Tshenolo 18
1 Mme morago ga mo gotlhe ka bona moengele yo mongwe a fologa kwa legodimong ka taolo e kgolo, mme lefatshe la phatsimisiwa ke kgalalelo ya gagwe.
AFTER these I saw another angel descending from heaven, having great power; and the earth brightened with his glory.
2 A goa a re, “Babelone yo Mogolo o ole, o ole; o fetogile boago jwa mewa e e maswe, le mefuta yotlhe ya mewa e e bosula.
And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen hath Babel the Great, and hath become a den of demons, and the keep of every unclean spirit, and the keep of every unclean and abominable bird, and the keep of every unclean and abominable beast of prey.
3 Gonne dichaba tsotlhe di nole mofine o o bolayang wa boaka jwa gagwe jo bo feleletseng. Babusi ba lefatshe ba akafetse nae, le babapatsi mo lefatsheng lotlhe ba humisitswe ke botshelo jwa gagwe jwa letlepu.”
For that of the wine of her rage have all nations drunk; and the kings of the earth have with her committed fornication, and the merchants of the earth from the power of her luxuriance have become rich.
4 Mme ka utlwa lentswe le lengwe le bitsa le tswa kwa legodimong le re, “Mo tlogeleng, batho ba me; se tlhakaneleng dibe nae, e seng jalo lo tlaa otlhaiwa nae.
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying: COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE, that you be not partakers of her sins, and lest of her plagues you receive.
5 Gonne dibe tsa gagwe di tlhatlagane selekanyo sa go fitlha kwa legodimong mme Modimo o ipaakanyeditse go mo atlholela melato ya gagwe.
For her sins have reached unto heaven, and Aloha hath remembered her iniquity.
6 Mo direleng jaaka a lo diretse, le go feta foo, mo tlhatlaganyetseng petso ya ditiro tsa gagwe tse di bosula. O diretse batho ba le bantsi dinwelo tsa tatlhego, mo direleng fela jalo go menagane.
Deal with her as she hath dealt with you, and double to her according to her works. In the cup which she mingled mingle to her double.
7 O tshetse mo letlepung le mo botlhapelweng, tshwantshanyang matshelo a gagwe le khutsafalo le kutlobotlhoko, o ikgantsha a re, ‘Ke mohumagadi mo setilong sa me sa bogosi. Ga ke motlhologadi yo o se ka keng a itirela sepe. Ga nkitla ke nna le kutlobotlhoko’.
How much she hath pleased herself to be wanton, all this give her suffering and sorrow. For she said in her heart, I sit the queen, and am not a widow, and sorrow I see not.
8 Mme ke gone ka moo kutlobotlhoko ya loso le selelo le mmopamo di tlaa mo tlela ka letsatsi le le lengwe, mme o tlaa nyelediwa ka molelo; gonne Morena yo o mo atlholang o mogolo.”
Therefore in one day will come these her plagues, death and sorrow and hunger; and in fire she will burn, for mighty is the Lord God who judgeth her.
9 Mme baeteledipele ba lefatshe, ba ba tlhakanetseng ditiro tse di maswe tsa boaka nae, ebile ba itumelela go ratwa ke ene, ba tlaa mo hutsafalela fa ba bona mosi wa setopo sa gagwe.
And the kings of the earth who with her have committed fornication, and have been wanton, shall weep and lament and wail over her, when they see the smoke of her burning;
10 Ba tlaa emela kgakala, ba roroma ka poifo ebile ba lelela kwa godimo ba re, “Ijoo, Babelone, motse o mogolo! Tshekiso ya gagwe e tsile ka nako e khutshwane.”
standing from far, for fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, that great city Babel, that mighty city! For in one hour hath come thy judgment.
11 Mme barekisi ba lefatshe ba tlaa mo lelela ka khutsafalo, gonne ga go ope yo o tlaa tlholang a reka dithoto tsa bone.
And the merchants of the earth shall be sorrowful over her, because no man buyeth of their burden.
12 Gonne e ne e le moreki wa bone yo mogolo wa gauta le selefera majana a botlhokwa, diperela, matsela a a boleta, sei e e bohibidu jo bo borokwa le bohibidu jo bo letlhololo le mofuta mongwe le mongwe wa ditlhare tsa dinkgisa monate, dithoto tsa dinkgisa monate, dithoto tsa naka lwa tlou le dijana tsa logong tse di tlhwatlhwa kgolo le kgotlho le tshipi le mmabole;
No more (shall there be in thee) the burden of gold, and of silver and of precious stones, and of pearls; and of fine linen, and of purple, and of silk and scarlet; and of every aromatic wood, and every vessel of elephant's-tooth, and every vessel of wood of great price, and of brass and of iron and of marble;
13 le ditswaiso tsa dijo, dinkgisa monate, le maswalo, setlolo le lebano, mofine, lookwane lwa motlhware, bopi jo bo boleta; korong, dikgomo, dinku, dipitse dikara le batlhanka, le mewa ya batho tota.
and cinnamon and omomun and perfumes, and ointment and frankincense and wine and oil, and fine meal, and wheat, and cattle, and slaves, and horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men.
