Ukuwa kweBhabheli
1Emva kwalokho ngabona enye ingilozi yehla ibuya ezulwini. Beyinegunya elikhulu; iphasi lenziwa bona likhanye ngebanga lephazimulo yayo. 2Yarhuwelela ngelizwi elikhulu yathi:
“Liwile! Liwile iBhabheli elikhulu!
Seliyindawo yokuhlala amadimoni,
isikhungo sayo yoke imimoya esilapheleko,
isikhungo seenyoni zoke ezisilapheleko,
isikhungo sazo zoke iinbadana
ezisilapheleko nezizondekileko.
3Ngebanga lokobana zoke izizwe
zisele iwayini elihlanyisako lobungwadla balo,
amakhosi wephasi ahlobonge nalo,
nabarhwebi bephasi banjingile
ngomnotho wokutamasa kwalo.”
4Nje-ke ngezwa elinye ilizwi ezulwini lisithi:
“Phumani niphele kilo, bantu bami
ukuze ningahlanganyeli nezono zalo,
nokobana ningamukeli iinhlungu zalo.
5Izono zalo zidindelelene,
zifika ezulwini
begodu uZimu ukhumbule
ukonakala kwalo.
6Liphatheni njengombana nalo lenzile;
libuyiseleleni ngokubuyelelweko
kilokho elikwenzileko;
niqarhe ngokubuyelelweko
ekatjheni elayiqarhako.
7Njengokuzidumisa nokutamasa kwalo,
linikeleni isilinganiso sehlupheko
nesizi elingako
ngombana lizitjela ehliziywenalo lithi,
‘Ngihlezi njengendlovukazi,
angisuye umhlolokazi,
begodu nesizi angekhe ngalibona!’
8Ngalokho iinhlungu zalo
zizakufika ngelanga linye,
iye, izifo, ukulila nendlala.
Lizakutjhiswa ngomlilo
ngombana unamandla
uSomnini uZimu, oligwebako.”
9Amakhosi wephasi agade ahlobonga nalo begodu aphila nalo ngokutamasa, ayokulilela apongoloze ngalo lokha nakabona ukwenyuka kwentuthu yokutjha kwalo. 10Azakujama buqamamana ngokwesaba ukuhlunguphazwa kwalo athi:
“Maye, maye kuwe, muzi omkhulu,
Bhabheli muzi onamandla!
Ukugwetjhwa kwakho
kukufikele nge-awara linye.”
11Abarhwebi bephasi bayapongoloza bebalililele ngombana akusekho muntu othenga ipahla emikhunjini yabo: 12ipahla yegolide, isiliva, ubuphaziphazi namatje aligugu, amatjhila amahle, abubende, asilika natlerebede, iinhlobohlobo zekhuni elinamakha, zoke iimpahla zezinyo lendlovu, iimpahla zesigodo esibizako, ikoporo, isimbi namamabula, 13isinamoni, ezinye iinungo, itjhwalo, iimonyo, iwayini, namafutha we-oliva, ipuphu yekoroyi nokuziintoro, iinkomo nezimvu, iinjomani neenkarana, amakhoboka namaphilo wabantu.
14“Isithelo ogade usikhanukela
sisukile kuwe.
Woke umnotho wakho
nobuphaziphazi bakho,
kuphelile kuwe.
Angekhe kusafunyanwa.”
15Abarhwebi abathengisa ipahla leyo bebazuza umnotho kilo, bazakujamela buqamamana ngokwesaba ukuhlunguphazwa kwalo, bazakulila barhahlawule, 16bathi:
“Uzazizwa, uzazizwa umuzi omkhulu!
Wena owembethe amatjhila amahle,
okububende nokutlerebede,
okghatjiswe ngegolide,
ngobuphaziphazi nangamatje aligugu!
17Mbala woke umnotho lo
urhayilwe nge-awara linye.”
Boke abaphathi bemikhumbi, abathaya elwandle, abathayi ngemikhumbi nabo boke abarhweba elwandle, bajamela kude, 18barhahlawula isililo lokha nababona intuthu yokutjha kwalo, bathi: “Ngiwuphi umuzi owakhe wafana nomuzi omkhulu lo?”
19Bazirhatjha ngethuli eenhloko zabo badazuluka balila bathi:
“Maye! Maye kiwo umuzi omkhulu,
okwathi boke ebebanemikhombi elwandle,
banotha ngebanga lobunjinga bawo!
Nge-awara linye sephenduke waba lirubhi.
20Thabani ngokubhubha kwawo,
nina mazulu,
nani abacwengileko, abapostoli nabaphorofidi
ngombana uZimu uwugwebile
wanibuyiselela ngawo.”
21Yeke ingilozi enamandla yadobha ilitje elinjengelokusila yaliphosa ngelwandle, yathi:
“Ngiyo-ke le indlela iBhabheli,
umuzi omkhulu
eliyokuphoswa ngayo phasi,
lingabe lisabonwa godu.
22Umkenenezo wombethi weharibha nabakhaleli,
wabavuthela iimfudu neempalapala,
awusoze usazwakala kuwe
nososino wananyana ngiliphi irhwebo,
akasoze asafunyanwa kuwe;
ngitjho itjhada elibangwa lilitje lokusila
angekhe libuye godu
lizwakale ngaphakathi kwakho.
23Angekhe kusakhanya isibani kuwe;
itjhada lokusina kwedwendwe
angekhe lisezwakala kuwe;
abarhwebi bakho bebaziinkhulu zephasi,
begodu ngobuloyi bakho
walutha zoke izizwe.
24“Ngaphakathi kwakho kwafunyanwa iingazi zabaphorofidi, zabacwengileko nezalabo ababulawako ephasini.”
