1 Sione 5

1 Ko ia ia ʻoku tui ko e Kalaisi ʻa Sisu, kuo fanauʻi ia ʻi he ʻOtua: pea ko ia fulipē ʻoku ʻofa kiate ia ʻoku ne fakatupu, ʻoku ʻofa foki ia kiate ia kuo tupu meiate ia.

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God, and everyone who loves a parent loves his child.

2 Ko eni ʻoku tau ʻilo ai ʻoku tau ʻofa ki he fānau ʻae ʻOtua, ʻi heʻetau ʻofa ki he ʻOtua, mo e fai ki heʻene ngaahi fekau.

By this we know that we love God’s children – when we love God and carry out his commands.

3 He ko eni ʻae ʻofa ki he ʻOtua, ko e tau fai ki heʻene ngaahi fekau: pea ʻoku ʻikai fakamamahi ʻa ʻene ngaahi fekau.

For to love God is to do what he commands and his commands are not a burden,

4 He ko ia kotoa pē kuo fanauʻi ʻi he ʻOtua, ʻoku ne ikuna ʻa māmani: pea ko eni ʻae mālohi ʻoku ne ikuna ʻaki ʻa māmani, ko ʻetau tui.

for whatever is born of God overcomes the world. What is the victory by which the world is overcome? Our faith!

5 Ko hai ia ʻoku ne ikuna ʻa māmani, ka ko ia ʻoku tui ko e ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua ʻa Sisu?

Who can overcome the world but the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 Ko eni ia naʻe haʻu ʻi he vai mo e toto, ʻa Sisu Kalaisi; ʻikai ʻi he vai pe, kae ʻi he vai mo e toto. Pea ʻoku fakamoʻoni ʻe he Laumālie, he ʻoku moʻoni ʻae Laumālie.

Jesus Christ, the one who came by water and blood – not by water only but by water and blood – and the Spirit testifies to this because the Spirit is truth.

7 He ʻoku ai ʻae toko tolu ʻi he langi ʻoku fakamoʻoni, ko e Tamai, mo e Folofola, pea mo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni: pea ʻoku taha pe ʻae toko tolu ni

Indeed three testify:

8 Pea ʻoku ai ʻae tolu ʻi māmani ʻoku fakamoʻoni, ko e Laumālie, mo e vai, pea mo e toto: pea ʻoku kau fakataha ʻae tolu ni.

the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and these three agree.

9 Kapau ʻoku tau tali ʻae fakamoʻoni ʻoe tangata, ʻoku lahi hake ʻae fakamoʻoni ʻoe ʻOtua: he ko eni ʻae fakamoʻoni ʻoe ʻOtua ʻaia kuo ne fakahā ki hono ʻAlo.

We accept human testimony, surely God’s testimony is even stronger! And God’s testimony is the testimony he has given about his Son.

10 Ko ia ʻoku tui ki he ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻoku ʻiate ia pe ʻae fakamoʻoni: ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ke tui ki he ʻOtua, ʻoku ne lohiakiʻi ia; koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ke tui ia ki he fakamoʻoni ʻaia kuo fakahā ʻe he ʻOtua ki hono ʻAlo.

The person who believes in the Son of God has that testimony within them. The person who does not believe God has made God a liar, by not believing the testimony God has given about his Son.

11 Pea ko eni ʻae fakamoʻoni, kuo foaki ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae moʻui taʻengata kiate kitautolu, pea ko e moʻui ni ʻoku ʻi hono ʻAlo. (aiōnios g166)

And this is that testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. (aiōnios g166)

12 Ko ia ʻoku ne maʻu ʻae ʻAlo, ʻoku ne maʻu mo e moʻui; pea ko ia ʻoku ʻikai te ne maʻu ʻae ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻoku ʻikai te ne maʻu ʻae moʻui.

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever who doesn’t have God’s Son does not have life.

13 Kuo u tohi ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kiate kimoutolu ʻoku tui ki he huafa ʻoe ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua, koeʻuhi ke mou ʻilo ʻoku ʻamoutolu ʻae moʻui taʻengata, pea ke mou tui ki he huafa ʻoe ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua. (aiōnios g166)

I have written these things to you who believe in the name of God’s Son, so that you may know that you have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

14 Pea ko eni ʻae mālohi ʻaia ʻoku tau maʻu kiate ia, koeʻuhi, katau ka kole ha meʻa ʻo fakatatau ki hono finangalo, ʻoku ne ongoʻi ʻakitautolu:

We can approach him with this confidence, that whenever we ask anything that is in accordance with his will, he listens to us.

15 Pea kapau ʻoku tau ʻilo ʻoku ne ongoʻi ʻakitautolu, ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku tau kolea, ʻoku tau ʻilo ʻoku tau maʻu ʻae ngaahi kole naʻa tau holi ai kiate ia.

And if we know he hears us – whatever we ask – we know also that what we ask for is ours.

16 Kapau ʻe mamata ʻe ha taha ki he fai ʻe hono tokoua ha angahala ʻoku ʻikai ki he mate, pea ʻe kole ia, pea te ne foaki ʻae moʻui kiate ia maʻanautolu ʻoku angahala kae ʻikai ki he mate: ʻoku ʻikai te u pehe ke ne lotua ia.

If anyone sees one of our people committing some sin that is not a sin leading to death, they should ask, and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that.

17 Ko e taʻemāʻoniʻoni kotoa pē ko e angahala ia: pea ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae angahala ʻoku ʻikai ki he mate.

All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.

18 ‌ʻOku tau ʻilo, ko ia kotoa pē kuo fanauʻi ʻi he ʻOtua, ʻoku ʻikai angahala ia; ka ko ia kuo fanauʻi ʻi he ʻOtua ʻoku ne taʻofi ia ʻe ia, pea ʻoku ʻikai alasi ia ʻe he tokotaha kovi ko ia.

We know that those who have been born of God do not keep sinning. God protects his children and the evil one cannot get hold of them.

19 ‌ʻOku tau ʻilo ʻoku ʻae ʻOtua ʻakitautolu, ka ʻoku tokoto ʻa māmani kotoa pē ʻi he tokotaha kovi.

We know that we are God’s children, though the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

20 Pea ʻoku tau ʻilo kuo haʻu ʻae ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua, pea kuo ne foaki ʻae ʻilo kiate kitautolu, ketau ʻiloʻi ia ʻaia ʻoku moʻoni, pea ʻoku tau ʻiate ia ʻoku moʻoni, ʻi hono ʻAlo ko Sisu Kalaisi. Ko eni ʻae ʻOtua moʻoni, mo e moʻui taʻengata. (aiōnios g166)

We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know the true God – and we are in him who is true, by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

21 ‌ʻAe fānau ʻofeina, taʻofi ʻakimoutolu mei he ngaahi tamapua. ʻEmeni.

My children, guard yourselves against false ideas of God.