BAKOLOSE 4

Dikeletšo le ditumedišo

1 Lena Marena! Bahlanka ba lena ba direleng tše di lokilego le tše di swanetšego; tsebang gobane le lena le na le mong wa lena kua magodimong.
2 Tiišang thapelo. Le phakgame mo go yona le leboga. 3 Le rena le re rapelele gore Modimo a re bulele mojako wa Lentšu, gore go bolelwe sephiri sa Kriste, se nna ke tlemilwego ka baka la sona,

4 gore ke se bonagatše ka mo go ntshwanetšego go bolela.
5 Bantle le phedišane nabo ka bohlale, ka go thakanela sebaka.

6 Polelo ya lena a e be ya botho ka mehla, e be e nokilwego letswai; le tsebe go fetola mang le mang ka mo go le swanetšego.
7 Tša bophelo bja ka le tlo di tsebišwa ka moka ke Tigiko ngwanešomoratwa, mohlankammotegi, molatakanna Moreneng. 8 Ke yena yo ke mo rometšego go lena, taba e le gore le tsebe tša maphelo a rena, a homotše dipelo tša lena.

9 O na le Onesimo ngwanešommotegi le moratiwa, e lego wa geno. Ba tlo le tsebiša tša mono ka moka.
10 Aristareko motlengwakanna, le Mareka moswa wa Baranaba, yo le kwelego malaeledi a re: ge a ka tla go lena le mo amogele, ba le dumedišitse,

11 Le Jesu e a bitšwago ka la Justo. Ke bona ba e lego ba lebollo. Ke bona fela ba e lego badirašani baka mmušong wa Modimo; ke rolwa pelo ke bona.
12 Le dumedišwa ke Epafora wa geno, ke mohlanka wa Kriste e a le lwelago ka dithapelelo ka mehla, gore le eme le le ba boloka tlalo, le kgodilwemoka ke se e lego thato ya Modimo. 13 Gobane nna ke mo hlatsela gore o itapiša gagolo ka baka la lena le ba Loaditsea le ba Hierapoli.

14 Le dumedišwa ke Luka ngaka, moratiwa, le Dema.
15 Dumedišang bana bešo ba Laoditsea, le Nimfa le phuthego ya ngwakong wa gagwe. 16 E re ge lengwalo le le badilwe moo ga geno, le dire gore le balwe le phuthegong ya Laoditsea, mme lena le bale la Laoditsea.

17 Botšang Aragipo le re a hlokomele modiro wo a o amogetšego Moreneng; gore a o phethe.

18 Tumedišo ye ke ya seatla sa ka, sa nna Paulo. Gopolang ditlemo tša ka.
Kgaugelo a e be le lena. Amene.

COLOSSIANS 4

1  t Slave owners, be fair and honest with your slaves. Don't forget that you have a Master in heaven.
2 Never give up praying. And when you pray, keep alert and be thankful. 3 Be sure to pray that God will make a way for us to spread his message and explain the mystery about Christ, even though I am in jail for doing this.

4 Please pray that I will make the message as clear as possible.
5  t When you are with unbelievers, always make good use of the time.

6 t Be pleasant and hold their interest when you speak the message. Choose your words carefully and be ready to give answers to anyone who asks questions.

Final Greetings

9 t Onesimus, the dear and faithful follower from your own group, is coming with him. The two of them will tell you everything that has happened here.
10  t Aristarchus is in jail with me. He sends greetings to you, and so does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. You have already been told to welcome Mark, if he visits you.

11 Jesus, who is known as Justus, sends his greetings. These three men are the only Jewish followers who have worked with me for the kingdom of God. They have given me much comfort.
12  t Your own Epaphras, who serves Christ Jesus, sends his greetings. He always prays hard that you may fully know what the Lord wants you to do and that you may do it completely.

13 I have seen how much trouble he has gone through for you and for the followers in Laodicea and Hierapolis.

14  t Our dear doctor Luke sends you his greetings, and so does Demas.

15 Give my greetings to the followers at Laodicea, especially to Nympha and the church that meets in her home.

16 After this letter has been read to your people, be sure to have it read in the church at Laodicea. And you should read the letter that I have sent to them.t

17  t Remind Archippus to do the work that the Lord has given him to do.

18 I am signing this letter myself: PAUL.
Don't forget that I am in jail.
I pray that God will be kind to you.