1 Efezas draudzes eņģelim raksti: Tā saka tas, kas tur labajā rokā septiņas zvaigznes, un kas staigā septiņu zelta lukturu vidū:
2 Es zinu tavus darbus un pūles, tavu pacietību un ka tu nevari panest ļaunus cilvēkus, un esi pārbaudījis tos, kas saucas par apustuļiem, bet nav, un esi atradis tos par melkuļiem.
3 Tev ir pacietība, tu esi grūtumu nesis mana vārda dēļ un neesi piekusis.
4 Bet man pret tevi ir tas, ka tu esi atstājis savu pirmo mīlestību.
5 Tad nu pārdomā, no kā tu esi atkritis; atgriezies un dari pirmos darbus. Bet ja ne, tad es nākšu pie tevis un nostumšu tavu lukturi no tā vietas, ja tu neatgriezīsies.
6 Bet tas tev ir, ka tu ienīsti Nikolaītu darbus, ko arī es ienīstu.
7 Kam ausis, tas lai dzird, ko gars saka draudzēm: Tam, kas uzvar, es došu ēst no dzīvības koka, kas ir Dieva paradīzē.
8 Un Smirnas draudzes eņģelim raksti: Tā saka pirmais un pēdējais, kas bija miris un tapis dzīvs:
9 Es zinu tavus grūtumus un nabadzību, bet tu esi bagāts, un ka tevi zaimo tic, kas saucas par jūdiem un nav tādi, bet ir sātana sinagoga.
10 Nebīsties par to, ka tev būs jācicš! Redzi, velns metīs cietumā kādus no jums, lai jūs tiktu pārbaudīti. Jums būs bēdas desmit dienas. Esi uzticīgs līdz nāvei, tad es tev došu dzīvības vainagu.
11 Kam ausis, tas lai dzird, ko gars saka draudzēm. To, kas uzvar, neie-vainos otrā nāve.
12 Un Pergamas draudzes eņģelim raksti: Tā saka tas, kam zobens abās pusēs ass:
13 Es zinu, ka tu dzīvo tur, kur sātana tronis, bet tu turies pie mana vārda un neaizliedzi manu ticību, ari Antipas dienās ne, kad mans uzticīgais liecinieks jūsu starpā tapa nokauts tur, kur mājo sātāns.
14 Bet tas vien man ir pret tevi, ka tev tur ir daži Balaama mācības turētāji, kas mācīja Balaku celt apgrēcību Israēla bērnu vidū, ēst elku upurus un piekopt netiklību.
15 Tev tur arī ir daži Nikolaītu mācības cienītāji.
16 Atgriezies! Bet ja ne, tad es nākšu drīzi pie tevis un karošu pret viņiem ar savas mutes zobenu.
17 Kam ausis, tas lai dzird, ko gars saka draudzēm! Tam, kas uzvar, es došu no apslēptās mannas, es viņam došu baltu akmeni, un uz akmens būs jauns vārds rakstīts, ko neviens nezina kā vien tas, kas to dabū.
18 Un Tiatiras draudzes eņģelim raksti: Tā saka Dieva dēls, kam acis kā uguns liesma, kam kājas līdzīgas mir-dzošam vapam:
19 Es zinu tavus darbus, tavu mīlestību, tavu ticību un tavu kalpošanu, un tavu pastāvību, un ka tavi pēdējie darbi ir lielāki nekā pirmie.
20 Bet man ir pret tevi tas, ka tu ļauj vaļu sievietei Jezabelei, kas saucas par pravieti, mācīt un pievilt manus kalpus, piekopt netiklību un ēst elku upupus.
21 Es devu viņai laiku atgriezties, bet viņa negrib atgriezties no savas netiklības.
22 Redzi, es metīšu viņu slimības gultā un tos, kas ar viņu piekopuši netiklību, lielās bēdās, ja tie neatgriezīsies no viņas darbiem.
