Yohanes 3 1

1 Nye, hamemegã tsitsitɔ gbɔe agbalẽ sia tso, Na xɔ̃nye lɔlɔ̃tɔ Gayo, ame si melɔ̃na le nyateƒe me.

I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love.

2 Xɔ̃nye lɔlɔ̃a, medo gbe ɖa be nànɔ lãmesesẽ me, eye nu sia nu nadze edzi na wò nyuie abe ale si wò luʋɔ gɔ̃ hã le dedie ene.

My loved one, it is my prayer that you may do well in all things, and be healthy in body, even as your soul does well.

3 Mekpɔ dzidzɔ ŋutɔ esi nɔvi aɖewo va ƒo nu tso ale si nèlé nyateƒea me ɖe asi goŋgoŋ, eye nèle agbe nɔm le nyateƒe la nu la ŋu.

For it gave me great joy when some of the brothers came and gave witness that you had the true faith and were walking in the true way.

4 Naneke medoa dzidzɔ nam wu be mase be vinyewo le agbe nɔm ɖe nyateƒe la nu o.

I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.

5 Xɔ̃nye lɔlɔ̃a, èle nuteƒe wɔm le nu siwo nèle wɔwɔm na nɔviawo la me, togbɔ be wonye amedzrowo na wò hã.

My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;

6 Woɖi ɖase na hamea katã tso wò lɔlɔ̃ si nèɖe fia wo la ŋu. Anyo be nàdo mɔ wo le mɔ nyuitɔ si dze Mawu ŋu la nu,

Who have given witness to the church of your love for them: and you will do well to send them on their way well cared for, as is right for servants of God:

7 elabena ŋkɔ la tae wodze mɔ hele tsatsam, eye womexɔ kpekpeɖeŋu aɖeke tso trɔ̃subɔlawo gbɔ o ɖo.

For they went out for love of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

8 Le esia ta la, ehiã be miawɔ dɔmenyo na ame sia tɔgbiwo, ale be mí katã míawɔ dɔ ado nyateƒe la ɖe ŋgɔ.

So it is right for us to take in such men as guests, so that we may take our part in the work of the true faith.

9 Meŋlɔ agbalẽ ɖo ɖe hamea, gake Diotrefo si tsɔ eɖokui wɔ ŋgɔgbenɔlae la meɖo to nye nyawo o.

I sent a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, whose desire is ever to have the first place among them, will not have us there.

10 Eya ta ne meva la, maɖe nu siwo katã wɔm wòle la ɖe go, vevietɔ ale si wòle mía ŋu gblẽm la ta. Hekpe ɖe esia ŋu la, eɖea ame siwo dina be yewoaxɔ nɔviawo la le hame.

So if I come, I will keep in mind the things he does, talking against us with evil words: and as if this was not enough, he does not take the brothers into his house, and those who are ready to take them in, he keeps from doing so, putting them out of the church if they do.

11 Xɔ̃nye lɔlɔ̃tɔ, megakpɔ nu vloe wɔwɔ ƒe kpɔɖeŋu nàwɔ o, ke boŋ srɔ̃ nu nyui wɔwɔ. Ame sia ame si wɔ nu nyui la tso Mawu gbɔ. Ame si wɔa nu vɔ̃ la menya Mawu o.

My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.

12 Ame sia ame ƒoa nu nyui le Demetrio ŋu. Nyateƒea ŋutɔ hã gblɔa eƒe nya nyui. Míawo hã míeɖi ɖase nyui le eŋu, eye wò ŋutɔ enyae be míaƒe ɖaseɖiɖi nye nyateƒe.

Demetrius has the approval of all men and of what is true: and we give the same witness, and you are certain that our witness is true.

13 Nya geɖe le asinye be maŋlɔ na wò, gake nyemedi be maŋlɔe kple nuŋlɔti kple nuŋlɔtsi ɖeɖe ko o.

I had much to say to you, but it is not my purpose to put it all down with ink and pen:

14 Mele mɔ kpɔm be míado go kpuie, eye míaƒo nu ŋkume kple ŋkume. Ŋutifafa nanɔ anyi kpli wò. Nɔvi siwo katã le afi sia la do gbe na wò nyuie. Do gbe na nɔvi siwo le gbɔwò la na mí ɖekaɖeka.

But I am hoping to see you in a short time, and to have talk with you face to face. May you have peace. Your friends here send you their love. Give my love to our friends by name.