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1 ⲁ̅ ⲚⲒϬⲒⲤⲈⲨ ⲀⲢⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲬⲀ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲎϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
Masters, deal justly and fairly with your slaves, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
Be unwearied in prayer, and keep awake in it when giving thanks.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲀⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϮⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ
Keep on praying for me, too, that God may open for me a door of utterance to speak the secret truth of Christ, for which I am a prisoner.
Pray that I may unfold it as I ought to speak.
Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward those without, buying up your opportunities.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈϤⲤⲈϨⲚⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲘⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
Let your speech be always gracious, with a savor of salt, and learn how to give every man a fitting answer.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲚⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲒⲬⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
Tychicus, my beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow slave in the Lord, will make known to you all that concerns me.
I have sent him with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, one of your own number, for this very purpose, to let you know how I am, and to cheer your hearts.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲚⲎⲤⲒⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲨⲈⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ.
They will inform you of all that goes on here.
10 ⲓ̅ ϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲀⲢⲒⲤⲦⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲠⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲬⲘⲀⲖⲰⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲔⲞⲤ ⲠϢⲞⲨⲤⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, salutes you, and Marcus, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, make him welcome), and Jesus surnamed Justas.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲞⲨⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲘϮ.
These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God, belonging to the circumcision, who have been any comfort to me.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲈⲠⲀⲪⲢⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲄⲰⲚⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
Epaphras, one of yourselves, salutes you, a slave of Christ who is always agonizing for you in his prayers, that you may stand firm, mature, and fully assured in all the will of God.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ϮⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲈⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲖⲀⲞⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲒⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ.
For I can testify to his deep interest in you and in those in Laodicea and Hierapolis.
Luke, the beloved physician, salutes you, and so does Demas.
Salute the brothers in Laodicea; Nympha also, and the church which meets at her house.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲞϢⲤ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲀⲞⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲖⲀⲞⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
And when this letter has been read to you, see that it is read also in the church of Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
And tell Archippas to take heed to the ministry which he has received in the Lord, that he may fulfill it.
I, Paul, add this farewell in my own handwriting. Do not forget these chains of mine. Grace be with you.