23 Viņas bērnus es nonāvēšu. Visas draudzes atzīs, ka es tas esmu, kas pārbauda īkstis un sirdis. Es došu jums katram pēc jūsu darbiem.
24 Bet es saku jums visiem, kas esat Tiatirā, kas neturas pie šis mācības, kas nav atzinuši sātana dziļumus, kā viņi saka:
25 Es neuzvelšu jums nekādas citas nastas, bet kas jums ir, to turiet, kamēr es nākšu.
26 Un tam, kas uzvar, kas dara manus darbus līdz galam, es došu varu pār tautām.
27 Un viņš tās ganīs ar dzelzs zizli, kā māla traukus sadauza;
28 Kā es arī pats to no sava tēva esmu dabūjis. Un es došu viņam rīta zvaigzni.
29 Kam ausis, lai dzird, ko gars saka draudzēm.
The Letter to Ephesus
1 This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Ephesus:
I am the one who holds the seven stars in my right hand, and I walk among the seven gold lampstands. Listen to what I say.
2 I know everything you have done, including your hard work and how you have endured. I know you won't put up with anyone who is evil. When some people pretended to be apostles, you tested them and found out they were liars. 3 You have endured and gone through hard times because of me, yet you have not given up.
4 But I do have something against you! And it is this: You don't have as much love as you used to. 5 Think about where you have fallen from, and then turn back and do as you did at first. If you don't turn back, I will come and take away your lampstand. 6 But there is one thing you are doing right. You hate what the Nicolaitans are doing, and so do I.
7 If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will let everyone who wins the victory eat from the life-giving tree in God's wonderful garden.
The Letter to Smyrna
8 This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Smyrna:
I am the first and the last. I died, but now I am alive! Listen to what I say.
9 I know how much you suffer and how poor you are, but you are rich. I also know the cruel things being said about you by people who claim to be God's people. But they are not really God's people. They are a group that belongs to Satan.
10 Don't worry about what you will suffer. The devil will throw some of you into jail, and you will be tested and made to suffer for ten days. But if you are faithful until you die, I will reward you with a glorious life.
11 If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. Whoever wins the victory will not be hurt by the second death.
The Letter to Pergamum
12 This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Pergamum:
I am the one who has the sharp double-edged sword! Listen to what I say.
13 I know you live where Satan has his throne. But you have kept true to my name. Right there where Satan lives, my faithful witness Antipas was taken from you and put to death. Even then you did not give up your faith in me.
14 I do have a few things against you. Some of you are following the teaching of Balaam. Long ago he told Balak to teach the people of Israel to eat food that had been offered to idols and to be immoral. 15 Now some of you are following the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 Turn back! If you don't, I will come quickly and fight against these people. And my words will cut like a sword.
17 If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To everyone who wins the victory, I will give some of the hidden food. I will also give each one a white stone with a new name written on it. No one will know that name except the one who is given the stone.
The Letter to Thyatira
18 This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Thyatira:
I am the Son of God! My eyes are like flames of fire, and my feet are like bronze. Listen to what I say.
19 I know everything about you, including your love, your faith, your service, and how you have endured. I know you are doing more now than you have ever done before. 20 But I still have something against you because of that woman Jezebel. She calls herself a prophet, and you let her teach and mislead my servants to do immoral things and to eat food offered to idols. 21 I gave her a chance to turn from her sins, but she did not want to stop doing these immoral things.
22 I am going to strike down Jezebel. Everyone who does these immoral things with her will also be punished, if they don't stop. 23 I will even kill her followers. Then all the churches will see that I know everyone's thoughts and feelings. I will treat each of you as you deserve.
24 Some of you in Thyatira don't follow Jezebel's teaching. You don't know anything about what her followers call the “deep secrets of Satan.” So I won't burden you down with any other commands. 25 But until I come, you must hold firmly to the teaching you have.
26 I will give power over the nations to everyone who wins the victory and keeps on obeying me until the end. 27-28 I will give each of them the same power my Father has given me. They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash those nations to pieces like clay pots. I will also give them the morning star.
29 If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.
