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 unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;
for the truth’s sake which abideth in us, and it 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 shall be with us, from God the Father, and from 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 rejoice greatly that I have found [certain] of thy children walking in truth, even as we 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 though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we 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, even as ye 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 forth into the world, [even] they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.
8 ᎢᏤᏯᏔᎮᏍᏗ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᎩᏲᎱᏎᎴᏍᏗ ᏕᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎢᏗᏩᏛᎲᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎡᎦᎫᏴᏓᏁᏗ.
Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye 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.
Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath 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 one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into [your] house, and give him no greeting:
11 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ Ꮎ ᎠᏲᎵᎯ ᎤᏪᎳᏗᏍᏗᎭ ᎤᏲ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil 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 [write them] with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be made full.
13 ᎠᎦᏑᏴᏛ ᎡᏣᎸᎢ ᏧᏪᏥ ᏫᎨᏣᏲᎵᎭ. ᎡᎺᏅ.
The children of thine elect sister salute thee.
