Colossians 4
1 Masters, deal justly and equitably with your slaves, knowing that you too have a Master in Heaven.
Mabwana, mpisyai kwabhatumwa mambo ghahalai ni ghamaadili. Mmanyili kujobha myele ni Bwana wa kumbinguni.
2 Be earnest and unwearied in prayer, being on the alert in it and in your giving of thanks.
Myendelelai kuya ngangali kup'etela maombi mtamai mihu kup'etela ele kwa hukrani.
3 And pray at the same time for us also, that God may open for us a door for preaching, for us to tell the truth concerning Christ for the sake of which I am even a prisoner.
Msomayi kwapamonga kwa ajili ya yh'oto, ili kwa ndabha Kyala afungulai ndyangu kwajili ya lilobhi, kujobha Siri sauukweli sa Kristu. Kwandabha ya ele nifungibhu minyororo.
4 Then I shall proclaim it fully, as it is my duty to do.
Na msomayi ili kulibheka wazi, kama kayilondeka kujobha.
5 Behave wisely in relation to the outside world, buying up your opportunities.
Mlotayi kwa hekima kwa bhala bhabhayele kwibhala, na muuokolai muda.
6 Let your language be always seasoned with the salt of grace, so that you may know how to give every man a fitting answer.
Malobhi ghayomo ghayela ni neema muda bhuowa, na ghakolelayi mwinyu muda bhuowa, ili kwa ndabha mubhesiyayi kumanya jinsi kakitakiwa kumjibu kila munu.
7 Tychicus, our much-loved brother, a trusty assistant and fellow servant with us in the Lord's work, will give you every information about me.
Kwa mambo ghakanihusu nene, Tikiko ilota kuketa ghamanyikanai kwa mwenga. Mwene ndongho mpendwa, ntumishi wa kuaminika, ntumwa njitu kup'ela Bwana.
8 And for this very purpose I send him to you that you may know how we are faring; and that he may cheer your hearts.
Ni kantuma kwayomo kwa jili ya ele, ili mubhwesiyayi kumanya mambo kuhusu tete nikabhele abhesyayi kutup'ela muoyo.
9 And with him I send our dear and trusty brother Onesimus, who is one of yourselves. They will inform you of everything here.
Nikantuma pamonga ni Onesmo ndongho bhitu mpendwa na wa kuaminika, ni njinu mmonga. Bhilota kubhajobela kila kinu kakihomili apa.
10 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner sends greeting to you, and so does Barnabas's cousin Mark. You have received instructions as to him; if he comes to you, give him a welcome.
Aristarko, mfungwa njangu, akabhasalimila, Marko binamuyake Barnaba mwampokili utaratibu kuhomela kwa mwene, “Kama ahidili kwa mwenga, munjhop'holelayi, “
11 Jesus, called Justus, also sends greeting. These three are Hebrew converts. They alone among such have worked loyally with me for the Kingdom of God--they are men who have been a comfort to me.
Na kabhele Yesu yaikutibhwa Yusto. Abha bhene bhatohara bhatenda kazi bhayangu kwaajiya ufalume wa Kyala. Abha ndo faraja kwa nene.
12 Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, sends greetings to you, always wrestling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand firm--Christians of ripe character and of clear conviction as to everything which is God's will.
Epafra akabhasalimila. Muene ni mmonga bhitu wa bhatumwa bha Yesu Kristu. Muene ifuanya maombi kwa bidii ili kwa ndabha mubhwesyayi kuyhema ngangali kuhakikisya kikamilifu kup'etela mapenzi ghoa gha Kyala.
13 For I can bear witness to the deep interest he takes in you and in the brethren at Laodicea and in those at Hierapolis.
Kwa ndabha nikamshudila ifuanya mbhombho kwa bidii kwajili ya yhomo, kwa bhala bhabhayele Laodekia, ni bhabhayele Hierapoli.
14 Luke, the dearly-loved physician, salutes you, and so does Demas.
Luka tabibu mpendwa yhola ni Dema bhakabhasalimila.
15 Christian greetings to the brethren at Laodicea, especially to Nymphas, and to the Church that meets at their house.
Bhasalimilai bhalongo bhangu bhabhayele Laodekia, na nimfa, walikanisa laliyele kunyumba kwa mwene.
16 And when this Letter has been read among you, let it be read also in the Church of the Laodiceans, and you in turn must read the one I am sending to Laodicea.
Barua eye payilota kusomibhwa miongoni mwah mwenga, isomiwayi kabhele nimulikanisa la bhalaodekia, ni muenga mmhakikisyai barua eye mkaisoma yayihomela Laodekia.
17 And tell Archippus to discharge carefully the duties devolving upon him as a servant of the Lord.
Jobha kwa Akripo, “Langai huduma ya upokila mugati mwah Bwana, yayilondeka kuitimisya. “
18 I Paul add with my own hand this final greeting. Be mindful of me in my imprisonment. Grace be with you.
Salamu eye ni kwa kibhoko kya nene nayhoni-Paulo. Muikombhokai minyororo yanene. Ni neema iyelai ni muenga.
