Ugubukulo 11
1 Kangi napewili mlayi wewavili ngati lidete la kupimila nikajovelwa, “Amba, ukapima Nyumba ya Chapanga lusanja lwa luteta lwa kuhukisa ubani na kuvavalanga vandu vevakumuyupa Chapanga mugati ya Nyumba ya Chapanga.
[An angel gave] to me a reed similar to a measuring stick. He said [to me], “[Christ says this: ‘Go] to the temple [where people worship] God, measure it and the altar [in it], and count the people who worship there.
2 Nambu luvanja lwa kuvala lwa Nyumba ya Chapanga, ukoto kupima, muni ugotoliwi vandu vangali Vayawudi, vevaulivatila muji wa msopi mulukumbi lwa miyehi alobaini na yivili.
But do not measure the courtyard outside [of the temple] [DOU], because [it] has been given {[God] has given it} to [the] non-Jewish [people. As a result], they will trample [Jerusalem city] for 42 months.
3 Na nene yati nikuvatuma vandu vevijova ndava yangu vavili kuni vawalili nyula za magunila, muni vajova ulota lukumbi lwa magono elufu yimonga miya zivili na sitini.”
I will appoint my two (witnesses/men who will tell others about me). They will proclaim what I reveal to them for 1,260 days. They will wear [rough] clothes made from goat’s hair [to show that they are sad about people’s sin].’”
4 Venavo ndi mikongo yivili ya zeituni na vibokoselu zeziyima palongolo ya Bambu mweilongosa mulima.
Those [witnesses are the ones] that are represented by the two olive trees and the two lampstands that are in the presence of the Lord [who rules] the earth [SYM].
5 Ngati mundu akalinga kuvalemasa, motu wihuma mumlomo wavi na kumkoma makoko wavi, na kila mundu mweilinga kuvalemasa yati ifwa namuna yiyo.
If enemies try to harm those [witnesses], fire will come from the mouths of the witnesses and destroy them. If people want to harm them, [the two witnesses] will certainly kill them similarly.
6 Venavo vavi na uhotola wa kudinda kunani, fula yikoto kutonya ligono pevikokosa ujumbi wa Chapanga. Kavili vavi na uhotola wa kugang'amusa manji gavya ngasi na kuutova mulima kila namuna cheigana.
Those [witnesses] will have authority to keep rain from falling during the time that they are proclaiming what God reveals to them. They also will have authority to cause water [everywhere] to become [red like] [MET] blood, and [authority] to cause all kinds of plagues to occur. They will do this as often as they want to.
7 Nambu pevimala kukokosa ujumbi wa Chapanga, hinyama hikali yeyihuma ku Ligodi langali mwishu yati itovana nawu ngondo na kuvakoma. (Abyssos g12)
When they have finished proclaiming [to people the message from God], the beast that comes up (from the underworld/from the deep dark pit) will attack them, overcome them, and kill them. (Abyssos g12)
8 Mituhi yavi yisigalila muji ukulu, kula Bambu wavi peavambiwi pamsalaba. Liina la muji uwo wikemelewa kwa ulota Sodoma amala Misili.
The dead bodies of the [two] witnesses will lie in the street of the great city where their Lord was crucified, the city that is symbolically named Sodom or Egypt [because its people are very evil, like the people who lived in Sodom and Egypt].
9 Vandu va kila lukolo na likabila kila luga na kila mulima na kila langi, yati vakuyilola mituhi yeniyo mulukumbi lwa magono gadatu na la pinga, viyidakila lepi yizikwayi.
Individuals of many people-[groups], tribes, language [groups] [MTY], and nations will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days. But these individuals will not allow [anyone] to bury their bodies.
10 Vandu vevitama pamulima yati vihekelela lifwa la avo vavili. Yati vikita mselebuko na kupelana njombi muni vamlota va Chapanga ava vavili vavang'aisi neju vandu va pamulima.
When the [rebellious] people who live on the earth [see that the witnesses are dead], they will rejoice and celebrate. They will send gifts to each other, because these two prophets had [caused plagues to occur which] tormented the [rebellious] people on the earth.
