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Isibingelelo

1 Umdala kunkosikazi ekhethiweyo, labantwana bayo, mina engibathanda ngeqiniso, njalo hayi mina ngedwa kodwa labo bonke abazi iqiniso, 2 ngenxa yeqiniso elihlala kithi, lelizakuba lathi kuze kube nininini: 3 Kuzakuba lani umusa, isihawu, ukuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba, leNkosini uJesu Krestu iNdodana kaBaba, eqinisweni lethandweni.

Iqiniso lothando

4 Ngathokoza kakhulukazi ukuthi ngithole ebantwaneni bakho abahamba eqinisweni, njengoba semukela umlayo kuBaba. 5 Khathesi-ke ngiyakuncenga, nkosikazi, hayi njengokuthi ngikubhalela umlayo omutsha, kodwa lowo esasilawo kusukela ekuqaleni, ukuze sithandane. 6 Njalo yilolu uthando, ukuze sihambe ngokwemilayo yakhe. Yilo umlayo, njengoba lezwa kusukela ekuqaleni, ukuze lihambe kiwo.

7 Ngoba abakhohlisi abanengi sebengene emhlabeni, abangavumiyo ukuthi uJesu Krestu weza enyameni. Lo ngumkhohlisi lomphikukrestu. 8 Ziqapheleni, ukuze singalahlekelwa yizinto esesizisebenzile, kodwa semukele umvuzo opheleleyo.

9 Wonke oweqayo njalo angemi emfundisweni kaKrestu, kalaNkulunkulu; ohlala emfundisweni kaKrestu, lowo ulabo bonke uBaba leNdodana. 10 Uba kufika umuntu kini, njalo engalethi le imfundiso, lingamngenisi endlini, futhi lingambingeleli; 11 ngoba lowo ombingelelayo, uhlanganyela lemisebenzi yakhe emibi.

Isicino

12 Ngilezinto ezinengi zokulibhalela, kangithandanga ukuthi kube ngephepha leyinki; kodwa ngithemba ukuza kini, futhi ngikhulume lani umlomo ngomlomo, ukuze intokozo yethu igcwale.

13 Abantwana bakadadewenu okhethiweyo bayakubingelela. Ameni.