3 John 1
1 Alàgbà, Sì Gaiusi, olùfẹ́, ẹni tí mo fẹ́ nínú òtítọ́.
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!
2 Olùfẹ́, èmi ń gbàdúrà pé nínú ohun gbogbo kí o lè máa dára fún ọ, kí o sì máa wà ni ìlera, àní bí o tí dára fún ọkàn rẹ.
Beloved, I desire you to prosper concerning all things, and to be in health, even as your soul prospers,
3 Nítorí mo yọ̀ gidigidi, nígbà tí àwọn arákùnrin dé tí wọn sì jẹ́rìí sí ìwà òtítọ́ inú rẹ̀, àní bí ìwọ tí ń rìn nínú òtítọ́.
for I rejoiced exceedingly, brothers coming and testifying of the truth in you, even as you walk in truth;
4 Èmi ni ayọ̀ tí ó tayọ, láti máa gbọ́ pé, àwọn ọmọ mi ń rìn nínú òtítọ́.
I have no joy greater than these things, that I may hear of my children walking in truth.
5 Olùfẹ́, ìwọ ń ṣe olóòtítọ́ nínú iṣẹ́ tí ìwọ ń ṣe fún àwọn tí ń ṣe ará, àti pàápàá fún àwọn tí ń ṣe àlejò.
Beloved, you act faithfully in whatever you may do toward the brothers and the one [among] strangers,
6 Tí wọn ń jẹ́rìí sí ìfẹ́ rẹ̀ níwájú ìjọ, bí ìwọ bá ń pèsè fún wọn ní ọ̀nà àjò wọn gẹ́gẹ́ bí ó tí yẹ nínú Ọlọ́run.
who testified of your love before an assembly, whom you will do well, having sent forward worthily of God,
7 Nítorí pé, nítorí iṣẹ́ Kristi ni wọ́n ṣe jáde lọ, láìgba ohunkóhun lọ́wọ́ àwọn aláìkọlà.
because they went forth for [His] Name, receiving nothing from the nations;
8 Nítorí náà, ó yẹ kí àwa fi inú rere gba irú àwọn wọ̀nyí, kí àwa lè jẹ́ alábáṣiṣẹ́pọ̀ pẹ̀lú òtítọ́.
we, then, ought to receive such, that we may become fellow-workers to the truth.
9 Èmi kọ̀wé sí ìjọ ṣùgbọ́n Diotirefe, ẹni tí ó fẹ́ láti jẹ́ ẹni pàtàkì jùlọ, kò gbà wá.
I wrote to the assembly, but he who is loving to be first among them—Diotrephes—does not receive us;
10 Nítorí náà bí mo bá dé, èmi yóò mú iṣẹ́ rẹ̀ tí ó ṣe wá sì ìrántí rẹ, tí ó ń sọ ọ̀rọ̀ búburú àti ìsọkúsọ sí wa, èyí kò sì tún tẹ́ ẹ lọ́rùn, síbẹ̀ òun fúnra rẹ̀ kọ̀ láti gba àwọn ará, àwọn tí ó sì ń fẹ́ gbà wọ́n, ó ń dá wọn lẹ́kun, ó sì ń lé wọn kúrò nínú ìjọ.
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 Olùfẹ́, má ṣe ṣe àfarawé ohun tí í ṣe ibi bí kò ṣe ohun tí ṣe rere. Ẹni tí ó bá ń ṣe rere ti Ọlọ́run ni; ẹni tí ó ba ń ṣe búburú kò rí Ọlọ́run.
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 Demetriusi ní ẹ̀rí rere lọ́dọ̀ gbogbo ènìyàn àti ní ti òtítọ́ fúnra rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú; nítòótọ́, àwa pẹ̀lú sì gba ẹ̀rí rẹ̀ jẹ́; ẹ̀yin sì mọ̀ pé, òtítọ́ ni ẹ̀rí wa.
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 Èmí ní ohun púpọ̀ láti kọ sínú ìwé sí ọ, ṣùgbọ́n èmi kò fẹ́ fi kálàmù àti tawada kọ wọ́n sínú ìwé.
Many things I had to write, but I do not wish to write to you through ink and pen,
14 Mo ni ìrètí láti rí ọ láìpẹ́, tí àwa yóò sì sọ̀rọ̀ lójúkojú. Àlàáfíà fún ọ. Àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ wa tó wà níbí kí ọ. Kí àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ wa tó wà lọ́dọ̀ rẹ ní ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan.
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.
