Rev 9 | NdeIBE | STEP | Ingilosi yesihlanu yakhalisa icilongo layo, ngasengibona inkanyezi eyavela emkhathini iwela emhlabeni. Inkanyezi leyo yayiphiwe ikhiye yoMgodi ongelamkhawulo.

Revelation of John 9

1 Ingilosi yesihlanu yakhalisa icilongo layo, ngasengibona inkanyezi eyavela emkhathini iwela emhlabeni. Inkanyezi leyo yayiphiwe ikhiye yoMgodi ongelamkhawulo. 2 Isivule umgodi ongelamkhawulo kwaphuma kuwo inthuthu efana lentuthu ephuma esithandweni somlilo esikhulukazi. Ilanga lomkhathi kwaba mnyama ngentuthu eyaphuma emgodini ongelamkhawulo. 3 Entuthwini leyo kwaphuma izintethe zehlela phansi emhlabeni ziphiwe amandla anjengawezinkume zasemhlabeni.

4 Zazitshelwe ukuthi zingalimazi tshani basemhlabeni loba olunye ulutho olwamilayo loba isihlahla, kodwa kuphela labobantu ababengelalo uphawu lukaNkulunkulu emabunzini abo. 5 Zazingaphiwanga amandla okubabulala, kodwa ukubazwisa ubuhlungu okwezinyanga ezinhlanu. Ubuhlungu ababuzwayo babufana lobodonsi lwenkume lapho itinyela umuntu. 6 Ngalezozinsuku abantu bazadinga ukufa, kodwa bazakuswela; bazafisa ukufa, kodwa ukufa kuzababalekela.

7 Izintethe lezo zazifana lamabhiza alungele impi. Emakhanda azo zazigqoke ulutho olwalunjengemiqhele yegolide, ubuso bazo babufana lobuso babantu. 8 Uboya bazo babunjengezinwele zabesifazana, amazinyo azo enjengamazinyo esilwane. 9 Zazilezivikelo zesifuba ezinjengezivikelo zensimbi, njalo umdumo wezimpiko zazo wawunjengomdumo wamabhiza amanengi lezinqola zempi kugijimela empini. 10 Zazilemisila lezindonsi njengezinkume, njalo emisileni yazo zazilamandla okuzwisa abantu ubuhlungu okwezinyanga ezinhlanu. 11 Inkosi yazo ezazilayo yingilosi yoMgodi ongelamkhawulo, ebizo layo ngesiHebheru lalingu-Abhadoni, ngesiGriki lingu-Apholiyoni.

12 Uhlupho lokuqala seludlule; ezinye izinhlupho ezimbili zisezakuza.

13 Ingilosi yesithupha yakhalisa icilongo layo, ngasengisizwa ilizwi livela ezimpondweni ze-alithare legolide eliphambi kukaNkulunkulu.

14 Lathi engilosini yesithupha eyayiphethe icilongo, “Khulula izingilosi ezine ezibotshiweyo emfuleni omkhulu uYufrathe.”

15 Ngakho izingilosi ezine lezo ezazigcinwe zilindele lesisikhathi losuku lenyanga kanye lomnyaka zakhululelwa ukubulala ingxenye yesithathu yoluntu. 16 Inani lamabutho ayegade amabhiza laliyizigidi ezingamakhulu amabili. Ngalizwa inani lawo.

17 Amabhiza labagadi engakubona embonweni wami kwakukhanya kunje: Izivikelo zabo zesifuba zazibomvu okomlilo, ziluhlazanyana, njalo zilithanga njengesolufa. Amakhanda amabhiza ayenjengamakhanda ezilwane, njalo emilonyeni yawo kwaphuma umlilo lentuthu kanye lesolufa. 18 Ingxenye yesithathu yoluntu yabulawa yizifo ezintathu zomlilo, lentuthu kanye lesolufa okwaphuma emilonyeni yawo. 19 Amandla amabhiza ayesemilonyeni yawo lasemisileni yawo; ngoba imisila yawo yayinjengezinyoka, ilamakhanda elimaza ngawo.

20 Abanengi boluntu ababengabulawanga yizifo lezi bajinge bengaphenduki emisebenzini yezandla zabo; kabayekelanga ukukhonza amadimoni, lezithombe zegolide, lezesiliva, lezethusi, lezamatshe kanye lezezigodo – izithombe ezingeke zibone loba zizwe loba zihambe. 21 Njalo kabaphendukanga ezenzweni zabo zokubulala, lasebuthakathini babo, ekuxhwaleni kwabo kobufebe loba ebuseleni babo.