ISityhilelo Esiya KuYohane
8 Xa yavula+ isitampu sesixhenxe,+ kwathi cwaka ezulwini kangangehafu yeyure. 2 Emva koko ndabona iingelosi ezisixhenxe+ ezima phambi koThixo, zinikwa amaxilongo asixhenxe.
3 Kwafika enye ingelosi eyayiphethe isitya segolide sesiqhumiso esiqholiweyo, yaza yema ngasesibingelelweni.+ Yanikwa isiqhumiso esiqholiweyo esininzi,+ ukuba ibingelele ngaso esibingelelweni segolide+ esasiphambi kwetrone, kunye nemithandazo yabo bonke abo bangcwele. 4 Umsi wesiqhumiso esiqholiweyo esasenziwe yingelosi wenyuka phambi koThixo kunye nemithandazo+ yabo bangcwele. 5 Kodwa ngokukhawuleza ingelosi yathatha isitya sesiqhumiso esiqholiweyo, yasigcwalisa ngamalahle avuthayo* esibingelelo yaza yawagibisela emhlabeni. Ngoko kwabakho iindudumo, amazwi, imibane+ nenyikima yomhlaba. 6 Iingelosi ezisixhenxe ezinamaxilongo+ asixhenxe zalungiselela ukuwavuthela.
7 Ingelosi yokuqala yavuthela ixilongo layo. Kwabakho isichotho nomlilo zixutywe negazi, zagityiselwa emhlabeni,+ yaza inxalenye enye kwezintathu zomhlaba yatshiswa, nomthi omnye kwemithathu watshiswa, nabo bonke utyani batshiswa.+
8 Ingelosi yesibini yavuthela ixilongo layo. Yaye into engathi yintaba enkulu evutha umlilo yagityiselwa elwandle.+ Yaza inxalenye enye kwezintathu zolwandle yaba ligazi,+ 9 nesidalwa esinye esiphilayo saselwandle kwezithathu safa,+ saza isikhephe esinye kwezithathu saphuka.
10 Ingelosi yesithathu yavuthela ixilongo layo. Inkwenkwezi enkulu evutha njengesibane yawa ezulwini, yawela phezu komlambo omnye kwemithathu naphezu kwemithombo yamanzi.+ 11 Igama laloo nkwenkwezi yayinguMhlonyane. Yaza inxalenye enye yamanzi kwezintathu yajika yangumhlonyane. Abantu abaninzi bafa ngenxa yaloo manzi, kuba enziwa akrakra.+
12 Ingelosi yesine yavuthela ixilongo layo. Yaza inxalenye enye yelanga kwezintathu yabethwa,+ kwenziwa into efanayo nakwinxalenye enye yenyanga kwezintathu, nenkwenkwezi enye kwezintathu, ukuze inxalenye enye yazo kwezintathu ibe mnyama,+ nenxalenye enye yemini kwezintathu ingakhanyi, kube njalo nangobusuku.
13 Ndabona ndaza ndeva ukhozi lubhabhela phezulu lusithi ngelizwi elikhulu: “Baza kufumana iintlungu ezingathethekiyo+ abo bahlala emhlabeni ngenxa yamaxilongo amathathu aseza kuvuthelwa ziingelosi ezintathu!”+