Georgian 1st John /1 imaze, rac iqo dasabamadan, rac mogvismenia da jveni wvaliw bvinahavs, rasac javkvirvebivarw da jvens helebs mousinjhavs, sicochlis sitqvaze. radgan sicochle banojnda da jven vihilew da vgoxgobw, da gauxqebw wkhven am saukuni sicochles, romelic iqo mamaswan da gamogvechada jven. imaze, rac gvinahavs da mogvismenia, gauxqebw, rawa wkhvenc gkhondew moziareoba jvenwan, holo jveni moziareoba aris mamaswan da mis dhswan, ieso khristeswan. amas gxerw, rom srulqofili iqos wkhveni siharuli. aya, ambavi, romelic movisminew misgan da gauxqebw wkhven: hhmerwi aris naweli da araviwari sibnele ar aris masshi. wu vambobw, rom moziareoba gvakhvs maswan, bnelshi ki davdivarw, mashin vtquiw da ar vikhceviw cheshmaritebiw. holo wu nawelshi davdivarw, rogorc is aris nawelshi, mashin moziareobi gvakhvs erwmanewwan da misi dhis, ieso khristes sishli gvxmeds qovelgvari codviragan. wu vambobw, rom ara gvakhvs codva, sakuwar wavs vatquebw da cheshmariteba ar aris jvenshi. wu vahhiarebw jvens codvebs, mashin is, erwguli da marwali, mogvitevebs codvebs da gagvxmends qovelgvari ukewurebisaban. wu vambobw, rom ar shegvicodavs, crud vsahavw mas da misi sitqva ar aris jvenshi. /2 shvilno jemno! amas gxerw imisawvis, rom ar shescodow; holo wu vinme shescodavs, gvqavs shuamdgomeli mamis cyinashi, marwali ieso khriste. is aris jveni da ara marto jveni, aramed mweli xuwisoflis codvebis mimtevebeli. imiw gavigebw, rom shevicaniw igi, wu davicavw mis mcnebebs. vinc ambobs: shevicanio igi da mis mcnebebs ar icavs, crua da ar aris masshi cheshmariteba. holo vinc icavs mis sitqvas, masshia cheshmaritad ahhsrulebuli hhvwis siqvaruli; amiw vuxqiw, rom masshi varw. vinc ambobs, rom masshi rjeba, iseve unda moikhces, rogorc is ikhceoda. saqvarelno! gxerw ara ahal mcnebas, aramed dhvel mcnebas, romelic dasabamidan gkhondaw; dhveli mcneba aris is sitqva, romelic isminew dasabamidan. amaswanave gxerw ahal mcnebasac, romelic cheshmaritia masshic da wkhvenshic; radgan bneli midis da cheshmariti naweli ukve brxqinavs. vinc ambobs, rom nawelshia, wavisi dhma ki sdhuls, igi kvlav bnelshi imqofeba. visac wavisi dhma uqvars, igi nawelshi rjeba da sacduri ar aris masshi. is ki, visac wavisi dhma sdhuls, bnelshi imqofeba da bnelshi dadis da ar icis, saiw midis, vinaidan sibnelem daubrmava wvalebi. wkhven gxerw, shvilno, radgan mogetevaw codvebi misi sahelis guliswvis. wkhven gxerw, mamano, radgan sheicaniw is, romelec dasabamidanvea; wkhven gxerw, chabukno, radgan sdhliew borots. me mogxerew wkhven, qrmano, radgan sheicaniw mama; mogxerw wkhen, mamano, radgan wkhven sheicaniw is, vinc dasabamidanvea; wkhven mogxerew, chabukno, radgan dhlierni harw, hhvwis sitqva imqofeba wkhvenshi da sdhliew borots. nu sheiqvarebw xuwisofels, nurc imas, rac xuwisofelshia; visac xuwisofeli uqvars, masshi ar aris mamis saqvaruli. vinaidan qovelive, rac xuwisofelshia: horcieli guliswkhma, wvalwa guliswkhma da siamaqe