Di Revealing of Jesus
Di unveiling of Jesus Christ and di end of di story—judgement, di fall of evil, and di new heaven and new earth wey our Papa go dey stay wit Im pikin dem forever.
1 1Dis na di revelation of Jesus Christ, wey our Papa give am make e show im servants di things wey must happen soon. Jesus make am known by sending im angel to im servant John, 2wey testify to our Papa word and to di testimony of Jesus Christ—everything wey e see.
3Blessing dey for di person wey read dis prophecy loud, and blessing dey for dem wey hear and keep wetin dem write inside am—di time don near.
Grace to di Seven Churches
4John, to di seven churches for Asia: grace and peace to una from di One wey dey, wey bin dey, and wey dey come, and from di seven spirits wey dey front of im throne, a a v4 Di “seven spirits” wey dey front of di throne no be seven beings but na di one Holy Spirit for im sevenfold fullness, wey complete di greeting from our Papa, di Spirit, and Jesus. 5and from Jesus Christ, di faithful witness, di firstborn from di dead, di ruler of di kings for earth. To am wey love us and free us from our sins with im blood, 6and make us a kingdom, priests to im Papa—to am glory and power forever and ever. Amen.
7Look, e dey come with di clouds—every eye go see am, even dem wey pierce am—and all di tribes for earth go cry over am. Yes, amen.
8“I be di Alpha and di Omega,” na so di Sovereign God talk, “wey dey and wey bin dey and wey dey come, di Almighty.”
John for Patmos
9Me, John, una brother and partner for di suffering, kingdom, and endurance wey we get for Jesus, bin dey for di island wey dem dey call Patmos because of di word of our Papa and di testimony of Jesus. 10I bin dey for di Spirit for di Lord day and hear one loud voice for my back wey be like trumpet,
11wey talk say, “Write wetin you see for one scroll and send am to di seven churches—Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
12Den I turn to see di voice wey dey talk to me, and wen I turn I see seven gold lampstands, 13for middle of di lampstands, one wey be like pikin of man—Jesus—wey wear robe wey reach im feet, with gold sash for im chest. b b v13 John see Jesus wey carry di two Daniel 7 figures for one time — di “one wey be like pikin of man” (Daniel 7:13) and di way di Ancient of Days look (Daniel 7:9, wey dem describe for di next verse). Di white hair, di throne setting, di authority over di nations — wetin Daniel see wey belong to two figures, John see am join together for Jesus. 14Di hair for im head bin white, like wool, like snow; im eyes like di flame of fire. 15Im feet bin be like bronze wey dem polish, wey dem refine for furnace; im voice like plenty waters wey dey roar. 16E hold seven stars for im right hand, and sharp sword wey get two edge comot from im mouth, and im face bin shine like di sun for im full power.
17Wen I see am, I fall for im feet like person wey don die. E put im right hand on top me, and talk say, “No fear. I be di first and di last, c c v17 “Di first and di last” na di title wey our Papa take for imself through Isaiah (Isaiah 44:6); Jesus take am for imself here — di Pikin share di Papa im eternal identity. 18di one wey dey live. I bin don die—look, I dey alive forever and ever! I hold di keys of Death and di grave. 19So write wetin you don see, wetin dey now, and wetin go happen after dis. 20Dis na di mystery of di seven stars wey you see for my right hand, and di seven gold lampstands: di seven stars na di angels of di seven churches, and di seven lampstands na di seven churches.”
