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4 Abale akufunika, lekani kukhulupira pipfundziso* pyonsene pinaoneka ninga pyabuluka kuna Mulungu,+ mbwenye dingani pipfundziso* pyenepi toera muone khala pyabulukadi kuna Mulungu,+ thangwi aprofeta azinji authambi abalalika pa dziko.+
2 Imwe munakwanisa kudziwa khala cipfundziso cisabuluka kuna Mulungu munjira iyi: Cipfundziso consene cinapangiza pakweca kuti Yezu Kristu abwera ninga munthu, cisabuluka kuna Mulungu.+ 3 Mbwenye cipfundziso consene cinalonga kuti Yezu nee abwera ninga munthu, nee cisabuluka kuna Mulungu.+ Kusiyapo pyenepi, ceneci ndi cipfundziso ca nyamalwa wa Kristu cidabva imwe kuti mbacidabwera,+ cincino camwazika pa dziko.+
4 Ananga akufunika, imwe muli kukhundu ya Mulungu, pontho mwakunda aprofeta authambi,+ thangwi ule wakuti ali wakuphatana na imwe+ ndi nkulu kupiringana ule wakuti ali wakuphatana na dziko.+ 5 Iwo ali kukhundu ya dziko,+ na thangwi ineyi, iwo asalonga pinthu pyakuti pisabverana na dziko, pontho dziko isaabvesera.+ 6 Ife tiri kukhundu ya Mulungu. Munthu anadziwa Mulungu, asatibvesera;+ munthu wakuti nee ali kukhundu ya Mulungu, nkhabe kutibvesera.+ Munjira ineyi, tisakwanisa kudzindikira* khala cipfundziso ndi candimomwene peno ndi cauthambi.+
7 Abale akufunika, tendeni tipitirize kufunana unango na ndzace,+ thangwi ufuni usabuluka kuna Mulungu; ule anafuna ndzace, ndi mwana wa Mulungu, pontho iye asadziwa Mulungu.+ 8 Munthu anakhonda kufuna ndzace, nkhabe kudziwa Mulungu, thangwi Mulungu ndi ufuni.*+ 9 Mulungu apangiza ufuni wace kuna ife munjira iyi: Mulungu atuma Mwanace mʼbodzi ekha+ pa dziko yapantsi, toera kubulukira mwa iye, ife tikwanise kuwina umaso.+ 10 Munjira ineyi, ufuni usabveka kuti: Sife tayu adafuna Mulungu, mbwenye ndiye adatifuna, mbatumiza Mwanace ninga ntsembe+ yakuphimbira madawo athu.*+
11 Abale akufunika, khala Mulungu atifuna munjira ineyi, ifembo tisafunika kufunana unango na ndzace.+ 12 Nkhabepo munthu adaona Mulungu.+ Tingapitiriza kufunana unango na ndzace, Mulungu anapitiriza kukhala na ife, pontho tinakwanisa kupangiza mwakukwana ufuni wace.+ 13 Munjira ineyi, ife tisadziwa kuti tisapitiriza kukhala akuphatana na iye, pontho iye ali wakuphatana na ife, thangwi iye atipasa nzimu wace. 14 Kusiyapo pyenepi, ife ene tisapereka umboni wakuti Baba atuma Mwanace ninga mpulumusi wa dziko.+ 15 Munthu analonga pakweca kuti Yezu ndi Mwana wa Mulungu,+ Mulungu asapitiriza kukhala wakuphatana na munthu unoyu, iyembo asakhala wakuphatana na Mulungu.+ 16 Ife tisadziwa, pontho tisakhulupira kuti Mulungu asatifuna.+
Mulungu ndi ufuni,+ munthu anapitiriza kupangiza ufuni, asapitiriza kukhala wakuphatana na Mulungu, pontho Mulungu asapitirizambo kukhala wakuphatana na iye.+ 17 Munjira ineyi, ufuni usapangizwa mwakukwana kuna ife, toera tikwanise kulonga mwakusudzuka*+ pa ntsiku yakutongwa, thangwi mu dziko ino, ifembo tiri ninga iye. 18 Munthu anafuna Mulungu nkhabe kugopa,+ mbwenye ufuni wandimomwene usamalisa* kugopa, thangwi kugopa kusatipingiza. Mwandimomwene, munthu wakugopa adzati kukhala na ufuni wakukwana.+ 19 Ife tisafuna thangwi ndiye adatoma kutifuna.+
20 Munthu angalonga: “Ine ndisafuna Mulungu,” mbwenye mbaida mʼbale wace, iye ndi nyauthambi.+ Thangwi ule anakhonda kufuna mʼbale wace anaona iye,+ anacimwana kufuna Mulungu, wakuti iye nkhabe kumuona.+ 21 Pontho iye atipasa matongero awa: Ule anafuna Mulungu, asafunikambo kufuna mʼbale wace.+