1 John 3
1 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God l For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Lee ụdị oke ịhụnanya nke Nna ahụ nwere nʼebe anyị nọ, na-aga akpọ anyị ụmụ Chineke. Nʼezie, nke a bụ ihe anyị bụ. Ihe mere na ụwa amaghị anyị bụ nʼihi na ọ maghị ya.
2 Beloved, now are we children of God, and it hath not yet been manifested what we shall be. We know that, when it shall be manifested, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is.
Ndị hụrụ nʼanya, ugbu a anyị abụrụla ụmụ Chineke. Ọ bụ ezie na anyị enweghị ike ịghọta ihe ọnọdụ anyị ga-abụ nʼoge dị nʼihu, ma anyị maara nke ọma na mgbe a ga-eme ka ọ pụta ìhè, a ga-emekwa ka anyị bụrụ ndị yiri ya, nʼihi na anyị ga-ahụ ya dịka ọ dị.
3 And every one that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself, even as He is pure.
Onye ọbụla nwere olileanya dị otu a kwesiri idebe onwe ya ọcha, dị ka ya onwe ya dị ọcha.
4 Whoever committeth sin transgresseth thereby the law; for sin is a transgression of the law.
Onye ọbụla na-eme mmehie na-emebi iwu. Nʼezie mmehie bụ mmebi iwu.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.
Unu maara na e mere ka ọ pụta ìhè iwepụ mmehie. Ọ dịkwaghị mmehie ọbụla dị nʼime ya.
6 Whoever abideth in him sinneth not; whoever sinneth hath not seen him, nor known him.
Onye ọbụla na-anọgide nʼime ya adịghị ebi ndụ ime mmehie, onye ọbụla nke na-ebi ndụ mmehie ahụbeghị ya anya mgbe ọbụla, ọ matabekwaghị ya.
7 My children, let no one deceive you; he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
Ezigbo ụmụ m, unu ekwela ka onye ọbụla duhie unu, onye ọbụla na-eme ezi ihe bụ onye ezi omume dị ka ya onwe ya bụ onye ezi omume.
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.
Onye ọbụla na-eme mmehie bụ nwa ekwensu, nʼihi na ekwensu bụ onye mmehie site na mmalite. Ihe mere Ọkpara Chineke jiri pụta ìhè bụ ka ọ laa ọrụ niile nke ekwensu nʼiyi.
9 Whoever hath been born of God doth not commit sin, because his seed abideth in him; and he cannot sin, because he hath been born of God.
Onye a mụrụ site na Chineke adịghị anọgide na-eme mmehie, nʼihi na mkpụrụ Chineke na-anọgide nʼime ya, ha enweghị ike ịnọgide na-eme mmehie, nʼihi na a mụrụ ha site na Chineke.
10 In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the Devil. Whoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, and he that loveth not his brother.
Otu a ka anyị si amata ndị bụ ụmụ Chineke, na ndị bụ ụmụ ekwensu: Onye ọbụla na-adịghị eme ihe ziri ezi abụghị nwa Chineke, otu a ka ọ dịkwa onye na-adịghị ahụ ụmụnna ha nʼanya.
11 For this is the message that ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;
Nʼihi na nke a bụ ozi ahụ unu nụrụ site na mmalite, ka anyị hụrịta onwe anyị nʼanya.
12 not as Cain was of the Evil One, and slew his brother. And wherefore did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
Ka anyị hapụ ịdị ka Ken, onye bụ nke ajọ onye ahụ, na onye gburu nwanne ya. Gịnị mere o ji gbuo ya? Ọ bụ nʼihi na ọrụ ya jọrọ njọ, ma nke nwanne ya ziri ezi.
13 Wonder not, brethren, if the world hateth you.
Ka ọ gharakwa iju unu anya ụmụnna m, na ụwa kpọrọ unu asị.
14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren; he that loveth not abideth in death.
Anyị matara na anyị esitela nʼọnwụ baa na ndụ nʼihi na anyị na-ahụ ụmụnna anyị nʼanya. Onye ọbụla na-adịghị ahụ ibe ya nʼanya na-anọgide nʼọnwụ.
15 Whoever hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath everlasting life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
Onye ọbụla na-akpọ nwanna ya asị bụ ogbu mmadụ, unu matakwara na o nweghị onye ọbụla bụ ogbu mmadụ nwere ndụ ebighị ebi nʼime ya. (aiōnios g166)
16 Herein we know love, in that he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Ọ bụ otu a ka anyị sị mata ihe bụ ịhụnanya, na Jisọs tọgbọrọ ndụ ya nʼihi anyị. Anyị kwesikwara ịtọgbọ ndụ anyị nʼihi ụmụnna anyị.
17 But whoever hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother having need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla nwere akụ nke ụwa, ahụ nwanna ya ka ọ nọ na mkpa ma o nweghị obi ebere nʼebe ọ nọ, olee otu ịhụnanya Chineke si dịrị nʼime ya?
18 My children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Ụmụntakịrị m, ka ịhụnanya anyị ghara ịbụ naanị nʼegbugbere ọnụ maọbụ nke okwu efu, kama ka ọ bụrụ nke sitere nʼeziokwu nakwa nʼomume anyị.
19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him;
Anyị ga-esitekwa na nke a mata na anyị bụ ndị nke eziokwu ahụ ma matakwa otu anyị ga-esi mee ka obi anyị kwenye nʼihu ya.
20 because if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Nʼihi na ọ bụrụ na obi anyị amaa anyị ikpe, Chineke dị ukwuu karịa obi anyị, ọ mazukwara ihe niile.
21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence toward God;
Ndị m hụrụ nʼanya, ọ bụrụ na obi anyị amaghị anyị ikpe, anyị nwere nkwuwa okwu nʼihu Chineke
22 and whatever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
na-anatakwa ya ihe ọbụla anyị rịọrọ nʼihi na anyị na-erube isi nʼiwu ya, na-emekwa ihe na-atọ ya ụtọ.
23 And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and should love one another, as he gave commandment.
Nke a bụkwa iwu ya: ka anyị kwere nʼaha Ọkpara ya Jisọs Kraịst, ya na ịhụrịta ibe anyị nʼanya dịka o nyere anyị nʼiwu.
24 And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him; and hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit, which he gave us.
Ndị niile na-erube isi nye iwu ya na-anọgidesikwa ike nʼime ya, ya onwe ya na-anọgidesikwa ike nʼime ndị ahụ! Otu a ka anyị si mara na ọ na-anọgidesike nʼime anyị: Ọ bụ site na Mmụọ nke o nyere anyị.
