1 John 1 1 1 John The word of life; walking in the light Mashi Bible 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 SHR -bulya, nêci, obuzîne bwaciyêrekîne: rhwabubwîne, rhuli bahamîrizi bâbwo, rhunammumanyisize obwo buzîne bw’ensiku n’amango bwàli haguma n’Îshe, lêro bwanacirhubonekera-, 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 SHR ebi rhwabwîne rhwanayumva, rhummumanyisizebyo ninyu, lyo ninyu mujà omu cinyabuguma cîrhu. N’ecinyabuguma cîrhu rhwêhe cibà haguma n’Îshe n’Omugala Yezu Kristu. 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 SHR N’ebîra rhummuyandikirebyo nti lyo obusîme bwîrhu bubà bwimâna. BSB BSB: We write these things so that our joy may be complete.
5 SHR N’obôla bwo bugo rhwayumvagya arhubwîra, bwo rhummumanyisize: Nyamuzinda abà Bulangashane, na ntà mwizimya gumubamwo cirwi n’ehitya. 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 SHR Erhi rhwankaderha nti rhushangîre rhwe naye, n’obwo rhudwîrhe rhwagenda omu mwizimya, erhi kunywerha rhunywesire, erhi rhurhanajira eby’okuli. BSB BSB: If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
7 SHR Ci erhi rhwankalambagira omu bulangashane nk’oku yêne ali omu bulangashane, obwo erhi rhuli omu cinyabuguma rhwêne na rhwêne, n’omukò gw’Omugala Yezu gwanarhuyêza, gushuke ebyâha bîrhu byoshi. 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 SHR Erhi rhwankayêmêra ebyâha bîrhu, yêne arhatwa omu kanwa kâge, anali mushinganyanya, anarhurhengeza ebyâha bîrhu, arhuyêze, ashuke obubî bwîrhu bwoshi. 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 SHR Erhi rhwankaderha nti ntà câha rhwajizire, erhi rhwamamujira munywesi, n’oluderho lwâge erhi lurhali muli rhwe. 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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