1Nepani Paulo, mkongeka kwa ndandi jaka Yesu Kristo, papamu na Timoseo ndongu witu, Tukulembe wa Filimoni umpalu witu, na muhenga lihengu papamu na tepani,2na likanisa lokapi lelihimangana munyumba jaku, na ndombu witu Afia, na linjolinjoli njitu Alikipo:3Chihomu na chibya kwinu, na lukwali yeihuma kwaka Chapanga Atati witu, na kwaka Bambo Yesu Kristo.
Upalu na uhobhalelu waka Filimoni
4Machobha ghokapi nunchengu Chapanga wangu, panukukomboka mu malobhu ghangu.5Kwa ndandi nyowini malobhi gha uhobhalelu waku kwaka Bambo Yesu na upalu waku kwa bhahuhu bhokapi.6Nukulobhela kwaka Chapanga nahuli uhobhalelu hoghu ghoushiliki papamu na tepani kwaka Chapanga uweza kujingila mkati nakanopi na uweza kubha na umanyi wamaheli nakanopi wa mbengalelu yokapi yetuipata kwa kulombana kwitu na Kristo Yesu.7Undongu wangu, upalu waku unetili chiheku chikolongwa na kunyeghela mtima namaa! Kwa ndandi ujihekihi mitima ja bhahuhu.
Paulo andobha Filimoni anjopalya Onesimo
8Bhela, nepani ngati ndongu waku kwa kulombana na Kristo nakabya nhweziki kubha na ukangamalu wa kukulaghalakila ghala ghaghukupalika kutenda,9nambu kwa ndandi ja upalu nde wichu nukulobhaje, ndenda bhenibhela hata ngati nepani Paulo nde nunseja, na sajenu mkongeka waka Yesu Kristo bhelabhela.10Bhela, nukulobha unjopalya mwana wangu Onesimo, ambaju nde mwana wangu kwa kulombana na Kristo, chikahi panakabhi ngongakiki muchifungo.11Onesimo jolajola ambaju pamwande akabhi ngacheapalika kwaku wehapa hata pachokope, nambu sajenu akupalika wehapa na nepani bhelabhela.12Sajenu nunkelabhu kabhete kwaku, najombi nde ngati mtima wangu namwete.13Nakapaliki atamaje na nepani pambane, nahuli akamulaje pandu paku pa kunyangatila chikahi chenu nakabya muchifungu kwa ndandi ja kutangaza Malobhi Manyahi.14Nambu ngachembala kutenda lijambu lokapi lela panga kujetanganela na wehapa, nahuli wambone wokapi ghoutenda ngawikubha wa kujomalakela, nambu kwa kupala wamwete.15Maghambu pangi nde ndandi Onesimo akatami kutali na wehapa kwa chikahi kichokopi, nahuli akelabhuka kabhete kwaku na kutama naku mileli.16Na sajenu jombi nga mtumwa kabhete, nambu jombi nde wamboni nakanopi jaka mtumwa. Sajenu jombi nde ndongu witu mpalu kwa kulombana na Kristo. Jombi akambaliki nepani, na anaakupala wehapa nakanope, ndandi jombi nde ngati mtumwa na ndongu witu muka Bambo!17Bhela, anangati umanya nepani kubha nundongu waku, unjopalya kabhete ngati bhela ukabya unyopalela nepani namwete.18Na ngati akuhokihi kwa lijambu lokapi lela au anaundai chokapi chela, unaya nepani.19Nepani Paulo nemba namwete kwa chiwoku changu, nepani ananukulepaje. Ngachembwagha kubha wehapa ubhi na lideni la kunepa nepani matamu ghaku.20Bhela, undongu wangu, ndokulela kupata nyonjeka kwaku kwa ndandi ja lihina laka Bambo, unhekihaje mtima wangu ngati undongu muka Kristo!21Nemba koni nakahobhalya kubha anaunyetakalyaje lilobhu langu, kabhete manyi kubha anautendaje hata nakanopi ja ghanukujopiki hagha.22Na papamu na ghanihagha, umekila wichu pandu pa kughonela, maghambu nhobhale kubha kwa malobhu ghinu, Chapanga anaaneta konihoku.
Malamukilu gha kujomulela
23Epafra, joabhi mkongeka njangu kwa ndandi ja kuntumaki Kristo Yesu, akulamukila.24Bhelabhela Mako, Alistako, Dema na Luka, bhahenga lihengu bhajangu bhukulamukila.25Chihomu chaka Bambo witu Yesu Kristo chibya papamu na roho hinu. Amina.