ISityhilelo Esiya KuYohane 18:1-24
18 Emva koko ndabona enye ingelosi isihla ivela ezulwini, inegunya elikhulu, yaye umhlaba wakhanyiswa kukukhanya kwayo.
2 Yakhwaza ngelizwi elikhulu yathi: “Iwile! IBhabhiloni Enkulu iwile.+ Iye yaba yindawo yokuhlala iidemon nendawo ezimela kuyo yonke imimoya emdaka, nazo zonke iintaka ezingacocekanga nezenyanyekayo!+
3 Kuba ngenxa yewayini yomnqweno* wayo wokuziphatha kakubi ngesondo,* zonke iintlanga zomhlaba ziye zangamaxhoba,+ ookumkani bomhlaba baziphatha kakubi ngesondo kunye nayo,+ noosomashishini bomhlaba baba zizityebi ngenxa yobunewunewu eye yabuqokelela ingenazintloni.”
4 Ndeva elinye ilizwi liphuma ezulwini lisithi: “Phumani kuyo bantu bam,+ ukuba anifuni ukwenza izono ezenzayo, ukuba anifuni ukufumana ezinye zezibetho zayo.+
5 Kuba izono zayo ziye zanda zada zaya kufika nasezulwini,+ noThixo uye wazikhumbula izinto ezenzileyo ezingebobulungisa.+
6 Yiphatheni ngendlela eye yabaphatha ngayo abanye,+ yibhataliseni ngokuphindwe kabini ngenxa yezinto ezenzileyo.+ Kwindebe efake kuyo umxube,+ yenzeleni umxube ophindwe kabini.+
7 Yingcungcuthekiseni nize niyenze izile ngokulingana nendlela eye yazizukisa ngayo nendlela eye yaphila ngayo iqokelela ubunewunewu ingenazintloni. Kuba ithi entliziyweni yayo, ‘Ndingukumkanikazi, andingomhlolokazi, yaye andisoze ndizile.’+
8 Yiloo nto izibetho zayo ziza kuyifikela ngamini nye, ukufa, ukuzila nendlala, yaye iza kutshiswa ngomlilo iphele,+ kuba uYehova uThixo oyigwebileyo, unamandla.+
9 “Ookumkani bomhlaba abaziphatha kakubi nayo ngesondo* nabaye baphila nayo ngobunewunewu bengenazintloni baza kulila, bezibetha yaye besentlungwini ngenxa yayo, xa bebona umsi wokutsha kwayo.
10 Baza kumela kude kuba besoyikiswa kukungcungcutheka kwayo baze bathi, ‘Imbi, imbi into ekwehleleyo sixeko esikhulu,+ wena Bhabhiloni osisixeko esomeleleyo, kuba umgwebo wakho ufike ngexeshana nje elifutshane!’*
11 “Kwakhona oosomashishini bomhlaba bayalila yaye bayizilele, kuba akusekho mntu uza kuthenga impahla yabo eninzi,
12 impahla eninzi eyigolide, isilivere, amatye axabisekileyo, iiperile, ilinen yodidi, amalaphu amsobo,* isilika, amalaphu abomvu krwe, yonke into eyenziwe ngeplanga elinuka kamnandi, eyenziwe ngophondo lwendlovu, ngomthi wodidi, ngekopolo, ngentsimbi nangemabhile,
13 isinamon, isiqholo saseIndiya, isiqhumiso esiqholiweyo, ioli enuka kamnandi, intlaka yokuqhumisa, iwayini, ioli yomnquma, umgubo ocoliweyo, ingqolowa, iinkomo, iigusha, amahashe, iinqwelo, amakhoboka nabanye abantu.*
14 Kunjalo kanye, izinto zakho ezintle owawuzinqwenela zimkile kuwe, zonke izimuncu-muncu nazo zonke izinto ezinobuqhele-qhele zimkile, soze ziphinde zifunyanwe.
15 “Oosomashishini ababethengisa ezi zinto nabaye baba zizityebi ngenxa yakhe, baza kumela kude kuba besoyika ukungcungcutheka kwakhe ibe baza kulila baze bazile,
16 besithi, ‘Imbi, imbi into ekwehleleyo sixeko esikhulu, esinxibe ilinen yodidi namalaphu amsobo,* nabomvu krwe, nesihonjiswe kakhulu ngezinto zegolide, namatye axabisekileyo neeperile,+
17 ngexeshana nje elifutshane* ubutyebi obuninzi ngolo hlobo buphelisiwe!’
“Bonke abaphathi beenqanawa, bonke abantu abahamba ngolwandle, abaqhubi bezikhephe nabo bonke abo baziphilisa ngokusebenza elwandle, bamela kude
18 baza bakhwaza njengoko babejonge kumsi owawubangelwa kukutsha kwakhe, baza bathi, ‘Ngaba sikhona isixeko esikhulu njengesi?’
19 Baphosa uthuli kwiintloko zabo baza bakhwaza, belila yaye bezilile, besithi, ‘Imbi, imbi into eyenzeke kwesi sixeko sikhulu, esabangela bonke abo baneenqanawa elwandle babe zizityebi ngenxa yobutyebi baso, kuba siye satshatyalaliswa ngexeshana nje elifutshane!’*+
20 “Vuyani nina nisezulwini,+ nina bangcwele,+ nina bapostile nani baprofeti, kuba uThixo usigwebile esi sixeko ngenxa yenu!”+
21 Ingelosi enamandla yaphakamisa ilitye elifana nelitye elikhulu lokuguba, yaligibisela elwandle, isithi: “IBhabhiloni isixeko esikhulu iza kugadlelwa phantsi ngolu hlobo, ingaphindi ifunyanwe.+
22 Soze kuphinde kuvakale nesandi sabantu abaculayo abadlala uhadi, esabadlali bomculo, abadlali befleyithi nabavutheli bamaxilongo kuwe. Akukho mntu ulichule layo nantoni na oza kuphinde afunyanwe kuwe, yaye akuzukuphinda kuvakale nesandi selitye lokuguba kuwe.
23 Akukho sibane siza kuphinda sikhanye kuwe, ibe akukho lizwi lamyeni namtshakazi liza kuphinda livakale kuwe. Kuba abathengisi bakho bebengabona bantu badumileyo emhlabeni, yaye iintlanga bezilahlekiswa bubugqwirha bakho.+
24 Kwesi sixeko kwafunyanwa igazi labaprofeti, elabangcwele+ nelabo bonke abaye babulawa emhlabeni.”+
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Okanye “yomsindo.”
^ Okanye “wokuhenyuza.” NgesiGrike, por·neiʹa. Funda Ingcaciso Yamagama.
^ Okanye “abahenyuza nayo.” Funda Ingcaciso Yamagama.
^ Ngokoqobo, “ngeyure nje enye.”
^ Okanye “apepuli.”
^ Okanye “neminye imiphefumlo yabantu.”
^ Okanye “apepuli.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “ngeyure nje enye.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “ngeyure nje enye.”
