Mau a Moyo Aonetsedwa
Kalata yonena za chitsimikizo—momwe mungadziwire kuti muli ndi moyo wosatha, kuyenda m'kuunika, ndi kukhala m'chikondi.
1 1Chimene chinalipo kuyambira pachiyambi, chimene tinachimva, chimene tinachiona ndi maso athu, chimene tinachiyang'anitsitsa ndi kuchikhudza ndi manja athu — ichi ndi chimene tikulengeza za Mau a Moyo, Yesu. a a v1 Yohane ayamba potchula za Iye amene anamukhudza ndi kumumva ndi mphamvu zake za thupi — Mau a Moyo ndi munthu, Yesu, osati lingaliro chabe. 2Moyo unaonekera; ife tinauona, timauchitira umboni, ndipo tikulengeza kwa inu moyo wosatha umene unali ndi Atate wathu, ndipo unaonekera kwa ife. 3Chimene taona ndi kumva tikuchilengeza kwa inunso, kuti inu mukhale pa chiyanjano chozama ndi ife — ndipo chiyanjano chathu chozama chili ndi Atate wathu ndi Mwana wake, Yesu Khristu. 4Ndipo tikulemba zinthu izi kuti chimwemwe chathu chikwanire.
Kuyenda M'kuunika kwa Atate wathu
5Uwu ndi uthenga umene tinaumva kwa Iye ndipo tikuwuza inu: Atate wathu ndiye kuunika — mwa Iye mulibe mdima ndi pang'ono pomwe. b b v5 Mulungu amene ndiye kuunika koyera, mwa Iye mulibe mthunzi wa mdima ndi pang'ono pomwe, ndiye Atate wathu — uthenga umene Yesu anaunyamula ndipo mboni zake zinaupereka. 6Ngati tinena kuti tili ndi chiyanjano ndi Iye, koma timayenda mu mdima, ndiye tikunama ndipo sitichita choonadi. 7Koma ngati timayenda mu kuunika, monga Iye ali mu kuunika, timayanjana wina ndi mnzake, ndipo mwazi wa Mwana wake Yesu umatiyeretsa ku tchimo lililonse. 8Ngati tinena kuti tilibe tchimo, tikudzinyenga tokha ndipo choonadi sichili mwa ife. 9Ngati tivomereza machimo athu, Atate wathu ndi wokhulupirika ndi wolungama kuti atikhululukire machimo athu ndi kutiyeretsa ku zoipa zonse. 10Ngati tinena kuti sitinachimwe, tikumusandutsa Iye wonama, ndipo mau ake sali mwa ife.