1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
1 Samay doom, maa ngi leen di bind yëf yii, ngir ngeen bañ a def bàkkaar. Waaye su kenn defee bàkkaar, ba tey am nanu ku nuy rammu ci Baay bi, mooy Yeesu Kirist mu jub mi.
2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
2 Te moo joxe bakkanam, ngir dindi sunuy bàkkaar, te du sax sunuy bàkkaar rekk, waaye yu àddina sépp.
3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
3 Ci lii lanu xame ne, xam nanu ko: sàmm ay ndigalam.
4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
4 Ku wax ne xam nga ko, te sàmmoo ay ndigalam, dangay fen, te dëgg nekkul ci yaw.
5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
5 Kuy sàmm kàddug Yàlla, dëgg-dëgg sa mbëggeel ci Yàlla mat na sëkk. Ci loolu lanu xame ne, nekk nanu ci moom.
6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
6 Ku wax ne ci Yàlla nga sax, fàww nga dund, ni Yeesu Kirist daan dunde moom ci boppam.
7Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
7 Samay soppe, li ma leen di bind du ndigal lu bees, waaye ndigal lu yàgg la; la ngeen jotoon ca ndoorte la. Te ndigal lu yàgg loolu, mooy kàddu gi ngeen déggoon.
8Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
8 Teewul ndigal lu bees laa leen di bind, lu amoon ci dundu Yeesu, te am it ci seen dund; ndaxte lëndëm gaa ngi wéy, te leer gu wóor gi fenk na xaat.
9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
9 Ku wax ne yaa ngi ci leer, tey bañ sa mbokk, yaa ngi ci lëndëm ba tey.
10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
10 Kuy sopp sa mbokk, yaa ngi dëkk ci leer, te luy yóbbe nit bàkkaar du nekk ci yaw.
11But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
11 Waaye kuy bañ sa mbokk, ci lëndëm nga nekk, di ci dox, te xamoo foo jëm, ndax lëndëm muur na say bët.
12I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
12 Samay doom, maa ngi leen di bind,ndax baalees na leen seeni bàkkaar ci turu Kirist.
13I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
13 Maa ngi leen di bind, yéen baay yi,ndax xam ngeen Ki nekkoon ca njàlbéen ga ba tey.Maa ngi leen di bind, yéen waxambaane yi,ndax daaneel ngeen Ibliis.
14I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
14 Bind naa leen, samay doom,ndax xam ngeen Yàlla Baay bi.Bind naa leen, yéen baay yi,ndax xam ngeen Ki nekkoon ca njàlbéen ga ba tey.Bind naa leen, yéen waxambaane yi,ndax yéena ngi dëgër,ndax kàddug Yàllaa ngi dëkk ci yéen,te daaneel ngeen Ibliis.
15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
15 Buleen sopp àddina ak li ci biiram. Ku sopp àddina, mbëggeelu Baay bi nekkul ci moom.
16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
16 Ndaxte lépp lu nekk ci àddina, maanaam bëgg-bëggu yaram ak xemmemu bët ak réyug àddina, loolu du jóge ci Baay bi waaye ci àddina.
17And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
17 Te àddina day wéy, waaye kuy def coobareg Yàlla dinga sax ba fàww.
18Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
18 Samay doom, waxtu wu mujj wi jot na! Dégg ngeen ne, benn Bañaaleb Kirist dina ñëw; te dëgg la, bañaaley Kirist yu bare feeñ nañu. Ci loolu lanu xame ne, waxtu wu mujj wi jot na.
19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
19 Ci sunu biir lañu jóge, waaye bokkuñu woon ci nun; ndaxte su ñu bokkoon ci nun, kon dinañu des ci nun. Waaye dàggeeku nañu nu, ngir mu leer ne, kenn ci ñoom bokkul woon ci nun.
20But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
20 Yéen nag, Aji Sell ji sol na leen Xelam, te yéen ñépp am ngeen xam-xam.
21I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
21 Bind naa leen, du ndax xamuleen dëgg, waaye ndax xam ngeen ko, xam it ne wenn fen du jóge ci dëgg.
22Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
22 Kan mooy fenkat bi? Mooy kiy weddi ne Yeesu mooy Kirist, Almasi bi. Kooka mooy Bañaaleb Kirist, biy weddi Baay bi ak Doom ji.
23Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
23 Ku weddi Doom ji, amuloo itam Baay bi; ku seedeel Doom ji, am nga it Baay bi.
24Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
24 Yéen nag, la ngeen déggoon ca ndoorte la, na sax ci yéen. Loolu ngeen déggoon ca ndoorte la, su saxee ci yéen, dingeen sax yéen itam ci Doom ji ak ci Baay bi.
25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
25 Te li mu nu digoon mooy lii: dund gu dul jeex.
26These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.
26 Bind naa leen lii ci mbirum ñi leen di bëgg a réeral.
27But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
27 Yéen nag, Xel mi leen Kirist sol a ngi dëkk ci yéen, te soxlawuleen kenn jàngal leen dara. Waaye Xel mi mu leen sol, mi ngi leen di jàngal lépp, te li mu leen di jàngal mooy dëgg; kon nag saxleen ci moom, ni mu leen ko jàngale.
28And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
28 Gannaaw loolu nag yéen samay doom, saxleen ci Kirist, ngir bés bu feeñee, nu am kóolute ci kanamam te bañ a rus ba sëngéem cig dikkam.
29If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
29 Gannaaw xam ngeen ne ku jub la, dingeen xam it ne, képp kuy def lu jub juddu nga ci moom.