¹The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.

¹ANCIANOAC Gayo maite nic eguiazqui on daritzadanari.

²Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

²Maiteá, desiratzen diat gauça gucietan prospera deçán, eta sendo aicén, hire arimá prospero den beçala.

³For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.

³Ecen alegueratu içan nauc haguitz ethorri içan diradenean anayeac eta testificatu vkan dutenean hire integritateaz, nola integroqui ebilten baitaiz.

⁴I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

⁴Haur baino bozcario handiagoric eztiát, cein baita, ençuten dudanean ene haourrac integroqui dabiltzala.

⁵Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;

⁵Maiteá, fidelqui eguiten duc cer-ere eguiten baituc anayetara eta estrangeretara.

⁶Which 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:

⁶Ceinéc testificatu vkan baituté hire charitateaz Eliçaren presentián: hec baldin guida baditzac Iaincoari dagocan beçala, vngui daidiquec.

⁷Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.

⁷Ecen haren icenagatic partitu içan dituc, deus hartzen etzutela Gentiletaric.

⁸We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.

⁸Guc beraz behar citiagu recebitu halacoac, eguiá aiuta deçagunçát.

⁹I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

⁹Scribatu diarocát Eliçari: baina hayén artean lehen içan aiher denac, Diotrephesec ezguiaitic recebitzen.

¹⁰Wherefore, 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.

¹⁰Halacotz, baldin ethor banadi aippaturen citiat harc eguiten dituen obrác, elhe gaichtoz dadassala gure contra: eta hauçaz ez contentez, eztitic berac anayeac recebitzen, eta recebitu nahi dituztenac empatchatzen citic eta Eliçatic egoizten.

¹¹Beloved, 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.

¹¹Maiteá, ezteçála imita gaitza, baina ona: vngui eguiten duena, Iaincoaganic duc: baina gaizqui eguiten duenac eztic ikussi Iaincoa.

¹²Demetrius 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.

¹²Demetrioz guciéc testificatzen dié, eta eguiac berac-ere: baina guc-ere testificatzen diagu, eta eçagutu vkan duçue ecen gure testificationea eguiazco dela.

¹³I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:

¹³Banián anhitz gauça scribatzecoric, baina eztrauát tintaz eta hegatsez scribatu nahi.

¹⁴But 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.

¹⁴Baina sperança diát sarri ikussiren audala, eta ahoz aho minçaturen garela.

¹⁵Baquea dela hirequin. Salutatzen auté adisquidéc. Salutaitzac adisquideac icenguilatuqui.