Ufunuo 7
1 Baada ya hili nikaona malaika wanne wakiwa wamesimama katika pembe nne za dunia, wakizuia hizo pepo nne za dunia, ili kwamba pasiwe na upepo utakaovuma juu ya nchi au juu ya bahari au juu ya mti wowote.
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 Nikaona malaika mwingine akipanda kutoka mawio ya jua akiwa na muhuri wa Mungu aliye hai. Akawaita kwa sauti kubwa wale malaika wanne waliokuwa wamepewa mamlaka ya kuidhuru nchi na bahari, akisema,
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 “Msiidhuru nchi wala bahari, wala miti, hadi tuwe tumetia muhuri kwenye vipaji vya nyuso za watumishi wa Mungu wetu.”
saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees, until we have sealed the bondservants of our God on their foreheads!”
4 Ndipo nikasikia idadi ya wale waliotiwa muhuri: yaani 144,000 kutoka makabila yote ya Israeli.
I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel:
5 Kutoka kabila la Yuda 12,000 walitiwa muhuri, kutoka kabila la Reubeni 12,000, kutoka kabila la Gadi 12,000,
of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
6 kutoka kabila la Asheri 12,000, kutoka kabila la Naftali 12,000, kutoka kabila la Manase 12,000,
of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
7 kutoka kabila la Simeoni 12,000, kutoka kabila la Lawi 12,000, kutoka kabila la Isakari 12,000,
of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,
8 kutoka kabila la Zabuloni 12,000, kutoka kabila la Yosefu 12,000, na kutoka kabila la Benyamini 12,000.
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 Baada ya hili nikatazama na hapo mbele yangu palikuwa na umati mkubwa wa watu ambao hakuna yeyote awezaye kuuhesabu, kutoka kila taifa, kila kabila, kila jamaa na kila lugha, wamesimama mbele ya kile kiti cha enzi na mbele ya Mwana-Kondoo. Walikuwa wamevaa mavazi meupe na wakiwa wameshika matawi ya mitende mikononi mwao.
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 Nao walikuwa wakipiga kelele kwa sauti kubwa wakisema: “Wokovu una Mungu wetu, yeye aketiye kwenye kiti cha enzi, na Mwana-Kondoo!”
They cried with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation be to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
11 Malaika wote walikuwa wamesimama kukizunguka kile kiti cha enzi na wale wazee ishirini na wanne na wale viumbe wanne wenye uhai. Wakaanguka kifudifudi mbele ya hicho kiti cha enzi na kumwabudu Mungu,
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,
13 Kisha mmoja wa wale wazee ishirini na wanne akaniuliza, “Ni nani hawa waliovaa mavazi meupe, nao wametoka wapi?”
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 Nikamjibu, “Bwana, wewe wajua.” Naye akasema, “Hawa ni wale waliotoka katika ile dhiki kuu, nao wamefua mavazi yao katika damu ya Mwana-Kondoo na kuyafanya meupe kabisa.
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 Kwa hiyo, “Wako mbele ya kiti cha enzi cha Mungu na kumtumikia usiku na mchana katika hekalu lake; naye aketiye katika kile kiti cha enzi atatanda hema yake juu yao.
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 Kamwe hawataona njaa wala kiu tena. Jua halitawapiga wala joto lolote liunguzalo.
They will never be hungry or thirsty any more. The sun will not beat on them, nor any heat;
17 Kwa maana Mwana-Kondoo aliyeko katikati ya kile kiti cha enzi atakuwa Mchungaji wao; naye atawaongoza kwenda kwenye chemchemi za maji yaliyo hai. Naye Mungu atafuta kila chozi kutoka macho yao.”
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.”
