3 John 1
1 The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!
Daga dattijon zuwa ga Gayus, wanda nake kauna da gaske.
2 Beloved, I desire you to prosper concerning all things, and to be in health, even as your 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, brothers coming and testifying of the truth in you, even as you 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 joy greater than these things, that I may hear of my children walking in truth.
Ba abin da ya fi faranta mani rai kamar in ji yayana suna tafiya cikin gaskiya.
5 Beloved, you act faithfully in whatever you may do toward the brothers and the one [among] strangers,
Ya kaunatace na, kana aiki da aminci zuwa ga 'yan'uwa da baki,
6 who testified of your love before an assembly, whom you will do well, having sent forward 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 because they went forth for [His] Name, receiving nothing from the nations;
domin sabili da sunan nan ne suka fito, ba su kuma karbar kome a hannun al'ummai.
8 we, then, ought to receive such, that we may become fellow-workers to 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 assembly, but he who is loving to be first among them—Diotrephes—does not receive 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 may come, I will cause him to remember his works that he does, talking nonsense against us with evil words; and not content with these, neither does he himself receive the brothers, and he forbids those intending [to receive them], and he casts [them] out of the assembly.
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 be following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, he is of God, [but] he who is doing evil 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 testimony has been given to Demetrius by all, and by the truth itself, and we also—we testify, and you have known 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 Many things I had to write, but I do not wish to write to you through ink and pen,
Ina da abubuwa dayawa da zan rubuta maka, amma ban so in rubuta maka su da alkalami da tawada ba.
14 and I hope to see you soon, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace to you! The friends greet you. Be greeting 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.
