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1 Khusuhwa uvamupelela unghwa mu salidi simba: 'Amemenyu ngha ula uvei ibateilile imepo lekhela khumo incha Nguluve ni nondwe lekhela khumo.” Neikhi manyile khila eikhyuvombile. Avanu vikhukhunghinia ukhuta uleimwumivu humbe u-fwile.
Lakuso isithunywa sebandla eliseSardisi bhala uthi: Lezizinto utsho lowo olabomoya abayisikhombisa bakaNkulunkulu, lenkanyezi eziyisikhombisa: Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, ukuthi ulebizo lokuthi uyaphila, kanti ufile.
2 Sisimukha uvei miho vweidulusye panghala anghasinghiile, pu leino nghaleipipi ukhufwa, pakhuva saneinchiwene imbombo nchakho ukhuta nchinonghelanile pamiho ngha Nguluve.
Woba ulindile, uqinise izinto eziseleyo esezizakufa; ngoba kangitholanga imisebenzi yakho iphelelisiwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
3 Pu leino kumbuheincha nchila unchvwa upile nukhupuleikha. Unchikonge. Mukhupela uvuvivi, puleino ungave savusisimukha nukhuva miho pu une nikhiwincha ndu munu undyasi, pu sukhalumanye akhavalelo ukhuyakhiva nikhwincha pa lyulve.
Khumbula-ke ukuthi ukwemukele wakuzwa njani, ubusukugcina, uphenduke. Uba-ke ungalindi, ngizakuza phezu kwakho njengesela, njalo kawusoze walazi ihola engizakuza ngalo phezu kwakho.
4 Pu leino khulei matavwa madebe ngha vanu ava mu Salidi vavo savalaminche eimyenda nghyovo vuvinghendangha paninie nune vuvafwalile eimyenda eimivalafu swe, pakhuva vanonghile.
Ulamabizo amalutshwana ngitsho eSardisi, angangcolisanga izembatho zawo; njalo bazahamba lami bekwezimhlophe, ngoba bafanele.
5 Ula uvei iva nduti punikhei kungangha eilitavwa lya mwene pavulongolo pa Daada vango, na pavasuhwa.
Onqobayo, lowo uzagqokiswa izembatho ezimhlophe; futhi kangisoze ngilesule ibizo lakhe egwalweni lwempilo, njalo ngizalivuma ibizo lakhe phambi kukaBaba, laphambi kwengilosi zakhe.
6 Uvei angave alei ni mbulukhutu apuleikhanghe eilimenyu eilei, eiyu u mepo ikhungheivula eimipelela.”
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7 Khusuhwa uvamupelela unghwa mu Filidefia simba: Amamenyu ngha ula ungholofu nuvwayeilweli, uvei alei neikhedeinduleilo khya Davitei, pu usikhuli u yunge uva khudeindula. Lola pupaleindyango udeindule neikhupile pu asikhuli unyakhudeinda.
Lakuso isithunywa sebandla eliseFiladelfiya bhala uthi: Lezizinto utsho oNgcwele, oQotho, olesihluthulelo sikaDavida, ovula njalo kungavali muntu, avale futhi kungavuli muntu:
8 Neilumanyile ulei nangho amakha madebe, pu eilimenyu lyango uleiveikhile munumbula yakho.
Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho; khangela, ngimise phambi kwakho umnyango ovuliweyo, njalo kakulamuntu ongawuvala, ngoba ulamandla amancinyane, njalo uligcinile ilizwi lami, futhi kawuliphikanga ibizo lami.
9 Lola! Punikhukhupa avange avandu lundamano lwa setano, vala aviita avene va Yuta humbe sava Yuta, pu vikhuvasyova avanu, lola vuyanikhuvumeileincha ukhuta vinchanghe pakhusona pamalunde nghakho. Puyavikhulumanya ukhuta niakhunghanile.
Khangela ngizakunika abavela esinagogeni likaSathane, abathi bangamaJuda, bengeyisiwo, kodwa beqamba amanga; khangela ngizabenza ukuthi beze baguqe phambi kwenyawo zakho, njalo bazi ukuthi mina ngikuthandile.
10 Ulwakhuva ulibiite eilimenyu lyango, nuvukifu pakhwiyumeileincha mulimenyu. Pu na yune nikhukhu lolelangha nukhukhyuvateila pa seikhei unghwa khungheliwa
Ngoba ugcinile ilizwi lokubekezela kwami, lami ngizakulondoloza kuhola lokulingwa okuzafika emhlabeni wonke, ukulinga abakhileyo phezu komhlabathi.
11 pakhuva nghukhwincha pakheilunga khyoni, khukhuva nghela vala vooni vavo valei mukheilunga.
