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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲉⲓⲟⲣϩϥ̅. ⲁⲛⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ϭⲙ̅ϭⲱⲙϥ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅.
WE announce to you that, which was from the beginning, which we have heard, and have seen with our eyes, looked upon, and handled with our hands, that which is the word of life.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲟϥ. ⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ. ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ̅ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. (aiōnios )
And the life was manifested, and we have seen and do testify and announce to you, the life which is eternal; which was with the Father, and was revealed to us. (aiōnios )
3 ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅.
And what we have seen and heard, we make known to you also, that ye may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus the Messiah.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ[ⲛ]ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
And these things we write to you, that our joy in you may be complete.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅. ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲱⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅.
And this is the announcement, which we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light, and no darkness at all is in him.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ. ⲉⲛϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
And if we say that we have fellowship with him, and we walk in the darkness, we are liars, and walk not in the truth.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲧϥ̅ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ. ⲉⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ.
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with each other and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all our sins.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ⲉⲛⲣ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ [ⲙⲁⲩ]ⲁⲁⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ.
And if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ.
But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all our iniquity.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ.
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not with us.