Mkpughe 6
1 Ahụrụ m mgbe Nwa atụrụ ahụ meghere otu nʼime akara asaa ahụ. Otu nʼime anụ anọ ahụ dị ndụ tiri mkpu dịka a ga-asị na ọ bụ egbe eluigwe sị, “Bịa!”
I watched as the Lamb broke open the first of the seven seals. I heard one of the four living creatures shout with a thunderous voice, “Come!”
2 Mgbe m lere anya, ahụrụ m ịnyịnya dị ọcha. Onye na-anọkwasị nʼelu ya ji ụta nʼaka ya. A tụkwasịkwara okpueze nʼisi ya dịka onye agha na-emeri emeri mgbe niile.
I looked and saw a white horse. Its rider was holding a bow. He was given a crown, and he rode out conquering so that he would be victorious.
3 Mgbe o meghere akara nke abụọ, ngwangwa, anụrụ m ka anụ nke abụọ ahụ nʼime anụ anọ ndị ahụ dị ndụ tiri mkpu sị, “Bịa!”
When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
4 Mgbe ahụ, ịnyịnya ọzọ na-acha ọbara ọbara pụtara. E nyere onye nọkwasịrị nʼelu ya ike iwepụ udo nʼụwa nakwa ime ka ụmụ mmadụ na-egburita ibe ha. E nyekwara ya mma agha dị ukwuu.
Another horse came out, a red one. Its rider was given a large sword, and the power to take away peace from the earth so that people would slaughter one other.
5 Ma mgbe o meghere akara nke atọ, anụrụ m ka anụ nke atọ ahụ dị ndụ kwuru, “Bịa!” Ahụrụ m ịnyịnya dị ojii. Onye na-anọkwasị nʼelu ya ji ihe ọtụtụ abụọ nʼaka ya.
When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked and saw a black horse. Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.
6 Anụkwara m ihe dị ka olu nke sitere nʼetiti anụ anọ ahụ dị ndụ na-adapụta sị, “Otu ihe ọtụtụ kilo nke ọka wiiti bụ ụgwọ ọrụ otu ụbọchị, ihe ọtụtụ kilo atọ nke ọka balị bụkwa ụgwọ ọrụ otu ụbọchị. Ya mere, unu emebikwala mmanụ oliv na mmanya.”
I heard what seemed to be a voice coming from among the four living creatures that said, “Two pounds of wheat cost a day's wages, and three pounds of barley cost the same. But don't damage the oil or the wine.”
7 Mgbe o meghere akara nke anọ, anụrụ m ka anụ nke anọ dị ndụ sịrị, “Bịa!”
When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature say, “Come!”
8 Elere m anya ma hụ ịnyịnya na-acha ntụntụ nʼihu m. Aha onye nọkwasịrị nʼelu ya bụ Ọnwụ na Ọkụ ala mmụọ na-esokwa ya nʼazụ. E nyere ha ike nʼebe otu ụzọ nʼụzọ anọ nke ụwa dị ka ha jiri mma agha na ụnwụ, na ọrịa ọjọọ na anụ ọhịa gbuchapụ ndị bi nʼime ha. (Hadēs g86)
I looked and saw a pale horse. The rider was called Death, and Hades followed him. They received authority over a quarter of the earth to kill people by the sword, by famine, by plague, and by wild beasts. (Hadēs g86)
9 Ma mgbe ọ meghere akara nke ise, ahụrụ m nʼokpuru ebe ịchụ aja mkpụrụobi ndị niile e gburu egbu nʼihi okwu Chineke na nʼihi ịgba ama nke ha jidesiri ike.
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar those who had been killed because of their dedication to the word of God and their faithful witness.
10 Ha ji oke olu tie mkpu na-asị, “Gị, Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị, onye dị nsọ na onye eziokwu, ruo olee mgbe ka ị na-eche ikpe ụwa na ndị bi nʼime ya ikpe ma bọọkwa ọbọ nʼisi ha maka ọbara anyị ha wufuru?”
They cried out, shouting, “How long, Lord who is holy and true, before you will judge and bring to justice those on earth who spilled our blood?”
11 E nyere ha nʼotu nʼotu uwe ọcha, a gwakwara ha ka ha zuru ike nwa oge nta, tutu ruo mgbe ọnụọgụgụ ndị ozi ibe ha na ụmụnna ha a ga-egbu dịka e gburu ha ga-ezu.
Each one of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait for a little longer until their number was complete—their fellow-believers and brothers who would be killed like them.
12 Anọkwa m na-ele anya mgbe o meghere akara nke isii ahụ. Nke a mere ka oke ala ọma jijiji dịrị. Anyanwụ gbara ọchịchịrị dị ka akwa mkpe e jiri ajị mee. E mekwara ka ọnwa chaa uhie uhie dịka ọbara.
When he opened the sixth seal there was a tremendous earthquake. The sun turned black like hair sackcloth and the whole moon turned red like blood.
13 Mgbe ahụ, kpakpando dị na mbara eluigwe malitere ịdapụ nʼala dịka mkpụrụ osisi fiig na-achaghị acha si adapụ mgbe oke ifufe na-efegharị ya.
The stars of heaven fell to earth like unripe figs falling from a fig tree shaken by a windstorm.
14 Mbara eluigwe gabigara, dịka akwụkwọ mgbe a na-apịakọta ya. Ugwu niile na agwa etiti niile ka e wepụkwara site nʼọnọdụ ha.
The sky disappeared like a scroll rolling up, and all the mountains and islands were moved from where they were.
15 Ndị eze niile nke ụwa na ndị nọ nʼọchịchị dị iche iche, na ndị ọgaranya, na ndị nọ nʼọnọdụ dị elu, na ndị ọchịagha, na ndị mmadụ niile dị iche iche, ndị ukwu ma ndị nta, ndị ohu na ndị nwe onwe ha, ha niile gara zoo onwe ha nʼime ọgba nkume na nʼokpuru ugwu,
The kings of the earth, the great leaders, the wealthy, the powerful, and all people, slave or free, hid themselves in caves and among the rocks in the mountains.
16 ha na-eti mkpu na-arịọ ugwu ndị ahụ na-asị, “Dakwasịnụ anyị zoo anyị ka onye ahụ nọkwasịrị nʼelu ocheeze ahụ hapụ ịhụ anyị, ka oke iwe nke Nwa Atụrụ ahụ hapụ ịbịakwasị anyị.
They called on the mountains and the rocks, telling them, “Fall upon us! Hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne, and from the judgment of the Lamb.
17 Nʼihi na, lee oke ụbọchị iwe ha abịala, onye pụrụ ịgbanarị ya?”
For the terrible day of their judgment has come, and who can stand against it?”
