I KAJOHANE 1

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

₂lokhokuphila kwabonakaliswa, sakubona, siyaqinisa sinishumayeza lokhokuphila okuphakade okwakukhona kuYise, kwabonakaliswa kithina —

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

₄Sesiyanilobela lokhu, ukuze intokozo yenu iphelele.

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

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

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

₈Uma sithi asinasono, siyazikhohlisa, neqiniso alikho kithi.

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

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