3 Yohana 1
1 Rji ni nikoh bi i hi ni Gayus wa mi sub kpokpome.
The elder, to Gaius, the beloved, whom I love in the truth.
2 I suron mu, ni bre ni u, du lulu hi u me ni mi kpei wa u si ti'a wawu; ni si kpan, na Ruhu me a hei ni si.
Beloved, I pray, that with respect to all things, you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.
3 Isuron mu a ti kikla raime wadi mri vayi bari ba ye tre didi ni tu ni yo suron ni tu me na wa u si hu kon jaji.
For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came, and bore witness to your truth, even as you walk in truth.
4 Ba kpei wa'a zan du suron mu ti kikla rai du me wo di mri mu ba si zran ni kon jaji.
I have no greater joy than that which I have when I hear my children are walking in truth.
5 Si suron vremu, u si ti du' a ni suron me riri, hi ni mri vayi, ni bi tsri.
Beloved, you do faithfully what you perform for the brethren, and for the strangers.
6 Bi wa ba hla tre didi ni tu me ni bi koh Irji, a ni bi du zo ba, ni zo u si suron, ni kon wa a bi, ni bi hu Irji.
These have borne testimony to your love, in the presence of the congregation; whom, if you help forward on their journey, in a manner worthy of God, you will do well.
7 Ni de mu ba rju, ba na kpan kpei ni wo ndi ba na.
Because for his name's sake, they went forth, receiving nothing from the Gentiles.
8 Na ki ki kpa iri ndi ba, ki hei kpa udu baba u jaji.
We, therefore, ought to entertain such, that we may be joint laborers in the truth.
9 Mi han vuvu hi ni tra Irji, ni ki Diyotariffis, wa a zan kohan wa ni kon ni mi ba, ana kpa ta na.
I wrote to the congregation: but Diotrephes, who affects a pre-eminence among them, does not receive us.
10 Na ki inde mi ye, mi nu mre ni tu du ma, ni wa a si ga de bu'a ni shishi de ba ni meme tre. Wa yi me a mia u na, na ki me a ni kama bubu kpa mri vayi, a zu bi wa ba su ti didi ma; a ni zu ba ni mi Irji.
For this cause, when I come, I will bring his deeds to remembrance, which he practices--prating against us with malicious words; and, not content with this, he does not himself receive the brethren, and forbids them who would, and casts them out of the congregation.
11 Isuron mu, na vu meme kpei na sei kpei didi ma, Idi wa a si ti kpei didi ma a hi u Irji, Inde 'a' a si ti kpei meme ma, a na toh Irji na.
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good, is of God; but he who does evil, has not seen God.
12 Dimitiriyas, ndi ba tre didi ma har ni jaji ni tu ma wu me utuh jaji tre bu, a jaji.
Testimony is borne to Demetrius, by all, and by the truth itself; and we also bear testimony; and you know that our testimony is true.
13 Mei hei ni kpie gbugbu u wa me han 'u' Na ki mina kpay'm di mi han ni u ni alkalami ba tawada na.
I have many things to write; but I do not incline to write them to you with pen and ink:
14 Mi you suran di mi toh tu lalo mu na ki ki tre shi shi. Du si suron sun ni wu. Kpukpan bu ba si chi'u hla ni bru kpukpan bu, ni de ba wa wu.
for I hope immediately to see you, and so we shall speak face to face. Salute the friends by name.