14 Ba lela ba re, “Dilo tsotlhe tse o neng a di rata thata di fedile, dijo tse di metsegang le tse di kgorwang tse o ntseng o di rekisa ka tlhwatlhwa e kgolo ga di kitla di nna tsa gago gope. Di feletse ruri.”
And the fruit of the desire of thy soul hath gone from thee, and all those things which are delicious and brilliant have perished from thee,
15 Mme jaanong barekisi ba ba humisitsweng ke go mo rekisetsa dilo tse, ba tlaa emela kgakala, ba boifa tlhokofatso, ba lela, ba re,
and the merchants of these things will find them no more. They who were made rich by her from afar will stand for fear of her torment, and wail and be sorrowful,
16 “Ijoo, motse o mogolo o montle jaaka mosadi yo o apereng leloba le le boleta le bohibidu jo bo borokwa le bohibidu jo bo letlhololo, o o kgabisitsweng ka gauta le majana a botlhokwa le diperela.
saying, Woe, woe, that great city, which was arrayed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and golded with gold, and (adorned) with precious stones and pearls;
17 Ka motsotso o le mongwe, dikhumo tsotlhe tsa motse di fedile!” Le beng ba dikepe botlhe le balaodi ba dikepe tsa barekisi le badiri mo dikepeng ba tlaa emela kgakala,
for in one hour hath been destroyed wealth like this. And every captain and every pilot who navigateth to the place, and the mariners, and all who serve on the sea, stood from afar,
18 ba lela fa ba bona mosi o tlhatloga, ba re, “Ke fa kae mo lefatsheng lotlhe mo go nang le motse o o ntseng jaaka o?”
and cried, while beholding the smoke of her burning, saying, What is like to this great city!
19 Mme ba tlaa itshela lorole mo ditlhogong ka kutlobotlhoko ba re, “Ijoo, Ijoo, a motse o mogolo! O o re humisitseng rotlhe ka dikhumo tsa one. Mme jaanong ka oura e le nngwe gotlhe go fedile…”
And they cast dust upon their heads, and cried, weeping and lamenting, and saying, Woe, woe, that great city, in which were made rich all they who have ships in the sea, from the preciousness of her! For in one hour she becometh desolate!
20 Mme wena, legodimo, itumelele go wa ga gagwe; le lona bana ba Modimo, baporofiti le baaposetoloi! Gonne kwa bofelong Modimo o lo mo atlholetse.
Rejoice over her, heaven, and the angels and apostles and prophets, because Aloha hath judged your judgment upon her.
21 Mme moengele yo mogolo a tsholetsa lefika le le tshwanang le lolwala a le latlhela mo lewatleng mme a goa a re, “Babelone, motse o mogolo, o tlaa latlhwa jaaka ke latlhile leje le mme o tlaa nyelela ka bosakhutleng.
And an angel took a stone, as a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with force is cast down Babel the great city, and to be found no more.
22 Ga go kitla go tlhola go nna le moopelo gone, ga go kitla go tlhola go nna le dipiano, diletso le ditorompeta. Ga go kitla go tlhola go nna madirelo a mofuta ope teng, e bile ga go kitla go tlhola go nna le tshilo ya mabele.
And the voice of harpers, and of musicians, and of singers, and of trumpeters, shall be heard in thee no more. And no artificer, nor art, shall more be found in thee.
23 Go tla nna lefifi le legolo thata mo go ene; ga go kitla go tlhola go bonala lesedi la lobone mo fensetereng. Ga go kitla go tlhola go nna le meduduetso ya lonyalo le boitumelo jwa banyadi le banyadwi. Barekisi ba gagwe ba ne ba itsege mo tikologong ya lefatshe lotlhe mme o tsieditse dichaba tsotlhe ka boloi jwa gagwe.
And the light of a lamp shall be seen in thee no more. And the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard in thee no more. For thy merchants were the great ones of the earth; for by thy sorcery were all nations seduced.
24 Mme ke ene yo o neng a na le maikarabelo mo mading a baporofiti botlhe ba ba bolaetsweng tumelo le baitshepi.”
And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all those who had been killed upon the earth.
