1 Ontumwafo ndjika oya zi kOmukuluntu. Oya nyolelwa Gaius omuholike ngoka ndi mu hole nomwenyo aguhe.
2 Kuume kandje omuholike, ngame otandi galikana Kalunga, opo u kale u na uukolele nou kale u na elago miinima ayihe, ngashika nda tseya kutya ombepo yoye oyi li nawa. 3 Ngame onda li nda nyanyukwa, ooitaali yamwe sho ye ya noya hokolola, nkene wa kala moshili noku yi dhiginina. 4 Kape na sha shilwe hashi nyanyudha ndje, shi vulithe okuuva kutya aamwandje oya kala moshili.
Gaius ta simanekwa
5 Kuume kandje omuholike, ongoye omudhiginini miilonga mbyoka to longele ooitaali ooyakweni naamboka wo oondjendi. 6 Oyo oya hokolola, nkene u hole egongalo ndika. Ya kwatha ano molweendo lwawo, ngaashi sho opalela Kalunga. 7 Oshoka omolwaKristus oyo ya yi molweendo, yo ihaa taamba nando ekwatho miikaha yaantu mboka inaa itaala. 8 Tse aakriste otu na okukwatha aantu ya tya ngaaka, opo tu longe pamwe nayo mokutaandelitha elaka lyoshili.
Diotrefes naDemetrius
9 Ngame onda nyolele egongalo okantumwafo okafupi, ihe Diotrefes, ngoka e hole okukala gwokomeho mokati kawo, ina hala nando okupulakena shoka tandi ti. 10 Onkee ano uuna tandi ke ya ko, otandi ka tumbula iinima mbyoka ha ningi, sho te tu lundile, nosho wo iifundja ye. Ndele naashika inashi mu gwanena, ihe ye mwene iha yakula ooitaali, uuna taye ya ko, naamboka ya hala oku ya yakula, ote ya indike nota kambadhala oku ya tidha mo megongalo.
11 Kuume kandje omuholike, ino holela shoka oshiwinayi, ihe holela shoka oshiwanawa. Oshoka shaa ngoka ha longo uuwanawa, oye ogwaKalunga, ihe shaa ngoka ha longo iilonga iiwinayi, oye ina mona Kalunga.
12 Demetrius okwa popilwa muuwanawa kwaayehe, noshili yoyene otayi mu popile muuwanawa. Natse wo otatu gwedha ko ehokololo lyetu, ongoye nou shi shi kutya shoka tatu popi, oshoshili.
Omakundo
13 Ngame ondi na oshindji oku ku lombwela, ihe inandi hala oku shi ninga mokunyola. 14 Ondi na etegameno oku ku mona mbala, notatu ka kundathana ihe kokana nokana.
15 Ombili nayi kale nangoye.
Ookuume koye ayehe otaa ku kundile po. Kundila po ookuume ketu ayehe.
Moshili nomohole
1 Aame omukulunhu kuGaius omuholike, ou ndi mu hole moshili.
2 Omuholike, ame onde ku halela ouwa keshe moinima aishe, ove u kale u li nawa nongaashi omwenyo woye u li nawa. 3 Osheshi onda hafa shili, ovamwatate eshi ve uya kwaame, ndele va hepaulula oshili yoye, ngaashi u li ho ende yo moshili. 4 Ame kandi nehafo limwe, li dule eli, eshi handi udu ovamwange hava ende moshili.
5 Omuholike, ove ho ningi noudiinini ashishe osho ho shi ningile ovamwatate novaendanandjila yo. 6 Ovo va hepaulula ohole yoye moipafi yeongalo. Ove oto ningi nawa, ngeenge to va kwafa molweendo lavo va ehene komesho ngaashi sha wapala koshipala shaKalunga. 7 Osheshi omolwedina laKristus ove litula mondjila, ndele ihava tambula sha nande kovapaani. 8 Hano otu nokutambula nawa ovanhu ve li ngaha, opo tu ninge ovayakuli pamwe navo omolwoshili.
9 Onda li nda shangela eongalo, ndelenee Diotrefes, ou a hala okukala wotete mokati kavo, ite tu tambula. 10 Onghee hano, ngeenge handi uya, ohandi ke mu dimbulukifa oilonga ei he i ningi, eshi he tu lundile neendjovo dii; natango eshi inashi mu wanena, ndelenee ye mwene iha yakula ovamwatate ndele ta kelele ava va hala oku shi ninga ndele te va te mo meongalo.
Hopaelela ouwa
11 Omuholike, ino shikula owii, ndelenee shikula ouwa. Ou ta longo ouwa, oye womuKalunga. Ndele ou ta longo owii, oye ina mona Kalunga. 12 Demetrius, okwa hepaululwa nawa kwaaveshe nokoshili yoovene, nafye yo osho hatu mu hepaulula nawa ndele ou shi shii, ehepaululo letu oloshili.
13 Onda li ndi na shihapu oku ku shangela ngeno, ndele inandi hala oku ku shangela nondomo noshishangifo, 14 ndelenee ondi neteelelo, ndi ku mone diva nohatu kundafana kokanya nokanya.
15 Ombili nai kale naave. Ookaume otave ku kundile po. Kundila po ookaume, keshe tuu umwe.