Johane III 1
1 Lokwalo lo lo tswa kwa go: Nna Johane, mogolwane wa phuthego. Ke lo kwalela: Gaeyo yo ke mo ratang ka boammaaruri.
the/this/who elder: Elder Gaius the/this/who beloved which I/we to love in/on/among truth
2 Tsala e e rategang, ke rapelela gore o segofale mo dilong tsotlhe le gore mmele wa gago o itekanele fela jaaka ke itse ka fa mowa wa gago o itekanetseng ka teng.
beloved about all to pray/wish for you to get along well and be healthy as/just as to get along well you the/this/who soul: myself
3 Bangwe ba bakaulengwe ba ba kileng ba tla kwano ba intumedisitse thata ka go mpolelela gore botshelo jwa gago bo phepa ebile bo boammaaruri ka nako tsotlhe, le gore o tshela kafa Mafokong a a Molemo.
to rejoice for greatly to come/go brother and to testify you the/this/who truth as/just as you in/on/among truth to walk
4 Go ne go se na boitumelo bope jo ke neng ka nna najo go gaisa go utlwa dikgang tse di ntseng jalo ka bongwanake.
great this/he/she/it no to have/be (joy *NK(O)*) in order that/to to hear the/this/who I/we child in/on/among (the/this/who *no*) truth to walk
5 Tsala e e rategang, o direla Modimo tiro e e molemo ka go tlhokomela baruti ba e leng batsamai le bareri ba ba fetang.
beloved faithful to do/make: do which if to work toward the/this/who brother and (toward *k*) (this/he/she/it *N(k)O*) foreign
6 Ba boleletse phuthego kwano ka botsalano jwa lona le ditiro tsa gago tsa lorato. Ke itumela fa e a re ba tsamaya o ba fe dimpho ka bopelotshweu.
which to testify you the/this/who love before assembly which well to do/make: do to help on the way appropriately the/this/who God
7 Gonne ba tsamaela Morena, mme ga ba tseye dijo, diaparo, mogope (tante) le fa e le madi mo go ba e seng Bakeresete, le fa tota ba ba reretse.
above/for for the/this/who name to go out nothing to take away from the/this/who (Gentile-like *N(k)O*)
8 Jalo rona ka sebele re tshwanetse ra ba tlhokomela gore re tle re nne badiri le bone mo tirong ya Morena.
me therefore/then to owe (to take up/suppose *N(k)O*) the/this/who such as this in order that/to co-worker to be the/this/who truth
9 Ke romeletse phuthego lokwalo lo lo khutshwane ka selo se, mme Dioterefese wa moikgantshi, yo o ratang go itshusumeletsa kwa pele go nna moeteledipele wa Bakeresete teng koo, ga a batle ke mo laola ebile o gana go ntheetsa.
to write (one *no*) the/this/who assembly but the/this/who to love to be first it/s/he Diotrephes no to welcome me
10 E tlaa re ke tsena koo ke tlaa go bolelela dingwe tsa dilo tse a di dirang le ka dilo tse di sa siamang tse a buang kaga me le ka puo e e tlhapatsang. Ga a gane fela go amogela batsamaisi ba Lefoko la Modimo, mme o raya ba bangwe a re ba seka ba ba amogela, mme fa ba dira jalo o leka go ba kgaola mo phuthegong.
through/because of this/he/she/it if to come/go to remind it/s/he the/this/who work which to do/make: do word evil/bad to talk nonsense me and not be sufficient upon/to/against this/he/she/it neither it/s/he to welcome the/this/who brother and the/this/who to plan to prevent and out from the/this/who assembly to expel
11 Tsala e e rategang, o seka wa letla sekao se se maswe se go go tlhotlheletsa. Sala morago fela se se molemo. Gakologelwa gore ba ba dirang tshiamo ba supa gore ke bana ba Modimo; mme ba ba tswelelang ba dira bosula ba supa gore ba kgakala le Modimo.
beloved not to imitate the/this/who evil/harm: evil but the/this/who good the/this/who to do good out from the/this/who God to be the/this/who (then *k*) to do evil/harm no to see: see the/this/who God
12 Mme batho botlhe, le Boammaaruri tota ba bua ka Demeterio. Le nna ka sebele ke ka bua jalo kaga gagwe, mme oa itse gore ke bua boammaaruri.
Demetrius to testify by/under: by all and by/under: by it/s/he the/this/who truth and me then to testify and (to know *N(k)O*) that/since: that the/this/who testimony me true to be
13 Ke na le go le gontsi mo ke ka go buang mme ga ke batle go go kwala,
much to have/be (to write *N(k)O*) (you *no*) but no to will/desire through/because of ink and reed/stick/pen you (to write *N(k)O*)
14 gonne ke solofela go go bona mo bogautshwaneng mme ke gone re tlaa buang go le gontsi re le mmogo. Ke gone salang sentle. Ditsala kwano di a lo dumedisa, mme tswee-tswee o ntumedisetse mongwe le mongwe koo. Wa lona ruri, Johane.
to hope/expect then immediately you to perceive: see and mouth to/with mouth to speak peace you to pay respects to you the/this/who friendly/friend to pay respects to the/this/who friendly/friend according to name
