1 Joni 4

1 Ronenimote, vahe'mo'za maka avamuteti nehune hanaza zankura tamentinti osiho. Hianagi Anumzamofontegati ne-efi avame anteta keho. Na'ankure rama'a havige kasnampa vahera, ama mopafina vuno eno hu'ne.

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but put the spirits to the test to see whether they are from God; for many false teachers have gone out into the world.

2 Amanahu kantegati Anumzamofo avamure hunka kenka eri fore hugahane. Ina vahe'mo huama huno Jisasi'a, Kraisikino mopare avufa erino e'ne hania avamura Anumzamofontegati e'ne.

The test by which you may recognize the Spirit of God is that every spirit which acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come as man is from God,

3 Hianagi vahe'mo'ma huama huno, Jisasi'a Anumzamofontegatira ome'ne hania avamura, e'i Anumzamofontegatira ome'neanki, Kraisima huhaviza hunte havige enti Kraisi, ko'ma egahie higetma antahi'nazana, menina ko ama mopafi fore huno mani'ne.

and that no spirit is from God which does not acknowledge this about Jesus. Such is the spirit of the anti-Christ; of whose coming you have heard, and it is already in the world.

4 Mofavre naganimote Anumzamofo mofavre mani'naze. Mani'nageno tamagu'afima mani'nea Avamu'mo'a, mopafima mani'nea havi avamura agatere'ne.

As for you, dear children, you are God's children, and have successfully resisted them; for greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

5 Zamagra ama mopafi vahere, ana hu'nagu kema hazana mopafi zankuke nehazageno, mopafi vahe'mo'za ke'zamia nentahize.

They are the world's children, and so their language is that of the world, and the world listens to them. We are God's children.

6 Tagra Anumzamofo nagare, Anumzamofoma keno antahino hu'nemo'a, ketia nentahie. Hianagi Anumzamofo naga'ma omani'namo'za ketia nontahize. E'inama higeta keta antahita huta tamage Avamuki, havi avamuki huta nehune.

The man who is beginning to know God listens to us, but he who is not a child of God does not listen to us. By this test we can distinguish the Spirit of truth from the spirit of error.

7 Ronenimote, rumokizmigura ovesinte avesinte hanune, na'ankure avesinte'zana Anumzamofompinti e'ne. Maka vahe'mo'za ovesinte avesintema nehaza vahera, Anumzamo'a nezmafa'za nehige'za, Anumzamofona ke'za antahi'za nehaze.

Dear friends, let us love one another; for love has its origin in God, and every one who loves has become a child of God and is beginning to know God.

8 Vaheku'ma avesima onte vahe'mo'a, Anumzamofona keno antahino osu'ne. Na'ankure Anumzamo'a avesizamofo agafa'e.

He who is destitute of love has never had any knowledge of God; because God is love.

9 Anumzamo'ma avesi rante'neazama eri taveri hu'neana amane, ana kankamuntetire, Agripinti tasimura erisunegu magoke ante'nea mofavre'a ama mopafina huntegeno e'ne.

God's love for us has been manifested in that He has sent His only Son into the world so that we may have Life through Him.

10 Ama ana avesi'zana, tamage tagra Anumzamofona avesi ontenonkeno, Agra'a tagrira avesi ranteno, magoke ante'nea Nemofona huntegeno, kumitimofona nona huno apaserante'ne.

This is love indeed--we did not love God, but He loved us and sent His Son to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

11 Ronenimote, Anumzamo'ma tagri'ma avesi rante'nenigeta, anazanke huta rumokizmia tagra ovesinte avesinte hugahune.

Dear friends, if God has so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

12 Mago vahe'mo'e huno Anumzamofona onke'ne, tagrama rumokizmigu ovesinte avesintema hanunkeno'a, Anumzamo'a tagrane manina, Agri avesizamo'a fatgo huno tagrane megahie.

No one has ever yet seen God. If we love one another, God continues in union with us, and His love in all its perfection is in our hearts.

13 E'ina'ma hanuta tagra antahita keta huta Anumzamo'ene mani'none hanunkeno, Agra tagrane nemanie. Na'ankure Agra'a Avamura tamigeno tagrane mani'ne.

We can know that we are continuing in union with Him and that He is continuing in union with us, by the fact that He has given us a portion of His Spirit.

14 Tagra negeta huama huta Nefa'a, Nemofo huntegeno ama mopafi vahe'mota tahoke heno taza hunaku e'ne.

And we have seen and bear witness that the Father has sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

15 Hagi mago'a vahe'mo'ma Jisasinku Anumzamofo mofavre huno'ma huama'ma hanimofona, Anumzamo'a Agripi manigeno, anamo'a Anumzamofompi mani'ne.

Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God--God continues in union with him, and he continues in union with God.

16 Tagra keta antahita nehuta, tamentintia Anumzamo'ma avesima rante'nea'zankura nehune. Anumzamo'a avesi'zamofo agafa'e. Hanki iza'o avesizama'afima manisimo'a, Anumzamofompi maninigeno, Anumzamo'a agripi manigahie.

And, as for us, we know the love which God has for us, and we confide in it. God is love, and he who continues to love continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him.

17 Ana avesizamo'ma fatgo huno tagranema mesigeta, refko'ma hania knarera, hanavetita otigahune. Na'ankure ama mopafi mani'nonanagi, Jisasikna huta fatgo huta mani'nonkeno'e.

Our love will be manifested in all its perfection by our having complete confidence on the day of the Judgement; because just what He is, we also are in the world.

18 Avesinte zampina koro'ma hu'zana omane'ne, hianagi tamage avesi'zamo'a, koroma hu'zana erinetre. Na'ankure koro'ma haniana refko'ma hurante'zankure. Knama eri'zanku'ma koro'ma hanimofona, avesinte'zana fatgo huno agripina omane'ne.

Love has in it no element of fear; but perfect love drives away fear, because fear involves pain, and if a man gives way to fear, there is something imperfect in his love.

19 Tagripima ovesinte avesinte avu'ava'ma me'neana, na'ankure Agra esera avesirante'ne.

We love because God first loved us.

20 Hagi mago'mo huno, Anumzamofo navesinentoe nehuno, amentintima nehia nefuma avesi ontesuno'a, havige vahe mani'ne. Na'ankure mago'mo amentinti nehia nefuma negemofama avesi ontesuno'a, Anumzana nonkemofona avesi ontegahie.

If any one says that he loves God, while he hates his brother man, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother man whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.

21 Jisasi'a amanage huno kasegea tami'ne, Anumzamofoma avesintesimo'a, amentinti nehia nefuna ana huno avesintegahie.

And the command which we have from Him is that he who loves God must love his brother man also.