1And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 3So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 5And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. 7And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. 8The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 9And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 10And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 11And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. 12And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 13These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. 15And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. 16And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. 18And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Babilon, karuwa a kan dabbar
1Ɗaya daga cikin mala’iku bakwai masu ɗauke da kwanoni bakwai nan, ya zo ya ce mini, “Zo, zan nuna maka hukuncin babbar karuwan nan da take zaune a bisan ruwaye masu yawa. 2Da ita ce sarakunan duniya suka yi zina mazaunan duniya kuma suka bugu da ruwan inabin zinace zinacenta.”
3Sa’an nan mala’ikan ya ɗauke ni cikin Ruhu zuwa hamada. A can na ga mace zaune a kan wata jan dabbar da aka rufe da sunayen saɓo tana kuma da kawuna bakwai da ƙahoni goma. 4Macen tana saye da tufafi masu ruwan ja da shunayya, tana ƙyalli da zinariya, duwatsu masu daraja da kuma lu’ulu’ai. Tana riƙe da kwaf na zinariya a hannunta, cike da abubuwa masu banƙyama da kuma ƙazantar zinace zinacenta. 5Sunan da aka rubuta a goshinta asiri ne,
Babilon mai girma
mahaifiyar karuwai
da kuma na abubuwa masu banƙyama na duniya.
6Na ga cewa macen ta bugu da jinin tsarkaka, jinin waɗanda suka shaida Yesu.
Da na gan ta, sai na yi mamaki ƙwarai. 7Sa’an nan mala’ikan ya ce mini, “Don me kake mamaki? Zan bayyana maka asirin macen nan da dabbar da take hawa, wadda take da kawuna bakwai da ƙahoni goma. 8Dabbar da ka gani, a dā ta taɓa kasancewa, a yanzu, ba ta, za tă kuma fito daga Abis zuwa ga hallakarta. Mazaunan duniya waɗanda ba a rubuta sunayensu a littafin rai tun kafin halittar duniya ba za su yi mamaki sa’ad da suka ga dabbar, domin a dā ta taɓa kasancewa, yanzu kuwa ba ta, duk da haka za tă dawo.
9“Wannan yana bukata hankali da kuma hikima. Kawuna bakwai nan tuddai bakwai ne da macen take zama a kai. 10Sarakuna bakwai ne kuma. Biyar sun fāɗi, ɗaya yana nan, ɗayan kuma bai zo ba tukuna; amma sa’ad da ya zo, zai kasance na ɗan lokaci. 11Dabbar da a dā ta taɓa kasancewa, amma yanzu ba ta, ita ce sarki na takwas. Ita ɗaya ce cikin bakwai ɗin, kuma tana tafiya zuwa ga hallakarta.
12“Ƙahonin nan goma da ka gani sarakuna goma ne da ba su riga sun karɓi mulki ba, amma waɗanda na sa’a guda za su karɓi iko a matsayin sarakuna tare da dabbar. 13Suna da manufa guda za su kuma ba wa dabbar ikonsu da kuma sarautarsu. 14Za su yi yaƙi da Ɗan Ragon, sai dai Ɗan Ragon zai ci nasara a bisansu domin shi ne Ubangijin iyayengiji, Sarkin sarakuna, tare da shi kuwa kirayayunsa, zaɓaɓɓunsa da kuma amintattu masu binsa za su kasance.”
15Sa’an nan mala’ikan ya ce mini, “Ruwayen da ka gani, inda karuwan take zama, jama’a ce, taro masu yawa, al’ummai da kuma harsuna. 16Dabbar da kuma ƙahoni goma da ka gani za su ƙi jinin karuwar. Za su kai ta ga hallaka su kuma bar ta tsirara; za su ci namanta su kuma ƙone ta da wuta. 17Gama Allah ya sa a zukatansu su cika nufinsa ta wurin yarda su ba wa dabbar ikonsu tă yi mulki, sai lokacin da kalmomin Allah sun cika. 18Macen da ka gani ita ce babban birnin da yake mulki a bisan sarakunan duniya.”
