Seven Angels With Seven Plagues
1I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last plagues—last, because with them God’s wrath is completed. 2And I saw what looked like a sea of glass glowing with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious over the beast and its image and over the number of its name. They held harps given them by God 3and sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb:
“Great and marvelous are your deeds,
Lord God Almighty.
Just and true are your ways,
King of the nations.15:3 Some manuscripts ages
4Who will not fear you, Lord,
and bring glory to your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship before you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”15:3,4 Phrases in this song are drawn from Psalm 111:2,3; Deut. 32:4; Jer. 10:7; Psalms 86:9; 98:2.
5After this I looked, and I saw in heaven the temple—that is, the tabernacle of the covenant law—and it was opened. 6Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues. They were dressed in clean, shining linen and wore golden sashes around their chests. 7Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever. 8And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Malaika Saba Na Mapigo Saba
115:1 Ufu 12:1-3; 17:1; 21:9; Law 26:21Ndipo nikaona ishara nyingine kubwa ya ajabu mbinguni: malaika saba wenye yale mapigo saba ya mwisho, kwa sababu kwa mapigo hayo ghadhabu ya Mungu ilikuwa imekamilika. 215:2 Ufu 4:6; 13:14Nikaona kile kilichoonekana kama bahari ya kioo iliyochanganyikana na moto. Kando ya hiyo bahari, walikuwa wamesimama wale watu waliomshinda yule mnyama na sanamu yake pamoja na tarakimu ya jina lake. Mikononi mwao walikuwa wameshika vinubi walivyopewa na Mungu. 315:3 Kut 15:1; Kum 32:4; Za 111:2; 145:17Nao wakaimba wimbo wa Mose, mtumishi wa Mungu, na wimbo wa Mwana-Kondoo, wakisema:
“Bwana Mungu Mwenyezi,
matendo yako ni makuu na ya ajabu.
Njia zako wewe ni za haki na za kweli,
Mfalme wa nyakati zote!
415:4 Yer 10:7; Isa 66:23Ni nani ambaye hatakuogopa wewe Bwana
na kulitukuza jina lako?
Kwa kuwa wewe peke yako ndiwe mtakatifu.
Mataifa yote yatakuja
na kuabudu mbele zako,
kwa kuwa matendo yako ya haki
yamedhihirishwa.”
515:5 Ufu 11:19; Hes 1:50Baada ya haya nikatazama, nalo hekalu, la hema la Ushuhuda, lilikuwa limefunguliwa mbinguni. 615:6 Ufu 14:15; 1:13Ndani ya lile hekalu wakatoka malaika saba wakiwa na mapigo saba. Walikuwa wamevaa nguo safi za kitani ingʼaayo na kufungwa mikanda ya dhahabu vifuani mwao. 715:7 Ufu 4:6Ndipo mmoja wa wale viumbe wanne wenye uhai akawapa wale malaika saba mabakuli saba ya dhahabu yaliyojaa ghadhabu ya Mungu, yeye aishiye milele na milele. 815:8 Isa 6:4; 1Fal 8:10-11; 2Nya 5:13-14Nalo lile hekalu lilijawa na moshi uliotokana na utukufu wa Mungu na uweza wake, wala hakuna yeyote aliyeweza kuingia mle hekaluni mpaka yale mapigo saba ya wale malaika saba yalipomalizika.
