Lakuyenda kwa Akolose
4 Azimbuyamwe, mbacitirani akapolo wanu bzinthu bza cirungamo na bzakuthemera, pakudziwa kuti imwepombo muna Mbuya kudzulu.
2 Limbikirani kucita mipembo ndipo pakucita bzimwebzi, pitirizani kukhala tceru mucimbatenda. 3 Pa nthawe ibodzi-bodziyo, mbatipemphereranimbo kuti Mulungu atifungulire njira yakuti tipalizire fala lace na kudziwisa cintsintsi cakupambulika cakulewa bza Kristu, comwe cidandicitisa kuti ndimangidwe na makorenti ndiciikhidwa m’kawoko muno, 4 nakuti ndilewelewe mwakubveka bwino ninga momwe bzin’funikira.
5 Pitirizani kufamba mwa nzeru pakati pa wanthu wakusaya kukhulupira, mucimbaphatisa basa bwino nthawe yanu.* 6 Mafala yanu nthawe zentse yan’funika kukhala yabwino na yakuikhidwa munyu kuti mudziwe momwe mungatawirire munthu ali-wentse.
7 Tikiko m’bale wangu wakufunidwa, mtumiki wakukhulupirika na kapolo mwanzangu mwa Mbuya, an’dzakuuzani bzinthu bzentse pakulewa bza ine. 8 Ndikum’tuma kwa imwepo, kuti mudziwe kuti tiri tani nakuti adzatsangalazembo mitima yanu. 9 Iye an’bwera pabodzi na Onezimo, m’bale wangu wakukhulupirika na wakufunidwa omwe adacokera pakati panu, ndipo iwo an’dzakuuzani bzinthu bzentse bzomwe bzikucitika kuno.
10 Aristako nyam’kawoko mwanzangu akupereka kulimba, ndipo Marko m’bale wace wa Barnaba akuperekambo kulimba (pakulewa bza Marko, imwepo mudatambira kale malango yakuti mudzam’tambire akadzakuzungirani), 11 pabodzi na Jezu, omwe ambacemeredwambo kuti Justo, ndipo amwewa ali m’thimu la wanthu omwe adacita mgwatidwe. Amwewa okha ndiwo anyabasa anzangu pakuthandizira umambo bwa Mulungu ndipo iwo ni mtsangalazo ukulu kwa* inepano. 12 Epafra, kapolo wa Kristu Jezu omwe ni m’bodzi wa imwepo, akuperekambo kulimba. Iye nthawe zentse ambacita nyongo yakukupemphererani kuti mukhale wakulimba mwauzimu, nakuti muleke kupenukira bzentse bzomwe Mulungu ambafuna. 13 Inepano ndikumucitira umboni bwakuti iye akuphata basa na nyongo thangwe ra imwepo, abale wa ku Laudiseya na ku Hiyerapolisi.
14 Luka omwe ni dotolo wakufunidwa pabodzi na Dema, akupereka kulimba. 15 Mundiperekerembo kulimba kwa abale wa ku Laudiseya, kwa Ninfa na kwa gwere lomwe limbatsonkhana pamui pace. 16 Ndipo tsambali likawerengedwa kwanuko, citani makonzedwe yakuti likawerengedwembo ku gwere la ku Laudiseya, ndipo mukakumbire tsamba lomwe ndalitumiza ku gwere la ku Laudiseyako, kuti liwerengedwembo pakati panu. 17 Ndipo muuzeni Arikipo kuti apitirize kuphata basa na nyongo, kuti akwanirise utumiki bomwe adatambira kwa Mbuya.
18 Ine Paulo, ndikupereka kulimba wangu mwakucita kunemba na manja yangu. Pitirizani kukumbukira kuti ine kuno ndidamangidwa na makorenti. Kudeka mtima kukulu kwa Mulungu kukhale namwe.