1 UJohane
1 Silibhalela ngalowo owayekhona kusukela ekuqaleni, esamuzwayo ekhuluma, sambona ngawethu, samkhangelisisa futhi samthinta ngezandla zethu. Silibhalela mayelana lelizwi lokuphila. 2 (Phela ukuphila kwabonakaliswa, njalo sibonile futhi siyafakaza, silibikela ukuthi ukuphila okungapheliyo okwakukuBaba kwabonakaliswa kithi.) 3 Sesilibikela ngalokho esakubonayo lesakuzwayo ukuze lani libe lobudlelwano* lathi. Ebudlelwaneni bethu lobu kuloBaba leNdodana yakhe uJesu Khristu. 4 Sibhala izinto lezi ukuze injabulo yethu iphelele.
5 Leli yilo ilizwi esalizwa kuye esilibika kini, elithi: UNkulunkulu uyikukhanya futhi ubumnyama abukho ngitsho kuye. 6 Nxa sisithi, “Silobudlelwano* laye,” kodwa thina siqhubeka sihamba ebumnyameni, siyabe siqamba amanga futhi singakwenzi okutshiwo liqiniso. 7 Kodwa nxa sihamba ekukhanyeni njengoba yena esekukhanyeni, silobudlelwano laye njalo igazi likaJesu iNdodana yakhe liyasihlambulula kuzo zonke izono.
8 Nxa sisithi, “Kasilasono,” siyaziyenga futhi iqiniso kalikho kithi. 9 Nxa sivuma izono zethu, uyasithethelela izono zethu njalo asihlambulule kukho konke okungalunganga njengoba yena ethembekile futhi elungile. 10 Nxa sisithi, “Kasonanga,” simenza umqambi wamanga futhi ilizwi lakhe kalikho kithi.