IsAmbulo ISAHLUKO 1 1 Isambulo sikaJesu Kristu, uNkulunkulu amnika sona, ukuba abonise izinceku zakhe izinto ezimelwe ukwenzeka masinyane; wathumela ngengelosi yakhe wabonakalisa encekwini yakhe uJohane. 2 owafakaza ngezwi likaNkulunkulu, nangobufakazi bukaJesu Kristu, nangazo zonke izinto azibonayo. 3 Ubusisiwe ofunda lalabo abezwayo amazwi alesi siprofetho, bagcine okulotshiweyo kuso, ngokuba isikhathi siseduze. 4 UJohane kuwo amabandla ayisikhombisa ase-Asiya: Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuye okhona nowayekhona nozayo; nakuMoya abayisikhombisa abaphambi kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi; 5 nakuJesu Kristu, ufakazi othembekileyo, nezibulo kwabafileyo, nombusi wamakhosi omhlaba. Kuye owasithandayo nowasigeza ezonweni zethu ngegazi lakhe. 6 wasenza amakhosi labapristi kuNkulunkulu uYise; makube kuye inkazimulo namandla kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. 7 Bhekani, uyeza namafu; namehlo onke ayakumbona, nabamgwazayo, nezizwe zonke zomhlaba ziyakulila ngaye. Noma kunjalo Amen. 8 Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, isiqalo nesiphetho, isho iNkosi, ekhona, neyayikhona, nezayo, uMninimandla onke. 9 Mina Johane, engingumzalwane wenu, nomhlanganyeli wenu osizini, embusweni nasekubekezeleni kukaJesu Kristu, ngangisesiqhingini esithiwa iPhatmose ngenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu nangenxa yobufakazi bukaJesu Kristu. 10 NgangikuMoya ngosuku lweNkosi, ngezwa emva kwami izwi elikhulu kungathi ngelecilongo; 11 ethi: “ Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, owokuqala nowokugcina; e-Efesu, naseSmirna, nasePhergamo, naseThiyathira, naseSardesi, naseFiladelfiya, naseLawodikeya. 12 Ngaphenduka ukuba ngibone izwi elalikhuluma nami. Ngithe ngiphenduka, ngabona izinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zegolide; 13 Naphakathi kwezinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa onjengeNdodana yomuntu, embethe ingubo efika ezinyaweni, ebophe isifuba ngebhande legolide. 14 Ikhanda lakhe nezinwele zakhe kwakumhlophe njengoboya bezimvu, njengeqhwa; amehlo akhe enjengelangabi lomlilo; 15 izinyawo zakhe zazifana nethusi elicwengekileyo, kungathi zishiswe esithandweni; lelizwi lakhe linjengomsindo wamanzi amanengi. 16 Esandleni sakhe sokunene wayephethe izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa, emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma inkemba ebukhali esika nhlangothi zombili, nobuso bakhe bunjengelanga elikhanya ngamandla alo. 17 Ngathi ngimbona, ngawa ngasezinyaweni zakhe njengofileyo; Wayesebeka isandla sakhe sokunene phezu kwami, ethi kimi: “ Ungesabi; ngingowokuqala nowokugcina;
18 Mina nginguye ophilayo, futhi ngangifile; futhi bheka, ngiyaphila kuze kube phakade, Amen; futhi nginezihluthulelo zesihogo nezokufa. 19 Bhala izinto ozibonileyo, nezinto ezikhona, neziyakuba khona emva kwalokho; 20 Imfihlakalo yezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa ozibonileyo esandleni sami sokunene, nezinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zegolide. Izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa ziyizingelosi zamabandla ayisikhombisa, nezinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zingamabandla ayisikhombisa. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Kuyo ingelosi yebandla lase-Efesu loba ukuthi: “Nakhu akushoyo ophethe izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sokunene, ohamba phakathi kwezinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zegolide; 2 Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, nomshikashika wakho, nokubekezela kwakho, nokuthi ungebekezelele ababi; 3 Wabekezela, wabekezela, ngenxa yegama lami wakhandleka, awuphela amandla. 4 Nokho nginento ngawe, ukuthi uluyekile uthando lwakho lokuqala. 5 Ngakho khumbula lapho uwe khona, uphenduke, wenze imisebenzi yakuqala; uma kungenjalo, ngizakuza kuwe masinyane, ngilususe uthi lwesibane sakho endaweni yalo, ngaphandle kokuthi uphenduke. 6 Kepha lokhu onakho, ukuthi uyazizonda izenzo zamaNikolawu, engizizondayo nami. 7 Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni; Onqobayo ngiyakumnika ukuba adle kuwo umuthi wokuphila, ophakathi kwepharadesi likaNkulunkulu. 8 Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseSmirna loba ukuthi: Nakhu akushoyo owokuqala nowokugcina, owayefile, futhi wabuye waphila; 9 Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, nosizi, nobumpofu bakho, (kodwa ucebile) nenhlamba yalabo abathi bangamaJuda, bengesiwo, kodwa beyisinagoge likaSathane. 10 Ungesabi lezozinto ozahlupheka ngazo; futhi niyakuba nosizi izinsuku eziyishumi: thembeka kuze kube sekufeni, futhi ngizokunika umqhele wokuphila. 11 Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni; Onqobayo kayikulinyazwa ngukufa kwesibili. 12 Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla lasePhergamu loba ukuthi; “Nakhu akushoyo onenkemba ebukhali esika nhlangothi zombili; 13 Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, lalapho ohlala khona, lalapho isihlalo sikaSathane sikhona; njalo ulibambile ibizo lami, kawuphikanga ukholo lwami, langalezonsuku uAntipase engumfakazi wami othembekileyo, owabulawa phakathi kwenu, lapho uSathane. uhlala. 14 Kodwa ngilezinto ezimbalwa ngawe, ngoba unabo lapho ababambelela emfundisweni kaBalami owafundisa uBalaki ukubeka isikhubekiso phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, ukuthi badle okuhlatshelwe izithombe lokuphinga. 15 Kanjalo nawe unababambe isifundiso samaNikolawu, into engiyizondayo. 16 Phendukani; uma kungenjalo, ngizakuza kuwe masinyane, ngilwe nabo ngenkemba yomlomo wami. 17 Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni; Onqobayo ngiyakumnika ukuba adle imana