Kolosa 4
1 Boei rhoek, sal rhoek taengah a dueng neh vanatnah te tueng sak. Nangmih khaw vaan ah Boeipa na khueh uh te ming uh.
Masters, provide your slaves with what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in the heavens.
2 Thangthuinah te khuituk uh. Amah dongah uemonah neh hak uh.
Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving,
3 Kaimih ham khaw pahoi thangthui uh. Te daengah ni Khrih kah olhuep thui ham te Pathen loh olthang kah thohka te kaimih ham a ong eh.
at the same time praying for us, that God may open to us a door for the Word, to speak the mystery of Christ (for which I am also in chains),
4 Te ham m'pinyen van coeng. Te daengah ni ka thui ham a kuek vanbangla ka phoe eh.
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
5 A voel kah rhoek taengah cueihnah neh pongpa uh. A tue te tlan uh.
Behave wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.
6 Nangmih kah olka tah lungvatnah neh om taitu saeh. Lungkaeh neh aka hlihlim tangtae loh pakhat rhip taengah metla na doo uh hamla a kuek khaw a ming.
Let your word always be with grace, seasoned with salt, to know how you ought to answer each one.
7 Kai kawng te thintlo ka manuca neh Boeipa ah uepom tueihyoeih neh sal puei Tukhiko loh nangmih taengah boeih a phoe bitni.
Tychicus will tell you all the news about me; he is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow slave in the Lord.
8 Te ham rhoe ni anih te nangmih taengah kan tueih. Te daengah ni Kaimih kawng te na ming uh vetih nangmih thinko te a hloep eh.
I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and encourage your hearts,
9 Thintlo uepom manuca Onisema neh kan tueih bitni. Anih khaw nangmih khuiah ni a om. Hekah rhoek he nangmih taengah te boeih a phoe bitni.
with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you; they will tell you everything that is happening here.
10 Kai kah thongtla puei Aristarkhu neh Barnabas kah a ca Marku loh nangmih te kut n'tuuk. Anih ham oluen te na dang uh coeng. Nangmih taengla anih ha pawk a tah doe uh.
Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him),
11 Justu la a khue Jesuh long khaw nangmih kut n'tuuk. Yahvinrhetnah khuiah amih rhoek bueng ni Pathen kah ram ah bibipuei la aka om uh. Amih ni kai ham rhaemhalnah la aka om coeng.
and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the Kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have been a comfort to me.
12 Nangmih khuikah Epaphras, Khrih Jesuh kah sal loh nangmih kut n'tuuk. Thangthuinah dongah nangmih ham thingthuel taitu coeng. Te daengah ni lungcuei la na pai uh vetih a cungkuem ah Pathen kah kongaih te na ming uh eh.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ, greets you; he is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
13 Nangmih ham khaw, Laodicea neh Hierapolis ham khaw tloh mat a yook tila anih ham ka laipai.
I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea and those in Hierapolis.
14 Ka thintlo siboei Luka neh Demas loh nangmih te kut n'tuuk.
Luke the beloved physician greets you, also Demas.
15 Laodicea kah manuca rhoek long khaw Nympha neh a im kah hlangboel te han toidal uh.
Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas and the congregation at his house.
16 Te phoeiah nangmih taengkah capat na tae uh takuem vaengah Laodicea kah hlangboel long khaw tae sak uh lamtah Laodicea kah capat te nangmih khaw tae uh.
Now when this letter has been read among you, see that it is also read in the Laodicean congregation, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
17 Akrippas ham khaw thui pauh. Boeipa ah na dang bibi te coeng sak ham ngaithuen.
And say to Archippus, “See to it that you complete the work that you received in the Lord.”
18 Toidalnah he kamah Paul kah kut rhep ni. Kai kah hloong te poek uh. Lungvatnah tah nangmih taengah om saeh.
This greeting is in my own hand: Paul. Remember my chains. The Grace be with you. Amen.
