¹ Onani chikondi camene Atate anatipasa ife, kuti tiitanidwe ana a Mulungu, ici ndi mwamene tilili. Pa chifukwa ici, dziko lapatsi siitiziba, chifukwa siinamuzibe iye. ² Wokondedwa, manje ndife bana ba Mulungu, ndipo cenze cikalimbe kuonesewa mwamene cizankhalila. Tiziba kuti pamene kristu azaonekela, tizankala ngati iye, chifukwa tizamuona mwemene alili. ³ Aliwonse alina chisimikizo cazakusogolo aika nzelu zake mwaiye ndipo aziiyelesa mwamene iye ali woyela. ⁴ Aliwonse wamene apitiliza kucimwa achita vosa vomelekezedwa, cimo nicosa vomelekezedwa. ⁵ Muziba kuti Kristu anaonesedwa kuti achose cimo. Ndipo mwa iye mulibe cimo. ⁶ Kulibe amene akhala mwa iye apitiliza kucimwa, kulibe amene apitiliza kuchimwa anamuona kapena kumuziba iye. ⁷ Bana anga okondedwa, musalole aliwose akusobeseni. wamene achita chilungamo niolungama. ⁸ Monga Kristu niolungama.Amene acita cimo ni wasatana, Chifukwa satana anacimwa kuchoka pachiyambi. Pa chifukwa ici mwana wa Mulungu anaonesedwa, kuti aononge nchito ya satana ⁹ Aliwonse anabadwa mwa Mulungu samachimwa chifukwa mbeu ya Mulungu inkhalilila mwa iye Sangapitilize kuchimwa chifukwa anabadwa kufumila mwa Mulungu. ¹⁰ Mwaichi bana ba Mulungu ndi ana ba satana ba onekela. Aliyense wamene sachita chilungamo sachokela kwa Mulungu, ngakale iye amene sakonde mbale wake. ¹¹ Uyu ndiye uthenga wamene munavela kufumila pachiyambi: kuti tizikondana wina ndi muzake, ¹² osati monga Kaini, amene anacoka kuwoyipa napaya mubale wake. Nanga anamu paila chani? chifukwa nchito zake zinali zoyipa, ndipo mbale wake zinali zachilungamo. ¹³ Osankhala wodabwa, abale anga, ngati ziko ikuzondani. ¹⁴ Tiziba kuti tinapita kucoka ku ifa ndikuyenda kumoyo, chifukwa tikonda abale athu. ¹⁵ Aliyense wamene sakonda akhalila muimfa. Aliyese wamene azonda mbala wake niwakupha. Ndipo muziba ati umoyo wosatha siwu nkhala mu munthu wakupha. ¹⁶ Mwaichi tiziba chikondi, chifukwa Kristu anataya moyo wake chifukwa ca ise.naise tifunika kutaya moyo wake chifukwa cha abale athu. ¹⁷ koma aliyese ali na kathundu wamuziko, naona mbale wake akufuna nakuvala mutima wake wachifundo kwayeve, Nanga chikondi cha Mulungu chinkhala bwaji mwa iye? ¹⁸ Bana banga okondedwa, tisakonde ndi mau cabe kapena ndililime cabe, koma mukucita ndi mchoonadi. ¹⁹ Ndi mwaici mwamene tiziba kuti tinachokela kuchoonadi, ndipo tisimikiza mitima yasu pamenso pake. ²⁰ Ngati mitima yathu itisusa, Mulungu nimukulu kupambana mitima yathu, Ndipo aziba zithu zonse. ²¹ Wokondedwa, ngati mitima yathu siitisusa, tili ndi chisimikizo kwa Mulungu. ²² Chilichonse camene timpempa tiza landila kuchokela kwa iye, chifukwa tisunga malamulo ndipo tichita zamene zimukondwelesa iye. ²³ iyi ndiye lamulo lake: Kuti tikulupilile muzina ya mwana wake Yesu Kristu ndi kukondana wina ndi muzake, monga mwamene anati phasila malamulo aya. ²⁴ Amene asunga malamulo a Mulungu ankhalilila mwa iye, ndipo Mulungu ankhalilila mwa iye. Mwaichi tiziba kuti akhalilila mwaise, mwa Muzimu wamene iye anatipasa.