To the Church in Ephesus
1“To the angel2:1 Or messenger; also in verses 8, 12 and 18 of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands. 2I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
4Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. 5Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. 6But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
To the Church in Smyrna
8“To the angel of the church in Smyrna write:
These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. 9I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.
11Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.
To the Church in Pergamum
12“To the angel of the church in Pergamum write:
These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword. 13I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.
14Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality. 15Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
17Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.
To the Church in Thyatira
18“To the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
20Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. 21I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. 22So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
24Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you, 25except to hold on to what you have until I come.’
26To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— 27that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery’2:27 Psalm 2:9—just as I have received authority from my Father. 28I will also give that one the morning star. 29Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Ndũmĩrĩri kũrĩ Kanitha wa Efeso
12:1 Atũm 18:19; Kũg 1:12“Kũrĩ mũraika wa Kanitha wa Efeso, mwandĩkĩre atĩrĩ:
Ici nĩcio ciugo cia ũrĩa ũnyiitĩte njata icio mũgwanja na guoko gwake kwa ũrĩo, ũrĩa ũthiiagĩra mĩtĩ-inĩ ĩyo mũgwanja ya thahabu ya kũigĩrĩra matawa. 22:2 2Akor 11:13; 1Joh 4:1; Kũg 3:1, 8, 15Nĩnjũũĩ ciĩko ciaku, o na wĩra waku mũritũ, o na ũkirĩrĩria waku. Nĩnjũũĩ atĩ ndũngĩkirĩrĩria andũ arĩa aaganu, na atĩ andũ arĩa moigaga nĩ atũmwo no ti atũmwo nĩwamageririe, na ũkĩmenya atĩ nĩ a maheeni. 3Nĩũkirĩrĩirie na ũkomĩrĩria mathĩĩna nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩakwa, na ndũrĩ wanoga.
42:4 Jer 2:2No rĩrĩ, ũndũ ũrĩa ngũgũcuukĩra nĩ atĩrĩ: Nĩwatigire gũikara na wendani ũrĩa warĩ naguo mbere. 5Ririkana kũrĩa uumĩte ũkagũa! Wĩrire ũcooke wĩke maũndũ marĩa wekaga mbere. Waga kwĩrira, nĩngũũka kũrĩ we na njeherie mũtĩ waku wa kũigĩrĩra tawa kuuma handũ haguo. 6No rĩrĩ, ũrĩ na ũndũ ũmwe mwega: Wee nĩũthũire ciĩko cia andũ arĩa metagwo Anikolai,2:6 Anikolai maarĩ andũ a kanitha, no nĩmahooyaga mĩhianano na makahũũra ũmaraya. iria o na niĩ thũire.
72:7 Math 11:15; Kũg 22:2, 14, 19Ũrĩa ũrĩ gũtũ-rĩ, nĩakĩigue ũrĩa Roho areera makanitha. Ũrĩa wa gũtoorania-rĩ, nĩngamwĩtĩkĩria kũrĩa maciaro ma mũtĩ wa muoyo, ũrĩa ũrĩ mũgũnda-inĩ wa Ngai wa gĩkeno.
Ndũmĩrĩri kũrĩ Kanitha wa Simurina
82:8 Kũg 1:11; Kũg 1:17“Kũrĩ mũraika wa kanitha wa Simurina,2:8 Simurina rĩarĩ itũũra rĩeiguĩte na ithaka mũno rĩa Asia, na rĩarĩ thiritũ na Roma. Rĩarĩ na Ayahudi angĩ matendete Akristiano o na hanini. mwandĩkĩre atĩrĩ:
Ici nĩcio ciugo cia ũrĩa wa Mbere na nowe wa Kũrĩkĩrĩria, ũrĩa wakuire na agĩcooka akĩriũka. 92:9 2Akor 6:13; Jak 2:5Nĩnjũũĩ mĩnyamaro yaku na ũthĩĩni waku, no ũrĩ gĩtonga! Nĩnjũũĩ ũrĩa ũrumagwo nĩ arĩa moigaga atĩ nĩ Ayahudi no ti Ayahudi, no nĩ thunagogi ya Shaitani. 102:10 Dan 1:12, 14Ndũkae gwĩtigĩra maũndũ marĩa ũkiriĩ gũthĩĩnio namo. Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, mũcukani nĩarĩikia amwe anyu njeera nĩguo amũgerie, na mũnyamario handũ ha mĩthenya ikũmi. Wee ikaraga ũrĩ mwĩhokeku, o nginya gũkua, na nĩngũkũhe thũmbĩ ya muoyo.
112:11 Kũg 21:8Ũrĩa ũrĩ gũtũ-rĩ, nĩakĩigue ũrĩa Roho areera makanitha. Ũrĩa wa gũtoorania-rĩ, ndakahutio o na hanini nĩ gĩkuũ kĩrĩa gĩa keerĩ.
Ndũmĩrĩri kũrĩ Kanitha wa Perigamo
122:12 Kũg 1:16“Kũrĩ mũraika wa kanitha wa Perigamo mwandĩkĩre atĩrĩ:
Ici nĩcio ciugo cia ũrĩa ũrĩ na rũhiũ rũũgĩ mĩena yeerĩ. 132:13 Kũg 14:12; Math 4:10Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩnjũũĩ kũrĩa ũtũũraga, o kũu Shaitani arĩ na gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene. No ũtũũrĩte ũrĩ o mwĩhokeku harĩ niĩ. Wee ndũigana gũkaana wĩtĩkio ũrĩa warĩ naguo thĩinĩ wakwa, o na matukũ-inĩ ma Antipa, mũira wakwa mwĩhokeku, ũrĩa woragĩirwo itũũra-inĩ rĩanyu inene, o kũu Shaitani atũũraga.
