Kũguũrĩrio 17
1 Nake mũraika ũmwe wa araika acio mũgwanja, maarĩ na mbakũri mũgwanja agĩũka, akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũka, nguonie iherithia rĩa mũmaraya ũrĩa mũnene, ũrĩa ũikarĩte igũrũ rĩa maaĩ maingĩ.
And one of the seven agents who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, Come, I will show thee the judgment of the great whore who sits upon the many waters
2 Na nĩwe athamaki a thĩ maatharirie nake, na andũ arĩa matũũraga thĩ makarĩĩo nĩ ndibei ya ũtharia wake.”
with whom the kings of the earth fornicated, and those who inhabit the earth were made drunken with the wine of her fornication.
3 Ningĩ mũraika ũcio akĩnjoya ndĩ thĩinĩ wa Roho, akĩndwara werũ-inĩ. Ndĩ kũu werũ-inĩ ngĩona mũndũ-wa-nja aikarĩire nyamũ yarĩ ndune ta gakarakũ, na yaiyũrĩtwo nĩ marĩĩtwa ma kũruma Ngai mwĩrĩ wayo, na yarĩ na ciongo mũgwanja na hĩa ikũmi.
And he carried me away in spirit into a wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-colored beast containing names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 Mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio ehumbĩte nguo cia rangi wa ndathi na mũtune, na akegemia na thahabu, na tũhiga twa goro, o na ruru. Guoko-inĩ gwake nĩanyiitĩte gĩkombe gĩa thahabu kĩiyũrĩtio maũndũ marĩ magigi, na ciĩko cia ũtharia wake.
And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup containing abominations and the filthy things of her fornication,
5 Thiithi-inĩ wake aandĩkwo rĩĩtwa atĩrĩ: KĨRIGA BABULONI ŨRĨA MŨNENE, NYINA WA MARAYA, NA WA MAŨNDŨ MOTHE MARĨA MARĨ MAGIGI MA THĨ.
and upon her forehead a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF WHORES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6 Nĩndonire atĩ mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio aarĩ mũrĩĩu, akarĩĩo nĩ thakame ya andũ arĩa aamũre, o na thakame ya andũ arĩa maarĩ aira a Jesũ. Na rĩrĩa ndaamuonire, ngĩgega mũno.
And I saw the woman drunken from the blood of the sanctified, and from the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And having seen her, I wondered with great amazement.
7 Nake mũraika ũcio akĩnjũũria atĩrĩ: “Wagegio nĩ kĩĩ? Nĩngũgũtaarĩria hitho ya mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio na ya nyamũ ĩyo ahaicĩte, ĩyo ĩrĩ na ciongo mũgwanja na hĩa ikũmi.
And the agent said to me, Why did thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
8 Nyamũ ĩyo wonire yarĩ ho, na rĩu ndĩrĩ ho, na ĩrĩ hakuhĩ kuuma Irima-rĩrĩa-Rĩtarĩ-Gĩturi ĩthiĩ ĩkaanangwo. Nao andũ arĩa matũũraga thĩ, arĩa marĩĩtwa mao mataandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩa muoyo kuuma rĩrĩa thĩ yombirwo nĩmakagega mona nyamũ ĩyo, tondũ hĩndĩ ĩmwe yarĩ ho, na rĩu ndĩrĩ ho, no nĩĩrĩũka. (Abyssos g12)
The beast that thou saw was, and is not, and is going to ascend out of the abyss and go into destruction. And those who dwell on the earth will wonder, whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and will come. (Abyssos g12)
9 “Ũndũ ũyũ ũkwenda gwĩciirio na ũũgĩ. Ciongo icio mũgwanja nĩ irĩma mũgwanja iria ciikarĩirwo nĩ mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio.
Here is the mind that has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains where the woman sits on them.
10 Ningĩ nĩ athamaki mũgwanja. Atano nĩmeherete, ũmwe arĩ ho, na ũrĩa ũngĩ ndarĩ arooka; no ooka-rĩ, no nginya aikare o kahinda kanini.
And there are seven kings, the five are fallen, the one is, the other has not yet come, and when he comes he must remain a little while.
11 Nyamũ ĩrĩa yarĩ kuo, na rĩu ndĩrĩ ho, nĩyo mũthamaki wa kanana. We nĩ ũmwe wa acio mũgwanja, na rĩu erekeire kwanangwo.
And the beast that was, and is not, he also is an eighth, and is of the seven, and he goes into destruction.
12 “Hĩa icio ikũmi wonire nĩ athamaki ikũmi arĩa mataahetwo ũthamaki, no nĩmakaheo wathani ta athamaki maathane ithaa rĩmwe hamwe na nyamũ ĩyo.
And the ten horns that thou saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings one hour with the beast.
13 Marĩ na muoroto ũmwe, na nĩmakaheana ũhoti na wathani wao kũrĩ nyamũ ĩyo.
These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
14 Nao nĩmakarũa na Gatũrũme, no Gatũrũme nĩakamatooria tondũ nĩwe Mwathani wa aathani, na Mũthamaki wa athamaki, na andũ arĩa agaakorwo hamwe nao nĩ arũmĩrĩri ake arĩa metĩtwo, na magathuurwo, na nĩ ehokeku.”
These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. And those with him are the called and chosen and faithful.
15 Ningĩ mũraika ũcio akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Maaĩ macio wonire hau mũmaraya ũcio aikarĩte nĩ iruka cia andũ, na irĩndĩ, na ndũrĩrĩ, na thiomi.
And he says to me, The waters that thou saw, where the whore sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
16 Nayo nyamũ ĩyo wonire, na hĩa icio ikũmi nĩgũthũũra ĩgaathũũra mũmaraya ũcio. Nacio nĩikamwananga na ĩmũtige arĩ njaga; nĩikaarĩa nyama ciake, na imũcine na mwaki.
And the ten horns that thou saw, and the beast, these will hate the whore, and will make her desolate, and will make her naked, and will eat her flesh, and will burn her with fire.
17 Nĩgũkorwo Ngai nĩekĩrĩte ngoro-inĩ ciao rĩciiria rĩa kũhingia muoroto wake na ũndũ wa kũiguanĩra mahe nyamũ ĩyo hinya wao wa gwathana, nginya ciugo cia Ngai ihinge.
For God gave in their hearts to do his will. Even to do one will, and to give their kingdom to the beast until the words of God would be ended.
18 Mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio wonire nĩwe itũũra rĩrĩa inene rĩrĩa rĩathaga athamaki a thĩ.”
And the woman whom thou saw is the great city having reign over the kings of the earth.
