< Emoniseli 3 >
1 Komela anjelu ya Lingomba oyo ezali kati na Sarde: « Tala maloba ya Ye oyo azali na milimo sambo ya Nzambe mpe minzoto sambo: Nayebi misala na yo; nayebi malamu ete okenda sango ete ozali na bomoi, nzokande ozali na yo ya kokufa.
“Write this to the angel of the Sardis church: This is what the one who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says: I know what you have accomplished, and that you give the appearance of being alive—but in reality you are dead.
2 Lamuka! Lendisa bato oyo batikali mpe ba-oyo bakomi pene ya kokufa, pamba te namoni ete misala na yo ezali ya kokoka te liboso ya Nzambe na Ngai.
Wake up, and try to revive what is left that's about to die! For I have discovered that from the perspective of my God, nothing you've done has been finished.
3 Yango wana, kanisa malamu mateya oyo ozwaki mpe oyokaki; tosa mpe bongola motema na yo. Kasi soki olamuki te, nakoya lokola moyibi, mpe okoyeba te ngonga oyo nakoya epai na yo.
So remind yourselves of how this message came to you, and what you heard. Observe what you were told to do, and repent. If you don't watch out, I'll come unexpectedly like a thief, and you won't know at what time I'll come to you!
4 Nzokande, kati na Sarde, ozali na ndambo ya bato oyo babebisaki te bilamba na bango. Bakotambola elongo na Ngai, na bilamba ya pembe, pamba te babongi na yango.
But there are some among you in Sardis who have not ruined their clothes, and they will walk with me dressed in white, for they deserve to do so.
5 Moto oyo akolonga, bakolatisa ye bilamba ya pembe lokola bango. Nakolongola kombo na ye te na buku ya bomoi, kasi nakondima yango liboso ya Tata na Ngai mpe liboso ya ba-anjelu na Ye.
Those who are victorious will be dressed in white like this. Their names will not be removed from the book of life, and I will speak for them in the presence of my Father and his angels.
6 Tika ete moto oyo azali na matoyi mpo na koyoka ayoka makambo oyo Molimo azali koloba na Mangomba! »
If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit is telling the churches.
7 Komela anjelu ya Lingomba oyo ezali kati na Filadelfi: « Tala maloba ya Ye oyo azali Bule mpe Solo, oyo asimbi fungola ya Davidi: oyo Ye afungoli, moko te akoki kokanga yango; mpe oyo Ye akangi, moko te akoki kofungola yango.
Write this to the angel of the Philadelphia church: This is what the one says, the one who is holy and true, who has the key of David. He can open and nobody is able to shut, he can shut, and nobody is able to open:
8 Nayebi misala na yo. Tala, natiaki liboso na yo ekuke moko ya kofungwama, ekuke oyo moko te akoki kokanga. Nayebi ete ozali na nguya moke, obatelaki Liloba na Ngai mpe owanganaki te Kombo na Ngai.
I know what you have accomplished—look, I've opened a door for you that no one can shut. I know that you only have a little strength, but you did what I told you, and you did not deny me.
9 Tala makambo oyo nakosala bato ya ndako ya mayangani ya Satana, oyo balobaka ete bazali Bayuda, nzokande bazali na bango Bayuda te; bazali nde bakosi. Nakosala ete baya kofukama na makolo na yo mpe bandima ete nalingaka yo.
From Satan's synagogue I will bring those who say they are Jews, (but are not, they are liars), making them come and worship at your feet, so that they will acknowledge that I love you.
10 Lokola obatelaki etinda na Ngai ya kozala na molende, Ngai mpe nakobatela yo na tango ya pasi oyo ekokweyela mokili mobimba mpo na komeka bavandi na yango.
Because you have persevered as I told you to, I will take care of you during the testing time that is coming on the whole world when those who live on the earth will be on trial.
11 Nazali koya kala mingi te. Oyo ozali na yango, simba yango makasi mpo ete moko te abotola yo motole na yo.
I am coming soon! Keep a tight grasp on what you have, so that no one takes your crown.
12 Moto oyo akolonga, nakokomisa ye likonzi kati na Tempelo ya Nzambe na Ngai, mpe akotikala lisusu te kobima kuna. Nakokoma na likolo na ye Kombo ya Nzambe na Ngai mpe kombo ya engumba ya Nzambe na Ngai, Yelusalemi ya sika, oyo ekokita wuta na Lola, epai ya Nzambe na Ngai. Mpe lisusu, nakokoma Kombo na Ngai ya sika na likolo na ye.
Those who are victorious I will make into pillars in the Temple of my God. They won't ever have to leave. I will write on them the name of my God, the name of the city of my God called New Jerusalem which descends from heaven from my God, and my own new name.
13 Tika ete moto oyo azali na matoyi mpo na koyoka ayoka makambo oyo Molimo azali koloba na Mangomba! »
If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit is telling the churches.
14 Komela anjelu ya Lingomba oyo ezali kati na Laodise: Tala maloba ya Amen, Motatoli ya sembo mpe ya solo, Mokonzi ya bikelamu nyonso ya Nzambe:
Write this to the angel of the Laodicea church: This is what the Amen says, who is the faithful, true witness, highest ruler of God's creation:
15 Nayebi misala na yo, mpe nayebi malamu ete ozali malili te mpe ozali moto te; nalingaki nde ozala malili to moto.
I know what you have accomplished—you're neither hot nor cold. I wish you were hot or cold!
16 Kasi lokola ozali malili te mpe ozali moto te, nazali kosanza yo wuta na monoko na Ngai.
But because you're lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I'm going to spit you out of my mouth.
17 Olobaka: « Nazali mozwi! Nakomi na bozwi ebele mpe nazali na posa ya eloko te. » Kasi ozali koyeba te ete ozali moto ya pasi mpe ya mawa, ozali nde mobola, mokufi miso mpe ozali bolumbu.
You say to yourselves, ‘I'm rich, I have wealth, and don't need anything.’ But you don't know that you are miserable and pitiful and poor and blind and naked.
18 Yango wana, nazali kopesa yo toli ete osomba epai na Ngai wolo oyo bapetola na moto mpo ete okoma penza mozwi, bilamba ya pembe mpo ete olata mpe obomba bolumbu na yo ya soni, mpe kisi ya miso mpo ete otia na miso na yo mpe omona malamu.
I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire so you may be rich; and have white clothes so you can be properly dressed and you won't reveal your nakedness and shame; and ointment to put on your eyes so you can see.
19 Napamelaka bato oyo nalingaka mpe napesaka bango etumbu. Boye, zala na molende mpe bongola motema na yo.
Those I love I correct and discipline. So be really sincere, and repent.
20 Tala Ngai oyo, natelemi na ekuke mpe nazali kobeta. Soki moto moko ayoki mongongo na Ngai mpe afungoli ekuke, nakokota epai na ye mpe nakolia elongo na ye, mpe ye elongo na Ngai.
Look, I'm standing at the door, knocking. If anyone hears me calling and opens the door, I will come in and eat with them, and they with me.
21 Moto oyo akolonga, nakopesa ye makoki ya kovanda elongo na Ngai, na Kiti na Ngai ya Bokonzi, ndenge Ngai mpe, sima na Ngai kolonga, nakendeki kovanda elongo na Tata na Ngai, na Kiti na Ye ya Bokonzi.
I will have those who are victorious sit down with me beside my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down beside my Father on his throne.
22 Tika ete moto oyo azali na matoyi mpo na koyoka ayoka makambo oyo Molimo azali koloba na Mangomba!
If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit is telling the churches.”