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Malaika wa tano akapiga baragumu, nikaona nyota iliyotoka mbinguni, imeanguka juu ya nchi; naye akapewa ufunguo wa shimo la kuzimu.
Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.
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Akalifungua shimo la kuzimu; moshi ukapanda kutoka mle shimoni kama moshi wa tanuru kubwa; jua na anga vikatiwa giza kwa sababu ya ule moshi wa shimoni.
The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
3
Nzige wakatoka katika ule moshi, wakaenda juu ya nchi, wakapewa nguvu kama nguvu waliyo nayo nge wa nchi.
And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
4
Wakaambiwa wasiyadhuru majani ya nchi, wala kitu cho chote kilicho kibichi, wala mti wo wote, ila wale watu wasio na muhuri ya Mungu katika vipaji vya nyuso zao.
They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
5
Wakapewa amri kwamba wasiwaue, bali wateswe miezi mitano. Na maumivu yao yalikuwa kama kuumwa na nge, aumapo mwanadamu.
The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.
6
Na siku zile wanadamu watatafuta mauti, wala hawataiona kamwe. Nao watatamani kufa, nayo mauti itawakimbia.
In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.
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Na maumbo ya hao nzige yalikuwa kama farasi waliowekwa tayari kwa vita, na juu ya vichwa vyao kama taji, mfano wa dhahabu, na nyuso zao zilikuwa kama nyuso za wanadamu.
And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men.
8
Nao walikuwa na nywele kama nywele za wanawake. Na meno yao yalikuwa kama meno ya simba.
They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.
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Nao walikuwa na dirii kifuani kama dirii za chuma. Na sauti ya mabawa yao ilikuwa kama sauti ya magari, ya farasi wengi waendao kasi vitani.
They also had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.
10
Nao wana mikia kama ya nge, na miiba; na nguvu yao ya kuwadhuru wanadamu miezi mitano ilikuwa katika mikia yao.
They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.
11
Na juu yao wanaye mfalme, naye ni malaika wa kuzimu, jina lake kwa Kiebrania ni Abadoni, na kwa Kiyunani analo jina lake Apolioni.
They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.
12
Ole wa kwanza umekwisha pita. Tazama, bado ziko ole mbili, zinakuja baadaye.
The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.
13
Malaika wa sita akapiga baragumu, nikasikia sauti moja iliyotoka katika zile pembe za madhabahu ya dhahabu iliyo mbele za Mungu,
Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God
14
ikimwambia yule malaika wa sita aliyekuwa na baragumu, Wafungue nao malaika wanne waliofungwa kwenye mto mkubwa Frati.
saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
15
Wale malaika wanne wakafunguliwa, waliokuwa wamewekwa tayari kwa ile saa na siku na mwezi na mwaka, ili kwamba waue theluthi ya wanadamu.
So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.
16
Na hesabu ya majeshi ya wapanda farasi ilikuwa elfu ishirini mara elfu kumi; nilisikia hesabu yao.
And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.
17
Hiyo ndivyo nilivyowaona hao farasi katika maono yangu, nao waliokaa juu yao, wana dirii kifuani, kama za moto, na za samawi, na za kiberiti; na vichwa vya farasi hao ni kama vichwa vya simba, na katika vinywa vyao hutoka moto na moshi na kiberiti.
Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.
18
Theluthi ya wanadamu wakauawa kwa mapigo matatu hayo, kwa moto huo na moshi huo na kiberiti hicho, yaliyotoka katika vinywa vyao.
A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.
19
Kwa maana nguvu za hao farasi ni katika vinywa vyao, na katika mikia yao; maana mikia yao ni mfano wa nyoka, ina vichwa, nao wanadhuru kwa hivyo.
For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.
20
Na wanadamu waliosalia, wasiouawa kwa mapigo hayo, hawakuzitubia zile kazi za mikono yao, hata wasiwasujudie mashetani, na sanamu za dhahabu na za fedha na za shaba na za mawe na za miti, zisizoweza kuona wala kusikia wala kuenenda.
Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
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Wala hawakuutubia uuaji wao, wala uchawi wao, wala uasherati wao, wala wivi wao.
Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.