1 John 3
1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Botala bolingo monene oyo Tata atalisaki biso mpo ete tobengama bana na Nzambe! Mpe tozali solo bana na Nzambe. Tala tina nini mokili eyebi biso te: ezali mpo ete eyebi Nzambe te.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth 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.
Balingami na ngai, tozali sik’oyo bana na Nzambe; kasi oyo tokokoma emonisami nanu te. Nzokande, toyebi solo ete tango Klisto akomimonisa, tokokoma lokola Ye; pamba te tokomona Ye ndenge penza Ye azalaka.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
Moto nyonso oyo azali na elikya ya ndenge wana kati na Klisto amipetolaka, ndenge Klisto azali peto.
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Moto nyonso oyo asalaka masumu abukaka mibeko ya Nzambe; pamba te kosala lisumu ezali: kobuka mibeko ya Nzambe.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
Nzokande, boyebi malamu ete Klisto ayaki mpo na kolongola masumu; mpe kati na Ye, lisumu ezali te.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
Moto nyonso oyo azali moko na Klisto asalaka masumu te, mpe moto nyonso oyo asalaka masumu atikala nanu te komona mpe koyeba Yesu.
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
Bana na ngai, tika ete moto moko te akosa bino. Moto oyo atambolaka na bosembo azali sembo ndenge Ye moko Klisto azali sembo.
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Moto oyo amipesaka na masumu azali ya Satana, pamba te Satana asalaka masumu wuta na ebandeli. Nzokande Mwana na Nzambe ayaki penza mpo na kobebisa misala ya Satana.
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
Moto nyonso oyo akoma mwana na Nzambe akobaka te kosala masumu, pamba te nguya ya bomoi ya bonzambe ezali kosala kati na ye; akoki te kokoba kosala masumu, pamba te azali mwana na Nzambe.
10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
Tala ndenge nini bana na Nzambe bakeseni na bana ya Satana: moto nyonso oyo atambolaka te na bomoi ya sembo mpe alingaka ndeko na ye te azali mwana na Nzambe te.
11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
Pamba te, tala Sango Malamu oyo boyokaki wuta na ebandeli: Tolinganaka biso na biso.
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.
Boye tika ete moko te azala lokola Kayina oyo azalaki moto ya Satana mpe abomaki ndeko na ye. Mpo na nini Kayina abomaki Abeli, ndeko na ye? Ezali mpo ete misala ya Kayina ezalaki mabe, kasi misala ya Abeli, ndeko na ye, ezalaki sembo.
13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
Bandeko na ngai, bokamwa te soki mokili ezali koyina bino.
14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not [his] brother abideth in death.
Toyebi ete tosila kolongwa na kufa mpe tokoma na bomoi mpo ete tolingaka bandeko na biso. Moto oyo alingaka ndeko na ye te azali nanu na se ya bokonzi ya kufa.
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
Moto nyonso oyo ayinaka ndeko na ye azali mobomi; mpe boyebi malamu ete mobomi ata moko te azali na bomoi ya seko kati na ye. (aiōnios g166)
16 Hereby perceive we the love [ of God], because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren.
Tala ndenge nini toyebi ndimbola ya bolingo: Yesu-Klisto akabaki bomoi na Ye mpo na biso. Boye biso mpe tosengeli kokaba bomoi na biso mpo na bandeko na biso.
17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Soki moto moko azali na biloko ya mokili oyo, bongo amoni ndeko na ye kokelela mpo na eloko songolo kasi aboyi kosunga ye; boni, moto wana azali na bolingo ya Nzambe kati na ye?
18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
Bana na ngai, tika ete bolingo na biso esukaka kaka te na lolemo to na maloba ya sukali; kasi tika ete emonisamaka nde na misala mpe na solo.
19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
Ezali na ndenge wana nde tokoyeba ete tozali kati na solo, mpe mitema na biso ekotonda na elikya liboso ya Nzambe;
20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
pamba te soki ata mitema na biso elongisi biso te, toyebi ete Nzambe azali monene koleka mitema na biso mpe ayebi nyonso.
21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, [then] have we confidence toward God.
Balingami na ngai, soki mpe mitema na biso elongisi biso, tokozala kaka na elikya makasi na Nzambe.
22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
Apesaka biso nyonso oyo tosengaka epai na Ye, pamba te totosaka mibeko na Ye mpe tosalaka makambo oyo esepelisaka Ye.
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.
Mpe tala mobeko oyo apesa biso: kondima Yesu-Klisto, Mwana na Ye, mpe kolingana biso na biso, ndenge atindaki biso.
24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
Moto oyo atosaka mibeko na Ye awumelaka kati na Nzambe, mpe Nzambe awumelaka kati na ye. Bongo ndenge nini toyebaka ete Nzambe azali kowumela kati na biso? Ezali na nzela ya Molimo Mosantu oyo apesaki biso.
