1
Kisha nikaona katika mkono wa kuume wake yeye aliyeketi juu ya kile kiti cha enzi kitabu kilichoandikwa ndani na nyuma, kimetiwa muhuri saba.
Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
2
Nikaona malaika mwenye nguvu akihubiri kwa sauti kuu, N'nani astahiliye kukifungua kitabu, na kuzivunja muhuri zake?
And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”
3
Wala hapakuwa na mtu mbinguni, wala juu ya nchi, wala chini ya nchi, aliyeweza kukifungua hicho kitabu, wala kukitazama.
But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.
4
Nami nikalia sana kwa kuwa hapakuonekana mtu astahiliye kukifungua hicho kitabu, wala kukitazama.
And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.
5
Na mmojawapo wa wale wazee akaniambia, Usilie; tazama, Simba aliye wa kabila ya Yuda, Shina la Daudi, yeye ameshinda apate kukifungua kile kitabu, na zile muhuri zake saba.
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
6
Nikaona katikati ya kile kiti cha enzi na wale wenye uhai wanne, na katikati ya wale wazee, Mwana-Kondoo amesimama, alikuwa kana kwamba amechinjwa, mwenye pembe saba na macho saba, ambazo ni Roho saba za Mungu zilizotumwa katika dunia yote.
Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
7
Akaja, akakitwaa kile kitabu katika mkono wa kuume wake yeye aliyeketi juu ya kile kiti cha enzi.
And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne.
8
Hata alipokitwaa kile kitabu, hao wenye uhai wanne na wale wazee ishirini na wanne wakaanguka mbele za Mwana-Kondoo, kila mmoja wao ana kinubi, na vitasa vya dhahabu vilivyojaa manukato, ambayo ni maombi ya watakatifu.
When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
9
Nao waimba wimbo mpya wakisema, Wastahili wewe kukitwaa hicho kitabu na kuzifungua muhuri zake; kwa kuwa ulichinjwa, ukamnunulia Mungu kwa damu yako watu wa kila kabila na lugha na jamaa na taifa,
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
10
ukawafanya kuwa ufalme na makuhani kwa Mungu wetu; nao wanamiliki juu ya nchi.
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”
11
Nikaona nikasikia sauti ya malaika wengi pande zote za kile kiti cha enzi, na za wale wenye uhai, na za wale wazee, na hesabu yao ilikuwa elfu kumi mara elfu kumi na elfu mara elfu,
Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
12
wakisema kwa sauti kuu, Astahili Mwana-Kondoo aliyechinjwa, kuupokea uweza na utajiri na hekima na nguvu na heshima na utukufu na baraka.
In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
13
Na kila kiumbe kilichoko mbinguni na juu ya nchi na chini ya nchi ya juu ya bahari, na vitu vyote vilivyomo ndani yake, nalivisikia, vikisema, Baraka na heshima na utukufu na uweza una yeye aketiye juu ya kiti cha enzi, na yeye Mwana-Kondoo, hata milele na milele.
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”
14
Na wale wenye uhai wanne wakasema, Amina. Na wale wazee wakaanguka, wakasujudu.
And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.