Nsɔwano Nhoma No
1Mihuu sɛ nea ɔte ahengua so no kura nhoma bi wɔ ne nsa nifa mu. Na wɔakyerɛw akyi ne anim nyinaa a wɔde nsɔwano ason asosɔw ano. 2Mihuu ɔbɔfo hoɔdenfo bi a ɔde nne kɛse kae se, “Hena na ɔfata sɛ ɔtew nsɔwano no na obue nhoma no mu?” 3Nanso wɔannya obiara a ɔwɔ ɔsoro anaa asase so anaa asase ase a otumi buee nhoma no mu hwɛɛ mu. 4Misui yiye, efisɛ wɔannya obiara a ɔfata sɛ obue nhoma no mu na ɔhwɛ mu. 5Afei ɔpanyin baako ka kyerɛɛ me se, “Nsu. Hwɛ! Gyata a ofi Yuda abusuakuw mu a ɔyɛ Dawid aseni adi nkonim, na obetumi atetew nsɔwano ason no na wabue nhoma no mu.”
6Afei mihuu Oguamma bi sɛ ogyina ahengua no mfimfini a ateasefo baanan no ne mpanyimfo no atwa ne ho ahyia. Wɔhwɛ a na Oguamma no sɛ nea wɔakum no. Na ɔwɔ mmɛn ason ne aniwa ason a egyina hɔ ma Onyankopɔn ahonhom ason no a wɔasoma wɔn aba wiase no. 7Oguamma no kogyee nhoma no fii nea ɔte ahengua so no nsa nifa mu. 8Ɔyɛɛ saa no, ateasefo baanan no ne mpanyimfo aduonu anan no butubutuw Oguamma no anim. Na wɔn mu biara kura sanku ne sika ayowa a aduhuam ayɛ no ma a ɛyɛ ahotefo mpae. 9Wɔtoo dwom foforo se,
“Wofata sɛ wofa nhoma no
na wotew ne nsɔwano no.
Efisɛ wokum wo,
na ɛnam wo wu so ma wɔtɔɔ nnipa fii aman ne
mmusuakuw ne nkurɔfo ne kasa nyinaa mu maa Onyankopɔn.
10Wɔayɛ wɔn asɔfo ahemman sɛ wɔnsom yɛn Nyankopɔn
na wobedi asase so hene.”
11Bio mehwɛe, na metee abɔfo mpempem nka. Na wɔatwa ahengua no ne ateasefo baanan no ne mpanyimfo no ho ahyia 12reto dwom dennen se,
“Oguamma a wokum no no fata sɛ
ogye tumi, ahonya, nyansa ne ahoɔden
ne nidi ne anuonyam ne nkamfo!”
13Na metee sɛ abɔde a wɔwɔ ɔsoro, asase so, asase ase ne abɔde biara a ɛwɔ po mu ne abɔde biara a ɛwɔ wiase nyinaa reto dwom se,
“Nhyira ne nidi ne anuonyam ne tumi,
nka nea ɔte ahengua no so ne Oguamma no,
daa daa!”
14Abɔde anan no gyee so se, “Amen!” Na mpanyimfo no butubutuw hɔ somee.
The scroll and the Lamb
1Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. 2And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, ‘Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?’ 3But no-one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. 4I wept and wept because no-one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. 5Then one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.’
6Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the centre of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits5:6 That is, the sevenfold Spirit of God sent out into all the earth. 7He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. 8And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people. 9And they sang a new song, saying:
‘You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
and with your blood you purchased for God
persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
10You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God,
and they will reign5:10 Some manuscripts they reign on the earth.’
11Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12In a loud voice they were saying:
‘Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
and honour and glory and praise!’
13Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:
‘To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be praise and honour and glory and power,
for ever and ever!’
14The four living creatures said, ‘Amen’, and the elders fell down and worshipped.
