¹The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

¹ANCIANOAC andre elegituari, eta haren haourrey, cein nic eguiaz maite baititut, eta ez nic neurorrec solament, baina eguiá eçagutu vkan duten guciéc-ere:

²For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

²Gutan dagoen eta seculacotz gurequin içanen den eguiaren causaz:

³Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

³Gratia, misericordia, baquea dela çuequin Iainco Aitaganic, eta Aitaren Seme Iesus Christ Iaunaganic, eguiarequin eta charitaterequin.

⁴I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

⁴Alegueratu içan naun haguitz, ceren eriden dudan hire haourretaric eguián dabiltzala, manamendu recebitu vkan dugun beçala Aitaganic.

⁵And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

⁵Eta orain othoitz eguiten draunat, andreá, ez manamendu berriric scribatzen banaraun beçala, baina hatseandanic vkan duguna, elkarri on daritzogun.

⁶And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

⁶Eta haur da charitatea, ebil gaitecen haren manamenduén araura: haur da manamendua hatseandanic ençun vkan duçuen beçala, hartan ebil çaitezten.

⁷For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

⁷Ecen anhitz abusari sarthu içan da mundura, ceinéc ezpaitute confessatzen Iesus Christ haraguitan ethorri içan dela: halacoa abusari da eta Antechrist.

⁸Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

⁸Gogoauçue çuen buruètara, gal eztitzaguncát eguin ditugun gauçác, baina sari bethea recebi deçagunçát.

⁹Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

⁹Norc-ere iragaiten baitu, eta ezpaita egoiten Christen doctrinán, Iaincoa eztu: Christen doctrinán egoiten denac Aita eta Semea baditu.

¹⁰If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:

¹⁰Baldin cembeit ethorten bada çuetara, eta doctrina haur ezpaitu ekarten, hura ezteçaçuela recebi etchera, ezeta saluta.

¹¹For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

¹¹Ecen hura salutatzen duenac communicatzen du haren obra gaichtoequin.

¹²Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

¹²Anhitz gauça banuen-ere çuey scribatzecoric, eztitut paperez eta tintaz scribatu nahi vkan, baina sperança dut ethorriren naicela çuetara eta ahoz aho minçaturen, gure bozcarioa complitua dençát.

¹³The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.

¹³Hire ahizpa elegituaren haourréc salutatzen auté.