21. Ngelo xa mabathi abakwelakwaYuda basabele ezintabeni, nabo baphakathi kwayo mabaphume bemke, nabo basemaphandleni mabangangeni kuyo.
22. Ngokuba yimihla yempindezelo leyo, ukuze kuzaliseke konke okubhaliweyo.
23. Yeha ke, abamithiyo nabanyisayo ngaloo mihla; kuba kuya kubakho ingxakeko enkulu phezu kwawo umhlaba, nengqumbo kwaba bantu;
24. bawe ngohlangothi lwekrele, bathinjwe, basiwe kuzo zonke iintlanga, neYerusalem inyathelelwe phantsi ziintlanga, ade azaliseke amaxesha eentlanga.
25. Kuya kubakho imiqondiso elangeni nasenyangeni nasezinkwenkwezini; nasemhlabeni kubekho ukuxinezeleka kweentlanga, zithingaza; lugquma ulwandle namaza;
26. abantu besifa kukoyika nakukulindela izinto ezilizelayo elimiweyo; kuba amandla ezulu aya kuzanyazanyiswa.
27. Baya kwandula ke ukumbona uNyana woMntu, esiza ngelifu, enamandla nobuqaqawuli obukhulu.
28. Ke kaloku, zakubon' ukuba ezi zinto ziyaqala ukuhla, sukani nime, niziphakamise iintloko zenu, ngenxa yokuba iyasondela inkululeko yenu.
29. Wathetha umzekeliso kubo, wathi, Wukhangeleni umkhiwane nemithi yonke;
30. xa iselithe yavelisa amagqabi, niyabona nazi ngokwenu ukuba ihlobo selikufuphi.
31. Kwangokunjalo nani, xa nithe nazibona ezi zinto zisihla, yazini ukuba bukufuphi ubukumkani bukaThixo.