3 Yohana 1

1 Rji ni nikoh bi i hi ni Gayus wa mi sub kpokpome.

The elder, unto Gaius the beloved, whom, I, love in 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! concerning all things, I pray thou mayest be prospering, and be in health, even as, thy soul, is prospering,

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 exceedingly, at brethren coming and bearing witness unto thy truth, —even as, thou, in truth, art walking.

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, favour than these things, that I should be hearing that, my own children, in the truth, are walking.

5 Si suron vremu, u si ti du' a ni suron me riri, hi ni mri vayi, ni bi tsri.

Beloved! a faithful thing, art thou doing, whatsoever thou shalt accomplish for them that are brethren, and withal 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.

Who have borne witness to thy love before the assembly: whom thou wilt do, nobly, to set forward worthily of God.

7 Ni de mu ba rju, ba na kpan kpei ni wo ndi ba na.

For, in behalf of The Name, have they gone forth, taking, nothing, from them of the nations.

8 Na ki ki kpa iri ndi ba, ki hei kpa udu baba u jaji.

We, therefore ought to be sustaining such as these, that we may become, fellowworkers, with 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 something unto the assembly; but, he who is fond of taking the first place among them—Diotrephes, doth not make us welcome.

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, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he is doing, —with wicked words, prating against us; and, not content with these, he neither, himself, maketh the brethren welcome, but, them who are minded [to do it], he forbiddeth, and, out of the assembly, doth cast [them].

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! be not thou imitating what is bad, but what is good. He that doeth good, is, of God: he that doeth what is bad, hath not seen God.

12 Dimitiriyas, ndi ba tre didi ma har ni jaji ni tu ma wu me utuh jaji tre bu, a jaji.

Unto Demetrius, hath witness been borne by all and by the truth itself; howbeit, we also, bear witness, and thou knowest that, our witness, 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.

Many things, had I to write unto thee, —but I am unwilling, with ink and pen, to be writing;

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.

I hope, however, straightway, to see thee, and, mouth to mouth, will we talk. Peace be unto thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.