Kuna Mai Vakasarudzwa
Tsamba pfupi inokurudzira vatendi kufamba muchokwadi nomurudo, uye kuchenjerera vanyengeri.
1 1Mukuru, kuna mai vakasarudzwa navana vavo, vandinoda muchokwadi—kwete ini ndoga, asi navose vanoziva chokwadi, a a v1 “Mai vakasarudzwa navana vavo” zvingangoreva kereke yomunharaunda nenhengo dzayo. 2nokuda kwechokwadi chinogara matiri uye chichava nesu nokusingaperi. 3Nyasha, ngoni, norugare zvichava nesu zvichibva kuna Baba vedu uye kubva kuna Jesu Kristu, Mwanakomana waBaba vedu, muchokwadi norudo.
4Ndakafara kwazvo kuwana vamwe vavana venyu vachifamba muchokwadi, sezvatakarayirwa naBaba vedu. 5Zvino ndinokukumbirai, mai vanodikanwa: kwete murayiro mutsva, asi uyo watanga tinawo kubva pakutanga—idananai. 6Urwu ndirwo rudo: kuti tifambe nemirayiro yavo. Uyu ndiwo murayiro, sezvamakanzwa kubva pakutanga: kuti mufambe murudo.
7Nokuti vanyengeri vazhinji vakabuda vakapinda munyika, vachiramba kuti Jesu Kristu akauya panyama. Uyu ndiye munyengeri uye mupikisi waKristu. 8Zvichenjererei, kuti murege kurasikirwa nezvatakashandira, asi mugamuchire mubayiro wakazara. 9Ani naani anopfuurikidza, asingarambi ari mudzidziso yaKristu, haana Baba vedu; asi anoramba ari mudzidziso ane Baba vedu pamwe neMwanakomana. b b v9 Kuramba Mwanakomana kuri kurasikirwa naBaba. Tsamba yaJohani inosimbisa kuti havangaparadzaniswi—kugara mudzidziso yaJesu kuri kuva naBaba vedu noMwanakomana wavo pamwe chete. 10Kana munhu akauya kwamuri asina dzidziso iyi, musamugamuchira mumba menyu kana kumukwazisa, 11nokuti ani naani anomukwazisa anogovana naye pamabasa ake akaipa.
12Ndine zvizhinji zvokunyora, asi handidi kushandisa pepa neingi. Ndinovimba kuuya ndigotaura nemi takatarisana, kuti mufaro wedu uzare. 13Vana vehanzvadzi yenyu yakasarudzwa vanokukwazisai.