1 Yohanna 2
1 ’Ya’yana ƙaunatattu, ina rubuta muku wannan ne don kada ku yi zunubi. Amma in wani ya yi zunubi, muna da wani wanda yake magana da Uba don taimakonmu, wato, Yesu Kiristi, Mai Adalci.
You who are very dear to me, I am writing this to you [to say], “Do not sin!” But if any of you [believers] sins, [God can forgive you because] we have Jesus Christ, who is the righteous one, who speaks to the Father on our behalf [and asks him to forgive us].
2 Shi ne hadayar kafara saboda zunubanmu, kuma ba don namu kaɗai ba amma har ma da zunuban duniya duka.
[Remember that Jesus Christ] voluntarily sacrificed [his own life for us, so that as a result God forgives] our sins. [Yes, God is able to forgive] our sins, but not only ours! [He is] also [able to forgive] the sins of people everywhere!
3 Ta haka za mu tabbata cewa mun san shi in muna yin biyayya da umarnansa.
[I will tell you] how we can be sure that we (know/have a close relationship with) [God]. [If we] obey what he commands [us to do, that shows us that we have a close relationship with him. So we must always obey what he commands us to do].
4 Mutumin da ya ce, “Na san shi,” amma ba ya yin abin da ya umarta, maƙaryaci ne, gaskiya kuwa ba ta cikinsa.
Those who say, “We (know/have a close relationship with) God,” and do not obey what [God] commands [us to do], are liars. They are not conducting their lives according to [God’s] true message.
5 Amma in wani ya yi biyayya da maganarsa, ƙaunar Allah ta zama cikakkiya ke nan a cikinsa. Ta haka muka san cewa muna cikinsa.
But those who obey what [God] commands them to do are the people who love God in the manner in which he wants us to. [I will tell you] how we can be sure that we have a close relationship with God:
6 Duk wanda ya ce yana rayuwa a cikinsa dole yă yi tafiya kamar yadda Yesu ya yi.
If we say that we are living as God wants us to, we should [conduct our lives] as Christ [did].
7 Abokaina ƙaunatattu, ba sabon umarni nake rubuta muku ba, a’a, daɗaɗɗen umarnin nan ne, wanda kuke da shi tun farko. Wannan tsohon umarni shi ne saƙon da kuka riga kuka ji.
Dear friends, I am not writing a new [additional] command to you. Instead, I am writing to you a command which was given to you when you first [MTY] [believed in Christ]. That command is [part of] the message that you have [always] heard.
8 Duk da haka ina rubuta muku sabon umarni; ana ganin gaskiyar umarnin a cikinsa da kuma cikinku, gama duhu yana shuɗewa, haske na gaskiya kuwa yana haskakawa.
Nevertheless, [I can say that] the command I am writing to you is a new command. [It is new because] what Christ [did] was new, and what you [are doing] is new, because [you have been ceasing to conduct your lives in a morally impure manner] and [are now truly conducting your lives in a pure manner. That is like] [MET] no longer [living in] darkness. Instead, [it is like] living where a brilliant light is already shining.
9 Duk wanda ya ce yana cikin haske yana kuma ƙin ɗan’uwansa, ashe a duhu yake har yanzu.
Those who claim that they are [pure in every way, like people] [MET] living in the light, but hate any of their fellow believers, are still [behaving in an impure manner, like] [MET] [people who are continually living] in darkness.
10 Duk wanda yake ƙaunar ɗan’uwansa, a cikin hasken yake rayuwa ke nan, kuma babu wani abin da yake cikinsa da zai sa yă yi tuntuɓe.
But those who love their fellow believers [are continuing to conduct their lives like people] who are living in the light. They are people who please [God] [LIT]. [So you should love your fellow believers].
11 Amma duk wanda yake ƙin ɗan’uwansa, cikin duhu yake, yana kuma tafiya cikin duhu ke nan; bai ma san inda za shi ba, domin duhun ya makanta shi.
But those who hate any of their fellow believers are still [conducting their lives in an impure way, like] [MET] [people who are living] in darkness. They do not know that they will eventually destroy themselves [eternally]. They have become [spiritually] blind [PRS, MET], [unaware of spiritual truth].
