Yohanes 3 1
1 Nye, hamemegã tsitsitɔ gbɔe agbalẽ sia tso, Na xɔ̃nye lɔlɔ̃tɔ Gayo, ame si melɔ̃na le nyateƒe me.
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!
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.
Beloved, I desire you to prosper concerning all things, and to be in health, even as your soul prospers,
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 I rejoiced exceedingly, brothers coming and testifying of the truth in you, even as you walk in truth;
4 Naneke medoa dzidzɔ nam wu be mase be vinyewo le agbe nɔm ɖe nyateƒe la nu o.
I have no joy greater than these things, that I may hear of my children walking in truth.
5 Xɔ̃nye lɔlɔ̃a, èle nuteƒe wɔm le nu siwo nèle wɔwɔm na nɔviawo la me, togbɔ be wonye amedzrowo na wò hã.
Beloved, you act faithfully in whatever you may do toward the brothers and the one [among] strangers,
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 testified of your love before an assembly, whom you will do well, having sent forward worthily of God,
7 elabena ŋkɔ la tae wodze mɔ hele tsatsam, eye womexɔ kpekpeɖeŋu aɖeke tso trɔ̃subɔlawo gbɔ o ɖo.
because they went forth for [His] Name, receiving nothing from the nations;
8 Le esia ta la, ehiã be miawɔ dɔmenyo na ame sia tɔgbiwo, ale be mí katã míawɔ dɔ ado nyateƒe la ɖe ŋgɔ.
we, then, ought to receive such, that we may become fellow-workers to the truth.
9 Meŋlɔ agbalẽ ɖo ɖe hamea, gake Diotrefo si tsɔ eɖokui wɔ ŋgɔgbenɔlae la meɖo to nye nyawo o.
I wrote to the assembly, but he who is loving to be first among them—Diotrephes—does not receive us;
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.
because of this, if I may come, I will cause him to remember his works that he does, talking nonsense against us with evil words; and not content with these, neither does he himself receive the brothers, and he forbids those intending [to receive them], and he casts [them] out of the assembly.
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.
Beloved, do not be following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, he is of God, [but] he who is doing 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.
testimony has been given to Demetrius by all, and by the truth itself, and we also—we testify, and you have known that our testimony is true.
13 Nya geɖe le asinye be maŋlɔ na wò, gake nyemedi be maŋlɔe kple nuŋlɔti kple nuŋlɔtsi ɖeɖe ko o.
Many things I had to write, but I do not wish to write to you through 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.
and I hope to see you soon, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace to you! The friends greet you. Be greeting the friends by name.
