1 John 3
1 See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him;
Onei ũrĩa wendo ũnenehete, ũrĩa Ithe witũ atwendete naguo, atĩ twĩtagwo ciana cia Ngai! Na ũguo nĩguo tũrĩ! Gĩtũmi kĩa andũ a thĩ mage gũtũmenya nĩ ũndũ o nake matiamũmenyire.
2 beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;
Arata akwa endwa, rĩu ithuĩ tũrĩ ciana cia Ngai, no gũtirĩ kũramenyithanio ũrĩa tũgaatuĩka thuutha-inĩ. No nĩtũũĩ atĩ hĩndĩ ĩrĩa akoonithanio nĩtũkahaanana nake, nĩgũkorwo tũkaamuona o ũrĩa atariĩ.
3 and every one who is having this hope on him, doth purify himself, even as he is pure.
Mũndũ o wothe ũrĩ na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro gĩkĩ thĩinĩ wake nĩetheragia, o ta ũrĩa Kristũ nake arĩ mũtheru.
4 Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,
Mũndũ o wothe wĩhagia nĩ watho oinaga; kwĩhia-rĩ, nĩkuo kuuna watho.
5 and ye have known that he was manifested that our sins he may take away, and sin is not in him;
No inyuĩ nĩmũũĩ atĩ nĩonithanirio nĩgeetha eherie mehia maitũ. Na thĩinĩ wake gũtirĩ mehia.
6 every one who is remaining in him doth not sin; every one who is sinning, hath not seen him, nor known him.
Mũndũ o wothe ũtũũraga thĩinĩ wa Kristũ ndehagia. Mũndũ o wothe wĩhagia ndarĩ amuona o na kana akamũmenya.
7 Little children, let no one lead you astray; he who is doing the righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous,
Twana twakwa nyendete, mũtikanareke mũndũ o na ũ amũhĩtithie. Ũrĩa wĩkaga ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire nĩ mũthingu, o ta ũrĩa Kristũ arĩ mũthingu.
8 he who is doing the sin, of the devil he is, because from the beginning the devil doth sin; for this was the Son of God manifested, that he may break up the works of the devil;
Mũndũ ũrĩa wĩhagia nĩ wa mũcukani, tondũ mũcukani atũire ehagia kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria. Gĩtũmi kĩa Mũrũ wa Ngai onithanio-rĩ, nĩgeetha athũkie wĩra wa mũcukani.
9 every one who hath been begotten of God, sin he doth not, because his seed in him doth remain, and he is not able to sin, because of God he hath been begotten.
Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũciarĩtwo nĩ Ngai ũthiiaga na mbere na kwĩhia, tondũ mbeũ ya Ngai ĩikaraga thĩinĩ wake; we ndangĩthiĩ na mbere na kwĩhia, tondũ nĩmũciare nĩ Ngai.
10 In this manifest are the children of God, and the children of the devil; every one who is not doing righteousness, is not of God, and he who is not loving his brother,
Ũndũ ũyũ ũmenyithanagia ũtiganu wa ciana cia Ngai na cia mũcukani: Mũndũ o wothe ũtekaga ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire ti mwana wa Ngai; o hamwe na ũrĩa ũtendete mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa ithe.
11 because this is the message that ye did hear from the beginning, that we may love one another,
Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ĩrĩa mwaiguire kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria: No nginya twendanage mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ.
12 not as Cain — of the evil one he was, and he did slay his brother, and wherefore did he slay him? because his works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.
Mũtikahaane ta Kaini, ũrĩa warĩ wa ũrĩa mũũru, na akĩũraga mũrũ wa nyina. Nĩ kĩĩ gĩatũmire amũũrage? Aamũũragire tondũ ciĩko ciake mwene ciarĩ njũru, nacio cia mũrũ wa nyina ciarĩ cia ũthingu.
13 Do not wonder, my brethren, if the world doth hate you;
Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, andũ a thĩ mangĩmũmena-rĩ, mũtikagege.
14 we — we have known that we have passed out of the death to the life, because we love the brethren; he who is not loving the brother doth remain in the death.
Nĩtũũĩ atĩ nĩtuumĩte gĩkuũ-inĩ tũgathiĩ muoyo-inĩ, tondũ nĩtwendete ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ. Mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũtendanaga atũũraga gĩkuũ-inĩ.
15 Every one who is hating his brother — a man-killer he is, and ye have known that no man-killer hath life age-during in him remaining, (aiōnios g166)
Mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũthũire mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa ithe-rĩ, ũcio nĩ mũũragani, na inyuĩ nĩmũũĩ atĩ gũtirĩ mũũragani ũrĩ na muoyo wa tene na tene. (aiōnios g166)
16 in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;
Ũndũ ũrĩa ũtũmaga tũmenye ũrĩa wendo ũhaana nĩ ũyũ: Jesũ Kristũ nĩarutire muoyo wake nĩ ũndũ witũ. Na ithuĩ nĩtwagĩrĩirwo tũrute mĩoyo iitũ nĩ ũndũ wa ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ.
17 and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him — how doth the love of God remain in him?
Mũndũ angĩkorwo arĩ na indo cia gũkũ thĩ, na one mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa ithe wao ũbataire nĩ ũteithio no aage kũmũiguĩra tha-rĩ, wendo wa Ngai ũngĩgĩkorwo ũrĩ thĩinĩ wake atĩa?
18 My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!
Twana twakwa nyendete, nĩtũtige kwendanaga na ciugo kana na kanua tu, no nĩtwendanage na ciĩko na twendane na ma.
19 and in this we know that of the truth we are, and before Him we shall assure our hearts,
Ũũ nĩguo tũmenyaga atĩ tũrĩ a ũhoro ũrĩa wa ma, na ũrĩa tũrĩigaga ngoro ciitũ itarĩ na nganja tũrĩ mbere yake,
20 because if our heart may condemn — because greater is God than our heart, and He doth know all things.
rĩrĩa rĩothe ngoro ciitũ itaratũtuĩra ciira. Nĩgũkorwo Ngai nĩ mũnene gũkĩra ngoro ciitũ, na nĩoĩ maũndũ mothe.
21 Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God,
Arata akwa endwa, ngoro ciitũ ingĩaga gũtũtuĩra ciira-rĩ, nĩtũrĩkoragwo tũrĩ na ũũmĩrĩru mbere ya Ngai,
22 and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because His commands we keep, and the things pleasing before Him we do,
na nĩarĩtũheaga kĩrĩa gĩothe tũrĩmũhooyaga, tondũ nĩtwathĩkagĩra maathani make na tũgeeka maũndũ marĩa mamũkenagia.
23 and this is His command, that we may believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and may love one another, even as He did give command to us,
Narĩo rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo rĩathani rĩake: Nĩ gwĩtĩkia rĩĩtwa rĩa Mũriũ, Jesũ Kristũ, na twendanage o ta ũrĩa aatwathire.
24 and he who is keeping His commands, in Him he doth remain, and He in him; and in this we know that He doth remain in us, from the Spirit that He gave us.
Arĩa maathĩkagĩra maathani make nĩmatũũraga thĩinĩ wake, nake nĩatũũraga thĩinĩ wao. Naguo ũndũ ũrĩa tũmenyaga naguo atĩ nĩatũũraga thĩinĩ witũ nĩ ũyũ: Nĩ ũndũ wa Roho ũrĩa aatũheire.
