¹This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel or, messenger (here and wherever angel is mentioned) to his servant, John,

¹Hizi ni habari za mambo ambayo yalifunuliwa na Yesu Kristo. Mungu alimpa Kristo ufunuo huu ili awaonyeshe watumishi wake mambo ambayo yanapaswa kutukia karibuni. Kristo alimtuma malaika wake amjulishe Yohane, mtumishi wake, mambo hayo,

²who testified to God’s word, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.

²naye Yohane, ameyasema yote aliyoyaona. Na hii ndio taarifa yake kuhusu ujumbe wa Mungu na ukweli uliofunuliwa na Yesu Kristo.

³Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it, for the time is at hand.

³Heri yake mtu anayesoma kitabu hiki; heri yao wale wanaosikiliza maneno ya ujumbe huu wa kinabii na kushika yaliyoandikwa humu, maana wakati umekaribia ambapo mambo haya yatatukia.

⁴John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;

⁴Mimi Yohane nayaandikia makanisa yaliyoko mkoani Asia. Nawatakieni neema na amani kutoka kwake yeye aliyeko, aliyekuwako na anayekuja; na kutoka kwa roho saba walio mbele ya kiti chake cha enzi,

⁵and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood;

⁵na kutoka kwa Yesu Kristo, shahidi mwaminifu, wa kwanza kufufuliwa kutoka wafu, na ambaye ni mtawala wa wafalme wa dunia. Yeye anatupenda, na kwa damu yake ametufungua kutoka vifungo vya dhambi zetu,

⁶and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests Exodus 19:6; Isaiah 61:6 to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

⁶akatufanya sisi kuwa ufalme wa makuhani, tumtumikie Mungu, Baba yake. Kwake Yesu Kristo uwe utukufu na nguvu, milele na milele! Amina.

⁷Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.

⁷Tazama! Anakuja katika mawingu! Kila mtu atamwona, hata wale waliomchoma. Makabila yote duniani yataomboleza juu yake. Naam! Amina.

⁸ “I am the Alpha and the Omega, TR adds “the Beginning and the End” ” says the Lord God, TR omits “God” “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

⁸"Mimi ni Alfa na Omega," asema Bwana Mungu Mwenye Uwezo, aliyeko, aliyekuwako na anayekuja.

⁹I John, your brother and partner with you in oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

⁹Mimi ni Yohane, ndugu yenu; na kwa kuungana na Kristo nashiriki pamoja nanyi katika kustahimili mateso yanayowapata wale walio wa Utawala wake. Mimi nilikuwa kisiwani Patmo kwa sababu ya kuhubiri ujumbe wa Mungu na ukweli wa Yesu.

¹⁰I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet

¹⁰Basi, wakati mmoja, siku ya Bwana, nilikumbwa na Roho, nikasikia nyuma yangu sauti kubwa kama sauti ya tarumbeta.

¹¹saying, “ TR adds “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last.” What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies TR adds “which are in Asia” : to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”

¹¹Nayo ilisema, "Andika katika kitabu yote unayoyaona, ukipeleke kwa makanisa haya saba: Efeso, Smurna, Pergamoni, Thuatira, Sarde, Filadelfia na Laodikea."

¹²I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands.

¹²Basi, nikageuka nimwone huyo aliyesema nami, nikaona vinara vya taa saba vya dhahabu,

¹³And among the lampstands was one like a son of man, Daniel 7:13 clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.

¹³na katikati yake kulikuwa na kitu kama mtu, naye alikuwa amevaa kanzu ndefu na ukanda wa dhahabu kifuani.

¹⁴His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.

¹⁴Nywele zake zilikuwa nyeupe kama pamba safi, kama theluji; macho yake yalimetameta kama moto;

¹⁵His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.

¹⁵miguu yake iling'aa kama shaba iliyosafishwa katika tanuru ya moto na kusuguliwa, na sauti yake ilikuwa, kama sauti ya poromoko la maji.

¹⁶He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

¹⁶Katika mkono wake wa kulia, alikuwa na nyota saba, na kinywani mwake mlitoka upanga wenye makali kuwili. Uso wake uling'aa kama jua kali.

¹⁷When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,

¹⁷Basi, nilipomwona tu, nilianguka mbele ya miguu yake kama maiti. Lakini yeye akaweka mkono wake wa kulia juu yangu, akasema, "Usiogope! Mimi ni wa kwanza na wa mwisho.

¹⁸ and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades or, Hell .

¹⁸Mimi ni yeye aliye hai! Nilikuwa nimekufa, lakini, tazama, sasa ni mzima milele na milele. Ninazo funguo za kifo na Kuzimu.

¹⁹ Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter;

¹⁹Basi, sasa andika mambo haya unayoyaona, mambo yanayotukia sasa na yale yatakayotukia baadaye.

²⁰ the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are the angels or, messengers (here and wherever angels are mentioned) of the seven assemblies. The seven lampstands are seven assemblies.

²⁰Siri ya nyota zile saba ulizoziona katika mkono wangu wa kulia, na siri ya vile vinara saba vya taa hii: zile nyota saba ni malaika wa makanisa; na vile vinara saba vya taa ni makanisa saba.