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18Emva kwalezizinto-ke ngabona enye ingilosi isehla ivela ezulwinia, ilamandla amakhulu; lomhlaba wakhanyiswa yikukhazimula kwayob. 2 Yasimemeza ngamandla, ngelizwi elikhuluc isithi: Iwile, iwile iBhabhiloni enkulud, isiyindawo yokuhlala amadimonie, lentolongo yawo wonke umoya ongcolileyof, lezongo layo yonke inyoni engcolileyo lezondekayog. 3 Ngoba izizwe zonke zinathe okwewayini lolaka lobufebe bayoh, lamakhosi omhlaba aphingile layoi, labathengisi bomhlaba banothilej ngamandla okuzitika ngenotho yayok.

4 Ngasengisizwa elinye ilizwi livela ezulwini, lisithi: Phumani kuyol, bantu bami, ukuze lingahlanganyeli kanye lezono zayo, lokuze lingemukeli okwezinhlupheko zayo; 5 ngoba izono zayo zixhumene zize zifike ezulwinim, loNkulunkulu ukhumbule ukungalungi kwayon. 6 Phindiselani kuyo njengokuphindisela kwayo kinio, liphinde kabili kuyo njengokwemisebenzi yayo; enkezweni eyixubanisileyo, xubanisani kiyo kabilip. 7 Njengokuzidumisa kwayo okungakaq, izitika enothwenir, ngokunjalo kupheni yona ubuhlungu lokulila okungaka; ngoba ithi enhliziyweni yayos: Ngihlezi ngiyindlovukazit, njalo kangisuye umfelokaziu, futhi kangisoze ngabona ukulila. 8 Ngakho zizafika ngosuku lunye izinhlupheko zayov, ukufa lokulila lendlala, futhi izatshiswa ngomlilow; ngoba ilamandla iNkosi uNkulunkulu eyigwebayox.

9 Lamakhosi omhlabayz aphinga layoa ezitika enothwenib azayikhalela alile ngenxa yayocd, lapho ebona intuthu yokutsha kwayoe, 10 esima khatshana ngokwesaba kobuhlungu bayo, esithi: Maye, maye, umuzi omkhulu, iBhabhiloni, umuzi olamandlaf, ngoba ngehola elilodwa isigwebo sakho sifikile!g

11 Labathengisi bomhlaba bazayikhalela bayilileleh, ngoba kakulamuntu othenga impahla yabo futhii; 12 impahla yegolidej, leyesiliva, leyelitshe eliliguguk, leyepharele*l, leyelembu elicolekileyo kakhulum, leyibubenden, leyesilika*, leyokubomvuo; laso sonke isihlahla esilephunga, laso sonke isitsha sempondo zendlovu, laso sonke isitsha sesihlahla esiligugu elikhulukazi, leyethusi, leyensimbi, leyelitshe elimhlophe; 13 lekinamoni*, lokulephunga elimnandi, lenhlaka, lempepha, lewayini, lamafutha, lempuphu ecolekileyop, lengqoloyi, lezifuyo, lezimvu, lamabhiza, lezinqola, lemizimbaq, lemiphefumulo yabantur. 14 Lezithelo zesifiso somphefumulo wakho zisukile kuwe, lazo zonke izinto ezinonileyo lezikhazimulayo zisukile kuwe, kawusoze ubuye uzithole.

15 Abathengisi balezizintos, abanothe ngayot, bazakuma khatshana ngokwesabeka kobuhlungu bayo, bekhala belila, 16 njalo besithi: Maye, maye, lo umuzi omkhuluu, owawembathiswev ngelembu elicolekileyo kakhuluw lokuyibubendex lokubomvuy, uceciswe ngegolidez lelitshe eliligugu lamapharele!a 17 Ngoba ngehola elilodwab inotho engaka ichithiwec. Layo yonke induna yomkhumbid, lalo lonke ixuku emikhunjini, labomkhumbi, labo bonke abasebenza olwandle bema khatshana, 18 basebekhala bebona intuthu yokutsha kwayoe, besithi: Yiwuphi ofanana lawo umuzi omkhulu?f 19 Basebethela uthuli emakhanda abog, bememeza bekhala belilah, besithi: Maye, maye, umuzi omkhului, khona lapho bonke ababelemikhumbi olwandle banothe ngawo ngenotho yawoj; ngoba ngeholak elilodwa uchithiwe!l 20 Thokoza ngawo, zulum, lani baphostoli abangcwele labaprofethin; ngoba uNkulunkulu ugwebe isigwebo senu kuwoo.

21 Lengilosi eyamandla yaphakamisa ilitshe elinjengelitshe lokuchola elikhulup, yasiliphosela olwandle, isithi: Ngokunjalo ngodlakelaq iBhabhiloni umuzi omkhulu izaphoswar, njalo ingabe isaficwa lakanye. 22 Lomsindo wabatshaya amachachost lowabahlabeleliu lowabatshaya imihlangav lowabatshaya izimpondo, kawusoze uphinde uzwakale phakathi kwakho, layo yonke ingcwethi loba eyawuphi umunwe kayisayikuficwa phakathi kwakho lakanye, lomsindo welitshe lokuchola kawusoze uphinde uzwakale phakathi kwakhowx, 23 lokukhanya kwesibane kakusoze kusakhanya phakathi kwakhoy, lelizwi lomyeni lomakoti kalisayikuzwakala phakathi kwakho lakanyeza; ngoba abathengisi bakhob bebeyizikhulu zomhlabac; ngoba ngokuthakatha kwakhode izizwe zonke zikhohlisiwe, 24 futhi kuyo kwaficwa igazi labaprofethi lelabangcwelef, lelabo bonke ababebulewe emhlabenig.