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Baada ya hayo nikaona malaika wanne wamesimama katika pembe nne za nchi, wakizizuia pepo nne za nchi, upepo usivume juu ya nchi, wala juu ya bahari, wala juu ya mti wo wote.
After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.
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Nikaona malaika mwingine, akipanda kutoka maawio ya jua, mwenye muhuri ya Mungu aliye hai; akawapigia kelele kwa sauti kuu wale malaika wanne waliopewa kuidhuru nchi na bahari,
And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
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akisema, Msiidhuru nchi, wala bahari, wala miti, hata tutakapokwisha kuwatia muhuri watumwa wa Mungu wetu juu ya vipaji vya nyuso zao.
“Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have placed a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”
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Nikasikia hesabu yao waliotiwa muhuri katika kila kabila ya Waisraeli, watu mia na arobaini na nne elfu.
And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:
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Wa kabila ya Yuda kumi na mbili elfu waliotiwa muhuri. Wa kabila ya Reubeni kumi na mbili elfu. Wa kabila ya Gadi kumi na mbili elfu.
From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,
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Wa kabila ya Asheri kumi na mbili elfu. Wa kabila ya Naftali kumi na mbili elfu. Wa kabila ya Manase kumi na mbili elfu.
from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,
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Wa kabila ya Simeoni kumi na mbili elfu. Wa kabila ya Lawi kumi na mbili elfu. Wa kabila ya Isakari kumi na mbili elfu.
from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,
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Wa kabila ya Zabuloni kumi na mbili elfu. Wa kabila ya Yusufu kumi na mbili elfu. Wa kabila ya Benyamini kumi na mbili elfu waliotiwa muhuri.
from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, and from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.
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Baada ya hayo nikaona, na tazama, mkutano mkubwa sana ambao hapana mtu awezaye kuuhesabu, watu wa kila taifa, na kabila, na jamaa, na lugha, wamesimama mbele ya kile kiti cha enzi, na mbele za Mwana-Kondoo, wamevikwa mavazi meupe, wana matawi ya mitende mikononi mwao;
After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
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wakilia kwa sauti kuu wakisema, Wokovu una Mungu wetu aketiye katika kiti cha enzi, na Mwana-Kondoo.
And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
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Na malaika wote walikuwa wakisimama pande zote za kile kiti cha enzi, na za hao wazee, na za wale wenye uhai wanne, nao wakaanguka kifulifuli mbele ya kile kiti cha enzi, wakamsujudu Mungu,
And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,
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wakisema, Amina; Baraka na utukufu na hekima na shukrani na heshima na uweza na nguvu zina Mungu wetu hata milele na milele. Amina.
saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
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Akajibu mmoja wa wale wazee akiniambia, Je! Watu hawa waliovikwa mavazi meupe ni akina nani? Na wametoka wapi?
Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”
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Nikamwambia, Bwana wangu, wajua wewe. Akaniambia, Hao ndio wanatoka katika dhiki ile iliyo kuu, nao wamefua mavazi yao, na kuyafanya meupe katika damu ya Mwana-Kondoo.
“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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Kwa hiyo wako mbele ya kiti cha enzi cha Mungu, nao wanamtumikia mchana na usiku katika hekalu lake, na yeye aketiye katika kiti cha enzi atatanda hema yake juu yao.
For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
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Hawataona njaa tena, wala hawataona kiu tena, wala jua halitawapiga, wala hari iliyo yote.
‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’
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Kwa maana huyo Mwana-Kondoo, aliye katikati ya kiti cha enzi, atawachunga, naye atawaongoza kwenye chemchemi za maji yenye uhai, na Mungu atayafuta machozi yote katika macho yao.
For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”