1 John 3
1 Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
Monhwɛ ɔdɔ a Agya no dɔ yɛn. Ne dɔ a ɔdɔ yɛn no mu den nti wɔfrɛ yɛn Onyankopɔn mma. Na ɛyɛ nokware nso. Ne saa nti wiase nnim yɛn efisɛ ennim Onyankopɔn.
2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
Me nuanom, mprempren yɛyɛ Onyankopɔn mma, nanso nea daakye yɛbɛyɛ de, yennim. Nanso yenim sɛ Kristo ba a, yɛbɛyɛ sɛ ɔno, efisɛ yebehu no sɛnea ɔte.
3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
Obiara a ɔwɔ saa anidaso yi wɔ Kristo mu no yɛ ne ho kronkron sɛnea Kristo yɛ kronkron no.
4 Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
Obiara a ɔyɛ bɔne no bu Onyankopɔn mmara so, efisɛ bɔne yɛ mmara sobu.
5 But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
Munim sɛ Kristo bae se ɔrebɛfa nnipa bɔne, efisɛ ɔno de, bɔne nni ne mu.
6 No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
Enti obiara a ɔtena Kristo mu no nkɔ so nyɛ bɔne. Na obiara a ɔkɔ so yɛ bɔne no nhuu no, na onnim no.
7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
Mommma obi nnaadaa mo, me mma. Obiara a ɔyɛ nea ɛteɛ no yɛ ɔtreneeni sɛnea Kristo yɛ ɔtreneeni no.
8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
Nea ɔkɔ so yɛ bɔne no yɛ ɔbonsam de, efisɛ ɔbonsam fi mfiase pɛe, na ɔyɛɛ bɔne. Saa asɛm yi nti na Onyankopɔn Ba no bae. Ɔbaa sɛ ɔrebɛsɛe ɔbonsam nnwuma.
9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
Obiara a ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn Ba no nkɔ so nyɛ bɔne, efisɛ Onyankopɔn su wɔ ne mu, na esiane sɛ Onyankopɔn yɛ nʼAgya nti, ontumi nkɔ so nyɛ bɔne.
10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
Nsonoe a ɛda Onyankopɔn mma ne ɔbonsam mma ntam ne sɛ, obi a ɔnyɛ papa anaa ɔnnɔ ne nua no nyɛ Onyankopɔn ba.
11 This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
Nsɛm a motee mfiase no kyerɛ sɛ, monnodɔ mo ho.
12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
Ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ sɛ Kain. Na ɔyɛ ɔbonsam de. Enti okum nʼankasa ne nua. Adɛn nti na Kain kum no? Efisɛ nneɛma a ɔyɛe no yɛ bɔne, nanso ne nua no de, ɔyɛɛ papa.
13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
Enti anuanom, sɛ wiasefo tan mo a, mommma ɛnyɛ mo nwonwa.
14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
Yenim sɛ yɛafi owu mu aba nkwa mu. Yenim saa, efisɛ yɛdɔ yɛn nuanom.
15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer. (aiōnios g166)
Obi a ɔtan ne nua no yɛ owudifo na munim nso sɛ owudifo nni nkwa a enni awiei wɔ ne mu. (aiōnios g166)
16 By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
Eyi na ɛma yehu sɛnea ɔdɔ te. Kristo de ne nkwa maa yɛn. Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn nso yɛde yɛn nkwa ma yɛn nuanom.
17 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
Sɛ obi yɛ ɔdefo na ohu sɛ biribi ho hia ne nua na wanhu no mmɔbɔ a, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na watumi aka se ɔdɔ Onyankopɔn wɔ ne koma mu?
18 Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
Me mma, ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛn dɔ no yɛ kasa hunu. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɛyɛ ɔdɔ turodoo a ɛnam nneyɛe so da ne ho adi.
19 And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
Eyi na ɛbɛma yɛahu sɛ yɛwɔ nokware no. Eyi na ɛbɛma yɛn koma anya gyidi wɔ Onyankopɔn anim.
20 Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.
Sɛ yɛn koma bu yɛn fɔ mpo a, yenim sɛ Onyankopɔn so sen yɛn koma, na onim biribiara.
21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
Enti anuanom adɔfo, sɛ yɛn koma ammu yɛn fɔ a, yɛwɔ akokoduru wɔ Onyankopɔn anim.
22 and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
Biribiara a yebisa no no, yɛn nsa ka, efisɛ yedi ne mmara so na yɛyɛ nʼapɛde nso.
23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
Ne mmara no ka se, yennye ne Ba Yesu Kristo no din nni na yɛnnodɔ yɛn ho yɛn ho sɛnea Kristo hyɛɛ yɛn no.
24 Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
Obiara a odi Onyankopɔn mmara so no te Onyankopɔn mu na Onyankopɔn nso te ne mu. Na eyi na ɛma yehu sɛ Onyankopɔn te yɛn mu. Yenim no saa esiane Honhom a wama yɛn no nti.
