Ufunuo 17
1 Mmoja wa malaika saba aliyekuwa na vitasa saba alikuja na kuniambia, “Njoo, nitakuonesha hukumu ya kahaba mkuu akaaye juu ya maji mengi,
And there came one of the seven angels, who had the seven vials, and spoke with me, saying: Come, I will shew thee the condemnation of the great harlot, who sitteth upon many waters,
2 ambaye wafalme wa nchi wamefanya mambo ya uzinzi naye na juu ya mvinyo wa uzinzi wake wakaao duniani wameleweshwa.”
With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication; and they who inhabit the earth, have been made drunk with the whine of her whoredom.
3 Malaika akanichukua katika Roho mpaka nyikani, na nilimwona mwanamke amekaa juu ya mnyama mwekundu aliyejaa majina ya matukano. Mnyama alikuwa na vichwa saba na pembe kumi.
And he took me away in spirit into the desert. And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 Mwanamke alivikwa nguo ya zambarau na nyekundu na amepambwa kwa dhahabu, mawe ya thamani, na lulu. Alikuwa ameshikilia mkononi mwake kikombe cha dhahabu kilichojaa vitu vya machukizo ya uchafu wa uasherati wake.
And the woman was clothed round about with purple and scarlet, and gilt with gold, and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of the abomination and filthiness of her fornication.
5 Juu ya paji la uso wake limeandikwa jina la siri: “BABELI MKUU, MAMA WA MAKAHABA NA YA VITU VYA MACHUKIZO YA NCHI.”
And on her forehead a name was written: A mystery; Babylon the great, the mother of the fornications, and the abominations of the earth.
6 Nikaona ya kuwa mwanamke huyo alikuwa amelewa kwa damu ya waumini na damu ya waliokufa kwa ajili ya Yesu. Wakati nilipomwona, nilikuwa na mshangao mkuu.
And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And I wondered, when I had seen her, with great admiration.
7 Lakini malaika akaniambia, “Kwa nini unashangaa? Nitakueleza maana ya mwanamke na mnyama amchukuaye (mnyama huyo mwenye vichwa saba na zile pembe kumi).
And the angel said to me: Why dost thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast which carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8 Mnyama uliyemwona alikuwepo, hayupo tena sasa, lakini yuko tayari kupanda kutoka katika shimo lisilo na mwisho. Kisha ataendelea na uharibifu. Wale wakaao juu ya nchi, wale ambao majina yao hayakuandikwa kwenye kitabu cha uzima tangu kuwekwa misingi ya ulimwengu - watashangaa wamwonapo mnyama aliyekuwepo, kwamba hayupo sasa, lakini yupo karibu kuja. (Abyssos g12)
The beast, which thou sawest, was, and is not, and shall come up out of the bottomless pit, and go into destruction: and the inhabitants on the earth (whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world) shall wonder, seeing the beast that was, and is not. (Abyssos g12)
9 Wito huu ni kwa ajili ya akili zilizo na hekima. Vichwa saba ni milima saba ambapo mwanamke alikaa juu yake.
And here is the understanding that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, upon which the woman sitteth, and they are seven kings:
10 Nayo pia ni wafalme saba. Wafalme watano wameanguka, mmoja yupo, na mwingine hajaja bado; wakati atakapokuja, atakaa kwa muda mfupi tu.
Five are fallen, one is, and the other is not yet come: and when he is come, he must remain a short time.
11 Mnyama aliyekuwepo, lakini sasa hayupo, yeye pia ni mfalme wa nane; lakini ni mmoja wa wale wafalme saba, na anaenda kwenye uharibifu.
And the beast which was, and is not: the same also is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into destruction.
12 Zile pembe kumi ulizoziona ni wafalme kumi ambao hawajapokea ufalme, lakini watapokea mamlaka kama wafalme kwa saa moja pamoja na mnyama.
And the ten horns which thou sawest, are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but shall receive power as kings one hour after the beast.
13 Hawa wana shauri moja, na watampa nguvu zao na mamlaka yule mnyama.
These have one design: and their strength and power they shall deliver to the beast.
14 Watafanya vita baina yao na Mwana kondoo. Lakini Mwana kondoo atawashinda kwa sababu ni Bwana wa mabwana na Mfalme wa wafalme - na katika yeye tuliitwa, tulichaguliwa, waaminifu.”
These shall fight with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and they that are with him are called, and elect, and faithful.
15 Malaika akaniambia, “Yale maji uliyoyaona, hapo alipoketi yule kahaba ni watu, makutano, mataifa na lugha.
And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and nations, and tongues.
16 Zile pembe kumi ulizoziona - hizo na yule mnyama watamchukia yule kahaba. Nao watamfanya kuwa mpweke na uchi, watamla mwili wake, na watauteketeza kwa moto.
And the ten horns which thou sawest in the beast: these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her with fire.
17 Maana Mungu ameweka mioyoni mwao kubeba kusudi lake kwa makubaliano ya kumpa mnyama nguvu zao kumtawala mpaka maneno ya Mungu yatakapotimia.
For God hath given into their hearts to do that which pleaseth him: that they give their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God be fulfilled.
18 Yule mwanamke uliyemwona ni mji ule mkubwa utawalao juu ya wafalme wa nchi.”
And the woman which thou sawest, is the great city, which hath kingdom over the kings of the earth.
