Adhyāya 1
us jeevan ke vachan ke vishay men jo aadi se tha, jise ham ne suna, aur jise apanee ankhon se dekha, varan jise ham ne dhyan se dekha aur hathon se chooa.
2 yah jeevan pragatt hua, aur ham ne use dekha, aur us kee gavahee dete haai, aur tumhen us anant jeevan ka samachar dete haai, jo pita ke sath tha, aur ham par pragatt hua.
3 jo kuchh ham ne dekha aur suna haai usaka samachar tumhen bhee dete haai, isaaliye ki tum bhee hamare sath sahabhagee ho aur hamaree yah sahabhaagita pita ke sat, aur usake putra yeeshu maseeh ke sath haai.
4 aur ye baten ham isaaliye likhte haai, ki hamara anand poora ho jaae..
5 jo samachar ham ne us se suna, aur tumhen sunate haai, vah yah haai ki parameshvar jyoti haain: aur us men kuchh bhee andhakar naheen.
6 yaadi ham kahe, ki usake sath hamaree sahabhagita haai, aur fir andhakar men chale, to ham jootte haain: aur saty par naheen chalate.
7 par yaadi jaaisa vah jyoti men haai, vaaise hee ham bhee jyoti men chale, to aek doosare se sahabhaagita rakhte haain aur usake putra yeeshu maseeh ka lohoo hamen sab papon se shuuddh karata haai.
8 yaadi ham kahe, ki ham men kuchh bhee pap nahee, to apane ap ko dhaekha dete haain: aur ham men saty naheen.
9 yaadi ham apane papon ko man le, to vah hamare papon ko kshama karane, aur hamen sab adharma se shuuddh karane men vishvasayogy aur dharmee haai.
10 yaadi kahen ki ham ne pap naheen kiya, to use jootta ttharate haai, aur usaka vachan ham men naheen haai..