Colossians 4
1 Masters, give unto [your] servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
ⲁ̅ⲛϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ
2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
ⲃ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ
3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϯⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ
4 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ
5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
ⲉ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ
6 Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
ⲋ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉϥϫⲟⲕⲣ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ
7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, [who is] a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
ⲍ̅ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϯ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ
9 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is [one] of you. They shall make known unto you all things which [are done] here.
ⲑ̅ⲙⲛ ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲧⲏⲛ
10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister’s son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him; )
ⲓ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲣ ⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
11 And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only [are my] fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto 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, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the 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 bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them [that are] in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ
15 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲩⲙⲫⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ
16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the [epistle] from Laodicea.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟϣⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟϣⲥ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓⲧⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲟⲕⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace [be] with you. Amen.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲉⲓϥ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ
