1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 4For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 6This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. 10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. 14And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 16If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. 17All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. 18We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. 19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. 20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. 21Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
Bangaskiya cikin Ɗan Allah
1Kowa ya gaskata cewa Yesu shi ne Kiristi, shi haifaffe na Allah ne, kuma duk mai ƙaunar mahaifi kuwa, yakan ƙaunaci ɗansa ma. 2Ga yadda muka san cewa muna ƙaunar ’ya’yan Allah. Muna yin haka ta wurin ƙaunar Allah da kuma aikata umarnansa. 3Ƙaunar Allah ita ce, a yi biyayya da umarnansa. Umarnansa kuwa ba masu nauyi ba ne; 4domin duk haifaffe na Allah yana cin nasara a kan duniya. Bangaskiyarmu kuwa ita ce ta ba mu wannan nasara a kan duniya. 5Wa ya cin nasara a kan duniya? Sai wanda ya gaskata cewa Yesu Ɗan Allah ne.
6Ga wanda ya zo ta wurin ruwa da jini, wato, Yesu Kiristi. Bai zo ta wurin ruwa kaɗai ba, sai dai ta wurin ruwa da kuma jini. Ruhu ne kuwa yake ba da shaida, gama Ruhu shi ne gaskiya. 7Akwai shaidu uku, wato, 8Ruhu,5.7,8 Rubuce-rubucen hannu na baya-bayan nan na Bulget shaida a sama: Uba, Kalma da kuma Ruhu Mai Tsarki, waɗannan uku kuwa ɗaya ne. 8 Akwai kuma uku da suka ba da shaida a duniya, wannan: Ruhu (babu kalman nan a rubuce-rubucen hannu na Girik kafin karni na goma sha shida) da ruwa, da kuma jini; waɗannan uku kuwa manufarsu ɗaya ce. 9Tun da yake mukan yarda da shaida mutane, ai, shaidar Allah ta fi ƙarfi. Wannan ita ce shaidar Allah, wato, ya shaidi Ɗansa. 10Duk wanda ya gaskata da Ɗan Allah, yana da shaidan nan a zuciyarsa. Duk wanda bai gaskata da Allah ba kuwa ya mai da shi maƙaryaci, domin bai gaskata shaidar da Allah ya bayar game da Ɗansa ba. 11Wannan kuwa ita ce shaidar; cewa Allah ya ba mu rai madawwami, wannan rai kuwa yana cikin Ɗansa. 12Duk wanda yake da Ɗan, yana da rai; wanda kuwa ba shi da Ɗan Allah, ba shi da rai.
Ƙarshen magana
13Ina rubuta waɗannan abubuwa gare ku, ku da kuka gaskata sunan Ɗan Allah domin ku san kuna da rai madawwami. 14Wannan shi ne ƙarfin halin da muke da shi sa’ad da muke zuwa a gaban Allah, gama mun san cewa kome muka roƙa bisa ga nufinsa, yakan saurare mu. 15In kuwa muka san cewa yana sauraranmu, ko mene ne muka roƙa, mun sani, mun riga mun sami abin da muka roƙa daga gare shi ke nan.
16Kowa ya ga ɗan’uwansa yana yin zunubin da bai kai ga mutuwa ba, sai yă yi masa addu’a. Ta dalilin mai addu’an nan kuwa, Allah zai ba da rai ga mai yin zunubin da bai kai ga mutuwa ba. Akwai zunubin da yakan kai ga mutuwa. Ban ce a yi addu’a domin wannan ba. 17Duk rashin adalci, zunubi ne, amma akwai waɗansu zunuban da ba sa kai ga mutuwa.
18Mun san cewa kowane haifaffe na Allah ba ya cin gaba da yin zunubi; kasancewarsa haifaffe na Allah ita takan kāre shi, mugun kuwa ba zai iya cuce shi ba. 19Mun san cewa mu ’ya’yan Allah ne, duniya duka kuwa tana hannun Mugun. 20Mun san cewa Ɗan Allah ya zo duniya, ya kuma ba mu ganewa domin mu san shi wanda yake na gaskiya. Mu kuwa muna cikinsa, shi da yake Allah na gaskiya wato, cikin Ɗansa Yesu Kiristi. Shi ne Allah na gaskiya da kuma rai na har abada.
21’Ya’yana ƙaunatattu, ku yi nesa da gumaka.
