Colossians 4
1 Masters, present to the bondmen what is right and equitable, knowing that ye also have a Master in heavens.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲓϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲁ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳪ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
2 Continue in prayer, being vigilant in it with thankfulness.
ⲃ̅ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
3 Praying simultaneously about us also, so that God may open to us a door of the word, to speak the mystery of the Christ, because of which I have also been bound,
ⲅ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ.
4 so that I may make it known as I ought to speak.
ⲇ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ.
5 Walk in wisdom toward those outside, redeeming the time,
ⲉ̅ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ.
6 your speech always with grace, seasoned with salt, to know how it is fitting for you to answer each one.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϥⲥⲉϩⲛⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
7 Tychicus will make known to you all things about me, the beloved brother and faithful helper and fellow bondman in the Lord.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲓⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
8 Whom I sent to you for this same thing, so that he may know the things about you, and may encourage your hearts,
ⲏ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.
9 with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother who is of you. They will make known to you all things here.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ.
10 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner salutes you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom ye received orders, if he comes to you, welcome him),
ⲓ̅⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡϣⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
11 and Jesus who is called Justus, these being the only fellow workmen from the circumcision for the kingdom of God, men who became a comfort to me.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲙϯ.
12 Epaphras, the bondman of Christ from you, salutes you, always striving for you in prayers, so that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲫϯ.
13 For I testify about him, that he has much zeal for you, and those in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ.
14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas salute you.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ.
15 Salute the brothers in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly associated with his house.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ.
16 And when the letter has been read among you, cause that it be read also in the congregation of Laodiceans, and that ye also read the one from Laodicea.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲟϣⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
17 And say to Archippus, Watch the ministry that thou received in the Lord so that thou may fulfill it.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲕϭⲓⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁϩⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
18 The salutation of Paul by my hand. Remember my bonds. Grace is with you. Truly.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ
