1 Ndimi Paulo, nsungwa ngekwa Kirisiti Jesu, ndina Timoti ikamu tjedu.
Ku nshingi naswi unodika Filimoni 2 na Afiya, hazwadzi yedu, na Akipo mbhayani naswi ne gubungano linoshanganila mu nzi uwo.
3 Ngoni ne kunyalala kunodwa ku Ndzimu Tate bedu na She Jesu Kirisiti ngakube namwi.
Ludo gwa Filimoni ne bugalimoyo gugwe
4 Tjibaka tjimwe ne tjimwe ndoboka Ndzimu wangu ha ndikukumbula mu mitembezelo yangu, 5 ngobe ndohwa ngekwe ludo gugo mu bathu bose be Ndzimu ne kugalamoyo kwaunako muna She Jesu. 6 Ndotembezela kuti usime mukukobana bugalimoyo kuko kuti ndizo ube ne kuhwisisa kuzhele nge tjimwe ne tjimwe tjatinatjo muna Kirisiti. 7 Ikamu tjangu, ndina kushatha ne kukulumbidzika kukulu kunodwa mu ludo gugo! Wakashathisa mimoyo ye bathu be Ndzimu bose.
Onesimasi
8 Ngekwa ikoku, nenguba ndina shaladuko tjose muna Kirisiti, kukulaya kushinga tjakafanila kushingiwa, 9 koga ngobe ndokuda, mu bumo gwekuti ndikulaye ndokukumbila. Imi Paulo nthuntana, nsungwa ngekwa Kirisiti Jesu, 10 ndokukumbila ngekwa Onesimasi nkololo wangu muna Kirisiti, wandakabe tate babe ndili mu busungwa. 11 Wakatongobe asina nshingo ku kuli, koga ngwenu watjibe ne nshingo ku kuli ne kundili.
12 Ndombgwiliza ku kuli ngwenu, ndin'da kwazo nge ludo gwangu gose. 13 Ndabe ndingada kugala naye ngeno nditjimu busungwa ngekwe Ndebo mbuya kuti andibhatshe mu bumo gugo. 14 Koga anditoyemula kutola thambo imwe kuzhe kwe ndingaziba iwe sekwa unoalakana, kuti ndulamo iyo isitongobe nge kukombeledzwa, koga kube iwe unothama ngosununguka.
15 Pamwe wakathubukanyiwa nawe kwe tjibaka tjifupi kuti ndizo uzhe ube naye kwatjose, 16 asitji nlanda koga, ngono abe nthu unopinda nlanda atjibe ikamu tjinodika muna Kirisiti. Ndon'da seni! Ngono iwe wakafanila kun'da kupinda, se nlanda kakale ikamu tjitjo muna She!
17 Ndizo ha ndili nkwinya uwo, un'amutjile sekwa ungandiamutjila. 18 Ha akakutjinyila kene ekukolota tjimwe, utjikwale mu nlandu wangu. 19 Imi Paulo, ndokwala ikoku nge luboko gwangu nditi, “Ndowokulipa.” Andinako, kakale andizofanila kube nako kukukumbuludza, kuti unondikolota butjilo gugo. 20 Ndoyemula ikamu tjangu, kuti ndibe ne bhatsho inodwa mukuli, muna She. Nyatutusa moyo wangu muna Kirisiti.
21 Ngobe ndogalabgwe kuhwa kuko, ndokukwalila ndiziba kuti unowoshinga ne kunopinda tjandinokumbila. 22 Kakale undilulwamisile buyizelo, ngobe ndogalabgwe kuti Ndzimu unodabila mitembezelo yenyu mose, ukathama kuti ndizhe kumuli.
Matama ebupelo
23 Epafurasi nsungwa ngekwa Kirisiti Jesu sami, unokudumilisa, 24 na Mako na Arisitako na Demasi na Luke, bashingi nami banodumilisabo.
25 Ngoni dza She Jesu Kirisiti ngadzibe namwi.
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