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Uphawu lwabantwana bakaNkulunkulu
3Khangelani uthando olungaka asinika lona uYisea ukuthi sithiweb singabantwana bakaNkulunkuluc. Ngenxa yalokho umhlaba kawusazi, ngoba ungamazanga yenad. 2 Bathandekayo, khathesie singabantwana bakaNkulunkuluf, njalo kakukabonakali esizakuba yikhog. Kodwa siyazih ukuthi uba ebonakalai, sizakuba njengayej, ngoba sizambona njengoba enjalokl. 3 Laye wonke olalelithemba kuyem uyazihlambululan, njengoba yena ehlambulukileo.
4 Wonke owenza isono weqa lomlayo; ngoba isono siyikweqa umlayop. 5 Njalo liyazi ukuthi yena wabonakaliswaqr, ukuze asuse izono zethust; lesono kasikho kuyeu. 6 Wonke ohlala kuye koni; wonke owonayo kambonangav, futhi kamazangaw.
7 Bantwanyana, kungabi khona olikhohlisayox; owenza ukulunga ulungiley, njengoba yena elungilez; 8 owenza isono uvela kudiyabholaa, ngoba udiyabhola wona kusukela ekuqalenib. Ngalokhu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yabonakaliswa, ukuzec ichithe imisebenzi kadiyabholad. 9 Wonke ozelwe nguNkulunkulu kenzi isonoe, ngoba inhlanyelo yakhe ihlala kuyef; futhi angone, ngoba ezelwe nguNkulunkulug. 10 Ngalokhu kuyabonakala abantwana bakaNkulunkuluh labantwana bakadiyabholai; wonke ongenzi okulungileyo kaveli kuNkulunkuluj, laye ongamthandiyo umzalwane wakhek.
11 Ngoba yilo umbikol1 elawuzwa kusukela ekuqalenim, ukuthi asithandanen; 12 kungenjengoKhayinio owavela komubip, wasebulala umfowabo. Njalo kungani wambulala? Ngoba imisebenzi yakhe yayimibi, kodwa eyomfowabo yayilungileq.
Uthando lwabazalwane
13 Lingamangali bazalwane bami, uba umhlaba ulizondar. 14 Thina siyazis ukuthi sesidlule ekufeni saya empilwenit, ngoba siyabathanda abazalwane. Ongamthandiyo umzalwane uhlezi ekufeni. 15 Wonke ozonda umzalwaneu wakhe ungumbulaliv; liyazi ukuthi kakho umbulali lakanye olempilo elaphakade ehlezi kuyew. 16 Ngalokhu siyalwazi uthando lukaNkulunkuluxy, ngoba yena wasibekela phansi impilo yakhez; lathi sifanele ukubabekela phansi impilo abazalwanea. 17 Kodwa loba ngubanib olempahla yomhlabac, njalo ebona umzalwane wakhe eswele, abesemvalelad imibilini yakhee, uthando lukaNkulunkulu luhlala njani kuye?f 18 Bantwanyana bami, kasingathandi ngelizwi kumbe ngolimig, kodwa ngezenzo langeqinisoh.
19 Futhi ngalokho siyazi ukuthi singabeqinisoi, njalo sizaqinisa2 inhliziyo zethu phambi kwakhej, 20 ngoba uba inhliziyo yethu isilahla,k uNkulunkulu mkhulu kulenhliziyo yethu, futhi uyazi zonke izinto. 21 Bathandekayo, uba inhliziyo zethu zingasilahlil, silesibindim kuNkulunkulun, 22 njalo loba yini esiyicelayo, siyayemukela ivela kuyeo, ngoba sigcina imilayo yakhep, njalo senza izinto ezithandekayo phambi kwakheq.
23 Njalo yilo umlayo wakhe, ukuthi sikholwe ebizweni leNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristur, njalo sithandanes, njengoba wasipha umlayot. 24 Logcina imilayo yakheu, uhlala kuyev, laye kuyewx. Ngalokhu-ke siyazi ukuthi uhlala kithi, ngoMoya asiphe wonay.
a 4.10.
b Joha. 1.12. Efe. 1.5.
c Joha. 11.52. 1 Joha. 2.10. 5.2.
d Joha. 16.3; 17.25.
e Gal. 3.26. 2 Pet. 1.4.
f Joha. 11.52. 1 Joha. 3.2,10. 5.2.
g Roma 8.18. 2 Kor. 4.17.
h 3.14. Joha. 21.24.
i 2.28.
j Roma 8.29. Hlab. 16.11. Mat. 22.30.
k Jobe 19.26. Joha. 17.24.
l Mat. 5.8. Isam. 22.4. 1 Kor. 13.12.
m Roma 15.12,13.
n 2 Kor. 7.1. Jak. 4.8.
o 4.17. 3.7. 1 Pet. 1.15.
p Roma 4.15. 1 Joha. 5.17.
q 1.2.
r Heb. 9.26.
s Heb. 9.26.
t Joha. 1.29.
u 2 Kor. 5.21. Heb. 4.15.
v 3 Joha. 1.11.
w 4.8. 2.4.
x 2.26. Mat. 24.4.
y Hez. 18.5-9. 1 Joha. 3.10. 2.29.
z 4.17. 3.7. 1 Pet. 1.15.
a Mat. 13.38.
b 2 Pet. 2.4.
c Gen. 3.15. Luka 10.18. Joha. 12.31; 16.11. Heb. 2.14.
d Joha. 2.19.
e Hlab. 119.3. 1 Joha. 5.18.
f 1 Pet. 1.23.
g Joha. 3.3.
h 3.1.
i 3.8.
j 3.7.
k 4.8. Heb. 13.1.
l 1.5.
1 umbiko: kumbe, umlayo.
m Levi 19.18. 1 Joha. 2.7.
n 3.23. 4.7. 2 Joha. 1.5. 1 Joha. 4.21. Joha. 13.34.
o Hlab. 38.20. Zaga 29.10.
p Mat. 13.19.
q Hlab. 38.20. Zaga 29.10.
r Joha. 15.18,19; 17.14. 2 Tim. 3.12.
s 3.2.
t Joha. 5.24. 1 Joha. 2.9-11.
u Mat. 5.21,22.
v Joha. 8.44.
w Gal. 5.21. Isam. 21.8.
x 4.9,11.
y Joha. 15.13.
z Joha. 15.13.
a Fil. 2.17.
b Jak. 2.15,16.
c Mark. 12.44.
d Dute. 15.7. Luka 3.11. Roma 12.13.
e Kol. 3.12. 2 Kor. 6.12.
f 4.20.
g Hez. 33.31. Efe. 4.15. Roma 12.9.
h 2 Joha. 1.1. 3 Joha. 1.1.
i Joha. 18.37.
2 sizaqinisa: Gr., sizavumisa.
j 2 Pet. 1.10.
k 1 Kor. 4.4; 11.28.
l Jobe 11.15; 22.26. Roma 14.22.
m Heb. 4.16. 1 Joha. 2.28; 4.17; 5.14. Heb. 10.22.
n 5.14.
o 5.14. Mat. 7.7. Jak. 5.16.
p 3.24. 2.3.
q Joha. 8.29. Joha. 9.31.
r Joha. 6.29.
s 3.11.
t 2.8.
u 3.24. 2.3.
v Joha. 6.56. 1 Joha. 4.15,16. 4.12,13.
w Joha. 6.56. 1 Joha. 4.15,16. 4.12,13.
x Joha. 14.20; 17.21-23. 1 Joha. 1.3.
y 4.13. 1 Thes. 4.8. Roma 8.9.