¹Ompi' -ompi' to kupe'ahi'! Neo' ncaliu nipangala' hawe'ea tauna to mpo'uli' ria Inoha' Alata'ala hi hira'. Petonoi ulu, ba mpu'u-mpu'u-ra ngkai Alata'ala ba uma-di. Apa' wori' nabi boa' modao' hiapa-apa.

¹Vadiwa, musatenda mweya yose yose, asi muidze mweya, kuti yakabva kuna Mwari here; nekuti vaporofita vazhinji venhema vakabudira munyika.

²Toi-mi pompetonoi-na bona ta'inca hema to nakuasai Inoha' Alata'ala: hawe'ea tauna to mpangaku' Yesus Kahi'a-na Magau' Topetolo' to mewali manusia', tauna toe-ramo to napo'ana' Alata'ala.

²Ndizvo zvamunoziva nazvo Mweya waMwari: Mweya umwe neumwe unobvuma kuti Jesu Kristu wakauya munyama unobva kuna Mwari.

³Hawe'ea tauna to uma mpangaku' Kayesus-na Magau' Topetolo' toe, uma-ra napo'ana' Alata'ala. Tauna toera nakuasai noto to ngkai Bali' Kristus. Ni'epe moto tudui' to mpo'uli' karata-na mpai' Bali' Kristus, pai' tempo toi mpolia' ria-imi hi rala dunia'.

³Mweya umwe neumwe usingabvumi kuti Jesu Kristu wakauya panyama, haubvi kuna Mwari; uye uyu ndiye uya womupikisi waKristu wamakanzwa kuti unouya nazvino watova panyika.

⁴Aga koi' ana' -ku, napo'ana' Alata'ala-mokoi, pai' nidagi-ramo nabi to boa' toera, apa' Noto to ria hi rala nono-ni meliu kabaraka' -na ngkai noto to hi rala nono-ra to uma mepangala' hi Pue'.

⁴Imwi muri vaMwari vana vaduku, uye makavakunda, nekuti uyo uri mamuri mukuru kuna iye uri munyika.

⁵Nabi to boa' toera, ngkai dunia' to dada'a toi-ra. Toe pai' tudui' -ra mehupa' ngkai dunia' to dada'a toi, pai' tauna to uma mepangala' hi Pue' mpo'epe pai' mpotarima tudui' -ra.

⁵Ivo ndevenyika; naizvozvo vanotaura zvinobva kunyika, uye nyika inovanzwa.

⁶Aga kita' ompi', napo'ana' Alata'ala-tamo. Tauna to mpo'inca Alata'ala mpo'epe pai' mpotarima tudui' -ta. Tauna to uma napo'ana' Alata'ala uma mpotarima tudui' -ta. Toe-mi pompetonoi-na bona ta'inca hema to nakuasai Noto to makono pai' hema to nakuasai noto to mebagiu.

⁶Isu tiri vaMwari; uyo unoziva Mwari unotinzwa; usi waMwari haatinzwi. Ndizvo zvatinoziva nazvo Mweya wechokwadi nomweya wokutsauka.

⁷Ompi' -ompi' to kupe'ahi'! Momepoka'ahi' -tamo hadua bo hadua, apa' ahi' mehuwu ngkai Alata'ala. Hawe'ea tauna to mpoka'ahi' doo-ra, hira' -mi to napo'ana' Alata'ala pai' to mpo'inca Alata'ala.

⁷Vadiwa, ngatidanane; nekuti rudo runobva kuna Mwari, uye umwe neumwe unoda wakaberekwa naMwari, zvekare unoziva Mwari.

⁸Tauna to uma mpoka'ahi' doo-ra, ko'ia-ra mpo'incai Alata'ala, apa' Alata'ala-hana, ma'ahi' -i.

⁸Usingadi, haazivi Mwari, nekuti Mwari rudo.

⁹Hewa toi-mi Alata'ala mpopehuwu ahi' -na hi kita': Ana' -na to Hadudua nahubui tumai hi dunia', bona kita' mporata katuwua' ngkai Ana' -na toei.

⁹Naizvozvi rudo rwaMwari rwakaratidzwa kwatiri, kuti Mwari wakatuma Mwanakomana wake wakaberekwa umwe woga munyika, kuti tirarame kubudikidza naye.

¹⁰Toi-mi to ra'uli' ahi'. Bela kita' to ri'ulu mpoka'ahi' Alata'ala. Alata'ala-hana to ri'ulu mpoka'ahi' -ta, duu' -na mpohubui-mi Ana' -na tumai jadi' tolo' woto-ta bona jeko' -ta ra'ampungi.

