3 João 1

1 The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.

2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers. 3 For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth. 4 I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth.

5 Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers. 6 They have testified about your love before the assembly. You will do well to send them forward on their journey in a way worthy of God, 7 because for the sake of the Name they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles. 8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

9 I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say. 10 Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words. Not content with this, he doesn’t receive the brothers himself, and those who would, he forbids and throws out of the assembly.

11 Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God. 12 Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.

13 I had many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen; 14 but I hope to see you soon. Then we will speak face to face.

Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.

He Mihi

1 Nā te kaumātua,

Ki a Kaiu, ki te hoa aroha, ki tāku e aroha atu nei i runga i te pono.

2 E te hoa aroha, nui atu i ngā mea katoa tāku īnoi kia kake koe ki te pai, kia ora. Kia pērā anō me tōu wairua kua kake ki te pai. 3 Hari pū hoki ahau i ngā tēina i haere mai nei, i whakaatu mai i te pono i roto i a koe, arā i tāu haere i runga i te pono. 4 Kāhore ōku hari e nui atu ana i tēnei, arā kia rongo ahau e haere ana āku tamariki i runga i te pono.

Ka Whakanuia a Kaiu

5 E te hoa aroha, pono tonu tāu mahi e mea nā koe mō ngā tēina, mō ngā tāngata iwi kē anō hoki. 6 E whakaatu nā i tōu aroha i te aroaro o te hāhi. Nā, kia rite ki tā te Atua tāu kawe i a rātou, ā, ka pai tāu mahi. 7 He whakaaro hoki ki tōna ingoa i haere atu ai rātou, kīhai anō i riro i a rātou tētahi mea a ngā tauiwi. 8 Koia i tika ai kia whakamanuhiri tātou i ngā tāngata pēnei kia ai hoki tātou hei hoa mahi mō te pono.

Ko Rioterepi rāua ko Rimitiriu

9 I tuhituhi atu ahau ki te hāhi; otirā, kāhore mātou e manakohia mai e Rioterepi, ko tāna hoki e pai ai ko ia kia meinga hei tuatahi mō rātou. 10 Mō konei ki te haere atu ahau, ka whakamahara ahau i āna mahi e mea nei ia, ki te kino o āna kupu i a ia e komeme mai nei mō mātou; kāhore hoki tāna i mutu i konei, kāhore ia e manako ki ngā tēina, e rīria ana hoki e ia ngā tāngata e pai ana kia pērā, e peia ana i roto i te hāhi.

11 E te hoa aroha, kaua e arumia te kino, engari te pai. Ko te tangata e mahi pai ana, nō te Atua ia; tēnā, ko te kaimahi i te kino, kāhore anō ia kia kite i te Atua.

12 E kōrerotia paitia ana a Rimitiriu e te katoa, e te pono anō hoki. Āe rā, ko mātou anō ētahi hei kaiwhakaatu; e mōhio ana koutou he pono tā mātou whakaatu.

Poroporoaki

13 He maha ngā mea hei tuhituhinga atu māku, otirā, e kore ahau e pai kia tuhituhi atu ki a koe ki te mangumangu, ki te pene. 14 E mea ana hoki ahau tērā ahau e kite wawe i a koe, ā, e kōrero tāua, he māngai, he māngai.

15 Kia tau te rangimārie ki a koe! Tēnei ngā hoa aroha te oha atu nei ki a koe. Oha atu ki ngā hoa aroha me te whakahua anō i te ingoa o tērā, o tērā.