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!
Jene bhaluwa jino kujikopoka kwangu nne nkulungwa jwa likanisha. Ngunakunnjandishila mmanganya bhandunji bha likanisha, bhungumpinganga mpaka muntima. Nngabha nne jikape ngumpinganga, ikabheje nneila peila na bhowe bhakujimanyanga kweli, bhanakumpinganga.
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)
Pabha jene kweliji jinatama nkati jetu, na shijilonjeye tama na uwe pitipiti. (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.
Atati a Nnungu pamo na a Yeshu Kilishitu bhana bhabho, bhanakutupa nema na shiya na ulele, bhene bhatama nkweli na pingana bhala.
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].
Njiangalala kwa kaje kubhona kuti bhananji munkumbi gwa ashibhana bhenu, bhanatamangananga nkweli malinga Atati shibhashite kutuamulisha.
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.
Na nnaino a mama ngunakunshondelesheya, nngabha kuti ngunakunnjandishila amuli ja ambi, ikabheje ni amuli jituposhele kuumila ku ndandubho, tupingane.
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].
Na kupingana ni kutama nkukagulila amuli ya a Nnungu. Jeneji ni amuli jinnjipilikenenje kuumila ku ndandubho, ntamangane nkupingana.
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.
Bhaunaminji bhabhagwinji bhakaakundanga kuti a Yeshu Kilishitu bhaaishe bhali na shiilu shabho, bhakoposhelenje pa shilambolyo. Mundu jwa nneyo analambila na akakwaakunda a Kilishitu.
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]!
Mwiiteiganje nnaobhianga shene shintendelenje maengo shila, ikabhe mpatanje upo itimilile.
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).
Mundu jojowe akaatama mmajiganyo ga a Kilishitu, jwenejo jwangali a Nnungu. Na jojowe akalonjeya mmajiganyo ga a Kilishitu na kugaleka, jwenejo jwangali a Nnungu. Jojowe atama mmajiganyo, akwete Atati na Mwana nneila peila.
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]!
Nnamposhelanje mundu jojowe akunjiilanga gwangali kumpeleshelanga gene majiganyo gano, numbe nnaposhelanje mmajumba genunji.
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.
Jojowe akumposhela mundu jwa nneyo, na jwalakwe anakwiilunda mwiitendi yangali ya mmbone.
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].
Ngwete indu yaigwinji, ikabhe ngaapinga kunnjandishilanga kwa kalatashi na wino, ikabheje kuengwa kwangu ninng'owelanje kutukungulushe pamo na mmanganya tulibhonegana, nkupinga kuangalala kwetu kutimilile.
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).
Bhana bha alumbu bhenu bhaagwilwe na a Nnungu, bhanakunnamushilanga.
