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9 Mngelo wachisanu anayimba lipenga lake, ndipo ndinaona nyenyezi ikugwa pa dziko lapansi kuchokera ku thambo. Nyenyeziyo inapatsidwa kiyi ya ku chidzenje chakuya. ² Nyenyeziyo itatsekula pa chidzenje chakuyacho panatuluka utsi ngati wochokera mʼngʼanjo yayikulu. Dzuwa ndi thambo zinada chifukwa cha utsi ochokera mʼdzenjemo. ³ Ndipo mʼkati mwa utsimo munatuluka dzombe kukalowa mʼdziko lapansi ndipo linapatsidwa mphamvu zoluma ngati za zinkhanira pa dziko lapansi. ⁴ Dzombelo linalamulidwa kuti lisawononge udzu wa pa dziko lapansi, kapena chomera chilichonse, kapena mtengo uliwonse, koma anthu okhawo amene analibe chizindikiro cha Mulungu pa mphumi zawo. ⁵ Silinapatsidwe mphamvu yowapha koma yowazunza kwa miyezi isanu. Ndipo ululu umene anthuwo anawumva unali ngati wa chinkhanira chikaluma munthu. ⁶ Masiku amenewo anthu adzafunafuna imfa koma sadzayipeza. Adzalakalaka kufa koma imfa izidzawathawa.

⁷ Dzombe linkaoneka ngati akavalo okonzekera nkhondo. Pamitu pawo panali ngati zipewa zaufumu zagolide ndipo nkhope zawo ngati za anthu. ⁸ Tsitsi lawo linali ngati la amayi, mano awo ngati a mikango. ⁹ Dzombelo linavala za pachifuwa zachitsulo. Phokoso la mapiko awo linali ngati phokoso la magaleta ankhondo ambiri okokedwa ndi akavalo othamangira ku nkhondo. ¹⁰ Linali ndi michira ngati zinkhanira ndi mbola. Mʼmichira yake munali mphamvu yozunza nayo anthu kwa miyezi isanu. ¹¹ Mfumu yawo inali mngelo wolamulira Chidzenje chakuya chija. Mʼchihebri dzina lake ndi Abadoni ndipo mʼChigriki ndi Apoliyoni (tanthauzo lake ndiye kuti, Wowononga).

¹² Tsoka loyamba lapita; matsoka ena awiri akubwerabe.

¹³ Mngelo wachisanu ndi chimodzi anayimba lipenga lake, ndipo ndinamva liwu lochokera ku ngodya zinayi za guwa lansembe lagolide lija lokhala pamaso pa Mulungu. ¹⁴ Liwulo linati kwa mngelo wachisanu ndi chimodzi amene anali ndi lipenga uja, “Masula angelo anayi amene anamangidwa pa mtsinje waukulu wa Yufurate.” ¹⁵ Ndipo anamasulidwadi angelo anayi aja amene anasungidwa kukonzekera ora ili, tsiku ili, mwezi uwu ndi chaka ichi kuti aphe limodzi la magawo atatu a anthu. ¹⁶ Ndinamva chiwerengero cha ankhondo a pa akavalo aja, kuti chinali 200 miliyoni.

¹⁷ Akavalo ndi okwerapo amene ndinaona mʼmasomphenya anga ankaoneka motere: Zovala za pachifukwa pawo zinali zofiira ngati moto, zobiriwira ngati utsi, ndi zachikasu ngati miyala ya sulufule. Mitu ya akavalowo inali ngati ya mikango ndipo mʼkamwa mwawo munkatuluka moto, utsi ndi sulufule. ¹⁸ Gawo limodzi la magawo atatu a anthu linaphedwa ndi miliri yamoto, utsi ndi sulufule zimene zinkachoka mʼkamwa mwawo. ¹⁹ Mphamvu za akavalowo inali mʼkamwa mwawo ndi mʼmichira mwawo; pakuti michira yawo inali ngati njoka; ndi mitu imene inkalumira.

²⁰ Anthu ena onse amene sanaphedwe ndi miliri imeneyi sanalapebe kuti asiye ntchito zawo zoyipa. Iwo sanasiye kupembedza ziwanda ndi mafano agolide, asiliva, amkuwa, amwala ndi amtengo, mafano amene sangathe kuona, kumva kapena kuyankhula. ²¹ Sanalapenso kuleka zakupha, zamatsenga awo, zachigololo zawo kapena umbava wawo.

