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!”
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 palikuwa na farasi mweupe! Aliyempanda alikuwa na bakuli, na akapewa taji. Alitokea kama mshindi ashindaye ili ashinde.
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 Wakati mwanakondoo alipofungua muhuri wa pili, nikasikia mwenye uhai wa pili akisema, “Njoo!”
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.
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 Wakati mwanakondoo alipofungua ule muhuri wa tatu, nikasikia mwenye uhai wa tatu akisema, “Njoo!” Nikaona farasi mweusi, na aliyempanda ana 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 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.”
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 Wakati mwanakondoo alipofungua muhuri ya nne, nilisikia sauti ya mwenye uhai wa nne ikisema, “Njoo!”
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 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 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.
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, “mpaka lini, Mtawala wa vyote, mtakatifu na mkweli, utahukumu wakaao juu ya nchi, na kulipiza kisasi 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 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.
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 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.
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 za mbinguni zikaanguka katika nchi, kama mtini upukutishavyo matunda yake ya wakati wa baridi unapotikiswa na kimbunga.
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 ilitoweka kama gombo lililoviringishwa. Kila mlima na kisiwa vilihamishwa 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 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.
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 Wakaiambia milima na miamba, “Tuangukieni! Tuficheni dhidi ya uso wake aketiye kwenye kiti cha enzi na kutoka hasira ya mwanakondoo.
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 kuwa siku kuu ya gadhabu yao imewadia, na ni nani awezaye kusimama?”
for the great day of his wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
