Ufunuo 6
1 Kisha nikaangalia wakati Mwana-Kondoo akivunja ile lakiri ya kwanza miongoni mwa zile saba. Ndipo nikasikia mmoja wa wale viumbe wanne wenye uhai akisema kwa sauti kama ya radi: “Njoo!”
I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder, “Come and see!”
2 Nikatazama, na hapo mbele yangu alikuwepo farasi mweupe! Yeye aliyempanda alikuwa na upinde, naye akapewa taji, akampanda akatoka akiwa kama mshindi aelekeaye katika kushinda.
Then a white horse appeared, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer.
3 Alipoivunja ile lakiri ya pili, nikamsikia yule kiumbe wa pili mwenye uhai akisema, “Njoo!”
When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!”
4 Ndipo akatokea farasi mwingine mwekundu sana. Yeye aliyempanda akapewa uwezo wa kuondoa amani duniani na kuwafanya watu wauane. Yeye akapewa upanga mkubwa.
Another came out, a red horse. To him who sat on it was given power to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another. There was given to him a great sword.
5 Mwana-kondoo alipoivunja ile lakiri ya tatu, nikamsikia yule kiumbe wa tatu mwenye uhai akisema, “Njoo!” Nikatazama, na mbele yangu alikuwepo farasi mweusi! Yeye aliyempanda alikuwa na mizani mkononi mwake.
When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come and see!” And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.
6 Ndipo nikasikia kile kilichokuwa kama sauti katikati ya wale viumbe wanne wenye uhai ikisema, “Kipimo kimoja cha ngano kwa mshahara wa kibarua wa siku moja, na vipimo vitatu vya shayiri kwa mshahara wa kibarua cha siku moja. Lakini usiharibu mafuta wala divai!”
I heard a voice in the middle of the four living creatures saying, “A choenix of wheat for a denarius, and three choenix of barley for a denarius! Don’t damage the oil and the wine!”
7 Alipovunja ile lakiri ya nne, nikasikia sauti ya yule kiumbe wa nne mwenye uhai ikisema, “Njoo!”
When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see!”
8 Nikatazama, na hapo mbele yangu alikuwepo farasi mwenye rangi ya kijivujivu! Yeye aliyempanda aliitwa Mauti, naye Kuzimu alikuwa akimfuata nyuma yake kwa karibu. Wakapewa mamlaka juu ya robo ya dunia, kuua kwa upanga, njaa, tauni na kwa wanyama wakali wa dunia. (Hadēs g86)
And behold, a pale horse, and the name of he who sat on it was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him. (Hadēs g86)
9 Mwana-kondoo alipoivunja ile lakiri ya tano, nikaona chini ya madhabahu, roho za wale waliochinjwa kwa ajili ya neno la Mungu na kwa ajili ya ushuhuda walioutunza.
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had.
10 Wakalia kwa sauti kuu, wakisema, “Hata lini, Ee Bwana Mwenyezi, uliye mtakatifu na mwaminifu, hutawahukumu na kulipiza kisasi juu ya watu waishio duniani kwa ajili ya damu yetu?”
They cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, Master, the holy and true, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
11 Kisha kila mmoja wao akapewa joho jeupe na wakaambiwa wangoje kwa muda kidogo zaidi, mpaka idadi ya ndugu zao na watumishi wenzao watakaouawa kama wao walivyouawa, itakapotimia.
A long white robe was given to each of them. They were told that they should rest yet for a while, until their fellow servants and their brothers, who would also be killed even as they were, should complete their course.
12 Nikatazama akiivunja ile lakiri ya sita. Pakatokea tetemeko kuu la nchi, na jua likawa jeusi kama nguo ya gunia iliyotengenezwa kwa singa za mbuzi, na mwezi wote ukawa mwekundu kama damu.
I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became as blood.
13 Nyota zilizo angani zikaanguka ardhini kama vile matunda ya mtini yasiyokomaa yaangukavyo wakati mti wake unapotikiswa na upepo mkali.
The stars of the sky fell to the earth, like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when it is shaken by a great wind.
14 Anga ikatoweka kama vile karatasi isokotwavyo, na kila mlima na kila kisiwa kikaondolewa mahali pake.
The sky was removed like a scroll when it is rolled up. Every mountain and island was moved out of its place.
15 Ndipo wafalme wa dunia, wakuu wote, majemadari, matajiri, wenye nguvu na kila mtu, mtumwa na mtu huru, wakajificha katika mapango na kwenye miamba ya milima.
The kings of the earth, the princes, the commanding officers, the rich, the strong, and every slave and free person, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains.
16 Wakaiita milima na miamba wakisema, “Tuangukieni, mkatufiche na uso wake yeye aketiye kwenye kiti cha enzi, na mkatuepushe na ghadhabu ya Mwana-Kondoo!
They told the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,
17 Kwa maana siku ile kuu ya ghadhabu yao imewadia. Je, ni nani awezaye kustahimili?”
for the great day of his wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
