< Revelation 13 >

1 Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
Nayo ndamathia ĩyo ĩkĩrũgama hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia iria. Ningĩ ngĩcooka ngĩona nyamũ ĩkiuma iria thĩinĩ. Nyamũ ĩyo yarĩ na hĩa ikũmi, na mĩtwe mũgwanja, na hĩa-inĩ ciayo yarĩ na thũmbĩ ikũmi, na o mũtwe wayo warĩ na rĩĩtwa rĩa kũruma Ngai.
2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
Nyamũ ĩyo ndonire yahaanaga ta ngarĩ, no magũrũ mayo maatariĩ ta ma nduba, nako kanua kayo kahaanaga ta ka mũrũũthi. Nayo ndamathia ĩyo ĩkĩhe nyamũ ĩyo hinya wayo na gĩtĩ kĩayo kĩa ũnene o na wathani mũnene.
3 One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
Mũtwe ũmwe wa nyamũ ĩyo wonekaga ta waringĩtwo iringa rĩa kĩũrago, no iringa rĩu rĩa kĩũrago nĩrĩahonete. Nayo thĩ yothe nĩyagegete na ĩkĩrũmĩrĩra nyamũ ĩyo.
4 They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”
Nao andũ magĩkĩhooya ndamathia ĩyo tondũ nĩyaheete nyamũ ĩyo ũhoti wayo, o na makĩhooya nyamũ ĩyo, na makooragia atĩrĩ, “Nũũ ũtariĩ ta nyamũ ĩno? Nũũ ũngĩmĩũkĩrĩra, arũe nayo?”
5 The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
Nayo nyamũ ĩyo ĩkĩheo kanua ga kwaria ciugo cia mwĩtĩĩo na cia kũruma Ngai, na ĩkĩheo ihinda rĩa gwathana rĩa mĩeri mĩrongo ĩna na ĩĩrĩ.
6 And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
Nyamũ ĩyo ĩgĩtumũra kanua ĩrume Ngai, na ĩcambie rĩĩtwa rĩake, na gĩikaro gĩake, o na arĩa matũũraga kũu igũrũ.
7 Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
Nĩyaheirwo hinya nĩguo ĩrũe na arĩa aamũre na ĩmatoorie. Na ĩkĩheo wathani igũrũ rĩa mĩhĩrĩga yothe, na andũ a iruka ciothe, na thiomi ciothe, o na ndũrĩrĩ ciothe.
8 And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
Nao andũ othe arĩa matũũraga gũkũ thĩ kuuma rĩrĩa thĩ yombirwo, arĩa othe marĩĩtwa mao matarĩ maandĩke ibuku-inĩ rĩa muoyo rĩa Gatũrũme karĩa gaathĩnjirwo, makĩinamĩrĩra nyamũ ĩyo mamĩhooe.
9 He who has an ear, let him hear:
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ na gũtũ nĩakĩigue.
10 “If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
Mũndũ o wothe angĩkorwo nĩ wa gũtahwo, nĩegũtahwo athiĩ. Mũndũ o wothe angĩkorwo nĩ wa kũũragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora-rĩ, ndarĩ hĩndĩ atakooragwo na rũhiũ. Ũguo nĩkuonania atĩ andũ arĩa aamũre nĩmabataire gũkirĩrĩria, na marĩ na wĩtĩkio.
11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.
Ngĩcooka ngĩona nyamũ ĩngĩ, ĩkiuma na thĩ. Nyamũ ĩyo yarĩ na hĩa igĩrĩ ta cia gatũrũme, no yaaragia ta ndamathia.
12 And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.
Nyamũ ĩyo ĩgĩathana na ũhoti wothe wa nyamũ ĩrĩa ya mbere ithenya rĩayo, ĩgĩtũma thĩ na arĩa othe matũũraga kuo mahooyage nyamũ ĩyo ya mbere, o ĩyo yahonete iringa rĩayo rĩa kĩũrago.
13 And the second beast performed great signs to cause even fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.
Nayo ĩkĩringa ciama nene na morirũ, o na ĩgĩtũma mwaki ũikũrũke uume igũrũ ũũke thĩ andũ makĩonaga.
14 Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
Tondũ wa morirũ macio nĩyaheirwo hinya wa kũringa ciama ithenya rĩa nyamũ ĩyo ya mbere, ĩkĩheenia andũ arĩa matũire thĩ. Ningĩ ĩgĩatha andũ mathondeke mũhianano nĩ ũndũ wa gũtĩĩa nyamũ ĩyo, yagurarĩtio na rũhiũ rwa njora no yarĩ o muoyo.
15 The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.
Nĩyaheirwo hinya wa kũhe mũhianano ũcio wa nyamũ ĩyo ya mbere mĩhũmũ, nĩguo ũhote kwaria, na ũtũme arĩa othe maaregete kũhooya mũhianano ũcio wa nyamũ ĩyo mooragwo.
16 And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
Ningĩ nĩyaathire andũ othe na hinya, arĩa anini na arĩa anene, arĩa itonga na arĩa athĩĩni, arĩa meyathĩte na arĩa ngombo, o mũndũ ekĩrwo rũũri guoko gwake kwa ũrĩo kana thiithi-inĩ wake,
17 so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.
nĩgeetha gũtikagĩe mũndũ ũngĩendia kana agũre, atarĩ na rũũri rũu, na nĩruo rĩĩtwa rĩa nyamũ ĩyo, kana namba ya rĩĩtwa rĩayo.
18 Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.
Ũndũ ũyũ nĩũbataire ũũgĩ. Mũndũ o wothe angĩkorwo arĩ na ũmenyo-rĩ, nĩeke ithabu rĩa namba ya nyamũ ĩyo, nĩgũkorwo nĩ namba ya mũndũ. Nayo namba yake nĩ 666.

< Revelation 13 >