1
Kisha nikaona malaika akishuka kutoka mbinguni, mwenye ufunguo wa kuzimu, na mnyororo mkubwa mkononi mwake.
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.
2
Akamshika yule joka, yule nyoka wa zamani, ambaye ni Ibilisi na Shetani, akamfunga miaka elfu;
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
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akamtupa katika kuzimu, akamfunga, akatia muhuri juu yake, asipate kuwadanganya mataifa tena, hata ile miaka elfu itimie; na baada ya hayo yapasa afunguliwe muda mchache.
And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.
4
Kisha nikaona viti vya enzi, wakaketi juu yake, nao wakapewa hukumu; nami nikaona roho zao waliokatwa vichwa kwa ajili ya ushuhuda wa Yesu, na kwa ajili ya neno la Mungu, na hao wasiomsujudia yule mnyama, wala sanamu yake, wala hawakuipokea ile chapa katika vipaji vya nyuso zao, wala katika mikono yao; nao wakawa hai, wakatawala pamoja na Kristo miaka elfu.
Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
5
Hao wafu waliosalia hawakuwa hai, hata itimie ile miaka elfu.
The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection.
6
Huo ndio ufufuo wa kwanza. Heri, na mtakatifu, ni yeye aliye na sehemu katika ufufuo wa kwanza; juu ya hao mauti ya pili haina nguvu; bali watakuwa makuhani wa Mungu na wa Kristo, nao watatawala pamoja naye hiyo miaka elfu.
Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.
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Na hiyo miaka elfu itakapokwisha, Shetani atafunguliwa, atoke kifungoni mwake;
When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,
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naye atatoka kuwadanganya mataifa walio katika pembe nne za nchi, Gogu na Magogu, kuwakusanya kwa vita, ambao hesabu yao ni kama mchanga wa bahari.
and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.
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Wakapanda juu ya upana wa nchi, wakaizingira kambi ya watakatifu, na mji huo uliopendwa. Moto ukashuka kutoka mbinguni, ukawala.
And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.
10
Na yule Ibilisi, mwenye kuwadanganya, akatupwa katika ziwa la moto na kiberiti, alimo yule mnyama na yule nabii wa uongo. Nao watateswa mchana na usiku hata milele na milele.
And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
11
Kisha nikaona kiti cha enzi, kikubwa, cheupe, na yeye aketiye juu yake; ambaye nchi na mbingu zikakimbia uso wake, na mahali pao hapakuonekana.
Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
12
Nikawaona wafu, wakubwa kwa wadogo, wamesimama mbele ya hicho kiti cha enzi; na vitabu vikafunguliwa; na kitabu kingine kikafunguliwa, ambacho ni cha uzima; na hao wafu wakahukumiwa katika mambo hayo yaliyoandikwa katika vile vitabu, sawasawa na matendo yao.
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
13
Bahari ikawatoa wafu waliokuwamo ndani yake; na Mauti na Kuzimu zikawatoa wafu waliokuwamo ndani yake. Wakahukumiwa kila mtu kwa kadiri ya matendo yake.
The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.
14
Mauti na Kuzimu zikatupwa katika lile ziwa la moto. Hii ndiyo mauti ya pili, yaani, hilo ziwa la moto.
Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.
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Na iwapo mtu ye yote hakuonekana ameandikwa katika kitabu cha uzima, alitupwa katika lile ziwa la moto.
And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.