Kolossiyawa 4
1 Masu bayi, ku riƙe bayinku da kyau da kuma daidai, domin kun san cewa ku ma kuna da Ubangiji a sama.
Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
2 Ku nace da yin addu’a, kuna zaman tsaro da kuma godiya.
Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving;
3 Ku kuma yi mana addu’a, mu ma, don Allah yă buɗe ƙofa saboda saƙonmu, don mu iya yin shelar asirin Kiristi, wanda saboda shi nake cikin sarƙoƙi.
praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;
4 Ku yi addu’a yadda zan yi shelarsa, yadda ya kamata.
that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
5 Ku zama masu hikima a yadda kuke ma’amala da waɗanda suke ba masu bi ba; ku kuma yi amfani da kowane zarafi.
Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
6 Bari maganarku kullum ta zama da ladabi da kuma daɗin ji, domin ku san amsar da ta dace ku ba wa kowa.
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
7 Tikikus shi ne ƙaunataccen ɗan’uwan nan, wanda ya yi aiki da aminci a hidimar Ubangiji tare da mu, zai kuwa faɗa muku dukan labari game da ni.
All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow slave in the Lord.
8 Ina aikansa shi a gare ku musamman domin ku san yadda muke, yă kuma ƙarfafa muku zuciya.
I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts,
9 Yana zuwa tare da Onesimus, ƙaunatacce da kuma amintaccen mai bin nan, wanda yake ɗaya daga cikinku. Za su gaya muku dukan abin da yake faruwa a nan.
together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here.
10 Aristarkus yana a kurkuku tare da ni. Yana gaishe ku, haka ma Markus, wanda kakansa ɗaya ne da Barnabas. (Shi ne na riga na yi magana a kansa, na ce muku in ya zo, ku karɓe shi hannu biyu-biyu.)
Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, "if he comes to you, receive him"),
11 Yesu, wannan da muke kira Yustus, shi ma yana gaisuwa. Waɗannan ne kaɗai Yahudawa masu bi a cikin abokan aikina saboda mulkin Allah. Sun kuma zama da taimako a gare ni.
and Jesus who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These are my only fellow workers for the Kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
12 Efafaras naku, mai hidimar Kiristi Yesu, yana gaisuwa. Kullum yana addu’a dominku sosai, don ku san cikakken abin da Allah yake so ku yi don kuma ku yi shi cikakke.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.
13 Na tabbatar muku, cewa yana aiki ƙwarai dominku da kuma domin waɗanda suke a Lawodiseya da Hiyerafolis.
For I testify about him, that he has worked hard for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
14 Luka ƙaunataccen likitan nan, da kuma Demas suna gaishe ku.
Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you.
15 Ku miƙa gaisuwata ga’yan’uwan da suke a Lawodiseya, musamman ga Nimfa da kuma ikkilisiyar da take taru a gidanta.
Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church that is in her house.
16 Bayan an karanta muku wannan wasiƙa, ku tabbata an karanta ta kuma a ikkilisiyar Lawodiseyawa; ku ma ku karanta wasiƙar da ta zo daga Lawodiseya.
When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
17 Ku faɗa wa Arkiffus yă tabbata ya ƙarasa aikin da ya karɓa cikin Ubangiji.
Tell Archippus, "See that you fulfill the ministry that you have been given in the Lord."
18 Ni Bulus ne nake rubuta muku wannan gaisuwa da hannuna. Ku tuna da sarƙoƙina. Alherin Allah yă kasance tare da ku.
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
