1 KAYOHANE 4
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UMoya wenyaniso nomoya wobuxoki
1Zihlobo, musan' ukusuka nikhokelwe nje nanguwuphi na umoya. Wonke umoya wuvavanyeni, nikhangele ukuba ngaba uvela kuThixo na. Kaloku baninzi *abashumayeli abanefuthe lobuxoki abajikeleza elizweni. 2Ningawuphawula ngale nto ke wona umoya ovela kuThixo: Ukuba umntu uyavuma ukuba uYesu Krestu weza engumntu, unoMoya ovela kuThixo. 3Kanti ke ukuba akayivumi loo nto, akanaye uMoya ovela kuThixo loo mntu unjalo. Loo moya anawo ngokamchasi-Krestu. Nanivile ukuba uya kuze afike; ukho ke ngoku ehlabathini.
4Ke nina, zihlobo zam, ningabantwana bakaThixo. Ninamandla kunabashumayeli abaxokayo. Kaloku lowo ninefuthe lakhe mkhulu kunalowo linefuthe lakhe ihlabathi. 5Bona bangabehlabathi, nemfundiso yabo ikwayeyasehlabathini. Yiyo ke loo nto libevayo ihlabathi. 6Kodwa thina singabantwana bakaThixo. Ke umntu owazanayo noThixo uyasiva. Kodwa lowo ungengokaThixo akasiva. Siwuqonda ngaloo nto ke umahluko phakathi kwefuthe lenyaniso nefuthe lobuxoki.
UThixo uluthando
7Zihlobo zam ezithandekayo, masithandane; kuba kaloku uthando luvela kuThixo. Nawuphi na umntu onalo uthando uzelwe nguThixo, futhi uyamazi uThixo. 8Kodwa yena ongenalo uthando akamazi uThixo, kuba uThixo uluthando. 9Nantsi indlela asibonise ukusithanda kwakhe ngayo uThixo: Wathumela uNyana okuphela kwakhe emhlabeni, ukuze thina sidle ubomi ngaye. 10Lunje ke olu thando: Ayisithi esamthandayo uThixo, koko nguye owasithandayo, wasinika uNyana wakhe, ukuze acamagushele izono zethu.
11Zihlobo zam ezithandekayo, xa ke uThixo asithande ngolu hlobo nathi simelwe kukuthandana. 12Nangona uThixo engazanga wabonwa mntu nje, uhlala emanyene nathi ukuba siyathandana, luthi nothando lwakhe luyondelelane kuthi.
13Siyazi ukuba sihlala simanyene naye, naye uhlala emanyene nathi, kuba usinike isabelo soMoya wakhe. 14Ngaphezu koko nathi sizibonele, saye siyangqina, ukuba uYise wamthuma uNyana ukuze asindise ihlabathi. 15Nawuphi na umntu ovumayo ukuba uYesu nguNyana kaThixo, uhlala emanyene noThixo, noThixo uhlala emanyene naye. 16Ngoko ke nathi ngokwethu siyalwazi, saye sikholosa ngalo uthando aluthululele kuthi uThixo.
UThixo uluthando, yaye nabani na ohlala eluthandweni uhlala emanyene noThixo, noThixo uhlala emanyene naye. 17Xa uthando lukaThixo luyondelelene kuthi, asiyi koyika ngomhla womgwebo, kuba sohlala kweli hlabathi njengoko uKrestu wayesoloko enjalo ehlabathini. 18Alukho uloyiko apho kukho uthando, kuba uthando oluyondeleleneyo luyakugxotha ukoyika. Kaloku emntwini owoyikayo uthando alukayondelelani, kuba ukoyika kuhambisana nesohlwayo.
19Sinalo ke uthando kuba thina sathandwa nguThixo kuqala. 20Umntu othi uyamthanda uThixo kodwa abe emthiyile uwabo, ulixoki. Kaloku ukuba akamthandi uwabo lo ambonayo, akanako ukumthanda uThixo angamboniyo. 21Nguwo lo umyalelo esiwunikwe nguKrestu ngenkqu: Ukuba umntu uyamthanda uThixo, makamthande nowabo.
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