1Ni me Pawuli wubalooso mu perese, mu ndaa bu ndi mu usalila Yiisu Kristo, na mwaana nguu a bisi Timoteo, disonuu kwaa we Filemoni, nduu na mbaayi a bisi wa litoono wa isala mu Kristo.2Disionii mukaanda wu ka kwaa keri a bisi Apia, kwaa mbaayi a bisi wa mudiingi Asipe, na kwaa libuundu lili mu ukuundu ku nzo a we:3Nyaala Nziaambi Taayi a bisi na Pfumu Yiisu Kristo, baha beni bweese na iyeenge!
Litoono na imiini bia Filemoni
4Pasi taanga di me nibaakuundu, me nibaatsimanga mu we Filemoni, na me nibaavutulanga matoondo kwaa Nziaambi a me.5Mundaa ti, me ndi mu uyuu mamvuungu ma litoono la we mu baata boosi basa imiini mu Nziaambi, na imiini kia we mu Pfumu Yiisu.6Me ndi mu uloombo kwaa Nziaambi, paa ti imiini ki dili itwaari mu kio, ibutu mbutu mu we. Paa ti kio iyiluu umweese mandaa moosi mamabwe, ma bisi dili na mo mu idiingi kia bisi mu Kristo.7Mwaana a nguu a me, litoono la we limaaha me kinyi yalaa na limaahamisa me. Mundaa ti, we maasiimbili mitimi mia bangaa imiini.
Ndoombili a Pawuli mu ndaa Onezimi
8Ni mu buu, so bu uli ti mu itwaari mu Kristo, me ndi na bunyanga mu utumu we mandaa matsieeme ma we afwaana usa.9Ka me tooni uloombo kwaa we mu kuumbu a litoono. Me Pawuli, bu yili ti me baala la inunu, na kori mu perese mu taanga di, mu ndaa Yiisu Kristo,10me niloombo libaasila kwaa we mu ndaa Onezimi. Me maabaa nde weti mwaana a me, mu Yiisu Kristo nha na nha, mutso perese.11Tsiomi nde ali tsala pe kwaa we, ka mu taanga di, nde ka na tsala kwaa we na me.12Me nivutulu we nde, nde wu me nayiluu utoono.13Me aba natoono ti nde aba na me nha, mu taanga di me ndi mu perese mu toono a Ndaa Yimbwe, paa nde abaasila me nha mbuu a we.14Ka me a natoono pe uyiluu ndaa so mosi, kwahele a ukwafuulu we. Mundaa ti, me a natoono pe ubamuu we mu usiingi yo, ka me natoono ti, we yiluu yo mu mutimi wu mubwe.15Helape Onezimi akabii na we, mu mwaana taanga hoolo, paa ti nde ayiri avutuu kwaa we kwa ikulu.16Mundaa ti, mu taanga di, nde a abwasaala pe mutee wa buu a buu, ka nde mabwavulu mutee. Nde li mwaana nguu a bisi wa litoono. Me natoono nde kwalaa, ka we ka afwaana utoono nde kwavululu, mu imuutu kia nde, mundaa ti, nde a ndila musiali a we pe ali, ka nde ka mwaana nguu a we mu Pfumu.17Ka so we li mu uholo me weti mbaayi a we wa isala, yaka nde weti me makulu.18Mbiiti nde ayiluu we ndaa yimbi, so a buu pe, nde li na yaama la we, me sa bele we lo.19Me makulu ndi mu usonuu mandaa ma: Me Pawuli, me sa bele yaama la we. Ngwanya, me a ndi na nzala pe ya ulibili we moonyi ti, we li na yaama la me. Yaama me ni idiingi kia we makulu.20Ee, mwaana nguu a me, kolokolo a we, baasila me mu litoono la Pfumu. Hamisa mutimi a me, mundaa ti bisa-beni dili itwaari mu Kristo.21Mu taanga di me ndi mu usonuu mukaanda kwaa we, me ndi na ilimbisi ti, we sa yiluu mi me ndi mu uloombo we. Me nayaaba ka, ti we sa yiluu miavulu mii.22Me ni bwaloombo kwaa we, mu uyiluu me itsuru kia nzo. Mundaa ti, me ndi na ilimbisi ti, Nziaambi sa aha mamvutu mu makuundu ma beni, na nde sa abee me kwaa beni.
Mabwee matsieelele
23Epafara, li na me mu perese mundaa Yiisu Kristo. Nde maatsinduu we mabwee.24Bumosi ka Malako, Arisitariki, Demasi na Luka: bambaayi ba me ba isala mu Kristo, batsindii beni mabwee.25Nyaala bweese ba Pfumu Yiisu Kristo na Muheebili biba na beni!