Ufunuo 21
1 Kisha nikaona mbingu mpya na nchi mpya, kwa kuwa mbingu ya kwanza na nchi ya kwanza zimekwishapita, na bahari haikuwepo tena.
Then I saw new heavens and a new earth. The former heavens and the former earth had passed away; and the sea has ceased to be.
2 Niliona mji mtakatifu, Yerusalemu mpya, ambao ulikuja chini kutoka mbinguni kwa Mungu, ulioandaliwa kama bibi harusi aliyepambwa kwa ajili ya mumewe.
And I saw the Holy City, Jerusalem, descending new out of heaven from God, like a bride adorned in readiness for her husband.
3 Nilisikia sauti kubwa kutoka kwenye kiti cha enzi ikisema, “Tazama! Makao ya Mungu yapo pamoja na wanadamu, naye ataishi pamoja nao. Watakuwa watu wake, na Mungu mwenyewe atakuwa nao na atakuwa Mungu wao.
And I heard a loud voice from the throne, which said – “See! The tent of God is set up among people. God will live among them, and they will be his Peoples, and God himself will be among them,
4 Atafuta kila chozi kutoka katika macho yao, na hapatakuwa na kifo tena, au kuomboleza, au kulia, au maumivu. Mambo ya zamani yamekwishakupita.
and he will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, nor will there be any more grief or crying or pain. The old order has passed away.”
5 Yeye ambaye alikuwa ameketi juu ya kiti cha enzi alisema, “Tazama! Nafanya mambo yote kuwa mapya.” Alisema, “Andika hili kwa sababu maneno haya ni ya hakika na kweli.”
And he who was seated on the throne said – “See, I make all things new!” And he said – “Write this, for these words may be trusted and are true.”
6 Aliniambia, “Mambo haya yalikwisha kupita! Mimi ni Alfa na Omega, mwanzo na mwisho. Kwa yeyote aonaye kiu nitampatia kinywaji bila gharama kutoka katika chemchemi za maji ya uzima.
And he said to me – “They are fulfilled. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the End. To those who thirst I will give of the spring of the water of life, freely.
7 Yeye ashindaye atayarithi mambo haya, na nitakuwa Mungu wake, naye atakuwa mwanangu.
Those who conquer will enter into possession of these things, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.
9 Mmoja wa malaika saba alikuja kwangu, mmoja ambaye alikuwa na mabakuli saba yaliyojaa mapigo saba ya mwisho na alisema, “Njoo hapa. Nitakuonesha bibi harusi, mke wa mwana kondoo.”
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, and were laden with the seven last curses, came and spoke to me. “Come here,” he said, “and I will show you the Bride, the Wife of the Lamb.”
10 Kisha alinichukua mbali katika Roho kwenye mlima mkubwa na mrefu na alinionesha mji mtakatifu, Yerusalemu, ukishuka chini kutoka mbinguni kwa Mungu.
He carried me away in a trance to a great high mountain, and showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City, descending out of heaven from God, filled with the glory of God.
11 Yerusalemu ulikuwa na utukufu wa Mungu, na uzuri wake ulikuwa kama kito cha thamani, kama jiwe la kioo safi la yaspi.
Its brilliance was like a precious stone, like a jasper, transparent as crystal.
12 Ulikuwa na ukuta mkubwa, mrefu wenye milango kumi na miwili, pamoja na malaika kumi na wawili milangoni. Juu ya milango palikuwa pameandikwa majina ya makabila kumi na mawili ya wana wa Israeli.
It had a great high wall, in which were twelve gates; and at these gates there were twelve angels, and there were names inscribed on the gates, the names of the twelve tribes of the Israelites.
13 Upande wa mashariki palikuwa na milango mitatu, upande wa kusini milango mitatu, upande wa kaskazini milango mitatu, na upande wa magharibi milango mitatu.
There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.
14 Kuta za mji zilikuwa na misingi kumi na miwili, na juu yake palikuwa na majina kumi na mawili ya mitume kumi na wawili wa Mwana Kondoo.
The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, on which were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 Mmoja aliyeongea nami alikuwa na kipimo cha fimbo iliyotengenezwa kwa dhahabu kwa ajili ya kupima mji, milango yake na kuta zake.
And the angel who was speaking to me had as a measure a gold rod, with which to measure the city and its gates and its wall.
16 Mji uliwekwa ndani ya mraba; urefu wake ulikuwa sawa na upana wake. Alipima mji kwa kipimio cha fimbo, stadia 12, 000 kwa urefu (urefu wake, upana, na kimo vilifanana).
The city is square; the length and the breadth are the same. The angel measured with his rod; it was twelve hundred miles; its length, and breadth, and height are equal.
17 Vilevile alipima ukuta wake, unene wake ulikuwa dhiraa 144 kwa vipimo vya kibinadamu (ambavyo pia ni vipimo vya malaika).
Then he measured the wall; it was two hundred and eighty-eight feet, as people measure, that is as the angel measured.
18 Ukuta ulikuwa umejengwa kwa yaspi na mji wenye dhahabu safi, kama kioo safi.
The material of the wall of the city was jasper, and the city was built of pure gold, which shone like clear glass.
19 Misingi ya ukuta ilikuwa imepambwa na kila aina ya jiwe la thamani. La kwanza lilikuwa yaspi, la pili lilikuwa yakuti samawi, la tatu lilikuwa kalkedon, la nne zumaridi,
The foundations of the wall of the city were ornamented with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was a jasper; the second a sapphire; the third a chalcedony; the fourth an emerald;
20 la tano sardoniki, la sita akiki, la saba krisolitho, la nane zabarajadi, la tisa yakuti ya manjano, la kumi krisopraso, la kumi na moja hiakintho, la kumi na mbili amethisto.
the fifth a sardonyx; the sixth a carnelian; the seventh a chrysolite; the eighth a beryl; the ninth a topaz; the tenth a chrysoprase; the eleventh a hyacinth; and the twelfth an amethyst.
21 Milango kumi na miwili ilikuwa lulu kumi na mbili, kila mlango ulitengenezwa kutoka kwenye lulu moja. Mitaa ya mji ilikuwa dhahabu safi, ikionekana kama kioo safi.
The twelve gates were made of twelve pearls, each gate of one pearl. The street of the city was of pure gold, transparent as glass.
22 Sikuona hekalu lolote ndani ya mji, kwa kuwa Bwana Mungu, ambaye anatawala juu ya vyote, na Mwana Kondoo ni hekalu lake.
And I saw no Temple there, for the Lord, our God, the Almighty, and the Lamb are its Temple.
23 Mji haukuhitaji jua au mwezi ili kungaza juu yake kwa sababu utukufu wa Mungu uliangaza juu yake, na taa yake ni Mwana Kondoo.
The city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God illuminated it, and its Lamp was the Lamb.
24 Mataifa watatembea kwa mwanga wa mji huo. Wafalme wa dunia wataleta fahari zao ndani yake.
The nations walk by the light of it; and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.
25 Milango yake haitafungwa wakati wa mchana, na hapatakuwa na usiku pale.
Its gates will never be shut by day, and there will be no night there.
26 Wataleta fahari na heshima ya mataifa ndani yake,
And people will bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
27 na hakuna kichafu kitakachoingia ndani yake. Wala yeyote ambaye afanyaye jambo lolote la aibu au udanganyifu hataingia, bali ni wale tu ambao majina yao yameandikwa katika kitabu cha uzima cha Mwana Kondoo.
Never will any unhallowed thing enter it, nor they whose life is shameful and false, but only those whose names have been written in the Lamb’s book of life.
