2 BKW Zɛɛb naalyaal bot náá, mot tak ɛ mot di edjɛ tsik ɔ, bis naabee yɛ. Bis ɛ bɛtyaasɛs etɛp bɛ, étɛp tak ɛ bis di egoola bin tsik na kɔm-kɔm nadi tɔ Zɛɛb Sɛɛg ɛ. Ye ɛ́ nyɛy Zɛɛb ɛ natel bis ye ɛ́. 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 BKW Sa bis nabee nɛ ɛgwak ɛ, bis ɛpegoola bin ye ɛ́, etɛɛ náá, bi needi sama nɛ nes tɔ ɛgwakel ee bis di nɛ yɛ nɛ Zɛɛb Sɛɛg dɔɔ nɛ mɔn'ɛ Yezu Klisto ɛ. 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 BKW E di'enek, bis kwyal etɛp bak ɛ etɛɛ náá, mɛmyaala mis needjala. BSB BSB: We write these things so that our joy may be complete.
5 BKW Bhaadal bis nagwak nɛ Yezu Klisto, da bis ɛgoola bin ɛ, ye ɛ́ náá, Zɛɛb ɛ́ mɛkas, ye tok nɛ ghooghom tɔ lɛ. 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 BKW Mena keka náá, menaka ɛ́ nɛ ɛgwakel nɛ Zɛɛb, e di'enek, da mena baadi ekekɛka tɔ ghooghom ɔɔ. Tin, menaka ɛ́ bot ɛ etsal, etsɛɛtsɛ tok tɔ lena. BSB BSB: If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
7 BKW Zɛɛb ɛ́ mɛkas. Tin, menabɛlka djas ɛ di ekɛ tɔ gwyɛ ngel dáa Zɛɛb nyɛy nyɛ ɛmet di ekɛ ɔɔ, menaka ɛ́ tɔ ɛgwakel pak'enaka. E di'enek, ghiya ɛ Yezu, mɔn'ɛ waadis mena edhuud e mesyem djas. 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 BKW E di'enek, mena vaa mesyem mena pɛ daa Zɛɛb ɔɔ, mena ɛ́ nɛ ghwyil ɛdi nɛ ɛbwaalel etɛɛ náá nyɛ ɛ́ mot epiki nɛ esosoob. Nyɛ waapel mesyem mena, nɛ ɛdis mena edhuud embee etɛp djas. 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 BKW Mena keka náá, mena ààpasyemka ɔɔ, guka náá, mena eesaka náá, Zɛɛb di mot etsal. Tin, mɛkpa mɛ tok tɔ lena. 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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