Mavesi a m'Baibulo Onena za Mulungu Ndi Chikondi
Mavesi 7 a m'Baibulo onena za Mulungu Ndi Chikondi oti muwerenge, musinkhasinkhe, ndi kuloweza.
Aliyense amene alibe chikondi sadziwa Mulungu, chifukwa Mulungu ndiye chikondi.
Tikudziwa ndipo timadalira chikondi chimene Mulungu ali nacho pa ife. Mulungu ndiye chikondi. Aliyense amene amakhala moyo wachikondi, ali mwa Mulungu ndipo Mulungu amakhala mwa iye.
Ife timakonda Mulungu chifukwa ndiye anayamba kutikonda.
“Pakuti Mulungu anakonda dziko lapansi, kotero anapereka Mwana wake wobadwa yekha, kuti aliyense wokhulupirira Iye asatayike koma akhale ndi moyo wosatha.
Koma Mulungu anaonetsa chikondi chake kwa ife chifukwa pamene tinali ochimwabe, Khristu anatifera.
Mmene Mulungu anaonetsera chikondi chake pakati pathu ndi umu: Iye anatumiza Mwana wake mmodzi yekha ku dziko lapansi kuti mwa Iyeyo tikhale ndi moyo.
Ine ndinawaonekera ndili chapatali ndipo ndinati, “Ine ndakukondani ndi chikondi chopanda malire. Nʼchifukwa chake ndipitiriza kukukondani.