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Zaka 1,000

20 Ndipo ndinaona mngelo akutsika kuchokera kumwamba ali ndi kiyi ya ku chidzenje chakuya chija atanyamula mʼdzanja lake unyolo waukulu. ² Iye anachigwira chinjokacho, chinjoka chakalekale chija, amene ndi Mdierekezi kapena kuti Satana, ndipo anamumanga zaka 1,000. ³ Anamuponya ku chidzenje chakuya chija namutsekera ndi kiyi ndi kumatirira pa khomopo kuti asatulukenso kukanyenga mitundu ya anthu mpaka patapita zaka 1,000. Zikadzatha zakazo, adzamumasula kwa kanthawi pangʼono chabe.

⁴ Ndinaona mipando yaufumu pamene anakhalapo anthu amene anapatsidwa mphamvu zoweruza. Ndipo ndinaona mizimu ya amene anadulidwa makosi chifukwa cha umboni wa Yesu ndi chifukwa cha Mawu a Mulungu. Iwo sanapembedze nawo chirombo kapena fano lake ndipo sanalembedwe chizindikiro chake pa mphumi zawo kapena pa manja awo. Iwo anakhalanso ndi moyo nalamulira pamodzi ndi Khristu zaka 1,000. ⁵ (Akufa ena onse sanaukenso mpaka zitatha zaka 1,000). Uku ndiko kuuka kwa akufa koyamba. ⁶ Odala ndi oyera mtima amene adzaukitsidwa nawo pa kuukitsidwa koyamba. Imfa yachiwiri ilibe mphamvu pa iwo koma adzakhala ansembe a Mulungu ndi a Khristu ndipo adzalamulira naye pamodzi zaka 1,000.

Kugonjetsedwa kwa Satana

⁷ Zaka 1,000 zikadzatha, Satana adzamasulidwa ku ndende yake ⁸ ndipo adzapita kukanyenga mitundu ya anthu kumbali zonse zinayi za dziko lapansi, Gogi ndi Magogi, kuwasonkhanitsa kuti akachite nkhondo. Kuchuluka kwawo kudzakhala ngati mchenga wa mʼmbali mwa nyanja. ⁹ Iwo anayenda ponseponse pa dziko lapansi nazinga msasa wa anthu a Mulungu, mzinda umene Iye amawukonda. Koma moto unatsika kuchokera kumwamba ndi kuwanyeketsa. ¹⁰ Ndipo Mdierekezi amene anawanyenga, anaponyedwa mʼnyanja ya sulufule wotentha, kumene kunaponyedwa chirombo chija ndi mneneri wonama uja. Iwo adzazunzika usiku ndi usana kwamuyaya.

Chiweruzo Chotsiriza

¹¹ Kenaka ndinaona Mpando Waufumu waukulu woyera ndi Iye amene anakhalapo. Dziko lapansi ndi kumwamba zinathawa pamaso pake ndipo panalibenso malo awo. ¹² Ndipo ndinaona akufa, aakulu ndi aangʼono omwe atayimirira patsogolo pa Mpando Waufumu ndipo mabuku anatsekulidwa. Buku lina linatsekulidwa limene linali Buku Lamoyo. Akufa anaweruzidwa monga mwa zimene anachita monga mmene zinalembedwera mʼmabuku. ¹³ Nyanja inapereka amene anaferamo ndipo imfa ndi Hade zinapereka akufa ake ndipo munthu aliyense anaweruzidwa monga mwa ntchito zake. ¹⁴ Kenaka imfa ndi Hade zinaponyedwa mʼnyanja ya moto. Nyanja yamoto ndiyo imfa yachiwiri. ¹⁵ Ngati dzina la wina aliyense silinapezeke mʼBuku Lamoyo, anaponyedwa mʼnyanja yamoto.

Kumwamba ndi Dziko Lapansi Zatsopano

21 Kenaka ndinaona kumwamba kwatsopano ndi dziko lapansi latsopano pakuti kumwamba koyamba ndi dziko lapansi loyamba zinapita ndipo kunalibenso nyanja ina iliyonse. ² Ndinaona mzinda wopatulika, Yerusalemu watsopano, ukutsika kuchokera kumwamba kwa Mulungu, utakonzedwa ngati mkwatibwi wovala zokongola kukonzekera mwamuna wake. ³ Ndipo ndinamva mawu ofuwula kuchokera ku Mpando Waufumu kuti, “Taonani! Malo wokhalapo Mulungu ali pakati pa anthu, ndipo Iye adzakhala ndi anthuwo. Iwo adzakhala anthu ake ndipo Mulungu mwini adzakhala nawo nakhala Mulungu wawo. ⁴ ‘Mulungu adzapukuta misozi yonse mʼmaso mwawo. Sikudzakhalanso imfa kapena kukhuza maliro kapena kulira kapena ululu popeza zakale zapita.’ ”

⁵ Amene anakhala pa mpando waufumuyo anati, “Ndikulenga zinthu zonse zikhale zatsopano!” Ndipo anati, “Lemba izi, pakuti mawu awa ndi okhulupirika ndi woona.”

