1 Jọn 3
1 Lee ụdị oke ịhụnanya nke Nna ahụ nwere nʼebe anyị nọ, na-aga akpọ anyị ụmụ Chineke. Nʼezie, nke a bụ ihe anyị bụ. Ihe mere na ụwa amaghị anyị bụ nʼihi na ọ maghị ya.
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2 Ndị hụrụ nʼanya, ugbu a anyị abụrụla ụmụ Chineke. Ọ bụ ezie na anyị enweghị ike ịghọta ihe ọnọdụ anyị ga-abụ nʼoge dị nʼihu, ma anyị maara nke ọma na mgbe a ga-eme ka ọ pụta ìhè, a ga-emekwa ka anyị bụrụ ndị yiri ya, nʼihi na anyị ga-ahụ ya dịka ọ dị.
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 Onye ọbụla nwere olileanya dị otu a kwesiri idebe onwe ya ọcha, dị ka ya onwe ya dị ọcha.
And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4 Onye ọbụla na-eme mmehie na-emebi iwu. Nʼezie mmehie bụ mmebi iwu.
Whoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 Unu maara na e mere ka ọ pụta ìhè iwepụ mmehie. Ọ dịkwaghị mmehie ọbụla dị nʼime ya.
And ye know that he appeared to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Onye ọbụla na-anọgide nʼime ya adịghị ebi ndụ ime mmehie, onye ọbụla nke na-ebi ndụ mmehie ahụbeghị ya anya mgbe ọbụla, ọ matabekwaghị ya.
Whoever abideth in him sinneth not: whoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7 Ezigbo ụmụ m, unu ekwela ka onye ọbụla duhie unu, onye ọbụla na-eme ezi ihe bụ onye ezi omume dị ka ya onwe ya bụ onye ezi omume.
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 Onye ọbụla na-eme mmehie bụ nwa ekwensu, nʼihi na ekwensu bụ onye mmehie site na mmalite. Ihe mere Ọkpara Chineke jiri pụta ìhè bụ ka ọ laa ọrụ niile nke ekwensu nʼiyi.
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Onye a mụrụ site na Chineke adịghị anọgide na-eme mmehie, nʼihi na mkpụrụ Chineke na-anọgide nʼime ya, ha enweghị ike ịnọgide na-eme mmehie, nʼihi na a mụrụ ha site na Chineke.
Whoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 Otu a ka anyị si amata ndị bụ ụmụ Chineke, na ndị bụ ụmụ ekwensu: Onye ọbụla na-adịghị eme ihe ziri ezi abụghị nwa Chineke, otu a ka ọ dịkwa onye na-adịghị ahụ ụmụnna ha nʼanya.
In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil: whoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
11 Nʼihi na nke a bụ ozi ahụ unu nụrụ site na mmalite, ka anyị hụrịta onwe anyị nʼanya.
For this is the message that ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
12 Ka anyị hapụ ịdị ka Ken, onye bụ nke ajọ onye ahụ, na onye gburu nwanne ya. Gịnị mere o ji gbuo ya? Ọ bụ nʼihi na ọrụ ya jọrọ njọ, ma nke nwanne ya ziri ezi.
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
13 Ka ọ gharakwa iju unu anya ụmụnna m, na ụwa kpọrọ unu asị.
Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
14 Anyị matara na anyị esitela nʼọnwụ baa na ndụ nʼihi na anyị na-ahụ ụmụnna anyị nʼanya. Onye ọbụla na-adịghị ahụ ibe ya nʼanya na-anọgide nʼọnwụ.
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
15 Onye ọbụla na-akpọ nwanna ya asị bụ ogbu mmadụ, unu matakwara na o nweghị onye ọbụla bụ ogbu mmadụ nwere ndụ ebighị ebi nʼime ya. (aiōnios g166)
Whoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
16 Ọ bụ otu a ka anyị sị mata ihe bụ ịhụnanya, na Jisọs tọgbọrọ ndụ ya nʼihi anyị. Anyị kwesikwara ịtọgbọ ndụ anyị nʼihi ụmụnna anyị.
By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 Ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla nwere akụ nke ụwa, ahụ nwanna ya ka ọ nọ na mkpa ma o nweghị obi ebere nʼebe ọ nọ, olee otu ịhụnanya Chineke si dịrị nʼime ya?
But he who hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassions from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18 Ụmụntakịrị m, ka ịhụnanya anyị ghara ịbụ naanị nʼegbugbere ọnụ maọbụ nke okwu efu, kama ka ọ bụrụ nke sitere nʼeziokwu nakwa nʼomume anyị.
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
19 Anyị ga-esitekwa na nke a mata na anyị bụ ndị nke eziokwu ahụ ma matakwa otu anyị ga-esi mee ka obi anyị kwenye nʼihu ya.
And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
20 Nʼihi na ọ bụrụ na obi anyị amaa anyị ikpe, Chineke dị ukwuu karịa obi anyị, ọ mazukwara ihe niile.
For if our heart condemneth us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21 Ndị m hụrụ nʼanya, ọ bụrụ na obi anyị amaghị anyị ikpe, anyị nwere nkwuwa okwu nʼihu Chineke
Beloved, if our heart doth not condemn us, then have we confidence toward God.
22 na-anatakwa ya ihe ọbụla anyị rịọrọ nʼihi na anyị na-erube isi nʼiwu ya, na-emekwa ihe na-atọ ya ụtọ.
And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 Nke a bụkwa iwu ya: ka anyị kwere nʼaha Ọkpara ya Jisọs Kraịst, ya na ịhụrịta ibe anyị nʼanya dịka o nyere anyị nʼiwu.
And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
24 Ndị niile na-erube isi nye iwu ya na-anọgidesikwa ike nʼime ya, ya onwe ya na-anọgidesikwa ike nʼime ndị ahụ! Otu a ka anyị si mara na ọ na-anọgidesike nʼime anyị: Ọ bụ site na Mmụọ nke o nyere anyị.
And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit who he hath given to us.
