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1ⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲤ ⲪⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲤⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ
1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
2ⲪⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ
2Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
3ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲤⲠⲞⲨⲆⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲈⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲄⲰⲚⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ
3Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.
4ⲀⲨⲤⲀϦⲘⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲈⲨϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲚⲎⲂ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲰⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
4For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
5ϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲀⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲪⲘⲀϨⲤⲞⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲂⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲰⲞⲨ
5Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.
6ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲘⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲀ ⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ
6And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
7ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲄⲞⲘⲞⲢⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲔⲰϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲞⲢⲚⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ⲈⲨⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ
7In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
8ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲤⲈⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲪⲰⲢ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲀⲤⲞⲨⲒ ϮⲘⲈⲦϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈϢⲰϢϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ
8Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
9ⲘⲒⲬⲀⲎⲖ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲈⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲔ
9But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
10ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲤⲈϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲨⲤⲒⲔⲰⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲦⲈⲂⲚⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲦⲀⲔⲎⲞⲨⲦ
10These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.
11ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ϨⲒ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲪⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲤⲞⲢⲘⲈⲤ ⲘⲪⲂⲈⲬ ⲈⲘⲂⲀⲖⲀⲀⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲔⲞ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲚⲦⲒⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲞⲢⲈ
11Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
12ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲀϬⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϨⲞϮ ϨⲀⲚϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲐⲎ ⲞⲨ ϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚϢϢⲎⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲐⲒⲚⲞⲠⲞⲢⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲞⲠⲂ ⲈⲀⲨϤⲞϪⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒ
12These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
13ϨⲀⲚϨⲰⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲄⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲈⲨϨⲒⲤⲪⲎⲒϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲒⲠⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲈⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲬⲈⲘⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ
13They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
14ⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲌ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲀⲆⲀⲘ ⲈⲚⲰⲬ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲐⲂⲀ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲦⲀϤ
14Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
15ⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎ ⲤⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ
15to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”
16ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲢⲈϤϤⲒⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲎⲞⲨ.
16These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
17ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
17But you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ
18ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲈⲠϦⲀⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲈⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎ Ⲥ
18when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
19ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲪⲞⲢϪ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲮⲨⲬⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ
19These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.
20ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲔⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲰⲂϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ
20But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
21ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ
21keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
22ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ
22And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt;
23ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲚϮⲔⲈϢⲐⲎⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ
23save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
24ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲖⲀϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϨⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀϬ ⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲐⲈⲖⲎⲖ.
24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
25ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ϦⲀϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ.
25to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.

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