3 John 1
1 [You(sg) know me as] the [chief] Elder. [I am writing this letter to you], my dear friend Gaius, whom I truly love.
A hqamca ing awitak awh ka lungnaak, ka pyi Gaia a venawh,
2 Dear friend, I ask [God that things may go] well for you in every way, [specifically], that you will be physically healthy just like you are spiritually healthy [MTY].
Ka lungnaak ka pyi na sa a dip naak thai aham ingkaw soepkep boeih ak leek na awm nawh nang myihla ak nep na a awmnaak thai aham cykcah nyng.
3 I am very happy because some fellow believers have come [here] and told me that you conduct your life in a manner [that is consistent with God’s] true message.
Koeinaa thlang vang law unawh awitak awh na yp a awmnaak ingkaw ce awitak awh na cehnaak poe akawng ce amik kqawn law awh zeel soeih soeih nyng.
4 I am very happy when I hear that (people whom I helped to believe in Christ/my [spiritual] children) are conducting their lives like you are!
Ka cakhqi ing awitak awh ami ceh a dawngawh zeelnaak ka taak anglakawh ak chang zeelnaak ak bau khqoet am ta voel nyng.
5 Dear friend, you are [serving Jesus] loyally/faithfully whenever you do things to help fellow believers, [even those whom you] do not know, who are traveling [around doing God’s work].
Ka lungnaak ka pyi, koeinaakhqi ham cemyih ce khin na awm hlai uhy, ik-oeih na sainaak awh ypawm na awm hyk ti.
6 [Some of] them have reported before the congregation [here how] you have showed that you love them. You should continue to help such people in their travels in a way that is pleasing to God.
Cekkhqi ing nang a lungnaak ce thlang a venawh kqawn hawh uhy. Ce mihkhqi ce Khawsa a khawboe ing ang qoepna na tyih awhtaw nep soeih kaw.
7 When those fellow believers went out [to tell people about Jesus] [MTY], the people who do not believe in Christ did not give them anything [to help them].
Vekkhqi ing ce Ming awh cet unawh lukihkhqi a ven awhkawng bawmnaak ikaw awm am hu uhy.
8 So we [who believe in Christ] ought to give food and money to such people to help [them as they teach others God’s] true message.
Awitak awh bi kutoet na ni binaak thai aham cemyih thlangkhqi ce ak leek na ni toek aham awm hy.
9 I wrote [a letter] to the congregation [telling them to help those fellow believers]. However, Diotrephes does not (acknowledge my authority/[pay any attention to what] I wrote), because he (desires to be in charge/wants to be the leader) of [the congregation].
Thlangboel a venawh ca qee nyng, cehlai lamma na awm ak ngaih Diotqephe ce ningnih ing bet pha qunaak am ta kaw.
10 So, when I arrive [there], I will [publicly] tell what he does: He tells others evil nonsense about us [in order to] harm [us by what he] says, and he is not content with only doing that. He himself refuses to receive the fellow believers who are traveling around doing God’s work, and he also stops those who want to receive them by expelling them from the congregation.
Cedawngawh, kai ka law awhtaw, anih a ik-oeih sainaak, ak che che na ningnih anik kqawnnaak khqi ce kai ing ti bit kawng. Ak che na anik kqawnkhqi doeng a khoek kaana, koeinaakhqi ce do aham am ngaih hy. Koeinaakhqi do aham amak ngaih thlangkhqi awm kham penawh thlangboel khui awhkawng hek khqi hy.
11 Dear friend, do not imitate a bad [example like that]. Instead, [keep imitating] good [examples. Remember that] people who do good deeds ([truly] belong to God/are [spiritual children] of God), [but] those who do [what is] evil do not (know/have fellowship with) God.
Ka lungnaak ka pyi, ik-oeih che ce koeh oet nawhtaw ik-oeih leek ce oet lah. U awm them leek ak sai taw Khawsak thlang ni. U awm amak leek them ak sai ing Khawsa am hu hy.
12 All [the believers who know Demetrius] say that he [is a good person]. The fact [that he conducts his life in a way that is consistent/in accordance with God’s] true [message] shows [that he is a good person], and we also say the same thing [about him]. You know that what we say [about him] is true. [So it will be good if you welcome him and help him. He is the one who will be bringing this letter to you].
Dementrius ve thlang boeih ing ak leek na kqawn uhy - awitak amah ingawm kqawn hy, kaimih ingawm ak leek na kqawn unyng, kaimih a simpyinaak ve thym hy tice nangmih ing sim uhyk ti.
13 [When I began] to write this letter, I had much more [that I intended] to tell you. But [now] I do not want to say [it] in a letter [MTY].
Nangmih a venawh ca khawzah qee aham ngaih nyng, cehlai cacung ingkaw catui ing sai aham am ngaih nyng.
14 Instead, I expect to [come and] see you soon. Then we will talk directly with one another. [I pray that God will enable] you [to experience inner] peace. Our friends [here] (send you their greetings/say that they are thinking affectionately about you) [MTY]. Tell our friends [there] that we (send our greetings to/are thinking fondly about) them.
Nangmih ce ni huk khqi zy hawh kawng nyng tina poek nyng, cawh ce haai huh doena awi nik kqawn bit kawm uh. Ngaihqepnaak na venawh awm seh nyng. Vawh ak awm na pyikhqi ing kut ni tlaih uhy. Cawh ak awm pyikhqi ce ang ming ing kut tlaih lawk khqi.
