Ekajuda 1:6-12 XHO96

6 Khanikhumbule ngezithunywa zezulu. Kaloku inxalenye yazo zange yaneliseke zizikhundla zayo, yaza kananjalo yakreqa ekhayeni layo. Kungoku nje uThixo uzigcinele umhla omkhulu womgwebo. Ngoku zisesithokothokweni senzonzobila apho ziqanyangelwe ngamatyathanga angasoze akhululeke.

7 Kwakhona khumbulani ngeSodom neGomora nabamelwane bazo. Kaloku abantu bezi dolophu nabo babefana nezi zithunywa. Ewe, babephala phambili ekurheletyeni, bade bakhanukane ngokunxamnye nemvelo. Nabo abo ke basisilumkiso, kuba bawuzuza umvuzo wabo – umlilo ongacimiyo.

8 Kwangokunjalo ke naba banamaphupha, bangcolisa imizimba yabo, abakufuni ukulawulwa, futhi bayazingcikiva izithwala-ndwe zaphezulu.

9 Aba bantu benza into engazange yenziwe nayinqununu yezithunywa uMikayeli. Kaloku xa babebangisana nomtyholi ngomzimba kaMosis, uMikayeli zange amenze isigculelo amgwebe, koko wathi: “Yanga ingakukhalimela iNkosi.”

10 Kodwa bona aba bantu bayazingcikiva izinto abangaziqondiyo. Kambe ke zona izinto ábazazi ngemvelo, oku kwezilwanyana, zezona zikukufa kwabo.

11 Yini le, bagabadele! Basekhondweni likaKayen. Bazintywilisele esonweni, khon' ukuze bazuze imali njengoBhalam. KwanjengoKora owayengafuni ukulawulwa, nabo bayagwayimba. Ngoko ke baya kutshabalala njengaye.

12 Aba bantu bayazixabhela izidlo zenu. Kaloku bangena kuzo beziindlobongela zeendlavini, ezingakhathalele mntu ngaphandle kweziqu zazo. Bafana neengqimba zamafu aphehluzeliswa ngumoya, engezi nayo namvula. Bayimithi engathwali ziqhamo nasekwindla. Bafana nemithi enqukrulwe neengcambu yaza yatshabalala.