Kuthunyelwa umlayezo e-Efesu
1“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla le-Efesu tlola uthi: Naku umlayezo waloyo ophethe iinkwekwezi ezilikhomba esandleni sakhe sesidla, okhamba hlangana nezinti zeembani zegolide ezilikhomba: 2Ngiyayazi yoke imisebenzi yakho, ukukhuthala nokunyamezela kwakho. Ngiyazi bona uyabhalelwa ukubanyamezelela abambi; kodwana wabalinga labo abathi bona babapostoli khisibe abasibo, wabafumana barhwaya amanga. 3Wathi unokunyamezela, watshwenywa khulu ngebanga lebizo lami, awuzange udinwe. 4Kodwana nginalokhu ngawe: Ulilahlile ithando lakho lokuthoma. 5Khumbula lapho uwe khona, uphenduke wenze imisebenzi ebewuyenza ekuthomeni. Nakungasinjalo ngizokuza kuwe, ngisuse ilithi lesibani endawenalo nawungaphendukiko. 6Kodwana kuwe kukhona lokhu kokuthi uzonde imisebenzi yamaNikholawo, engiyizondako nami.
7“Onendlebe akezwe lokho uMoya akutjhoko emabandleni.
“Loyo owahlulako ngiyomnikela ilungelo lokobanyana adle emthini wokuphila osepharadesi lakaZimu.”
Kuthunyelwa umlayezo eSmirna
8“Godu kiyo ingilozi yebandla leSmirna tlola uthi: Naka amezwi avela kiloyo ongowokuthoma newokuphela, owafako wabuye waphila godu: 9Ngiyabazi ubudisi nobuchaka bakho kodwana khisibe unjingile; ngazi nehlamba yalabo abathi bamaJuda bangasiwo kodwana balisinagogi lakaSathana. 10Ungesabi lokho ozakuhlupheka ngakho. Yelela, uSathana usazokudlhunya abanye benu ngesikhungweni ukuze nizizinywe, nibe nobudisi amalanga alitjhumi. Thembeka bekube sekufeni, ngizakupha isihlohlo sokuphila.
11“Onendlebe akezwe lokho uMoya akutjhoko emabandleni.
“Ohlulako akasoze oniwa kukufa kwesibili.”
Kuthunyelwa umlayezo ePhergamu
12“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla lePhergamu tlola uthi: Naka amezwi waloyo ophethe isabula ebukhali ngapha nangapha: 13Ngiyakwazi lapho uhlala khona, iye, lapha uSathana ajamise khona isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi. Nokho ubambelele ebizweni lami begodu azange uphike ukukholwa kimi ngitjho nemihleni ka-Antiphasi, ufakazi wami othembekileko, owabulawelwa hlangana nani lapha uSathana aphila khona. 14Kodwana kukhona okungangiphathi kuhle ngawe: Kukhona abathileko hlangana nani ababambelele eemfundisweni zakaBhalamu, owafundisa uBhalaki bona abeke isikhubekiso phambi kwabakwa-Israyeli, kobana badle okuhlatjelwe iinthombe nokuziphatha ngobufebe. 15Ngokunjalo nahlangana nani godu kukhona nabanye abalandela iimfundiso zamaNikholawo. 16Nje-ke phenduka! Nakungasinjalo ngiyeza kuwe masinyana kobana ngilwe nabo ngesabula yomlomami.
17“Onendlebe akezwe lokho uMoya akutjhoko emabandleni.
“Ohlulako ngizomupha imana ethukusiweko; ngimnikele ilitje elimhlophe ekutlolwe kilo ibizo elitjha elingaziwa mumuntu ngaphandle kwaloyo olamukelako.”
Umlayezo eThiyathira
18“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla leThiyathira tlola uthi: Naka amezwi weNdodana kaZimu, enamehlo inga malangabi womlilo, iinyawo zayo ziphazima njengedzila etsengiswe ngemlilweni ithi: 19Ngiyayazi imisebenzakho, ithando nokukholwa kwakho, ukulotjha nokunyamezela kwakho nokuthi imisebenzakho idlula yokuthoma. 20Kodwana indabami ngawe kukobana unyamezelela umfazi okuthiwa nguJezebheli, ozibiza athi umphorofidi bona afundise iinsebenzi zami bona zenze ubufebe nokudla okuhlatjelwe iinthombe. 21Ngamnikela ithuba lokuphenduka, kodwana akhange afune ukuphenduka ebufebeni bakhe. 22Yelela-ke, ngizomphosela embhedeni weenhlungu, kuthi labo ahlobonga nabo ngibaphosele ekubandezelekeni okukhulu nakube abaphenduki emisebenzinakhe. 23Ngizobabhubhisa abantwana bakhe; amabandla woke azakwazi bona nginguloyo ohlola iziso neenhliziyo begodu ngizokuvuza omunye nomunye wenu ngokwemisebenzakhe.
24“Nje-ke ngithi kini nakwabanye abaseThiyathira, labo abanganamatheli efundisweni le nabangakafundi lokho ekuthiwa ngokuzikileko kwakaSathana, ‘Angisanithwesi omunye umthwalo, 25kwaphela bambelelani kilokho eninakho bengifike.’
26“Loyo owahlulako, enze imisebenzami bekube sekupheleni, ngiyomupha ilungelo lokubusa izizwe. 27Uzozibusa ngentonga yesimbi, aziphahlaze zibe ziincucwana njengembiza yomdaka, iye, njengalokha nami ngamukela kuBaba. 28Godu ngizomnikela ikhwezi lokusa.
29“Onendlebe akezwe lokho uMoya akutjhoko emabandleni.”
