Incwadiyokuqala kaYohane
ISAHLUKO1
1Okokwakukhokwasekuqalekeni,okosikuvileyo, esikubonileyongamehloethu,esikubonileyo,zakuphatha izandlazethu,okwelizwilobomi;
2(kubaobobomibabonakaliswayo,sabubona, siyabungqinela,siyabuxelakuni,obobomi bungunaphakade,bonabubebunayeuYise,babonakaliswa kuthi;)
3Okokesikubonileyo,sikuvileyo,siyakuxelakuni,ukuze naninibenobudlelanenathi.Bayekeubudlelanebethu bunayeuYise,bunayeuNyanawakheuYesuKristu
4Ezozintosinibhalelaukuzeuvuyolwenuluzaliseke
5Luloolukeudabaesiluvileyokuye,esinityelalona, lokubauThixoukukukhanya,akukhobumnyamakuye nakanye
6Ukubasithisinobudlelanenaye,sibesihamba ebumnyameni,sobasiyaxoka,asiyenziinyaniso; 7ke,ukubasihambaekukhanyeni,njengokubayena esekukhanyeni,sobasinobudlelaneomnyenomnye,lithi negazilikaYesuKristu,uNyanawakhe,lisihlambulule kusosonkeisono
8Ukubasithiasinasono,siyazikhohlisa,inyanisoayikho kuthi
9Ukubasithisizivumeizonozethu,uthembekile, ulilungisa,ukubaasixoleleizonozethu,asihlambulule kukokonkeukungalungisi
10Ukubasithiasonanga,simenzaixoki;ilizwilakhe alikhokuthi.
ISAHLUKO2
1Bantwananabam,ndinibhalelaezizinto,ukuzeningoni Ukubakukhoothewona,sinoMthethelelikuyeuYise, uYesuKristuilungisa.
2Yenausisicamagushelosezonozethu;engesazethuzodwa, usisonesehlabathiliphela
3Sazingalentoukubasiyamazi,ngokuthisiyigcine imithethoyakhe
4Lowouthi,Ndimazile,abeengayigciniimithethoyakhe, ulixoki,kulowoayikhoinyaniso.
5Keothialigcineilizwilakhe,okwenyanisouthando lukaThixolugqibelelekulowo;sazingalentoukubasikuye
6Lowouthiuhlelikuye,ufaneleukuthi,njengoko wahambayoyena,enjenjaloukuhambanaye
7Bazalwana,andinibhalelimthethomtsha;ngumthetho omdala,ebeninawokwasekuqalekeni.Umthethoomdalake lilizwienalivayokwasekuqalekeni
8Ndibuyandinibhaleleumthethoomtsha,okuyineneoko kuyenakuni;ngokubaubumnyamabuyadlula,kwaye ukukhanyaokuyinyanisosekubonakala
9Lowouthiusekukhanyeni,abeemthiyileumzalwana wakhe,usebumnyameniunangoku
10Lowoumthandayoumzalwanawakheuhleli ekukhanyeni,akukhosikhubekisokuye.
11Kelowoumthiyileyoumzalwanawakhe usebumnyameni,uhambaebumnyameniAkaziaphoaya khona,ngokubaubumnyamabuwamfamekisileamehlo akhe
12Ndiyanibhalela,bantwanana,ngokubanizixolelwe izonozenungenxayegamalakhe.
