ᏣᏂ ᏦᎢᏁ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 1

1 ᎠᏴ ᎠᎢᏛᏐᏅᎯ ᏫᏥᏲᎵᎦ ᎠᏥᎨᏳᎢ ᎦᏯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᏥᎨᏳᎢ.

I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love.

2 ᎬᎨᏳᎢ, ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏣᏁᏉᏤᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏣᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏣᏓᏅᏙ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᏁᏉᏤᎲᎢ.

My loved one, it is my prayer that you may do well in all things, and be healthy in body, even as your soul does well.

3 ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎠᏆᎵᎮᎵᏨᎩ, ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏟ ᎤᏂᎵᏨ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᎸ ᏣᏠᎾᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎮᏙᎲ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.

For it gave me great joy when some of the brothers came and gave witness that you had the true faith and were walking in the true way.

4 ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎠᏆᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᏍᎩᏯ ᏱᎩ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᏆᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗᎬ ᎦᏛᎬᎦ ᏗᏇᏥ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏁᏙᎲᎢ.

I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.

5 ᎬᎨᏳᎢ, ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎿᎭᏛᏁᎭ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏂᏕᎭᏛᏁᎲ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏁᏙᎯ.

My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;

6 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏣᏓᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲᎢ; ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏘᏍᏕᎸᎲ ᎠᎾᎢᏒᎢ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ, ᎣᏏᏳ ᏅᏔᏛᏁᎵ.

Who have given witness to the church of your love for them: and you will do well to send them on their way well cared for, as is right for servants of God:

7 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏚᏙᎥ ᏅᏧᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅ ᎠᏁᏙᎭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏂᏓᏂᏂᏟᏍᎬᎾ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ.

For they went out for love of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

8 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏱᏗᏓᏓᏂᎸᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏕᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲ ᏱᏗᏍᏕᎵᎭ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.

So it is right for us to take in such men as guests, so that we may take our part in the work of the true faith.

9 ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ Ꮎ ᎦᏥᏲᏪᎳᏁᎸᎩ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏓᏯᎶᏈ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᎴᏗᏱ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎩ, ᎥᏝ ᏱᏙᎦᏓᏂᎸᎦ.

I sent a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, whose desire is ever to have the first place among them, will not have us there.

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.

So if I come, I will keep in mind the things he does, talking against us with evil words: and as if this was not enough, he does not take the brothers into his house, and those who are ready to take them in, he keeps from doing so, putting them out of the church if they do.

11 ᎬᎨᏳᎢ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᎤᏐᏅ ᎨᏒ ᏱᏣᏍᏓᏩᏛᏎᏍᏗ, ᎣᏍᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᏒ ᎯᏍᏓᏩᏕᎨᏍᏗ. ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ; ᎤᏲᏍᎩᏂ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎪᎲᎯ ᏱᎩ.

My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what 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 approval of all men and of what is true: and we give the same witness, and you are certain that our witness is true.

13 ᎤᏣᏗ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᎩ ᎠᏉᏪᎶᏗ ᎠᎩᎲᎩ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏗ ᏱᏙᏓᎬᏔᏂ Ꮎ ᏴᏓᎬᏲᏪᎳᏁᎵ;

I had much to say to you, but it is not my purpose to put it all down with ink and pen:

14 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎠᏋᎭ ᏞᎩᏳ ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏗᏂᎰᎵ ᏗᎩᏅᏙᏗᏱ ᎩᎾᎵᏃᎮᏗᏱ. ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏂᏣᏛᎢᏕᎨᏍᏗ. ᎢᎦᎵᎢ ᏫᎨᏣᏲᎵᎭ. ᎦᎾᏙᎠᏗᏒ ᎩᏲᎵᎸᎭ ᎢᎦᎵᎢ.

But I am hoping to see you in a short time, and to have talk with you face to face. May you have peace. Your friends here send you their love. Give my love to our friends by name.