Mngelo ndi Kabuku

10 Kenaka ndinaona mngelo wina wamphamvu akutsika kuchokera kumwamba. Anavala mtambo ndipo anali ndi utawaleza pamutu pake. Nkhope yake inali ngati dzuwa, ndipo miyendo yake inali ngati mizati yamoto. ² Mʼdzanja lake munali kabuku kakangʼono kotsekulidwa. Phazi lake lamanja linaponda mʼnyanja ndipo phazi lake lamanzere linaponda pa mtunda. ³ Mngeloyo anafuwula kwambiri ngati kubangula kwa mkango. Atangofuwula, kunamveka kugunda kwa mabingu asanu ndi awiri. ⁴ Mabingu asanu ndi awiriwo atangogunda, ine ndinkati ndizilemba; koma ndinamva mawu kuchokera kumwamba kuti, “Zisunge mu mtima zimene mabingu asanu ndi awiriwo anena ndipo usazilembe.”

⁵ Kenaka mngelo amene ndinamuona ataponda mʼnyanja ndi ku mtunda uja, anakweza dzanja lake lamanja kumwamba. ⁶ Mngeloyo analumbira mʼdzina la Iye wokhala ndi moyo mpaka muyaya, amene analenga kumwamba ndi zonse zili kumeneko, dziko lapansi ndi zonse zili mʼmenemo, nyanja ndi zonse zili mʼmenemo, nati, “Pasakhalenso zochedwa tsopano! ⁷ Koma patsala pangʼono kuti mngelo wachisanu ndi chiwiri uja awombe lipenga lake, chinsinsi cha Mulungu chidzachitika monga momwe analengezera kwa atumiki ake, aneneri.”

⁸ Pamenepo mawu amene ndinamva kuchokera kumwamba aja, anandiyankhulanso, anati, “Pita katenge buku lotsekulidwalo mʼdzanja la mngelo amene waponda pa nyanja ndi pa mtundayo.”

⁹ Choncho ndinapita kwa mngeloyo ndipo ndinamupempha kuti andipatse kabukuko. Iye anati, “Tenga, idya. Mʼmimba mwako kaziwawa koma mʼkamwa mwako kazizuna ngati uchi.” ¹⁰ Ndinatenga kabukuko mʼdzanja la mngeloyo ndipo ndinadyadi. Mʼkamwa mwanga kankazuna ngati uchi, koma nditakameza, mʼmimbamu munkawawa. ¹¹ Ndipo anandiwuza kuti, “Iwe uyenera kulalikiranso za mitundu yambiri ya anthu, za mayiko, ziyankhulo ndi za mafumu.”

Mboni Ziwiri

11 Ndinapatsidwa bango longa ndodo yoyezera ndipo ndinawuzidwa kuti, “Pita, kayeze Nyumba ya Mulungu ndi guwa lansembe, ndipo ukawerenge anthu opembedza mʼNyumbamo. ² Koma bwalo lakunja ulisiye, usaliyeze chifukwa linaperekedwa kwa a mitundu ina. Iwo adzawupondereza mzinda woyerawo kwa miyezi 42. ³ Ndipo ndidzapereka mphamvu kwa mboni zanga ziwiri, zitavala ziguduli, ndipo kwa masiku 1,260 zidzakhala zikulalikira.” ⁴ Mboni ziwirizo ndi mitengo iwiri ya olivi ndi zoyikapo nyale ziwiri zija zimene zili pamaso pa Ambuye wa dziko lapansi. ⁵ Ngati wina atafuna kuzipweteka mbonizo, moto umatuluka mʼkamwa mwawo ndikuwononga adani awo. ⁶ Mbonizo zili ndi mphamvu yomanga mvula kuti isagwe pa nthawi imene akulalikirayo; ndipo zili ndi mphamvu yosanduliza madzi kukhala magazi ndi yokantha dziko lapansi ndi miliri ya mitundumitundu nthawi iliyonse imene zingafune.

⁷ Tsono zikadzatsiriza umboni wawowo, chirombo chotuluka mʼChidzenje chakuya chija chidzachita nawo nkhondo nʼkuzigonjetsa mpaka kuzipha. ⁸ Mitembo yawo idzakhala ili gone pabwalo la mu mzinda waukulu umene mozimbayitsa umatchedwa Sodomu ndi Igupto, kumenenso Ambuye wawo anapachikidwako. ⁹ Kwa masiku atatu ndi theka, anthu ochokera ku mtundu uliwonse, fuko lililonse, chiyankhulo chilichonse ndi dziko lililonse, azidzayangʼanitsitsa mitembo yawoyo koma adzakana kuyikwirira. ¹⁰ Anthu okhala pa dziko lapansi adzasangalala nazo zimenezi. Adzachita chikondwerero ndi kutumizirana mphatso, chifukwa aneneri awiri amenewa ankasautsa anthu okhala pa dziko lapansi.

