Colossians 4
1 Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
ⲁ̅ⲛϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ
2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
ⲃ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ
3 as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϯⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ
4 Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should.
ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ
5 Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
ⲉ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ
6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
ⲋ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉϥϫⲟⲕⲣ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ
7 Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.
ⲍ̅ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϯ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
8 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ
9 With him I am sending Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.
ⲑ̅ⲙⲛ ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲧⲏⲛ
10 My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.
ⲓ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲣ ⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
11 Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲣ ⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ
12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁⲥ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲏⲕ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
13 For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ
15 Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲩⲙⲫⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ
16 After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟϣⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟϣⲥ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
17 Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓⲧⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲟⲕⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
18 This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲉⲓϥ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ
