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].
Mwagosi, fumiwa sontezi enongwazyalizyali nenyiza. Mmenye aje mnawo ogosi humwanya.
2 Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
Mwendelele abhe lyoli huputo. Khali masa hwelyo nasombezye.
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.
Putuje pamo huaji yetu nantele, ena nantele Ongolobhi aigule alyango ogwizulyakwa, ayanji esili zwalyoli eya Kilisti. Hunongwa ene empinyilwe amanyolo.
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.
Ejiga mputaje endibheshe pawalele, nashi sehwaziwa ayaje.
5 Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
Bhalaga hunshinshi hwa bhala bhabhali ohohoze, abhalenalinali nesiku.
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.
Enangwa zyenyu zibhene wene esiku zyoti, nantele gakhole omwoni esiku zyoti, emmanye she hwanzwa ahugalule omtu.
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.
Hunongwazye zinazaane, O Tikiko adagabhombe gaga manyeshi hulimwi. Omwene holo mwe obhambombo umwinza no tumwi owa mwetu tenti hwa Gosi.
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.)
Ehutu mahalli mwe hweli nkamumanye enongwa huliti ate nantele aje mmanye abhapele omwoyo.
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.
Ebatumabhoti na Onesimo, oholo wetu oganwe omwiza omo owenyu, bhazabhabhule kila mtu hahafule epa.
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.
Aristarko, opinye owamwetu, abhalamha, mweti no Maliko ovyala wakwa Barnaba yamwahambilile alongozi afume hwa mwene, “Nkashele aiyenza hulimwi mwambilili,”
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.
Nantele o Yesu yabhaiga Yusto bhabhene bha tahilwe bhabho mbambombo bhamwetu hwa mwene wa Ngolobhi. Bhali luzizyo hulini.
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.
Epafra abhalamuha. Omwene alipaka nate nantele tumwiwa Kilisti Yesu. Omwene abhomba nali nali huputo nantele nkawezye ahwemelele shishiza ahakikizye owiza ashelele amiza gote aga Ngolobhi.
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].
Hwahuje ejelezyezye, aeje abhomba embombo nalinli hwajili yenyu hwabhala bhabhali hula Laodekia, na hwebho bhabhali Hierapoli.
14 Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
Luku ola oganga ya genwe nu Dema bhabhalamuha.
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).
Bhabhalamuha aholo bhane bhabhaahwo Laodekia, na Nimfa, neshi bhiza shila sha shili ohwo munyumba yakwe.
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.
Ikalata eli palyaibha limanyelye mwebho namwe emanyilwe hwi bhaza elya Laodekia.
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.”
Yaga hawa Arkipo, “enya ala mbambo ela yamwa hambile ashelelee Wagosi aje onwaziwa amalezye.”
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.
Idamuhoene eu hu makhono gane nene - Paulo. Gakomboshi amanyolo gane. Owene ubhenamwe.
