Oufunuo 17
1 Owamwabho wa ontumi saba yaline vitasa saba ohwinzele nambozye, “Enza, embahulanje endonje ezya malaya ogosi yakhala mmenze aminji,
Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls came and spoke to me. “Come here,” he said, “and I will show you the sentence passed on that Great Harlot who is seated at the meeting of many waters,
2 hwashele amwene ebhensi bhabhombile embombo enzye omalaya nape pamwanya yevilozu evwe umalaya wakwe bhabhakhala pansi bhalemewe.”
and with whom all the kings of the earth have had licentious intercourse; while all who live on the earth have been make drunk by the wine of her licentiousness.”
3 Ontumi wanega hu Mpepo paka hwipoli nalolile oshe akheye pamwanya pamnyama oshamwamu yamemile endigo. Omnyama yalinamatwe saba nempeta kumi.
And he bore me away in a trance to a lonely place, and I saw a woman seated on a scarlet Beast, which was covered with blasphemous names; it had seven heads and ten horns.
4 Oshe anvenesewe omwenda ozambalau no shamwamu alenganyiziwe hudhahabu amawe egemali nehulu ali akhatilie mkhono gwakwe eshikombe eshe dhahabu shashimemile evintu evyavishe evye chafu ewe malaya wakwe.
The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and glittering with gold ornaments, precious stones, and pearls. In her hand she held a gold cup, full of idolatrous abominations, and the unclean fruits of her licentiousness;
5 Pamwanya pa maso gakwe lisimbilye itawa elye sili: “BABELI ENGOSI, ONYINA OWE MALAYA NO WE VINTU EVYA VISYE EVYENSI.”
while on her forehead there was written this mystic name – “BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF ALL IDOLATROUS ABOMINATIONS ON EARTH.”
6 Nalola aje oshe oyo aliakholilwe hwidala elya bheweteho ni danda lya bhafwiye hwaji wa Yesu. Hwa shele ehalolile, ehanswijile tee.
And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of Christ’s people and with the blood of the martyrs for Jesus. When I saw her, I was amazed beyond measure;
7 Lelo ontumi wambozia, “Yenu oswiga? Embahubhozye emaana eyashe no mnyama yahumwega (omnyama oyo owe matwe saba nazila empeta kumi).
but the angel said to me – “Why were you amazed? I will tell you the mystic meaning of the vision of this woman, and of the Beast, with the seven heads and ten horns, that carries her.
8 Omnyama yohalolile ahali, nomo nantele eshi, lelo alitayali azubhe hwilende lyashele selili nomalishilo. Nantele abhawendelele nonankanye bhala bhabhakhala pamwanya pansi bhala bhashele amatwa gabho sega simbilwe hushitabu eshe womi ahwande abhewe omsingi ogwensi - bhaiswiga nabhaluulola omnyama yahali, aje nomo eshi, lelo ali kalibu ahwenze. (Abyssos g12)
The Beast that you saw was, but is not, and is about to rise out of the bottomless pit, and is on its way to destruction. Those who are living on earth will be amazed – those whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world – when they see that the Beast was, but is not, and yet will come.” (Abyssos g12)
9 Owito owu huajili yehaki zyazili ne mpyana. Amatwe saba magamba saba pashele oshe akheye pamwanya pakwe.
(Here there is need for the discerning mind.) The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated.
10 Bhape nantele bhamwene saba. Bhamwene bhasanu bhagwiye uwa mwabho aweli, nowamwabho sayenzele asele; owakati nayenza, abhakhale hashe wene.
They are also seven kings; of whom five have fallen and one remains, while one is not yet come. When he comes, he must stay for a little while.
11 Omnyama yahali, eshinomo wape nantele, mwene wa nane; lelo wamwabho nabhala amwene saba, naabhala hwahwuli hwunankanye.
So must the Beast that was, but is not. He counts as an eighth king, although he is one of the seven, and is on his way to destruction.
12 Zila empeta kumi zyohazilolile bhamwene kumi bhashele sebhaposheye oumwene, lelo bhabhaposhele amadalaka nashi mwene hwisala limo pandwemo no mnyama.
The ten horns that you saw are ten kings, who have not yet received their kingdoms, but for an hour they receive the authority of kings, together with the Beast.
13 Ebha bhali noshauli humo, bhabha hupele enguvu zyabho namadalaka ola omnyama.
These kings are of one mind in surrendering their power and authority to the Beast.
14 Bhabhalweibho nabhene no Mwana Ngole. Lelo Omwana Ngole ayibhamene afwatanaje gosi wa waigosi na mwene wa mwene - na hwa mwene takwiziwe, tachaguliwe, tatiwamiwa.”
They will fight with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings; so, too, will those with him who have received the call and are chosen and faithful.
15 O Malaika wambozya, “Gala amenze gogalolile, epa pakheye ola omalaya bhantu amakhomano, amataifa ne njango.
And the angel said to me – “The waters that you saw, where the Harlot is seated, are throngs of people and men of all nations and languages.
16 Zila empeta kumi zyozilolile - ezyo nola omnyama bhaihumwega ula omalaya bhape bhabhahubhombe wene na welele bhabhahulye obele gwakwe na bhabha ulongolezye nomwoto.
The ten horns that you saw, and the Beast – they will hate the Harlot, and cause her to become deserted and strip her bare; they will eat her flesh and utterly consume her with fire.
17 Maana Ongolobhe abheshele humoyo gabho anyemle husudi humweteho yahupele omnyama enguvu zyabho ahutabhale paka amazu ga Ngolobhe pagabhamalishe.
For God has put it into their minds to carry out his purpose, in carrying out their common purpose and surrendering their kingdoms to the Beast, until God’s decrees will be executed.
18 Ola oshe yalolile liboma igosi wautabhala pamwanya eyamwene ebhensi.”
As for the woman whom you saw, she is the great city that holds sway over all the kings of the earth.”
