1:1 |
Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, futhi uLizwi wayenoNkulunkulu, futhi uNkulunkulu wayeyiZwi. |
1:2 |
WayenoNkulunkulu ekuqaleni. |
1:3 |
Zonke izinto zenziwa ngaye, futhi ngaphandle kwakhe akukho lutho olwenziwe. |
1:4 |
Ukuphila kwakukuYe, futhi ukuphila kwakungukukhanya kwabantu. |
1:5 |
Futhi ukukhanya kukhanya ebumnyameni, ubumnyama abukwamukelanga. |
1:6 |
Kwakukhona indoda ethunywe nguNkulunkulu, obizo lakhe lalinguJohane. |
1:7 |
Wafika njengofakazi ezonikeza ubufakazi ngokukhanya, ukuze bonke bakholwe ngaye. |
1:8 |
Wayengesikho ukuKhanya, kodwa wayezofakaza ngokukhanya. |
1:9 |
UkuKhanya kweqiniso, okukhanyisa wonke umuntu, ebesiza kulomhlaba. |
1:10 |
Wayesezweni, njalo umhlaba wenziwa ngaye, futhi umhlaba awuzange umazi. |
1:11 |
Waya kwezakhe, nabakhe abamamukelanga. |
1:12 |
Nokho noma ubani owamamukela, labo abakholwa ebizweni lakhe, wabanika amandla okuba babe ngamadodana kaNkulunkulu. |
1:13 |
Laba bayazalwa, hhayi igazi, noma ngentando yenyama, noma ngentando yomuntu, kodwa kaNkulunkulu. |
1:14 |
Futhi uLizwi waba yinyama, wahlala phakathi kwethu, sabona inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo enjengeyendodana ezelwe yodwa evela kuYise, egcwele umusa leqiniso. |
1:15 |
UJohane unikeza ubufakazi ngaye, akhale, ethi: “Lona ebengisho ngaye: ‘Lowo oza emva kwami, ibekwe phambi kwami, ngoba wayekhona ngaphambi kwami.’ ” |
1:16 |
Futhi kusukela ekugcwaleni kwakhe, sonke samukele, ngitsho umusa ngomusa. |
1:17 |
Ngokuba umthetho wanikwa nakuba uMose, kodwa umusa leqiniso kweza ngoJesu Kristu. |
1:18 |
Akekho owake wabona uNkulunkulu; iNdodana ezelwe yodwa, osesifubeni sikaYise, yena uqobo usemchazile. |
shiya impendulo
Kufanele ube ungene ngemvume ukuthumela amazwana.