Zvakazarurwa 18
1 Zvino shure kwezvinhu izvi ndakaona umwe mutumwa achiburuka kubva kudenga, ane simba guru, nyika ndokuvhenekerwa nokubwinya kwake.
Emva kwalokhu ngabona enye ingilosi isehla ivela ezulwini. Yayilamandla amakhulu njalo umhlaba wakhanyiswa yikukhazimula kwayo.
2 Akadanidzira nesimba nenzwi guru, achiti: Rawa, rawa Bhabhironi guru, uye rava ugaro hwemadhimoni, nejere remweya yese yetsvina, nedendere reshiri dzese dzetsvina dzinovengwa.
Yamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu yathi: “‘Liwile! Liwile iBhabhiloni eliKhulu!’ Selibe likhaya lamadimoni lomango wabomoya ababi, lomango wezinyoni zonke ezingcolileyo lezenyanyekayo.
3 Nokuti marudzi ese akanwa zvewaini yehasha dzeupombwe hwaro, nemadzimambo enyika akaita upombwe naro, nevashambadzi venyika vakafuma nesimba reumbozha hwaro.
Ngoba izizwe zonke zinathe iwayini elihlanyisayo lobufebe balo. Amakhosi omhlaba afeba lalo, labathengisi basemhlabeni banothiswa yinotho yalo edlulisileyo.”
4 Zvino ndakanzwa rimwe inzwi kubva kudenga richiti: Budai kubva mariri vanhu vangu, kuti murege kuva vagovani vezvivi zvaro, uye kuti murege kugamuchira zvematambudziko aro;
Ngabuya ngezwa elinye ilizwi livela ezulwini lisithi: “‘Bantu bami, phumani kulo,’ ukuze lingahlanganyeli ezonweni zalo ukuze lingehlelwa yizifo zalo;
5 nokuti zvivi zvaro zvasungana kusvika kudenga, naMwari warangarira zvisakarurama zvaro.
ngoba izono zalo ziyinqwaba efika ezulwini, njalo uNkulunkulu usekhumbule amacala alo.
6 Muritsive sezvarakakutsivaiwo imwi, muchiripamhidzira kupamhidzira kunoenderana nemabasa aro; mumukombe iwoyo marakasanganisa iro, murisanganisire kakapamhidzirwa.
Lipheni njengokupha kwalo; buyiselani ngokuphindiweyo kulokho elikwenzileyo. Thelani kabili isilinganiso enkezweni yalo.
7 Separakazvikudza kudai napo nekurarama muumbozha, murirwadzise nekurishungurudza saizvozvo; nokuti rinoti mumoyo maro: Ndinogara ndiri mambokadzi, uye handisi chirikadzi, uye handingatongooni kuchema.
Lizwiseni uchuku olukhulu losizi okulingana inkazimulo lenotho elizipha khona.” Enhliziyweni yalo liyazincoma lisithi, ngihlezi njengendlovukazi; kangisumfelokazi, njalo kangisoze ngilile.
8 Naizvozvo achasvika nezuva rimwe matambudziko aro, rufu nekuchema nenzara; uye richapiswa kwazvo nemoto; nokuti ane simba Ishe Mwari anoritonga.
Ngakho-ke, ngosuku olulodwa izifo zalo zizalifica: ukufa lokukhala kanye lendlala. Lizahangulwa ngumlilo ngoba ilamandla iNkosi uNkulunkulu olahlulelayo.
9 Nemadzimambo enyika akaita upombwe nekurarama paumbozha naro acharira pamusoro paro nekuchema pamusoro paro, pavachaona utsi hwekupiswa kwaro;
Lapho amakhosi asemhlabeni afeba lalo njalo abelana lalo inotho yalo ebona intuthu yokutsha kwalo azalikhalela alililele.
10 vamire kure nekutya kurwadziwa kwaro, vachiti: Nhamo, nhamo, guta guru Bhabhironi, guta rakasimba, nokuti kutongwa kwako kwasvika neawa rimwe.
Azesaba ngenxa yokuhlukuluzwa kwalo eme khatshana akhale esithi: Maye! Maye, Oh dolobho elikhulu, Oh Bhabhiloni, dolobho lamandla! Ngehola linye nje incithakalo yakho ifikile!
11 Uye vashambadzi venyika vacharira nekuchema pamusoro paro, nokuti hakuchina munhu achatenga zvitengeswa zvavozve;
Abathengisi basemhlabeni bazalikhalela balililele ngoba kungasekho othenga impahla yabo,
12 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;
imithwalo yegolide leyesiliva leyamatshe aligugu leyobuhlalu; eyelineni elihle leliyibubende, ilembu lesilika lelembu elibomvu gebhu; inhlobo zonke zezigodo zesithironi lezinhlobo zonke zezinto ezenziwe ngempondo zendlovu lezigodo ezidulayo lethusi lensimbi kanye lelitshe elimhlophe;
13 nekinamoni, nezvinonhuhwira, namafuta ekuzora, nezvipfungaidzo zvinonhuhwira, newaini, nemafuta, neupfu hwakatsetseka, nezviyo, nemombe, nemakwai, nezvemabhiza, nengoro, nenhapwa, nemweya yevanhu.
imithwalo yesinamoni leyeziyoliso, eyempepha leyemure kanye leyamakha, eyewayini lamafutha e-oliva, eyefulawa ecolekileyo kanye lengqoloyi; inkomo lezimvu; amabhiza lezinqola lezigqili kanye lemiphefumulo yabantu.
