Sehluko 18
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Emuva kwaletitintfo ngabona lenye ingilosi yehla ichamuka ezulwini. Beyinemagunya lamakhulu, umhlaba wakhanyiswa ngulenkhatimulo yayo.
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Yamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu, itsi,"Iwile, iwile iBhabhuloni lenkhulu! Sewugucuke waba yindzawo yekuhlala emadimoni, nesihhehle sekubhaca bomoya labangcolile netinyoni letinyanyekako.
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Tonkhe tive tinatse leliwayini lenkhanuko yebugwadla bayo.Emakhosi emhlaba aphingile nayo.Bahwebi bemhlaba banjingile emandleni ekutamasa kwayo."
4
Ngase ngiva lelinye liphimbo livela ezulwini litsi, ''Phumani kuye, bantfu bami, kuze kutsi ningatuwuhlanganyela etonweni takhe, nekutsi phindze ningemukeli nasinye setishayo takhe.
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Tono takhe tincwabelene kuya etulu njengelizulu, naNkulunkulu sewukhumbule tento takhe letimbi.
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Yenta kuye njengobe ente kulabanye, akuphindvwe kabili kuloko lakwentile; endzebeni layihlanganisile yena, kayihlanganiswe kabili njengekwelinani lakhe.
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Njengoba abetiphakamisa waphila ngekutamasa, mnikeni ngekwelinani titse tinhlupho netinsizi. Ngoba utsi enhlitiyweni yakhe, 'Mine ngihleti njengendlovukazi; Angisuye umfelokati, angeke ngikubone kuzila.'
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Ngakoke ngalanga linye tinhlupheko takhe tiyawufika; kufa, kuzila, nendlala. Uyawudliwa ngumlilo, ngoba Inkhosi Nkulunkulu inemandla, ingumahluleli wakhe."
9
Lamakhosi emhlaba laphinga nayo ahluleka kutibamba ayawukhala ayililele nakabona intfutfu yekusha kwayo.
10
Ayawuma bucalu, esabe ngekuhlushwa kwayo, atsi, ''Maye, maye kulelidolobhakati, iBhabhulona, lelinemandla! ngekweli-awa linye kwehlulelwa kwakho sekufikile.''
11
Bahwebi bemhlaba bayawuyikhalela bayililele njengoba kute loyawube atsenga timphahla kuyo futsi--
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imphahla yegolide, yesiliva, ematje emagugu, emapharele, yelineni lecolisakele, lebukhwebeletane, yesilikha, lebovu, neyato tonkhe tihlahla temakha, naletakhiwe ngematinyo etindlovu, netihlahla letiligugu, telitfusi, tensimbi, temabuli,
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nesinamoni, netinandzisi, nemphepho, nemakha, nenhlaka, neliwayini, nemafutsa, nafulaha locolisakele, nakolo, netinkhomo, netimvu, nemahhashi, netincola, netigcili, kanye nemiphefumulo yebantfu.
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Lesitselo lobosilangatelela ngemandla akho onkhe sesisukile kuwe. konkhe kutamasa nebucwebecwebe bunyamalele,angeke busatfolakala futsi.
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Bahwebi baletimphahla labanjinge ngaye bayawuma bucalu ngobe besaba letinhlupho tayo, bayawukhala balile kakhulu.
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Bayawutsi, ''Maye, maye kulelidolobhakati lebelembatsiswe telineni lecolisakele, nalebukhwebeletane, nalebovu, nekuhlotjiswa ngegolide, ematje laligugu, nemapharele!
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Ngeli-awa linye yonkhe lengcebo icitsekile.'' Bonkhe bashayeli bemikhumbi, nalabahamba ngayo, nematilosi kanye nalabo imphilo yabo ikusebenta elwandle bayoma bucalu.
18
Bakhala kakhulu nababona lentfutfu yekusha kwayo. Batsi, ''Nguliphi lidolobha lelifana nalelidolobha kati?''
19
Batsela lutfuli etinhloko tabo, bamemeta kakhulu, bakhala balila, ''Maye, maye kuwe dolobhakati lapho bonkhe labebanemikhumbi elwandle baceba ngengcebo yalo. Ngekeli-awa linye selibhujisiwe.''
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''Jabulani nitfokote, mazulu, nani nonkhe bantfu labangcwele, nebaphostoli kanye nebaprofethi, ngobe Nkulunkulu sewuniletsele kwahlulelwa kwayo!''
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Ingilosi lenemandla yatsatsa litje lelifana nelitje lelikhulu lekusila yaliphonsa elwandle, itsi, ''Ngalendlela, Bhabhulona, dolobhakati, uyawujikijelwa phansi ngemandla angeke uphindzwe ubonwe.
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Umsindvo webashayi bemahabhu, bahlabeli, bashayi bemintjingozi, bashayi bemacilongo angeke uphindze uvakale kuwe. Kuyabate babati betintfo letitinhlobonhlobo labayawutfolakala kuwe.Awukho umsindvo wesigayo loyovakala kuwe phindze.
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Kukhaya kwesibane angeke kwaphindze kwabonakala kuwe.Emaphimbo emyeni namakoti angeke aphindze avakale kuwe, ngoba bahwebi bebatikhulu temhlaba,netive tedukiswa ngulobutsakatsi bakho.
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Kuwe kwatfolakala ingati yebaprofethi nebantfu labangcwele baNkulunkulu, nengati yabobonkhe lababulawa emhlabeni.''