1 PBM Waliti mabokula gereja tutnai Gayus pambussa, ni pa mbussagu ti dalu pulupia. BSB BSB: The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:
2 PBM Bakku olidadi pambussagu, yawwa kusambayagumi ka engami bai ndassa ti ngarandukkandabbani, enga tanggasani kalittamu, samatuni ni ndewamu kanna tanggasa mannu. BSB BSB: Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.
3 PBM Mabba yawwa lallu goga bai maikakka olidadigu dangngu bai lolukassa tutni ni pullupiamu, appa linni ti rasi gia yimmi bai muripa ti dalu ma pullupia. 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 PBM Yawwa atta kuketamanggi ni goga marisi pa kalada walini bakku rangngi walini bakku anagumi bai salaku ti dalu pullupia. BSB BSB: I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
5 PBM Bakku olidadi pambussagumi, yimmi pasalaku dngngu setia ti dalu ngarandukka rammamu tutuda olidadimu languka yinna tu pa atta lakkasa. BSB BSB: Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.
6 PBM Yidda mbadda lolukaddasa ni tutu ndassamu ti sagada kalembu tu matua. Yimmi enga pasalkumi ni mandassa bai gatakandarraka yidda badda pasalaku palondugi dangngu pata ma patutuna ti Allah. 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 PBM Mabba, yidda mbadda laudakka tutu Ngara go, atta da kawima pani-pani waliti tu tu ma atta pawai. BSB BSB: For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
8 PBM Mabba go, yitta katta gatandarra tu tu sama yidda kapiani yitta batta olindarra batta pasalakui tutuni ma pullupia. BSB BSB: Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
9 PBM Yawwa mbadda tulisagui surrata tutda kalembu tu matua, takka Diotrefes, ma mbussa pa padjaga wikkina ti paduada yidda atta na bissu ma pakawima yami. BSB BSB: I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
10 PBM Mabba go, bakku mai kakka, yawwa enga panamugui yinna pani ni pa mbadda woluna, banna puluwaigama waina panewi ma irraka! Atta dakinni hai yinna wali attana bissu amma payemara olidadi ma mai dangngu na sirindarra yidda mawukku payemara olidadi ndo dangngu na kasikkara yidda waliti kalembu tu matua. 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 PBM Bakku olidadi pambussagumi, amba kerimai ni patada ma atta ndassa takka kerilolui ni mandassa. Tu ma pandowi ni mandassa walinai ti Allah, takka ni tu ma pandowi ni ma atta ndassa, attana etapui 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 PBM Ngarandukka tu ma mbadda lolukai ni mandassa ngeranai Dementrius dangngu ma pulupia na lolukai tunihai mannu. Yami mangngu ma lolukai dangngu yimmi mi lakkasagi mabba ni palolukama yami mapulupia. 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 PBM Na dangu pungngui ni pawukku patulisagu ti yona takka yawwa attaku mbussa patuligi ti yona waina pena dangngu we pena. BSB BSB: I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.
14 PBM Kumannugi kakku gesa patoma dangngagu dangngu yitta katta panewi pasaga mata. Damai sejahtera tutumu. Olinda sia da pangindina tambi tutumi. Patoma mannugi ni tambi ma yami ti ngarandukka olidadi nda helauna. 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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