< Revelation 2 >
1 UNTO the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
“Kũrĩ mũraika wa Kanitha wa Efeso, mwandĩkĩre atĩrĩ: Ici nĩcio ciugo cia ũrĩa ũnyiitĩte njata icio mũgwanja na guoko gwake kwa ũrĩo, ũrĩa ũthiiagĩra mĩtĩ-inĩ ĩyo mũgwanja ya thahabu ya kũigĩrĩra matawa.
2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
Nĩnjũũĩ ciĩko ciaku, o na wĩra waku mũritũ, o na ũkirĩrĩria waku. Nĩnjũũĩ atĩ ndũngĩkirĩrĩria andũ arĩa aaganu, na atĩ andũ arĩa moigaga nĩ atũmwo no ti atũmwo nĩwamageririe, na ũkĩmenya atĩ nĩ a maheeni.
3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
Nĩũkirĩrĩirie na ũkomĩrĩria mathĩĩna nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩakwa, na ndũrĩ wanoga.
4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
No rĩrĩ, ũndũ ũrĩa ngũgũcuukĩra nĩ atĩrĩ: Nĩwatigire gũikara na wendani ũrĩa warĩ naguo mbere.
5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Ririkana kũrĩa uumĩte ũkagũa! Wĩrire ũcooke wĩke maũndũ marĩa wekaga mbere. Waga kwĩrira, nĩngũũka kũrĩ we na njeherie mũtĩ waku wa kũigĩrĩra tawa kuuma handũ haguo.
6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
No rĩrĩ, ũrĩ na ũndũ ũmwe mwega: Wee nĩũthũire ciĩko cia andũ arĩa metagwo Anikolai, iria o na niĩ thũire.
7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Ũrĩa ũrĩ gũtũ-rĩ, nĩakĩigue ũrĩa Roho areera makanitha. Ũrĩa wa gũtoorania-rĩ, nĩngamwĩtĩkĩria kũrĩa maciaro ma mũtĩ wa muoyo, ũrĩa ũrĩ mũgũnda-inĩ wa Ngai wa gĩkeno.
8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
“Kũrĩ mũraika wa kanitha wa Simurina, mwandĩkĩre atĩrĩ: Ici nĩcio ciugo cia ũrĩa wa Mbere na nowe wa Kũrĩkĩrĩria, ũrĩa wakuire na agĩcooka akĩriũka.
9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
Nĩnjũũĩ mĩnyamaro yaku na ũthĩĩni waku, no ũrĩ gĩtonga! Nĩnjũũĩ ũrĩa ũrumagwo nĩ arĩa moigaga atĩ nĩ Ayahudi no ti Ayahudi, no nĩ thunagogi ya Shaitani.
10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Ndũkae gwĩtigĩra maũndũ marĩa ũkiriĩ gũthĩĩnio namo. Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, mũcukani nĩarĩikia amwe anyu njeera nĩguo amũgerie, na mũnyamario handũ ha mĩthenya ikũmi. Wee ikaraga ũrĩ mwĩhokeku, o nginya gũkua, na nĩngũkũhe thũmbĩ ya muoyo.
11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
Ũrĩa ũrĩ gũtũ-rĩ, nĩakĩigue ũrĩa Roho areera makanitha. Ũrĩa wa gũtoorania-rĩ, ndakahutio o na hanini nĩ gĩkuũ kĩrĩa gĩa keerĩ.
12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
“Kũrĩ mũraika wa kanitha wa Perigamo mwandĩkĩre atĩrĩ: Ici nĩcio ciugo cia ũrĩa ũrĩ na rũhiũ rũũgĩ mĩena yeerĩ.
13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩnjũũĩ kũrĩa ũtũũraga, o kũu Shaitani arĩ na gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene. No ũtũũrĩte ũrĩ o mwĩhokeku harĩ niĩ. Wee ndũigana gũkaana wĩtĩkio ũrĩa warĩ naguo thĩinĩ wakwa, o na matukũ-inĩ ma Antipa, mũira wakwa mwĩhokeku, ũrĩa woragĩirwo itũũra-inĩ rĩanyu inene, o kũu Shaitani atũũraga.
