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, do what is right and fair by your slaves, for you know that you also have a Master – in heaven.
2 Ku nace da yin addu’a, kuna zaman tsaro da kuma godiya.
Devote yourselves to prayer. Give your whole mind to it, and also offer 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.
and at the same time pray for us, so that God may give us an opening for our message, so that we may speak of the truths hidden in the Christ – the truths for which I am in chains!
4 Ku yi addu’a yadda zan yi shelarsa, yadda ya kamata.
Then I will make them known, as I ought to do.
5 Ku zama masu hikima a yadda kuke ma’amala da waɗanda suke ba masu bi ba; ku kuma yi amfani da kowane zarafi.
Show tact in your behavior to the outside world, making the most of every opportunity.
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 conversation always be kindly, but not bland, season it, as it were, with salt; be aware in each case of the answer you should be giving.
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.
Our dear friend, Tychicus, will tell you all about me. He is a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Master’s cause.
8 Ina aikansa shi a gare ku musamman domin ku san yadda muke, yă kuma ƙarfafa muku zuciya.
I send him to you expressly that you may learn our circumstances, and that he may give you encouragement.
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.
With him will be Onesimus, our dear faithful friend, who is one of yourselves. They will tell you all 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.)
My fellow prisoner, Aristarchus, sends you his greeting, and Barnabas’s cousin, Mark, sends his. (You have received directions about him. If he comes to you, make him welcome.)
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.
Joshua, who is called Justus, also sends his greeting. These are the only converts from Judaism who have worked with me for the kingdom of God; I have found them a great comfort.
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 yourselves, sends you his greeting. He is a servant of Christ Jesus, and is always most earnest in your behalf in his prayers, praying that you may stand firm, with a matured faith and with a sure conviction of all that is in accordance with God’s will.
13 Na tabbatar muku, cewa yana aiki ƙwarai dominku da kuma domin waɗanda suke a Lawodiseya da Hiyerafolis.
I can bear testimony to the deep interest he takes in you, as well as in the followers at Laodicea and at Hierapolis.
14 Luka ƙaunataccen likitan nan, da kuma Demas suna gaishe ku.
Luke, our dear doctor, sends you his greeting, and Demas sends his.
15 Ku miƙa gaisuwata ga’yan’uwan da suke a Lawodiseya, musamman ga Nimfa da kuma ikkilisiyar da take taru a gidanta.
Give my greeting to the followers at Laodicea, and to Nymphe, and to the church that meets at 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.
And when this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read before the church at Laodicea, and that you yourselves read the letter which will be forwarded from there.
17 Ku faɗa wa Arkiffus yă tabbata ya ƙarasa aikin da ya karɓa cikin Ubangiji.
Give this message to Archippus – ‘Take care to discharge to the best of your ability the office to which you were appointed in the Master’s cause.’
18 Ni Bulus ne nake rubuta muku wannan gaisuwa da hannuna. Ku tuna da sarƙoƙina. Alherin Allah yă kasance tare da ku.
I, Paul, add this greeting in my own handwriting. Remember these chains of mine. God’s blessing be with you.
