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.
Kulawa kwa neni mzewi mlongoziya, nukulembera gwenga Gayu, ganja gwangu yanukufira muwunakaka.
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].
Ganja gwangu, nukuluwira kwa Mlungu gupananwi vitwatira viheri, viraa nukuluwira kwa Mlungu guweri mkomu munshimba ntambu yaguwera mkomu murohu.
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.
Nemeleriti nentu walongu wamu pawasokiti panu, wang'ambira kuusu ujimirika waku muwunakaka, na ntambu yagwendereya kulikala muwunakaka.
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!
Kwa hera shintu shashinemeleziya nentu kuliku kupikinira kuwera wana wangu walikala munakaka.
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].
Ganja gwangu, gwenga gujimirika kwa galii gaguwatendera walongu, tembera weni wawera wahenga kwa gwenga.
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.
Walongu washigambira shipinga sha wantu yawamjimira Yesu kuusu ufiru wakuwi. Shondi guwatangi kwa ntambu yayimfiriziya Mlungu, wendereyi na mwanja gwawu.
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].
Toziya wankwanja mwanja gwawu muwuntumini wa Kristu pota kwanka utanga woseri kulawa kwa wantu yawamumana ndiri Mlungu.
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.
Su twenga tufiruwa kuwatanga wantu gambira awa, na twenga tupati kutenda lihengu pamuhera nawomberi kwajili ya unakaka.
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].
Nembiti luhamba kwa shipinga sha wantu yawamjimira Yesu, kumbiti Diwutirifi, yakafiraga kuwera mlongoziya gwawu, kalema nakaka kutenda pamuhera na twenga.
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.
Su pansoka hananguziyi paweru vitwatira vyoseri vyakatenda, visoweru vidoda na upayira vyakatakula kuusu twenga. Viraa mweni kalema kuwashemera walongu yawawera mumwanja. Na kawalewelera wamonga yawafira kuwashemera, kawalewelera na kawawinga kunja kwa shipinga sha wantu yawamjimira Yesu.
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.
Ganja gwangu, nagufata mfanu gwa ukondola kumbiti gufati mfanu gwagumfiriziya Mlungu. Kila yakatenda gaherepa kawera gwa Mlungu, kumbiti yakatenda ukondola, yomberi kamumana ndiri Mlungu.
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].
Kila muntu kamkapitawulira Demetiriu, na unakaka weni umkapitawulira. Na twenga viraa twankumkapitawulira na gwenga guvimana kuwera ukapitawu wa twenga ndo wa nakaka.
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].
Nweriti na gavuwa ganfiriti kukulembera, kumbiti hapeni nugalembi.
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.
Ntumbira kukuwona mashaka galaa aga na hatuyoweri. Ponga iweri pamuhera na gwenga. Waganja waku wa panu wakulamusiya. Guwalamusiyi waganja wetu woseri yawawera aku, kila muntu.
