Visions of Judgement
1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
Nikasikia sauti kuu kutoka hekaluni, ikiwaambia wale malaika saba, Enendeni, mkavimimine vile vitasa saba vya ghadhabu ya Mungu juu ya nchi.
2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
Akaenda huyo wa kwanza, akakimimina kitasa chake juu ya nchi; pakawa na jipu baya, bovu, juu ya wale watu wenye chapa ya huyo mnyama, na wale wenye kuisujudia sanamu yake.
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man : and every living soul died in the sea.
Na huyo wa pili akakimimina kitasa chake juu ya bahari, ikawa damu kama damu ya mfu, na vitu vyote vyenye roho ya uhai katika bahari vikafa.
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
Na huyo wa tatu akakimimina kitasa chake juu ya mito na chemchemi za maji; zikawa damu.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
Nami nikamsikia malaika wa maji akisema, Wewe u mwenye haki, uliyeko na uliyekuwako, Mtakatifu, kwa kuwa umehukumu hivi;
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
kwa kuwa walimwaga damu ya watakatifu na ya manabii, nawe umewapa damu wainywe; nao wamestahili.
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
Nikaisikia hiyo madhabahu ikisema, Naam, Bwana Mungu Mwenyezi, ni za kweli, na za haki, hukumu zako.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
Na huyo wa nne akakimimina kitasa chake juu ya jua, nalo likapewa kuwaunguza wanadamu kwa moto.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Wanadamu wakaunguzwa maunguzo makubwa, nao wakalitukana jina la Mungu aliye na mamlaka juu ya mapigo hayo; wala hawakutubu wala kumpa utukufu.
10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
Na huyo wa tano akakimimina kitasa chake juu ya kiti cha enzi cha yule mnyama; ufalme wake ukatiwa giza; wakatafuna ndimi zao kwa sababu ya maumivu,
11 and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
wakamtukana Mungu wa mbingu kwa sababu ya maumivu yao, na kwa sababu ya majipu yao; wala hawakuyatubia matendo yao.
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
Na huyo wa sita akakimimina kitasa chake juu ya mto ule mkubwa Frati; maji yake yakakauka, ili njia itengenezwe kwa wafalme watokao katika maawio ya jua.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
Nikaona roho tatu za uchafu zilizofanana na vyura, zikitoka katika kinywa cha yule joka, na katika kinywa cha yule mnyama, na katika kinywa cha yule nabii wa uongo.
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Hizo ndizo roho za mashetani, zifanyazo ishara, zitokazo na kuwaendea wafalme wa ulimwengu wote kuwakusanya kwa vita ya siku ile kuu ya Mungu Mwenyezi.
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
(Tazama, naja kama mwivi. Heri akeshaye, na kuyatunza mavazi yake, asiende uchi hata watu wakaione aibu yake.)
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
Wakawakusanya hata mahali paitwapo kwa Kiebrania, Har-Magedoni.
17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
Na huyo wa saba akakimimina kitasa chake juu ya anga. Sauti kuu ikatoka katika hekalu, katika kile kiti cha enzi, ikisema, Imekwisha kuwa.
18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
Pakawa na umeme na sauti na radi; na palikuwa na tetemeko la nchi kubwa, ambalo tangu wanadamu kuwako juu ya nchi hapakuwa namna ile, jinsi lilivyokuwa kubwa tetemeko hilo.
19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
Na mji ule mkuu ukagawanyikana mafungu matatu, na miji ya mataifa ikaanguka; na Babeli ule mkuu ukakumbukwa mbele za Mungu, kupewa kikombe cha mvinyo ya ghadhabu ya hasira yake.
20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
Kila kisiwa kikakimbia, wala milima haikuonekana tena.
21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Na mvua ya mawe kubwa sana, ya mawe mazito kama talanta, ikashuka kutoka mbinguni juu ya wanadamu. Wanadamu wakamtukana Mungu kwa sababu ya lile pigo la mvua ya mawe; kwa maana pigo lake ni kubwa mno.
