Filimone 1
1 Ko au Paula, ko e pōpula ʻa Kalaisi Sisu, mo Timote, ko e kāinga, kia Filimone, ko hotau ʻofeina, mo e kaunga ngaue,
Paul a prisoner of Iesus Christ, and our brother Timotheus, vnto Philemon our deare friende, and fellowe helper,
2 Pea kia ʻAfia ko e ʻofeina, mo ʻAkipo, ko hotau kaunga tau, pea ki he siasi ʻi ho fale:
And to our deare sister Apphia, and to Archippus our fellowe souldier, and to the Church that is in thine house:
3 Ke ʻiate kimoutolu ʻae ʻofa, mo e monūʻia, mei he ʻOtua ko ʻetau Tamai, mo e ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi.
Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.
4 ʻOku ou fakafetaʻi ki hoku ʻOtua, ʻo huaʻaki maʻuaipē ʻa koe ʻi heʻeku ngaahi lotu,
I giue thanks to my God, making mention alwaies of thee in my praiers,
5 ʻI heʻeku fanongo ki hoʻo ʻofa mo e tui ʻoku ʻiate koe, ki he ʻEiki ko Sisu, pea ki he kāinga māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē;
(When I heare of thy loue and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Iesus, and towarde all Saintes)
6 Koeʻuhi ke mālohi hono hoko atu ʻo hoʻo tui, ʻi he ʻilo ʻoe ngaahi meʻa lelei kotoa pē ʻoku ʻiate kitautolu ʻia Kalaisi Sisu.
That the fellowship of thy faith may bee made effectuall, and that whatsoeuer good thing is in you through Christ Iesus, may be knowen.
7 He ʻoku ai haʻamau fiefia mo e fiemālie lahi ʻi hoʻo ʻofa, koeʻuhi kuo fakafiemālie ʻiate koe, ʻe kāinga, ʻae loto ʻoe kāinga māʻoniʻoni.
For we haue great ioy and consolation in thy loue, because by thee, brother, the Saintes bowels are comforted.
8 Ko ia, neongo ʻoku ʻiate au ʻae mālohi lahi meia Kalaisi ke fekau koe ke fai ʻaia ʻoku totonu,
Wherefore, though I bee very bolde in Christ to commaund thee that which is conuenient,
9 Ka koeʻuhi ko e ʻofa, ʻoku ou fakakolekole muʻa, ʻio, ko au Paula ko e motuʻa, pea ko e pōpula foki eni ʻa Sisu Kalaisi.
Yet for loues sake I rather beseeche thee, though I be as I am, euen Paul aged, and euen nowe a prisoner for Iesus Christ.
10 ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, koeʻuhi ko hoku foha ʻoʻoku ko Onesimosi, ʻaia kuo u fakatupu ʻi hoku haʻi:
I beseeche thee for my sonne Onesimus, whome I haue begotten in my bondes,
11 ʻAia naʻe taʻeʻaonga kiate koe ʻi muʻa ka ʻoku ʻaonga eni kiate koe, pea mo au:
Which in times past was to thee vnprofitable, but nowe profitable both to thee and to me,
12 ʻAia kuo u toe fekau atu: ko ia ke ke maʻu ia, ʻaia ko hoku fatu ʻoʻoku:
Whome I haue sent againe: thou therefore receiue him, that is mine owne bowels,
13 He naʻaku fie taʻofi ia kiate au, koeʻuhi ke ne totongi koe ʻi he tauhi kiate au ʻi he ngaahi haʻi ʻoe ongoongolelei;
Whom I woulde haue reteined with mee, that in thy steade he might haue ministred vnto me in the bondes of the Gospel.
14 Ka ʻe ʻikai te u fai ha meʻa taʻetekeloto ki ai: koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa hangē ko e fakahohōloto hoʻo tokoni, kae loto lelei pe.
But without thy minde woulde I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not be as it were of necessitie, but willingly.
It may be that he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receiue him for euer, (aiōnios g166)
16 Ka ʻe ʻikai kei hangē ha tamaioʻeiki, ka ke māʻolunga ʻi he tamaioʻeiki, ko e tokoua ʻofeina, ʻo lahi kiate au, kae fēfē hono lahi kiate koe, ʻi he sino, pea mo e ʻEiki?
Not now as a seruant, but aboue a seruant, euen as a brother beloued, specially to me: howe much more then vnto thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord?
17 Ko ia kapau ʻoku ke lau au koe kaumeʻa, ke ke maʻu ia ʻo hangē ko au.
If therefore thou count our thinges common, receiue him as my selfe.
18 Kapau kuo fai kovi ia kiate koe, pea totonu ʻene totongi ha meʻa [kiate koe], lau ia kiate au;
If he hath hurt thee, or oweth thee ought, that put on mine accounts.
19 Ko au Paula, kuo u tohi ʻaki hoku nima, te u totongi ia: ka ʻoku ʻikai teu tala atu kiate koe hono totonu ʻoka ne ke totongi ʻaki mai ʻa koe foki kiate au.
I Paul haue written this with mine owne hande: I will recompense it, albeit I doe not say to thee, that thou owest moreouer vnto me euen thine owne selfe.
20 ʻIo, kāinga, tuku ke u maʻu ʻae fiefia ʻiate koe ʻi he ʻEiki: fakafiemālie ki hoku loto ʻi he ʻEiki.
Yea, brother, let mee obteine this pleasure of thee in the Lord: comfort my bowels in the Lord.
21 ʻI heʻeku ʻamanaki lelei ki hoʻo talangofua kuo u tohi ai kiate koe, pea ʻoku ou ʻilo te ke fai ʻo lahi hake ʻi he meʻa ʻoku ou tala.
Trusting in thine obedience, I wrote vnto thee, knowing that thou wilt do eue more then I say.
22 Pea mo ʻeni foki, ke ke teuteu haʻaku nofoʻanga: he ʻoku ou ʻamanaki koe meʻa ʻi hoʻomou ngaahi lotu ʻe foaki au kiate kimoutolu.
Moreouer also prepare mee lodging: for I trust through your prayers I shall be freely giuen vnto you.
23 ʻOku ʻofa atu kiate koe ʻa Epafasi, ko hoku kaungā nofo fale fakapōpula ʻia Kalaisi Sisu;
There salute thee Epaphras my felowe prisoner in Christ Iesus,
24 Mo Maʻake, mo ʻAlisitako, mo Temasi, mo Luke, ko hoku kaunga ngaue.
Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my felowe helpers.
25 Ko e ʻofa ʻa hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi ke ʻi ho laumālie. ʻEmeni.
The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with your spirit, Amen. ‘Written from Rome to Philemon, and send by Onesimus a seruant.’
