1 Yohana 5
1 Yeyote anayeamini kuwa Yesu ni Kristo amezaliwa na Mungu. Na yeyote ampendaye yeye ambaye ametoka kwa Baba pia huwapenda watoto wake.
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.
2 Kwa hili twajua kwamba twawapenda watoto wa Mungu — tunapompenda Mungu na kutekeleza amri zake.
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
3 Hivi ndivyo tunavyompenda Mungu kwamba twazishika amri zake. Na amri zake ni nyepesi.
For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.
4 Kwa kuwa kila aliyezaliwa na Mungu huushinda ulimwengu. Na huu ndio ushindi wa kuushinda ulimwengu, imani yetu.
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.
5 Ni nani aliyeushinda ulimwengu? Ni yule aaminiye kwamba Yesu ni Mwana wa Mungu.
Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 Huyu ndiye aliyekuja kwa maji na damu- Yesu Kristo. Hakuja tu kwa maji bali kwa maji na damu.
This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
7 Kwa kuwa kuna watatu washuhudiao:
For there are three who testify:
8 Roho, maji na damu. Hawa watatu hukubaliana. (Zingatia: Maneno haya “Baba, Neno, na Roho Mtakatifu” hayaonekani katika nakala bora za kale).
the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three agree as one.
9 Kama tunaupokea ushuhuda wa wanadamu ushuhuda wa Mungu ni mkuu kuliko huo. Kwa kuwa ushuhuda wa Mungu ni huu- kwamba anao ushuhuda kuhusiana na Mwanawe.
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is God’s testimony which he has testified concerning his Son.
10 Yeye amwaminiye Mwana wa Mungu ana ushuhuda ndani yake mwenyewe. Na yeyote asiye mwamini Mungu amemfanya kuwa mwongo, kwa kuwa hakuuamini ushuhuda ambao Mungu ameuleta kuhusu Mwanawe.
He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who doesn’t believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.
11 Na ushuhuda ndio huu — kwamba Mungu alitupa uzima wa milele, na uzima huu umo ndani ya Mwanawe. (aiōnios g166)
The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. (aiōnios g166)
12 Aliye naye Mwana ana uzima. Asiyekuwa naye Mwana wa Mungu hana uzima.
He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life.
13 Nimewaandikia haya mweze kujua kwamba mnao uzima wa milele — ninyi mnaoamini katika jina la Mwana wa Mungu. (aiōnios g166)
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. (aiōnios g166)
14 Na huu ndio ujasiri tulionao mbele zake, kwamba kama tukiomba kitu chochote sawa sawa na mapenzi yake, hutusikia.
This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.
15 Na kama tunajua kwamba hutusikia — chochote tumwombacho tunajua kwamba tunacho hicho tulichomwomba.
And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.
16 Kama mtu amwonaye ndugu yake anatenda dhambi isiyopelekea kifo, yampasa kuomba na Mungu atampa uzima. Ninasema kwa wale ambao dhambi yao ni ile isiyopelekea kifo — Kuna dhambi ipelekeayo kifo — sisemi kwamba anapaswa kuomba kwa ajilli ya dhambi hiyo.
If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I don’t say that he should make a request concerning this.
17 Uasi wote ni dhambi — lakini kuna dhambi isiyopelekea kifo.
All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.
18 Tunajua ya kuwa aliyezaliwa na Mungu hatendi dhambi. Bali aliyezaliwa na Mungu hutunzwa naye salama daima, na yule mwovu hawezi kumdhuru.
We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.
19 Tunajua kuwa sisi ni wa Mungu na tunajua kwamba ulimwengu wote uko chini ya utawala wa yule mwovu.
We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
20 Lakini twajua kwamba Mwana wa Mungu amekuja na ametupatia ujuzi, kwamba tunamjua yeye aliye kweli na kwamba tumo ndani yake yeye aliye kweli, hata katika Mwanawe Yesu Kristo. Ni Mungu wa kweli na uzima wa milele. (aiōnios g166)
We know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
21 Watoto wapenzi, jiepusheni na sanamu.
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
