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2 Bantwanyana bami, ngilibhalela izinto lezi ukuze lingasenzi isono. Kodwa nxa loba ngubani angenza isono, silomsizi* kuBaba. Umsizi lo nguJesu Khristu+ olungileyo+ 2 njalo ungumhlatshelo+ wezono zethu+ owenza sibuyisane loNkulunkulu, hatshi owezethu kuphela kodwa lowezomhlaba wonke.+ 3 Nxa siqhubeka silalela imilayo yakhe kuzakhanya ukuthi sesimazi. 4 Lowo othi, “Sengimazi,” kodwa engayilaleli imilayo yakhe, uqamba amanga futhi iqiniso alikho kuye. 5 Kodwa loba ngubani olalela ilizwi lakhe, uthando lukaNkulunkulu seluphelelisiwe sibili+ kuye. Lokho kwenza sikwazi ukuthi simanyene laye.+ 6 Lowo othi uhlala emanyene laye ulomlandu wokuqhubeka ehamba ngendlela yena ayehamba ngayo.+
7 Bathandekayo, angilibhaleli umlayo omutsha kodwa ngilibhalela umlayo omdala ebelilokhu lilawo kusukela ekuqaleni.+ Umlayo lo omdala ulilizwi elalizwayo. 8 Ngilibhalela lomlayo omutsha, lowo yena ayewulandela futhi eliwulandelayo lani ngoba ubumnyama buyadlula njalo ukukhanya kweqiniso sekukhanya.+
9 Lowo othi usekukhanyeni kodwa ezonda+ umfowabo, ulokhu esemnyameni.+ 10 Lowo othanda umfowabo uqhubeka esekukhanyeni+ futhi akulanto engamkhuba. 11 Kodwa ozonda umfowabo usemnyameni njalo uhamba emnyameni.+ Kakwazi lapho aya khona+ ngoba ubumnyama sebumenze waba yisiphofu.
12 Bantwanyana, ngiyalibhalela ngoba izono zenu sezithethelelwe ngenxa yebizo lakhe.+ 13 Bobaba, ngiyalibhalela ngoba selimazi lowo owayekhona kusukela ekuqaleni. Majaha, lani ngiyalibhalela ngoba selimnqobile omubi.+ Ngibhalela lani bantwana abancane ngoba selimazi uBaba.+ 14 Ngiyalibhalela bobaba ngoba selimazi lowo owayekhona kusukela ekuqaleni. Majaha, lani ngiyalibhalela ngoba lilamandla+ futhi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu liqhubeka likini+ njalo selimnqobile omubi.+
15 Lingawuthandi umhlaba kumbe izinto ezisemhlabeni.+ Loba ngubani othanda umhlaba, uthando lukaBaba alukho kuye+ 16 ngoba konke okusemhlabeni—isifiso senyama+ lesifiso samehlo+ kanye lokuzigqaja ngalokho umuntu aziphilisa ngakho*—akuveli kuBaba kodwa kuvela emhlabeni. 17 Phezu kwalokho, umhlaba uyadlula lesifiso sawo+ kodwa lowo owenza intando kaNkulunkulu uzahlala ekhona kuze kube nini lanini.+
18 Bantwanyana sekulihora lokucina. Njengoba lezwa ukuthi umphikukhristu uyeza,+ lakanye sebebanengi abaphikukhristu+ futhi lokhu yikho okwenza sikwazi ukuthi sekulihora lokucina. 19 Lanxa baphuma phakathi kwethu, babengayisibo bethu+ ngoba aluba babengabethu babezaqhubeka belathi. Kodwa bona baphuma ukuze kukhanye ukuthi ayisibo bonke abangabethu.+ 20 Lina lagcotshwa ngulowo ongcwele+ njalo lonke lilolwazi. 21 Okwenza ngilibhalele ayisikho ukuthi kalilazi iqiniso,+ kodwa yikuthi liyalazi lokuthi akulamanga avela eqinisweni.+
22 Oqamba amanga akusilowo ophika ukuthi uJesu unguKhristu yini?+ Umuntu lo nguye umphikukhristu+ ophika uBaba leNdodana. 23 Wonke umuntu ophika iNdodana kalaye uBaba.+ Kodwa loba ngubani oyivumayo iNdodana+ ulaye uBaba.+ 24 Lokho elakuzwayo kusukela ekuqaleni kufanele kuqhubeke kukini.+ Nxa elakuzwa kusukela ekuqaleni kuqhubeka kukini, lani lizaqhubeka limanyene leNdodana futhi limanyene loBaba. 25 Kanti njalo usithembisa ukuphila okungapheliyo.+
26 Ngilibhalela izinto lezi ngikhuluma ngalabo abazama ukulidukisa. 27 Kodwa lina waligcoba+ futhi ukugcotshwa kwenu kuqhubeka kukini njalo alidingi muntu ukuthi alifundise. Ukugcotshwa nguye yikho okulifundisa zonke izinto+ futhi kuliqiniso, akusiwo manga. Njengoba nje kulifundisile, qhubekani limanyene laye.+ 28 Yikho-ke bantwanyana, qhubekani limanyene laye ukwenzela ukuthi nxa esebonakaliswa sibe lenkululeko yokukhuluma+ njalo singabuyeli emuva sesiyangekile ngesikhathi sokuba khona kwakhe. 29 Nxa likwazi ukuthi yena ulungile, liyakwazi lokuthi wonke umuntu owenza okulungileyo uzelwe nguye.+