2 Jan 1
1 Mwen menm, chèf reskonsab nan legliz la, m'ap ekri lèt sa a pou Kiriya Bondye te chwazi a, yon moun mwen renmen tout bon, ansanm ak pitit li yo. Se pa mwen sèlman, men se tout moun ki konn verite a ki renmen nou.
The elder To [the] elect lady and to the children of her whom I myself love in truth, and not I myself only, but also all those already knowing the truth —
because of the truth which is abiding in us and with us that will be to the age: (aiōn g165)
3 Mwen mande Bondye Papa a ansanm ak Jezikri, Pitit Papa a, pou yo gen pitye pou nou, pou yo ban nou benediksyon ak kè poze, pou nou ka resevwa tout bagay sa yo nan laverite ak nan renmen.
Will be with us grace mercy [and] peace from God [the] Father and from (Lord *K*) Jesus Christ the Son of the Father in truth and love.
4 Mwen pa t' manke kontan lè m' wè te gen de twa nan pitit ou yo k'ap mache nan verite a, jan Papa a mande nou sa.
I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found [some] of the children of you walking in truth even as commandment we received from the Father.
5 Koulye a, men sa m'ap mande ou, Kiriya: se pou nou yonn renmen lòt. Se pa yon lòt kòmandman tou nèf m'ap ekri la a ban nou. Se menm kòmandman nou te genyen depi nan konmansman an.
And now I implore you, lady, not as a commandment new I am writing to you but that which we have had from [the] beginning, that we may love one another.
6 Si nou gen renmen nan kè nou, sa vle di n'ap viv dapre kòmandman Bondye yo. Men sa Bondye mande nou, se pou nou viv nan renmen. Se sa menm nou te aprann depi nan konmansman.
And this is love that we may walk according to the commandments of Him. This the commandment is even as you have heard from [the] beginning, so that in it you may walk;
7 Gen anpil moun koulye a toupatou sou latè k'ap chache twonpe moun: yo pa vle rekonèt Jezikri te vin sou latè tankou yon moun tout bon. Moun nou wè k'ap fè sa, se moun k'ap twonpe moun, se moun k'ap goumen ak Kris la.
For many deceivers (have gone out *N(K)O*) into the world, those not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; This is the deceiver and the antichrist.
8 Veye kò nou byen pou nou pa pèdi benefis travay nou an, pou nou ka resevwa tout rekonpans nou.
do watch yourselves so that not (you may lose *N(K)O*) what things (we have worked for, *NK(O)*) but a reward full (you may receive. *N(K)O*)
9 Si yon moun pa kenbe sa Kris la te moutre nou an, si li al pi lwen, li pa gen Bondye. Moun ki kenbe sa Kris la te moutre a, se li menm ki gen Papa a ak Pitit la.
Anyone who (is progressing *N(K)O*) and not abiding in the teaching of Christ God not has; The [one] abiding in the teaching (of the Christ *K*) this [one] both the Father and the Son has.
10 Si yon moun vin jwenn nou pou l' moutre nou yon lòt bagay, pa resevwa l' lakay nou. Ata bonjou pou nou refize di li.
If anyone comes to you and this teaching not does bring, not do receive him into [the] house, and to greet him not do tell;
11 Paske, depi ou di yon moun konsa bonjou, ou dekonplis ak li nan tout move bagay l'ap fè yo.
the [one] telling for him to rejoice partakes in the works of him evil.
12 Mwen gen anpil bagay pou m' di nou. Men, mwen pito pa ekri yo sou papye ak lank. Mwen swete m'a ka vin lakay nou pou m' pale ak nou fasafas, pou nou tout nou ka kontan nèt.
Many things having to you to write not I purposed with paper and ink; but I hope (to come *N(k)O*) to you and mouth to mouth to speak so that the joy (of us *NK(O)*) completed may be.
13 Pitit sè ou yo, sè Bondye te chwazi ansanm avè ou la, yo voye bonjou pou ou.
Greet you the children of the sister of you elect (Amen. *KO*)
