Yesithathu KaJwanisi 1:1-14
1 Mina indoda edala ngitlolela uGayusi othandekako engimthanda kwamambala.
2 Wena othandekako, ngithandazela bona uragele phambili uphumelela ezintweni zoke begodu ube nepilo ehle njengombana uphumelela kwanjesi.
3 Ngathaba khulu lokha abafowethu beza begodu bafakaza ngeqiniso olibambileko njengombana uragela phambili ukhamba eqinisweni.+
4 Kungithabisa kwamambala ukuzwa ukuthi abantwabami baragela phambili bakhamba eqinisweni.+
5 Wena othandekako, utjengisa ukuthembeka kwakho ngalokho okwenzela abafowethu, ngitjho nalabo ongabaziko.+
6 Laba banikele ubufakazi malungana nethando lakho phambi kwebandla. Nabakhambako, ngibawa ubasize ngendlela ethabisa uZimu.+
7 Ngombana baphume ngebanga legama lakhe, akhenge bathathe litho+ ebantwini beentjhaba.
8 Nje-ke sinesibopho sokubamukela ngethando abanjalo+ bona sibe ziinsebenzi ezibambiseneko eqinisweni.+
9 Ngatlolela ibandla okuthileko kodwana uDiyotrefe othanda indawo yokuthoma hlangana nabo,+ akunalitho elivela kithi alamukela ngehlonipho.+
10 Nje-ke nangingeza ngizoyembula imisebenzi ayenzako yokurhatjha ikulumo elimazako ngathi.+ Akaneliswa kukwenza lokho kwaphela kodwana uyabhala nokwamukela abafowethu+ ngehlonipho, nalabo abafuna ukubamukela ulinga ukubavimba begodu abaqothe ebandleni.
11 Wena othandekako, ungakulingisi okumbi kodwana lingisa okuhle.+ Loyo owenza okuhle uvela kuZimu.+ Loyo owenza okumbi akakamboni uZimu.+
12 UDemetriyusi ukhulunywa kuhle ngibo boke neqiniso liyamfakazela. Kuhlekuhle nathi sifakaza ngaye begodu niyazi ukuthi ubufakazi esibunikelako buliqiniso.
13 Nginezinto ezinengi engifisa ukukutlolela zona kodwana angifisi ukuragela phambili ngikutlolela ngomsobo ne-enke.
14 Kunalokho nginethemba lokukubona msinyana begodu sikhulume ubuso nobuso.
Kwanga ungaba nokuthula.
Abangani abalapha bayakulotjhisa. Ngibawa ungilotjhisele abangani abangapho ngamagama.
