13 John 1

1Umdala, kuye uGayusi othandekayo, mina engimthanda ngeqiniso.Select 3 John 1:1

2Sithandwa, kuzo zonke izinto ngifisa ukuthi uphumelele njalo uphile, njengalokhu umphefumulo wakho uphumelela.Select 3 John 1:2

3Ngoba ngathokoza kakhulukazi, lapho kufika abazalwane, befakazela iqiniso lakho, njengoba wena uhamba eqinisweni.Select 3 John 1:3

4Kangilantokozo enkulu edlula lezizinto, ukuthi ngizwe ukuthi abantwana bami bahamba eqinisweni.Select 3 John 1:4

5Sithandwa, wenza ngokuthembeka loba yikuphi okwenza kubazalwane lakwabemzini,Select 3 John 1:5

6abafakazele uthando lwakho phambi kwebandla; uzakwenza kuhle uba ubaphelekezela ngokufanele uNkulunkulu.Select 3 John 1:6

7Ngoba ngenxa yebizo lakhe baphumile bengemukeli lutho kwabezizwe.Select 3 John 1:7

8Ngakho thina sifanele ukubemukela abanjalo, ukuze sibe yizisebenzi kanye leqiniso.Select 3 John 1:8

9Ngabhalela ibandla; kodwa uDiyotrefe othanda ukuba ngowokuqala kubo kasemukeli.Select 3 John 1:9

10Ngakho, uba ngifika, ngizakhumbuza imisebenzi yakhe ayenzayo, uyasihleba ngamazwi amabi; futhi kakholiswa yilezizinto, yena uqobo kemukeli abazalwane, uyabalela lalabo abathanda ukukwenza, njalo uyabaxotsha ebandleni.Select 3 John 1:10

11Sithandwa, ungakulingiseli okubi, kodwa okuhle. Owenza okuhle ungokaNkulunkulu; kodwa owenza okubi kambonanga uNkulunkulu.Select 3 John 1:11

12NgoDemetriyu kufakazwe yibo bonke, langeqiniso uqobo; lathi futhi siyafakaza, lani liyazi ukuthi ubufakazi bethu buqinisile.Select 3 John 1:12

13Bengilezinto ezinengi zokubhala, kodwa kangithandi ukukubhalela ngeyinki losiba;Select 3 John 1:13

14kodwa ngithemba ukukubona masinyane, sibe sesikhuluma umlomo ngomlomo. Ukuthula kakube kuwe. Abangane bayakubingelela. Bingelela abangane ngamabizo.Select 3 John 1:14