1 John 1
1 [I, John, am writing to you about] the one who existed before [there was anything else]. He is the one whom we [apostles] listened to [as he taught us!] We saw him! We ourselves looked at him and touched him! [He is the one who taught us] the message that [enables people to have eternal] life (OR, live [spiritually]).
Ige me sa ya rani datti utuba, ige sa ta kunna, ti iri ina aje aru, ti guguzuno, ti dari in tari turu, abanga atize ti ivai.
2 Because he came here [to the earth] and we have seen him, we proclaim to you clearly that the one whom we have seen is the [one who] has always lived. He was [previously] with his Father in heaven, but he came to live among us. (aiōnios g166)
Abanga ivai igino me apoki ani barki ti iri, ti cukuno unu rusa, ti buu shi tize ti ivai igbem, igesa ira ahira aco, ti ge me sa a bukin duru. (aiōnios g166)
3 We proclaim to you the [message about Jesus], the one whom we saw and heard, in order that you may have a close relationship with us. The ones whom we have a close relationship with are God our Father and his Son Jesus Christ.
Imumu gebe sa ta kunna ti kuri ti iri, ine ini ti boo shi, barki shi cangi itarsi duru kadure utarsa uru ugino me nan ka coo ani, avana umeme Yesu.
4 I am writing to you about these things so that [you (will be convinced/believe]) [that they are true, and as a] result we may be completely joyful.
Ta nyertike shini, barki iriba irum iru me i myinca.
5 The message that we heard from Christ and proclaim to you is this: God is [pure in every way. He never sins. He is like] [MET] a [brilliant] light that has no darkness at all.
Tize me ta zigeme sa ta kunna ahira ameme, ine ini ti boo shi Asere masaa mani, maree mara ahira ameme ba kocin.
6 If we claim to have a close relationship with [God], but [we conduct our lives in an impure manner, that is like] living [MET] in [evil] darkness. We are lying. We are not conducting our lives according to [God’s] true message.
Ingi ta guna haka nan me ti kur ti ciki anyimo maree, macico mani ti zini, ti da boo kadure ba.
7 But living [in a pure manner], as God is [living in a pure manner] [MET] [in every way, is like living] in God’s light. If we do that, we have a close relationship with each other. Not only that, but [God] (acquits us/removes [the guilt]) [of] all our sins because [he accepts] what his Son Jesus did for us [when his] blood [flowed from his body when he died. So we should conduct our lives] ([in a manner according to what God says is pure]).
Ingi ti ciki a masaa kasi sa me mazi masaa, ti zi nigome, maye ma vana umeme Yesu ma kpici madini maru.
8 Those who say they never behave sinfully are deceiving themselves, and refusing [to accept as] true [what God says about them].
Ingi ta guna tizon duru in madini apum aru ba, ti ranga ace, kadure kazo me anyimo aru.
9 But God will do what he says that he will do, and what he does is [always] right. So, if we confess to him that we [have behaved] sinfully, he will forgive [us for] our sins and (will free us from/remove) [the guilt of] all our sins. [Because of that], [we should confess to him that we have behaved sinfully].
Ingi ta poko madini Asere ma zome in ma'aye ba, mazini iriba isheu, madi kpicin duru madini maru vat.
10 [Because God says that everyone has sinned], those who say/claim that they have never behaved sinfully talk [as though] God lies! They reject what God says [about us]!
Ingi ta guna da ta wuza imumu imadini ba, ta kurzo me una macico, tize ta Asere ti zoo me ahira aru.
