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;
1 Ay, Arkuso, ay go ga tiro wo hantum wayboro suubananta da nga izey se kaŋ yaŋ ay ga ba cimi ra. Manti ay hinne no ga ba araŋ bo, amma ikulu kaŋ ga cimo bay mo,
2For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
2 cimo kaŋ goono ga goro iri ra sabbay se, a ga goro iri banda mo hal abada.
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.
3 Gomni nda suuji nda laakal kanay kaŋ yaŋ ga fun Baaba Irikoy da Yesu Almasihu kaŋ ti Baaba Izo do ga bara iri banda, cimi nda baakasinay ra.
4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
4 Ay farhã gumo kaŋ ay na ni ize fooyaŋ gar kaŋ yaŋ goono ga dira cimo ra, danga mate kaŋ cine Baaba n'iri lordi nd'a.
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.
5 Sohõ mo ay ga ni ŋwaaray, waybora, manti sanda lordi taji no ay goono ga hantum ni se bo, amma wo kaŋ go iri se za sintina no: iri ma ba care.
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.
6 Woone mo no ga ti baakasina: iri ma dira Irikoy lordey boŋ. Lordo wo mo, danga mate kaŋ cine araŋ maa za sintina, ga ti araŋ ma dira baakasinay ra.
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.
7 Zama halliko boobo say-say ndunnya ra, borey kaŋ yaŋ si seeda kaŋ Yesu Almasihu kaa gaaham ra. Bora din dumi ya halliko no, Almasihu wane yanjekaari mo no.
8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
8 Araŋ ma haggoy d'araŋ boŋ hal araŋ ma si haŋ kaŋ araŋ te darandi, amma araŋ ma alhakku toonanta ta.
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.
9 Boro kulu kaŋ siino ga goro Almasihu dondonandiyaŋo ra, amma a ga bisa ka koy jina, bora din sinda Irikoy. Amma boro kaŋ goono ga goro dondonandiyaŋo ra, bora din gonda Baabo da Izo mo.
10If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
10 Boro kulu kaŋ kaa araŋ do kaŋ siino ga kande dondonandiyaŋo din, araŋ ma si ta a ma furo araŋ windo ra, araŋ ma s'a to baani mo.
11For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
11 Zama boro kaŋ g'a to baani ga margu a goy laaley ra.
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.
12 Ay gonda hari boobo kaŋ ay ga ba ay ma hantum araŋ se. Ay si ba ay m'i hantum da tira nda dawa, amma ay goono ga beeje* ay ma kaa araŋ do ka salaŋ me-da-me, zama iri farhã ma to.
13The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
13 Ni nya-izo kaŋ ga ti wayboro suubananta izey go ga ni fo.