UFU. 21
Mbingu Mpya na Nchi Mpya
1 tKisha nikaona mbingu mpya na nchi mpya; kwa maana mbingu za kwanza na nchi ya kwanza zimekwisha kupita, wala hapana bahari tena. 2 tNami nikauona mji ule mtakatifu, Yerusalemu mpya, ukishuka kutoka mbinguni kwa Mungu, umewekwa tayari, kama bibi-arusi aliyekwisha kupambwa kwa mumewe. 3 tNikasikia sauti kubwa kutoka katika kile kiti cha enzi ikisema, Tazama, maskani ya Mungu ni pamoja na wanadamu, naye atafanya maskani yake pamoja nao, nao watakuwa watu wake. Naye Mungu mwenyewe atakuwa pamoja nao.t 4 tNaye atafuta kila chozi katika macho yao, wala mauti haitakuwapo tena; wala maombolezo, wala kilio, wala maumivu hayatakuwapo tena; kwa kuwa mambo ya kwanza yamekwisha kupita. 5 tNa yeye aketiye juu ya kile kiti cha enzi akasema, Tazama, nayafanya yote kuwa mapya. Akaniambia, Andika ya kwamba maneno hayo ni amini na kweli. 6 tAkaniambia, Imekwisha kuwa. Mimi ni Alfa na Omega, Mwanzo na Mwisho. Mimi nitampa yeye mwenye kiu, ya chemchemi ya maji ya uzima, bure. 7 tYeye ashindaye atayarithi haya, nami nitakuwa Mungu wake, naye atakuwa mwanangu.
8 tBali waoga, na wasioamini, na wachukizao, na wauaji, na wazinzi, na wachawi, na hao waabuduo sanamu, na waongo wote, sehemu yao ni katika lile ziwa liwakalo moto na kiberiti. Hii ndiyo mauti ya pili.Maono ya Yerusalemu Mpya
9 tAkaja mmoja wa wale malaika saba waliokuwa na vile vitasa saba vilivyojaa yale mapigo saba ya mwisho, naye akanena nami, akisema, Njoo huku, nami nitakuonyesha yule Bibi-arusi, mke wa Mwana-Kondoo. 10 tAkanichukua katika Roho mpaka mlima mkubwa, mrefu, akanionyesha ule mji mtakatifu, Yerusalemu, ukishuka kutoka mbinguni kwa Mwenyezi Mungu; 11 twenye utukufu wa Mungu, na mwangaza wake ulikuwa mfano wa kito chenye thamani nyingi kama kito cha yaspi, safi kama bilauri; 12 tulikuwa na ukuta mkubwa, mrefu, wenye milango kumi na miwili, na katika ile milango malaika kumi na wawili; na majina yameandikwa ambayo ni majina ya kabila kumi na mbili za Waisraeli. 13 Upande wa mashariki milango mitatu; na upande wa kaskazini milango mitatu; na upande wa kusini milango mitatu; na upande wa magharibi milango mitatu. 14 Na ukuta wa mji ulikuwa na misingi kumi na miwili, na katika ile misingi majina kumi na mawili ya wale mitume kumi na wawili wa Mwana-Kondoo. 15 tNa yeye aliyesema nami alikuwa na mwanzi wa dhahabu, apate kuupima huo mji, na milango yake, na ukuta wake. 16 tNa ule mji ni wa mraba, na marefu yake sawasawa na mapana yake. Akaupima mji kwa ule mwanzi; ulikuwa kama maili elfu na mia tano; marefu yake na mapana yake na kwenda juu kwake ni sawasawa. 17 Akaupima ukuta wake, ukapata dhiraa mia na arobaini na nne, kwa kipimo cha kibinadamu, maana yake, cha malaika. 18 tNa majenzi ya ule ukuta wake yalikuwa ya yaspi, na mji ule ulikuwa wa dhahabu safi, mfano wa kioo safi. 19 tNa misingi ya ukuta wa mji ilikuwa imepambwa kwa vito vya thamani vya kila namna. Msingi wa kwanza ulikuwa yaspi; wa pili yakuti samawi; wa tatu kalkedoni; wa nne zumaridi;
20 wa tano sardoniki; wa sita akiki; wa saba krisolitho; wa nane zabarajadi; wa kenda yakuti ya manjano; wa kumi krisopraso; wa kumi na moja hiakintho; wa kumi na mbili amethisto.
