1 John 2
1 My little sons, this I write to you, so that you may not sin. But if anyone has sinned, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Just One.
Twana twakwa nyendete, ngũmwandĩkĩra maũndũ maya nĩgeetha mũtikehagie. No mũndũ o na ũ angĩĩhia-rĩ, nĩ tũrĩ na mũtũciirĩrĩri harĩ Ithe witũ, na nĩwe Jesũ Kristũ, Ũrĩa Mũthingu.
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins. And not only for our sins, but also for those of the whole world.
We nĩwe igongona rĩa kũhoroheria mehia maitũ, na to mehia maitũ moiki, no nĩ mehia ma andũ othe a thĩ.
3 And we can be sure that we have known him by this: if we observe his commandments.
Na ithuĩ nĩtũmenyaga atĩ nĩtũmũũĩ, angĩkorwo nĩtwathĩkagĩra maathani make.
4 Whoever claims that he knows him, and yet does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Mũndũ ũrĩa uugaga atĩrĩ, “Nĩndĩmũũĩ,” no ndekaga ũrĩa aathanaga-rĩ, ũcio nĩ wa maheeni, na ũhoro wa ma ndũrĩ thĩinĩ wake.
5 But whoever keeps his word, truly in him the charity of God is perfected. And by this we know that we are in him.
No mũndũ o wothe angĩathĩkĩra kiugo gĩake-rĩ, ti-itherũ wendo wa Ngai nĩmũkinyanĩru kũna thĩinĩ wake. Ũndũ ũyũ nĩguo ũtũmaga tũmenye atĩ tũrĩ thĩinĩ wake:
6 Whoever declares himself to remain in him, ought to walk just as he himself walked.
Ũrĩa wothe uugaga atĩ nĩatũire thĩinĩ wake-rĩ, no nginya athiĩ na mĩthiĩre ta ĩrĩa Jesũ aarĩ nayo.
7 Most beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but the old commandment, which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the Word, which you have heard.
Arata akwa endwa, ti rĩathani rĩerũ ndĩramwandĩkĩra, no nĩ rĩathani rĩrĩa rĩa tene, o rĩrĩa mũtũire narĩo kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria. Rĩathani rĩĩrĩ rĩa tene nĩrĩo ndũmĩrĩri ĩrĩa mũiguĩte.
8 Then too, I am writing to you a new commandment, which is the Truth in him and in you. For the darkness has passed away, and the true Light is now shining.
No rĩu nĩ rĩathani rĩerũ ndĩramwandĩkĩra; naguo ũhoro wa ma warĩo wonekaga thĩinĩ wake na thĩinĩ wanyu, tondũ nduma no ĩrathira, naguo ũtheri ũrĩa wa ma nĩũrĩkĩtie kwara.
9 Whoever declares himself to be in the light, and yet hates his brother, is in the darkness even now.
Mũndũ ũrĩa uugaga atĩ arĩ ũtheri-inĩ no nĩathũire mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa ithe-rĩ, ũcio arĩ o nduma-inĩ.
10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause of offense in him.
Ũrĩa wothe wendete mũrũ na mwarĩ wa ithe atũũraga ũtheri-inĩ, na thĩinĩ wake gũtirĩ ũndũ ũngĩtũma ahĩngwo.
11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness, and in darkness he walks, and he does not know where he is going. For the darkness has blinded his eyes.
No ũrĩa wothe ũthũire mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa ithe, arĩ nduma-inĩ na athiiaga na nduma; ndamenyaga kũrĩa arathiĩ, tondũ nduma nĩĩmũtuĩte mũtumumu.
12 I am writing to you, little sons, because your sins are forgiven for the sake of his name.
Ndĩramwandĩkĩra, inyuĩ twana twakwa nyendete, tondũ nĩmũrekeirwo mehia manyu nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩake.
13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, adolescents, because you have overcome the evil one.
Ndĩramwandĩkĩra, inyuĩ maithe, tondũ nĩmũmenyete ũrĩa warĩ kuo kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria. Ndĩramwandĩkĩra, inyuĩ andũ ethĩ, tondũ nĩmũtooretie ũrĩa mũũru. Ndĩramwandĩkĩra, inyuĩ twana twakwa nyendete, tondũ nĩmũmenyete Ithe witũ.
14 I am writing to you, little children, because you have known the Father. I am writing to you, young men, because you are strong, and the Word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
Ndĩramwandĩkĩra, inyuĩ maithe, tondũ nĩmũmenyete ũrĩa warĩ kuo kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria. Ndĩramwandĩkĩra, inyuĩ andũ ethĩ, tondũ mũrĩ na hinya, nakĩo kiugo kĩa Ngai nĩgĩtũũraga thĩinĩ wanyu, na nĩmũtooretie ũrĩa mũũru.
15 Do not choose to love the world, nor the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the charity of the Father is not in him.
Mũtikende thĩ kana kĩndũ o gĩothe kĩrĩ thĩinĩ wa thĩ. Mũndũ o na ũ angĩkorwo nĩendete thĩ-rĩ, wendo wa Ithe witũ ndũrĩ thĩinĩ wake.
