1 Jwanisi 1:1-10
1 Lokho ebekukhona kusukela ekuthomeni, esikuzwileko, esikubone ngamehlwethu, esikuqalisisileko nezandla zethu ezikuzwileko, malungana nelizwi lokuphila,
2 (iye, ukuphila kwenziwa kwabonakala, sikubonile begodu siyafakaza, siyanibikela nangokuphila okungapheliko ebekunoBaba nokwenziwa kwabonakala kithi),
3 lokho esikubonileko nesikuzwileko siyanibikela bona nani nihlanganyele nathi. Ukuhlanganyela kwethokhu kukuBaba neNdodanakhe uJesu Krestu.
4 Sinitlolela izintwezi ukuze ithabo lethu lipheleliswe.
5 Lo mlayezo esawuzwa kuye begodu esinazisa wona: UZimu ukukhanya, abukho nakancani ubumnyama kuye.
6 Nasithi, “Sihlanganyela naye,” khisibe siragela phambili sikhamba ebumnyameni, sileya amala begodu asiphili ngeqiniso.
7 Yeke nasikhamba ekukhanyeni njengombana asekukhanyeni, sihlanganyela nomunye nomunye begodu iingazi zakaJesu iNdodanakhe zisihlanza kizo zoke izono.
8 Nasithi, “Asinasono,” siyazikhohlisa begodu iqiniso alikho kithi.
9 Nasivuma izono zethu, yena uthembekile begodu ulungile bona asilibalele izono zethu begodu asihlanze kikho koke ukungalungi.
10 Nasithi, “Azange khesone,” simenza umleyimala, nelizwi lakhe alikho kithi.