A New Heaven and a New Earth
1I saw “a new heaven and a new earth.” (Isaiah 65:17) The first heaven and the first earth were completely gone. There was no longer any sea. 2I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem. It was coming down out of heaven from God. It was prepared like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3I heard a loud voice from the throne. It said, “Look! God now makes his home with the people. He will live with them. They will be his people. And God himself will be with them and be their God. 4‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death.’ (Isaiah 25:8) And there will be no more sadness. There will be no more crying or pain. Things are no longer the way they used to be.”
5He who was sitting on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down. You can trust these words. They are true.”
6He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give water to anyone who is thirsty. The water will come from the spring of the water of life. It doesn’t cost anything! 7Those who have victory will receive all this from me. I will be their God, and they will be my children. 8But others will be thrown into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. Those who are afraid and those who do not believe will be there. Murderers and those who make themselves impure will join them. Those who commit sexual sins and those who practice witchcraft will go there. Those who worship statues of gods and all who tell lies will be there too. The lake of fire is the second death.”
The New Jerusalem is the Bride of the Lamb
9One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke to me. The bowls were filled with the seven last plagues. The angel said, “Come. I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10Then he carried me away in a vision. The Spirit took me to a huge, high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City. It was coming down out of heaven from God. 11It shone with the glory of God. It gleamed like a very valuable jewel. It was like a jasper, as clear as crystal. 12The city had a huge, high wall with 12 gates. Twelve angels were at the gates, one at each of them. On the gates were written the names of the 12 tribes of Israel. 13There were three gates on the east and three on the north. There were three gates on the south and three on the west. 14The wall of the city had 12 foundations. Written on them were the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb.
15The angel who talked with me had a gold measuring rod. He used it to measure the city, its gates and its walls. 16The city was laid out like a square. It was as long as it was wide. The angel measured the city with the rod. It was 1,400 miles long. It was as wide and high as it was long. 17The angel measured the wall as human beings measure things. It was 200 feet thick. 18The wall was made out of jasper. The city was made out of pure gold, as pure as glass. 19The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of jewel. The first foundation was made out of jasper. The second was made out of sapphire. The third was made out of agate. The fourth was made out of emerald. 20The fifth was made out of onyx. The sixth was made out of ruby. The seventh was made out of chrysolite. The eighth was made out of beryl. The ninth was made out of topaz. The tenth was made out of turquoise. The eleventh was made out of jacinth. The twelfth was made out of amethyst. 21The 12 gates were made from 12 pearls. Each gate was made out of a single pearl. The main street of the city was made out of gold. It was gold as pure as glass that people can see through clearly.
22I didn’t see a temple in the city. That’s because the Lamb and the Lord God who rules over all are its temple. 23The city does not need the sun or moon to shine on it. God’s glory is its light, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24The nations will walk by the light of the city. The kings of the world will bring their glory into it. 25Its gates will never be shut, because there will be no night there. 26The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. 27Only what is pure will enter the city. No one who causes people to believe lies will enter it. No one who does shameful things will enter it either. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life will enter the city.
Ɔsoro Foforɔ Ne Asase Foforɔ
1Afei, mehunuu ɔsoro foforɔ ne asase foforɔ, na kane ɔsoro ne kane asase no atwam, na ɛpo nso nni hɔ bio. 2Na mehunuu Kuro Kronkron a ɛyɛ Yerusalem foforɔ sɛ ɛfiri Onyankopɔn hɔ wɔ ɔsoro reba fam, a wasiesie ne ho te sɛ ayeforɔ a ɔrekɔhyia ne kunu. 3Metee nne denden bi firi ahennwa no so sɛ, “Afei, Onyankopɔn atenaeɛ wɔ nnipa mu. Ɔne wɔn bɛtena na wɔayɛ ne nkurɔfoɔ. Onyankopɔn no ankasa ne wɔn bɛtena na wayɛ wɔn Onyankopɔn. 4Na ɔbɛpepa wɔn aniwa mu nisuo nyinaa. Na owuo nni hɔ bio, na awerɛhoɔ ne osu ne yea nni hɔ bio. Na kane nneɛma no atwam.”
5Afei, deɛ ɔte ahennwa no so no kaa sɛ, “Afei, mereyɛ nneɛma nyinaa foforɔ!” Ɔka kyerɛɛ me nso sɛ, “Twerɛ yei, ɛfiri sɛ, saa nsɛm yi yɛ nokorɛ a wɔde wɔn ho to so.”
6Na ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Wɔawie! Me ne Alfa ne Omega, Ahyɛaseɛ ne Awieeɛ no. Obiara a sukɔm de no no, mɛma no nsuo a ɛfiri nkwa asutire mu anom kwa. 7Obiara a ɔbɛdi nkonim no bɛnya yei afiri me nkyɛn. Mɛyɛ ne Onyankopɔn na ɔno nso ayɛ me ba. 8Nanso, ahufoɔ ne wɔn a wɔnnye nni ne akyiwadeyɛfoɔ ne awudifoɔ ne adwamanfoɔ ne adutofoɔ ne abosonsomfoɔ ne atorofoɔ nyinaa bɛnya wɔn kyɛfa wɔ ɔtadeɛ a ogya ne sɔfe dɛre wɔ mu no. Ɛno ne owuprenu no.”
