Ιωαννου Γ΄ 1

1 Ὁ πρεσβύτερος Γαΐῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ.

Nne kalongolele jwa likanisha, ngunakunnjandishila mmwe ambwiga ajangu a Gayo bhungumpinga mpaka muntima.

2 Ἀγαπητέ, περὶ πάντων εὔχομαί σε εὐοδοῦσθαι καὶ ὑγιαίνειν, καθὼς εὐοδοῦταί σου ἡ ψυχή.

Ambwiga ajangu, ngunakunnjujila nkole ndamo ja mmbone na shiilu shiangalale malinga ntima gwenu shiguangalala.

3 Ἐχάρην γὰρ λίαν, ἐρχομένων ἀδελφῶν καὶ μαρτυρούντων σου τῇ ἀληθείᾳ, καθὼς σὺ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ περιπατεῖς.

Pabha ishinonyela kwa kaje, pubhaikengene bhakilishitu bha kweneko ningong'ondelanga ga kulupalika kwenu, na shinkuti kamulila ya kweli ga a Kilishitu.

4 Μειζοτέραν τούτων οὐκ ἔχω χαράν, ἵνα ἀκούω τὰ ἐμὰ τέκνα ἐν ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα.

Shakwa shipundile kunonyela, malinga shene sha pilikana kuti ashibhanangu bhanatamangana nkweli.

5 Ἀγαπητέ, πιστὸν ποιεῖς ὃ ἐὰν ἐργάσῃ εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ εἰς τοὺς ξένους,

Ambwiga ajangu, kwa yene inkwaatendelanga bhakilishitu ajenunji nkali na bhajeninji, ni ikuntenda nkulupalilwe.

6 οἳ ἐμαρτύρησάν σου τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐνώπιον ἐκκλησίας· οὓς καλῶς ποιήσεις προπέμψας ἀξίως τοῦ Θεοῦ.

Bhene bhandunjibho bhashikong'ondelanga nnikanisha kuti nshikola ntima gwa pinga bhandu. Kwa nneyo, shintende ya mmbone mwaajangutilangaga bhene bhakilishitubho, mmwanja gwabhonji malinga shibhaapinga a Nnungu.

7 Ὑπὲρ γὰρ τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ ἐξῆλθον μηδὲν λαμβάνοντες ἀπὸ τῶν ἐθνῶν.

Pabha kwa ligongo lya lina lya a Yeshu, bhashinkujabhulangana gwangali kukunda kuposhela shindu sha kwaajangutilanga, kukopoka ku bhandunji bha ilambo ina.

8 Ἡμεῖς οὖν ὀφείλομεν ἀπολαμβάνειν τοὺς τοιούτους, ἵνα συνεργοὶ γινώμεθα τῇ ἀληθείᾳ.

Bhai uwe tunapinjikwa kwaatendelanga mituka bhene bhandunjibho, nkupinga tukamule liengo lya kweli pamo.

9 Ἔγραψα τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ· ἀλλ᾿ ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν Διοτρεφὴς οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς.

Nashinkujandika ku likanisha bhaluwa, ikabhe a Deotilipa bhaapinga kwiibhika kubha akalongolele munkumbi gwabhonji, bhashinkukana kutupilikanila.

10 Διὰ τοῦτο, ἐὰν ἔλθω, ὑπομνήσω αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα ἃ ποιεῖ, λόγοις πονηροῖς φλυαρῶν ἡμᾶς· καὶ μὴ ἀρκούμενος ἐπὶ τούτοις, οὔτε αὐτὸς ἐπιδέχεται τοὺς ἀδελφούς, καὶ τοὺς βουλομένους κωλύει, καὶ ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἐκβάλλει.

Kwa nneyo, ng'ikaga kweneko shinugule indu yowe yangali ya mmbone ibhatendile na malobhe ga unami gubhatulambilile, numbe kupunda genego, bhenebho bhanakana kwaaposhelanga Bhakilishitu ajetunji bhene bhaapinganga kwaaposhelanga bhala, bhanakwaalimbiyanga na kwaabhinganga nnikanisha.

11 Ἀγαπητέ, μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακόν, ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν. Ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστίν· ὁ δὲ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακε τὸν Θεόν.

Ambwiga ajangu, nnayaye indu ya nyata, ikabhe nnyaye ya mmbone. Pabha jwene atenda indu ya mmbone ni jwa a Nnungu, ikabhe jwene atenda indu ya nyata akakwaamanya a Nnungu.

12 Δημητρίῳ μεμαρτύρηται ὑπὸ πάντων, καὶ ὑπ᾿ αὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείας· καὶ ἡμεῖς δὲ μαρτυροῦμεν, καὶ οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ μαρτυρία ἡμῶν ἀληθής ἐστι.

Bhandu bhowe bhanakwalumbililanga a Demetulushi, numbe uwe tunakwaakong'ondela na mmumanyinji kuti ukong'ondelo gwetu, ni gwa kweli.

13 Πολλὰ εἶχον γράφειν, ἀλλ᾿ οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι γράψαι·

Ngwete indu yaigwinji ya kunnjandishila, ikabheje ngaapinga kunnjandishila na kalamu na wino.

14 ἐλπίζω δὲ εὐθέως ἰδεῖν σε, καὶ στόμα πρὸς στόμα λαλήσομεν. Εἰρήνη σοι. Ἀσπάζονταί σε οἱ φίλοι. Ἀσπάζου τοὺς φίλους κατ᾿ ὄνομα.

Ikabheje shitubhonegane nikunguluka, tuli tutemi pamo. Ulele utame na mmwe. Ashambwiga ajetu bhanakunkumbushilanga, mwaalamushilanje ashaambwiga ajetunji bha kweneko bhowe, nnikwalugulanga kwa mena gabhonji.