Ufunuo 1
1 Huu ni ufunuo wa Yesu Kristo ambao Mungu alimpa ili kuwaonesha watumishi wake mambo ambayo lazima yatokee karibuni. Aliyafanya yajulikane kwa kumtuma malaika wake kwa mtumishi wake Yohana.
A revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants the things which must shortly be; and sending by his messenger, he signified them to his servant John,
2 Yohana alitoa ushuhuda wa kila kitu alichoona kuhusiana na neno la Mungu na kwa ushuhuda uliotolewa kuhusu Yesu Kristo.
who testified the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, whatever he saw.
3 Amebarikiwa yeye asomaye kwa sauti na wale wote wanaoyasikia maneno ya unabii huu na kutii kilichoandikwa humo, kwa sababu muda umekaribia.
Happy is he that reads, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it; for the time is at hand.
4 Yohana, kwa makanisa saba yaliyoko Asia: neema iwe kwenu na amani kutoka kwake aliyepo, aliyekuwepo, na atakayekuja, na kutoka kwa roho saba walio mbele ya kiti chake cha enzi,
John, to the seven congregation which are in Asia; favor and peace be with you, from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne;
5 na kutoka kwa Yesu Kristo ambaye ni shahidi mwaminifu, mzaliwa wa kwanza wa waliokufa, na mtawala wa wafalme wa dunia hii. Kwake yeye atupendaye na ametuweka huru kutoka katika dhambi zetu kwa damu yake,
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first born of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to him who has loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6 ametufanya kuwa ufalme, makuhani wa Mungu na Baba yake - kwake kuwa utukufu na nguvu milele daima. Amina. (aiōn g165)
and has made us kings and priests to his God and Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
7 Tazama, anakuja na mawingu; kila jicho litamwona, pamoja na wote waliomchoma. Na kabila zote za dunia wataomboleza kwake. Ndiyo, Amina.
Behold, he is coming in the clouds; and every eye shall see him, even they who pierced him: and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn because of him. Yes: so let it be.
8 “Mimi ni Alfa na Omega,” asema Bwana Mungu, “Yeye aliyepo, na aliyekuwepo, na ambaye anakuja, Mwenye nguvu.”
I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
9 Mimi, Yohana - ndugu yenu na mmoja anayeshiriki pamoja nanyi katika mateso na ufalme na uvumilivu thabiti ulio katika Yesu; nilikuwa katika kisiwa kiitwacho Patimo kwa sababu ya neno la Mungu na ushuhuda kuhusu Yesu.
I, John, who am also your brother and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the island called Patmos, for the sake of the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10 Nilikuwa katika Roho siku ya Bwana. Nilisikia nyuma yangu sauti ya juu kama ya tarumbeta,
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard a great voice behind me, as of a trumpet,
11 ikisema, “andika katika kitabu unayo yaona, na uyatume kwa makanisa saba, kwenda Efeso, kwenda Smirna, kwenda Pergamo, kwenda Thiatira, kwenda Sardi, kwenda Philadelphia, na kwenda Laodikia.”
saying, What you see, write in a book, and send it to the seven congregations; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
12 Nikageuka kuona ni sauti ya nani aliyekuwa akiongea nami, na nilipogeuka niliona kinara cha dhahabu cha taa saba.
And I turned to see the voice which spoke to me, and being turned, I saw seven golden lamps;
13 Katikati ya kinara cha taa alikuwemo mmoja kama Mwana wa Adamu, amevaa kanzu ndefu iliyofika chini ya miguu yake, na mkanda wa dhababu kuzunguka kifua chake.
and, in the midst of the seven lamps, one like a Son of Man, clothed in a long robe, and girded about the breasts with a golden girdle.
14 Kichwa chake na nywele zake zilikuwa nyeupe kama sufu nyeupe kama theluji, na macho yake yalikuwa kama mwali wa moto.
His head, even his hairs, were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
15 Nyayo zake zilikuwa kama shaba iliyosuguliwa sana, kama shaba ambayo imekwisha pitishwa katika moto, na sauti yake ilikuwa kama sauti ya maji mengi yanayotiririka kwa kasi.
and his feet like fine brass, when glowing in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters;
16 Alikuwa ameshikilia nyota saba katika mkono wake wa kuume, na kutoka kinywani mwake kulikuwa na upanga mkali wenye makali kuwili. Uso wake ulikuwa uking'aa kama mwanga mkali wa jua.
and he had in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth there went a sharp two-edged sword; and his countenance was as the sun, when he shines in his strength.
17 Nilipomwona, nikaanguka miguuni pake kama mtu aliyekufa. Akaweka mkono wake wa kulia juu yangu na kusema, “Usiogope! Mimi ni wa kwanza na wa Mwisho,
And when I saw him, I fell down at his feet, as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, and said, Fear not; I am the First and the Last;
19 Kwa hiyo, yaandike uliyoyaona, yaliyopo sasa, na yale yatakayotokea baada ya haya.
Write the things which you see, even those which are, and the things which shall be hereafter.
20 Kwa maana iliyojificha kuhusu nyota saba ulizoziona katika mkono wangu wa kuume, na kile kinara cha dhahabu cha taa saba: nyota saba ni malaika wa yale makanisa saba, na kinara cha taa saba ni yale makanisa saba.”
As to the hidden meaning of the seven stars, which you see in my right hand, and of the seven lamps of gold: the seven stars are messengers of the seven congregations; and the seven lamps which you see, are seven congregations.
