3 Johani 1

¹Mukuru kunaGayo, mudikanwa, wandinoda nezvokwadi.The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.

²Mudikanwa, ndinoshuva pamusoro pezvinhu zvose, kuti ubudirire,uve wakasimba, somweya wako uchibudirira.Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

³Nokuti ndakafara zvikuru hama dzichisvika dzichipupurira zvokwadi yako, dzichiti, unofamba muzvokwadi.For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.

⁴Handinomufaro unopfuvura uyu, wokuti ndinzwe kuti vana vangu vanofamba muzvokwadi.I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

⁵Mudikanwa, unobate-basa rakatendeka pazvinhu zvose zvaunoitira hama navaeni vo;Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;

⁶vakapupurira rudo rwako pamberi pekereke; uchaita zvakanaka kana uchivaperekedza nomutovo wakafanira Mwari.Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:

⁷Nokuti vakabuda nokuda kweZita rake, vasingatori chinhu kuvahedheni.Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.

⁸Naizvozvo isu tinofanira kugamuchira zvakanaka vakadaro, kuti tibatsirane pazvokwadi.We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.

⁹Ndakanyorera kereke; asi Diotrefe, unoda kuva mukuru pakati pavo, unotiramba isu.I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

¹⁰Naizvozvo kana ndichivuya, ndicharangarira mabasa ake aanoita, kuti unotiitira makuhwa namashoko akaipa; vuye, haatendi naizvozvo bedzi, iye amene haagamuchiri hama, vuye vakanga vachida havo unovadzivisa nokuvadzinga mukereke.Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.

¹¹Mudikanwa, usatevera chakaipa, asi chakanaka. Uyo, unoita zvakanaka, ndowaMwari; unoita zvakaipa, haana kuvona Mwari.Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

¹²Demetrio unopupurirwa navanhu vose, vuye nezvokwadi imene; nesu tinopupura vo, iwe unoziva kuti kupupura kwedu ndokwazvokwadi.Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.

¹³Ndakanga ndinezvizhinji zvandaida kukunyorera, asi handidi kukunyorera neingi nepeni;I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:

¹⁴asi ndinotarira kuti ndichakurumidza kukuvona, tigotaurirana nomuromo. Rugare ngaruve newe. Hama dzinokukwazisa. Ndikwazisire hama, mumwe nomumwe nezita rake,But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.