Ufunuo 18
1 Baada ya ilebe yoo namweni malaika ywenge atiuluka pae boka kumaunde. Ywembe abile ni mamlaka ngolo, ni kilambo satimulikilwa kwa utukufu wake.
And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was enlightened with his glory.
2 Atilela kwa lilobe likolo, atibaya, “Utitomboka, utitomboka, chelo kilambo kikolo cha Babeli! papangate mahali patama masetani, ni mahali patama masetani, ni patama kila mchapu ni iyuni ywabauchi.
And he cried with vehemence, and with a loud voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of demons, a den of impure spirits, and a cage for every unclean and hateful bird.
3 Kwa kuwa mataifa goti yanywile wembe ni tamaa ya umalaya wake umletiya asila. Bafalme wakilambo bapanga nae umalaya. Bapanga biashara ba kilambo bapangite matajiri kwa ngupu ya maisha gake ga anasa.”
For all nations have drunk of the wine of her furious whoredom, and the kings of the earth have committed whoredom with her, and the merchants of the earth are grown rich by the abundance of her luxury.
4 Boka po nayowine lilobe lyenge boka kumaunde kalibaya, “M'bokange kwake bandu bangu, lenga kana mushiriki katika sambi yake, lenga kana mupoki azabu yake yeyoti.
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out from her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye may not suffer by her plagues:
5 Sambi yake itilundikana kunani kati maunde, ni Nnongo atikugakombokiya matendo gake maovu.
for her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
6 Munlepe kati mwabalepi benge, ni munkanlepe mara ibele kwa kadili muwapangite; katika kikombe chayangabine, mumyangabanie mara ibele kwa ajili yake.
Give to her as she hath given to you, and repay her double according to her works: in the cup, which she hath mixed, mix for her double.
7 Kati mwaikakatuye mwene, ni atitama kwa anasa, mumpei mateso genge ni huzunika. Kwa kuwa abaya kumoyo wake, “Natitama kati malkia; na kati mjane kwaa, nipabona kwa lombola.
As much as she hath glorified herself and indulged to luxury, so much torment and sorrow give her; because she saith in her heart, I sit as a queen, I am not a widow, and I shall see no sorrow.
8 Kwa nyoo nkati ya lichoba jimo mapigo gake galakutolya; kiwo, lomboka, ni njala. Atinike kwa mwoto, kwa kuwa Nngwana Nnongo ni mwene ngupu, na ni nkolo wake.”
Therefore in one day shall her plagues come, even death and mourning and famine; and she shall be burnt with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
9 Baafalme ba kilambo bapangite umalaya ni nachanganyikiwa pamope ni ywembe balela ni lombola babona lioi wa tinika kwake.
And the kings of the earth, who have committed lewdness and lived luxuriously with her, shall bemoan her and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning;
10 Batayema nninge ya ywembe, kwa hofu ya maumivu gake bakibaya, “ole, ole kwa mji nkolo, Babeli, mji wenye ngupu! kwa saa jimo hukumu yake itiisha.”
standing afar off for fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, the great city Babylon, that powerful city! for in one hour is thy judgement come.
11 Bapanga biashara wa kilambo mulele nalombola kwaajili yake, kwa kuwa ntopo hata yumo ywapema bidhaa yake kae.
And the merchants of the earth shall bewail and mourn over her, because no one will buy their merchandize any more:
12 Bidhaa ya dhahabu, mbanje, maliwe ya thamani, lulu, kitani inanoga, zambarau, hariri, ngeree, aina yoti ya mikongo ya harufu inanoga, kila yombo cha mbembe za ndembokila yombo chakitengenezilwe kwa mikongo ya thamani shaba, kiume, liwe,
the lading of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and pearl, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and all sorts of thyine wood, and vessels of ivory, and of the most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;
13 Mdalasini, viungo, uvumba, manemane, ubani, wembe, mauta, bwembwe unanoga, ngano, ng'ombe ni ngondolo, farasi ni mutuka, ni atumwa, ni roho ya bandu.
and their cinnamon, and perfumes, and sweet ointment, and incense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, yea and the souls of men.
14 Matunda ga uyaminyike kwa ngupu yako yatiboka boka kwako. Anasa yako yoti ni mapambo yatiboka, gapatikana kwaa kae.
And the fruits, which thy soul longed after, are gone from thee, and all thy delicate and splendid things are departed, and thou shalt find them no more.
15 Bapanga biashara wa ilebe yeno bapatike utajili kwa mapenzi gake batayema nnonge boka kwake kwa sababu ya hofu ya maumivu yake, balenga ni lilobe lya lombola.
The merchants of these things, who grew rich by their trade with her, shall stand afar off for fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
16 Bakibaya, “Ole, ole mji wolo nkolo wauwalike kitani kinanoga, zambarau, ni ngere, ni pambwa kwa dhahabu, ni vito vya thamani ni lulu!”
and saying, Alas, alas, the great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
17 Nkati ya saa jimo ufahari woti too watiboka. Kila nahodha wa ngalawa, kila baharia ni boti bana mache, ni boti babapanga kazi baharini, batiyema mbali
for in one hour is so great wealth laid waste. And every pilot, and all on board the ships, and the mariners, and all that traffic by sea, stood afar off,
18 Batilela pabamweni lioi watinika kwake. Batibaya, “Ni mji waa'ko waulandine ni mji wono nkolo?”
and cried out, when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like to this great city?
19 Bataikwile mavumbi kunani ya mitwee yabe, ni batilela, bapitike moli ni lomboka, “Ole, ole mji pakolo poti babamile ni meli yabe baharini babile mafahari bokana ni mali yabe nkati ya lisaa limo batikuwangamiya.”
And they threw dust on their heads, and cried out, weeping and moaning, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, in which all that had ships at sea were enriched by her sumptuous expences! for in one hour she is become desolate.
20 “Mupulaike kunani yake, kunani wenga waamini mitume, ni manabii, kwa maana Nnongo amemleta hukumu yinu kunani yake.”
Rejoice over her, O heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets, for God hath avenged you on her.
21 Malaika mwene ngupu atikakatuga liwe kati liwe likolo lya yaga ni taikwa baharini, kabaya'”kwa ndela yino, Babeli, walo mji nkolo wataikwa pae kwa ukatili ni wabonekana kwaa kae.
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great milstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus shall the great city Babylon be thrown down with violence, and never be found more.
22 Malobe gainanda, bana muziki, bang'anda filimbi, ni itarumbeta bayowanika kwaa kwinu. Wala lilobe lya litole ywayowanika kwinu.
And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard in thee no more: and no artist of any art whatsoever shall be found in thee any more; and the sound of a milstone shall be heard in thee no more.
23 Bwega wa taa waangaza kwaa nkati yako ni lilobe ngwana harusi ni bibi harusi hywayowanika kwaa nkati yako, maana bapanga biashara wako babile wakolo wa kilambo, ni wa mataifa, batikongelwa kwa bwabe wako.
And the light of a candle shall be seen in thee no more; and the voice of the bridegroom and bride shall be heard no more in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth, and by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
24 Nkati yake damu ya manabii ni waamini yabonekine, ni damu ya wote babawile kunani ya kilambo.”
And herein was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
