IWundlu Livula Izimpawu Eziyisithupha Zokuqala
Uphawu Lokuqala
1Ngase ngibona lapho iWundlu livula olunye lwezimpawu eziyisikhombisa, ngezwa esinye sezidalwa ezine sisho ngezwi okungathi ngumsindo wokuduma kwezulu, sithi: “Woza!”
2Ngase ngibona: kwakukhona ihhashi elimhlophe, nogibele kulo ephethe umnsalo, wanikwa umqhele, waphuma ngokunqoba eya ukuyonqoba.
Uphawu Lwesibili
3Kwathi lapho selivula uphawu lwesibili, ngezwa isidalwa sesibili sithi: “Woza!”
4Kwase kuphuma elinye ihhashi elibomvu, nogibele kulo wanikwa ukuba ayoqeda ukuthula emhlabeni, ukuze abantu babulalane; wanikwa futhi nenkemba enkulu.
Uphawu Lwesithathu
5Kuthe selivula uphawu lwesithathu, ngezwa isidalwa sesithathu sithi: “Woza!”
Ngase ngibona: nanto ihhashi elimnyama, nogibele kulo ephethe isilinganisi esandleni sakhe. 6Ngase ngizwa kusengathi yizwi phakathi kwezidalwa ezine lithi:
“Imbenge kakolo ngodenariyu, nezimbenge ezintathu zebhali ngodenariyu, kodwa amafutha newayini ungakoni.”
Uphawu Lwesine
7Kwathi lapho selivula uphawu lwesine, ngezwa izwi lesidalwa sesine, lithi: “Woza!”
8Ngase ngibona: nanto ihhashi elimpofu nogibele kulo, igama lakhe kwakunguKufa, neHayidesi lamlandela, base benikwa amandla phezu kokwesine komhlaba ukuba babulale ngenkemba, ngendlala, ngobhubhane, nangezilwane zasendle.
Uphawu Lwesihlanu
9Kuthe nalapho selivula uphawu lwesihlanu, ngabona phansi kwe-althare imiphefumulo yababebulewe ngenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu nangenxa yobufakazi ababenabo. 10Bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, bathi: “Kuyoze kube nini, Mbusi ongcwele noqinisileyo, ungehluleli, uphindiselele igazi lethu kulaba abakhileyo emhlabeni na?”
11Base benikwa, yilowo nalowo ingubo emhlophe, batshelwa ukuthi kusazokuba yisikhashana baphumule, size sipheleliswe isibalo sabayizinceku kanye nabo, nabazalwane babo ababesazobulawa njengabo.
Uphawu Lwesithupha
12Ngase ngibona lapho livula uphawu lwesithupha, kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, ilanga laba mnyama bhuqe njengendwangu eyisaka loboya, nenyanga yonke yaba njengegazi, 13izinkanyezi esibhakabhakeni zawela emhlabeni njengomkhiwane uvuthulula amakhiwane awo angakavuthwa, lapho unyakaziswa ngumoya omkhulu, 14izulu lagoqwa njengomqulu wencwadi usongwa, izintaba zonke neziqhingi zazimbulwa ezindaweni zazo.
15Amakhosi omhlaba, izikhulu, izinduna, abacebileyo, iziphathimandla, izigqila zonke, nabakhululekileyo bacasha emigedeni nasemaweni ezintaba, 16base bethi ezintabeni nasemaweni: “Welani phezu kwethu, nisifihle ebusweni balowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, nasolakeni lweWundlu, 17ngokuba usuku olukhulu lolaka lwabo selufike qathatha; ngubani onamandla okuma na?”
