Rev 11 | NdeIBE | STEP | Ngaphiwa umhlanga njengoluthi lokulinganisa ngasengitshelwa kuthiwa, “Hamba uyelinganisa ithempeli likaNkulunkulu le-alithare, ubale labakhonzayo khona.

Revelation of John 11

Ofakazi Ababili

1 Ngaphiwa umhlanga njengoluthi lokulinganisa ngasengitshelwa kuthiwa, “Hamba uyelinganisa ithempeli likaNkulunkulu le-alithare, ubale labakhonzayo khona. 2 Kodwa utshiye iguma langaphandle, ungalilinganisi, ngoba liphiwe abezizweni. Bazanyathela idolobho elingcwele izinyanga ezingamatshumi amane lambili. 3 Ofakazi bami ababili ngizabanika amandla, njalo bazaphrofetha izinsuku eziyi-1,260, begqoke amasaka.” 4 Laba bayizihlahla ezimbili zama-oliva lezinti ezimbili zezibane ezimi phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba.

5 Umuntu angazama ukuzilimaza, kuphuma umlilo emilonyeni yazo uqothule izitha zazo. Le yiyo indlela umuntu ofuna ukuzilimaza afa ngayo. 6 Abantu laba balamandla okuvala umkhathi ukuba izulu lingani lapho bephrofetha; njalo balamandla okuphendula amanzi abe ligazi lawokutshaya umhlaba ngezinhlobo zonke zezifo kanengi njengokuthanda kwabo.

7 Kuzakuthi lapho sebeqedile ukuphrofetha kwabo, isilo esiphuma eMgodini ongelamkhawulo sizabahlasela, sibehlule sibabulale. 8 Izidumbu zabo zizalala emgwaqweni wedolobho elikhulu, okuthi ngokulinganisa libizwe ngokuthi Sodoma leGibhithe, lapho leNkosi yabo eyabethelwa khona esiphambanweni. 9 Okwezinsuku ezintathu lengxenye yosuku abantu abavela emihlotsheni yonke yabantu, lasezizwaneni zonke, lasezindimini zonke, kanye lasezizweni zonke bazakhangela izidumbu zabo bale ukuba zingcwatshwe. 10 Abantu basemhlabeni bazazikhangela ngokuthokoza bazijabulise ngokuthumela izipho, ngoba abaphrofethi ababili laba babebahluphile abahlala emhlabeni.

11 Kodwa emva kwalezozinsuku ezintathu lengxenye yosuku umoya wokuphila owavela kuNkulunkulu wabangena, basebesima ngezinyawo zabo, kwathi labo abababonayo batshaywa luvalo. 12 Bezwa ilizwi elikhulu livela ezulwini lisithi kubo, “Wozani phezulu lapha.” Baya phezulu ezulwini bephakathi kweyezi, izitha zabo zilokhu zikhangele.

13 Ngasonalesosikhathi kwaba lokuzamazama okukhulu komhlaba, kwathi ingxenye yetshumi yedolobho yabhidlika. Abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa bafa ekuzamazameni komhlaba, abaphephayo, besaba kakhulu bamdumisa uNkulunkulu wasezulwini.

14 Uhlupho lwesibili seludlule; uhlupho lwesithathu luyeza masinyane.

Icilongo Lesikhombisa

15 Ingilosi yesikhombisa yakhalisa icilongo layo, kwasekusiba lamazwi amakhulu ezulwini, ayesithi: “Umbuso wasemhlabeni usube ngumbuso weNkosi yethu loKhristu wayo, njalo izabusa kuze kube nininini.”

16 Abadala abangamatshumi amabili lane, ababehlezi ezihlalweni zobukhosi phambi kukaNkulunkulu, bathi mbo phansi ngobuso babo bakhonza uNkulunkulu,

17 besithi: “Siyakubonga Nkosi Nkulunkulu Somandla, okhona lowayekhona njalo, ngoba usuwathethe amandla akho amakhulu njalo usuqalisile ukubusa.

18 Izizwe zazithukuthele; lolaka lwakho selufikile. Isikhathi sokwahlulela abafileyo sesifikile, kanye lesokuvuza izinceku zakho abaphrofethi labangcwele bakho kanye lalabo abalihloniphayo ibizo lakho, abancinyane labakhulu – kanye lesokuchitha labo abachitha umhlaba.”

19 Emva kwalokho ithempeli likaNkulunkulu lavulwa ezulwini, phakathi kwethempeli lakhe kwabonakala ibhokisi elingcwele lesivumelwano sakhe. Kwasekusiba lokuphazima kwemibane, lokundindizela, lokukhwaza kwezulu, lokuzamazama komhlaba kanye lesiqhotho esikhulu.