Colossians 4
1 Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
ⲁ̅ⲛϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ
2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving;
ⲃ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ
3 praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, 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 reveal it as I ought to speak.
ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ
5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
ⲉ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ
6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
ⲋ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉϥϫⲟⲕⲣ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ
7 All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow slave in the Lord.
ⲍ̅ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϯ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
8 I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts,
ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ
9 together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here.
ⲑ̅ⲙⲛ ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲧⲏⲛ
10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, "if he comes to you, receive him"),
ⲓ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲣ ⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
11 and Jesus who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These are my only 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, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured 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 testify about him, that he has worked hard for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those 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 Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church that is in her house.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲩⲙⲫⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ
16 When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that you also 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 that you fulfill the ministry that you have been given in the Lord."
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓⲧⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲟⲕⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
18 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲉⲓϥ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ
