¹The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

¹[Fisaorana an'i Gaio noho ny nandraisany vahiny, sy filazana ny amin'i Diotrefa sy Demetrio] Izaho loholona mamangy an'i Galo, ilay malala, izay tiako amin'ny fahamarinana. [ Gr. Ny presbytera]

²Beloved, I desire that in all things thou shouldest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospers.

²Ry malala, mangataka aho mba hambinina sy ho salama amin'ny zavatra rehetra anie ianao, tahaka izay anambinana ny fanahinao ihany.

³For I rejoiced exceedingly when [the] brethren came and bore testimony to thy [holding fast the] truth, even as *thou* walkest in truth.

³Fa faly indrindra aho, fony nisy rahalahy tonga ka nanambara ny fahamarinanao, dia toy ny andehananao araka ny fahamarinana.

⁴I have no greater joy than these things that I hear of my children walking in the truth.

⁴Tsy manana fifaliana mihoatra noho izao aho, dia ny andrenesako fa mandeha araka ny fahamarinana ny zanako.

⁵Beloved, thou doest faithfully [in] whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers,

⁵Ry malala, manao asa mahatoky ianao na amin'inona na amin'inona ataonao amin'ireo rahalahy ireo, na dia vahiny aza izy,

⁶(who have witnessed of thy love before [the] assembly,) in setting forward whom on their journey worthily of God, thou wilt do well;

⁶izay nanambara ny fitiavanao teo anatrehan'ny fiangonana; dia ho soa no ataonao, raha mamoaka azy koa araka izay miendrika hatao noho ny amin'Andriamanitra ianao; [ Gr. eklesia]

⁷for for the name have they gone forth, taking nothing of those of the nations.

⁷fa noho ny Anarana no niangany, ka tsy naka na inona na inona tamin'ny jentilisa izy.

⁸*We* therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow-workers with the truth.

⁸Koa isika dia tokony handray tsara izay toy izany, mba ho mpiara-miasa aminy amin'ny fahamarinana.

⁹I wrote something to the assembly; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, receives us not.

⁹Nanoratra tamin'ny fiangonana Ihany aho; nefa Diotrefa, izay te-ho lohany, dia tsy mba mandray anay. [ Gr. eklesia]

¹⁰For this reason, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he does, babbling against us with wicked words; and not content with these, neither does he himself receive the brethren; and those who would he prevents, and casts [them] out of the assembly.

¹⁰Koa amin'izany, raha tonga aho, dia hotsarovako izay asa ataony, fa mibedibedy foana manaratsy anay izy; ary tsy afa-po amin'izany ihany, fa ny tenany dia tsy mandray ireo rahalahy ireo, ary izay ta-handray azy dia raràny sy roahiny hiala amin'ny fiangonana. [ Gr. eklesia]

¹¹Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He that does good is of God. He that does evil has not seen God.

¹¹Ry malala, aza ny ratsy no alain-tahaka, fa ny tsara. Izay manao ny tsara no avy amin'Andriamanitra; fa izay manao ny ratsy tsy mba nahita an'Andriamanitra.

¹²Demetrius has witness borne to him by all, and by the truth itself; and *we* also bear witness, and thou knowest that our witness is true.

¹²Demetrio dia tsara laza amin'ny olona rehetra sy amin'ny fahamarinana koa; ary izahay koa manambara izany, ary fantatrao fa marina ny fanambaranay.

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

¹³Nanana zavatra maro hosoratana aho, nefa tsy tiako hosoratana aminao amin'ny ranomainty sy ny penina; [ Gr. volotara]

¹⁴but I hope soon to see thee, and we will speak mouth to mouth.

¹⁴fa manantena hahita anao faingana ihany aho, dia hiteny mifanatrika isika.Ho aminao anie ny fiadanana. Ny sakaiza atỳ manao veloma anao. Veloma amin'ny sakaiza tsirairay araka ny anarany avy.

¹⁵Peace [be] to thee. The friends greet thee. Greet the friends by name.

¹⁵Ho aminao anie ny fiadanana. Ny sakaiza atỳ manao veloma anao. Veloma amin'ny sakaiza tsirairay araka ny anarany avy.