Revelation 1
1 THE Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Chakazarurwa chaJesu Kristu, Mwari chaakapa kwaari, kuti aratidze kuvaranda vake zvinhu zvinofanira kukurumidza kuitika, zvino azvituma nemutumwa wake wakaratidza muranda wake Johwani,
2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
iye wakapupura shoko raMwari uye uchapupu hwaJesu Kristu, nezvese zvaakaona.
3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
Wakaropafadzwa anoverenga, nevanonzwa mashoko echiporofita ichi vachichengeta zvakanyorwa machiri; nokuti nguva yava pedo.
4 JOHN to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
Johwani kumakereke manomwe ari muAsia: Nyasha kwamuri nerugare zvinobva kuna iye aripo uye wakange aripo neachazouya; nekuMweya minomwe iri pamberi pechigaro chake cheushe;
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
nekuna Jesu Kristu, chapupu chakatendeka, dangwe kubva kune vakafa, nemutungamiriri wemadzimambo enyika. Kuna iye wakatida, akatisuka kubva pazvivi zvedu muropa rake;
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
akatiitawo madzimambo nevapristi kuna Mwari naBaba vake; kwaari ngakuve kubwinya nesimba kusvikira rinhi narinhi. Ameni. (aiōn g165)
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Tarira, anouya pamwe nemakore, uye ziso rese richamuona, neavo vakamubaya; nemarudzi ese enyika achachema nekuda kwake. Hongu. Ameni.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Ini ndini Arifa naOmega, Kutanga neKupedzisira, anoreva Ishe, aripo, newakange aripo, neachazouya, Wemasimbaose.
9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Ini Johwani, ndiri hama yenyuwo, uye mufambidzani pakutambudzika nemuushe nekutsungirira kwaJesu Kristu, ndakange ndiri pachiwi chinonzi Patimosi, nekuda kweshoko raMwari uye nekuda kweuchapupu hwaJesu Kristu.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
Ndakange ndiri muMweya nezuva raIshe, zvino ndakanzwa shure kwangu inzwi guru, serehwamanda,
11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
richiti: Ndini Arifa naOmega, Wekutanga neWekupedzisira; uye kuti: Zvaunoona, nyora mubhuku, uye tumira kumakereke manomwe ari muAsia, kuEfeso, nekuSimirina, nekuPerigamo, nekuTiatira, nekuSaridhisi, nekuFiradhefia, nekuRaodhikia.
12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
Zvino ndikatendeuka kuona inzwi rakataura neni. Ndatendeukawo ndakaona zvigadziko zvemwenje zvegoridhe zvinomwe,
13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
nepakati pezvigadziko zvemwenje zvinomwe, mumwe wakaita seMwanakomana wemunhu, akapfeka nguvo yakasvikira kutsoka, uye akazvisunga kupoteredza chifuva nebhanhire regoridhe.
14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
Nemusoro wake nemavhudzi zvakachena semakushe emakwai machena, semagada echando; uye meso ake semurazvo wemoto;
15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
uye tsoka dzake dzakafanana nendarira yakakwenenzverwa, sedzinenge dzakapiswa muvira remoto; neinzwi rake seinzwi remvura zhinji.
16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
Uye wakange ane muruoko rwake rwerudyi nyeredzi nomwe; zvino mumuromo make makabuda munondo unopinza unocheka mativi maviri; uye chiso chake chaiva sezuva rinopenya musimba raro.
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Zvino pandakamuona, ndakawira patsoka dzake sewakafa; ndokuisa ruoko rwake rwerudyi pamusoro pangu, achiti kwandiri: Usatya; ndini wekutanga newekupedzisira;
19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
Nyora zvawaona, nezvinhu zviripo, nezvinhu zvichazovapo shure kweizvi.
20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
Chakavanzika chenyeredzi nomwe dzawaona paruoko rwangu rwerudyi, nezvigadziko zvemwenje zvinomwe zvegoridhe. Nyeredzi nomwe ndivo vatumwa vekereke nomwe; nezvigadziko zvemwenje zvinomwe zvawaona ndidzo kereke nomwe.
