Kwa Gayo Wokondedwa
Kalata yaumwini yoyamikira Gayo chifukwa cha kuchereza alendo ndi kukhulupirika kwake, ndi kuchenjeza za mtsogoleri wodzikuza.
1 1Mkulu, kwa Gayo wokondedwa, amene ndimamkonda m'choonadi.
2Wokondedwa, ndikukupempherera kuti uzipeza bwino m'zonse ndi kukhala ndi thanzi labwino, monga momwe moyo wako ukupezera bwino. 3Ndinakondwa kwambiri pamene abale anafika, nachitira umboni za kukhulupirika kwako ku choonadi—pakuti iwe ukuyendadi mmenemo. 4Ndilibe chimwemwe choposa ichi: kumva kuti ana anga akuyenda m'choonadi.
5Wokondedwa, umachita mokhulupirika pa zonse umene umachitira abale, ngakhale alendo. 6Iwo anachitira umboni za chikondi chako pamaso pa mpingo. Uwaperekeze m'njira yoyenera Atate wathu. 7Pakuti iwo anatuluka chifukwa cha Dzina, osalandira kanthu kwa amitundu. a a v7 "Dzina" litanthauza Yesu — amishonale awa anatuluka kuimira Iye, ndipo sanalandire thandizo lililonse la ndalama kwa osakhulupirira. 8Chifukwa chake tiyenera kuthandiza anthu otere, kuti tikhale antchito anzawo pa ntchito ya choonadi.
9Ndinalembera kanthu kwa mpingo, koma Diotrefe, amene amakonda kukhala woyamba pakati pawo, sanatilandire. 10Choncho ndikadzafika, ndidzaulula zimene akuchita—kutinyoza ndi mau oyipa. Ndipo osakhutira ndi zimenezo, sakufuna kulandira abale, naletsa amene akufuna kutero, nawachotsa mu mpingo.
11Wokondedwa, usatsanze choyipa, koma chabwino. Aliyense wochita zabwino ngwa Atate wathu; aliyense wochita zoyipa sanaone Atate wathu. 12Onse akunena bwino za Demetrio, ndipo choonadi chomwecho. Ifenso tikuchitira umboni, ndipo iwe ukudziwa kuti umboni wathu ngowona.
13Ndinali ndi zambiri zoti ndikulembere, koma sindifuna kulemba ndi cholembera ndi inki. 14Ndikuyembekeza kukuona posachedwa, ndipo tidzayankhula maso ndi maso. 15Mtendere ukhale ndi iwe. Abwenzi akupatsa moni. Patsa moni abwenzi aliyense pa dzina lake.