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1 Une chilongola jwankulu, ngunnembela alakwe che Gayo mbusanga jwangu jungunnonyela kwa usyenesyene.
the/this/who elder: Elder Gaius the/this/who beloved which I/we to love in/on/among truth
2 Ambusanga ŵangu, ngumpopelela kwa Akunnungu kuti nsichile mu yose ni kukola umi wambone malinga ni yajikuti kusichila mbumu jenu.
beloved about all to pray/wish for you to get along well and be healthy as/just as to get along well you the/this/who soul: myself
3 Nasengwile nnope paŵaiche achalongo achinjetu ni kuuŵalanga umboni nkati chikulupilichiko chenu mu usyene ni inkuti kuendelechela kutama kwa kuukuya usyene.
to rejoice for greatly to come/go brother and to testify you the/this/who truth as/just as you in/on/among truth to walk
4 Ngapagwa chachikusengwasya une kwannope kupunda kupikana kuti achiŵanangu akutama kwa kuukuya usyene.
great this/he/she/it no to have/be (joy *NK(O)*) in order that/to to hear the/this/who I/we child in/on/among (the/this/who *no*) truth to walk
5 Mbusanga jwangu, mmwe nli jwakukulupilichika mu yose inkwapanganyichisya achalongo achinjetu, nnopennope kwa achalendo.
beloved faithful to do/make: do which if to work toward the/this/who brother and (toward *k*) (this/he/she/it *N(k)O*) foreign
6 Achalongo wo ŵauŵalasile umboni kwa mpingo wa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito nkati unonyelo wenu. Choonde mwakamuchisye apunde kwaula mmbujo mu ulendo wao, kwa litala lyalikwanonyelesya Akunnungu.
which to testify you the/this/who love before assembly which well to do/make: do to help on the way appropriately the/this/who God
7 Pakuŵa akuutanda ulendo wao wakwatumichila Kilisito, ni nganasaka kupochela ukamuchisyo wauliwose kutyochela kwa ŵandu ŵangakunkulupilila Kilisito.
above/for for the/this/who name to go out nothing to take away from the/this/who (Gentile-like *N(k)O*)
8 Uweji ŵatukunkulupilila Kilisito tukusachilwa kwakamusya ŵandu mpela aŵa, kuti nowe tupanganye masengo pamo nawo kwa ligongo lya kuulalichila usyene.
me therefore/then to owe (to take up/suppose *N(k)O*) the/this/who such as this in order that/to co-worker to be the/this/who truth
9 Nalembile chikalata chachijipi kwa mpingo wa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito ŵa kweleko nambo che Diyotelefe jwakusaka aŵe chilongola ŵao ngakusaka kumbilikanila.
to write (one *no*) the/this/who assembly but the/this/who to love to be first it/s/he Diotrephes no to welcome me
10 Nipele pachinjiika chinjiiumbukulanya yose yaitesile, aila yangalumbana yakutuŵechetela uwe ni unami wakwe. Kupunda yeleyo akukananga kwapochela achalongo ŵali mu ulendo, ni kwasiŵila ŵane ŵakusaka kwapochela ni kwatopola mu mpingo wa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito.
through/because of this/he/she/it if to come/go to remind it/s/he the/this/who work which to do/make: do word evil/bad to talk nonsense me and not be sufficient upon/to/against this/he/she/it neither it/s/he to welcome the/this/who brother and the/this/who to plan to prevent and out from the/this/who assembly to expel
11 Ambusanga ŵangu nkaisyasya yangalumbana, nambo nsyasye yaili yambone. Mundu jwalijose jwakutendekanya yambone ali jwa Akunnungu, nambo mundu jwalijose jwakutendekanya yangalumbana ngakwamanyilila Akunnungu.
beloved not to imitate the/this/who evil/harm: evil but the/this/who good the/this/who to do good out from the/this/who God to be the/this/who (then *k*) to do evil/harm no to see: see the/this/who God
12 Ŵandu wose akwakunguluchila yambone che Demetilio, ni usyene nombe ukwaŵalanjila umboni. Noweji tukukunguluka yambone nkati ŵelewo, nomwe nkwimanyilila kuti tukuŵecheta usyene.
Demetrius to testify by/under: by all and by/under: by it/s/he the/this/who truth and me then to testify and (to know *N(k)O*) that/since: that the/this/who testimony me true to be
13 Ngwete yejinji yakunsalila, nambo ngangusaka kunlembela mu chikalata.
much to have/be (to write *N(k)O*) (you *no*) but no to will/desire through/because of ink and reed/stick/pen you (to write *N(k)O*)
14 Ngulolela kuti chituwonegane pangakaŵa ni kukunguluka ni ŵanyamwe tuchiloleganaga. Ngunsachila mme ni chitendewele. Achambusanga ŵenu akunkomasya. Nipele mwakomasye achambusanga ŵetu wose ŵaali kweleko jumo jumo.
to hope/expect then immediately you to perceive: see and mouth to/with mouth to speak peace you to pay respects to you the/this/who friendly/friend to pay respects to the/this/who friendly/friend according to name
