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Mukuru kunamai vakasanangurwa navana vavo vandinoda nechokwadi; ndisati
ndiri ini ndoga, asi navosevo vanoziva chokwadi;
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nokuda kwechokwadi, chinogara matiri, chichagaravo nesu nokusingaperi.
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Nyasha,nengoni,nerugare zvichava nesu, zvinobva kuna Mwari Baba nokunaShe Jesu Kristu, Mwanakomana waBaba, muchokwadi norudo.
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Ndinofara zvikuru, nokuti ndakawana vamwe
vana venyu vachifamba muchokwadi, sezvatakarairwa naBaba.
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Zvino ndinokumbira kwamuri, mai, ndisingaiti sendinokunyorerai murairo mutsva, asi uyo watakanga tinawo kubva pakutanga, wokuti tidane.
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Ndirwo rudo, kuti tifambe nemirairo yake. Ndiwoyu murairo, sezvamakanzwa kubva pakutanga, kuti mufambe mauri.
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Nekuti vanyengeri vazhinji vakabudira munyika, vasingapupuri kuti Jesu
Kristu wakavuya panyama. Ndiye munyengeri naantikristu.
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Zvichenjererei imi, kuti murege
kurashikirwa nezvatakabatira, asi kuti mupiwe mubairo wakakwana.
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umwe neumwe, anotungamirira vamwe, asingarambiri mukudzidzisa kwaKristu, haanaMwari; asi uyo, unorambira mukudzidzisa ndiye unaBaba noMwanakomana.
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Kana
mumwe achivuya kwamuri, asingavuyi nokudzidzisa uku, musamugamuchira mumba, kana kuti
kwaari, Kwaziwa!
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Nokuti unoti kwaari kwaziwai unofambidzana naye pamabasa ake akashata.
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Kunyangwe ndinezvizhinji zvandaida kukunyorerai, handidi kunyora pamwadhi neingi; asi
ndinotarira kuti ndichavuya kwamuri, tigotaurirana nomuromo, kuti mufaro wenyu uzadziswe.
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Vana vomunun'una wenyu vakasanangurwa vanokukwazisai.