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.
1My children, these things I write to you in order that ye may not sin; and if any one sin, we have a patron with the Father, Jesus Christ [the] righteous;
2 Te moo joxe bakkanam, ngir dindi sunuy bàkkaar, te du sax sunuy bàkkaar rekk, waaye yu àddina sépp.
2and *he* is the propitiation for our sins; but not for ours alone, but also for the whole world.
3 Ci lii lanu xame ne, xam nanu ko: sàmm ay ndigalam.
3And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 Ku wax ne xam nga ko, te sàmmoo ay ndigalam, dangay fen, te dëgg nekkul ci yaw.
4He that says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not 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.
5but whoever keeps his word, in him verily the love of God is perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him.
6 Ku wax ne ci Yàlla nga sax, fàww nga dund, ni Yeesu Kirist daan dunde moom ci boppam.
6He that says he abides in him ought, even as *he* walked, himself also [so] to walk.
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.
7Beloved, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment, which ye have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye heard.
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.
8Again, I write a new commandment to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light already shines.
9 Ku wax ne yaa ngi ci leer, tey bañ sa mbokk, yaa ngi ci lëndëm ba tey.
9He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now.
10 Kuy sopp sa mbokk, yaa ngi dëkk ci leer, te luy yóbbe nit bàkkaar du nekk ci yaw.
10He that loves his brother abides in light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.
11 Waaye kuy bañ sa mbokk, ci lëndëm nga nekk, di ci dox, te xamoo foo jëm, ndax lëndëm muur na say bët.
11But he that hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and knows not where he goes, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
12 Samay doom, maa ngi leen di bind,ndax baalees na leen seeni bàkkaar ci turu Kirist.
12I write to you, children, because [your] sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
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.
13I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked [one]. I write to you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
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.
14I have written to you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and ye have overcome the wicked [one].
15 Buleen sopp àddina ak li ci biiram. Ku sopp àddina, mbëggeelu Baay bi nekkul ci moom.
15Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him;
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.
16because 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.
17 Te àddina day wéy, waaye kuy def coobareg Yàlla dinga sax ba fàww.
17And the world is passing, and its lust, but he that does the will of God abides for eternity.
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.
18Little children, it is [the] last hour, and, according as ye have heard that antichrist comes, even now there have come many antichrists, whence we know that it is [the] last hour.
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.
19They went out from among us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have surely remained with us, but that they might be made manifest that none are of us.
20 Yéen nag, Aji Sell ji sol na leen Xelam, te yéen ñépp am ngeen xam-xam.
20And *ye* have [the] unction from the holy [one], and ye know all things.
21 Bind naa leen, du ndax xamuleen dëgg, waaye ndax xam ngeen ko, xam it ne wenn fen du jóge ci dëgg.
21I have not written to you because ye do not know the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
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.
22Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? *He* is the antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.
23 Ku weddi Doom ji, amuloo itam Baay bi; ku seedeel Doom ji, am nga it Baay bi.
23Whoever denies the Son has not the Father either; he who confesses the Son has the Father also.
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.
24As for *you* let that which ye have heard from the beginning abide in you: if what ye have heard from the beginning abides in you, *ye* also shall abide in the Son and in the Father.
25 Te li mu nu digoon mooy lii: dund gu dul jeex.
25And this is the promise which *he* has promised us, life eternal.
26 Bind naa leen lii ci mbirum ñi leen di bëgg a réeral.
26These things have I written to you concerning those who lead you astray:
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.
27and *yourselves*, the unction which ye have received from him abides in you, and ye have not need that any one should teach you; but as the same unction teaches you as to all things, and is true and is not a lie, and even as it has taught you, ye shall abide in him.
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.
28And now, children, abide in him, that if he be manifested we may have boldness, and not be put to shame from before him at his coming.
29 Gannaaw xam ngeen ne ku jub la, dingeen xam it ne, képp kuy def lu jub juddu nga ci moom.
29If ye know that he is righteous, know that every one who practises righteousness is begotten of him.