The Famous Prostitute
1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came to me and said, “Come, and I will show you how the famous prostitute is to be punished, that great city that is built near many rivers. 2 The kings of the earth practiced sexual immorality with her, and the people of the world became drunk from drinking the wine of her immorality.”
3 The Spirit took control of me, and the angel carried me to a desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a red beast that had names insulting to God written all over it; the beast had seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and covered with gold ornaments, precious stones, and pearls. In her hand she held a gold cup full of obscene and filthy things, the result of her immorality. 5 On her forehead was written a name that has a secret meaning: “Great Babylon, the mother of all prostitutes and perverts in the world.” 6 And I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God's people and the blood of those who were killed because they had been loyal to Jesus.
When I saw her, I was completely amazed. 7 “Why are you amazed?” the angel asked me. “I will tell you the secret meaning of the woman and of the beast that carries her, the beast with seven heads and ten horns. 8 That beast was once alive, but lives no longer; it is about to come up from the abyss and will go off to be destroyed. The people living on earth whose names have not been written before the creation of the world in the book of the living, will all be amazed as they look at the beast. It was once alive; now it no longer lives, but it will reappear.
9 “This calls for wisdom and understanding. The seven heads are seven hills, on which the woman sits. They are also seven kings: 10 five of them have fallen, one still rules, and the other one has not yet come; when he comes, he must rule only a little while. 11 And the beast that was once alive, but lives no longer, is itself an eighth king who is one of the seven and is going off to be destroyed.
12 “The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet begun to rule, but who will be given authority to rule as kings for one hour with the beast. 13 These ten all have the same purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast. 14 They will fight against the Lamb; but the Lamb, together with his called, chosen, and faithful followers, will defeat them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings.”
15 The angel also said to me, “The waters you saw, on which the prostitute sits, are nations, peoples, races, and languages. 16 The ten horns you saw and the beast will hate the prostitute; they will take away everything she has and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and destroy her with fire. 17 For God has placed in their hearts the will to carry out his purpose by acting together and giving to the beast their power to rule until God's words come true.
18 “The woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”
Omukorondu omutjiukwa
1 Okuzambo umwe wovaengeri mba hambombari, mba ri noviyaha mbi hambombari, we ere ku ami na tja: “Indjo, nami me ku raisire kutja omukorondu ngwa ingana ma verwa vi, ihi otjihuro otjinene tji tja tungwa popezu notupa otuingi twonḓonḓu. 2 Ozombara zouye za tjitire otuvakiro nomukazendu ngwi, novature wokombanda yehi va purukisiwa mokunwa omavinu woruvakiro rwe.”
3 NOmbepo ya Ndjambi otji ya honapara mu ami, nomuengeri e ndji twara kokuti onguza. Koṋa ngo ami mba kamuna ko omukazendu ngwa kavire kotjipuka otjiserandu, tji tje urire omana omayamburure ku Ndjambi morutu aruhe; otjipuka hi tja ri noviuru hambombari nozonya omurongo. 4 Omukazendu ngwi wa hwikikirwe nozombanda ozoserarovazu nozoserandu pyu, nu wa harekerwe noviwerawere ovingoldo, nomawe omahuze, noundjendje ouwa, nu meke re wa ri notjinwino tjongoldo tji tje urire noviṋa vyombonḓi noviyaukise otja otjiraisiro tjotuvakiro twe. 5 Nu motjipara tje mwa tjangerwe ena nda ri nomaheero omaundikwa. Ena ndi ra ri: “Babilon otjinene, ina yovakorondu avehe noyoviyaukise avihe mouye.” 6 Nami e munu kutja omukazendu ngwi wa purukisiwa i ombinḓu yotjiwaṋa tja Ndjambi, nombinḓu ya imba mba ṱira okuhongonona Jesus.
Omaheero wotjipuka
Nami tji mba muna omukazendu ngwi, mba kuminwe tjinene. 7 Nomuengeri e ndji pura a tja: “Okutjavi tji wa kumwa? Ami me ku raere omaheero omaundikwa womukazendu ngwi nowotjipuka tji tje mu toora, ihi otjipuka tji tji noviuru hambombari nozonya omurongo. 8 Otjipuka hi tji wa munine, tja ri po nu nambano katji tji po; otjo tji ri pokupita morutjiva rwotjovakoke tji yaruke kombandjarero. Ovature wokombanda yehi mbe nomana nge ha tjangerwe membo romuinyo okuza kombutiro youye, mave kumwa avehe tji mave munu otjipuka hi. Otjo tja ri po, nu nambano katji tji po, nungwari maatji kakara po.
9 “Poṋa mba mape hepwa ounongo nozondunge. Oviuru mbi hambombari ovyo ozondunda hambombari ku kwa haama omukazendu ngwi. Ovyo wina ozombara hambombari. 10 Ozombara nḓa ndano ozondenga za wire, imwe ingee ondji honapara, nu indji osenina kaiye ya. Nu tji ye ya, i sokuhonapara oruveze orusupi uriri. 11 Notjipuka tji tja ri po, nu nambano tji tji he ri po, otjo otjini ombara oitjahambondatu, ndji ri imwe yainḓa hambombari, nu ndji mai yaruka kombandjarero.
12 “Ozonya nḓa omurongo nḓu wa munine ozo ozombara omurongo. Ozo ingee kazeya uta okuhonapara, nungwari maze pewa ouvara okuhonapara otja ozombara oiri imwe puna ihi otjipuka. 13 Nozo azehe pamwe ze nondando tjingeyo imwe, nu ze yandja omasa nouvara wazo kotjipuka. 14 Ozo maze rwisa Ondjona movita; nungwari indji Ondjona pamwe novakongorere vayo ovaṱakame mbuya isana nokutoorora mai ze toṋa, tjinga ai ri Ombara yozombara noMuhona wovahona.”
Ombandjarero yomukazendu omukorondu
15 Nomuengeri wina wa tjere ku ami: “Omeva nga ngu wa muna nu pu pa haama omukazendu omukorondu owo oviwaṋa nomihoko novanavisenginina nomaraka wovandu. 16 Ozonya nḓa omurongo nḓu wa muna notjipuka mavi tondo omukazendu omukorondu ngwi; ovyo mavi mu yeka oviṋa avihe mbye na vyo navi mu esa mutundu; novyo mavi ri onyama ye navi mu ningiririsa momuriro. 17 Ndjambi wa ṱunine omitima vyavyo kutja vi tjite avihe otja kombango ye: Ovyo vi nondandero tjingeyo imwe, nu vi yandja ouvara wavyo wokuhonapara kotjipuka nga omambo wa Ndjambi tji ya yenenisiwa.
18 “Nomukazendu ngwi ngu wa munine eye otjihuro otjinene tji tji nouvara wokuhonaparera ozombara ozengi.”
