11 lisithi: “Tlola lokho okubonako encwadini, ukuthumele emabandleni alikhomba, okutjho e-Efesu, eSimirna, ePherigamo, eThiyathira, eSaridisi, eFiladelfiya neLawodikeya.”
Khamba khona nje, ufese ukutlole lokho phambi kwabo emqebethwini, ukutlole ngokugobhodlha ukuze kube ngokwesikhathi esizako, iye, kube bufakazi banini nanini.”
“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Tlola umsongo ngawo woke amezwi engiwakhulume kuwe
USomnini wangiphendula wathi: “Tlola isambulwesi phasi sibonakale kuhle emqebethwini ukuze sifundeke lula.
Omunye wabagade balalele bekungumma obizwa bona nguLidiya, amthengisi wezambatho ezibubende edorobheni leThiyathira. Gade alotjha uZimu; nje uZimu wavula ihliziywakhe bona ilalelisise lokho uPowula akutjhoko.
UmJuda othileko, okuthiwa ngu-Apolo, obelethwa e-Alekzandriya, weza e-Efesu. Gade asikhulumi esikwaziko ukukhuluma nesinelwazi ngemitlolo.
UPowula wathumela umlayezo usuka eMiletusi usiya e-Efesu, abawa abaphathi bebandla bona bamhlangabeze.
Nakube bengilwa neembandana ezinelunya e-Efesu ngebanga lomuntu tle, bengizakuthi ngizuzeni nje? Nakube abafileko angeze bavuswa, khona-ke asizaliseni ikulumo ethi: “Asigomeni, sisele ngombana ngomuso siyokufa.”
Kodwana ngizokuhlala e-Efesu bekufike iPentekoste
UPowula umpostoli kaKrestu Jesu ngokwentando kaZimu, kibo abacwengileko abase-Efesu nabathembekileko kuKrestu Jesu:
Yeke tlola ingoma nasi bese uyifundisa ama-Israyeli, uyihlohle ngemilonyenawo ukuze ibe bufakazi bami ngokujamelana nawo.
Ngithanda nazi bonyana ngirubaruba kangangani ngani nangalabo abaseLawodikeya, boke abanengi esingazange khesibonane nabo ubuso nobuso.
Njengombana ngakubawa mhlana ngilunge eMasedoniya, hlala e-Efesu ukuze uyale abathileko bona bangafundisi ifundiso ehlukileko
Ngathi nangimbonako ngaduleka phasi eenyaweni zakhe njengofileko. Wabeka isandla sakhe sesidla phezu kwami wathi: “Ungesabi, ngingewokuthoma newokuphela;
Tlola-ke okubonileko, okukhona nalokho okuzakwenzeka emva kwalokhu.
owafakaza ngelizwi lakaZimu nangoJesu Krestu nangakho koke akubonileko.
Ifihlakalo yeenkwekwezi ezilikhomba ozibonileko ngesidleni sami kanye nezinti zegolide zeembani ezilikhomba zingilokhu: Iinkwekwezi ezilikhomba ziziingilozi zamabandla alikhomba nezinti zeembani ezilikhomba zegolide zimabandla alikhomba.”
UJwanisi, kiwo amabandla alikhomba we-Asiya: Kini akube mumusa nokuthula okuvela kuye okhona nogade avele akhona nozako, nakiyo imimoya elikhomba ephambi kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi
“Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega,” kutjho uSomnini uZimu, okhona nogade avele akhona nozako.
Lokha nakuzwakala imidumo elikhomba nami besele ngizilungiselele ukutlola, kodwana ngezwa ilizwi livela ezulwini lisithi: “Kugibe ngephawu lokho okukhulunywe midumo elikhomba, ungakutloli.”
Ngezwa ilizwi libuya ezulwini lisithi: “Tlola uthi: Babusisiwe labo abafako bafela kuSomnini kusukela gadesi.” UMoya ocwengileko uthi: “Iye, bazakuphumula ekukhandlekeni kwabo ngombana imisebenzi yabo izabalandela.”
Nje-ke ingilozi yathi kimi: “Tlola uthi babusisiwe labo abamenyelwe ebukhazini beMvana.” Begodu yangezelela ngokuthi: “La mamezwi wakaZimu aqinisileko.”
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla le-Efesu tlola uthi: Naku umlayezo waloyo ophethe iinkwekwezi ezilikhomba esandleni sakhe sesidla, okhamba hlangana nezinti zeembani zegolide ezilikhomba:
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla lePhergamu tlola uthi: Naka amezwi waloyo ophethe isabula ebukhali ngapha nangapha:
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla leThiyathira tlola uthi: Naka amezwi weNdodana kaZimu, enamehlo inga malangabi womlilo, iinyawo zayo ziphazima njengedzila etsengiswe ngemlilweni ithi:
“Nje-ke ngithi kini nakwabanye abaseThiyathira, labo abanganamatheli efundisweni le nabangakafundi lokho ekuthiwa ngokuzikileko kwakaSathana, ‘Angisanithwesi omunye umthwalo,
“Godu kiyo ingilozi yebandla leSmirna tlola uthi: Naka amezwi avela kiloyo ongowokuthoma newokuphela, owafako wabuye waphila godu:
Loyo osesihlalweni sobukhosi wathi: “Qala, ngenza koke kube kutjha!” Wathi godu: “Kutlole lokhu ngombana amezwi la athembekile begodu aliqiniso.”
Yathi kimi: “Ungavali amezwi wencwadi yesiphorofido le ngombana isikhathi siseduze.
“Ngimi mina Jesu engithumele ingilozi yami kini kobana izokufakaza ngezintwezi emabandleni. Ngimurabhu nomlibo kaDavida, ikhwezi lokusa elinyamazelako.”
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla leSardisi tlola uthi: Naka amezwi waloyo ophethe imimoya elikhomba yakaZimu kanye neenkwekwezi ezilikhomba, uthi ngiyayazi imisebenzakho begodu udume ngelokuthi uyaphila kanti ufile.
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla leLawodikhiya tlola uthi: Naka amezwi ka-Amen, ufakazi othembekileko noqinisileko, osisusa salokho okubunjwe nguZimu, uthi:
Nokho kusesekhona abantu abambalwa eSardisi abangakasilaphazi izambatho zabo; bazokukhamba nami bembethe ezimhlophe ngombana bafanele.
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla leFiladelfiya tlola uthi, Naka amezwi waloyo ocwengileko noqinisileko, loyo ophethe isihluthulelo sakaDavida, ovula kungavali muntu, avale kungavuli muntu, uthi: