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1 Inyuĩ aathani-rĩ, ĩkagai ngombo cianyu maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire na marĩa marĩ kĩhooto, tondũ nĩmũũĩ o na inyuĩ mũrĩ na Mwathi wanyu kũrĩa igũrũ.
Ye masters, doe vnto your seruants, that which is iust, and equall, knowing that ye also haue a master in heauen.
2 Mwĩheanagei na kĩyo ũhoro-inĩ wa kũhooya, mwĩiguĩte na mũgĩcookagĩria Ngai ngaatho.
Continue in prayer, and watch in the fame with thankesgiuing,
3 Na mũtũhooyagĩre o na ithuĩ, nĩgeetha Ngai ahingũrĩre ndũmĩrĩri iitũ mũrango, nĩgeetha tũhunjagie ũhoro wa hitho ya Kristũ, ũhoro ũrĩa niĩ njohetwo nĩ ũndũ waguo.
Praying also for vs, that God may open vnto vs the doore of vtterance, to speake ye mysterie of Christ: wherefore I am also in bonds,
4 Hooyagai nĩgeetha ndĩũhunjagie na andũ magataũkĩrwo wega, o ta ũrĩa njagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩka.
That I may vtter it, as it becommeth mee to speake.
5 Tuĩkagai oogĩ harĩ maũndũ marĩa mũrĩĩkaga andũ arĩa matarĩ a thiritũ yanyu; mũtegũte mweke ũrĩa mũrĩ naguo wa gwĩka wega.
Walke wisely towarde them that are without, and redeeme the season.
6 Na mũkĩaria, aragiai hĩndĩ ciothe mũiyũrĩtwo nĩ wega wa Ngai, nayo mĩario yanyu ĩtuĩke ta ĩkĩrĩtwo cumbĩ, nĩgeetha mũmenyage ũrĩa mũrĩcookagĩria o mũndũ.
Let your speach be gracious alwayes, and powdred with salt, that ye may know how to answere euery man.
7 Tukiko nĩakamũhe ũhoro wakwa wothe. Ũcio nĩ mũrũ wa Ithe witũ twendete mũno, nĩ ndungata ya kwĩhokeka na tũtungataga nake thĩinĩ wa Mwathani.
Tychicus our beloued brother and faithfull minister, and fellow seruant in the Lord, shall declare vnto you my whole state:
8 Ndamũtũma kũrĩ inyuĩ nĩ ũndũ wa ũhoro ũyũ kĩũmbe, atĩ mũmenyithio wega ũrĩa ithuĩ tũhaana, na ningĩ atĩ amũũmĩrĩrie ngoro.
Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose that he might know your state, and might comfort your hearts,
9 Megũũka na Onesimo, mũrũ wa Ithe witũ mwĩhokeku na ũrĩa twendete mũno, nake nĩ ũmwe wanyu. Acio nĩmekũmũhe ũhoro wa ũrĩa maũndũ mothe marekĩka gũkũ.
With Onesimus a faithfull and a beloued brother, who is one of you. They shall shew you of all things here.
10 Nĩmwageithio nĩ Arisitariko ũrĩa tuohetwo nake, o na Mariko nĩamũgeithia, ũrĩa mũihwa wa Baranaba. (Nĩmwĩrĩtwo ũhoro wake; angĩũka kũrĩ inyuĩ-rĩ, mwamũkĩrei.)
Aristarchus my prison fellow saluteth you, and Marcus, Barnabas cousin (touching whom ye receiued commandements. If he come vnto you, receiue him)
11 Jesũ ũrĩa wĩtagwo Jusito o nake nĩamũgeithia. Acio no-o Ayahudi thĩinĩ wa arĩa tũrutithanagia wĩra wa ũthamaki wa Ngai nao, na nĩmatuĩkĩte a kũnyũmĩrĩria.
And Iesus which is called Iustus, which are of the circumcision. These onely are my worke fellowes vnto the kingdome of God, which haue bene vnto my consolation.
12 Epafara, ũrĩa arĩ ũmwe wanyu na ndungata ya Kristũ Jesũ, nĩamũgeithia. We nĩamũhooyagĩra mũno hĩndĩ ciothe, nĩguo mũhote kwĩhaanda wega ũhoro-inĩ wothe wa kũhingia wendi wa Ngai, mũrĩ agima na mũrĩ na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro gĩkinyanĩru.
Epaphras the seruant of Christ, which is one of you, saluteth you, and alwayes striueth for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect, and full in all the will of God.
13 Niĩ ndĩ na ũira wake atĩ nĩarutaga wĩra na hinya, akenogia nĩ ũndũ wanyu, na nĩ ũndũ wa arĩa marĩ Laodikia na Hierapoli.
For I beare him record, that he hath a great zeale for you, and for them of Laodicea, and them of Hierapolis.
14 Nĩmwageithio nĩ Luka ũrĩa ndagĩtarĩ, mũrata witũ twendete mũno, o na Dema.
Luke the beloued physician greeteth you, and Demas.
15 Geithiai ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ kũu Laodikia, na mũgeithie Numifa na andũ a kanitha ũrĩa ũrĩ gwake mũciĩ.
Salute the brethren which are of Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the Church which is in his house.
16 Na rĩrĩ, mwarĩkia gũthomerwo marũa maya, matũmei magathomerwo andũ a kanitha wa Laodikia, na inyuĩ no nginya muone atĩ nĩmwathoma marũa ma kuuma kanitha wa Laodikia.
And when this Epistle is read of you, cause that it be read in the Church of the Laodiceans also, and that ye likewise reade the Epistle written from Laodicea.
17 Na mwĩre Arikipo atĩrĩ: “No nginya wone atĩ nĩwarĩĩkia wĩra ũrĩa wamũkĩrire thĩinĩ wa Mwathani.”
And say to Archippus, Take heede to the ministerie, that thou hast receiued in the Lord, that thou fulfill it.
18 Niĩ Paũlũ nĩ niĩ ndaandĩka ngeithi ici na guoko gwakwa. Ririkanai atĩ ndĩ muohe na mĩnyororo. Wega wa Ngai ũrogĩa na inyuĩ.
The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bands. Grace be with you, Amen. ‘Written from Rome to the Colossians, and sent by Tychicus, and Onesimus.’
