¹ «Bindal malaakam mbooloom ñi gëm ci dëkku Efes, ne ko: i Ki téye juróom-ñaari biddiiw yi ci loxol ndeyjooram, tey dox ci diggu juróom-ñaari làmpi diwlin yu wurus yi nee na:

¹`To the messenger of the Ephesian assembly write: These things saith he who is holding the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the midst of the seven lamp-stands — the golden:

² Xam naa say jëf, sa liggéey ak sag muñ. Xam naa ne, mënuloo dékku ñiy def lu bon. Seetlu nga ñi tuddoo samay ndaw, ba gis ne ay naaféq lañu.

²I have known thy works, and thy labour, and thy endurance, and that thou art not able to bear evil ones, and that thou hast tried those saying themselves to be apostles and are not, and hast found them liars,

³ Xam naa it ne muñ nga, ba dékku coono ndax sama tur, te xàddiwoo. i

³and thou didst bear, and hast endurance, and because of my name hast toiled, and hast not been weary.

⁴ Waaye li ma naqari ci yaw moo di sa mbëggeel wàññiku na.

⁴`But I have against thee: That thy first love thou didst leave!

⁵ Deel fàttaliku kon fa nga daanoo. Réccul te def, na nga daan def bu jëkk. Soo réccuwul, dinaa dikk ci yaw, jële sa làmp ca bérab ba mu nekk.

⁵remember, then, whence thou hast fallen, and reform, and the first works do; and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will remove thy lamp-stand from its place — if thou mayest not reform;

⁶ Waaye lii neex na ma ci yaw: sib nga ni man li ñoom Nikolas di jëf. i

⁶but this thou hast, that thou dost hate the works of the Nicolaitans, that I also hate.

⁷ Yaw mi am ay nopp, déglul li Xelum Yàlla di wax mboolooy ñi gëm. Ku daan, dinaa la may, nga lekk ci garabu dund, gi nekk ci jataayu Yàlla.

⁷He who is having an ear — let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming — I will give to him to eat of the tree of life that is in the midst of the paradise of God.

⁸ «Bindal malaakam mbooloom ñi gëm ci dëkku Samirin, ne ko: i Ki jëkk te mujj, ki dee woon te dekki nee na:

⁸`And to the messenger of the assembly of the Smyrneans write: These things saith the First and the Last, who did become dead and did live;

⁹ Xam naa sa coono, xam it sa néew doole, moona yaaka duunle. Ñooñu tuddoo Yawut, xam naa ñaawteef yi ñu teg ci sa der: ndajem Seytaane la.

⁹I have known thy works, and tribulation, and poverty — yet thou art rich — and the evil-speaking of those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but [are] a synagogue of the Adversary.

¹⁰ Bul ragal li nga nar a daj. Seytaane dina dugal kaso ñenn ci yéen, ngir wut leen a fiir. Diirub fukki fan dingeen am coono. Nanga takku ba àttan cee dee, ma jox la kaalag dund gi. i

¹⁰`Be not afraid of the things that thou art about to suffer; lo, the devil is about to cast of you to prison, that ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten days; become thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of the life.

¹¹ Yaw mi am ay nopp, déglul li Xelum Yàlla di wax mboolooy ñi gëm. Ku daan, doo loru ci ñaareelu dee.

¹¹He who is having an ear — let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: He who is overcoming may not be injured of the second death.

¹² «Bindal malaakam mbooloom ñi gëm ci dëkku Pergam, ne ko: i Boroom jaasi ju ñaw, ji am ñaari boor nee na:

¹²`And to the messenger of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things saith he who is having the sharp two-edged sword:

¹³ Xam naa fa nga dëkk, di fa Seytaane samp nguuram. Moona jébbalu nga ci sama tur te weddiwoo sa ngëm ci man, ba ca fan ya ñu reye Antipas, sama seede bu takku ba, ci seen dëkk, di dëkku Seytaane. i

¹³I have known thy works, and where thou dost dwell — where the throne of the Adversary [is] — and thou dost hold fast my name, and thou didst not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas [was] my faithful witness, who was put to death beside you, where the Adversary doth dwell.

¹⁴ Waaye am na lu ma naqari ci yaw, moo di uuf nga foofu gaa yuy sàmm njàngalem Balaam, moom mi jàngaloon Balag, mu sóob bànni Israyil ci bàkkaar, xiir leen ci lekk ñam wu ñu tuuroo xërëm yi, xiir leen ci njaaloo.

