Zvakazarurwa 3

¹Nyorera mutumwa wekereke iri paSardhisi, uti: Zvanzi naiye unemweya minomwe yaMwari, nenyeredzi nomwe: Ndinoziva mabasa ako, kuti unonzi uri mupenyu, asi wakafa.And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

²Pepuka, usimbise izvo zvakasara, zvakanga zvodo-kufa; nokuti handina-kuwana mabasa ako kuti akakwana pamberi paMwari wangu.Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

³Naizvozvo rangarira kuti wakagamuchira nokunzwa sei; uzvichengete, utendevuke. Naizvozvo kana usingapepuki, ndichavuya sembavha, haungazivi nguva yandichakuwira nayo.Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

⁴Asi unamazita mashoma paSardhisi avanhu vasina kusvibiswa nguvo dzavo; vachafamba neni vanenguvo chena, nokuti vakafanirwa nazvo.Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

⁵Unokunda, uchapfekedzwa saizvozvo nguvo chena; handingatongodzimi zita rake pabhuku yovupenyu, ndichapupura zita rake pamberi paBaba vangu, napamberi pavatumwa vake.He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

⁶Unenzeve ngaanzwe zvinoreva mweya kukereke.He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

⁷Nyorera mutumwa wekereke iri paFiradherfia, uti: Zvanzi naiye mutsvene, iye wa zvokwadi, iye unekiyi yaDhavhidhi, iye unoti kana achizarura, hakuna unopfiga, kana achipfiga, hakuna unozarura:And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

⁸Ndinoziva mabasa ako, (tarira, ndakaisa pamberi pako mukova wakazaruka, hakuna ungagona kuupfiga), kuti unesimba shoma hako; wakachengeta shoko rangu, ukasaramba zita rangu.I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

⁹Tarira ndinokupa vamwe vari vesinagoge raSatani, vanoti, tiri vaJudha, vasiri ivo chaivo, asi vanoreva nhema; tarira, ndichavavuyisa kuti vanamate pamberi petsoka dzako, vuye vazive kuti ndakakuda.Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

¹⁰Zvawakachengeta shoko rokutsungirira kwangu, ndichakuchengeta vo panguva yokuidzwa yoda kuvuya panyika yose, kuidzwa vanogara panyika.Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

¹¹Tarira ndinokurumidza kuvuya; batisisa icho chaunacho, kuti urege kutorerwa korona yako.Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

¹²Unokunda ndichamuita mbiru mutembere yaMwari wangu, haangazobudimo zve; ndichanyora pamusoro pake zita raMwari wangu, nezita reguta raMwari wangu, Jerusarema idzva rinoburuka kudenga kunaMwari wangu, nezita rangu idzva.Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

¹³Unenzeve, ngaanzwe zvinoreva Mweya kukereke.He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

¹⁴Nyorera mutumwa wekereke iri paRaodhikia, uti: Zvanzi naAmeni, chapupu chakatendeka, chazvokwadi, kutanga kwezvisikwa zvaMwari;And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

¹⁵Ndinoziva mabasa ako, kuti hautonhori kana kupisa. Dai uchitonhora kana kupisa.I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

¹⁶Zvino zvaunodziya, usingatonhori kana kupisa, ndichakusvisvina mumuromo mangu.So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

¹⁷Nokuti unoti, ndakafuma, ndakafumiswa, handishaiwi chinhu; usingazivi, kuti ndiwe unovurombo nenhamo, uri murombo nebofu usina chokufuka.Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

¹⁸Ndinokupa zano kuti utenge kwandiri ndarama yakaidzwa mumoto, kuti uve nefuma, nenguvo chena, kuti uzvifukidze, nyadzi dzokusafuka kwako dzirege kuvonekwa; nechizoro chameso, kuti uzore meso ako, uvone.I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

¹⁹Vose vandinoda ndinovaranga nokuvarova; naizvozvo shingaira utendevuke.As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

²⁰Tarira, ndimire pamukova, ndichigogodza; kana munhu akanzwa inzwi rangu, akazarura mukova ndichapinda kwaari, ndicharayira naye, naiye ucharayira neni.Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

²¹Unokunda ndichamupa chinhu ichi, kuti agare neni pachigaro changu chovushe, seni vo ndakakunda, ndikagara pamwe chete nababa vangu pachigaro chavo chovushe.To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

²²Unenzeve ngaanzwe zinoreva Mweya kukereke.He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.