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;
From the elder, to the lady chosen by God and her children. I truly love you all, and I am not the only one but all who know the truth love you as well.
We love you for the sake of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever. (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, and peace will be ours – the gift of God, the Father, and of Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son – in truth and love.
4 ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯ ᎠᏆᎵᎮᎵᏨᎩ ᎠᏆᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᎢᎦᏛ ᏗᏤᏥ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎾᎢᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎢᎩᏁᎸ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ.
It was a great joy to me to find the lives of some of your children guided by the truth, in obedience to the command that we received from the Father.
5 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎬᏔᏲᏎᎭ ᎯᎨᏴ, ᏗᎦᎵᎨᏳᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ; ᎥᏝ ᎠᏗᎾ ᎢᏤ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏥᎬᏲᏪᎳᏁᎰ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏥᏁᎩᎰᎢ, ᏗᎦᏓᎨᏳᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
And now I implore you, dear lady, let us love one another This is not a new command I am writing to you. It is the command we have had from the beginning. – Let us 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 – to live in obedience to the Father’s commands. This is the command as you learned from the beginning, to live a life of love.
7 ᎤᏂᏣᏔᏰᏃ ᎤᏠᎾᏍᏗ ᎠᏁᏙᎭ ᎡᎶᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏥᎸᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏠᎾᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎶᏁᏛᎠᏡᏗᏍᎩ.
I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world – men who do not acknowledge that Jesus Christ came in flesh and blood. Any such person is a deceiver and antichrist.
8 ᎢᏤᏯᏔᎮᏍᏗ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᎩᏲᎱᏎᎴᏍᏗ ᏕᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎢᏗᏩᏛᎲᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎡᎦᎫᏴᏓᏁᏗ.
Take care so that you do not what we have worked for but instead receive your 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.
Anyone who goes beyond and fails to live inside of the teaching of Christ does not have God. The person who lives inside that teaching – they have both the Father and the Son.
10 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᏱᏥᎷᏤᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏄᏲᎸᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏕᏲᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏕᏥᏁᎸ ᏱᏕᏣᎵᏂᎸᏤᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏰᏥᏲᎵᎴᏍᏗ;
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive them into your house or even welcome them;
11 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ Ꮎ ᎠᏲᎵᎯ ᎤᏪᎳᏗᏍᏗᎭ ᎤᏲ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
because the person who welcomes them is sharing with them in his evil work.
12 ᎤᏣᏛᎩ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᎩ ᎢᏨᏲᏪᎳᏁᏗ ᎠᎩᎲᎩ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎪᏪᎵᏉ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏗ ᏗᎬᏙᏗ ᏯᎩᏰᎸᏎᎢ, ᎤᏚᎩᏰᏃ ᎠᏋᎭ ᎢᏨᏩᏛᎲᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏗᎰᎵ ᏗᎬᏙᏗᏱ ᎢᎦᎵᏃᎮᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏓᎵᎮᎵᎬ ᎤᎧᎵᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
Though I have many other things to tell you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come and see you, and to speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
13 ᎠᎦᏑᏴᏛ ᎡᏣᎸᎢ ᏧᏪᏥ ᏫᎨᏣᏲᎵᎭ. ᎡᎺᏅ.
The children of your sister, who is chosen by God, send you their greetings.
