3 John 1
1 The elder, unto Gaius the beloved, whom, I, love in truth.
Nne kalongolele jwa likanisha, ngunakunnjandishila mmwe ambwiga ajangu a Gayo bhungumpinga mpaka muntima.
2 Beloved! concerning all things, I pray thou mayest be prospering, and be in health, even as, thy soul, is prospering,
Ambwiga ajangu, ngunakunnjujila nkole ndamo ja mmbone na shiilu shiangalale malinga ntima gwenu shiguangalala.
3 For I rejoiced exceedingly, at brethren coming and bearing witness unto thy truth, —even as, thou, in truth, art walking.
Pabha ishinonyela kwa kaje, pubhaikengene bhakilishitu bha kweneko ningong'ondelanga ga kulupalika kwenu, na shinkuti kamulila ya kweli ga a Kilishitu.
4 I have no, greater, favour than these things, that I should be hearing that, my own children, in the truth, are walking.
Shakwa shipundile kunonyela, malinga shene sha pilikana kuti ashibhanangu bhanatamangana nkweli.
5 Beloved! a faithful thing, art thou doing, whatsoever thou shalt accomplish for them that are brethren, and withal strangers, —
Ambwiga ajangu, kwa yene inkwaatendelanga bhakilishitu ajenunji nkali na bhajeninji, ni ikuntenda nkulupalilwe.
6 Who have borne witness to thy love before the assembly: whom thou wilt do, nobly, to set forward worthily of God.
Bhene bhandunjibho bhashikong'ondelanga nnikanisha kuti nshikola ntima gwa pinga bhandu. Kwa nneyo, shintende ya mmbone mwaajangutilangaga bhene bhakilishitubho, mmwanja gwabhonji malinga shibhaapinga a Nnungu.
7 For, in behalf of The Name, have they gone forth, taking, nothing, from them of the nations.
Pabha kwa ligongo lya lina lya a Yeshu, bhashinkujabhulangana gwangali kukunda kuposhela shindu sha kwaajangutilanga, kukopoka ku bhandunji bha ilambo ina.
8 We, therefore ought to be sustaining such as these, that we may become, fellowworkers, with the truth.
Bhai uwe tunapinjikwa kwaatendelanga mituka bhene bhandunjibho, nkupinga tukamule liengo lya kweli pamo.
9 I wrote something unto the assembly; but, he who is fond of taking the first place among them—Diotrephes, doth not make us welcome.
Nashinkujandika ku likanisha bhaluwa, ikabhe a Deotilipa bhaapinga kwiibhika kubha akalongolele munkumbi gwabhonji, bhashinkukana kutupilikanila.
10 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].
Kwa nneyo, ng'ikaga kweneko shinugule indu yowe yangali ya mmbone ibhatendile na malobhe ga unami gubhatulambilile, numbe kupunda genego, bhenebho bhanakana kwaaposhelanga Bhakilishitu ajetunji bhene bhaapinganga kwaaposhelanga bhala, bhanakwaalimbiyanga na kwaabhinganga nnikanisha.
11 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.
Ambwiga ajangu, nnayaye indu ya nyata, ikabhe nnyaye ya mmbone. Pabha jwene atenda indu ya mmbone ni jwa a Nnungu, ikabhe jwene atenda indu ya nyata akakwaamanya a Nnungu.
12 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.
Bhandu bhowe bhanakwalumbililanga a Demetulushi, numbe uwe tunakwaakong'ondela na mmumanyinji kuti ukong'ondelo gwetu, ni gwa kweli.
13 Many things, had I to write unto thee, —but I am unwilling, with ink and pen, to be writing;
Ngwete indu yaigwinji ya kunnjandishila, ikabheje ngaapinga kunnjandishila na kalamu na wino.
14 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.
Ikabheje shitubhonegane nikunguluka, tuli tutemi pamo. Ulele utame na mmwe. Ashambwiga ajetu bhanakunkumbushilanga, mwaalamushilanje ashaambwiga ajetunji bha kweneko bhowe, nnikwalugulanga kwa mena gabhonji.
