Isambulo 18
1 Emva kwalezizinto-ke ngabona enye ingilosi isehla ivela ezulwini, ilamandla amakhulu; lomhlaba wakhanyiswa yikukhazimula kwayo.
Zvino shure kwezvinhu izvi ndakaona umwe mutumwa achiburuka kubva kudenga, ane simba guru, nyika ndokuvhenekerwa nokubwinya kwake.
2 Yasimemeza ngamandla, ngelizwi elikhulu isithi: Iwile, iwile iBhabhiloni enkulu, isiyindawo yokuhlala amadimoni, lentolongo yawo wonke umoya ongcolileyo, lezongo layo yonke inyoni engcolileyo lezondekayo.
Akadanidzira nesimba nenzwi guru, achiti: Rawa, rawa Bhabhironi guru, uye rava ugaro hwemadhimoni, nejere remweya yese yetsvina, nedendere reshiri dzese dzetsvina dzinovengwa.
3 Ngoba izizwe zonke zinathe okwewayini lolaka lobufebe bayo, lamakhosi omhlaba aphingile layo, labathengisi bomhlaba banothile ngamandla okuzitika ngenotho yayo.
Nokuti marudzi ese akanwa zvewaini yehasha dzeupombwe hwaro, nemadzimambo enyika akaita upombwe naro, nevashambadzi venyika vakafuma nesimba reumbozha hwaro.
4 Ngasengisizwa elinye ilizwi livela ezulwini, lisithi: Phumani kuyo, bantu bami, ukuze lingahlanganyeli kanye lezono zayo, lokuze lingemukeli okwezinhlupheko zayo;
Zvino ndakanzwa rimwe inzwi kubva kudenga richiti: Budai kubva mariri vanhu vangu, kuti murege kuva vagovani vezvivi zvaro, uye kuti murege kugamuchira zvematambudziko aro;
5 ngoba izono zayo zixhumene zize zifike ezulwini, loNkulunkulu ukhumbule ukungalungi kwayo.
nokuti zvivi zvaro zvasungana kusvika kudenga, naMwari warangarira zvisakarurama zvaro.
6 Phindiselani kuyo njengokuphindisela kwayo kini, liphinde kabili kuyo njengokwemisebenzi yayo; enkezweni eyixubanisileyo, xubanisani kiyo kabili.
Muritsive sezvarakakutsivaiwo imwi, muchiripamhidzira kupamhidzira kunoenderana nemabasa aro; mumukombe iwoyo marakasanganisa iro, murisanganisire kakapamhidzirwa.
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.
Separakazvikudza kudai napo nekurarama muumbozha, murirwadzise nekurishungurudza saizvozvo; nokuti rinoti mumoyo maro: Ndinogara ndiri mambokadzi, uye handisi chirikadzi, uye handingatongooni kuchema.
8 Ngakho zizafika ngosuku lunye izinhlupheko zayo, ukufa lokulila lendlala, futhi izatshiswa ngomlilo; ngoba ilamandla iNkosi uNkulunkulu eyigwebayo.
Naizvozvo achasvika nezuva rimwe matambudziko aro, rufu nekuchema nenzara; uye richapiswa kwazvo nemoto; nokuti ane simba Ishe Mwari anoritonga.
9 Lamakhosi omhlaba aphinga layo ezitika enothweni azayikhalela alile ngenxa yayo, lapho ebona intuthu yokutsha kwayo,
Nemadzimambo enyika akaita upombwe nekurarama paumbozha naro acharira pamusoro paro nekuchema pamusoro paro, pavachaona utsi hwekupiswa kwaro;
10 esima khatshana ngokwesaba kobuhlungu bayo, esithi: Maye, maye, umuzi omkhulu, iBhabhiloni, umuzi olamandla, ngoba ngehola elilodwa isigwebo sakho sifikile!
vamire kure nekutya kurwadziwa kwaro, vachiti: Nhamo, nhamo, guta guru Bhabhironi, guta rakasimba, nokuti kutongwa kwako kwasvika neawa rimwe.
