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1 Lokho okwakukhona kusukela ekuqaleni, esakuzwayo, esakubonayo ngamehlo ethu, esakukhangelayo, lezandla zethu zakuphatha, mayelana leLizwi leMpilo;
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᏤᎮᎢ, ᎠᏴ ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅᎯ, ᏦᏥᎦᏙᎵ ᏦᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎣᎩᎪᎲᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏦᎦᎧᎿᎭᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏦᎪᏰᏂ ᏦᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎣᎦᏒᏂᎵᏙᎸᎯ, ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎬᏂᏛ —
2 leMpilo yabonakaliswa, sasesiyibona, njalo siyafakaza silitshumayeza leyoMpilo elaphakade, eyayiloYise, yasibonakaliswa kithi; (aiōnios )
ᎬᏂᏛᏰᏃ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᎩᎪᎲᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏥᏃᎮᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏨᎾᏄᏫᏎᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎬᏂᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ ᎡᎲ ᏤᎮᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏲᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ — (aiōnios )
3 lokho esikubonileyo sasesikuzwa, silitshumayeza khona, ukuze lani libe lobudlelwano lathi; njalo ngeqiniso le inhlanganyelo eyethu ikanye loYise njalo kanye leNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu;
ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎣᎩᎪᎲᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᎾᏄᏫᏎᎭ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᏖᎳᏗᏍᏗᏱ ᎣᎦᏚᏓᏕᏫᏒᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎣᎦᏚᏓᏕᏫᏒ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ.
4 lalezizinto silibhalela zona, ukuze intokozo yenu igcwaliswe.
ᎯᎠ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏨᏲᏪᎳᏁᎭ ᎢᏣᎵᎮᎵᎬ ᎤᎧᎵᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
5 Lokhu-ke ngumbiko esiwuzwe kuye sesiwutshumayela kini, ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyikukhanya, njalo kabukho kuye ubumnyama lakanye.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎣᏣᏛᎦᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏨᎾᏄᏫᏎᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎦᎦᏘ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎤᏅᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᏄᏪᎲᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.
6 Uba sisithi silobudlelwano laye, kube kanti sihamba ebumnyameni, siqamba amanga, njalo kasenzi iqiniso;
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏙᎦᏚᏓᏔ ᏱᏓᏗᎭ, ᎤᎵᏏᎬᏃ ᏱᏕᏙᎭ, ᏱᏓᏥᎪᎥᏍᎦᏉ ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎨᏗᏍᏓᏩᏕᎦ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
7 kodwa uba sihamba ekukhanyeni, njengalokhu yena esekukhanyeni, silobudlelwano omunye lomunye, legazi likaJesu Kristu iNdodana yakhe liyasihlambulula kuso sonke isono.
ᎢᎦᎦᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᏱᏕᏙᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦᎦᏛᎢ ᏤᎭ, ᏕᎦᏚᏓᏕᏫᏒ ᎢᎬᏒ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎩᎬ ᎢᎩᏅᎦᎵᎭ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎢᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ.
8 Uba sisithi kasilasono, siyazikhohlisa, leqiniso kalikho kithi.
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎠᏍᎦᏂ ᏲᎨᎭ ᏱᏓᏗᎭ, ᎢᎬᏒ ᏱᏓᏓᎵᏓᏍᏗᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎨᎨᎭ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
9 Uba sivuma izono zethu, uthembekile futhi ulungile ukuze asithethelele izono zethu, njalo asihlambulule kukho konke ukungalungi.
ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᏗᏃᎲᏍᎦ ᎢᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ, ᏄᏓᎵᏓᏍᏛᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏅᏘᏳ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎩᏁᏗᏱ ᎢᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎩᏅᎦᎸᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᏲ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
10 Uba sisithi kasonanga, simenza umqambimanga, lelizwi lakhe kalikho kithi.
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏲᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᏱᏓᏗᎭ, ᎡᏗᏰᎪᎥᏍᎦᏉ, ᎠᎴ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎨᎨᎭ.