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Da River Dat Make Us Come Alive Fo Real Kine

22 Den da angel guy show me da river wit da water dat make peopo come alive fo real kine. You can see thru da river, jalike da crystal. Da river go from da throne wea God an Godʼs Baby Sheep Guy stay, down da middle a da main street inside Godʼs big town. On two side a da river da tree stand dat make peopo come alive fo real kine. Da tree give fruit every month, twelve time all togedda every year. Da leaf from da tree make all da diffren peopos all ova da world come good.

No mo nobody goin make kahuna no moa. Da throne wea God an Godʼs Baby Sheep Guy sit goin stay inside da town, an all Godʼs worka guys goin work fo him. Godʼs worka guys goin see his face, an dey goin get Godʼs name on top dea forehead. No goin get no nite time no moa. Dey no goin need da light from da lamp o da light from da sun, cuz God, da Boss, he goin give dem light. An dey goin be in charge a da world wit God da King foeva.

Godʼs Spesho Guy Goin Come Back

Da angel tell me, “Dis I telling you stay true, an you can trus um fo shua. God, da Boss, send his Spirit fo tell da guys dat talk fo him wat fo say. An he wen send his angel messenja guy fo show his worka guys da stuff dat gotta happen pretty soon.”

Jesus say, “Eh, listen! I coming back real soon! Everybody dat stick wit wat God say inside dis book goin stay good inside.”

Me, John, I da guy wen hear an see all dis stuff. Afta I wen hear an see dat, I wen go down in front da angel guy dat wen show um to me, fo show love an respeck to him. But he tell me, “Nah! No do dat! I ony one worka guy jalike you an yoa bruddas dat talk fo God, an everybody dat stick wit wat dis book say. Mo betta, ony give love an respeck to God!”

10 Den da angel tell me, “No close up dis book an put seal on top, cuz den nobody can read um. Almos time now. 11 So whoeva like do da wrong kine stuff, let um stay do da wrong kine stuff. Whoeva like do pilau kine stuff, let um stay do pilau kine stuff. Whoeva like do da right kine stuff, let um stay do da right kine stuff. An whoeva stay spesho fo God, let um stay spesho fo God.”

12 Jesus say, “Eh, listen! I coming back real soon! An I goin bring wit me da stuff fo give back to everybody fo everyting dey wen do. 13 I da first one from befo, an da last, da start an da end, A an Z.

14 “Everybody dat wash dea clotheses clean, dey can stay good inside, cuz dey get da right fo eat from da tree dat make peopo alive fo real kine. An dey can go inside Godʼs big town thru da gate. 15 Outside da town get da peopo dat dey jalike dogs, da peopo dat make kahuna, da peopo dat fool aroun, da peopo dat like kill oddas, da peopo dat go down an pray to da idol kine gods, an everybody dat love fo bulai.

16 “Me, I Jesus. I wen send my angel messenja guy fo tell you guys inside da churches dis stuff. I come from Davidʼs ohana. I jalike da plant dat come up from da root. I jalike da bright Morning Star. 17 Bumbye da peopo dat stay spesho fo God goin come togedda wit me, jalike wen one wahine marry one guy. So Godʼs Spesho Spirit an Godʼs peopo, dey tell, ‘Try come!’ Everybody dat hear dat, say ‘Try come!’ too. Whoeva stay thirsty let um come, an whoeva like, let um take da water dat make um come alive fo real kine, an no goin cost dem notting.”

18 I tell everybody dat hear wat God say inside dis book: You guys betta not add notting to dis book. If anybody add someting, God goin give him all da big troubles God wen tell bout inside dis book. 19 An if anybody take away stuff dat God tell from dis book, God goin take away from him his share a da real kine life dat da tree give, an his place in da town dat stay spesho fo God, dat God wen tell bout inside dis book.

20 Da One dat tell all dis stuff say, “Yeah, I coming back real soon!”

Yeah, Boss! Come back real soon, Jesus!

21 I like all you guys know da good way our Boss Jesus make to you! Dass it!

Eden Restored

22 Then the angel showed me the river(A) of the water of life,(B) as clear as crystal,(C) flowing(D) from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life,(E) bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.(F) No longer will there be any curse.(G) The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.(H) They will see his face,(I) and his name will be on their foreheads.(J) There will be no more night.(K) They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light.(L) And they will reign for ever and ever.(M)

John and the Angel

The angel said to me,(N) “These words are trustworthy and true.(O) The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets,(P) sent his angel(Q) to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”

“Look, I am coming soon!(R) Blessed(S) is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”(T)

I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things.(U) And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet(V) of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll.(W) Worship God!”(X)

10 Then he told me, “Do not seal up(Y) the words of the prophecy of this scroll,(Z) because the time is near.(AA) 11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.”(AB)

Epilogue: Invitation and Warning

12 “Look, I am coming soon!(AC) My reward is with me,(AD) and I will give to each person according to what they have done.(AE) 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,(AF) the First and the Last,(AG) the Beginning and the End.(AH)

14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes,(AI) that they may have the right to the tree of life(AJ) and may go through the gates(AK) into the city.(AL) 15 Outside(AM) are the dogs,(AN) those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

16 “I, Jesus,(AO) have sent my angel(AP) to give you[a] this testimony for the churches.(AQ) I am the Root(AR) and the Offspring of David,(AS) and the bright Morning Star.”(AT)

17 The Spirit(AU) and the bride(AV) say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.(AW)

18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll:(AX) If anyone adds anything to them,(AY) God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll.(AZ) 19 And if anyone takes words away(BA) from this scroll of prophecy,(BB) God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life(BC) and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.

20 He who testifies to these things(BD) says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”(BE)

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.(BF)

21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people.(BG) Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 22:16 The Greek is plural.