Chivumbulutso 11
1 Ndinapatsidwa bango longa ndodo yoyezera ndipo ndinawuzidwa kuti, “Pita, kayeze Nyumba ya Mulungu ndi guwa lansembe, ndipo ukawerenge anthu opembedza mʼNyumbamo.
[An angel gave] to me a reed similar to a measuring stick. He said [to me], “[Christ says this: ‘Go] to the temple [where people worship] God, measure it and the altar [in it], and count the people who worship there.
2 Koma bwalo lakunja ulisiye, usaliyeze chifukwa linaperekedwa kwa a mitundu ina. Iwo adzawupondereza mzinda woyerawo kwa miyezi 42.
But do not measure the courtyard outside [of the temple] [DOU], because [it] has been given {[God] has given it} to [the] non-Jewish [people. As a result], they will trample [Jerusalem city] for 42 months.
3 Ndipo ndidzapereka mphamvu kwa mboni zanga ziwiri, zitavala ziguduli, ndipo kwa masiku 1,260 zidzakhala zikulalikira.”
I will appoint my two (witnesses/men who will tell others about me). They will proclaim what I reveal to them for 1,260 days. They will wear [rough] clothes made from goat’s hair [to show that they are sad about people’s sin].’”
4 Mboni ziwirizo ndi mitengo iwiri ya olivi ndi zoyikapo nyale ziwiri zija zimene zili pamaso pa Ambuye wa dziko lapansi.
Those [witnesses are the ones] that are represented by the two olive trees and the two lampstands that are in the presence of the Lord [who rules] the earth [SYM].
5 Ngati wina atafuna kuzipweteka mbonizo, moto umatuluka mʼkamwa mwawo ndikuwononga adani awo.
If enemies try to harm those [witnesses], fire will come from the mouths of the witnesses and destroy them. If people want to harm them, [the two witnesses] will certainly kill them similarly.
6 Mbonizo zili ndi mphamvu yomanga mvula kuti isagwe pa nthawi imene akulalikirayo; ndipo zili ndi mphamvu yosanduliza madzi kukhala magazi ndi yokantha dziko lapansi ndi miliri ya mitundumitundu nthawi iliyonse imene zingafune.
Those [witnesses] will have authority to keep rain from falling during the time that they are proclaiming what God reveals to them. They also will have authority to cause water [everywhere] to become [red like] [MET] blood, and [authority] to cause all kinds of plagues to occur. They will do this as often as they want to.
7 Tsono zikadzatsiriza umboni wawowo, chirombo chotuluka mʼChidzenje chakuya chija chidzachita nawo nkhondo nʼkuzigonjetsa mpaka kuzipha. (Abyssos g12)
When they have finished proclaiming [to people the message from God], the beast that comes up (from the underworld/from the deep dark pit) will attack them, overcome them, and kill them. (Abyssos g12)
8 Mitembo yawo idzakhala ili gone pabwalo la mu mzinda waukulu umene mozimbayitsa umatchedwa Sodomu ndi Igupto, kumenenso Ambuye wawo anapachikidwako.
The dead bodies of the [two] witnesses will lie in the street of the great city where their Lord was crucified, the city that is symbolically named Sodom or Egypt [because its people are very evil, like the people who lived in Sodom and Egypt].
9 Kwa masiku atatu ndi theka, anthu ochokera ku mtundu uliwonse, fuko lililonse, chiyankhulo chilichonse ndi dziko lililonse, azidzayangʼanitsitsa mitembo yawoyo koma adzakana kuyikwirira.
Individuals of many people-[groups], tribes, language [groups] [MTY], and nations will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days. But these individuals will not allow [anyone] to bury their bodies.
10 Anthu okhala pa dziko lapansi adzasangalala nazo zimenezi. Adzachita chikondwerero ndi kutumizirana mphatso, chifukwa aneneri awiri amenewa ankasautsa anthu okhala pa dziko lapansi.
When the [rebellious] people who live on the earth [see that the witnesses are dead], they will rejoice and celebrate. They will send gifts to each other, because these two prophets had [caused plagues to occur which] tormented the [rebellious] people on the earth.
