¹And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.

¹ Kal ay di beene taji da ganda taji, zama beene sintina nda ganda sintina bisa, teeko mo si no koyne.

¹I 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.

²And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven of God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.

² Ay di birni hananta mo, kaŋ ti Urusalima* tajo. A go ga zumbu ka fun Irikoy do beena ra, soolante nda taalamyaŋ sanda wayhiiji nga kurnyo sabbay se.

²I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.

³And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, [and be] their God:

³ Ay maa jinde beeri fo mo kaŋ fun karga do kaŋ ne: «Guna, Irikoy nangora go borey banda. A ga goro i banda, ngey mo ga ciya a jama. Irikoy bumbo ga goro i banda, a ga ciya mo i Irikoyo.

³I 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.

⁴and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

⁴ A ga mundi kulu tuusu i moy gaa, buuyaŋ mo si ye ka te koyne. I si ye ka te seew mo koyne noodin, wala hẽeni wala doori, zama hari sintinayey bisa.»

⁴He will wipe away from them 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.”

⁵And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write: for these words are faithful and true.

⁵ Nga mo kaŋ goono ga goro karga boŋ ne: «Guna, ay ga hay kulu tajandi no.» A ne mo: «Ma hantum, zama sanney din ya naanaykoyyaŋ no, cimi-cimi wane yaŋ mo no.»

⁵He 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.”

⁶And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

⁶ A ne ay se koyne: «A te ka ban! Ay no A nda Zed, Sintina nda Bananta. Boro kaŋ jaw, ay g'a no fundi hari-mo gaa, nooyaŋ no.

⁶He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.

⁷He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

⁷ Boro kaŋ te zaama ga hayey din tubu. Ya ciya a Irikoyo, nga mo ma ciya ay izo.

⁷ He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.

⁸But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part [shall be] in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

⁸ Amma borey kaŋ yaŋ ga humburu, da borey kaŋ yaŋ sinda cimbeeri, da ziibantey, da boro-wiyey, da zina-teerey, da moodabal-teekoy, da borey kaŋ yaŋ ga sududu tooru se, da tangarikomey kulu, i baa go danji nda sufar* bango ra, buuyaŋ hinkanta nooya.»

⁸ But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, The word for “sorcerers” here also includes users of potions and drugs. idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

⁹And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.

⁹ Kal malayka iyya din, kaŋ yaŋ na sintili iyya din gaay, kaŋ yaŋ ra balaaw iyya din bara, kokor banda waney, i ra afo kaa ka salaŋ ay se ka ne: «Kaa neewo. Ay ga ni cabe wayhiijo, Feej'izo wando.»

⁹One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the wife, the Lamb’s bride.”

¹⁰And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

¹⁰ A n'ay sambu biya ra ka kond'ay tondi bambata kuuku fo boŋ kaŋ ga ku gumo. A n'ay cabe birni hananta, Urusalima nooya, kaŋ goono ga zumbu ka fun Irikoy do beena ra.

¹⁰He 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,

¹¹having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal:

¹¹ A gonda Irikoy darza, a kaaro mo ga hima tondi darzante, sanda yaspidi*, a ga hanan mo tisiyu danga kristal* cine.

¹¹having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

¹²having a wall great and high; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written thereon, which are [the names] of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

¹² Cinari bambata kaŋ ga ku g'a windi. A gonda me way cindi hinka. Me kulu gonda nga malayka, da maa hantumante meyey gaa, Israyla kunda way cindi hinka maayey nooya.

¹²having a great and high wall; having 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.

¹³on the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

¹³ Wayna funay haray gonda me hinza, azawa kambe me hinza, dandi kambe me hinza, da wayna kaŋay haray me hinza.

¹³On the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

¹⁴And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

¹⁴ Birni windo cinaro mo gonda daba way cindi hinka, i gaa mo maa way cindi hinka go no, Feej'izo diya way cindi hinka waney nooya.

¹⁴The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

¹⁵And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

¹⁵ Malayka kaŋ salaŋ ay se mo gonda wura goobu zama nga ma birno neesi se, d'a meyey, d'a windo.

¹⁵He who spoke with me had for a measure, a golden reed, to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.

¹⁶And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal.

¹⁶ Birno mo kambu-taaci-koy no, kaŋ ikulu ga saba, a salleyaŋo ga saba nd'a hayyaŋo. A na birno neesi nda goobo din mo, a to kilometar zambar hinka nda zangu hinka. A salleyaŋo, d'a hayyaŋo, d'a kuuyaŋo, ikulu afolloŋ no.

¹⁶The city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as its breadth. He measured the city with the reed, Twelve thousand twelve stadia 12,012 stadia = or 2,221 kilometers or 1,380 miles. TR reads 12,000 stadia instead of 12,012 stadia. . Its length, breadth, and height are equal.

¹⁷And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, [according to] the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

¹⁷ A na windi cinaro mo neesi. A beene kuuyaŋo to kambe kar zangu nda waytaaci cindi taaci, boro kambe karyaŋ boŋ, kaŋ ga saba nda mate kaŋ malayka n'a neesi.

¹⁷Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, 144 cubits is about 65.8 meters or 216 feet by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

¹⁸And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure glass.

¹⁸ Windi cinaro yaspidi* no, birno mo wura hanno no kaŋ ga hima diji hanno.

¹⁸The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.

¹⁹The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

¹⁹ A na birno cinaro dabey taalam da tondi darzante dumi kulu. Daba sintina yaspidi* tondi no, ihinkanta safir* tondi no, ihinzanta kalsedoni* tondi no, itaacanta emerod* tondi no,

¹⁹The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire or, lapis lazuli ; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

²⁰the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.

²⁰ iguwanta sardoniks* tondi no, iddanta sardiyus* tondi no, iyyanta krisolit* tondi no, ahakkanta beril* tondi no, yagganta topaz* tondi no, iwayanta krisopras* tondi no, iway cindi fa yasint* tondi no, iway cindi hinkanta mo ametist* tondi no.

²⁰the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; and the twelfth, amethyst.

²¹And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the several gates was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

²¹ Birni me way cindi hinka mo lulu* way cindi hinka no, meyey ra afo kulu lulu folloŋ no. Birno fondo _beero|_ mo wura hanno no, danga diji kaŋ ga hanan tisiyu.

²¹The 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.

²²And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple thereof.

²² Koyne, ay mana di fuwo kaŋ ra i ga sududu Irikoy se birno din ra, zama Rabbi Irikoy, Hina-Kulu-Koyo, da Feej'izo, ngey no ga ti a sududuyaŋo do.

²²I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple.

²³And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof [is] the Lamb.

²³ Birno mo si laami wayno wala handu, hal i ma kaari a ra, zama Irikoy darza g'a kaarandi, Feej'izo mo a fitilla no.

²³The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

²⁴And the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.

²⁴ Ndunnya dumey mo ga soobay ka bar-bare a kaaro ra. Ndunnya bonkooney mo ga kande ngey darza a ra.

²⁴The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.

²⁵And the gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there):

²⁵ I si kwaara meyey mo daabu zaari hal abada (zama cin si no noodin).

²⁵Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),

²⁶and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it:

²⁶ I ga kande ndunnya dumey darza nd'i beeray mo a ra.

²⁶and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.

²⁷and there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the Lamb's book of life.

²⁷ Hari ziibo kaŋ si hanan kulu mo si furo hal abada, wala boro kaŋ ga fanta hari goy te, wala boro kaŋ ga tangari. Kala day borey kaŋ yaŋ i hantum Feej'izo fundi tira ra hinne no ga furo.

²⁷There 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.