Johane Wesibili
1 Njengobe ngiyindvodza leseyikhulile,* ngibhalela umfati lokhetsiwe kanye nebantfwana bakhe lengibatsandza kakhulu, anitsandvwa nje ngimi kuphela kodvwa nitsandvwa nangibo bonkhe labati liciniso, 2 sinitsandza ngenca yeliciniso lelihlala kitsi, nalelitawuchubeka likitsi kuze kube phakadze. 3 Umusa lomkhulu, sihawu nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu longuBabe nakuJesu Khristu iNdvodzana yakhe, kanye neliciniso nelutsandvo kutawuba natsi.
4 Ngijabula kakhulu ngobe ngitfole kutsi labanye kubantfwana bakho bahamba ecinisweni,+ njengobe nje Babe asiyala. 5 Ngako nyalo ngiyakucela wena mfati lokhetsiwe, ngicela kutsi sitsandzane. (Angikubhaleli umyalo lomusha, kodvwa ngikubhalela wona lowo lebesinawo kusukela ekucaleni.)+ 6 Nguloku lokushiwo lutsandvo, kutsi sichubeke sihamba ngekuvumelana nemiyalo yakhe.+ Lona ngiwo lomyalo, njengobe nje nawuva ekucaleni, kutsi nichubeke nitsandzana. 7 Ngobe sebanyenti bakhohlisi eveni,+ lokubantfu labangavumi kutsi Jesu Khristu weta emhlabeni angumuntfu.+ Laba-ke ngibo labangumkhohlisi nemphikikhristu.+
8 Ticapheleni kuze ningalahlekelwa tintfo lesatisebentela, nanenta njalo nitawutfola umvuzo lophelele.+ 9 Wonkhe umuntfu lowecela ngale kwemfundziso yaKhristu futsi angahlali kuyo, akasimunye naNkulunkulu.+ Loyo lohlala kulemfundziso nguye lomunye naBabe kanye neNdvodzana.+ 10 Nangabe umuntfu efika kini kodvwa angeti nalemfundziso, ningamemukeli emakhaya+ enu futsi ningambingeleli. 11 Ngobe loyo lombingelelako uhlanganyela naye emisebentini yakhe lemibi.
12 Nanobe nginetintfo letinyenti lenginganibhalela tona, angifisi kwenta kanjalo ngeliphepha ne-inki, kodvwa ngifisa kuta kini ngikhulume nani buso nebuso, kuze nijabule kakhulu.
13 Bantfwana badzadzewenu, longulokhetsiwe, bayakuvusela.