< 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 he stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.
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 which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The serpent gave him 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 looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth was amazed and followed 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?”
They worshiped the serpent, because he gave his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"
5 E nyekwara anụ ọhịa ahụ ọnụ na ike ikwu okwu mpako na ikike ikwulu ekwulu ọnwa iri anọ na abụọ.
A mouth was given to him speaking proud words and blasphemies. There was given to him authority to act 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.
He opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his dwelling, those who dwell 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.
It was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.
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.
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who has been killed.
9 Onye nwere ntị ya nụrụ.
If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
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.
If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed with the sword. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.
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.
I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a serpent.
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 exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. He makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was 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 performs great signs, even making fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the sight of people.
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 deceives those who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who had been wounded by the sword and yet lived.
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.
It was given to him to give breath to it, to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast could both speak and cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
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 causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given a mark on their right hand, or on their forehead;
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.
and that no one could be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, 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.
Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-six.