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 presbyter to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all who have known the truth:
because of the truth which abideth in us, and shall be with us for ever: (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, peace be with you from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4 ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯ ᎠᏆᎵᎮᎵᏨᎩ ᎠᏆᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᎢᎦᏛ ᏗᏤᏥ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎾᎢᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎢᎩᏁᎸ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ.
I rejoiced greatly that I found thy children walking in truth, as we have received commandment from the Father.
5 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎬᏔᏲᏎᎭ ᎯᎨᏴ, ᏗᎦᎵᎨᏳᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ; ᎥᏝ ᎠᏗᎾ ᎢᏤ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏥᎬᏲᏪᎳᏁᎰ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏥᏁᎩᎰᎢ, ᏗᎦᏓᎨᏳᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing to thee a new commandment, but that which we have had from the beginning, that we should love one another.
6 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎨᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏗᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏥᏁᏣᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏥᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ.
And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, as ye have heard from the beginning, That ye should walk in it.
7 ᎤᏂᏣᏔᏰᏃ ᎤᏠᎾᏍᏗ ᎠᏁᏙᎭ ᎡᎶᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏥᎸᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏠᎾᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎶᏁᏛᎠᏡᏗᏍᎩ.
For many deceivers are gone out into the world, who do not confess Jesus the Messiah as come in the flesh. Such a one is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8 ᎢᏤᏯᏔᎮᏍᏗ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᎩᏲᎱᏎᎴᏍᏗ ᏕᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎢᏗᏩᏛᎲᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎡᎦᎫᏴᏓᏁᏗ.
Take heed to yourselves that we lose not the things which we have wrought, but receive 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.
Every one that transgresseth and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, this man holdeth both the Father and the Son.
10 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᏱᏥᎷᏤᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏄᏲᎸᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏕᏲᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏕᏥᏁᎸ ᏱᏕᏣᎵᏂᎸᏤᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏰᏥᏲᎵᎴᏍᏗ;
If any person come unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into the house, nor say to him, Welcome.
11 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ Ꮎ ᎠᏲᎵᎯ ᎤᏪᎳᏗᏍᏗᎭ ᎤᏲ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
He that biddeth him welcome, takes part in his wicked works.
12 ᎤᏣᏛᎩ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᎩ ᎢᏨᏲᏪᎳᏁᏗ ᎠᎩᎲᎩ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎪᏪᎵᏉ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏗ ᏗᎬᏙᏗ ᏯᎩᏰᎸᏎᎢ, ᎤᏚᎩᏰᏃ ᎠᏋᎭ ᎢᏨᏩᏛᎲᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏗᎰᎵ ᏗᎬᏙᏗᏱ ᎢᎦᎵᏃᎮᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏓᎵᎮᎵᎬ ᎤᎧᎵᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
Having many things to write unto you, I would not do it with paper and ink; but I hope to come unto you, and speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be complete.
13 ᎠᎦᏑᏴᏛ ᎡᏣᎸᎢ ᏧᏪᏥ ᏫᎨᏣᏲᎵᎭ. ᎡᎺᏅ.
The children of thy elect sister salute thee. Amen.