13Ndiyanibhalela,boyise,ngokubanimazile owasekuqalekeniNdiyanibhalela,madodana,ngokuba nimeyisileongendawo.Ndiyanibhalela,bantwanana, ngokubanimazileuBawo
14Ndanibhalela,boyise,ngokubanimazile owasekuqalekeni.Ndanibhalela,madodana,ngokuba nomelele,layeilizwilikaThixolihlelikuni,nimoyisileke ongendawo
15Musaniukulithandaihlabathi,kwanezinto ezisehlabathiniUkubakukhoothialithandeihlabathi, uthandolukaYisealukhokuye
16Kubakonkeokusehlabathini,inkanukoyenyama, nenkanukoyamehlo,noqhankqalazolobubomi, asikokuphumakuyeuYise,kokuphumaehlabathini
17Ihlabathikeliyadlula,nenkanukoyalo;keyenaowenza ukuthandakukaThixouhlelingonaphakade
18Bantwana,lilixalokugqibelaeli;njengokonevayo ukubaumchasi-Kristuuyeza,nangokukuthekwabakho abachasi-Kristuabaninzi,ekuthengokosaziukubalilixa lokugqibelaesaziyongaloukubalilixalokugqibela
19Baphumakuthi,bengengaboabethu;kuba,ukuba babengabethu,ngebahlalayonathi;baphumaukuze babonakale,ukubabonkebabengengaboabethu 20NinakeninentambisoevelakoyiNgcwele,nizazike zonkeizinto
Andinibhalelangangakubaningayaziinyaniso; ndinibhalelengokubaniyazi,nangokubakungekhobuxoki buphumaenyanisweni
22Ngubaninaixoki,ingenguyeokhanyelayoukubauYesu unguyeuKristu?Lowoungumchasi-Kristu,omkhanyelayo uYisenoNyana
23BonkeabamkhanyelayouNyana,abanayenoYise; 24Ninangoko,okonakuvayokwasekuqalekenimakuhlale kuniUkubakuthikuhlalekuniokonakuvayo kwasekuqalekeni,naniniyakuhlalakuyeuNyana,nakuye uYise
25Liloeliidinga,awalibekayoyenakuthi,ubomi obungunaphakade.
26Ezozintondinibhalelengabobanilahlekisayo
27Ninaintambisoenayamkelayokuyeihlelikuni,anifuni ukubanifundiswengubani;nina,hlalanikuye.
28Ngokuke,bantwanana,hlalanikuye;ukuzexaathe wabonakalaliswa,sibenokungafihlisisingadani,simbaleke ekufikenikwakhe.
29Ukubaniyaziukubaulilungisa,yaziniukubabonke abenzaubulungisabazelwenguye
1BonaniuthandoolungakaasenzelelonauYise,olu lokubasibizwengokubasingabantwanabakaThixo Ngenxayokoihlabathialisazithina,ngokuba lingamazangayena.
2Zintanda,ngokusingabantwanabakaThixo Akukabonakalikeintoesiyakubayiyo;kesiyaziukuba,xa athewabonakala,sofananaye;ngokubasiyakumbona njengokoanjalo
3Bonkeabanaloelithembakuye,bazenzanyulu, njengokubayenaenyulu.
4Bonkeabenzaisonobagqithiselanomthetho;kubaisono sikukwaphulaumthetho.
5Niyazikeukubayenawabonakaliswa,ukuzeazithwale azisuseizonozethu;kananjaloakukhosonokuye
6Bonkeabahlalakuyeaboni;bonkeabonayoabazange bambone,abamazinokumazi.
7Bantwanana,makungabikhonamnyeunikhohlisayo; lowoubenzayoubulungisalilungisa,njengokubayena elilungisa
8LowousenzayoisonoungokaMtyholi;ngokubauMtyholi wonakwasekuqalekeni.WabonakaliselwaokuuNyana kaThixo,ukuzeayichitheimisebenzikaMtyholi
9BonkeabazelwenguThixoabenzisono;ngokuba imbewuyakheihlelikuye;kanjaloakanakona,ngokuba ezelwenguThixo
10BabonakalangaloontoabantwanabakaThixo, nabantwanabakaMtyholi.Bonkeabangenzibulungisa abangabakaThixo,nalowoungamthandiyoumzalwana wakhe
11Ngokubaesisisigidimienasivayokwasekuqalekeni, ukubasithandane;
12singabinjengoKayin,obengowongendawo,wambulala umninawawakhe.Yininaukubaambulale?Ngokuba eyakheimisebenziibingendawo,keyonaeyomninawa ibinobulungisa
13Musaniukumangaliswa,bazalwanabam,ukuba ihlabathilinithiyile
14Thinasiyaziukubasidluleekufeni,sangenaebomini, ngokubasibathandaabazalwana.Lowoungamthandiyo umzalwanauhleliekufeni
15Lowoumthiyileyoumzalwanawakheusisibulala-mntu; niyaziukubaakukhosibulala-mntusinobomi bungunaphakadebuhleliyokuso
16Ngalentosilwazileuthando,kubayenawasincamela ubomibakhe;nathikesifaneleukubancamelaabazalwana ubomibethu
17Osukubakeenayoimpiloyelihlabathi,azeambone umzalwanawakheeswele,azivaleleiimfesanezakhekuye, luthininaukuhlalauthandolukaThixongaphakathikwakhe?
