{
    "translation": "Ndebele Bible",
    "abbreviation": "ndebele",
    "lang": "nd",
    "language": "Ndebele",
    "direction": "LTR",
    "encoding": "UTF-8",
    "book_nr": 62,
    "book_name": "1 John",
    "chapter": 3,
    "name": "1 John 3",
    "verses": [
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 1,
            "name": "1 John 3:1",
            "text": "Khangelani uthando olungaka asinika lona uYise ukuthi sithiwe singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Ngenxa yalokho umhlaba kawusazi, ngoba ungamazanga yena. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 2,
            "name": "1 John 3:2",
            "text": "Bathandekayo, khathesi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, njalo kakukabonakali esizakuba yikho. Kodwa siyazi ukuthi uba ebonakala, sizakuba njengaye, ngoba sizambona njengoba enjalo. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 3,
            "name": "1 John 3:3",
            "text": "Laye wonke olalelithemba kuye uyazihlambulula, njengoba yena ehlambulukile. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 4,
            "name": "1 John 3:4",
            "text": "Wonke owenza isono weqa lomlayo; ngoba isono siyikweqa umlayo. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 5,
            "name": "1 John 3:5",
            "text": "Njalo liyazi ukuthi yena wabonakaliswa, ukuze asuse izono zethu; lesono kasikho kuye. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 6,
            "name": "1 John 3:6",
            "text": "Wonke ohlala kuye koni; wonke owonayo kambonanga, futhi kamazanga. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 7,
            "name": "1 John 3:7",
            "text": "Bantwanyana, kungabi khona olikhohlisayo; owenza ukulunga ulungile, njengoba yena elungile; "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 8,
            "name": "1 John 3:8",
            "text": "owenza isono uvela kudiyabhola, ngoba udiyabhola wona kusukela ekuqaleni. Ngalokhu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yabonakaliswa, ukuze ichithe imisebenzi kadiyabhola. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 9,
            "name": "1 John 3:9",
            "text": "Wonke ozelwe nguNkulunkulu kenzi isono, ngoba inhlanyelo yakhe ihlala kuye; futhi angone, ngoba ezelwe nguNkulunkulu. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 10,
            "name": "1 John 3:10",
            "text": "Ngalokhu kuyabonakala abantwana bakaNkulunkulu labantwana bakadiyabhola; wonke ongenzi okulungileyo kaveli kuNkulunkulu, laye ongamthandiyo umzalwane wakhe. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 11,
            "name": "1 John 3:11",
            "text": "Ngoba yilo umbiko elawuzwa kusukela ekuqaleni, ukuthi asithandane; "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 12,
            "name": "1 John 3:12",
            "text": "kungenjengoKhayini owavela komubi, wasebulala umfowabo. Njalo kungani wambulala? Ngoba imisebenzi yakhe yayimibi, kodwa eyomfowabo yayilungile.  "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 13,
            "name": "1 John 3:13",
            "text": "  Lingamangali bazalwane bami, uba umhlaba ulizonda. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 14,
            "name": "1 John 3:14",
            "text": "Thina siyazi ukuthi sesidlule ekufeni saya empilweni, ngoba siyabathanda abazalwane. Ongamthandiyo umzalwane uhlezi ekufeni. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 15,
            "name": "1 John 3:15",
            "text": "Wonke ozonda umzalwane wakhe ungumbulali; liyazi ukuthi kakho umbulali lakanye olempilo elaphakade ehlezi kuye. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 16,
            "name": "1 John 3:16",
            "text": "Ngalokhu siyalwazi uthando lukaNkulunkulu, ngoba yena wasibekela phansi impilo yakhe; lathi sifanele ukubabekela phansi impilo abazalwane. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 17,
            "name": "1 John 3:17",
            "text": "Kodwa loba ngubani olempahla yomhlaba, njalo ebona umzalwane wakhe eswele, abesemvalela imibilini yakhe, uthando lukaNkulunkulu luhlala njani kuye? "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 18,
            "name": "1 John 3:18",
            "text": "Bantwanyana bami, kasingathandi ngelizwi kumbe ngolimi, kodwa ngezenzo langeqiniso. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 19,
            "name": "1 John 3:19",
            "text": "Futhi ngalokho siyazi ukuthi singabeqiniso, njalo sizaqinisa inhliziyo zethu phambi kwakhe, "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 20,
            "name": "1 John 3:20",
            "text": "ngoba uba inhliziyo yethu isilahla, uNkulunkulu mkhulu kulenhliziyo yethu, futhi uyazi zonke izinto. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 21,
            "name": "1 John 3:21",
            "text": "Bathandekayo, uba inhliziyo zethu zingasilahli, silesibindi kuNkulunkulu, "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 22,
            "name": "1 John 3:22",
            "text": "njalo loba yini esiyicelayo, siyayemukela ivela kuye, ngoba sigcina imilayo yakhe, njalo senza izinto ezithandekayo phambi kwakhe. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 23,
            "name": "1 John 3:23",
            "text": "Njalo yilo umlayo wakhe, ukuthi sikholwe ebizweni leNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu, njalo sithandane, njengoba wasipha umlayo. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 24,
            "name": "1 John 3:24",
            "text": "Logcina imilayo yakhe, uhlala kuye, laye kuye. Ngalokhu-ke siyazi ukuthi uhlala kithi, ngoMoya asiphe wona.  "
        }
    ]
}