Revelation 7
1 After this I saw four angels. One was standing at the north, one at the east, one at the south, and one at the west. They were restraining the winds that blew from all directions [MTY] to keep them from blowing [destructively] on the earth or on the ocean or even on any tree.
Ni kwugon wayi miton malaiku inzan mba kri ni (kusurwoyi) inzan bi gbugbulu, mba gji kwungon tizan bi gbugbuluyin gbagbame, wa kwumgun na ufu ni gbugbwuyina, ni tu nei ni kwugron.
2 I saw another angel come up from the east. He was carrying God’s seal. [With this] seal God, who is all-powerful, marks [his own people to protect them]. The angel called out with a loud voice to the four angels to whom [he] had given [power] to harm the earth and the ocean. He said
Mila to malaika ri tsi rji nikon zan, wa ahe lu irji wu re. Ayo malaikan inlan hiyi ni kykle lan wa mbanu mba ulan wa mba ti gbugbuluyi iya ni nei.
3 [to them], “Do not harm the earth or the ocean or the trees until we [(exc)] have marked the servants of our [(inc)] God on their foreheads.”
Na ti gbugbuluiyna, ndi nei ni mba kwugon kynu mba ingbam ni chi mri Rji
4 [Then the angel and his fellow angels marked all God’s servants]. I heard the number of people who were marked {whom [the angels] marked} [because of their being God’s servants. The number was] 144,000. They were from all the tribes of Israel. [They symbolized the complete number of people whom God would protect].
Mi wo gbugbu nde mba tin gbam ni mbawu 144,000, Biwa mbatin gbam ni igji mba wawu ni nde Israila.
5 [The angels] marked 12,000 people from the tribe of Judah, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad,
Nde dubu wulon don ha ni igji Yahuza dubu wulon donba ni igrji Ra'u'bainu, dubu wulon donha ni igrji Gadi.
6 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
Dubu wulon donha ni igrji Ashiru, dubu wulon donha ni igrji Naftali dubu wulon donha ni igrji Manassa.
7 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12.000 from the tribe of Issachar,
Dubu wulon donha ni Igrji Saminu, dubu wulon don ha ni igrji Lawi dubu wulon donha ni igrji Issaka.
8 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, and 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin.
Dubu wulon donha ni igrji zabaluna, dubu wulon donha ni igrji Yusufu, ni dubu wulon donha ni igrji Bilyaminu, mba tsa gbam.
9 After these things I saw a huge crowd. There were so [many people] that no one would be able to count them. [They were] from every nation, every tribe, every people-group, and every language [MTY]. They were standing before the throne and before [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb. They were wearing white robes and held palm branches [to wave them in order to celebrate].
Ni kwugun igpi huji mi ya, ndi to gbugbu nde wa mba drori ana ya mble mba nan ni nde bi gbugbulu wawu, ni igrji, nde ni uemen a mba kri ni shishivemen a mba kri ni shishi kpachi ni shishi iver krju mba surun waklema ni vuvu dabin ni wo mba.
10 They shouted loudly, “[O] our [(exc)] God, you who sit on the throne, and [Jesus, you who are like a] lamb, [you two] have delivered [us(exc) from Satan’s power]!”
Ndi ni yo lan kyklema, kpa nde chuwo a he ni we Rji mbu wa aso nitu kpanbi, ni iver krji.
11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living [creatures]. They all bowed down before the throne with their faces [to the ground] and worshipped God.
Malaiku mba wawu mba kri nda yo kpa ri ni zuzu ni bi kon mba ni mba re inza mba, mba kagru susu ni shishi tsi ya kpachi nda (yi sujada) ni Rji.
12 They said, “May it be so! [We(exc)] praise, thank, and honor [you], our [(exc)] God, forever! [We(exc) acknowledge] that you are completely wise, the powerful one, who is forever able to accomplish everything he wants to. (May everyone acknowlege that it is so!/Amen!)” (aiōn g165)
Mba tsi la ahemen (Amin) gri, ndedi ni wayu, gri igirma, iko ni gpegple mba bi wu Rji mu Rra hi nitse aheme (Amin) (aiōn g165)
13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These [people] who are wearing white robes, [do you know] who they are, and where they come from?”
Iri nimi nde ni nikon mba amenye me, a mba han wa suron nklo kyole bi mba mba rji ni tsen?
14 I answered him, “Sir, [I do not know. Surely] you know [who they are]!” He said to me, “These are the people (whom [others] have caused to suffer greatly/who [have been persecuted]). [Because they believed that Jesus, the one who is like a sacrificial] lamb, [atoned for our sin when] his blood [flowed from his body when he died, it is as though] [MET] they have washed their robes and have made them [clean and] white.
Mi la ni wu, u ni kon, wu to, Biyi mba bi nikon wa mba rji ni kykle yan. mba ngla nklo mba ahe kykle ni nyin iver krju.
15 Because of this, they are in front of God’s throne, and they serve him day and night in his [heavenly temple. God], the one who sits on the throne, will shelter/protect them [MTY].
Ni tu kyi mba he shishi kpachin Rji nda tsi bra (sujada) ni chu ni rji ni mi kon inbra ma (haikalinsa) wa nu a so ni tu kpachi ani k'mba.
16 [As a result], they will never again be hungry. They will never again be thirsty. The sun will never again (beat on/burn) them, nor will any heat [scorch them].
Iiyu na ti mba, ni nlan ma na timba na irji na hwu mba na.
17 This is because the [one who is like a] lamb who is at the throne will [take care of them, just like] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep] [MET]. He will guide them [to the source of eternal life, just like a shepherd leads his sheep] to springs of water, [which enable the sheep] to live [MET]. God will [cause them to no longer be sad. It will be as if he were] wiping away all tears from their eyes [MTY].”
Iver Krji wa ahe ni zuzu aniya nde mba agji mba he ni whir man ndidima, irji ni se iman shishi mbu wawu
