Ufunuo 1
1 Hizi ni habari za mambo ambayo yalifunuliwa na Yesu Kristo. Mungu alimpa Kristo ufunuo huu ili awaonyeshe watumishi wake mambo ambayo yanapaswa kutukia karibuni. Kristo alimtuma malaika wake amjulishe Yohane, mtumishi wake, mambo hayo,
A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify [it], having sent through his messenger to his servant John,
2 naye Yohane, ameyasema yote aliyoyaona. Na hii ndio taarifa yake kuhusu ujumbe wa Mungu na ukweli uliofunuliwa na Yesu Kristo.
who did testify the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as many things also as he did see.
3 Heri yake mtu anayesoma kitabu hiki; heri yao wale wanaosikiliza maneno ya ujumbe huu wa kinabii na kushika yaliyoandikwa humu, maana wakati umekaribia ambapo mambo haya yatatukia.
Happy is he who is reading, and those hearing, the words of the prophecy, and keeping the things written in it — for the time is nigh!
4 Mimi Yohane nayaandikia makanisa yaliyoko mkoani Asia. Nawatakieni neema na amani kutoka kwake yeye aliyeko, aliyekuwako na anayekuja; na kutoka kwa roho saba walio mbele ya kiti chake cha enzi,
John to the seven assemblies that [are] in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from Him who is, and who was, and who is coming, and from the Seven Spirits that are before His throne,
5 na kutoka kwa Yesu Kristo, shahidi mwaminifu, wa kwanza kufufuliwa kutoka wafu, na ambaye ni mtawala wa wafalme wa dunia. Yeye anatupenda, na kwa damu yake ametufungua kutoka vifungo vya dhambi zetu,
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born out of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to him who did love us, and did bathe us from our sins in his blood,
6 akatufanya sisi kuwa ufalme wa makuhani, tumtumikie Mungu, Baba yake. Kwake Yesu Kristo uwe utukufu na nguvu, milele na milele! Amina. (aiōn g165)
and did make us kings and priests to his God and Father, to him [is] the glory and the power to the ages of the ages! Amen. (aiōn g165)
7 Tazama! Anakuja katika mawingu! Kila mtu atamwona, hata wale waliomchoma. Makabila yote duniani yataomboleza juu yake. Naam! Amina.
Lo, he doth come with the clouds, and see him shall every eye, even those who did pierce him, and wail because of him shall all the tribes of the land. Yes! Amen!
8 “Mimi ni Alfa na Omega,” asema Bwana Mungu Mwenye Uwezo, aliyeko, aliyekuwako na anayekuja.
'I am the Alpha and the Omega, beginning and end, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is coming — the Almighty.'
9 Mimi ni Yohane, ndugu yenu; na kwa kuungana na Kristo nashiriki pamoja nanyi katika kustahimili mateso yanayowapata wale walio wa Utawala wake. Mimi nilikuwa kisiwani Patmo kwa sababu ya kuhubiri ujumbe wa Mungu na ukweli wa Yesu.
I, John, who also [am] your brother, and fellow-partner in the tribulation, and in the reign and endurance, of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of Jesus Christ;
10 Basi, wakati mmoja, siku ya Bwana, nilikumbwa na Roho, nikasikia nyuma yangu sauti kubwa kama sauti ya tarumbeta.
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's-day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, saying,
11 Nayo ilisema, “Andika katika kitabu yote unayoyaona, ukipeleke kwa makanisa haya saba: Efeso, Smurna, Pergamoni, Thuatira, Sarde, Filadelfia na Laodikea.”
'I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last;' and, 'What thou dost see, write in a scroll, and send to the seven assemblies that [are] in Asia; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.'
12 Basi, nikageuka nimwone huyo aliyesema nami, nikaona vinara vya taa saba vya dhahabu,
And I did turn to see the voice that did speak with me, and having turned, I saw seven golden lamp-stands,
13 na katikati yake kulikuwa na kitu kama mtu, naye alikuwa amevaa kanzu ndefu na ukanda wa dhahabu kifuani.
and in the midst of the seven lamp-stands, [one] like to a son of man, clothed to the foot, and girt round at the breast with a golden girdle,
14 Nywele zake zilikuwa nyeupe kama pamba safi, kama theluji; macho yake yalimetameta kama moto;
and his head and hairs white, as if white wool — as snow, and his eyes as a flame of fire;
15 miguu yake iling'aa kama shaba iliyosafishwa katika tanuru ya moto na kusuguliwa, na sauti yake ilikuwa, kama sauti ya poromoko la maji.
and his feet like to fine brass, as in a furnace having been fired, and his voice as a sound of many waters,
16 Katika mkono wake wa kulia, alikuwa na nyota saba, na kinywani mwake mlitoka upanga wenye makali kuwili. Uso wake uling'aa kama jua kali.
and having in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword is proceeding, and his countenance [is] as the sun shining in its might.
17 Basi, nilipomwona tu, nilianguka mbele ya miguu yake kama maiti. Lakini yeye akaweka mkono wake wa kulia juu yangu, akasema, “Usiogope! Mimi ni wa kwanza na wa mwisho.
And when I saw him, I did fall at his feet as dead, and he placed his right hand upon me, saying to me, 'Be not afraid; I am the First and the Last,
19 Basi, sasa andika mambo haya unayoyaona, mambo yanayotukia sasa na yale yatakayotukia baadaye.
'Write the things that thou hast seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to come after these things;
20 Siri ya nyota zile saba ulizoziona katika mkono wangu wa kulia, na siri ya vile vinara saba vya taa hii: zile nyota saba ni malaika wa makanisa; na vile vinara saba vya taa ni makanisa saba.
the secret of the seven stars that thou hast seen upon my right hand, and the seven golden lamp-stands: the seven stars are messengers of the seven assemblies, and the seven lamp-stands that thou hast seen are seven assemblies.
