Opening of the Seals
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
Kisha nikaona napo Mwana-Kondoo alipofungua moja ya zile muhuri saba, nikasikia mmoja wa wale wenye uhai wanne akisema, kama kwa sauti ya ngurumo, Njoo!
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Nikaona, na tazama, farasi mweupe, na yeye aliyempanda ana uta, akapewa taji, naye akatoka, ali akishinda tena apate kushinda.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
Na alipoifungua muhuri ya pili, nikamsikia yule mwenye uhai wa pili akisema, Njoo!
4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
Akatoka farasi mwingine, mwekundu sana, na yeye aliyempanda alipewa kuiondoa amani katika nchi, ili watu wauane, naye akapewa upanga mkubwa.
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
Na alipoifungua muhuri ya tatu, nikamsikia yule wa tatu mwenye uhai akisema, Njoo! Nikaona, na tazama, farasi mweusi, na yeye aliyempanda ana mizani mkononi mwake.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
Nikasikia kama sauti katikati ya hao wenye uhai wanne, ikisema, Kibaba cha ngano kwa nusu rupia, na vibaba vitatu vya shayiri kwa nusu rupia, wala usiyadhuru mafuta wala divai.
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
Na alipoifungua muhuri ya nne, nikasikia sauti ya yule mwenye uhai wa nne akisema, Njoo!
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Nikaona, na tazama, farasi wa rangi ya kijivujivu, na yeye aliyempanda jina lake ni Mauti, na Kuzimu akafuatana naye. Nao wakapewa mamlaka juu ya robo ya nchi, waue kwa upanga na kwa njaa na kwa tauni na kwa hayawani wa nchi.
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
Na alipoifungua muhuri ya tano, nikaona chini ya madhabahu roho zao waliochinjwa kwa ajili ya neno la Mungu, na kwa ajili ya ushuhuda waliokuwa nao.
10 and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Wakalia kwa sauti kuu, wakisema, Ee Mola, Mtakatifu, Mwenye kweli, hata lini kutokuhukumu, wala kuipatia haki damu yetu kwa hao wakaao juu ya nchi?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were , should be fulfilled.
Nao wakapewa kila mmoja nguo ndefu, nyeupe, wakaambiwa wastarehe bado muda mchache, hata itakapotimia hesabu ya wajoli wao na ndugu zao, watakaouawa vile vile kama wao.
12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
Nami nikaona, alipoifungua muhuri ya sita, palikuwa na tetemeko kuu la nchi; jua likawa jeusi kama gunia la singa, mwezi wote ukawa kama damu,
13 and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
na nyota zikaanguka juu ya nchi kama vile mtini upukutishavyo mapooza yake, utikiswapo na upepo mwingi.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
Mbingu zikaondolewa kama ukurasa ulivyokunjwa, na kila mlima na kisiwa kikahamishwa kutoka mahali pake.
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
Na wafalme wa dunia, na wakuu, na majemadari, na matajiri, na wenye nguvu, na kila mtumwa, na mwungwana, wakajificha katika pango na chini ya miamba ya milima,
16 and said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
wakiiambia milima na miamba, Tuangukieni, tusitirini, mbele za uso wake yeye aketiye juu ya kiti cha enzi, na hasira ya Mwana-Kondoo.
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Kwa maana siku iliyo kuu, ya hasira yao, imekuja; naye ni nani awezaye kusimama?
