Yohanes 1 3
1 Mikpɔ ale si gbegbe Fofo la lɔ̃a mí ɖa be woayɔ mí be Mawu viwo. Nyateƒe, Mawu viwoe míenye. Nu si ta xexemetɔwo menya mí o lae nye be womenya eya amea o.
Behold how great love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this reason, the world does not know us, because it did not know him.
2 Xɔ̃nye lɔlɔ̃wo, fifia míenye Mawu viwo, ke míenya nu si míava nye le etsɔ megbe la haɖe o. Gake míenya be ne Kristo va la, míanɔ abe eya amea ene, elabena míakpɔe abe ale si wòle tututu ene.
Beloved, now we are the children of God; but it does not yet appear what we shall be. However, we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him--that we shall see him as he is.
3 Ame siwo katã le mɔkpɔkpɔ me alea la wɔa wo ɖokuiwo dzadzɛe abe ale si eya hã le dzadzɛe ene.
And every one who has this hope in him purifies himself, even as He is pure.
4 Ame sia ame si wɔa nu vɔ̃ la da sea dzi. Le nyateƒe me la, nu vɔ̃ nye sedzimawɔmawɔ.
Every one who works sin, works also the transgression of law; for sin is the transgression of law.
5 Ke ele nyanya me na mi be ɖe wòva be yeatsɔ míaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ayii. Nu vɔ̃ aɖeke mele eya ŋutɔ ƒe agbe me o.
Moreover, you know that he was manifested that he might take away our sins--and in him is no sin.
6 Ne ame aɖe le agbe le eya amea me la, amea meganɔa nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ dzi atraɖii o. Ne ame aɖe ganɔa nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ dzi edziedzi la, ekema ame sia mekpɔe o loo, alo nyae o.
Whoever abides in him, does not sin. Whoever sins has not seen him, neither has known him.
7 Vinye lɔlɔ̃awo, migana ame aɖeke nable mi ne miatra mɔ o. Ame si wɔa nu nyui la, enye ame dzɔdzɔe abe ale si eya hã le dzɔdzɔe ene.
Little children, let no one deceive you: he who works righteousness, is righteous, even as He is righteous.
8 Ame si wɔa nu vɔ̃ la, enye Abosam ƒe ame, elabena Abosam le nu vɔ̃ wɔm tso gɔmedzedzea me ke. Nu si ta Mawu ƒe Vi la va ɖo lae nye be wòagblẽ Abosam ƒe nuwɔwɔwo.
He who works sin, is of the devil; for the devil sins from the beginning. For this purpose, the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Ame si wodzi le Mawu me la meganɔa nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ dzi o, elabena Mawu ƒe kutsetse le eme. Mate ŋu awɔ nu vɔ̃ o, elabena wodzii tso Mawu me.
Whoever has been begotten by God, does not work sin; because his seed abides in him; and he can not sin, because he has been begotten by God.
10 To esia me míedea vovototo Mawu viwo kple Abosam ƒe viwo dome. Ame si mewɔa nu si le eteƒe o la menye Mawu vi o. Nenema ke ame si melɔ̃a nɔvia o la menye Mawu vi o.
By this the children of God are discovered, and the children of the devil: whoever works not righteousness, is not of God, neither he who loves not his brother.
11 Esiae nye gbedeasi si miese tso gɔmedzedzea, be ele be míalɔ̃ mía nɔewo.
For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
12 Miganɔ abe Kain ene o. Le esi wònye Abosam ƒe ame ta la, ewu nɔvia. Nu ka ta wòwu nɔvia? Elabena, eƒe wɔnawo vɔ̃ɖi, ke nɔvia ƒe wɔnawo le dzɔdzɔe.
Not being of the wicked one, as Cain was, who slew his brother. And on account of what, did he slay him? Because his own works were wicked, and his brother's righteous.
13 Nɔvinyewo, ne xexea me lé fu mi la, megawɔ nuku na mi kura o.
Do not wonder, my brethren, that the world hates you.
14 Míenya be míeto ku me yi agbe me, elabena míelɔ̃a mía nɔewo. Ame si melɔ̃a ame o la, gale ku ƒe asi me.
We know that we have passed away from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who loves not his brother, abides in death.
15 Ame si ke léa fu nɔvia la nye amewula, eye ele nyanya me na mi be agbe mavɔ meli na amewula aɖeke o. (aiōnios g166)
Every one who hates his brother, is a manslayer; and you know that no manslayer has eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
16 Ale si Yesu Kristo va ku ɖe mía ta la ɖe nu si lɔlɔ̃ nye la fia mí. Eya ta ele be míawo hã míatsɔ míaƒe agbe aɖo anyi na mía nɔviwo.
By this we have known the love of Christ, because he laid down his life for us; therefore we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 Ne xexemenuwo le ame aɖe si fũu, eye wòkpɔ nɔvia aɖe si nye hiãtɔ, eye mekpɔ nublanui nɛ o la, aleke woate ŋu akpɔ Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃ le eme?
Whoever, therefore, has the goods of this world, and sees his brother in need, and yet shuts up his compassion from him, how abides the love of God in him?
18 Vinye lɔlɔ̃awo, migana míalɔ̃ mía nɔewo kple nya, alo kple aɖe ɖeɖe ko o, ke boŋ le nuwɔnawo kple nyateƒe me.
My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue; but in deed, and in truth.
19 Ekema esia nye ale si míenyana be míenye nyateƒe la tɔ kple ale si míeɖea dzi ɖi le eŋkume
For by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
20 ɣe sia ɣi si míaƒe dzitsinya bu fɔ mí, elabena Mawu lolo wu míaƒe dziwo, eye wònya nu sia nu.
But if our heart condemn us, certainly God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
21 Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, ne míaƒe dziwo mebu fɔ mí o la, dzideƒo le mía si le Mawu ŋkume,
Beloved, if our heart do not condemn us, we have confidence with God.
22 eye nu sia nu si míabiae la, míaxɔe, elabena míewɔ eƒe sewo dzi, eye míewɔ nu si dzea eŋu.
And whatever we ask, we receive from him; because we keep his commandments, and do the things which are pleasing in his sight.
23 Eƒe sedede nye esia be míaxɔ via Yesu Kristo ƒe ŋkɔ dzi ase, eye míalɔ̃ mía nɔewo abe ale si wòde se na mí ene.
For this is his commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and should love one another as he gave us commandment.
24 Ame siwo wɔna ɖe eƒe sewo dzi la nɔa agbe le eme, eye eya hã nɔa wo me. Eye aleae míenyana be ele agbe le mía me: Míenyae to Gbɔgbɔ si wòna mí la dzi.
Now he who keeps His commandments, abides in him, and He in him; and by this we know that he abides in us, even by the Spirit, which he has given us.
