1 John 1 1 1 John The word of life; walking in the light Gofa Bible Latin 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.
2 GOFL He de7oy qoncin, nuuni iya be7idi, iyabaa markatoos. Aawa matan de7iya nuus qoncida, merinaa de7uwabaa hintew awaajos. 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 GOFL Nuura hintew issifetethi daana mela nuuni be7idaysanne si7idaysa hintew odoos. Hintew nuura issifetethi de7iya gisho, Aawaranne iya Na7aa Yesuus Kiristoosara issifetethi de7ees. 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 GOFL Nu ufaysay polo gidana mela hessa hintew xaafoos. BSB BSB: We write these things so that our joy may be complete.
5 GOFL Nuuni de7o gidida iyape si7idi, hintew odiya kiitay haysa: “Xoossay poo7o; iyan dhumi baawa” yaageysa. 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 GOFL Nuus iyara issifetethi de7ees yaagishe dhuman de7iko, nu odaaninne nu oosuwan wordotoos. BSB BSB: If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
7 GOFL Shin poo7on I de7eysada, nuka poo7on de7iko, nuus woli giddon issifetethi de7ees. Iya Na7aa, Yesuusa suuthay nagara ubbaafe nuna geeshshees. 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 GOFL Shin Xoossaas nu nagara paaxiko, I nu nagara atto gaanawunne nu qoho ooso ubbaafe nuna geeshshanaw, ammanetidaysanne tumaa. 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 GOFL Nuuni nagara oothibooko giiko Xoossaa wordancho kessoos; iya qaalayka nunan deenna. 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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