Yerusalem Foforɔ No
9Abɔfoɔ baason a wɔkurakura nkuruwa nson a ɔhaw nson a ɛtwa toɔ no ahyɛ ma wɔ mu baako baa me nkyɛn bɛkaa sɛ, “Bra, na mɛkyerɛ wo Ayeforɔ a ɔyɛ Odwammaa no yere no.” 10Honhom no faa me, na ɔbɔfoɔ no de me kɔɔ bepɔ tenten bi atifi. Ɔkyerɛɛ me Yerusalem, Kuro Kronkron a ɛfiri ɔsoro, Onyankopɔn hɔ, resiane aba fam. 11Ɛhyerɛn Onyankopɔn animuonyam mu, na ne hyerɛn no te sɛ aboɔdenboɔ a ɛsɛ ahwehwɛboɔ a ani te sɛ ahwehwɛ. 12Na ne ɔfasuo no wɔ ahoɔden na ɛware yie nso. Apono dumienu gu ano a, abɔfoɔ dumienu na wɔhwɛ so. Na ɛpono biara so no wɔatwerɛ Israel mmusuakuo dumienu no mu baako din. 13Apono mmiɛnsa wɔ apueeɛ; mmiɛnsa wɔ anafoɔ; mmiɛnsa wɔ atifi ɛnna mmiɛnsa wɔ atɔeɛ. 14Wɔsii kuro no afasuo sii aboɔ dumienu a wɔatwerɛ Odwammaa no asomafoɔ dumienu no din wɔ so no so.
15Ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔkasa kyerɛɛ me no kura sikakɔkɔɔ poma susudua a wɔde bɛsusu kuro no, nʼapono ne nʼafasuo. 16Na kuro no yɛ ahinanan a ne tenten ne ne trɛ yɛ pɛ. Ɔbɔfoɔ no de ne susudua no susuu kuro no. Na ne tenten yɛ kilomita mpem mmienu ne ahanan (2,400), na ne tɛtrɛtɛ, ne ɔsorokɔ ne ne tenten nyinaa yɛ pɛ. 17Ɔbɔfoɔ no susuu ɔfasuo no nso a na ne ɔsorokɔ nso bɛyɛ sɛ mita aduosia. 18Ahwehwɛboɔ na ɔde too afasuo no. Na kuro no deɛ, sikakɔkɔɔ amapa a ɛhyerɛn te sɛ ahwehwɛ na wɔde toeɛ. 19Wɔde aboɔdenboɔ ahodoɔ a ɛyɛ fɛ na ɛhyehyɛɛ kuro no fapem. Fapem a ɛdi ɛkan yɛ ahwehwɛboɔ. Fapem a ɛtɔ so mmienu yɛ aboɔdemmoɔ. Fapem a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa yɛ omununkumboɔ. Fapem a ɛtɔ so ɛnan yɛ ahahammonoboɔ. 20Fapem a ɛtɔ so enum yɛ ɛtɔnboɔ. Fapem a ɛtɔ so nsia yɛ bogyanamboɔ. Fapem a ɛtɔ so nson yɛ sikabereɛboɔ. Fapem a ɛtɔ so nwɔtwe yɛ apopobibirieboɔ. Fapem a ɛtɔ so nkron yɛ akraateboɔ. Fapem a ɛtɔ so edu yɛ dɛnkyɛmmoɔ. Fapem a ɛtɔ so dubaako yɛ wisiboɔ. Fapem a ɛtɔ so dumienu yɛ beredumboɔ. 21Na wɔde nhwene pa dumienu na ɛyɛɛ apono dumienu no. Apono no mu biara, wɔde ahene pa baako na ɛyɛeɛ. Na kuro no abɔntene kɛseɛ yɛ sika amapa kronn a ɛte sɛ ahwehwɛ.
22Na manhunu asɔredan wɔ kuro no mu baabiara ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade Onyankopɔn Otumfoɔ ne Odwammaa no ne asɔredan. 23Na owia anaa ɔsrane hann nhia kuro no ɛfiri sɛ, na Onyankopɔn ne Odwammaa no animuonyam hyerɛn wɔ hɔ. 24Ne hann no bɛhyerɛn asase so aman nyinaa so, na asase so aman so ahene de wɔn ahodeɛ bɛba hɔ. 25Wɔntoto kuro no apono mu. Ɛda biara ano da hɔ. Ɛfiri sɛ, esum nnuru wɔ hɔ. 26Wɔde aman no kɛseyɛ ne wɔn ahonya bɛba kuro no mu. 27Nanso, biribiara a ɛho nte nkɔ kuro no mu. Saa ara na obi a ɔyɛ aniwudeɛ anaa ɔtwa atorɔ nkɔ mu. Wɔn a wɔatwerɛ wɔn din ahyɛ Odwammaa no nkwa nwoma no mu no nko ara na wɔbɛkɔ kuro no mu.
