1 Yohana 3
1 Oneni ni pendo la namna gani ametupatia Baba, kwamba tunaitwa watoto wa Mungu, na hivi ndivyo tulivyo. Kwa sababu hii ulimwengu haututambui kwa kuwa haukumtambua yeye.
See what kind of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God; and we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know him.
2 Wapendwa sisi sasa ni watoto wa Mungu, na haijadhihirika bado jinsi tutakavyokuwa. Twajua kwamba Kristo atakapoonekana, tutafanana naye, kwani tutamuona kama alivyo.
Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. We know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.
3 Na kila mmoja ambaye ana ujasiri huu kuhusu wakati ujao ulioelekezwa kwake, hujitakasa mwenyewe kama yeye alivyo mtakatifu.
Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
4 Kila mtu anayeendelea kutenda dhambi huvunja sheria. Kwa sababu dhambi ni uvunjaji sheria.
Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.
5 Mnajua Kristo alidhihilishwa ili kuziondoa dhambi kabisa. Na ndani yake hamna dhambi.
You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him is no sin.
6 Hakuna hata mmoja adumue ndani yake na kuendelea kutenda dhambi. Hakuna mtu hata mmoja adumuye katika dhambi ikiwa amemuona au kumfahamu yeye.
Whoever remains in him does not sin. Whoever sins hasn't seen him, neither knows him.
7 Watoto wapendwa, msikubali kupotoshwa na mtu yeyote. Atendaye haki ni mwenye haki, kama vile Kristo naye alivyo mwenye haki.
Children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 Atendaye dhambi ni wa ibilisi, kwa sababu ibilisi ni mtenda dhambi tangu mwanzo. Kwa sababu hii Mwana wa Mungu alidhihilishwa ili aweze kuziharibu kazi za ibilisi.
He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
9 Yeyote aliyezaliwa na Mungu hatendi dhambi, kwa sababu mbegu ya Mungu hukaa ndani yake. Hawezi kuendelea kutenda dhambi kwa sababu amezaliwa na Mungu.
Whoever is born of God does not commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 Katika hili watoto wa Mungu na watoto wa ibilisi wanafahamika. Yeyote asiyetenda kilicho cha haki, siyo wa Mungu, wala yule ambaye hawezi kumpenda ndugu yake.
In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever does not do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who does not love his brother.
11 Kwani huu ndio ujumbe mliousikia kutoka mwanzo, kwamba tunapaswa kupendana sisi kwa sisi,
For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;
12 siyo kama Kaini ambaye alikuwa wa mwovu na alimuua ndugu yake. Na kwa nini alimuua? Kwa sababu matendo yake yalikuwa maovu, na yale ya ndugu yake yalikuwa ya haki.
unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
13 Ndugu zangu, msishangae, endapo ulimwengu utawachukia.
Therefore do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
14 Twajua tumekwisha toka mautini na kuingia uzimani, kwa sababu tunawapenda ndugu. Yeyote ambaye hana upendo hudumu katika mauti.
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love remains in death.
15 Mtu yeyote anaye mchukia ndugu yake ni muuaji. Na mnajua kuwa uzima wa milele haukai ndani ya muuaji. (aiōnios g166)
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has everlasting life remaining in him. (aiōnios g166)
16 Katika hili tunalijua pendo, kwa sababu kristo aliutoa uhai wake kwa ajili yetu. Nasi yatupasa kuyatoa maisha yetu kwa ajili ya ndugu.
By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
17 Lakini yeyote aliye na vitu, na anamuona ndugu yake mwenye uhitaji, lakini huuzuia moyo wake wa huruma kwa ajili yake; je, upendo wa Mungu unakaaje ndani yake?
But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?
18 Watoto wangu wapenzi, tusipende kwa midomo wala kwa maneno matupu bali katika vitendo na kweli.
Little children, let us not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
19 Katika hili tunajua kwamba sisi tuko katika kweli, na mioyo yetu inathibitika katika yeye.
And by this we will know that we are of the truth, and persuade our heart before him,
20 Ikiwa kama mioyo yetu yatuhukumu, Mungu ni mkuu kuliko mioyo yetu, na yeye hujua mambo yote.
because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
21 Wapenzi, kama mioyo yetu haituhukumu, tunao ujasiri kwa Mungu.
Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God;
22 Na chochote tuombacho tutakipokea kutoka kwake, kwa sababu tunazishika amri zake na tunafanya mambo yanayopendeza mbele zake.
and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 Na hii ndiyo amri yake- ya kwamba yatupasa kuamini katika jina la Mwanaye Yesu Kristo na kupendana sisi kwa sisi-kama alivyotupatia amri yake.
This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus (the) Messiah, and love one another, even as he commanded us.
24 Anayezitii amri zake hudumu ndani yake, na Mungu hukaa ndani yake. Na kwa sababu hii twajua kuwa hukaa ndani yetu, Kwa yule Roho aliyetupa.
He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
