantele, maana afwanya biashala bhao bhali bhagosi bhensi ne bhe mataifa, bhakhopelewe hwitonga lyaho.
24 futhi kuyo kwaficwa igazi labaprofethi lelabangcwele, lelabo bonke ababebulewe emhlabeni.
Mhati yakwe idanda elyakuwa na abhe lweteho lyabhoneshe, ni danda lya bhonti bhabhafwiye pamwanya ya pansi.”
