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.
Dattijon nan, Zuwa ga ƙaunataccen abokina Gayus, wanda nake ƙauna ƙwarai da gaske.
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].
Abokina ƙaunatacce, ina addu’a ka sami zaman lafiya don kome yă yi maka daidai, kamar yadda ruhunka yake zaune lafiya.
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.
Na yi farin ciki ƙwarai sa’ad da waɗansu’yan’uwa suka zo suka yi zance game da yadda kake da aminci ga gaskiyan nan da kuma yadda kake cin gaba cikin gaskiyan nan.
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!
Ba abin da ya fi sa ni farin ciki fiye da in ji cewa’ya’yana suna cikin gaskiyan nan.
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].
Abokina ƙaunatacce, kana da aminci cikin abin da kake yi wa’yan’uwa, ko da yake su baƙi ne a gare ka.
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.
Sun faɗa wa ikkilisiya game da ƙaunarka. Za ka kyauta in ka sallame su a hanyar da ta cancanci Allah.
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].
Saboda Sunan nan ne suka fito, ba sa karɓan wani taimako daga waɗanda ba masu bi ba.
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.
Saboda haka ya kamata mu nuna halin karɓan baƙi ga irin mutanen nan domin mu yi aiki tare saboda gaskiyan nan.
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].
Na rubuta wa ikkilisiya, amma Diyotirefes, wanda yake son zama na farko, ya ƙi yă yi hulɗa da mu.
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.
Saboda haka in na zo, zan tone abin da yake yi, yana surutu game da mu, yana ɓaɓɓata mu. Wannan ma bai ishe shi ba, har yana ƙin marabtar’yan’uwa. Yana hana waɗanda suke so yin haka, yana ma korinsu daga ikkilisiya.
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.
Abokina ƙaunatacce, kada ka yi koyi da abin da yake mugu sai dai abin da yake nagari. Duk mai yin abin da yake nagari daga Allah yake. Duk mai yin abin da yake mugu bai taɓa sanin Allah ba.
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].
Demetiriyus yana da shaida mai kyau daga wurin kowa, har gaskiya kanta ma ta shaide shi. Mu ma muna ba da shaida mai kyau a kansa, ka kuma san cewa shaidarmu gaskiya ce.
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].
Ina da abubuwa da dama da zan rubuta maka, sai dai ba na so in yi amfani da alƙalami da inki in rubuta su.
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.
Ina fata in gan ka nan ba da daɗewa ba, za mu kuwa yi magana fuska da fuska. Salama gare ka. Abokai a nan suna gaishe ka. Ka gai da abokai a can da sunansu.
