Tshenolo 2
1 “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:
To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, that walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
2 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.
I know your works, and your labor, and your patience; and that you can not bear with those who are evil, and that you have tried those who say they are apostles, and are not, and have found them liars;
3 O mpogetse ka bopelotelele o sa lape.
and that you have patience, and have endured for my name’s sake, and have not fainted.
4 “Le fa go ntse jalo go na le sengwe se se sa siamang; ga o nthate jaaka lwa ntlha!
But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
5 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.
Remember, therefore, whence you have fallen, and repent, and do your first works; if not, I will come to you quickly, and I will remove your candlestick from its place, unless you repent.
6 “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.
But you have this, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
7 “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.
He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches: To him that overcomes, I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
8 “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.
And to the angel of the church in Smyrna, write: These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and is alive:
9 “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.
I know your works, and your affliction, and your poverty, (but you are rich, ) and the impious words of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
10 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.
Fear none of the things which you are about to suffer; behold, the devil will throw some of you into prison, that you may be tried: and you shall have affliction ten days. Be faithful till death, and I will give you the crown of life.
11 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.
He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He that overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.
12 “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.
And to the angel of the church in Pergamos, write: These things says he that has the sharp, two-edged sword;
13 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.
I know your works, and where you dwell, even where the throne of Satan is: and yet you hold fast my name, and have not denied my faith, even in those days in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.
14 “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.
Yet I have a few things against you, that you have there those who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to practice lewdness.
15 Ee, o na le bangwe ba balatedi ba ga Balame!
So, also, you have those who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitanes.
16 “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.
Repent, therefore; if not, I will come to you quickly, and I will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
17 “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.
He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him that overcomes, I will give of the hidden manna; and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he that receives it.
18 “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.
And to the angel of the church in Thyatira, write: These things, says the Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet like fine brass;
19 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.
I know your works, and your love, and your faith, and your service, and your patience, and your works, the last greater than the first.
20 “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.
But I have against you that you suffer that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and teaches and deceives my servants to practice lewdness, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.
21 Ke mo neetse lobaka go fetola mogopolo wa gagwe le maikhutlo, mme o ganne.
And I have given her time to repent; and she will not repent of her lewdness.
22 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;
Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and those who commit adultery with her into great affliction, unless they repent of their deeds.
23 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.
And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he that searches the reins and the hearts: and I will give to every one of you according to your works.
24 “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.
But I say to you, the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, and who have not known the depths of Satan, (as they call them, ) I will lay on you no other burden:
but what you have, hold fast till I come.
26 “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.
And to him that overcomes, and keeps my works to the end, will I give authority over the nations;
27 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.
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken in pieces, as I have received from my Father:
28 Mme ke tlaa lo naya Naledi ya Moso!
and I will give him the morning star.
29 “A botlhe ba ba utlwang, ba reetse se Mowa o se buang le diphuthego.
He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
