3 Yohaana 1 - Baibuli Erikwera

¹ Nyowe nk'omukuru naakuhandiikira, iwe Gaayo orikukundwa, ou nkunda omu mazima.

² Orikukundwa, ninshaba ngu obe gye omuri byona, kandi ngu ogire amagara omu mubiri, nk'oku ori gye omu mwoyo.

³ Ahakuba nkashemererwa munonga obu abamwe aha b'eishe-emwe baija, nibahamya amazima gaawe, kandi n'oku orikugagyenderamu.

⁴ Tihariho ki ndikushemerererwa okukira eki, okuhurira ngu abaana bangye nibagyendera omu mazima.

⁵ Orikukundwa, nookora omurimo gw'obwesigwa omuri byona ebi orikukorera ab'eishe-emwe, haza kandi bari abagyenyi abu otarikumanya,

⁶ abahamize okukunda kwawe omu maisho g'ekanisa. Kandi ku oribaraga gye omu rugyendo rwabo omu muringo ogurikusiimisa Ruhanga, oryaba okozire gye.

⁷ Ahabw'okuba bakaruga owaabo ahabw'Eiziina eryo, bataine ki baihire aha Banyamahanga.

⁸ N'ahabw'ekyo naitwe tushemereire kwakiira abari nk'abo, tube abarikukwatanisa nabo kuhwerana omu mazima.

⁹ Hariho eki naahandiikiire ekanisa; kwonka Diotorefe, okunda kwekuza, tarikutwikiriza.

¹⁰ N'ahabw'ekyo, ku ndiija, ndyabaijutsya ebi arikukora, naatujuma, kandi naatugambaho ebigambo bibi. Kandi tagarukira hari ebyo byonka, kureka ataho n'okwanga kwakiira ab'eishe-emwe, n'abarikwenda kubaakiira abazibira, agaruka abacwa omu kanisa.

¹¹ Orikukundwa, otaritooreza orikukora ekibi, kureka orikukora ekirungi. Orikukora gye n'owa Ruhanga; orikukora kubi, takareebaga Ruhanga.

¹² Demeterio naasiimwa boona, kandi n'amazima nigakihamya; naitwe noomanya ngu okuhamya kwaitu n'okw'amazima.

¹³ Nkaba nyine bingi kukuhandiikira; kwonka tindikusiima kubihandiikisa akacumu na bwino.

¹⁴ Kwonka nyine amatsiko kukureeba juba; obwo turyagaaniira nitureebana.

¹⁵ Obusingye bugume naiwe. Banywani baitu baakuramutsya. Ndamukiza banywani baitu buri omwe.