dJoha 1:29, 4:42, 11:51,52; 1 Joha 4:14; Heb 2:9
g3:6, 4:8
m4:13, 5:3
ca4:17, 3:21

‏ 1 John 2

UJesu Kristu unguMmeli

1Bantwanyana bami, ngilibhalela lezizinto, ukuze lingoni. Njalo loba ngubani nxa esona, siloMmeli a kuYise, uJesu Kristu olungileyo b; 2njalo yena uyinhlawulo yokuthula yezono zethu c; futhi kungeyisizo ezethu zodwa, kodwa lezomhlaba wonke d.

3Langalokho siyakwazi ukuthi siyamazi, uba sigcina imilayo yakhe e. 4Lowo othi f: Ngiyamazi g, futhi engagcini imilayo yakhe h, ungumqambimanga i, leqiniso kalikho kuye j; 5kodwa lowo ogcina ilizwi lakhe k, ngeqiniso uthando lukaNkulunkulu luphelelisiwe kuye l. Ngalokho siyazi ukuthi sikuye m. 6Lowo othi uhlala kuye n ufanele laye uqobo ahambe kanje, njengoba laye wahamba o.

Umlayo omutsha

7Bazalwane, kangilibhaleli umlayo omutsha, kodwa umlayo omdala p, elalilawo kusukela ekuqaleni q , r; umlayo omdala uyilizwi s elalizwayo kusukela ekuqaleni t. 8Ngiphinda ngilibhalele umlayo omutsha u, into eliqiniso kuye, lakini v; ngoba ubumnyama w buyadlula x, lokukhanya kweqiniso sekukhanya y. 9Lowo othi usekukhanyeni, futhi ezonda umzalwane wakhe, usemnyameni kuze kube lakhathesi z. 10Othanda umzalwane wakhe, uhlala ekukhanyeni aa, njalo kakulasikhubo kuye ab. 11Kodwa ozonda umzalwane wakhe usebumnyameni ac, njalo uhamba ebumnyameni ad, futhi kakwazi lapho aya khona, ngoba ubumnyama buwaphumputhekisile amehlo akhe ae. 12Ngiyalibhalela, bantwanyana, ngoba izono zenu lizithethelelwe ngenxa yebizo lakhe af. 13Ngiyalibhalela, bobaba, ngoba limazile yena okhona kusukela ekuqaleni ag. Ngiyalibhalela lina, majaha, ngoba limnqobile omubi ah. Ngiyalibhalela lina, bantwanyana ai, ngoba limazile uYise. 14Ngilibhalele, bobaba, ngoba limazile okhona kusukela ekuqaleni aj. Ngilibhalele, majaha, ngoba lilamandla ak lelizwi likaNkulunkulu lihlala kini njalo limnqobile omubi al.

15Lingawuthandi umhlaba loba izinto ezisemhlabeni am. Uba umuntu ethanda umhlaba, uthando lukaYise kalukho kuye an; 16ngoba konke okusemhlabeni, inkanuko yenyama ao, lenkanuko yamehlo ap, lokuzigqaja kwempilo aq, kakuveli kuYise kodwa kuvela emhlabeni. 17Lomhlaba uyedlula, lenkanuko zawo ar; kodwa owenza intando kaNkulunkulu uhlala kuze kube nininini as.

Ukufika komphikuKristu

18Bantwanyana at, kuyisikhathi sokucina au; njalo njengalokhu lezwa ukuthi umphikuKristu uyeza av, lakhathesi abanengi sebengabaphikuKristu aw; ngalokhu siyazi ukuthi kuyisikhathi sokucina ax. 19Baphuma kithi ay, kodwa babengesibo abakithi; ngoba uba babengabakithi, ngabe bahlala lathi az; kodwa baphuma ukuze babonakalise ba ukuthi kabasibo bonke abakithi bb. 20Kodwa lina lilokugcotshwa bc okuvela koNgcwele bd, njalo liyazi izinto zonke be. 21Kangilibhalelanga ngoba lingalazi iqiniso, kodwa ngoba liyalazi, njalo ngoba kakulamanga lakanye avela eqinisweni bf.

22Ngubani ongumqambimanga ngaphandle kwalowo ophikayo ukuthi uJesu unguKristu bg? Yena ungumphikuKristu bh, ophika uYise leNdodana bi. 23Wonke bj ophika iNdodana bk laye kalaye uYise bl; ovuma iNdodana bm uloYise laye bn. 24Lina-ke elakuzwayo kusukela ekuqaleni kakuhlale kini bo. Uba kuhlala kini elakuzwayo kusukela ekuqaleni bp, lani lizahlala eNdodaneni lakuBaba bq. 25Njalo yilesi isithembiso yena asithembisa sona, impilo elaphakade br.

26Lezizinto ngalibhalela ngalabo abalikhohlisayo bs. 27Lina-ke ukugcotshwa bt elakwemukela kuye kuhlala kini, njalo kalisweli ukuthi umuntu alifundise bu; kodwa njengoba lokhu ukugcotshwa kuyalifundisa ngakho konke bv , bw, futhi kuqinisile bx, njalo kayisiwomanga, futhi njengoba kwalifundisa, lizahlala by kuye.

28Khathesi-ke, bantwanyana, hlalani kuye; ukuze kuthi lapho ebonakala bz sibe lesibindi ca, singabi lenhloni cb phambi kwakhe ekufikeni kwakhe cc. 29Uba lisazi ukuthi ulungile cd, liyazi ukuthi wonke owenza ukulunga uzelwe nguye ce.

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