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Chirombo Chotuluka Mʼnyanja

13 Ndipo ndinaona chirombo chikutuluka mʼnyanja. Chinali ndi nyanga khumi ndi mitu isanu ndi iwiri. Pa nyanga iliyonse chinavala chipewa chaufumu, ndipo pa mutu uliwonse panali dzina lonyoza Mulungu. ² Chirombo chimene ndinachionacho chinali ngati kambuku, mapazi ake ngati chimbalangondo, kukamwa kwake ngati kwa mkango. Chinjoka chija chinapatsa chirombocho mphamvu zake, mpando wake waufumu ndiponso ulamuliro waukulu. ³ Umodzi wa mitu wa chirombocho unkaoneka ngati uli ndi bala losati nʼkupola, koma nʼkuti balalo litapola. Dziko lonse linadabwa ndipo linatsatira chirombocho. ⁴ Anthu anapembedza chinjoka chija chifukwa chinapereka ulamuliro wake kwa chirombocho. Nachonso chirombo chija anachipembedza nʼkumafunsa kuti, “Ndani angafanane ndi chirombochi? Ndani angachite nacho nkhondo?”

⁵ Chirombo chija chinaloledwa kuyankhula mawu onyada ndi achipongwe kwa Mulungu. Chinapatsidwa mphamvu zolamulira pa miyezi 42. ⁶ Ndipo chinayamba kuyankhula mawu achipongwe onyoza Mulungu, dzina lake, malo okhalamo ndi onse amene amakhala kumwamba. ⁷ Chinaloledwa kuchita nkhondo ndi oyera mtima ndi kuwagonjetsa. Ndipo chinapatsidwanso mphamvu zolamulira anthu a fuko lililonse, mtundu uliwonse ndi chiyankhulo chilichonse. ⁸ Anthu onse okhala pa dziko lapansi adzapembedza chirombocho, aliyense amene chilengedwere cha dziko lapansi dzina lake silinalembedwe mʼbuku la amoyo la Mwana Wankhosa anaphedwa uja.

⁹ Iye amene ali ndi makutu, amve.

Pamenepa kwa anthu a Mulungu pakufunika kupirira ndi kukhulupirika.

Chirombo Chotuluka Mʼnthaka

¹¹ Kenaka ndinaona chirombo china chikutuluka mʼnthaka. Chinali ndi nyanga ziwiri ngati mwana wankhosa koma kuyankhula kwake ngati chinjoka. ¹² Chinalamulira ndi mphamvu zonse za chirombo choyamba chija, ndipo chinachititsa kuti dziko lapansi ndi anthu okhalamo alambire chirombo choyamba chija, chimene bala lake losati nʼkupola linali litapola. ¹³ Ndipo chinachita zizindikiro zazikulu zodabwitsa, mpaka kumagwetsa moto pa dziko lapansi kuchokera kumwamba anthu akuona. ¹⁴ Chifukwa cha zizindikiro zimene chinaloledwa kuchita mʼmalo mwa chirombo choyamba chija, chimene bala lake linapola, chinanyenga anthu okhala pa dziko lapansi. Chinalamula anthu kuti apange fano mopereka ulemu kwa chirombo chimene chinavulazidwa ndi lupanga, koma nʼkukhalabe ndi moyo. ¹⁵ Chirombo cha chiwirichi chinapatsidwa mphamvu zakupereka mpweya kwa fano la chirombo choyamba chija kuti liyankhule ndi kuphetsa aliyense wokana kupembedza fanolo. ¹⁶ Chinakakamiza aliyense, wamngʼono, wamkulu, wolemera, wosauka, mfulu ndi kapolo kuti alembedwe chizindikiro pa dzanja lamanja kapena pa mphumi. ¹⁷ Chinkachita zimenezi kuti wina aliyense asaloledwe kugula kapena kugulitsa kanthu ngati alibe chizindikiro chimenechi, chimene ndi dzina la chirombocho kapena nambala yotanthauza dzina lake.

