Revelation 3
1 And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead.
“Kwa malaika wa kanisa lililoko Sardi andika: “Haya ndiyo maneno ya aliye na zile Roho sabaza Mungu na zile nyota saba. Nayajua matendo yako, kwamba una sifa ya kuwa hai, lakini umekufa.
2 Be thou watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die: for I have found no works of thine perfected before my God.
Amka! Nawe uyaimarishe yale yaliyosalia na yaliyo karibu kufa, kwa maana sikuona kwamba kazi zako zimekamilika machoni pa Mungu wangu.
3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep [it], and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Kumbuka basi yale uliyoyapokea na kuyasikia, yatii na ukatubu. Lakini usipoamka, nitakuja kama mwizi wala hutajua saa nitakayokuja kwako.
4 But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments: and they shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy.
“Lakini bado una watu wachache katika Sardi ambao hawajayachafua mavazi yao. Wao wataenda pamoja nami, wakiwa wamevaa mavazi meupe, kwa maana wanastahili.
5 He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Yeye ashindaye atavikwa vazi jeupe kama wao. Sitafuta jina lake kutoka kitabu cha uzima, bali nitalikiri jina lake mbele za Baba yangu na mbele za malaika wake.
6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
Yeye aliye na sikio na asikie yale ambayo Roho ayaambia makanisa.
7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth:
“Kwa malaika wa kanisa lililoko Filadelfia andika: “Haya ndiyo maneno yake yeye aliye mtakatifu na wa kweli, yeye aliye na ufunguo wa Daudi. Anachokifungua hakuna awezaye kukifunga, wala anachokifunga hakuna awezaye kukifungua.
8 I know thy works (behold, I have set before thee a door opened, which none can shut), that thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name.
Nayajua matendo yako. Tazama, nimeweka mbele yako mlango uliofunguliwa, wala hakuna awezaye kuufunga. Ninajua kwamba una nguvu kidogo lakini umelishika neno langu wala hukulikana Jina langu.
9 Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
Nitawafanya wale wa sinagogi la Shetani, wale ambao husema kuwa ni Wayahudi lakini sio, bali ni waongo, nitawafanya waje wapige magoti miguuni pako, na wakiri ya kwamba nimekupenda.
10 Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that [hour] which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Kwa kuwa umeshika amri yangu ya kuvumilia katika saburi, nitakulinda katika saa ya kujaribiwa inayokuja ulimwenguni pote, ili kuwajaribu wote wakaao duniani.
11 I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.
“Ninakuja upesi. Shika sana ulicho nacho, ili mtu asije akaichukua taji yako.
12 He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out thence 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 cometh down out of heaven from my God, and mine own new name.
Yeye ashindaye nitamfanya kuwa nguzo katika hekalu la Mungu wangu, wala hatatoka humo kamwe. Nitaandika juu yake Jina la Mungu wangu na jina la mji mkubwa wa Mungu wangu, Yerusalemu mpya, ambao unashuka kutoka mbinguni kwa Mungu wangu. Nami pia nitaandika juu yake Jina langu jipya.
13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
Yeye aliye na sikio na asikie yale ambayo Roho ayaambia makanisa.
14 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:
“Kwa malaika wa kanisa lililoko Laodikia andika: “Haya ndiyo maneno yake yeye aliye Amen, shahidi mwaminifu na wa kweli, mtawala wa uumbaji wote wa Mungu.
15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
Nayajua matendo yako, ya kwamba wewe si baridi wala si moto. Afadhali ungelikuwa moja au lingine.
16 So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth.
Hivyo kwa kuwa u vuguvugu, si baridi wala moto, nitakutapika utoke kinywani mwangu.
17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:
Kwa maana unasema: ‘Mimi ni tajiri, nimejilimbikizia mali, wala sihitaji kitu chochote.’ Lakini hutambui ya kwamba wewe ni mnyonge, wa kuhurumiwa, maskini, kipofu, tena uliye uchi.
18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
Nakushauri ununue kutoka kwangu dhahabu iliyosafishwa kwa moto, ili upate kuwa tajiri, na mavazi meupe ili uyavae upate kuficha aibu ya uchi wako, na mafuta ya kupaka macho yako ili upate kuona.
19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
“Wale niwapendao, ninawakemea na kuwaadibisha. Hivyo uwe na bidii ukatubu.
20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Tazama! Nasimama mlangoni nabisha. Kama mtu yeyote akisikia sauti yangu na kufungua mlango, nitaingia ndani na kula pamoja naye, naye pamoja nami.
21 He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne.
“Yeye ashindaye nitampa haki ya kuketi pamoja nami kwenye kiti changu cha enzi, kama vile mimi nilivyoshinda na nikaketi pamoja na Baba yangu kwenye kiti chake cha enzi.
22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
Yeye aliye na sikio na asikie yale ambayo Roho ayaambia makanisa.”