12 Ina rubuta muku,’ya’yana ƙaunatattu, domin an gafarta muku zunubanku saboda sunansa.
I am writing [this] to you [whom I love as though] [MET] [you were my] little children, to you who are [spiritually mature people who are like] [MET] fathers, and to you [spiritually vigorous/strong people who are like] [MET] young men. Remember that your sins have been forgiven {[God] has forgiven your sins} on account of what Christ [MTY] [has done]. You now know [Christ, the one] who always existed. You have defeated the evil one, [Satan].
13 Ina rubuta muku, ubanni, domin kun san shi wanda yake tun farko. Ina rubuta muku, samari, domin kun ci nasara a kan mugun nan.
14 Ina rubuta muku,’ya’yana ƙaunatattu, domin kun san Uba. Ina rubuta muku, ubanni, domin kun san shi wanda yake tun farko. Ina rubuta muku, samari, domin kuna da ƙarfi, maganar Allah kuwa tana zaune a cikinku, kun kuma ci nasara a kan mugun nan.
[I will say it again]: I have written [this] to you because you have come to know the Father, because you now know [Christ, the one] who always existed, because you are [spiritually] strong, because you continue to [obey] God’s word, and because you have defeated the evil one, [Satan].
15 Kada ku ƙaunaci duniya, ko wani abin da yake cikinta. In wani yana ƙaunar duniya, ƙaunar Uba ba ta cikinsa.
Do not desire [to conduct you lives in the evil manner in which] godless [people in] the world [MTY] conduct their [lives], and do not love anything that [the evil people] in the world [MTY] [consider to be good]. Those who desire [to conduct their lives in the evil manner in which other people of] the world [MTY] conduct their [lives] do not [really] love [God], their Father, [at all].
16 Gama duk abin da yake na duniya, kamar sha’awace-sha’awacen mutuntaka, sha’awar idanunsa, da kuma taƙama da abin da yake da shi, yake kuma yi, ba daga wurin Uba suke fitowa ba sai dai daga duniya.
Keep in mind that all [the evil human desires] in the world [are actions/things such as these]: [People] desire to do [what] their self-directed nature [strongly desires]. [People] desire [to possess] whatever (appeals to their senses/they see or hear about). [People] boast about the material things that they possess. [Such evil ways of living] do not originate/come from the Father! Instead they originate/come from [the (godless people in] the world/people in the world who conduct their lives in a manner that displeases God) [MTY]!
17 Duniya da sha’awace-sha’awacenta suna shuɗewa, amma mutumin da yake aikata nufin Allah, zai rayu har abada. (aiōn g165)
The [godless people in] the world [MTY], along with what they desire, will disappear, but those who do what God wants [them to do] will live forever! You know that it is now the final period of this age when there are liars who deny that Jesus is God’s Chosen One. But you have the power of God’s Spirit and you know what is true and what is false. So continue to live according to the true message that you heard when you began to believe in Christ, in order that you may continue to live united both to God’s Son and to the Father. (aiōn g165)
18 ’Ya’yana ƙaunatattu, waɗannan su ne kwanakin ƙarshe; kuma kamar yadda kuka ji cewa magabcin Kiristi yana zuwa, ko yanzu ma abokan gāban Kiristi da yawa sun zo. Ta haka muka san cewa kwanakin ƙarshe sun iso.
[You who are very dear to me], it is [now] (the final part [MTY] [of this age/] final [period of time before Jesus returns]). Just like you heard [from us apostles] that a person who opposes Christ will come/appear, even now there are many people who oppose Christ. That is why we know that it is the final part [of this age] (OR, [before Jesus returns]) [MTY].
19 Waɗannan masu gāba da Kiristi suna cikinmu a dā, amma sun bar mu, don tun dā ma su ba namu ba ne. Ai, da su namu ne, da har yanzu suna tare da mu. Amma sun bar mu, wannan ya nuna a fili cewa su ba namu ba ne.
