I-Paraphrased Essence Bible - BPE - Johane 1: 1 kuya ku-14

Ekuqaleni kwakunguZwi, uLizwi wayekuNkulunkulu, futhi uLizwi futhi wayenguNkulunkulu.

Yena, uLizwi, ekuqaleni wayenoMdali.

Konke okukhona kwenziwa ngaye, futhi ngaphandle Kwakhe, akukho okwakwenziwa okwakuyokwenzeka.

Impilo yahlala kuye futhi amadoda akhanyiselwa impilo;

nokuKhanya kwakhanya kakhulu ebumnyameni, futhi ubumnyama abuzange bunqobe ukuKhanya.

Kwakunomuntu owayethunyelwe nguMdali, igama lakhe kwakunguJohane.

Weza ukuzofakaza ngokukhanya, ukuze wonke umuntu akholwe ngobufakazi bakhe.

UJohane wayengesikho ukuKhanya, kodwa wayezofakaza ngokuKhanya.

Ukukhanya kweqiniso yiZwi, eliza emhlabeni futhi likhanyisela bonke abantu.

Lowo onguZwi wayehlala emhlabeni, futhi noma umhlaba wenziwa ngayo, izwe alimazanga.

Wazela okungokwakhe, kodwa okwakungokwakhe akuzange kumqonde.

Kepha kubo bonke abantu abakwamukelayo, ubanike ilungelo lokuba ngabantwana boMdali, kubo bonke abakholwa egameni lakhe;

ezizalwe kungengagazi, noma ngentando yenyama, noma ngentando yabantu, kodwa ngentando yoMdali.

ULizwi waba yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu. Sabona ukukhanya kwakhe okukhanyayo, kukhanya njengeNdodana eyodwa yoMdali, kuchichima uGrace neQiniso.