1 Pamwepo ndidanyang'ana, ndipo patsogolo pangu pakhana Bira, akhadaimirira paphiri la Siyau, pabodzi na bzulu dzana na makumi manai na bzinai (144.000) bza wanthu omwe akhadanembedwa pamkuma dzina la Bira* Eze 9:4; Cid 7:3-4 na la Baba wace. 2 Ndidabva muwira kucokera kudzulu ninga madzi mazinji na kugunda kwamphambvu. Muwirawo ukhakhala ninga anyakuliza omwe alikuliza santsi zawo. 3 Iwo akhaimba nyimbo ipsa patsogolo pa mpando wa umambo, pa bzamoyo bzinai (4) na pa akulu-akulu. Palibe omwe angadapfundza nyimboyo, pokha-pokha wale bzulu dzana na makumi manai na anai (144.000) omwe akhadagulidwa padziko la pantsi. 4 Amwewa ndiwo akhachenkha kufamba na mkazi, nakuti adabzikhongobza acisaya kucita malume yakumphasa, ndipo adatewera Bira kwentse komwe Iye akhayenda. Adalomboledwa pakati pa wanthu ndipo adaperekedwa ninga cakupereka cakuyamba kuna Mulungu na kuna Bira. 5 Ndipo mkamwa mwawo mulibe kubveka fala lakunama, iwo ni wakusaya thangwe.

6 Pamwepo ndidawona anju munango, omwe akhambuluka m'dzaulu ndipo m'manja mwace akhana mafala yabwino yakusaya kumala kuti akapalidzire wakukhala padziko la pantsi, kuna madziko yentse, madzindza yentse, bzirewedwe bzentse na mbumba zentse. 7 Iye adati mwakukuwa: “Gopani Mulungu ndipo mupaseni mbiri, nakuti yafika nthawe yakuti atonge wanthu. Tumbizani omwe adalenga kudzulu na dziko la pantsi, nyandza ndipo na ntsantsa za madzi”.

8 Anju waciwiri adam'tewera† Iza 21:9; Cid 18:2 aciti: “Yagwa! Yagwa Babilonya ikulu, yomwe idacitisa kuti madziko yentse yaledzere na vinyu ya malume yakuletsedwa yace, yomwe yan'bweresa ukali bwa Mulungu!”

9 Anju wacitatu adawatewera, acimbalewa mwakukuwa kuti: “Penu winango an'pemba cirombo na cifanikizo cace, ndipo an'tambira cizindikiro cace pamkuma ayai paboko, 10 iyembo an'dzamwa vinyu ya ukali bwa Mulungu yomwe idathululidwa mwakusaya kusanganizidwa mumkombo wa ukali bwace. An'dzaboneresedwa pomwe na enxofre wakugaka‡ Jen 19:24 patsogolo pa azianju wakucena ndipo na pa Bira, 11 ndipo utsi bwa kuboneresa kwa wanthuwo bun'dzakwira kwakusaya kumala. Kwa wentse omwe an'tumbiza ciromboco na cifanikizo cace, ndipo kwa omwe an'tambira cizindikiro ca dzina lace, kulibe kupuma masikati na usiku”. 12 Pamwepo pan'funika kuti wakucena omwe ambateweza mitemo ya Mulungu apirire ndipo apitirize kukhala wakukhulupirira kuna Jezu.

13 Pamwepo ndidabva fala kucokera kudzulu likhambati: “Nemba kuti: Wakudalisidwa omwe ambafera mwa Mbuya kuyambira tsapano mpaka kutsogolo”.

Mzimu wa Mulungu ulikulewa kuti: “Inde, iwo an'dzapuma pamabasa yawo yakunetesa, nakuti macitidwe yawo yan'dzawatewera”.

14 Ndidanyang'ana, ndipo patsogolo pangu pakhana mtambo ucena, ndipo pamtambopo pakhadakhala winango wakulingana na mwana wa munthu§ Dan 7:13. Iye akhana ntsinga-msolo ya oro mumsolo na nyam'ngwapi wakuthwa m'manja mwace. 15 Pamwepo mumbuto yakucena mudacoka anju winango, omwe adalewa mwakukuwa kwa ule omwe akhadakhala pamtambo adati: “Tenga nyam'ngwapi wako ndipo bvuna, nakuti bzakubvuna bza dziko la pantsi bzakhuma, yakwana nthawe yakubzibvuna”. 16 Tenepoyo, ule omwe akhadakhala pamtambo adamweta dziko la pantsi na nyam'ngwapi wace, ndipo dziko lidabvunidwa.

17 Anju winango adacoka mumbuto yakucena ya kudzulu, adabweresambo nyam'ngwapi wakuthwa. 18 Ndipombo anju winango, omwe ana utongi bwa moto, adacoka paguwa ndipo adalewa mwakukuwa kuna ule omwe akhana nyam'ngwapi wakuthwa adati: “Tenga nyam'ngwapi wako wakuthwa ndipo gwezeka miringa ya uva ya muti wa uva wa padziko la pantsi, thangwe uva bwace bwatokota!” 19 Anju adamweta dziko la pantsi na nyam'ngwapi wace, adagwezeka uva ndipo adabuthusa mucakupsinyira cikulu ca ukali bwa Mulungu. 20 Ndipo uva zidapsinyidwira kunja kwa mzinda, ndipo mucakupsinyira mudacoka mulopa, ucidzala kufika pamulomo pa kavalo, uciyerera mtantho wa kirometru madzana matatu (300).