Revelation 1
1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ that God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John.
Esia nye Yesu Kristo ƒe ɖeɖefia si Mawu nae be wòaɖe afia eƒe dɔlawo tso nu si ava dzɔ kpuie la ŋuti. Edɔ eƒe mawudɔla ɖa be wòaɖe nu siawo afia Yohanes, ame si nye eƒe dɔla.
2 John testified about the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all the things that he saw.
Yohanes ɖi ɖase le nu siwo katã wòkpɔ la ŋu, nu siwo nye Mawu ƒe nya kple ɖaseɖiɖi tso Yesu Kristo ŋu la.
3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud this prophecy, and those who listen to the words of this prophecy and who obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
Woayra ame si xlẽ nyagblɔɖi sia me nyawo, woayra ame siwo see, eye wotsɔ emenyawo de woƒe dzi me la, elabena ɣeyiɣi la tu aƒe.
4 John, to the seven churches in Asia: May grace be to you and peace from the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
Agbalẽ sia tso Yohanes gbɔ na hame adre siwo le Asia nuto me: Amenuveve kple ŋutifafa si tso Mawu, ame si nɔ anyi, eye wòli, eye wògale vava ge la gbɔ kple gbɔgbɔ adre siwo le eƒe fiazikpui la ŋgɔ
5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has released us from our sins by his blood—
kple Yesu Kristo, ame si nye ɖaseɖila anukwaretɔ, ame gbãtɔ si fɔ tso ku me, eye wònye anyigbadzifiawo dzi ɖula la gbɔ na mi. Eya ame si lɔ̃ mí, eye wòɖe mí tso míaƒe nu vɔ̃wo me to eƒe ʋu me,
6 he has made us a kingdom, priests for his God and Father—to him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
eya ame si wɔ mí be míanye fiaɖuƒe kple nunɔla siwo asubɔ eƒe Mawu kple Fofoa, eya tɔ nanye ŋutikɔkɔe kple ŋusẽ tso mavɔ me yi ɖe mavɔ me! Amen. (aiōn g165)
7 Look, he is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn because of him. Yes, Amen.
“Kpɔ ɖa, Egbɔna; lilikpowo aƒo xlãe,” eye “ŋku ɖe sia ɖe akpɔe. Ɛ̃, ame siwo tɔ akplɔe gɔ̃ hã akpɔe.” Ne eva do la, dukɔ siwo katã le anyigba dzi la “afa avi kple ɣli le eya amea ta.”
8 “I am the alpha and the omega,” says the Lord God, “the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
“Nyee nye Alfa kple Omega, gɔmedzedze kple nuwuwu, ame si nɔ anyi, eye wòli, eye wògale vava ge, ame si nye Ŋusẽkatãtɔ.” Aƒetɔ Mawue gblɔe.
9 I, John—your brother and the one who shares with you in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are in Jesus—was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.
Nye, mia nɔvi Yohanes, ame si kpe fu kpli mi le Aƒetɔ la ta lae le agbalẽ sia ŋlɔm na mi. Nye hã mekpɔ gome le dzidodo si Mawu nana la me, eye miakpɔ gome le eƒe fiaɖuƒe la hã me! Menɔ Patmo Ƒukpo dzi. Woɖe aboyom yi afi ma le Mawu ƒe nya kple Yesu Kristo ŋuti ɖaseɖiɖi ta.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day. I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet.
Esime menɔ gbɔgbɔ me le Aƒetɔ la ƒe ŋkekea dzi la, mese gbe sesẽ aɖe le megbenye abe kpẽ ƒe ɖiɖi ene.
11 It said, “Write what you see in a book, and send it to the seven churches—to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
Enɔ gbɔgblɔm be, “Ŋlɔ nu sia nu si nèkpɔ la da ɖi, eye nàɖo agbalẽ la ɖe hame adre siwo le Efeso, Smirna, Pergamo, Tiatira, Sardis, Filadelfia kple Laodikea.”
12 I turned around to see whose voice was speaking to me, and as I turned I saw seven golden lampstands.
Esi metrɔ be makpɔ ame si nɔ nu ƒom la, kasia mekpɔ sikakaɖiti adre.
13 In the middle of the lampstands there was one like a son of man, wearing a long robe that reached down to his feet and a golden sash around his chest.
Ame aɖe tsi tsitre ɖe wo dome si ɖi Amegbetɔ Vi la. Edo awu ʋlaya aɖe, eye wòtsɔ sikalidziblaka aɖe bla akɔta.
14 His head and hair were as white as wool—as white as snow—and his eyes were like a flame of fire.
Eƒe taɖa fu tititi abe alẽfu alo ɖetifu ene. Eƒe ŋkuwo le abe dzo ƒe aɖewo ene.
15 His feet were like polished bronze, like bronze that had been refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many rushing waters.
Eƒe afɔwo biã hẽe abe akɔbli si wode kpodzo me ene, eye eƒe gbe le abe tɔsisi geɖewo ƒe hoowɔwɔ ene.
16 He had seven stars in his right hand, and a sword with two sharp edges was coming out of his mouth. His face was shining like the sun at its strongest.
Elé ɣletivi adre ɖe nuɖusi, eye yi ɖaɖɛ nuevee do go tso eƒe nu me. Eƒe mo nɔ keklẽm abe ɣe ƒe keklẽ ene.
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He placed his right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last,
Esi mekpɔe la, medze anyi ɖe eƒe afɔ nu abe ame kuku ene. Tete wòtsɔ eƒe nuɖusi da ɖe dzinye, eye wògblɔ be, “Mègavɔ̃ o. Nyee nye Gɔmedzedze kple Nuwuwu.
19 Therefore write down what you have seen, what is now, and what will take place after this.
“Eya ta ŋlɔ nu siwo nèkpɔ fifia kple nu siwo le vava ge emegbe la.
20 As for the hidden meaning about the seven stars you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.”
Nu ɣaɣla si le ɣletivi adre siwo nèkpɔ melé ɖe nuɖusi kple sikakaɖiti adreawo me lae nye esi: Ɣletivi adreawo nye hame adreawo ƒe mawudɔlawo, eye sikakaɖiti adreawo nye hame adreawo.
