Visions of Doom
1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
Akaja mmoja wa wale malaika saba, wenye vile vitasa saba, akanena nami, akisema, Njoo huku, nitakuonyesha hukumu ya yule kahaba mkuu aketiye juu ya maji mengi;
2 with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
ambaye wafalme wa nchi wamezini naye, nao wakaao katika nchi wamelevywa kwa mvinyo ya uasherati wake.
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Akanichukua katika Roho hata jangwani, nikaona mwanamke, ameketi juu ya mnyama mwekundu sana, mwenye kujaa majina ya makufuru, mwenye vichwa saba na pembe kumi.
4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
Na mwanamke yule alikuwa amevikwa nguo ya rangi ya zambarau, na nyekundu, amepambwa kwa dhahabu, na kito cha thamani, na lulu, naye alikuwa na kikombe cha dhahabu mkononi mwake, kilichojawa na machukizo, na machafu ya uasherati wake.
5 and upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Na katika kipaji cha uso wake alikuwa na jina limeandikwa, la siri, BABELI MKUU, MAMA WA MAKAHABA NA MACHUKIZO YA NCHI.
6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
Nikamwona yule mwanamke amelewa kwa damu ya watakatifu, na kwa damu ya mashahidi wa Yesu. Nami nilipomwona nikastaajabu ajabu kuu.
7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
Na yule malaika akaniambia, Kwani kustaajabu? Nitakuambia siri ya mwanamke huyu, na ya mnyama huyu amchukuaye, mwenye vile vichwa saba na zile pembe kumi.
8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Yule mnyama uliyemwona alikuwako, naye hayuko, naye yu tayari kupanda kutoka kuzimu na kwenda kwenye uharibifu. Na hao wakaao juu ya nchi, wasioandikwa majina yao katika kitabu cha uzima tangu kuwekwa misingi ya ulimwengu, watastaajabu wamwonapo yule mnyama, ya kwamba alikuwako, naye hayuko, naye atakuwako.
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
Hapo ndipo penye akili zenye hekima. Vile vichwa saba ni milima saba anayokalia mwanamke huyo.
10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
Navyo ni wafalme saba. Watano wamekwisha kuanguka, na mmoja yupo, na mwingine hajaja bado. Naye atakapokuja imempasa kukaa muda mchache.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
Na yule mnyama aliyekuwako naye hayuko, yeye ndiye wa nane, naye ni mmoja wa wale saba, naye aenenda kwenye uharibifu.
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
Na zile pembe kumi ulizoziona ni wafalme kumi, ambao hawajapokea ufalme bado, lakini wapokea mamlaka kama wafalme muda wa saa moja pamoja na yule mnyama.
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
Hawa wana shauri moja, nao wampa yule mnyama nguvu zao na mamlaka yao.
14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
Hawa watafanya vita na Mwana-Kondoo, na Mwana Kondoo atawashinda, kwa maana Yeye ni Bwana wa Mabwana, na Mfalme wa Wafalme, na hao walio pamoja naye ndio walioitwa, na wateule, na waaminifu.
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Kisha akaniambia, Yale maji uliyoyaona, hapo aketipo yule kahaba, ni jamaa na makutano na mataifa na lugha.
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
Na zile pembe kumi ulizoziona, na huyo mnyama, hao watamchukia yule kahaba, nao watamfanya kuwa mkiwa na uchi, watamla nyama yake, watamteketeza kabisa kwa moto.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
Maana Mungu ametia mioyoni mwao kufanya shauri lake, na kufanya shauri moja, na kumpa yule mnyama ufalme wao hata maneno ya Mungu yatimizwe.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Na yule mwanamke uliyemwona, ni mji ule mkubwa, wenye ufalme juu ya wafalme wa nchi.
