ᏣᏂ ᏦᎢᏁ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 1
1 ᎠᏴ ᎠᎢᏛᏐᏅᎯ ᏫᏥᏲᎵᎦ ᎠᏥᎨᏳᎢ ᎦᏯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᏥᎨᏳᎢ.
The ancient to the dearly beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
2 ᎬᎨᏳᎢ, ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏣᏁᏉᏤᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏣᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏣᏓᏅᏙ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᏁᏉᏤᎲᎢ.
Dearly beloved, concerning all things I make it my prayer that thou mayest proceed prosperously, and fare well as thy soul doth prosperously.
3 ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎠᏆᎵᎮᎵᏨᎩ, ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏟ ᎤᏂᎵᏨ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᎸ ᏣᏠᎾᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎮᏙᎲ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.
I was exceedingly glad when the brethren came and gave testimony to the truth in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
4 ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎠᏆᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᏍᎩᏯ ᏱᎩ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᏆᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗᎬ ᎦᏛᎬᎦ ᏗᏇᏥ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏁᏙᎲᎢ.
I have no greater grace than this, to hear that my children walk in truth.
5 ᎬᎨᏳᎢ, ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎿᎭᏛᏁᎭ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏂᏕᎭᏛᏁᎲ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏁᏙᎯ.
Dearly beloved, thou dost faithfully whatever thou dost for the brethren, and that for strangers,
6 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏣᏓᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲᎢ; ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏘᏍᏕᎸᎲ ᎠᎾᎢᏒᎢ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ, ᎣᏏᏳ ᏅᏔᏛᏁᎵ.
Who have given testimony to thy charity in the sight of the church: whom thou shalt do well to bring forward on their way in a manner worthy of God.
7 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏚᏙᎥ ᏅᏧᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅ ᎠᏁᏙᎭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏂᏓᏂᏂᏟᏍᎬᎾ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ.
Because, for his name they went out, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
8 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏱᏗᏓᏓᏂᎸᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏕᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲ ᏱᏗᏍᏕᎵᎭ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.
We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow helpers of the truth.
9 ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ Ꮎ ᎦᏥᏲᏪᎳᏁᎸᎩ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏓᏯᎶᏈ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᎴᏗᏱ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎩ, ᎥᏝ ᏱᏙᎦᏓᏂᎸᎦ.
I had written perhaps to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the pre-eminence among them, doth not receive us.
10 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏫᏯᎩᎷᏨ ᏓᎦᏅᏓᏗ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎬᎬᏗ ᏦᎦᏡᏗᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᎾᏍᎩᏉ ᏰᎵ ᏳᏰᎸᎭ, ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏂᏓᏓᏂᎸᎬᎾᏉ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏱᎩ ᎠᎾᏓᏅᏟ, ᎾᏍᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏕᎦᏅᏍᏓᏕᎭ ᏗᎬᏩᎾᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗ ᏥᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᎦᏄᎪᏫᏍᎦ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᏁᏓᏡᎬ.
For this cause, if I come, I will advertise his works which he doth, with malicious words prating against us. And as if these things were not enough for him, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and them that do receive them he forbiddeth, and casteth out of the church.
11 ᎬᎨᏳᎢ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᎤᏐᏅ ᎨᏒ ᏱᏣᏍᏓᏩᏛᏎᏍᏗ, ᎣᏍᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᏒ ᎯᏍᏓᏩᏕᎨᏍᏗ. ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ; ᎤᏲᏍᎩᏂ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎪᎲᎯ ᏱᎩ.
Dearly beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doth good, is of God: he that doth evil, hath not seen God.
12 ᏗᎻᏟᏯ ᎾᏂᎥᏉ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎬᏩᏃᎮᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏃᎮᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏴ ᎣᏥᏃᎮᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᎣᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.
To Demetrius testimony is given by all, and by the truth itself, yea and we also give testimony: and thou knowest that our testimony is true.
13 ᎤᏣᏗ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᎩ ᎠᏉᏪᎶᏗ ᎠᎩᎲᎩ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏗ ᏱᏙᏓᎬᏔᏂ Ꮎ ᏴᏓᎬᏲᏪᎳᏁᎵ;
I had many things to write unto thee: but I would not by ink and pen write to thee.
14 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎠᏋᎭ ᏞᎩᏳ ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏗᏂᎰᎵ ᏗᎩᏅᏙᏗᏱ ᎩᎾᎵᏃᎮᏗᏱ. ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏂᏣᏛᎢᏕᎨᏍᏗ. ᎢᎦᎵᎢ ᏫᎨᏣᏲᎵᎭ. ᎦᎾᏙᎠᏗᏒ ᎩᏲᎵᎸᎭ ᎢᎦᎵᎢ.
But I hope speedily to see thee, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.
