ᏣᏂ ᏦᎢᏁ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 1
1 ᎠᏴ ᎠᎢᏛᏐᏅᎯ ᏫᏥᏲᎵᎦ ᎠᏥᎨᏳᎢ ᎦᏯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᏥᎨᏳᎢ.
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
2 ᎬᎨᏳᎢ, ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏣᏁᏉᏤᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏣᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏣᏓᏅᏙ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᏁᏉᏤᎲᎢ.
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
3 ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎠᏆᎵᎮᎵᏨᎩ, ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏟ ᎤᏂᎵᏨ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᎸ ᏣᏠᎾᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎮᏙᎲ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.
For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.
4 ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎠᏆᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᏍᎩᏯ ᏱᎩ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᏆᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗᎬ ᎦᏛᎬᎦ ᏗᏇᏥ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏁᏙᎲᎢ.
I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth.
5 ᎬᎨᏳᎢ, ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎿᎭᏛᏁᎭ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏂᏕᎭᏛᏁᎲ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏁᏙᎯ.
Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers.
6 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏣᏓᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲᎢ; ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏘᏍᏕᎸᎲ ᎠᎾᎢᏒᎢ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ, ᎣᏏᏳ ᏅᏔᏛᏁᎵ.
They have testified about your love before the assembly. You will do well to send them forward on their journey in a way worthy of God,
7 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏚᏙᎥ ᏅᏧᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅ ᎠᏁᏙᎭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏂᏓᏂᏂᏟᏍᎬᎾ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ.
because for the sake of the Name they went out, taking nothing from 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 workers for the truth.
9 ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ Ꮎ ᎦᏥᏲᏪᎳᏁᎸᎩ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏓᏯᎶᏈ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᎴᏗᏱ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎩ, ᎥᏝ ᏱᏙᎦᏓᏂᎸᎦ.
I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say.
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.
Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words. Not content with this, he does not receive the brothers himself, and those who would, he forbids and throws out of the assembly.
11 ᎬᎨᏳᎢ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᎤᏐᏅ ᎨᏒ ᏱᏣᏍᏓᏩᏛᏎᏍᏗ, ᎣᏍᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᏒ ᎯᏍᏓᏩᏕᎨᏍᏗ. ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ; ᎤᏲᏍᎩᏂ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎪᎲᎯ ᏱᎩ.
Beloved, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil has not seen God.
12 ᏗᎻᏟᏯ ᎾᏂᎥᏉ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎬᏩᏃᎮᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏃᎮᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏴ ᎣᏥᏃᎮᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᎣᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.
Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.
13 ᎤᏣᏗ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᎩ ᎠᏉᏪᎶᏗ ᎠᎩᎲᎩ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏗ ᏱᏙᏓᎬᏔᏂ Ꮎ ᏴᏓᎬᏲᏪᎳᏁᎵ;
I had many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen;
14 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎠᏋᎭ ᏞᎩᏳ ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏗᏂᎰᎵ ᏗᎩᏅᏙᏗᏱ ᎩᎾᎵᏃᎮᏗᏱ. ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏂᏣᏛᎢᏕᎨᏍᏗ. ᎢᎦᎵᎢ ᏫᎨᏣᏲᎵᎭ. ᎦᎾᏙᎠᏗᏒ ᎩᏲᎵᎸᎭ ᎢᎦᎵᎢ.
but I hope to see you soon. Then we will speak face to face. Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.
