Individual sin is defined as a transgression against God's law (1 Jn.3:4). But sin expressed collectively as a political and social force opposed to God is a force more powerful than individuals; it is this collective power which is sometimes personified as a powerful being called the devil.
Dhambi ya mtu mmoja mmoja imefafanuliwa kuwa ni kuvunja amri za Mungu (1 Yoh. 3:4). Bali dhambi ikielezwa kwa pamoja kama kisiasa na nguvu ya jamii vikipingana na Mungu ni nguvu yenye uwezo mkubwa kuliko mtu mmoja - mmoja; ni hii nguvu ya pamoja inayoitwa mara nyingine kama vile ni mtu mwenye uwezo mkubwa anayeitwa Ibilisi.