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1833

The New Hampshire Confession of Faith

TRANSLATED INTO CHEROKEE

ca. 1880 by unidentified translators (anecdotally credited to A. N. Chamberlin)

published in 1880 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma

ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏅᏅ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏒᎢ ᏗᎦᎸᏉᏗᎪᏪᎵ

I. Of the Scriptures ᏗᎦᎸᏉᏗ ᎪᏪᎵ

We believe that the Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired, and is a perfect

treasure of heavenly instruction;

ᎣᎪᎯᏳᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᏗ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏓᏡᎯᏍᏛᎢ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᏮᏔᏅᎯ ᏴᏫ ᏧᏃᏪᎳᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎧᎵᏬᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏦᏒ ᎤᎰᏩᎵ ᎠᏓᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ;

that it has God for its author, salvation for its end,

--ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏅᏓᏳᎿᎴᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏴᏫ ᎤᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᎦᏓᏁᎳᏁᎸᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ,

and

truth without any mixture of error for its matter,

--ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏂᎬᏅ ᎪᏪᎸ ᏄᏓᏑᏴᏫ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎦᎵᏙᏨᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ;

that it reveals the principles by which God will judge us;

--ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏙᏗᎳᏏᏔᏂᏒ ᏙᏗᎫᎪᏓᏁᎵᏒᎢ;

and therefore is, and shall remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union ,

--ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎬᏩᏍᏗᎭ ᎤᏂᎩᏏᏗᏒ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏫᎬᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᎸᏉᏗ ᏥᎩ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏚᏓᏕᏫᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ,

and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds,

and opinions should be tried.

--ᎠᎴ ᏭᏓᎪᎾᏛᏛ ᎤnᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎬᏙᏗ ᏴᏫ ᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎲᎢ, ᏄᏍᏛ ᏛᎫᎪᏔᏂᏙᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏙᎵᏤᎲᎢ ᎠyᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ

--ᎠᏩᏛᏗ ᎤᏛᏃᎯ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ,

II Tim. 3:16-17; II Tim. 3:15; Proverbs 30:5-6; Romans 2:12; Phil. 3:16; I John 4:1

2 ᏗᏑᏗ 3:16-17;

ᎾᏍᏉᏃ 2 ᏗᏑᏗ 3:15

2 ᏈᏓ

ᎶᎻ 2:12;

ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏅᏅ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏒᎢ ᏗᎦᎸᏉᏗᎪᏪᎵ

1.

ᎣᎪᎯᏳᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᏗ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏓᏡᎯᏍᏛᎢ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᏮᏔᏅᎯ ᏴᏫ ᏧᏃᏪᎳᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎧᎵᏬᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏦᏒ ᎤᎰᏩᎵ ᎠᏓᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ;

--ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏅᏓᏳᎿᎴᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏴᏫ ᎤᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᎦᏓᏁᎳᏁᎸᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ,

--ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏂᎬᏅ ᎪᏪᎸ ᏄᏓᏑᏴᏫ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎦᎵᏙᏨᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ;

--ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏙᏗᎳᏏᏔᏂᏒ ᏙᏗᎫᎪᏓᏁᎵᏒᎢ;

--ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎬᏩᏍᏗᎭ ᎤᏂᎩᏏᏗᏒ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏫᎬᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᎸᏉᏗ ᏥᎩ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏚᏓᏕᏫᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ,

--ᎠᎴ ᏭᏓᎪᎾᏛᏛ ᎤnᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎬᏙᏗ ᏴᏫ ᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎲᎢ, ᏄᏍᏛ ᏛᎫᎪᏔᏂᏙᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏙᎵᏤᎲᎢ ᎠyᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ

--ᎠᏩᏛᏗ ᎤᏛᏃᎯ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ,

--2 ᏗᏑᏗ ᎢᎢᎢ 16 17.

ᎾᏍᏉᏃ 2 ᏈᏓ Ꭲ 21,

1 ᏌᎻ xxᎢᎢ,

2. ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ, Ꭲ. 16: ᎢᎢᎢ 21. ᏣᏂ x. 35. ᎷᎦ. xᎥᎢ. 29-31 ᏕᏫ ᏧᏃᎩᏛ. cxᎢx 11.

ᎠᏂᎶᎻ ᎢᎢᎢ. 1, 2.

-- 2 ᏗᏑᏗ ᎢᎢᎢ. 15. 1 ᏈᏓ. Ꭲ. 10-12 ᎨᏥᏅᏂᏛ xᎢ. 14. ᎠᏂ ᎶᎻ. Ꭲ. 16. ᎹᎦ xᎥᎢ. 16. ᏣᏂ. Ꭵ 38, 39.

--ᏐᎳᏑᏅ. xxx. 5,6. ᏣᏂ. xᎥᎢᎢ. 17. ᏣᏂ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏥᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᎸᎢ, xxᎢᎢ. 18,19. ᎠnᎶᎻ ᎢᎢᎢ. 4.

-- ᎠᏂᎶᎻ ᎢᎢ. 12. ᏣᏂ. xᎢᎢ. 47, 48.

1 ᎪᎳᏂᏗ. ᎢᎥ. 3, 4. ᎷᎦ. x. 10, 18. xᎢᎢ. 47, 48.

--ᏈᎵᎩᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ. ᎢᎢᎢ. 16. ᏒᏈᏌ, ᎠᏁᎯ, ᎢᎥ. 3, 6.

ᏈᎵᎩᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎢᎢ. 1. 2. 1 ᎪᎳᏏᏗᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ Ꭲ. 10. 1. ᏈᏓ ᎢᎥ. 11.

--1 ᏣᏂ ᎢᎥ. 1. ᎢᏌᏯ iii. 20

1 ᏕᏏᎶᏂᎦ ᎠᏁᎯ. Ꭵ. 21

2. ᎪᎳᏂᏗᏱ xiii.

5. ᎨtᏍᏅᏏᏛ xᎥii. 11.

1ᏣᏂ. ᎢᎥ. 6. ᏧᏓᏏ.

3. Ꮩ, ᎡᏈᏌ ᎠᏁᎯ Ꭵi. 17.

ᏕᏫ ᏧᏃᎩᏛ cxix. 59, 60.

ᏈᎵᎩᏱ Ꭲ. 9-11.