3John (1/1)

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1.

Umdala, kuye uGayusi othandekayo, mina engimthanda ngeqiniso.

2.

Sithandwa, kuzo zonke izinto jikelele ngifisa ukuthi uphumelele njalo uphile, njengalokhu umphefumulo wakho uphumelela.

3.

Ngoba ngathokoza kakhulukazi, lapho kufika abazalwane, befakazela iqiniso lakho, njengoba wena uhamba eqinisweni.

4.

Kangilantokozo enkulu edlula lezizinto, ukuthi ngizwe ukuthi abantwana bami bahamba eqinisweni.

5.

Sithandwa, wenza ngokuthembeka loba ngakuphi okwenzela abazalwane lakwabemzini,

6.

abafakazele uthando lwakho phambi kwebandla; uzakwenza kuhle uba ubaphelekezela ngokufanele uNkulunkulu.

7.

Ngoba ngenxa yebizo lakhe baphumile bengemukeli lutho kwabezizwe.

8.

Ngakho thina sifanele ukubemukela abanjalo, ukuze sibe yizisebenzi kanye leqiniso.

9.

Ngabhalela ibandla; kodwa uDiyotrefe othanda ukuba ngowokuqala kibo kasemukeli.

10.

Ngakho, uba ngifika, ngizakhumbuza imisebenzi yakhe ayenzayo, uyasihleba ngamazwi amabi; futhi kakholiswa yilezizinto, yena uqobo kemukeli abazalwane, uyabalela lalabo abathanda ukukwenza, njalo uya ba xotsha ebandleni.

11.

Sithandwa, ungakulingiseli okubi, kodwa okuhle. Owenza okuhle ungokaNkulunkulu; kodwa owenza okubi kambonanga uNkulunkulu.

12.

NgoDemetriyu kufakazwe yibo bonke, langeqiniso uqobo; lathi futhi siyafakaza, lani liyazi ukuthi ubufakazi bethu buqinisile.

13.

Bengilezinto ezinengi zokubhala, kodwa kangithandi ukukubhala ngeyinki losiba;

14.

kodwa ngithemba ukukubona masinyane, sibe sesikhuluma umlomo ngomlomo. Ukuthula kakube kuwe. Abangane bayakubingelela. Bingelela abangane ngamabizo.

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3John (1/1)