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.
Kwa mpindo Gayo ywanimpendi kwa yilu kweli.
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].
Waupendilwe, nendo kulubya makowe gako gatama bwiso na payiga yako pabe kati mwoyo wako mwautama bwiso.
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.
Kwakitumbu, pamwoyo wangu pabi telebu bai panibayilwa na alongo babaisi buka akwo no koya mulu mwaubile na kweli na mwauyendelya na ayo kweli.
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!
Sakitelebwiye mwoyo wangu, pita makoye goti, yuwa panga, bana bhangu batama mu kweli
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].
Waupendilwe, wendoyendelya aminika amo mwawapokya alongo na apita ndila.
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.
Ngabo basimulya no kookeya mukanisa, amo ubile na amo wapenda bhandu. amo wasailiya bhandu, wendonogeya, waleka kwaku bhandu babayenda mu myanja ago nga makowe gampulaisa Nnungu.
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].
Buka na lina lako, baayi wangali kikowe buka kwa bhandu bangali kuntanga Nnungu.
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.
Tumbeleo tuaplikwa kwapokwa bandu kati-baa, linga tupange lyengo twayabe mwanza kweli.
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].
Nauandiki umati likowe furaniila Diotrofe, jwa-alibile ywakwanja naine, hayakatyanali na twee.
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.
Kwa-nyo, mananiisile nagakumbukya makowe gake nganga panga; mwalongela makowe gana nyata kutubalatyee. anagajeketyalili makowe ngakengene maa-na jwembe apokya kwa alongo. Hata kwa kanikia aine babapala kwapokya alongo babe, kwapalaganya papabille pamope.
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.
Bwigalyangu, kanaujige kinanyata, bolaujige kinanoga. jwa panga kinanoga jwa Nnungu, gapanga gananyata anammona-li Nnungu.
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].
Demetrio naukweli wene aubweni na lyenga twamasaili, na-ngote ngatugalongela ga kweli.
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].
Nibile na makowe gananchima gakukulogolya, nipendi-li kukuandikia kwa ikalamu ya wino.
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.
Balo masoba masene, twaisa bonagana nawe minyo kwa minyo. Amani ibe na wenga, bakupanga habali akinabwigalyo pakapanga abali mabwigalo kila mundu na lina lyake.