14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
No rĩrĩ, ndĩ na maũndũ matarĩ maingĩ ngũgũcuukĩra: atĩrĩ, ũrĩ na andũ kũu marũmĩtie ũrutani wa Balamu, ũrĩa warutire Balaki kũheenereria andũ a Isiraeli mehie na ũndũ wa kũrĩa irio irutĩirwo mĩhianano, o na mahũũrage ũmaraya.
15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.
O na ningĩ no ũrĩ na andũ amwe marũmĩtie ũrutani wa andũ arĩa metagwo Anikolai.
16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, kĩĩrire! Waga gwĩka ũguo, nĩngũũka kũrĩ we ica ikuhĩ, hũũrane nao na rũhiũ rũrũ rũrĩ kanua gakwa.
17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
Ũrĩa ũrĩ gũtũ-rĩ, nĩakĩigue ũrĩa Roho areera makanitha. Ũrĩa ũgaatoorania-rĩ, nĩngamũhe mana mamwe marĩa mahithe. O na ningĩ nĩngamũhe ihiga rĩerũ rĩandĩkĩtwo rĩĩtwa rĩerũ, na gũtarĩ ũngĩ ũrĩũĩ o tiga ũcio ũkaamũkĩra ihiga rĩu.
18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
“Kũrĩ mũraika wa kanitha wa Thuatira, mwandĩkĩre atĩrĩ: Ici nĩcio ciugo cia Mũrũ wa Ngai, ũrĩa ũrĩ na maitho matariĩ ta rũrĩrĩmbĩ rwa mwaki, na magũrũ make matariĩ ta gĩcango kĩrĩa gĩkumuthe gĩgathera.
19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
Nĩnjũũĩ ciĩko ciaku, na ngamenya wendani waku, na wĩtĩkio waku, na ũtungata waku, na ũkirĩrĩria waku, o na ngamenya atĩ ciĩko ciaku cia kũrigĩrĩria nĩikĩrĩte iria cia mbere.
20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
No rĩrĩ, ũndũ ngũgũcuukĩra no atĩrĩ, atĩ nĩũkirĩrĩirie mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio wĩtagwo Jezebeli, ũcio wĩtuaga mũnabii. Nĩ ũndũ wa ũrutani wake, nĩahĩtithagia ndungata ciakwa ihũũrage ũmaraya, na irĩĩage irio iria irutĩirwo mĩhianano.
21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
Nĩndĩmũheete ihinda rĩa kwĩrira ũmaraya ũcio wake, no nĩaregete.
22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngũmũikia gĩtanda-inĩ kĩa mĩnyamaro, na ndũme arĩa matharagia nake manyamare mũno, tiga no meririre matigane na mĩthiĩre yake.
23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
Nĩngooraga ciana ciake. Namo makanitha mothe nĩmakamenya atĩ nĩ niĩ thuthuuragia ngoro na meciiria, na nĩngarĩha o mũndũ wanyu kũringana na ciĩko ciake.
24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
Na rĩu inyuĩ arĩa mũrĩ kũu Thuatira, o inyuĩ mũtarũmĩtie ũrutani wake, na mũtarĩ mwamenya maũndũ marĩa marikĩru ma hitho cia Shaitani, ta ũguo andũ acio moigaga, inyuĩ ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ (no ndirĩ na mũrigo ũngĩ ngũmũigĩrĩra):
25 But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
Ikaragai mũrũmĩtie O maũndũ marĩa mũrĩ namo o nginya rĩrĩa ngooka.
26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
Nake ũrĩa ũgaatoorania na ahingagie wendi wakwa nginya mũthia-rĩ, nĩngamũhe wathani aathage ndũrĩrĩ:
27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
‘Nake nĩagaciathaga na rũthanju rwa kĩgera; agaacimemenda o ta ũrĩa nyũngũ ya rĩũmba ĩmemendagwo,’ o ta ũrĩa niĩ heetwo wathani uumĩte kũrĩ Baba.
28 And I will give him the morning star.
Na ningĩ nĩngamũhe njata ĩrĩa ya rũciinĩ.
29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Ũrĩa ũrĩ gũtũ-rĩ, nĩakĩigue ũrĩa Roho areera makanitha.