< 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].
Mwie vantwa, muvapienchaghe avavanda vienyo ifyawayielweli ifyavuononu. Muluomanyaghe ukhuta nayuomwe mlienave Unkhuludheva khuokyanya.
2 Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
Mwieyuomielienchaghe ukhughiemba ukhuodhova. Mtamaghe miho nukhuodhova nukhuosana.
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.
Muotuodhovelaghe nayuofwe, ukhuota Unguluve atudhiendhuliele eimilyango khuo liemenyu eilyamwene, tuonchovaghe ienchefihiele iencha Klisiti. Nchincho iencha khuomwene niekhuonghiewe.
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.
Ukhuota nienchievieikhe pavuovalafu, ndhuvuo nchielondhiwa ukhuonchoviewa.
5 Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
Muoluotaghe nuoluhala pavulongholo khuovavo valiekhuonji, vumukhuo ghuophokha uonsiekhie.
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.
Amamenyu ghienyo ghavenchaghe nuluosayo amanchuva ghoni, ghanoghaghe umwinyo, pwuo muluomanyaghe umwakhuo vandha avanu voni.
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.
Tikiko, vielunkholo lwangho vieghane, viembombi vienonu, vei nghane vangho khuo Ntwa, avalavuola imbombo nchangho nchoni.
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.)
Uvieniensuhile khuolyumwe khuo eilyo, ukhuota munchiemanye eimbombo nchienyo umwene vie ikhuovahovosya einumbula nchieinyo.
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.
Panienei nu Onesimo, ulunkholo lwangho uononu uoghane, umunu uvakhuominyo. Avo vuyaviekhuovavula iembombo nchoni ienchaphakhaya apha.
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.
U Alistakho, yuoywa akhuonghiwe luonienie nuone, eikhuovaponia, nuo Malika umwie pwave va mwene, uo Balinaba uviemuvupieliele iendaghielo nchamwene, anghienche khulyumwe muomwuopeiliele,”
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.
Nuo Yesu uvievikhuontamboula vie Yusito. Avo vuo avanu avakheghetiwe hange avo vene vuvievomba eimbombo nuone khuo nongwa ieyaa luodheva ulw Nghuoluve. Avene vuvakhale luncheso lyango.
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.
Epafula uvyavile munu va khuominyo, unsuhiwa va Yesu Kklisti. Eikhuvaphonia, eikhietanga amanchuva ghoni ukhuodhova khuonongw ncheinyo, ukhuota mwieme mudhuolukhe nuo khuovonekha vuononu muombuonogwe uwa Nghuluove.
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].
Ulwakhuva nikhuonchova ukhuota eikhie yuomieliencha khuolyuome, na khuovala vavo valiekhuo Laodiki, na khuo vavo valie khuo Hielapoli.
14 Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
U Lukha uoghangha uoghane, nuo Dema viekhuovaponia.
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).
Muvaponiaghe avaluonkholo lwangho vavo valiekhuo Laodikia, nuo Nimfa, ni tembile yeiyo yielie khuonyumba eiyamwene.
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.
Ei balua eiye muonghamale ukwiemba khuolyuomwe, pwuo vakhiembe na khuo tembile ei ya khuo valaodikia. na khuo Laodikia muokhiembe youmwe.
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.”
Muombaule uo Alkipo, “Alolage vuononu uvuovombeli vuowa akhaviela khuo Ntwa, ukhuota lienkhonghiwe.”
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.
Uluosamusyo iwango uone nie - Pavuoli. Khuokhie voko kyango yuone. Mkhuombuokhaghe ukhaunkhungiwa khwangho uone. uluosayo luovienchaghe pwuo panie nie nuomwe.

< Colossians 4 >