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1 Bathandekayo, lingakholwa wonke umoya, kodwa hlolani omoya, ukuthi bavela kuNkulunkulu yini; ngoba banengi abaprofethi bamanga abaphumele emhlabeni.
Bakiluzolo, lubika wilukila yoso-yoso pheve vayi lufionguninaziphevi mu tala kani zidi zi Nzambi bila mimbikudi miwombo mi luvunumitotukidi va nza.
2 Ngalokhu liyamazi uMoya kaNkulunkulu: Wonke umoya ovumayo ukuthi uJesu Kristu uzile enyameni, uvela kuNkulunkulu;
Mu diambu diadi lufueti zabila Pheve yi Nzambi: yoso pheve yinkikininanga ti Yesu Klisto mutu wuyiza mu nsuni, buna pheve beni kuidi Nzambi yiba.
3 futhi wonke umoya ongavumiyo ukuthi uJesu Kristu usezile enyameni, kaveli kuNkulunkulu; lalo ungowomphikuKristu, eselizwile ukuthi uyeza, lakhathesi usekhona emhlabeni.
Ayi yoso pheve yinkambu kikinina ti Yesu Klisto, mutu wuyiza mu nsuni, buna yisia ba kuidi Nzambi ko. Buna yawu pheve yi antiklisto, yoyi luwa ti yilembo yizi ayi buabu yeka va nza.
4 Lina lingabakaNkulunkulu, bantwanyana, futhi libanqobile; ngoba mkhulu okini kulalowo osemhlabeni.
Bana, Nzambi wuluvuidi, ayi beno lubanunga bila mutu wowo widi mu beno niandi lutidi lulendo ayi mutu wowo widi va nza.
5 Bona bangabomhlaba; ngenxa yalokho bakhuluma okuvela emhlabeni, njalo umhlaba uyabezwa.
Vayi bawu nza yiba vuidi, diawu bantubilanga boso buididi zithumunu zi nza ayi nza yeti kuba wila.
6 Thina singabakaNkulunkulu; omaziyo uNkulunkulu, uyasizwa; ongeyisuye kaNkulunkulu, kasizwa. Ngalokhu siyamazi umoya weqiniso lomoya wokuduha.
Beto, Nzambi wutuvuidi. Woso mutu zebi Nzambi weti kutuwila. Woso mutu Nzambi kakambulu vua, kalendi kutuwila ko. Buawu bobo tuzabidi Pheve yi kiedika ayi pheve yi luvunu.
7 Bathandekayo, asithandaneni; ngoba uthando luvela kuNkulunkulu, laye wonke othandayo, uzelwe nguNkulunkulu, futhi uyamazi uNkulunkulu.
Bakiluzolo, tuzolasananga beto na beto bila luzolo kuidi Nzambilumbanga ayi woso mutu widi luzolo wubutu kuidi Nzambi ayi zebi Nzambi.
8 Ongathandiyo, kamazi uNkulunkulu; ngoba uNkulunkulu uluthando.
Mutu kambulu luzolo kasi zaba Nzambi ko bila Nzambi niandi luzolo.
9 Ngalokhu uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwabonakaliswa kithi, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathuma iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa emhlabeni, ukuze siphile ngayo.
Mu diambu diadi mu monikina luzolo lu Nzambi kuidi beto: Nzambiwufidisa muanꞌandi wumosi kaka va nza, muingi tuzinga mu niandi.
10 Uthando lukulokhu, kungesikuthi thina samthanda uNkulunkulu, kodwa ukuthi yena wasithanda, wasethuma iNdodana yakhe ukuthi ibe yinhlawulo yokuthula ngezono zethu.
Mu diambu diadi mu monikini luzolo: bika sia ti beto tuzola Nzambi vayi niandi wutuzola. Diawu kafidisila muanꞌandi mu diambu di kutufuila, banga dikaba, mu masumu meto.
11 Bathandekayo, uba uNkulunkulu wasithanda ngokunje, lathi sifanele ukuthandana.
Bakiluzolo, enati buawu bobo Nzambi katuzodila, buna beto mamveto tufueti zolasananga beto na beto.
12 Kakulamuntu owake wabona uNkulunkulu; uba sithandana, uNkulunkulu uhlala kithi, lothando lwakhe luphelelisiwe kithi.
Kuisi ko mutu wumona Nzambi. Enati tueti zolasananga beto na beto buna Nzambi widi mu beto ayi luzolo luandi luidi lufuana mu beto.
13 Ngalokhu siyazi ukuthi sihlala kuye, laye kithi, ngoba usinikile okukaMoya wakhe.
Tala, mu diambu diadi tuzabidi ti beto tuidi mu niandi ayi niandi widi mu beto: bu katuvana Pheve andi.
14 Thina sesibonile siyafakaza ukuthi uYise uyithumile iNdodana ibe nguMsindisi womhlaba.
Beto, tumona ayi tuntelamanga kimbangi ti Tata wufidisa muana muba Mvulusi wu nza.
15 Loba ngubani ovumayo ukuthi uJesu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uhlala kuye, laye kuNkulunkulu.
Woso wela kikinina ti Yesu niandi muana Nzambi, buna Nzambi widimu niandi ayi niandi widi mu Nzambi.
16 Thina sesisazi sakholwa uthando uNkulunkulu alalo kithi. UNkulunkulu uluthando, njalo ohlala ethandweni uhlala kuNkulunkulu, loNkulunkulu kuye.
Ayi beto tuzaba ayi tuwilukila luzolo lolo Nzambi katuzodila. Nzambi niandi luzolo ayi woso widi mu luzolo buna niandi widi mu Nzambiayi Nzambi widi mu niandi.
17 Ngalokhu uthando luphelelisiwe lathi, ukuze sibe lesibindi osukwini lokwahlulelwa, ngoba njengalokhu enjalo yena, sinjalo lathi kulumhlaba.
Mu diambu diadi luzolo luididi lufuana mu beto muingi tuba bakinda mu lumbu ki tsambusu bila boso niandi kadidi, buawu bobo beto mamveto tuididi va nza yayi.
18 Kakukho ukwesaba ethandweni, kodwa uthando olupheleleyo luyaxotsha ukwesaba, ngoba ukwesaba kulobuhlungu; lowesabayo kapheleliswanga ethandweni.
Tsisi yilendi monika ko mu luzolo bila luzolo lukiedika lueti kuka tsisi. Bila, tsisi yinkuizanga va kimosi ayi thumbudulu ayi woso mutuwumonanga tsisi kasi ko wufuana mu luzolo.
19 Thina siyamthanda, ngoba yena wasithanda kuqala.
Beto tuidi ayi luzolo mu diambu niandi wutuama kutuzola.
20 Uba umuntu esithi: Ngiyamthanda uNkulunkulu, njalo ezonda umzalwane wakhe, ungumqambimanga; ngoba ongamthandiyo umzalwane wakhe ambonileyo, angamthanda njani uNkulunkulu angambonanga?
Enati mutu wuntuba ti niandi weti zola Nzambi vayi weti lenda khombꞌandi buna widi nkua luvunu. Bila mutu wunkambu zola khombꞌandi, mutu wowo kalembo moni, buna buevi kalenda zodila Nzambi yoyi kankambu mona e?
21 Njalo silalumlayo ovela kuye, ukuthi othanda uNkulunkulu, kamthande lomzalwane wakhe.
