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1 Izvo zvakanga zviripo kubva pakutanga, izvo zvatakanzwa, zvatakaona nameso edu, zvatakatarira uye zvatakabata namaoko, izvozvi ndizvo zvatinoparidza zveShoko roupenyu.
Khila ekhikhale pukhile ukhuhuma kuvitengulilo, ikyutukapulikhe, Ekyutwakiwene na miho geito, khila kyutwalolile, namavoko geito giibite ukhukhongana Neilimenyu ilyawumi.
2 Upenyu hwakaonekwa; takahuona uye tikapupura nezvahwo, uye tinoparidza kwamuri upenyu husingaperi, hwakanga huri kuna Baba uye hwakaratidzwa kwatiri. (aiōnios )
Nuwumi vula wapeliwe ukhuvoneka pavuvalafu, Pivu tuvuwene, nukunchova, nukhuvavula uwumu uwajumavagoni, vuula uvuwale khwa Dada Pivu vukhamanyikhekha khulwufuwe (aiōnios )
3 Tinoparidza kwamuri zvatakaona nezvatakanzwa, kuti nemiwo mugowadzana nesu. Uye tinowadzana naBaba noMwanakomana wavo, Jesu Kristu.
Khile ikyutukhiwene nukhupulika tukhuvavula numwe, ukhuta tuhangilanile paninie nufwe, Nululundamano lyetu paninie nu Daada nunswambe U-Yesu Krist.
4 Tiri kunyora izvi kuti mufaro wedu uzadziswe.
Tukhuuasimbila amamenyu agaumwe ukhuta uluhekhelo lyutu lunogelanile.
5 Iyi ndiyo mharidzo yatakanzwa kwaari uye yatinoparidza kwamuri kuti: Mwari ndiye chiedza; maari hamuna rima zvachose.
Aga gu mamenyu ugutupulikhe ukhuhuma khumwene nakuvavula: Unguluve ve lumulu mugaati mumwenu mulenchila hisi napadebe.
6 Kana tichiti tinowadzana naye asi tichifamba murima, tinoreva nhema uye hatigari muchokwadi.
Tungave twita tulipapuninie numwene vutugenda muhisi, pivu twiva tukhesyova rweivene pivu satuvomba uvuyilweli.
7 Asi kana tichifamba muchiedza, saiye ari muchiedza, tinowadzana nomumwe nomumwe wedu, uye ropa raJesu, Mwanakomana wake, rinotinatsa pazvivi zvose.
Pivu tugendage mundumuli nduvuumwe aleindumuli, tutangilanila yufwe khwa yufwe nu nkisa gwa Yesu Kristi, unswambe nukhutuvalancha ukhuhuma mumbivi cheitu.
8 Kana tichiti hatina chivi, tinozvinyengera uye chokwadi hachizi matiri.
Tungate satulivatula nongwa, tukhisyova tweivene nuwayeilweli vusimuli mugaati ndyufe.
9 Kana tichireurura zvivi zvedu, iye akatendeka uye akarurama, uye achatikanganwira zvivi zvedu agotinatsa pakusarurama kwose.
Pivu tungapele inongwa cheitu, umwene eigolofu nuwayilweli ukhutusyeikila inongwa cheitu nukhutuvalancha uvuvivi woni.
10 Kana tichiti hatina kutadza, tinomuita murevi wenhema uye shoko rake harizi matiri.
Pivu tungave twieta satutulile inongwa, pivu twita umwene ideesi, ni limenyu lya mwene lisimuli mugaati ndyufwe.