Philemon 1

1 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother: To Philemon our dearly-loved fellow labourer--

Pawulo, musungwa wa Kkilisito Jesu, amukwesu Timoti kuli Filimoni, mweenzuma uyandika kali mubelesima,

2 and to our sister Apphia and our comrade Archippus--as well as to the Church in your house.

alubo kuli Afia muchizi wesu, alubo kuli Akkifasi silumambama, alubo akumbungano ziswanana mun'anda yenu.

3 May grace be granted to you all, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Luzyalo alube kuli ndiwe aluumuno luzwa kuli Leza taatesu aMwami Jesu Kkilisito.

4 I give continual thanks to my God while making mention of you, my brother, in my prayers,

Ime abuzuba ngandilumba Leza wangu elyo ndakudombola munkombyo zyangu,

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;

nkambo ndimvwa atala alusyomo ndolalo kuli Mwami Jesu aluyando ndolalo kuli boonse bantu bakwe basalala.

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.

Ndikomba kuti kwaabana kwalusyomo lwakwe kuchite kuti lube chiswayo akumvwisisisya kuzwide kwchintu choonse chibotu nchitulacho muMwami.

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.

Nkambondijisi kukondwa kupati akumbuluzigwa nkambo kaluyando lwakwe, nkambo myoyo yabantu baLeza basalala yakakatalukwa ayebo, mwanama,

8 Therefore, though I might with Christ's authority speak very freely and order you to do what is fitting,

Lino, nikuba kuti ndijisi koonse kutayowa muliKkilisito kukulayilila iwe kuchita nzyooyelede kuchita,

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,

nikubaboobo nkambo kaluyando, ime ndikombelela kulinduwe kwinda kuti - Ime, Pawulo, munene, alubo lino musungwa waKkilisito.

10 I entreat you on behalf of my own child whose father I have become while in my chains--I mean Onesimus.

Ime ndikombelezya kulinduwe nkambo kamwana ngu Onesimasi, ngundakazyala muncheni zyangu.

11 Formerly he was useless to you, but now--true to his name--he is of great use to you and to me.

Nkambo chindi chamana taakalikwe mulimo kulindiwe, pesi lino wabamilimu koonse kulinduwe akuli ndime.

12 I am sending him back to you, though in so doing I send part of myself.

Ndamutuma alimwi kulinduwe, ngumoyo wangu.

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.

Ndalikuyandisya kuti ndimubambe afwifwi andime kuti azoondichitile milimo kwachindi chinini ndilimumacheni nkambo kamakani mabotu.

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.

Pesi tendalikuyanda kuchita chimwi chintu kanditakwe mvumo yako. Tandilikuyanda nchito zyako zibotu kuti zizwe kukusinikizya pesi kuzwa kubabotu bwakuliyandila.

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)

Alimwi kuli zeezi wakaanzanisigwa ayebo kwachindi, kuti uzyoobawe musule akutamani. (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.

Taakwe na chizoba muzike, pesi mbubombubo kwinda muzike, imwanama uyandwa kapati kuli ndime, alubo akwindilila kulinduwe, muziyanza zyobili munyama amuMwami.

17 If therefore you regard me as a comrade, receive him as if he were I myself.

Kuti kondijisi mbuli mwenzinyokwe, mutambule mbuli ndime.

18 And if he was ever dishonest or is in your debt, debit me with the amount.

Kuti kaliwakubisizya nikubaujisi chikwelete chamusyobonzi, chibikke kulindime.

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.)

Ime, Pawulo, ndilembeezi aluboko lwangu. Ime lwangu ndizyo yibbadala- kanditadomboli kuti undikweleta bube bwako!

20 Yes, brother, do me this favour for the Lord's sake. Refresh my heart in Christ.

Ili, mwanama, leka ndijane zimwi zijanwa kuzwa kulindime muMwami bambulula moyo wangu muli Kkilisito.

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.

Ndasyoma atala akuswiilila kwako, ndakulembela. Ndilizi kuti ulachita kwinda nzindakulembela.

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.

Muchiindi eecho, mundibambile n'anda yabenzu, nkambo ndilangilila kuti kwindilila ankombyo zyanu ndizyoomupegwa lubo.

23 Greetings to you, my brother, from Epaphras my fellow prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus;

Epafulasi, musungwama muli Kkilisito Jesu, ulamujuuzya.

24 and from Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

AMakko alakwe, Alisitakkasi, Demasi, a Lukka mubelesima.

25 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with the spirit of every one of you.

Luzyalo lwa Mwami wesu Jesu Kkilisito lube amuuya wako. Amen.