11 Labathengisi bomhlaba bazayikhalela bayililele, ngoba kakulamuntu othenga impahla yabo futhi;
Uye vashambadzi venyika vacharira nekuchema pamusoro paro, nokuti hakuchina munhu achatenga zvitengeswa zvavozve;
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;
zvitengeswa zvegoridhe, nezvesirivheri, nezveibwe rinokosha, nezvemaparera nezvemucheka wakaisvonaka, nezvine ruvara rwehute, nezvesiriki, nezvezvitsvuku, nemuti umwe neumwe unonhuhwira, nemarudzi ese emidziyo yenyanga dzenzou, nemarudzi ese emidziyo yematanda anokoshesesa, nezvendarira, nezvedare, nezvemabwe machena;
13 lekinamoni, lokulephunga elimnandi, lenhlaka, lempepha, lewayini, lamafutha, lempuphu ecolekileyo, lengqoloyi, lezifuyo, lezimvu, lamabhiza, lezinqola, lemizimba, lemiphefumulo yabantu.
nekinamoni, nezvinonhuhwira, namafuta ekuzora, nezvipfungaidzo zvinonhuhwira, newaini, nemafuta, neupfu hwakatsetseka, nezviyo, nemombe, nemakwai, nezvemabhiza, nengoro, nenhapwa, nemweya yevanhu.
14 Lezithelo zesifiso somphefumulo wakho zisukile kuwe, lazo zonke izinto ezinonileyo lezikhazimulayo zisukile kuwe, kawusoze ubuye uzithole.
Zvino michero yaichiviwa nemoyo wako yakabva kwauri, nezvinhu zvese zvinobwinya nezvinopenya zvabva kwauri, haungatongozviwanizve.
15 Abathengisi balezizinto, abanothe ngayo, bazakuma khatshana ngokwesabeka kobuhlungu bayo, bekhala belila,
Vashambadzi vezvinhu izvi, vakafumiswa naro, vachamira kure nekutya kurwadziwa kwaro, vachichema nekurira,
16 njalo besithi: Maye, maye, lo umuzi omkhulu, owawembathiswe ngelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu lokuyibubende lokubomvu, uceciswe ngegolide lelitshe eliligugu lamapharele!
uye vachiti: Nhamo, nhamo, guta guru, rakange rakapfeka mucheka wakaisvonaka nezvine ruvara rwehute nezvitsvuku, uye rakashongedzwa negoridhe nebwe rinokosha nemaparera!
17 Ngoba ngehola elilodwa inotho engaka ichithiwe. Layo yonke induna yomkhumbi, lalo lonke ixuku emikhunjini, labomkhumbi, labo bonke abasebenza olwandle bema khatshana,
Nokuti neawa rimwe fuma huru yakadai yaparadzwa. Uye mufambisi wezvikepe umwe neumwe, nevese vanofamba pamwe muzvikepe, nevafambi vemuchikepe, nevabati vese vepagungwa vakamira kure,
18 basebekhala bebona intuthu yokutsha kwayo, besithi: Yiwuphi ofanana lawo umuzi omkhulu?
ndokudanidzira vachiona utsi hwekutsva kwaro, vachiti: Nderipi rakafanana naro guta guru?
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!
Zvino vakadira guruva pamisoro yavo, ndokudanidzira vachirira nekuchema, vachiti: Nhamo, nhamo, guta guru, maifumiswa nezvinokosha zvaro vese vaiva nezvikepe pagungwa; nokuti rakaparadzwa neawa rimwe.
20 Thokoza ngawo, zulu, lani baphostoli abangcwele labaprofethi; ngoba uNkulunkulu ugwebe isigwebo senu kuwo.
Fara pamusoro paro, iwe denga, nemwi vaapositori vatsvene, nevaporofita, nokuti Mwari wakatonga mutongo wenyu kwariri.
21 Lengilosi eyamandla yaphakamisa ilitshe elinjengelitshe lokuchola elikhulu, yasiliphosela olwandle, isithi: Ngokunjalo ngodlakela iBhabhiloni umuzi omkhulu izaphoswa, njalo ingabe isaficwa lakanye.
Zvino mutumwa umwe ane simba wakasimudza ibwe rakaita seguyo guru, akaposhera mugungwa, achiti: Saizvozvo nechisimba Bhabhironi guta guru richaposherwa uye harichazotongowanikwizve.
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,
Nenzwi revaridzi veudimbwa nerevaimbi nerevaridzi venyere nerevaridzi vehwamanda, harichatongonzwikwizve mauri, nemhizha yeumhizha hupi nehupi haichatongowanikwizve mauri, nenzwi reguyo harichatongonzwikwizve mauri;
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,
uye chiedza chemwenje hachichatongovhenekerizve mauri, nenzwi remuwani neremwenga harichatongonzwikwizve mauri; nokuti vashambadzi vako vaiva vakuru venyika; nokuti neuroyi hwako marudzi ese akatsauswa.
24 futhi kuyo kwaficwa igazi labaprofethi lelabangcwele, lelabo bonke ababebulewe emhlabeni.
Zvino mariri makawanikwa ropa revaporofita nerevatsvene, nerevese vakauraiwa panyika.
