Adiyisɛm 3
1 “Twerɛ krataa yi kɔma ɔbɔfoɔ ɔwɔ asafo a ɛwɔ Sardi no sɛ: Yei ne asɛm a ɛfiri deɛ ɔwɔ Onyankopɔn ahonhom nson ne nsoromma nson no nkyɛn. Menim deɛ woreyɛ. Menim sɛ woagye din sɛ wote ase, nanso woawu.
And to the angel of the church in Sardis write; The one having the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars, says these things; I know your works, that you have a name that you are living, and are dead.
2 Enti nyane, na kanyane deɛ aka wo nkyɛn no na anwu koraa. Ɛfiri sɛ, mahunu sɛ deɛ woayɛ no nya nnii mu wɔ Onyankopɔn anim.
Be you watchful, and strengthen the remaining things, which are about to die. For I have not found your works perfect before my God.
3 Kae deɛ wɔkyerɛɛ wo no ne sɛdeɛ woteeɛ no. Di so na twe wo ho firi wo bɔne ho. Sɛ woankanyane wo ho a, mɛba wo so sɛ ɔkorɔmfoɔ, na worenhunu ɛberɛ ko a mɛba.
Remember therefore how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If you do not watch, I will come as a thief, and you shall not know what hour I will come upon you.
4 Nanso, mo mu kakra bi a wɔwɔ Sardi no mfaa ewiase nkekaeɛ nkekaa wɔn ntadeɛ mu. Wɔne me bɛnante a wɔhyɛ ntadeɛ fitaa, ɛfiri sɛ, ɛsɛ wɔn sɛ wɔyɛ saa.
But you have a few names in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: because they are worthy.
5 Deɛ ɔbɛdi nkonim no, wɔbɛhyɛ no atadeɛ fitaa, na merentwa ne din mfiri ateasefoɔ nwoma no mu. Na mɛda ne din adi wɔ mʼAgya no ne nʼabɔfoɔ anim sɛ ɔyɛ me dea.
The one conquering shall thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not blot out his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and in the presence of his angels.
6 Deɛ ɔwɔ aso no ntie deɛ Honhom no ka kyerɛ asafo no.
Let the one having ears hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
7 “Twerɛ krataa yi kɔma ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔwɔ asafo a ɛwɔ Filadelfia no sɛ: Yei ne asɛm a ɛfiri deɛ ɔyɛ kronkron na ɔyɛ nokorɛ na ɔkura Dawid safoa no nkyɛn. Deɛ ɔbue a, obi ntumi nto mu na sɛ ɔto mu nso a, obi ntumi mmue no.
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; The holy, true one, the one having the key of David, the one opening, and no one shall shut; and the one shutting, and no one shall open; says these things.
8 Menim deɛ woyɛ. Menim sɛ wowɔ tumi kakra. Woadi me nkyerɛkyerɛ no so, nam so adi me nokorɛ. Mabue ɛpono bi wɔ wʼanim a obi ntumi nto mu.
I know your works; behold, I have given before you an open door, which no one is able to shut: and you have a little power, and you have kept my word, and not denied my name.
9 Tie! Ekuo a ɔbonsam afa wɔn no, saa atorofoɔ a wɔka sɛ wɔyɛ Yudafoɔ nanso wɔnyɛ bi no, mɛma wɔaba wʼanim abɛbu wo nkotodwe. Wɔn nyinaa bɛhunu sɛ medɔ wo.
Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are lying; behold, I will make them that they shall come and worship before thy feet, and may know that I have loved thee with divine love.
10 Esiane sɛ woadi me mmara so anya boasetɔ enti, sɛ ɔhaw a ɛreba ewiase nyinaa de asɔ asase so nnipa nyinaa ahwɛ no ba a, mɛgye wo afiri mu.
Because you have kept the word of my patience, and I will keep you from the hour of temptation, which is about to come upon the whole world, to try those dwelling upon the earth.
11 Mereba nnansa yi ara. Kora wʼagyapadeɛ, na obi anwia wo nkonim abotire no.
I am coming quickly: hold fast that which you have, that no one may take your crown.
12 Deɛ ɔbɛdi nkonim no, mɛyɛ no odum me Onyankopɔn asɔredan mu, na ɔremfiri mu bio da. Mɛtwerɛ me Onyankopɔn din ne me Onyankopɔn kuro din a ɛyɛ Yerusalem foforɔ a ɛbɛfiri ɔsoro me Onyankopɔn nkyɛn aba no agu ne ho. Bio, mɛtwerɛ me din foforɔ agu ne ho.
The one conquering, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God: and my new name.
13 Deɛ ɔwɔ aso no ntie deɛ Honhom no ka kyerɛ asafo no.
Let the one having ears, hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
14 “Twerɛ krataa yi kɔma ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔwɔ Laodikea asafo mu no sɛ: Yei ne asɛm a ɛfiri Amen a ɔyɛ ɔdanseni nokwafoɔ a ɔyɛ biribiara a Onyankopɔn bɔeɛ no sodifoɔ nkyɛn.
And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write; The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God, says these things;
15 Menim deɛ woayɛ. Menim sɛ wonyɛ nwunu nso wonyɛ hye. Me pɛ ne sɛ, anka wobɛyɛ mu baako.
I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I would that you were either cold or hot.
16 Nanso, ɛsiane sɛ woyɛ boturobodwo, na wonyɛ hye na wonyɛ nwunu enti, merebɛte wo sɛ ntasuo afiri mʼanom.
Thus because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am about to spew you out of my mouth.
17 Woka sɛ, ‘meyɛ ɔdefoɔ na manya me ho na mewɔ deɛ ɛhia me nyinaa.’ Nanso, wonnim hia a ahia wo ne mmɔborɔ a woyɛ. Woyɛ ohiani. Woda adagya, na wʼani afira.
Because you are saying, That I am rich, and have increased in riches, and have need as to nothing, and do you not know that you are miserable, and pitiful, and poor, and blind, and naked?
18 Enti, metu wo fo sɛ tɔ sikakɔkɔɔ, sikakɔkɔɔ amapa, firi me nkyɛn, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛma woayɛ ɔdefoɔ. Afei, tɔ ntadeɛ fitaa hyɛ fa kata wʼanimguaseɛ adagya no so. Afei, tɔ aduro gu wʼani so, sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu adeɛ.
I counsel you to buy from me gold which has been purified by the fire, in order that you may be rich; and white garments, in order that you may be clothed, and the shame of your nakedness may not be exposed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.
19 Mekɔ so twe wɔn a medɔ wɔn no nyinaa aso. Enti bɔ mmɔden na twe wo ho firi bɔne ho.
So many as I love, I rebuke and chastise; be zealous, and repent.
20 Tie! Megyina ɛpono no akyi rebɔ mu; sɛ obi te me nne na ɔbue ɛpono no a, mɛba mu na me ne no adidi na ɔno nso ne me adidi.
Behold, I stand at the door, and am knocking: if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
21 Mɛma nkonimdifoɔ no atena mʼahennwa no ho, sɛdeɛ madi nkonim enti, mete mʼAgya ahennwa ho seesei no.
The one conquering, I will give unto him to sit with me on my throne, as I indeed have conquered, and sat down with my Father on his throne.
22 Sɛ wowɔ aso a, ɛnneɛ tie deɛ Honhom no ka kyerɛ asafo no.”
Let the one having ears hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
