Okubikkulirwa 6
1 Awo ne ndaba Omwana gw’Endiga ng’abembulula akamu ku bubonero bw’envumbo; ne mpulira ekimu ku biramu ebina nga kyogera n’eddoboozi eryawulikika ng’okubwatuka nga kigamba nti, “Jjangu!”
I saw that [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb, opened the first of the seven seals [of the scroll]. Then I heard one of the four living [creatures] say in a voice [as loud] as [SIM] thunder, “Come!”
2 Ne ndaba, era laba, embalaasi enjeru, ng’agyebagadde alina omutego ogulasa akasaale; n’aweebwa engule n’agenda ng’awangula, n’awangulira ddala.
Then I saw a white horse [come out]. The one who sat on it had a bow [and arrows]. [God] gave him a crown [to show that he was the king]. Then the one who conquers [people] went out to continue to conquer [people].
3 Bwe yabembulula akabonero k’envumbo akookubiri, ne mpulira ekiramu ekyokubiri nga kyogera nti, “Jjangu!”
When the [one who was like a] lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living [creature] say, “Come!”
4 Ne wavaayo embalaasi endala nga myufu, eyali agyebagadde n’aweebwa ekitala ekiwanvu, n’aweebwa n’obuyinza okuggyawo emirembe ku nsi, n’okuleeta entalo wakati w’abantu, battiŋŋane bokka na bokka.
Then a red horse came out. The one sitting on it was allowed {[God] allowed the one sitting on it} to cause [people] to no longer [live] peacefully, but instead to be killing each other. [For this purpose] he was given {[God’s agent] gave to him} a large sword.
5 Bwe yabembulula akabonero k’envumbo akokusatu ne mpulira ekiramu ekyokusatu nga kyogera nti, “Jjangu!” Era laba, ne ndaba embalaasi enzirugavu n’eyali agyebagadde ng’akutte minzaani mu mukono gwe.
When [the one who is like a] lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living [creature] say, “Come!” This time, I saw a black horse [come out]. The one who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.
6 Ne mpulira eddoboozi eryawulikika ng’eriva wakati w’ebiramu ebina nga ligamba nti, “Omugaati gumu gugula ddinaali, ne kilo y’obuwunga bwa sayiri nayo bw’eba egula, kyokka omuzigo n’envinnyo tobyonoona.”
I heard a voice [that sounded] like [it was coming from] among the four living [creatures]. It was saying ([to the horseman/to the man who was sitting on the black horse]), “A quart of wheat [will cost so much that] a man must work a whole day to earn enough money to buy it, and three quarts of barley will sell for the same price. But do not cut off [the supply of] olive oil or the wine [MTY]!”
7 Bwe yabembulula akabonero k’envumbo akookuna ne mpulira ekiramu ekyokuna nga kyogera nti, “Jjangu!”
When the [one who is like a] lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living [creature] say, “Come!”
8 Ne ndaba, era laba, embalaasi ey’erangi ensiiwuukirivu n’eyali agyebagadde ng’ayitibwa Walumbe, ne Magombe n’agenda naye. Ne baweebwa okufuga ekitundu ekyokuna eky’ensi, okutta n’ekitala, n’enjala, n’olumbe, n’ensolo enkambwe ez’oku nsi. (Hadēs g86)
This time I saw a pale horse [come out]. The one who sat on it is named ‘[The one who causes] death [PRS]’, and [the one that is named ‘The place where dead people go’] accompanied him. [God] gave them authority over one quarter of the people on earth to incite them to kill each other with weapons [SYN], and also authority to kill them (by [causing them to] starve, by [their causing them to become] sick from epidemics, and by [their causing them to be attacked by] wild animals. (Hadēs g86)
9 Bwe yabembulula akabonero k’envumbo akookutaano ne ndaba wansi w’ekyoto emyoyo egy’abo abattibwa olw’okubuulira ekigambo kya Katonda n’olw’okuba abeesigwa mu bujulizi bwabwe.
When the [one who is like a] lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under (OR, at the base of) the altar [in heaven] the souls of [God’s servants] who had been killed {whom [people had] killed} because of [their believing] God’s message, and because they told others [the message about Jesus].
10 Ne bakaabirira Mukama n’eddoboozi ery’omwanguka nga bagamba nti, “Ayi Mukama, Omutukuvu era ow’amazima, onoosalira ddi abantu b’ensi omusango, n’owoolera eggwanga olw’omusaayi gwaffe?”
They spoke loudly [to God] saying, “Sovereign/Almighty Lord, you are holy and faithful. How long [will it be] before you judge [and punish] the people on earth who murdered [us(exc)]?”
11 Buli omu ku bo n’aweebwa ekyambalo ekyeru, era ne bagambibwa okugira nga bawummulako okutuusa baganda baabwe abalala era baweereza bannaabwe aba Yesu abaali bagenda okuttibwa, lwe balibeegattako.
[God] gave to each of them a long white robe, and [he] told them to rest a little longer until [people] killed all the believers who served [the Lord] with them. They were believers whom [God wanted to die in just the same way] that these others had been killed.
12 Awo ne ndaba ng’abembulula akabonero k’envumbo ak’omukaaga; ne wabaawo musisi ow’amaanyi ennyo, era enjuba n’eddugala n’efuuka nzirugavu ng’ekibukutu ekyakolebwa mu bwoya, n’omwezi gwonna ne gumyuka ng’omusaayi.
I saw that when [the one who is like a] lamb opened the sixth seal, the earth shook violently. The sun became as black as cloth made (of [black] wool/of pitch). The whole moon became [red] [SIM] like blood.
13 Awo emmunyeenye ez’omu ggulu ne zigwa ku nsi ng’omutiini bwe gukunkumula emitiini egitanayengera olwa kibuyaga ow’amaanyi,
The stars fell to the earth [in great numbers], just [SIM] like immature figs fall when a fig tree is shaken by a strong wind {when a strong wind shakes a fig tree}.
14 n’eggulu ne lyezingako ng’omuzingo gw’ekitabo bwe gwezingazinga na buli lusozi na buli kizinga ne biggibwawo mu bifo byabyo.
The sky split open and [rolled up on either side] just [SIM] like an [old] scroll rolls up [when it is split in two]. Every mountain and island moved out of its place.
15 Bakabaka b’ensi, n’abafuzi ab’oku ntikko n’abantu abagagga, n’abakulu b’amaggye n’ab’amaanyi, na buli muddu n’ow’eddembe, ne beekweka mu mpuku ne mu njazi z’ensozi.
[As a result, all the rebellious people] of the earth, [including] kings, high-ranking people, generals, the rich people, the powerful people, along with everyone [else], both slave and free, hid themselves in caves and between the mountain rocks.
16 Ne bagamba ensozi nti, “Mutugweko mutukweke mu maaso g’Oyo atudde ku ntebe ey’obwakabaka, ne mu busungu bw’Omwana gw’Endiga.
They shouted to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us [(exc)] and hide us [(exc)] in order that the one who sits upon the throne will not be able to see us [(exc)] [MTY], and [in order that] the [one who is like a] lamb will not be able to punish [MTY] us [(exc)].
17 Kubanga olunaku olukulu olw’obusungu bwabwe lutuuse era ani ayinza okugumira obusungu bwabwe!”
This is the terrible day on which they will punish [MTY] us [(exc)], and [when that happens], no one will be able to survive! [RHQ]”
