1 UJohane 5

1 Wonke okholwa ukuthi uJesu unguKristu uzelwe nguNkulunkulu; laye wonke othanda umzali uthanda lozelwe nguye.

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born from God, and whoever loves a father also loves the child born from him.

2 Ngalokho siyazi ukuthi siyabathanda abantwana bakaNkulunkulu, nxa sithanda uNkulunkulu, njalo sigcina imilayo yakhe;

Because of this we know that we love God's children, when we love God and do his commandments.

3 ngoba lolu luthando lukaNkulunkulu, ukuthi sigcine imilayo yakhe; lemilayo yakhe kayinzima.

For this is love for God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.

4 Ngoba konke okuzelwe nguNkulunkulu kuyawunqoba umhlaba; lalokho yikunqoba okunqoba umhlaba, ukholo lwethu.

For everyone who is born from God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

5 Ngubani onqoba umhlaba, ngaphandle kokholwa ukuthi uJesu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu?

Who is the one who overcomes the world? The one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

6 Lo nguye oweza ngamanzi legazi, uJesu Kristu; kungeyisikho ngamanzi kuphela, kodwa ngamanzi legazi. LoMoya nguye ofakazayo, ngoba uMoya uliqiniso.

This is the one who came by water and blood: Jesus Christ. He came not only by water, but also by water and blood.

7 Ngoba bathathu abafakazayo ezulwini, uYise, uLizwi, loMoya oNgcwele; laba abathathu banye.

For there are three who bear witness:

8 Njalo bathathu abafakazayo emhlabeni, uMoya, lamanzi, legazi; laba abathathu bahlanganyela intonye.

the Spirit, the water, and the blood. These three are in agreement.

9 Uba sisemukela ubufakazi babantu, ubufakazi bukaNkulunkulu bukhulu; ngoba lobu yibufakazi bukaNkulunkulu, abufakazileyo ngeNdodana yakhe.

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater. For the testimony of God is this, that he has borne witness concerning his Son.

10 Okholwa eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu ulobufakazi phakathi kwakhe ngokwakhe; ongakholwa uNkulunkulu, umenze abe ngumqambimanga, ngoba engakholwanga ubufakazi uNkulunkulu abufakazileyo ngeNdodana yakhe.

Anyone who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because he has not believed the witness that God has given concerning his Son.

11 Yilobu-ke ubufakazi, ukuthi uNkulunkulu usinikile impilo elaphakade, lale impilo iseNdodaneni yakhe. (aiōnios g166)

And the witness is this: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. (aiōnios g166)

12 Olayo iNdodana ulempilo; ongelayo iNdodana kaNkulunkulu kalampilo.

The one who has the Son has life. The one who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

13 Lezizinto ngizibhalela lina elikholwa ebizweni leNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ukuze lazi ukuthi lilempilo elaphakade, lokuze likholwe ebizweni leNdodana kaNkulunkulu. (aiōnios g166)

I have written to you these things so that you will know that you have eternal life—to you who believe in the name of the Son of God. (aiōnios g166)

14 Njalo yilesi isibindi esilaso kuye, ukuthi uba sicela ulutho ngokwentando yakhe, uyasizwa;

Also, this is the confidence we have before him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

15 uba-ke sisazi ukuthi uyasizwa, loba yini esiyicelayo, siyazi ukuthi sesilezicelo esizicela kuye.

Also, if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask of him—we know that we have whatever we have asked of him.

16 Uba umuntu ebona umzalwane wakhe esona isono esingasi ekufeni, uzacela, njalo uzamnika impilo labo abangonelanga ekufeni. Sikhona isono esisa ekufeni; kangitsho ukuthi ancenge ngaleso;

If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not result in death, he must pray, and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not result in death. There is a sin that results in death; I am not saying that he should pray about that.

17 konke ukungalungi kuyisono; njalo kukhona isono esingasi ekufeni.

All unrighteousness is sin, but there is sin that does not result in death.

18 Siyazi ukuthi wonke ozelwe nguNkulunkulu koni; kodwa ozelwe nguNkulunkulu uyazigcina, lomubi kamthinti.

We know that whoever is born from God does not sin. But the one who was born from God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him.

19 Siyazi ukuthi singabakaNkulunkulu, lokuthi umhlaba wonke ulele ebubini.

We know that we are from God, and we know that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

20 Njalo siyazi ukuthi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu isifikile, yasinika ukuqedisisa ukuze simazi oweqiniso; njalo sikuye oweqiniso, eNdodaneni yakhe uJesu Kristu. Yena unguNkulunkulu weqiniso, lempilo elaphakade. (aiōnios g166)

But we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. Also, we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

21 Bantwanyana, zilondolozeni ezithombeni. Ameni.

Children, keep yourselves from idols.