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1 Lokho okwakukhona kusukela ekuqaleni, esakuzwayo, esakubonayo ngamehlo ethu, esakukhangelayo, lezandla zethu zakuphatha, mayelana leLizwi leMpilo;
Ahoubadagi leiraklaba, hingbagi Wa adugi maramda nakhoida eikhoina i-ri. Eikhoina madu tare, eikhoigi imitna ure; hoi, eikhoina ujare amasung eikhoigi khutna madu sokle.
2 leMpilo yabonakaliswa, sasesiyibona, njalo siyafakaza silitshumayeza leyoMpilo elaphakade, eyayiloYise, yasibonakaliswa kithi; (aiōnios g166)
Hingba adu uhanbire; eikhoina madu ujare amadi madugi maramda eikhoina sakhi pi amasung eikhoida uhanbiba amadi Mapa Ibungoga leiminnaramba lomba naidaba hingba adu eikhoina nakhoida laothok-i. (aiōnios g166)
3 lokho esikubonileyo sasesikuzwa, silitshumayeza khona, ukuze lani libe lobudlelwano lathi; njalo ngeqiniso le inhlanganyelo eyethu ikanye loYise njalo kanye leNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu;
Nakhoisu eikhoiga tinanaba eikhoina uraba amadi taraba adu nakhoida laothok-i. Eikhoigi tinnaba adudi Mapaga amadi mahakki Machanupa, Jisu Christtagani.
4 lalezizinto silibhalela zona, ukuze intokozo yenu igcwaliswe.
Eikhoigi haraoba mapung phahannaba eikhoina masi ijabani.
5 Lokhu-ke ngumbiko esiwuzwe kuye sesiwutshumayela kini, ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyikukhanya, njalo kabukho kuye ubumnyama lakanye.
Eikhoina mahakki Machanupadagi taraba amadi nakhoigi naphamda laothoklaba paojel adu asini: Tengban Mapudi mangalni, aduga mangonda amamba amata leite.
6 Uba sisithi silobudlelwano laye, kube kanti sihamba ebumnyameni, siqamba amanga, njalo kasenzi iqiniso;
Eikhoina Ibungo mahakka tinajei hairaga amambada hinglabadi, eikhoina wahei amadi thabak animakta minamle.
7 kodwa uba sihamba ekukhanyeni, njengalokhu yena esekukhanyeni, silobudlelwano omunye lomunye, legazi likaJesu Kristu iNdodana yakhe liyasihlambulula kuso sonke isono.
Adubu mahakna mangalda leibagumna eikhoinasu mangalda leirabadi, eikhoi amaga amaga tinnaba phangle, aduga mahakki Machanupa Jisugi eena eikhoibu pap pumnamaktagi sengdokpi.
8 Uba sisithi kasilasono, siyazikhohlisa, leqiniso kalikho kithi.
Eikhoina eikhoida pap leite hairabadi, eikhoi isa ithanta minamjare amasung achumba adu eikhoida leite.
9 Uba sivuma izono zethu, uthembekile futhi ulungile ukuze asithethelele izono zethu, njalo asihlambulule kukho konke ukungalungi.
Adubu eikhoina eikhoigi papsing Tengban Mapuda haidokcharabadi, mahakna mahakki wasak adu ngakkani amadi achumba adu tougani: Ibungo mahakna eikhoigi papsing kokpigani amasung aranba touba pumnamaktagi sengdokpigani.
10 Uba sisithi kasonanga, simenza umqambimanga, lelizwi lakhe kalikho kithi.
Eikhoina pap toude hairabadi, eikhoina Ibungo mahakpu minamba oihalle, amasung mahakki wa eikhoida leite.
