3 John 1
1 [You(sg) know me as] the [chief] Elder. [I am writing this letter to you], my dear friend Gaius, whom I truly love.
Upa pa in ka it mama Gaias, thutak sung ah kong it:
2 Dear friend, I ask [God that things may go] well for you in every way, [specifically], that you will be physically healthy just like you are spiritually healthy [MTY].
Ka it lawm awng, thin le lung na picin bangma in, na theampo ah na picin tu le na dam tu kong deisak hi.
3 I am very happy because some fellow believers have come [here] and told me that you conduct your life in a manner [that is consistent with God’s] true message.
Nangma sia thutak sung ah na nuntak bangma in, na sung ah om thutak sia, suapui te hongpai in hong son uh ciang nasiatak in ka lungdam hi.
4 I am very happy when I hear that (people whom I helped to believe in Christ/my [spiritual] children) are conducting their lives like you are!
Ka tate thutak sung ah nungta hi, ci thu ka zak ciang sang in, a lianzaw lungdamna nei ngawl khi hi.
5 Dear friend, you are [serving Jesus] loyally/faithfully whenever you do things to help fellow believers, [even those whom you] do not know, who are traveling [around doing God’s work].
Ka it ka lawm awng, suapui te le leangna te tung ah na vawt theampo thumantak in na vawt hi;
6 [Some of] them have reported before the congregation [here how] you have showed that you love them. You should continue to help such people in their travels in a way that is pleasing to God.
Amate in na itna thu pawlpi mai ah son uh hi; nangma in amate khualhawna mun ah Pathian deina bang in na tha le, napha seam seam na hihi:
7 When those fellow believers went out [to tell people about Jesus] [MTY], the people who do not believe in Christ did not give them anything [to help them].
Banghangziam cile amate sia Ama min hang in Gentile te kung pan bangma la ngawl in pai hi.
8 So we [who believe in Christ] ought to give food and money to such people to help [them as they teach others God’s] true message.
Tua ahikom eite thutak dinpui tu te i hi thei natu in tabang te i san tu a hihi.
9 I wrote [a letter] to the congregation [telling them to help those fellow believers]. However, Diotrephes does not (acknowledge my authority/[pay any attention to what] I wrote), because he (desires to be in charge/wants to be the leader) of [the congregation].
Pawlpi tung ah lai ka thak hi: ahihang amate sung ah lampui a suaknuam Diotrephes in hong sang nuam ngawl hi.
10 So, when I arrive [there], I will [publicly] tell what he does: He tells others evil nonsense about us [in order to] harm [us by what he] says, and he is not content with only doing that. He himself refuses to receive the fellow believers who are traveling around doing God’s work, and he also stops those who want to receive them by expelling them from the congregation.
Tua ahikom kongpai a a hile ama hong vawt nate mangil ngawl tu khi hi, ama in kamsia taw hong selno hi: tuabek taw lungkim ngawl lai in suapui te sang nuam ngawl a, a sang nuam te zong khak in pawlpi sung pan hawlkhia hi.
11 Dear friend, do not imitate a bad [example like that]. Instead, [keep imitating] good [examples. Remember that] people who do good deeds ([truly] belong to God/are [spiritual children] of God), [but] those who do [what is] evil do not (know/have fellowship with) God.
Ka it ka lawm awng, a pha ngawlte zui heak in, ahizong a pha te zui in. Na pha a seam te Pathian neisa a hihi: ahihang na pha ngawl a seam te in Pathian mu ngawl lai hi.
12 All [the believers who know Demetrius] say that he [is a good person]. The fact [that he conducts his life in a way that is consistent/in accordance with God’s] true [message] shows [that he is a good person], and we also say the same thing [about him]. You know that what we say [about him] is true. [So it will be good if you welcome him and help him. He is the one who will be bringing this letter to you].
Mi theampo sia Demetrius i tetti hi, thutak cikteak ama i tetti a hihi: kote zong ama sang pan tetti ka hi uh hi; kong son te maan hi, ci na he uh hi.
13 [When I began] to write this letter, I had much more [that I intended] to tell you. But [now] I do not want to say [it] in a letter [MTY].
No tung ah at tu tam mama nei khi hi, hikale laikung le laitui taw at ngawl tu khi hi.
14 Instead, I expect to [come and] see you soon. Then we will talk directly with one another. [I pray that God will enable] you [to experience inner] peace. Our friends [here] (send you their greetings/say that they are thinking affectionately about you) [MTY]. Tell our friends [there] that we (send our greetings to/are thinking fondly about) them.
Ahihang hai ngawl in hong mu tu in ki um khi hi, maitang kisi in i ki paupui tu hi. Thinnopna hong om tahen. I lawm te in hong nukset hi. Lawmte minlo in nukset in.
