Colossians 4

1 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].

Godato, hinttewuka qassi salon Goday de7eyssa eridi, hintte aylletas xillotethaninne issuwa issuwafe shaakkonna koshshiyabaa oothite.

2 Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.

Xoossaa barkkidi galatishe qanxonna woossite.

3 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.

Xoossay ba qaalas pengge dooyana melanne taani hessa gaason qashon de7iya Kiristtoosa xuuraa awaajjana mela nuuskka woossite.

4 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.

Qassi takka besseyssada qaala qonccisada odana mela taw Xoossaa woossite.

5 Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.

Injjetiya wode ubbaa go7ettishe ammanonna asaa matan cinccatethan de7ite.

6 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.

Hintte asa ubbaas koshshiya zaaro imo erana mela hintte oday ubba wode aadho keehatethan kumidayssanne maxineda mal7iyabaa gidanaw bessees.

7 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.

Nu siiqo ishay Tikiqoosi, taara issife Godaa oosuwan aylle gidida, ammanettiya oosanchchoy, ta de7uwabaa hinttew odana.

8 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.)

Taani iya hintteko kiittiday, nu waanidi de7iyakko hinttew odidi hinttena minthethana melassa.

9 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.

Anasmoosi, ammanettiya siiqo ishay, hintte baggay, iyara hintteko bees. Entti hayssan haniyaba ubbaa hinttew odana.

10 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.

Taara qashettida Arisxirokoosinne Barnnabaasa ishaa na7ay Marqqoosi, hinttena saro yaagosona. Ta hinttew kase odidayssada Marqqoosi hintteko biikko iya mokkite.

11 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.

Yesuusa giya Yasxxoosi hinttena saro saro yaagees. Xoossaa kawotethaa gisho taara oothiya asata giddofe Ayhude gididayssati ha heedzata; entti tana daro minthethidosona.

12 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.

Hintte baggay, Kiristtoos Yesuusa aylley, Ephphaafiri hinttena saro saro yaagees. I hintte Xoossaa sinthan minnidi eqqanaadanne Xoossaa sheniya eridi polana mela ubba wode Xoossaa hintte gisho woossees.

13 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].

I hintte gishonne Loodoqiyaninne Hirapoolisa kataman de7iya asaa gisho daro daaburidayssa ta markkattays.

14 Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).

Nu siiqo ishay dottorey Luuqaasinne Deemasi, hinttena saro saro yaagosona.

15 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).

Loodoqiyan de7iya nu ishatas, Nimfaasinne I keethan shiiqiya asaas nu sarothuwa odite.

16 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.

Ha dabddaabbiya hintte nabbabidaappe guye, Loodoqiya woosa keethan nabbabisite. Hintteka Loodoqiya woosa keethay hinttew yeddiya dabddaabbiya nabbabite.

17 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.”

Qassi Arkkiphphaasa, “Goday new immida oosuwa polanayssa dogoppa” yaagidi qofisite.

18 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.

Taani, Phawuloosi, ha sarothuwa ta kushen xaafas. Ta qashuwa qoppite. Xoossaa aadho keehatethay hinttera gido.