Kuli Filimoni 1:1-25
1 Newo Paulo, wadjeli chifukwa cha Khilisitu Yesu, nili pamozi na Timoteyo nkwasu, ndipo nulembela wewo Filimoni wantchito muyasu wapantima,
2 pamozi na kalongosi wasu Apiya komasoti nsodja muyasu Alikipo na mpingo wamene usonkhana m’ng’anda mwako:
3 Kuwama ntima kukulu komasoti ntendele wofumila kwa Mulungu Atata ŵasu na Ambuye Yesu Khilisitu, vinkhale namwe.
4 Nthawe zonse nutembeja Mulungu wangu nikokutomola mmapemphelo ŵangu,
5 nikamvwa vokhuza chikhulupililo chako komasoti mwaukondela Ambuye Yesu komasoti atuŵa onse.
6 Nupemphelela kuti chikhulupililo chauli nacho wewo komasoti ŵanthu ayakine chikuyavye kuziŵa chinthu chilichonse chiweme chatili nacho kupitila mwa Khilisitu.
7 Chikondi chako nkwasu chanikondwelesha nonitang’isha ngako, chifukwa walimbikisasoti mitima ya atuŵa.
8 Tetyo olo kuti mu zina ya Khilisitu nili na ufulu ukulu wolaŵila, mwakuti ningakwanishe kukuuja vaungafunikile kuchita,
9 nuwona kuti vingankhale luweme kuti nichite kukusenga mwachikondi. Newo Paulo, wamene nine wachikulile komasoti wadjeli chifukwa cha Khilisitu Yesu,
10 nukusenga za mwana wangu Onesimo, wamene nankhala atata ŵake panili kuno ku djeli.
11 Kale enze wosayavya kuli wewo, koma lomba niwoyavya kuli wewo na newo.
12 Tetyo numutumijasoti kuli wewo. Yove ni munthu wapantima pangu.
13 Nenzefuna kunkhala naye mphela kuti mmalo mwa wewo, yove apitilije kunitumikila panili kuno ku djeli chifukwa cha uthenga uweme.
14 Koma nufunalini kuchita chilichonse paliye chilolezo chako, kuti viweme vaungachite osati vinkhale vochita kukukakamija, koma uvichite mwa kufuna kwako.
15 Payakine n’chifukwa chake enze efumako kwamene uko kwa kanthawe katontho,* kuti uzankhale nayesoti mpaka kale-kale.
16 Unkhalelini nayesoti monga ni wantchito tyala, koma ankhalesoti nkwako wapantima wamene numukonda ngako. Koma wewo ufunikila kumukonda kupambana pamene apo chifukwa ni wantchito komasoti nkwako mwa Ambuye.
17 Tetyo keno uniwona chendi monga nine muyako, umulondele na manja aŵili monga ni mwaungalondelele newo.
18 Komasoti keno ekuphoniyela kanthu kalikonse olo keno ali nawe na nkhongole, nkhongole yamene iyo inkhale kuli newo.
19 Newo Paulo, nulemba na kwanja yangu: Nizaweje nkhongole yamene iyo. Ndipo nufunikilalini kuchita kukuuja vamene ivi, pala nawesoti uli na nkhongole kuli newo ya moyo wako.
20 Pulizi nkwasu, niyavyeko mwa Ambuye: Ulimbikise ntima wangu monga munthu wokonkheja Khilisitu.
21 Nukulembela vamene ivi chifukwa nukhulupilila kuti uvichite chendi. Nuziŵasoti kuti uchite vinyinji kupambana vamene ivi.
22 Komasoti uwamyiletu chipinda chati nizafwikilemo. Nukhulupilila kuti chifukwa cha mapemphelo ŵanu, nimasuliwe kuti nizakutumikileni.
23 Epafula, wadjeli muyangu mwa Khilisitu Yesu, opeleka moni.
24 Maliko, Alisitako, Dema na Luka, amene ni antchito ayangu opelekasoti moni.
25 Kuwama ntima kukulu kwa Ambuye Yesu Khilisitu kunkhale na mwewo chifukwa cha mzimu wamuwonesha.
Malizu a m'nyansi
^ Mu Chigiliki, “wani awa.”
