¹ Man njiit li maa leen di bind, yaw soxna su tedd si, yaw ak say doom. Bëgg naa leen bu wér ci sama xol, jéllale naa sama bopp sax, waaye itam képp ku xam dëgg gi.

¹The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth,

² Te dëgg gee tax nuy def noonu, dëgg gi dëkk ci nun, tey ànd ak nun ba fàww.

²because of the truth that is remaining in us, and with us shall be to the age,

³ Yàlla Baay bi ak Yeesu Krist, Doomu Baay bi, dinañu nu may yiw, yërmande ak jàmm, ànd ak dëgg ak mbëggeel.

³there shall be with you grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

⁴ Gis naa ci say doom, ñuy jaar ci tànki dëgg, ni nu ko Baay bi digale, te bég naa ci lool.

⁴I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, even as a command we did receive from the Father;

⁵ Léegi nag soxna si, maa ngi lay dénk lii: nun ñépp nanu bëggante, te loolu du dénkaane bu bees, waaye moom lanu jotoon ca njàlbéen ga.

⁵and now I beseech thee, Kyria, not as writing to thee a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another,

⁶ Lii mooy mbëggeel: nu wéer sunug dund ci ndigali Yàlla; loolu mooy ndigalam, la nu jotoon ca njàlbeen ga, te ci lanu wara jaar.

⁶and this is the love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as ye did hear from the beginning, that in it ye may walk,

⁷ Maa ngi wax loolu nag, ndaxte am na ñuy sànke ñu bare, ñu tasaaroo ci àddina si, te nanguwuñu ne Yeesu Krist wàcc na, nekk nit. Kooku aji sànke la, di Bañaaleb Krist.

⁷because many leading astray did enter into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist.

⁸ Kon moytuleen, ngir baña ñàkk seen añub coono, waaye ngeen am yool bu mat sëkk.

⁸See to yourselves that ye may not lose the things that we wrought, but a full reward may receive;

⁹ Képp ku saxul ci dénkaaney Krist, xanaa di ko weesu, bokkul ci Yàlla; ku sax ci dénkaane yi, bokk nga ak Baay bi ak Doom ji.

⁹every one who is transgressing, and is not remaining in the teaching of the Christ, hath not God; he who is remaining in the teaching of the Christ, this one hath both the Father and the Son;

¹⁰ Ku ñëw fi yaw, te indaalewul dénkaane yooyu, waxuma nga bañ koo teeru rekk, waaye bu ko nuyu sax.

¹⁰if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, `Hail!`

¹¹ Ku ko nuyu, bokk nga ciy ñaawteefam.

¹¹for he who is saying to him, `Hail,` hath fellowship with his evil works.

¹² Bëggoon naa leena wax lu bare ci bataaxel bii, waaye lépp xajul ci kayit. Kon nag fas naa yéenee ñëw, ba jàkkaarlook yeen, nu waxtaan ci, ngir sunu mbég mat sëkk.

¹²Many things having to write to you, I did not intend through paper and ink, but I hope to come unto you, and speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full;

¹³ Say doomi rakk, ji Yàlla tànn, ñu ngi lay nuyu.

¹³salute thee do the children of thy choice sister. Amen.