18Bantwananabam,masingathandingazwinangamlomo; kodwangezenzonangenyaniso.
19Siyazingalentokeukubasingabenyaniso;siya kuzilelezaiintliziyozethuphambikwakhe
20Ngokubaukubaintliziyoyethuiyasigweba,uThixo mkhulukunentliziyoyethu,ezaziizintozonke
21Zintanda,ukubaintliziyoyethuayisigwebi, sinokungafihlisikuyeuThixo; 22nesithisikucelesiyakwamkelakuye,ngokubaimithetho yakhesiyigcina,sizenzeizintoezikholekileyoemehlweni akhe.
23Nguwoloumthethowakhe,ukubasikholweligama lonyanawakhe,uYesuKristu,sithandanenjengoko wasiwiselayoumthetho
24Lowouyigcinayoimithethoyakheuhlelikuye,naye uhlelikuye.Sazingalentoke,ukubauhlelikuthingoMoya lowasinikayo
ISAHLUKO4
1Zintanda,musaniukukholwangoomoyabonke, bacikidenioomoyaukubangabakaThixona;ngokuba baninziabaprofetiababuxoki,abaphumebangena ehlabathini
2MaziningalentouMoyakaThixo:umoyawonke omvumayouYesuKristuezeesenyameni,ungokaThixo; 3nomoyawonkeongamvumiyouYesuKristueze esenyameni,asingokaThixo;longokamchasi-Kristu, enawuvayoukubauyeza;nangokuuselukhoehlabathini
4NinaningabakaThixo,bantwanana,nibeyisilebona; ngokubalowoukuninguyenamkhulukunalowo usehlabathini
5Bonangabehlabathi,ngenxayokobathethaokwehlabathi, ihlabathiliyabevake.
6ThinasingabakaThixo,lowoumaziyouThixouyasiva thina;ongengokaThixoakasivaSazingalentokeumoya wayoinyaniso,nomoyawaloulahlekiso.
7Zintanda,masithandane;ngokubauthandolwaphuma kuThixo;BonkeabanothandobazelwenguThixo,bayamazi uThixo.
8LowoungenaluthandoakazangaamaziuThixo;ngokuba uThixouluthando
9KwabonakaliswangalentoukusithandakukaThixo, ngokuthiuThixoamthumeehlabathiniuNyanawakhe, ekuphelakwamzeleyo,ukuzesidleubominaye
10Uthandolulapha,ingekukubasamthandayouThixo thina,ikukubawasithandayoyena,wamthumauNyana wakheukubaabesisicamagushelosezonozethu
11Zintanda,ukubawenjenjalouThixoukusithanda,nathi sifaneleukuthandana
12AkukhonamnyewakhawambonauThixo;Ukubasithi siyathandana,uThixouhlelikuthi,nothandolwakhe lugqibelelengaphakathikwethu
13Sazingalentoukubasihlelikuye,nayeuhlelikuthi; ngokubausinikeokoMoyawakhe.
