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11  “Ngakho-ke ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kukaDariyu+ umMede ngasukuma ukuze ngimqinise* futhi ngimvikele.* 2 Engizakutshela khona khathesi kuzagcwaliseka loba sekutheni:

“Kuzavela amanye amakhosi amathathu ePhesiya njalo kuzakuba leyesine ezabuthelela inotho enengi ukwedlula amanye. Izathi isilamandla ngenxa yenotho yayo, iqoqe konke ukuze ihlasele umbuso weGrisi.+

3 “Kanti njalo kuzavela inkosi elamandla futhi izabusa ngamandla amakhulu,*+ izenzele loba yini eyifunayo. 4 Kodwa izathi isivelile umbuso wayo uzadilizwa wehlukane uye kuyo yonke imimoya yomine yamazulu.+ Lanxa kunjalo, awusoze uye kuzizukulwane zayo njalo ngeke ube lamandla ebilawo ngoba umbuso wayo uzasitshunwa uye kwabanye.

5 “Omunye wezinduna zebutho layo, inkosi yaseningizimu, uzakuba lamandla. Kodwa ukhona ozamnqoba futhi ozabusa ngamandla amakhulu ukwedlula awakhe.

6 “Ngemva kweminyaka ethile, amakhosi la azamanyana. Indodakazi yenkosi yaseningizimu izakuya enkosini yasenyakatho yenze isivumelwano layo. Kodwa indodakazi izaphelelwa ngamandla ayo njalo inkosi le ayisoze ime futhi amandla ayo azaphela. Indodakazi lalabo ababuya layo bazanikelwa ezandleni zabanye abantu kanye lalowo owayizalayo, lalowo owayeyinika amandla ngalezozikhathi. 7 Empandeni zendodakazi leyo kuzavela lowo olihlumela abesesima esikhundleni sakhe.* Uzalanda ibutho njalo uzamelana lenqaba yenkosi yasenyakatho futhi uzabahlasela abehlule. 8 Uzathatha onkulunkulu babo, labantu abathunjiweyo, lezithombe zabo zensimbi kanye lezinto zabo eziligugu ezenziwe ngesiliva legolide aye lakho eGibhithe. Okweminyaka ethile kasoze asondele enkosini yasenyakatho 9 njalo inkosi le yiyo ezabuya izomelana lombuso wenkosi yaseningizimu kodwa izabuyela elizweni layo.

10 “Amadodana ayo* azalungiselela impi, aqoqe ibutho elikhulu njalo elilamandla. Izahamba ihlasela, ithanyele ilizwe lonke njengesikhukhula. Kodwa izabuyela emuva, ilwe ize iyefika enqabeni yayo.

11 “Inkosi yaseningizimu izafuthelana ibisiphuma iyekulwa lenkosi yasenyakatho. Yona* izaqoqa ixuku elikhulu kodwa ixuku lelo lizanikelwa esandleni saleyo nkosi.* 12 Ixuku lizathathwa njalo inkosi izazikhukhumeza enhliziyweni yayo. Izabangela ukuthi kuwe amatshumi ezinkulungwane. Lanxa izakuba lamandla amakhulu kayisoze iwasebenzise.

13 “Inkosi yasenyakatho izabuyela iyeqoqa ixuku elikhulu kulelakuqala njalo ekucineni kwezikhathi, ngemva kweminyaka ethile, izabuya sibili isilebutho elikhulu kanye lezinto ezinengi. 14 Ngalezozikhathi abanengi bazamelana lenkosi yaseningizimu.

