Philemon 1
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,
Lokwalo lo lo tswang kwa go: Paulo yo ke leng mo kgolegelong ka ntlha ya go rera Mafoko a a Molemo kaga Jesu Keresete le kwa go mokaulengwe Timotheo.
2 to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:
Ke lo kwalela wena: Filimone, modiri ka rona yo o rategang thata, le phuthego e e kopanelang mo tlung ya gago, le Apefia kgaitsadia rona, le Arekipo yo jaaka nna e leng lesole la mokgoro.
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
A Modimo Rraa rona le Morena Jesu Keresete a lo neye masego a gagwe le kagiso.
4 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,
Ke leboga Modimo ka malatsi otlhe fa ke lo rapelela, Filimone yo o rategang,
5 hearing of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,
gonne ke ntse ke utlwalela lorato lwa gago le ka fa o ikanyang Morena Jesu ka teng mmogo le batho ba gagwe.
6 that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.
Mme ke rapelela gore e re o ntse o abalana tumelo ya gago le ba bangwe le bone e gape matshelo a bone, ka ba bona khumo ya dilo tse di molemo mo go wena tse di tswang kwa go Keresete Jesu.
7 For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
Nna ka sebele ke bonye boitumelo jo bogolo le kgomotso mo loratong lwa gago, mokaulengwe wa me, gonne bopelonomijwa gago ga bo bolo go nna bo nchafatsa dipelo tsa batho ba Modimo.
8 Therefore though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,
Jaanong ke batla go lo lopa gore lo ntirele sengwe. Ke ka se batla mo go lona ka leina la ga Keresete gonne ke selo se se lo siametseng go se dira, mme ke a lo rata ebile ke bona go tlhamaletse gore ke lo kope, nna Paulo, yo ke leng monnamogolo jaanong ke le kwano mo kgolegelong ka ntlha ya ga Jesu Keresete.
9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
10 I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains,
Kopo ya me ke gore lo supe bopelonomi mo go ngwanake Onesimo, yo ke mo gapetseng mo Moreneng fa ke santse ke le mo kgolegelong.
11 who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
Onesimo (yo leina la gagwe le rayang “Thuso”) o ne a se botlhokwa thata mo go wena mo lobakeng lo lo fetileng, mme jaanong o tsile go nna botlhokwa mo go rona rotlhe.
12 I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
Ke mo romela gape kwa go wena, mme o tla ka pelo ya me yotlhe.
13 whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.
Mme tota ke ne ke ratile go mo tshegetsa kwano go nna fa ke santse ke le mo dikeetaneng ka ntlha ya go rera Mafoko a a Molemo, mme o ne o tlaa bo o ne o ntse o nthusa ka ene,
14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
mme ke ne ke sa batle go dira jalo ke sa dumalana nao. Ke ne ke sa batle gore o nne pelonomi gonne o ne o tshwanetse go nna jalo mme ke ka gore o ne o batla go nna pelonomi.
15 For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while that you would have him forever, (aiōnios g166)
Gongwe o ne o ka go akanya jaana: gore o siile kwa go wena ka lobakanyana gore jaanong a nne wa gago ka malatsi otlhe, (aiōnios g166)
16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
e sa tlhole e le motlhanka fela, mme a le mongwe yo o botoka, mokaulengwe yo o rategang, segolo jang mo go nna. Jaanong le wena o tlaa go solegela molemo thata, gonne ga se motlhanka fela mme gape ke mokaulengwe wa gago mo go Keresete.
17 If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
Fa ke le tsala ya gago tota, mo amogele ka boitumelo jo o neng o ka nkamogela ka jone fa e ne e le nna yo ke tlang.
18 But if he has wronged you at all or owes you anything, put that to my account.
Fa a go utlwisitse botlhoko ka tsela nngwe kgotsa a go utsweditse sengwe, se nkatlholele.
19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides).
Ke tlaa se busa (nna Paulo ka sebele, ke solofetsa go dira jaana ka go kwala jalo ka seatla se e leng sa me) mme ga ke na go go bolelela gore o nkolota bokae! Boammaaruri ke gore, o nkolota le one mowa wa gago tota!
20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.
Ee, mokaulengwe yo o rategang, intumedise ka yone tiro e e rategang e, mme pelo ya me e e lapileng e tlaa galaletsa Morena.
21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.
Ke go kwaletse lokwalo lo gonne ke tlhomamisa gore o tlaa dira se ke se kopang, ebile o tlaa se dira go gaisa jaaka ke se batla!
22 Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
Tswee-tswee mpaakanyetsa ntlo ya baeng, gonne ke solofela gore Modimo o tlaa araba dithapelo tsa lona o baa o ntetla go tla kwa go lona ka bofefo.
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,
Epaferase legolegwa ka nna yo le ene a leng kwano ka ntlha ya go rera Keresete Jesu, o a lo dumedisa.
24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
Mareko, Arisetareko, Demase le Luke, badiri ka nna le bone ba a lo dumedisa.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
A masego a Morena wa rona Jesu Keresete a nne mo moweng wa lona.
