2 Jwanisi ISAHLUKO 1 1 Umdala ngiya kowesifazana okhethiweko nabantwana bakhe, engibathanda ngeqiniso; ingasi mina ngedwa, kodwana nabo boke abazi iqiniso; 2 Ngenxa yeqiniso elihlala kithi, elizakuba nathi kuze kube nininini. 3 Umusa kawube nani, umusa nokuthula okuvela kuZimu uBaba nekosini uJesu Krestu, iNdodana kaBaba, ngeqiniso nangothando. 4 Ngathokoza khulu ngokuthi ngifumene abanye babantwana bakho bakhamba eqinisweni, njengombana samukele umlayo ovela kuBaba. 5 Nje-ke ngiyakuncenga, ntokazi, ingasi njengokungathi ngikutlolela umlayo omutjha, kodwana loyo ebesinawo kusukela ekuthomeni, ukuthi sithandane. 6 Njalo lokhu yithando, ukuthi sihambe ngokwemilayo yakhe. Umlayo lo, njengombana nawuzwa kusukela ekuthomeni, kufuze nikhambe kiwo. 7 Ngombana abakhohlisi abanengi bangenile ephasini, abangavumi bona uJesu Krestu ufike enyameni. Lo ngumkhohlisi nomphikisi kaKrestu. 8 Zitjhejeni bona ningalahlekelwa zizinto esizisebenzeleko, kodwana nifumane umvuzo opheleleko. 9 Nanyana ngubani oweqako, angahlali emfundisweni kaKrestu, akanaye uZimu. Lowo ohlala emfundisweni kaKrestu unoBaba neNdodana. 10 Uba umuntu efika kini, engalethi imfundiso le, ningamamukeli endlini yenu, ningambingeleli; 11 Ngoba ombingelelayo uhlanganyela emisebenzini yakhe emibi. 12 Nanyana nginezinto ezinengi engingazitlolela zona, angifuni ukuzitlola ngephepha neyinki, kodwana ngithemba ukuza kini, ngikhulume nani ubuso nobuso, ukuze ithabo lethu liphelele. 13 Abantwana bakadadewenu okhethiweko bayakubingelela. Amen.
3 Jwanisi ISAHLUKO 1 1 Umdala kuGayiyu othandekako, engimthanda ngeqiniso. 2 Othandekako, ngiyakuthandaza ngaphezu kwakho koke bona uphumelele begodu ube nepilo, njengombana umphefumulo wakho uphumelela. 3 Ngathokoza khulu ngesikhathi abazalwana bafika bafakaza ngeqiniso elikuwe, njengombana ukhamba eqinisweni. 4 Angithokozisa khulu ukudlula ukuzwa bona abantwabami bakhamba eqinisweni. 5 Othandekako, wenza ngokuthembeka kikho koke okwenzako ebantwini abafowethu, nakwabezizweni; 6 Labo bafakazele uthando lwakho phambi kwebandla; 7 Ngoba ngenxa yebizo lakhe baphuma, bengathathi lutho kwabezizwe. 8 Ngalokho kufuze sibamukele abantu abanjalo, ukwenzela bona sibe babantu abasebenzisana nabo eqinisweni. 9 Ngatlolela ibandla incwadi, kodwana uDiyotrefesi othanda ukuba mkhulu hlangana nabo, akasamukeli. 10Ngakho-ke, uba ngifika, ngizakukhumbula izenzo azenzako, asihlambalaza ngamezwi amambi, anganeliseki ngalokho, begodu yena ngokwakhe akabamukeli abazalwane, begodu uyabanqabela labo abafisako, abaqothe ngaphandle kwebandla. 11 Othandekako, ungalandeli okumbi, kodwana okuhle. Owenza okuhle ungokaZimu, kodwana owenza okumbi akhenge ambone uZimu. 12 UDemetriyu unobufakazi obuhle ebantwini boke, nangeqiniso uqobo; begodu niyazi bona ubufakazi bethu buliqiniso. 13 Nginezinto ezinengi engingazitlola, kodwana angifuni ukukutlolela nge-inki nepeni; 14 Kodwana ngithemba bona ngizakubona msinyana, sikhulume ubuso nobuso. Ukuthula kube kuwe. Abangani bethu bayakubingelela. Bingelela abangani ngamagama.