ᏣᏂ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 1
1 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᏤᎮᎢ, ᎠᏴ ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅᎯ, ᏦᏥᎦᏙᎵ ᏦᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎣᎩᎪᎲᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏦᎦᎧᎿᎭᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏦᎪᏰᏂ ᏦᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎣᎦᏒᏂᎵᏙᎸᎯ, ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎬᏂᏛ —
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, 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)
(and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare unto you the life, the eternal [life], which was with the Father, and was manifested unto 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 declare we unto you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us: yea, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ:
4 ᎯᎠ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏨᏲᏪᎳᏁᎭ ᎢᏣᎵᎮᎵᎬ ᎤᎧᎵᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
and these things we write, that our joy may be made full.
5 ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎣᏣᏛᎦᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏨᎾᏄᏫᏎᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎦᎦᏘ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎤᏅᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᏄᏪᎲᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.
And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto 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 and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
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 one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
8 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎠᏍᎦᏂ ᏲᎨᎭ ᏱᏓᏗᎭ, ᎢᎬᏒ ᏱᏓᏓᎵᏓᏍᏗᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎨᎨᎭ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᏗᏃᎲᏍᎦ ᎢᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ, ᏄᏓᎵᏓᏍᏛᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏅᏘᏳ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎩᏁᏗᏱ ᎢᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎩᏅᎦᎸᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᏲ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏲᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᏱᏓᏗᎭ, ᎡᏗᏰᎪᎥᏍᎦᏉ, ᎠᎴ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎨᎨᎭ.
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
