Kolossiyawa 4
1 Ku iyayengiji, ku ba bayinku abin ke daidai ya kuma dace garesu. Kun sani cewa ku ma, kuna da Ubangiji a sama.
You masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, because you know that you have a master who is in heaven [who will say whether he approves of what you have done].
2 Ku cigaba da himmantuwa ga yin addu'a. Ku zauna a fadake cikin addu'a da godiya.
Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
3 Ku yi addu'a tare domin mu kuma, domin Allah ya bude kofa domin kalmar, a fadi asirin gaskiyar Almasihu. Don wannan ne nake cikin sarka.
Since I am in prison [MTY] because [I declared the message about Christ] that God has now revealed, pray also for me that God will give me opportunities [MTY] to speak, in order that I might declare it.
4 Ku yi addu'a domin in iya fadinsa daidai, yadda yakamata in fada.
That is, pray for me that [God will enable me to] make his message known publicly. I need to do this because I know that I should declare it.
5 Ku yi tafiya da hikima game da wadanda suke a waje, ku yi amfani da lokaci.
Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
6 Bari maganarku ko yaushe ta zama ta alheri. Bari ta zama da dadin ji domin ku san yadda za ku amsa wa kowanne mutum.
In particular, always speak graciously and in a pleasant way [to those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus]. As a result, you will come to know in what manner you should answer each one of them.
7 Game da abubuwan da nake ciki, Tikikus zai sanar maku da su. Shi kaunataccen dan'uwa, amintaccen bawa, shi abokin barantaka na ne a cikin Ubangiji.
Tychicus will tell you all that has been happening to me. He is a fellow believer whom I/we [(exc)] love and who helps me faithfully and who serves the Lord [Jesus] together with me.
8 Na aike shi wurinku don wannan, domin ku iya sanin halin da muke ciki, don kuma ya karfafa zukatanku.
The reason that I am sending Tychicus to you [with this letter] is that he might know how you are and in order that he might strengthen you [spiritually]. (OR, in order that you might know about us [(exc)] and in order that he might comfort you.)
9 Na aike shi tare da Onisimus, amintacce da kuma kaunataccen dan'uwa, wanda daya ne daga cikin ku. Za su gaya maku duk abin da ya faru anan.
I am sending him to you with Onesimus, who is a faithful fellow believer whom I/we [(inc)] love and who is your fellow townsman. They will tell you all about what has been happening here.
10 Aristarkus, abokin sarka na, yana gaishe ku da Markus, dan'uwan Barnaba (wanda a kansa ne kuka sami umarni; in yazo, ku karbe shi),
Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, and Mark, who is Barnabas’ cousin, (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings). I have instructed you about Mark, so if he comes to you, welcome him.
11 da kuma Yesu wanda ake kira Yustus. Wadannan ne kadai daga cikin masu kaciya abokan aiki na domin mulkin Allah. Sun zama ta'aziya a gare ni.
Jesus, who is also called Justus, also (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). These three men are the only Jewish [believers] who are working with me in order that people would submit to God as their king, and they have all comforted me.
12 Abafaras na gaishe ku. Shi daya daga cikinku ne kuma bawan Almasihu Yesu ne. Kullum yana maku addu'a da himma, don ku tsaya cikakku da hakikancewa a cikin nufin Allah.
Epaphras, who is your fellow townsman and who serves Christ Jesus, (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). Epaphras prays earnestly for you very often, that you might be spiritually mature and that you might know fully all that God wills for you.
13 Gama ina shaidarsa a kan ya yi aiki da himma domin ku, domin wadanda ke Lawudikiya, da na Hirafolis.
I can assure you that he prays this because he is deeply concerned for you, for those who live in Laodicea [city], and for those who live in Hierapolis [city].
14 Luka kaunataccen likita da Dimas suna gaishe ku.
Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
15 Ku gai da 'yan'uwa dake a Lawudikiya, da Nimfa da ikilisiyar da ke cikin gidanta.
Tell the fellow believers who live in Laodicea [city] and Nympha and the congregation that [meets] in her house that we (are thinking fondly about them/send them our greetings).
16 Lokacin da aka karanta wannan wasika a tsakanin ku, sai a karanta ta kuma a cikin ikilisiyar Lawudikiya, ku kuma tabbata kun karanta wasika daga Lawudikiya.
After [someone] reads this letter [publicly] to you, cause [someone] to also read it to the congregation that is in Laodicea [city]. And as for the [letter that I wrote to the congregation that is in] Laodicea [city], make sure that it is also read among you {you should also read that letter} publicly.
17 Ku gaya wa Arkibas, “Mai da hankali ga hidimar da ka karba cikin Ubangiji, don ka cika shi.”
Say to Archippus, “Make sure that you complete the task that God appointed you to do, because you have a close relationship with the Lord Jesus.”
18 Wannan gaisuwa da hannu na ne - Bulus. Ku tuna da sarka na. Alheri ya tabbata a gare ku.
I, Paul, (am thinking fondly about you/send you my greetings). Having taken the pen from my scribe, I am now writing this myself in order that you may know that I have truly sent this letter. Remember to pray about the fact that I am in prison [MTY]. I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ would continue to act graciously towards you all.
