Waisraeli 144,000 Watiwa Muhuri
17:1 Yer 49:36; Mt 24:31Baada ya hili nikaona malaika wanne wakiwa wamesimama katika pembe nne za dunia, wakizuia hizo pepo nne za dunia, ili kwamba pasiwe na upepo utakaovuma juu ya nchi au juu ya bahari au juu ya mti wowote. 27:2 Ufu 9:4; Mt 16:16Nikaona malaika mwingine akipanda kutoka mawio ya jua akiwa na muhuri wa Mungu aliye hai. Akawaita kwa sauti kubwa wale malaika wanne waliokuwa wamepewa mamlaka ya kuidhuru nchi na bahari, akisema, 37:3 Ufu 6:6; Eze 9:4; Ufu 22:4“Msiidhuru nchi wala bahari, wala miti, hadi tuwe tumetia muhuri kwenye vipaji vya nyuso za watumishi wa Mungu wetu.” 47:4 Ufu 9:16; 14:1-3Ndipo nikasikia idadi ya wale waliotiwa muhuri: yaani 144,000 kutoka makabila yote ya Israeli.
5Kutoka kabila la Yuda 12,000 walitiwa muhuri,
kutoka kabila la Reubeni 12,000,
kutoka kabila la Gadi 12,000,
6kutoka kabila la Asheri 12,000,
kutoka kabila la Naftali 12,000,
kutoka kabila la Manase 12,000,
7kutoka kabila la Simeoni 12,000,
kutoka kabila la Lawi 12,000,
kutoka kabila la Isakari 12,000,
8kutoka kabila la Zabuloni 12,000,
kutoka kabila la Yosefu 12,000,
na kutoka kabila la Benyamini 12,000.
Umati Mkubwa Wa Watu Kutoka Mataifa Yote
97:9 Ufu 5:9; 13:7; 7:15; Rum 11:25; Ufu 3:5; 6:11; 7:4Baada ya hili nikatazama na hapo mbele yangu palikuwa na umati mkubwa wa watu ambao hakuna yeyote awezaye kuuhesabu, kutoka kila taifa, kila kabila, kila jamaa na kila lugha, wamesimama mbele ya kile kiti cha enzi na mbele ya Mwana-Kondoo. Walikuwa wamevaa mavazi meupe na wakiwa wameshika matawi ya mitende mikononi mwao. 107:10 Za 3:8; Ufu 19:1Nao walikuwa wakipiga kelele kwa sauti kubwa wakisema:
“Wokovu una Mungu wetu,
yeye aketiye kwenye kiti cha enzi,
na Mwana-Kondoo!”
117:11 Ufu 4:4-10Malaika wote walikuwa wamesimama kukizunguka kile kiti cha enzi na wale wazee ishirini na wanne na wale viumbe wanne wenye uhai. Wakaanguka kifudifudi mbele ya hicho kiti cha enzi na kumwabudu Mungu, 127:12 Rum 11:36; Ufu 5:12-14wakisema:
“Amen!
Sifa na utukufu
na hekima na shukrani na heshima
na uweza na nguvu
viwe kwa Mungu wetu milele na milele.
Amen!”
137:13 Ufu 3:4; 7:9Kisha mmoja wa wale wazee ishirini na wanne akaniuliza, “Ni nani hawa waliovaa mavazi meupe, nao wametoka wapi?”
147:14 Ufu 22:14; Ebr 9:14; 1Yn 1:7Nikamjibu, “Bwana, wewe wajua.”
Naye akasema, “Hawa ni wale waliotoka katika ile dhiki kuu, nao wamefua mavazi yao katika damu ya Mwana-Kondoo na kuyafanya meupe kabisa. 157:15 Ufu 22:3; 11:19; Isa 4:5-6Kwa hiyo,
“Wako mbele ya kiti cha enzi cha Mungu
na kumtumikia usiku na mchana
katika hekalu lake;
naye aketiye katika kile kiti cha enzi
atatanda hema yake juu yao.
167:16 Isa 49:10Kamwe hawataona njaa
wala kiu tena.
Jua halitawapiga
wala joto lolote liunguzalo.
177:17 Za 23:1; Yn 10:11; Isa 51:11; Ufu 21:3Kwa maana Mwana-Kondoo
aliyeko katikati ya kile kiti cha enzi
atakuwa Mchungaji wao;
naye atawaongoza kwenda
kwenye chemchemi za maji yaliyo hai.
Naye Mungu atafuta kila chozi
kutoka macho yao.”
144,000 Sealed
1After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree. 2Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea: 3“Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.” 4Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel.
5From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed,
from the tribe of Reuben 12,000,
from the tribe of Gad 12,000,
6from the tribe of Asher 12,000,
from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000,
from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,
7from the tribe of Simeon 12,000,
from the tribe of Levi 12,000,
from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,
8from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000,
from the tribe of Joseph 12,000,
from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.
The Great Multitude in White Robes
9After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10And they cried out in a loud voice:
“Salvation belongs to our God,
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb.”
11All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12saying:
“Amen!
Praise and glory
and wisdom and thanks and honor
and power and strength
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen!”
13Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?”
14I answered, “Sir, you know.”
And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15Therefore,
“they are before the throne of God
and serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne
will shelter them with his presence.
16‘Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.
The sun will not beat down on them,’7:16 Isaiah 49:10
nor any scorching heat.
17For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their shepherd;
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’7:17 Isaiah 49:10
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’7:17 Isaiah 25:8”
