Zuwa ga ikkilisiya a Sardis
1“Zuwa ga mala’ikan ikkilisiya a Sardis, ka rubuta,
Waɗannan su ne kalmomi, na wanda yake riƙe da ruhohi bakwai na Allah da kuma taurari bakwai.
Na san ayyukanka; ana ganinka kamar rayayye, amma kai matacce ne. 2Ka farka! Ka ƙarfafa abin da ya rage wanda kuma yake bakin mutuwa, don ban ga ayyukanka cikakke ne ba a gaban Allahna. 3Saboda haka, ka tuna fa, abin da ka karɓa ka kuma ji; ka yi biyayya da shi, ka kuma tuba. Amma in ba ka farka ba, zan zo kamar ɓarawo, ba kuwa za ka san lokacin da zan zo maka ba.
4Duk da haka kana da mutane kima cikin Sardis waɗanda ba su ɓata tufafinsu ba. Za su yi tafiya tare da ni, saye da fararen tufafi, don sun cancanta. 5Wanda ya ci nasara, kamar su, za a sanya masa fararen tufafi. Ba zan taɓa share sunansa daga cikin littafin rai ba, sai dai zan shaida sunansa a gaban Ubana da mala’ikunsa. 6Duk mai kunnen ji, yă ji abin da Ruhu yake faɗa wa ikkilisiyoyi.
Zuwa ga ikkilisiya a Filadelfiya
7“Zuwa ga mala’ikan ikkilisiya a Filadelfiya, ka rubuta,
Waɗannan su ne kalmomi, na wanda yake mai tsarki da kuma gaskiya, wanda yake riƙe da mabuɗin Dawuda. Abin da ya buɗe ba mai rufewa, abin da kuma ya rufe ba mai buɗewa.
8Na san ayyukanka. Duba, na sa a gabanka buɗaɗɗen ƙofa wadda ba mai iya rufewa. Na san cewa kana da ɗan ƙarfi, duk da haka ka kiyaye maganata ba ka kuwa yi mūsun sunana ba. 9Zan sa waɗanda suke na majami’ar Shaiɗan, waɗanda suke cewa su Yahudawa ne alhali kuwa ba haka ba ne, sai dai maƙaryata, zan sa su zo su fāɗi a ƙasa a gabanka su kuma shaida cewa na ƙaunace ka. 10Da yake ka kiyaye umarnina ta wurin jimrewa, ni ma zan tsare ka daga lokacin nan na gwaji wanda zai zo bisan dukan duniya don a gwada waɗanda suke zama a duniya.
11Ina zuwa ba da daɗewa ba. Ka riƙe abin da kake da shi, don kada wani ya karɓe rawaninka. 12Duk wanda ya ci nasara zan mai da shi ginshiƙi a haikalin Allahna. Ba kuwa zai sāke barin wurin ba. Zan rubuta a kansa sunan Allahna da kuma sunan birnin Allahna, sabuwar Urushalima, wadda take saukowa daga sama daga Allahna; ni kuma zan rubuta a kansa sabon sunana. 13Duk mai kunnen ji, yă ji abin da Ruhu yake faɗa wa ikkilisiyoyi.
Zuwa ga ikkilisiya a Lawodiseya
14“Zuwa ga mala’ikan ikkilisiya a Lawodiseya, ka rubuta,
Waɗannan su ne kalmomina Amin, amintaccen mashaidi mai gaskiya, da kuma mai mulkin halittar Allah.
15Na san ayyukanka, ba ka da sanyi ba ka kuma da zafi. Na so da kai ɗaya ne daga ciki, ko sanyi, ko zafi! 16Amma domin kana tsaka-tsaka ba zafi ba, ba kuma sanyi ba, ina dab da tofar da kai daga bakina. 17Ka ce, ‘Ina da arziki; na sami dukiya ba na kuma bukatar kome.’ Amma ba ka gane ba cewa kai matsiyaci ne, abin tausayi, matalauci, makaho kana kuma tsirara. 18Na shawarce ka ka sayi zinariyar da aka tace cikin wuta daga gare ni, don ka yi arziki; da fararen tufafi ka sa, don ka rufe kunyar tsirancinka; da kuma maganin ido ka sa a idanunka, don ka gani.
19Waɗanda nake ƙauna su nake tsawata wa, nake kuma horo. Saboda haka ka yi himma ka tuba. 20Ga ni! Ina tsaye a bakin ƙofa, ina ƙwanƙwasawa. Duk wanda ya ji muryata ya kuma buɗe ƙofar, zan shiga in kuma ci tare da shi, shi kuma tare da ni.
21Duk wanda ya ci nasara, zan ba shi ikon zama tare da ni a kursiyina, kamar yadda na ci nasara, kuma ina zaune tare da Ubana a kursiyinsa. 22Duk mai kunnen ji, yă ji abin da Ruhu yake faɗa wa ikkilisiyoyi.”
To the Church in Sardis
1“To the angel3:1 Or messenger; also in verses 7 and 14 of the church in Sardis write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits3:1 That is, the sevenfold Spirit of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. 3Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.
4Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy. 5The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels. 6Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
To the Church in Philadelphia
7“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:
These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. 8I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you. 10Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.
11I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. 12The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name. 13Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
To the Church in Laodicea
14“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:
These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. 15I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. 18I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.
19Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. 20Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
21To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
