Tshenolo 7
1 Mme ka bona baengele ba le bane ba eme mo dikhutlong tse nne tsa lefatshe, ba tshwere diphefo tse nne gore di seka tsa foka, gore lekakaba lepe le se ka la nna le mokgwasa mo ditlhareng, mme lewatle la nna borethe jaaka galase.
After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, so that no wind would blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree.
2 Mme ka bona moengele yo mongwe a tswa kwa botlhaba, a tshotse sekano se segolo sa Modimo o o tshelang. Mme a goa baengele ba bane ba ba neng ba neetswe nonofo go tlhokofatsa lefatshe le lewatle, “Iketleng!
I saw another angel ascend from the sunrise, having the seal of the living God. He cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to harm the earth and the sea,
3 Namang lo ise lo dire sepe, se tlhokofatseng lefatse kgotsa lewatle kgotsa ditlhare, go fitlhelela re se na go baya sekano sa Modimo mo diphatleng tsa batlhanka ba one.”
saying, “Don’t harm the earth, the sea, or the trees, until we have sealed the bondservants of our God on their foreheads!”
4 Ke ba le kae ba ba neetsweng lotshwao lo? Ke ne ka utlwa gotwe palo ya bone ke dikete di le lekgolo le masome a masome a mane le bone, mo ditsong tsotlhe tsa Iseraele tse di lesome le bobedi, jaaka di rulagantswe fa: Juda 12,000 Rubene 12,000, Gade 12,000, Ashe 12,000, Nafetali 12,000, Manasa 12,000, Simeone 12,000, Lefi 12,000, Isekare 12,000, Sebulane 12,000, Josefa 12,000, Benjamine 12,000.
I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel:
of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,
of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, and of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.
9 Morago ga mo ka bona bontsintsi jo bogolo jwa batho, bo le bogolo thata mo bo neng bo se ka ke jwa balwa, go tswa mo merafeng yotlhe le mo mafatshing le dipuo (diteme), bo eme fa pele ga setilo sa bogosi le fa pele ga Kwana, bo apere bosweu bo tshotse dikala tsa mokolane ka diatla.
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
10 Mme ba ne ba goa mo go boitshegang ba re, “Poloko e tswa mo Modimong wa rona o o ntseng mo setilong sa bogosi, le mo go Kwana.”
They cried with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation be to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
11 Mme jaanong baengele botlhe ba bo ba dikaganyeditse setilo sa bogosi le bagolwane le ditshedi tse nne, ba digile difatlhogo fa pele ga setilo sa bogosi ba obamela Modimo.
All the angels were standing around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before his throne, and worshiped God,
12 Ba re, “Amen! Pako, le kgalalelo, le botlhale, le malebogo, le tlotlo, le nonofo, le thata di nne go Modimo wa rona ka bosakhutleng. Amen!” (aiōn g165)
saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen.” (aiōn g165)
13 Hong mongwe wa bagolwane ba ba masome a mabedi le bone a mpotsa a re, “A o itse gore ba ke bo mang ba ba apereng bosweu le gore ba tswa kae?”
One of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?”
14 Ka re, “Nnyaa, Morena, tswee-tswee mpolelela.” A re, “Ba ke ba ba tswang mo pitlaganong e kgolo, ba tlhatswitse dikobo tsa bone, ba di sweufaditse ka madi a Kwana.
I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great suffering. They washed their robes and made them white in the Lamb’s blood.
15 Ke gone ka moo ba leng fano fa pele ga setilo sa bogosi sa Modimo, ba mo direla bosigo le motshegare mo tempeleng ya gagwe. Yo o ntseng mo setilong sa bogosi o tlaa ba sireletsa;
Therefore they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them.
16 ga ba kitla ba tlhola ba tshwarwa ke tlala gape, kgotsa lenyora, mme ba tlaa sirelediwa ka botlalo mo mogoteng o o fisang wa letsatsi.
They will never be hungry or thirsty any more. The sun won’t beat on them, nor any heat;
17 Gonne Kwana yo o emeng fa pele ga setilo sa bogosi o tlaa nna modisa wa bone a bo a ba etelela pele a ba isa kwa metsweding ya metse a Botshelo. Mme Modimo o tlaa phimola dikeledi tsa bone.”
for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them and leads them to springs of life-giving waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
