Philimon 1
1 Khritaw Jesuha phäh thawng üng kyumki Pawluh ja mi bena Timoti üngkhyüh — Kami nglawipüi ja khut kami bi püi Philimon ja
Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and the brother Timothy to Philemon, our dear friend and fellow worker,
2 na ima ngkhämkia sangcim ja mi ci Apphia ja ngtuk mi pawh püi Akhipaha veia ni:
and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home.
3 Mi Pa Pamhnam ja Bawipa Jesuh Khritaw naw bäkhäknak ja dimdeihnak ning pe se.
May grace be to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 Ka na Philimon naw ka ktaiyüa kcün naküt üng nang ning süm lü Pamhnam veia jenak ka mthehki.
I always thank my God. I mention you in my prayers.
5 Pamhnama khyange na jah mhläkphyanak ja Bawi Jesuh üng na taka jumnak ka ngjaka phäh ni.
I have heard of the love and the faith that you have in the Lord Jesus and for all the believers.
6 Ka ktaiyünak ta mi ngkhawteinak üng jumeikia mi kya akba, Khritaw am mi yümmatnak üng vekia dawkyanak naküt cun akdaw mi ksingnak däm däm vaia kyaki.
I pray that the fellowship of your faith may be effective for the knowledge of everything good that is among us in Christ.
7 Ka na aw, na mhläkphyanak naw na jekyaisak lü ngjuktha na pe ve! Nang naw Pamhnama khyangea mlung jah suhne veki.
For I have had much joy and comfort because of your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.
8 Ahina phäha Khritaw üng ka ning na akba kei naw yet lü i pawh vai ti hin ngthu ning mtheh veng.
Therefore, although I have all the boldness in Christ to command you to do what you should do,
9 Isetiakyaküng ning kphya na lü ka ning nghuinak ni. Khritaw Jesuha ngsä, ania phäha tuha kcün üng thawng kyum kei Pawluh naw ka pawh ni.
yet because of love, I appeal to you instead—I, Paul, an old man, and now a prisoner for Christ Jesus.
10 Khritaw üng ka ca, thawng üng ka kyum k'um üng ngmüimkhya lama a na pa naw Onesimasa kcaha ning nghui na veng.
I am asking you concerning my child Onesimus, whom I have fathered in my chains.
11 Ahlana ani cun ia am ngtäh lüpi atuha nang ja keia phäh ani cun summang vai kya ve.
For he once was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me.
12 Ani am ka mlung ngpüi law lü na veia ka tüih law be ni.
I have sent him back to you, he who is my very heart.
13 Thangkdawa phäh thawng üng ka kyum üng nanga kcaha na kuei khaia ka hlawnga a ve vai ka täng kyaw.
I wish I could have kept him with me, so he could serve me for you, while I am in chains for the sake of the gospel.
14 Acunsepi, na na kuei vaia käh ka ning sihling na khai, acuna kthaka na titänga na bilawh vai ni ka täng ve. Nang naw am ä xaki lü i pi am pawh veng.
But I did not want to do anything without your consent. I did not want your good deed to be from necessity but from good will.
15 Onesimas cun nang üngkhyüh asäng thuk lü a ve hin na hlawnga akcün tä a ve vaia phäh ni. (aiōnios g166)
Perhaps for this he was separated from you for a time, so that you might have him back forever. (aiōnios g166)
16 Atuha mpya sawxata am kya lü mpyaa kthak dawki Khritaw üng na mhlänaka na naa kyaki ni. Ani cun keia phäh aktäa daw ve! Nanga phäh pi aktäa daw khai ni. Ani cun mpya ja Bawipa üng na na akba salü daw bawk khai ni!
No longer would he be a slave, but better than a slave, a beloved brother. He is beloved especially to me, and much more so to you, in both the flesh and in the Lord.
17 Acunakyase, na na püia na ngaih üngta, kei na na dokhama mäiha ani pi dokham bea.
So if you have me as a partner, receive him as me.
18 Ani naw a ning thung vai am ani üng a ning mkhyenak üngpi ka ning thung vai ta kawm pi.
If he has wronged you or owes you anything, charge that to me.
19 Kei Pawluh naw ka ning thungkhih khai ti lü ka kut ye am ka yuk law ni: (na sak phäh na je na bä ka ning mtheh vai am hlü khai ni.)
I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I myself will pay it back—not to mention that you owe me your own self!
20 Acunakyase, ka na aw, Khritaw üng na bea kba na jesak lü Bawipa phäha ka hmai bük lü ahin hin keia khana pawha.
Yes, brother, do me a favor in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
21 Ahin ka yuk lawa kba na pawh khaia ka ksingki, ahina kthaka pi na pawh khai tia ka ksingki ni.
Confident about your obedience, I am writing to you. I know that you will do even more than I ask.
22 Acuna thea, keia phäh akhan na tak pet bä, isetiakyaküng, Pamhnam naw nami vana ktaiyünak ning jah msak lü na veia ka lawnak vai na pe khai tia ka äpeiki ni.
At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given back to you.
23 Jesuh Khritawa phäh thawng üng ka kyum püi Epapharah naw ning jah hnukset ve,
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you.
24 khut ka bipüie Makuh, Aristakhas, Demah ja Luhka naw pi ning hnukset ve u.
So do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
25 Bawipa Jesuh Khritawa bäkhäknak nami vana khana ve se.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
