Revelation 1
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show unto his servants the thing which it behooves speedily to come to pass; and he signified having sent by his angel to his servant John;
Huu ni ufunuo wa Yesu Kristo ambao Mungu alimpa ili kuwaonesha watumishi wake mambo ambayo lazima yatokee karibuni. Aliyafanya yajulikane kwa kumtuma malaika wake kwa mtumishi wake Yohana.
2 who witnessed the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as to so many things as he saw.
Yohana alitoa ushuhuda wa kila kitu alichoona kuhusiana na neno la Mungu na kwa ushuhuda uliotolewa kuhusu Yesu Kristo.
3 Blessed is the one reading, and those hearing the word of the prophecy, and keeping the things which have been written in it: for the time is at hand.
Amebarikiwa yeye asomaye kwa sauti na wale wote wanaoyasikia maneno ya unabii huu na kutii kilichoandikwa humo, kwa sababu muda umekaribia.
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from the one who is, and who was, and who is coming; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
Yohana, kwa makanisa saba yaliyoko Asia: neema iwe kwenu na amani kutoka kwake aliyepo, aliyekuwepo, na atakayekuja, na kutoka kwa roho saba walio mbele ya kiti chake cha enzi,
5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstbegotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To the one loving us with divine love, and having washed us from our sins in His own blood,
na kutoka kwa Yesu Kristo ambaye ni shahidi mwaminifu, mzaliwa wa kwanza wa waliokufa, na mtawala wa wafalme wa dunia hii. Kwake yeye atupendaye na ametuweka huru kutoka katika dhambi zetu kwa damu yake,
6 and He made us a kingdom, priests unto God even his Father; to him be glory and dominion unto the ages of the ages; amen. (aiōn g165)
ametufanya kuwa ufalme, makuhani wa Mungu na Baba yake - kwake kuwa utukufu na nguvu milele daima. Amina. (aiōn g165)
7 Behold, he is coming with clouds; and every eye shall behold him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will wail at him; yes, Amen.
Tazama, anakuja na mawingu; kila jicho litamwona, pamoja na wote waliomchoma. Na kabila zote za dunia wataomboleza kwake. Ndiyo, Amina.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, says the Lord God, who is and who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.
“Mimi ni Alfa na Omega,” asema Bwana Mungu, “Yeye aliyepo, na aliyekuwepo, na ambaye anakuja, Mwenye nguvu.”
9 I John, your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and in patience in Jesus, was in the island which is called Patmos, on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony of Jesus.
Mimi, Yohana - ndugu yenu na mmoja anayeshiriki pamoja nanyi katika mateso na ufalme na uvumilivu thabiti ulio katika Yesu; nilikuwa katika kisiwa kiitwacho Patimo kwa sababu ya neno la Mungu na ushuhuda kuhusu Yesu.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet
Nilikuwa katika Roho siku ya Bwana. Nilisikia nyuma yangu sauti ya juu kama ya tarumbeta,
11 saying, Write what you are seeing in a book, and send it to the seven churches; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
ikisema, “andika katika kitabu unayo yaona, na uyatume kwa makanisa saba, kwenda Efeso, kwenda Smirna, kwenda Pergamo, kwenda Thiatira, kwenda Sardi, kwenda Philadelphia, na kwenda Laodikia.”
12 And I turned to see the voice which was speaking with me; and having turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
Nikageuka kuona ni sauti ya nani aliyekuwa akiongea nami, na nilipogeuka niliona kinara cha dhahabu cha taa saba.
13 and in the midst of the candlesticks one like the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to his feet, and girded about the breast with a golden girdle.
Katikati ya kinara cha taa alikuwemo mmoja kama Mwana wa Adamu, amevaa kanzu ndefu iliyofika chini ya miguu yake, na mkanda wa dhababu kuzunguka kifua chake.
14 And his head and his hairs were as wool, white as snow; and his eyes were like a flame of fire;
Kichwa chake na nywele zake zilikuwa nyeupe kama sufu nyeupe kama theluji, na macho yake yalikuwa kama mwali wa moto.
15 and his feet were like brass, as having been burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters,
Nyayo zake zilikuwa kama shaba iliyosuguliwa sana, kama shaba ambayo imekwisha pitishwa katika moto, na sauti yake ilikuwa kama sauti ya maji mengi yanayotiririka kwa kasi.
16 and having in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth is going forth a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance like the sun shines in his strength.
Alikuwa ameshikilia nyota saba katika mkono wake wa kuume, na kutoka kinywani mwake kulikuwa na upanga mkali wenye makali kuwili. Uso wake ulikuwa uking'aa kama mwanga mkali wa jua.
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man; and he laid his right hand on me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Nilipomwona, nikaanguka miguuni pake kama mtu aliyekufa. Akaweka mkono wake wa kulia juu yangu na kusema, “Usiogope! Mimi ni wa kwanza na wa Mwisho,
19 Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which are about to take place after these;
Kwa hiyo, yaandike uliyoyaona, yaliyopo sasa, na yale yatakayotokea baada ya haya.
20 and the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven golden candlesticks are the seven churches.
Kwa maana iliyojificha kuhusu nyota saba ulizoziona katika mkono wangu wa kuume, na kile kinara cha dhahabu cha taa saba: nyota saba ni malaika wa yale makanisa saba, na kinara cha taa saba ni yale makanisa saba.”
