1 Bhakilishitu ajangunji, nnankulupalilanje kila mundu abheleketa kuti ashikola Mbumu jwa a Nnungu, ikabheje munninganje ibhaga jwene mundujo anaalongoywa naka Mbumu jwa a Nnungu, pabha ashinkulondola bha unami bhabhagwinji bhashikoposhelanga pa shilambolyo. 2 Mpingangaga kummanya kuti jwene mundujo analongoywa naka Mbumu jwa a Nnungu, shimummanyanje nnei. Kila akunda kuti a Kilishitu bhashinkuika nibha mundu, jwenejo akwete Mbumu jwa a Nnungu. 3 Ikabheje jojowe akakwaakunda a Kilishitu, jwenejo jwangali Mbumu akopoka kwa a Nnungu. Jwenejo ashikola mbumu ataukangana na a Kilishitu, mmanganyanji mwapilikenenje kuti alikwiiya, na nnaino tayali aishe pa shilambolyo.

4 Ikabheje Mmanganyanji ni bhana bha a Nnungu, numbe mwaakombwelenje bhene ashinkulondola bha unami, pabha Mbumu ali nkati jenunji, ni nkulungwa kupunda mbumu ali nkati jabhonji bhene bhalinginji bha shilambolyo. 5 Bhanganyanjibho ni bha pa shilambolyo, na ibhabheleketanga indu ya pa shilambolyo, na shilambolyo shinakwaapilikanishiyanga, pabha bhene bhanganyanjibho ni bha pa shilambolyo. 6 Uwe ni tubha a Nnungu. Mundu abhamanyi a Nnungu anakutupilikanila, mundu akakwaamanya a Nnungu akakutupilikanila. Bhai nneyo, ni shitukombola kummanya Mbumu jwa Kweli na mbumu jwa unami.

7 Bhakilishitu ajangunji, tupingane, pabha kupingana kukukoposhela kwa a Nnungu. Kila mundu akumpinga nnjakwe, jwenejo ni mwana jwa a Nnungu na anakwaamanya a Nnungu. 8 Mundu akakwaapinganga ashaajakwe jwenejo akakwaamanya a Nnungu, pabha a Nnungu ni kupingana. 9 A Nnungu bhashinkulanguya kuti bhanakutupinga uwe pubhampeleshe Mwanagwabho jwa jika pa shilambolyo, nkupinga tupate gumi kuka jwenejo. 10 Kweneku ni kupingana, nngabha kuti uwe tushinkutandubhila kwaapinga a Nnungu, ikabhe Bhenebho bhashinkutupinga kuishila kuntuma Mwanagwabho abhe mbepei ja kutuleshelela yambi yetu.

11 Bhakilishitu ajangunji, ibhaga a Nnungu bhashinkutupinga nneyo, bhai, numbe uwe tunapinjikwa kupingana. 12 Jwakwa mundu abhabhweni a Nnungu, ikabheje tupinganaga a Nnungu bhanatama nkulundana na uwe na kutupinga kwabho kunashimilika nkati jetu.

13 Tumumanyi kuti tunatama nkulundana na a Nnungu, na Bhalabho a Nnungu bhanatama nkulundana na uwe, pabha bhenebho bhashikutupa Mbumu jwabho. 14 Uwe tugabhweni, numbe tunakwakong'ondelanga bhananji kuti, Atati bhashinkwaatuma Bhanabhabho bhabhe bhaatapula bha shilambolyo. 15 Kila mundu akwaakunda a Yeshu Kilishitu kuti Mwana jwa a Nnungu, a Nnungu bhanatama nkulundana na jwene mundujo, na jwenejo anatama nkulundana na a Nnungu. 16 Bhai uwe tumumanyi na tunakulupalila kuti a Nnungu bhanakutupinga.

A Nnungu ni pingana, na mundu jojowe atama nkupingana, anatama nkulundana na a Nnungu, na a Nnungu bhanatama nkulunduna na jwenejo. 17 Kwa nneyo kupingana kutimilile nkati jetu nkupinga tukole makangala lyene lyubha lya ukumu, pabha kutama kwetu pa shilambolyo pano, shikubhe mbuti kutama kwa a Kilishitu. 18 Pukutemi kupingana pangali bhoga, elo, kupingana kwa timilika kunashoya bhoga gowe. Bhai, mundu akwete bhoga akanabhe timilika nkupingana, pabha bhoga unakagulana na kupanyangulwa.

19 Uwe tunapingana pabha a Nnungu ni bhatandwibhe kutupinga uwe. 20 Mundu abheleketaga kuti anakwaapinga a Nnungu, akuno akakumpinga nkilishitu njakwe, jwenejo analambila. Pabha mundu akakumpinga njakwe jwa kummona, akakombola kwaapinga a Nnungu akakwaabhona. 21 Bhai jejino ni amuli jibhatupele a Kilishitu. Akwaapinga a Nnungu anapinjikwa kumpinga nkilishitu njakwe.