¹Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

¹ Boro kulu kaŋ goono ga cimandi kaŋ Yesu ga ti Almasihu, bora din, i n'a hay Irikoy do. Boro kulu mo kaŋ ga ba hayra, a ga ba izo mo kaŋ a hay.

²By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

² Woone gaa no iri ga bay kaŋ iri ga ba Irikoy izey: d'iri ga ba Irikoy k'a lordey te mo.

³For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

³ Zama woone ga ti iri baakasina Irikoy se: iri m'a lordey gana. A lordey mo si tin.

⁴For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

⁴ Zama boro kulu kaŋ i hay Irikoy do goono ga te zaama ndunnya boŋ. Zaamayaŋo kaŋ na ndunnya zeeri mo ga ti iri cimbeero*.

⁵Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

⁵ May no goono ga te zaama ndunnya boŋ, da manti boro kaŋ goono ga cimandi kaŋ Yesu ya Irikoy Izo no?

⁶This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

⁶ Nga ga ti Yesu Almasihu kaŋ kaa hari da kuri do. Manti haro hinne do bo, amma haro da kuro do. Biya _Hanno|_ mo goono ga seeda no zama Biya ga ti cimo.

⁷For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

⁷ Zama seeda hinza no go no:

⁸And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

⁸ Biya da haro da kuro, ihinzo wo no ka te me folloŋ.

⁹If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

⁹ D'iri goono ga borey seeda ta, Irikoy seeda ga bis'a gaabi gumo. Woone ga ti Irikoy seeda kaŋ a no nga Izo boŋ.

¹⁰He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

¹⁰ Boro kaŋ goono ga Irikoy Izo cimandi gonda seeda nga ra. Boro kaŋ si Irikoy cimandi n'a tangarandi no, zama a mana seeda cimandi kaŋ Irikoy no nga Izo boŋ.

¹¹And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

¹¹ Seeda mo neeya: Irikoy n'iri no fundi hal abada, fundo wo mo go a Izo ra.

¹²He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

¹² Boro kaŋ gonda Izo gonda fundo. Boro kaŋ sinda Irikoy Izo mo sinda fundo.

¹³These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

¹³ Ay go ga hayey din hantum araŋ se zama araŋ ma bay kaŋ araŋ gonda fundi hal abada, araŋ kaŋ goono ga cimandi Irikoy Izo maa gaa.

¹⁴And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

¹⁴ Woone mo ga ti bine-gaabo kaŋ iri gonda Irikoy jine: hay kulu kaŋ iri ga ŋwaaray kaŋ ga saba nd'a miila, a ga maa iri se.

¹⁵And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

¹⁵ D'iri ga bay mo kaŋ a goono ga maa iri se, iri ga bay kaŋ iri ga du haŋ kaŋ iri ŋwaaray a gaa, hay kulu kaŋ no.

¹⁶If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

¹⁶ Boro kulu kaŋ di nga nya-izo goono ga zunubi te kaŋ si to da boro buuyaŋ gaa, a ma ŋwaaray Irikoy gaa, kaŋ g'a no fundi, borey se kaŋ goono ga zunubi te kaŋ si to da boro buuyaŋ gaa. Zunubi go no kaŋ ga to da boro buuyaŋ gaa. Manti woodin se no ay goono ga ne a ma ŋwaaray bo.

¹⁷All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

¹⁷ Adilitaray-jaŋay kulu ya zunubi no. Zunubi mo go no kaŋ si to da boro buuyaŋ gaa.

¹⁸We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

¹⁸ Iri ga bay kaŋ boro kulu kaŋ i hay Irikoy do si soobay ka zunubi te, amma Bora kaŋ hay Irikoy do g'a haggoy. Ilaala mo s'a di ka gaay.

¹⁹And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

¹⁹ Iri ga bay kaŋ iri ya Irikoy wane yaŋ no, ndunnya kulu mo goono ga goro Ilaala dabaro ra.

²⁰And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

²⁰ Iri ga bay mo kaŋ Irikoy Izo kaa, a n'iri no fahamay mo, hal iri ma Irikoy cimi-cimo bay. Iri goono ga goro mo Cimi-Cimo ra a Izo Yesu Almasihu ra. Nga no ga ti Irikoy cimi-cimo, fundi hal abada mo no.

²¹Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

²¹ Ize kayney, w'araŋ boŋ gaay toorey gaa.