Philemon 1
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy, a brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow laborer,
Kuchokera kwa Paulo, amene ndili mʼndende chifukwa cha Khristu Yesu ndi Timoteyo mʼbale wathu. Kulembera Filemoni, bwenzi lathu lokondedwa ndi mtumiki mnzathu.
2 and to Apphia, most beloved sister, and to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the church which is in your house.
Kwa Apiya mlongo wathu, Arkipo msilikali mnzathu, ndiponso mpingo umene umasonkhana mʼnyumba mwanu.
3 Grace and peace to you, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Chisomo ndi mtendere zochokera kwa Mulungu Atate athu ndi Ambuye Yesu Khristu zikhale ndi inu.
4 I give thanks to my God, always keeping remembrance of you in my prayers,
Ine ndimayamika Mulungu wanga nthawi zonse ndikakukumbukira iwe mʼmapemphero anga.
5 (for I am hearing of your charity and faith, which you have in the Lord Jesus and with all the saints)
Pakuti ndamva za chikondi chako, za chikhulupiriro chako mwa Ambuye Yesu ndiponso za chikondi chako pa oyera mtima onse.
6 so that the participation of your faith may become evident by the recognition of every good work which is in you in Christ Jesus.
Ine ndikupemphera kuti mgwirizano wako ndi ife mʼchikhulupiriro ukhale opindulitsa pozamitsa nzeru zako zozindikira zinthu zilizonse zabwino zimene timagawana chifukwa cha Khristu.
7 For I have found great joy and consolation in your charity, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.
Mʼbale, chikondi chako chandipatsa chimwemwe chachikulu ndi chilimbikitso, chifukwa umatsitsimutsa mitima ya anthu a Ambuye.
8 Because of this, I have enough confidence in Christ Jesus to command you concerning certain things,
Tsopano ngakhale kuti mwa Khristu nditha kulimba mtima ndi kulamulira kuti uchite zimene uyenera kuchita,
9 but I beg you instead, for the sake of charity, since you are so much like Paul: an old man and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
komabe ndikupempha mwachikondi. Ine Paulo, munthu wokalamba, ndipo tsopano ndili mʼndende chifukwa cha Khristu Yesu,
10 I beg you, on behalf of my son, whom I have begotten in my chains, Onesimus.
ndikukupempha chifukwa cha mwana wanga Onesimo, amene ndamubala ndili mu unyolo.
11 In times past, he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to me and to you.
Anali wopanda phindu kwa iwe, koma tsopano wasanduka wa phindu kwa iwe ndi kwa inenso.
12 So I have sent him back to you. And may you receive him like my own heart.
Ine ndikumutumizanso kwa iwe tsopano, koma potero ndikukhala ngati ndikutumiza mtima wanga weniweni.
13 I myself wanted to retain him with me, so that he might minister to me, on your behalf, while I am in the chains of the Gospel.
Ndikanakonda ndikanakhala naye kuno kuti iyeyo azinditumikira mʼmalo mwako pamene ndili mu unyolo chifukwa cha Uthenga Wabwino.
14 But I was willing to do nothing without your counsel, so as not to make use of your good deed as if out of necessity, but only willingly.
Koma sindikufuna kuchita kanthu osakufunsa, nʼcholinga chakuti chilichonse chabwino ungandichitire chikhale mwakufuna kwako osati mokakamiza.
15 So perhaps, then, he departed from you for a time, so that you might receive him again for eternity, (aiōnios g166)
Mwina chifukwa chimene unasiyana naye kwa kanthawi ndi chakuti ukhale nayenso nthawi zonse. (aiōnios g166)
16 no longer as a servant, but, in place of a servant, a most beloved brother, especially to me: but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord!
Osati ngati kapolo, koma woposa kapolo, ngati mʼbale wokondedwa. Iyeyu ndi wokondedwa kwambiri kwa ine koma kwa iweyo ndi wokondedwa koposa, ngati munthu komanso ngati mʼbale mwa Ambuye.
17 Therefore, if you hold me to be a companion, receive him as you would me.
Tsono ngati umati ndine mnzako, umulandire iyeyu monga momwe ukanandilandirira ineyo.
18 But if he has harmed you in any way, or if he is in your debt, charge it to me.
Ngati anakulakwira kapena kukongola kanthu kalikonse, ndidzalipira ineyo.
19 I, Paul, have written this with my own hand: I will repay. And I need not tell you, that you are also in debt yourself, to me.
Ine, Paulo ndikulemba zimenezi ndi dzanja langa. Ine ndidzalipira. Nʼkosafunika kukukumbutsa kuti iweyo ngongole yako kwa ine ndi moyo wakowo.
20 So it is, brother. May I delight with you in the Lord! Refresh my heart in Christ.
Mʼbale, ndikufuna kuti ndipindule nawe mwa Ambuye; tsono tsitsimutsa mtima wanga mwa Khristu.
21 I have written to you, trusting in your obedience, knowing, too, that you will do even more than what I say.
Ine ndili ndi chitsimikizo cha kumvera kwako pamene ndikukulembera kalatayi. Ndikulemba ndikudziwa kuti udzachita ngakhale kuposa zimene ndakupemphazi.
22 But also, at once, prepare a lodging for me. For I am hoping, through your prayers, to present myself to you.
Chinthu chinanso ndi ichi: undikonzere malo, chifukwa ndikukhulupirira kuti Mulungu adzamvera mapemphero anu ndi kundibwezera kwa inu.
23 Greet Epaphras, my fellow captive in Christ Jesus,
Epafra, wamʼndende mnzanga chifukwa cha Khristu Yesu akupereka moni.
24 and Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my helpers.
Atumiki anzanga awa, Marko, Aristariko, Dema ndi Luka, akuperekanso moni.
25 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Chisomo cha Ambuye Yesu Khristu chikhale ndi mzimu wako.
