Revelation 7
1 Emva kwalokho ngabona izingelosi ezine zimi emagumbini omane omhlaba, zibambe imimoya yomine yomhlaba, ukuze kungavuthuzi moya emhlabeni, naphezu kolwandle, naphezu kwanoma yisiphi isihlahla.
2 Ngase ngibona enye ingelosi yenyuka empumalanga, inophawu lukaNkulunkulu ophilayo, yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kuzo izingelosi ezine ezazinikiwe ukuba zilimaze umhlaba nolwandle.
3 esithi: Lingawoni umhlaba, lolwandle, lezihlahla, size sibeke uphawu izinceku zikaNkulunkulu wethu emabunzini azo.
4 Ngasengisizwa isibalo sababekwa uphawu, kwaphawulwa abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane ezizweni zonke zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
5 Esizweni sakwaJuda kwaphawulwa abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili. Esizweni sakwaRubeni kwatywinwa ishumi elinambini lamawaka. Esizweni sakwaGadi kwatywinwa ishumi elinambini lamawaka.
6 esizweni sakwa-Asheri abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaNafetali abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaManase abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,
7 esizweni sakwaSimeyoni abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaLevi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwa-Isakare abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,
8 esizweni sakwaZabuloni kwatywinwa ishumi elinambini lamawaka. Esizweni sakwaJosefa kwatywinwa ishumi elinambini lamawaka. Esizweni sakwaBenjamini kwatywinwa ishumi elinambini lamawaka.
9 Emva kwalokho ngabona, bheka, isixuku esikhulu ebesingenakubalwa muntu, siphuma kuzo zonke izizwe, nemindeni, nabantu, nezilimi, simi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi naphambi kweWundlu, sembethe izingubo ezimhlophe, namasundu embethe izingubo ezimhlophe. izandla zabo;
10 Bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, bathi: “Insindiso kuNkulunkulu wethu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi nakulo iWundlu.
11 Izingelosi zonke zazimi zihaqe isihlalo sobukhosi, namalunga nezidalwa ezine eziphilayo, zawa ngobuso bazo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, zakhuleka kuNkulunkulu.
12 bethi: Amen: Isibusiso, nenkazimulo, nokuhlakanipha, nokubonga, nodumo, namandla, namandla makube kuNkulunkulu wethu kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen.
13 Omunye wamalunga waphendula, wathi kimi: “Laba abembethe izingubo ezimhlophe bangobani na? bavela ngaphi na?
14 Ngathi kuye: Nkosi, nguwe owaziyo. Yathi kimi: Laba yibo abaphuma osizini olukhulu, bahlanza izingubo zabo, bazenza zaba mhlophe egazini leWundlu.
15 Ngakho-ke baphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu, bemkhonza imini nobusuku ethempelini lakhe; ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi uyakuhlala phakathi kwabo.
16 Abasayikulamba, bangabe besakoma; nelanga aliyikubakhanyisela, noma yikuphi ukushisa.
17 Ngokuba iWundlu eliphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi liyakubalusa, libaholele emithonjeni yamanzi okuphila;