A New Heaven and Earth
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Kisha nikaona mbingu mpya na nchi mpya; kwa maana mbingu za kwanza na nchi ya kwanza zimekwisha kupita, wala hapana bahari tena.
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Nami nikauona mji ule mtakatifu, Yerusalemu mpya, ukishuka kutoka mbinguni kwa Mungu, umewekwa tayari, kama bibi-arusi aliyekwisha kupambwa kwa mumewe.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
Nikasikia sauti kubwa kutoka katika kile kiti cha enzi ikisema, Tazama, maskani ya Mungu ni pamoja na wanadamu, naye atafanya maskani yake pamoja nao, nao watakuwa watu wake. Naye Mungu mwenyewe atakuwa pamoja nao.
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Naye atafuta kila chozi katika macho yao, wala mauti haitakuwapo tena; wala maombolezo, wala kilio, wala maumivu hayatakuwapo tena; kwa kuwa mambo ya kwanza yamekwisha kupita.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
Na yeye aketiye juu ya kile kiti cha enzi akasema, Tazama, nayafanya yote kuwa mapya. Akaniambia, Andika ya kwamba maneno hayo ni amini na kweli.
6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Akaniambia, Imekwisha kuwa. Mimi ni Alfa na Omega, Mwanzo na Mwisho. Mimi nitampa yeye mwenye kiu, ya chemchemi ya maji ya uzima, bure.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Yeye ashindaye atayarithi haya, nami nitakuwa Mungu wake, naye atakuwa mwanangu.
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Bali waoga, na wasioamini, na wachukizao, na wauaji, na wazinzi, na wachawi, na hao waabuduo sanamu, na waongo wote, sehemu yao ni katika lile ziwa liwakalo moto na kiberiti. Hii ndiyo mauti ya pili.
9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
Akaja mmoja wa wale malaika saba waliokuwa na vile vitasa saba vilivyojaa yale mapigo saba ya mwisho, naye akanena nami, akisema, Njoo huku, nami nitakuonyesha yule Bibi-arusi, mke wa Mwana-Kondoo.
10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Akanichukua katika Roho mpaka mlima mkubwa, mrefu, akanionyesha ule mji mtakatifu, Yerusalemu, ukishuka kutoka mbinguni kwa Mwenyezi Mungu;
11 having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
wenye utukufu wa Mungu, na mwangaza wake ulikuwa mfano wa kito chenye thamani nyingi kama kito cha yaspi, safi kama bilauri;
12 and had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
ulikuwa na ukuta mkubwa, mrefu, wenye milango kumi na miwili, na katika ile milango malaika kumi na wawili; na majina yameandikwa ambayo ni majina ya kabila kumi na mbili za Waisraeli.
13 on the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
Upande wa mashariki milango mitatu; na upande wa kaskazini milango mitatu; na upande wa kusini milango mitatu; na upande wa magharibi milango mitatu.
14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Na ukuta wa mji ulikuwa na misingi kumi na miwili, na katika ile misingi majina kumi na mawili ya wale mitume kumi na wawili wa Mwana-Kondoo.
15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
Na yeye aliyesema nami alikuwa na mwanzi wa dhahabu, apate kuupima huo mji, na milango yake, na ukuta wake.
16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
Na ule mji ni wa mraba, na marefu yake sawasawa na mapana yake. Akaupima mji kwa ule mwanzi; ulikuwa kama maili elfu na mia tano; marefu yake na mapana yake na kwenda juu kwake ni sawasawa.
17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
Akaupima ukuta wake, ukapata dhiraa mia na arobaini na nne, kwa kipimo cha kibinadamu, maana yake, cha malaika.
18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
Na majenzi ya ule ukuta wake yalikuwa ya yaspi, na mji ule ulikuwa wa dhahabu safi, mfano wa kioo safi.
19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
Na misingi ya ukuta wa mji ilikuwa imepambwa kwa vito vya thamani vya kila namna. Msingi wa kwanza ulikuwa yaspi; wa pili yakuti samawi; wa tatu kalkedoni; wa nne zumaridi;
20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
wa tano sardoniki; wa sita akiki; wa saba krisolitho; wa nane zabarajadi; wa kenda yakuti ya manjano; wa kumi krisopraso; wa kumi na moja hiakintho; wa kumi na mbili amethisto.
21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Na ile milango kumi na miwili ni lulu kumi na mbili; kila mlango ni lulu moja. Na njia ya mji ni dhahabu safi kama kioo kiangavu.
22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
Nami sikuona hekalu ndani yake; kwa maana Bwana Mungu Mwenyezi na Mwana-Kondoo, ndio hekalu lake.
23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Na mji ule hauhitaji jua wala mwezi kuuangaza, kwa maana utukufu wa Mungu huutia nuru, na taa yake ni Mwana-Kondoo.
24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
Na mataifa watatembea katika nuru yake. Na wafalme wa nchi huleta utukufu wao ndani yake.
25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
Na milango yake haitafungwa kamwe mchana; kwa maana humo hamna usiku.
26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
Nao wataleta utukufu na heshima ya mataifa ndani yake.
27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Na ndani yake hakitaingia kamwe cho chote kilicho kinyonge, wala yeye afanyaye machukizo na uongo, bali wale walioandikwa katika kitabu cha uzima cha Mwana-Kondoo.
