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].
Beno bapfumu, luvangila bavika baeno mambu masonga ayi mafuana bila bu luzebi ti beno mamveno lubeki Pfumu yimosi yidi ku Diyilu.
2 Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
Lutatamana ayi luzibula meso mu lusambulu va kimosi ayi phutudulu yi matondo.
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.
Lutusambidilanga muingi Nzambi katuvana diluaku di samunina Mambu mandi, muingi katuvana diluaku di yamikisa mansueki ma Klisto; momo ndididi wukangama
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.
muingi ndibaka bu yamikisila mawu boso mfueti tubila.
5 Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
Ludiatila mu nzayilu va ntuala batu bobo badi ku nganda ayi lusadila thangu.
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.
Bika mambu meno lueti tuba mabanga kaka mambu ma wedi nlemvo wu Nzambi ayi ma kitoko muingi luzaba buevi lufueti vutudila mvutu kuidi kadika mutu.
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.
Titsike, khombꞌeto yi luzolo, kisadi kikuikama ayi nkundi eto mu kisalu ki Pfumu wela kulukamba mambu moso matedi mu minu.
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.)
Mu bila kioki ndilufidisidi niandi muingi luzaba buevi tuididiayi kabomba mintima mieno.
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.
Ndimfidisidi va kimosi ayi Onesime, khombꞌeto yi luzolo ayi yikuikama. Niandi widi mutu eno. Bela kulukamba mambu moso mamviokakuaku.
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.
Alisitalike, nkundi ama wu nloko, wulufidisidi mboti va kimosi ayi Malako, muana khazi wu Balinabasi; mutu wowo ndiluvanina lutumunu ti lufueti kunyakula bumbote enati wizidi kuidi beno.
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.
Yesu diodi beta tedila ti Yusitusi mamvandi wulufidisidi mboti. Bawu kaka batu batotukila mu dikanda di Bayuda bansalanga yama mu diambu di Kipfumu ki Nzambi ayi bawu bakhindisa ngolo.
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.
Epalafasi wulufidisidi mboti, niandi widi wumosi mu beno ayi widi kisadi ki Klisto Yesu. Weti kulunuaninanga mu zithangu zioso mu zitsambulu mu diambu lutelama nangui mu luzolo loso lu Nzambi; mu diambu luba bafuana ayi diana di ngolo.
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].
Bila minu ndieti kuntelimina kimbangi ti niandi beki kisalu kiwombomu beno ayi mu diambu di bobo badi ku Lawodise ayi ku Yelapolisi.
14 Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
Luka, munganga wu luzolo wulufidisidi mboti va kimosi ayi Demasi.
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).
Luvana mboti kuidi bakhomba badi ku Lawodise ayi kuidi Nimfa va kimosi ayi dibundu dieti kutakananga ku nzoꞌandi.
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.
Nkanda bu wela tangu kuidi beno; buna lunuana muingi wutangu ku dibundu di Lawodise; ayi beno mamveno lutanga wowo wuntotukila ku dibundu di Lawodise.
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.”
Lukamba Alishipe ti: Keba bumboti kisalu kiwutambula mu Pfumu mu diambu di wumanisa kiawu.
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.
Minu Polo ndilufidisidi zimbote; tsonikini ziawu mu koko kuama. Lubika kunzimbakana bu ndidi mu nloko. Bika nlemvo wu Nzambi wubanga yeno.
