< 2 John 1 >

1 The Elder to the elect lady and her children. Truly I love you all, and not I alone, but also all who know the truth,
ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲉⲕⲗⲉⲕⲧⲏ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
2 for the sake of the truth which is continually in our hearts and will be with us for ever. (aiōn g165)
ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōn g165)
3 Grace, mercy and peace will be with us from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ [ⲙⲛ̅]ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
4 It is an intense joy to me to have found some of your children living true Christian lives, in obedience to the command which we have received from the Father.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ.
5 And now, dear lady, I pray you--writing to you, as I do, not a new command, but the one which we have had from the very beginning--let us love one another.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ.
6 The love of which I am speaking consists in our living in obedience to God's commands. God's command is that you should live in obedience to what you all heard from the very beginning.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ. ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅.
7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world--men who do not acknowledge Jesus as Christ who has come in human nature. Such a one is 'the deceiver' and 'the anti-Christ.'
ⲍ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
8 Keep guard over yourselves, so that you may not lose the results of your good deeds, but may receive back a full reward.
ⲏ̅ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲣⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲁⲩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
9 No one has God, who instead of remaining true to the teaching of Christ, presses on in advance: but he who remains true to that teaching has both the Father and the Son.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ϭⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ.
10 If any one who comes to you does not bring this teaching, do not receive him under your roof nor bid him Farewell.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲥⲃⲱ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲏⲓ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ.
11 He who bids him Farewell is a sharer in his evil deeds.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ. ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ.
12 I have a great deal to say to you all, but will not write it with paper and ink. Yet I hope to come to see you and speak face to face, so that your happiness may be complete.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲩⲛ̅ϯϩⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
13 The children of your elect sister send greetings to you.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲕⲗⲉⲕⲧⲏ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲉ.

< 2 John 1 >