¹⁸ Pano pafunika nzeru. Munthu amene ali ndi nzeru atanthauze nambala ya chirombocho, pakuti nambalayo ikutanthauza munthu. Nambala yake ndi 666.

Mwana Wankhosa ndi Anthu 144,000

14 Kenaka ndinaona patsogolo panga panali Mwana Wankhosa, atayimirira pa Phiri la Ziyoni, ndipo Iye anali pamodzi ndi anthu 144,000 amene pa mphumi pawo panalembedwa dzina la Mwana Wankhosayo ndi la Atate ake. ² Ndipo ndinamva liwu lochokera kumwamba ngati mkokomo wa madzi ambiri, ndiponso ngati kugunda kwamphamvu kwa bingu. Liwu limene ndinamvalo linali ngati a anthu akuyimba azeze awo. ³ Anthuwo ankayimba nyimbo yatsopano patsogolo pa mpando waufumu ndi zamoyo zinayi zija ndi akuluakulu aja. Palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe amene anatha kuphunzira nyimboyo kupatula anthu 144,000 aja amene anawomboledwa pa dziko lapansi. ⁴ Awa ndiwo amene sanadzidetse koma anadzisunga ndipo sanadziyipitse ndi akazi. Anthu amenewa ndiwo ankatsatira Mwana Wankhosa kulikonse kumene ankapita. Ndiwo amene anagulidwa pakati pa anthu a dziko lapansi kuti akhale oyambirira kuperekedwa kwa Mulungu ndi kwa Mwana Wankhosa. ⁵ Iwo sananenepo bodza ndipo alibe cholakwa.

Angelo Atatu

⁶ Kenaka ndinaona mngelo wina akuwuluka mu mlengalenga ndipo anali ndi Uthenga Wabwino wamuyaya woti akalalikire kwa anthu okhala pa dziko lapansi, kwa a mtundu uliwonse, a fuko lililonse, a chiyankhulo chilichonse ndi kwa anthu onse. ⁷ Mngeloyo anayankhula mokweza mawu kuti, “Wopani Mulungu ndi kumutamanda, chifukwa nthawi yoweruza anthu yafika. Mumupembedze Iye amene analenga thambo, dziko lapansi, nyanja ndi akasupe amadzi.”

⁸ Mngelo wachiwiri anatsatana naye ndipo anati, “Wagwa! Wagwa Babuloni womveka uja, amene anachititsa anthu a mitundu yonse kumwa vinyo wa zilakolako zake zachigololo.”

⁹ Mngelo wachitatu anatsatana nawo ndi mawu ofuwula anati, “Ngati wina apembedza chirombo chija ndi fano lake ndi kulembedwa chizindikiro pa mphumi kapena pa dzanja, ¹⁰ nayenso adzamwa vinyo waukali wa Mulungu, umene wathiridwa popanda kuchepetsa mphamvu zake mʼchikho cha ukali wa Mulungu. Munthuyo adzazunzidwa ndi moto wamiyala yasulufure pamaso pa angelo oyera ndi pa Mwana Wankhosa. ¹¹ Ndipo utsi wa moto wowazunzawo udzakwera kumwamba mpaka muyaya. Sikudzakhala kupumula usana ndi usiku kwa amene anapembedza chirombo chija ndi fano lake kapena kwa aliyense amene analembedwa chizindikiro cha dzina lake lija.” ¹² Pamenepa ndi pofunika kupirira kwa anthu oyera mtima amene amasunga malamulo a Mulungu ndi kukhalabe okhulupirika kwa Yesu.

¹³ Kenaka ndinamva mawu kuchokera kumwamba akuti, “Lemba kuti, Odala anthu amene akufa ali mwa Ambuye kuyambira tsopano mpaka mʼtsogolo.”

“Inde,” akutero Mzimu, “akapumule ntchito zawo zotopetsa pakuti ntchito zawo zidzawatsata.”

