1 Johani 4

1 Ba sunwa, sanzi muzumini ihuho zonse. Mihe mulike ihuho kuvona kapa zizwa kwe Ireeza, kakuti vaporofita va mapa bangi vava yendi mwi nkanda.

Beloved, believe not every Spirit, but try the spirits, whether they be of God: for many false prophets are gone out into the world.

2 Chechi ka mwizive luhuho lwe Ireeza—luhuho lonse luzumina kuti Jesu avezi mwi nkanda che nyama uzwa kwe Ireza,

By this ye may know the Spirit of God: every Spirit that confesseth Jesus Christ, who is come in the flesh, is of God:

3 Mi luhuho lonse lusa zumini kuti Jesu uzwa kwe Ireeza kaluzwi kwe Ireeza. Ulu nji luhuho lwa bakani ba keresite, umu vazuwi kuti ukeza, mi hanu chiwina kale mwi nkanda.

and every spirit that doth not confess Jesus Christ, who is come in the flesh, is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, which ye have heard was coming, and is already in the world.

4 Muzwa kwe Ireza, Vaana va lotu, mi muva zunda kakuti iye wina mwenu mukando kwali wina mwi nkanda.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He, that is in you, than he that is in the world.

5 Abo vazwa mwi nkanda, linu ziva wamba zizwa mwi nkanda, Mi ve nkanda va teka kuvali.

They are of the world; therefore they speak as men of the world, and the world heareth them.

6 Tuzwa kwe Ireza. Yense yo zwa kwe Ireza utekeleza kwetu. Iye yasa zwi kwe Ireza ka tekelezi kwetu. Chechi twi ziva luhuho lwe niti ni luhuho lu fosahele.

We are of God: he, that knoweth God, heareth us; but he, who is not of God, heareth not us. By this we know the Spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

7 Vasakwa, tulisake zumwi ku zumwi, mi ilato lizwa kwe Ireza, mi yense yo suna uzalwa kwe Ireza mi wizi Ireza.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is from God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

8 Muntu yasa suni vamwi kezi Ireza, mukuti Ireza ilato.

He, that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is love.

9 Cheli ivaka ilato lye Ireza liva patulwilwa mukati ketu, Kuti Ireeza ava tumi mwana kwe ye yena mwi nkanda kuti tu hale che vaka lya chakwe.

In this was the love of God manifested towards us, that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

10 Mweli ilato, isinyi kuti tuva suni Ireza. kono kuti aba tusuni, mi cho kuti aba tumi mwaana kwe kuti ave chitavelo cha zivi zetu.

Herein is love; not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.

11 Basunwa, haiva Ireza ava tusuni, naswe vulyo tuli sune.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

12 Kakwina ichaba bwene Ireza. Hatu lisuna, Ireza wi kala mwetu, Mi ilato lyakwe li kondete mwetu.

No one hath ever seen God: but if we love one another, God dwelleth in us and his love is perfected in us.

13 Chechi twizi kuti twina kwali mi wina kwetu, kakuti ava tuhi lumwi kulu huho lwakwe.

By this we know that we are in Him, and He in us; because He hath given us of his Spirit.

14 Hape, tu vavoni mi twina vupaki bwa kuti Ishetu ava tumi mwana kwe we chiswisu kuti za ve muhazi we nkanda.

And we have seen, and do testify, that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

15 Yense yo lemuha kuti Jesu mwana Ireza, Ireza wina mwali mi naye mwe Ireza.

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

16 Hape, tuvezivi ni kuzumina ilato lye Ireza kwetu. Ireza ilato, mi yo shala mweli ilato wi kalilila kwe Ireza, mi ni Ireza wi kalilila kwali.

And we have known and believed the love which God hath towards us: for God is love; and he, that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him.

17 Cheli ivaka, Ili ilato liva chitililwa mukati ketu. Njokuti katuve ni nsepo mwi zuva lye nkatulo, kakuti mwe kalile, vo vulyo mutwi kalile mwi nkanda.

Herein is love perfected with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgement; for as He is, we also are in this world.

18 Kakwina kutiya mwilato. Kono, ilato lishiyeme kutandila kutiya kunze. Kakuti kutiya kuleta inkatulo. Kono yo tiya keni kupetahala mwi lato.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment; but he that feareth is not perfected in love.

19 Tusuna kakuti Ireza ava tusuni lwe ntazi,

We love Him, because He first loved us. If any one say,

20 Haiva muntu nata kuti, “Nisuni Ireza” kono utoyete mwakwe, wina mapa. Mukuti yasa suni mwakwe, yava voni, ka woli kusuna Ireza, yaseni kuvona.

I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for how can he, that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, love God whom he hath not seen?

21 Hape, iyi nji ntaelo itukwete kuzwa kwali: Yense yosuna Ireza, uswanela kusuna mwakwe.

And we have this commandment from Him, that he, who loveth God, should love his brother also.