The two witnesses
1I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, ‘Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshippers. 2But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. 3And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.’ 4They are ‘the two olive trees’ and the two lampstands, and ‘they stand before the Lord of the earth.’11:4 See Zech. 4:3,11,14. 5If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. 6They have power to shut up the heavens so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.
7Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. 8Their bodies will lie in the public square of the great city – which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt – where also their Lord was crucified. 9For three and a half days some from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. 10The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
11But after the three and a half days the breath11:11 Or Spirit (see Ezek. 37:5,14) of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. 12Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, ‘Come up here.’ And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.
13At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
14The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon.
The seventh trumpet
15The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said:
‘The kingdom of the world has become
the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,
and he will reign for ever and ever.’
16And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshipped God, 17saying:
‘We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
the One who is and who was,
because you have taken your great power
and have begun to reign.
18The nations were angry,
and your wrath has come.
The time has come for judging the dead,
and for rewarding your servants the prophets
and your people who revere your name,
both great and small –
and for destroying those who destroy the earth.’
19Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.
Abajulizi Ababiri
111:1 Ez 40:3Ne mpeebwa olumuli oluli ng’omuggo okupima ne ŋŋambibwa nti, “Golokoka opime Yeekaalu ya Katonda n’ekyoto n’abo abasinziza mu Yeekaalu. 211:2 a Ez 40:17, 20 b Luk 21:24 c Kub 21:2 d Dan 7:25; Kub 13:5Naye oluggya olw’ebweru lwo tolupima kubanga luweereddwayo eri amawanga, era balirinnyirira ekibuga ekitukuvu okumala emyezi amakumi ana mu ebiri (42). 311:3 a Kub 1:5 b Lub 37:34Era ndiwa abajulirwa bange ababiri nga bambadde ebibukutu ne bawa obunnabbi okumala ennaku lukumi mu bibiri mu nkaaga (1,260).” 411:4 a Zab 52:8; Yer 11:16 b Zek 4:14Abajulirwa abo ababiri gy’emiti emizeeyituuni ebiri era ebikondo by’ettaala ebibiri, abayimirira mu maaso ga Mukama ow’ensi yonna. 511:5 a 2Bk 1:10; Yer 5:14 b Kbl 16:29, 35Omuntu yenna agezaako okubakolako akabi azikirizibwe n’omuliro oguva mu kamwa kaabwe, ne gwokya abalabe baabwe; era omuntu yenna bw’ayagala okubakolako akabi, bwe kityo kigwana ye okuttibwa. 611:6 Kuv 7:17, 19Balina obuyinza okuggalawo eggulu enkuba n’etetonnya mu nnaku ez’obunnabbi bwabwe, era balina n’obuyinza okufuula amazzi omusaayi n’okuleeta buli kubonaabona kwonna ku nsi buli lwe banaabanga baagadde.
711:7 a Kub 13:1-4 b Dan 7:21Bwe balimala okuwa obujulirwa bwabwe, ensolo enkambwe eva mu bunnya obutakoma erirangirira olutalo ebalwanyise, era ebatte n’okubawangula ebawangule. 811:8 a Is 1:9 b Beb 13:12Emirambo gyabwe girisigala mu nguudo z’ekibuga ekinene, Mukama waabwe mwe yakomererwa ku musaalaba; ekibuga ekiyitibwa “Sodomu” mu mwoyo oba ensi eya “Misiri” mu mwoyo 911:9 Zab 79:2, 3Era okumala ennaku ssatu n’ekitundu emirambo gyabwe girirabibwa abantu abamu n’ebika, n’ennimi, n’amawanga mu nguudo z’ekibuga. Tewali n’omu alikkirizibwa kubaziika. 1011:10 a Kub 3:10 b Es 9:19, 22Era walibaawo okusanyuka ku nsi, abantu bonna nga bajaguza n’okuweerezagana ebirabo, n’okwekulisa bannabbi abo ababiri abaliba bafudde abaali bababonyaabonya ennyo.
1111:11 Ez 37:5, 9, 10, 14Naye oluvannyuma lw’ennaku essatu n’ekitundu omwoyo gw’obulamu oguva eri Katonda ne gubayingiramu ne bayimirira. Awo okutya kungi ne kujjira buli muntu yenna eyabalaba. 1211:12 a Kub 4:1 b 2Bk 2:11; Bik 1:9Awo ne bawulira eddoboozi ery’omwanguka okuva mu ggulu nga ligamba nti, “Mulinnye mujje wano.” Ne balinnya mu kire okugenda mu ggulu ng’abalabe baabwe babalaba.
1311:13 a Kub 6:12 b Kub 14:7 c Kub 16:11Mu ssaawa eyo y’emu ne wabaawo musisi eyasuula ekitundu ekimu eky’ekkumi eky’ekibuga, era abantu kasanvu ne bafa. Abaawona baatya nnyo era ne bagulumiza Katonda ow’eggulu.
1411:14 Kub 8:13Eky’entiisa ekyokubiri ne kiyita, naye ekyokusatu kijja mangu.
Ekkondeere ery’Omusanvu
1511:15 a Kub 10:7 b Kub 16:17; 19:1 c Kub 12:10 d Dan 2:44; 7:14, 27Awo malayika ow’omusanvu n’afuuwa ekkondeere lye, ne wabaawo oluyoogaano olunene ennyo mu ggulu nga lugamba nti,
“Obwakabaka bw’ensi eno kati bufuuse
bwa Mukama waffe ne Kristo we,
era anaafuganga emirembe n’emirembe.”
1611:16 Kub 4:4Awo abakadde amakumi abiri mu abana abaali batudde ku ntebe zaabwe ne bavuunama mu maaso ga Katonda ne bamusinza 1711:17 a Kub 1:8 b Kub 19:6nga bagamba nti,
“Tukwebaza, ayi Mukama Katonda Ayinzabyonna,
ggwe aliwo kati era eyaliwo,
kubanga weddizza obuyinza bwo obungi ennyo,
Era ofuga.
1811:18 a Zab 2:1 b Kub 10:7 c Kub 19:5Amawanga gaakunyiigira,
naye kaakano naawe ky’ekiseera kyo okubayiwako ekiruyi kyo
era ky’ekiseera okusalira abo abaafa omusango,
n’okuwa empeera abaweereza bo bannabbi,
n’abatukuvu bo, n’abo abatya erinnya lyo
abakulu n’abato,
n’okuzikiriza abo abaaleeta okuzikirira ku nsi.”
1911:19 a Kub 15:5, 8 b Kub 16:21Awo Yeekaalu ya Katonda ey’omu ggulu n’eggulwawo, n’essanduuko ey’endagaano n’erabika mu Yeekaalu ye. Ne wabaawo okumyansa n’okubwatuka kw’eggulu n’omuzira omungi ogw’amaanyi era ensi yonna n’ekankanyizibwa musisi ow’amaanyi ennyo.
