Colossians 4
1 Masters, deal justly and fairly with your slaves, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲓϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲁ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳪ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
2 Be unwearied in prayer, and keep awake in it when giving thanks.
ⲃ̅ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
3 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.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ.
4 Pray that I may unfold it as I ought to speak.
ⲇ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ.
5 Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward those without, buying up your opportunities.
ⲉ̅ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ.
6 Let your speech be always gracious, with a savor of salt, and learn how to give every man a fitting answer.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϥⲥⲉϩⲛⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
7 Tychicus, my beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow slave in the Lord, will make known to you all that concerns me.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲓⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
8 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.
ⲏ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.
9 They will inform you of all that goes on 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 Marcus, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, make him welcome), and Jesus surnamed Justas.
ⲓ̅⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡϣⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
11 These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God, belonging to the circumcision, who have been any 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, 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.
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 can testify to his deep interest in you and in those in Laodicea and Hierapolis.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ.
14 Luke, the beloved physician, salutes you, and so does Demas.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ.
15 Salute the brothers in Laodicea; Nympha also, and the church which meets at her house.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ.
16 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.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲟϣⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
17 And tell Archippas to take heed to the ministry which he has received in the Lord, that he may fulfill it.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲕϭⲓⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁϩⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
18 I, Paul, add this farewell in my own handwriting. Do not forget these chains of mine. Grace be with you.
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
