"1 emva kwalezizinto--ke ngabona enye ingilosi isehla ivela ezulwini, ilamandla amakhulu; lomhlaba wakhanyiswa yikukhazimula kwayo. 2 yasimemeza ngamandla, ngelizwi elikhulu isithi: liwile liwile ibhabhiloni elikhulu, seliyindawo yokuhlala amadimoni, lentolongo yawo wonke umoya ongcolileyo, lezongo layo yonke inyoni engcolileyo lezondekayo. 3 ngoba izizwe zonke zinathe okwewayini lolaka lobufebe balo, lamakhosi omhlaba aphingile lalo, labathengisi bomhlaba banothile ngamandla okuzitika ngenotho yalo. 4 ngasengisizwa elinye ilizwi livela ezulwini, lisithi: phumani kulo, bantu bami, ukuze lingahlanganyeli kanye lezono zalo, lokuze lingamukeli okuvela kuzinhlupheko zalo; 5 ngoba izono zalo zixhumene zize zifike ezulwini, lonkulunkulu ukhumbule ukungalungi kwalo. 6 phindiselani kulo njengokuphindisela kwalo kini, liphinde kabili kulo njengokwemisebenzi yalo; enkezweni eliyixubanisileyo, xubanisani kilo kabili. 7 njengokuzidumisa okungaka, ezitika enothweni, ngokungabo ubuhlungu lokulila kupheni lona; ngoba lithi enhliziyweni yalo: ngihlezi ngiyindlovukazi, njalo kangisuye umfelokazi, futhi kangisoze ngabona ukulila. 8 ngakho zizafika ngosuku lunye izinhlupheko zalo, ukufa lokulila lendlala, futhi lizatshiswa ngomlilo, ngoba ilamandla inkosi unkulunkulu eligwebayo. 9 lamakhosi omhlaba aphinga lalo ezitika enothweni azalikhalela alile ngenxa yalo, lapho ebona intuthu yokutsha kwalo, 10 esima khatshana ngokwesaba kobuhlungu balo, esithi: maye, maye, umuzi omkhulu, ibhabhiloni, umuzi olamandla, ngoba ngehola elilodwa isigwebo sakho sifikile! 11 labathengisi bomhlaba bazalikhalela balililele, ngoba kakulamuntu othenga impahla yabo futhi; 12 impahla yegolide, leyesiliva, leyelitshe eliligugu, leyepharele, leyelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu, leyibubende, leyesilika, leyokubomvu; 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 ecolekileyo, lengqoloyi, lezifuyo, lezimvu; leyamabhiza, leyezinqola, leyemizimba, lemiphefumulo yabantu. 14 lezithelo zesifiso somphefumulo wakho zisukile kuwe, lazo zonke izinto ezinonileyo lezikhazimulayo zisukile kuwe, kawusoze ubuye uzithole. 15 abathengisi balezizinto, abanothe ngalo, bazakuma khatshana ngokwesabeka kobuhlungu balo, bekhala belila, 16 njalo besithi: maye, maye, lo umuzi omkhulu, owawembathiswe ngelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu lokuyibubende lokubomvu, uceciswe ngegolide langelitshe eliligugu langamapharele! 17 ngoba ngehola elilodwa inotho engaka ichithiwe. layo yonke induna yomkhumbi, lalo lonke ixuku emikhunjini, labomkhumbi, labo bonke abasebenza olwandle bema khatshana, 18 basebekhala bebona intuthu yokutsha kwalo, besithi: yiwuphi ofanana lawo umuzi omkhulu? 19 basebethela uthuli emakhanda abo, bememeza bekhala belila, besithi: maye, maye, umuzi omkhulu, khona lapho bonke ababelemikhumbi olwandle banothe ngawo ngenotho yawo, ngoba ngehola elilodwa uchithiwe! 20 thokoza ngawo, zulu, lani baphostoli abangcwele labaprofethi; ngoba unkulunkulu ugwebe isigwebo senu kuwo. 21 lengilosi eyamandla yaphakamisa ilitshe elinjengelitshe lokuchola elikhulu, yasiliphosela olwandle, isithi: ngokunjalo ngodlakela ibhabhiloni umuzi omkhulu lizaphoswa, njalo lingabe lisaficwa lakanye. 22 lomsindo wabatshayimqangala lowabahlabeleli lowabatshayimhlanga lowabatshayimpondo, kawusoze uphinde uzwakale phakathi kwakho, lazo zonke ingcwethi loba ezayiphi iminwe kazisayikuficwa phakathi kwakho lakanye, lomsindo welitshe lokuchola kawusoze uphinde uzwakale phakathi kwakho, 23 lokukhanya kwesibane kakusoze kusakhanya phakathi kwakho, lelizwi lomyeni lomakoti kalisayikuzwakala phakathi kwakho lakanye; ngoba abathengisi bakho bebeyizikhulu zomhlaba; ngoba ngokuthakatha kwakho izizwe zonke zikhohlisiwe, 24 futhi kulo kwaficwa igazi labaprofethi lelabangcwele, lelabo bonke ababebulewe emhlabeni.