Lakuyamba Lakuyenda kwa 1 Juwau
4 Wakufunidwa abale, lekani kumbandokhulupira mafala yali-yentse yakufuliziridwa, koma mbawonani penu mafalayo yakucokeradi kwa Mulungu, thangwe apolofeta azinji wakunama apita m’dziko.
2 Imwepo mungakwanise kudziwa penu mafala yakufuliziridwayo yakucokera kwa Mulungu mwa njira iyi: Penu mafala yakufuliziridwayo yakulatiza padeca kuti Jezu Kristu adabwera ninga munthu, ndiye kuti yacokera kwa Mulungu. 3 Tsono penu mafala yakufuliziridwayo yakulewa lini padeca kuti Jezu adabwera ninga munthu, yakucokera lini kwa Mulungu. Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, yamweya ni mafala yakufuliziridwa na anyakulamba Kristu yomwe mudabva kuti yangadabwera ndipo tsapano yamwazika m’dziko.
4 Wanamwe, imwepo mudacokera kwa Mulungu ndipo mudakunda apolofeta wakunama, thangwe Mulungu omwe ngwakuphatana na imwepo ni mkulu kuposa Dyabu omwe ngwakuphatana na dziko. 5 Iwo adacokera m’dziko, ndipopa ambalewalewa bzinthu bzakucokera m’dziko ndipo dzikolo limbawatetekera. 6 Ife ndife wakucokera kwa Mulungu ndipo ule omwe ambadziwa Mulungu ambatibvesera. Tsono ule omwe alibe kucokera kwa Mulungu ambatibvesera lini. Na bzimwebzi, timbakwanisa kuzindikira mafala yakufuliziridwa yacadidi na mafala yakufuliziridwa yakunama.
7 Abale wakufunidwa, mbatipitirizeni kumbafunana, thangwe lufoyi limbacokera kwa Mulungu, ndipo munthu ali-wentse omwe ana lufoyi ni mwana wa Mulungu ndipo ambamudziwa Mulunguyo. 8 Munthu ali-wentse omwe alibe lufoyi ambamudziwa lini Mulungu, thangwe Mulungu ni lufoyi. 9 Mulungu adalatiza lufoyi lace kwa ifepano mwa kutumiza pa dziko la pantsi Mwana wace m’bodzi yekha, kuti mwa iye tikwanise kugumana moyo wakusaya kumala. 10 Mulungu adatumiza Mwana wace ninga ntsembe yakumpsinkha pikado zathu ndipo iye adacita bzimwebzi thangwe adatifuna, sikuti ife kufuna iye.
11 Wakufunidwa abale, penu Mulungu adatifuna mwa njira imweyi, ifepano tin’funikambo kumbafunana. 12 Palibe munthu omwe adawona kale Mulungu. Tikapitiriza kumbafunana, Mulungu an’pitirizambo kukhala nafe ndipo lufoyi lace limbacitisidwa kukhala lakulungama pakati pathu. 13 Na bzimwebzi, ifepano tikudziwa kuti tikupitiriza kukhala wakuphatana na iye ndipo iyembo ngwakuphatana na ife, thangwe iye adatipasa mzimu wace. 14 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, ifepano tidawona tekha ndipo tikucitira umboni kuti Baba adatuma Mwana wace kuti adzapulumuse dziko. 15 Ali-wentse omwe ambadziwa kuti Jezu ni Mwana wa Mulungu, Mulunguyo an’dzapitiriza kukhala wakuphatana na iye ndipo iyembo an’dzakhala wakuphatana na Mulungu. 16 Ndipo ifepano timbadziwa lufoyi lomwe Mulungu analo kwa ife ndipo timbakhulupira lufoyi limweri.
Mulungu ni lufoyi, ndipo ule omwe an’pitiriza kulatiza lufoyi, an’pitirizambo kukhala wakuphatana na Mulungu ndipo Mulunguyo an’dzapitirizambo kukhala wakuphatana na iye. 17 Mwa njira imweyi, lufoyi lidalatizidwa mwakulungama pakati pathu, kuti tidzakwanise kulewalewa mwakutsimikiza pa ntsiku yakutongedwa. Pakuti ninga momwe Jezu Kristu aliri, ifepanombo tiri tenepo m’dzikoli. 18 Munthu omwe ambafuna Mulungu alibe mantha, pakuti lufoyi lakulungama limbaticitisa kukhala wakusaya mantha, thangwe penu munthu ana mantha, manthayo yambamuphingiza.* Kulewa cadidi, lufoyi la munthu omwe ana mantha ndakusaya kulungama. 19 Ifepano timbalatiza lufoyi thangwe iye ndiye omwe adayamba kutifuna.
20 Penu munthu an’lewa kuti: “Nimbafuna Mulungu,” koma ambawenga m’bale wace, munthu umweyo ngwakunama. Pakuti ule omwe ambafuna lini m’bale wace omwe ambamuwona, angakwanise lini kufuna Mulungu omwe ambamuwona lini. 21 Ndipo iye adatipasa lamulo iri: Ule omwe ambafuna Mulungu, an’funikambo kumbafuna m’bale wace.