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1 Ni ŵanyamwe achakulu mpanganye yaili yambone kwa achikapolo ŵenu mpela yakuti pakusaka Akunnungu, nchimanyililaga kuti nomwe ŵakwe nkwete Ambuje kwinani.
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 Mwapopelele Akunnungu pangapela ni pankupopela mmeje meeso ni kwatogolela Akunnungu.
Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
3 Iyoyo ntupopelele nowe, kuti Akunnungu atupe lipesa lya kulalichila ntemela nkati Kilisito. Kwa ligongo lya utenga wo, une ndili mu chitaŵiko.
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 Nipele mumbopelele kuti ngombole kuŵecheta yaikuti kuŵajilwa kwa litala lyalikukombola kuchiŵika chantemela cho pangasisika.
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 Njendeje kwa lunda pankutama ni ŵandu ŵangakunkulupilila Kilisito, nchitumiyaga yambone lipesa linkwete.
Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
6 Moŵa gose aila yose inkusala yakamuchisye ŵandu, ni nkusachilwa kunjanga chambone mundu jwalijose.
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 Nguntuma che Tukiko kukwenu, jwelejo ali nlongo njetu jwakunonyelwa, jwakutumichila jwakukulupilichika ni kapolo njetu mmasengo ga Ambuje, chammanyisye ŵanyamwe ngani syangu syose.
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 Kwa ligongo lyo nguntuma kukwenu kuti ajitusye mitima jenu kwakunsalila ngani syetu.
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 Akwika pamo ni che Onesimo nlongo njetu jwakunonyelwa ni jwakukulupilichika, jwelejo ali mundu jwa kukwenu. Ŵanyawo ni uchansalile yose yaikutendekwa apano.
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 Jwantawe njangu che Alisitako akunkomasya. Nombe che Maliko mwipwagwao che Banaba iyoyo akunkomasyanga. Malajisyo gakwe mmasile kugapochela, aikaga kukwenu mwapochele chambone.
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 Nombe che Yoshua, jwakuŵilanjikwa Yusto iyoyo akunkomasya. Mwa Ŵayahudi ŵaŵakulupilile ni ŵatatu pewo ŵakupanganya masengo pamo ni une kwa ligongo lya Umwenye wa Akunnungu, ŵanyawo ni ŵakungamusya une.
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 Che Epafula, njenu, kapolo jwa Kilisito Yesu akunkomasya. Moŵa gose ngaakupela kumpopelela kuti nlimbangane ni kwima chiimile ni kwendelechela kukulupilila ni kupanganya yakuisaka Akunnungu.
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 Ngukombola kusala umboni nkati ŵelewo kuti akupanganya nnope masengo kwa ligongo lyenu ni kwa ligongo lya ŵandu ŵa ku Laodikia ni kwa ligongo lya ŵandu ŵa ku Hielapoli.
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 Che Luka jwantela jwetu jwaunonyelo ni che Dema akunkomasya.
Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
15 Mwakomasye achalongo achinjetu ŵa ku Laodikia pamo ni che Nimfa ni mpingo wa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito ŵakusimana mu nyuumba jao.
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 Mwamalaga kusyoma chikalata chi mwape mpingo wa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito wa ku Laodikia achisyome. Nombe chikalata chinalembele ŵandu ŵa ku Laodikia ampanje ŵanyamwe nsyome.
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 Mwasalile che Alikipo kuti masengo gapegwile ni Ambuje kupanganya amalichisye.
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 Uneji che Paolo ngulemba yeleyi ni nkono wangu nansyene kunkomasya. Kasindiŵalila kuti une ndili muchitaŵiko. Ngummendela umbone kutyochela kwa Akunnungu.
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.