142:14 2Pet 2:15; 1Akor 6:13No rĩrĩ, ndĩ na maũndũ matarĩ maingĩ ngũgũcuukĩra: atĩrĩ, ũrĩ na andũ kũu marũmĩtie ũrutani wa Balamu, ũrĩa warutire Balaki kũheenereria andũ a Isiraeli mehie na ũndũ wa kũrĩa irio irutĩirwo mĩhianano, o na mahũũrage ũmaraya.2:14 Balamu nĩwe wataarire andũ-a-nja a Midiani makĩhĩtithia andũ a Isiraeli na ũmaraya na kũrĩa irio irĩ thaahu. 15O na ningĩ no ũrĩ na andũ amwe marũmĩtie ũrutani wa andũ arĩa metagwo Anikolai. 162:16 2Athe 2:8; Kũg 1:16Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, kĩĩrire! Waga gwĩka ũguo, nĩngũũka kũrĩ we ica ikuhĩ, hũũrane nao na rũhiũ rũrũ rũrĩ kanua gakwa.
172:17 Joh 16:33; Kũg 19:12Ũrĩa ũrĩ gũtũ-rĩ, nĩakĩigue ũrĩa Roho areera makanitha. Ũrĩa ũgaatoorania-rĩ, nĩngamũhe mana mamwe marĩa mahithe. O na ningĩ nĩngamũhe ihiga rĩerũ rĩandĩkĩtwo rĩĩtwa rĩerũ, na gũtarĩ ũngĩ ũrĩũĩ o tiga ũcio ũkaamũkĩra ihiga rĩu.
Ndũmĩrĩri kũrĩ Kanitha wa Thuatira
182:18 Math 4:3; Kũg 1:14, 15“Kũrĩ mũraika wa kanitha wa Thuatira,2:18 Thuatira rĩarĩ itũũra inene rĩa kambĩ cia thigari cia mbaara. mwandĩkĩre atĩrĩ:
Ici nĩcio ciugo cia Mũrũ wa Ngai, ũrĩa ũrĩ na maitho matariĩ ta rũrĩrĩmbĩ rwa mwaki, na magũrũ make matariĩ ta gĩcango kĩrĩa gĩkumuthe gĩgathera. 19Nĩnjũũĩ ciĩko ciaku, na ngamenya wendani waku, na wĩtĩkio waku, na ũtungata waku, na ũkirĩrĩria waku, o na ngamenya atĩ ciĩko ciaku cia kũrigĩrĩria nĩikĩrĩte iria cia mbere.
202:20 1Ath 16:31; 2Ath 9:7No rĩrĩ, ũndũ ngũgũcuukĩra no atĩrĩ, atĩ nĩũkirĩrĩirie mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio wĩtagwo Jezebeli, ũcio wĩtuaga mũnabii.2:20 Rĩĩtwa “Jezebeli” haha rĩhũthĩrĩtwo kuonania ũhoro wa mũndũ-wa-nja warĩ mwaganu mũno kanitha-inĩ ũcio. Nĩ ũndũ wa ũrutani wake, nĩahĩtithagia ndungata ciakwa ihũũrage ũmaraya, na irĩĩage irio iria irutĩirwo mĩhianano. 21Nĩndĩmũheete ihinda rĩa kwĩrira ũmaraya ũcio wake, no nĩaregete. 22Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngũmũikia gĩtanda-inĩ kĩa mĩnyamaro, na ndũme arĩa matharagia nake manyamare mũno, tiga no meririre matigane na mĩthiĩre yake. 232:23 1Sam 16:7; Math 16:27Nĩngooraga ciana ciake.2:23 “Ciana ciake” nĩ andũ arĩa othe maarũmagĩrĩra morutani ma Jezebeli ma ũmaraya na kũrĩa irio iria ciarutagĩrwo mĩhianano. Namo makanitha mothe nĩmakamenya atĩ nĩ niĩ thuthuuragia ngoro na meciiria, na nĩngarĩha o mũndũ wanyu kũringana na ciĩko ciake. 242:24 Atũm 15:28Na rĩu inyuĩ arĩa mũrĩ kũu Thuatira, o inyuĩ mũtarũmĩtie ũrutani wake, na mũtarĩ mwamenya maũndũ marĩa marikĩru ma hitho cia Shaitani,2:24 Morutani marĩa mataarĩ ma ma moigaga atĩ nĩguo mũndũ ahote gũtooria Shaitani no nginya ambe arikĩre biũ maũndũ-inĩ make. ta ũguo andũ acio moigaga, inyuĩ ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ (no ndirĩ na mũrigo ũngĩ ngũmũigĩrĩra): 25Ikaragai mũrũmĩtie O maũndũ marĩa mũrĩ namo o nginya rĩrĩa ngooka.
26Nake ũrĩa ũgaatoorania na ahingagie wendi wakwa nginya mũthia-rĩ, nĩngamũhe wathani aathage ndũrĩrĩ:
272:27 Thab 2:9; Isa 30:14‘Nake nĩagaciathaga na rũthanju rwa kĩgera;
agaacimemenda o ta ũrĩa nyũngũ ya rĩũmba ĩmemendagwo,’
o ta ũrĩa niĩ heetwo wathani uumĩte kũrĩ Baba. 282:28 Kũg 22:16Na ningĩ nĩngamũhe njata ĩrĩa ya rũciinĩ. 29Ũrĩa ũrĩ gũtũ-rĩ, nĩakĩigue ũrĩa Roho areera makanitha.
