1“Godu omunye ofana nomuntu loyo wathi, Mina-ke ngamsekela bengamqinisa idolo uMikayeli ngomnyaka wokuthoma wokubusa kwakaDariyasi umMede.
2“Manje-ke ngizokutjela iqiniso. Qala, kusazakuvela amanye amakhosi amathathu wamaPherisi. Yesine izakuba ngenothe khulu ukuwadlula woke. Lokha nasele inamandla ngebanga lomnothwayo, izakuhlohlozela woke umuntu kobana ajamelane nombuso weGirisi. 3Nje-ke kuzakuvuka ikosi enesibindi ezakubusa ngamandla amakhulu, izenzele umathanda. 4Kuzakuthi isavelele njalo, umbuswayo uhlakazwe bewuhlukaniswe ngokwamagumbi amane wephasi. Angekhe wadlulela eenzukulwaneni zayo namkha ukhambe ngokwendlela yombuso ewubusako. Iye, umbuswayo uzakuhluthwa kiyo unikelwe abanye, ingasi iinzukulwana zayo.
5“Nje-ke ikosi yangesewula izakuba namandla, kodwana omunye weenkhulu zayo uzayedlula ngamandla begodu uzakubusa umbuso omkhulu kunekosakhe leyo. 6Kuthi ngemva kweminyaka ethileko kube nesikhozi esenziwako. Indodakazi yekosi yangesewula izakulethwa ekosini yangetlhagwini kobana kuqiniswe isikhozeso. Kodwana indodakazi le angekhe ibe namandla wokulonda isikhundla sayo; godu ikosi leyo namandlayo angekhe yajama. Indodakazi leyo izakunikelwa ezandleni zombulali neempelesi zayo. Uyise nendodayo nabo bazakuhlongakala.
“Emihleni leyo 7kuzakuvela ihlumela emirajini yekosazana leyo lijame esikhundleni sakayise. Ihlumelelo lizakurhwanta ngokujamelana nebutho lekosi yangetlhagwini; lizakungena ngitjho nangesiphephelweni sayo lilwe nabo belibahlule. 8Lizakuthwala ngitjho nabosingazimu babo neenthombembunjwa kanye nezitja zabo eziligugu zesiliva negolide, lizise eGibhide njengepango yepi. Lizakugadunga ikosi yangetlhagwini iminyaka ethileko. 9Nje-ke ikosi yangetlhagwini izakungena embusweni wekosi yangesewula, kodwana kuzakufanela bonyana ibuyele enarhenayo. 10Amadodanayo azazilungiselela ipi bekahlanganise amabutho amakhulu kwamambala. Enye yamadodana lawo ngambala izakudlondlobala irathe enarheni njengesikhukhula, iphehle ipi ukufikela ngitjho nesiphephelweni sekosi yangesewula.
11“Ikosi yangesewula izakufutheka, irhwante, ilwe nekosi yangetlhagwini nayo ezakubuthelela ibutho elikhulu, kodwana ibuthwelo lizakunikelwa esandleni sekosi yangesewula. 12Ikosi yangesewula le izaziphakamisa lokha amabutho wangetlhagwini nasele athunjiwe begodu izakuwisa amatjhumi weenkulungwana, kodwana angekhe ihlale inamandla 13ngombana ikosi yangetlhagwini izakuvusa godu ibutho elikhulu kunelokuthoma. Kuthi emva kweminyakana iphume nebuthokazi elikhulu elibonelelwe ngokwaneleko.
14“Eenkhathinezo-ke, abanengi bazakuvukela ikosi yangesewula. Hlangana nabantu bekhenu kuzakuvuka amahlongandlebe ukuze kuzaliseke umbono, kodwana angekhe aphumelela. 15Nje-ke ikosi yangetlhagwini izakuza izokwakha umbundu magegana nomthangala wedorobho beyilithumbe. Amabutho wesewula angekhe akwazi ukujama, ngitjho namajoni wekhethelo angekhe aba namandla wokulwa. 16Ikosi yangetlhagwini esahlelako leyo izazenzela umathanda ngombana akakho ozakujamelana nayo. Izazinzinzisa enarheni ehle khulu beyibe namandla wokubhubhisa. 17Izakulinga bona woke umbuso wangesewula ube ngakiyo ngokwenza isikhozi nekosi yakhona. Izakwendisela indodakazayo ekosini leyo ukuze indodakazi leyo ibhubhise umbuso lowo. Kodwana lokho angekhe kuphumelele ngombana indodakazi ingakhambisani namano kayise. 18Emva kwalokho ikosi yangetlhagwini izakujikela ngeenarheni ezingemikhawulweni yelwandle ithumbe ezinengi zazo. Kodwana induna yepi izayilisisa isenzo sayo sokweyisa. Ikosi yangetlhagwini leyo izokuhluleka ukuzibuyiselela emonakalweni owenziwe yinduna. 19Nje-ke emva kwalokhu ikosi yangetlhagwini izakuthi iyajika ibalekela eemphephelweni zenarhayo, iwe kube kuphela kwayo.
