Livi leliya ebandleni lase-Efesu
1“Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla lase-Efesu utsi:
“ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lophetse tinkhanyeti letisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sangesekudla, lohamba emkhatsini wetibane letisikhombisa tegolide, utsi: 2Ngiyayati imisebenti yakho, nekuphishaneka kwakho, nekubeketela kwakho, nekutsi ungeke ubamele bantfu lababi, kangangekutsi nalabo labatibita ngekutsi baphostoli, kantsi abasibo, ubahlolile, wavele wabakhandza bacala emanga. 3Ngiyati kutsi uyabubeketelela bulukhuni, uhlupheke kakhulu ngenca yelibito lami; kodvwa awuzange sewudzinwe. 4Kodvwa tsine nawe sehlukana la ekutseni wena awusangitsandzi njengobe bewungitsandza kucala. 5Khumbula-ke lapho uwe khona. Phendvuka wente loko lowawukwenta ekucaleni. Nakungenjalo, ungaphendvuki, ngitawuta kuwe, ngisuse sibane sakho endzaweni yaso. 6Noko, naku lokuhle ngawe: Uyayitondza imisebenti yemaNikholawu, njengobe nami ngiyitondza.
7“ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni!
“ ‘Loncobako ngiyawumnika kutsi adle esihlahleni sekuphila, lesisePharadisi yaNkulunkulu.’ ”
Livi leliya ebandleni laseSmuna
8“Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla laseSmuna utsi:
“ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lokucala nekugcina, lowafa wabuye waphila, utsi: 9Ngiyakwati kuhlupheka kwakho; ngiyabati buphuya bakho, kodvwa ube unjingile. Ngiyakwati lokubi lokushiwo ngulabo labatsi bangemaJuda kantsi abasiwo, kodvwa babe balisinagoge laSathane. 10Ungakwesabi loko lotakuhluphekela. Buka la, Sathane utawufaka labanye benu ejele, kuze nitewuvivinywa; nitawuhlushwa emalanga lalishumi. Yetsembeka kuze kube ngusekufeni, ngiyawukupha umchele wekuphila.
11“ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni!
“ ‘Lowo loncobako ngeke kumente lutfo kufa kwesibili.’ ”
Livi leliya ebandleni lasePhegamu
12“Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla lasePhegamu utsi:
“ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lonenkemba lekhalipha tinhlangotsi totimbili, utsi: 13Ngiyati lapho uhlala khona; uhlala lapho Sathane anesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi khona. Libito lami ulibambisisile, awuzange ungihlubuke ngisho namhlazane Antipasi, fakazi wami lowetsembekile, abulawa emkhatsini wenu, lapho kuhlala khona Sathane. 14Kodvwa tsine nawe sehlukana la ekutseni kusenebantfu labanemfundziso yaBhalamu emkhatsini wenu. Phela Bhalamu wafundzisa Bhalaki kutsi abekele baka-Israyeli lugibe, ngekubadlisa kudla lokunikelwe etithicweni, wabafundzisa kuphinga nebugwadla. 15Nawe futsi unebantfu lababambelele kulemfundziso yemaNikholawu. 16Phendvuka-ke. Nakungenjalo, ngitawuta kuwe masinyane, ngilwe nabo ngenkemba yemlomo wami.
17“ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni!
“ ‘Loncobako ngiyawumnika lokukwemana lefihliwe, ngiphindze ngimnike litje lelimhlophe, nelibito lelisha, lelibhalwe etjeni, lelingatiwa ngumuntfu ngaphandle kwalowo lolemukelako.’ ”
Livi leliya ebandleni laseThiyathira
18“Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla laseThiyathira utsi:
“ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye loyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, lonemehlo lavutsako kube shangatsi ngemalangabi emlilo, nalonetinyawo letifanana nelitfusi lelilolongiwe, utsi: 19Ngiyayati imisebenti yakho, nelutsandvo, nekukholwa, nekukhonta, nekucinisela kwakho, nekutsi imisebenti yakho yamuva iyayendlula leya yakucala. 20Kodvwa tsine nawe sehlukana la ekutseni wena uyamvumela lomfati longuJezebeli, lotibita ngekutsi ungumphrofethikati, edukise tinceku tami ngekutifundzisa buphingi, nebugwadla, nekudla kudla lokuhlatjelwe tithico. 21Ngimnikile litfuba lekuphendvuka, kodvwa wala kuphendvuka ebugwadleni bakhe. 22Manje-ke, ngitamlalisa ngesifo ecansini; labo labaphinga naye ngitawubafaka ekuhluphekeni lokukhulu, ngaphandle kwekutsi baphendvuke kulemihambo yakhe lemibi. 23Bantfwabakhe ngiyawubashaya bafe. Onkhe emabandla ayawukwati kutsi nginguye lophenyisisa ingcondvo nenhlitiyo. Ngulowo nalowo emkhatsini wenu ngiyawumnika njengekwemisebenti yakhe.
24“ ‘Kodvwa nonkhe nine lenisasele lapho eThiyathira, lenisengakangeni kulemfundziso, nani lenisengakatifundzi letintfo, labanye labatibita ngekutsi tintfo letijulile taSathane, kini-ke ngitsi: Anginetfwesi lomunye umtfwalo. 25Kuphela nje bambelelani kuloko leninako, ngize ngifike.
26“ ‘Lowo loncobako ente intsandvo yami kuze kubesekupheleni ngiyawumnika emandla etikwetive, 27“atibuse ngendvuku yensimbi, atiphihlite tidzimate tibe ticucu njengetincetu tembita leyakhiwe ngelibumba,” 28njengobe nami ngemukele emandla kuBabe.
“ ‘Ngiyawumnika inkhanyeti yekusa.
29“ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni!’ ”
