ISambulo 2

2 ¹“Kumngelosi webandla elise-Efesu bhala uthi: Lowo ophethe izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sokunene, ohamba phakathi kwezinti zezibani zegolide eziyisikhombisa, usho lokhu:

²“Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, umshikashika wakho, nokubekezela kwakho, nokuthi awukwazi ukubabekezelela ababi; wavivinya labo abazibiza ngokuthi bangabaphostoli kanti abasibo, wabathola bengabaqambimanga. ³Ubekezele waqinisela ngenxa yegama lami, awuzange ukhathale. ⁴Kodwa nginalokhu engikusola ngakho: uyilahlile uthando owawunalo ekuqaleni. ⁵Ngakho khumbula lapho uwe khona; phenduka wenze imisebenzi yakho yokuqala. Uma kungenjalo ngiyeza kuwe ngizokususa uthi lwakho lwezibani endaweni yalo—ngaphandle kokuba uphenduke. ⁶Kodwa unalokhu: uyayizonda imisebenzi yamaNikolayi, nami engiyizondayo. ⁷Onendlebe makezwe lokho uMoya oNgcwele akushoyo emabandleni. Onqobayo ngiyakumnika ukuba adle emthini wokuphila osepharadesi likaBaba wethu.

Owokuqala Nowokugcina

⁸“Kumngelosi webandla elise-Smirna bhala uthi: Owokuqala nowokugcina, owafa wabuye waphila, usho lokhu:

⁹“Ngiyakwazi ukuhlupheka kwakho nobumpofu bakho—kodwa ucebile—nokuhlanjalazwa yilabo abathi bangamaJuda kanti abasibo, isinagoge likaSathane. ¹⁰Ungakwesabi lokho osuzohlupheka ngakho. UDeveli uzophonsa abanye benu etilongweni ukuze anivivinye; niyohlupheka izinsuku eziyishumi. Yiba qotho kuze kube sekufeni, ngizakunika umqhele wokuphila. ¹¹Onendlebe makezwe lokho uMoya oNgcwele akutshela amabandla. Onqobayo ngeke alinyazwe ukufa kwesibili.

Inkemba Ebukhali Esika Nhlangothi Zombili

¹²“Kumngelosi webandla elisePhergamu bhala uthi: Lawa ngamazwi walowo onenkemba ebukhali esika nhlangothi zombili:

¹³“Ngiyazi lapho uhlala khona—lapho kukhona isihlalo sobukhosi sikaSathane. Kodwa ubambelele egameni lami, awuzange uluphike ukholo lwakho kimi, ngisho nangesikhathi u-Antipha, ufakazi wami othembekile, ebulawa phakathi kwenu, lapho uSathane ehlala khona. ¹⁴Kodwa nginezinto ezimbalwa engizisola ngakho: abanye lapho babambelele emfundisweni kaBhalami. Wafundisa uBhalaki ukuba abeke isikhubekiso phambi kwabakwa-Israyeli, ukuba badle ukudla okuhlatshelwe izithombe futhi benze ubufebe. ¹⁵Ngokunjalo nawe unabanye ababambelele emfundisweni yamaNikolayi. ¹⁶Ngakho phenduka. Uma kungenjalo ngizoza kuwe masinyane ngilwe nalabo abalubambelele ngenkemba yomlomo wami. ¹⁷Onendlebe makezwe lokho uMoya oNgcwele akutshela amabandla. Onqobayo ngizakumnika imana efihliwe netshe elimhlophe elilotshwe igama elisha elaziwa kuphela yilowo olamukelayo.

Amehlo Anjengelangabi

¹⁸“Kumngelosi webandla elise-Thiyathira bhala uthi: INdodana kaBaba wethu, enamehlo anjengelangabi lomlilo nezinyawo ezinjengethusi elikhazimulayo, ithi:

¹⁹“Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho—uthando lwakho, ukholo, inkonzo, nokubekezela—nokuthi imisebenzi yakho yamuva idlula eyokuqala. ²⁰Kodwa nginalokhu engikusola ngakho: uyambekezelela owesifazane uJezabeli, ozibiza ngokuthi ungumprofethi, efundisa edukisa izinceku zami ukuba zenze ubufebe futhi zidle ukudla okuhlatshelwe izithombe. ²¹Ngamnika isikhathi sokuba aphenduke, kodwa akafuni ukuphenduka ebufebeni bakhe. ²²Ngizamphonsa embhedeni wokugula, nalabo abaphinga naye ngibaphonse osizini olukhulu, ngaphandle kokuba baphenduke emisebenzini yakhe. ²³Ngizobulala abantwana bakhe. Khona-ke onke amabandla ayokwazi ukuthi nginguye ohlola izingqondo nezinhliziyo, ngibuyisele kini ngamunye ngokwemisebenzi yenu. ²⁴Kodwa kini nina enisele eThiyathira eningayibambeleli le mfundiso, eningazifundanga izinto ezijulile zikaSathane njengoba zibizwa: angibeki omunye umthwalo phezu kwenu. ²⁵Yibambeni niqine kuphela lokho eninakho ngize ngifike. ²⁶Onqobayo nogcina imisebenzi yami kuze kube sekupheleni, ngiyakumnika amandla phezu kwezizwe, ²⁷uyakuzibusa ngenduku yensimbi, azichoboze njengezitsha zebumba—njengoba nami ngawamukela amandla kuBaba. ²⁸Futhi ngiyakumnika inkanyezi yokusa. ²⁹Onendlebe makezwe lokho uMoya oNgcwele akushoyo emabandleni.”