Fakahā 1
1 Ko e Fakahā ʻa Sisu Kalaisi, ʻaia naʻe foaki ʻe he ʻOtua kiate ia, ke fakaʻilo ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku totonu ke vave ʻa ʻene hoko; pea ne fekau mo fakaʻilo ia ʻe heʻene ʻāngelo ki heʻene tamaioʻeiki ko Sione:
This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what will happen soon. He sent his angel to reveal it to his servant John
2 ʻAia naʻa ne fakahā ʻae folofola ʻae ʻOtua, pea mo e fakamoʻoni ʻa Sisu Kalaisi, pea mo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē naʻa ne mamata ai.
who confirmed everything he saw concerning the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
3 ʻOku monūʻia ia ʻoku ne lau, mo kinautolu ʻoku fanongo, ki he ngaahi lea ʻoe kikite ni, mo fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tohi ʻi ai: he ʻoku ofi ʻae kuonga.
Anyone who reads this is blessed, as are those who hear these prophetic words and pay attention to what's written, because the time is near.
4 KO AU SIONE ki he siasi ʻe fitu ʻoku ʻi ʻEsia: Ke ʻiate kimoutolu ʻae ʻaloʻofa, mo e monūʻia, meiate ia ʻoku ʻi ai, pea naʻe ʻi ai, pea mo ia ʻe ʻi ai; pea mei he Laumālie ʻe Toko Fitu ʻaia ʻoku ʻi hono muʻa nofoʻa fakaʻeiʻeiki;
This letter comes from John and is sent to the seven churches in the province of Asia. May you have grace and peace from the one who was, who is, and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits before his throne,
5 Pea meia Sisu Kalaisi, ko e Fakamoʻoni angatonu, mo e ʻuluaki fakatupu mei he mate, mo e ʻEiki ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi ʻo māmani; ke ʻiate ia naʻa ne ʻofeina ʻakitautolu, pea ne fufulu ʻakitautolu mei heʻetau ngaahi angahala ʻaki hono taʻataʻa ʻoʻona,
and from Jesus Christ the trustworthy witness, the firstborn from the dead, the ruler of earthly kings. To Jesus who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood,
6 Pea ne ngaohi ʻakitautolu ko e ngaahi tuʻi, mo e kau taulaʻeiki ki he ʻOtua mo ʻene Tamai; ke ʻiate ia ʻae ongoongolelei mo e pule ʻo taʻengata pea taʻengata. ʻEmeni. (aiōn g165)
who made us into his kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to Jesus be glory and authority for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
7 Vakai, ʻoku hāʻele mai ia mo e ngaahi ʻao; pea ʻe mamata kiate ia ʻae mata kotoa pē, ʻio, mo kinautolu naʻa nau hokaʻi ia: pea ʻe tangi mamahi ʻae ngaahi faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo māmani koeʻuhi ko ia. Ke pehē pe, ʻEmeni.
Look, he is coming surrounded by clouds, and everybody shall see him, even those who killed him. All the peoples of the earth will weep because of him. May it be so! Amen.
8 ʻOku pehē ʻe he ʻEiki, “Ko au ko e ʻAlifa mo e ʻOmeka, ko e kamataʻanga mo e ngataʻanga, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi ai, pea naʻe ʻi ai, pea ko ia ia ʻe ʻi ai, ko e Māfimafi.”
“I am the Beginning and the End,” says the All-powerful Lord God, who was, who is, and who is to come.
9 Ko au Sione, ko homou tokoua, mo e kaunga meʻa ʻi he mamahi, pea mo e puleʻanga mo e faʻa kātaki ʻo Sisu Kalaisi, naʻaku ʻi he motu ʻoku ui ko Patimosi koeʻuhi ko e folofola ʻae ʻOtua, pea koeʻuhi ko e fakamoʻoni ʻo Sisu Kalaisi.
I am John, your brother who shares with you in the suffering and in the kingdom and in the patient waiting that are our experience in Jesus. I was detained on the island of Patmos for sharing the word of God and the truth as revealed by Jesus.
