3 John 1
1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Daga dattijon zuwa ga Gayus, wanda nake kauna da gaske.
2 Beloved, I pray for thee to prosper concerning all things, and to be healthy, just as thy soul prospers.
Ya kaunatace na, ina addu'a domin ka samu albarka cikin kowanne al'amari, da kuma koshin lafiya, kamar yadda ruhun ka yake lafiya.
3 For I rejoiced exceedingly of brothers coming and testifying to the truth of thee, just as thou walk in truth.
Na yi farin ciki kwarai sa'adda wadansu 'yan'uwa suka zo suka ba da shaida a kan bangaskiyar ka, kamar yadda ka ke bin gaskiya.
4 I have no greater joy than these things that I hear my children walking in truth.
Ba abin da ya fi faranta mani rai kamar in ji yayana suna tafiya cikin gaskiya.
5 Beloved, thou do a faithful thing, whatever thou work for the brothers and for strangers,
Ya kaunatace na, kana aiki da aminci zuwa ga 'yan'uwa da baki,
6 who testified about thy love in sight of the congregation, whom thou will do well having helped send on their way worthily of God.
wadanda suka shaida kaunar ka a gaban ikilisiya. Zai yi kyau ka yi masu taimako da kyakkyawar salama, ta hanyar da ta dace da masu ibada,
7 For they went forth on behalf of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
domin sabili da sunan nan ne suka fito, ba su kuma karbar kome a hannun al'ummai.
8 We therefore ought to welcome such men, so that we might become fellow workmen for the truth.
Don haka ya kamata mu karbi irin wadannan mutane, domin mu zama abokan aiki tare da su a kan gaskiya.
9 I wrote to the congregation, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first of them, did not accept us.
Na rubuta wasika zuwa ga ikilisiya, amma Diyotariffis, wanda ya fi kowa son girma a cikinsu, bai karbe mu ba.
10 Because of this, if I come, I will remember his works that he does, prating against us with evil words. And not being satisfied in these, he himself does not even accept the brothers, and he forbids those who would, and expels them out of the congregation.
Saboda haka, idan na zo, zan tuna masa da irin ayukkan sa, da kuma yadda yake babbata sunayen mu a wurin jama'a da miyagun kalmomi. Wannan ma bai ishe shi ba, har ma yana kin karbar 'yan'uwa. Ya kuma hana wadanda suke son su yin hakan, harma ya kan kore su daga ikilisiya.
11 Beloved, do not imitate the evil, but the good. The man doing right is of God. The man doing wrong has not seen God.
Ya kaunatace na, kada ka yi koyi da mugun abu, sai dai abu mai kyau. Dukan wanda yake yin abu mai kyau na Allah ne; mai aikata mugunta kuma bai san Allah ba.
12 Demetrius has been testified by all, and by the truth itself. But we also testify, and ye know that our testimony is true.
Dimitiriyas yana da kyakkyawar shaida a gun kowa har a wurin gaskiyar da kanta. Mu ma mun shaida shi, ka kuma san shaidar mu gaskiya ce.
13 I had many things to write, but I did not want to write to thee by pen and ink.
Ina da abubuwa dayawa da zan rubuta maka, amma ban so in rubuta maka su da alkalami da tawada ba.
14 But I hope to see thee straightaway, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace to thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.
Ina sa zuciya mu sadu ba da dadewa ba, sa'annan mu yi magana ido da ido. Bari salama ta kasance tare da kai. Abokanmu suna gaishe ka, kuma ka isadda sakon gaisuwar mu ga sauran abokai da sunayen su.
