< Revelation 13 >

1 and he took his stand on the sea-shore. Then I saw, rising out of the sea, a wild Beast with ten horns and seven heads. On its horns were ten diadems, and on its heads were blasphemous names.
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 that I saw was like a leopard; but its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth like the mouth of a lion. The Dragon gave it his power and his throne, and wide dominion.
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 its heads seemed to me to have been mortally wounded, but its deadly wound had been healed. The whole earth followed the Beast, wondering;
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 and men worshiped the Dragon, because he had given his dominion to the Beast; while, as they worshiped the Beast, they said – ‘Who can compare with the Beast? And who can fight with 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 that spoke proudly and blasphemously, and it was empowered to work its will for forty-two 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 It opened its mouth only to blaspheme God, to blaspheme his name and his tent – those who live in his tent in heaven.
Nyamũ ĩyo ĩgĩtumũra kanua ĩrume Ngai, na ĩcambie rĩĩtwa rĩake, na gĩikaro gĩake, o na arĩa matũũraga kũu igũrũ.
7 It had been permitted to fight with Christ’s people and to conquer them, and it had received power over men of every tribe, and people, and language, 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 All who are living on earth will worship it – all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb that has been sacrificed from the foundation of the world.
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 Let those who have ears hear.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ na gũtũ nĩakĩigue.
10 Whoever is destined for captivity goes into captivity. Whoever will kill with the sword must inevitably be killed with the sword. (Here there is need for endurance and faith on the part of Christ’s people.)
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, rising out of the earth, another wild Beast. It had two horns like those of a lamb, and its voice was like a dragon’s.
Ngĩcooka ngĩona nyamũ ĩngĩ, ĩkiuma na thĩ. Nyamũ ĩyo yarĩ na hĩa igĩrĩ ta cia gatũrũme, no yaaragia ta ndamathia.
12 It exercises all the authority of the first Beast under its eyes; and it makes the earth and all who are living on it worship that first Beast, whose mortal wound was 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 It performs great marvels, even causing fire to fall from the heavens to the earth, before people’s eyes;
Nayo ĩkĩringa ciama nene na morirũ, o na ĩgĩtũma mwaki ũikũrũke uume igũrũ ũũke thĩ andũ makĩonaga.
14 and in consequence of the marvels which it was allowed to perform under the eyes of the Beast, it is able to deceive all who are living on the earth. It tells those who live on the earth to make a statue in honor of the Beast, who, despite the wound from the sword, yet 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 It was permitted to breathe life into the image of the Beast, so that the image of the Beast might speak; and it was also permitted to cause all who refused to worship the image of the Beast to be put to death.
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 High and low, rich and poor, free and enslaved – it causes a brand to be put on the right hand or on the forehead of every one of them,
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 is able to buy or sell, except those that bear this brand – either the name of the Beast or the number indicated by the letters of his name.
nĩgeetha gũtikagĩe mũndũ ũngĩendia kana agũre, atarĩ na rũũri rũu, na nĩruo rĩĩtwa rĩa nyamũ ĩyo, kana namba ya rĩĩtwa rĩayo.
18 (Here there is need for discernment.) The person with ability can compute the number of the Beast; for the number indicates a person’s name. Its number is six hundred and sixty-six.
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 >