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Colossians 4

1 Nabussiác eguieçue çucena eta eguimbidea cerbitzariey, daquiçuelaric ecen çuec-ere baduçuela Iaun-bat ceruètan.2 Orationetan perseuera eçaçue, hartan veillatzen duçuelaric remerciamendurequin.3 Othoitz eguiten duçuelaric elkarrequin guregatic-ere hitzaren borthá Iaincoac irequi dieçagunçát, Christen mysterioaren denuntiatzeco, ceinagatic presoner-ere bainaiz.4 Hura manifesta deçadançát, minçatu behar dudan beçala.5 Çuhurqui ebil çaitezte campocoetara, demborá recrubatzen duçuelaric.6 Çuen hitza bethiere biz gatzez confitua gratiarequin, batbederari nola ihardetsi behar draucaçuen daquiçuençát.7 Ene equiteco guciac notificaturen drauzquiçue Tychique gure anaye maiteac, eta ministre fidelac, eta gure Iaunean ene cerbitzari quideac:8 Cein igorri vkan baitut çuetara berariaz, eçagut ditzançát çuen eguitecoac, eta consola ditzançát çuen bihotzac,9 Onesimo gure anaye fidelarequin eta maitearequin cein baita çuenetaric, hec alde hunetaco eguiteco guciéz auertituren çaituztéz.11 Eta Iesus Iusto deitzen denac, cein baitirade circoncisionetic, hauc solament ditut aiutaçale Iaincoaren resumán, eta ene solageamendutaco içan dirade.12 Salutatzen çaituzte Epaphras çuenac, Christen cerbitzariac, bethiere bataillatzen delaric çuengatic othoitzetan, çaudetençát perfecto eta complitu Iaincoaren vorondate gucian:13 Ecen haur harçaz testificatzen dut, ecen zelo handia duela çuengatic eta Laodicean, eta Hyerapolen diradenacgatic.14 Salutatzen çaituztez Luc medicu maiteac, eta Demasec.15 Salutaitzaçue Laodicean diraden anayeac, eta Nympha, eta haren etchean den Eliçá.16 Eta epistola haur çuec baithan iracurri datenean, eguiçue Laodiceacoén Eliçan-ere iracur dadin: eta Laodiceatic scribatua, çuec-ere iracur deçaçuen.17 Eta erroçue Archipperi, Gogoa eçac gure Iaunean recebitu vkan duàn administrationea compli deçánçat.18 Salutationea, ene Paulen escuz. Çareten orhoit ene estecaduréz. Gratia dela çuequin. Amen.

Colossians 4

Exhortation to Households

1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

Exhortation to Pray for the Success of Paul’s Mission

2 Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.3 At the same time prayt for us too, thatt God may open a door for the messaget so that we may proclaimt the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.t4 Pray that I may make it known as I should.t5 Conduct yourselvest with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.

6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.

Personal Greetings and Instructions

7 Tychicus, a dear brother, faithful minister, and fellow slavet in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.t8 I sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doingt and that he may encourage your hearts.

9 I sent himt with Onesimus, the faithful and dear brother, who is one of you.t They will tellt you about everything here.
10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him).11 And Jesus who is called Justus also sends greetings. In terms of Jewish converts,t these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a slavet of Christ,s greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assuredt in all the will of God.13 For I can testify that he has worked hardt for you and for those in Laodicea and Hierapolis.14 Our dear friend Luke the physician and Demas greet you.15 Give my greetings to the brothers and sisterst who are in Laodicea and to Nympha and the church that meets in hers house.t16 And aftert you have read this letter, have it readt to the church of Laodicea. In turn, read the letter from Laodiceas as well.

17 And tell Archippus, “See to it that you complete the ministry you received in the Lord.”

18 I, Paul, write this greeting by my own hand.t Remember my chains.t Grace be with you.s