¹ Nyowe umusaza ndakwandikiye Gayo uwo nkundaga m'ukuri. ² Uwo nkundaga, ndakwifuriza kubaho neza muri byose. Ndikukwifuriza n' imebereho iboneye. ³ Narishimye cane igihe abo mwacu bayijire gutanga ubuhamya bw' ukuri kuri weho, uko urikugendera m' ukuri. ⁴ Ndishimye cane kumva ko abana ba nyowe bagenderaga m'ukuri. ⁵ Uwo nkundaga, urikugira neza kubera ibyo uri gukorera bene wacu, ndetse n'abanyamahanga. ⁶ Abo bagutangiye ubuhamya buboneye mu kanisa. Utayarishe neza urugendo rwabo mu buryo bwo kuneneza Imana. ⁷ Kuko bagenderaga mu izina rya Yesu, kandi nta kintu kiboneye babwenye mu bapagani. ⁸ Tugomba kwakira abantu nkabo kugira ngo dufatanye gukora umurimo g' ukuri. ⁹ Narandikiye i kanisa amagambo makeya, ariko Dioterefe ukunze kwishira hambere, yanze kutwakira. ¹⁰ Nico gitumye nyija kukureba, ngo nkwibutse ibyo akoraga, ari kutugamba nabi, uretse nibyo, ntaho yakiraga n' abashitsi, kandi n' abashakaga kwakira abashitsi akababuza kubikora, akanabirukana mu kanisa. ¹¹ Uwo nkundaga, we kwigana ikibi uhubwo ukore neza kubera ukoraga neza ni uw' Imana. Naho ukoraga nabi ntarakabona Imana. ¹² Mu kuri abantu bose birigutangira Demetrio ubuhamya buboneye, kandi natwe ni guco, kandi urabizi ko ubuhamya bwacu ari ubw' ukuri. ¹³ Mfite ibintu kangari byo kukwandikira ariko ntaho ndashaka kubyandikisha na wino n' ikaramu. ¹⁴ Niringiye kukubona vuba ngo twiganirire amaso ku gandi ¹⁵ Ugire amahoro. Abira bacu barikugutasha. Udutahirize abira bacu mu mazina gabo