1 Johani 5

1 Mumwe nomumwe anotenda kuti Jesu ndiye Kristu, akaberekwa naMwari, uye mumwe nomumwe anoda baba anodawo mwana wavo.

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him.

2 Izvi ndizvo zvatinoziva nazvo kuti tinoda vana vaMwari: kana tichida Mwari uye tichiita mirayiro yake.

This is how we know that we sincerely love the children of God: by sincerely loving God and keeping His commandments.

3 Uku ndiko kuda Mwari: kuteerera mirayiro yake. Uye mirayiro yake hairemi,

For this is God’s sincere love, that we keep His commandments. His commandments aren’t burdensome,

4 nokuti vose vakaberekwa naMwari vanokunda nyika. Uku ndiko kukunda kwakakunda nyika, iko kutenda kwedu.

for whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith.

5 Ndianiko anokunda nyika? Ndiye chete anotenda kuti Jesu ndiye Mwanakomana waMwari.

Who is the one who overcomes the world, but one who believes that Jesus is God’s Son?

6 Uyu ndiye akauya nemvura neropa, Jesu Kristu. Haana kuuya nemvura bedzi, asi nemvura neropa. Uye Mweya ndiye anopupura, nokuti Mweya ndiye chokwadi.

This is He who came by water and blood - Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood.

7 Nokuti kune zvitatu zvinopupura zvinoti:

It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that testify,

8 Mweya, mvura, neropa; uye zvitatu izvi zvinotenderana.

the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three are in agreement as one.

9 Tinogamuchira uchapupu hwavanhu, asi uchapupu hwaMwari hukuru nokuti ndihwo uchapupu hwaMwari, hwaakapa pamusoro poMwanakomana wake.

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; because this is God’s testimony which He has testified about His Son.

10 Munhu mumwe nomumwe anotenda muMwanakomana waMwari ano uchapupu uhu mumwoyo make. Munhu mumwe nomumwe asingatendi Mwari, akabva amuita murevi wenhema, nokuti haana kutenda kupupura kwaMwari kwaakaita pamusoro poMwanakomana wake.

One who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself. One who doesn’t believe God has accused Him of being a liar, because he hasn’t believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son.

11 Uye uku ndiko kupupura kuti: Mwari akatipa upenyu husingaperi, uye upenyu uhu huri muMwanakomana wake. (aiōnios g166)

This is the witness, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. (aiōnios g166)

12 Uyo ano Mwanakomana ano upenyu; uyo asina Mwanakomana waMwari haana upenyu.

Whoever has the Son has life. Whoever doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have life.

13 Ndanyora izvi kwamuri imi munotenda muzita roMwanakomana waMwari kuitira kuti muzive kuti mune upenyu husingaperi. (aiōnios g166)

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

14 Ndiko kusatya kwatinako mukuswedera kwedu kuna Mwari: kuti kana tichikumbira chinhu chipi nechipi nokuda kwake, anotinzwa.

This is the confidence that we have in Him: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

15 Uye kana tichiziva kuti anotinzwa pazvose zvatinokumbira, tinoziva kuti tava nazvo zvatakumbira kwaari.

If we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

16 Kana munhu akaona hama yake ichiita chivi chisingaurayisi, anofanira kunyengetera uye Mwari achamupa upenyu. Ndinoreva vaya vane chivi chisingaurayisi. Pane chivi chinourayisa. Handirevi kuti anyengetere pamusoro pacho.

If you see your brother or sister committing a sin not leading to death, you should ask, and God will, for you, give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. There is a kind of sin leading to death. I don’t say that you should make requests for this.

17 Kuita chakaipa kwose chivi, uye pane chivi chisingaurayisi.

All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a kind of sin that doesn’t lead to death.

18 Tinoziva kuti mumwe nomumwe akaberekwa naMwari haarambi achiita chivi; uyo akaberekwa naMwari anomuchengeta zvakanaka, uye akaipa haagoni kumukuvadza.

We know that anyone who is born of God doesn’t keep sinning, but He who was born of God keeps him. The wicked one doesn’t harm or even touch him.

19 Tinoziva kuti tiri vana vaMwari, uye kuti nyika yose iri pasi powakaipa.

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

20 Tinozivawo kuti Mwanakomana waMwari akauya akatipa kunzwisisa, kuitira kuti timuzive iye wechokwadi. Uye tiri maari iye wechokwadi, kunyange muMwanakomana wake Jesu Kristu. Ndiye Mwari wechokwadi noupenyu husingaperi. (aiōnios g166)

We know that God’s Son has come, and has given us understanding, so that we might know Him who is true. We are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

21 Vana vanodikanwa, ibvai pazvifananidzo.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.