1 John 1 1 1 John The word of life; walking in the light Zinza New Testament+ A pastoral letter giving believers assurance: those who walk in the light, love one another and confess Jesus come in the flesh know they have eternal life.
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2 ZIN Obulami obwo bukeésulukiiza, neechwe twaábubona. Óobu nitukumuucha no kulaanga amazima habwo obulami bwo obucha no obuchiile, óobwo obwaabeele buli hali Isíichwe Múungu, náho óobu bwaásuulwiilwe hali íichwe. BSB BSB: And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.
3 ZIN Nitubalaangaanila neemwe nyini empola habwa Yeézu óogwo twaabwéene no kumuhuliiliza, mubóne kwiikala omu búmo neechwe omu kwiikiliza. Obúmo óobwo twiina buli hamo ne Isíichwe Múungu, no Omutábani Yeézu Kristu. BSB BSB: We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
4 ZIN Nitubaandikila ebi, tubone neechwe chwéena kuhikiilizwa amanulilwa géetu. BSB BSB: We write these things so that our joy may be complete.
5 ZIN Mbwéenu, ezi niyo empola éezo tuhuliile kuluga hali Yeézu Kristu, niyo tulikubalaanga nka nikwo, Múungu niwe omwaanga, náwe tazila nsiimbaazi yoóna yóona omuli weényini. BSB BSB: And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
6 ZIN Kábilaaba nitugaámba nka nikwo twiine obúmo náze, kunu nituzeendelela kutúula omu nsiimbaazi, nituba twaágaamba ebisuba, na káandi titukukola amazima. BSB BSB: If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
7 ZIN Náho, kábilaaba nitutuúla omu mwaanga, nka Múungu okwo ali omu mwaanga, aho niho tulikuba no obúmo íichwe omuli íichwe. Káandi enságama yo Omutábani Yeézu, neetweéza ebiheno byéetu byóona. BSB BSB: But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
9 ZIN Náho, keélaaba nitweegaámba butúnu ebiheno byéetu, Múungu naatuganyila ebiheno byéetu no kutwéeza obubi bwóona, ha kuba weényini no omweésigwa no owa amazima. BSB BSB: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 ZIN Keélaaba nitugaámba nka nikwo titukakozile ebiheno, nitumukola Múungu kuba omubéehi, káandi echigaambo choómwe tichilimo omuli íichwe. BSB BSB: If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.
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