chovrebisa, mamisgan ki ara, xuwisoflisagan aris. gadadis xuwisofeli da misi guliswkhmac, hhvwis nebis ahhmsrulebeli ki rjeba ukunisamde. qmaxvilno! ukanaskneli zhamia da, rogorc moisminew, rom modis antikhriste, da ahlac mravlad arian antikhristeebi; amiw viciw, rom ukanaskneli zhamia. isini jvengan gavidnen, wumca jvenganni ar qofilan; vinaidan jvenganni rom qofiliqvnen, jvenwanve darjebodnen; magram amiw gahda chadi, rom qvelani rodi arian jvenganni. wkhven ki chebuleba gakhvw xmidis mier da iciw qvelaferi. imitom ki ar mogxerew, rom cheshmariteba ar icodiw, aramed imitom, rom iciw igi da isic, rom cheshmaritebisgan araviwari sicrue ar aris. vin aris cru, wu ara igi, vinc uarqofs, rom ieso aris khriste? igi antikhristea uarmqofeli mamisa da dhisa. qoveli, vinc dhes uarqofs, arc mama yqavs; holo vinc ahhiarebs dhes, mamac yqavs. amrigad, rjebodes wkhvenshi, rac moisminew dasabanidan; da wu darjeba wkhvenshi, rac dasabanidan moisminew, wkhvenc darjebiw dheshi da mamashi. holo ahhwkhma, romelic man ahhgviwkhva, saukuno sicochlea. es mogxerew wkhvens macdunebelwa shesaheb. holo chebuleba, romelic wkhven miihhew misgan, wkhvenshia da aravisgan sxavla ar dagchirdebaw, aramed misi chebuleba gasxavliw qvelafers, da is aris cheshmariti da utquari, rasac is gasxavliw; masshi darjiw. aba, shvilebo, darjiw masshi, rawa, roca igi gamochaddeba, gvkhondes gabeduleba da ar shevrchvew mis xinashe misi mosvlisas. wu iciw, rom is marwalia, isic icodew, rom qoveli simarwlis mokhmedi misgan aras shobili. /3 nahew, rogori saqvaruli mogvca mamam, rawa gvexodos da viqow hhvwis shvilni; xuwisofeli amatom ar gvicnobs jven, rom ar sheicno igi. saqvarelno! amieridan hhvwis shvilni varw, ohhond jher ar gamomzhhhavnebula, rani vikhnebiw; viciw, rom roca gamomzhhhavndeba, misi msgavsni vakhnebiw, radgan vihilavw mas, rogoric aris. qovelma, visac es imedi akhvs misi, ganixmidos wavi, rogorc isaa xmida. qoveli codvis jamdeni urjhuloebasac sjadis, da codva urjhuloebaa. wkhven iciw, rom igi gamojnda, rawa itvirwos jveni codvebi, da rom masshi ar aris codva. qoveli, vinc rjeba masshi, ar scodavs; vercerwi shemcode ver ihilavs da ver sheicnobs mas. shvilebo, nuravin gacdunebw; simarwlis mokhmedi marwalia iseve, rogorc is aris marwali. codvis jamdeni eshmakisgan aris, radgan wavdapirvelad eshmakma shescoda; amisawvis gamojnda dhe hhvwisa, rawa daerhhvia eshmakis sakhmeni. qoveli, vinc hhvwisagan aris shobili, ar sjadis codvas, vinaidan misi wesli imqofeba masshi, da ar dhaludhs shecodeba, vinaidan hhvwisagan aris shobili. amiw sheicnobian hhvwis shvilni da eshmakis shvilni: qoveli, vinc ki ar ikhms simarwles, igi ar aris hhvwisagan, da isic, visac wavisi dhma ar uqvars. radgan es aris uxqeba, romelic dasabamidan moisminew, rawa gviqvardes erwmanewi. ise ki ara, rogorc kaens, romelic borotisagan iqo da mokla wavisi dhma; mereda riswvis mokla? imisawvis, rom misi sakhmeni boroti iqo, holo misi dhmisa, marwali. nu gagikvirdebaw, dhmani, wu sdhulharw xuwisofels. jven viciw, rom sakvdilidan sicochleshi gadavediw, radgan gvaqvars dhmebi; visac ar uqvars, sikvdilshi rjeba. qoveli, visac sdhuls wavisi dhma, kacismkvlelia; holo wkhven iciw, rom arc erw kacismkvlels ara akhvs saukuni sicochle, romelic masshia. amiw shevicaniw siqvaruli, rom man sakuwari suli gaxira jvenwvis, da jvenc unda gavxirow sulebi dhmawawvis. visac amkhveqniuri khoneba akhvs, dhmas ki gachirvebashi hedavs da misgan ketavs wavis guls, rogor darjeba masshi hhvwis siqvaruli?. shvilebo! gviqvardes ara sitqvebiw da ara eniw, aramed sakhmiwa da cheshmaritebiw. amiw gavigebw, rom cheshmaritebisagan varw da mis xinashe davixqnarebw guls. vinaidan, wu jveni guli gvdebs msjhavrs, hhmerwi hom jvens gulze didia da qovelive uxqis. saqvarelno! wu jveni guli ar gvdebs msjhavrs, kadniereba gvakhvs uflis mimarw. rasac ki vwhovw, mivihhebw misgan, radgan vicavw mis mcnebebs da vikhmw mis xinashe mosaxons. holo misi mcneba is aris, rom gvxamdes misi dhis ieso khristes saheli da gviqvardes erwmanewi, rogorc gvamcno. misi mcnebebis dammarhveli, rjeba masshi, is ki masshi; is rom jvenshi rjeba, gavigebw suliw, romelic man mogvca. /4 saqvarelno! nu endobiw qovel suls, aramed gamoscadew sulni, hhvwisagan arian wu ara, radgan bevri cruxinasxarmetqveli gamovida xuwisofelshi. ase sheicaniw hhvwis suli: qoveli suli, romelic ahhiarebs horcielad mosul ieso khristes, hhvwisagan aris. holo qoveli suli, romelic ar ahhiarebs iesos, hhvwisagan ar aris, aramed es aris suli antikhristesi, romlis shesahebac gsmeniaw, rom mova, da is ahla ukve xuwisofelshia. wkhven hhvwisgan harw, shvilno, da sdhliew maw; radgan is, vinc wkhvenshia, metia imaze, vinc xuwisofelshia. isini xuwisofelisani arian, amitomac xuwisoflisas laparakoben da xuwisofelic qurs ugdebs maw. jven hhvwisgan varw: vinc icnobs hhmerws, is gvismens jven, holo vinc hhvwisgan ar aris, ar gvismens jven; amiw shevicnobw cheshmaritebas suls da cdomilebis suls. saqvarelno! gviqvardes erwmanewi, radgan hhvwisganaa siqvaruli; holo qoveli, visac uqvars, hhvwisgan aris shobili da icnobs hhmerws. visac ar uqvars, mas ar sheucvnia hhmerwi, vinaidan hhmerwi siqvarulia. hhvwis siqvaruli imiw gamogvechada, rom hhmerwma moavlina xuwisofelshi wavisi mholodshobili dhe, rawa misiw vicochlow. amashia siqvaruli, rom jven ki ar sheviqvarew hhmerwi, aramed man shegviqvara da moavlina wavisi dhe jveni codvebis misateveblad. saqvarelno! wuki ase shegviqvara hhmerwma, jvenc gvmarwebs erwmanewis siqvaruli. hhmerwi arasodes aravis uhilavs; wu jven erwmanewi gviqvars, hhmerwi jvenshi rjeba da misi srulqofili siqvaruli jvenshia. jven rom masshi vrjebiw da is, jvenshi, imiw vgebulobw, rom man wavisi sulisgan mogvca. jven vihilew da vamoxmebw, rom mamam moavlina dhe xuwisoflis machovrad. vinc ahhiarebs, rom ieso aris dhe hhvwisa, hhmerwi masshi rjeba, is ki, hhmerwshi. jven vcaniw da vixamew