Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo iBhabhiloni
UJeremiya 51 : 58
58 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Izindonga ezibanzi zaseBabele ziyakubhidlizwa nokubhidlizwa, amasango alo aphakeme ashiswe ngomlilo; abantu bayakukhandlekela ize, nabantu emlilweni, badinwe.
UJeremiya 50 : 1 – 46
1 Izwi uJehova alikhuluma ngeBabele nangezwe lamaKaledi ngomprofethi uJeremiya.
2 Memezelani phakathi kwezizwe, nimemezele, nimise ibhanela; memezelani ningafihli; anothi: IBabele linqotshiwe, uBeli ujabhile, uMerodaki uchotshoziwe; izithombe zalo zijabhile, izithombe zalo zichotshoziwe.
3 Ngokuba isizwe esisenyakatho siyamvukela owenza izwe laso libe yihlane, kungahlali muntu kulo; bayakumuka, bamuke, abantu nezilwane.
4 Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi, usho uJehova, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakufika, bona nabantwana bakwaJuda kanyekanye, bahambe bakhale; bayohamba bayomfuna uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
5 Bazabuza indlela eya eZiyoni, ubuso babo bukhangele kulo, bathi: Wozani sihlangane loJehova esivumelwaneni esingapheliyo esingayikukhohlakala.
6 Abantu bami babe yizimvu ezilahlekileyo; abelusi bawo babadukisa, bawadukisa ezintabeni; basuka entabeni baya egqumeni, bakhohlwa indawo yabo yokuphumula.
7 Bonke abawatholayo bawadla bawaqeda; izitha zabo zathi: “Asicunuki, ngokuba bonile kuJehova, ikhaya lokulunga, ithemba lawoyise, uJehova.”
8 Sukani phakathi kweBhabhiloni, nimuke ezweni lamaKaledi, nibe njengezimbuzi phambi komhlambi.
9 Ngokuba bhekani, ngiyokwenza umhlangano wezizwe ezinkulu ukuba ukhuphuke uvela ezweni lasenyakatho futhi ukhuphukele eBabiloni; lizathathwa lapho; imicibisholo yabo iyakuba njengeyeqhawe elinamandla; akekho oyobuyela ize.
10 IKaledi liyakuba yimpango; bonke abaliphangayo bayakusutha, usho uJehova.
11 Ngokuba nathokoza, ngokuba nathokoza, nina bachitha ifa lami, ngokuba nakhuluphalisa njengethokazi etshanini, nabhodla njengezinkunzi;
12 Unyoko uyakuba namahloni kakhulu; uyakujabha owakuzalayo; bheka, ekugcineni kwezizwe kuyakuba yihlane, izwe elomileyo, nogwadule.
13 Ngenxa yentukuthelo kaJehova ayiyikuhlalwa, kepha iyoba yihlane ngokuphelele;
14 Zihleleleni ukulwa neBabele nxazonke; bonke abansala umnsalo bacibishela kuyo, bangashiyi imicibisholo, ngokuba yonile kuJehova.
15 Khamulukani ngokumelene nalo nxazonke; wamnika isandla; izisekelo zalo ziwile, izingange zalo zidilikile; ngokuba lokhu kuyimpindiselo kaJehova; ziphindiselela kuye; yenzani kuyo njengoba yenza.
16 Mbhubhise umhlwanyeli eBabiloni nalowo osebenzisa isikela ngesikhathi sokuvuna; ngenxa yokwesaba inkemba ecindezelayo bayophendukela, kube yilowo nalowo kubantu bakubo, babalekele, kube yilowo nalowo ezweni lakubo.
17 U-Israyeli uyimvu ehlakazekile; amabhubesi amxosha; kuqala inkosi yase-Asiriya yamdla; ekugcineni uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, waphula amathambo akhe.
18 Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakuhambela inkosi yaseBabele nezwe layo, njengalokho ngahambela inkosi yase-Asiriya.
19 Ngiyakumbuyisela u-Israyeli endaweni yakhe yokuhlala, adle eKarmeli naseBashani, umphefumulo wakhe usuthe entabeni yakwa-Efrayimi naseGileyadi.
20 Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi,” usho uJehova, “kuyakufunwa ububi buka-Israyeli, kepha abuyikuba khona; nezono zikaJuda aziyikufunyanwa, ngokuba ngiyakubathethelela engibagcinayo.
21 Khuphukani nimelene nezwe laseMeratayimi, nimelene nalo nakwabakhileyo ePhekodi; ubabhubhise, ubabhubhise ngesiqalekiso, usho uJehova, wenze njengalokho ngikuyalile.
22 Kukhona umsindo wempi ezweni nowokubhujiswa okukhulu.
23 Yeka ukuhlukaniswa nokuphulwa kwesando somhlaba wonke! yeka ukuthi iBabiloni libe yincithakalo kanjani phakathi kwezizwe!
24 Ngakubekela ugibe, wabanjwa nawe, Babele, wawungazi; watholakala futhi wathunjwa, ngoba walwa noJehova.
25 UJehova wavula izikhali zakhe, wakhipha izikhali zolaka lwakhe; ngokuba lokhu kungumsebenzi weNkosi uJehova Sebawoti ezweni lamaKaledi.
26 Wozani kulo livela ekupheleni, livule amagugu alo, lilibuthe njengezinqwaba, lichithe ngesiqalekiso; lingasali lutho kuye.
27 Hlabani zonke izinkunzi zalo; mabehlele ekuhlatshweni; maye kubo! ngoba usuku lwabo selufikile, isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwabo.
28 Izwi lababalekiyo nababalekayo ezweni laseBabele, ukuba bamemezele eSiyoni impindiselo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, impindiselo yethempeli lakhe.
29 Bizani abacibishelayo bemelene neBabele, bonke abansala umnsalo balikanise nxazonke; ungaphunyuki lutho; mvuze ngokomsebenzi wakhe; yenzani kuyo njengoba nje lenzile, ngoba yazidla phambi kukaJehova, koNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
30 Ngakho izinsizwa zalo ziyakuwa ezitaladini, nawo onke amaqhawe alo ayakunqunywa ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova.
31 Bheka, nginakho ngawe, wena ozidlayo, isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti; ngoba usuku lwakho selufikile, isikhathi sokukuhambela kwami.
32 Abazidlayo bayokhubeka bawe, futhi akekho oyobaphakamisa; ngiyakuphemba umlilo emizini yakhe, umqede nxazonke.
33 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabantwana bakwaJuda bacindezelwe kanyekanye, bonke ababathumbayo bababambe; bala ukubakhulula.
34 UMsindisi wabo unamandla; nguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe; Uyolivikela ngokugcwele icala labo lomthetho, anike izwe ukuphumula futhi aphazamise abakhileyo eBhabhele.
35 “Inkemba imelene namaKaledi,” kusho uJehova, “naphezu kwabakhileyo eBhabhiloni naphezu kwezikhulu zalo nabahlakaniphile bayo.
36 Inkemba iphezu kwabaqamba amanga; bayakudla; inkemba ifike phezu kwamaqhawe akhe; futhi bayoshaywa luvalo.
37 Inkemba iyakuba phezu kwamahhashi alo, naphezu kwezinqola zalo, naphezu kwengxubevange yabantu abaphakathi kwalo; bayakuba njengabesifazane; inkemba iphezu kwengcebo yakhe; njalo bazaphangwa.
38 Ukoma kuphezu kwamanzi alo; bayakubuna, ngokuba yizwe lezithombe ezibaziweyo, bathanda izithombe zabo.
39 Ngakho-ke kuyohlala khona izilwane zasehlane kanye nezilwane zaseziqhingini, nezikhova kuyohlala khona; alisayikuhlalwa phakade; futhi ngeke kuhlalwe kuyo izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.
40 Njengalokho uNkulunkulu wachitha iSodoma neGomora nemizi yangakubo,” usho uJehova; ngakho akuyikuhlala muntu khona, nendodana yomuntu ayiyikuhlala khona.
41 Bheka, kuyakuvela abantu enyakatho, isizwe esikhulu, namakhosi amaningi ayakuvuswa ezindaweni zomhlaba.
42 Bayobamba umnsalo nejula; banonya futhi ngeke babonise umusa; izwi labo liyohlokoma njengolwandle, futhi bayogibela amahhashi, yilowo nalowo ebhince izikhali njengendoda yokulwa, ngokumelene nawe, ndodakazi yaseBhabhiloni.
43 Inkosi yaseBabele yezwa umbiko ngabo, izandla zayo zaxega;
44 Bheka, uyakwenyuka njengengonyama ephuma emagagasini aseJordani, aye endaweni yokuhlala yeziQhinga; kodwa ngizakwenza masinyane bambaleke kuye; ngubani okhethiweyo, engingambeka phezu kwakhe na? ngoba ngubani onjengami? ngubani ongangibekela isikhathi na? ngubani umalusi ongema phambi kwami na?
45 Ngakho zwanini icebo likaJehova alicebile ngeBhabhiloni; namacebo akhe awanqumile ngezwe lamaKaledi: Impela bayakuzala abancinyane emhlambini; ngokuqinisekile uyokwenza indawo yabo yokuhlala ibe yihlane kanye nabo.
46 Ngomsindo wokuthunjwa kweBabele umhlaba uyathuthumela, kuzwakale ukukhala phakathi kwezizwe.
IsAmbulo 17 : 1 – 18
1 Kwase kufika enye yezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezazinezitsha eziyisikhombisa, yakhuluma nami, yathi kimi: “Woza lapha; Ngiyakukukhombisa ukwahlulelwa kwesifebe esikhulu esihlezi phezu kwamanzi amaningi;
2 amakhosi omhlaba aphinge nayo, nabakhileyo emhlabeni badakwa ngewayini lobufebe bayo.
3 Yangiyisa ehlane ngikuMoya; ngabona owesifazane ehlezi phezu kwesilo esibomvu, sigcwele amagama enhlamba, sinamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi.
4 Owesifazane wayevunule okububende nokubomvu, ehlotshiswe ngegolide namatshe anenani namaparele, enendebe yegolide esandleni sakhe, igcwele amanyala nokungcola kokuphinga kwakhe;
5 Ebunzini lakhe kwakulotshwe igama eliyimfihlakalo, iBhabhiloni ENKULU, UNINA WEZIFEBE NOWAZINYANYAYO ZOMHLABA.
6 Ngabona owesifazane edakwe yigazi labangcwele, negazi labafakazi bakaJesu;
7 Yathi kimi ingelosi: “Umangala ngani na? Ngizokutshela imfihlakalo yowesifazane, neyesilo esimthwele, esinamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi.
8 Isilo owasibonayo sasikhona, kodwa asisekho; bayakwenyuka bephuma kwalasha, baye ekubhujisweni; bayakumangala abahlezi emhlabeni, abamagama abo angalotshwanga encwadini yokuphila kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba, lapho bebona isilo esasikhona, ayikho, kanti nokho ikhona.
9 Nansi ingqondo enokuhlakanipha. Amakhanda ayisikhombisa ayizintaba eziyisikhombisa owesifazane ehlezi phezu kwazo.
10 Futhi angamakhosi ayisikhombisa: ayisihlanu asewile, enye ikhona, enye ayikafiki; njalo nxa isifikile, izahlala isikhashana.
11 Nesilo esasikhona, kepha esingasekho, singesesishiyagalombili, kepha siphuma kweziyisikhombisa, siya ekubhujisweni.
12 Izimpondo eziyishumi ozibonile zingamakhosi ayishumi angakawamukeli umbuso; kodwa amukele amandla njengamakhosi ihora linye kanye nesilo.
13 Lawa anomqondo munye, futhi anika isilo amandla awo namandla awo.
14 Laba bayakulwa neWundlu, kepha iWundlu liyakubanqoba, ngokuba liyiNkosi yamakhosi, neNkosi yamakhosi;
15 Yathi kimi: “Amanzi owawabonayo, lapho sihlezi khona isifebe, ayizizwe, nezixuku, nezizwe, nezilimi.
16 Izimpondo eziyishumi owazibonayo nesilo, lezi ziyakusizonda isifebe, zisenze incithakalo, zibe nqunu, zidle inyama yaso, zisishise ngomlilo.
17 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ukufakile ezinhliziyweni zazo ukuba zenze intando yakhe, zibe munye, zinike isilo umbuso wazo, aze agcwaliseke amazwi kaNkulunkulu.
18 Nowesifazane ombonileyo ungumuzi omkhulu obusa amakhosi omhlaba.
IsAmbulo 16 : 19
19 Umuzi omkhulu wahlukaniswa waba izingxenye ezintathu, nemizi yezizwe yawa, neBabiloni elikhulu lakhunjulwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ukuba alinike indebe yewayini lolaka lolaka lwakhe.
IsAmbulo 18 : 1 – 24
1 Emva kwalokho ngabona enye ingelosi yehla ezulwini, inamandla amakhulu; futhi umhlaba wakhanyiswa ngenkazimulo yakhe.
2 Sasesimemeza ngelizwi elilamandla, sisithi: Liwile, iBhabhiloni elikhulu, njalo selibe yindawo yokuhlala amadimoni, lenqaba yabo bonke omoya abangcolileyo, lesibaya senyoni zonke ezingcolileyo lezizondekayo.
3 Ngokuba izizwe zonke ziphuzile ewayinini lolaka lobufebe balo, namakhosi omhlaba afeba nalo, nabathengisi bomhlaba banothile ngokuchichima kwezibiliboco zalo.
4 Ngase ngizwa elinye izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Phumani kuyo, bantu bami, ukuze ningahlanganyeli ezonweni zayo, nokuze ningamukeli okwezinhlupho zayo.
5 Ngokuba izono zalo zifinyelele ezulwini, noNkulunkulu ukhumbulile ukungalungi kwalo.
6 Linikeni njengalokho lanivuza, niligcwalise ngokuphindwe kabili ngokwemisebenzi yalo;
7 Ngalokho elizikhazimulise ngakhona, lazithokozisa, mnikeni ukuhlushwa nokudabuka okungaka, ngokuba lithi enhliziyweni yalo: ‘Ngihlezi ngiyindlovukazi, angisuye umfelokazi, futhi angiyikubona ukudabuka.’
8 Ngakho-ke izinhlupho zalo ziyakufika ngalusuku lunye, ukufa, nokulila, nendlala; iyakushiswa nokushiswa ngomlilo, ngokuba inamandla iNkosi uJehova owahlulelayo.
9 Lamakhosi omhlaba aphingayo laye aphile kamnandi laye, azakulilela, alilele, lapho ebona intuthu yokutshiswa kwayo;
10 emi khatshana ngokwesaba ukuhlutshwa kwalo, esithi: Maye, maye, umuzi omkhulu iBhabhiloni, umuzi onamandla! ngoba ngehora elilodwa ukwahlulela kwakho kufike.
11 Abathengisi bomhlaba bayakulila, balikhalele; ngoba akusekho muntu othenga impahla yabo.
12 Ukuthengiswa kwegolide, nesiliva, namatshe anenani, namaparele, nelineni elicolekileyo, nokububende, nosilika, nokubomvu, nazo zonke izigodo zakho, nezitsha zonke zophondo lwendlovu, nezitsha zonke zokhuni oluyigugu; neyethusi, nensimbi, netshe letsheba;
13 nesinamoni, nempepho, namafutha okugcoba, nenhlaka, newayini, namafutha, nempuphu ecolekileyo, nokolweni, nezinkomo, nezimvu, namahhashi, nezinqola, nezinceku, nemiphefumulo yabantu.
14 Nezithelo umphefumulo wakho ozifisayo zimukile kuwe, nakho konke okumnandi nokubukekayo kumuka kuwe, awusayikuzithola nhlobo.
15 Abathengisi balezo zinto abacetshiswa ngalo bayakuma kude ngokwesaba ukuhlushwa kwalo, bekhala belila;
16 bethi: “Maye, maye, umuzi omkhulu owawumbethe ilineni elicolekileyo, nokububende, nokubomvu, uhlotshiswe ngegolide, namatshe anenani, namaparele!
17 Ngokuba ngehora linye ingcebo engaka isichithiwe. Bonke abaqhubi bemikhumbi, nesixuku sonke semikhumbi, namatilosi, nabo bonke abahweba olwandle bema kude;
18 Bamemeza bebona umusi wokushiswa kwalo, bethi: “Ngumuphi umuzi ofana nalo muzi omkhulu na?
19 Base bethela uthuli emakhanda abo, bamemeza bekhala, belila, bethi: “Maye, maye, muzi omkhulu, lapho kwacetshiswa khona bonke ababenemikhumbi olwandle ngenxa yokubiza kwawo okuhle! ngoba ngehora elilodwa selichithekile.
20 Thokoza ngawo wena zulu, nani baphostoli abangcwele, nani baprofethi; ngoba uNkulunkulu ukuphindisele kulo.
21 Ingelosi enamandla yafukula itshe elinjengelokusila elikhulu, yaliphonsa olwandle, ithi: “Kanjalo iBabiloni umuzi omkhulu liyakuphonswa phansi ngamandla, lingabe lisafunyanwa.
22 Izwi lababetha amahabhu, nabahlabeleli, nabashaya imitshingo, nabamacilongo alisayikuzwakala kuwe nakanye; kayisayikutholwa kuwe ngcweti yanoma yimuphi umsebenzi oyiwo; umsindo wetshe lokugaya awusayikuzwakala kuwe nakanye;
23 Nokukhanya kwesibani akusayikukhanya kuwe nakanye; nezwi lomyeni nelomlobokazi alisayikuzwakala kuwe nakanye; ngokuba ngobuthakathi bakho izizwe zonke zikhohlisiwe.
24 Kuyo kwafunyanwa igazi labaprofethi, nelabangcwele, nelabo bonke ababulawa emhlabeni.
2 Amakhosi 24 : 7
7 Inkosi yaseGibithe ayibe isabuya ezweni layo, ngokuba inkosi yaseBabele yathatha konke okwakungokwenkosi yaseGibithe, kusukela emfuleni waseGibithe kuze kube semfuleni u-Ewufrathe.
Amahubo 137 : 8
8 O ndodakazi yaseBabele, okumelwe ubhujiswe; uyajabula onivuza njengalokho nisikhonze.
UJeremiya 32 : 28
28 Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bheka, ngiyawunikela lo muzi esandleni samaKaledi nasesandleni sikaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, futhi uyakuwuthatha.
UJeremiya 46 : 13 – 26
13 Izwi uJehova alikhuluma kuJeremiya umprofethi, lokuthi uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, wayeyofika anqobe izwe laseGibithe.
14 Memezelani eGibithe, nizwakalise eMigidoli, nimemezele eNofi naseThagpanesi; anothi: Yima uqine, uzilungise; ngoba inkemba izakudla inhlangothi zonke zakho.
15 Kungani amaqhawe akho akhukhulwa? abema, ngokuba uJehova wabaxosha.
16 Wawisa abaningi, omunye wawela omunye, bathi: “Sukani, sibuyele kubantu bakithi nasezweni lokuzalwa kwethu, siphuma enkembeni echobozayo.”
17 Basebememeza khona bathi: UFaro, inkosi yeGibhithe, ungumsindo nje; wadlula isikhathi esimisiwe.
18 Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi egama layo linguJehova Sebawoti: Impela njengeThabori phakathi kwezintaba nanjengeKarmeli ngaselwandle, kanjalo uyofika.
19 O ndodakazi ohlala eGibhithe, zilungiselele ukuya ekuthunjweni, ngoba iNofi lizakuba yihlane eliyincithakalo, lingabi lamuntu ohlala khona.
20 IGibhithe linjengethokazi elihle kakhulu, kodwa ukubhujiswa kuyeza; livela enyakatho.
21 Abaqashwa bayo basemathunjini ayo njengezinkunzi ezikhuluphalisiweyo; ngoba nabo baphenduka babaleka kanyekanye; abazange beme, ngoba usuku lokubhujiswa kwabo lwalubafikele kanye nesikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwabo.
22 Izwi lakhe liyohamba njengenyoka; ngoba bayokhuphuka nebutho futhi balifikele ngezimbazo njengabagawuli bezinkuni.
23 Bayogawula ihlathi lakhe, usho uJehova, nakuba lingenakuphenywa; ngoba baningi kunesikhonyane futhi abanakubalwa.
24 Indodakazi yaseGibhithe iyakuba namahloni; liyakunikelwa esandleni sabantu basenyakatho.
25 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; Bheka, ngiyakuhambela isixuku saseNo, noFaro, neGibithe, nonkulunkulu balo, namakhosi abo; ngisho uFaro nabo bonke abathembela kuye;
26 Futhi ngiyobanikela esandleni salabo abafuna ukuphila kwabo, nasesandleni sikaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, nasesandleni sezinceku zakhe; ngasemuva liyakuhlalwa njengasezinsukwini zasendulo,” usho uJehova.
UGenesise 10 : 10
10 Ukuqala kombuso wakhe kwakuyiBabele, ne-Ereki, ne-Akadi, neKaline ezweni laseShineyari.
UDaniyeli 3 : 1
1 Inkosi uNebukadinesari yenza isithombe segolide, ukuphakama kwaso kwakuyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, nobubanzi baso buyizingalo eziyisithupha; wawumisa ethafeni laseDura esifundeni saseBabele.
UDaniyeli 2 : 21 – 38
21 Uyaguqula izikhathi nezikhathi; ususa amakhosi, abeke amakhosi; Unika abahlakaniphileyo ukuhlakanipha nolwazi kwabakwaziyo ukuqonda.
22 Wembula okujulileyo nokufihliweyo: uyakwazi okusebumnyameni, nokukhanya kuhlala kuye.
23 Ngiyakubonga, ngiyakudumisa, Nkulunkulu wawobaba, owangipha ukuhlakanipha namandla, wangazisa lokho ebesikucela kuwe, ngokuba ususazisile manje indaba yenkosi.
24 Ngakho uDaniyeli wangena ku-Ariyogi owayemiswe inkosi ukuba abhubhise abahlakaniphileyo baseBabele; wahamba, wathi kuye: “Ungabhubhisi abahlakaniphileyo baseBabele; ngiyise enkosini, ngitshele inkosi incazelo.
25 Khona-ke u-Ariyogi washesha wamyisa uDaniyeli phambi kwenkosi, wathi kuyo: “Ngithole umuntu eziboshwa zakwaJuda ozotshela inkosi incazelo.
26 Inkosi yaphendula, yathi kuDaniyeli ogama lakhe lalinguBeliteshasari: “Ungangazisa yini iphupho engilibonile kanye nencazelo yalo na?”
27 UDaniyeli waphendula phambi kwenkosi, wathi: “Imfihlakalo inkosi eyibuzayo, nabahlakaniphileyo, nabathakathi, nabathakathi, nabahlola imihlola, abanakwazise inkosi;
28 Kodwa kukhona uNkulunkulu ezulwini owambula izimfihlo futhi uyazisa inkosi uNebhukhadinezari okuzakwenzeka ekupheleni kwezinsuku. Leli yiphupho lakho nobuso bekhanda lakho embhedeni wakho;
29 Wena-ke, nkosi, imicabango yakho yafika engqondweni yakho embhedeni wakho okuzakwenzeka emva kwalokho; futhi owembula izimfihlo uyakwazisa kuwe okuzokwenzeka.
30 Kodwa mina, le mfihlo angembulelwanga ngenxa yokuhlakanipha enginakho kunabo bonke abaphilayo, kodwa ngenxa yalabo abayakwazisa inkosi incazelo, futhi wazi imicabango yenhliziyo yakho.
31 Wena, nkosi, wabona, futhi bheka, kwakukhona isithombe esikhulu. Lesi sithombe esikhulu, ukubengezela kwaso kwakukuhle, sasimi phambi kwakho; nokuma kwayo kwakukubi.
32 Ikhanda lalesi sithombe laliyigolide elihle, isifuba saso nezingalo zaso kuyisiliva, isisu saso nezinkalo zaso kuyithusi;
33 imilenze yakhe iyinsimbi, izinyawo zakhe inxenye ziyinsimbi nenxenye yobumba.
34 Wabona kwaze kwaqheshulwa itshe kungengazandla, lashaya isithombe ezinyaweni zaso, esiyinsimbi nobumba, lasiphahlaza laba yizicucu.
35 Khona-ke insimbi, nobumba, nethusi, nesiliva, negolide kwachotshozwa kanyekanye, kwaba njengamakhoba ezibuya zasehlobo; umoya wazisusa, akwaze kwatholakala indawo yazo, netshe elashaya isithombe laba yintaba enkulu, lagcwalisa umhlaba wonke.
36 Nali iphupho; siyakuchaza incazelo yalo phambi kwenkosi.
37 Wena, nkosi, uyinkosi yamakhosi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wezulu ukunikile umbuso, namandla, namandla, nenkazimulo.
38 Nomaphi lapho kuhlala khona abantwana babantu, izilwane zasendle nezinyoni zezulu, wakunikela esandleni sakho, wakumisa ube ngumbusi phezu kwakho konke. Wena uyikhanda legolide.
1 kaPetru 5 : 13
13 Ibandla eliseBabiloni elikhethiweyo kanye nani liyakhonza kini; kanjalo noMarcus indodana yami.