1 PBDH Sae penatua kone Gayus terkaseh, le kongaseh woh kebenaran. BSB BSB: The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:
2 PBDH Posikko le kongaseh, ko bodoa semoga mo bae bagah woh segala hal, semoga sengolomo sehat, sama pa'ati jiwamo juga tunah. BSB BSB: Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.
3 PBDH Sebab, ko sangat sonong libo posik-posik monik lalu bosaksi ngan kobonamo, mongkeh nto mo midek woh kebenaran. 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 PBDH Ko kae memeliki sonong di' paling dais daripada ngoping bahwa onok-onokko bojalan woh kebenara. BSB BSB: I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
5 PBDH Posikko di' lengaseh, mo ngkodi ngan setia woh sodo usahamo bagi posik-posik, meskipun balo nyo asing. BSB BSB: Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.
6 PBDH Balo jeh bosaksi tentang kasehmo ting hadapan jemaat. Mo akan njodi di' bagah apabila nulong balo melanjutkan perjalanan ngan cara di' berkenan kone Penompo. 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 PBDH Sebab, balo jeh bongka demi Odant han, kidoh norima onehpun sik nyo-nyo di' kae pocayo. BSB BSB: For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
8 PBDH Kano han, dek harus nulong nyo-nyo pati balo sehingga dek njodi rekan polayan bagi kebenaran. BSB BSB: Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
9 PBDH Ko jeh nulis surat kone jemaat, tetapi Diotrefes, di' suka menonjolkan dee ting antara balo, ciceh norima mimok. BSB BSB: I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
10 PBDH Kano han, mak ko monik, ko hok ntiga dee atas tindakan de'e, di' nuduh me ngan bobo-bobo di' biyet! Kae hanya han mae, dee geh ciceh nihimo posik di' monik ngan moho balo di' long nihimo posik han serta mengucilkan balo sae 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 PBDH Posik ko di' kokasihi, yoklah nihu di' biye, melaikan di' ba'e. Nyo di' bobuat ba'e berasal sae Penompo, tetapi nyo di' bobuat biye, gon ntile Penompo. 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 PBDH Sodo nyo jeh bersaksi ngan ba'e tentang Demetrius, bahkan di' bona bersaksi demikian. Me geh bersaksi, dan mo panae nting bahwa kesaksian me bona. 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 PBDH Bise obeng hal di' nyok ko tulis konemo, tetapi ko ciceh nulis dee kone mo ngan pen dan tinta. BSB BSB: I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.
14 PBDH Ko berharap bodopak nganmo lokah dan de' hok nyono secara bodopak jowi. Damai sejahtera nyokmo. Kawan-kawan di' ting ngoto ngirim salam nyok mo. Sano geh salam me kone saudara ting ngonyuh. 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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