1 Joni 3
1 Amubone luyando Taata ndwakatupa, kuti tuteegwa tulibana baLeza, ino mbombubo mbotubede. Akaambo aka nyika titwiizi, nkambo teyakamuziba pe. Zimwi zyensiku zipati zililembedwe muchiGiliki zilasiya eezi, ezi nzizyo nzituli nzizyo.
Behold then what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God: though for this reason the world knoweth us not, because it knew not Him.
2 Nomuyandwa, lino twaba bana ba Leza, alimwi tazina yubununwa nzituyooba nzizyo. Tulizi kuti Kkilisito apamuka, tuyooba mbuli nguwe, nkambo tuyomubona mbubonya mbuli mbwabede.
Beloved, we are now the children of God, but it doth not yet appear what we shall be: we know however, that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.
3 Woonse ujisi bulangizi obu mulinguwe ulalisalazya mbubonya mbuuli mbwasalala we lwakwe.
And every one, that hath this hope in Him, purifieth himself, even as He is pure.
4 Woonse uubisya ulimukuchita nchito zitali mumulawu, nkambo chibi nkutaba mumulawu.
Every one that committeth sin, transgresseth the law; for sin is the violation of the law.
5 Mulizi kuti Kkilisito wakayubununwa kuchitila kuti agwisye zibi, alimwi mulinguwe tamukwe chibi pe.
And ye know that He was manifested, to take away our sins: and in Him there is no sin.
6 Taakwe ukkalilila mulinguwe uyoyinkilila kunembo kabisya. Tawope wakamubona akumuziba uyinkilila kunembo akubisya.
Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, nor known Him.
7 Nobana, mutalekeli muntu naba omwe kuti amuzulwide mukusweeka. Ooyo uuchita bululami uliluleme, mbubonya Kkilisito mbwaluleme.
Little children, let no one deceive you: he that practiseth righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous:
8 Oyo uchita chibi uzwa kuli dyabulosi, nkambo dyabulosi wakabisya kuzwa kumatalikilo. Akambo aka Mwana wa Leza wakayubununwa, kuchitila kuti anyoonyone milimu yadyabulosi.
he, that makes a practise of sin, is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. And for this the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Ooyo iwakazyalwa kuzwa kwa Leza tayinkilili kunembo kabisya pe, nkambo imbuto ya Leza ikkalilide mulinguwe. Takonzyi kwinkililila kunembo kabisya nkambo wakazyalwa a Leza.
Whosoever is born of God doth not practise sin, because his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 Muleezi bana ba Leza abana ba dyabulosi balayubununwa. Kufumbwa uutachiti ziluleme tazwi kwa-Leza, nikuba ooyo utayandi munyina.
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doth not practise righteousness, and he who loveth not his brother, is not of God:
11 Aaya ngimakani ngimwakamvwa kuzwa kumatalikilo: Tweelede kuyandana umwi awumwi,
for this is the injunction which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another: not as Cain who was of the evil one, and slew his brother;
12 tatwelede kuba mbuli Kkayini, wakazwide kumubi alimwi wakajaya munyina. Ino wakamujilaanzi? Nkambo milimu yakwe yakali mibi ino yamunyiina kiluleme.
and why did he slay him? because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
13 Mutagambi, nobakwesu, na inyika yamusula.
Wonder not then, my brethren, if the world hate you:
14 Tulizi kuti twakiinda kuzwa mulufu akunjila mubuumi, nkambo tulabayanda bakwesu, oyo utakonzyi kuyanda ukkalilide mulufu.
since we know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren: he, that loveth not his brother, remaineth in death.
15 Kufumbwa uusula munyina mujayi. Mulizi kuti taakwe mujayi ulaabuumi butamani pe bukkede mulinguwe. (aiōnios g166)
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
16 Aazezi mbutulwizi luyando, nkambo Kkilisito wakatulazikila buumi bwakwe aansi. Aswebo twelede kulazikila babunyina buumi bwesu aansi.
In this we know his love, that He laid down his life for us: and we should be ready to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 Pele kufumbwa uujisi zintu zyenyika, nabona munyina uubulide, wamujalila moyo waluzyalo, ino luyando lwa Leza lukkalilila byeni muli nguwe?
But if any one, who hath the good things of the world, seeth his brother in want, and shutteth up his bowels from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18 Bana bangu, luyando lwenu lutabi lwamajwi biyo na kuti alulimi biyo, pele munchiito amubwini.
My little children, let us not love in word, or in tongue only, but in deed and in truth.
19 Mukuchita boobu nitutazibe kuti tuzwa kubwini, alimwi tusimya myoyo yesu kunembo lyakwe.
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.
20 Na kuti myoyo yesu kitusowa, Leza mupati kwinda myoyo yesu, alimwi ulizi zintu zyoonse.
For, if our heart condemn us, God is still greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21 Nomuyandwa, kuti myoyo yesu kitatusowi, tulabulangizi kuli Leza.
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence towards God:
22 Kufumbwa nzitukumbila tulazitambula kuzwa kuli nguwe, nkambo tuliibamba milawu yakwe akuchita zintu zimubotelezya.
and whatsoever we ask, we receive from Him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 Oyu ngomulawu wakwe: kuti tusyome muzina lya Mwana wakwe Jesu Kkilisito alimwi tuyandane umwi awumwi, mbubonya mbuli mbwakapa mulawu oyu.
And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He hath given us a charge to do.
24 Ooyo uubamba milawu ya Leza wakkalilila muli nguwe. Nkaambo kazeezi tulizi kuti ulakkalilila muli ndiswe, kwinda mu Muuya ngwakatupa swebo.
And he, that keepeth his commandments, abideth in Him, and He in him: and hereby we know that He abideth in us, even by the Spirit which He hath given us.