10 Pea ne u ʻi he Laumālie ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe ʻEiki, pea ne u ongoʻi ʻae leʻo lahi mei hoku tuʻa, ʻo hangē ko ha meʻa lea,
I was filled by the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard a loud voice behind me that sounded like a trumpet.
11 ʻOku pehē mai, “Ko au ko e ʻAlifa mo e ʻOmeka, ko e ʻuluaki mo e ki mui:” pea, “Ko hai ʻoku ke mamata ki ai, tohi ʻi ha tohi, ʻo ʻave ki he ngaahi siasi ʻe fitu ʻoku ʻi ʻEsia; ki ʻEfesō, mo Simana, mo Peakamosi, mo Taiataila, mo Satisi, mo Filatelifia, mo Leotisia.”
It told me, “Write down in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
12 Pea ne u tafoki ke u ʻilo ʻae leʻo naʻe lea kiate au. Pea ʻi heʻeku tafoki, ne u mamata ki he tuʻunga maama koula ʻe fitu;
I turned round to see who was speaking to me. When I turned I saw seven golden candlesticks,
13 Pea ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe ngaahi tuʻunga maama ʻe fitu, ko e tokotaha ʻo hangē ko e Foha ʻoe tangata, kuo kofuʻaki ʻae kofu naʻe aʻu hifo ki he vaʻe, pea nonoʻo ki hono fatafata ʻaki ʻae noʻo koula.
and standing among the candlesticks was someone who looked like a Son of man. He was wearing a robe that reached down to his feet with a golden sash across his chest.
14 Ko hono ʻulu mo e louʻulu naʻe hina ʻo hangē ko e hinehina ʻoe fulufuluʻi sipi, ʻo hangē ko e ʻuha hinehina; pea naʻe tatau hono fofonga mo e ulo ʻoe afi;
His hair looked like white wool, and his eyes like flaming fire.
15 Pea tatau hono vaʻe mo e palasa lelei, ʻo hangē ko ʻene kakaha ʻi he hakaʻanga ukamea; pea ko hono leʻo, naʻe tatau mo e ʻuʻulu ʻoe ngaahi vai lahi.
His feet looked like polished brass that had been refined in a furnace. His voice sounded like a thundering waterfall.
16 Pea naʻe ʻi hono nima toʻomataʻu ʻae fetuʻu ʻe fitu: pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻi hono ngutu ʻae heletā māsila ʻo fakatoumata: pea naʻe tatau hono fofonga mo e laʻā ʻi heʻene ulo ʻi hono mālohi.
He was holding seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword came out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun at its brightest.
17 Pea ʻi heʻeku mamata kiate ia, “Ne u tō hifo ʻi hono vaʻe ʻo hangē ha mate. Pea naʻa ne ʻai kiate au hono nima toʻomataʻu, ʻo ne pehē mai kiate au, ʻOua ʻe manavahē; ko au ko e ʻuluaki mo e ki mui:
When I saw him I fell down at his feet as if I were dead. But he touched me with his right hand and said, “Don't be afraid, I am the first and the last,
19 Tohi ʻae ngaahi meʻa kuo ke mamata ai, mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻi ai, pea mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻe hoko ʻamui;
So write down what you've seen—what's happening in the present and what will happen in the future.
20 Ko e fakatātā ʻoe fetuʻu ʻe fitu ʻaia ne ke mamata ʻi hoku nima toʻomataʻu, pea mo e tuʻunga maama koula ʻe fitu. Ko e fetuʻu ʻe fitu, ko e kau ʻāngelo ʻoe ngaahi siasi ʻe fitu: pea ko e tuʻunga maama ʻe fitu ʻaia ne ke mamata ai, ko e ngaahi siasi ia ʻe fitu.
The meaning of the seven stars that you saw me holding in my right hand and the seven golden candlesticks is this: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches and the seven candlesticks are the seven churches.”