14Sibonilethina,siyangqina,ukubauYisewamthuma uNyana,ukubanguMsindisiwehlabathi
15OthewavumaukubauYesuunguyeuNyanakaThixo, uThixouhlelikuye,nayeuhlelikuyeuThixo
16Thinasiyalwazi,sakholwanothandoanalokuthiuThixo UthixoLuthando;Lowouhlelieluthandweniuhlelikuye uThixo,noThixouhlelikuye
17Lugqibelelengalentouthandoolukuthi,ukuzesibe nokungafihlisingomhlawomgwebo;ngokuba,njengoko anjaloyena,sinjalonathikwelihlabathi
18Akukholoyikoeluthandweni;lusukauthando olugqibeleleyoluluphosephandleuloyiko;ngokuba uloyikolunexhala;Lowokewoyikayoakagqibelele eluthandweni
19Thinasiyamthanda,ngokubayenawasithandakuqala. 20Ukubaumntuuthe,NdiyamthandauThixo,wamthiya umzalwanawakhe,ulixoki;kubalowoungamthandiyo umzalwanawakheambonileyo,angathininaukumthanda uThixoangambonanga?
21Nguwoloumthethoesinawouvelakuye:ukubaathi lowoumthandayouThixo,amthandenomzalwanawakhe
ISAHLUKO5
1BonkeabakholwayoukubauYesuunguyeuKristu, bazelwenguThixo;bonkeabamthandayolowowazalayo, bayamthandanalowouzelweyonguye.
2SazingalentoukubasiyabathandaabantwanabakaThixo, xasukubasimthandauThixo,siyigcinaimithethoyakhe
3KubaukumthandauThixokukoukuthi,siyigcine imithethoyakhe;ayinzimakeimithethoyakhe
4NgokubakonkeokuzelweyonguThixokuyaleyisa ihlabathi;lulokeoluuloyisooluleyisayoihlabathi,ukholo lwethu
5Ngubaninalowouleyisayoihlabathi,ingenguye okholwayoukubauYesuunguyeuNyanakaThixo?
6Lowongulowezayongamanzinegazi,uYesuKristu; kungengamanziodwa,kungengamanzinegazi.UMoyake ungqinayo,ngokubauMoyauyinyaniso
7Ngokubabathathuabobangqinayoemazulwini,uYise, noLizwi,noMoyaoyiNgcwele;
8Kanjalobathathuabobangqinayoehlabathini,uMoya, namanzi,negazi;abobathathubavananto-nye
9Ukubaubungqinababantusiyabamkela,ubungqina bukaThixobungaphezulu;ngokubabuboobuubungqina bukaThixo,angqineleuNyanawakhengabo
10LowoukholwayokuyeuNyanakaThixounabo ubungqinangaphakathikwakhe;ngokubaengakholwanga bubungqinaabungqineleuThixongoNyanawakhe
11Buboobukeubungqina:ukubauThixousinikeubomi obungunaphakade;
12LowounayeuNyana,unaboubomi;lowoungenaye uNyanakaThixo,akanaboubomi.
13Ndinibhaleleezizinto,ninanikholwayokwigama loNyanakaThixo;ukuzenaziukubaninobomi obungunaphakade,nokuzenikholwekwigamaloNyana kaThixo
14Kukookuukungafihlisiesinakokuye:ukubasithisicele intongokokuthandakwakhe,uyasiva;
15Ukubasiyaziukubauyasivaesisukubasikucela,siyazi ukubasinazoizintoezicelwayo,esizicelileyokuye
16Ukubaumntuuthewambonaumzalwanawakheesona isonoesingasingisikufeni,wocela,uThixoamnikeubomi, enikaabobonayongokungasingisikufeniKukhoisono esisingisaekufeni;anditshoukubamakasithandazele.
17Konkeukungalungisikusisono;kukhoisono esingasingisikufeni
18SiyaziukubabonkeabazelwenguThixoaboni;kodwa lowouzelweyonguThixouyazigcina,azeongendawo angamchukumisi.
19SiyaziukubasingabakaThixo,nokubaihlabathiliphela lilelekongendawo
20KesiyaziukubauNyanakaThixoufikile,wasinika ingqondo,ukuzesimazioyinyaniso;sikuyeoyinyaniso, kuyeuNyanawakheuYesuKristuNguyelouThixo oyinyaniso,nobomiobungunaphakade
21Bantwanana,zigcinenikuzoizithixoAmen