Zokolola za Dziko la Pansi

¹⁴ Ndinayangʼana patsogolo panga ndinaona mtambo woyera patakhalapo wina ngati Mwana wa Munthu, kumutu atavala chipewa chaufumu chagolide ndipo mʼdzanja mwake munali chikwakwa chakunthwa. ¹⁵ Tsono mngelo wina anatuluka mʼNyumba ya Mulungu nafuwula mwamphamvu kwa uja wokhala pa mtamboyu. Mngeloyo anati, “Tenga chikwakwa chako ndipo kolola, pakuti nthawi yokolola ya dziko la pansi yakwana” ¹⁶ Choncho wokhala pa mtambo uja anayamba kukolola dzinthu pa dziko lapansi ndi chikwakwa chakecho.

¹⁷ Mngelo wina anatuluka mʼNyumba ya Mulungu kumwamba ndipo nayenso anali ndi chikwakwa chakunthwa. ¹⁸ Kenaka mngelo winanso amene amalamulira moto, anatuluka kuchokera ku guwa lansembe nayitana mwamphamvu mngelo uja amene anali ndi chikwakwa chakunthwa chija, nati, “Tenga chikwakwa chako chakunthwacho yamba kudula mphesa za mʼmunda wamphesa wa pa dziko lapansi, pakuti mphesa zapsa kale.” ¹⁹ Pamenepo mngeloyo anayambadi kugwiritsa ntchito chikwakwa chake nadula mphesa za dziko lapansi, naziponya mʼchopondera mphesa chachikulu cha ukali woopsa wa Mulungu. ²⁰ Mphesazo zinapondedwa mʼchopondera mphesa kunja kwa mzinda. Mʼchopondera mphesamo munatuluka magazi amene anayenderera ngati mtsinje, kuzama kwake mita ndi theka ndipo kutalika kwake makilomita 300.

Angelo Asanu ndi Awiri Okhala ndi Miliri Isanu ndi Iwiri

15 Kumwamba ndinaona chizindikiro china chachikulu ndi chodabwitsa: angelo asanu ndi awiri ali ndi miliri isanu ndi iwiri yomaliza chifukwa Mulungu anakwiya kotheratu. ² Ndipo ndinaona chimene chinaoneka ngati nyanja yonyezimira yosakaniza ndi moto, ndipo pambali pa nyanjayo panayima amene anagonjetsa chirombo chija ndi fano lake, ndi nambala yotanthauza dzina lake. Anthuwo ananyamula azeze amene Mulungu anawapatsa. ³ Iwo ankayimba nyimbo ya Mose, mtumiki wa Mulungu, ndi nyimbo ya Mwana Wankhosa. Nyimbo yake inkati,

⁵ Zitatha izi, ndinaona kumwamba Nyumba ya Mulungu imene ndi Tenti ya Umboni, atatsekula. ⁶ Mʼnyumbamo munatuluka angelo asanu ndi awiri ndi miliri isanu ndi iwiri. Angelowo anavala nsalu zoyera bwino zonyezimira ndi malamba agolide pa zifuwa zawo. ⁷ Ndipo kenaka chimodzi cha zamoyo zinayi zija chinapereka kwa angelo asanu ndi awiri mbale zisanu ndi ziwiri zodzaza ndi ukali wa Mulungu amene ali ndi moyo mpaka muyaya. ⁸ Ndipo Nyumba ya Mulungu inadzaza ndi utsi wochokera ku ulemerero wa Mulungu ndi ku mphamvu zake, ndipo panalibe yemwe akanalowa mʼNyumbayo mpaka miliri isanu ndi iwiri ya angelo asanu ndi awiri aja itatha.

Mbale Zisanu ndi Ziwiri za Mkwiyo wa Mulungu

16 Kenaka ndinamva mawu ofuwula kuchokera ku Nyumba ya Mulungu ija kuwuza angelo asanu ndi awiri kuti, “Pitani, katsanulireni pa dziko lapansi ukali wa Mulungu umene uli mʼmbale zisanu ndi ziwirizi!”

