1John (1/5)  

1. Lokho okwakukhona kusukela ekuqaleni, esakuzwayo, esakubonayo ngamehlo ethu, esakukhangelayo, lezandla zethu zakuphatha, mayelana leLizwi leMpilo;
2. leMpilo yabonakaliswa, sasesi yi bona, njalo siyafakaza silitshumayeza iMpilo elaphakade, eyayiloYise, yasibonakaliswa kithi;
3. lokho esikubonileyo sasesikuzwa, silitshumayeza khona, ukuze lani libe lokuhlanganyela lathi; njalo ngeqiniso le inhlanganyelo eyethu ikanye loYise njalo kanye leNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu;
4. lalezizinto silibhalela zona, ukuze intokozo yenu igcwaliswe.
5. Lokhu-ke ngumbiko esiwuzwe kuye sesiwutshumayela kini, ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyikukhanya, njalo kabukho kuye ubumnyama lakanye.
6. Uba sisithi silenhlanganyelo laye, kube kanti sihamba ebumnyameni, siqamba amanga, njalo kasenzi iqiniso;
7. kodwa uba sihamba ekukhanyeni, njengalokhu yena esekukhanyeni, silenhlanganyelo omunye lomunye, legazi likaJesu Kristu iNdodana yakhe liyasihlambulula kuso sonke isono.
8. Uba sisithi kasilasono, siyazikhohlisa, leqiniso kalikho kithi.
9. Uba sivuma izono zethu, uthembekile futhi ulungile ukuthi asithethelele izono zethu, njalo asihlambulule kukho konke ukungalungi.
10. Uba sisithi kasonanga, simenza umqambimanga, lelizwi lakhe kalikho kithi.

      1John (1/5)