11 Koma patapita masiku atatu ndi theka aja, mpweya wopatsa moyo wochoka kwa Mulungu unalowa mwa aneneriwo, ndipo anayimirira, ndipo amene anawaona anachita mantha aakulu.
But after three and a half days, God will cause those two witnesses to breathe again and live. They will stand up, and those who see them will be terrified.
12 Kenaka aneneri aja anamva mawu ofuwula ochokera kumwamba owawuza kuti, “Bwerani kuno.” Ndipo anapitadi kumwamba mu mtambo adani awo aja akuwaona.
The [two witnesses] will hear a loud voice which came from heaven saying to them: “Come up here!” Then they will go up to heaven in a cloud. Their enemies will see them [as they ascend].
13 Nthawi yomweyo panachitika chivomerezi choopsa mwakuti chigawo chimodzi cha magawo khumi a mzinda chinagwa. Anthu 7,000 anaphedwa ndi chivomerezicho, ndipo opulumukawo anachita mantha kwambiri nayamba kutamanda Mulungu wakumwamba.
At that same time there will be a terrible earthquake, which will cause a tenth of [the buildings in] [MTY] the city will collapse, and 7,000 people will die. The rest of the people will be afraid and [acknowledge] that the God [who rules in] heaven is awesome.
14 Tsoka lachiwiri lapita; koma tsoka lachitatu likubwera posachedwapa.
That will be the second terrible event. [Be aware that] the third tragic event will happen soon.
15 Mngelo wachisanu ndi chiwiri anawomba lipenga lake, ndipo kumwamba kunamveka mawu ofuwula amene anati, “Ufumu wa dziko lapansi uli mʼmanja mwa Ambuye athu ndi Khristu wake uja, ndipo adzalamulira mpaka muyaya.” (aiōn g165)
Then the seventh angel blew [his trumpet]. Angels in heaven shouted loudly, “Our Lord [God] and the Messiah [whom he has appointed] can now govern [everyone in] [MTY] the world, and they will continue to rule people forever!” (aiōn g165)
16 Ndipo akuluakulu 24 aja okhala pa mipando yawo yaufumu pamaso pa Mulungu, anadzigwetsa chafufumimba napembedza Mulungu
The 24 elders who sit on their thrones in God’s presence (prostrated themselves/bowed down low) and worshipped him.
17 Iwo anati, “Ife tikuyamika Inu Ambuye Mulungu Wamphamvuzonse, amene mulipo ndipo munalipo, chifukwa mwaonetsa mphamvu yanu yayikulu, ndipo mwayamba kulamulira.
They said: Lord God, you are the Almighty One! You are the one who exists now! You are the one who has always existed! We thank you that you have defeated by your power everyone who has rebelled against you, and you now rule over everyone in the world.
18 A mitundu ina anapsa mtima; koma yafika nthawi yoonetsa mkwiyo. Nthawi yakwana yoweruza anthu akufa, yopereka mphotho kwa atumiki anu, aneneri, anthu oyera mtima anu ndi amene amaopa dzina lanu, wamngʼono pamodzi ndi wamkulu yemwe. Yafika nthawi yowononga amene awononga dziko lapansi.”
The unbelieving people of [MTY] the nations were raging at you. As a result you have become very angry with them. You have decided that this is the appropriate time for you to judge all the dead people. You have also decided that it is the time for you to reward all your servants, both the prophets and the rest of your people who reverence you [MTY], whether they were considered socially significant/important or socially insignificant/unimportant. It is time for you to reward all of them! You have also decided it is the time for you to destroy the people who are destroying others on the earth.
19 Pamenepo anatsekula Nyumba ya Mulungu kumwamba ndipo mʼkati mwake munaoneka Bokosi la Chipangano. Kenaka kunachita mphenzi, phokoso, mabingu, chivomerezi ndipo kunachita mkuntho wamatalala akuluakulu.
Then God’s temple in heaven was opened {was open} and [I] saw in the temple the sacred box/chest that contains God’s commandments. Lightning was flashing, it was thundering and rumbling, the earth shook, and large hailstones [fell from the sky].
