Colosas 4
1 Mga agalon, ihatag ngadto sa mga sulugoon kung unsa ang sakto ug angay. Nakahibalo kamo nga kamo usab adunay usa ka agalon didto sa langit.
You masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, because you know that you have a master who is in heaven [who will say whether he approves of what you have done].
2 Padayon nga malig-on diha sa pag-ampo. Pagtukaw niini diha sa pagpasalamat.
Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
3 Pag-ampo kamo sa hiniusa alang usab kanamo, nga ang Dios moabli ug pultahan alang sa pulong, sa pagsulti sa tinagong kamatuoran kang Cristo. Tungod niini, ako gikadinahan.
Since I am in prison [MTY] because [I declared the message about Christ] that God has now revealed, pray also for me that God will give me opportunities [MTY] to speak, in order that I might declare it.
4 Ug pag-ampo nga mahimo nako kining tataw, ingon sa kinahanglan nakong isulti.
That is, pray for me that [God will enable me to] make his message known publicly. I need to do this because I know that I should declare it.
5 Paglakaw diha sa kaalam niadtong anaa sa gawas, ug tubosa ang panahon.
Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
6 Himoa ang imong mga pulong nga kanunay inubanan sa grasya. Himoa kini nga tinimplahan sa asin, aron inyong masayran kung unsaon ninyo pagtubag ang matag tawo.
In particular, always speak graciously and in a pleasant way [to those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus]. As a result, you will come to know in what manner you should answer each one of them.
7 Alang sa mga butang nga may kalabotan kanako, si Tychicus maoy mopahibalo niini kaninyo. Usa siya ka minahal nga igsoong lalaki, usa ka matinud-anon nga alagad, ug kauban nga sulugoon diha sa Ginoo.
Tychicus will tell you all that has been happening to me. He is a fellow believer whom I/we [(exc)] love and who helps me faithfully and who serves the Lord [Jesus] together with me.
8 Gipadala ko siya diha kaninyo alang niini, aron nga masayran ninyo ang maong panghitabo mahitungod kanamo, ug aron nga madasig niya ang inyong mga kasingkasing.
The reason that I am sending Tychicus to you [with this letter] is that he might know how you are and in order that he might strengthen you [spiritually]. (OR, in order that you might know about us [(exc)] and in order that he might comfort you.)
9 Gipadala ko siya uban si Onesimus, ang matinud-anon ug minahal nga igsoong lalaki, nga usa kaninyo. Isulti nila ang tanang butang nga nahitabo dinhi.
I am sending him to you with Onesimus, who is a faithful fellow believer whom I/we [(inc)] love and who is your fellow townsman. They will tell you all about what has been happening here.
10 Si Aristarchus, akong kauban nga binilanggo, nangumusta kaninyo, ug si Marcos usab, ang ig-agaw ni Barnabas diin kamo nakadawat ug mga mando, “Kung moanha siya kaninyo, dawata siya,”
Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, and Mark, who is Barnabas’ cousin, (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings). I have instructed you about Mark, so if he comes to you, welcome him.
11 ug usab si Jesus nga gitawag ug Justus. Kini lamang ang naa sa tinuli nga akong mga isigka magbubuhat alang sa gingharian sa Dios. Sila nahimong usa ka maghuhupay nganhi kanako.
Jesus, who is also called Justus, also (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). These three men are the only Jewish [believers] who are working with me in order that people would submit to God as their king, and they have all comforted me.
12 Si Epafras nangumusta kaninyo. Siya usa kaninyo ug usa ka sulugoon usab ni Cristo Jesus. Kanunay siyang naningkamot alang kaninyo diha sa pag-ampo, aron nga makabarog kamo nga hingpit ug adunay bug-os nga pagsalig diha sa kabubut-on sa Dios.
Epaphras, who is your fellow townsman and who serves Christ Jesus, (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). Epaphras prays earnestly for you very often, that you might be spiritually mature and that you might know fully all that God wills for you.
13 Kay ako nagsaksi kaniya, nga siya namuhat pag-ayo alang kaninyo, alang niadtong anaa sa Laodicea, ug alang niadtong anaa sa Hierapolis.
I can assure you that he prays this because he is deeply concerned for you, for those who live in Laodicea [city], and for those who live in Hierapolis [city].
14 Si Lucas ang hinigugma nga mananambal ug si Demas nangumusta kaninyo.
Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
15 Pangumustaha ang mga kaigsoonan diha sa Laodicea, ug si Nymfa, ug ang simbahan nga anaa sa iyang panimalay.
Tell the fellow believers who live in Laodicea [city] and Nympha and the congregation that [meets] in her house that we (are thinking fondly about them/send them our greetings).
16 Kung mabasa na kining maong sulat diha sa inyong taliwala, basaha usab kini didto sa simbahan sa taga-Laodicea, ug tan-awa usab nga mabasa ang sulat nga gikan sa Laodicea.
After [someone] reads this letter [publicly] to you, cause [someone] to also read it to the congregation that is in Laodicea [city]. And as for the [letter that I wrote to the congregation that is in] Laodicea [city], make sure that it is also read among you {you should also read that letter} publicly.
17 Sultihi si Archippus, “Tan-awa ang buluhaton nga imong nadawat gikan sa Ginoo, nga kinahanglang tumanon nimo kini.”
Say to Archippus, “Make sure that you complete the task that God appointed you to do, because you have a close relationship with the Lord Jesus.”
18 Kini nga mga pangumusta gikan sa akong kaugalingon nga kamot—si Pablo. Hinumdomi ang akong mga kadena. Hinaot nga ang grasya magauban kaninyo.
I, Paul, (am thinking fondly about you/send you my greetings). Having taken the pen from my scribe, I am now writing this myself in order that you may know that I have truly sent this letter. Remember to pray about the fact that I am in prison [MTY]. I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ would continue to act graciously towards you all.