¹⁴`But I have against thee a few things: That thou hast there those holding the teaching of Balaam, who did teach Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat idol-sacrifices, and to commit whoredom;

¹⁵ Te am nga noonu itam ay nit ñuy sàmm njàngalem ñoom Nikolas.

¹⁵so hast thou, even thou, those holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans — which thing I hate.

¹⁶ Réccul kon; lu ko moy dinaa dikk ci yaw léegi te xeex ak nit ñooñu ak jaasi, jiy génn ci sama gémmiñ. i

¹⁶`Reform! and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

¹⁷ Yaw mi am ay nopp, déglul li Xelum Yàlla di wax mboolooy ñi gëm. Ku daan, dinaa la jox, nga lekk dund bi ñuy wax mànn te mu nëbbu, te dinaa la jox xeer wu weex. Ci kaw xeer woowu bindees na ci tur wu bees wu kenn xamul, ku dul ki ko jot.

¹⁷He who is having an ear — let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, that no one knew except him who is receiving [it].

¹⁸ «Bindal malaakam mbooloom ñi gëm ci dëkku Catir, ne ko: i Doomu Yàlla ji, ki ay bëtam di xuyy ni safara, tey tànkam di lerax ni xànjar, nee na:

¹⁸`And to the messenger of the assembly of Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who is having his eyes as a flame of fire, and his feet like to fine brass;

¹⁹ Xam naa say jëf, sa mbëggeel, sa ngëm, sag muñ ak ni nga farloo ci sa jaamu Yàlla. Xam naa say jëf yu mujj, ni ñu ëppe yu jëkk ya. i

¹⁹I have known thy works, and love, and ministration, and faith, and thy endurance, and thy works — and the last [are] more than the first.

²⁰ Waaye li ma naqari ci yaw moo di dangaa bàyyi Yesabel, jigéen joojuy tuddoo yonent, di jàngale ak a réeral sama jaam yi, ngir ñuy sóobu ci njaaloo te di lekk ñam wu ñu tuuroo xërëm yi.

²⁰`But I have against thee a few things: That thou dost suffer the woman Jezebel, who is calling herself a prophetess, to teach, and to lead astray, my servants to commit whoredom, and idol-sacrifices to eat;

²¹ May naa ko ab diir, ngir mu tuub njaaloom, waaye bañ na.

²¹and I did give to her a time that she might reform from her whoredom, and she did not reform;

²² Kon nag dinaa ko tëral ci lalu metit, te ñiy ànd ak moom di njaaloo, su ñu tuubul jëfi jigéen jooju, dinaa leen teg naqar wu mag.

²²lo, I will cast her into a couch, and those committing adultery with her into great tribulation — if they may not repent of their works,

²³ Dinaa rey ay doomam, te mboolooy ñi gëm yépp dinañu xam ne, man maa di kiy nattu xol ak xalaat, te dinaa fey ku nekk ay jëfam.

²³and her children I will kill in death, and know shall all the assemblies that I am he who is searching reins and hearts; and I will give to you — to each — according to your works.

²⁴ Waaye yéen ñépp ñi des ci Catir te toppuleen njàngale moomu te gëstuwuleen loolu ñu naan mbiri Seytaane yu xóot yi, maa ngi leen di wax ne, duma leen yen beneen yen

²⁴`And to you I say, and to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, and who did not know the depths of the Adversary, as they say; I will not put upon you other burden;

²⁵ bu dul bii: jàppleen ci li ngeen jàpp, ba kera may ñëw. i

²⁵but that which ye have — hold ye, till I may come;

²⁶ Ku daan tey sax ci samay jëf ba ca muj ga, dinaa ko jox sañ-sañ ci xeet yi:i

²⁶and he who is overcoming, and who is keeping unto the end my works, I will give to him authority over the nations,

²⁷ Dina leen jiite ak yetu weñ,i tojat leen ni ñuy toje ndaal kew —i

²⁷and he shall rule them with a rod of iron — as the vessels of the potter they shall be broken — as I also have received from my Father;

²⁸ ni ma jële sañ-sañ ci sama Baay. Dinaa ko jox it biddiiwu njël.

²⁸and I will give to him the morning star.

²⁹ Yaw mi am ay nopp, déglul li Xelum Yàlla di wax mboolooy ñi gëm.

²⁹He who is having an ear — let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.