3 Jọn 1
1 Ọ bụ okenye ahụ, Na-edegara Gaiọs, onye ahụrụ nʼanya akwụkwọ a, bụ onye m hụrụ nʼanya nʼeziokwu.
This letter comes from the elder to Gaius, my dear friend, 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.
My friend, I pray most of all that you're doing well and are in good physical health, for I know you're doing well spiritually.
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.
I was delighted when some fellow-believers arrived and told me about your commitment to the truth, and how you continue living in the truth.
4 O nweghị ihe na-enye m ọṅụ karịa ịnụ na ụmụ m na-agbaso eziokwu.
Nothing makes me happier than to hear how my dear friends are following 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.
My friend, you show you are trustworthy in what you're doing by looking after the brothers, even those you don't know.
6 Ha akọọlara nzukọ banyere ịhụnanya gị. Biko, mgbe ha na-apụ, nyekwara ha aka nʼije ha nʼụzọ ga-enye Chineke otuto.
They have spoken well about your love in front of the church. Please be so kind as to send them on their journey in a way that God would appreciate,
7 Ọ bụ nʼihi aha ahụ ka ha biliri ije, na-anaraghị enyemaka ọbụla site nʼaka ndị na-ekweghị ekwe.
for they are traveling in his name, not accepting anything from non-believers.
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.
We ought to support them so we can share together in 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 did write about this to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves being in charge, refuses to accept our authority.
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.
So if I do visit, I will make it clear what he's been doing. He's been making malicious accusations against us. Not satisfied with doing that, he refuses to welcome any other brothers. He won't let anyone else welcome them either, and throws those who do so out of 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.
My friend, don't imitate what is evil, but what is good. Those who do what's good belong to God; those who do evil don't know 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.
Everyone speaks well of Demetrius—and the truth does so too! We also speak well of him, and you know we tell the truth.
13 Enwere m ọtụtụ ihe m chọrọ idere gị nʼakwụkwọ, ma achọghị m iji mkpisi odee na inki dee ha.
I have so much to say to you, but I don't want to do it in writing 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 hope to see you soon so we can talk face to face. May peace be with you! The friends here send their greetings to you. Please personally greet our friends there by name.