14 Zvino michero yaichiviwa nemoyo wako yakabva kwauri, nezvinhu zvese zvinobwinya nezvinopenya zvabva kwauri, haungatongozviwanizve.
Bazakuthi, “Izithelo owawuzilangathela zisukile kuwe. Yonke inotho yakho lenkazimulo sekunyamalele, kakuyikutholakala futhi.”
15 Vashambadzi vezvinhu izvi, vakafumiswa naro, vachamira kure nekutya kurwadziwa kwaro, vachichema nekurira,
Abathengisi ababethengisa lezizinto bezuza inotho yabo kuyo bazakuma khatshana, besesaba ngokuhlukuluzwa kwalo. Bazalila babubule
16 uye vachiti: Nhamo, nhamo, guta guru, rakange rakapfeka mucheka wakaisvonaka nezvine ruvara rwehute nezvitsvuku, uye rakashongedzwa negoridhe nebwe rinokosha nemaparera!
njalo bakhale kakhulu besithi: “Maye! Maye, Oh dolobho elikhulu, eligqoke ilineni elihle, okuyibubende lokubomvu, elikhazimulayo ngegolide langamatshe aligugu kanye lobuhlalu!
17 Nokuti neawa rimwe fuma huru yakadai yaparadzwa. Uye mufambisi wezvikepe umwe neumwe, nevese vanofamba pamwe muzvikepe, nevafambi vemuchikepe, nevabati vese vepagungwa vakamira kure,
Ngehola linye nje inotho enengi kangaka isichithiwe!” Izinduna zonke zemikhumbi labo bonke abahamba ngayo labatshayeli labo bonke abazuza ukuphila kwabo olwandle bazakuma khatshana.
18 ndokudanidzira vachiona utsi hwekutsva kwaro, vachiti: Nderipi rakafanana naro guta guru?
Lapho bebona izikhatha zokutsha kwalo bazachaza bathi, “Kambe kwake kwaba ledolobho elinjengaleli idolobho elikhulu na?”
19 Zvino vakadira guruva pamisoro yavo, ndokudanidzira vachirira nekuchema, vachiti: Nhamo, nhamo, guta guru, maifumiswa nezvinokosha zvaro vese vaiva nezvikepe pagungwa; nokuti rakaparadzwa neawa rimwe.
Bazathela uthuli emakhanda abo balile babubule bekhala besithi: “Maye! Maye, Oh dolobho elikhulu, lapho bonke ababelemikhumbi olwandle abanothiswa khona yinotho yalo! Ngehola linye nje selichithiwe!
20 Fara pamusoro paro, iwe denga, nemwi vaapositori vatsvene, nevaporofita, nokuti Mwari wakatonga mutongo wenyu kwariri.
Thokoza ngalo, Oh Zulu! Thokozani bangcwele labapostoli kanye labaphrofethi! UNkulunkulu uselahlulele ngendlela elaliphatha ngayo.”
21 Zvino mutumwa umwe ane simba wakasimudza ibwe rakaita seguyo guru, akaposhera mugungwa, achiti: Saizvozvo nechisimba Bhabhironi guta guru richaposherwa uye harichazotongowanikwizve.
Ingilosi elamandla yasidobha ilitshe elingangembokodo enkulu yaliphosela olwandle, yathi: “Idolobho elikhulu laseBhabhiloni lizaphoselwa phansi, ngodlakela olunje, lingaphindi libonakale futhi.
22 Nenzwi revaridzi veudimbwa nerevaimbi nerevaridzi venyere nerevaridzi vehwamanda, harichatongonzwikwizve mauri, nemhizha yeumhizha hupi nehupi haichatongowanikwizve mauri, nenzwi reguyo harichatongonzwikwizve mauri;
Umculo wabatshayi bamachacho labahlabeleli labatshayi bemihlanga lamacilongo, kawusoze uzwakale kuwe futhi. Akukho sisebenzi lesawuphi umsebenzi esizatholakala kuwe futhi. Umsindo wembokodo kawusoze uzwakale kuwe futhi.
23 uye chiedza chemwenje hachichatongovhenekerizve mauri, nenzwi remuwani neremwenga harichatongonzwikwizve mauri; nokuti vashambadzi vako vaiva vakuru venyika; nokuti neuroyi hwako marudzi ese akatsauswa.
Ukukhanya kwesibane akusoze kukhanye kuwe futhi. Ilizwi lomyeni lelomlobokazi kalisoze lizwakale kuwe futhi. Abathengisi bakho babeyizikhulu zomhlaba. Izizwe zonke zadukiswa yibuthakathi bakho.
24 Zvino mariri makawanikwa ropa revaporofita nerevatsvene, nerevese vakauraiwa panyika.
Kuwe kwafunyanwa igazi labaphrofethi lelabangcwele, kanye lelabo bonke ababulawayo emhlabeni.”
