3 John 1
1 The Elder to his dear friend Gaius. Truly I love you.
Abwng lokv— Ngoogv jvjvrungbv paknam, ayanam Gaiusnyi.
2 My dear friend, I pray that you may in all respects prosper and enjoy good health, just as your soul already prospers.
Ngoogv ayanam ajin, noogv Dow lo alvdunv vla ngo chinam aingbv—ogumvnwng ngv alvminggv yilakv okv noogv adwnayak vka alv yilakv vla ngo kumdunv.
3 For it is an intense joy to me when brethren come and bear witness to your fidelity to the truth--that you live in obedience to the truth.
Noogv jvjvlo ribvdoobvnam aingbv—vdwlo kristan meego aadula okv no jvjvlo vdwgo jwkjwkvrwk la ridu vla nga minam am ngo achialvbv mvngputo.
4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living in obedience to the truth.
Ngoogv umvuu vdwv jvjvlo ridudodu kv vnam am ngo tvvpanam si oguguka mvngpu yanvgo kaaku madu.
5 My dear friend, you are acting faithfully in all your behaviour towards the brethren, even when they are strangers to you.
Ngoogv ayanam ajin, nonuno kvbi kristan ajin vdwgv lvgabv vdwlo bunu nyien bv rijeka kudungkua riji kolo nonu achialvbv jwkjwkvrwk bv ridu.
6 They have testified, in the presence of the Church, to your love; and you will do well to help them on their journey in a manner worthy of your fellowship with God.
Bunu gvrja lo nonugv paknam lvkwnglo japla ridu. Pwknvyarnvnyi mvnglwk koodubv bunugv mooying vngtung nga vngbv dubv bunua mvdurridur laka.
7 For it is for Christ that they have gone forth, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
Vkvlvgavbolo mvngjwngmanv vdwgvlo oguka ridurnam kamabv Kristo gv kudungkua lvgabv bunu mooying vnglintoku.
8 It is therefore our duty to show hospitality to such men, so that we may be fellow workers in promoting the truth.
Vbvrikunamv, ngonu kristan vdwv, sikvnv nyi vdw sum ridur tvka vbvribolo ngonu bunua jvjv gv lvgabv kudungkua nga ridur minggv lare.
9 I wrote to the Church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, refuses to listen to us.
Ngo gvrja lo siti takching achukgo lvkto; vbvritola Diotrepes, oogv rigvdubv mvngnv, vv ngo ogugo mimpvdw um tvvgap jima.
10 For this reason, if I come, I shall not forget his conduct, nor his idle and mischievous talk against us. And he does not stop there: he not only will not receive the brethren, but those who desire to do this he hinders, and excludes them from the Church.
Vbvrikunamv, vdwlo ngo aarekudw vkvgv ripvkunam ogumvnwng nga ngo aagv jireku: Busunam gaam si hv vdwgo ngonu lvkwnglo mimbvdw okv hv mvvla minku bvdw! vbvritola ninyi lvgabv vv mvngchik chima; ngonugv kristan ajin vdwv bunu aajvka umka laarwk simare, okv laarwk sinwngnv vdwaka bunua mintur yala ridu okv bunua gvrja lokv charlin yadubv gwngduku!
11 My dear friend, do not follow wrong examples, but right ones. He who habitually does what is right is a child of God: he who habitually does what is wrong has not seen God.
Ngoogv ajin vdw, alvmanv nga kaagv la riyoka, vbvritola alvnvngv ogudw um kaagv la ritoka. Yvvdw alvnvbv ridunv vv Pwknvyarnv gvbv ridunv; Yvvdw alvmanv oguvdw um ridunv vv Pwknvyarnvnyi kaama dunv.
12 The character of Demetrius has the approval of all men, and of the truth itself. We also express our approval of it, and you know that we only give our approval to that which is true.
Dementrius gv lvkwnglo nyi mvnwng ngv alvnvbv mindu; jvjvklv ngvka ninyia alvnvbv mindu. Okv ngonuka bvngtam minggv dunv, okv nonu chindu ngonu ogugo mindudw vv jvjvdu.
13 I have a great deal to say to you, but I do not wish to go on writing it with ink and pen.
Ngo gvlo nonua achialvgo minsv ngv doodu, vbvrijvka ngo koolum okv sai lokv lvknya jilama.
14 But I hope to see you very soon, and then we will speak face to face. Peace be with you. Our friends send greetings to you. Greet our friends individually.
Nonua ngo baapubv kaarwk sinvpv mvngtin sidu, okv vbvrikubolo ngonuv doorwk sitola atuanying ngv japrwk sipa reku. Sarsopoyo ngv nonu gvlo dooming gvyilaka. Ngoogv ajin vdwv kumrwksinam am jilwkdu. Nonugv ajin mvnwng ngv kumrwksidu.
