ᏣᏂ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 1
1 ᎠᏴ ᎠᏆᏛᏐᏅᎯ ᏫᏥᏲᎵᎦ ᎠᎦᏑᏰᏛ ᎠᎨᏴ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏪᏥ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏥᎨᏳᎢ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᎠᏋᏒᏉ ᏱᎩ ᎾᏍᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏂᎦᏙᎥᏒᎯ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ;
The Elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I sincerely love in truth - and not only I, but also all those who have known the truth -
because of the truth which lives in us and will be with us forever: (aiōn g165)
3 ᎬᏩᎦᏗᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎤᏪᏥ, ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and sincere love.
4 ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯ ᎠᏆᎵᎮᎵᏨᎩ ᎠᏆᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᎢᎦᏛ ᏗᏤᏥ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎾᎢᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎢᎩᏁᎸ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ.
I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have been commanded to do by the Father.
5 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎬᏔᏲᏎᎭ ᎯᎨᏴ, ᏗᎦᎵᎨᏳᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ; ᎥᏝ ᎠᏗᎾ ᎢᏤ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏥᎬᏲᏪᎳᏁᎰ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏥᏁᎩᎰᎢ, ᏗᎦᏓᎨᏳᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
Now I ask you, dear lady, not as writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had from the beginning, that we sincerely love one another.
6 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎨᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏗᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏥᏁᏣᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏥᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ.
This is sincere love: that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
7 ᎤᏂᏣᏔᏰᏃ ᎤᏠᎾᏍᏗ ᎠᏁᏙᎭ ᎡᎶᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏥᎸᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏠᎾᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎶᏁᏛᎠᏡᏗᏍᎩ.
For many deceivers have gone out into the world - those who don’t acknowledge that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. Such a one is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8 ᎢᏤᏯᏔᎮᏍᏗ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᎩᏲᎱᏎᎴᏍᏗ ᏕᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎢᏗᏩᏛᎲᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎡᎦᎫᏴᏓᏁᏗ.
Watch yourselves, that you might not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may get a full reward.
9 ᎩᎶ ᏣᏍᎦᏅᎪᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏂᏓᎧᎿᎭᏩᏕᎬᎾ ᏥᎨᏐ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏧᏕᏲᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎢ ᏳᏪᎰᎢ. ᎾᏑᎵᎪᎬᎾᏍᎩᏂ Ꮎ ᏓᎧᎾᏩᏗᏒ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏕᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏧᏕᏲᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏪᎭ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏥ.
Anyone who doesn’t live in the teaching of Christ, but runs away from it, doesn’t have God. One who lives in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
10 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᏱᏥᎷᏤᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏄᏲᎸᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏕᏲᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏕᏥᏁᎸ ᏱᏕᏣᎵᏂᎸᏤᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏰᏥᏲᎵᎴᏍᏗ;
If anyone comes to you and doesn’t bring this teaching, don’t welcome or receive that person into your house,
11 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ Ꮎ ᎠᏲᎵᎯ ᎤᏪᎳᏗᏍᏗᎭ ᎤᏲ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
for the one who welcomes such a person participates in that person’s evil deeds.
12 ᎤᏣᏛᎩ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᎩ ᎢᏨᏲᏪᎳᏁᏗ ᎠᎩᎲᎩ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎪᏪᎵᏉ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏗ ᏗᎬᏙᏗ ᏯᎩᏰᎸᏎᎢ, ᎤᏚᎩᏰᏃ ᎠᏋᎭ ᎢᏨᏩᏛᎲᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏗᎰᎵ ᏗᎬᏙᏗᏱ ᎢᎦᎵᏃᎮᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏓᎵᎮᎵᎬ ᎤᎧᎵᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
Since I have so many things to write to you, I don’t want to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, that our joy may be made full.
13 ᎠᎦᏑᏴᏛ ᎡᏣᎸᎢ ᏧᏪᏥ ᏫᎨᏣᏲᎵᎭ. ᎡᎺᏅ.
The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.
