Sembulo 20
Iminyaka leyinkhulungwane
1Ngase ngibona ingilosi yehla ezulwini, esandleni sayo yayiphetse sikhiya semgodzi longenamkhawulo neluketane lolukhulu. 2Yabamba nyokangwenya, inyoka lendzala, lekutsiwa nguMhlebi nome nguSathane; yambopha ngeluketane iminyaka leyinkhulungwane. 3Yamjika emgodzini longenamkhawulo, yamvalela yase ibeka luphawu etikwakhe, kutsi angasaphindzi edukise tive, kuze kuphele leminyaka leyinkhulungwane. Emvakwaloko kufanele akhululwe sikhashane.
4Ngase ngibona tihlalo tebukhosi, labo bebahleti kuto banikwa emandla ekwehlulela. Ngabona nemiphefumulo yalabo bebancunywe tinhloko ngenca yekufakaza kwabo ngaJesu, nangenca yekushumayela kwabo livi laNkulunkulu. Abazange bavume kusikhonta lesilo nome umfanekiso waso, abazange balwemukela neluphawu lwaso emabuntini abo nasetandleni tabo. Bavuka ekufeni, babusa naKhristu iminyaka leyinkhulungwane. 5Laba labanye lababefile abazange bavuke ekufeni, kwadzimate kwaphela iminyaka leyinkhulungwane. Loku kuvuka ekufeni kwekucala. 6Babusisiwe futsi bangcwele labo labahlanganyela ekuvukeni kwekucala. Kufa kwesibili kute emandla etikwabo, kodvwa bayawuba baphristi baNkulunkulu naKhristu, bayawubusa naye iminyaka leyinkhulungwane.
Kwehlulwa kwaSathane
7Kuyawutsi kube kuphele iminyaka leyinkhulungwane, Sathane uyawukhululwa ekuboshweni kwakhe. 8Uyawutsi nasaphumile ahambe ayewudukisa boGogi naMagogi, tive letisemagunjini omane emhlaba, kutsi atihlanganisele imphi. Letinye tingangesihlabatsi saselwandle. 9Tenyuka tahlakateka nemhlaba wonkhe, tafike tatungeleta inkambu yebantfu baNkulunkulu nemuti lotsandzekako. Kwehla umlilo uphuma ezulwini, watidla tonkhe. 10Sathane labedukise leto tive wabanjwa, wajikwa echibini lemlilo lonesibabule, lapho bekukhona khona silo kanye nemphrofethi wemanga. Bayawuhlushwa batfoseke imini nebusuku phakadze naphakadze.
Kwehlulelwa kwekugcina
11Ngase ngibona lesikhulu sihlalo sebukhosi lesimhlophe, nalohleti kuso. Lizulu nemhlaba kwambalekela kwanyamalala ebusweni bakhe, akuzange kuphindze kutfolakale ndzawo. 12Ngabona labafile, labakhulu nalabancane, beme embikwaso lesihlalo sebukhosi. Tincwadzi tavulwa. Nalenye incwadzi yavulwa, incwadzi yekuphila. Labafile behlulelwa ngekwemisebenti yabo, ngaloko lokwakubhalwe etincwadzini. 13Lwandle lwakhipha labafile lababekulo, kufa nendzawo yalabafile kwaniketa labafile lababekuko; bonkhe bantfu behlulelwa ngekwemisebenti yabo. 14Kufa nendzawo yalabafile kwajikwa echibini lemlilo. Loku kufa kwesibili, lichibi lelivutsa umlilo. 15Lowo libito lakhe lelalingakabhalwa encwadzini yekuphila, wajikwa echibini lelivutsa umlilo.
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