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Kisha nikaona napo Mwana-Kondoo alipofungua moja ya zile muhuri saba, nikasikia mmoja wa wale wenye uhai wanne akisema, kama kwa sauti ya ngurumo, Njoo!
Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”
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Nikaona, na tazama, farasi mweupe, na yeye aliyempanda ana uta, akapewa taji, naye akatoka, ali akishinda tena apate kushinda.
So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.
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Na alipoifungua muhuri ya pili, nikamsikia yule mwenye uhai wa pili akisema, Njoo!
And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
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Akatoka farasi mwingine, mwekundu sana, na yeye aliyempanda alipewa kuiondoa amani katika nchi, ili watu wauane, naye akapewa upanga mkubwa.
Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword.
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Na alipoifungua muhuri ya tatu, nikamsikia yule wa tatu mwenye uhai akisema, Njoo! Nikaona, na tazama, farasi mweusi, na yeye aliyempanda ana mizani mkononi mwake.
And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.
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Nikasikia kama sauti katikati ya hao wenye uhai wanne, ikisema, Kibaba cha ngano kwa nusu rupia, na vibaba vitatu vya shayiri kwa nusu rupia, wala usiyadhuru mafuta wala divai.
And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”
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Na alipoifungua muhuri ya nne, nikasikia sauti ya yule mwenye uhai wa nne akisema, Njoo!
And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”
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Nikaona, na tazama, farasi wa rangi ya kijivujivu, na yeye aliyempanda jina lake ni Mauti, na Kuzimu akafuatana naye. Nao wakapewa mamlaka juu ya robo ya nchi, waue kwa upanga na kwa njaa na kwa tauni na kwa hayawani wa nchi.
Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.
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Na alipoifungua muhuri ya tano, nikaona chini ya madhabahu roho zao waliochinjwa kwa ajili ya neno la Mungu, na kwa ajili ya ushuhuda waliokuwa nao.
And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.
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Wakalia kwa sauti kuu, wakisema, Ee Mola, Mtakatifu, Mwenye kweli, hata lini kutokuhukumu, wala kuipatia haki damu yetu kwa hao wakaao juu ya nchi?
And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”
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Nao wakapewa kila mmoja nguo ndefu, nyeupe, wakaambiwa wastarehe bado muda mchache, hata itakapotimia hesabu ya wajoli wao na ndugu zao, watakaouawa vile vile kama wao.
Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.
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Nami nikaona, alipoifungua muhuri ya sita, palikuwa na tetemeko kuu la nchi; jua likawa jeusi kama gunia la singa, mwezi wote ukawa kama damu,
And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
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na nyota zikaanguka juu ya nchi kama vile mtini upukutishavyo mapooza yake, utikiswapo na upepo mwingi.
and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
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Mbingu zikaondolewa kama ukurasa ulivyokunjwa, na kila mlima na kisiwa kikahamishwa kutoka mahali pake.
The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
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Na wafalme wa dunia, na wakuu, na majemadari, na matajiri, na wenye nguvu, na kila mtumwa, na mwungwana, wakajificha katika pango na chini ya miamba ya milima,
Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
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wakiiambia milima na miamba, Tuangukieni, tusitirini, mbele za uso wake yeye aketiye juu ya kiti cha enzi, na hasira ya Mwana-Kondoo.
And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
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Kwa maana siku iliyo kuu, ya hasira yao, imekuja; naye ni nani awezaye kusimama? </p>
For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”