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Na ishara kuu ilionekana mbinguni; mwanamke aliyevikwa jua, na mwezi ulikuwa chini ya miguu yake, na juu ya kichwa chake taji ya nyota kumi na mbili.
And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
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Naye alikuwa ana mimba, akilia, hali ana utungu na kuumwa katika kuzaa.
She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.
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Ikaonekana ishara nyingine mbinguni; na tazama, joka kubwa jekundu, alikuwa na vichwa saba na pembe kumi, na juu ya vichwa vyake vilemba saba.
Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.
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Na mkia wake wakokota theluthi ya nyota za mbinguni, na kuziangusha katika nchi. Na yule joka akasimama mbele ya yule mwanamke aliye tayari kuzaa, ili azaapo, amle mtoto wake.
His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.
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Naye akazaa mtoto mwanamume, yeye atakayewachunga mataifa yote kwa fimbo ya chuma. Na mtoto wake akanyakuliwa hata kwa Mungu, na kwa kiti chake cha enzi.
And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.
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Yule mwanamke akakimbilia nyikani, ambapo ana mahali palipotengenezwa na Mungu, ili wamlishe huko muda wa siku elfu na mia mbili na sitini.
And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
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Kulikuwa na vita mbinguni; Mikaeli na malaika zake wakapigana na yule joka, yule joka naye akapigana nao pamoja na malaika zake;
Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
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nao hawakushinda, wala mahali pao hapakuonekana tena mbinguni.
But the dragon was not strong enough, and no longer was any place found in heaven for him and his angels.
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Yule joka akatupwa, yule mkubwa, nyoka wa zamani, aitwaye Ibilisi na Shetani, audanganyaye ulimwengu wote; akatupwa hata nchi, na malaika zake wakatupwa pamoja naye.
And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
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Nikasikia sauti kuu mbinguni, ikisema, Sasa kumekuwa wokovu, na nguvu, na ufalme wa Mungu wetu, na mamlaka ya Kristo wake; kwa maana ametupwa chini mshitaki wa ndugu zetu, yeye awashitakiye mbele za Mungu wetu, mchana na usiku.
And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.
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Nao wakamshinda kwa damu ya Mwana-Kondoo, na kwa neno la ushuhuda wao; ambao hawakupenda maisha yao hata kufa.
They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
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Kwa hiyo shangilieni, enyi mbingu, nanyi mkaao humo. Ole wa nchi na bahari! Kwa maana yule Ibilisi ameshuka kwenu mwenye ghadhabu nyingi, akijua ya kuwa ana wakati mchache tu.
Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”
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Na joka yule alipoona ya kuwa ametupwa katika nchi, alimwudhi mwanamke yule aliyemzaa mtoto mwanamume.
And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.
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Mwanamke yule akapewa mabawa mawili ya tai yule mkubwa, ili aruke, aende zake nyikani hata mahali pake, hapo alishwapo kwa wakati na nyakati na nusu ya wakati, mbali na nyoka huyo.
But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
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Nyoka akatoa katika kinywa chake, nyuma ya huyo mwanamke, maji kama mto, amfanye kuchukuliwa na mto ule.
Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
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Nchi ikamsaidia mwanamke; nchi ikafunua kinywa chake, ikaumeza mto ule alioutoa yule joka katika kinywa chake.
But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.
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Joka akamkasirikia yule mwanamke, akaenda zake afanye vita juu ya wazao wake waliosalia, wazishikao amri za Mungu, na kuwa na ushuhuda wa Yesu; naye akasimama juu ya mchanga wa bahari.
And the dragon was enraged at the woman and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.