¹⁰Rudo ruri pachinhu ichi, kwete kuti takada Mwari, asi kuti iye wakatida, akatuma Mwanakomana wake kuti ave rudzikunuro rwezvivi zvedu.

¹¹Ompi' -ompi' to kupe'ahi'! Apa' wae-mi kabohe ahi' Alata'ala hi kita' -e, toe pai' kana momepoka'ahi' wo'o-ta-tawo hadua bo hadua.

¹¹Vadiwa, kana Mwari akatida saizvozvo, nesu tinofanirawo kudanana.

¹²Ko'ia ria haduaa to mpohilo-i Alata'ala. Aga nau' wae, ane momepoka'ahi' -tamo hadua bo hadua, Alata'ala tida hintuwu' hante kita', pai' incana mpu'u hi pokehii-ta katapoka'ahi' -na Alata'ala.

¹²Hakuna munhu wakamboona Mwari; kana tichidanana, Mwari unogara matiri uye norudo rwake rwunoperedzerwa matiri.

¹³Toi-mi pompetonoi-na bona ta'inca katida-ta hintuwu' hante Alata'ala, pai' Alata'ala hante kita': apa' nawai' -tamo Inoha' -na to moroli'.

¹³Ndizvo zvatinoziva nazvo kuti tinogara maari, naiye matiri, nekuti wakatipa zvemweya wake.

¹⁴Kai', kihilo-imi-kaina Ana' Alata'ala, pai' kisabii' Kahi'a-na to nahubui Alata'ala to Tuama tumai jadi' Magau' Tompohore hawe'ea manusia' ngkai huku' jeko' -ra.

¹⁴Isu takaona uye tinopupura kuti Baba vakatuma Mwanakomana, kuti ave Muponesi wenyika.

¹⁵Hema to mpangaku' Kayesus-na Ana' Alata'ala, Alata'ala tida hintuwu' hante hira', pai' hira' hante Alata'ala.

¹⁵Ani nani unobvuma kuti Jesu ndiye Mwanakomana waMwari, Mwari unogara maari, naiye muna Mwari.

¹⁶Toe pai' ta'inca-mi pai' tapangala' -mi kanapoka'ahi' -ta Alata'ala.

¹⁶Nesu takaziva tikatenda rudo urwu Mwari rwaanarwo kwatiri. Mwari rudo; uye unogara murudo unogara muna Mwari, naMwari maari.

¹⁷Ane mpoka'ahi' -ta ompi' -ta, toi-mi pompetonoi-na katapoka'ahi' -na mpu'u-i Alata'ala, alaa-na daho' -ta mponyanyo-i hi Eo Kiama. Daho' -ta mponyanyo-i, apa' kehi-ta hi rala dunia' toi hewa kehi-na Kristus.

¹⁷Rudo rwakapedzeredzwa nesu pachinhu ichi, kuti tive neushingi nezuva rekutongwa; nekuti sezvaari iye, ndizvo zvatiriwo panyika ino.

¹⁸Ane ta'inca mpu'u ahi' Alata'ala hi kita', uma-tapa me'eka' hi Alata'ala. Ahi' -na to gana toe mporohoi nono-ta, pai' uma-tapa me'eka'. Ane tapoka'eka' pehuku' -na Alata'ala, batua-na, ko'ia ta'incai mpu'u ahi' -na hi kita'.

¹⁸Hakuna kutya murudo, asi rudo rwakaperera runodzinga kutya, nekuti kutya kune marwadzo, unotya haana kuperedzerwa parudo.

¹⁹Kita' ma'ahi', apa' Alata'ala-mi to ri'ulu mpoka'ahi' -ta.

¹⁹Isu tinomuda, nekuti iye wakatanga kutida.

²⁰Tauna to mpo'uli': "Kupoka'ahi' -i Alata'ala," pai' -i mpokahuku' moto ompi' -na, boa' -i-tawo'. Apa' ane uma-i mpoka'ahi' ompi' -na to nahilo, peliu-liu-nami Alata'ala to uma nahiloi.

²⁰Kana munhu achiti: Ndinoda Mwari asi achivenga hama yake, murevi wenhema; nekuti uyo usingadi hama yake yaakaona, ungada seiko Mwari waasina kuona?

²¹Jadi', toi-mi hawa' Kristus hi kita': hema to mpoka'ahi' Alata'ala, kana mpoka'ahi' ompi' -ra wo'o.

²¹Iwoyu murairo tinawo unobva kwaari, kuti unoda Mwari ngaadewo hama yake.