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1 Bathandekayo, lingakholwa wonke umoya, kodwa hlolani omoya, ukuthi bavela kuNkulunkulu yini; ngoba banengi abaprofethi bamanga abaphumele emhlabeni.
Bhakilishitu ajangunji, nnankulupalilanje kila mundu abheleketa kuti ashikola Mbumu jwa a Nnungu, ikabheje munninganje ibhaga jwene mundujo anaalongoywa naka Mbumu jwa a Nnungu, pabha ashinkulondola bha unami bhabhagwinji bhashikoposhelanga pa shilambolyo.
2 Ngalokhu liyamazi uMoya kaNkulunkulu: Wonke umoya ovumayo ukuthi uJesu Kristu uzile enyameni, uvela kuNkulunkulu;
Mpingangaga kummanya kuti jwene mundujo analongoywa naka Mbumu jwa a Nnungu, shimummanyanje nnei. Kila akunda kuti a Kilishitu bhashinkuika nibha mundu, jwenejo akwete Mbumu jwa a Nnungu.
3 futhi wonke umoya ongavumiyo ukuthi uJesu Kristu usezile enyameni, kaveli kuNkulunkulu; lalo ungowomphikuKristu, eselizwile ukuthi uyeza, lakhathesi usekhona emhlabeni.
Ikabheje jojowe akakwaakunda a Kilishitu, jwenejo jwangali Mbumu akopoka kwa a Nnungu. Jwenejo ashikola mbumu ataukangana na a Kilishitu, mmanganyanji mwapilikenenje kuti alikwiiya, na nnaino tayali aishe pa shilambolyo.
4 Lina lingabakaNkulunkulu, bantwanyana, futhi libanqobile; ngoba mkhulu okini kulalowo osemhlabeni.
Ikabheje Mmanganyanji ni bhana bha a Nnungu, numbe mwaakombwelenje bhene ashinkulondola bha unami, pabha Mbumu ali nkati jenunji, ni nkulungwa kupunda mbumu ali nkati jabhonji bhene bhalinginji bha shilambolyo.
5 Bona bangabomhlaba; ngenxa yalokho bakhuluma okuvela emhlabeni, njalo umhlaba uyabezwa.
Bhanganyanjibho ni bha pa shilambolyo, na ibhabheleketanga indu ya pa shilambolyo, na shilambolyo shinakwaapilikanishiyanga, pabha bhene bhanganyanjibho ni bha pa shilambolyo.
6 Thina singabakaNkulunkulu; omaziyo uNkulunkulu, uyasizwa; ongeyisuye kaNkulunkulu, kasizwa. Ngalokhu siyamazi umoya weqiniso lomoya wokuduha.
Uwe ni tubha a Nnungu. Mundu abhamanyi a Nnungu anakutupilikanila, mundu akakwaamanya a Nnungu akakutupilikanila. Bhai nneyo, ni shitukombola kummanya Mbumu jwa Kweli na mbumu jwa unami.
7 Bathandekayo, asithandaneni; ngoba uthando luvela kuNkulunkulu, laye wonke othandayo, uzelwe nguNkulunkulu, futhi uyamazi uNkulunkulu.
Bhakilishitu ajangunji, tupingane, pabha kupingana kukukoposhela kwa a Nnungu. Kila mundu akumpinga nnjakwe, jwenejo ni mwana jwa a Nnungu na anakwaamanya a Nnungu.
8 Ongathandiyo, kamazi uNkulunkulu; ngoba uNkulunkulu uluthando.
Mundu akakwaapinganga ashaajakwe jwenejo akakwaamanya a Nnungu, pabha a Nnungu ni kupingana.
9 Ngalokhu uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwabonakaliswa kithi, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathuma iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa emhlabeni, ukuze siphile ngayo.
A Nnungu bhashinkulanguya kuti bhanakutupinga uwe pubhampeleshe Mwanagwabho jwa jika pa shilambolyo, nkupinga tupate gumi kuka jwenejo.
10 Uthando lukulokhu, kungesikuthi thina samthanda uNkulunkulu, kodwa ukuthi yena wasithanda, wasethuma iNdodana yakhe ukuthi ibe yinhlawulo yokuthula ngezono zethu.
