¹This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel or, messenger (here and wherever angel is mentioned) to his servant, John,

¹ Yesu Almasihu bangandiyaŋ kaŋ Irikoy n'a no zama a m'a bangandi nga tamey se. Hayey neeya kaŋ yaŋ tilas ga haw ka te, kaŋ manti nda gayyaŋ. A donton mo nga malayka* meyo ra, a m'a cabe nga tamo Yohanna se.

¹The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, [even] the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John;

²who testified to God’s word, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.

² Nga no ka seeda no Irikoy sanno nda Yesu Almasihu seeda boŋ, sanda haŋ kaŋ a di kulu.

²who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, [even] of all things that he saw.

³Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it, for the time is at hand.

³ Albarkante no boro kaŋ goono ga caw, da borey kaŋ yaŋ goono ga maa annabitaray sanney wo, kaŋ yaŋ goono ga haggoy da haŋ kaŋ i hantum a ra mo, zama alwaato maan.

³Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand.

⁴John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;

⁴ Ay, Yohanna go ga Almasihu marga iyya kaŋ yaŋ go Aziya laabo ra fo. Gomni nda laakal kanay ma bara araŋ banda kaŋ yaŋ ga fun a do, nga kaŋ go no sohõ, kaŋ go no za doŋ, kaŋ ga kaa mo. I ga fun biya iyya do mo kaŋ go a karga jine.

⁴John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits that are before his throne;

⁵and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood;

⁵ I ga fun Yesu Almasihu do mo, nga kaŋ ga ti seeda naanaykoy, boro jina kaŋ tun ka fun buukoy game ra, ndunnya koyey maykwa mo no. Nga kaŋ ga ba iri, kaŋ n'iri feeri iri zunubey gaa nga kuro ra,

⁵and from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;

⁶and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests Exodus 19:6; Isaiah 61:6 to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

⁶ kaŋ n'iri daŋ mo iri ma ciya koytaray, alfagayaŋ no nga Baabo Irikoy se, darza nda dabari ma bara a se hal abada abadin. Amin!

⁶and he made us [to be] a kingdom, [to be] priests unto his God and Father; to him [be] the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

⁷Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.

⁷ Guna, a go kaa da burey nga banda. Mo kulu ga di a, baa ngey kaŋ yaŋ n'a gooru mo. Ndunnya dumey kulu ga baray a sabbay se. Oho, Amin!

⁷Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.

⁸ “I am the Alpha and the Omega, TR adds “the Beginning and the End” ” says the Lord God, TR omits “God” “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

⁸ Ay no A nda Zed, yaadin no Rabbi Irikoy ci, nga kaŋ go no sohõ, a go no za doŋ, a ga kaa mo, Hina-Kulu-Koyo no.

⁸I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

⁹I John, your brother and partner with you in oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

⁹ Ay, Yohanna kaŋ ti araŋ nya-izo d'araŋ markasin gurzuga da koytara ra, da kookaro gaa kaŋ go Yesu ra, ay go gungo kaŋ se i ga ne Batmus ra, Irikoy sanno da Yesu seeda sabbay se.

⁹I John, your brother and partaker with you in tribulation and kingdom and patience [which are] in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

¹⁰I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet

¹⁰ Ay bara Biya ra Rabbi zaaro hane. Kal ay maa jinde beeri fo ay banda sanda hilli wane cine.

¹⁰I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet

¹¹saying, “ TR adds “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last.” What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies TR adds “which are in Asia” : to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”

¹¹ A ne: «Haŋ kaŋ ni ga di, m'a hantum tira ra. M'a samba Almasihu marga iyya din se: Afasos, da Samurna, da Birgamos, da Tiyatira, da Sardisu, da Filadelfiya, da Lawodisiya se.»

¹¹saying, What thou seest, write in a book and send [it] to the seven churches: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

¹²I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands.

¹² Kal ay zagu zama ya di bora kaŋ jinda goono ga salaŋ d'ay. Kaŋ ay zagu, ay di wura fitilla suntulu iyye.

¹²And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And having turned I saw seven golden candlesticks;

¹³And among the lampstands was one like a son of man, Daniel 7:13 clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.

¹³ Fitilla suntuley game ra mo, boro fo go no kaŋ ga hima Boro* Izo. A gonda kwaay kaŋ ga to a se kala ce taamey gaa, wura guddama mo go ga haw a ganda gaa.

¹³and in the midst of the candlesticks one like unto a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle.

¹⁴His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.

¹⁴ Boŋo d'a boŋ hamno mo ga kwaaray sanda feeji hamni cine, sanda neezu* cine, a moy mo go danga danji beele cine.

¹⁴And his head and his hair were white as white wool, [white] as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

¹⁵His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.

¹⁵ A cey mo, sanda guuru-say kaŋ go ga ciray farme me ra. A jinda ga hima hari zuru boobo jinde.

¹⁵and his feet like unto burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters.

¹⁶He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

¹⁶ Kambe ŋwaaro ra mo a gonda handariyayze iyye. A meyo ra mo takuba kaano goono ga fatta. A moyduma mo ga hima wayna alwaati kaŋ a goono ga kaari da nga gaabo.

¹⁶And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

¹⁷When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,

¹⁷ Alwaato kaŋ ay di a, ay kaŋ a cey do sanda buuko. A na nga kambe ŋwaaro dak'ay boŋ ka ne ay se: «Ma si humburu! Ay no Sintina nda Bananta.

¹⁷And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,

¹⁸ and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades or, Hell .

¹⁸ Ay no Fundikoono. Ay bu, guna mo ay gonda fundi hal abada abadin. Ay gonda buuyaŋ da Alaahara saaf'izey mo.

¹⁸and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

¹⁹ Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter;

¹⁹ Yaadin gaa, haŋ kaŋ ni di, da haŋ kaŋ go no sohõ, da haŋ kaŋ ga aniya ka te hayey din banda, m'i hantum.

¹⁹Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which shall come to pass hereafter;

²⁰ the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are the angels or, messengers (here and wherever angels are mentioned) of the seven assemblies. The seven lampstands are seven assemblies.

²⁰ Handariyayze iyya din kaŋ ni di ay kambe ŋwaaro ra, da wura fitilla suntulu iyya din mo, i gundo neeya: Handariyayze iyya din ga ti Almasihu marga iyya diyey, fitilla suntulu iyya din mo ga ti Almasihu marga iyya.»

²⁰the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks are seven churches.