ISityhilelo
3:1 Isithunywa sebandla eliseSardesi, sibhalele; Uzithetha ezi zinto
lowo unabo ooMoya abasixhenxe bakaThixo, neenkwenkwezi ezisixhenxe; Ndiyayazi wena
imisebenzi, ukuba ube negama lokuba uphilile, ukanti ufile.
3:2 Phapha, uzizimase izinto eziseleyo, ezizisiweyo
kuba andiyifumananga izalisekile imisebenzi yakho phambi koThixo.
3:3 Khumbula ngoko ukuba utheni na ukwamkela kwakho, nokuva, nokuba kuthe, kuqinise
guqukani. Ukuba ngoko akuthanga ulinde, ndiya kukufikela
isela, akusayi kulazi ilixa endokufikela ngalo.
3:4 Unamagama ambalwa naseSardesi, angenzanga nqambi awo;
iimpahla; baya kuhamba nam benezimhlophe; ngokuba befanelekile.
3:5 Lowo weyisayo uya kuthiwa wambu ngeengubo ezimhlophe; kwaye nam
akayi kulicima igama lakhe encwadini yobomi, kodwa ndiya kuvuma
igama lakhe phambi koBawo, naphambi kwezithunywa zakhe.
3:6 Lowo unendlebe, makayive into ayithethayo uMoya kuni
amabandla.
3:7 Isithunywa sebandla eliseFiladelfi, sibhalele; Zitsho ezi zinto
lowo ungcwele, oyiNyaniso, lowo unaso isitshixo sikaDavide, lowo
uvula kungabikho uvalayo; avale kungabikho uvulayo;
3:8 Ndiyayazi imisebenzi yakho. Yabona, ndimise phambi kwakho ucango oluvulekileyo, akukho
umntu angawuvala; kuba uthe, unamandla amancinane, waligcina ilizwi lam;
akwalikhanyela igama lam.
3:9 Yabona, ndiya kubenza abendlu yesikhungu kaSathana, abo bathi bangabo;
bangamaYuda, bengengawo, bexoka; yabona, ndiya kubenza beze
qubuda phambi kweenyawo zakho, wazi ukuba mna ndikuthandile.
3:10 Ngokuba waligcina ilizwi lomonde wam, nam ndiya kukugcina
ukususela kwilixa lokuhendwa, eliya kuza phezu kwehlabathi lonke, ukuzama
abo bemiyo phezu komhlaba.
3:11 Yabona, ndiyeza kamsinya; kubambe oko unako, ukuze kungabikho mntu ukuthabathayo
isithsaba sakho.
3:12 Lowo weyisayo ndiya kumenza intsika etempileni yoThixo wam, naye lowo
andisayi kubuya aphume; kwaye ndiya kulibhala phezu kwakhe igama loThixo wam, kwaye
igama lomzi woThixo wam, oyiYerusalem entsha, ezayo
ehle emazulwini evela kuThixo wam: kwaye ndiya kulibhala phezu kwakhe igama lam elitsha.
3:13 Lowo unendlebe, makayive into ayithethayo uMoya kuni
amabandla.
3:14 Isithunywa sebandla eliseLawodike, sibhalele; Ezi zinto
utsho uAmen, ingqina elithembekileyo, eliyinyaniso, ingqalo yeNkosi
indalo kaThixo;
3:15 Ndiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, ukuba akubandi, akushushu;
kubanda okanye kushushu.
3:16 Ngoko ke, ngenxa enokuba ke udikidiki, ungabandi, ungeshushu, ndiya kukuhlambulula.
uphume emlonyeni wam.
3:17 Ngokuba uthi, Ndisisityebi, ndizityebisile, ndiswele
ngento engekhoyo; ube ungazi ukuba uludwayinge, uludwayinge, kwaye
ulihlwempu, neemfama, uhamba ze;
3:18 ndiyakucebisa, ukuba uthenge kum igolide evuthiswe emlilweni, ukuze ube nako
isityebi; neengubo ezimhlophe, ukuze wambeswe, libe lihlazo
ubuze bakho ungabonakali; nentambiso yamehlo, uthambise amehlo akho;
ukuze ubone.
3:19 Mna, bonke endibathandayo ndiyabohlwaya, ndibaqeqeshe; zondelela ngoko
guqukani.
3:20 Yabona, ndimi emnyango ndinkqonkqoza;
ndivule ucango ndongena kuye, ndidle naye, naye adle naye
mna.
3:21 Lowo weyisayo, ndiya kumvumela ukuba ahlale nam etroneni yam, kwanjengokuba kunjalo
nam ndeyisa, ndaza ndahlala phantsi noBawo etroneni yakhe.
3:22 Lowo unendlebe, makayive into ayithethayo uMoya kuni
amabandla.