3 John 1

1 the/this/who elder: Elder Gaius the/this/who beloved which I/we to love in/on/among truth

Min o nikpelo, n diani li tili ne ki teni n buado Gayusi yua ke n bua o leni mɔmɔni.

2 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

N buado, n bua ŋan ya pia laafia, ke a bona kuli ń ya cuoni a yenyienu nni, nani ŋan cuoni maama fini leni U Tienu siiga yeni.

3 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

N pali mangi a po, kelima a ninjaba Kristo yaaba den cua ne ki maadi nni, ke a ye i mɔmɔni sanu nni nani ŋan den li ye lini maama yeni.

4 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

Lbá ki ŋanbi ki mangi n pali nani min ti gbadi ke U Tienu bila kuli cuoni i mɔmɔni sanu nni.

5 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

N buado, a sɔni lan buali maama ti ninjaba Kristo yaaba po, bá ban li tie bi canba mɔno.

6 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

Ban yaaba n cua ki maadi nni ke a pia mi buama ku jaanddiegu yeni, n miadi a ke a todi ba U Tienu n bua maama ke ban gedi bi sanu.

7 above/for for the/this/who name to go out nothing to take away from the/this/who (Gentile-like *N(k)O*)

Kelima Jesu Kristo po n cedi ke bi cuoni li sanu; kaa gaa lbá yaaba n ki bani U Tienu kani

8 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

Lan niba ke li dagdi ke tin gaa ba, tin ya taa ki ye, ki tie U Tienu tuonsɔnla i mɔmɔni sanu nni.

9 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

N den diani maama bá ki teni ku jaanddiegu, ama Diotrefi yua bua wan ya tie liiga yua yeni, ki tuo ti maama.

10 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

Lan ya po n cedi, ti ya ti cua, n ba togdi yi wan tie yua, leni wan maadi ti po ya mabiidi; laa dagdi o po, ke o gɔ ki gaani ti ninjaba Kristo yaaba, ki gɔ yen pani yaaba n bua ban gaa ba, ki beli ki ñani ba ku jaanddiegu nni.

11 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

N buado, da togdi bonbiigu tienma, se yaala n ŋani. Yua tie yaala n ŋani U Tienu bani o, yua tie yaala n bia kan lá U Tienu.

12 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

Bi niba kuli pagi Demetrisi, tinba mɔno tie sieda o po, fin mɔno bani ke ti sieda tie mɔni.

13 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*)

N gɔ pia mi maama boncianla ki bua maadi ama n nan ki bua ke n diani ma li tili nni ki teni a.

14 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

N maali ki kan waagi leni min lá ŋa, ke tin ŋanbi ki boe. Mi yanduanma ń ya ye leni a. N dɔnlinba fuondi a. Fuondi fuondi ti dɔnlinba.