16 For all that is in the world is the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the arrogance of a life which is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Nĩgũkorwo ũndũ o wothe ũrĩ gũkũ thĩ, na nĩmo merirĩria ma mwĩrĩ, na merirĩria ma maitho make, na mwĩraho wa kĩrĩa arĩ nakĩo na ũrĩa ekaga: maũndũ macio matiumanĩte na Ithe witũ, no moimanĩte na thĩ.
17 And the world is passing away, with its desire. But whoever does the will of God abides unto eternity. (aiōn g165)
Thĩ na merirĩria mayo nĩithiraga, no mũndũ ũrĩa wĩkaga ũrĩa Ngai endaga atũũraga nginya tene. (aiōn g165)
18 Little sons, it is the last hour. And, as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have arrived. By this, we know that it is the last hour.
Twana twakwa nyendete, rĩĩrĩ nĩ ithaa rĩa kũrigĩrĩria; na o ta ũrĩa mũiguĩte atĩ mũmena-Kristũ nĩarooka, o na rĩu amena-Kristũ aingĩ nĩmokĩte. Na nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩtũmenyete atĩ rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo ithaa rĩa kũrigĩrĩria.
19 They went out from among us, but they were not of us. For, if they had been of us, certainly they would have remained with us. But in this way, it is made manifest that none of them are of us.
Kuuma nĩmoimire kũrĩ ithuĩ, no matiarĩ aitũ. Nĩgũkorwo mangĩarĩ aitũ-rĩ, nĩmangĩaikarire hamwe na ithuĩ; no gũthiĩ kwao kuonanirie atĩ gũtiarĩ o na ũmwe wao warĩ witũ.
20 Yet you have the anointing of the Holy One, and you know everything.
No rĩrĩ, inyuĩ mũrĩ ahake maguta nĩ Ũrĩa Mũtheru, na inyuĩ inyuothe nĩmũũĩ ũhoro wa ma.
21 I have not written to you as to ones who are ignorant of the truth, but as to ones who know the truth. For no lie is of the truth.
Ndĩramwandĩkĩra tondũ mũtiũĩ ũhoro wa ma, no ngũmwandĩkĩra tondũ nĩmũũĩ ũhoro wa ma, na tondũ gũtirĩ ũhoro wa maheeni uumanaga na ũhoro wa ma.
22 Who is a liar, other than he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This one is the Antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.
Nũũ ũkĩrĩ mũheenania? Nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũkaanaga atĩ Jesũ nĩwe Kristũ. Mũndũ ta ũcio nĩwe mũmena-Kristũ: mũndũ ũcio nĩakaanaga Ithe o na Mũriũ.
23 No one who denies the Son also has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son, also has the Father.
Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũkaanaga Mũriũ ũkĩrĩ na Ithe witũ; ũrĩa wothe uumbũraga Mũriũ arĩ na Ithe o nake.
24 As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If what you have heard from the beginning remains in you, then you, too, shall abide in the Son and in the Father.
Mwĩmenyererei nĩguo ũndũ ũrĩa mũrĩkĩtie kũigua kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria ũikarage thĩinĩ wanyu. Ũndũ ũcio ũngĩikara thĩinĩ wanyu-rĩ, o na inyuĩ mũrĩikaraga thĩinĩ wa Mũriũ, o na mũrĩ thĩinĩ wa Ithe.
Na ũndũ ũyũ nĩguo atwĩrĩire: o muoyo wa tene na tene. (aiōnios g166)
26 I have written these things to you, because of those who would seduce you.
Ndĩramwandĩkĩra maũndũ maya makoniĩ ũhoro wa andũ arĩa marageria kũmũhĩtithia.
27 But as for you, let the Anointing that you have received from him abide in you. And so, you have no need of anyone to teach you. For his Anointing teaches you about everything, and it is the truth, and it is not a lie. And just as his Anointing has taught you, abide in him.
Na inyuĩ-rĩ, maguta marĩa mwahakirwo nĩwe-rĩ, megũtũũra thĩinĩ wanyu, na mũtibatairio nĩ mũndũ o na ũ wa kũmũruta ũhoro. No rĩrĩ, o ta ũrĩa ihaka rĩake rĩa maguta rĩmũrutaga ũhoro wa maũndũ mothe, na o ta ũrĩa rĩrĩ rĩa ma, na ti rĩa maheeni: o ta ũrĩa rĩmũrutĩĩte-rĩ, tũũrai thĩinĩ wake.
28 And now, little sons, abide in him, so that when he appears, we may have faith, and we may not be confounded by him at his advent.
Na rĩu, inyuĩ twana twakwa nyendete, kĩrĩrĩriai gũikara thĩinĩ wake nĩgeetha rĩrĩa akoonithanio tũgaakorwo tũrĩ na ũũmĩrĩru na tũtegũconoka mbere yake hĩndĩ ĩrĩa agooka.
29 If you know that he is just, then know, too, that all who do what is just are born of him.
Angĩkorwo nĩmũũĩ atĩ we nĩ mũthingu, kĩmenyei atĩ mũndũ ũrĩa wĩkaga maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire nĩaciarĩtwo nĩwe.
