Revelation 2
1 “To the messenger of the church in Ephesus write: “These things says He who holds the seven stars on His right hand, who walks about in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:
“Kwalela moeteledipele wa phuthego e e kwa Efeso lokwalo o mmolelele se: ke kwala ke go itsise molaetsa o o tswang mo go yo o tsamayang mo gare ga diphuthego a tsholetsa baeteledipele ba tsone ka seatla sa gagwe se segolo. O go raya a re:
2 ‘I know your works, yes the labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot stand those who are evil. And you have tested those who claim to be apostles and are not, and found them to be liars;
ke itse dilo tse di molemo tse o di dirang. Ke bonye tiro ya gago e e bokete e o e dirileng le bopelotelele jwa gago, ke a itse gore ga o itshokele boleo mo malokong a phuthego ya gago, ebile o sekasekile ka kelotlhoko ba ba ipitsang baaposetoloi mme e se bone. O bonye ka fa ba akang ka teng.
3 and you have born up and endured on account of my name, and not grown weary.
O mpogetse ka bopelotelele o sa lape.
4 “‘Nevertheless I have against you that you have left your first love.
“Le fa go ntse jalo go na le sengwe se se sa siamang; ga o nthate jaaka lwa ntlha!
5 So think about from where you have drifted and repent, and do the first works, or else I will come at you swiftly and remove your lampstand out of its place—unless you do repent.
A ko o akanye ka dipaka tsa lorato lwa gago lwa ntlha (gore go pharologanyo jang gompieno)! Mme o boele gape kwa go nna o dire jaaka pele; kgotsa e seng jalo ke tlaa tla mme ke tlose setlhomo sa lobone lwa gago mo mannong a sone mo gare ga diphuthego.
6 But you do have this, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.’
“Mme go na le selo sengwe ka ga gago se se molemo: o ila ditiro tse di makgapha tsa Banikolaitane, fela jaaka ke di ila.
7 “He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who overcomes I will grant to eat of the Tree of Life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of my God.
“A molaetsa o o thothomele mo ditsebeng tsa mongwe le mongwe yo o utlwang se Mowa o se buang le diphuthego: mongwe le mongwe yo o fenyang, ke tlaa mo naya loungo lo lo tswang mo setlharing sa Botshelo mo Paradaiseng ya Modimo.
8 “And to the messenger of the church in Smyrna write: “These things says the First and the Last, who became dead and came to life:
“Kwalela Moeteledipele wa phuthego e e mo Semerena lokwalo lo o re: molaetsa o o tswa mo go ene yo e leng Tshimologo le Bokhutlo, yo o neng a sule mme a rula.
9 ‘I know your works and affliction and poverty (but you are rich), and the slander of those who claim to be Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
“Ke itse ka fa o bogelang Morena ka teng, e bile ke itse gotlhe ka khumanego ya gago (mme o na le dikhumo tsa selegodimo)! Ke itse kgobololo ya ba ba go ganetsang, ba ba reng ke Bajuta, bana ba Modimo, mme e se bone, gonne ba eme nokeng maikaelelo a ga Satane.
10 Do not fear any of the things that you are about to suffer: Take note, the devil is really about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and you will have an affliction of ten days. Stay faithful until death and I will give you the crown of life.’
Lesa go boifa se o tlaa tlogang o se bogela, gonne Satane o tlaa akofa a latlhela bangwe ba lona mo kgolegelong go lo leka. O tlaa lo bogisa selekanyo sa ‘malatsi a le lesome’ Ikanyege le fa o lebaganye le loso, mme ke tlaa go naya serwalo sa botshelo, bokamoso jo bo galalelang jo bo sa khutleng.
11 “He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. The one who overcomes will absolutely not be harmed by the second death.
A mongwe le mongwe yo o utlwang, a reetse se Mowa o se buang le diphuthego: yo o fenyang ga a kitla a tlhokofadiwa ke loso lwa bobedi.
12 “And to the messenger of the church in Pergamos write: “These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword:
“Kwalela Moeteledipele wa phuthego e e kwa Perefamose lokwalo lo o re: molaetsa o tswa kwa go Ene yo o tshotseng chaka e e lootsegileng ntlha tsoopedi.
13 ‘I know your works, and where you live, where Satan's throne is. And you hold my name fast and did not deny my faith during the days in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan lives.
Ke itse ka botlalo gore o nna mo motsing o setilo sa ga Satane sa Bogosi se leng mo go one, kwa bogareng jwa kobamelo ya ga Satane; mme le fa go ntse jalo o ntse o ikanyega mo go nna, wa ba wa gana go intatola, le motlhang Antipase, mosupi wa me yo o ikanyegang, a neng a bolaelwa tumelo mo go lona ke balatedi ba ga Satane.
14 “‘Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you have there adepts of the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things offered to idols and to fornicate.
