¹ Ndembera mutumwa wacheche ali mu Sardisi achibvi: zvabvi na ule ana muzimu minomwe ya Mulungu na nyenyezi zinomwe: Ndinadziwa mabhasa ako; unati uli mupenyu chiti udhafa. ² Muca ubhudhe upame nsimba zvasala zvile ninga zvilicudha cufa, nacuti handinabha cuwona mabhasa haco ali a cukwana pamberi pa Mulungu wangu. ³ Nacudyaloco fungudzira matambiliro namabviro akaita iwo, ucoye futi udzindiquire, zvinopano ungareca cutandira, ine ndichauya ninga mbava, iwe hauidziwi nguwa yandina uya nhamussosso na iwe. ⁴ Napenepo cuna madzina anango mu Sardisi cuti hawana cuswipiza zvacutsimira zvawo. Iwo wakafamba na ine namadilezi acuchena, nacuti wadhathemba nawa. ⁵ Anacunda achatsimiziwa dilezi tacutsimira machena ninga zvinezvombo handidzcufudzidzina lavo buku la upenfu. Nacudyaloco ndichapupura dzina rache pamberi pa bhambo wangu ncumbiri kwawatumwa wache. ⁶ Ana mucutu ngaplutane zvinalangua namuzimu cucheche. ⁷ Nembera mutimwa wacheche ali mu Filadelfia atchiti: Aiya ndiwo mashoco aweneule cuti adha chena futi na alimuchakwadhi. Iye ana makii yadavidi, ule futi hapana ana padjuda futizve ule anapadjola hucuna anapadjula. ⁸ Ine ndina dziwa mabhassa aco. Ona ndacupa musuwo udhadjulica cumberi kwaco, musuwo apa musuwo ubhodzi wacudjulica cuti hapana anaudjala. Ndina dziwa cuti una nsimba padhoco. Nacudhialoco, ucoye masoco angu futi usalambe dzina langu. ⁹ Ona bhassi ndina cufa wanango wali wasinagoge la Sathani, wale wanati ndife madjuda chite hawasi, napenepo wachilanga zvacuphwata futi ndichauya nawo cuti wanamate pamberi pansoca zaco futi udziwe cuti ine ndidhacudha. ¹⁰ Zvinacoya iye soco lacutsunguluza kwangu, panwo naimwembo ndichacucoyani panfuwa yacueserwa cuti cunaiuya cupansipense, cuti waezele wale wanagala pansipano. ¹¹ Ndinacasica cuuya, bhatisa chinecho chinaiwecho cuti uleque cutolerwa mbongolo yaco. ¹² Ule anawina, ine ndidzamuita nkoske yamunyumba ya Mulungu wangu. Hawadzabhudhizve mwinamo. Ndinalamba cudzaulo kwache dzina la Mulungu wangu, madzina laguta la Mulungu wangu, Jerusalema yacupedzesera ridhabhuda cudzaulu, cuna Mulungu wangu na dzina langu lachichino. ¹³ Ana macutu ngaabve zina langa mwiya macheche. ¹⁴ Nembera mumwa wacheche ali mu Laodiceia achiti: " zvichati amei, chipupulu chacutenseca chakwadhi na antendi, cutanda kwachisikwa cha Mulungu. ¹⁵ "Ndinadziwa mabhasa aco: nacuti hayatonwori cana apitsa; dheca achitonwera cana cupitsa. ¹⁶ Zvinopano zvaunadziwa hautomwa cana cupitsa, ine ndichacu lusila mu mulomo wangu. ¹⁷ Nacuti anati: "ndiri mufumi, ndidhawona hufumi andina chandinasowa nkabhe", Futi haungadziwi cuti unateteca ulombo, una nhamo, futi uli muchuphiqui naphopfo, uli munhu wacugomba. ¹⁸ Ndinacupasani njira yacuti ugule cheleni, futi nguwo zacuchena cuti uzisimire cuti wanyacunyangala waleque cucudhongola maningi zviribi cucuona, cuti ugule mafuta yacunungira matsowaco awone. ¹⁹ Ndinalanga ndichiwafhuzinsa wense wanada. Nadyalo, zwitsumbene. ²⁰ Ninga ndiripamusuyo ndichi unera. Anabva pfala lango ngabvule mushuyo, ine nditchapinda munyumba yache, nditcha pfansa naiye iye na ine. ²¹ Cuna wene ule anacunda nditchampasa tchitendero chacugala naine pa cundhu cudzaulu, ninga ine ndidhacunda ndidagala na bhambo wangu cudzaulu. ²² Ana macutu yacubva ngabve zwiculanga muzimu mucheche.