1 John 3
1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of YHWH! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
Mikpɔ ale si gbegbe Fofo la lɔ̃a mí ɖa be woayɔ mí be Mawu viwo. Nyateƒe, Mawu viwoe míenye. Nu si ta xexemetɔwo menya mí o lae nye be womenya eya amea o.
2 Beloved, now we are children of YHWH; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
Xɔ̃nye lɔlɔ̃wo, fifia míenye Mawu viwo, ke míenya nu si míava nye le etsɔ megbe la haɖe o. Gake míenya be ne Kristo va la, míanɔ abe eya amea ene, elabena míakpɔe abe ale si wòle tututu ene.
3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
Ame siwo katã le mɔkpɔkpɔ me alea la wɔa wo ɖokuiwo dzadzɛe abe ale si eya hã le dzadzɛe ene.
4 Whoever commits sin transgresses also the law, for sin is the transgression of the law.
Ame sia ame si wɔa nu vɔ̃ la da sea dzi. Le nyateƒe me la, nu vɔ̃ nye sedzimawɔmawɔ.
5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.
Ke ele nyanya me na mi be ɖe wòva be yeatsɔ míaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ayii. Nu vɔ̃ aɖeke mele eya ŋutɔ ƒe agbe me o.
6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.
Ne ame aɖe le agbe le eya amea me la, amea meganɔa nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ dzi atraɖii o. Ne ame aɖe ganɔa nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ dzi edziedzi la, ekema ame sia mekpɔe o loo, alo nyae o.
7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
Vinye lɔlɔ̃awo, migana ame aɖeke nable mi ne miatra mɔ o. Ame si wɔa nu nyui la, enye ame dzɔdzɔe abe ale si eya hã le dzɔdzɔe ene.
8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of YHWH was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
Ame si wɔa nu vɔ̃ la, enye Abosam ƒe ame, elabena Abosam le nu vɔ̃ wɔm tso gɔmedzedzea me ke. Nu si ta Mawu ƒe Vi la va ɖo lae nye be wòagblẽ Abosam ƒe nuwɔwɔwo.
9 Whoever has been born of YHWH does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of YHWH.
Ame si wodzi le Mawu me la meganɔa nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ dzi o, elabena Mawu ƒe kutsetse le eme. Mate ŋu awɔ nu vɔ̃ o, elabena wodzii tso Mawu me.
10 In this the children of YHWH and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of YHWH, nor is he who does not love his brother.
To esia me míedea vovototo Mawu viwo kple Abosam ƒe viwo dome. Ame si mewɔa nu si le eteƒe o la menye Mawu vi o. Nenema ke ame si melɔ̃a nɔvia o la menye Mawu vi o.
11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another,
Esiae nye gbedeasi si miese tso gɔmedzedzea, be ele be míalɔ̃ mía nɔewo.
12 not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother's righteous.
Miganɔ abe Kain ene o. Le esi wònye Abosam ƒe ame ta la, ewu nɔvia. Nu ka ta wòwu nɔvia? Elabena, eƒe wɔnawo vɔ̃ɖi, ke nɔvia ƒe wɔnawo le dzɔdzɔe.
13 Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you.
Nɔvinyewo, ne xexea me lé fu mi la, megawɔ nuku na mi kura o.
14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.
Míenya be míeto ku me yi agbe me, elabena míelɔ̃a mía nɔewo. Ame si melɔ̃a ame o la, gale ku ƒe asi me.
15 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
Ame si ke léa fu nɔvia la nye amewula, eye ele nyanya me na mi be agbe mavɔ meli na amewula aɖeke o. (aiōnios g166)
16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Ale si Yesu Kristo va ku ɖe mía ta la ɖe nu si lɔlɔ̃ nye la fia mí. Eya ta ele be míawo hã míatsɔ míaƒe agbe aɖo anyi na mía nɔviwo.
17 But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of YHWH abide in him?
Ne xexemenuwo le ame aɖe si fũu, eye wòkpɔ nɔvia aɖe si nye hiãtɔ, eye mekpɔ nublanui nɛ o la, aleke woate ŋu akpɔ Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃ le eme?
18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Vinye lɔlɔ̃awo, migana míalɔ̃ mía nɔewo kple nya, alo kple aɖe ɖeɖe ko o, ke boŋ le nuwɔnawo kple nyateƒe me.
19 And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.
Ekema esia nye ale si míenyana be míenye nyateƒe la tɔ kple ale si míeɖea dzi ɖi le eŋkume
20 For if our heart condemns us, YHWH is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
ɣe sia ɣi si míaƒe dzitsinya bu fɔ mí, elabena Mawu lolo wu míaƒe dziwo, eye wònya nu sia nu.
21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward YHWH.
Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, ne míaƒe dziwo mebu fɔ mí o la, dzideƒo le mía si le Mawu ŋkume,
22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.
eye nu sia nu si míabiae la, míaxɔe, elabena míewɔ eƒe sewo dzi, eye míewɔ nu si dzea eŋu.
23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Yahushua the Messiah and love one another, as He gave us commandment.
Eƒe sedede nye esia be míaxɔ via Yesu Kristo ƒe ŋkɔ dzi ase, eye míalɔ̃ mía nɔewo abe ale si wòde se na mí ene.
24 Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
Ame siwo wɔna ɖe eƒe sewo dzi la nɔa agbe le eme, eye eya hã nɔa wo me. Eye aleae míenyana be ele agbe le mía me: Míenyae to Gbɔgbɔ si wòna mí la dzi.
