Ufunuo 6
1 Nikatazama wakati mwanakondoo alipofungua moja ya zile muhuri saba, nikasikia mmoja wa wale wenye uhai wanne akisema kwa sauti iliyofanana na radi, “Njoo!”
And I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals. And I heard one of the four living creatures saying like the sound of thunder, Come and see.
2 Nikatazama na palikuwa na farasi mweupe! Aliyempanda alikuwa na bakuli, na akapewa taji. Alitokea kama mshindi ashindaye ili ashinde.
And behold, a white horse, and he who sits on it having a bow. And a crown was given to him, and he went forth conquering, and so that he might conquer.
3 Wakati mwanakondoo alipofungua muhuri wa pili, nikasikia mwenye uhai wa pili akisema, “Njoo!”
And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come.
4 Kisha farasi mwingine akatokea - mwekundu kama moto. Aliye mpanda alipewa ruhusa ya kuondoa amani duniani, ili kwamba watu wachinjane. Huyu aliye mpanda alipewa upanga mkubwa.
And another horse came forth, fiery red. And it was given to him (to him who sits on it) to take peace from the earth, so that they would kill each other. And a great sword was given to him.
5 Wakati mwanakondoo alipofungua ule muhuri wa tatu, nikasikia mwenye uhai wa tatu akisema, “Njoo!” Nikaona farasi mweusi, na aliyempanda ana mizani mkononi mwake.
And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come and see. And behold, a black horse, and he who sits on it having a balance in his hand.
6 Nikasikia sauti iliyoonekana kuwa ya mmoja wa wale wenye uhai ikisema, “kibaba cha ngano kwa dinari moja na vibaba vitatu vya shayiri kwa dinari moja. Lakini usiyadhuru mafuta na divai.”
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, A measure of wheat for a denarius, and three measures of barley for a denarius. And thou may not harm the olive oil and the wine.
7 Wakati mwanakondoo alipofungua muhuri ya nne, nilisikia sauti ya mwenye uhai wa nne ikisema, “Njoo!”
And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature saying, Come and see.
8 Kisha nikaona farasi wa kijivu. Aliye mpanda aliitwa jina lake mauti, na kuzimu ilikuwa ikimfuata. Walipewa mamlaka juu ya robo ya nchi, kuua kwa upanga, kwa njaa na kwa ugonjwa, na kwa wanyama wa mwitu katika nchi. (Hadēs g86)
And behold, a green horse, and he who sits on top of it. His name was Death, and Hades followed with him. And authority was given to him over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with starvation, and with what is deadly, and by the beasts of the earth. (Hadēs g86)
9 Wakati mwanakondoo alipofungua muhuri ya tano, niliona chini ya madhabahu roho za wale waliokuwa wameuawa kwa sababu ya neno la Mungu na kutokana na ushuhuda walioushika kwa uthabiti.
And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of the Lamb that they held.
10 Wakalia kwa sauti kuu, “mpaka lini, Mtawala wa vyote, mtakatifu na mkweli, utahukumu wakaao juu ya nchi, na kulipiza kisasi damu yetu?”
And they cried out in a great voice, saying, Master, Holy and True, how long do thou not judge and avenge our blood from those who dwell on the earth?
11 Kisha kila mmoja alipewa kanzu nyeupe na wakaambiwa kuwa wanapaswa kusubiri kidogo hata itakapotimia hesabu kamili ya watumishi wenzao na ndugu zao wa kike na wa kiume itakapotimia ambao watauawa, kama vile ambavyo wao waliuawa.
And a white robe was given to them each, and it was said to them that they should still rest a time, until also their fellow bondmen, and their brothers, and those going to be killed as they too, would be fulfilled.
12 Wakati mwanakondoo alipofungua muhuri ya sita, nilitazama na palikuwa na tetemeko kuu. Jua likawa jeusi kama gunia la singa, na mwezi mzima ukawa kama damu.
And I looked when he opened the sixth seal, and a great earthquake occurred, and the sun became black as hairy sackcloth, and the whole moon became as blood.
13 Nyota za mbinguni zikaanguka katika nchi, kama mtini upukutishavyo matunda yake ya wakati wa baridi unapotikiswa na kimbunga.
And the stars of the sky fell to the earth as a fig tree that casts its unripe figs being shaken by a great wind.
14 Anga ilitoweka kama gombo lililoviringishwa. Kila mlima na kisiwa vilihamishwa mahali pake.
And the sky departed as a scroll being rolled up. And every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15 Kisha wafalme wa nchi na watu maarufu na majemadari, matajiri, wenye nguvu, na kila mmoja aliye mtumwa na huru, wakajificha katika mapango na katika miamba ya milima.
And the kings of the earth, and the rulers, and the chief captains, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains.
16 Wakaiambia milima na miamba, “Tuangukieni! Tuficheni dhidi ya uso wake aketiye kwenye kiti cha enzi na kutoka hasira ya mwanakondoo.
And they say to the mountains and to 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 kuwa siku kuu ya gadhabu yao imewadia, na ni nani awezaye kusimama?”
Because the great day of his wrath has come, and who is able to stand?
