9Kuv twb sau ib tsab ntawv me me xa mus rau cov ntseeg lawm; tiamsis Di-autefes tus uas ntshaw ua cov ntseeg tus thawj yeej tsis quavntsej tej lus uas kuv hais ntawd li. 10Yog li ntawd, thaum kuv tuaj txog kuv yuav nthuav txhua yam uas nws tau ua los lawm rau nej paub: Tej uas nws thuam peb ua dog ua dig thiab dag hais tias peb ua phem li ub li no! Tsis tas li ntawd xwb thaum cov kwvtij ntawd tuaj xyuas nws, nws tsis hu lawv los tsev thiab txwv tsis pub leejtwg hu lawv mus tsev; yog leejtwg hu nws tseem yuav muab tus ntawd ntiab tawm hauv pawg ntseeg mus thiab. 11Tus phoojywg uas kuv hlub, koj tsis txhob xyaum ua li cov neeg phem, tiamsis koj yuav tsum xyaum ua li cov neeg uas ua zoo. Tus uas ua zoo yog Vajtswv menyuam; tus uas ua phem yeej tsis paub Vajtswv li. 12Sawvdaws puavleej qhuas hais tias De-meti-us yog tus uas ua zoo, thiab nws ua nws lub neej raws li qhov tseeb. Peb puavleej ua taus timkhawv hais tias nws yeej ua zoo tiag. Nej yeej paub hais tias peb tsis dag nej, peb hais tseeb xwb.
Hais Noj Qab Nyob Zoo Thaum Xaus
13Kuv muaj ntau zaj uas kuv xav qhia rau nej, tiamsis kuv tsis xav sau txhua zaj huv tibsi rau hauv ntawv xa tuaj rau nej. 14Kuv cia siab hais tias tshuav tsis ntev no kuv yuav tuaj xyuas nej thiab peb yuav tau sib tham tim ntsej tim muag. 15Thov Vajtswv pab kom koj tau zoo nyob kaj siab lug. Cov ntseeg lawv puavleej hais noj qab nyob zoo rau koj. Thiab koj hais noj qab nyob zoo rau peb cov phoojywg txhua tus huv tibsi.
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Greeting to Gaius
1The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, ⚓whom I love in truth: 2Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. 3For I ⚓rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth thatis in you, just as you walk in the truth. 4I have no greater ⚓joy than to hear that ⚓my children walk in truth.
Gaius Commended for Generosity
5Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers, 6who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well, 7because they went forth for His name’s sake, ⚓taking nothing from the Gentiles. 8We therefore ought to ⚓receive such, that we may become fellow workers for the truth.
Diotrephes and Demetrius
9I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. 10Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, ⚓prating against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church. 11Beloved, ⚓do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. ⚓He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen ⚓God. 12Demetrius ⚓has a good testimony from all, and from the truth itself. And we also bear witness, ⚓and you know that our testimony is true.
Farewell Greeting
13⚓I had many things to write, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink; 14but I hope to see you shortly, and we shall speak face to face. Peace to you. Our friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.