1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Ufunuo wa Yesu Kristo, aliopewa na Mungu awaonyeshe watumwa wake mambo ambayo kwamba hayana budi kuwako upesi; naye akatuma kwa mkono wa malaika akamwonyesha mtumwa wake Yohana;
2 who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
aliyelishuhudia Neno la Mungu, na ushuhuda wa Yesu Kristo, yaani, mambo yote aliyoyaona.
3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
Heri asomaye na wao wayasikiao maneno ya unabii huu, na kuyashika yaliyoandikwa humo; kwa maana wakati u karibu.
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
Yohana, kwa yale makanisa saba yaliyoko Asia; Neema na iwe kwenu na amani, zitokazo kwake yeye aliyeko na aliyekuwako na atakayekuja; na zitokazo kwa roho saba walioko mbele ya kiti chake cha enzi;
5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
tena zitokazo kwa Yesu Kristo, shahidi aliye mwaminifu, mzaliwa wa kwanza wa waliokufa, na mkuu wa wafalme wa dunia. Yeye atupendaye na kutuosha dhambi zetu katika damu yake,
6 and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
na kutufanya kuwa ufalme, na makuhani kwa Mungu, naye ni Baba yake; utukufu na ukuu una Yeye hata milele na milele. Amina.
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Tazama, yuaja na mawingu; na kila jicho litamwona, na hao waliomchoma; na kabila zote za dunia wataomboleza kwa ajili yake. Naam. Amina.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Mimi ni Alfa na Omega, mwanzo na mwisho, asema Bwana Mungu, aliyeko na aliyekuwako na atakayekuja, Mwenyezi.
9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Mimi Yohana, ndugu yenu na mwenye kushiriki pamoja nanyi katika mateso na ufalme na subira ya Yesu Kristo, nalikuwa katika kisiwa kiitwacho Patmo, kwa ajili ya Neno la Mungu, na ushuhuda wa Yesu.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
Nalikuwa katika Roho, siku ya Bwana; nikasikia sauti kuu nyuma yangu, kama sauti ya baragumu,
11 saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
ikisema, Haya uyaonayo uyaandike katika chuo, ukayapeleke kwa hayo makanisa saba: Efeso, na Smirna, na Pergamo, na Thiatira, na Sardi, na Filadelfia, na Laodikia.
12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
Nikageuka niione ile sauti iliyosema nami. Na nilipogeuka, niliona vinara vya taa saba vya dhahabu;
13 and in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
na katikati ya vile vinara nikaona mtu mfano wa Mwanadamu, amevaa vazi lililofika miguuni, na kufungwa mshipi wa dhahabu matitini.
14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
Kichwa chake na nywele zake zilikuwa nyeupe kama sufu nyeupe, kama theluji; na macho yake kama mwali wa moto;
15 and his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
na miguu yake kama shaba iliyosuguliwa sana, kana kwamba imesafishwa katika tanuru; na sauti yake kama sauti ya maji mengi.
16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
Naye alikuwa na nyota saba katika mkono wake wa kuume; na upanga mkali, wenye makali kuwili, ukitoka katika kinywa chake; na uso wake kama jua liking'aa kwa nguvu zake.
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Nami nilipomwona, nalianguka miguuni pake kama mtu aliyekufa. Akaweka mkono wake wa kuume juu yangu, akisema, Usiogope, Mimi ni wa kwanza na wa mwisho,
18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
na aliye hai; nami nalikuwa nimekufa, na tazama, ni hai hata milele na milele. Nami ninazo funguo za mauti, na za kuzimu.
19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
Basi, uyaandike mambo hayo uliyoyaona, nayo yaliyopo, na yale yatakayokuwa baada ya hayo.
20 the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
Siri ya zile nyota saba ulizoziona katika mkono wangu wa kuume, na ya vile vinara saba vya dhahabu. Zile nyota saba ni malaika wa yale makanisa saba; na vile vinara saba ni makanisa saba.
