Fakahā 3
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Berean Standard Bible
1“Pea tohi ki he ʻāngelo ʻoe siasi ʻi Satisi; ‘ʻOku folofolaʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni ʻe ia ʻoku ʻiate ia ʻae Laumālie ʻe Fitu ʻoe ʻOtua, pea mo e fetuʻu ʻe fitu; “ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi hoʻo ngaahi ngāue, he ʻoku ke maʻu ʻae hingoa ʻoku ke moʻui, ka ʻoku ke mate.
1“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.
2Ke ke faʻa leʻo, ʻo fakamālohi ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku toe, ʻaia ʻoku fakatau ke mate; he ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻilo kuo fai ke haohaoa hoʻo ngāue, ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua.
2Wake up and strengthen what remains, which was about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
3Ko ia ke ke manatuʻi pe naʻe fēfeeʻi ʻae anga ʻo hoʻo maʻu mo hoʻo fanongo, pea ke kuku maʻu, mo fakatomala. Ko ia kapau ʻe ʻikai te ke leʻo, te u haʻu kiate koe ʻo hangē ha kaihaʻa, pea ʻe ʻikai te ke ʻilo ʻae feituʻulaʻā ʻo ʻeku haʻu kiate koe.
3Remember, 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.
4Naʻa mo Satisi, ʻoku ke maʻu ai ʻae tokosiʻi kuo ʻikai ke nau fakaʻuliʻi honau ngaahi kofu; pea ʻe ʻaʻeva mo au ʻakinautolu ʻi he kofu hinehina: he ʻoku ʻaonga ʻakinautolu
4But 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.
5Ko ia ia ʻe ikuna, ko ia ʻe fakakofu, ʻaki ʻae kofu hinehina; pea ʻe ʻikai te u tāmateʻi hono hingoa mei he tohi ʻoe moʻui, ka te u fakahā hono hingoa ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻeku Tamai, pea mo e ʻao ʻo ʻene kau ʻāngelo.
5Like 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.
6“Ko ia ia ʻoku ai ʻae telinga, ke fakafanongo ia ki he folofola ʻae Laumālie ki he ngaahi siasi.”’
6He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
7¶ “Pea tohi ki he ʻāngelo ʻoe siasi ʻi Filatelifia; ‘ʻOku folofolaʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni ʻe ia ʻoku māʻoniʻoni, ʻaia ʻoku moʻoni, “ʻAia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae kī ʻo Tevita, pea ʻoku ne toʻo, pea ʻikai ke tāpuni ʻe ha taha; pea ʻoku ne tāpuni, pea ʻikai toʻo ʻe ha taha;”
7To 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.
8“ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi hoʻo ngaahi ngāue: vakai, kuo u tuku ʻi ho ʻao ʻae matapā kuo ava, pea ʻe ʻikai faʻa tāpuni ia ʻe ha taha: he ʻoku ai hoʻo mālohi siʻi, pea kuo ke tauhiʻi ʻa ʻeku lea, pea naʻe ʻikai te ke fakafisingaʻi hoku hingoa.
8I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. For you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.
9Vakai, ʻoku ou tuku atu ʻakinautolu ʻoku ʻoe falelotu ʻo Sētane, ʻakinautolu ʻoku pehē, ko e kau Siu ʻakinautolu, ka ʻoku ʻikai, ka ʻoku nau loi; vakai, te u puleʻi ʻakinautolu ke haʻu ʻo punou hifo ʻi ho vaʻe, pea ke nau ʻilo kuo u ʻofa kiate koe.
9Look at 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.
10Pea koeʻuhi kuo ke tauhi ʻae lea ʻo ʻeku faʻa kātaki, te u tauhi foki ʻa koe ʻi he feituʻulaʻā ʻoe ʻahiʻahi, ʻaia ʻe hoko ki māmani kotoa pē, ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻakinautolu ʻoku nofo ʻi māmani.
10Because 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.
11Vakai, ʻoku ou haʻu fakavave: kuku ke maʻu ʻaia ʻoku ke maʻu, ke ʻoua naʻa faʻao ho pale ʻe ha taha kehe.
11I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
12Ko ia ia ʻe ikuna, te u ngaohi ia ko e pou ʻi he fale tapu ʻo hoku ʻOtua, pea ʻe ʻikai toe ʻalu atu ia: pea te u tohi ki ai ʻae huafa ʻo hoku ʻOtua, mo e hingoa ʻoe kolo ʻo hoku ʻOtua, ʻae Selūsalema foʻou, ʻaia ʻoku ʻalu hifo mei he langi mei hoku ʻOtua: pea mo hoku hingoa foʻou ʻoʻoku.
12The 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.
13“Ko ia ʻoku ai ʻae telinga, ke fakafanongo ia ki he folofola ʻae Laumālie ki he ngaahi siasi.”’
13He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
14¶ “Pea tohi ki he ʻāngelo ʻoe siasi ʻoe kakai Leotisia; ‘ʻOku folofolaʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni ʻe he ʻEmeni, ko e Fakamoʻoni angatonu mo moʻoni, ko e Tupuʻanga ʻoe ngaahi meʻa kuo fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtua;
14To 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.
15“ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi hoʻo ngaahi ngāue, ʻoku ʻikai te ke momoko pe vela: ʻamusiaange ʻeau ʻoku ke momoko pe vela.
15I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
16Ko ia koeʻuhi ʻoku ke māmāfana pe, ʻo ʻikai momoko pe vela, teu puʻaki koe mei hoku ngutu.
16So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!
17Koeʻuhi ʻoku ke pehē, ‘ʻOku ou koloaʻia, pea kuo u fakamaʻumeʻaʻi au,’ pea ʻoku ʻikai te u masiva ʻi ha meʻa; ka ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻilo ʻoku ke kovi lahi, pea malaʻia, pea masiva, pea kui, pea telefua.
17You 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.
18ʻOku ou akonakiʻi koe ke ke fakatau ʻiate au ʻae koula kuo ʻahiʻahi ʻi he afi, koeʻuhi ke ke koloaʻia ai; pea mo e kofu hinehina, koeʻuhi ke ke kofuʻaki, ke ʻoua naʻa hā mai ʻae mā ʻo hoʻo telefua―pea ke tuluʻi ho mata ʻaki ʻae meʻa tuluʻi mata koeʻuhi ke ke ʻā ai.
18I 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.
19Ko kinautolu ʻoku ou ʻofa ai, ʻoku ou valokiʻi mo tauteʻi: ko ia ke ke fai feinga, mo fakatomala.
19Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
20Vakai, ʻoku ou tuʻu ʻi he matapā, mo tukituki: kapau ʻe fanongo ʻe ha taha ki hoku leʻo, mo toʻo ʻae matapā, teu hū atu kiate ia, pea te ma keinanga fakataha mo au.
20Behold, 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.
21Ko ia ia ʻe ikuna, te u foaki ki ai ke nofo mo au ʻi hoku nofoʻa fakaʻeiʻeiki, ʻo hangē foki ko ʻeku ikuna, peau nofo mo ʻeku Tamai ʻi hono nofoʻa fakaʻeiʻeiki.
21To 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.
22“Ko ia ʻoku ai ʻae telinga, ke fakafanongo ia ki he folofola ʻae Laumālie ki he ngaahi siasi.”’”
22He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
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