⁶ Iye anandiwuza kuti, “Kwatha. Ine ndine Alefa ndi Omega, Woyamba ndi Wotsiriza. Kwa onse akumva ludzu, ndidzawapatsa zakumwa zaulere zochokera ku kasupe wamadzi amoyo. ⁷ Iye amene adzapambane adzalandira zonsezi, ndipo ndidzakhala Mulungu wake ndi Iye adzakhala mwana wanga. ⁸ Koma amantha, osakhulupirira, okonda zonyansa, opha anthu, achiwerewere, amatsenga, opembedza mafano ndi abodza, malo awo adzakhala nyanja yamoto ya sulufule wotentha. Iyi ndi imfa yachiwiri.”

Mzinda wa Yerusalemu Watsopano

⁹ Mmodzi wa angelo asanu ndi awiri aja, anali ndi mbale zisanu ndi ziwiri zodzaza ndi miliri yotsiriza isanu ndi iwiri anandiwuza kuti, “Bwera, ine ndidzakuonetsa mkwatibwi wa Mwana Wankhosa.” ¹⁰ Ndipo anandinyamula mwa Mzimu Woyera kupita nane ku phiri lalikulu ndi lalitali nandionetsa mzinda wopatulika, Yerusalemu ukutsika kuchokera kumwamba kwa Mulungu. ¹¹ Unawala ndi ulemerero wa Mulungu, ndipo kuthwanima kwake kunali ngati mwala wamtengowapatali, ngati jasipa; woyera ngati krustalo. ¹² Mzindawo unali ndi mpanda waukulu ndi wautali, unali ndi zipata khumi ndi ziwiri, ndipo panali angelo khumi ndi awiri. Pa chipata chilichonse panayima mngelo. Pa chipata chilichonse panalembedwa dzina la fuko la Israeli. ¹³ Kummawa kunali zipata zitatu, kumpoto zitatu, kummwera zitatu ndi kumadzulo zitatu. ¹⁴ Mpanda wa mzindawu unali ndi maziko khumi ndi awiri ndipo pa mazikopo panali mayina khumi ndi awiri a atumwi a Mwana Wankhosa.

¹⁵ Mngelo amene ankayankhula nane uja anali ndi ndodo yagolide yoyezera mzindawo, zipata zake ndi mpanda wake. ¹⁶ Mzindawo unamangidwa mofanana kutalika kwake, mulitali ndi mulifupi munali mofanana. Anayeza mzindawo ndi ndodo ija ndipo anapeza kuti mulitali, mulifupi ndi msinkhu wake kutalika kwake kunali makilomita 2,200. ¹⁷ Anayesa mpanda uja ndipo kuchindikala kwake kunali kopitirirapo mamita 65 monga mwa muyeso wa anthu umene mngelo anagwiritsa ntchito. ¹⁸ Mpandawo unapangidwa ndi yasipa, ndipo mzindawo unali wagolide oyengeka owala ngati galasi. ¹⁹ Maziko a mpanda wa mzindawo anali okongoletsedwa ndi miyala yamtengowapatali ya mtundu uliwonse. Maziko oyamba anali yasipa, achiwiri anali safiro, achitatu ndi kalikedo, achinayi ndi simaragido, ²⁰ achisanu ndi sardiyo, achisanu ndi chiwiri ndi krusolito, achisanu ndi chitatu ndi berulo, achisanu ndi chinayi ndi topaziyo, a khumi ndi krusoprazo, a khumi ndi chimodzi ndi huakito, a khumi ndi chiwiri ndi emetusto. ²¹ Zipata khumi ndi ziwiri zija zinapangidwa ndi ngale, chipata chilichonse chinapangidwa ndi ngale imodzi. Misewu ya mzindawo inali yopangidwa ndi golide oyengeka, owala ngati galasi.

²² Ine sindinaone Nyumba ya Mulungu iliyonse mu mzindawo chifukwa Ambuye Mulungu Wamphamvuzonse ndi Mwana Wankhosa ndiwo Nyumba yake. ²³ Palibe chifukwa choti dzuwa kapena mwezi ziwale popeza mu mzindawo ulemerero wa Mulungu ndiwo umawalamo ndipo nyale yake ndi Mwana Wankhosa uja. ²⁴ Mitundu ya anthu idzayenda mʼkuwala kwake ndipo mafumu a dziko lapansi adzabweretsa ulemerero wawo mu mzindamo. ²⁵ Zipata zake sizidzatsekedwa ngakhale tsiku limodzi lomwe pakuti sikudzakhala usiku kumeneko. ²⁶ Ulemerero ndi ulemu wa mitundu ya anthu adzapita nazo kumeneko. ²⁷ Kanthu kosayeretsedwa sikadzalowamo, kuphatikizanso aliyense wochita zinthu zochititsa manyazi ndi zachinyengo, koma okhawo amene mayina awo alembedwa mʼbuku lamoyo la Mwana Wankhosa.

