Akolose 4
1 Mabwana, antchito anu muzikhala nawo mwachilungamo ndi moyenera, podziwa kuti nanunso muli nawo Ambuye anu mmwamba.
Masters, do what is right and fair by your slaves, for you know that you also have a Master — in Heaven.
2 Pempherani modzipereka, mukhale atcheru ndiponso oyamika.
Devote yourselves to prayer. Give your whole mind to it, and also offer thanksgiving;
3 Ndipo muzitipemphereranso ife kuti Mulungu atitsekulire khomo la uthenga wathu, kuti tilalikire chinsinsi cha Khristu, chimene ndine womangidwa nacho mʼndende.
and at the same time pray for us, that God may give us an opening for our Message, so that we may speak of the truths hidden in the Christ — the truths for which I am in chains!
4 Pempherani kuti ndilalikire momveka bwino, monga ndikuyenera.
Then I shall make them known, as I ought to do.
5 Mayendedwe anu pakati pa akunja, akhale anzeru ndipo mugwiritse ntchito mpata uliwonse umene muli nawo.
Show tact in your behaviour to the outside world, making the most of every opportunity.
6 Mayankhulidwe anu nthawi zonse akhale odzaza ndi chisomo ndi okoma, kuti mudziwe kuyankha aliyense.
Let your conversation always be kindly, and seasoned, as it were, with salt; that you may know in each case what answer you ought to give.
7 Tukiko adzakuwuzani zonse za ine. Iye ndi mʼbale wokondedwa, mtumiki wokhulupirika ndiponso wantchito mnzanga mwa Ambuye.
Our dear Brother, Tychicus, will tell you all about me. He is a faithful minister, and a fellow-servant in the Master’s cause.
8 Ine ndikumutumiza kwa inu ndi cholinga choti mudziwe zimene tikukumana nazo ndiponso kuti alimbikitse mitima yanu.
I send him to you expressly that you may learn our circumstances, and that he may give you encouragement.
9 Iye akubwera ndi Onesimo, mʼbale wathu wokhulupirika ndi wokondedwa, amene ndi mmodzi mwa inu. Iwo adzakuwuzani zonse zimene zikuchitika kuno.
With him will be Onesimus, our dear faithful Brother, who is one of yourselves. They will tell you all that is going on here.
10 Aristariko, wamʼndende mnzanga akupereka moni, Marko akuperekanso moni, msuweni wa Barnaba. (Inu munawuzidwa kale za Iye. Iye akabwera kwanuko, mulandireni).
My fellow-prisoner, Aristarchus, sends you his greeting, and Barnabas’s cousin, Mark, sends his. (You have received directions about him. If he comes to you, make him welcome.)
11 Yesu wotchedwa Yusto, akuperekanso moni. Amenewa ndi Ayuda okhawo pakati pa atumiki anzanga mu ufumu wa Mulungu, ndipo aonetsa kuti ndi chitonthozo kwa ine.
Joshua, who is called Justus, also sends his greeting. These are the only converts from Judaism who have worked with me for the kingdom of God; I have found them a great comfort.
12 Epafra ndi mmodzi mwa inu ndiponso mtumiki wa Khristu Yesu, akupereka moni. Iyeyu nthawi zonse amakupemphererani mwamphamvu, kuti mukhazikike pa chifuniro chonse cha Mulungu, mukhale okhwima ndi otsimikiza kwathunthu.
Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, sends you his greeting. He is a servant of Christ Jesus, and is always most earnest in your behalf in his prayers, praying that you may stand firm, with a matured faith and with a sure conviction of all that is in accordance with God’s will.
13 Ine ndikumuchitira umboni kuti amagwira ntchito mwamphamvu chifukwa cha inu ndiponso kwa amene ali ku Laodikaya ndi Herapoli.
I can bear testimony to the deep interest he takes in you, as well as in the Brethren at Laodicea and at Hierapolis.
14 Luka, dotolo wathu wokondedwa ndi Dema, akupereka moni.
Luke, our dear doctor, sends you his greeting, and Demas sends his.
15 Perekani moni kwa abale a ku Laodikaya, ndiponso kwa Numfa ndi mpingo wa mʼnyumba mwake.
Give my greeting to the Brethren at Laodicea, and to Nymphe, and to the Church that meets at her house.
16 Kalata iyi ikawerengedwa pakati panu, muonetsetse kuti ikawerengedwenso ku mpingo wa ku Laodikaya ndipo inunso muwerenge kalata yochokera ku Laodikaya.
And when this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read before the Church at Laodicea, and that you yourselves read the letter which will be forwarded from there.
17 Uzani Arkipo kuti, “Wonetsetsa kuti wamaliza ntchito imene unayilandira mwa Ambuye.”
Give this message to Archippus — ‘Take care to discharge to the best of your ability the office to which you were appointed in the Master’s Cause.’
18 Ine Paulo, ndikulemba ndi dzanja langa moni uwu. Kumbukirani kuti ndili mu unyolo. Chisomo chikhale ndi inu.
I, Paul, add this greeting in my own handwriting. Remember these chains of mine. God’s blessing be with you.