21 Na ile milango kumi na miwili ni lulu kumi na mbili; kila mlango ni lulu moja. Na njia ya mji ni dhahabu safi kama kioo kiangavu.
22 Nami sikuona hekalu ndani yake; kwa maana Bwana Mungu Mwenyezi na Mwana-Kondoo, ndio hekalu lake.
23 tNa mji ule hauhitaji jua wala mwezi kuuangaza, kwa maana utukufu wa Mungu huutia nuru, na taa yake ni Mwana-Kondoo. 24 tNa mataifa watatembea katika nuru yake. Na wafalme wa nchi huleta utukufu wao ndani yake. 25 tNa milango yake haitafungwa kamwe mchana; kwa maana humo hamna usiku. 26 Nao wataleta utukufu na heshima ya mataifa ndani yake. 27 tNa ndani yake hakitaingia kamwe cho chote kilicho kinyonge, wala yeye afanyaye machukizo na uongo, bali wale walioandikwa katika kitabu cha uzima cha Mwana-Kondoo.
REVELATION 21
The New Heaven and //the New Earth
1 t I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and so had the sea.
2 t Then I saw New Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down from God in heaven. It was like a bride dressed in her wedding gown and ready to meet her husband.
3 t I heard a loud voice shout from the throne:
God's home is now with his people. He will live with them, and they will be his own. Yes, God will make his home among his people.
4 t He will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, suffering, crying, or pain. These things of the past are gone forever.
5 Then the one sitting on the throne said:
I am making everything new. Write down what I have said. My words are true and can be trusted. 6 t Everything is finished! I am Alpha and Omega, t the beginning and the end. I will freely give water from the life-giving fountain to everyone who is thirsty.
7 t All who win the victory will be given these blessings. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
8 But I will tell you what will happen to cowards and to everyone who is unfaithful or dirty-minded or who murders or is sexually immoral or uses witchcraft or worships idols or tells lies. They will be thrown into that lake of fire and burning sulfur. This is the second death.tThe New Jerusalem
9 I saw one of the seven angels who had the bowls filled with the seven last terrible troubles. The angel came to me and said, “Come on! I will show you the one who will be the bride and wife of the Lamb.”
10 t Then with the help of the Spirit, he took me to the top of a very high mountain. There he showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down from God in heaven.
11 The glory of God made the city bright. It was dazzling and crystal clear like a precious jasper stone. 12 t The city had a high and thick wall with twelve gates, and each one of them was guarded by an angel. On each of the gates was written the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13 Three of these gates were on the east, three were on the north, three more were on the south, and the other three were on the west.
14 The city was built on twelve foundation stones. On each of the stones was written the name of one of the Lamb's twelve apostles.
15 t The angel who spoke to me had a gold measuring stick to measure the city and its gates and its walls. 16 The city was shaped like a cube, because it was just as high as it was wide. When the angel measured the city, it was about 2,400 kilometers high and 2,400 kilometers wide.
17 Then the angel measured the wall, and by our measurements it was about 60 meters high.
18 t t The wall was built of jasper, and the city was made of pure gold, clear as crystal. 19 Each of the twelve foundations was a precious stone. The first was jasper, t the second was sapphire, the third was agate, the fourth was emerald, 20 the fifth was onyx, the sixth was carnelian, the seventh was chrysolite, the eighth was beryl, the ninth was topaz, the tenth was chrysoprase, the eleventh was jacinth, and the twelfth was amethyst.
21 Each of the twelve gates was a solid pearl. The streets of the city were made of pure gold, clear as crystal.
22 I did not see a temple there. The Lord God All-Powerful and the Lamb were its temple.
23 t And the city did not need the sun or the moon. The glory of God was shining on it, and the Lamb was its light.
24 t Nations will walk by the light of that city, and kings will bring their riches there. 25 t Its gates are always open during the day, and night never comes. 26 The glorious treasures of nations will be brought into the city. 27 t But nothing unworthy will be allowed to enter. No one who is dirty-minded or who tells lies will be there. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of lifet will be in the city.