Mkpughe 13
1 Agwọ ochie ahụ guzoro nʼakụkụ nʼọnụ oke osimiri ahụ. Ma ahụrụ m otu anụ ọhịa ka o si nʼime oke osimiri na-arịpụta. Anụ ọhịa a nwere isi asaa na mpi iri. Okpueze iri dịkwa nʼelu mpi ndị a. Aha e dekwasịrị nʼisi asaa ahụ nʼotu nʼotu bụ ikwutọ na ikwuhie Chineke.
And the dragon stood on the sea shore. Then I saw a beast rising out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten small crowns on his horns, and had blasphemous names on his heads.
2 Anụ ọhịa a m hụrụ dị ka agụ, ma ụkwụ ya dịka ụkwụ anụ ọhịa bịa. Ọnụ ya dịkwa ka nke ọdụm. Agwọ ochie ahụ nyere ya ike ya, na ocheeze ya na ikike dị ukwuu.
The beast I saw looked like a leopard, but his feet looked like those of a bear, and his mouth looked like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.
3 Otu nʼime isi ya nwere ọnya buru ibu, nke pụrụ iwetara ya ọnwụ, e mere ka ọnya ahụ laa. Ụwa niile sobere anụ ọhịa ahụ nʼazụ nʼịtụnanya.
One of his heads seemed to have suffered a death-blow, but this fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was filled with wonder at the beast,
4 Ha kpọrọ isiala nye agwọ ochie ahụ nʼihi na o nyere anụ ọhịa ahụ ikike dị otu a. Ha bidokwara ịkpọ isiala nye anụ ọhịa ahụ, na-asị, “Ebee ka onye ahụ nọ, nke dị ukwuu karịa ya, onye pụkwara ibu agha megide ya?”
and they worshiped the dragon because he had given his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, asking “Who is like the beast? Who could defeat him?”
5 E nyekwara anụ ọhịa ahụ ọnụ na ike ikwu okwu mpako na ikike ikwulu ekwulu ọnwa iri anọ na abụọ.
He was given the ability to make great boasts and speak blasphemies, and he was also given the authority to do this for forty-two months.
6 O meghere ọnụ ya malite ikwulu Chineke, na aha ya na ebe obibi ya, na ndụ ahụ bụ ndị bi nʼeluigwe.
As soon as he opened his mouth he spoke blasphemies against God, insulting his character, his sanctuary, and those who live in heaven.
7 E nyere ya ike ibuso ndị nsọ agha na imeri ha. E nyekwara ya ikike ịchị agbụrụ niile, na ebo niile, na ndị niile, na mba niile na asụsụ niile.
The beast was given power to attack believers and defeat them, and he was also given authority over every people, tribe, language, and nation.
8 Ndị niile bi nʼelu ụwa ga-akpọkwa isiala nye ya, bụ onye ọbụla a na-edeghị aha ya nʼime akwụkwọ nke ndụ nke Nwa atụrụ ahụ e gbururị, site nʼoge e kere ụwa.
Everybody living on earth will worship him, those whose names had not been written in the book of life—the book of life that belongs to the Lamb slain from the beginning of the world.
9 Onye nwere ntị ya nụrụ.
If you have ears, listen!
10 “Ọ bụrụ na ọ dị onye ọbụla a ga-adọta nʼagha, ọ bụ ha ka a ga-adọtakwa nʼagha. Ọ bụrụ na ọ dị onye ọbụla ga-anwụ site na mma agha, aghaghị iji mma agha gbuo ha.” Ka nke a bụrụ ihe ịgbaume na iguzosikwa ike nʼokwukwe nke ndị Chineke.
Anyone who has to go into captivity will go into captivity; anyone who has to die by the sword will die by the sword. This demonstrates the patient endurance and confidence in God of the believers.
11 Mgbe ahụ kwa, ahụrụ m anụ ọhịa ọzọ dị iche ka o si nʼala na-arịpụta. O nwere mpi nta abụọ dịka mpi Nwa atụrụ, kama ọ na-ekwu okwu dịka agwọ ochie ahụ.
Then I saw another beast, rising up from the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon.
12 Ọ na-achị isi nʼọnọdụ anụ ọhịa nke mbụ. Ọ bụkwa ike a ka o ji kwagide ụwa na ndị niile bi nʼime ya ka ha kpọọ isiala nye anụ ọhịa mbụ ahụ nke a gwọrọ ọnya ya na-eweta ọnwụ.
He imposed the same authority as the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and those who live there worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed.
13 Ọ na-emekwa ọtụtụ oke ihe ịrịbama dị iche iche. O mere ọbụladị ka ọkụ si na mbara eluigwe daa nʼụwa nʼihu mmadụ niile.
He performed great miracles, even bringing fire down from heaven to earth while people watched.
14 O duhiekwara ndị mmadụ bi nʼụwa site nʼọrụ ịrịbama ya niile nke e nyere ya ike ịrụ nʼọnọdụ anụ ọhịa ahụ. Ọ gwakwara ndị niile bi nʼụwa ka ha kpụọ ihe oyiyi nke anụ ọhịa ahụ nke e jiri mma agha merụchaa ahụ, ma mechaa dị ndụ.
He deceived those who live on the earth by the miracles he performed on behalf of the beast, ordering the people that they should make an image for the beast who had received the fatal sword wound but came back to life.
15 E nyere ya ike ikunye ume ndụ nʼime oyiyi nke anụ ọhịa mbụ ahụ, ime ka ihe a kpụrụ akpụ kwuo okwu mekwa ka e gbuo ndị niile na-akpọghị isiala nye ya.
He was permitted to breathe life into the image of the beast so that it could speak, ordering anyone who did not worship it put to death.
16 O nyere iwu ka onye ọbụla, onye ukwu na onye nta, ọgaranya na ogbenye, ohu na onye nwe onwe ya, nata akara nʼaka nri maọbụ nʼegedege ihu ha.
He made everyone, whether weak or powerful, rich or poor, free or slave, receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads.
17 Ya mere, ọ dịghị onye ọbụla nwere ike ịzụ ahịa maọbụ ree ahịa ma ọ bụrụ na onye ahụ enweghị akara a, nke bụ aha anụ ọhịa ahụ, maọbụ ihe e ji mara ya, maọbụ ọnụọgụgụ nọchiri aha ya.
Nobody was permitted to buy or sell except those who had the mark, which was the name of the beast or the number of his name.
18 Nke a ka chọrọ amamihe maka ịghọta ya. Ka onye ọbụla nwere ọgụgụisi, gụọ ọnụọgụgụ nke anụ ọhịa ahụ, nʼihi na ọ bụ ọnụọgụgụ mmadụ. Ọnụọgụgụ ahụ bụkwa narị isi na iri isi na isii, ya bụ 666.
Wisdom is needed here. Whoever has understanding should calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is 666.
