2 kaJohane 1
1Ilunga kuyo inkosikazi ekhethiweyo nabantwana bayo, engibathanda ngeqiniso, kungeyimi ngedwa kodwa nabo bonke abalaziyo iqiniso, 2ngenxa yeqiniso elihlala kithi neliyakuba nathi kuze kube phakade. 3Kuzakuba nathi umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuye uJesu Kristu iNdodana kaYise ngeqiniso nangothando.
Ukuyala ngothando
4Ngithokozile kakhulu, ngokuba kubantwana bakho ngifumene abahamba eqinisweni, njengalokho samukele umyalo kuBaba. 5Nakalokhu ngiyakunxusa, nkosikazi, kungengokungathi ngikulobela umyalo omusha kodwa lowo esasinawo kwasekuqaleni ukuba sithandane. 6Yilolu-ke uthando ukuba sihambe ngokwemiyalo yakhe; yiwo umyalo ukuba nihambe ngawo, njengalokho nezwa kwasekuqaleni.
Ukuxwayisa ngabakhohlisi nangomphikukristu
7Ngokuba abakhohlisi abaningi baphumele ezweni, labo abangamvumi uJesu Kristu ukuthi uzile ngenyama; lowo ungumkhohlisi nomphikukristu. 8Ziqapheleni nina, ukuze ningalahlekelwa ngesikusebenzileyo, kodwa namukele umvuzo opheleleyo. 9Lowo oweqisayo engemi ekufundiseni kukaKristu akanaye uNkulunkulu; ohlezi ekufundiseni lowo unaye uYise neNdodana. 10Uma kufika umuntu kini engalethi lokho kufundisa, ningamamukeli endlini yenu, ningambingeleli; 11ngokuba ombingelelayo uhlanganyela naye emisebenzini yakhe emibi.
Isigcino
12Nginokuningi kokunilobela, angithandanga ukukuloba ngephepha noyinki,* kodwa ngiyethemba ukuza kini, ngikhulume nani umlomo nomlomo, ukuze ukuthokoza kwethu kuphelele.
13Abantwana bakadadewenu okhethiweyo bayakhonza kuwe.
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