Ufunuo 7
1 Baada ya haya niliona malaika wanne wamesimama kwenye kona nne za dunia, wamezuia pepo nne za nchi kwa nguvu ili kwamba pasiwe na upepo unaovuma katika nchi, juu ya bahari au dhidi ya mti wowote.
And after this I saw four angels standing upon the four corners of the earth, holding fast the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow upon the earth, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree.
2 Nikaona malaika mwingine akija kutoka mashariki, aliyekuwa na muhuri wa Mungu aliye hai. Akalia kwa sauti kuu kwa malaika wanne ambao walipewa ruhusa ya kudhuru nchi na bahari:
And I saw another angel ascending from [the] sunrising, having [the] seal of [the] living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it had been given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3 “Msiidhuru nchi, bahari, au miti mpaka tutakapokuwa tumekwishaweka muhuri katika paji za vichwa vya watumishi wa Mungu wetu.”
saying, Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we shall have sealed the bondmen of our God upon their foreheads.
4 Nikasikia idadi ya wale waliotiwa muhuri: 144, 000, ambao walitiwa muhuri kutoka kila kabila ya watu wa Israel:
And I heard the number of the sealed, a hundred [and] forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of [the] sons of Israel:
5 12, 000 kutoka katika kabila ya Yuda walitiwa muhuri, 12, 000 kutoka katika kabila ya Rubeni, 12, 000 kutoka katika kabila ya Gadi.
out of [the] tribe of Juda, twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; out of [the] tribe of Gad, twelve thousand;
6 12, 000 kutoka katika kabila ya Asheri, 12, 000 kutoka katika kabila ya Naftali, 12, 000 kutoka katika kabila ya Manase.
out of [the] tribe of Aser, twelve thousand; out of [the] tribe of Nepthalim, twelve thousand; out of [the] tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand;
7 12, 000 kutoka kabila ya Simioni, 12, 000 kutoka kabila ya Lawi, 12, 000 kutoka kabila ya Isakari,
out of [the] tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; out of [the] tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; out of [the] tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand;
8 12, 000 kutoka kabila ya Zebuloni, 12, 000 kutoka kabila ya Yusufu, na 12, 000 kutoka kabila ya Benyamini walitiwa muhuri.
out of [the] tribe of Zabulun, twelve thousand; out of [the] tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; out of [the] tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand sealed.
9 Baada ya mambo haya nilitazama, na kulikuwa na umati mkubwa ambao hapana mtu angeweza kuuhesabu - kutoka kila taifa, kabila, jamaa, na lugha - wamesimama mbele ya kiti cha enzi na mbele ya Mwanakondoo. Walikuwa wamevaa kanzu nyeupe na wana matawi ya mitende mikononi mwao,
After these things I saw, and lo, a great crowd, which no one could number, out of every nation and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands.
10 na walikuwa wakiita kwa sauti ya juu: “Wokovu ni kwa Mungu ambaye ameketi katika kiti cha enzi, na kwa Mwanakondoo!”
And they cry with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb.
11 Malaika wote waliokuwa wamesimama kuzunguka kiti cha enzi na kuwazunguka wale wazee pamoja na wenye uhai wanne, wakainama chini ardhini na wakaweka nyuso zao juu ya ardhi mbele ya kiti cha enzi na wakamwabudu Mungu,
And all the angels stood around the throne, and the elders, and the four living creatures, and fell before the throne upon their faces, and worshipped God,
12 wakisema, “Amina! Sifa, utukufu, hekima, shukurani, heshima, uwezo na nguvu viwe kwa Mungu wetu milele na milele! Amina!” (aiōn g165)
saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and strength, to our God, to the ages of ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
13 Kisha mmoja wa wale wazee akaniuliza, “hawa ni akina nani waliovaa kanzu nyeupe, na wametoka wapi?
And one of the elders answered, saying to me, These who are clothed with white robes, who are they, and whence came they?
14 Nikamwambia, “Bwana mkubwa, unajua wewe,” na akaniambia, “Hawa ni wale waliotoka katika dhiki kuu. Wamezifua kanzu zao na kuzifanya nyeupe kwa damu ya Mwanakondoo.
And I said to him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they who come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and have made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 Kwa sababu hii, wako mbele ya kiti cha enzi cha Mungu, na wanamwabudu yeye usiku na mchana katika hekalu lake. Yeye aliye keti juu ya kiti cha enzi atasambaza hema yake juu yao.
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sits upon the throne shall spread his tabernacle over them.
16 Hawataona njaa tena, wala kiu tena. Jua halitawachoma, wala joto la kuunguza.
They shall not hunger any more, neither shall they thirst any more, nor shall the sun at all fall on them, nor any burning heat;
17 Kwa kuwa Mwanakondoo aliye katikati ya kiti cha enzi atakuwa mchungaji wao, na atawaongoza katika chemchemi ya maji ya uzima, na Mungu atafuta kila chozi katika macho yao.”
because the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them, and shall lead them to fountains of waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.
