Eyokuqala EkaJohane 2:1-29
2 Bantwanyana bami, ngilibhalela izinto lezi ukuze lingasenzi isono. Kodwa nxa loba ngubani angenza isono, silomsizi* kuBaba. Umsizi lo nguJesu Khristu+ olungileyo+
2 njalo ungumhlatshelo+ wezono zethu+ owenza sibuyisane loNkulunkulu, hatshi owezethu kuphela kodwa lowezomhlaba wonke.+
3 Nxa siqhubeka silalela imilayo yakhe kuzakhanya ukuthi sesimazi.
4 Lowo othi, “Sengimazi,” kodwa engayilaleli imilayo yakhe, uqamba amanga futhi iqiniso alikho kuye.
5 Kodwa loba ngubani olalela ilizwi lakhe, uthando lukaNkulunkulu seluphelelisiwe sibili+ kuye. Lokho kwenza sikwazi ukuthi simanyene laye.+
6 Lowo othi uhlala emanyene laye ulomlandu wokuqhubeka ehamba ngendlela yena ayehamba ngayo.+
7 Bathandekayo, angilibhaleli umlayo omutsha kodwa ngilibhalela umlayo omdala ebelilokhu lilawo kusukela ekuqaleni.+ Umlayo lo omdala ulilizwi elalizwayo.
8 Ngilibhalela lomlayo omutsha, lowo yena ayewulandela futhi eliwulandelayo lani ngoba ubumnyama buyadlula njalo ukukhanya kweqiniso sekukhanya.+
9 Lowo othi usekukhanyeni kodwa ezonda+ umfowabo, ulokhu esemnyameni.+
10 Lowo othanda umfowabo uqhubeka esekukhanyeni+ futhi akulanto engamkhuba.
11 Kodwa ozonda umfowabo usemnyameni njalo uhamba emnyameni.+ Kakwazi lapho aya khona+ ngoba ubumnyama sebumenze waba yisiphofu.
12 Bantwanyana, ngiyalibhalela ngoba izono zenu sezithethelelwe ngenxa yebizo lakhe.+
13 Bobaba, ngiyalibhalela ngoba selimazi lowo owayekhona kusukela ekuqaleni. Majaha, lani ngiyalibhalela ngoba selimnqobile omubi.+ Ngibhalela lani bantwana abancane ngoba selimazi uBaba.+
14 Ngiyalibhalela bobaba ngoba selimazi lowo owayekhona kusukela ekuqaleni. Majaha, lani ngiyalibhalela ngoba lilamandla+ futhi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu liqhubeka likini+ njalo selimnqobile omubi.+
15 Lingawuthandi umhlaba kumbe izinto ezisemhlabeni.+ Loba ngubani othanda umhlaba, uthando lukaBaba alukho kuye+
16 ngoba konke okusemhlabeni—isifiso senyama+ lesifiso samehlo+ kanye lokuzigqaja ngalokho umuntu aziphilisa ngakho*—akuveli kuBaba kodwa kuvela emhlabeni.
17 Phezu kwalokho, umhlaba uyadlula lesifiso sawo+ kodwa lowo owenza intando kaNkulunkulu uzahlala ekhona kuze kube nini lanini.+
18 Bantwanyana sekulihora lokucina. Njengoba lezwa ukuthi umphikukhristu uyeza,+ lakanye sebebanengi abaphikukhristu+ futhi lokhu yikho okwenza sikwazi ukuthi sekulihora lokucina.
19 Lanxa baphuma phakathi kwethu, babengayisibo bethu+ ngoba aluba babengabethu babezaqhubeka belathi. Kodwa bona baphuma ukuze kukhanye ukuthi ayisibo bonke abangabethu.+
20 Lina lagcotshwa ngulowo ongcwele+ njalo lonke lilolwazi.
21 Okwenza ngilibhalele ayisikho ukuthi kalilazi iqiniso,+ kodwa yikuthi liyalazi lokuthi akulamanga avela eqinisweni.+
22 Oqamba amanga akusilowo ophika ukuthi uJesu unguKhristu yini?+ Umuntu lo nguye umphikukhristu+ ophika uBaba leNdodana.
23 Wonke umuntu ophika iNdodana kalaye uBaba.+ Kodwa loba ngubani oyivumayo iNdodana+ ulaye uBaba.+
24 Lokho elakuzwayo kusukela ekuqaleni kufanele kuqhubeke kukini.+ Nxa elakuzwa kusukela ekuqaleni kuqhubeka kukini, lani lizaqhubeka limanyene leNdodana futhi limanyene loBaba.
25 Kanti njalo usithembisa ukuphila okungapheliyo.+
26 Ngilibhalela izinto lezi ngikhuluma ngalabo abazama ukulidukisa.
27 Kodwa lina waligcoba+ futhi ukugcotshwa kwenu kuqhubeka kukini njalo alidingi muntu ukuthi alifundise. Ukugcotshwa nguye yikho okulifundisa zonke izinto+ futhi kuliqiniso, akusiwo manga. Njengoba nje kulifundisile, qhubekani limanyene laye.+
28 Yikho-ke bantwanyana, qhubekani limanyene laye ukwenzela ukuthi nxa esebonakaliswa sibe lenkululeko yokukhuluma+ njalo singabuyeli emuva sesiyangekile ngesikhathi sokuba khona kwakhe.
29 Nxa likwazi ukuthi yena ulungile, liyakwazi lokuthi wonke umuntu owenza okulungileyo uzelwe nguye.+
