Revelation 2
1 “To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: “He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lamp stands says these things:
“Kwa malaika wa kanisa la Efeso andika: 'Haya ni maneno ya yule anayeshikilia zile nyota saba katika mkono wake wa kuume. Yeye atembeaye kati ya vinara vya dhahabu vya taa saba asema hivi, “
2 “I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can’t tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false.
'“Najua ambacho umetenda na bidii yako ya kazi na uvumilivu wako thabiti, na kwamba huwezi kuhusiana nao walio waovu, na umewajaribu wote wanaojiita kuwa mitume na kumbe siyo, na wameonekana kuwa waongo.
3 You have perseverance and have endured for my name’s sake, and have not grown weary.
Najua una subira na uvumilivu, na umepitia mengi kwa sababu ya jina langu, na haujachoka bado.
4 But I have this against you, that you left your first love.
Lakini hili ndilo nililonalo dhidi yako, umeuacha upendo wako wa kwanza.
5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I am coming to you swiftly, and will move your lamp stand out of its place, unless you repent.
Kwa hiyo kumbuka ulipoanguka, ukatubu na kufanya matendo uliyofanya tangu mwanzo. Usipotubu, nitakuja kwako na kukiondoa kinara chako kutoka mahali pake.
6 But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
Lakini wewe una hili, unachukia yale ambayo Wanikolai wameyatenda, ambayo hata mimi nayachukia.
7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.
Kama una sikio, sikiliza yale ambayo Roho anayaambia makanisa. Na kwa yeye ashindaye nitampa kibali cha kula kutoka katika mti wa uzima ulio katika paradiso ya Mungu.'
8 “To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: “The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life says these things:
“Kwa malaika wa kanisa la Smirna andika: 'Haya ni maneno ya yule ambaye ni mwanzo na mwisho ambaye alikufa na kuwa hai tena:
9 “I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
'“Nayajua mateso yako na umasikini wako (lakini wewe ni tajiri), na uongo wa wale wanaojiita ni wayahudi (lakini siyo - wao ni sinagogi la Shetani).
10 Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Usiogope mateso yatakayokupata. Tazama! Ibilisi anataka kuwatupa baadhi yenu gerezani ili mpate kujaribiwa, na mtateseka kwa siku kumi. Iweni waaminifu hadi kufa, na nitawapa taji ya uzima.
11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. He who overcomes won’t be harmed by the second death.
Kama una sikio, sikiliza Roho anavyoyaambia makanisa. Yeye ashindaye hatapata madhara ya mauti ya pili.'
12 “To the angel of the assembly in Pergamum write: “He who has the sharp two-edged sword says these things:
“Kwa malaika wa kanisa la Pergamo andika: 'Haya ndiyo anenayo yeye aliye nao huo upanga mkali, wenye makali kuwili.
13 “I know your works and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. You hold firmly to my name, and didn’t deny my faith in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
'“Najua mahali unapoishi -mahali kilipo kiti cha enzi cha shetani. Hata hivyo wewe walishika sana jina langu, na hukuikana imani yako iliyo kwangu, hata siku zile za Antipasi shahidi wangu, mwaminifu wangu, aliyeuawa miongoni mwenu, hapo ndipo Shetani anaishi.
14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
Lakini nina mambo machache dhidi yako: unao huko watu washikao mafundisho ya Balaamu, yeye aliyemfundisha Balaki kuweka vikwazo mbele ya wana wa Israel, ili wale vyakula vilivyotolewa sadaka kwa miungu na kuzini.
15 So also you likewise have some who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
Katika hali iyo hiyo, hata wewe unao baadhi yao wanaoshika mafundisho ya Wanikolai.
16 Repent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
Basi tubu! Na usipofanya hivyo, naja upesi, na nitafanya vita dhidi yao kwa upanga utokao katika kinywa changu.
17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him 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 who receives it.
Kama una sikio, sikiliza Roho anachowaambia makanisa. Yeye ashindaye, nitampa baadhi ya ile mana iliyofichwa, pia nitampa jiwe jeupe lililoandikwa jina jipya juu ya jiwe, jina ambalo hakuna alijuaye isipokuwa yeye alipokeaye.'
18 “To the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write: “The Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like burnished brass, says these things:
“Kwa malaika wa kanisa la Thiatira andika: “Haya ndiyo maneno ya Mwana wa Mungu, yeye aliye na macho yake kama mwali wa moto, na nyayo kama shaba iliyosuguliwa sana:
19 “I know your works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works are more than the first.
'“Najua ambacho umefanya - upendo wako na imani na huduma na uvumilivu wako thabiti, na kwamba kile ulichofanya hivi karibuni ni zaidi ya kile ulichofanya mwanzo.
20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat things sacrificed to idols.
Lakini ninalo hili dhidi yako: unamvumilia mwanamke Yezebeli anayejiita mwenyewe nabii mke. Kwa mafundisho yake, anawapotosha watumishi wangu kuzini na kula chakula kilichotolewa sadaka kwa sanamu.
21 I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
Nilimpa muda wa kutubu, lakini hayuko tayari kuutubia uovu wake.
22 Behold, I will throw her and those who commit adultery with her into a bed of great oppression, unless they repent of her works.
Angalia! Nitamtupa kwenye kitanda cha maradhi, na wale watendao uasherati naye kwenye mateso makali, vinginevyo watubu kwa alichofanya.
23 I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
Nitawapiga wanawe wafe na makanisa yote watajua kwamba mimi ndiye niyachunguzaye mawazo na tamaa. Nitampa kila mmoja wenu kadiri ya matendo yake.
24 But to you I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira—as many as don’t have this teaching, who don’t know what some call ‘the deep things of Satan’—to you I say, I am not putting any other burden on you.
Lakini kwa baadhi yenu mliosalia katika Thiatira, kwa wale wote msioshika fundisho hili, na msiojua kile ambacho baadhi huita mafumbo ya Shetani, nasema kwenu, 'sitaweka juu yenu mzigo wowote.'
25 Nevertheless, hold that which you have firmly until I come.
Kwa jambo lolote, lazima muwe imara mpaka nitakapokuja.
26 He who overcomes, and he who keeps my works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.
Yeyote ashindaye na kufanya kile nilichofanya hadi mwisho, kwake yeye nitampa mamlaka juu ya mataifa.
27 He will rule them with a rod of iron, shattering them like clay pots, as I also have received of my Father;
'Atawatawala kwa fimbo ya chuma, kama mabakuli ya udongo, atawavunja vipande vipande.'
28 and I will give him the morning star.
Kama nilivyopokea kutoka kwa Baba yangu, nitampa pia nyota ya asubuhi.
29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
Ukiwa na sikio, sikiliza kile ambacho Roho anayaambia makanisa.'
