1 UJWANISI 1
Ilizwi lokuphila
1Lokho ebekukhona ekuthomeni, esakuzwako, sakubona ngamehlwethu, sakuqala besakuthinta ngezandla zethu, sinitjhumayeza khona mayelana nelizwi lokuphila. 2Ukuphilokho kwabonakaliswa, sakubona nje-ke sifakaza ngakho; sitjhumayela kini ukuphila okungapheliko ebegade kukuBaba, nje-ke kwambulwa kithi. 3Simemezela kini lokho esakubona besakuzwa ukuze nani nibe nobudlelwano nathi. Ubudlelwano bethu bukuBaba neNdodanenakhe uJesu Krestu. 4Sinitlolela izintwezi ukuze ukuthaba kwethu kuphelele.
UZimu ukukhanya
5Naku umlayezo esawuzwa kuye nesiwumemezela kini: UZimu ukukhanya begodu kuye abukho nakancani ubumnyama. 6Nakube sithi sinobudlelwano naye khibe ngahlanye sikhamba ebumnyameni, sinamanga begodu asenzi okuliqiniso. 7Kodwana nangabe sikhamba ekukhanyeni njengombana naye asekukhanyeni, sinobudlelwano omunye nomunye neengazi zakaJesu iNdodanakhe zisihlanza ezonweni zoke.
8Nasithi asinasono, siyazikhohlisa neqiniso alikho kithi. 9Kodwana nangabe siyazivuma izono zethu, yena uthembekile begodu ulungile kobana asithethelele izono zethu, asihlambulule kikho koke ukungalungi. 10Nangabe sithi azange khesone, simenza onamanga nelizwi lakhe alikho kithi.
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