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Kila mtu aaminiye kwamba Yesu ni Kristo amezaliwa na Mungu. Na kila mtu ampendaye mwenye kuzaa, ampenda hata yeye aliyezaliwa na yeye.
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
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Katika hili twajua kwamba twawapenda watoto wa Mungu, tumpendapo Mungu, na kuzishika amri zake.
By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
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Kwa maana huku ndiko kumpenda Mungu, kwamba tuzishike amri zake; wala amri zake si nzito.
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
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Kwa maana kila kitu kilichozaliwa na Mungu huushinda ulimwengu; na huku ndiko kushinda kuushindako ulimwengu, hiyo imani yetu.
because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
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Mwenye kuushinda ulimwengu ni nani, isipokuwa ni yeye aaminiye ya kwamba Yesu ni Mwana wa Mungu?
Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
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Huyu ndiye aliyekuja kwa maji na damu, Yesu Kristo; si katika maji tu, bali katika maji na katika damu.
This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.
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Naye Roho ndiye ashuhudiaye, kwa sababu Roho ndiye kweli.
For there are three that testify:
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Kwa maana wako watatu washuhudiao [mbinguni, Baba, na Neno, na Roho Mtakatifu, na watatu hawa ni umoja.
the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are in agreement.
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Kisha wako watatu washuhudiao duniani], Roho, na maji, na damu; na watatu hawa hupatana kwa habari moja. Tukiupokea ushuhuda wa wanadamu, ushuhuda wa Mungu ni mkuu zaidi; kwa maana ushuhuda wa Mungu ndio huu, kwamba amemshuhudia Mwanawe.
Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.
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Yeye amwaminiye Mwana wa Mungu anao huo ushuhuda ndani yake. Asiyemwamini Mungu amemfanya kuwa mwongo, kwa kuwa hakuuamini huo ushuhuda ambao Mungu amemshuhudia Mwanawe.
Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.
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Na huu ndio ushuhuda, ya kwamba Mungu alitupa uzima wa milele; na uzima huu umo katika Mwanawe.
And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
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Yeye aliye naye Mwana, anao huo uzima; asiye naye Mwana wa Mungu hana huo uzima.
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
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Nimewaandikia ninyi mambo hayo, ili mjue ya kuwa mna uzima wa milele, ninyi mnaoliamini Jina la Mwana wa Mungu.
I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
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Na huu ndio ujasiri tulio nao kwake, ya kuwa, tukiomba kitu sawasawa na mapenzi yake, atusikia.
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
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Na kama tukijua kwamba atusikia, tuombacho chote, twajua kwamba tunazo zile haja tulizomwomba.
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
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Mtu akimwona ndugu yake anatenda dhambi isiyo ya mauti, ataomba, na Mungu atampa uzima kwa ajili ya hao watendao dhambi isiyo ya mauti. Iko dhambi iliyo ya mauti. Sisemi ya kwamba ataomba kwa ajili ya hiyo.
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
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Kila lisilo la haki ni dhambi, na dhambi iko isiyo ya mauti.
All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.
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Twajua ya kuwa kila mtu aliyezaliwa na Mungu hatendi dhambi; bali yeye aliyezaliwa na Mungu hujilinda, wala yule mwovu hamgusi.
We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.
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Twajua ya kuwa sisi tu wa Mungu; na dunia yote pia hukaa katika yule mwovu.
We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
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Nasi twajua kwamba Mwana wa Mungu amekwisha kuja, naye ametupa akili kwamba tumjue yeye aliye wa kweli, nasi tumo ndani yake yeye aliye wa kweli, yaani, ndani ya Mwana wake Yesu Kristo. Huyu ndiye Mungu wa kweli, na uzima wa milele.
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
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Watoto wadogo, jilindeni nafsi zenu na sanamu.
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.