2 John 1
1 [You all know me as] the [chief] Elder. [I am writing this letter] to all of you [MET] in your congregation. [God has] chosen [you], and I love you truly! Not only do I myself love you, but all those who know [and accept the] true message [that Jesus taught] also love you!
Ame mutangunishi ndalembelenga mutukashi wasalwa ne Lesa, kayi ne bana bendi abo mbonsuni. Lino ntame ndenka nkusuni, nsombi ne abo bonse basuni cakubinga.
2 All of us [believe God’s] true message. It is in our ([inner beings/hearts]) and we will continue [to believe it] forever! (aiōn g165)
Tumusuni pacebo cakubinga ico cili mulinjafwe, kayi ceti cibenganga mulinjfwe kwa cindi conse. (aiōn g165)
3 God the Father and Jesus Christ, who is (his Son/the man who is also God), will continue [to act] kindly and mercifully [toward us because they] love [us. They will enable us to have inner] peace, [because we believe] their true message.
Lesa Bata ne Yesu Klistu Mwanendi, atupe lumuno ne luse kayi ne lumuno lube nenjafwe mu cakubinga ne mu lusuno.
4 I am very happy because I learned about some of you [SYN] who are conducting your lives in a manner that is (consistent/in accordance) with [God’s] true message. You are doing that just like our Father [God] commanded us [to do].
Ndalakondwa cancine ncine mpondalacaneti bana benu nabambi bali mubwikalo bwakukonka cakubinga mbuli Bata ncobalatwambila.
5 And now, dear congregation [MET], [there is something that] I am requesting you [to do]. I am writing this not to command that you do something new, but [that you continue to do] what God commanded when we first began [MTY] [to believe his true message. What he commanded] is that we love each other.
Lino ndakusengenga omutukashi obe wasunika kwambeti twense tusunane. Nteko kwambeti ndakulembele mulawo umbi, nsombi niwopele usa ngotwalikukute kufuma pakutatika.
6 And [we really/truly] are loving [God] when we are conducting our lives in accordance with whatever he commands [us to do]. What he commands us to do is to continue [to love one another]. That is exactly what you heard when you first began [MTY] [to believe God’s true message].
Lusuno ndondambanga nilwakwambeti tukonkelenga Milawo ya Lesa mbuli ncomwalanyumfwa kufuma kumatatikilo, neco twelela kusunana.
7 Many people who deceive [others have left your congregation and] have now gone out among other people who are [in your area] [MTY]. They are the ones who (do not acknowledge/refuse to say) that Jesus Christ became human. They are the very ones who deceive [people] and oppose [what we teach about] Christ.
Pakwinga bandemi shibili bangi balesulu mucishi capanshi conse, nabo nkabalasumininga kwambeti Yesu walesa mbuli muntu. Bantu bamushobo uyu nibandemi shibili kayi nibalwani ba Yesu Klistu.
8 [So] be sure that [you do not let those teachers deceive you]! If you let them deceive you, you will lose [the reward] which we, [together with you], have been working for, and you will not receive the complete reward [of being eternally united to God]!
Neco cenjelani kwambeti mutataya ico ncomwalasebensela kwambeti mukatambule cilambo cenu.
9 Those who change what Christ taught and do not continue [to believe] what he taught do not have [a relationship with] God. [But] those who continue to believe [what Christ] taught have [a close relationship with] both [God, our] Father, and with (his Son/the one who is also God).
Uliyense labulunga kukonkela kwiyisha kwa Yesu Klistu nsombi kabikilapo nabimbi, nkalipo ne Lesa. Nsombi uyo lasungunga ciyisho ico emuntu uli ne Lesa kayi ne Yesu.
10 So when anyone comes to you who teaches something different from [what Christ] taught, do not welcome him into your homes! Do not [encourage him by] (wishing him well/greeting him as a fellow believer) [in any way]!
Neco muntu wisa kulinjamwe kwisa akwiyisha bintu byabula kuba mbuli ibi, mutakamutambula mung'anda mwenu, kamutakambeti, “lumuno lube nenjobe.”
11 [I say that] because if you treat people like that as you would treat a fellow believer, [God will punish you] along with them for the evil that they do.
Pakwinga uliyense lamupanga mitende lasuminishinga bwipishi bwakendi.
12 [Even though] I have much [more that I want] to tell you, I have decided not [to say it] in a letter [MTY]. Instead, I expect to be with you [soon] and talk directly with you. Then we can be completely joyful [together].
Nkute bintu binga byakukwambila nsombi nkansuni kubilemba munkalata. Ndayeyenga kwisa akukufwakashila, kwambeti nkamwambile katuli twalangana, kayi ne kwambeti tukasangalale cancine ncine.
13 Your fellow believers here [MET], ones whom [God] has also chosen, (send their greetings to you/say that they are thinking affectionately about you).
Bana bankashi yakobe basalwa balakupanga mitende.
