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Na kwa malaika wa kanisa lililoko Sardi andika; Haya ndiyo anenayo yeye aliye na hizo Roho saba za Mungu, na zile nyota saba. Nayajua matendo yako, ya kuwa una jina la kuwa hai, nawe umekufa.
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
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Uwe mwenye kukesha, ukayaimarishe mambo yaliyosalia, yanayotaka kufa. Maana sikuona matendo yako kuwa yametimilika mbele za Mungu wangu.
Wake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
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Basi kumbuka jinsi ulivyopokea, na jinsi ulivyosikia; yashike hayo na kutubu. Walakini usipokesha, nitakuja kama mwivi, wala hutaijua saa nitakayokuja kwako.
Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
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Lakini unayo majina machache katika Sardi, watu wasioyatia mavazi yao uchafu. Nao watakwenda pamoja nami hali wamevaa mavazi meupe, kwa kuwa wamestahili.
But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.
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Yeye ashindaye atavikwa hivyo mavazi meupe, wala sitalifuta kamwe jina lake katika kitabu cha uzima, nami nitalikiri jina lake mbele za Baba yangu, na mbele ya malaika zake.
Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
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Yeye aliye na sikio, na alisikie neno hili ambalo Roho ayaambia makanisa.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
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Na kwa malaika wa kanisa lililoko Filadelfia andika; Haya ndiyo anenayo yeye aliye mtakatifu, aliye wa kweli, aliye na ufunguo wa Daudi, yeye mwenye kufungua wala hapana afungaye, naye afunga wala hapana afunguaye.
To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
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Nayajua matendo yako. Tazama, nimekupa mlango uliofunguliwa mbele yako, ambao hapana awezaye kuufunga, kwa kuwa unazo nguvu kidogo, nawe umelitunza neno langu, wala hukulikana jina langu.
I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.
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Tazama, nakupa walio wa sinagogi la Shetani, wasemao kwamba ni Wayahudi, nao sio, bali wasema uongo. Tazama, nitawafanya waje kusujudu mbele ya miguu yako, na kujua ya kuwa nimekupenda.
As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
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Kwa kuwa umelishika neno la subira yangu, mimi nami nitakulinda, utoke katika saa ya kuharibiwa iliyo tayari kuujilia ulimwengu wote, kuwajaribu wakaao juu ya nchi.
Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
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Naja upesi. Shika sana ulicho nacho, asije mtu akaitwaa taji yako.
I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
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Yeye ashindaye, nitamfanya kuwa nguzo katika hekalu la Mungu wangu, wala hatatoka humo tena kabisa, nami nitaandika juu yake jina la Mungu wangu, na jina la mji wa Mungu wangu, huo Yerusalemu mpya, ushukao kutoka mbinguni kwa Mungu wangu, na jina langu mwenyewe, lile jipya.
The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
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Yeye aliye na sikio, na alisikie neno hili ambalo Roho ayaambia makanisa.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
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Na kwa malaika wa kanisa lililoko Laodikia andika; Haya ndiyo anenayo yeye aliye Amina, Shahidi aliye mwaminifu na wa kweli, mwanzo wa kuumba kwa Mungu.
To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
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Nayajua matendo yako, ya kuwa hu baridi wala hu moto; ingekuwa heri kama ungekuwa baridi au moto.
I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
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Basi, kwa sababu una uvuguvugu, wala hu baridi wala moto, nitakutapika utoke katika kinywa changu.
So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!
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Kwa kuwa wasema, Mimi ni tajiri, nimejitajirisha, wala sina haja ya kitu; nawe hujui ya kuwa wewe u mnyonge, na mwenye mashaka, na maskini, na kipofu, na uchi.
You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
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Nakupa shauri, ununue kwangu dhahabu iliyosafishwa kwa moto, upate kuwa tajiri, na mavazi meupe upate kuvaa, aibu ya uchi wako isionekane, na dawa ya macho ya kujipaka macho yako, upate kuona.
I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
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Wote niwapendao mimi nawakemea, na kuwarudi; basi uwe na bidii, ukatubu.
Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
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Tazama, nasimama mlangoni, nabisha; mtu akiisikia sauti yangu, na kuufungua mlango, nitaingia kwake, nami nitakula pamoja naye, na yeye pamoja nami.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
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Yeye ashindaye, nitampa kuketi pamoja nami katika kiti changu cha enzi, kama mimi nilivyoshinda nikaketi pamoja na Baba yangu katika kiti chake cha enzi.
To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
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Yeye aliye na sikio, na alisikie neno hili ambalo Roho ayaambia makanisa.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”