1 John 1 1 1 John The word of life; walking in the light Chung 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.
Introduction to 1 John
2 CUG Nɔni kələ kɔ num ki nì yəŋə i buku, buku yɛiŋ i ki wə buku bə́ dzaka kɔm ki, fuku i mbɛiŋ kɔm nɔni kələ ki bi kaa kə, ki nì kɔ bəh Ba wi ayaka ki bi dzə yəŋə i buku. 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 CUG Yəmaka yə buku nì yɛiŋ chu wɔkɔ, kɔ yə buku fukuki tə i mbɛiŋ ka mbɛiŋ kâŋaki kijuŋni kibukumbɛiŋ. Kijuŋni kibukumbɛiŋ kɔ bəh Ba bəh Waiŋ wi Jisɔs Klistus. 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 CUG Buku ka nyaka yələ ka kinsaŋli kibukumbɛiŋ ni nûmki num ki jikə ndzɔŋ. BSB BSB: We write these things so that our joy may be complete.
5 CUG Fa kɔ ntum wə buku nì wɔkɔ i wi, buku bə́ fuku i mbɛiŋ a, Nyɔ kɔ baiŋni ayaka jisi num kə i wi mə lə kpaaa. 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 CUG Ayakadəiŋ, bukumbɛiŋ kabə dzaka a bukumbɛiŋ kɔ i kijuŋni wə bəh wi, ayaka nyani num i jisi wə, yaka bukumbɛiŋ nyiki num ntəkə, chu nɔ biəli kə ŋkɔŋ biwɔ. BSB BSB: If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
7 CUG Ayakalə, bukumbɛiŋ kabə nyaniki i kintəəŋ ki baiŋni wə asi wi kɔ i baiŋni wə, ma bukumbɛiŋ ni numki i kijuŋni wə mi bəh mi, ma mwa mi Jisɔs Waiŋ wi ni wɔkɔ bukumbɛiŋ a bukumbɛiŋ baiŋ i kintəəŋ kichu bibukumbɛiŋ wə bichi. 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 CUG Ayakalə, bukumbɛiŋ kabə fuku chu bibukumbɛiŋ i wi, si wi kɔ mi wə wi si shi num i ja yi wə chu fə gia chəŋ, yaka wi ni dalinya lə chu bibukumbɛiŋ wi wɔkɔ bukumbɛiŋ, bukumbɛiŋ baiŋki i kimfə kibukumbɛiŋ kichi kə ki kɔkə chəŋ. 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 CUG Bukumbɛiŋ kabə dzakaki a bukumbɛiŋ ka fə dəkə chu, yaka bukumbɛiŋ dzɔki wi a wi kɔ mi wi ntəkə, ja yi kaŋa kə di i bukumbɛiŋ wə. 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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