1Jo 4 | NdeIBE | STEP | Bazalwane abathandekayo, lingaze labakholwa omoya bonke, kodwa bahloleni omoya ukuba libone langabe bavela kuNkulunkulu, ngoba abaphrofethi bamanga abanengi sebekhona emhlabeni.

1 John 4

Hlolani omoya

1 Bazalwane abathandekayo, lingaze labakholwa omoya bonke, kodwa bahloleni omoya ukuba libone langabe bavela kuNkulunkulu, ngoba abaphrofethi bamanga abanengi sebekhona emhlabeni. 2 Lingamazi kanje uMoya kaNkulunkulu: Umoya wonke ovumayo ukuthi uJesu Khristu weza engumuntu uvela kuNkulunkulu, 3 kodwa wonke umoya ongamvumiyo uJesu kawuveli kuNkulunkulu. Lowo ngumoya womphikuKhristu, elezwayo ukuthi uyeza njalo osukhona khathesi emhlabeni.

4 Lina, bantwana abathandekayo, lingabakaNkulunkulu, njalo selibanqobile, ngoba lowo okini mkhulu kulalowo osemhlabeni. 5 Bona bangabasemhlabeni, ngakho bakhuluma ngokwengqondo yasemhlabeni, njalo umhlaba uyabalalela.

6 Thina singabakaNkulunkulu, njalo lowo omaziyo uNkulunkulu uyasilalela; kodwa lowo ongasuye kaNkulunkulu kasilaleli. Simazi kanje uMoya weqiniso lomoya wamanga.

Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lolwethu

7 Bangane abathandekayo, kasithandaneni, ngoba uthando luvela kuNkulunkulu. Umuntu wonke othandayo uzelwe nguNkulunkulu njalo uyamazi uNkulunkulu. 8 Lowo ongathandiyo kamazi uNkulunkulu, ngoba uNkulunkulu uluthando. 9 UNkulunkulu walubonakalisa kanje uthando lwakhe kithi: Wathumela emhlabeni iNdodana yakhe eyiyo yodwa ukuba siphile ngayo. 10 Lolu luthando: kungayisikuthi sasimthanda uNkulunkulu, kodwa ukuthi yena wasithanda wathumela iNdodana yakhe njengomhlatshelo wenhlawulo yezono zethu.

11 Bangane abathandekayo, njengoba uNkulunkulu wasithanda kangaka, lathi kumele sithandane. 12 Kakho owake wabona uNkulunkulu; kodwa uma sithandana, uNkulunkulu uhlala kithi lothando lwakhe luyapheleliswa kithi.

13 Siyakwazi ukuthi sihlala kuye laye kithi ngoba usinike okukaMoya wakhe. 14 Sibonile njalo siyafakaza ukuthi uBaba uyithumele iNdodana yakhe ukuba ibe nguMsindisi womhlaba. 15 Uma umuntu evuma ukuthi uJesu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uhlala kuye laye kuNkulunkulu. 16 Ngakho siyazi njalo sithembe uthando uNkulunkulu alalo kithi. UNkulunkulu uluthando. Ohlala ethandweni, uhlala kuNkulunkulu, loNkulunkulu kuye.

17 Uthando luyapheleliswa kithi ukuze sibe lesibindi ngosuku lokwahlulelwa, ngoba kulo umhlaba lathi sinjengaye. 18 Ethandweni akulakwesaba. Uthando olupheleleyo luyaxotsha ukwesaba, ngoba ukwesaba kukhumbuza isijeziso. Umuntu owesabayo kapheleliswa ethandweni.

19 Siyathanda ngoba yena wasithanda kuqala. 20 Uma umuntu esithi, “Mina ngiyamthanda uNkulunkulu,” kodwa ezonda umfowabo, ulamanga. Ngoba umuntu ongamthandiyo umfowabo, ambonayo, angeke amthande uNkulunkulu angakaze ambone.

21 Njalo wasinika umlayo lo: Lowo othanda uNkulunkulu kumele athande lomfowabo.