Ufilimon 1
1 Mi Bulus, vana inyang anyimo a Yessu nan Timoti uhenu uru uhana Ufilimon uhenu iriba iru, u roni ukatuma.
[I], Paul, am a prisoner [who serves] Christ Jesus. [I am here] with Timothy, our fellow believer. [I am writing this letter] to [you], Philemon, our dear [friend] and fellow worker.
2 Uhana Aufiya ku henu kuru, nan unu tarsa Asere anyimo akura.
[I am also writing] to [your wife], Apphia, and to Archippus, [who is like] [MET] our fellow soldier [because he serves Christ steadfastly together with us]. I am also [writing this] to the congregation [that meets/gathers] in your [(sg)] house.
3 Imumu i ruma iriba ishew ahira Asere nan i vana me Yesu i cukuno anyimo ashi.
[I pray that] God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ [will continue to] act kindly toward you all and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.
4 Ma guna Asere ankwoi barki shi anyimo abi ringara bum.
I always thank my God when I pray for you [(sg)], because I hear [people say that] you love all God’s people [CHI]
5 Barki ukunnna uhem ushi me nan unu ahira Asere nan aka tuma kameme.
and that you continue to trust in the Lord Jesus.
6 Inzin in biringara barkin u inko iriba ishi me nan umuta ace ashi me, i cukuno imumu ibezi ubari nan ure aje utize tiriri sa tizi tiru, barki Asere.
I pray that as a result of your knowing all the good things [that God/Christ has done for] us, you may (be effective/influence many others) as you tell others what you believe, in order that [they may honor] Christ.
7 Ma wuna iriba irum, iriba im ya totto barki uhenu umeme, mu riba ma hana Asere ma cukuno was barki hu.
I have rejoiced greatly and have been greatly encouraged because you, my dear friend, have acted lovingly toward God’s people by encouraging them [SYN].
8 Barki ani me, ca in gu barki Yesu, in zin in nikara in gun hu uwuzi vat imum be sa izi ihuma.
So [I have a request/favor to ask of you]. I am completely confident [that I have authority] to command you [to do] what you ought to do, because [I am an apostle of] Christ.
9 Vat anime barki uhem, iteki in nnoki inmyira, mi Bulus ucokoro ana me be vana inyang barki Yesu.
But because [I know that you] love [God’s people], I request this instead of [commanding you to do it]. It is I, Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner [because I serve] Christ Jesus, [who am requesting it].
10 In zini u igizo ushi abanga avana um Unisimas desa mazi mazi aco ameme uganiya ma raa anyimo inya.
I request that you [do something] for someone [who has become like] my own son [because I told him about Christ] [MET] while [I have been] a prisoner [MTY] [here. His name is] Onesimus.
11 Uganiya me mazi imum ba ahira aweme ana me mazi imum ahira aru mi nan hu.
Although [his name, as you know, means ‘useful’], formerly he was useless to you. But now he is useful both to you and to me!
12 Mi monno ma tuburko me ahira aweme kasi nigoro ni iriba im.
Although (he is [as dear to me as/I love him as much as I love]) [MET] my own self [MTY], I am sending him back to you.
13 Mazin uguna in inta me ahira am, ma wuzim katuma anyo aweme, uganiya sa ma raa anyimo inyan.
I would like to have kept him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf, while I am a prisoner [MTY] [because of my preaching] the message [about Christ].
14 Ani me in da nyara in wuzi iri mum sarki uhem uwe me ba, kati imum be sa u wuza i cukuno dake unu hem uweme ba.
Nevertheless, because [I had not yet asked you and] you had not yet permitted me [to keep him here with me], I decided not to [keep him here. I decided that I should] not do anything without your permitting it. [I decided that you should help me only if you] really want to help me.
Perhaps the reason that [God permitted] Onesimus to be separated from {to leave} you for a little while was that [he would believe in Christ, and as a result] you would have him (back/with you) forever! (aiōnios g166)
16 Da kasi urerenba, ma aka ahira u rere, ma cukuno imumu wunairiba, ahira am nan a hira awe ahira atuma kani pum nan ka Asere.
[You will no longer have him only] as a slave. Instead, [you will have him] as [someone who is] more than a slave. [You will have him] as a fellow believer! He is especially dear to me, but he certainly will be more dear to you [than he is to me] (OR, I love him very much, but you will certainly love him more than I do), [because now he] not only belongs to you but he also belongs to the Lord.
17 Barki ani me ingi wa zikam uroni utanu kaba me kasi mime.
So, if you consider me to be your partner [in God’s work], receive him as you would receive me.
18 Ingi wa wuna imum i cara iriba, nani u tarsa me ire imum, kurzo ini ani ce num.
If he has wronged you in any manner or if he owes you anything, (charge that to me/tell me so that I can pay you).
19 Mi Bulus, mi mani ma nyertike in tari tum, indi kurzo we ni, katti u iri imum me sa ma wuza ani ce ni weme.
I, Paul, am now writing this in my own handwriting: I will repay you what he owes you, although I might mention to you that you owe me even more than Onesimus may owe you, because it was the result of my telling you about Christ that God saved you.
20 U henu um, hem in kem iri mum sa inda perkem ba ahira aweme barki Asere, ca in kem imum be sa udi natim iriba barki Yesu.
(Yes/I say it again), my dear friend, because you and I both have a relationship with the Lord, I want you to do this for me. Encourage me [SYN] [by receiving Onesimus kindly, just like you encourage others who believe] in Christ.
21 Ma hem imumum be sa uwuzam, ine ini ya wunam ma nyertike, barki in rusa udi wuzi i aki imum be sa ma buka.
I have written [this letter] to you, confident that you will do what I am requesting you to [do]. [In fact], I know that you will do even more than what I am requesting [you to do].
22 A'ani me barkam ahira utotto, in inso iriba ahem in mi u aye ahira ashi me barki biringara bishi me.
Also, keep a guest room ready for me [to stay in], because I confidently expect that as a result of your prayers [for me, I] will be released [from prison and will come] to you all.
23 Abafaras, uroni um sa atirin duru nan me barki Yesu, ma iso shi.
Epaphras, who is [suffering] with me in prison because of [his serving] Christ Jesus, (sends his greetings to you/wants you to know that he is thinking fondly about you).
24 Ane ani Markus, Aristarkus, Dimas, nan Luka aroni aka tuma kam wa isoshi.
Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, who are my [other] fellow workers, also (send their greetings to you/want you to know that they are thinking fondly about you).
25 Ca mu riba mu shi me mu cukuno lau anyimo niza ni Yesu. Ni cukuno ani me.
[I pray that] the Lord Jesus Christ [will] ([continue to] work kindly in all your lives/kindly keep accomplishing what he desires within you).
