1Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
1 Samay soppe, buleen gëm xel mu nekk, waaye nattuleen xel yi, ba xam ndax ci Yàlla lañu jóge walla déet, ndaxte naaféq yu bare yu mbubboo turu yonent jóg nañu, tasaaroo ci àddina si.
2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
2 Ci lii lanu xàmmee Xelum Yàlla: mépp xel mu nangu ne, Yeesu Kirist ñëw na, nekk nit, ci Yàlla la bokk.
3And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
3 Waaye mépp xel mu nanguwul Yeesu, bokkul ci Yàlla. Xel moomu mooy xelum Bañaaleb Kirist, mi ngeen déggoon ne dina ñëw, te léegi sax mu ngi ci biir àddina.
4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
4 Yéen samay doom, ci Yàlla ngeen bokk, te daan ngeen yonent yu naaféq yooyu, ndaxte Ki nekk ci yéen moo ëpp doole ki nekk ci àddina.
5They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
5 Ñoom ci àddina lañu bokk; moo tax ñuy wax waxi àddina, te àddina di leen déglu.
6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
6 Nun nag ci Yàlla lanu bokk. Ku xam Yàlla dinga nu déglu; ku bokkul ci Yàlla doo nu déglu. Ci loolu lanuy xàmmee Xel miy dëgg ak xel mi dul dëgg.
7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
7 Samay soppe, nanu bëggante, ndax mbëggeel ci Yàlla la bawoo; képp ku bëgg sa mbokk nag, ci Yàlla nga juddoo, te xam nga Yàlla.
8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
8 Ku bëggul sa mbokk, xamuloo Yàlla, ndax Yàlla mbëggeel la.
9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
9 Nii la Yàlla wonee mbëggeelam ci nun; yónni na ci àddina jenn Doomam ji mu am kepp, ngir nu am dund ci moom.
10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
10 Lii mooy mbëggeel, du sunu mbëggeel ci Yàlla, waaye mbëggeelam ci nun, ba mu yónni Doomam, mu joxe bakkanam, ngir dindi sunuy bàkkaar.
11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
11 Samay soppe, bu nu Yàlla bëggee nii, nun itam war nanoo bëggante.
12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
12 Kenn musul a gis Yàlla, waaye bu nu bëggantee, Yàllaa ngi dëkk ci nun te mbëggeelam mat na sëkk ci nun.
13Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
13 Ci lii lanuy xame ne, sax nanu ci Yàlla, te moom itam dëkk na ci nun: sol na nu Xelam.
14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
14 Te nun gis nanu te seede ne, Baay bi yónni na Doom ji, mu nekk Musalkatu àddina.
15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
15 Képp ku nangu ne, Yeesu Doomu Yàlla la, Yàlla dëkk na ci yaw, te yaw it sax nga ci Yàlla.
16And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
16 Mbëggeel gi Yàlla am ci nun, xam nanu ko te gëm ko. Yàlla mbëggeel la, te képp ku sax ci mbëggeel, yaa ngi sax ci Yàlla, mu dëkk ci yaw.
17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
17 Ni Kirist mel, noonu lanu mel nun itam ci àddina. Ci loolu la mbëggeel mate sëkk ci nun, ngir nu am kóolute bésu àtte ba.
18There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
18 Genn ragal amul ci mbëggeel, waaye mbëggeel gu mat sëkk day dàq ragal. Ndaxte ragal day ànd ak mbugal; te ku ragal, mbëggeel matul sëkk ci yaw.
19We love him, because he first loved us.
19 Danuy wéy ci mbëggeel, ndax moo nu jëkk a bëgg.
20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
20 Su kenn nee: «Bëgg naa Yàlla,» te bëgguloo sa mbokk, dangay fen; ndaxte ku bëggul sa mbokk mi ngay gis, doo man a bëgg Yàlla mi nga gisul.
21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
21 Te jox na nu ndigal lii: ku bëgg Yàlla, nga bëgg sa mbokk.