ᏣᏂ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 1
1 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᏤᎮᎢ, ᎠᏴ ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅᎯ, ᏦᏥᎦᏙᎵ ᏦᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎣᎩᎪᎲᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏦᎦᎧᎿᎭᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏦᎪᏰᏂ ᏦᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎣᎦᏒᏂᎵᏙᎸᎯ, ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎬᏂᏛ —
We declare to you that which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we watched, and our hands have touched, concerning the Word of life.
2 ᎬᏂᏛᏰᏃ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᎩᎪᎲᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏥᏃᎮᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏨᎾᏄᏫᏎᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎬᏂᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ ᎡᎲ ᏤᎮᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏲᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ — (aiōnios g166)
The life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you this eternal life which was with the Father and was revealed to us. (aiōnios g166)
3 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎣᎩᎪᎲᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᎾᏄᏫᏎᎭ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᏖᎳᏗᏍᏗᏱ ᎣᎦᏚᏓᏕᏫᏒᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎣᎦᏚᏓᏕᏫᏒ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ.
That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you may also have fellowship with us. Truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
4 ᎯᎠ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏨᏲᏪᎳᏁᎭ ᎢᏣᎵᎮᎵᎬ ᎤᎧᎵᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
We write these things to you so that your joy may be full.
5 ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎣᏣᏛᎦᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏨᎾᏄᏫᏎᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎦᎦᏘ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎤᏅᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᏄᏪᎲᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.
This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you: that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.
6 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏙᎦᏚᏓᏔ ᏱᏓᏗᎭ, ᎤᎵᏏᎬᏃ ᏱᏕᏙᎭ, ᏱᏓᏥᎪᎥᏍᎦᏉ ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎨᏗᏍᏓᏩᏕᎦ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
If we say that we have fellowship with Him, but walk in darkness, we lie and don’t do what is true.
7 ᎢᎦᎦᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᏱᏕᏙᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦᎦᏛᎢ ᏤᎭ, ᏕᎦᏚᏓᏕᏫᏒ ᎢᎬᏒ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎩᎬ ᎢᎩᏅᎦᎵᎭ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎢᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ.
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.
8 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎠᏍᎦᏂ ᏲᎨᎭ ᏱᏓᏗᎭ, ᎢᎬᏒ ᏱᏓᏓᎵᏓᏍᏗᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎨᎨᎭ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
If we say that we don’t sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth isn’t in us.
9 ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᏗᏃᎲᏍᎦ ᎢᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ, ᏄᏓᎵᏓᏍᏛᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏅᏘᏳ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎩᏁᏗᏱ ᎢᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎩᏅᎦᎸᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᏲ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
If we admit to our sins, He is faithful and with righteous justice forgives us our sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness.
10 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏲᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᏱᏓᏗᎭ, ᎡᏗᏰᎪᎥᏍᎦᏉ, ᎠᎴ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎨᎨᎭ.
If we claim that we haven’t sinned, we call Him a liar, and His word isn’t in us.
