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