Khangela, ngiyeza ngokuphangisa; bambisisa olakho, ukuze kungabi khona okwemuka umqhele wakho.
12 Ula uvei iva induti punikhupe langha ukhuta avenchanghe mbanda va nyumba imbalanche eiya Nguluve, pusalahuma khunji lusikhu. Punikhu leisimba eilitavwa lya Nguluve vango, eilitavwa lya vunvhenge vwa Nguluve vango, “Uvunchenge uvwa (Yerusalemu umpya, uvunchenge uvukhwikha pasi ukhuhuma khulyanya kihwa Nguluve vango), neilitavwa lyango eilipya.
Onqobayo, ngizamenza insika ethempelini likaNkulunkulu wami; njalo kasoze aphinde aphume phandle, futhi ngizabhala ibizo likaNkulunkulu wami phezu kwakhe, lebizo lomuzi kaNkulunkulu wami, iJerusalema entsha, eyehla ivela ezulwini kuNkulunkulu wami, lebizo lami elitsha.
13 Ula uvei alei nimbulukhutu aleipuleikhe eilimenyu eilei eilyu u mepo ukhungheivula eimipelela.'
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14 “Khu suhwa uva mupelela unghulei khu Leokadia simba: 'Amamenyu ngha mwene nghango Amina, vuvule uvei vakhuhuveilivwa hange intangeili ungholofu, umbaha nuvulongonchi vwa fyoni ifipeliwe nu Nguluve.
Lakuso isithunywa sebandla lamaLawodikeya bhala uthi: Lezizinto utsho uAmeni, umfakazi othembekileyo loqotho, owokuqala kokudaliweyo kukaNkulunkulu:
15 Neinchimanyile imbombo nchakho ukhuta uve saleinchinchimu hange suleipyufu, pu yale yiva huba uve nchinchimu avyo uve pyufu!
Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, ukuthi njalo kawuqandi futhi kawutshisi. Kungathi ngabe uyaqanda kumbe utshise!
16 Leino ulwakhuva uve uvufukhefu uleifukhefu na vuvunchinchimu uleinchinchimu pusunonghile palyune leino punikhukhubeha mundomo nghwango unghu.
Ngokunjalo, ngoba ubuthukuthuku, njalo ungaqandi futhi ungatshisi, ngizakukhafula emlonyeni wami.
17 Ulwakhuva vwiita, “Une neileikavi, neileineikhyuma khyukhingi pasanileinuvufumbwe vwa khunonghwa kheininie.” Pu leino sulumanyile ukhuta uve ulei nghanchu fincho yuve vusanghania, nulei nghanchu sawilola ubofwile amiho uleivubwinda.
Ngoba uthi: Nginothile, senginothile njalo kangisweli lutho, kanti kawazi ukuthi wena ungohluphekayo lohawulayo longumyanga loyisiphofu lonqunu;
18 Punikhukhutanga amasangho unghule khulyune ulutalama ulunonchivwe nu mwoto ukhuta puve ikavi, unya myenda eimivalafu einghing'alang'adeikha ukhuta pufwale yuve, pu lekhe ukhuvonia isoni incha vubwinda vwakho, ni mono incha khubakhala mu miho nghakho pu lolanghe.
ngiyakweluleka ukuthi uthenge kimi igolide elicengwe ngomlilo, ukuze unothe; lezembatho ezimhlophe, ukuze wembathe, lehlazo lobuze bakho lingembulwa; njalo ugcobe amehlo akho ngamagcobo amehlo, ukuze ubone.
19 Voni uvunivanghanile une nikhuvataneila nukhuvamanyisya, nukhuvavunga. Puleino unghimbange nukhupela inongwa.
Mina bonke engibathandayo, ngiyabasola ngibatshaye. Ngakho tshiseka uphenduke.
20 Lola niemile pandyango ni hodencha. Ula uvei ipuleikha eilimenyu lyango vunihodeincha puangave ideindula undyango. Punikhwingeila khumwene nu khulya pninie numwene, navope paninie nune.
Khangela, ngimi emnyango ngiqoqoda; uba umuntu esizwa ilizwi lami, abesevula umnyango, ngizangena kuye, ngidle laye, laye lami.
21 Ula uvei iva ndutu paligoha vei ula nikhupinchangha uvutama uvwa khutama paninie nune pakheinyalwangula, nduvu une neikhava nduti puneitamile paninie nu Daada vango pa kheinyalwanghula khya mwene.
Onqobayo, ngizamnika ukuthi ahlale lami esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, njengalokhu lami nganqoba, ngasengihlala loBaba esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi.
22 Ula uvei alei nimbulukhutu apuleikhanghe khila eikhyu u mepo ikhungheivula eimipalela.”
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