The [people who oppose Christ] refused to remain in our congregations, but they never [really] (belonged with us/were fellow believers). If they had (belonged with us/been fellow believers), they would have remained with us. But because [they left, everyone] can clearly know that none of them (belongs with us/is a fellow believer).
20 Amma ku kam, kuna da shafewa daga wurin Mai Tsarkin nan, kuma dukanku kun san gaskiya.
But as for you, you have been given the power of [God’s Spirit, which comes from Christ] (OR, [God]), the Holy One. [As a result], you all know [how to] ([distinguish false teaching from/recognize what is false teaching and what is]) [the true message].
21 Ina rubuta muku ba domin ba ku san gaskiya ba ne, a’a, sai dai domin kun santa, kun kuma san cewa babu yadda ƙarya za tă fito daga gaskiya.
I am writing [this letter] to you, not because you do not know [what is God’s] true message, but because you do know [what it is]. You also know that no false message originates/comes from [God, who is the source of all] truth.
22 Wane ne maƙaryaci? Ai, shi ne mutumin da yake mūsun cewa Yesu shi ne Kiristi. Irin wannan mutum shi ne magabcin Kiristi, ya yi mūsun Uban da kuma Ɗan.
The [worst] liars are the ones who deny that Jesus is (the Messiah/the one whom God chose to rescue us). They are [the ones that we told you about], the ones who oppose Christ. They refuse to acknowledge/admit that [God is] the Father and that [Jesus is his] Son (OR, the one who is also God).
23 Ba wanda yake mūsun Ɗan, sa’an nan yă ce yana da Uban; duk wanda ya yarda da Ɗan, yana da Uban a cikinsa ke nan.
Those who refuse to acknowledge/admit that [Jesus is God’s] Son do not have a relationship with the Father. But those who acknowledge/admit that [Jesus is God’s] Son [not only have a relationship with God’s Son, but they] have a relationship with the Father also.
24 Ku lura fa cewa abin da kuka ji daga farko, bari yă ci gaba da kasance a cikinku. In kuwa ya ci gaba da zama a cikinku, za ku kasance a cikin Ɗan, da kuma a cikin Uban.
[So], as for you, you must continue to conduct your lives according to [the true message] that you heard when you began [MTY] [to believe in Christ]. If you continue to [do that], you will continue to have a close relationship with both [God’s] Son and the Father.
And what God told us is that [he will cause us] to live forever! (aiōnios g166)
26 Ina rubuta muku waɗannan abubuwa ne game da waɗanda suke ƙoƙari su sa ku kauce.
I have written this to you [to] ([warn you] about/tell you to beware of) those [who want to] deceive you [concerning the truth about Christ].
27 Game da ku kuwa, shafan nan da kuka karɓa daga gare shi tana nan a cikinku, ba kwa kuma bukata wani yă koyar da ku. Amma kamar yadda shafan nan tasa tana koya muku kome, ita kuwa gaskiya ce ba ƙarya ba, yadda dai ta koya muku, to, sai ku zauna a cikinsa.
As for you, God’s Spirit, whom you received from Christ, remains in you. So you do not need anyone to teach you [anything else that they claim/say is the truth]. God’s Spirit is teaching you all [of God’s truth that you need to know]. God’s Spirit is truthful and never says anything that is false. So continue to conduct your lives in the way that [he has] taught you.
28 Yanzu fa, ya ku’ya’yana ƙaunatattu, sai ku ci gaba a cikinsa, domin sa’ad da ya bayyana, mu iya tsaya gabagadi babu kunya a dawowarsa.
Now, [while some people are trying to persuade you to accept their false teaching, I urge] you, who are all very dear to me, to continue to [have a close relationship with] Christ. [We need to do that] in order that we may be confident [that he will accept us] when he comes back again. If we do that, we will not be ashamed [when we stand] before [him] when he comes.
29 In kun san cewa shi mai adalci ne, to, kun dai san cewa duk mai aikata abin da yake daidai haifaffensa ne.
Since you know that [Christ] always does what is right, you know that all those who continue doing what is right are the ones who have become children of God.
