3 Jọn 1
1 Ọ bụ okenye ahụ, Na-edegara Gaiọs, onye ahụrụ nʼanya akwụkwọ a, bụ onye m hụrụ nʼanya nʼeziokwu.
The Elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
2 Onye m hụrụ nʼanya, ekpere m bụ na ahụ ga-esi gị ike, ka ihe na-agara gị nke ọma, dịka ọ na-agara mkpụrụobi gị nke ọma.
I pray that you may prosper, beloved, in every way, and be in good health, even as your soul is prospering.
3 Aṅụrịrị m ọṅụ nke ukwu, mgbe ụfọdụ ụmụnna bịara gbaa ama banyere ikwesi ntụkwasị obi gị nye eziokwu, na otu i si nọgide na-agbaso eziokwu ahụ.
For I was glad when brothers came and bore testimony to your truth, as indeed you are passing your life in truth.
4 O nweghị ihe na-enye m ọṅụ karịa ịnụ na ụmụ m na-agbaso eziokwu.
I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are passing their lives in the truth.
5 Onye m hụrụ nʼanya, i kwesiri ntụkwasị obi nʼihe ọbụla nke ị na-emere ụmụnna, ọ bụ ezie na ha bụ ọbịa nye gị.
You are acting faithfully, beloved, in whatever you are doing for the brothers and the strangers.
6 Ha akọọlara nzukọ banyere ịhụnanya gị. Biko, mgbe ha na-apụ, nyekwara ha aka nʼije ha nʼụzọ ga-enye Chineke otuto.
They have borne testimony to your love before the church. You will do well to speed them on their way worthily of God;
7 Ọ bụ nʼihi aha ahụ ka ha biliri ije, na-anaraghị enyemaka ọbụla site nʼaka ndị na-ekweghị ekwe.
since for the sake of the Name they have started out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
8 Nke a mere o ji kwesi ekwesi na anyị ga-elekọta ndị dị otu a anya ka anyị bụrụ ndị so ha na-ejikọta aka nʼotu nʼọrụ eziokwu ahụ.
Hence we ought to support such, so that we may become fellow workers for the truth.
9 Edere m akwụkwọ ozi zigara nzukọ ahụ, ma Diotrefis onye ọ na-atọ ụtọ ịbụ onye mbụ, anabataghị anyị nke ọma.
I have written somewhat to the church; but Diotrephes, who love to take the lead among them, does not receive me.
10 Ya mere, ọ bụrụ na m abịa, aga m eme ka ihe niile ọ na-eme na ọtụtụ ihe niile ọ na-ekwu megide anyị pụta ìhè. Ọ bụghị naanị na afọ ejughi ya nʼihi ihe ndị a niile, ọ jụrụ ịnabata ndị ụmụnna, ma na-egbochi ndị ọzọ chọrọ ịnabata ha ka ha ghara ime otu ahụ. Ọ na-achụpụkwa ha site nʼụlọ nzukọ.
Do them when I come I will recall to mind the deeds which he is doing, prating against me with wicked words. Not satisfied with that, he refuses to receive the brothers, forbids those that would receive them, and excommunicates them from the church.
11 Onye m hụrụ nʼanya, eṅomila ihe dị njọ kama ṅomie ihe dị mma. Onye ọbụla na-eme ezi ihe na-egosi na o si na Chineke. Onye ọ bụlakwa na-eme ajọ ihe ahụbeghị Chineke anya.
Do not imitate what is evil, beloved, but that which is good. He who does good is of God; he who does evil has never gazed on God.
12 Onye ọbụla na-agba ezi ama banyere Dimitriọs ọ bụladị eziokwu ahụ nʼonwe ya. Anyị na-ekwukwa ezi ihe banyere ya. Ị makwaara na ọ bụ ezi ama ka anyị na-agba.
All men bear testimony to Demetrius, and so does the truth itself. I also bear testimony to him; and you know that my testimony is true.
13 Enwere m ọtụtụ ihe m chọrọ idere gị nʼakwụkwọ, ma achọghị m iji mkpisi odee na inki dee ha.
I have a great deal to write to you, but I do not want to write you with pen and ink.
14 Ọ bụ olileanya m ịbịa ịhụ gị nʼoge na-adịghị anya. Mgbe ahụ anyị ga-anọdụ ala kwuo ihe niile nʼihu nʼihu. Ka udo dịrị gị. Ndị enyi niile nọ nʼebe a na-ekele gị. Kelekwa ndị enyi niile nọ nʼebe ahụ nʼaha nʼaha.
I am hoping soon to see you, and then we shall talk face to face. Peace be to you! The friends send their salutation. Salute the friends by name.
