Philemon 1
1 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother: To Philemon our dearly-loved fellow labourer--
Jesus Christ hang in thong a tak keima Paul le i suapui Timothy in ka it mama uh le ka naseppui uh a hi Philemon,
2 and to our sister Apphia and our comrade Archippus--as well as to the Church in your house.
Ka it mama uh Apphia, ka ngalkap seppui Archippus le na inn a om pawlpi te tung ah:
3 May grace be granted to you all, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I Pa Pathian le Topa Jesus Christ tung pan thuthiamna le thinnopna hong om tahen.
4 I give continual thanks to my God while making mention of you, my brother, in my prayers,
Ka thunget na theampo ah nangma hong phawk tawntung in ka Pathian tung lungdam ka ko hi,
5 because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have towards the Lord Jesus and which you manifest towards all God's people;
Banghangziam cile, Topa Jesus le mithiangtho te tung ah na nei itna le upna thu ka za hi;
6 praying as I do, that their participation in your faith may result in others fully recognizing all the right affection that is in us toward Christ.
Christ Jesus sung ah, nasung a om napha theampo heakna hang in na upna sia ngualdang na hil ciang vang nei tu in thu kong ngetsak hi.
7 For I have found great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of God's people have been, and are, refreshed through you, my brother.
Banghangziam cile, suapui pa awng, na itna sung ah, lungdamna le hanthotna lian mama nei khu hi, banghangziam cile mithiangtho te thinsung ah, nangma hang in thathak hong dim hi.
8 Therefore, though I might with Christ's authority speak very freely and order you to do what is fitting,
Tua ahikom Christ sung ah hangsantak in thu kong piak tu hunnuam hong suak hi.
9 it is for love's sake that--instead of that--although I am none other than Paul the aged, and am now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus,
Ahihang kum tam zo le tu zong in Jesus Christ hang in thong a tak keima Paul in, itna taw in kong thum nuam zaw hi.
10 I entreat you on behalf of my own child whose father I have become while in my chains--I mean Onesimus.
Kolhawng taw hen na ka thuak lai in ka nei ka tapa Onesimus atu kong thum hi:
11 Formerly he was useless to you, but now--true to his name--he is of great use to you and to me.
A bosa hun sung ah nang atu in bangma phatuam ngawl hi, ahihang tu in nangma le keima atu in phatuam mama hi:
12 I am sending him back to you, though in so doing I send part of myself.
Ama kong heakkik sak hi: tua ahikom, ka thinsung laingil bang in na sang in:
13 It was my wish to keep him at my side for him to attend to my wants, as your representative, during my imprisonment for the Good News.
Lungdamna thu hang in kolhawng taw ka om laitak in, nangma tang in hong khoi tu in ama sia ka kung ah omsak nuam khi hi:
14 Only I wished to do nothing without your consent, so that his kind action of yours might not be done under pressure, but might be a voluntary one.
Ahitazong, na thukim na sia, kong sawl hamtang hang hi ngawl in, nangma thinsung suak in na khensat a hi thei natu in, nong heakpui ngawl in bangma ka ngamta nuam bua hi.
15 For perhaps it was for this reason he was parted from you for a time, that you might receive him back wholly and for ever yours; (aiōnios g166)
Hun tomno sung a tai na thu sia a tawntung in na nei kik thei natu hi zaw tu hi; (aiōnios g166)
16 no longer as a slave, but as something better than a slave--a brother peculiarly dear to me, and even dearer to you, both as a servant and as a fellow Christian.
Tu in ama sia sila bang hi ngawl in, sila sang in a sangzaw in ama na sang in, ama sia keima atu, a tuan in ka it suapui hi a, cilesa lam le Topa lam ah nangma atu in bangza in pha seseam tu ziam?
17 If therefore you regard me as a comrade, receive him as if he were I myself.
Tua ahikom naseppui bangin nong ngaisun a hile, keima nong san tu bangin, ama na sangkik in.
18 And if he was ever dishonest or is in your debt, debit me with the amount.
Nang tung ah khial a hile, a hibale nangtung ah bat hong nei a hile, keima bat bang in hong ngaisutsak tan;
19 I Paul write this with my own hand--I will pay you in full. (I say nothing of the fact that you owe me even your own self.)
Keima Paul in ka khut tatak tawma in hong at khi hi, keima in hong lokik tu khi hi: ahihang keima tung tatak ma ah nangma in zong hong ba ni hi, kong ci bua hi.
20 Yes, brother, do me this favour for the Lord's sake. Refresh my heart in Christ.
Hi hi, suapui pa, Topa sung ah nangma hang in lungdamna hong neisak tan: Topa sung ah ka thinsung laingil thathak hong dimsak tan.
21 I write to you in the full confidence that you will meet my wishes, for I know you will do even more than I say.
Thu ni na hi na sung ah muanna nei in na tung ah lai hong at khi hi, kong son za sang a tam zaw seam tu ni hi, ci kong he hi.
22 And at the same time provide accommodation for me; for I hope that through your prayers I shall be permitted to come to you.
Tabang cikteak ma in ka ngia natu mun hong puakholsak tan: banghangziam cile na thungetna uh hang in note kung ah hong theng thei tu khi hi, ci zong lametna ka nei hi.
23 Greetings to you, my brother, from Epaphras my fellow prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus;
Christ Jesus hang in ka thongtakpui Epaphras;
24 and from Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
Ka naseppui Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas le Lucas te in hong nukset hi.
25 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with the spirit of every one of you.
I Topa Jesus Christ i hesuakna na tha taw hong om tahen. Amen.
