Revelation 1
1 Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his bondmen what must shortly take place; and he signified [it], sending by his angel, to his bondman John,
Hizi ni habari za mambo ambayo yalifunuliwa na Yesu Kristo. Mungu alimpa Kristo ufunuo huu ili awaonyeshe watumishi wake mambo ambayo yanapaswa kutukia karibuni. Kristo alimtuma malaika wake amjulishe Yohane, mtumishi wake, mambo hayo,
2 who testified the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all things that he saw.
naye Yohane, ameyasema yote aliyoyaona. Na hii ndio taarifa yake kuhusu ujumbe wa Mungu na ukweli uliofunuliwa na Yesu Kristo.
3 Blessed [is] he that reads, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things written in it; for the time [is] near.
Heri yake mtu anayesoma kitabu hiki; heri yao wale wanaosikiliza maneno ya ujumbe huu wa kinabii na kushika yaliyoandikwa humu, maana wakati umekaribia ambapo mambo haya yatatukia.
4 John to the seven assemblies which [are] in Asia: Grace to you and peace from [him] who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits which [are] before his throne;
Mimi Yohane nayaandikia makanisa yaliyoko mkoani Asia. Nawatakieni neema na amani kutoka kwake yeye aliyeko, aliyekuwako na anayekuja; na kutoka kwa roho saba walio mbele ya kiti chake cha enzi,
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood,
na kutoka kwa Yesu Kristo, shahidi mwaminifu, wa kwanza kufufuliwa kutoka wafu, na ambaye ni mtawala wa wafalme wa dunia. Yeye anatupenda, na kwa damu yake ametufungua kutoka vifungo vya dhambi zetu,
6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him [be] the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
akatufanya sisi kuwa ufalme wa makuhani, tumtumikie Mungu, Baba yake. Kwake Yesu Kristo uwe utukufu na nguvu, milele na milele! Amina. (aiōn g165)
7 Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they which have pierced him, and all the tribes of the land shall wail because of him. Yea. Amen.
Tazama! Anakuja katika mawingu! Kila mtu atamwona, hata wale waliomchoma. Makabila yote duniani yataomboleza juu yake. Naam! Amina.
8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith [the] Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
“Mimi ni Alfa na Omega,” asema Bwana Mungu Mwenye Uwezo, aliyeko, aliyekuwako na anayekuja.
9 I John, your brother and fellow-partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and patience, in Jesus, was in the island called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus.
Mimi ni Yohane, ndugu yenu; na kwa kuungana na Kristo nashiriki pamoja nanyi katika kustahimili mateso yanayowapata wale walio wa Utawala wake. Mimi nilikuwa kisiwani Patmo kwa sababu ya kuhubiri ujumbe wa Mungu na ukweli wa Yesu.
10 I became in [the] Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet,
Basi, wakati mmoja, siku ya Bwana, nilikumbwa na Roho, nikasikia nyuma yangu sauti kubwa kama sauti ya tarumbeta.
11 saying, What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
Nayo ilisema, “Andika katika kitabu yote unayoyaona, ukipeleke kwa makanisa haya saba: Efeso, Smurna, Pergamoni, Thuatira, Sarde, Filadelfia na Laodikea.”
12 And I turned back to see the voice which spoke with me; and having turned, I saw seven golden lamps,
Basi, nikageuka nimwone huyo aliyesema nami, nikaona vinara vya taa saba vya dhahabu,
13 and in the midst of the [seven] lamps [one] like [the] Son of man, clothed with a garment reaching to the feet, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle:
na katikati yake kulikuwa na kitu kama mtu, naye alikuwa amevaa kanzu ndefu na ukanda wa dhahabu kifuani.
14 his head and hair white like white wool, as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire;
Nywele zake zilikuwa nyeupe kama pamba safi, kama theluji; macho yake yalimetameta kama moto;
15 and his feet like fine brass, as burning in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters;
miguu yake iling'aa kama shaba iliyosafishwa katika tanuru ya moto na kusuguliwa, na sauti yake ilikuwa, kama sauti ya poromoko la maji.
16 and having in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword going forth; and his countenance as the sun shines in its power.
Katika mkono wake wa kulia, alikuwa na nyota saba, na kinywani mwake mlitoka upanga wenye makali kuwili. Uso wake uling'aa kama jua kali.
17 And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,
Basi, nilipomwona tu, nilianguka mbele ya miguu yake kama maiti. Lakini yeye akaweka mkono wake wa kulia juu yangu, akasema, “Usiogope! Mimi ni wa kwanza na wa mwisho.
19 Write therefore what thou hast seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to be after these.
Basi, sasa andika mambo haya unayoyaona, mambo yanayotukia sasa na yale yatakayotukia baadaye.
20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou hast seen on my right hand, and the seven golden lamps. — The seven stars are angels of the seven assemblies; and the seven lamps are seven assemblies.
Siri ya nyota zile saba ulizoziona katika mkono wangu wa kulia, na siri ya vile vinara saba vya taa hii: zile nyota saba ni malaika wa makanisa; na vile vinara saba vya taa ni makanisa saba.
