Zvakazarurwa 1

¹Zvakazarurwa zvaJesu Kristu, zvaakapiwa naMwari, kuti aratidze varanda vake zvinhu izvo zvinofanira kukurumidza kuitwa; akazvituma nomutumwa wake, ndokuzivisa muranda wake Johane;The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

²wakapupurira shoko raMwari, nezvokupupura kwaJesu Kristu, achireva zvose zvaakavona.Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

³Wakaropafadzwa uyo unorava, navanonzwa mashoko okuporofita, uku vachichengeta zvakanyorwa imomo, nokuti nguva yava pedo.Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

⁴Johane kukereke nomwe dziri paAsia: Nyasha ngadzive nemi, norugare, zvinobva kunaiye uripo, wakanga aripo, nouchazovapo; nokunemweya minomwe iri pamberi pechigaro chake chovushe;John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

⁵nokunaJesu Kristu, chapupu chakatendeka, dangwe kuvakafa, mubati wamadzishe enyika. Kuna iye wakatida akatisuka, pazvivi zvedu neropa rake,And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

⁶akatiita madzimambo, navaPirisita kunaMwari naBaba vake, kwaari ngakuve kubwinya nesimba nokusingaperi peri. Ameni.And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

⁷Tarirai, unovuya namakore, meso ose achamuvona, naivo vakamubaya; marudzi ose enyika achachema nokuda kwake. Hongo, Ameni.Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

⁸Ndini Arfa naOmega, wokutanga nowokupedzisira, ndizvo zvinoreva Ishe Mwari, uripo, wakanga aripo, nouchazovapo, wamasimba ose.I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

⁹Ini Johane, hama yenyu, mugoverani pamwe chete nemi pakutambudzika, novushe, nokutsungirira munaJesu, Kristu ndakanga ndiri pachiwi chinonzi Patmosi, nokuda kweshoko raMwari, nokupupura muna Jesu Kristu.I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

¹⁰Ndakanga ndiri muMweya nezuva raShe, ndikanzwa shure kwangu inzwi guru, rinenge serehwamanda,I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

¹¹richiti: Ndini Alpha na Omega wokutanga nowokupedzisira izvo Zvaunovona, zvinyore mubhuku, uzvitumire kereke nomwe, dziri muAsia, paEfeso, napaSmirna, napaPergamo, napaTiatira, napaSardisi, napaFiraderfia, napaRaodikia.Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

¹²Ndikatendevuka kuti ndivone inzwi rakataura neni. Ndakati ndatendevuka, ndikavona zvigadziko zvemwenje zvinomwe zvendarama;And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

¹³napakati pezvigadziko zvemwenje, mumwe wakafanana noMwanakomana womunhu, akafuka nguvo yakasvikira kutsoka, akazvisunga napachifuva nebhanire rendarama.And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

¹⁴Musoro wake nevhudzi rake zvakanga zviri zvichena samakushe machena, sechando; meso ake akaita somurazvo womoto;His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

¹⁵tsoka dzake dzakanga dzakafanana nesafuri inopenya, inenge yakanatswa muvira; inzwi rake rakanga rakaita senzwi remvura zhinji.And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

¹⁶Muruvoko rwake rworudyi wakanga akabata nyeredzi nomwe; mumuromo make makabuda munondo unopinza, unocheka kwose; chiso chake chaiva sezuva rinopenya nesimba raro.And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

¹⁷Ndakati ndichimuvona, ndikawira pasi patsoka dzake sendinenge ndafa; akaisa ruvoko rwake rworudyi pamusoro pangu, akati: kwandiri usatya, ndini wokutanga nowokupedzisira.And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

¹⁸naiye Mupenyu; ndakanga ndafa, tarira ndiri mupenyu nokusingaperiperi; ndinekiyi dzorufu neHadhesi.I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

¹⁹Naizvozvo nyora zvawavona, nezviripo, nezvichazovapo shure kwaizvozvi;Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

²⁰zvakavanzika zvenyeredzi nomwe dzawavona muruvoko rworudyi rwangu, nezvigadziko zvemwenje zvinomwe zvendarama. Nyeredzi nomwe ndivo vatumwa vekereke nomwe; nezvigadziko zvemwenje zvinomwe ndidzo kereke nomwe.The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.