Rev 12 | NdeIBE | STEP | Isibonakaliso esikhulu lesimangalisayo sabonakala ezulwini: owesifazana egqoke ilanga, inyanga ingaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe, umqhele wezinkanyezi ezilitshumi lambili usekhanda lakhe.

Revelation of John 12

Owesifazana Lomgobho

1 Isibonakaliso esikhulu lesimangalisayo sabonakala ezulwini: owesifazana egqoke ilanga, inyanga ingaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe, umqhele wezinkanyezi ezilitshumi lambili usekhanda lakhe. 2 Wayezithwele, njalo ekhala ngobuhlungu bomhelo ngoba wayesezabeletha.

3 Kwabuya kwabonakala esinye isibonakaliso ezulwini: umgobho omkhulukazi obomvu olamakhanda ayisikhombisa lezimpondo ezilitshumi kanye lemiqhele eyisikhombisa emakhanda awo. 4 Umsila wawo wakhucula ingxenye yesithathu yezinkanyezi emkhathini waziphosela emhlabeni. Umgobho wema phambi kowesifazana owayesezabeletha, ukuze kuthi umntwana angazalwa uhle umtshwabadele. 5 Wazala indodana, umntwana wesilisa, ozabusa izizwe zonke ngentonga yensimbi. Umntanakhe wahluthunelwa phezulu kuNkulunkulu lasesihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi.

6 Owesifazana wabalekela enkangala endaweni ayeyilungiselwe nguNkulunkulu, lapho aye zagcinakala khona okwezinsuku eziyi-1,260.

7 Kwaba lempi ezulwini. UMikhayeli lezingilosi zakhe balwa lomgobho, kwathi umgobho kanye lezingilosi zawo lawo walwa labo.

8 Kodwa wawungelamandla kangako, njalo wona lezingilosi zawo balahlekelwa yindawo yabo ezulwini. 9 Umgobho omkhulu waphoselwa phansi – inyoka leyana endala ethiwa ngoMubi loba uSathane, odukisa umhlaba wonke. Waphoselwa emhlabeni, ekanye lezingilosi zakhe.

10 Ngasengisizwa ilizwi elikhulu ezulwini lisithi: “Khathesi ukusindiswa sekufikile lamandla kanye lombuso kaNkulunkulu wethu, kanye lobukhosi bukaKhristu wakhe. Ngoba ummangaleli wabazalwane bethu, obamangalelayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu emini lebusuku, usephoselwe phansi.

11 Bamnqobile ngegazi leWundlu langelizwi lobufakazi babo; kabakuthandanga kakhulu ukuphila kwabo ukuba besabe ukufa.

12 Ngakho-ke thokozani, lina mazulu kanye lani elihlala kuwo! Kodwa maye kuwo umhlaba lolwandle ngoba omubi useze phansi kini! Ugcwele intukuthelo, ngoba uyakwazi ukuthi isikhathi sakhe sifitshane.”

13 Kwathi umgobho ubona ukuthi wawusuphoselwe emhlabeni, wamdinga owesifazana owayezale umntwana wesilisa. 14 Owesifazana lowo wayephiwe amaphiko amabili okhozi olukhulu, ukuze andizele endaweni ayilungiselwayo enkangala, lapho ayezagcinwa khona okwesikhathi, lezikhathi, lengxenye yesikhathi, lapho inyoka eyayingeke ifike khona. 15 Inyoka yasikhupha amanzi emlonyeni wayo angathi ngumfula ukuze ifice owesifazana imkhucule ngesikhukhula. 16 Kodwa umhlaba wasiza owesifazana ngokuvula umlomo wawo wasuginya umfula owawukhutshwe ngumgobho emlonyeni wawo. 17 Ngakho umgobho wamthukuthelela owesifazana, wasusuka usiyakulwa impi lenzalo yonke yowesifazana – labo abagcina imilayo kaNkulunkulu babambelele lakubufakazi bukaJesu. Umgobho wema ekhunjini lolwandle.