² Mngelo woyamba anapita natsanula mbale yake pa dziko lapansi ndipo zilonda zoyipa ndi zowawa zinabuka pa anthu amene anali ndi chizindikiro cha chirombo chija, napembedza fano lake.

³ Mngelo wachiwiri anapita natsanula mbale yake pa nyanja ndipo madzi ake anasanduka magazi, magazi ake ngati a munthu wakufa. Chamoyo chilichonse cha mʼnyanjamo chinafa.

⁴ Mngelo wachitatu anapita natsanula mbale yake pa mitsinje ndi akasupe amadzi ndipo zinasanduka magazi. ⁵ Kenaka ndinamva mngelo wolamulira madzi uja akuti,

⁷ Kenaka ndinamva mawu ochokera ku guwa lansembe akuti,

⁸ Mngelo wachinayi anapita natsanula mbale yake pa dzuwa ndipo dzuwa linapatsidwa mphamvu yopsereza anthu ndi moto. ⁹ Anapserera nako kutentha kwakukuluko ndipo anatukwana Mulungu, amene anali ndi ulamuliro pa miliri imeneyi, koma anakana kulapa ndi kumulemekeza.

¹⁰ Mngelo wachisanu anapita natsanula mbale yake pa mpando waufumu wa chirombo chija ndipo mdima unagwa ponse pamene panali ufumu wake. Anthu analuma malilime awo chifukwa cha ululu. ¹¹ Ndipo anatukwana Mulungu wakumwamba chifukwa cha maululu awo ndi zilonda zawo koma anakana kulapa pa zimene anachita.

¹² Mngelo wachisanu ndi chimodzi anapita natsanula mbale yake pa mtsinje waukulu wa Yufurate, ndipo madzi ake anaphwa kuti pakhale njira yodzera mafumu ochokera kummawa. ¹³ Kenaka ndinaona mizimu yoyipa itatu imene inkaoneka ngati achule; inatuluka mʼkamwa mwa chinjoka chija, mʼkamwa mwa chirombo chija ndi mʼkamwa mwa mneneri wonyenga uja. ¹⁴ Imeneyi ndiyo mizimu ya ziwanda imene imachita zizindikiro zodabwitsa ndipo imatuluka kupita kwa mafumu a dziko lonse, kukawasonkhanitsa ku nkhondo ya pa tsiku lalikulu la Mulungu Wamphamvuzonse.

¹⁵ “Taonani, ndikubwera ngati mbala! Wodala munthu amene ali maso, nasunga zovala zake, kuti asayende maliseche kuti angaonetse maliseche ake.”

¹⁶ Kenaka mizimu ija inasonkhanitsa pamodzi mafumu ku malo amene mʼChihebri amatchedwa Armagedo.

¹⁷ Mngelo wachisanu ndi chiwiri anatsanulira mbale yake mu mlengalenga ndipo ku Nyumba ya Mulungu kunamveka mawu ofuwula kuchokera ku mpando waufumu kuti, “Kwatha!” ¹⁸ Kenaka kunachitika mphenzi, phokoso, mabingu ndi chivomerezi choopsa. Chivomerezi ngati ichi sichinachitikepo chikhalire cha munthu pa dziko lapansi. Chinali chivomerezi choopsa kwambiri. ¹⁹ Mzinda waukuluwo unagawika magawo atatu ndipo mizinda ya mitundu ya anthu inagwa. Mulungu anakumbukira Babuloni Wamkulu namupatsa chikho chake chodzaza ndi vinyo wa ukali wa mkwiyo wake. ²⁰ Chilumba chilichonse chinathawa ndipo mapiri sanaonekenso. ²¹ Matalala akuluakulu olemera pafupifupi makilogalamu makumi asanu anagwa kuchokera kumwamba kugwera pa anthu. Ndipo anthu anatukwana Mulungu chifukwa cha mliri wa matalala popeza unali mliri woopsa kwambiri.