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1 Bathandekayo, lingakholwa wonke umoya, kodwa hlolani omoya, ukuthi bavela kuNkulunkulu yini; ngoba banengi abaprofethi bamanga abaphumele emhlabeni.
ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲢⲒⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲈ ⲒⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲮⲈⲨⲆⲞⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ
2 Ngalokhu liyamazi uMoya kaNkulunkulu: Wonke umoya ovumayo ukuthi uJesu Kristu uzile enyameni, uvela kuNkulunkulu;
ⲃ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞⲘⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ
3 futhi wonke umoya ongavumiyo ukuthi uJesu Kristu usezile enyameni, kaveli kuNkulunkulu; lalo ungowomphikuKristu, eselizwile ukuthi uyeza, lakhathesi usekhona emhlabeni.
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲚⲦⲒⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϤϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲎⲆⲎ
4 Lina lingabakaNkulunkulu, bantwanyana, futhi libanqobile; ngoba mkhulu okini kulalowo osemhlabeni.
ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
5 Bona bangabomhlaba; ngenxa yalokho bakhuluma okuvela emhlabeni, njalo umhlaba uyabezwa.
ⲉ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ
6 Thina singabakaNkulunkulu; omaziyo uNkulunkulu, uyasizwa; ongeyisuye kaNkulunkulu, kasizwa. Ngalokhu siyamazi umoya weqiniso lomoya wokuduha.
ⲋ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ
7 Bathandekayo, asithandaneni; ngoba uthando luvela kuNkulunkulu, laye wonke othandayo, uzelwe nguNkulunkulu, futhi uyamazi uNkulunkulu.
ⲍ̅ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪϮ
8 Ongathandiyo, kamazi uNkulunkulu; ngoba uNkulunkulu uluthando.
ⲏ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲠⲈ
9 Ngalokhu uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwabonakaliswa kithi, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathuma iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa emhlabeni, ukuze siphile ngayo.
ⲑ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲚⲞⲄⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ
10 Uthando lukulokhu, kungesikuthi thina samthanda uNkulunkulu, kodwa ukuthi yena wasithanda, wasethuma iNdodana yakhe ukuthi ibe yinhlawulo yokuthula ngezono zethu.
ⲓ̅ⲀⲢⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲰϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ
11 Bathandekayo, uba uNkulunkulu wasithanda ngokunje, lathi sifanele ukuthandana.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ϨⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎ ⲞⲨ
12 Kakulamuntu owake wabona uNkulunkulu; uba sithandana, uNkulunkulu uhlala kithi, lothando lwakhe luphelelisiwe kithi.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈϤⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ
13 Ngalokhu siyazi ukuthi sihlala kuye, laye kithi, ngoba usinikile okukaMoya wakhe.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϨⲰϤ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲠⲚⲀ
14 Thina sesibonile siyafakaza ukuthi uYise uyithumile iNdodana ibe nguMsindisi womhlaba.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
15 Loba ngubani ovumayo ukuthi uJesu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uhlala kuye, laye kuNkulunkulu.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲞⲘⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϨⲰϤ ϤϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲪϮ
16 Thina sesisazi sakholwa uthando uNkulunkulu alalo kithi. UNkulunkulu uluthando, njalo ohlala ethandweni uhlala kuNkulunkulu, loNkulunkulu kuye.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϤϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
17 Ngalokhu uthando luphelelisiwe lathi, ukuze sibe lesibindi osukwini lokwahlulelwa, ngoba njengalokhu enjalo yena, sinjalo lathi kulumhlaba.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲀⲢⲢⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ
18 Kakukho ukwesaba ethandweni, kodwa uthando olupheleleyo luyaxotsha ukwesaba, ngoba ukwesaba kulobuhlungu; lowesabayo kapheleliswanga ethandweni.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲞϮ ϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲀⲤϨⲒ ϮϨⲞϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲞϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲖⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϤϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ
19 Thina siyamthanda, ngoba yena wasithanda kuqala.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ
20 Uba umuntu esithi: Ngiyamthanda uNkulunkulu, njalo ezonda umzalwane wakhe, ungumqambimanga; ngoba ongamthandiyo umzalwane wakhe ambonileyo, angamthanda njani uNkulunkulu angambonanga?
ⲕ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲀϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ
21 Njalo silalumlayo ovela kuye, ukuthi othanda uNkulunkulu, kamthande lomzalwane wakhe.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲀⲒⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲔⲈⲤⲞⲚ

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