¹¹ Koma patapita masiku atatu ndi theka aja, mpweya wopatsa moyo wochoka kwa Mulungu unalowa mwa aneneriwo, ndipo anayimirira, ndipo amene anawaona anachita mantha aakulu. ¹² Kenaka aneneri aja anamva mawu ofuwula ochokera kumwamba owawuza kuti, “Bwerani kuno.” Ndipo anapitadi kumwamba mu mtambo adani awo aja akuwaona.

¹³ Nthawi yomweyo panachitika chivomerezi choopsa mwakuti chigawo chimodzi cha magawo khumi a mzinda chinagwa. Anthu 7,000 anaphedwa ndi chivomerezicho, ndipo opulumukawo anachita mantha kwambiri nayamba kutamanda Mulungu wakumwamba.

¹⁴ Tsoka lachiwiri lapita; koma tsoka lachitatu likubwera posachedwapa.

Lipenga Lachisanu ndi Chiwiri

¹⁵ Mngelo wachisanu ndi chiwiri anawomba lipenga lake, ndipo kumwamba kunamveka mawu ofuwula amene anati,

¹⁶ Ndipo akuluakulu 24 aja okhala pa mipando yawo yaufumu pamaso pa Mulungu, anadzigwetsa chafufumimba napembedza Mulungu ¹⁷ Iwo anati,

¹⁹ Pamenepo anatsekula Nyumba ya Mulungu kumwamba ndipo mʼkati mwake munaoneka Bokosi la Chipangano. Kenaka kunachita mphenzi, phokoso, mabingu, chivomerezi ndipo kunachita mkuntho wamatalala akuluakulu.

Mayi ndi Chinjoka

12 Chizindikiro chachikulu chinaoneka kuthambo; mayi atavala dzuwa, mapazi ake ataponda mwezi, pamutu pake pali chipewa chaufumu chokhala ndi nyenyezi khumi ndi ziwiri. ² Mayiyo anali woyembekezera ndipo pa nthawi yake yochira analira mokuwa chifukwa cha ululu wakubala. ³ Kenaka ku thambo kunaonekanso chizindikiro china; chinjoka chachikulu kwambiri, chofiira chomwe chinali ndi mitu isanu ndi iwiri ndi nyanga khumi; pamutu uliwonse chitavala chipewa chaufumu. ⁴ Mchira wake unakokolola gawo limodzi la magawo atatu a nyenyezi kuzichotsa ku thambo ndi kuziponya pa dziko lapansi. Chinjoka chija chinadzayima patsogolo pa mayi uja amene anali pafupi kuberekayu kuti mwanayo akangobadwa chimudye. ⁵ Mayiyo anabereka mwana wamwamuna amene adzalamulira anthu a mitundu ina yonse ndi ndodo yachitsulo. Ndipo mwanayo analandidwa ku dzanja la mayiyo ndi kupita naye kwa Mulungu ku mpando wake waufumu. ⁶ Mayiyo anathawira ku chipululu ku malo kumene Mulungu anamukonzera, kumene akasamalidweko masiku 1,260.

⁷ Zitatero, kumwamba kunayambika nkhondo. Mikayeli ndi angelo ake kumenyana ndi chinjoka chija. Chinjokacho ndi angelo ake anabwezeranso. ⁸ Koma analibe mphamvu ndipo anagonjetsedwa nathamangitsidwa kumwambako. ⁹ Chinjoka chachikulu chija chinagwetsedwa pansi. Ichocho ndiye njoka yakalekale ija yotchedwa Mdierekezi kapena Satana, amene amasocheretsa anthu a pa dziko lonse lapansi. Chinaponyedwa pa dziko la pansi pamodzi ndi angelo ake.

¹⁰ Kenaka ndinamva mawu ofuwula kumwamba akunena kuti,

¹³ Pamene chinjokacho chinaona kuti chagwetsedwa pa dziko lapansi, chinayamba kuthamangitsa mayi uja amene anali atabala mwana wamwamunayu. ¹⁴ Mayiyo anapatsidwa mapiko awiri a chiwombankhanga chachikulu kuti athawire ku malo ake aja a ku chipululu. Kumeneko adzasamalidwako zaka zitatu ndi theka kuti chinjoka chija chisamupeze. ¹⁵ Kenaka chinjoka chija chinalavulira mayiyo madzi ambiri ngati mtsinje, kuti madziwo amukokolole. ¹⁶ Koma dziko lapansi linamuthandiza mayiyo. Nthaka inatsekuka ndi kumeza mtsinje uja unachokera mʼkamwa mwa chinjokacho. ¹⁷ Pamenepo chinjokacho chinamupsera mtima mayiyo ndipo chinachoka kupita kukachita nkhondo ndi ana ena onse a mayiyo, ndiye kuti anthu amene anasunga malamulo a Mulungu ndi kuchitira umboni za Yesu.

¹⁸ Kenaka ndinaona chinjokacho chitayima mʼmbali mwa nyanja.