THE elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I Chesed in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
2 For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
3 Chen be with you, mercy, and peace, from Yah the Father, and from Adonay Yahooshua the Anointed One of Yah, the Son of the Father, in truth and Chesed.
4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we Chesed one another.
6 And this is Chesed, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.
7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Yahooshua the Anointed One of Yah is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an anti the Anointing of the Spirit of Yah.
8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the teaching of the Anointing of the Spirit of Yah, has not Yah. He that abideth in the teaching of the Anointing of the Spirit of Yah, he has both the Father and the Son.
10 If there come any to you, and bring not this teaching, receive him not into your house, neither bid him Yah speed:
11 For he that biddeth him Yah speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
12 Having many things to write to you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come to you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
13 The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Aměn.
The second letter of Yahoochanan.