2 Jan 1
1 Ansyen an k ap ekri madanm chwazi a, ansanm ak pitit li yo, ke mwen renmen anverite; pa mwen sèlman, men tout sila ki konnen laverite yo,
From the elder, to the lady chosen by God and her children. I truly love you all, and I am not the only one but all who know the truth love you as well.
We love you for the sake of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever. (aiōn g165)
3 Lagras, mizerikòd, ak lapè va avèk nou, ki sòti nan Bondye, Papa a, ak Senyè a Jésus Kri, Fis a Papa a, nan verite, ak nan lamou.
Grace, mercy, and peace will be ours – the gift of God, the Father, and of Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son – in truth and love.
4 Mwen te tèlman kontan pou twouve kèk nan timoun ou yo ki t ap mache nan laverite a, jis jan ke Papa a te kòmande nou fè a.
It was a great joy to me to find the lives of some of your children guided by the truth, in obedience to the command that we received from the Father.
5 Konsa, koulye a mwen mande ou, madanm, pa tankou mwen t ap ekri yon kòmandman tounèf, men menm sila ke nou te gen depi nan kòmansman an, pou nou renmen youn lòt.
And now I implore you, dear lady, let us love one another This is not a new command I am writing to you. It is the command we have had from the beginning. – Let us love one another.
6 Men sa se lanmou, pou nou mache selon kòmandman Li yo. Sa se kòmandman an, jis jan ke ou te tande li depi nan kòmansman an, pou ou ta mache nan li.
And this is love – to live in obedience to the Father’s commands. This is the command as you learned from the beginning, to live a life of love.
7 Paske anpil sediktè gen tan antre nan mond lan, sa yo ki pa rekonèt ke Jésus Kri te vini nan lachè a. Sila a se sediktè a, ak antikris la.
I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world – men who do not acknowledge that Jesus Christ came in flesh and blood. Any such person is a deceiver and antichrist.
8 Veye nou menm pou nou pa pèdi sa ke nou gen tan fin reyalize a, men pou nou resevwa tout rekonpans lan.
Take care so that you do not what we have worked for but instead receive your full reward.
9 Nenpòt moun ki fin ale byen lwen e ki pa kontinye nan doktrin Kris la, pa gen Bondye. Sila ki rete nan doktrin nan, li gen ni Papa a, ni Fis la.
Anyone who goes beyond and fails to live inside of the teaching of Christ does not have God. The person who lives inside that teaching – they have both the Father and the Son.
10 Si nenpòt moun vini a nou, ki pa pote doktrin sila a, pa resevwa li nan kay nou, e pa menm salye li,
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive them into your house or even welcome them;
11 paske sila ki salye li a patisipe nan zak malveyan li yo.
because the person who welcomes them is sharing with them in his evil work.
12 Malgre ke mwen gen anpil bagay pou m ta ekri nou, mwen pa vle fè sa avèk papye ak lank; men mwen espere ke m va vini a nou menm pou nou pale fasafas, jis pou jwa nou kapab vin akonpli.
Though I have many other things to tell you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come and see you, and to speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
13 Pitit a sè chwazi yo salye nou. Amen
The children of your sister, who is chosen by God, send you their greetings.