20“Esikhundleni sayo kuzakuvuka omunye ozokuthumela umthelisi esifundeni esihle sombuso. Kodwana emva kwamalanga ambalwa, uzakupheliswa nokho kungabi ngebanga lelaka namkha lepi. 21Esikhundleni sekosi yangetlhagwini kuzakuvela umuntu okghabhudlhako ongazange akhe aphiwe ubukhosi. Umuntu loyo uzakuza athathe umbuso ngobuqili, abantu bangakatjheji. 22Amabutho azakukhukhuleka bekaphohloke phambi kwakhe kanye nabarholi ebegade banesikhozi naye. 23Emva kokobana kwenziwe isikhozi naye, uzakuba nezenzo zekohliso abe namandla nanyana anesiqhema esincani nje. 24Kungakalindeleki uzakungena eengcenyeni ezinothileko zesifunda enze okungazange khekwenziwe ngomunye wabamanduleleko ngokwabela ipango nepahla ehlangulwe ebalandelini bakhe. Uzakwakha izungu ngokujamelana neemphephelo, kodwana kuzakuba ngokwesikhatjhana nje. 25Uzakuvusa amandlakhe nokuzimisela kwakhe ngokujamelana nekosi yangesewula ngebutho elikhulu. Ikosi yangesewula nayo izakurhwanta nebutho elikhulu nangamandla amakhulu kobana iyokulwa. Kodwana angekhe yaphumelela ngombana kuzabe kunezungu lokujamelana nayo 26elenziwe ngitjho nangilabo abadla nayo ukudla kwesigodlweni. Abantwaba bazayiqeda amandla nebutho layo lizakukhukhulwa. Abanengi abalimeleko bawe epini. 27Amakhosi amabili lawa azakuhlala ndawonye etafuleni kodwana khisibe afihlelene iinhloso ezimbi. Azakutjelana amala kodwana lokho kungaphumeleli ngombana isiphetho sizakufika ngesikhathi esijanyisiweko. 28Ikosi yangetlhagwini izakubuyela enarhenayo nomnotho omkhulu, kodwana ihliziywayo izasoloko ijamelene nabantu besivumelwano esicwengileko. Izakwenza koke okusehliziywenayo lokha nayibuyela enarhenayo.
29“Kuzakuthi ngesikhathi esijanyisiweko ibuyele ngesewula. Kodwana ngesikhathesi angeze kwafana nesikhathini sangaphambilini. 30Imithayamanzi yamaKiti izakujamelana nayo ukuze yethuseleke. Lokha nayibuyako izakunaka labo abahlubuke isivumelwano esicwengileko. 31Amabutho ewathumileko azakungena asilaphaze ithempeli elibuphephelo. Azakuphelisa umhlabelo wokutjhiswa wangemihla bese ajamise isinyenyiso esibhubhisako. 32Ngobuqili izakuyenga labo abajamelana nesivumelwano esicwengileko. Kodwana labo abamaziko uZimabo bazakuba namandla bathathe igadango. 33Abahlakaniphileko hlangana nabantu bazakuyelelisa abanengi, kodwana bazakukhutjhwa kwesikhatjhana ngebanga lesabula nomlilo, iye, ngebanga lokuthunjwa nokuphangwa. 34Kuzakuthi lokha nabakhutjhwako bafunyane isizo elincancani bese kuthi labo ababazenzisi babasekele. 35Abanye abahlakaniphileko bazakukhutjhwa ukuze bacwengiswe, bahlungwe bebahlanjululwe bekube kusesikhathini sokuphela ngombana kusesekhona isikhathi esijanyisiweko.
36“Ikosi leyo izazenzela umathanda, iziphakamise ngokuzidumisa ngaphezu kwabozinyana begodu nangoZimu ongaphezu kwabozinyana izakukhuluma izinto ekungazange khezizwakale. Izakuphumelela bekube kulapha kuphela khona isikhathi selaka ngombana lokho okuhlosiweko kuzakwenziwa. 37Angekhe ihloniphe abozinyana baboyisemkhulu bayo namkha loyo othandwa bomma. Kanti godu angeze ihloniphe nanyana ngimuphi uzinyana; kunalokho izaziphakamisa ngaphezu kwabo boke. 38Izakuhlonipha kwaphela uzinyana wobuphephelo okunguzinyana aboyisemkhulu abangazange bamazi. Loyo-ke izamhlonipha ngegolide nangesiliva, ngamatje aligugu nangezipho ezibizako. 39Izakusahlela iimphephelo ezinemithangala ngokusizwa nguzinyana otjhili. Labo abamazisako uzinyanayo izabaphathela phezulu: Izababeka babe babusi phezu kwabanengi beyibanikele amasimu njengomvuzwabo.
40“Esikhathini sokuphela ikosi yangesewula izayisahlela. Kodwana ikosi yangetlhagwini izayithelekela ngomfutho omkhulu, ngeenkarana zepi, ngeenjomani nangemithayamanzi eminengi. Izakungena eenarheni idlule njengesikhukhula. 41Izakungena nenarheni ehle khulu, kuthi abanengi bakhutjwe. Kodwana labo bazakusindiswa esandleni sayo: u-Edomu noMowabi kanye nengcenye ekulu yama-Amoni. 42Godu izakwelulela isandla sayo kezinye iinarha neGibhide angeze yasinda. 43Iye, ikosi leyo izakuba mbusi phezu komnotho wegolide nesiliva naphezu kwawo woke amagugu weGibhide. AmaLibhiya namaKutjhe azayilandela. 44Kodwana imibiko ebuya epumalanga netlhagwini izayethusa. Nje-ke izakurhwanta ngelaka elikhulu kobana iyokuqeda beyibhubhise abanengi. 45Izakuhloma amatendayo wobukhosi hlangana nelwandle nentaba ehle khulu necwengileko. Kodwana nanyana kunjalo izakufika esiphethweni sayo kungabi noyisizako.
