Revelation 7
1 After this I saw four angels. One was standing at the north, one at the east, one at the south, and one at the west. They were restraining the winds that blew from all directions [MTY] to keep them from blowing [destructively] on the earth or on the ocean or even on any tree.
Baada ya haga nabweni malaika ncheche batiyemanga pa kona ncheche za lunia, bazaile mbepo ncheche za kilambo kwa ngupu lenga kwamba upande ndopo mbepo unavuna katika kilambo, kunani ya bahari ama dhidi ya mikongo goti.
2 I saw another angel come up from the east. He was carrying God’s seal. [With this] seal God, who is all-powerful, marks [his own people to protect them]. The angel called out with a loud voice to the four angels to whom [he] had given [power] to harm the earth and the ocean. He said
Nabweni malaika ywenge kaicha boka mashariki, abile ni muhuri wa Nnongo yabile nkoti. Atilela kwa lilobe likolo kwa malaika ncheche bapapeilwe ruhusa ya katibu kilambo ni bahari.
3 [to them], “Do not harm the earth or the ocean or the trees until we [(exc)] have marked the servants of our [(inc)] God on their foreheads.”
“Kana muiharibu nchi, bahari, ama mkongo mpaka patuyomwa beka mihuri katika kibonge ya mutwe ya atumishi wa Nnongo witu.
4 [Then the angel and his fellow angels marked all God’s servants]. I heard the number of people who were marked {whom [the angels] marked} [because of their being God’s servants. The number was] 144,000. They were from all the tribes of Israel. [They symbolized the complete number of people whom God would protect].
Nayowine idadi ya bacheilwe muhuri: 144,000, babayeilwe muhuri boka kila kabila lya bandu ba Israel.
5 [The angels] marked 12,000 people from the tribe of Judah, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad,
12,000 boka katika kabila lya Yuda bayeilwe muhuri, 12,000 boka katika kabila lya Rubeni, 12,000 boka katika kabila lya Gadi,
6 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
12,000 boka katika kabila lya Asheri, 12,000 boka katika kabila lya Rubeni, 12,000 boka katika kabila lya Nathali, 12,000 boka kabila lya manase.
7 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12.000 from the tribe of Issachar,
12,000 boka katika kabila lya Simoni, 12,000 boka kabila lya Lawi, 12,000 boka kabila lya Isakari,
8 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, and 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin.
12,000 boka kabila lya Zebuloni, 12,000 boka kabila lya Yusufu, ni 12,000 boka kabila lya Benjamini bajeilwe muhuri.
9 After these things I saw a huge crowd. There were so [many people] that no one would be able to count them. [They were] from every nation, every tribe, every people-group, and every language [MTY]. They were standing before the throne and before [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb. They were wearing white robes and held palm branches [to wave them in order to celebrate].
Baada ya makowe haga natilola, ni pabile ni umati nkolo ambao ntopo mundu ywa wecha balanga-boka kila taifa, likabila, jamaa ni lugha-batiyemanga nnonge ya iteo ya enzi ni nnonge ya mwana ngondolo. Batiwala nganzu nyeupe ni bana matawi ye ntende muluboko yabe,
10 They shouted loudly, “[O] our [(exc)] God, you who sit on the throne, and [Jesus, you who are like a] lamb, [you two] have delivered [us(exc) from Satan’s power]!”
Ni babile kabakema kwa lilobe lya kunani: “W2okovu ni wa Nnongo ywatamile pa iteo ya enzi, ni kwa mwana ngondolo!”
11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living [creatures]. They all bowed down before the throne with their faces [to the ground] and worshipped God.
Malaika boti babile bati yemanga tindiya iteo ya enzi ni kubatindia balo apendo pamope ni balo bene ukoti ncheche, bainamite pae ardhini ni beka minyo yabe kunani ya ardhi nnonge yaniteo ya enzi ni kumwabudu Nnongo.
12 They said, “May it be so! [We(exc)] praise, thank, and honor [you], our [(exc)] God, forever! [We(exc) acknowledge] that you are completely wise, the powerful one, who is forever able to accomplish everything he wants to. (May everyone acknowlege that it is so!/Amen!)” (aiōn g165)
Bakibaya “Amina! Sifa, utukufu, heshima, shukurani, heshima, awecha ni ngupu vibii kwa Nnongo witu milele ni milele! Amina!” (aiōn g165)
13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These [people] who are wearing white robes, [do you know] who they are, and where they come from?”
Boka po yumo wa balo apendo atinilokiya, “Bano ni akina nyai babawalite nganzu nyeuoe, ni babokite kwako?
14 I answered him, “Sir, [I do not know. Surely] you know [who they are]!” He said to me, “These are the people (whom [others] have caused to suffer greatly/who [have been persecuted]). [Because they believed that Jesus, the one who is like a sacrificial] lamb, [atoned for our sin when] his blood [flowed from his body when he died, it is as though] [MET] they have washed their robes and have made them [clean and] white.
Nikam'bakiya, “Ngwana nkolo, wenga utangite.” ni akanibakiya, “haba ni balo babokite kudhiki ngolo. Bakuchite nganzu yabe ni kuzipanga nyeupe kwa damu ya mwana ngondolo.
15 Because of this, they are in front of God’s throne, and they serve him day and night in his [heavenly temple. God], the one who sits on the throne, will shelter/protect them [MTY].
Kwasababu yeno, babile nnonge ya iteo ya enzi ya Nnongo, ni bana mwabudu ywembe kilo ni mutwekati katika hekalu lyake. Ywembe ywatamite kunani ya iteo ya enzi apala sambaza hema lyake kunani yabe.
16 [As a result], they will never again be hungry. They will never again be thirsty. The sun will never again (beat on/burn) them, nor will any heat [scorch them].
Babona kwaa njala kae, wala nyota kae, lumu lipala kuwatinia kwaa, wala lioto lya latinika.
17 This is because the [one who is like a] lamb who is at the throne will [take care of them, just like] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep] [MET]. He will guide them [to the source of eternal life, just like a shepherd leads his sheep] to springs of water, [which enable the sheep] to live [MET]. God will [cause them to no longer be sad. It will be as if he were] wiping away all tears from their eyes [MTY].”
Kwakuwa mwana ngondolo ywabile katikati ya iteo ya enzi apala panga mchungaji wabe, ni apala kuwalongocha katika kinyanyu sa mase ya ukoti ni Nnongo apakuwapunwa kila lichozi katika minyo yabe.
