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

¹Upain deihtak Gaia thutaka ka it kiangah:

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

²Deihtak, na khain vualjawlna a muh bangin, bangkima vualjawlna na muh leh na dam theihna dingin ka thum jel ahi.

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

³Unaute hongpaiun, na hinna takdan a hontheihsak lai un, ka kipak mahmah ngala, thutaka na om taktak jiakin.

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

⁴Ka tate thutakah a om uh chih ka jak kana kipahna thupi jaw himhim ka neikei hi.

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

⁵Deihtak, unaute mikhual hi mahle uh, a tung na hih peuhah muanhuai takin na hih jela:

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:

⁶Huaiten saptuamte maah na itna a thei sakta uhi; amau tuh a zinna ua Pathian mi hihtuak hima na makaih leh a hoih ding hi;

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

⁷Amah jiaka Jentelte kianga kipan bangmah la louin a pawt ngal ua.

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

⁸Huchiin, thutak seppihte i hih theihna dingin huchibang mite tuh eiten i kipahpih ding ahi.

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

⁹Saptuamte kiangah thu neukha jaw ka gelhta; himahleh, Diotriphi a lak ua tungnun ut nakpan a kipahpih ngal keia.

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.

¹⁰Huaijiakin. ka hongpai aleh, a thilhihte tuh ka thei khe sak nawn dinga, i tunguah thu giloou gena a kimtamdan; huai leng hun a sa keia, amah ngeiin unaute a kipahpih keia, a kipahpih nuamte leng a khoua, saptuamte laka kipan a delhkhia hi.

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.

¹¹Deihtak, gilou jaw ching ken, hoih ching jaw in. Thilhoih hihmi tuh Pathian laka ahi; thil gilou hihmin Pathian a mu ngei kei hi.

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.

¹²Demetria-in mi tengteng phat a hoha, thutaka phat nangawn a loh behlap hi; ahi, en leng i phat ahi; i phatna tuh a dik ahi chih na thei hi.

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

¹³Na kiangah thu tampi gelh ding ka neia, himahleh, laitui leh laigelhnain na kianga gelh ka ut kei hi;

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.

¹⁴Sawtlou nung chiangin honmuh ka lamen jaw hi, huchiin kimatuahin i kihou ding. Khamuanna na tungah om hen.I lawmten chibai a honbuk uhi. A min uh lou chiatin lawmte khawng chibai honbuk sak in.

¹⁵I lawmten chibai a honbuk uhi. A min uh lou chiatin lawmte khawng chibai honbuk sak in.