Ufunuo 12

Mwanamke na joka

1 Kisha, ishara kubwa ikaonekana mbinguni: Mwanamke aliyevikwa jua na mwezi chini ya miguu yake na taji ya nyota kumi na mbili juu ya kichwa chake! 2 Alikuwa mjamzito, naye akapaza sauti kwa maumivu na uchungu wa kujifungua mtoto.

3 Kisha, ishara nyingine ikatokea mbinguni: Joka kubwa jekundu na lenye pembe kumi na vichwa saba; na kila kichwa kilikuwa na taji. 4 Joka hilo liliburuta kwa mkia wake theluthi moja ya nyota za anga na kuzitupa duniani. Nalo lilisimama mbele ya huyo mama aliyekuwa karibu kujifungua mtoto, tayari kabisa kummeza mtoto, mara tu atakapozaliwa. 5 t Kisha, mama huyo akajifungua mtoto wa kiume ambaye atayatawala mataifa yote kwa fimbo ya chuma. Lakini mtoto akanyakuliwa na kupelekwa kwa Mungu na kwenye kiti chake cha enzi. 6 Huyo mama akakimbilia jangwani ambako Mungu alikuwa amemtayarishia mahali pa usalama ambapo angehifadhiwa kwa muda wa siku 1,260.

7 Kisha, kukazuka vita mbinguni: Mikaeli na malaika wake walipigana na hilo joka, nalo likawashambulia pamoja na malaika wake. 8 Lakini joka hilo na malaika wake walishindwa, na hatimaye hapakuwa tena na nafasi mbinguni kwa ajili yao. 9 Basi, joka hilo kuu likatupwa nje. Joka hilo ndiye yule nyoka wa kale ambaye huitwa pia Ibilisi au Shetani ambaye huudanganya ulimwengu wote. Naam, alitupwa duniani, na malaika wake wote pamoja naye.

10 Kisha nikasikia sauti kubwa kutoka mbinguni ikisema: “Sasa umefika ukombozi na nguvu na ufalme wa Mungu wetu, na mamlaka ya Kristo wake! Maana yule aliyewashtaki ndugu zetu mbele ya Mungu ametupwa chini. Naam, ametupwa chini huyo anayewashtaki usiku na mchana. 11 Ndugu zetu wamemshinda kwa damu ya Mwanakondoo na kwa neno waliloshuhudia; maana hawakuyathamini maisha yao kuwa kitu sana, wakawa tayari kufa. 12 Kwa sababu hiyo, furahini enyi mbingu na vyote vilivyomo ndani yenu. Lakini, ole wenu nchi na bahari, maana Ibilisi amewajieni akiwa na ghadhabu kuu, kwa sababu anajua kwamba muda wake uliobakia ni mfupi.”

13 Joka lilipotambua kwamba limetupwa chini duniani, likaanza kumwinda yule mama aliyekuwa amejifungua mtoto wa kiume. 14 Lakini mama huyo akapewa mabawa mawili ya tai apate kuruka mbali sana na hilo joka, mpaka mahali pake jangwani ambapo angehifadhiwa salama kwa muda wa miaka mitatu na nusu. 15 Basi, joka likatapika maji mengi kama mto, yakamfuata huyo mama nyuma ili yamchukue. 16 Lakini nchi ikamsaidia huyo mama: Ikajifunua kama mdomo na kuyameza maji hayo yaliyotoka kinywani mwa hilo joka. 17 Basi, joka hilo likamkasirikia huyo mama, likajiondokea, likaenda kupigana na wazawa wengine wa huyo mama, yaani wote wanaotii amri za Mungu na kumshuhudia Yesu. 18 Basi, likajisimamia ukingoni mwa bahari.

Revelation 12

1 And a great sign was seen in heaven: a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;2 and she was the child; and she crieth out, travailing in birth, and in pain to be delivered.3 And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems.4 And his tail draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon standeth before the woman that is about to be delivered, that when she is delivered he may devour her child.5 And she was delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne.6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that there they may nourish her a thousand two hundred and threescore days.7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels;8 And they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven.9 And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.10 And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before our God day and night.11 And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.12 Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe for the earth and for the sea: because the devil is gone down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.

13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman that brought forth the man child.14 And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness unto her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.17 And the dragon waxed wroth with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, that keep the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus: