IsAmbulo
3:1 Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseSardesi loba ukuthi: Uthi lezizinto
ophethe oMoya abayisikhombisa bakaNkulunkulu, nezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa; Ngiyazi wena
imisebenzi, ukuthi ube negama lokuthi uyaphila, kanti ufile.
3:2 Linda, futhi uqinise izinto ezisele, ukuthi zilungele
ufe, ngokuba angifumananga imisebenzi yakho iphelele phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
3:3 Ngakho khumbula ukuthi wamukele futhi wezwa kanjani, futhi ubambelele, futhi
phenduka. Ngakho-ke uma ungalindi, ngizakuza kuwe njenge
isela, kawusoze walazi ihola engizakuza ngalo phezu kwakho.
3:4 Unamabizo ambalwa ngisho naseSardesi abangazange bangcolise abo
izingubo; bayakuhamba nami ngembethe ezimhlophe, ngokuba bafanele.
3:5 Lowo onqobayo uyakwembathiswa izingubo ezimhlophe; nami
angiyikwesula igama lakhe encwadini yokuphila, kepha ngiyakuvuma
igama lakhe phambi kukaBaba naphambi kwezingelosi zakhe.
3:6 Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya kubo
amabandla.
3:7 Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseFiladelfiya loba ukuthi: Lezi zinto zisho
ongcwele, oqinisileyo, onesihluthulelo sikaDavide, lowo
ovulayo, kungavali muntu; avale kungavuli muntu;
3:8 Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho;
umuntu angayivala, ngokuba unamandla amancane, uligcinile izwi lami;
futhi kawuliphikanga ibizo lami.
3:9 Bheka, Ngizokwenza labo abavela esinagogeni likaSathane, abathi bona
abaJuda, abasibo, kepha baqamba amanga; bheka, ngiyakubenza ukuba beze futhi
khuleka phambi kwezinyawo zakho, nokwazi ukuthi ngikuthandile.
3:10 Ngoba uligcinile izwi lokubekezela kwami, nami ngizokugcina
kusukela ehoreni lokulingwa, eliyofika phezu komhlaba wonke, ukuzama
abahlala emhlabeni.
3:11 Bheka, ngiyeza masinyane;
umqhele wakho.
3:12 Lowo onqobayo ngiyakumenza insika ethempelini likaNkulunkulu wami, futhi yena
angisayikuphuma, futhi ngizobhala phezu kwakhe igama likaNkulunkulu wami, futhi
igama lomuzi kaNkulunkulu wami, oyiJerusalema elisha, ozayo
phansi ezulwini kuNkulunkulu wami: futhi ngizobhala phezu kwakhe igama lami elisha.
3:13 Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya kubo
amabandla.
3:14 Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseLawodikeya loba ukuthi: Lezi zinto
usho uAmen, ufakazi othembekileyo noqinisileyo, ukuqala kweNkosi
indalo kaNkulunkulu;
3:15 Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, ukuthi awubandi futhi ashisi;
kubanda noma kushisa.
3:16 Ngakho-ke ngenxa yokuthi usivivi, ungashisi ungabandi, ngiyakuhlanza.
uphume emlonyeni wami.
3:17 Ngoba uthi, Ngicebile, futhi ngicebile, futhi ngiswele
lutho; futhi ungazi ukuthi ulusizi, futhi ulusizi, futhi
ompofu, nezimpumputhe, nabanqunu;
3:18 Ngikucebisa ukuba uthenge kimi igolide elicwengisiswe emlilweni, ukuze ube
cebile; nezingubo ezimhlophe, ukuze wembathe, nokuba ihlazo
ungabonakali ebunqunu bakho; futhi ugcobe amehlo akho ngomuthi wamehlo.
ukuze ubone.
3:19 Bonke engibathandayo ngiyabasola, ngibayale;
phenduka.
3:20 Bheka, ngimi ngasemnyango ngingqongqotha: uma umuntu ezwa izwi lami, futhi
vula umnyango, ngizongena kuye, futhi ngizodla naye, futhi naye
mina.
3:21 Lowo onqobayo ngiyomnika ukuba ahlale nami esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, njengoba nje
Nami nginqobile, ngihlezi noBaba esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi.
3:22 Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya kubo
amabandla.