KuGayu othandekayo
Umbhalo womuntu siqu oncoma uGayu ngokwamukela kwakhe izihambi nangokwethembeka kwakhe, futhi oxwayisa ngomholi othanda ukubusa ngenkani.
1 1Umdala, kuGayu othandekayo, engimthanda ngeqiniso.
2Sithandwa, ngikhulekela ukuba uphumelele ezintweni zonke uphile saka, njengoba umphefumulo wakho uphumelela. 3Ngajabula kakhulu lapho kufika abazalwane befakaza ngokwethembeka kwakho eqinisweni — ngokuba ngempela uhamba kulo. 4Anginantokozo enkulu kunalena: ukuzwa ukuthi abantwana bami bahamba eqinisweni.
5Sithandwa, wenza ngokwethembeka kukho konke okwenzela abazalwane, ngisho nalabo abayizihambi. 6Bafakazela uthando lwakho phambi kwebandla. Ubaphelekezele ngendlela efanele uBaba wethu. 7Ngokuba baphuma ngenxa yeGama, bengamukeli lutho kwabezizwe. a a v7 “IGama” libhekisela kuJesu — lezi zithunywa zaphuma zimmele, azange zamukele usizo lwezimali kwabangakholwayo. 8Ngakho-ke kufanele sibasekele abanjalo, ukuze sibe ngabasebenzi kanye neqiniso.
9Ngabhalela ibandla okuthile, kodwa uDiyotrefe, othanda ukuba ngowokuqala phakathi kwabo, akasamukeli. 10Ngakho-ke uma ngifika, ngiyakukudalula akwenzayo — esinyundela ngamazwi anonya. Engeneliswa yilokho, uyala ukwamukela abazalwane, avimbele nalabo abafunayo, abaxoshe ebandleni.
11Sithandwa, ungalingisi okubi, kodwa okuhle. Owenza okuhle uvela kuBaba wethu; owenza okubi akambonanga uBaba wethu. 12Bonke bakhuluma kahle ngoDemetriyu, kanjalo neqiniso ngokwalo. Nathi siyafakaza, futhi uyazi ukuthi ubufakazi bethu buyiqiniso.
13Benginokuningi ebengifuna ukukubhalela, kodwa angithandi ukukubhala ngepeni ne-inki. 14Ngithemba ukukubona maduzane, sikhulume ubuso nobuso. 15Ukuthula makube kuwe. Abangani bayakubingelela. Ubingelele abangani ngabanye ngegama lakhe.
