Umlayezo eSardisi
1“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla leSardisi tlola uthi: Naka amezwi waloyo ophethe imimoya elikhomba yakaZimu kanye neenkwekwezi ezilikhomba, uthi ngiyayazi imisebenzakho begodu udume ngelokuthi uyaphila kanti ufile. 2Yeke, vuka uqinise lokho okuseleko nobekusele kuzokufa ngombana ngifunyene imisebenzakho ingakapheleli phambi kwakaZimami. 3Nje-ke khumbula lokho okwamukeleko wakuzwa; kulalele uphenduke. Kodwana nawungaphaphamiko, ngizokukhokhobela njengesela, angekhe wazi bona ngizokufika kuwe ngasiphi isikhathi. 4Nokho kusesekhona abantu abambalwa eSardisi abangakasilaphazi izambatho zabo; bazokukhamba nami bembethe ezimhlophe ngombana bafanele. 5Ngokunjalo nohlulako uzokwembathiswa ezimhlophe, ibizo lakhe angekhe ngalesula encwadini yabaphilako; ngizolivuma phambi kwakaBaba naphambi kweengilozi zakhe.
6“Onendlebe akezwe lokho uMoya akutjhoko emabandleni.”
Umlayezo eFiladelfiya
7“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla leFiladelfiya tlola uthi, Naka amezwi waloyo ocwengileko noqinisileko, loyo ophethe isihluthulelo sakaDavida, ovula kungavali muntu, avale kungavuli muntu, uthi: 8Ngiyayazi imisebenzakho. Qala, ngibeke phambi kwakho umnyango ovulekileko nongekhe wavalwa mumuntu. Ngiyazi bonyana unamandla amancani, nokho amezwami uwalondile nebizo lami akhange uliphike. 9Labo abalisinagogi lakaSathana, abathi bamaJuda khisibe abasiwo kodwana baleya amanga, ngizobenza beze bazokuguqa eenyaweni zakho bebalemuke bonyana ngikuthandile wena. 10Njengombana uwulondile umyalo wami wokunyamezela ngesineke, nami-ke ngizokuhlenga nakufika isikhathi sokulingwa esizokwehlela loke ilizwe kobana kuzizinywe abakhileko ephasini. 11Ngiyeza masinyana; londa lokho onakho ukuze kungabikhona okwemuka isihlohlo sakho. 12Ohlulako ngizomenza isika ethempelini lakaZimami; angeze asasuka kilo. Ngizokutlola kuye ibizo lakaZimami nebizo lomuzi kaZimami, iJerusalema elitjha eliyokwehla livela kuZimami ezulwini. Iye, ngitlole phezu kwakhe nebizo lami elitjha.
13“Onendlebe akezwe lokho uMoya akutjhoko emabandleni.”
Umlayezo eLawodikeya
14“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla leLawodikhiya tlola uthi: Naka amezwi ka-Amen, ufakazi othembekileko noqinisileko, osisusa salokho okubunjwe nguZimu, uthi: 15Ngiyayazi imisebenzakho nokobana awuqandi, awutjhisi. Bengifisa bona ngathana bewungoqandako namkha otjhisako. 16Alo, njengombana ubuthuku nje, ungatjhisi ungaqandi, ngizokukhafula. 17Wena uthi, ‘Nginjingile, ngizibulungele umnotho, nje-ke angisweli litho.’ Awuziboni bonyana nguwe osidwedwe, wokurhawukelwa, ochakileko, ongaboniko nohlubule. 18Ngalokho ngiyakweluleka bona uthenge kimi igolide elicoliswe ngomlilo khona uzakuba ngonjingileko; thenga nezambatho ezimhlophe khona uzakwembatha ufihle ihlazo lobubhunubhunu bakho; iye, uthenge nesizelo ongasitjhatjha emehlwenakho ukuze ubone. 19Labo engibathandako ngiyabasola bengibakhalimele; nje-ke tjhiseka, uphenduke! 20Qala, ngijame emnyango ngiyakokoda! Nakube umuntu uzwa ilizwi lami avule, ngizakungena kuye ngidle naye, naye adle nami. 21Ohlulako ngizomnikela ilungelo lokuhlala nami esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, kuzakuba njengombana nami ngahlula bengahlala noBaba esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi.
22“Onendlebe akezwe lokho uMoya akutjhoko emabandleni!”
