Abakkolosaayi 4
1 Mmwe bakama b’abaddu, mubenga benkanya eri abaddu bammwe nga mumanyi nti nammwe mulina Mukama wammwe mu ggulu.
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 Munyiikirirenga mu kusaba, nga temuddirira, wabula nga mwebazanga
Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
3 nga mwenna awamu mutusabira Katonda atuggulirewo oluggi okubuulira Enjiri, n’okutegeeza ekyama kya Kristo, kye nasibirwa.
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 Ndyoke njolesenga ekyama ekyo nga bwe kiŋŋwanidde okukyogerako.
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 Abo abatannakkiriza mutambulenga nabo n’amagezi, nga mukozesa bulungi ebiseera bye mulina.
Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
6 Enjogera yammwe ebeerenga ya kisa, era ng’enoga omunnyo, mulyoke mumanye eky’okwanukulanga buli muntu yenna.
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 Tukiko owooluganda omwagalwa era omuweereza omwesigwa era muddu munnaffe mu Mukama waffe alibategeeza ebinfaako byonna.
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 Kyenva mmutuma gye muli mulyoke mumanye ebitufaako, era abazzeemu n’amaanyi,
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 awamu ne Onesimo owooluganda omwagalwa era omwesigwa, omu ku b’ewammwe; balibategeeza byonna ebifa eno.
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 Alisutaluuko, musibe munnange, ne Makko omujjwa wa Balunabba, gwe baabagambako nti bw’aliba ng’aze gye muli mumusembezanga, babatumidde;
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 ne Yesu ayitibwa Yusito abalamusizza. Abo be Bayudaaya, bakozi bannange bokka mu bwakabaka bwa Katonda, abaanzizaamu amaanyi.
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 Epafula ow’ewammwe, omuddu wa Kristo Yesu, afuba bulijjo ku lwammwe okubasabira, mulyoke muyimirirenga nga munywedde mu kukkiriza era nga mutegeereranga ddala mu byonna Katonda by’ayagala, abalamusizza.
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 Kubanga mmuweera obujulirwa, nga bw’afuba ennyo ku lwammwe, n’ab’omu Lawodikiya, n’ab’omu Kiyerapoli.
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 Lukka, omusawo omwagalwa ne Dema, babalamusizza.
Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
15 Mulamuse abooluganda ab’omu Lawodikiya, ne Nunfa, n’ekkanisa ekuŋŋaanira mu nnyumba ye.
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 Ebbaluwa eno bw’emalanga okusomebwa mu mmwe, mulabe nti esomerwa n’ab’ekkanisa y’omu Lawodikiya, era nammwe musome ebbaluwa eriva e Lawodikiya.
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 Era mugambe Alukipo nti, “Ssaayo omwoyo ku kuweereza kwe waweebwa mu Mukama waffe, okutuukirize.”
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 Nze Pawulo nzennyini nze mpandiise okulamusa kuno. Munzijukirenga mu busibe bwange. Ekisa kibeerenga nammwe.
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.
