Timphawu letisikhombisa:
Luphawu lwekucala luyacatululwa
1Ngabona liWundlu licatulula lolunye lwaletimphawu letisikhombisa, ngeva lesinye saletidalwa letine sikhuluma ngelivi lekudvuma sitsi: “Wota!” 2Kwatsi chamu lihhashi lelimhlophe, nalona labeligibele aphetse butjoki, wanikwa umchele, wahamba ancoba, ayawuncoba.
Luphawu lwesibili luyacatululwa
3Latsi liWundlu nalicatulula luphawu lwesibili, ngeva sidalwa sesibili sitsi: “Wota!” 4Kwaphindze kwatsi chamu lihhashi lelibovu. Lowo labeligibele wavunyelwa kutsi ayewususa kuthula emhlabeni, kuze bantfu babulalane bodvwana; wanikwa inkemba lenkhulu.
Luphawu lwesitsatfu luyacatululwa
5LiWundlu laphindze lacatulula luphawu lwesitsatfu, ngase ngiva sidalwa sesitsatfu sitsi: “Wota!” Kwachamuka lihhashi lelimnyama, lona labeligibele aphetse silinganiso esandleni sakhe. 6Ngase ngiva livi shangatsi liphuma emkhatsini wetidalwa letine litsi: “Libinta lakolo wekudliwa ngelilanga lelingatsengwa ngeliholo lelilanga, nemabinta lamatsatfu emabele langatsengwa ngeliholo lelilanga; kepha ungawoni emafutsa neliwayini!”
Luphawu lwesine luyacatululwa
7Latsi liWundlu nalicatulula luphawu lwesine, ngeva livi lesidalwa sesine litsi: “Wota!” 8Kwatsi chamu lihhashi lelimphofu, libito lemgibeli walo bekunguKufa, iHayidesi yamlandzela. Banikwa emandla etikwencenye yesine kukwemhlaba, kutsi bayibulale ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesingelapheki, nangetilwane tesiganga.
Luphawu lwesihlanu luyacatululwa
9Latsi liWundlu nalicatulula luphawu lwesihlanu, ngabona lilati, ngaphansi kwalo kunemiphefumulo yalabo lababebulawelwe livi laNkulunkulu nebufakazi lababenabo. 10Bamemeta kakhulu, ngelivi lelikhulu, batsi: “Nkhosi Somandla, longcwele naloliciniso, kuyawudzimate kube ngunini ungehluleli uphindzisele ingati yetfu kulabo labahleti emhlabeni?” 11Ngamunye ngamunye wabo wase unikwa ingubo lemhlophe; batjelwa kutsi ase baphumule kancane, kuze kuphelele linani lalababetinceku kanye nabo nebazalwane babo, lababesetawubulawa njengabo.
Luphawu lwesitfupha luyacatululwa
12Latsi liWundlu nalicatulula luphawu lwesitfupha, ngabona kutamatama lokukhulu kwemhlaba. Lilanga laba mnyama njengendvwangu yelisaka leboya, inyanga yaba njengengati. 13Tinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka tavutfuteleka emhlabeni njengekuhhohloka kwemakhiwa lasengakavutfwa emkhiweni, nakuhhusha umoya lomkhulu. 14Sibhakabhaka sanyamalala njengekugocotwa kwelicansi; tonkhe tintsaba netichingi tesuswa etindzaweni tato. 15Onkhe emakhosi emhlaba, netikhulu, netindvuna, nalabacebile, nalabanemandla, nabo bonkhe labatigcili, nalabakhululekile, babhaca emigedzeni nasemihumeni emkhatsini wemadvwala etintsaba. 16Bamemeta tintsaba nemadvwala batsi: “Welani etikwetfu, nisifihle ebusweni balowo lohleti esihlalweni sebukhosi, naselulakeni lweliWundlu, 17ngobe lilanga lelikhulu lelulaka labo selifikile. Ngubani longaba nemandla ekuma?”