Kweneku ni kupingana, nngabha kuti uwe tushinkutandubhila kwaapinga a Nnungu, ikabhe Bhenebho bhashinkutupinga kuishila kuntuma Mwanagwabho abhe mbepei ja kutuleshelela yambi yetu.
11 Bathandekayo, uba uNkulunkulu wasithanda ngokunje, lathi sifanele ukuthandana.
Bhakilishitu ajangunji, ibhaga a Nnungu bhashinkutupinga nneyo, bhai, numbe uwe tunapinjikwa kupingana.
12 Kakulamuntu owake wabona uNkulunkulu; uba sithandana, uNkulunkulu uhlala kithi, lothando lwakhe luphelelisiwe kithi.
Jwakwa mundu abhabhweni a Nnungu, ikabheje tupinganaga a Nnungu bhanatama nkulundana na uwe na kutupinga kwabho kunashimilika nkati jetu.
13 Ngalokhu siyazi ukuthi sihlala kuye, laye kithi, ngoba usinikile okukaMoya wakhe.
Tumumanyi kuti tunatama nkulundana na a Nnungu, na Bhalabho a Nnungu bhanatama nkulundana na uwe, pabha bhenebho bhashikutupa Mbumu jwabho.
14 Thina sesibonile siyafakaza ukuthi uYise uyithumile iNdodana ibe nguMsindisi womhlaba.
Uwe tugabhweni, numbe tunakwakong'ondelanga bhananji kuti, Atati bhashinkwaatuma Bhanabhabho bhabhe bhaatapula bha shilambolyo.
15 Loba ngubani ovumayo ukuthi uJesu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uhlala kuye, laye kuNkulunkulu.
Kila mundu akwaakunda a Yeshu Kilishitu kuti Mwana jwa a Nnungu, a Nnungu bhanatama nkulundana na jwene mundujo, na jwenejo anatama nkulundana na a Nnungu.
16 Thina sesisazi sakholwa uthando uNkulunkulu alalo kithi. UNkulunkulu uluthando, njalo ohlala ethandweni uhlala kuNkulunkulu, loNkulunkulu kuye.
Bhai uwe tumumanyi na tunakulupalila kuti a Nnungu bhanakutupinga. A Nnungu ni pingana, na mundu jojowe atama nkupingana, anatama nkulundana na a Nnungu, na a Nnungu bhanatama nkulunduna na jwenejo.
17 Ngalokhu uthando luphelelisiwe lathi, ukuze sibe lesibindi osukwini lokwahlulelwa, ngoba njengalokhu enjalo yena, sinjalo lathi kulumhlaba.
Kwa nneyo kupingana kutimilile nkati jetu nkupinga tukole makangala lyene lyubha lya ukumu, pabha kutama kwetu pa shilambolyo pano, shikubhe mbuti kutama kwa a Kilishitu.
18 Kakukho ukwesaba ethandweni, kodwa uthando olupheleleyo luyaxotsha ukwesaba, ngoba ukwesaba kulobuhlungu; lowesabayo kapheleliswanga ethandweni.
Pukutemi kupingana pangali bhoga, elo, kupingana kwa timilika kunashoya bhoga gowe. Bhai, mundu akwete bhoga akanabhe timilika nkupingana, pabha bhoga unakagulana na kupanyangulwa.
19 Thina siyamthanda, ngoba yena wasithanda kuqala.
Uwe tunapingana pabha a Nnungu ni bhatandwibhe kutupinga uwe.
20 Uba umuntu esithi: Ngiyamthanda uNkulunkulu, njalo ezonda umzalwane wakhe, ungumqambimanga; ngoba ongamthandiyo umzalwane wakhe ambonileyo, angamthanda njani uNkulunkulu angambonanga?
Mundu abheleketaga kuti anakwaapinga a Nnungu, akuno akakumpinga nkilishitu njakwe, jwenejo analambila. Pabha mundu akakumpinga njakwe jwa kummona, akakombola kwaapinga a Nnungu akakwaabhona.
21 Njalo silalumlayo ovela kuye, ukuthi othanda uNkulunkulu, kamthande lomzalwane wakhe.
Bhai jejino ni amuli jibhatupele a Kilishitu. Akwaapinga a Nnungu anapinjikwa kumpinga nkilishitu njakwe.