11 Nambu pegimalika magono gadatu na lapinga mpungu wa Chapanga wewutipela wumi yikuvayingila, kwa mituhi yila, vene vevavawene vakayingilwa na wogohi.
But after three and a half days, God will cause those two witnesses to breathe again and live. They will stand up, and those who see them will be terrified.
12 Kangi, avo vamlota vavili vayuwini lwami luvaha kuhuma kunani kwa Chapanga lukuvajovela, “Mbwela apa!” Vene vakakwela kunani kwa Chapanga, makoko wavi vakuvalolokesa.
The [two witnesses] will hear a loud voice which came from heaven saying to them: “Come up here!” Then they will go up to heaven in a cloud. Their enemies will see them [as they ascend].
13 Lukumbi lulolo, lukahumila mndendemo mvaha wa ndima, lilundu limonga pagati ya malundu kumi gegiwanangana ga muji wenuwo yagwili na vandu elufu saba vafwili ndava ya mndendemo wenuwo. Vandu vevasigalili vakayogopa neju vakamulumba Chapanga wa kunani.
At that same time there will be a terrible earthquake, which will cause a tenth of [the buildings in] [MTY] the city will collapse, and 7,000 people will die. The rest of the people will be afraid and [acknowledge] that the God [who rules in] heaven is awesome.
14 Lukumbi lwa mwalachikolela ya pili lupitili, nambu lola! Mwalachikolela ya datu yibwela kanyata.
That will be the second terrible event. [Be aware that] the third tragic event will happen soon.
15 Kangi, mtumu wa kunani kwa Chapanga wa saba akapyula lipenenga laki. Na lwami zamahele zivaha kunani kwa Chapanga zayuwaniki zikajova, “Hinu unkosi wa mulima ndi uhengiwi kuvya wa Bambu na Chapanga na Kilisitu mweamhagwili kuvya Msangula. Mwene yati ilongosa magono goha gangali mwishu!” (aiōn g165)
Then the seventh angel blew [his trumpet]. Angels in heaven shouted loudly, “Our Lord [God] and the Messiah [whom he has appointed] can now govern [everyone in] [MTY] the world, and they will continue to rule people forever!” (aiōn g165)
16 Kangi, vala vagogo ishilini na mcheche vevatamili palongolo ya Chapanga muvigoda vya unkosi, vakagwa chakukupama na kumgundamila Chapanga,
The 24 elders who sit on their thrones in God’s presence (prostrated themselves/bowed down low) and worshipped him.
17 vakajova, “Tikukusengusa, wa Chapanga Mweuvi na makakala, mweuvi na mwewavi! Muni ulangisi Makakala gaku gakulu na kutumbula kungolosa ngati nkosi!
They said: Lord God, you are the Almighty One! You are the one who exists now! You are the one who has always existed! We thank you that you have defeated by your power everyone who has rebelled against you, and you now rule over everyone in the world.
18 Vandu vangali Vayawudi vayomili, nambu ligoga laku libweli, ena lukumbi lwa kuvakitila uhamula vevafwili. Lukumbi lwa kuvapela njombi vatumisi vaku vamlota, na vandu vaku voha vevakulitopesa liina laku, vadebe kwa vavaha. Ndi lukumbi lwa kuvakoma vevihalabisa mulima!”
The unbelieving people of [MTY] the nations were raging at you. As a result you have become very angry with them. You have decided that this is the appropriate time for you to judge all the dead people. You have also decided that it is the time for you to reward all your servants, both the prophets and the rest of your people who reverence you [MTY], whether they were considered socially significant/important or socially insignificant/unimportant. It is time for you to reward all of them! You have also decided it is the time for you to destroy the people who are destroying others on the earth.
19 Kangi, Nyumba ya Chapanga yeyivii kunani yadinduliwi, na mugati yaki mwawonikini, lisanduku la lilaganu. Hinu ukahumila lumwetu mwetu na mbamba na mbulumo wa ndima na fula yivaha ya maganga.
Then God’s temple in heaven was opened {was open} and [I] saw in the temple the sacred box/chest that contains God’s commandments. Lightning was flashing, it was thundering and rumbling, the earth shook, and large hailstones [fell from the sky].
