¹And I saw upon the right hand of Him who is sitting upon the throne a scroll, written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals;

¹Kisha katika mkono wa kulia wa huyo aliyeketi juu ya kiti cha enzi, nikaona kitabu; nacho kilikuwa kimeandikwa ndani na nje na kufungwa na mihuri saba.

²and I saw a strong messenger crying with a great voice, `Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose the seals of it?`

²Tena nikamwona malaika mwenye nguvu akitangaza kwa sauti kubwa: "Nani anayestahili kuvunja hiyo mihuri na kukifungua kitabu hicho?"

³and no one was able in the heaven, nor upon the earth, nor under the earth, to open the scroll, nor to behold it.

³Lakini hakupatikana mtu yeyote mbinguni, wala duniani, wala chini Kuzimu, aliyeweza kukifungua hicho kitabu au kukitazama ndani.

⁴And I was weeping much, because no one was found worthy to open and to read the scroll, nor to behold it,

⁴Basi, mimi nikalia sana kwa sababu hakupatikana mtu aliyestahili kukifungua, au kukitazama ndani.

⁵and one of the elders saith to me, `Weep not; lo, overcome did the Lion, who is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, to open the scroll, and to loose the seven seals of it;

⁵Kisha mmoja wa wale wazee akaniambia, "Usilie! Tazama! Simba wa kabila la Yuda, mjukuu maarufu wa Daudi, ameshinda. Yeye anaweza kuivunja mihuri yake saba na kukifungua hicho kitabu."

⁶and I saw, and lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb hath stood as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the Seven Spirits of God, which are sent to all the earth,

⁶Kisha nikaona pale katikati ya kiti cha enzi Mwana kondoo amesimama, akizungukwa kila upande na vile viumbe hai vinne, na wale wazee. Huyo Mwanakondoo alionekana kana kwamba amechinjwa. Alikuwa na pembe saba na macho saba ambayo ni roho saba za Mungu zilizokuwa zimepelekwa kila mahali duniani.

⁷and he came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who is sitting upon the throne.

⁷Mwanakondoo akaenda, akakitwaa hicho kitabu kutoka mkono wa kulia wa yule aliyeketi juu ya kiti cha enzi.

⁸And when he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, having each one harps and golden vials full of perfumes, which are the prayers of the saints,

⁸Mara tu alipokwisha twaa hicho kitabu, vile viumbe hai vinne pamoja na wale wazee ishirini na wanne walianguka kifudifudi mbele ya Mwanakondoo. Kila mmoja, alikuwa na kinubi na bakuli za dhahabu zilizojaa ubani, ambao ni sala za watu wa Mungu.

⁹and they sing a new song, saying, `Worthy art thou to take the scroll, and to open the seals of it, because thou wast slain, and didst redeem us to God in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

⁹Basi, wakaimba wimbo huu mpya: "Wewe unastahili kukitwaa hicho kitabu na kuivunja mihuri yake. Kwa sababu wewe umechinjwa, na kwa damu yako umemnunulia Mungu watu kutoka katika kila kabila, lugha, jamaa na taifa.

¹⁰and didst make us to our God kings and priests, and we shall reign upon the earth.`

¹⁰Wewe umewafanya wawe ufalme wa makuhani wamtumikie Mungu wetu nao watatawala duniani."

¹¹And I saw, and I heard the voice of many messengers round the throne, and the living creatures, and the elders — and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands —

¹¹Kisha nikatazama, nikasikia sauti ya malaika wengi sana, idadi isiyohesabika, maelfu na maelfu. Walikuwa wamekaa kuzunguka kiti cha enzi, vile viumbe hai vinne na wale wazee;

¹²saying with a great voice, `Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing!`

¹²wakasema kwa sauti kuu: "Mwanakondoo aliyechinjwa anastahili kupokea uwezo, utajiri, hekima, nguvu, utukufu na sifa."

¹³and every creature that is in the heaven, and in the earth, and under the earth, and the things that are upon the sea, and the all things in them, heard I saying, `To Him who is sitting upon the throne, and to the Lamb, [is] the blessing, and the honour, and the glory, and the might — to the ages of the ages!`

¹³Nikasikia viumbe vyote mbinguni, duniani, chini kuzimuni na baharini--viumbe vyote ulimwenguni--vikisema: "Kwake yeye aketiye katika kiti cha enzi, na kwa Mwanakondoo, iwe sifa na heshima na utukufu na enzi milele na milele."

¹⁴and the four living creatures said, `Amen!` and the twenty-four elders fell down and they bow before Him who is living to the ages of the ages.

¹⁴Na vile viumbe vinne hai vikasema, "Amina!" Na wale wazee wakaanguka kifudifudi, wakaabudu.