Colossians 4
1 You masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, because you know that you have a master who is in heaven [who will say whether he approves of what you have done].
To te awng, note zong vantung ah To ka nei uh hi, ci he in, na sila te tung ah a man le a kibang tek in pia vun.
2 Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
Tatsat ngawl in thungen vun, taciang lungdamko kawm in ngak vun;
3 Since I am in prison [MTY] because [I declared the message about Christ] that God has now revealed, pray also for me that God will give me opportunities [MTY] to speak, in order that I might declare it.
Christ thuthuk hil tu in Pathian in kongkha hong honsak thei natu in, kote atu zong thu hong ngetsak tavun, tua a tu in keima sia thongtak ka hihi:
4 That is, pray for me that [God will enable me to] make his message known publicly. I need to do this because I know that I should declare it.
Tabang in ka son tu a kilawm bang in ka pualak thei natu in, thu hong ngetsak tavun.
5 Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
A puatham mite mai ah pilna taw nungta vun, hun zangthiam vun.
6 In particular, always speak graciously and in a pleasant way [to those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus]. As a result, you will come to know in what manner you should answer each one of them.
Mihing khatsim sia bangbang in zo tu kilawm, ci na heak thei natu uh in, na kampau na uh a tawntung in thuthiamna taw hi tahen a, ci taw al tahen.
7 Tychicus will tell you all that has been happening to me. He is a fellow believer whom I/we [(exc)] love and who helps me faithfully and who serves the Lord [Jesus] together with me.
Ka thu theampo sia Tychicus in hong hesak tu hi, ama sia i it suapui pa, a thuman naseam le Topa sung ah ka nasep pui a hihi:
8 The reason that I am sending Tychicus to you [with this letter] is that he might know how you are and in order that he might strengthen you [spiritually]. (OR, in order that you might know about us [(exc)] and in order that he might comfort you.)
Ama in note i zia le tong a heak thei natu le note hong henep thei natu ngealna taw, note kung ah kong paisak a hihi;
9 I am sending him to you with Onesimus, who is a faithful fellow believer whom I/we [(inc)] love and who is your fellow townsman. They will tell you all about what has been happening here.
Note sung ah a thuman khat a hi, i it suapui pa, Onesimus taw kong paisak hi. Amate in hi mun ah thu piang te theampo hong son tu hi.
10 Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, and Mark, who is Barnabas’ cousin, (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings). I have instructed you about Mark, so if he comes to you, welcome him.
Ka thongtak pui Aristarchus in hong paupui hi, taciang Barnabas tupa, Marcus in zong hong paupui hi, a tung pan thupiak te na sang uh hi: note kung hongpai ahile, ama na sang vun;
11 Jesus, who is also called Justus, also (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). These three men are the only Jewish [believers] who are working with me in order that people would submit to God as their king, and they have all comforted me.
Taciang Justus a kici Jesus in zong hong paupui hi, amate sia vunteap tan te a hihi. Hite bekma Pathian kumpingam sung ah ka nasep pui te hi a, keima hong heneam te a hihi.
12 Epaphras, who is your fellow townsman and who serves Christ Jesus, (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). Epaphras prays earnestly for you very often, that you might be spiritually mature and that you might know fully all that God wills for you.
Note i sung pan mikhat, Christ i naseam, Epaphras in hong paupui hi, Pathian deina theampo sung ah cialcing in, na khuagkhim thei natu uh in a tawntung in thinsung takpi taw thu hong ngetsak hi.
13 I can assure you that he prays this because he is deeply concerned for you, for those who live in Laodicea [city], and for those who live in Hierapolis [city].
Banghangziam cile ama in no Laodicea a om te le Hierapolis a om te atu in thalawp na lian mama nei hi, ci sia keima in tetti ka pang hi.
14 Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
I it mama syavuan Luke le Demas te in hong paupui hi.
15 Tell the fellow believers who live in Laodicea [city] and Nympha and the congregation that [meets] in her house that we (are thinking fondly about them/send them our greetings).
Laodicia a om suapui te ahizong, Nympha le a inn a om pawlpi te in ahizong, paupui vun.
16 After [someone] reads this letter [publicly] to you, cause [someone] to also read it to the congregation that is in Laodicea [city]. And as for the [letter that I wrote to the congregation that is in] Laodicea [city], make sure that it is also read among you {you should also read that letter} publicly.
Taciang hi laithak sia noma sung ah na sim zawk uh ciang in, Laodicea pawlpi te zong in sim tahen; taciang note zong Laodicea te kung pan laithak sia na sim vun.
17 Say to Archippus, “Make sure that you complete the task that God appointed you to do, because you have a close relationship with the Lord Jesus.”
Taciang Archippus kung ah, Topa sung ah na san nasep khuangkhim tu in ki nging in, ci na son vun.
18 I, Paul, (am thinking fondly about you/send you my greetings). Having taken the pen from my scribe, I am now writing this myself in order that you may know that I have truly sent this letter. Remember to pray about the fact that I am in prison [MTY]. I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ would continue to act graciously towards you all.
Keima Paul in paupui na sia ka khut taw ka at a hihi. Ka thongtakna na phawk nginge vun. Note tung ah thuthiamna om tahen. Amen.
