1 Emva kwalokhu ngabona enye ingilosi isehla ivela ezulwini. Yayilamandla amakhulu njalo umhlaba wakhanyiswa yikukhazimula kwayo.
2 Yamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu yathi:
3 Ngoba izizwe zonke zinathe
4 Ngabuya ngezwa elinye ilizwi livela ezulwini lisithi:
5 ngoba izono zalo ziyinqwaba efika ezulwini,
6 Lipheni njengokupha kwalo;
7 Lizwiseni uchuku olukhulu losizi
8 Ngakho-ke, ngosuku olulodwa izifo zalo zizalifica:
9 Lapho amakhosi asemhlabeni afeba lalo njalo abelana lalo inotho yalo ebona intuthu yokutsha kwalo azalikhalela alililele.
10 Azesaba ngenxa yokuhlukuluzwa kwalo eme khatshana akhale esithi:
11 Abathengisi basemhlabeni bazalikhalela balililele ngoba kungasekho othenga impahla yabo,
12 imithwalo yegolide leyesiliva leyamatshe aligugu leyobuhlalu; eyelineni elihle leliyibubende, ilembu lesilika lelembu elibomvu gebhu; inhlobo zonke zezigodo zesithironi lezinhlobo zonke zezinto ezenziwe ngempondo zendlovu lezigodo ezidulayo lethusi lensimbi kanye lelitshe elimhlophe;
13 imithwalo yesinamoni leyeziyoliso, eyempepha leyemure kanye leyamakha, eyewayini lamafutha e-oliva, eyefulawa ecolekileyo kanye lengqoloyi; inkomo lezimvu; amabhiza lezinqola lezigqili kanye lemiphefumulo yabantu.
14 Bazakuthi, “Izithelo owawuzilangathela zisukile kuwe. Yonke inotho yakho lenkazimulo sekunyamalele, kakuyikutholakala futhi.”
15 Abathengisi ababethengisa lezizinto bezuza inotho yabo kuyo bazakuma khatshana, besesaba ngokuhlukuluzwa kwalo. Bazalila babubule
16 njalo bakhale kakhulu besithi:
17 Ngehola linye nje inotho enengi kangaka isichithiwe!”
18 Lapho bebona izikhatha zokutsha kwalo bazachaza bathi, “Kambe kwake kwaba ledolobho elinjengaleli idolobho elikhulu na?”
19 Bazathela uthuli emakhanda abo balile babubule bekhala besithi:
20 Thokoza ngalo, Oh Zulu!
21 Ingilosi elamandla yasidobha ilitshe elingangembokodo enkulu yaliphosela olwandle, yathi:
22 Umculo wabatshayi bamachacho labahlabeleli labatshayi bemihlanga lamacilongo,
23 Ukukhanya kwesibane
24 Kuwe kwafunyanwa igazi labaphrofethi lelabangcwele,