1 The Word that gives life
was from the beginning,
and this is the one
our message is about.
Our ears have heard,
our eyes have seen,
and our hands have touched
this Word.
2 The one who gives life appeared! We saw it happen, and we are witnesses to what we have seen. Now we are telling you about this eternal life that was with the Father and appeared to us. 3 We are telling you what we have seen and heard, so you may share in this life with us. And we share in it with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 We are writing to tell you these things, because this makes us truly happy.
God Is Light
5 Jesus told us God is light and doesn't have any darkness in him. Now we are telling you.
6 If we say we share in life with God and keep on living in the dark, we are lying and are not living by the truth. 7 But if we live in the light, as God does, we share in life with each other. And the blood of his Son Jesus washes all our sins away. 8 If we say we have not sinned, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth isn't in our hearts. 9 But if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away.
10 If we say we have not sinned, we make God a liar, and his message isn't in our hearts.
Yeesu Kiristu le mu Baluwo Kumoo ti
1 Ntolu ye meŋ bankee ali ye, wo mu Baluwo Kumoo le ti, meŋ be sotoriŋ kabiriŋ foloodulaa to. Ŋà a moyi le, ŋà a je ǹ ñaalu la, ŋà a juubee, aduŋ ŋà a maa m̀ buloolu la. 2 Ñiŋ baluwo lankenemata ǹ ye le. Ŋà a je le, aduŋ m̀ be a la kuwo seedeyaa kaŋ ne, aniŋ ǹ ka badaa-badaa baluwo bankee ali ye le ko, ate be a Faamaa le yaa nuŋ, a naata lankenema ntolu ye. 3 Ŋà meŋ je, aniŋ ŋà a moyi, m̀ be wo le bankee kaŋ ali ye, fo ali niŋ ntolu si kafuñooyaa soto. Ntolu niŋ m̀ Faamaa ye kafuñooyaa soto le, a niŋ a Dinkewo* Yeesu Kiristu*. 4 Aduŋ ntolu be ñiŋ safee kaŋ ne fo ǹ na seewoo si timma.
5 Ñiŋ mu kibaaroo le ti, ntolu ye meŋ soto a Dinkewo bulu, aduŋ ŋà a bankee ali ye le ko, Alla mu maloo le ti, aduŋ diboo te a kono muumeeke. 6 Niŋ ǹ ko, ǹ niŋ ate ye kafuñooyaa soto le, bari ǹ ka taama diboo kono, wo to ŋà faniyaa le fo, aduŋ m̀ maŋ tara tooñaa kaŋ. 7 Bari niŋ ǹ ka taama maloo kono, ko ate be maloo kono ñaameŋ, wo to ŋà kafuñooyaa soto ñoo ye le, aduŋ a Dinkewo Yeesu yeloo ka ǹ seneyandi le ka bo ǹ na junuboo bee la.
8 Niŋ ǹ ko, m̀ maŋ junuboo soto, wo to ǹ ka m̀ faŋolu le neenee, aduŋ tooñaa maŋ tara ǹ kono. 9 Niŋ ǹ ka tuubiseyi ǹ na junuboolu la, Alla foroyaata le, aduŋ a tilinta. A be yamfa la ǹ na junuboolu la le, aduŋ a be ǹ seneyandi la le ka bo ǹ na tilimbaliyaa bee kono. 10 Niŋ ǹ ko, ǹ nene maŋ junuboo ke, wo to ŋà Alla ke faniyaa folaa le ti, aduŋ a la kumoo maŋ tara ǹ kono.
