Rev 18 | NdeIBE | STEP | Emva kwalokhu ngabona enye ingilosi isehla ivela ezulwini. Yayilamandla amakhulu, njalo umhlaba wakhanyiswa yikukhazimula kwayo.

Revelation of John 18

Ukudilika KweBhabhiloni

1 Emva kwalokhu ngabona enye ingilosi isehla ivela ezulwini. Yayilamandla amakhulu, njalo umhlaba wakhanyiswa yikukhazimula kwayo. 2 Yamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu yathi: “Idilikile! Idilikile iBhabhiloni eNkulu! Isibe likhaya lamadimoni Lommango wabomoya ababi, Lommango wezinyoni zonke ezingcolileyo lezenyanyekayo.

3 Ngoba izizwe zonke zinathe iwayini elihlanyisayo lobufebe bayo. Amakhosi omhlaba afeba layo, labathengisi basemhlabeni banothiswa yinotho yayo edlulisileyo.”

4 Ngabuya ngezwa elinye ilizwi livela ezulwini lisithi: “Bantu bami, phumani kuyo, ukuze lingahlanganyeli ezonweni zayo, ukuze lingehlelwa yizifo zayo;

5 ngoba izono zayo ziyinqwaba efika ezulwini, njalo uNkulunkulu usekhumbule amacala ayo.

6 Sipheni njengokupha kwayo; buyiselani ngokuphindiweyo kulokho ekwenzileyo. Thelani kabili isilinganiso enkomitshini yayo.

7 Izwiseni uchuku olukhulu losizi okulingana inkazimulo lenotho ezipha khona. Enhliziyweni yayo iyazincoma isithi, ‘Ngihlezi njengendlovukazi; kangisumfelokazi, njalo kangisoze ngilile.’

8 Ngakho ngosuku olulodwa izifo zayo zizayifica: ukufa, lokukhala kanye lendlala. Izahangulwa ngumlilo, ngoba ilamandla iNkosi uNkulunkulu oyahlulelayo.

9 “Lapho amakhosi asemhlabeni afeba layo njalo abelana layo inotho yayo ebona intuthu yokutsha kwayo, azayikhalela ayililele.

10 Azatshaywa luvalo ngenxa yokuchukuluzwa kwayo, eme khatshana akhale esithi: “ ‘Maye! Maye, O dolobho elikhulu, O Bhabhiloni, dolobho lamandla! Ngehora linye nje incithakalo yakho ifikile!’

11 “Abathengisi basemhlabeni bazayikhalela bayililele ngoba kasekho othenga impahla yabo – 12 imithwalo yegolide, leyesiliva, leyamatshe aligugu, leyobuhlalu; eyelineni elihle, leyokulubende, leyesilika lelembu elibomvu gebhu; izinhlobo zonke zezigodo zesithironi, lezinhlobo zonke zezinto ezenziwe ngezimpondo zendlovu, lezigodo ezidulayo, lethusi, lensimbi kanye lelitshe elimhlophe; 13 imithwalo yesinamoni leyeziyoliso, eyempepha, leyemure kanye leyamakha, eyewayini lamafutha e-oliva, eyefulawa ecolekileyo kanye lengqoloyi; inkomo lezimvu; amabhiza lezinqola, lezigqili kanye lemiphefumulo yabantu.

14 Bazakuthi, “Izithelo owawuzikhanuka zisukile kuwe. Yonke inotho yakho lenkazimulo sekunyamalele, kakuyikutholakala futhi.”

15 Abathengisi ababethengisa lezizinto bezuza inotho yabo kuyo bazakuma khatshana betshaywa luvalo ngokuchukuluzwa kwayo. Bazalila babubule 16 njalo bakhale kakhulu besithi: ‘Maye! Maye, O dolobho elikhulu, eligqoke ilineni elihle, lokulubende lokubomvu, lelikhazimulayo ngegolide, langamatshe aligugu kanye lobuhlalu!

17 Ngehora linye nje inotho enengi kangaka isichithiwe!’ “Izinduna zonke zemikhumbi, labo bonke abahamba ngayo, labatshayeli, labo bonke abazuza ukuphila kwabo elwandle, bazakuma khatshana. 18 Lapho bebona intuthu yokutsha kwayo, bazachaza bathi, ‘Kambe kwake kwaba ledolobho elinjengaleli idolobho elikhulu na?’

19 Bazathela uthuli emakhanda abo, balile babubule bekhala besithi: “ ‘Maye! Maye, O dolobho elikhulu lapho bonke ababelemikhumbi elwandle abanothiswa khona yinotho yalo! Ngehora linye nje selichithiwe!

20 Thokoza ngalo, O Zulu! Thokozani bangcwele labaphostoli kanye labaphrofethi! UNkulunkulu uselahlulele ngendlela elaliphatha ngayo.’ ”

21 Ingilosi elamandla yasidobha ilitshe elingangelitshe elikhulu lokuchola yaliphosela elwandle, yathi: “Idolobho elikhulu laseBhabhiloni lizaphoselwa phansi ngodlakela olunje, lingaphindi libonakale futhi.

22 Umculo wabatshayi bamachacho labahlabeleli, labatshayi bemihlanga lamacilongo, kawusoze uzwakale kuwe futhi. Akukho sisebenzi lesawuphi umsebenzi esizatholakala kuwe futhi. Umsindo welitshe lokuchola kawusoze uzwakale kuwe futhi.

23 Ukukhanya kwesibane akusoze kukhanye kuwe futhi. Ilizwi lomyeni lelomlobokazi kalisoze lizwakale kuwe futhi. Abathengisi bakho babeyizikhulu zomhlaba. Izizwe zonke zadukiswa yibuthakathi bakho.

24 Kuwe kwafunyanwa igazi labaphrofethi lelabangcwele, kanye lelabo bonke ababulawayo emhlabeni.’ ”