Worship in Heaven
1 At this point I had another vision and saw an open door in heaven.
And the voice that sounded like a trumpet, which I had heard speaking to me before, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.” 2 At once the Spirit took control of me. There in heaven was a throne with someone sitting on it. 3 His face gleamed like such precious stones as jasper and carnelian, and all around the throne there was a rainbow the color of an emerald. 4 In a circle around the throne were twenty-four other thrones, on which were seated twenty-four elders dressed in white and wearing crowns of gold. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. In front of the throne seven lighted torches were burning, which are the seven spirits of God. 6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
Surrounding the throne on each of its sides, were four living creatures covered with eyes in front and behind. 7 The first one looked like a lion; the second looked like a bull; the third had a face like a human face; and the fourth looked like an eagle in flight. 8 Each one of the four living creatures had six wings, and they were covered with eyes, inside and out. Day and night they never stop singing:
“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
who was, who is, and who is to come.”
9 The four living creatures sing songs of glory and honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever. When they do so, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever and ever. They throw their crowns down in front of the throne and say,
11 “Our Lord and God! You are worthy
to receive glory, honor, and power.
For you created all things,
and by your will they were given existence and life.”
Alla batoo Arijana kono
1 Ñiŋ kuwolu koolaa ŋa juubeeroo ke, a fele, n naata Arijana je, a bundaa be yeleriŋ! Bituŋ ŋa kumakaŋ foloo meŋ moyi nuŋ diyaamu la n ye, a be ko footaŋ kumakaŋo, n naata a moyi kotenke. A ko n ye ko, “Naa santo jaŋ! M be a yitandi la i la le, meŋ be ke la ñiŋ kuwolu koolaa.” 2 Wo loo niŋ baroo teema, Nooroo ye m muta, bituŋ ŋa mansasiiraŋo je looriŋ Arijana kono. A maarii be siiriŋ a kaŋ. 3 Meŋ be siiriŋ mansasiiraŋo kaŋ, a la ñiiñaa la kallankeeyaa* be le ko bere ñiimaalu, a malamaloo kulooroo be le ko jasipa beroo niŋ kaneliyani beroo. Malamaloo meŋ ye a la mansasiiraŋo murubeŋ be le ko kullimaaroo, a kulooroo be le ko emeradi beroo. 4 Mansasiiraŋ muwaŋ niŋ naani le ye ñiŋ mansasiiraŋo muruŋ-muruŋ, ì ye a bula teema, aduŋ alifaa muwaŋ niŋ naani le be siiriŋ wo mansasiiraŋolu kaŋ. Ì bee ye waramba koyoolu le duŋ, aniŋ mansanaafoolu mennu dadaata niŋ sanoo la, be ì kuŋolu to. 5 Saŋ ŋalasoolu ka bo mansasiiraŋo bala, wolu niŋ saŋ feteŋolu niŋ kumakaŋ baa. Dimbaa pacama woorowula be a ñaato, mennu mu Alla la noora woorowuloo ti. 6 Mansasiiraŋo ñaatiliŋo la, kenoo meŋ be jee to, wo ka munta le ko baajiyo meŋ dadaata niŋ weeri faramansariŋo la.
Daafeŋ baluuriŋ naani le ye mansasiiraŋo ñiŋ bula teema. A kara-wo-kara la, kiliŋ ne be jee. Ì naanoo bee baloolu be faariŋ ñaalu le la, ñaalu be ì bala ì kooma niŋ ì ñaato. 7 Daafeŋ baluuriŋ foloo muluŋo be le ko jatoo, fulanjaŋo be ko ninsituuraa, sabanjaŋo ñaadaa be le ko hadamadiŋo ñaadaa, aduŋ daafeŋ naaninjaŋo be le ko seeliŋo tiitoo. 8 Wo daafeŋ baluuriŋ naanoo, ì meŋ-wo-meŋ ye dampaŋ wooro le soto. Wo dampaŋolu be faariŋ ñaalu le la, ì kara fuloo bee. Suuto tili, ì nene maŋ i dahaa ñiŋ jayiroo la ko:
“Seneyaa, seneyaa, seneyaa
be Maarii Alla Tallaa le fee,
ate meŋ be keriŋ nuŋ, meŋ be keriŋ,
aniŋ meŋ be naa la.”
9 Wo daafeŋ baluuriŋolu ka jayiroo, horomoo aniŋ tenturoo dii ate le la, meŋ be siiriŋ mansasiiraŋo kaŋ, aduŋ a be tu la baluuriŋ ne fo abadaa. Niŋ ì ye wo fo waati-wo-waati, 10 wo alifaa muwaŋ niŋ naanoo ka sujudi ate le ñaatiliŋo la, meŋ be siiriŋ mansasiiraŋo kaŋ, ka a batu. Ì ka ì la mansanaafoolu wura mansasiiraŋo ñaatiliŋo la le, ka ì landi. Ì ka ñiŋ fo ko:
11 “M̀ Maarii, ite le jarita tenturoo niŋ jayiroo la.
Ǹ na Alla, horomoo niŋ semboo be ite le ye.
Kaatu ite le ye feŋolu bee daa,
daaroo bee naata soto i la lafoo le kaŋ.”