“Kanti njalo abalodlakela phakathi kwabantu bakini bazathatheka belandela labo abazama ukwenza ukuthi umbono ugcwaliseke kodwa abasoze baphumelele.*

15 “Inkosi yasenyakatho izabuya imise idundulu lokuhlasela, ithumbe idolobho elivikelwe ngemiduli. Amabutho eningizimu lamaqhawe awo athenjiweyo awasoze enelise ukuqhubeka esilwa njalo awasoze abe lamandla okumelana lesitha. 16 Lowo ozamelana layo* uzazenzela umathanda futhi akulamuntu ozakuma phambi kwakhe. Uzakuma eLizweni Elicecisiweyo*+ njalo amandla okutshabalalisa azakuba sesandleni sakhe. 17 Uzazimisela ukuza ngamandla amakhulu ombuso wakhe njalo kuzakwenziwa isivumelwano laye. Uzakwenza okusengqondweni yakhe njalo indodakazi yabesifazana izanikelwa kuye ukuze ayehlisele umonakalo. Kayisoze ime futhi ayisoze iqhubeke ingeyakhe. 18 Uzasuka aye emazweni aseduze kolwandle njalo uzathumba indawo ezinengi. Kodwa induna yebutho izalisusa ihlazo elivela kuye, liphele du. Izakwenza ukuthi libuyele kulowo olilethileyo. 19 Ngemva kwalokho uzabuyela aqonde ezinqabeni zelizwe lakhe. Kodwa uzakhubeka awe futhi kasoze aphinde abonakale.

20 “Esikhundleni sakhe kuzavela lowo ozabangela ukuthi umuntu obhadalisa imithelo* adlule embusweni okhazimulayo. Loba kunjalo, uzaphahlazwa ngemva kwensuku ezilutshwana lanxa lokhu kungasoze kwenzakale ngolaka kumbe ngempi.

21 “Esikhundleni sakhe kuzavela lowo okhangelelwa phansi* njalo abasoze bamnike inkazimulo yombuso. Uzabuya ngesikhathi abantu behlalisekile* athathe umbuso ngobuqili. 22 Amabutho esikhukhula azathanyelwa aphele du ngenxa yakhe njalo azaphahlazwa njengalokho okuzakwenziwa kuMkhokheli+ wesivumelwano.+ 23 Ngenxa yesivumelwano abazasenza laye, uzaqhubeka esenza ubuqili njalo uzakuma, abe lamandla esebenzisa isizwe esincane. 24 Ngesikhathi abantu behlalisekile* uzakuya ezindaweni ezinothileyo zesabelo, enze lokho okungazange kwenziwe ngoyise labokhokho bakhe. Uzakwabela abantu impahla lenotho lokunye okuthunjiweyo njalo uzabumba amacebo amelane lezindawo ezivikelwe ngemiduli kodwa konke lokhu uzakwenza okwesikhatshana nje.

25 “Uzazimisela ngamandla akhe langenhliziyo yakhe ukuthi ayehlasela inkosi yaseningizimu, ehamba lebutho elikhulu. Inkosi yaseningizimu yona izalungiselela impi ilebutho elikhulu kakhulu njalo elilamandla amakhulu. Kodwa kasoze ame ngoba bazabumba amacebo bamelane laye. 26 Abantu bakhe abadla izibiliboco zakhe yibo abazakwenza ukuthi awe.

“Ibutho lakhe lizathanyelwa* liphele du njalo abanengi bazabulawa.

27 “Inhliziyo zamakhosi la amabili zizahlala zihlose ukwenza okubi futhi azahlala etafuleni yinye eqambelana amanga. Kodwa akulalutho oluzaphumelela ngoba ukuphela kuzafika ngesikhathi esibekiweyo.+

28 “Izabuyela* elizweni layo ilempahla enengi kakhulu njalo inhliziyo yayo izamelana lesivumelwano esingcwele. Izakwenza okusengqondweni yayo ibisibuyela elizweni layo.

29 “Ngesikhathi esibekiweyo izaphenduka izohlasela iningizimu. Kodwa khathesi akusoze kufanane lakuqala, 30 ngoba imikhumbi yaseKhithimu+ izamelana layo futhi izasala iyangekile.

