2 John 1
1 [You all know me as] the [chief] Elder. [I am writing this letter] to all of you [MET] in your congregation. [God has] chosen [you], and I love you truly! Not only do I myself love you, but all those who know [and accept the] true message [that Jesus taught] also love you!
IET ngai me laud o ranamau wong li lipilipil o na seri kan, me i kin pokepoke melel; a kaidin ngai ta, pwe pil irail karos, me asa melel,
2 All of us [believe God’s] true message. It is in our ([inner beings/hearts]) and we will continue [to believe it] forever! (aiōn g165)
Pweki melel o, me mi re atail, o a pan mi re atail kokolata. (aiōn g165)
3 God the Father and Jesus Christ, who is (his Son/the man who is also God), will continue [to act] kindly and mercifully [toward us because they] love [us. They will enable us to have inner] peace, [because we believe] their true message.
Mak o kalangan, o popol pan mi re atail sang ren Kot Sam, o sang ren Iesus Kristus, me Sapwilim en Sam ni melel o limpok.
4 I am very happy because I learned about some of you [SYN] who are conducting your lives in a manner that is (consistent/in accordance) with [God’s] true message. You are doing that just like our Father [God] commanded us [to do].
I ap peren kida kaualap, pwe i diaradar, me akai noum seri kan alialu wei ta ni melel, duen atail aleer kusoned sang ren Sam.
5 And now, dear congregation [MET], [there is something that] I am requesting you [to do]. I am writing this not to command that you do something new, but [that you continue to do] what God commanded when we first began [MTY] [to believe his true message. What he commanded] is that we love each other.
Ari, i poeki re omui, Maing, kaidin kusoned kap pot, me i inting wong komui, a me kitail aleer sang ni tapi o kitail en pololol pena.
6 And [we really/truly] are loving [God] when we are conducting our lives in accordance with whatever he commands [us to do]. What he commands us to do is to continue [to love one another]. That is exactly what you heard when you first began [MTY] [to believe God’s true message].
A iet limpok, pwe sen alu weita duen a kusoned akan. A met kusoned o, duen komail ronger sang ni tapi, sen alialuta ia.
7 Many people who deceive [others have left your congregation and] have now gone out among other people who are [in your area] [MTY]. They are the ones who (do not acknowledge/refuse to say) that Jesus Christ became human. They are the very ones who deceive [people] and oppose [what we teach about] Christ.
Men kotaue me toto pwara dong sappa, me sota kin kadede, me Iesus Kristus wia uduk ala, i men kotaue o kristus likam o.
8 [So] be sure that [you do not let those teachers deceive you]! If you let them deceive you, you will lose [the reward] which we, [together with you], have been working for, and you will not receive the complete reward [of being eternally united to God]!
Komail kalaka pein komail, pwe omail pai, me komail dodok ong er, de salongala a komail en ale pwaipwai pokon.
9 Those who change what Christ taught and do not continue [to believe] what he taught do not have [a relationship with] God. [But] those who continue to believe [what Christ] taught have [a close relationship with] both [God, our] Father, and with (his Son/the one who is also God).
Meamen me dauli mepukat, o me sota tengedi ong padak en Kristus, a sota paieki Kot; a me tengedi ong padak o, i me paiekier karos, Sam o sapwilim a Ol.
10 So when anyone comes to you who teaches something different from [what Christ] taught, do not welcome him into your homes! Do not [encourage him by] (wishing him well/greeting him as a fellow believer) [in any way]!
Ma amen ko dong komail, me sota wado padak et, der kasamo long ong nan im omail, o der ranamaui i.
11 [I say that] because if you treat people like that as you would treat a fellow believer, [God will punish you] along with them for the evil that they do.
Pwe me kin ranamaui i, a pan pwaisaneki a wiawia sued.
12 [Even though] I have much [more that I want] to tell you, I have decided not [to say it] in a letter [MTY]. Instead, I expect to be with you [soon] and talk directly with you. Then we can be completely joyful [together].
Kasoi me toto mi re i, me i men inting wong komail, a i sota pan wiaki ki kisin likau o ink, pwe i kaporoporeki, me i pan pwara wong komail, kitail ap pan kasoi pena, pwe atail peren en unsokela.
13 Your fellow believers here [MET], ones whom [God] has also chosen, (send their greetings to you/say that they are thinking affectionately about you).
Ari, nain ri om li lipilipil seriko me ranamau wong komui. Amen.
