1 John 3
1 Behold, what manner of love (agape) the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
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 are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, 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 every man that has this hope in him purifies himself, even 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 Whosoever commits sin trangresses 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 all of you know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him 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 Whosoever abides in him sins not: whosoever sins has not seen him, neither 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 man deceive you: he that does righteousness is righteous, even 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 that commits sin is of the devil; for the devil sins from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God 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 Whosoever is born of God does not commit sin; for his seed remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
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 God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever does not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loves not 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 all of 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 that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own 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 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
Nɔvinyewo, ne xexea me lé fu mi la, megawɔ nuku na mi kura o.
14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loves not 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 Whosoever hates his brother is a murderer: and all of 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 Hereby perceive we the love (agape) of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we 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 whoso has this world's good, and sees his brother have need, and shuts up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwells the love (agape) of God 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, (logos) neither 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 hereby 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 condemn us, God 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 condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, ne míaƒe dziwo mebu fɔ mí o la, dzideƒo le mía si le Mawu ŋkume,
22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of 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 Jesus Christ, 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 And he that keeps his commandments dwells in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit (pneuma) which 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.
