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6 Ngasengibona iMvana+ ivula olunye lwezimpawu eziyisikhombisa+ njalo ngezwa esinye sezidalwa ezine eziphilayo+ sikhuluma ngelizwi elinjengomdumo wezulu sisithi: “Woza!” 2 Ngabona lebhiza elimhlophe!+ Owayeligadile wayeledandili* futhi waphiwa umqhele,+ waphuma ehamba enqoba njalo esiyaqedisa ukunqoba kwakhe.+
3 Yathi ivula uphawu lwesibili ngezwa isidalwa esiphilayo sesibili+ sisithi: “Woza!” 4 Kwaphuma elinye ibhiza elalibomvu gebhu futhi owayeligadile wavunyelwa ukuthi asuse ukuthula emhlabeni ukuze abantu babulalane ngesihluku. Waphiwa lenkemba enkulu.+
5 Yathi ivula uphawu lwesithathu+ ngezwa isidalwa esiphilayo sesithathu+ sisithi: “Woza!” Ngasengibona nanto ibhiza elimnyama! Owayeligadile wayephethe isikali sokulinganisa esandleni sakhe. 6 Ngezwa okwakuzwakala angathi lilizwi eliphuma phakathi kwezidalwa ezine eziphilayo, lisithi: “Ilitha eyodwa yengqoloyi ngodenariyu,*+ lamalitha amathathu ebhali ngodenariyu futhi ungoni amafutha ama-oliva kanye lewayini.”+
7 Yathi ivula uphawu lwesine ngezwa ilizwi lesidalwa esiphilayo sesine+ lisithi: “Woza!” 8 Ngasengibona ibhiza eliliganu! Owayeligadile wayebizwa ngokuthi nguKufa futhi ingcwaba lalimlandela eduze. Baphiwa amandla phezu kwengxenye yesine yomhlaba ukuze babulale ngenkemba ende, langokuswelakala kokudla,+ langomkhuhlane obulalayo, langezinyamazana zeganga.+
9 Yathi ivula uphawu lwesihlanu ngabona ngaphansi kwe-alithare+ kulemiphefumulo*+ yalabo ababebulewe ngesihluku ngenxa yelizwi likaNkulunkulu langenxa yokufakaza kwabo.+ 10 Babememeza ngelizwi elikhulu besithi: “Kuzaze kube nini Nkosi Enkulu, engcwele leleqiniso+ uyekela ukwahlulela lokuphindisela igazi lethu kulabo abahlala emhlabeni?”+ 11 Ngamunye wabo waphiwa ijazi elimhlophe,+ batshelwa ukuthi baphumule kancane lize lenele inani labafowabo abazinceku njengabo, abasebezabulawa njengabo.+
12 Ngasengibona ivula uphawu lwesithupha. Kwaba lokuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, ilanga laba mnyama njengesembatho sesaka esenziwe ngoboya,* lenyanga egcweleyo yaba njengegazi.+ 13 Izinkanyezi zezulu zawela emhlabeni angathi ngamakhiwane angakavuthwa ekhithika esihlahleni somkhiwa esinyikinywa ngumoya olamandla. 14 Izulu lasuswa angathi kugoqwa incwadimgoqwa+ njalo zonke izintaba lazo zonke izihlenge zasuswa endaweni yazo.+ 15 Amakhosi omhlaba, leziphathamandla eziphezulu, lezinduna zamabutho, labanothileyo, labalamandla, lezigqili zonke kanye labantu bonke abakhululekileyo bacatsha ezimbalwini lasemadwaleni ezintaba.+ 16 Babelokhu besithi ezintabeni lasemadwaleni: “Welani phezu kwethu+ lisifihle ebusweni balowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi+ kanye laselakeni lweMvana+ 17 ngoba usuku olukhulu lolaka lwabo selufikile.+ Ngubani ongalumela?”+