1 Jwanisi
1 Lokho ebekukhona kusukela ekuthomeni, esikuzwileko, esikubone ngamehlwethu, esikuqalisisileko nezandla zethu ezikuzwileko, malungana nelizwi lokuphila, 2 (iye, ukuphila kwenziwa kwabonakala, sikubonile begodu siyafakaza, siyanibikela nangokuphila okungapheliko ebekunoBaba nokwenziwa kwabonakala kithi), 3 lokho esikubonileko nesikuzwileko siyanibikela bona nani nihlanganyele nathi. Ukuhlanganyela kwethokhu kukuBaba neNdodanakhe uJesu Krestu. 4 Sinitlolela izintwezi ukuze ithabo lethu lipheleliswe.
5 Lo mlayezo esawuzwa kuye begodu esinazisa wona: UZimu ukukhanya, abukho nakancani ubumnyama kuye. 6 Nasithi, “Sihlanganyela naye,” khisibe siragela phambili sikhamba ebumnyameni, sileya amala begodu asiphili ngeqiniso. 7 Yeke nasikhamba ekukhanyeni njengombana asekukhanyeni, sihlanganyela nomunye nomunye begodu iingazi zakaJesu iNdodanakhe zisihlanza kizo zoke izono.
8 Nasithi, “Asinasono,” siyazikhohlisa begodu iqiniso alikho kithi. 9 Nasivuma izono zethu, yena uthembekile begodu ulungile bona asilibalele izono zethu begodu asihlanze kikho koke ukungalungi. 10 Nasithi, “Azange khesone,” simenza umleyimala, nelizwi lakhe alikho kithi.