Kũguũrĩrio 13
1 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.
Then I saw rising up out of the sea a beast who had ten horns and seven heads. On his horns he had ten diadems, and on his heads blasphemous titles.
2 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.
The beast I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were bear’s feet, and his mouth a lion’s mouth. The dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.
3 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.
And I saw that one of his heads seemed to have been mortally wounded, but its deadly wound had been healed. The whole earth was following the beast, wondering.
4 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?”
Men worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying. "Who is like the beast? Who can fight with him?"
5 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.
And he was permitted to utter loud boasts and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty-two months.
6 Nyamũ ĩyo ĩgĩtumũra kanua ĩrume Ngai, na ĩcambie rĩĩtwa rĩake, na gĩikaro gĩake, o na arĩa matũũraga kũu igũrũ.
So he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle (those who live in his tabernacle in heaven).
7 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.
The beast was allowed to wage war upon the saints, and to conquer them; and there was given him authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation;
8 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.
and each one whose name has not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who has been slain from the foundation of the world. All who dwell on the earth shall worship him.
9 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ na gũtũ nĩakĩigue.
Let him who has ears to hear, listen.
10 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.
Whoever is destined to go into captivity, goes into captivity. Whoever shall kill with the sword, shall surely be killed by the sword. (Here is the endurance and faith of the saints.)
11 Ngĩcooka ngĩona nyamũ ĩngĩ, ĩkiuma na thĩ. Nyamũ ĩyo yarĩ na hĩa igĩrĩ ta cia gatũrũme, no yaaragia ta ndamathia.
And I saw another beast ascending from the land; and he had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon;
12 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.
and he exerts the full authority of the first beast before him, and he makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast whose death-stroke was healed.
13 Nayo ĩkĩringa ciama nene na morirũ, o na ĩgĩtũma mwaki ũikũrũke uume igũrũ ũũke thĩ andũ makĩonaga.
And he performs great miracles, so that he even causes fire to come down to the earth from the sky, before men’s eyes.
14 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.
And he deceives those who dwell on the earth, because of the miracles, which he is permitted to perform in the sight of the beast. He tells those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had the sword-stroke, yet lived.
15 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.
And he was permitted to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast should speak; and so that any one who would not worship the image of the beast should be put to death.
16 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,
And he makes all men, low and high, rich and poor, freemen and slaves, to have a brand put upon their right hands or upon their brows,
17 nĩgeetha gũtikagĩe mũndũ ũngĩendia kana agũre, atarĩ na rũũri rũu, na nĩruo rĩĩtwa rĩa nyamũ ĩyo, kana namba ya rĩĩtwa rĩayo.
so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the brand of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 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.
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man; and his number is 666.
