Eden Restored
1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. 4They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
John and the Angel
6The angel said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”
7“Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”
8I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. 9But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!”
10Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near. 11Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.”
Epilogue: Invitation and Warning
12“Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. 13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
14“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. 15Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
16“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you22:16 The Greek is plural. this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”
17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.
18I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. 19And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.
20He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
21The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.
Rũũĩ rwa Muoyo
122:1 Joh 4:10; Ezek 47:1Ningĩ mũraika ũcio akĩnyonia rũũĩ rwa maaĩ ma muoyo, makembu na makahenia o ta gĩcicio, rũgĩtherera ruumĩte gĩtĩ-inĩ kĩa ũnene kĩa Ngai na gĩa Gatũrũme 222:2 Kũg 2:7; Ezek 47:12rũikũrũkĩire gatagatĩ ka njĩra ĩrĩa nene ya itũũra inene. Mĩena yeerĩ ya rũũĩ rũu, o mwena warĩ na mũtĩ wa muoyo, naguo waciaraga matunda mĩthemba ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ, ũgaciaraga maciaro maguo o mweri. Namo mathangũ ma mũtĩ ũcio maarĩ ma kũhonia andũ a ndũrĩrĩ. 3Gũtigacooka kũgĩa na kĩrumi o na kĩrĩkũ. Gĩtĩ-kĩa-ũnene kĩa Ngai na gĩa Gatũrũme gĩgaakorwo kũu thĩinĩ wa itũũra inene, nacio ndungata ciake nĩikamũtungatagĩra. 422:4 Math 5:8; Kũg 7:3Nacio nĩikoonaga ũthiũ wake, narĩo rĩĩtwa rĩake rĩkandĩkwo ithiithi-inĩ ciao. 522:5 Isa 60:19-20; Kũg 21:23Gũtigacooka kũgĩa ũtukũ. Nao matikabatario nĩ ũtheri wa tawa o na kana ũtheri wa riũa, nĩgũkorwo Mwathani Ngai nĩwe ũgaatuĩka ũtheri wao. Nao magaathamaka tene na tene.
622:6 Kũg 1:1; 1Akor 14:32Nake mũraika ũcio akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Ciugo icio nĩ cia kwĩhokwo, na nĩ cia ma. Nake Mwathani, o we Ngai wa maroho ma anabii, nĩatũmire mũraika wake nĩguo onie ndungata ciake maũndũ marĩa arĩ o nginya mekĩke ica ikuhĩ.”
Jesũ Nĩarooka
722:7 Kũg 1:3“Na rĩrĩ, nĩngũũka o narua! Kũrathimwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũrũmĩtie ciugo cia ũrathi ũrĩa ũrĩ ibuku-inĩ rĩĩrĩ.”
822:8 Kũg 19:10Niĩ, Johana-rĩ, nĩ niĩ ndaiguire na ngĩona maũndũ macio. Na rĩrĩa ndaarĩkirie kũmaigua o na kũmona-rĩ, ngĩgwa thĩ magũrũ-inĩ ma mũraika ũcio wanyonagia maũndũ macio ndĩmũhooe. 9No akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Tiga gwĩka ũguo! O na niĩ ndĩ ndungata hamwe nawe, na hamwe na ariũ na aarĩ a thoguo arĩa anabii, na arĩa othe marũmĩtie ciugo cia ibuku rĩĩrĩ. Hooya Ngai arĩ we!”
1022:10 Dan 8:26; Arom 13:11Agĩcooka akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndũkahingĩrĩrie ciugo cia ũrathi wa ibuku rĩĩrĩ, nĩgũkorwo ihinda nĩrĩkuhĩrĩirie. 1122:11 Ezek 3:27; Dan 12:10Mũndũ ũrĩa wĩkaga ũũru nĩathiĩ na mbere gwĩka ũũru, nake ũrĩa kĩmaramari athiĩ na mbere na kũmaramara; na ũrĩa wĩkaga ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire athiĩ na mbere gwĩka ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire; ningĩ ũrĩa mũtheru agĩthiĩ na mbere gũtuĩka mũtheru.”
1222:12 Math 16:27; Isa 40:10“Na rĩrĩ, ngũũka o narua! Nakĩo kĩheo gĩakwa ndĩ nakĩo, na ngaahe o mũndũ kũringana na ũrĩa aneeka. 13Niĩ nĩ niĩ Alifa na Omega, wa Mbere na wa Kũrigĩrĩria, ningĩ Kĩambĩrĩria o na Kĩrĩkĩro.
1422:14 Kũg 7:14; Kũg 21:27“Kũrathimwo-rĩ, nĩ arĩa mathambĩtie nguo ciao, nĩguo magĩe na rũtha rwa gũkinya mũtĩ-inĩ wa muoyo na matoonyere ihingo-inĩ makinye thĩinĩ wa itũũra rĩu. 15Nakuo kũu nja gũgaikarwo nĩ magui, na arogi, na ahũũri ũmaraya, na oragani, na ahooi mĩhianano, na mũndũ ũrĩa wothe wendete maũndũ ma maheeni na akamekaga.
1622:16 Kũg 5:5; Math 1:1; 2Pet 1:19“Niĩ, Jesũ, nĩndũmĩte mũraika wakwa agũkinyĩrie ũira ũyũ nĩ ũndũ wa makanitha. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Thuuna na Rũciaro rwa Daudi, na nĩ niĩ Njata ĩrĩa ngengu ya Rũciinĩ tene.”
17Nake Roho o na mũhiki mekuuga atĩrĩ, “Ũka!” Nake ũrĩa ũkũigua nĩoige atĩrĩ, “Ũka!” Mũndũ o wothe mũnyootu, nĩoke; na ũrĩa wothe ũkwenda, nĩamũkĩre kĩheo kĩrĩa kĩa maaĩ ma muoyo, atekũgũra.
1822:18 Gũcook 4:2; Thim 30:6; Kũg 15:6Ngũkaania mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũkũigua ciugo cia ũrathi wa ibuku rĩĩrĩ atĩrĩ: Mũndũ o wothe angĩciongerera ũndũ, Ngai nĩakamuongerera mĩthiro ĩrĩa ĩtaarĩirio thĩinĩ wa ibuku rĩĩrĩ. 19Na mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ angĩkeeheria ciugo thĩinĩ wa ibuku rĩĩrĩ rĩa ũrathi, Ngai nĩakamwehereria igai rĩake kuuma mũtĩ-inĩ wa muoyo, o na kuuma itũũra-inĩ rĩu itheru, iria itaarĩirio thĩinĩ wa ibuku rĩĩrĩ.
20Ũrĩa ũroimbũra maũndũ macio ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ nĩguo, ngũũka o narua.”
Ameni. Ũka, Mwathani Jesũ!
2122:21 Arom 16:20Wega wa Mwathani Jesũ ũrogĩa na andũ a Ngai. Ameni.
