Revelation 21
1 I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.
Kisha nikaona mbingu mpya na dunia mpya. Mbingu ile ya kwanza na dunia ile ya kwanza vilikuwa vimetoweka, nayo bahari pia haikuweko tena.
2 I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
Nikaona mji mtakatifu, Yerusalemu mpya, ukishuka kutoka kwa Mungu mbinguni. Ulikuwa umetayarishwa vizuri kama bibi arusi aliyepambwa tayari kukutana na mumewe.
3 I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people; and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
Kisha nikasikia sauti kubwa kutoka katika kiti cha enzi ikisema, “Tazama! Mungu amefanya makao yake kati ya watu. Atakaa kati yao, nao watakuwa watu wake, naye atakuwa Mungu wao.
4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more. The first things have passed away.”
Yeye atayafuta machozi yao yote; maana hakutakuwako tena na kifo, wala uchungu, wala kilio, wala maumivu; maana ile hali ya kale imepita!”
5 He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”
Kisha yule aliyeketi juu ya kiti cha enzi akasema, “Tazama, nafanya yote mapya.” Tena akaniambia, “Andika hili, maana maneno haya ni ya kuaminika na ya kweli!”
6 He said to me, “I am the Alef and the Tav, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.
Kisha akaniambia, “Yametimia! Mimi ni Alfa na Omega, Mwanzo na Mwisho. Aliye na kiu nitampa kinywaji cha bure kutoka katika chemchemi ya maji ya uzima.
7 He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.
Yeyote atakayeshinda atapokea hiki, nami nitakuwa Mungu wake, naye atakuwa mwanangu.
9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls which were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
Kisha mmoja wa wale malaika saba waliokuwa na yale mabakuli saba yaliyokuwa yamejaa mabaa saba ya mwisho, akaja na kuniambia, “Njoo! Mimi nitakuonyesha bibi arusi, mkewe Mwanakondoo!”
10 He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
Basi, Roho akanikumba, naye malaika akanipeleka juu ya mlima mrefu sana. Akanionyesha mji mtakatifu, ukishuka kutoka kwa Mungu mbinguni,
11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
uking'aa kwa utukufu wa Mungu. Mwangaza wake ulikuwa kama wa jiwe la thamani kubwa kama yaspi, angavu kama kioo.
12 having a great and high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
Ulikuwa na ukuta mrefu na mkubwa, wenye milango kumi na miwili, na malaika wanangojea kumi na wawili. Majina ya wangoja milango kumi na mawili ya Israeli yalikuwa yameandikwa juu ya milango hiyo.
13 On the east were three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.
Kila upande ulikuwa na milango mitatu: upande wa mashariki, milango mitatu, kaskazini milango mitatu, kusini milango mitatu na magharibi milango mitatu.
14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Emissaries of the Lamb.
Kuta za mji huo zilikuwa zimejengwa juu ya mawe ya msingi kumi na mawili, na juu ya mawe hayo yalikuwa yameandikwa majina na mitume kumi na wawili wa Mwanakondoo.
15 He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
Basi, yule malaika aliyekuwa anasema nami alikuwa na kijiti cha dhahabu cha kupimia, kwa ajili ya kuupima huo mji, milango yake na kuta zake.
16 The city is square. Its length is as great as its width. He measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand and twelve stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.
Mji wenyewe ulikuwa wa mraba, upana na urefu wake sawa. Basi, malaika akaupima mji huo kwa kijiti chake: ulikuwa na urefu, upana na urefu wa kwenda juu, kama kilomita elfu mbili na mia nne.
17 Its wall is one hundred and forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
Kisha akaupima ukuta wake pia; nao ulikuwa mita sitini kwa kipimo cha macho cha kibinadamu ambacho malaika alitumia.
18 The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
Ukuta huo ulikuwa umejengwa kwa mawe mekundu ya thamani, na mji wenyewe ulikuwa umejengwa kwa dhahabu safi, angavu kama kioo.
19 The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire; the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
Mawe ya msingi wa ukuta huo yalikuwa yamepambwa kwa kila aina ya mawe ya thamani. Jiwe la kwanza la msingi lilikuwa jiwe la thamani jekundu, la pili yakuti samawati, la tatu kalkedoni, la nne zamaradi,
20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
la tano sardoniki, la sita akiki, la saba krisolito, la nane zabarijadi, la tisa topazi, la kumi krisopraso, la kumi na moja yasinto, na la kumi na mbili amethisto.
21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
Na ile milango kumi na miwili ilikuwa lulu kumi na mbili; kila mlango ulikuwa umetengenezwa kwa lulu moja. Barabara kuu ya mji ilikuwa imetengenezwa kwa dhahabu safi, angavu kama kioo.
22 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
Sikuona hekalu katika mji huo, maana Bwana Mungu Mwenye Uwezo na yule Mwanakondoo ndio Hekalu lake.
23 The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it and its lamp is the Lamb.
Mji huo hauhitaji jua wala mwezi kuangazia, maana utukufu wa Mungu huuangazia, na taa yake ni yule Mwanakondoo.
24 The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
Watu wa mataifa watatembea katika mwanga wake, na wafalme wa dunia watauletea utajiri wao.
25 Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),
Milango ya mji huo itakuwa wazi mchana wote; maana hakutakuwa na usiku humo.
26 and they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations into it so that they may enter.
Fahari na utajiri wa watu wa mataifa utaletwa humo ndani.
27 There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Lakini hakuna chochote kilicho najisi kitakachoingia humo; wala mtu yeyote atendaye mambo ya kuchukiza au ya uongo hataingia humo. Ni wale tu walioandikwa katika kitabu cha uzima cha Mwanakondoo ndio watakaoingia ndani.
