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 practise magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practises 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.
Nkwa Asubɔnten
1Ɔbɔfoɔ no kyerɛɛ me nkwa asubɔnten a ani te korɔgyenn sɛ ahwehwɛ a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn ne Odwammaa no ahennwa so, 2a ɛtene fa kuro no abɔntene mfimfini. Asuo no fa biara, nkwa dua si hɔ a ɛso aba ahodoɔ dumienu ɔbosome biara. Wɔde ɛso ahahan no sa aman ahodoɔ no yadeɛ. 3Biribiara a ɛwɔ Onyankopɔn nnome ase no nkɔ kuro no mu. Wɔbɛhunu Onyankopɔn ne Odwammaa no ahennwa wɔ kuro no mu na nʼasomfoɔ bɛsom no. 4Wɔbɛhunu nʼanim na wɔbɛtwerɛ ne din agu wɔn moma so. 5Adeɛ rensa wɔ hɔ bio, na nkanea anaa hann ho nhia ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade Onyankopɔn bɛyɛ wɔn hann na wɔbɛdi adeɛ sɛ ahene daa daa.
Kristo Reba
6Afei, ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Saa nsɛm yi yɛ nokorɛ a wode wo ho to so a, ɛyɛ. Na Awurade Onyankopɔn a ɔde Honhom ma adiyifoɔ somaa ne ɔbɔfoɔ sɛ ɔmmɛkyerɛ nʼasomfoɔ deɛ ɛbɛba nnansa yi ara no.”
7Yesu kaa sɛ, “Montie! Mereba nnansa yi ara, Nhyira nka wɔn a wɔtie adiyisɛm a ɛwɔ saa nwoma yi mu no!”
8Me, Yohane, mate na mahunu saa nneɛma yi nyinaa. Na metee ne nyinaa, hunuu ne nyinaa wieeɛ no, mebutuu ɔbɔfoɔ no a ɔkyerɛɛ me saa nneɛma yi nyinaa nan ase pɛɛ sɛ mesom no. 9Nanso, ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Nyɛ saa! Meyɛ ɔsomfoɔ te sɛ wo nuanom adiyifoɔ ne wɔn a wɔdi nwoma yi mu nsɛm no so no ara pɛ. Som Onyankopɔn!”
10Na ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Nkata saa adiyisɛm a ɛwɔ nwoma yi mu no so, ɛfiri sɛ, ɛberɛ no abɛn. 11Obiara a ɔyɛ bɔne nkɔ so nyɛ bɔne, na deɛ ɔyɛ efi no nkɔ so nyɛ efi; deɛ ɔyɛ papa no nkɔ so nyɛ papa, na deɛ ɔyɛ kronkron no nkɔ so nyɛ kronkron.”
12Hwɛ! Mereba ntɛm! Mekura mʼabasobɔdeɛ sɛ mede rebɛma obiara sɛdeɛ nʼadwumayɛ teɛ. 13Mene Alfa ne Omega, Ɔkannifoɔ ne Okyidifoɔ, Ahyɛaseɛ ne Awieeɛ.
14“Nhyira nka wɔn a wɔhoro wɔn ntadeɛ, na wɔn na wɔwɔ ho ɛkwan sɛ wɔdi nkwa dua no aba na wɔfa kuro no ɛpono no mu. 15Na Kuro no akyi na nkraman ne adutofoɔ ne adwamanfoɔ ne awudifoɔ ne abosonsomfoɔ ne wɔn a wɔpɛ atorɔ na wɔdi atorɔ no nyinaa wɔ.
16“Me, Yesu, na masoma me ɔbɔfoɔ sɛ ɔmmɛbɔ mo saa nwoma yi nyinaa ho amaneɛ wɔ asafo mu. Meyɛ Dawid busuani. Mene anɔpa nsoromma a ɛhyerɛn no.”
17Honhom no ne ayeforɔ no se, “Ɛsɛ sɛ obiara a ɔte saa asɛm yi nso ka sɛ, ‘Bra!’ Na deɛ osukɔm de no no mmra, na deɛ ɔpɛ no nso, ɔmmɛgye nkwa nsuo no kwa.”
Awieeɛ
18Me, Yohane, mebɔ obiara a ɔte saa adiyisɛm a ɛwɔ nwoma yi mu kɔkɔ sɛ: Sɛ obi de bi ka ho a, Onyankopɔn de asotweɛ bɛka ne haw a wakyerɛ mu wɔ saa nwoma yi mu no ho. 19Na sɛ obi nso yi bi firi adiyisɛm a ɛwɔ saa nwoma yi mu no mu a, Onyankopɔn bɛyi ne kyɛfa a ɔbɛnya wɔ nkwa dua no ne kuro Kronkron a wɔakyerɛkyerɛ mu wɔ nwoma yi mu no.
20Deɛ ɔdi nwoma yi ho adanseɛ no ka sɛ, “Aane! Mereba ntɛm!”
Amen. Bra, Awurade Yesu!
21Yɛn Awurade Yesu Kristo adom nka ahotefoɔ nyinaa. Amen.
