1 kaJohane 1 - isiZulu 1959/1997

Izwi liyabonakaliswa ngoKristu

1 Lokho okwakukhona kwasekuqaleni, esakuzwa, sakubona ngamehlo ethu, sakubheka, nezandla zethu zakuphatha, okwezwi lokuphila –

2 lokho kuphila kwabonakaliswa, sakubona, siyaqinisa sinishumayeza lokho kuphila okuphakade okwakukhona kuYise, kwabonakaliswa kithina –

3 lokho esikubonileyo, sakuzwa, sinishumayeza khona nani, ukuze nani nibe nenhlanganyelo nathi. Kepha thina sinenhlanganyelo noYise naneNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu.

4 Sesiyanilobela lokhu, ukuze intokozo yenu iphelele.

Ukuhamba ekukhanyeni

5 Nanti izwi esalizwa kuye, sinishumayeza lona lokuthi uNkulunkulu ungukukhanya, ubumnyama abukho kuye nakanye.

6 Uma sithi sinenhlanganyelo naye sibe sisahamba ebumnyameni, sinamanga, asenzi iqiniso;

7 kepha uma sihamba ekukhanyeni, njengalokhu yena uqobo esekukhanyeni, khona sinenhlanganyelo omunye nomunye, negazi likaJesu iNdodana yakhe liyasihlambulula ezonweni zonke.

8 Uma sithi asinasono, siyazikhohlisa, neqiniso alikho kithi.

9 Uma sizivuma izono zethu, uthembekile, ulungile ukuba asithethelele izono, asihlambulule kukho konke ukungalungi.

10Uma sithi asonanga, simenza umqambimanga, nezwi lakhe alikho kithi.