Ufunuo 18:19
Revelation 18:19 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Nao watajirushia mavumbi vichwani mwao, huku wakilia na kuomboleza, wakisema: “ ‘Ole! Ole, ee mji mkubwa, mji ambao wote wenye meli baharini walitajirika kupitia kwa mali zake! Katika saa moja tu ameangamizwa!
Revelation 18:19 in English
Revelation 18:19 · Berean Standard Bible
Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”
Context
17Katika muda wa saa moja utajiri wote mkubwa
kama huu umeangamia!’
“Kila nahodha, na wote wasafirio kwa meli, na wote wapatao kipato chao kutokana na bahari, watasimama mbali. 18Watakapouona moshi wa kuungua kwake watalia wakisema, ‘Je, kulipata kuwako mji mkubwa kama huu?’ 19Nao watajirushia mavumbi vichwani mwao, huku wakilia na kuomboleza, wakisema:
“ ‘Ole! Ole, ee mji mkubwa,
mji ambao wote wenye meli baharini
walitajirika kupitia kwa mali zake!
Katika saa moja tu ameangamizwa! 20Furahia kwa ajili yake, ee mbingu!
Furahini watakatifu, mitume na manabii!
Mungu amemhukumu
kwa vile alivyowatendea ninyi.’ ” 21Kisha malaika mmoja mwenye nguvu akainua jiwe kubwa kama la kusagia akalitupa baharini akisema:
“Hivyo ndivyo mji mkubwa Babeli
utakavyotupwa chini kwa nguvu
wala hautaonekana tena.
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