3 John 1
1 The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!
Ngai mpaka; Epai ya Gayusi, molingami na ngai, oyo nalingaka kati na solo.
2 Beloved, I desire you to prosper concerning all things, and to be in health, even as your soul prospers,
Molingami na ngai, posa makasi ya motema na ngai ezali ete okende liboso na makambo na yo nyonso, mpe ozala na nzoto kolongono, ndenge molimo na yo ezali kokola.
3 for I rejoiced exceedingly, brothers coming and testifying of the truth in you, even as you walk in truth;
Nasepelaki makasi koyoka litatoli na tina na yo, na monoko ya bandeko oyo bayaki wuta epai na yo, ete ozali kokoba kokangama na bosolo, mpe ozali kobika kolanda bosolo yango.
4 I have no joy greater than these things, that I may hear of my children walking in truth.
Nazalaka na esengo makasi tango nayokaka ete bana na ngai bazali kobika kolanda bosolo.
5 Beloved, you act faithfully in whatever you may do toward the brothers and the one [among] strangers,
Molingami na ngai, makambo oyo osalaka mpo na bandeko kati na kondima, ezala mpo na ba-oyo bazali bapaya na miso na yo, osalaka yango penza kolanda kondima na yo.
6 who testified of your love before an assembly, whom you will do well, having sent forward worthily of God,
Batatolaki na miso ya Lingomba na tina na bolingo na yo. Bongo, okosala lisusu malamu koleka soki osungi bango, na lolenge oyo ekosepelisa Nzambe, mpo ete bakoba mobembo na bango.
7 because they went forth for [His] Name, receiving nothing from the nations;
Pamba te ezali mpo na kosakola Klisto nde bazali kotambola mpe koboya kozwa lisungi na maboko ya Bapagano.
8 we, then, ought to receive such, that we may become fellow-workers to the truth.
Boye, tosengeli kosunga bato ya lolenge oyo mpo ete tosangana na bango na makambo oyo bazali kosala mpo na solo.
9 I wrote to the assembly, but he who is loving to be first among them—Diotrephes—does not receive us;
Nakomelaki Lingomba mokanda moko ya mokuse; kasi Diotrefi, oyo alingaka kaka kozala mokonzi na makambo nyonso, akoyamba biso te.
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.
Yango wana, tango nakoya, nakobimisa mabe na ye na polele; azali koloba makambo ya mabe mpe ya lokuta na tina na biso. Mpe asuki kaka wana te, azali ata koboya koyamba bandimi mosusu, azali kopekisa, kotelemela mpe kobengana na Lingomba, bato oyo bandimi koyamba bango.
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;
Molingami na ngai, komekolaka mabe te, mekolaka nde bolamu. Moto oyo asalaka bolamu azali ya Nzambe, kasi moto oyo asalaka mabe ayebi Nzambe te.
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.
Bato nyonso bazali kopesa litatoli ya malamu na tina na Demetriusi, ezala yango moko bosolo ezali mpe kopesa litatoli ya malamu na tina na ye. Biso mpe tozali kopesa litatoli ya malamu na tina na ye, mpe oyebi malamu ete litatoli na biso ezalaka ya solo.
13 Many things I had to write, but I do not wish to write to you through ink and pen,
Nazali lisusu na makambo ebele ya kokomela yo, kasi naboyi kosala yango na nzela ya ekomeli mpe ya mayi na yango.
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.
Nazali kolikya komona yo kala mingi te, bongo tokosolola malamu. Tika ete kimia ezala na yo! Balingami ya awa bapesi yo mbote. Pesa mpe balingami ya kuna mbote, moko na moko na kombo na ye.
