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.
Bonang ka fa Rraarona wa legodimo a re ratang ka teng, gonne o re letla go bidiwa bana ba gagwe, akanyang ka gone, re bana ba gagwe tota! Mme ka batho ba le bantsi ba sa itse Modimo, ka tlholego ga ba tlhaloganye gore re bana ba One.
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.
Ee, ditsala tse di rategang, re setse re le bana ba Modimo gone jaanong jaana, ebile ga re kake ra akanyetsa gore go tlaa nna jang kwa morago. Mme re itse se, gore fa a tla re tshwana nae, gonne re tlaa mmona fela jaaka a ntse.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
Mme mongwe le mongwe yo o dumelang se, ka botlalo, o tlaa leka go nna phepa gonne Keresete o phepa.
4 Whoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law; for sin is the transgression of the law.
Mme ba ba tswelelang ka go leofa ba kgatlhanong le Modimo, gonne sebe sengwe le sengwe se dirwa kgatlhanong le keletso ya Modimo.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
Ebile lo itse gore o ne a nna motho gore a tle a tlose dibe tsa rona, le gore ga gona boleo mo go ene, thato ya Modimo ga e ke e tlhokafala mo go ene.
6 Whoever abideth in him sinneth not: whoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
Mme jalo fa re nna mo go ene re mo obamela, re tlaa bo re sa leofe ka tsela epe; mme kaga ba ba tswelelang ba leofa, ba tshwanetse go lemoga se: gore ba leofa ka ntlha ya gore ga ba ise ba ke ba bo ba mo itse kgotsa ba nne ba gagwe.
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
Ao bana ba me ba ba rategang, se letleng ope go lo tsietsa kaga se: fa lo dira se se molemo ka malatsi otlhe, ke ka ntlha ya gore lo molemo, fela jaaka a ntse.
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.
Mme fa lo tswelela lo leofa, go supa gore lo ba ga Satane, yo o saleng e re a simolola go leofa a bo a nna fela mo boleong. Mme Morwa Modimo o tletse go senya tsone ditiro tse tsa ga diabolo.
9 Whoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
Motho yo o tsaletsweng mo go ba ntlo ya Modimo ga a leofe, gonne jaanong botshelo jwa Modimo bo mo go ene: jalo ga a kake a nna a tswelela ka go leofa, gonne botshelo jo bosha bo tsetswe mo go ene ebile bo a mo laola, o tsetswe sesha.
10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
Jaanong re ka bolela gore ngwana wa Modimo ke ofe le gore yo e leng wa ga Satane ke ofe. Le fa e le mang yo o tshelang botshelo jwa sebe ebile a sa rate mogagabo o supa gore ga se wa ba ntlo ya Modimo;
11 For this is the message that ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
gonne molaetsa o o tsileng mo go rona go tswa tshimologong wa re re ratane.
12 Not as Cain, [who] was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And why did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
Ga re a tshwanela go nna jaaka Kaene, yo a neng a nna wa ga Satane a bo a bolaya monnawe? O mmolaetse eng? Ke ka ntlha ya gore Kaene o ne a ntse a dira bosula ebile a itse sentle gore botshelo jwa ga monnawe bo botoka go na le jwa gagwe.
13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
Ke gone se hakgamaleng ditsala tse di rategang fa lefatshe le lo ila.
14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not [his] brother, abideth in death.
Fa re rata Bakeresete ba bangwe, go supa gore re golotswe mo moleteng re filwe botshelo ja bo sa khutleng. Mme motho yo o senang lorato mo go ba bangwe o emetswe ke loso lo lo kwa pele.
15 Whoever hateth his brother, is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
Le fa e le mang yo o ilang Mokeresete ka ene ke mmolai tota mo pelong; mme lo itse gore ga go na mmolai ope yo botshelo ja bosakhutleng bo leng mo go ene. (aiōnios g166)
16 By this we perceive the love [of God], because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren.
Re itse gore lorato lwa boammaaruri ke eng ka go tsaya malebela mo go re sweleng ga ga Keresete e le sesupo. Mme le rona re tshwanetse go ntshetsa ba ga rona ba Bakeresetse matshelo a rona setlhabelo.
17 But he who 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?
Mme fa mongwe yo o tshwanetseng go bo e le Mokeresete tota a na le madi a a lekanyeng gore a mo tshedise sentle, go bo go diragala gore a bone mogagabo yo o tlhokang, mme a bo a sa mo thuse, lorato lwa Modimo lo ka nna jang mo go ene.
18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Bananyana, re khutliseng go nna re bua puo ya molomo fela re re re rata batho; a re ba rateng ka boammaaruri, re bo re go supe ka ditiro tsa rona.
19 And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
Hong re tlaa itse tota ka ditiro tsa rona gore re ka fa lotlhakoreng lwa Modimo, le matswalo a rona a tlaa sedimosega, le fa re ema fa pele ga Morena.
20 For if our heart condemneth us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Mme fa re na le matswalo a a sa siamang re bo re ikutlwa gore re dirile molato, Morena o tlaa ikutlwa fela jalo ka rona gonne o itse sengwe le sengwe se re se dirang.
21 Beloved, if our heart doth not condemn us, [then] have we confidence towards God.
Mme ditsala tse di rategang, fa matswalo a rona a siame, re ka tla kwa Moreneng ka go tlhomamisa le go ikanya,
22 And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
gore re amogele sengwe le sengwe se re se lopang gonne re a mo obamela ebile re dira dilo tse di mo itumedisang.
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.
Mme se ke sone se Modimo o reng re se dire: re dumele mo leineng la Morwaone Jesu Keresete, re bo re ratane.
24 And he that keepeth his commandments, dwelleth in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
Ba ba dirang se Modimo o se buang, ba nna le Modimo mme le One o nna nabo, re itse gore se ke boammaaruri gonne Mowa O O Boitshepo o o o re neileng o re bolelela jalo.
