1 John 3
1 See what marvellous love the Father has bestowed upon us--that we should be called God's children: and that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us--because it has not known Him.
Khawsa cakhqi ni simnaak aham Khawsa ing ningnih ani lungnaak khqi ve ikaw mih aih na a bau naak! Cemyih na ce ningnih ni awm uhy! Khawmdek ing ningnih a mami sim thainaak khqi vetaw amah ce ama sim a dawngawh ni.
2 Dear friends, we are now God's children, but what we are to be in the future has not yet been fully revealed. We know that if Christ reappears we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.
Ka lungnaak pyikhqi, tuh ningnih taw Khawsa ca na ni awm hawh uhy, hai ben awh ikawp na ni awm kawm uh, titaw sim na awm hlan hy, cehlai amah ang dang law awh, amah amyihna ni awm lawt kawm uh, tice ni sim uhy, amah ce amah amyihna ni hu kawm uh.
3 And every man who has this hope fixed on Him, purifies himself so as to be as pure as He is.
U awm amah awh ve ngaih-unaak ak takhqi taw amah a ciim amyihna, amah ing amah ciimcaihna ak awm thlangkhqi na awm uhy.
4 Every one who is guilty of sin is also guilty of violating Law; for sin is the violation of Law.
U awm thawlhnaak ak sai ak thlang taw aanaa awi ak hqe na awm hy; thawlhnaak taw aanaa awi kaana khaw saknaak veni.
5 And you know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.
Cehlai ningnih a thawlhnaak ceh pyi aham anih taw dang law hy, tice sim uhyk ti. Anih awhtaw thawlhnaak am awm hy.
6 No one who continues in union with Him lives in sin: no one who lives in sin has seen Him or knows Him.
U awm anih awh amak hqing taw thawlhnaak ce sai poe hy. Thawlhnaak ak sai poe ingtaw anih ce am hu nawh sim awm am sim hy.
7 Dear children, let no one lead you astray. The man who acts righteously is righteous, just as He is righteous.
Ka lungnaak naasenkhqi, u ingawm nangmih ce lam koeh ni pleng pyi khqi seh. Ik-oeih ak thym ak sai ak thlang taw thlak dyng ni, anih awm a dyng a dawngawh.
8 He who is habitually guilty of sin is a child of the Devil, because the Devil has been a sinner from the very beginning. The Son of God appeared for the purpose of undoing the work of the Devil.
U awm thawlhnaak ak sai taw setan thlang ni, setan cetaw ak cykca awhkawng thawlhnaak ce ana sai hawh hy, Khawsa Capa ang dang lawnaak taw setan a bibi hqe aham na ni.
9 No one who is a child of God is habitually guilty of sin. A God-given germ of life remains in him, and he cannot habitually sin--because he is a child of God.
U awm Khawsa a cahlah ingtaw thawlhnaak ce am sai poe ti kaw, Khawsa am cii ce anih awh awm poe hawh hy; am thawlh poe kaw, Khawsa a cahlah na a awm a dawngawh.
10 By this we can distinguish God's children and the Devil's children: no one who fails to act righteously is a child of God, nor he who does not love his brother man.
Khawsa cakhqi ingkaw setan a cakhqi simnaak taw veni; a koeinaa amak lungnaak awm Khawsa ca amni.
11 For this is the Message you have heard from the beginning--that we are to love one another.
Ak cyk ca awhkawng naming zaak awi taw; pynoet ingkaw pynoet naming lung qunaak aham awm hy, tive.
12 We are not to resemble Cain, who was a child of the Evil one and killed his own brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own actions were wicked and his brother's actions righteous.
Kain amyihna koeh awm uh, anih cetaw thlak che na awm nawh a koeinaa ce him hy. Ikaw tih a naa ce a him? Amah a ik-oeih sai ce am leek nawh, a napa a ik-oeih sai ce a dyng a dawngawh him hy.
13 Do not be surprised, brethren, if the world hates you.
Khawmdek ing nangmih ani sawhnaak awhtaw, koeinaakhqi, na mik kawpoek koeh kyi sak uh.
14 As for us, we know that we have already passed out of death into Life--because we love our brother men. He who is destitute of love continues dead.
Koeinaa ni lungnaak a dawngawh thihnaak awhkawng hqingnaak na ak loet thlangkhqi na ni awm hawh uhy. U awm lungnaak amak ta ak thlang taw thihnaak khuiawh ni a awm.
15 Every one who hates his brother man is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has the Life of the Ages continuing in him. (aiōnios g166)
U awm a koeinaa ak sawhnaak ak thlang taw thlang ak him ni, u awm thlang ak him taw kumqui hqingnaak am ta hy ti sim uhyk ti. (aiōnios g166)
16 We know what love is--through Christ's having laid down His life on our behalf; and in the same way we ought to lay down our lives for our brother men.
Lungnaak simnaak taw veni: Jesu Khrih ing ningnih aham a hqingnaak pehy. Ce a dawngawh ningnih ingawm koeinaakhqi aham ni hqingnaak ni peek lawt aham awm hy.
17 But if any one has this world's wealth and sees that his brother man is in need, and yet hardens his heart against him--how can such a one continue to love God?
Thlang ing khawmdek them ta hlai hy koeinaa a voethlauhnaak a huh awh qeennaak ama taak awhtaw, ikawp na anih ak khuiawh lungnaak ce a awm naak thai kaw?
18 Dear children, let us not love in words only nor with the lips, but in deed and in truth.
Ka lungnaak naasenkhqi, awihqawng ing koeh lung qu na u sih, awitak ik-oeih sai ing lung qu na u sih.
19 And in this way we shall come to know that we are loyal to the truth, and shall satisfy our consciences in His presence
Vemyihna ik-oeih sainaak ingkaw awitak ak ta thlangkhqi na ni awm uhy tice ni sim kawmsaw, a haiawh kawlung dymnaak ni ta uhy ti ce.
20 in whatever matters our hearts condemn us--because God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.
Ningmih ak kawlung ing ani palh sak khqi awh ni sim kawm uh. Ikawtih, Khawsa taw ningnih ak kawlung anglakawh bau khqoet nawh anih ing soepkep boeih ce sim hy.
21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have perfect confidence towards God;
Ka lungnaak pyikhqi, ningnih ak kawlung ing ama ni palh sak khqi awhtaw, Khawsa haiawh ngaihqepnaak ce ni ta uhy.
22 and whatever we ask for we obtain from Him, because we obey His commands and do the things which are pleasing in His sight.
a venawh ik-oeih ni thoeh saqui ce ni pek khqi hy, amah ak awipeek ce ning ngai nawh ak kaw zeelnaak ce ni sai peek a dawngawh.
23 And this is His command--that we are to believe in His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as He has commanded us to do.
Ak awipeek taw veni: a Capa, Jesu Khrih ming cangna nawh, ak awipeek amyihna pynoet ingkaw pynoet ning lung qunaak veni.
24 The man who obeys His commands continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him; and through His Spirit whom He has given us we can know that He continues in union with us.
U awm ak awipeek ak ngai ak thlang taw amah awh awm nawh, cekkhqi ak khuiawh amah ce awm hy. Ningmih ak khuiawh anih awm hy ti simnaak taw veni; Amah ing a ni peek Ciim Myihla ak caming ni sim uhy, ti veni.
