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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲉⲕⲗⲉⲕⲧⲏ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
The elder to the chosen lady, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those having known the truth,
because of the truth that is remaining in us, and will be with us throughout the age, (aiōn g165)
3 ⲅ̅ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ [ⲙⲛ̅]ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
there will be with you grace, mercy, [and] peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ.
I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of your children walking in truth, even as we received a command from the Father;
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ.
and now I implore you, lady, not as writing to you a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another,
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ. ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅.
and this is love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as you heard from the beginning, that you may walk in it,
7 ⲍ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
because many deceivers entered into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist.
See to yourselves that you may not lose the things that we worked for, but may receive a full reward;
9 ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ϭⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ.
everyone who is transgressing, and is not remaining in the teaching of the Christ, does not have God; he who is remaining in the teaching of the Christ, this one has both the Father and the Son;
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲥⲃⲱ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲏⲓ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ.
if anyone comes to you, and does not bear this teaching, do not receive him into the house, and do not say to him, “Greetings!”
For he who is saying to him, “Greetings,” has fellowship with his evil works.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ϯϩⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Having many things to write to you, I did not intend [it] with paper and ink, but I hope to come to you, and speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full.
The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.
