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 saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh 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 thy works, and thy labor, and thy endurance, and that thou canst not bear evil men; and thou didst try those who say they are apostles, and are not, and didst find them liars;
3 O mpogetse ka bopelotelele o sa lape.
and thou hast endurance, and hast borne on account of my name, and hast not become weary.
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 thee, that thou hast left thy 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 thou hast fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come to thee, and will remove thy candlestick out of its place, unless thou 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 this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, 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 hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of my 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 saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived again:
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 thy affliction and poverty, (but thou art rich, ) and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are a 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 not the things which thou art about to suffer. Behold, now, the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye will have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee 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 hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. He that overcometh 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 Pergamus write: These things saith he that hath 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 where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas was my witness, my faithful one, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
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.
But I have a few things against thee; thou hast there them that hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling-block in the way of the sons of Israel, and to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.
15 Ee, o na le bangwe ba balatedi ba ga Balame!
So thou also hast men holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans, in like manner.
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; or else I will come to thee quickly, and will make war with 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 hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, I will give of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he that receiveth 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 saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are 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 thy works, and love, and faith, and service, and thy endurance, and that thy last works are more 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 this against thee, that thou sufferest thy wife Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess, and she teacheth and seduceth my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.
21 Ke mo neetse lobaka go fetola mogopolo wa gagwe le maikhutlo, mme o ganne.
And I gave her time to repent, and she will not repent of her fornication.
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 together with her commit adultery into great distress, unless they repent of her 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 her children I will slay with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he who searcheth the reins and 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 to you I say, the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, such as have not known “the depths” of Satan, as they speak; I put upon you no other burden;
but that which ye 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 he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works to the end, to him I will 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 are broken to shivers, —as I also have received of 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 hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
