1 John 1 1 1 John The word of life; walking in the light Sari New Testament+ A pastoral letter giving believers assurance: those who walk in the light, love one another and confess Jesus come in the flesh know they have eternal life.
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2 ASJ Ntsɛ wuni tɛ̀ yenɛ tɛ ŋɛŋ wu, tɛ se tuu tɛ tiiti kii wu, tɛ fenjisi baa li be-eŋ kii ntsɛ wu kimakɛ wuni wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ bɛ Baa we, wu se yenɛ li bee li. BSB BSB: And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.
3 ASJ Fiee fi tɛ tɛ̀ ŋɛŋ tɛ tuu tɛ woo fiɛɛ, ɛ fi fi tɛ fenjisi baa tɛ li be-eŋ le nɛ ni nɛ nuuŋ li kintaashɛ-ɛ bɛ bee. Kintaashɛ kisɛŋ nuuŋ bee bɛ Baa wusɛŋ bɛ Ŋwani wu Jiso Krai. BSB BSB: We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
4 ASJ Tɛ se tsɛki baa fini ke kinɛɛtinɛ kisɛŋ se ni ki nuuŋ ɛ ki yisɛ bujɔŋ. BSB BSB: We write these things so that our joy may be complete.
5 ASJ Wuni nuuŋ ntoŋ wu tɛ tɛ̀ woo li wuu, tɛ se laŋini li be-eŋ le, Nyɔ nuuŋ kiŋ'wofu, kijibɛ nuuŋ yɛ li yi-i kɛ dududu. BSB BSB: And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
6 ASJ Bɛdɛɛni, ɛ tɛ kweŋgi le tɛ baa li kintaashɛ-ɛ bɛ yi, tɛ se tuu tɛ deŋgi nuuŋ li kijibɛ-ɛ, kɛ tɛ sɛɛyi baa binsɛɛ, tɛ tsiiŋ yɛ tɛ biki chɛɛŋ kɛ. BSB BSB: If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
7 ASJ Se nuuŋ le, ɛ tɛ deŋgi li kiŋ'wofu linti si nuuŋ tɛ li kiŋ'wofu linti lɛ, kɛ tɛ gii tɛ ni tɛ nuuŋ li kintaashɛ wi bee wi, ŋgɔŋ mɛ Jiso wu Ŋwanɛwi tsootsi tɛɛbeŋ tɛ wuuti li bibifi bisɛ-ɛŋ bichu. BSB BSB: But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
9 ASJ Se nuuŋ le, ɛ tɛ jiishi bibifi bisɛŋ li wu-u, si nuuŋ wi wu ti lemi li jɛ ye-e feti biee tsaaŋ lɛ, kɛ gii feeki bibifi bisɛŋ, tsootsɛ bee, tɛɛbeŋ tɛ ni tɛ wuuti li biŋge bisɛŋ bichu bi ti nuuŋ yɛ tsaaŋ kɛ. BSB BSB: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 ASJ Ɛ tɛɛbeŋ kweŋgi le tɛ mɛɛŋ baa ki fɛ kɛ bibifi kɛ, kɛ tɛ dzɔ baa yi le yi yɛɛ wi wu binsɛɛ, jɛ ye kɛmi yɛ kintsii li yí yi sɛ-ɛŋ kɛ. BSB BSB: If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.
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