1 John 3

1 See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world does not know us, because it did not know him.

Vakai ki hono anga ʻoe ʻofa kuo foaki mai ʻe he Tamai kiate kitautolu, koeʻuhi ʻi he ui ʻakitautolu ko e fānau ʻae ʻOtua: ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloa ai ʻakitautolu ʻe māmani, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ke ne ʻilo ia.

2 Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him just as he is.

‌ʻE kāinga ʻofeina, ko eni ko e fānau ʻae ʻOtua ʻakitautolu, pea ʻoku teʻeki ai hā mai pe te tau hoko ko e hā: ka ʻoku tau ʻilo, ʻoka hā mai ia, te tau tatau pe mo ia; he te tau mamata totonu kiate ia.

3 Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

Pea ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku ne maʻu ʻae ʻamanaki lelei ni ʻiate ia, ʻoku ne fakamaʻa ia, ʻo hangē ko e maʻa ʻaʻana.

4 Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

Ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku ne fai angahala, ʻoku ne maumauʻi foki ʻae fono: he ko e angahala, ko e maumau ʻoe fono.

5 You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and no sin is in him.

Pea ʻoku mou ʻilo, naʻe fakahā ia ke ne ʻave ʻetau ngaahi angahala: pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate ia ha angahala.

6 Whoever remains in him does not sin. Whoever sins has not seen him and does not know him.

Ko ia ia ʻoku nofomaʻu kiate ia, ʻoku ʻikai fai angahala ia: ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku fai angahala, ʻoku ʻikai mamata ia kiate ia, pe ʻiloʻi ia.

7 Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

‌ʻE fānau ʻofeina, ke ʻoua naʻa kākaaʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻe ha taha: ko ia ʻoku ne fai māʻoniʻoni, ko e māʻoniʻoni ia, ʻo hangē ko e māʻoniʻoni ʻaʻana.

8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Ko ia ʻoku ne fai angahala, ʻoku ʻoe tēvolo ia; he naʻe angahala ʻae tēvolo talu mei he kamataʻanga. Ka ko e meʻa eni naʻe fakahā ai ʻae ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua, koeʻuhi ke ne fakaʻauha ʻae ngaahi ngāue ʻae tēvolo.

9 Whoever is born of God does not commit sin, because his seed remains in him, and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

Ko ia kotoa pē kuo fanauʻi mei he ʻOtua, ʻoku ʻikai fai angahala ia; he ʻoku maʻu ʻiate ia ʻene tenga: pea ʻoku ʻikai ke faʻa angahala, koeʻuhi kuo fanauʻi ia mei he ʻOtua.

10 In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever does not do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who does not love his brother.

Ko e meʻa ni ʻoku hā ai ʻae fānau ʻae ʻOtua, pea mo e fānau ʻae tēvolo: ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku ʻikai fai māʻoniʻoni, pea mo ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻofa ki hono tokoua, ʻoku ʻikai ʻoe ʻOtua ia.

11 For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another—

He ko eni ʻae fekau kuo mou fanongo ki ai talu mei he kamataʻanga, ke tau feʻofaʻaki kiate kitautolu.

12 unlike Cain, who was of the evil one and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

‌ʻIkai ke hangē ko Keini, naʻe ʻoe tokotaha kovi, pea naʻa ne tāmateʻi hono tokoua. Pea ko e hā naʻa ne tāmateʻi ai ia? Ka koeʻuhi naʻe kovi ʻene ngaahi ngāue ʻaʻana, pea māʻoniʻoni ʻae ngaahi ngāue ʻa hono tokoua.

13 Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.

‌ʻE hoku kāinga, ʻoua ʻe ofo, ʻo kapau ʻe fehiʻa ʻa māmani kiate kimoutolu.

14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother remains in death.

‌ʻOku tau ʻilo kuo tau hao mei he mate ki he moʻui, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻetau ʻofa ki he kāinga. Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻofa ki hono tokoua, ʻoku nofo pe ia ʻi he mate,

15 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has consummate (aiōnios g166) life remaining in him.

Ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku fehiʻa ki hono tokoua, ko e fakapō ia: pea ʻoku mou ʻilo ʻoku ʻikai ha fakapō ʻe ʻiate ia ʻae moʻui taʻengata. (aiōnios g166)

16 By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

Ko e meʻa ni ʻoku tau ʻilo ai ʻae ʻofa, koeʻuhi kuo ne tuku hifo ʻene moʻui maʻatautolu: pea totonu ai ʻetau tuku hifo ʻetau moʻui koeʻuhi ko e kāinga.

17 But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?

Ka ko ia ʻoku ne maʻu ʻae lelei ʻoe māmani, pea ne mamata ki he masiva ʻa hono tokoua, kae tāpuni ʻe ia ʻa hono fatu meiate ia, ʻoku nofo fēfē ʻae ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua ʻiate ia?

18 My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

‌ʻA ʻeku fānau ʻofeina, ke ʻoua naʻa tau ʻofa ʻi he lea, pe ʻi he ʻelelo; ka ʻi he ngāue mo e moʻoni.

19 And by this we know that we are of the truth and persuade our hearts before him,

Pea ko eni ʻoku tau ʻilo ai ʻoku ʻoe moʻoni ʻakitautolu, pea ʻe fakamoʻoni ʻa hotau loto ʻi hono ʻao.

20 because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

He kapau ʻoku talatalaaki ʻakitautolu ʻe hotau loto, ʻoku lahi ʻae ʻOtua ki hotau loto, ʻone ʻiloʻi ʻae meʻa kotoa pe.

21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness toward God;

‌ʻE kāinga ʻofeina, kapau ʻoku ʻikai talatalaaki ʻakitautolu ʻe hotau loto, ʻoku tau maʻu ʻae mālohi ki he ʻOtua.

22 so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

Pea ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku tau kolea, ʻoku tau maʻu meiate ia, koeʻuhi ʻoku tau fai ʻene ngaahi fekau, pea fai mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku lelei ʻi hono ʻao.

23 This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.

Pea ko ʻene fekau eni, Ke tui ʻakitautolu ki he huafa ʻo hono ʻAlo ko Sisu Kalaisi, pea tau feʻofaʻaki, ʻo taau mo ʻene fekau kiate kitautolu.

24 He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

Pea ko ia ʻoku ne fai ʻene ngaahi fekau, ʻoku nofo ia kiate ia, pea mo ia ʻiate ia. Pea ko e meʻa eni ʻoku tau ʻilo ai ʻene nofoʻia ʻakitautolu, ko e Laumālie, ʻaia kuo ne foaki kiate kitautolu.