Mtsinje Wamoyo

22 Ndipo mngeloyo anandionetsa mtsinje wamadzi amoyo, oyera ngati mwala wa krustalo ukutuluka ku mpando waufumu wa Mulungu ndi wa Mwana Wankhosa, ² Ukuyenda pakati pa msewu waukulu wa mu mzindawo. Mbali iliyonse ya mtsinjewo kunali mtengo wamoyo, utabala zipatso khumi ndi ziwiri. Kubereka zipatso mwezi uliwonse. Ndipo masamba a mtengowo ndi mankhwala wochiritsa anthu a mitundu ina. ³ Sipadzakhalanso temberero lililonse. Mpando waufumu wa Mulungu ndi wa Mwana Wankhosa udzakhala mu mzindawo, ndipo atumiki ake adzamutumikira. ⁴ Iwo adzaona nkhope yake ndipo dzina lake lidzalembedwa pa mphumi zawo. ⁵ Sipadzakhalanso usiku. Sadzafuna kuwala kwa nyale kapena kwa dzuwa pakuti Ambuye Mulungu adzakhala kuwala kwawo. Ndipo adzalamulira kwamuyaya.

⁶ Mngeloyo anandiwuza kuti, “Mawu awa ndi okhulupirika ndi owona. Ambuye Mulungu wa mizimu ya aneneri anatumiza mngelo wake kudzaonetsa atumiki ake zinthu zimene ziyenera kuchitika posachedwapa.”

Yesu Akubweranso

⁷ “Taonani, ndikubwera posachedwa! Wodala ndi amene asunga mawu oneneratu za kutsogolo a mʼbuku ili.”

⁸ Ine Yohane, ndine amene ndinamva ndi kuona zinthu izi. Ndipo pamene ndinamva ndi kuona izi ndinagwa pansi kuti ndipembedze mngelo amene amandionetsa zimenezi. ⁹ Koma mngeloyo anandiwuza kuti, “Usatero ayi! Ine ndine wotumikira monga iwe pamodzi ndi abale ako aneneri ndi onse amene amasunga mawu a mʼbuku pembedzani Mulungu.”

¹⁰ Kenaka anandiwuza kuti, “Usabise mawu onena zamʼtsogolo a mʼbuku ili chifukwa nthawi yayandikira. ¹¹ Wochita zoyipa apitirire kuchita zoyipazo; wochita zonyansa apitirire kuchita zonyansazo; wochita zabwino apitirire kuchita zabwinozo; ndipo woyera mtima apitirire kukhala woyera mtima.”

Mawu Otsiriza: Kuyitanidwa ndi Chenjezo

¹² “Taonani, ndikubwera posachedwa! Ndikubwera ndi mphotho zanga kuti ndidzapereke kwa aliyense malinga ndi zimene anachita. ¹³ Ine ndine Alefa ndi Omega, Woyamba ndi Wotsiriza, Chiyambi ndi Chimaliziro ndine.

¹⁴ “Odala amene achapa mikanjo yawo, kuti akhale ndi ufulu wopita ku mtengo wamoyo ndi kuti akalowe mʼzipata za mu mzindawo. ¹⁵ Kunja kuli agalu, amatsenga, achiwerewere, akupha anthu, opembedza mafano ndi aliyense amene amakonda bodza ndi kulichita.

¹⁶ “Ine Yesu, ndatuma mngelo wanga kuti achitire umboni uwu ku mipingo. Ine ndine Muzu ndi Chipatso cha Davide ndipo ndine Nthanda Yonyezimira.”

¹⁷ Mzimu Woyera ndi mkwatibwi akuti, “Bwerani!” Ndipo amene akumva anena kuti Bwerani! Iye amene ali ndi ludzu abwere, ndipo aliyense amene afuna alandire mphatso yaulere ya madzi amoyo.

¹⁸ Ndikuchenjeza aliyense amene akumva mawu onena zamʼtsogolo a mʼbukuli kuti, “Ngati wina awonjezerapo kalikonse, Mulungu adzamuwonjezera miliri imene yalembedwa mʼbuku ili. ¹⁹ Ndipo wina akachotsapo mawu onena zamʼtsogolo a mʼbuku ili, Mulungu adzachotsa gawo lake pa mtengo wamoyo ndi la mu mzinda woyera zimene zanenedwa mʼbuku ili.”

²⁰ Iye amene akuchitira umboni pa zinthu izi akuti, “Inde, Ine ndikubwera posachedwa.”

Ameni. Bwerani Ambuye Yesu.

²¹ Chisomo cha Ambuye Yesu chikhale ndi anthu onse. Ameni.