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5 Muntu wakuhwelelaña nindi Yesu diyi Kristu, dikwila nawu wavwalika kudi Nzambi, nawa muntu wamukeña Nzambi, wakeña nimuntu wejima wavwalika kudi yena. 2 Neyi tukumukeña Nzambi nikuhemba nshimbi jindi, dihu dinu hitukwilukila netu twakeña anyana kaNzambi. 3 Muloña kumukeña Nzambi kwatalisha mukwila nawu tuhembeña nshimbi jindi; nawa nshimbi jindi hijakalaku, 4 muloña muntu wejima wavwalika* kudi Nzambi wemikaña kaayi mushindu. Nawa kaayi tunakimiki dehi mushindu nachikuhwelelu chetu.

5 Hinyi wunateli kwimika kaayi mushindu? Komana himuntu wakuhwelela nindi Yesu hiMwana kaNzambiku, tahindi? 6 Iwu diyi ona wenjili kuhitila mumenji nimumashi, Yesu Kristu, bayi namenji hohuku, ilaña namenji nimashi. Nawa spiritu yinakushimuna wunsahu, muloña spiritu dichalala. 7 Muloña kudi yuma yisatu yashimunaña wunsahu: 8 spiritu, menji nimashi; nawa iyi yuma yisatu yashimunaña wunsahu wowumu.

9 Neyi twetejaña wunsahu wafumaña kudi antu, dikwila nawu wunsahu wafumaña kudi Nzambi wabadika chikupu wawantu. Muloña iwu diwu wunsahu wahanañayi Nzambi, wowu wunsahu washimunayi kutalisha hadi Mwanindi. 10 Muntu wamukuhwelela Mwana kaNzambi wamwekeshaña nindi mumuchima windi wukweti yuma yamudizishawu kudi Nzambi. Muntu wabula kumukuhwelela Nzambi namwilishi kwikala mukwakutwamba, muloña yenowu muntu hanakuhweleli wunsahu wunashimuniyi Nzambi kutalisha hadi Mwanindiku. 11 Nawa iwu diwu wunsahu wakwila nawu, Nzambi watwinkeli wumi wahaya nyaaka, nawa iwu wumi wudi mudi Mwanindi. 12 Muntu wadikunda naMwana, wukweti iwu wumi; ilaña muntu wabulaña kudikunda naMwana kaNzambi, hakweti iwu wumiku.

13 Nayisonekeli yumiyi kulonda enu mwakuhwelela mwijina daMwana kaNzambi mwiluki nenu mukweti wumi wahaya nyaaka. 14 Nawa twamukuhwelela Nzambi* netu, chuma chejima chitunateli kumulomba kwesekeja namwaya nkeñelu yindi, yena watutiyaña. 15 Nawa neyi twiluka netu chuma chejima chitwamulombaña yena watutiyaña, twelukaña netu twakekala nayuma yitunamulombi, chineli tunalombi yumiyi kudi yena.

16 Neyi muntu yamona manakwindi nakukoña nshidi yabulaña kuleta kufwa, yamulombeliku, nawa Nzambi wukumwinka wumi, dikwila nawu wumi wenkañayi antu abulaña kukoña nshidi yaletaña kufwa. Kwekala nshidi yaletaña kufwa. Dichi hinamulejaña iwu muntu nami yamulombeliku muntu wakoñaña iyi nshidi yaletaña kufwaku. 17 Yuma yejima yabula kuloña hinshidi, hela chochu, kwekala nshidi yabulaña kuleta kufwa.

18 Tweluka netu muntu wejima wavwalika kudi Nzambi hakoñaña nshidiku, ilaña owu wavwalika kudi Nzambi* wamuhembaña, nawa watama hakutwesha kumukwataku. 19 Tweluka netu tudi antu jaNzambi, ilaña kaayi kejima kadi mumakasa awatama. 20 Tweluka netu Mwana kaNzambi wenza dehi nawa natwinki kashinshi* kulonda twiikali nakwiluka kwakumwiluka owu walala. Nawa kuhitila mudi Mwanindi Yesu Kristu, twadikunda nayena walala. Eñañi, iwu diyi Nzambi walala nawa diyi wumi wahaya nyaaka. 21 Enu anyana inakeña, tondolwelenu kupesha ankishi.