2 Yohanna 1
1 Dattijon nan, Zuwa ga uwargida zaɓaɓɓiya da kuma’ya’yanta, waɗanda nake ƙauna ƙwarai da gaske kuma ba ni kaɗai ba, amma har da dukan waɗanda suka san gaskiya.
[You all know me as] the [chief] Elder. [I am writing this letter] to all of you [MET] in your congregation. [God has] chosen [you], and I love you truly! Not only do I myself love you, but all those who know [and accept the] true message [that Jesus taught] also love you!
2 Muna ƙaunarku saboda gaskiyan nan, wadda take cikinmu za tă kuma kasance tare da mu har abada. (aiōn g165)
All of us [believe God’s] true message. It is in our ([inner beings/hearts]) and we will continue [to believe it] forever! (aiōn g165)
3 Alheri, jinƙai da kuma salama daga Allah Uba da kuma Yesu Kiristi, Ɗan Uba, su kasance tare da mu cikin gaskiya da ƙauna.
God the Father and Jesus Christ, who is (his Son/the man who is also God), will continue [to act] kindly and mercifully [toward us because they] love [us. They will enable us to have inner] peace, [because we believe] their true message.
4 Na yi farin ciki ƙwarai, da na sami waɗansu’ya’yanki suna tafiya cikin gaskiya, kamar yadda Uba ya umarce mu.
I am very happy because I learned about some of you [SYN] who are conducting your lives in a manner that is (consistent/in accordance) with [God’s] true message. You are doing that just like our Father [God] commanded us [to do].
5 Yanzu kuma, uwargida ƙaunatacciya, ba sabon umarni nake rubuta miki ba sai dai wanda muke da shi tun farko. Ina roƙo cewa mu ƙaunaci juna.
And now, dear congregation [MET], [there is something that] I am requesting you [to do]. I am writing this not to command that you do something new, but [that you continue to do] what God commanded when we first began [MTY] [to believe his true message. What he commanded] is that we love each other.
6 Ƙauna, ita ce mu yi biyayya ga umarnansa. Kamar yadda kuka ji tun da fari, umarninsa shi ne ku yi zaman ƙauna.
And [we really/truly] are loving [God] when we are conducting our lives in accordance with whatever he commands [us to do]. What he commands us to do is to continue [to love one another]. That is exactly what you heard when you first began [MTY] [to believe God’s true message].
7 Masu ruɗi da yawa, waɗanda ba su yarda da zuwan Yesu Kiristi cikin jiki ba, sun riga sun fito a duniya. Duk irin mutumin nan mai ruɗi ne kuma magabcin Kiristi.
Many people who deceive [others have left your congregation and] have now gone out among other people who are [in your area] [MTY]. They are the ones who (do not acknowledge/refuse to say) that Jesus Christ became human. They are the very ones who deceive [people] and oppose [what we teach about] Christ.
8 Ku lura don kada ku yi hasarar aikin da kuka yi, sai dai ku sami cikakken lada.
[So] be sure that [you do not let those teachers deceive you]! If you let them deceive you, you will lose [the reward] which we, [together with you], have been working for, and you will not receive the complete reward [of being eternally united to God]!
9 Duk mutumin da bai tsaya a kan koyarwar Kiristi ba, amma ya yi ƙari a kanta, mutumin nan ba shi da Allah. Amma wanda ya tsaya a kan koyarwar Kiristi, yana da Uban da kuma Ɗan.
Those who change what Christ taught and do not continue [to believe] what he taught do not have [a relationship with] God. [But] those who continue to believe [what Christ] taught have [a close relationship with] both [God, our] Father, and with (his Son/the one who is also God).
10 Duk wanda ya zo wurinku bai kuma kawo koyarwan nan ba, kada ku karɓe shi a gidanku ko ku marabce shi.
So when anyone comes to you who teaches something different from [what Christ] taught, do not welcome him into your homes! Do not [encourage him by] (wishing him well/greeting him as a fellow believer) [in any way]!
11 Duk wanda ya karɓe shi yana tarayya da mugun aikinsa ke nan.
[I say that] because if you treat people like that as you would treat a fellow believer, [God will punish you] along with them for the evil that they do.
12 Ina da abubuwa da dama da zan rubuta muku, sai dai ba na so in yi amfani da takarda da inki in rubuta. A maimako, ina fata in ziyarce ku in kuma yi magana da ku fuska da fuska, domin farin cikinmu yă zama cikakke.
[Even though] I have much [more that I want] to tell you, I have decided not [to say it] in a letter [MTY]. Instead, I expect to be with you [soon] and talk directly with you. Then we can be completely joyful [together].
13 ’Ya’yan’yar’uwarki wadda Allah ya keɓe, suna gaishe ku.
Your fellow believers here [MET], ones whom [God] has also chosen, (send their greetings to you/say that they are thinking affectionately about you).
