1 Aba nku̱ndi̱ye, mutahi̱ki̱li̱ja bu̱li̱ mwoyo, mu̱du̱bhe mu̱ghyetegheeleli̱ye bhyani elakaba elu̱ghi̱ye ewaa Luhanga, nanga balangi̱ bakani̱ye baa bisubha baaghendi̱ye munsi. 2 Hambali mukumanyila Mwoyo wa Luhanga niiyo hani: mwoyo ghwona oghukwatula ghuti Yesu Ki̱li̱si̱to akaasa mu mubili, ghu̱lu̱ghi̱ye ewaa Luhanga. 3 Bhaatu mwoyo ghwona oghutaakwatula Yesu, taghu̱lu̱ghi̱ye ewaa Luhanga. Oghu ni mwoyo ghwa oghu ahakani̱i̱ye Ki̱li̱si̱to oghu mwaghu̱u̱yʼo ngu akwisa, kandi endindi ali munsi.

4 Baana banje, enu̱we mu̱lu̱ghi̱ye ewaa Luhanga, kandi balangi̱ baa bisubha aba mukabasi̱ngu̱la, nanga oghu ali mu enu̱we asaai̱ye oghu ali mu munsi. 5 Bo mba munsi, nahabweki baku̱bu̱ghagha bya munsi muni, kandi nsi ekubategheeleli̱yagha. 6 Etu̱we tu̱lu̱ghi̱ye ewaa Luhanga. Weena oghu amani̱ye Luhanga aku̱tu̱tegheeleli̱yagha. Weena oghu atalu̱ghi̱ye ewaa Luhanga taaku̱tu̱tegheeleli̱yagha. Haala niiyo tukumanyilagha mwoyo wamajima kandi na mwoyo wa bisubha.

7 Aba nku̱ndi̱ye, muleke tukundangane, nanga kukunda ku̱lu̱ghi̱ye ewaa Luhanga, ti̱ weena oghu akukundagha, abyahuwe Luhanga kandi amani̱ye Luhanga. 8 Weena oghu ataku̱ndi̱ye taamani̱ye Luhanga, nanga Luhanga ni kukunda. 9 Luhanga kwoleka ngoku atu̱ku̱ndi̱ye, akatuma Mwana wee omui enkaha munsi, niikuwo kukwama mu eye tugubhe kuba bwomi̱i̱li̱. 10 Kukunda niikuwo kuni, taali̱i̱tu̱we twaku̱ndi̱ye Luhanga, bhaatu niiye akatukunda kandi aatuma Mwana wee kuba kihonguwa haabwa bibhi byatu. 11 Aba nku̱ndi̱ye, ngoku Luhanga aatu̱ku̱ndi̱ye atiyo, naatu tubhonganuuwe kukundangana. 12 Taaliyo nʼomui oghu aalaboone Luhanga, bhaatu ntwakundangaane, Luhanga akutuukalamu, kandi kukunda kuwe kukutuusulilamu kimui.

13 Mwoyo oghu aatuhaaye niiye akulekagha tumanya ngoku tuukaaye mu eye kandi naye aatuukalamu. 14 Tukabona kandi tukuha buukai̱so ngu Eseetu̱we akatuma Mwana wee kuba Mu̱ju̱ni̱ wa nsi. 15 Weena oghu akwatulagha ati Yesu ni Mwana wa Luhanga, Luhanga akumuukalaghamu, kandi naye aakala mu Luhanga. 16 Nahabweki tumani̱ye kandi twahi̱ki̱li̱ja kukunda oku Luhanga ali nakuwo haabwatu. Luhanga ni kukunda, kandi weena oghu akuukalagha mu kukunda, akuukalagha mu Luhanga, na Luhanga amuukalamu. 17 Kukunda kwa Luhanga kukutuusulilamu kimui niikuwo tube na kuguma haa kilo kya ku̱twi̱la musango, nanga ngoku ali, niikuwo naatu tuli munsi muni. 18 Mu kukunda taalimu bwoba, kandi kukunda kuusuuye kukubhingagha bwoba. Nanga mwoba akubaagha noobaha kufubiluwa, kandi oghu akwobahagha akubaagha nooleka ngoku atakaasuliiye kimui kukunda.

19 Tukukundagha nanga niiye akadu̱bha kutukunda. 20 Kaakuba muntu weena aghila ati, “Nku̱ndi̱ye Luhanga,” kandi kuni oohi̱ye muunakiye, oghu akuba naaha bisubha. Ti̱ weena oghu ataaku̱ndi̱ye muunakiye oghu aboone, taakugubha kukunda Luhanga oghu ataboone. 21 Tuli na kilaghilo aatulaghiiye: weena oghu aku̱ndi̱ye Luhanga, akulaghiluwa dhee kukunda muunakiye.