Sehluko 12

1 Kwase kuba khona sibonakaliso lesikhulu wezulwini, umfati embetse lilanga, inyanga ingaphansi kwetinyawo takhe, enhloko kunemchele wetinkhanyeti letili 12. 2 Abetetfwele, wakhala ngenca yemihelo, nekusikwa buhlungu bekubeleka. 3 Kwavela lesinye sibonakaliso ezulwini. Kwakungunyokangwenya lobovu lomkhulu letimphondvo letilishumi, nemichele lesikhombisa etinhloko takhe. 4 Umsila wakhe wahudvula incenye yesitsatfu yetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka, watilahla emhlabeni. Nyokangwenya wema embikwalo,fati labesatawubeleka, entela kutsi alumite lusabelekwanje loluswane. 5 Wabeleka indvodzana, letawubusa tonkhe tive ngesandla lesimatima. Loluswane lwakhe lwahlwitselwa kuNkulunkulu, esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi. 6 Lomfati wabaleka waya ehlane, lapho Nkulunkulu amlungiselela indzawo yekutsi anakekelwe amalanga layi 1260. 7 Kwesuka imphi ezulwini. Mikhayeli netingelosi takhe balwa nanyokangwenya, nyokangweya akanye netingilosi takhe naye walwa, 8 Kodvwa behlulwa bonyokangwenya, kwabate indzawo yabo ezulwini. 9 Nyokangwenya lomkhulu walahlelwa phansi, leya nyoka yasemandvulo, lebitwa ngekutsi nguMhlebi nome nguSathane, umkhohlisi wemhlaba wonkhe. Wajikelwa phansi emhlabeni kanye netingilosi takhe. 10 Ngeva livi lelikhulu ezulwini litsi, '''Nyalo insindziso, nemandla, nebukhosi sekwaNkulunkulu wetfu, neligunya selaKhristu wakhe, ngobe sewulahlelwe phansi ummangaleli lomangalela bazalwane betfu kuNkulunkulu, imini nebusuku. 11 Bamehlule ngengati yeliWundlu nangelivi lebufakazi babo, ngobe abakutsandzanga kuphila kwabo kwaze kwabasekufeni. 12 Tfokotani ke, nine mazulu, nani lenihlala kuwo! Kodvwa maye kuwe, mhlaba nelwandle, ngobe Mhlebi sewehlele kini ngentfukutselo lenkhulu, ngobe uyati kutsi sikhatsi sakhe sesifishane!" 13 Watsi kube nyokangwenya abone kutsi sewelahlelwe phansi emhlabeni, watingela lomfati labetele indvodzana. 14 Kodvwa lomfati wanikwa timphiko letimbili telusweti lolukhulu, kuze atewundiza abalekele lenyoka aye ehlane endzaweni lapho kufanele ondliwe khona, kuze kube sikhatsi netikhatsi nencenye yesikhatsi. 15 Lenyoka yona yacitsa emanti ngemlomo wayo, kwaba sengatsi ngewemfula, alandzela lomfati, kuze atewumkhukhula lamanti. 16 Kodvwa umhlaba wasita lomfati ngekutsi uvule umlomo wawo umite lomfula lowawucitfwe ngunyokangwenya ngemlomo wakhe. 17 Nyokangwenya wamtfukutselela kakhulu lomfati, wahamba wayawulwa nensali yentalo yakhe, labo labagcina imiyalo yaNkulunkulu nalabanebufakazi baJesu. 18 Nyokangwenya wema esihlabatsini selwandle.