Revelation 3
1 Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseSardesi loba ukuthi: Nakhu akushoyo onawoMoya abayisikhombisa bakaNkulunkulu, nezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa; Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, ukuthi unegama lokuthi uyaphila, kanti ufile.
2 Qaphela, uqinise okuseleyo, obesezakufa;
3 Ngakho khumbula ukuthi wamukele wezwa njani, ubambelele, uphenduke. Ngakho uma ungalindi, ngizakuza kuwe njengesela, njalo kawusoze walazi ihola engizakuza ngalo phezu kwakho.
4 Unamagama ayingcosana naseSardesi alabo abangangcolisanga izingubo zabo; bayakuhamba nami ngembethe ezimhlophe, ngokuba bafanele.
5 Onqobayo uyakwembathiswa izingubo ezimhlophe; futhi ngeke ngilesule igama lakhe encwadini yokuphila, kodwa ngiyolivuma igama lakhe phambi kukaBaba naphambi kwezingelosi zakhe.
6 Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni.
7 Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseFiladelfiya loba ukuthi; “Nakhu akushoyo ongcwele, oqinisileyo, onesihluthulelo sikaDavide, ovula kungavali muntu; avale kungavuli muntu;
8 Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho; bheka, ngimisile phambi kwakho umnyango ovuliweyo, okungekho muntu ongawuvala, ngokuba unamandla amancane, futhi uligcinile izwi lami, kawuliphikanga igama lami.
9 Bheka, ngiyakubakhipha esinagogeni likaSathane, abathi bangamaJuda, bengesiwo, kodwa beqamba amanga; bheka, ngiyakubenza ukuba beze bakhuleke phambi kwezinyawo zakho, bazi ukuthi ngikuthandile.
10 Ngokuba uligcinile izwi lokubekezela kwami, nami ngiyakukulondoloza ehoreni lokulingwa eliyakufika phezu komhlaba wonke ukulinga abakhileyo emhlabeni.
11 Bheka, ngiyeza masinyane; bambisisa lokho onakho, ukuze kungabikho muntu okwamuka umqhele wakho.
12 Onqobayo ngiyakumenza insika ethempelini likaNkulunkulu wami, futhi akasayikuphuma ephuma, futhi ngiyakuloba phezu kwakhe igama likaNkulunkulu wami, negama lomuzi kaNkulunkulu wami, oyiJerusalema elisha, owehla ezulwini kuNkulunkulu wami: futhi ngizobhala phezu kwakhe igama lami elisha.
13 Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni.
14 Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseLawodikeya loba ukuthi: Nakhu akushoyo u-Amen, ufakazi othembekileyo noqinisile, isiqalo sokudaliweyo kukaNkulunkulu;
15 Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, ukuthi awubandi, awushisi; ngabe uyabanda noma uyashisa.
16 Ngakho-ke, ngenxa yokuba usivivi, ungashisi, ungabandi, ngiyakukuhlanza uphume emlonyeni wami.
17 Ngokuba uthi: Ngicebile, ngicebile, angisweli lutho; kanti kawazi ukuthi ulusizi, lolusizi, lompofu, lesiphofu, njalo uhamba ze;
18 Ngiyakululeka ukuba uthenge kimi igolide elicwengisiswe emlilweni, ukuze ucebe; nezingubo ezimhlophe, ukuze wembathe, kungabonakali ihlazo lobunqunu bakho; nomuthi wamehlo uwugcobe amehlo akho, ukuze ubone.
19 Bonke engibathandayo ngiyabasola, ngibayale; ngakho shisekela, uphenduke.
20 Bheka, ngimi ngasemnyango ngingqongqotha; uma umuntu ezwa izwi lami, avule umnyango, ngiyakungena kuye, ngidle naye, naye adle nami.
21 Onqobayo ngiyakumnika ukuba ahlale nami esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, njengalokho nami nganqoba, ngahlala noBaba esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi.
22 Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni.