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].
Lona beng ba batlhanka lo tshwanetse gosiama ka tekatekanyo mo batlhankeng ba lona botlhe. Gakologelwang ka malatsi otlhe gore le lona lo na le Mongwa lona kwa legodimong yo o lo etseng tlhoko thata.
2 Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
Se lapisegeng mo thapelong; nnang mo go yone; lebelelang dikarabo tsa Modimo lo bo lo gakologelwe go leboga fa di tla.
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.
Se lebaleng go re rapelela le rona, gore Modimo o re neye nako e ntsi go rera Mafoko a a Molemo a ga Keresete a ke leng fano mo kgolegelong ka ntlha ya one.
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.
Rapelang gore ke tle ke nne pelokgale go a bolela ke lokologile le ka botlalo, le go a dira gore a tlhaloganngwe, jaaka tota, ke tshwanetse.
5 Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
Dirisang dinako tsa lona tse dintsi lo bolelela ba bangwe Mafoko a a Molemo. Nnang botlhale mo go kopaneng ga lona le bone mo dilong tsotlhe.
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.
A dikgang tsa lona di nne tse di nametsang le tse di utlwalang, gonne ka go dira jalo lo tlaa nna le karabo e e tshwanelang mongwe le mongwe.
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.
Tukiko, mokaulengwe wa rona yo o rategang thata, o tlaa lo bolelela ka fa ke tswelelang ka teng. Ke modiri yo o senatla ebile o direla Morena le nna.
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.)
Ke mo romile mo loetong lo lwa botlhokwa go bona gore lo tsoga jang, go lo gomotsa le go lo kgothatsa.
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.
Ke roma le Onesima, mokaulengwe yo o ikanyegang yo ebileng a ratega thata, mongwe wa ba ga lona. Ene le Tukiko ba tlaa lo naya dikgang tsotlhe tse di ncha.
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.
Arisetareko, yo ke nang nae kwano jaaka legolegwa, o a lo dumedisa, le Mareko wa losika lwa ga Barenabase le ene o a lo dumedisa. Mme fela jaaka ke buile pele, amogelang Mareko ka kamogelo e e tletseng boitumelo fa a tla kwa go lona.
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.
Le Jesu yo o bidiwang Juseto o a lo dumedisa. Ke bone fela Bakeresete ba Sejuta ba ba dirang le nna kwano, mme ba ntse ba le kgomotso thata jang mo go nna!
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.
Epaferase, yo o tswang mo motseng wa lona, motlhanka wa ga Keresete Jesu, o a lo dumedisa. O lo rapelela ka tlhwaafalo malatsi otlhe, a kopa Modimo go lo nonotsha le go lo dira boitekanelo le go lo thusa go itse go rata ga One mo go sengwe le sengwe se lo se dirang.
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].
Ke ka lo tlhomamisetsa gore, lona le Bakeresete ba Laodikea le Hirapolise, o lo diretse ka bonatla jotlhe mo dithapelong tsa gagwe.
14 Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
Ngaka Luke yo o rategang le Demase ba a lo dumedisa.
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).
Tswee-tswee ntumedisetsang ditsala tsa Bakeresete kwa Laodikia. Lo ntumedisetse le Nimefase, le ba ba phuthegelang mo lwapeng lwa gagwe.
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.
Mme fa lo sena go bala lokwalo lo, lo lo fetisetse kwa phuthegong e e kwa Laokikia. Lo bo lo bale le lokwalo lo ke lo ba kwaletseng.
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.”
Lo bo lo reye Arekipo lo re, “A tlhomamise gore a dire tsotlhe tse Morena o di mo laoletseng go di dira.”
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.
Tumediso ya me e ke e kwadileng ka seatla same ke e: Nkgakologelwang kwano mo kgolegelong. A masego a Modimo a lo agelele. Ke nna wa lona ruri, Paulo.
