Thupualakna 3
1 Sardis pawlpi i vantungmi tung ah hibang in at in; Pathian i Thaa sali le aksi sali te in hibang in ci hi; na zia le tong kong he hi, a nungta min pu napi, na thi hi.
"To the minister of the Church at Sardis write as follows: "'This is what He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says. I know your doings--you are supposed to be alive, but in reality you are dead.
2 Kinging in ngak vun, a thi dektak a tanglai te thahatsak in; banghangziam cile Pathian mai ah na zia le tong a cialcing in ka mu balai hi.
Rouse yourself and keep awake, and strengthen those things which remain but have well-nigh perished; for I have found no doings of yours free from imperfection in the sight of My God.
3 Tua ahikom bangbang in sang a, za ni ziam, ci sia mangil heak in a, a khotak in len in, taciang ki sikkik in. Tabang in kinging in na ngak bua ahile, na kung ah nguta bang in hongpai tu ka hikom, kongpai hun zong na he bua tu hi.
Be mindful, therefore, of the lessons you have received and heard. Continually lay them to heart, and repent. If, however, you fail to rouse yourself and keep awake, I shall come upon you suddenly like a thief, and you will certainly not know the hour at which I shall come to judge you.
4 Ahihang Sardis ah a nik le puan a niinsak ngawl mi tawm na nei hi; taciang amate sia keima taw puanpak sil in paikhawm tu hi: banghangziam cile amate ki phu hi.
Yet you have in Sardis a few who have not soiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white; for they are worthy.
5 Zawna nga pa sia puanpak sil tu a; nuntakna laibu sung pan in a min ka phiat batu hi, ahihang ka Pa le vantungmi te mai ah, a min ka pualak tu hi.
"'In this way he who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments; and I will certainly not blot out his name from the Book of Life, but will acknowledge him in the presence of My Father and His angels.
6 Thaa i pawlpi te tung a son thu te bil nei peuma in za tahen.
Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches.'
7 Philadelphia pawlpi i vantungmi tung ah hibang in at in; ama sia a thiangtho le a thuman hi a, David i tawtang toaipa in hibang ci hi, Ama in a hong le, kuama in khak thei ngawl a; a khak le kuama in hong thei ngawl hi;
"To the minister of the Church at Philadelphia write as follows: "'This is what the holy One and the true says--He who has the key of David--He who opens and no one shall shut, and shuts and no one shall open.
8 Na zia le tong ka he hi: en in, na mai ah kongkha honsa in ka koi zo hi, kuama in khak thei ngawl hi: banghangziam cile nangma in thahatna tawm bek na nei a, ka thu zui in ka min zong nong nial bua hi.
I know your doings. I have put an opened door in front of you, which no one can shut; because you have but a little power, and yet you have guarded My word and have not disowned Me.
9 En in, Judah minam hi ngawl napi, Judah minam ka hi uh hi, ci in leilot thu a son te sia; Satan i synagogue in ka vawt tu a, en in, na peangbul ah hongpai in kong biasak tu a, nangma sia keima in kong it hi, ci na he tu hi.
I will cause some belonging to Satan's synagogue who say that they themselves are Jews, and are not, but are liars--I will make them come and fall at your feet and know for certain that I have loved you.
10 Thuakna sung ah ka thu na zui hu in, ze-etna hunsung ah kong keamcing tu hi, tasia sia leitung mihing theampo sittel na hun hong theng tu hi.
Because in spite of suffering you have guarded My word, I in turn will guard you from that hour of trial which is soon coming upon the whole world, to put to the test the inhabitants of the earth.
11 En in, manlangtak in kongpai tu hi; na kham lukhu sia kuama in a lak thei ngawl natu in, na neisa sia khotak in len in.
I am coming quickly: cling to that which you already possess, so that your wreath of victory be not taken away from you.
12 Zawna nga pa sia ka Pathian biakinn sung ah khuam in ka vawt tu a, a puasang ah pusuak nawn ngawl tu hi; taciang a tung ah ka Pathian le a khuapi min ka at tu hi, tua Jerusalem khuapi sia, vantung ka Pathian kung pan in hong tuaksuk hi a: ama tung ah ka minthak ka at tu hi.
"'He who overcomes--I will make him a pillar in the sanctuary of My God, and he shall never go out from it again. And I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which is to come down out of Heaven from My God, and My own new name.
13 Thaa i pawlpi tung a son thu sia, bil nei peuma in za tahen.
Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches.'
14 Laodicea pawlpi i vantungmi tung ah hibang in at in; Pathian i bitphuana kipatna, a muanhuai le athuman tetti, Amen in hibang in ci hi;
"And to the minister of the Church at Laodicea write as follows: "'This is what the Amen says--the true and faithful witness, the Beginning and Lord of God's Creation.
15 Na zia le tong ka he hi, nangma sia vot le vot ngawl, sa le sa ngawl ni hi: a vot a hibale a sa tu in kong dei hi.
I know your doings--you are neither cold nor hot; I would that you were cold or hot!
16 Nangma sia a lum milmial, vot le vot ngawl, sa le sa ngawl na hi hu in, ka kam sung pan kong sia tu hi.
Accordingly, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, before long I will vomit you out of My mouth.
17 Mihau ka hihi, ka neisa khang saseam hi, kisapna zong ka nei bua hi, na ci hang; na toi na, khuangai huai, zawngkhal, mittaw le pumnguak na hi hunlam zong na he bua hi:
You say, I am rich, and have wealth stored up, and I stand in need of nothing; and you do not know that if there is a wretched creature it is you -- pitiable, poor, blind, naked.
18 Na hau thei natu in mei taw a ki em kham; pumnguak na hi hu in na maizumna te kilang ngawl natu in na sil tu puanpak, khua na mu thei natu in na mit na noi tu zatui sia, keima kung pan lei tu in ngaisutna kong pia hi.
Therefore I counsel you to buy of Me gold refined in the fire that you may become rich, and white robes to put on, so as to hide your shameful nakedness, and eye-salve to anoint your eyes with, so that you may be able to see.
19 Ka it te tei in ka hil hi; tua ahikom na thin takpi taw ki sikkik in.
All whom I hold dear, I reprove and chastise; therefore be in earnest and repent.
20 En in, kongkha bul ah ding in, ka king hi: khatpo in ka aw za a, kongkha a hong le, a kung ah ka tum tu a, ama taw an ka ne tu hi, ama zong keima taw an ne tu hi.
I am now standing at the door and am knocking. If any one listens to My voice and opens the door, I will go in to be with him and will feast with him, and he shall feast with Me.
21 Keima in ka zo a, ka Pa taw kumpi tokhum tung ah ka to bangma in, zawna nga te keima taw, kumpi tokhum tung ka tosak tu hi.
"'To him who overcomes I will give the privilege of sitting down with Me on My throne, as I also have overcome and have sat down with My Father on His throne.
22 Thaa in pawlpi te tung ah a son thu te bil nei peuma in za tahen, ci hi.
Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches.'"
