Al-kidib wa l-hagg
1 Ya l-mahbuubiin, ma tisaddugu be kulla l-naas al-yuguulu humman yihajju be gudrat al-Ruuh. Jarrubuuhum achaan tiʼakkudu kan kalaamhum min Allah. Naas katiiriin sawwo nufuushum anbiya wa gammo yuruukhu fi l-dunya. 2 Wa daahu kikkeef taʼarfu kalaam hana Ruuh Allah. Kan naadum yuguul hu yihajji be gudrat al-Ruuh wa yachhad kadar Isa hu al-Masiih wa bigi insaani wakit dakhal fi l-dunya, khalaas kalaamah da min Allah. 3 Wa laakin ayyi naadum al-yuguul hu yihajji be gudrat al-Ruuh wa ma yachhad le Isa, kalaamah ma min Allah. Da min ruuh hana adu al-Masiih al-simiʼtu beyah laabudda yaji wa haaliiyan gaaʼid fi l-dunya.
4 Ya iyaali, intu naas hana Allah wa khalabtu al-anbiya al-kaddaabiin dool khalaas, achaan hu al-gaaʼid fiiku akbar min al-gaaʼid fi l-dunya. 5 Humman naas hana l-dunya bas wa achaan da, kalaamhum min al-dunya wa naas al-dunya bas yasmaʼo kalaamhum. 6 Aniina naas hana Allah. Ayyi naadum al-yaʼarif Allah yasmaʼ kalaamna. Wa ayyi naadum al-ma hana Allah ma yasmaʼ kalaamna. Wa be da, naʼarfu al-ruuh al-jaayi be l-kalaam al-sahiih wa l-ruuh al-jaayi be l-kalaam al-kidib.
Allah wa l-mahabba
7 Ya l-mahbuubiin, khalli nirraayado ambeenaatna achaan al-mahabba hi min Allah. Kulla l-naas al-yihibbu akhwaanhum humman al-naas al-bigo iyaal Allah wa yaʼarfu Allah. 8 Ayyi naadum al-ma yihibb akhwaanah ma yaʼarif Allah achaan Allah hu mahabba.
9 Daahu kikkeef Allah bayyan leena mahabbitah. Allah rassal Ibnah al-waahid fi l-dunya achaan beyah nalgo al-haya. 10 Wa di hi al-mahabba al-sahiihe, hi ma al-mahabba al-aniina nihibbu beeha Allah. La. Hi al-mahabba al-Allah habbaana beeha lahaddi rassal Ibnah le yamha zunuubna. 11 Ya l-mahbuubiin, Allah yihibbina bilheen wa achaan da, waajib nirraayado ambeenaatna. 12 Abadan ma fi ayyi naadum al-chaaf Allah. Laakin kan aniina gaaʼidiin nirraayado ambeenaatna, Allah gaaʼid maʼaana wa mahabbitah tabga kaamile foogna.
13 Daahu kikkeef niʼakkudu kadar aniina saabtiin foogah wa hu saabit foogna. Hu antaana Ruuhah. 14 Wa aniina chifna adiil kadar Allah rassal Ibnah fi l-dunya achaan yinajji naas al-dunya wa aniina gaaʼidiin nachhado leyah. 15 Ayyi naadum al-yachhad kadar Isa hu Ibn Allah, hu gaaʼid saabit fi Allah wa Allah gaaʼid saabit foogah. 16 Wa khalaas irifna al-mahabba al-Allah habbaana beeha wa aamanna beeha. Allah hu mahabba. Wa l-saabtiin fi l-mahabba saabtiin fi Allah wa Allah saabit fooghum. 17 Wa be misil da, mahabbat Allah tabga kaamile foogna wa fi yoom al-Hisaab ma nakhaafo achaan fi l-dunya aniina ichna misil Isa al-Masiih.
18 Kan naʼarfu mahabbat Allah, ma nakhaafo. Al-mahabba al-kaamile tatrud minnina al-khoof. Al-khoof jaayi min fikir hana l-azaab. Al-naadum al-khaayif lissaaʼ ma kaamil fi l-mahabba. 19 Aniina nihibbu Allah achaan Allah habbaana aniina min awwal.
20 Ayyi naadum al-yuguul : «Ana nihibb Allah» wa laakin yakrah akhuuh, hu da kaddaab achaan kan ma yihibb akhuuh al-gaaʼid yichiifah, ma mumkin yihibb Allah al-ma chaafah. 21 Daahu al-wasiiye al-antaaha leena. Al-naas al-yihibbu Allah waajib yihibbu akhwaanhum kula.