Revelation 21

1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

1 Kisha nikaona mbingu mpya na nchi mpya, kwa maana mbingu za kwanza na nchi ya kwanza vimekwisha kupita, wala hapakuwepo na bahari tena.

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

2 Nikaona Mji Mtakatifu, Yerusalemu mpya, ukishuka kutoka mbinguni kwa Mungu, ukiwa umeandaliwa kama bibi arusi aliyepambwa kwa ajili ya mumewe.

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.

3 Nami nikasikia sauti kubwa kutoka kile kiti cha enzi ikisema, “Sasa makao ya Mungu ni pamoja na wanadamu, naye atakaa pamoja nao. Yeye atakuwa Mungu wao nao watakuwa watu wake, naye Mungu mwenyewe atakuwa pamoja nao.

4 ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

4 Atafuta kila chozi kutoka macho yao. Mauti haitakuwepo tena, wala maombolezo, wala kilio, wala maumivu, kwa maana mambo ya kwanza yamekwisha kupita.”

5 And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”

5 Naye yule aliyeketi juu ya kile kiti cha enzi akasema, “Tazama, nayafanya mambo yote kuwa mapya!” Kisha akasema, “Andika haya, maana maneno haya ni ya kuaminika tena ni kweli.”

6 And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.

6 Akaniambia, “Imekwisha kuwa. Mimi ni Alfa na Omega, Mwanzo na Mwisho. Yeye aonaye kiu nitampa kunywa kutoka chemchemi ya maji ya uzima bila gharama yoyote.

7 The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.

7 Yeye ashindaye atayarithi haya yote, nami nitakuwa Mungu wake, naye atakuwa mwanangu.

8 But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

8 Lakini waoga, wasioamini, wachafu, wauaji, wazinzi, wachawi, waabudu sanamu, pamoja na waongo wote, mahali pao ni katika lile ziwa liwakalo moto na kiberiti. Hii ndiyo mauti ya pili.”

9 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

9 Mmoja wa wale malaika saba waliokuwa na yale mabakuli saba ya hayo mapigo saba ya mwisho akaja akaniambia, “Njoo, nami nitakuonyesha bibi arusi, yaani, mke wa Mwana-Kondoo.”

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

10 Naye akanichukua katika Roho hadi kwenye mlima mkubwa na mrefu, akanionyesha ule Mji Mtakatifu, Yerusalemu, ukishuka kutoka mbinguni kwa Mungu.

11 shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.

11 Ulikuwa ukingʼaa kwa utukufu wa Mungu kama kito chenye thamani sana, kama yaspi, safi kama kioo.

12 The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.

12 Ulikuwa na ukuta mkubwa, mrefu wenye malango kumi na mawili, pakiwa na malaika kumi na wawili kwenye hayo malango. Kwenye malango hayo yaliandikwa majina ya yale makabila kumi na mawili ya Israeli.

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

13 Kulikuwa na malango matatu upande wa mashariki, matatu upande wa kaskazini, matatu upande wa kusini na matatu upande wa magharibi.

14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

14 Ukuta wa huo mji ulikuwa na misingi kumi na miwili, na juu yake yaliandikwa majina ya wale mitume kumi na wawili wa Mwana-Kondoo.

15 The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.

15 Huyo malaika aliyesema nami alikuwa na ufito wa dhahabu wa kupimia huo mji, malango yake na kuta zake.

16 The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.

16 Mji huo ulikuwa mraba, urefu wake ulikuwa sawa na upana wake. Akaupima huo mji kwa huo ufito akakuta una kama kilomita 2,200; urefu wake na upana wake na kwenda juu kwake vilikuwa sawa.

17 And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.

17 Akaupima ukuta wake, ulikuwa na unene wa dhiraa 144 kwa kipimo cha kibinadamu ambacho huyo malaika alikuwa akikitumia.

18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.

18 Ukuta huo ulijengwa kwa yaspi hali mji wenyewe ulijengwa kwa dhahabu safi, ikingʼaa kama kioo.

19 The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

19 Misingi ya kuta za mji huo zilipambwa kwa kila aina ya kito cha thamani. Msingi wa kwanza ulikuwa wa yaspi, wa pili yakuti samawi, wa tatu kalkedoni, wa nne zumaridi,

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

20 wa tano sardoniki, wa sita akiki, wa saba krisolitho, wa nane zabarajadi, wa tisa yakuti manjano, wa kumi krisopraso, wa kumi na moja hiakintho, wa kumi na mbili amethisto.

21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.

21 Yale malango kumi na mbili yalikuwa ni lulu kumi na mbili, kila lango lilikuwa limetengenezwa kwa lulu moja. Barabara kuu ya mji huo ilikuwa ya dhahabu safi ingʼaayo kama kioo.

22 But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

22 Sikuona Hekalu ndani ya huo mji kwa sababu Bwana Mungu Mwenyezi na Mwana-Kondoo ndio hekalu lake.

23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

23 Ule mji hauhitaji jua wala mwezi kuuangazia, kwa sababu utukufu wa Mungu ndio nuru yake na Mwana-Kondoo ndiye taa yake.

24 By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.

24 Mataifa yatatembea yakiangaziwa na nuru yake na wafalme wa duniani wataleta fahari yao ndani yake.

25 Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.

25 Malango yake hayatafungwa kamwe, kwa maana hakutakuwa na usiku humo.

26 And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.

26 Utukufu na heshima za mataifa zitaletwa humo.

27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

27 Lakini kitu kichafu hakitaingia humo kamwe, wala mtu yeyote atendaye mambo ya aibu au ya udanganyifu. Bali watakaoingia humo ni wale tu ambao majina yao yameandikwa katika kitabu cha uzima cha Mwana-Kondoo.