1 Yohana 5
1 Kila mtu anayeamini kwamba Yesu ndiye Kristo amezaliwa na Mungu, na yeyote ampendaye Baba humpenda pia mtoto aliyezaliwa naye.
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.
2 Hivi ndivyo tunavyojua kwamba tunawapenda watoto wa Mungu, kwa kumpenda Mungu na kuzitii amri zake.
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
3 Huku ndiko kumpenda Mungu, yaani, kuzitii amri zake. Nazo amri zake si nzito.
For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.
4 Kwa maana kila aliyezaliwa na Mungu huushinda ulimwengu. Huku ndiko kushinda kuushindako ulimwengu, yaani, hiyo imani yetu.
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.
5 Ni nani yule aushindaye ulimwengu? Ni yule tu aaminiye kwamba Yesu ni Mwana wa Mungu.
Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 Huyu ndiye alikuja kwa maji na damu, yaani, Yesu Kristo. Hakuja kwa maji peke yake, bali kwa maji na damu. Naye Roho ndiye ashuhudiaye, kwa sababu Roho ndiye kweli.
This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
7 Kwa maana wako watatu washuhudiao[ mbinguni: hao ni Baba, Neno na Roho Mtakatifu. Hawa watatu ni umoja.
For there are three who testify:
8 Pia wako mashahidi watatu duniani]: Roho, Maji na Damu; hawa watatu wanakubaliana katika umoja.
the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three agree as one.
9 Kama tunaukubali ushuhuda wa wanadamu, basi ushuhuda wa Mungu ni mkuu zaidi, kwa kuwa huu ndio ushuhuda wa Mungu kwamba amemshuhudia Mwanawe.
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is God’s testimony which he has testified concerning his Son.
10 Kila mtu amwaminiye Mwana wa Mungu anao huu ushuhuda moyoni mwake. Kila mtu asiyemwamini Mungu amemfanya yeye kuwa mwongo, kwa sababu hakuamini ushuhuda Mungu alioutoa kuhusu Mwanawe.
He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.
11 Huu ndio ushuhuda: kwamba Mungu ametupa uzima wa milele, nao huo uzima umo katika Mwanawe. (aiōnios g166)
The testimony is this, that God gave to us consummate (aiōnios g166) life, and this life is in his Son.
12 Aliye naye Mwana wa Mungu anao uzima, yeye asiye na Mwana wa Mungu hana uzima.
He who has the Son has the life. He who does not have God’s Son does not have the life.
13 Nawaandikia mambo haya ninyi mnaoliamini Jina la Mwana wa Mungu ili mpate kujua ya kuwa mnao uzima wa milele. (aiōnios g166)
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have consummate (aiōnios g166) life.
14 Huu ndio ujasiri tulio nao tunapomkaribia Mungu, kwamba kama tukiomba kitu sawasawa na mapenzi yake, atusikia.
This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.
15 Nasi kama tunajua atusikia, lolote tuombalo, tunajua ya kwamba tumekwisha kupata zile haja tulizomwomba.
And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.
16 Kama mtu akimwona ndugu yake akitenda dhambi isiyo ya mauti, inampasa aombe, naye Mungu atampa uzima mtu huyo. Ninamaanisha wale ambao dhambi yao si ya mauti. Iko dhambi ya mauti, sisemi kwamba utaomba kwa ajili ya hiyo.
If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should make a request concerning this.
17 Jambo lolote lisilo la haki ni dhambi, lakini iko dhambi isiyo ya mauti.
All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.
18 Tunajua ya kuwa yeye aliyezaliwa na Mungu hatendi dhambi, bali aliyezaliwa na Mungu hujilinda, wala yule mwovu hawezi kumdhuru.
We know that whoever is born of God does not sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one does not touch him.
19 Sisi twajua kuwa tu watoto wa Mungu na ya kwamba ulimwengu wote uko chini ya utawala wa yule mwovu.
We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
20 Nasi pia twajua ya kwamba Mwana wa Mungu amekuja, naye ametupa sisi ufahamu ili tupate kumjua yeye aliye Kweli. Nasi tumo ndani yake yeye aliye Kweli, yaani, ndani ya Yesu Kristo Mwanawe. Yeye ndiye Mungu wa kweli na uzima wa milele. (aiōnios g166)
We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know the true one, and we are in the true one, in his Son, Jesus Christ. This is the true God and consummate (aiōnios g166) life.
21 Watoto wapendwa, jilindeni nafsi zenu kutokana na sanamu. Amen.
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