siqvaruli, romelic jvendami akhvs hhmerws; hhmerwi siqvarulia, holo siqvarulshi darjenili hhmerwshi rjeba, holo hhmerwi, masshi. siqvarulma jvenshi miahhxia isew srulqofas, rom jven siwamame gvakhvs gankiwhvis dhhes, radgan rogoric isaa, jvenc isewive varw am xuwisofelshi. siqvarulshi ar aris shishi, holo srulqofili siqvaruli sdevnis shishs, vinaidan shishshi tanjhvaa, holo mshishara ar aris srulqofili siqvarulshi. jven gviqvars imitom, rom pirvelad man shegviqvara. wu vinme ambobs, hhmerwi miqvarso, wavisi dhma ki ejhavreba, igi crua, vinaidan visac ar uqvars wavisi dhma, romelsac hedavs, rogorhha eqvareba hhmerwi, romelsac ver hedavs?. da asewi mcneba gvakhvs misgan, rom hhvwis moqvaruls wavisi dhmac unda uqvardes. /5 qoveli, visac sxams, rom ieso khristea, hhvwisagan aris shobili, da qoveli, visac mshobeli uqvars, misgan shebilic uqvars. hhvwis shvilni rom gviqvars, mashin vgebulobw, rodesac gviqvars hhmerwi da vicavw mis mcnebebs. vinaidan hhvwis siqvaruli isaa, rom vicavdew mis mcnebebs; holo misi mcnebebi mdhime rodia. vinaidan, qoveli hhvwisgan shobili sdhlevs xuwisofels; es aris dhleva, xuwisoflis mdhleveli, jveni rxmena. vin aris xuwisoflis mdhleveli, wu ara is, visac sxams, rom ieso aris dhe hhvwisa?. es aris ieso khriste, romelic movida xqliwa da sishliw; marto xqliw ki ara, aramed xqliwa da sishliw; suli moxmobs, vinaidan suli cheshmaritebaa. radgan samni moxmoben caze: mama, sitqva da sulixmida, da es sami erwia. samni moxmoben dedamixaze: suli, xqali da sishli, da es sami erwia. wu vhhebulobw kacwa moxmobas, hhvwis moxmoba umetesia, vinaidan es aris hhvwis moxmoba, romliwac daamoxma wavis dheze. hhvwis dhis morxmunes wavis wavshive akhvs moxmoba; visac hhmerwi ar sxams, crud sahavs mas, vinaidan ara sxams moxmoba, romliwac hhmerwma daamoxma wavis wavze. es aris moxmoba, rom hhmerwma mogvanicha saukuno sicochle da es sacochle mis dheshia. visac dhe yqavs, akhvs sacochle; visac dhe hhvwisa ara yqavs, sicochle ara akhvs. es mogxerew wkhven, hhvwis dhis sahelis morxmuneno, rawa icodew, rom gakhvw saukuno sicochle. da aya, ra siwamame gvakhvs mis mimarw, rom, roca rames vwhovw misi nebisamebr, igi gvismens. holo roca viciw, rom igi gvismens, rasac ki vwhovw, isic viciw, rom gvakhvs, rac misgan viwhovew. wu vinme hedavs, rom misi dhma scodavs ara momakvdinebeli codviw, ilocos da igi miscems sicochles ara momakvdinebeli codviw shemcodes; aris momakvdinebeli codva, masze ar vambob ilocos mewkhi. qovelgvara usamarwloba codvaa, magram aris ara momakvdinebeli codva. viciw, rom hhvwis mier shobilwagan aravin scodavs; holo hhvwis mier shobili wavs icavs da boroteba ver ekareba. viciw, rom hhvwisagan varw da mweli xuwisofeli borotebashi dhevs. isic viciw, rom movida dhe hhvwisa da mogvca gxneba, rawa shevicnow cheshmariti da viqow mis cheshmarit dheshi, ieso khristeshi: es aris cheshmariti hhmerwi da saukuno sicochle. shvilebo! daicaviw wkhveni wavi kerpwagan; amin!.