“Mme le fa go ntse jalo ke na le dilo di se kae tse ke kgatlhanong nao ka tsone. O dumalana le bangwe mo go lona ba ba dirang jaaka Balame a ne a dira fa a ruta Balake go senya batho ba Iseraele ka go ba tsenya mo boakeng a bo a ba kgothatsa go ya medirong ya medimo ya disetwa.
15 Thus you also have adepts of the doctrine of the Nicolaitans as well.
Ee, o na le bangwe ba balatedi ba ga Balame!
16 Repent! Or else I will come at you swiftly and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.’
“Fetola mogopolo wa gago le maikutlo, e seng jalo ke tlaa tla kwa go wena ka tshoganetso ke ba tlhabantsha ka chaka ya molomo wa me.
17 “He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who overcomes I will grant to eat from the hidden manna. And I will give him a white pebble, and on the pebble a new name written, which no one knows except the receiver.
“A mongwe le mongwe yo o utlwang a reetse se mowa o se buang le diphuthego. Mongwe le mongwe yo o fenyang o tlaa ja ga mana a a fitlhilweng, kotla e e sa itseweng e e tswang legodimong; mme e tlaa naya mongwe le mongwe leje le lesweu, mme mo lejeng go tlaa kwalwa leina le lesha le motho ope a sa le itseng fa e se fela yo o le amogelang.
18 “And to the messenger of the church in Thyatira write: “These things says the Son of God, He who has the eyes like a flame of fire and the feet like fine brass:
“Kwalela Moeteledipele wa Phuthego e e kwa Thiatira Lokwalo lo o re: o ke molaetsa o o tswang kwa go Morwa Modimo, yo matlho a gagwe a ntseng jaaka dikgabo tsa molelo, yo dinao tsa gagwe di ntseng jaaka kgotlho e e phatshimang.
19 ‘I know your works—the love, the faith, the service—and your endurance; in fact your last works are greater than the first.
Ke itse ditiro tsotlhe tsa gago tse di molemo, tshiamo ya gago mo bahumaneging, dimpho tsa gago le go ba direla, gape ke itse lorato lwa gago le tumelo le bopelotelele, e bile ke bona boiteko jwa gago jo bo tsweletseng pele mo dilong tsotlhe tse.
20 “‘Nevertheless I have against you that you tolerate your wife Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and teaches and deceives my slaves to fornicate and to eat things offered to idols.
“Le fa go ntse jalo ke na le selo sengwe kgatlhanong le wena: o letlelela Jesebele, yo o ipitsang moporofiti wa sesadi, go ruta batlhanka ba me gore boaka ga se boleo jwa sepe; o ba kgothatsa go dira boaka le go ja nama e e tlhabetsweng medimo ya disetwa.
21 I even gave her time so that she might repent, but she does not want to repent of her fornication.
Ke mo neetse lobaka go fetola mogopolo wa gagwe le maikhutlo, mme o ganne.
22 So, I am throwing her into a sickbed and those adulterating with her into great affliction, unless they repent of her works.
Mme ela-tlhoko se ke se go bolelelang: ke tlaa mo robatsa mo bolaong, ka bolwetse jwa tlhokofatso e kgolo mmogo le balatedi ba gagwe ba ba itshekologileng, fa ba sa boele gape mo go nna, ba ikwatlhaela dibe tsa bone le ene;
23 And I will execute her children; and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will give to each one of you according to your works.
mme ke tlaa bolaya bana ba gagwe. Mme diphuthego tsotlhe di tlaa itse gore ke nna yo ke sekasekang boteng jwa dipelo tsa batho, le megopolo; ke tlaa naya mongwe le mongwe wa lona se se mo tshwanetseng.
24 “‘Now to the rest of you who are in Thyatira I say—to as many as do not hold this teaching, those who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say—I will not put any other burden on you;
“Lona ba lo setseng mo Thiatira ba lo sa latelang dithuto tse tsa tsietso (‘boammaaruri jo bo kwa teng’ jaaka ba bo bitsa, boammaaruri jwa ga Satane, tota) ga ke kitla ke tlhola ke lo kopa sepe, tshegetsang thata fela se lo nang naso go fitlhelela ke tla.
25 just hold fast what you have until I come.
26 And as for the one who overcomes and keeps my works until the end, I will give him authority over the nations;
“Go mongwe le mongwe yo o fenyang, yo kwa bofelong a ntseng a tsweletse go dira dilo tse di intumedisang, ke tlaa mo naya nonofo mo merafeng.
27 and he will shepherd them with a rod of iron; they will be smashed like clay pots
O tlaa e busa ka thobane ya tshipi fela jaaka Rre a nneile taolo ya go ba busa; ba tlaa thubaganngwa jaaka pitsana ya letsopa e thubegile go nna dikapetlana.
28 —just as I have received from my Father. And I will give him the morning star.’
Mme ke tlaa lo naya Naledi ya Moso!
29 “He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.
“A botlhe ba ba utlwang, ba reetse se Mowa o se buang le diphuthego.