“Izabuyela iyethululela ulaka lwayo esivumelwaneni esingcwele,+ iyenze okusengqondweni yayo. Kanti njalo izabuyela iye kulabo abatshiya isivumelwano esingcwele. 31 Amabutho ayo azasukuma futhi azangcolisa indawo engcwele+ lenqaba, asuse lomhlatshelo wezikhathi zonke.+

“Kanti njalo kuzafakwa amanyala abangela umonakalo.+

32 “Izasebenzisa amazwi obuqili* ukuze iphambukise abenza okubi besephula isivumelwano esingcwele. Kodwa abantu abamaziyo uNkulunkulu wabo bazaphumelela benze okusezinhliziyweni zabo. 33 Abalokuqedisisa+ phakathi kwabantu bazanceda abanengi ukuthi bazwisise. Bazawiselwa phansi* ngenkemba, lelangabi, lokuthunjwa langokuthathelwa impahla yabo njalo lokhu kuzakwenzakala okwamalanga athile. 34 Kodwa nxa sebewisiwe,* bazancediswa kancane njalo abanengi bazazihlanganisa labo besebenzisa amazwi obuqili.* 35 Kanti njalo abanye abalokuqedisisa bazawiswa* ukuze kwenziwe umsebenzi wokucenga omayelana labo njalo bahlanjululwe benziwe babe msulwa+ kuze kube yisikhathi sokucina, ngoba lokhu ngokwesikhathi esimisiweyo.

36 “Inkosi izazenzela umathanda njalo izaziphakamisa, izikhukhumeze phezu kwabo bonke abanye onkulunkulu. Izakhuluma izinto ezimangalisayo ihlasela uNkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu.+ Izakhanya iphumelela, ukuthululwa kolaka kuze kufike ekucineni ngoba lokho okumisiweyo kumele kwenzakale. 37 Ayisoze ibe lendaba loNkulunkulu waboyise futhi ayisoze ibe lendaba lokufunwa ngabesifazana kumbe omunye nje unkulunkulu. Kodwa izaziphakamisa phezu kwabo bonke abantu. 38 Izanika unkulunkulu wezinqaba inkazimulo, unkulunkulu owayengaziwa ngoyise izamnika inkazimulo isebenzisa isiliva, legolide, lamatshe aligugu lezinye izinto eziligugu. 39 Izaphumelela ukulwisana lezinqaba eziqine kakhulu ilonkulunkulu* wezizweni. Abayihloniphayo izabanika* inkazimulo enkulu njalo izabenza babuse phakathi kwabanengi. Izakwabela abantu umhlabathi ngentengo.

40 “Ngesikhathi sokucina inkosi yaseningizimu izafuqana layo, kodwa inkosi yasenyakatho izatheleka njengesiphepho ilezinqola zayo labagadi bamabhiza kanye lemikhumbi eminengi, iyihlasele. Izangena emazweni iwathanyele njengesikhukhula. 41 Izangena laseLizweni Elicecisiweyo*+ futhi amazwe amanengi azagenqulwa.* Kodwa amazwe la alandelayo yiwo azaphunyuka esandleni sayo: I-Edomi leMowabi lengxenye enkulu yama-Amoni. 42 Izaqhubeka isebenzisa amandla ayo imelana lamazwe njalo ilizwe laseGibhithe alisoze liphunyuke. 43 Izakuba lamandla phezu kwamagugu afihliweyo egolide lawesiliva laphezu kwazo zonke izinto eziligugu zaseGibhithe. Abantu beLibhiya labeTopiya bazayilandela.*

44 “Kodwa izakwethuswa yimibiko evela empumalanga lasenyakatho futhi izaphuma ithukuthele isidla amalahle ukuze itshaye ibhuqe njalo itshabalalise abanengi. 45 Izagxumeka amatende obukhosi bayo phakathi kolwandle olukhulu lentaba engcwele eLizweni Elicecisiweyo.*+ Kanti njalo izahamba ize iyefika esiphethweni sayo futhi kakho loyedwa ozayinceda.