¹And I saw on the right hand of him that sat upon the throne a book, written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.

¹Zvino ndakaona muruoko rwerudyi rwaiye wakange agere pachigaro cheushe bhuku rakanyorwa mukati nekunze kwaro, rakanamatidzwa nemicherechedzo minomwe.

²And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who [is] worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?

²Ipapo ndakaona mutumwa une simba achidanidzira nenzwi guru; achiti: Ndiani wakafanira kuzarura bhuku, nekusunungura micherechedzo yaro?

³And no one was able in the heaven, or upon the earth, or underneath the earth, to open the book, or to regard it.

³Asi kwakange kusina munhu kudenga kana panyika, kana pasi penyika, wakagona kuzarura bhuku, kana kutarira mariri.

⁴And *I* wept much because no one had been found worthy to open the book nor to regard it.

⁴Ini ndikachema zvikuru, nekuti hakuna kuwanikwa munhu wakafanira kuzarura nekuverenga bhuku kana kutarira mariri.

⁵And one of the elders says to me, Do not weep. Behold, the lion which [is] of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, has overcome [so as] to open the book, and its seven seals.

⁵Zvino mumwe wavakuru wakati kwandiri: Usachema; tarira, yakunda Shumba yerudzi rwaJudha, Mudzi waDhavhidhi, kuti izarure bhuku nokusunungura micherechedzo yaro minomwe.

⁶And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God [which are] sent into all the earth:

⁶Zvino ndikaona, uye tarira, pakati pechigaro cheushe chezvisikwa zvipenyu zvina, nepakati pevakuru, Gwayana rimire, rakaita serakabayiwa, rine nyanga nomwe nemeso manomwe, ndiyo Mweya minomwe yaMwari, yakatumwa kunyika yose.

⁷and it came and took [it] out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.

⁷Iro rikauya, rikatora bhuku muruoko rwerudyi rwaiye wakange agere pachigaro cheushe.

⁸And when it took the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, having each a harp and golden bowls full of incenses, which are the prayers of the saints.

⁸Zvino rakati ratora bhuku, zvisikwa zvipenyu zvina nevakuru makumi maviri nevana vakawira pasi pamberi peGwayana, umwe neumwe ane rudimbwa, nendiro dzendarama dzakange dzizere nezvinonhuhwira inova minyengetero yevatsvene.

⁹And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; because thou hast been slain, and hast redeemed to God, by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

⁹zvino vakaimba rwiyo rutsva, vachiti: Ndimwi makafanira kutora bhuku nekuzarura micherechedzo yaro; nekuti makabayiwa, mukatidzikunurira Mwari neropa renyu vanhu vanobva kumarudzi ose, nekururimi, nekumunhu, nekurudzi rwose;

¹⁰and made them to our God kings and priests; and they shall reign over the earth.

¹⁰mukatiita kuna Mwari wedu tive madzimambo nevapristi, uye tichatonga panyika.

¹¹And I saw, and I heard [the] voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and their number was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands;

¹¹Zvino ndakaona, ndikanzwa inzwi revatumwa vazhinji vakange vakakomberedza chigaro cheushe nezvisikwa zvipenyu nevakuru; kuwanda kwazvo kwakange kuri mazana nemazana, nezvuru nezvuru,

¹²saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that has been slain, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

¹²vachiti nenzwi guru: Gwayana rakabayiwa rakafanira kugamuchira simba neufumi nenjere nechiremerera nerukudzo nekubwinya nekurumbidzwa.

¹³And every creature which is in the heaven and upon the earth and under the earth, and [those that are] upon the sea, and all things in them, heard I saying, To him that sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb, blessing, and honour, and glory, and might, to the ages of ages.

¹³Nechisikwa choga choga chiri kudenga, nepanyika, nepasi penyika, nezviri mugungwa nezvose zviri mazviri, ndakanzwa zvichiti: Kurumbidzwa, nerukudzo, nekubwinya, nesimba ngazvive kuna iye ugere pamusoro pechigaro cheushe, nekuGwayana kusvikira rinhi narinhi.

¹⁴And the four living creatures said, Amen; and the elders fell down and did homage.

¹⁴Ipapo zvisikwa zvipenyu zvina zvakati: Ameni. Vakuru makumi maviri vakawira pasi, vakanamata iye unorarama nekusingaperi.