1 PBDS Dari penatua(urok'ng nang di tuho'ot) ka Gayus terkasih, nang ku'gasihi ka'doop kabaik'kot. BSB BSB: The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:
2 PBDS Kamaru'ku nang kugasihi, aku basampok kira'e kau baik-baik ajo ka'doop segala hal, samoga tubuhnyu sehat, sabayo ba'jiwanyu sehat ugo. BSB BSB: Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.
3 PBDS Sabab, aku karepo'ot sidi takallo kamaru-kamaru atok lalu bacarito manganai kabaik'kotnyu, macam nang kanio anyian kau idup doop kabaik'kot. BSB BSB: For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.
4 PBDS Sukacita-Ku ano ado nang labih ayo dari pado nangar bahwa anak-anakku bajo'ot kadoop kabaik'kot. BSB BSB: I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
5 PBDS Kamaruku nang terkasih, ka'doop samuo usahanyu untu kamaru-kamaru kau batindak dengan setia, maskipun ne'ido urok'ng lain(asing). BSB BSB: Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.
6 PBDS Ne'ido dah bacarito manganai kasihnyu ka depan jemaat. Kau ma'o babuat nang baik apalagi mantu ne'ido narusoto paja'anan pake caro nang Allah ma'o. BSB BSB: They have testified to the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
7 PBDS Sabab, ne'ido dah ampus demi namo ang'koo, tampa narimo ameo pun dari urok'ng-urok'ng nang ano picayo. BSB BSB: For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
8 PBDS Karano ang'koo, diri harus mantu urok'ng-urok'ng macam ne'ido supayo diri jadi ayuk palayanan untu kabaik'kot BSB BSB: Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
9 PBDS Aku dah nulis surat ka jemaat, tapi Diotrefes, nang suko ningian(nonjolot) diri ka antaro ne'ido, bai narimo kami. BSB BSB: I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
10 PBDS Karano ang'koo, kade aku atok, aku mao gingatio io atas kalakuan'ne, nang memfitnah kami ba kato-kato nang jahat! Buke kahe ang'koo ajo, io ugo bai sidi narimo kamaru-kamaru nang atok ba merai ne'ido nang mao narimo kamaru-kamaru ang'koo serta yauh'hoto ne'ido dari jemaat. BSB BSB: So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.
11 PBDS Kamaruku nang kugasihi, usohlah yontoh nang jahat, malainkan nang gagas. Urok'ng nang babuat baik barasal dari Allah, tapi urok'ng nang babuat jahat, nape nanang Allah. BSB BSB: Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
12 PBDS Samuo urok'ng udoh bacarito nang gagas manganai Demetrius, bahkan ja'koolah carito sasidie. Kami ba carito ugo, lantas kau nahu'i sasungguhe carito kami sidi. BSB BSB: Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.
13 PBDS Ado manyak hal nang ma'o kutulisot ka'kau, tapi aku bai nulis'soto io ka'kau pake pena ba tinta. BSB BSB: I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.
14 PBDS saancange aku ba'arap untu namu io kau lalu diri ma'o bakato sacaro langsung. Damai sejahtra untunyu. Ayuk-ayuk ka sio bakirim salam untunyu. Sampeot ugo salam kami ka satiap kamaru ka na'an. BSB BSB: Instead, I hope to see you soon and speak with you face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send you greetings. Greet each of our friends there by name.
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