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Kisha nikaona, na tazama, huyo Mwana-Kondoo amesimama juu ya mlima Sayuni, na watu mia na arobaini na nne elfu pamoja naye, wenye jina lake na jina la Baba yake limeandikwa katika vipaji vya nyuso zao.
Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
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Nami nikasikia sauti kutoka mbinguni, kama sauti ya maji mengi, na kama sauti ya radi kuu. Na hiyo sauti niliyoisikia ilikuwa kama sauti ya wapiga vinubi, wakivipiga vinubi vyao;
And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.
3
na kuimba wimbo mpya mbele ya kile kiti cha enzi, na mbele ya wale wenye uhai wanne, na wale wazee; wala hapana mtu aliyeweza kujifunza wimbo ule, ila wale mia na arobaini na nne elfu, walionunuliwa katika nchi.
And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
4
Hawa ndio wasiotiwa unajisi pamoja na wanawake, kwa maana ni bikira. Hawa ndio wamfuatao Mwana-Kondoo kila aendako. Hawa wamenunuliwa katika wanadamu, malimbuko kwa Mungu na kwa Mwana-Kondoo.
These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
5
Na katika vinywa vyao haukuonekana uongo. Maana hawana mawaa.
And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
6
Kisha nikaona malaika mwingine, akiruka katikati ya mbingu, mwenye Injili ya milele, awahubiri hao wakaao juu ya nchi, na kila taifa na kabila na lugha na jamaa,
Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
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akasema kwa sauti kuu, Mcheni Mungu, na kumtukuza, kwa maana saa ya hukumu yake imekuja. Msujudieni yeye aliyezifanya mbingu na nchi na bahari na chemchemi za maji.
And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”
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Kisha mwingine, malaika wa pili, akafuata, akisema, Umeanguka, umeanguka Babeli, mji ule ulio mkubwa, maana ndio uliowanywesha mataifa yote mvinyo ya ghadhabu ya uasherati wake.
Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
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Na mwingine, malaika wa tatu, akawafuata, akisema kwa sauti kuu, Mtu awaye yote akimsujudu huyo mnyama na sanamu yake, na kuipokea chapa katika kipaji cha uso wake, au katika mkono wake,
And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,
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yeye naye atakunywa katika mvinyo ya ghadhabu ya Mungu iliyotengenezwa, pasipo kuchanganywa na maji, katika kikombe cha hasira yake; naye atateswa kwa moto na kiberiti mbele ya malaika watakatifu, na mbele za Mwana-Kondoo.
he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
11
Na moshi wa maumivu yao hupanda juu hata milele na milele, wala hawana raha mchana wala usiku, hao wamsujuduo huyo mnyama na sanamu yake, na kila aipokeaye chapa ya jina lake.
And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
12
Hapa ndipo penye subira ya watakatifu, hao wazishikao amri za Mungu, na imani ya Yesu.
Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
13
Nikasikia sauti kutoka mbinguni ikisema, Andika, Heri wafu wafao katika Bwana tangu sasa. Naam, asema Roho, wapate kupumzika baada ya taabu zao; kwa kuwa matendo yao yafuatana nao.
And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
14
Kisha nikaona, na tazama, wingu jeupe, na juu ya wingu hilo ameketi mmoja, mfano wa Mwanadamu, mwenye taji ya dhahabu juu ya kichwa chake, na katika mkono wake mundu mkali.
And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
15
Na malaika mwingine akatoka katika hekalu, akimlilia kwa sauti kuu yeye aliyekuwa ameketi juu ya lile wingu, Tia mundu wako, ukavune; kwa kuwa saa ya kuvuna imekuja; kwa kuwa mavuno ya nchi yamekomaa.
Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
16
Na yeye aliyeketi juu ya wingu akautupa mundu wake juu ya nchi, nchi ikavunwa.
So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
17
Kisha malaika mwingine akatoka katika lile hekalu lililoko mbinguni, yeye naye ana mundu mkali.
Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
18
Na malaika mwingine akatoka katika ile madhabahu, yule mwenye mamlaka juu ya moto; naye akamlilia kwa sauti kuu yule mwenye mundu ule mkali, akisema, Tia mundu wako mkali, ukachume vichala vya mzabibu wa nchi, maana zabibu zake zimeiva sana.
Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”
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Malaika yule akautupa mundu wake hata nchi, akauchuma mzabibu wa nchi, akazitupa zabibu katika shinikizo hilo kubwa la ghadhabu ya Mungu.
So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.
20
Shinikizo lile likakanyagwa nje ya mji, damu ikatoka katika shinikizo mpaka kwenye hatamu za farasi, kama mwendo wa maili mia mbili.
And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.