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.

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

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

²And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

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

³And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look thereon.

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

⁴And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look thereon:

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."

⁵and one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome to open the book and the seven seals thereof.

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.

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 though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.

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

⁷And he came, and he taketh [it] out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne.

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.

⁸And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

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.

⁹And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou was slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood [men] of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

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

¹⁰and madest them [to be] unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon earth.

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;

¹¹And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

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

¹²saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might and honor, and glory, and blessing.

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."

¹³And every created thing which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things are in them, heard I saying, Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, [be] the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion, for ever and ever.

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

¹⁴And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and worshipped.